Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#728678August 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE HONDA ACCORD 3.0 V-6 ENGINE HAS A HESITIATION PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS ANYTIME THAT THE ENGINE IS PLACED UPON A SLIGHT LOAD CONDITION, SUCH AS GOING UP ANY GRADE. HONDA INDICATES THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE 'DRIVEABILITY CONDITION' AND REFUSE TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY ANOTHER HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT HONDA HAS ATTEMPTED MANY TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THAT BEING THE CASE, HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO STATE IN ALL THEIR SALES PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS THAT THE 3.0 V-6 HAS A DRIVEABILITY CONDITION WHICH HONDA CAN NOT OR WILL NOT BE FIXING. IF I HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE 'DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM' BEFORE THE PURCHASE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE, BUT WOULD HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728721August 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A BANGING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND A VIBRATION ARE EXPERIENCED EVERY TIME WHEN I START THE ENGINE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, SINCE THE DEALER LET ME TEST DROVE SEVERAL NEW HONDA CARS IN STOCK AND EVERY 1999 AND 2000 YEAR NEW HONDA ACCORD LX HAS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE NOISE AND VIBRATION LOOSE SCREWS AND CONNECTIONS FOR THE LONG RUN. SOME OF THOUSANDS OF SCREWS AND CONNECTIONS IN A CAR MAY DROP OUT SOME DAY AND CAUSE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868284August 22, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL RELAY SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL START AT TIMES AFTER WAITING 3O MINUTES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728559August 21, 2000
AIR BAGS
SRS INDICATOR ON AT 65000, BUT UNIT WAS RESET WHICH CLEARED THE PROBLEM. SRS INDICATOR BACK ON AT 134K. DELEAR THINKS THAT BAD ALTERNATOR MAY BE MASKING THE PROBLEM. ALTERNATOR BEING REPLACED (500 DOLLARS). IF THE SRS UNIT CANNOT BE RESET THEN THIS WILL BE ANOTHER 500 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE OUT BUT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR THE 4 CYL ACCORDS ONLY. LOGGING THIS ENTRY MAINLY TO GET THE WORD OUT. POSSIBLY IF ENOUGH OF US REPORT THIS AS AN ISSUE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM HONDA (YA RIGHT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728369August 18, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOORS, REAR DOORS ARE MAKING BIG SCREEHCING NOISE. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS NOT ROLLING UP BUT ROLLS DOWN ONLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553844August 17, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONTAL AND REAR END COLLISION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868067August 17, 2000
SUSPENSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A TIRE PLACE, AND THREE OUT FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TREAD HAD SEPARTION. TIRES WERE B.F. GOODRICH, EXCENTIA, 185-70 R14. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728110August 16, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
AFTER FASTENING YOUR SEAT BELT AND HEARING A 'CLICK' TO CONFIRM IT THAT IT IS FASTENED, IT HAS COME 'UNLOCKED' ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES! IT DOES OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES; DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT OCCURS IN THE BACK SEAT. I RARELY CARRY PASSENGERS BACK THERE..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727998August 15, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON AND OUTSIDE AIR CHOSEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. REPORTED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A CARBON FILTER WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ITS JOB BECAUSE OF THE HOT WEATHER. DEALER REPORTED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. NO SUGGESTION OF REMEDY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867836August 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH PANEL A WEEK AGO. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T ENGAGE AT ALL. AT FIRST, ABS WORKED INTERMITTENLTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD COST $1600. 85 TO REPAIR IT. ABS PUMP ACCUMULATOR, AND ABS MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553704August 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE
WINDSHIELD HAD SCRATCH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727804August 14, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SPRING CAME OUT OF PLASTIC HOUSING THROUGH MANUFACTURES MADE OPENING, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE UNABLE TO RETRACT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727808August 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM; STALLED @LIGHT ROLLED BACK -DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867565August 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER CLAIMS AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF, BUT CANNOT ACTUALLY DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867599August 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN DRIVER WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WITH A HARD IMPACT THAT PUSHED VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIRBAGS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#727435August 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO REPLACEMENT FALKEN TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT WILLOWBROOK-NTB#7291[HOUSTON,TX] ON JULY 7, 1998 AND PLACED ON THE REAR WHEELS. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 143,000 MILES. THE FIRST OF THE TWO BLOW-OUTS OCCURRED ON MAY 17, 2000 TRAVELING AT 70MPH. AS THE BLOW-OUT PROCEEDED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE TIRE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF A CUT OR PUNCTURE; BUT RATHER HAD COME APART, LEAVING LAYERS AND STRIPS OF THE RUBBER WITH FRAYED STEEL WIRES STICKING OUT. A TIRE "ADJUSTMENT" WAS RELUCTANTLY GIVEN[I HAD PURCHASED ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION ON BOTH OF THE TIRES.] BY THE NEAREST NTB DEALER WHO MEASURED THE TREAD [WHICH SHOWED NO ABNORMAL WEAR SIGNS] TO DETERMINE THE ADJUSTMENT. I TOLD HIM I BELIEVED IT TO BE A DEFECTIVE TIRE, SINCE IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM ANY "BLOW-OUT" I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED. THE SECOND "BLOW-OUT" OCCURRED ON JULY 3, 2000 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH. AGAIN THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY BUT THIS TIME I RECOGNIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HAD A SOMEWHAT EASIER TIME BRINGING THE CAR TO A CONTROLLED STOP. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 181,143 MILES. THE SECOND TIRE HAD THE SAME APPEARANCE AS THE FIRST, BUT MORE OF IT REMAINED INTACT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND ROLL TO A STOP MORE QUICKLY. ON BOTH DAYS THE TEMPERATURES WERE BETWEEN 98 AND 101*F. THE FIRST TIRE HAD 35,291 MILES OF WEAR AND THE SECOND HAD 38,143 MILES OF WEAR ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS. I TOLD THE NTB SALES TECHNICIAN THAT I WAS POSITIVE THAT BOTH TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND SOMEONE WAS GOING TO BE KILLED IF THEY REMAINED IN USE. I ASKED HIM HOW TO REPORT MY SUSPICIONS. HE OFFERED NOTHING OF HELP BUT ARGUED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: V4CBF04347 TIRE SIZE: 195/60HR15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727497August 10, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS TIRE'S SIDEWALL COMPLETELY FAILED, THE TREAD COMING OFF THE CAR INTACT. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL DUE TO TIRE PRESSURE, ALTHOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE SEEMED FINE. TIRE WAS PRORATED AT 50%.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727547August 10, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867382August 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHERE ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL. THEN ,VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A BALANCE SHAFT SEAL PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553613August 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CRANKSHAFT OF THE ENGINE BROKE (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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