Honda Accord Complaints (2005)

686 consumer complaints on file.

#10250328December 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON APRIL 2 2005 I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD. RECENTLY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE OURISMAN HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE PREVIOUS DAY I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I EXPLAINED TO THE NOISE TO THE TECHNICIAN. HE CHECKED AND FOUND THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO TALK TO AMERICAN HONDA TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE COST BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS NOW WITH NO RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE A SOLUTION TO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ANY HELP FROM YOU WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. -MARTIN QUIEJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249940November 26, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LOCK ON HIS VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. HE HAD TO SLAM THE TRUNK AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT LOCKED. THE LAST TIME HE SLAMMED THE TRUNK THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY REPAIRED THE WINDOW AND THE TRUNK. CURRENTLY, THREE WEEKS LATER, THE LATCH IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249675November 24, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN ENERGY MXV 4 PLUS TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRED HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DRIVER WAITED FOR TRIPLE A TO ARRIVE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A DONUT. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE OUTER SIDE WALL WAS BLOWN AND THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,665 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,265. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED MICHELIN REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT A 10% COST TO THEM. UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248617November 12, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM TO CALL HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT SOMETHING COULD HAVE STRUCK THE FRAME RAIL AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,407 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,395. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF UPDATED 12/11/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243033September 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD LX BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243112September 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD HAS 40K MILES ON IT AND FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE TO AND INCLUDING TODAY'S DATE MY VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THIS OCCURS IN 4-6 SECONDS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BEGINNING AT 1K MILES. DURING THIS TIME THEY HAVE ALIGNED IT 2 TIMES AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED 5 TIMES. I INFORMING MY DEALER OF THIS PROBLEM EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR MY REGULAR OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3-4K MILES) AT WHICH TIME MY DEALER ADVISES ME THIS IS 1. A "SAFETY FEATURE" AND/OR 2. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THEY CLAIM TO INFLATE THE TIRES, ROTATE OR ALIGN MY CAR AND TO DATE IT IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE HAD ALL WORK DONE AT STOCKTON HONDA AND TO DATE I HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION IN GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242218September 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 9/13/08, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL UNCONTROLLABLY HIGH RPM RAPID VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 2005, HONDA ACCORD. FORTUNATELY THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN A PRIVATE WILD LIFE PARKING AREA AND NOT IN AN AREA CONGESTED WITH PEOPLE WHERE SERIOUS INJURIES/DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: 1. INITIALLY VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED 3 OR 4 TIMES AND SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT. 2. WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE SHE SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THEN STARTED FORWARD. 3. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE STARTED A RAPID UNCONTROLLABLY RPM INCREASE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATION. 4. AFTER MOVING FORWARD AND TURNING RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING A TREE HEAD ON THE VEHICLE STRUCK AND JUMPED OVER A LANDSCAPE RAILROAD CROSS TIE. THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED FROM THE POINT OF SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND JUMPING OVER THE CROSS TIE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. 5. AT THIS TIME SHE BELIEVES THE UNCONTROLLED HIGH RPM & VEHICLE ACCELERATION STOPPED. 6. VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD FOR 15 +/- FEET AND STRUCK AND DAMAGED A HEAVY METAL GUARD GATE. 7. VEHICLE FRONT END AND UNDERNEATH DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN ASSESSED AT THIS TIME. 8. CAUSE OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTION IS ALSO UNKNOWN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241768September 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE AUDIO UNIT DISPLAY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THE RADIO DIAL, CLOCK, AND HVAC CONTROL SWITCHES ARE NOT LIT. THE ONLY LIGHT ON IN THE AREA IS THE SMALL GREEN LIGHT SHOWING WHICH HVAC BUTTON HAS BEEN SELECTED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO LIGHT UP ARE CONTROLLABLE WITH THE DIMMER SWITCH. THIS PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY - ONE NIGHT THEY WORKED WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE NEXT NIGHT THEY DID NOT WORK. SO FAR THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES; NONE WERE BLOWN. AS A DRIVER I CAN COPE WITH THE PROBLEM THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT AS WINTER SETS IN AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE CLEARED OF INTERIOR FOG WITH THE DEFROSTER I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHICH CONTROL TO HIT CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS WAS/IS A PROBLEM WITH EARLIER MODEL YEARS (2003-2004) OF THIS MODEL RUN. IN 2007 HONDA ISSUED A 7 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER FOR THESE YEARS. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241113September 5, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AGAIN AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION TO THE MALFUNCTION. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,300. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238888August 19, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CALLED TO REPLACE THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER MODEL YEAR WAS THE ONLY YEAR THAT DID NOT HAVE A SPARE SUPPLIED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236201July 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HAS MAJOR ISSUES. DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH ON GOING UPHILL LIKE LOSING POWER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. WE HAD IT REPLACED. THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. THIS TIME THE DEALER CLEANED THE SENSOR AND INFORMED MY WIFE THAT ACCORDING TO SPECS THAT THE SENSOR COULD REQUIRE CLEANING AFTER SOMETHING LIKE 80 HOURS OF OPERATION. THIS WAS CRAZY AND I ASKED THE DEALER DO THEY HAVE THE GARAGE LINED WITH ACCORDS GETTING THEIR MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CLEANED? THAT DID NOT MAKE COMMON SENSE. THEN ABOUT ANOTHER 6 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE SENSOR AGAIN. THEY SAID WELL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CODE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD BEEN THROUGH THIS TWICE BEFORE AND I WANTED THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM FOUND. THEY CALLED ME BACK ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND INFORMED THAT THE CODE READ THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. I TOLD THEM THAT I TOLD THEM THAT ON THE PAPERWORK WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND I ASKED THEM WHAT WAS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM CAUSING THIS. THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY GO BY THE CODE. THAT SHOWED ME THAT THE DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THEIR OWN VEHICLES. THIS DID NOT START UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 40000 MILES ON IT AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING EVERY SIX MONTHS. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THIS VEHICLE AND ITS RELIABILITY. FIRST HAPPENED APRIL 2007, THEN AGAIN DECEMBER 2007 AND THE LAST TIME WAS MAY 7 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233600July 8, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAT WAVE, THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID HAD STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I HAD ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR THREE MONTHS, SO I WAS CONFUSED AT WHY MY AIR CONDITIONING HAD GONE OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT A ROCK HAD HIT AND DAMAGED THE AC CONDENSER, CAUSING THE FREON GAS TO LEAK FROM THE CONDENSER. HE SAID THAT THE CONDENSER IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR AND BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION IS WILL ALWAYS BE EXPOSED TO DEBRIS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONDENSER CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE LARGE HOLES OF THE VENT AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE MECHANIC GAVE ME A $750 ESTIMATE FOR THE PART AND LABOR. SINCE THE CAR IS A NEWER MODEL, THERE ARE NOT OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER, THAT IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE PART WILL BE DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $750 EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233273July 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE. THE A/C STOPPED WORKING SO I BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALER WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND THAT THERE IS A PINHOLE IN THE CONDENSER AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONDENSER IS LOCATED 18 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND THERE IS NOT PROTECTION FOR IT AT ALL. IT IS COMMON FOR A CAR TO HIT SMALL PEBBLES AT THIS LOCATION AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF PROTECTION. I AM STUCK WITH A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND A $700 BILL TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232304June 25, 2008
SEATS
