Honda Accord Complaints (2004)

1,018 consumer complaints on file.

#11522466May 17, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The honda accord 2004 and close models have an issue with gps control screen that fails to turn on, it keeps getting stocked in one position on which prevents access to air controls as well as gps controls but more important air controls to defog front windshield when in cold weather as driving creating a hazardous condition for the drivers as a potential for accident as the driver attempt to clean windshield but air controls are not accessible on screen, it also controls the radio and maps that are not as important as the air control. Please note that the issue is been present for many years on cars and Honda have not provided a solution just yet as is not a warranty issue instead it will be considered a manufacturers defect that was carried by car owner for the rest of the car life and the challenges presented during the driving on the road unable to access those controls. There are many people complaining about the same issue on these models and have been but a repair have not been offered that I'm aware of it. Once again is not an owners problem or anything that is been caused by car owners instead the part became a defective product. My complain is not about receiving a free product instead receiving assistance on asking the manufacturers to respond to a deflective product provided to consumers and assist with repair and provide parts needed if necessary to correct problem rather that directing consumer to purchase new product that will cost thousands of dollars and not been a consumers fault. Thank you for your assistance.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11521991May 15, 2023
POWER TRAIN
One day I was driving on the highway I all of a sudden lost power to acceleration. The rpm went up and I pulled over. Put it back in drive to a lower gear to make it home safe. Never had problems with my car until recently. It seems when I get up over 45mph is when the acceleration gives out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512465March 17, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
This is a followup on Incident 11113944. The problem was actually an aftermarket Ipod adapter connected to the car stereo, it was draining the battery even when the car was off. Also, simply driving the car for a while (like to the mechanic) would always make the problem go away, because the battery eventually recharged. After removing the Ipod adapter and replacing the battery again, I have not had the wipers fail in ~3 years. I think Honda should provide some alert if the battery is at insufficient voltage to run the wipers, however.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508169February 20, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I got off of work early in the morning I get in my 04 Honda Accord and start driving home which only takes about 10minutes, I'm super tired so I go inside and go to sleep rougly around 2 hours, I wake up suddenly to my car alarm going off which I always keep my vehicle locked when Its not visible from me, Anyways I grab my key and click the unlock and lock button but I still hear the alarm going off so I head outside of my home and I see my cars interior on fire and my neighbors already on the phone with 911as he was sitting outside 20 minutes prior, me running frantic back inside for a fire extinguisher first responders we're already there so I run back out the doors are still locked so the first responder climbs on top of my car and kicked the sunroof in and starts using his fire extinguisher which at this point the fire is practically in his face he had to get checked out after incident, there was a police report stating it was a open investigation that they aren't ruling anything out but the thing is the doors and windows were all locked. They did a full scan of the car and the fire started somewhere around drivers side stating it was drivers seat steering wheel/collum and or pedals there was no issues with my car I had it fully inspected/maintenance every 3 months checking levels/gage's every other week I had no warning lights on the dash when I parked to go inside. Also in the police report everything was so melted that they couldn't figure out the cause just a idea of where it started, but I have read about other people that have had this same issue with the same circumstances stating that it's the power steering hoses that can deteriorate prematurely, causing cracks and leaks. I hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else, I loved my car and unfortunately I had liability and my girlfriend and Dad had passed away withing a 5 month gap of this incident so I was extremely devastated from losing my car and didn't know what to do hopefully this helps someone.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498052December 19, 2022
AIR BAGS
My 2 door (coupe) has yet to be recalled for the exploding airbag. The sedan was recalled a long time ago. Undoubtedly the airbags are the same in both cars. Why no recall for the coupe? My guess is that the NHSTA applies separate statistical tests to the coupe and sedan as a matter of course--even if it makes no sense when both use the same part. Because so few coupes were made, the statistical threshold for exploding airbags was never reached to trigger a recall. Am I driving a timebomb? Will my death be the one to trigger a recall? Thank you for your response.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11490681October 24, 2022
POWER TRAIN
Several months ago while driving on the freeway, the CEL came on and the engine revved high without any power to the wheels, as if the transmission automatically went into neutral. It eventually went back into gear. The car was subsequently towed back home and is not currently drivable since gears continue to slip.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11487749October 3, 2022
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the SRS air bag warning light started blinking off and on. The contact related the failure to having had the driver's side air bag replaced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V320000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated continually. Additionally, the contact stated that the horn, cruise control, and the passenger’s side air bag sensor had also failed to operate as needed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 405,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11487183September 30, 2022
