Honda Accord Complaints (2004)

1,018 consumer complaints on file.

#10494734January 25, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE AND MECHANIC AT THE SHOP I TOOK IT TOO, 2004 HONDA ACCORDS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING WEAK TRANSMISSIONS. IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CAR. I FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR AS IT JERKED ALONG AND APPARENTLY PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE?? I HAVE JUST HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND BOUGHT IT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. NOT A WORD WAS SAID TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE MODELS OR SAFETY RECALLS FOR SEVERAL HONDA MODELS MADE IN 2004 - BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494547January 24, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEATS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY CAR. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN NO ITEMS ARE IN THE SEAT, AND OCCASIONALLY COMES WHEN ITEMS ARE IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT DEFINITELY HAS A SHORT IN IT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT NOT WORKING PROPERLY IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR ## VIN PASSED ##
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493373January 18, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC, V6 ACCORD) KEPT SLIPPING SO ALTHOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE GAS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN AND NOT MOVING. SO I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD MOVE AGAIN FOR A LITTLE BUT AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AGAIN AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION SHOW REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, SO PARTS AND LABOR CAME OUT TO $1750.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491428January 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WONT WORK, SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH HONDA MOTORS 2003-2004 PRODUCT LINE,MANY PILOTS AND CIVICS RECALLED BUT NOT ACCORDS . MUST USE SAME PARTS AND ENGINEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490711January 2, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
AS I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE GETS STUCK AT 20 MPH AND THE RPMS GO HIGH (ABOVE 3,000-4,000). THEN THE RPMS EVENTUALLY GO BACK DOWN AND THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. I HAVE 2 BOYS, A 2 YEAR OLD AND A 5 YEAR OLD ALONG WITH MY WIFE. I AM FEARFUL FOR THEIR SAFETY. I RESEARCHED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING AT 2ND GEAR FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL, OR AT LEAST MY DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. I AM NOT IN THE BEST FINANCIAL SITUATION TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION SERVICED, BUT I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL OF THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP SEALS BELTS ETC WHICH WERE REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO. I WAS HOPING THAT THE NHTSA COULD ASSIST ME WITH THIS URGENT MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490189December 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING BADLY AT 115K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS SLOW TO GET INTO INITIAL GEAR TO BEGIN WITH BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. AT NEAR HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY RPM'S SHOT UP BUT THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION JUST SLIPPING, IT ALSO DOWN SHIFTED WIT HA JERK. A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE YEARS OF HONDA'S! "WORKING" NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND HOPING FOR A HELPING HAND AS I'M JUST OUT OF THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY. HONDA DEALER QUOTED $6,040 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT. I BOUGHT A HONDA TO HAVE IT LAST, IS 6K WORTH PUTTING INTO A CAR WORTH $9,000 IN GREAT CONDITION? PLEASE HELP HONDA!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490088December 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2012, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON MN 95. BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION REACHING SAFE SHOULDER AREA (WINTER CONDITIONS). INJURED BACK PUSHING VEHICLE OUT OF WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION BEGAN WHINING UPON COLD START AND SLOW IN SHIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 125,000. ATTEMPTED DIAGNOSIS AT HONDA DEALERSHIP - FAILING TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA REGARDING 2004 RECALL AND 2006 SETTLEMENT. NO RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA AMERICA. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED SLIGHT SLIPPING IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS, EVEN WHEN WARMED UP. LOOKED UP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING 2004 RECALL REPAIRS UTILIZING JET PACK TO INCREASE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLOW (AND PRESSURE?). CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS TOLD VIN INDICATED THE PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE (2ND HALF OF 2004) AND RECALL FOR JET PACK WAS NOT NEEDED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COST - $4,000 PLUS LOST WORK. DESPITE 2004 RECALL, 2006 SETTLEMENT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YR/100K), HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO ASSIST. HAVE OWNED 6 HONDAS SINCE 2000 (1998 ACCORD, 2000 CIVIC, 2001 ACCORD, 2003 ODYSSEY, 2004 ACCORD AND THIS 2004 ACCORD). WILL NOW SELL MY REPAIRED 2004 ACCORD AND MY 2003 ODYSSEY FAST BEFORE ITS TRANSMISSION FAILS AND WILL HAVE TO SEEK ANOTHER COMPANY