Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10036719August 27, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES PLUS ON ROUTE 192 IN MELBOURNE FLORIDA SOLD MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER A BRAND NEW SET OF BRIDGESTONE TIRES HIGH PERFORMANCE. THEY TOLD HER HER CAR (A 1999 HONDA ACCORD TWO DOOR) COULD ONLY USE HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES AND NOT THE LESS EXPENSIVE BRAND. THIS WAS IN APRIL OR 4 MONTHS AGO. THE TIRES ARE NOW BALD AND STRINGS ARE FLYING OFF THEM. WHEN SHE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TIRES PLUS THEY SAOID THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE ON THOSE TIRES. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO MILEAGE WARRANTY. THE SALESMAN TOLD HER THAT THEY GAVE HER A BREAK ON HER ALIGNEMENT. SHE SAID SHE NEVER ASKED FOR A BREAK AND HAD NO IDEA THEY GAVE HER ONE AND WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE DEFECTED ( ALL FOUR) TIRES. THEY TOLD HER THE AIR PRESSURE WAS 31 POUNDS AND SHOULD BE 35 LBS. SHE TOLD THEM SHE PUMPS THEM DAILY AND THEY DON'T HOLD THE AIR. THEY TOLD HER THATS' TOUGH AND THEY WOULD SELL HER 4 NEW TIRES FOR JUST OVER THEIR COST. NOW MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS DRIVING ON BALD FRAYING TIRES. SHE WORKS TWO JOBS AND IS AT THE NIGHT JOB NOW. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO . NEITHER I ( HER MOTHER) NOR SHE CAN PAY FOR NEW TIRES AT THE MOMENT. IF I COULD I WOULD AND MAYBE NEXT MONTH I WILL BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO DRIVE WITH THOSE TIRES ENDANGER HER OR OTHERS. SHE MUST WORK BUT FOR VERY EXPENSIVE TIRES TO BE TOTALLY SHOT AFTER 4 MONTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT SHOULD WE DO. SHE HAD HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE CAR SERVICED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. *AK
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#10037638August 26, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WERE A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER.THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. DUNLOP, SIZE 14, DOT # DBR48188E. *AK
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#10031468August 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, AFTER ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THE PEDAL MOVED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PRESS DOWN HARDER , TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE BRAKES PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. *JB
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#10033416August 25, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
REPEATED FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT. DEALER OF COURSE CANNOT DUPLICATE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE EFFORT TO CORRECT.*AK
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#10034487August 25, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED VEHICLE HESITATES AND JUMPS. TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, DEALER SAID, " THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED". *AK
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#10033433August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 ACCORD EX, ONLY 75000 MILES. AT FIRST I HEARD NOICES UNDER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED. LATER I NOTICE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AND THEN THE NOICE GOT LOUDER. THE GEAR SEEMS TO SLIP AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY WHEN ACCELLERATING AND DECELERATING, THIS OCCURRED MORE ESPECIALLY AT COLD START. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY FAMILY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MY TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REBUILT, THAT I HAVE A BROKEN BEARING WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK AND MAKING ALL THE NOICES. LATER HE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE SOLENOID SHIFT VALVE WAS BAD IN WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT UP AND DOWN AT LOW GEAR PER ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED (RPM). HE TOLD ME THAT IF I HAD DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE LONGER IT WOULD COST ME A FORTUNE TO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH HONDA, WHY IT'S NOT RESOLVING THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL. I AM SO SKEPTICAL OF BUYING ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. MY LAST 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM AT 189,000 MILES. IF YALL OUT THERE KNOW ANY INFO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS. *AK
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#10033463August 25, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
ALL 4 RIMS ON VEHICLE ARE LEAKING AIR PRESSURE. MUST FILL TIRES ON A DAILY BASIS. CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT COULD CAUSE CRASH AND FATALITY IF TIRE WERE TO BLOW OUT BECAUSE OF UNDER INFLATION.*AK
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#10033464August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH FAILURE ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD-REPLACEMENT PART (CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER) ON EMERGENCY NATIONAL BACKORDER. TOLD THAT HONDA HAD EXPERIENCED "PROBLEMS" WITH THIS PART. ARE THERE NOT ENOUGH TO HANDLE NATIONWIDE DEMAND?*AK
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#10033372August 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98 HONDA ACCORD, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE SEALS ARE DAMAGED BECAUSE THE INTERNAL CV JOINT BEARING IS DAMAGED, CAUSING METAL TO RUIN TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR$5,000. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND I WAS TOLD TO" ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY CAR". THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP AT 103,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 110,000 AND HOPE IT WILL LAST LONG ENOUGH TO SCRAPE UP THE MONEY TO BUY SOMETHING ELSE. NOTE PLEASED WITH THE ATITUDE OF ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF HONDA. *AK
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#10034338August 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN THE PARK GEAR TO RESTART BECAUSE IT WOULD CRANK IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK UPDATED 5/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB
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#10031898August 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL WHEN SWITCHING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK THEY DIDN'T CANCEL WITHOUT AN ABRUPT MOVEMENT. *SCC *JB
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#10029446August 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *AK *JB *NLM
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#10015240August 22, 2003
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, AND DAMAGED TWO TIRES AND BENT A RIM.*AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
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#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
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#10033255August 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAD TAKEN MY 1984 HONDA ACCORD IN FOR BRAKES TO MY MECHANIC. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR ON THE LIFT HE STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT POSED A THREAT TO ME DRIVING AND THEREFORE REFUSED TO MAKE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS ON IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MARYSVILLE TIRE AND AUTO SVS FOR A 2ND OPINION AND THERE, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT HE TOO WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS FOR THAT VERY SAME REASON. HE SUGGESTED THE AUTO BE SALVAGED. REVIEWING MY OPTIONS, I RELUCTANTLY AGREED AND HE OFFERED TO SALVAGE IT FOR ME. THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING I TOOK THE TITLE TO HIS SHOP AND SIGNED A WAIVER RELINQUISHING THE TITLE. ON AUGUST 19TH, 2003 AFTER WORK I STOPPED INTO A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. MARYSVILLE TIRE AND AUTO SERVICE, HAD TAKEN MY CAR AND SOLD IT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ME..NOW WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS OR PROVIDE ME WITH THE WAIVER I HAD SIGNED..*AK
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#10033159August 20, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR. A HISSING NOISE AND ODOR WERE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR ON 8/7. TOOK AUTO IN TO SERVICE DEPARMENT THAT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. WENT BACK 4 DAYS LATER (8/11) BECAUSE AIR WAS NOT WORKING AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CONDESOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO HOLD FREON. SERVICE DEPARMENT HAD PART IN STOCK AT THE TIME, BUT I HAD TO WAIT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SO THAT I COULD FILE A CLAIM WITH INSURANCE. CLAIM WAS APPROVED 2 DAYS LATER, SO I TOOK CAR BACK TO SERVICE CENTER. I WAS TOLD PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER AND IT COULD BE 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE IT CAME IN, THEY WERE GIVEN NO ETA. CAR IS 7 MONTHS OLD AND I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING IN 90 DEGREE HEAT WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING. *AK
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#10034258August 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PRODUCE A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
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#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
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#10033087August 19, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THERE IS A CONSTANT RATTLE ON THE SUNROOF OF MY VEHICLE WHEN IT IS CLOSED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE SUNROOF JUST TO CHECK IT. I HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO TAKE IT IN DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE DAMAGE. THE DEALER IS DOWNEY HONDA (DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA). *AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10034158August 19, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
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