Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#8006185March 21, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOAD PANEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758240February 14, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON BECAME TRAPPED IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND THE MORE I TRIED TO RELEASE IT THE TIGHTER THE BELT BECAME. MYSELF AND SEVERAL OTHER ADULTS TRIED HAVING HIM CHANGE POSITIONS. I FINALLY WAS ABE TO RELEASE THE BELT, HOWEVER HE WAS TWISTED IN THE BELT AND IT LOCKED AND WOULDN'T GIVE AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTER. I FINALLY HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT OFF BECAUSE HE WAS IN PAIN , CRYING AND HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. HE HAS SEAT BELT MARKS ACROSS HIS ABDOMEN AND TRACE BLOOD IN HIS URINE MAYBE FROM THIS INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE PEDIATRICIAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004033February 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES HIS BRAKES DID NOT WORK, HE STATED THAT WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE AUTO. HE HIT HIS BRAKES, LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE WAS GOING ALL OVER THE ROAD, JUST BY HITTING HIS BRAKES. NO OTHER AUTO WAS INVOLVED. NLM CONSUMER INCURRED BRUISES AND PASSENGER FRACTURED KNEE CAP, DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#564172January 30, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, REAR PASSENGER BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRE WENT FLAT, CONSUMER FEELS THIS OCCURRED DUE TO A TIRE DEFECT, DEALER DISAGREED AND STATED THAT THE CONSUMER HAD RIDDEN ON THE FLAT TIRE AND RUINED THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, TIRE SIZE IS P195/65R15. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002233January 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40-50MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON,. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756508January 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ACCORD TO BE USED BY OUR 21-YEAR OLD SON WHO IS ATTENDING COLLEGE AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY. ON SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 2001 HE ALONG WITH 3 OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THEY WERE TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE AT AROUND 70 MILES PER HOUR., ANOTHER CAR GOING THE SAME DIRECTION LOST CONTROL (REASON UNKNOWN), SPUN OUT ACROSS THE FREEWAY, HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER AND STOPPED DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF OUR SON. NATURALLY HE HIT HIS BRAKES, BUT IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT HIT THE OTHER CAR HEAD-ON AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. ALL FOUR OF THE PARTIES IN OUR CAR WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS, WHICH PROBABLY SAVED THEIR LIVES. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT SOMEONE WASN'T SEVERLY INJURED. WHILE ALL OF THE PARTIES HAD SOME WHIP LASH, NO ONE HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. SOMEONE TOLD MY SON THAT BECAUSE HE HIT HIS BRAKES THE FRONT END OF OUR HONDA WAS LOWERED AND WENT UNDERNEATH THE BUMPER OF THE CAR THEY HIT, WHICH WAS A LARGER SUV AND THATS WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I THOUGHT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT TO PROVIDE THE PROTECTION THEY ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE. THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE SUV WHO SPUN OUT WAS AT FAULT. WHILE WE ARE REALLY GLAD THAT OUR SON AND HIS FRIENDS WERE NOT SEVERLY INJURED I HAVE CONCERN FOR SOMEONE ELSE WHO MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL. I DID CONTACT HONDA MOTOR CARS TO FILE A COMPLAINT. ABOUT ALL THEY DID WAS TAKE MY INFORMATION, SEND ME INFORMATION ON AIRBAGS AND TELL ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. SHOULD YOU LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A CALL. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#756051December 26, 2001
TIRES
TIRE BLEW OUT AND I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY TO CHANGE FLAT. DEALER REFUSED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT TIRE FOR DEFECTS. CAR WAS LITERALLY 4 DAYS OLD.*AK (TIRESIZE: 195/65R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900687December 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. CONSUMER WAS ON A 3-LANE INTERSTATE IN MIDDLE LANE WHEN VHEICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER GOT HELP TO CHARGE BATTERY, BUT SPARKS STARTED COMING FROM BATTERY AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT. HONDA DEALER NEVER HEARD OF PROBLEM, AND WILL BE LOOKING AT VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 7 WEEEKS OLD NEW THEN, ALSO NOTE CD THAT WAS PLAYING WAS BURNING HOT WHEN IT WAS TAKEN OUT.*AK DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. DEALER ALSO ADJUSTED BELT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753235October 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM HAS SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN SEPTEMBER APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES WERE ON OCTOBER 14. WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON 95 ON OCT. 14TH THE IMMOBILIZER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN CREATING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATIION FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE IMMOBILIZER ACTIVATED AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE ON THE CAPITAL BELTWAY. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER. THE VERY FIRST TIME THE IMMOBILIZER ACTIVATED IT WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. THE MECHANICS AT POHANKA ADVISED THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM BUT, THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THEY ARE RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, BUT I ASSUME NOTHING WILL BE FOUND THIS TIME EITHER. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER HONDA OWNERS AND SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS DRASTICALLY WRONG WITH THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM AND IS CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897347October 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REFLECTION ON WINDSHIELD FROM DASH HAS BEEN TOO GREAT. ALSO, GLARE ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A PERSON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NEVER HAD THAT TYPE OF COMPLAINT BEFORE. CONSUMER ATTACHED PHOTOS. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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