Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#719977March 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HONDA ADMITS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 REDESIGN OF THEIR V6 ENGINES. THIS CAUSES A VAPOR LOCK TYPE PROBLEM, WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO BE DIFFICULT TO START ON 7 OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CAR STARTED BUT THEN DIED AGAIN AS I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HONDA TOLD ME THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM DURING A SERVICE ON JANUARY 31, 2000. WHEN I REPORTED THAT THE CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS FIX WAS NOT THE DEFINITIVE FIX AFTER ALL. THEY SAY THEY ARE WAITING FOR EPA APPROVAL OF THE DEFINITIVE FIX. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL, NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN, SINCE A SAFETY HAZARD EXISTS WHEN THE CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551241March 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AIR CONDITIONER WIRE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (98V-231) CAUSED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO FAIL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858118March 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT 20 AND 30MPH VEHICLE LOSES POWER, AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER HAD TO ADJUST THE FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857978March 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG FUEL EMISSION IN CAB OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719765March 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719695March 5, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILURE. CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUT. DEALER SAYS OLD LATCH MUST BE DRILLED OUT. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT HONDA WILL NOT PICKUP THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF A CHILD SOMEHOW GOT INSIDE A PARKED CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719716March 5, 2000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
DEALER INSTALLED "GOLD KIT" TRIM BECAME DISCOLORED AND COLOR STARTED TO PEEL OFF OF THE GOLD STRIP TRIM OVER REAR LICENSE PLATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719683March 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 39,500 MILES IDLES, ACTS LIKE IT IS ALWAYS GOING TO STALL!! I BOUGHT HONDA FOR IT'S QUALITY AND WHAT I GOT WAS A LEMON WITH ONLY 39,500 MILES ON IT! CHECKED TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN SLAVAGED BUT NO RECORDS FOUND? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857908March 3, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
LEFT STOP LIGHT & "T" BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE ENTERING INTERSECTION. UPON IMPACT WITH VEHICLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN. DRIVER HIT SUPPORT BETWEEN SIDE WINDOW & FRONT WINDOW. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#719484March 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 1308 MILES & NOW THE CAR DOESN'T RIDE SMOOTH. AT LOWER SPEED THE CAR IS JERKY, HESITATES, SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY AS SOON AS YOU LEFT OFF THE GAS, FEELS LLIKE THE BRAKE IS ON. ALSO HAS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT OF CAR EVERYTIME I START UP AND PULL AWAY I HEAR IT ONCE. DIDN'T HEAR IT WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE WHOLE FEEL OF THE CAR DRIVING IS VERY DIFFERENT WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT. IT'S NOT SMOOTH AND FLOWY LIKE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION. IT'S VERY TIGHT AND FEELS LIKE YOU CONSTANTLY NEED GAS. RIDES TERRIBLE ON HILLS. I TOLD HONDA THAT MY WHEELS PULL LEFT ON HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT'S NORMAL. NOT HAPPY HERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719485March 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME FILLING OUT THIS REPORT , I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. I RECEIVEDA NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CAR HAD ONLY 1308 MILES ON IT BECAUSE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION CLUNKED EVERYTIME I BACKED UP. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION RIDES NOWHERE AS NICE AS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION IN FORWARD GEARS. I EXPLAINED ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST REPORT I SUBMITTED TO YOU. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719427February 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS LATEST ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS YET TO BE DIANOSED BY A MECHANIC; I AM GUESSING THE CAUSE IS THE SAME AS THE 2 PREVIOUS FAILURES. WHETHER MY GUESS IS CORRECT, THE BIKE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER WITH NO WARNING, WHILE I WAS RIDING IN THE MIDDLE (THIRD) LANE OF THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH. A HONDA TECHNICIAN WHO REPLACED A DEFECTIVE REGULATOR ON THIS BIKE BEFORE TOLD ME THE UNITS TENDED TO FAIL BECAUSE THEY WERE INTENDED FOR TOURING AND DIDN'T PERFORM WELL IN COMMUTER CONDITIONS. HAVE YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551124February 28, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER IS 4FT 8IN TALL AND IS CONCERNED WITH HAZARD OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SINCE HE SITS CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551096February 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE HESITATES PAUSED AND THEN SURGES DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719420February 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO YOKOHAMA TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT WHEELS. AFTER 27,000 MILES, STEEL BELTS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILED. TEN MILES LATER, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE FAILED THE SAME WAY. BOTH FAILURES NEARLY CAUSED VERY BAD ACCIDENT IN HEAVY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 1796036 TIRE SIZE: P18570TR14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719329February 27, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OR MILEAGE BUT AM FAIRLY CLOSE. I WAS TOLD BY SIMS THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH '92 ACCORDS--THE DOOR LATCH REFUSES TO OPEN AND HAS TO BE DRILLED COSTING $520. I WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL CAN OF GAS THAT I HEARD TIP IN THE TRUNK. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WENT TO HOP OUT FAST TO CHECK BUT COULD NOT GET OUT. I CALLED HONDA AGAIN AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL. AGAIN THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AND IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE INJURED MY KNEES AND DISC TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS AND IT IS DANGEROUS. IF IT WEREN'T A COMMON PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING, BUT IF IT IS COMMON, SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT IT, DON'T YOU THINK?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#783787February 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLES ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STOPPING OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DEALER REPLACED THE T/W SENSOR WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ONE YEAR LATER CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AGAIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719180February 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, LOUD THUMP COMES FROM UNDER CAR. UPON INITIAL STARTUP, ENGINE MAKES LOUD THUMP, MOTOR SEEMS TO SHIFT OR MOVE, CREAK OR TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUPSENSION OR FRAME OF CAR WHEN MOVING FORWARD FROM COMPLETE STOP, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719226February 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SEAL BLEW CAUSING MASSIVE LOSS OF OIL. HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE NECESSARY BEFORE A RECALL TAKES PLACE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551029February 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE GASKETS WORE OUT CAUSING THE CRANK AND BALANCE SHAFTS TO BLOW OUT RESULTING IN OIL SPILL FROM THE ENGINE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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