Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10151279February 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CAR WOULDN'T START AND STUCK IN PARK. DIAGNOSED AS WIRING HARNESS THAT RUBBED AGAINST BODY AND MELTED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. SEEMS DEFECTIVE TO ME AND SHOULD BE COVERED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150424February 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. AT 30 MPH, THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE CONTINUE TO RISE, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150367February 15, 2006
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH 3.0 LITER V-6 ENGINE. SRS LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALER CHARGES $1300 TO REPLACE THE SRS MODULE - WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. WHY ISN'T THIS SAFETY FEATURE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149665February 7, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN BUT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT HAND AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10149172February 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ACCORD 2001 EX COUPE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) I HAVE A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN WHICH THE GEARS SLIP BEFORE CATCHING. THE RESULT IS AN UNEXPECTED BANG FEELING AND AN ABNORMALLY FAST ACCELERATION TIME WHICH FOR SURE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. (FOR SOMETHING TO COMPARE BY, ITS LIKE PUTTING GAS UNTIL YOUR RPMS REACH OVER 5000 IN A STANDARD CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY POPPING THE CLUTCH) THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, OFTEN TIMES SHIFTING EXTREMELY EARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A FEELING "LIKE I PLOWED INTO SOMEONE AND THEN SUDDENLY WAS HIT BEHIND". I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO WINDWARD HONDA AND THE PEOPLE THERE INCLUDING THE SHOP FOREMAN CONTINUES TO SAY THAT THE HUGE BANG AND ABNORMAL SHIFTING IS NORMAL. WITHIN ONE DAY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN I ALMOST RAN INTO A PARKING STRUCTURE PILLAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH UNTIL THE ENGINES RPMS HIT PAST 3000. THERE HAS BEEN ONE INJURY INVOLVING A SLIGHT CASE OF WHIPLASH AFTER THE ENGINE SOMEHOW REVVED UP PAST 5000 AND THEN CAUGHT. (THE GAS WAS PRESSED DOWN AND EVEN AFTER THE GAS WAS RELEASED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND WHEN IT HIT AROUND 5500 RPM THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT MAKING IT FEEL LIKE I GOT BANGED BY ANOTHER CAR GOING 15+ MPH) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HONDA CLAIMS THAT IF THEY CANT DUPLICATE IT ON THEIR TEST DRIVE AROUND THE AREA, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM (HONDA IS VERY POOR AT DUPLICATING THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE FAILURE HAPPENS) THE FAILURE HAPPENS IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. WHEN YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC REQUIRING YOU TO STOP AND GO CONSTANTLY 2. ENTERING SHORT ON RAMPS REQUIRING THE CAR TO DOWNSHIFT 3. ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN BUT DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. *HONDA WAS TESTING THE CAR IN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS WITH NO TRAFFIC INCIDENTS STARTED FROM JUNE OF 2003 AND IS STILL ONGOING TODAY JANUARY 31, 2006 (THE EXACT NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED IS UNKNOWN, OCCURS MUTIPLE TIMES IN DAILY TRAFFIC)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10148889January 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, EQUIPMENT
I BELIEVE THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX, 4 CYL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I BOUGHT CAR NEW IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS 3 TIMES, AND THE BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES. I JUST HAD NEW ROTORS AND PADS PUT ON LAST SUMMER, AND WHEN THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS CHECKING MY CAR FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE NEW ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE PADS WORE OUT. I AM WONDERING IF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS TO WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY. THE BACK DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME. IT SEEMS THAT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I USE THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DOING ALL THE WORK. NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148913January 28, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
RED SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A RECURRING PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST $100 TO READ THE ERROR CODE, AND $600-$1300 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT FAILED. I WAITED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HONDA IS CLEARLY AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY SEAT BELT AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149759January 23, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2001 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *TS ***NO ANS REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT DUE TO A MINOR SCRAPE ON THE UNI-BODY UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME (THE SECTION RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY FROM THE REAR) THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE IMPACT AT THE SCRAPE POINT. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148376January 23, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORDS AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL PUT OUT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? THANK YOU . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147903January 17, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LAMP REMAINS LIT. NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENTS CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. CONSEQUENCES OF SRS UNIT FAILURE INCLUDES NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN FRONTAL/SIDE IMPACT. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION ESTIMATES PARTS REPLACEMENT AT $425. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147437January 11, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT WENT ON IN MY CAR FOR NO REASON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147489January 11, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH 45000 MILES. SRS RED LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT INDICATES THE FRONT AIRBAGS ARE LIKELY DISABLED STAYS ON. A HONDA MECHANIC HAS TESTED FOR THE ERROR CODE AND RESET THE SRS TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE CODE FROM HIS TEST INDICATES THAT THE UNIT CONTROLLING THE FRONT AIR BAGS IS THE PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT PART SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A CAR THIS NEW WITH THIS FEW MILES WHEN IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147060January 6, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT IS ON, VEHICLE NEEDS NEW OPDS. RESULT: NO WORKING AIR BAGS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146925January 4, 2006
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT COME ON FOR NO REASON, PAID A MECHANIC TO RESET THE LIGHT. 3 MONTH LATER IT COME ON AGAIN, PAID AGAIN TO RESET IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146625December 31, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY TO REPLACE THE SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN AND IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNER?? THE DEALER SAYS IF THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE SIDE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO START A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? HAS THE NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2001 HONDA ACCORDS? I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. AMAZING, HONDAS MADE AFTER 2001 DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO HONDA HAS OBVIOUSLY CORRECTED A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT IT IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145672December 20, 2005
AIR BAGS
SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (AUG. 2004), THE "SIDE AIRBAG"/"SRS" LIGHT HAVE CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. I HAVE REPEATEDLY NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T A CLUE. THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THE WARNING LIGHT(S) HAVE BEEN ON FOR WELL OVER 2 HRS OR 200+ MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MORE THAN ONE HONDA LOCATION FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, AND THEY ALL HAVE NO ANSWER. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S TECHNICIANS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT LEAVING A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY PROCLAIM THEY HAVE NO POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THE ISSUE. THE COMMON RESPONSE IS "THE SRS SYSTEM IS TESTING ITSELF," "THERE ARE TOO MANY/TOO LITTLE OBJECTS IN THE SEAT," "CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE," ETC.. SO FAR HONDA HAS NOT OFFERED A PROPER SOLUTION, OR EVEN A PROBABLE CAUSE. AT THIS POINT I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. INDIVIDUAL'S SAFETY SHOULD NOT BE A IGNORED OR DISMISSED. I FEEL HAVE BEEN MISLEAD FROM DAY ONE ABOUT THE RELIABILITY, SAFETY, OR THE CAR IN GENERAL. I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED HONDA WITH THE ASSUMPTION OF A EXCELLENT/QUALITY VEHICLE. SO FAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT HEADACHES, NUMEROUS SERIOUS SAFETY/MECHANICAL RECALLS, AND A LACK OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF HONDA. AT THIS POINT, I AM WASTING MY TIME, MONEY, AND POSSIBLY MY HEALTH IN THIS CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, THEREFORE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THIS VEHICLE--ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE I AM EXPECTED TO PAY. IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE ISSUES AS SERIOUS AS THESE, BEING "SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET" BY IT'S MAKERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145586December 19, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX AND DOES NOT GO OFF. THE DEALER WANTS $125 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND $1300 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR UNIT. THE SERVICE MAN NEVER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS, BUT IS CLEARLY INDICATED AS A PROBLEM IN SEVERAL WEB SITES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS AND PAID EXTRA FOR THEM UP FRONT. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145498December 16, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE SRS INDICATOR IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS LIT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146417December 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER 2001 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION KEY IS REMOVABLE WITH THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER PARKED HER VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE HER HOME. WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET HIT THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, JUMPED THE CURB AND ROLLED INTO HER NEIGHBORS YARD. RECALL 05V025000 WAS ISSUED MARCH 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144511December 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK WHILE DRIVING T 50 MPH OR MORE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED OR REBUILT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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