THAT ACTUALLY STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10489530December 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAD AN ENGINE FIRE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE HOSE SPRUNG A LEAK, SPRAYING POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. THIS DEFECT IS ALREADY THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA RECALL 12V-222, BUT INACTIVITY AND FOOT-DRAGGING ON HONDA'S PART HAS CAUSED THIS OTHERWISE AVOIDABLE SAFETY INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489214December 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR INITIALLY WOULD STICK WITH A BRIEF PAUSE WHEN SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW BETWEEN 30-40 MILES AN HOUR. IN ORDER TO GET HOME WE HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART AND COAST. IN AN EFFORT TO TRANSPORT TO OUR MECHANIC THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE SO WE HAD TO TOW IT IN NEUTRAL TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO VERIFY HOW THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. HIS PROGNOSIS WAS THAT I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF ENGINE NOISE. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION AND FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE IDLER TENSIONER PULLEYS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FLUID WAS FINE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488974December 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487820December 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487655December 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A TICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,338.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487309December 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER. WITH A V6, I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND COME UP TO SPEED QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE ON THE 29TH OF NOVEMBER AND I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A MINIVAN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING COMPLETELY. I AM TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FAILED, AND THAT LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I AM NOW TRYING TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE FOR A TOYOTA INSTEAD. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANY HONDA VEHICLES. IN MY EXPERIENCE, HONDAS NONCHALANT WAY OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING, AND MAKES ME FEEL THAT HONDA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ME AS A CUSTOMER. SAD, IF THIS IS THE NEW HONDA, I WILL BE SURE TO INFORM EVERYONE I TALK TO ABOUT THE DECLINE IN HONDA QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486680December 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIGHWAY, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT 50 MPH AT 5000 ENGINE RPM. SLOW TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FROM STOP. NEXT DAY, WOULD NOT ENGAGE R OR D. HONDA OFFERED ONLY $1300 GOODWILL ON A $5K+ BILL FOR REMAN TRANSMISSION. ALWAYS PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAIN AND REFILL EVERY 10K MILES SINCE 60000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER W/HONDA OEM ATF-Z1 PURCHASED FROM DEALER. FILLED UP TO THE CIRCLE ON THE DIPSTICK BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND LAST CIRCLE; POURED NEW ATF-Z1 THROUGH THE DIP STICK HOLE. HAD TO BITE ON A $2500 REBUILT REPAIR BILL FROM AN INDY SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486542November 30, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS THEY WOULD NOT BE OFFERING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485887November 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AT 57 TO 60 MPH, WHEN ACCELERATING THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERS. WAS TOLD THE FRONT AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD FROM 1997 TO 2005. ONE PIECE OF ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FROM A HONDA REPAIR TECHNICIAN WAS THAT HE SAW THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THIS HAS TO BE A PRODUCE DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SO FREQUENTLY. I AM NOT SURE OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLE SAFETY IF LEFT UNREPAIRED BUT I HAVE TO IMAGINE ANY PROBLEM WITH AN AXLE COULD BE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND/OR LIFE THREATENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485927November 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485929November 24, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HOSE WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATING AND CAUSE OF THE LEAK LEADS BACK TO THE RACK AND PINION WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA, BUT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR UNTIL EARLY 2013. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485027November 17, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
PEELING CLEARCOAT AND FADING PAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484717November 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED 20 TO 40 MPH CAR STARTED JERKING BUCKING PULLED OVER TO STORE PARKING LOT WAITED 10 MINUTES SCARED TO DRIVE 10 MIN TO HOME BUT MADE IT. ATTEMPT TO DRIVE VEHICLE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING START JERKING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PULLED OVER AGAIN . TRY TO MOVE VEHICLE AGAIN CARS WOULD NOT MOVE. CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA INFORMED TRANSMISSION FAILED WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE ID WAS NOT ON THE 2004 ACCORD TRANSMISSION RECALL LIST. ASK FOR GOOD FAITH REPAIR REFUSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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