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX #. I HAVE A BROKEN SEAT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS. THIS VEHICLE FALLS OUTSIDE THE RECALL VIN SERIES FOR THE HONDA RECALL Q31. I THINK THAT THEY CUT OFF THE VEHICLE SERIES TO SOON. MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231108June 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATION DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH, AND THEN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A SOLENOID, BUT IT FAILED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND THE WIRE TO THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $856. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230888June 12, 2008
TIRES, EQUIPMENT
ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, HAD TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. USING SPARE TIRE, TOOK CAR TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED CAUSE OF FLAT TIRE WAS CRACKED VALVE STEM. TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE SIDEWALL GOT CRUSHED AND INTEGRITY OF TIRE RENDERED IT UNUSABLE. A MONTH AGO AS I EXITED MY CAR, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND NOTICED ANOTHER TIRE HAD AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. I WAS ABLE TO INFLATE THE TIRE AT A NEARBY GAS STATION AND BRING IT TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY REPLACED THAT VALVE. NO TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, AND THE TIRE WAS STILL USABLE. THREE WEEKS AGO I DROVE ABOUT 30 FEET OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED ANOTHER TIRE (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST TWO) HAD GONE COMPLETELY FLAT. USING SPARE TIRE, I RETURNED TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS ANOTHER CRACKED VALVE STEM. BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD A CRUSHED SIDEWALL, IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE ALL 4 VALVE STEMS, AND HE INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THEM, INCLUDING THE TWO THAT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, SHOWED SIGNS OF DRYNESS AND SLIGHT CRACKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230149June 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO AN ITEM BEING PROJECTED FROM THE ROAD UP INTO MY CONDENSER DUE THERE BEING NO GUARD TO COVER IT UP. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A PIECE OF TIRE FROM A SEMI, THIS TIME IT WAS A ROCK. I THINK MY 2005 ACCORD IS A GREAT CAR, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE! I HAVE TO PICK UP MY CAR TONIGHT AND DROP ANOTHER $800 TO GET IT REPAIRED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO WARN PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229773June 3, 2008
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON APRIL 28TH 2008. THE CARFAX REPORT HAD AN ACCIDENT INDICATOR BY THE SECOND OWNER, BUT DID NOT MENTION WHAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT IN TERMS OF MODERATE, MINOR, NO DAMAGE, ETC. THIS REPORT WAS PRINTED MARCH 24TH 2008. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND WHEN DRIVING; IT STILL STAYED ON AND I TOLD ATLANTA USED CAR DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AND STATED THAT ITS PROBABLY A GLITCH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA CAR DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SRS CONTROL UNIT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FAULTY. AS STATED ON MY CUSTOMER INVOICE FROM GWINNETT PLACE HONDA, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG APPEARED TO BE CUT OUT. CARFAX DID NOT REPORT THAT THERE IS A DEFICIENT AIRBAG. ANOTHER INCIDENT FOUND IS THAT THE ACCELERATOR OCCASIONALLY STICK WHEN TRYING TO DEPRESS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOUND THERE WAS A CARBON BUILD UP AND IT NEEDED SERVICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPLACING THE TIE ROD, WHICH WAS SERVICED AND THEY ALSO PERFORMED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TEST DRIVE BEFORE I LEFT. MY EXPERIENCE HAS LED ME TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND OTHER CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. SINCERELY, OLUTOMILOLA AIYETIWA *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228955May 27, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. AS A RESULT, SHE NOTICE A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN ROOF. AS OF MAY 27, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228876May 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE AIR CONDITIONING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE SERVICE CENTER THEY INFORMED ME A ROCK HAD BROKEN THE CONDENSER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I DISCOVERED IT WAS RELATIVELY COMMON IN 2003-PRESENT ACCORDS, IN FACT SOME OWNERS REPORTED THIS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT SAID HONDA REPLACED THE PART AT NO COST. WHEN I INFORMED MY SERVICE CENTER (CRISWELL HONDA OF GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND) OF WHAT I HAD FOUND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. IN FACT IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $700 DUE TO THE LABOR REQUIRED IN GETTING TO THE PART (REMOVING THE FRONT BUMPER). EVEN ONCE I GET THE CONDENSER REPLACED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PROTECTING THE CONDENSER FROM ANY TYPE OF ROAD DEBRIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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