POWER TRAIN
I was having problems with my transmission and had a mechanic look at it and I was told there was a recall for 04 Honda accords, i was also told it was very dangerous to drive my car while my transmission wasn’t engaging properly
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11484468September 14, 2022
POWER TRAIN
Transmission is stalling I had it looked over my a technician they informed me of a recall for 04 Honda accords for the transmission
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11477668August 4, 2022
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
On Wednesday, JULY 27, 2022, I was riding on the highway and the left side curtain airbag exploded. There was no other vehicles involved, no accident. My left curtain airbag is hanging out my window and I need to get it repaired ASAP and it's affecting my seatbelt in the driver's seat. I need to know if my make and model has a recall for 2004 Honda Accord. For now, I have the curtain pinned to the roof of the car. The airbag just exploded and now there is a red sign on my dashboard with the seatbelt emblem and showing the airbag on the steering wheel.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457268March 18, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
Automatic transmission. Car stalls out coming to/at stop in drive. Idling is way to high and irregular. Potential for crash.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11452457February 17, 2022
SERVICE BRAKES
The rear passenger brake caliper piston seized. It Will not release I have 2 children and that's our only way of transportation..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11437874October 23, 2021
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Safety recall for second gear. When driving it has a problem shifting in 2nd and out of 2nd gear
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11436066October 8, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Please note that my 2004 honda accord ex is been having issues with navigation system turning off by itself as we are driving, we purchased the last update cd orange 2014 and caused the car to do that. the screen goes blanc and controls air system as well as radio and navigation operations, honda was contacted in the past and technician stated to wait for honda for a possible repair or update for software that they were looking for a solution but it has not happened. the air control is an important issue since the car will fog out windows as driving in cold weather and been unable to defog due to lack of access to screen controls is dangerous. To better explain the clock display time can not be changed either and it was explained to me to be controlled by gps system but since software is not recognized or updated those issues can not be corrected. Please assist with these issues with gps-navigation system, it is an issue with software honda related as I have been explained but can not be corrected with out further assistance from honda. Thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11429971August 21, 2021
AIR BAGS
I Was hit extremely hard by a semi truck on the driver side of my car when the semi was making a small right turn in the middle lane on Race Street my little car became wedged almost underneath the shield and roof slightly began to get crushed but the AIRBAGS never deployed,when I heard the cracking of the shield i looked back at my children who are and still to this day are terrified! the back tires of the semi is staring them in the face I immediately squeezed out of my seat belt it wouldn't unlock at this point my car is being pulled back and forth from the driver of the semi keeps trying to widening his turn while I'm blowing the crap out of the my horn he still doesn't realize he hit me yet, maybe because his dog is all over the passenger side from him jerking the semi back and forth I grabbed my children and jumped out I was literally stuck between a traffic poll and a nightmare just glad to be Alive (((((AIRBAGS))))never deployed always had problems with this car the water pump the door locks,heater wouldn't shut off,only had the vehicle for a few months to say the least and it broke down a few weeks after purchasing it when I tried reaching the dealership who sold me the car I could never could get an answer
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11419357June 2, 2021
AIR BAGS
The passenger seat air bag light comes on and off intermittently, when no one is sitting in the seat! Specific recall; ID 07V001000. There are several recalls listed for airbags, but it said my car is not affected; however obviously it is!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11417677May 18, 2021
POWER TRAIN
Transmission seems to disengage after 20 minutes of driving and the worse bthong about it is it does it on the highway causing me to pull over shit the car off and wait 5 minutes start it back up put it in the gear and sometimes it doesn't go in the gear it won't go into reverse we'll go in the drive we'll go in the drive 3 won't go in the drive to or one and then I got to shut it off and wait again then I do it all over again and then I'll get driving again and after about 3 minutes 4 minutes it'll do it again and I have to pull over why is it doing this it does it when I'm stopped at a stoplight and when the light turns green I drive and I'll get stuck in the middle of an intersection it'll be in drive but the engine just continues to rev and nothing happens it's scary it's on safe this needs to be a recall this needs to be fixed by Honda s*** it should be obvious that somebody could get killed
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11413887April 26, 2021
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEATBELT DOES NOT BUCKLE, PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION WITH BRAKE LIGHT ON, AIR BAG LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404308March 22, 2021
SEATS
CAR SEAT HEATER MADE SEAT START TO BURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398308February 28, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING INPUT. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE SUSPENSION AND WAS AT 90 DEGREES WHILE MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION , THE EVENT OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER A U TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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