Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10039214September 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. IT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UPON PICKING THE CAR UP THE SRS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE SRS LIGHT IN THIS CAR IS USUALLY SET OFF BY CELL PHONE USE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM A ONE PERSON OWNER AND DO NOT HAVE PASSENGERS. WHEN SRS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN IT WENT ON WHILE I WAS USING A CELL PHONE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040004September 12, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS ARE STITCHED UP ON THE SIDES.*MR *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037588September 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION, REPLACED TWICE - WITH ONLY 59,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WANT HONDA TO COMPENSATE ME WITH A NEW VEHICLE. THIS IS JUST ABSURD - THEY KEEP RE-INSTALLING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. TOTAL COST IS ROUGHLY AROUND $12,000 - THAT'S WHAT I OWE LEFT ON MY LOAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038529September 9, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036770August 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. CONTACT DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS OVERLY SENSTIVE. DURING A SIDE COLLISION IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10033231August 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS VIOLENTLY (SO VIOLENT THAT I AT FIRST ASSUMED THAT THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF - I WAS DOING UP TO 65 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED). PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT - SO THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE. I CONSIDER IT A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I COULD EASILY BE REAR ENDED OR LOSE CONTROL ON SNOW OR ICE. HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE AFTER DELIVERY - EVERY TIME ON A SLIGHT DOWN SLOPE. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR OFTEN 'SEARCHES' - UP AND DOWN SHIFTS ON DOWNGRADES BUT MOST OFTEN THESE ARE WHAT I WOULD CALL POOR QUALITY SHIFTING- WHICH I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER IS A KNOWN SHORT FALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033212August 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BOUGHT THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 IN JUNE, AFTER A YEAR I HAD INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT ON AND OFF, I HAD THIS ABS LIGHT ON/OFF SINCE AUG 2002 (WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY PERIOD), HAD THE DEALER CHECKED AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY IN JUNE OF 2003, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO DIAGNOSTIC (WHICH I HAVE TO PAY $100 SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED), THEY CONSULTED WITH AMERICAN HONDA, AND HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED UNDER CUSTOMER ASSIST WARRANTY, THE SYMPTOM WAS GONE FOR A DAY BUT WITH SPONGE BRAKE AND HAVE TO BRING BACK TO DEALER TO RE-BLEED THE BRAKE AGAIN, WITH SPONGE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES COMPLETELY BLED, AND ABS LIGHT WAS ON. TECHICIAN DIAGNOSTIC WITH NO DTC ON THE SCANNER BUT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON, GUESS WHAT...THEY RESET IT AND LET ME DRIVE HOME AND TOLD ME DRIVE SAFELY. IN AUG 10TH 2003 (WHICH IS LESS THAN A MONTH) THE ABS LIGHT IS ON/OFF AGAIN, I CALLED UP THE DEALER THAT PERFORM THE REPAIRED AND THEY REQUEST I LET THEM HAD THE CAR A DAY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, AUG 19TH AND THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME UN REPAIR AND SAYING I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE ON THE ABS BRAKE, THEY WANT ME TO PAY 2-3 HOURS OF LABOR TO TEAR APART MY CAR TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM, I CALLED UP AMERICAN HONDA AGAIN...NO HELP BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THEY WILL SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS THEIR THEN THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOTALLY UPSET ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THIS IS MY 1ST AND WILL BE MY LAST HONDA, I WILL GET RID IT SOON. SO FAR...I VISITED THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032922August 16, 2003
AIR BAGS
CAR FLIPPED OVER TREE TIMES, THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT WENT OFF WAS THE PASSANGERS SIDE AIRBAG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10033854August 13, 2003
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 8/10/2003. DEALER STATED CELL PHONE CAUSED FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE. DEALER URGED THE CONSUMER NOT TO USE THE CELL PHONE IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029712July 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A 60 MPH IMPACT. NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026187July 18, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029348July 15, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AN DWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027090July 11, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON. THIS COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE OR NONE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025761July 9, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC "BUTTON" THAT KEEPS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AT SHOULDER LEVEL ( EASY REACH POSITION) BROKE OFF. THUS WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, FIRST HAVE TO PICK THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE OFF THE FLOOR. ALSO BROKE OFF A FRIENDS VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025232July 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED TWO TIMES (IN NOVEMBER2002 AT 22,000 MILES AND THEN IN JUNE 2003 AT 38,000...CURRENT MILEAGE 39,000). I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A LOUD SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED LIT. BRAKES HAVE NOT COMPLETELY FAILED.....YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023849June 26, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE FLUCTUATES CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000RPM'S WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS AS ENGINE CONSTANTLY RACES AND HARD TO CONTROL AND BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019784June 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *NLM PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023410June 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UPSHIFT, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND D3 LIGHT START BLINKING. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, WOULD JOLT INSTEAD OF SMOOTH SHIFT AND THEN WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE VERY VERY SLOWLY. ALSO WOULD BACKUP WHILE STOPPED AND GEAR IN DRIVE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022648June 9, 2003
CHILD SEAT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER'S 5 YEAR OLD CHILD ATTEMPTED TO SECURE HIMSELF IN THE REAR CENTER SAFETY BELT. DURING THE ATTEMPT, THE BELT WAS ACCIDENTLY SECURED AROUND CHILD'S NECK AND THE RETRACTOR LOCKED INTO PLACE. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF IGNITION, BUT RETRACTOR WAS STUCK AND BELT HAD TO BE CUT BY SCISSORS IN ORDER TO REMOVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018729May 14, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; OWNERS MANUAL STATES THIS CAN BE DUE TO PASSENGER IN PASSENGER SEAT. THEN SRS LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK AND STAYED ON. OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTS TO CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I DID AND TOOK IT IN ON THE DAY CONTACTED. DEALER PAPERWORK STATES "SRS CLEARED SRS CODE 15-3, FOUND CELL PHONE ACCESSORIES IN PROXIMITY OF SEAT, CODE DID NOT RESET". VERBALLY INSTRUCTED NOT TO PUT CELL PHONE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON PASSENGER SEAT OR NEAR IT; AS THIS CAN INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF - WHETHER OR NOT MY AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY CORRECTLY IS A QUESTION MARK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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