Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10250973December 7, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MAKING A 3-POINT TURN TO BACK OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING SPACE (FRONT END TO CURB) THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (I PUT IT INTO REVERSE (IN THE THIRD PART OF THIS TURN)WHEN THIS HAPPENED) AND HIT THE PARKED CAR BEHIND ME WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO PUSH THAT CAR INTO THE ONE NEXT TO IT. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO REASON FOR ME TO HIT THE BRAKES (AND MISTAKENLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR, AS ONE WOULD THINK MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED) AS I WAS ONLY GOING A FEW MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS SUDDEN HUGE ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE BOTH TO MY CAR AND THE TWO PARKED CARS. THE CARS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BUT I AM SOMEONE HESITANT TO DRIVE MINE AGAIN. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250498December 2, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $388.17. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULES) WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON DECEMBER 22, 2008. THE CONTACT WOULD BE ABLE TO REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 12/30/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249915November 26, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE DEPLOYMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE 2001 ACCORD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249639November 24, 2008
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND DAMAGED THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED, BUT VERY SHAKEN UP. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WARNED HER OF THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVEMENT. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,424. UPDATED 12/15/08. *LJ THE DRIVER SIDE SSEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246041October 19, 2008
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX-LV6, BOUGHT USED IN 2002. 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE SRS LIGHT COMES ON. BROUGHT TO SILKO HONDA, THEY RESET LIGHT. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SAID THEY HAD TO HAVE CAR FOR 3 DAYS TO REALLY FIND PROBLEM. LEFT CAR FOR 3 DAYS , REPAIR ORDER STSTES INSTALLED S/O CONTROL UNIT, RESET LIGHT, CAME BACK ON. THEN ORDERED AND INSTALLED SRS UNIT, RESET AND LIGHT IS STILL ON. THEY THEN TRACED WIRES TO THE CONTROL UNIT AND FOUND SOME BROKEN WIRES. FIXED WIRES . LIGHT OUT FOR 11 MONTHS AND SRS LIGHT POPS UP AGAIN!BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY FIXED SAM FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. 8 MONTHS AGO SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN!! IM RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE WITH INCOMPETENT MECHANICS AND MONEY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245377October 14, 2008
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD, 2 YEARS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $118.00 TO RESET IT. THIS YEAR, SEPTEMBER 2008 THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS STAYED ON. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA DEALER , YET THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF GETTING THIS FIXED. NOW MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, OBVIOUSLY IT IS A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245119October 11, 2008
AIR BAGS
AFTER STARTING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT STAY OFF. THIS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND SPOKE WITH THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AND HE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF AUTOMOBILE. HE ALSO SAID THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. READING THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS SHOWS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT MANY OWNERS INDICATED THAT AFTER THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THEIR AIRBAGS NEVER DID DEPLOY EVEN AFTER THE SRS LIGHT WAS RESET BY THEIR DEALER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR, FOR ME, WILL BE FROM $1000 TO $1500. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT NOT THE AIRBAGS. I FEEL THE AIRBAGS SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME AS THE SEAT BELTS AND HAVE THE SAME WARRANTY. AT THE VERY LEAST HONDA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE WITH THIS MODEL AND GIVE THE OWNERS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THESE REPAIRS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS THERE ARE MANY OWNERS THAT ARE DRIVING THESE DEFECTIVE HONDA ACCORDS AND IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THEIR HONDA'S AIRBAGS WILL NOT INFLATE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND GIVE SOME RELIEF TO ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AUTOMOBILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243202September 23, 2008
AIR BAGS
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER REASONS FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON. NOW I DON'T HAVE AIRBAGS SO I HOPE THAT I AM NOT IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243140September 22, 2008
AIR BAGS
OWN A HONDA 2001 ACCORD EXL V6, BOUGHT USED AT HONDA DEALER WITH 27,000 MILES. AFTER 1 MONTH SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED SENSOR, LASTED FOR 11 MONTHS, LIGHT ON AGAIN, DEALER SAID SOME WIRES WERE SHORTED WOULD DEFINITELY NOT COME ON AGAIN, AT 109,000 MILES LIGHTS ON AGAIN ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242747September 17, 2008
AIR BAGS
2001 ACCORD LX HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHILE THIS LIGHT IS ON. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242465September 16, 2008
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. EVERY NOW AND THEN, IT SEEMS IF I PUT SOMETHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT OR JUST STARTING AND DRIVING OFF THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RESETS QUITE A FEW TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. WAS THERE EVER A RECALL FOR THE SRS SINCE IT WILL NOT DEPLOY AIR BAGS WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON? CAN I GET THIS FIXED THROUGH A RECALL OR DO I NEED TO PAY FOR THE NEGLIGENCE BY HONDA MANUFACTURER? THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242241September 15, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
RE: NHTSA ACTION NO: PE05043 (CLOSED INVESTIGATION) SRS UNIT LIGHT REMAINS ON INDICATING THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. OPDS UNIT HAS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE SRS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS, AND HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE ME $450 TO REPLACE IT. SHOULDN'T HONDA PAY FOR THIS IN LIGHT OF YOUR PRIOR INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE HIGH SAFETY RISK? I NOTIFIED HONDA CORPORATE TWO WEEKS AGO - NO RESPONSE. DEALER CANNOT HELP BECAUSE IT IS A CORPORATE DECISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239520August 24, 2008
SEATS
I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN AN ACCIDENT. MY DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN THE ACCIDENT. THE BASE CRACKED AND THE SEAT CAME LOOSE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH THAT MY SEAT SHOULD HAVE BROKEN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED FRIDAY AND MONDAY I'M TAKING THE CAR TO GET ESTIMATES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239024August 20, 2008
AIR BAGS
I OWN 2 HONDA (ACCORD EX 1996, ACCORD LX 2001) ON BOTH OF THEM AND FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON THE SRS (AIRBAG) LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY UNTIL LATELY STATED ON FOR EVER. THE AIRBAG ON BOTH CARS HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THE DEALER CHARGE $90 PER VEHICLE JUST FOR DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238293August 14, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237036August 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HONDA ACCORD 2001 TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236628August 1, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SRS LIGHT ON. FAILED SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. HAD SENSOR REPLACED AUGUST 1, 2008 AT THE HONDA DEALER AND AT MY EXPENSE. IN MAY OF 2006 THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. WHY ISN'T THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM OF SENSORS AND CONTROLLERS COVERED BY WARRANTY RATHER THAN JUST THE FRONT AIR BAGS? SEEMS LIKE HONDA,S SRS SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH FAILED CONTROL UNITS AND SENSORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236423July 30, 2008
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT (SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY RESTRAINTS...AIR BAGS) STAYS ON ALL THE TIME ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AIR BAGS SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR LIFE OF CAR, I WOULD THINK, BUT HONDA DEALERS KEEP BLOWING ME OFF. I SEE ON INTERNET THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDAS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235927July 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD IN THE GARAGE, THE DRIVER ONLY RECOLLECTS A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10235393July 22, 2008
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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