Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10069816January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TWICE. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I EXPECT MORE RELIABILITY OUT OF AN $18,000 DOLLAR PURCHASE. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. ONE YEAR LATER I RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR TRANSMISSION ON ALL 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. IT TURNS OUT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO PURCHASED A LEMON. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME SORT ON THE NHTSA SITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069973January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF. FIRST DATE OF FAILURE NOTED ABOVE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE CAR IS IN NEED OF A THIRD REPAIR ATTEMPT. THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 7,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070327January 15, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR ON STRAIGHT INTERSTATE CAR BEGAN TO STEER IRRADICALLY TO RIGHT. NO RESPONSE TO WHEEL CORRECTION, FISH TAILING, STRUCK ONE SIDE CONCRETE WALL AND CROSSED ROAD TO LEFT GUARD RAIL. BRAKES TRIED AT LEAST TWICE WITHOUT RESPONSE AND CORRECTION OF WHEEL AFTER FIRST HIT DID NOT CORRECT DIRECTION. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE AFTER FIRST HIT AND PERHAPS ONLY ON SECOND. NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. TOTAL FRONT DAMAGE. SERPENTINE BELT SEEN HANGING UPON REMOVAL OF CAR. TIE RODS AND CV JOINT BOOTS INTACT, BUT TRANSMISSION JUST REPLACED UNDER WARRANTEE AND CV JOINTS ON ORDER FOR WEAR PERHAPS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION BEING "VERY SLOPPY" CREATING FRONT END VIBRATION IN FLOOR AT 50 MILES AN HOUR TO 60 RELIEVED BY PUTTING GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FEEL STEERING FAILURE PERHAPS RELATED TO SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070338January 15, 2004
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL AT STOPS,,,BROUGHT THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER @ 1700 E SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS NV.. ON MARCH 25...APRIL 9TH/03 DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE REAR MOUNT 16029 C- CHECK FOR IDLE VIBRATION C-IDLE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN 03-016 & REAR ENGINE MOUNT MALFUINCTION R-BULLETIN PERFORM IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT PRODECURE REPLACEMENT REAR ENGINE MOUNT..WAS NOT PLEASED...COMPLAINED TO CORP...ON MAY 22 MET WITH REGIONAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND TOOK THE CAR FOR A RIDE...THE REGIONAL MANAGER ASSURED ME THATS THE WAY HONDA'S RIDE AND ALL IS NORMAL...I HAD ASKED WHY WAS THE SERVICE DONE RE: BULLENTINS...HIS COMMENT WAS...THEY WERE WRONG....I NOW FIND OUT THRU YOUR SITE THAT IT MAY BE SUSPENSION/STEERING...THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY, SAYING I WAS NUTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070618January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
AFTER 1 WEEK OF USING MY ACCORD,THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF.I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR[ROSENTHAL HONDA OF TYSONS CORNER .VA.]THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON AND TODAY IS MY 5TH TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR,AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.THEY SAY THE INDICATOR WILL COME AND STAY IF MY PASSENGER IS NOT PROPERLY SITTED,I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE LIGHT INDICATOR STAYS AND WON'T GO OFF.I AM SO TIRED OF PLEASING THE SERVICE CENTER TELLING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND AGAIN,I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM ANYMORE.YESTERDAY I CALLED THE AMAERICAN HONDA MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE INDICATOR SHOULD NOT STAY ON.SERVICE CENTER HAS NO GOOD EXPLANATION ON THIS.PLEASE HELP THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053757January 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALER INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND REPLACED THE AIR BAG AND COVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055541January 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ROUGH IDLING AND HESITATION TO THE POINT OF STALLING. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY EGR VALVE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046564December 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED ON EVERY STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. (ALMOST GOING INTO A LAKE) THREE DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050246December 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044830November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE WITH THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE BASE OF A LIGHT POST. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE AND THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. *AK *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046862November 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045492November 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD 2 DOOR COUPE EX V-6 IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED RECALL. THE CAR CAN BE TURNED OFF AND THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED WHILE THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN DRIVE. MY WIFE DID REMOVE TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. SHE THEN LOCKED THE CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I ARRIVED HOME AND THE CAR HAD ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE STREET AND HAD COME TO REST WITH BOTH REAR TIRES UP AGAINST THE CURB. IT IS JUST LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR PARKED WHERE THIS CAR CAME TO REST. IT IS JUST AS LUCKY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING BY WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AS WE LIVE ON A VERY BUSY STREET. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045419November 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE FEBRUARY, 2001. FRONT BRAKE REPLACED AS "GOOD WILL" BY HONDA AT 18618 MILES BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS TO EARLY. THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA, AND I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN LESS THAN 35,000 MILES USAGE OF FRONT BRAKES. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AT 40522 MILES, THIS TIME PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACED. NOW AT 53554 MILES BRAKE PADS GONE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043808October 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS HIT BY A CAR RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR QUARTER PANELS HIT AND THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CALLED HONDA TO FIND OUT WHERE SENSORS ARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE IN THE AREAS I WAS HIT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10043495October 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP BY "LURCHING" WHEN WE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. WE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY OUR TWO REGULAR MECHANICS AND THEY SUGGESTED WE TAKE IT BACK TO ELLENA HONDA HERE IN LAWRENCE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA CHECKED IT AND SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS TO BE DONE NEXT MONDAY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE I THOUGHT HONDA WAS A BRAND THAT COULD BE TRUSTED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043517October 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OCTOBER 2002. THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. HONDA PUT IN TWO MORE TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY BOTH FAILED IMMEDIATELY! HONDA THEN PUT IN A NEW COMPUTER MODULE AND THAT FAILED IMMEDIATELY TOO. HONDA IS NOT BEING VERY CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. WE ARE PURSUING THE LEMON LAW IN ORDER TO GET HONDA TO BUY BACK THIS FAULTY VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038412October 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES, AIR BAGS
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 0 K.M. TO 80 K.M. WITHIN 15 FEET AND BECAME STUCK BETWEEN TWO HOUSES. THE LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. . ENGINE REVED HIGH WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE BASE IDLE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HIGH. *TS *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041753October 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEFECT IN THE IGNITION TO TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK ALLOWING KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY AT LEAST FOR 15000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID HE COULD REPLACE THE SWITCH BUT I WOULD THEN HAVE A KEY FOR THE IGNITION AND A KEY FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. I TOLD THEM IF THEY COULD NOT KEY THE SWITCH THAT I WOULD NOT ACCEPT TWO DIFFERENT KEYS. IT NOW HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041206October 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ABLE TO PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN NOT IN PARK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039465September 24, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHEN IM DRIVING MY SRS LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY, I HAVENT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DONT KNOW IF THEY WILL DEPLOY, IT SEEMS THAT A FAIR AMOUNT OF HONDAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND FOR WHAT IVE SEEN THEY CANT GET REPAIRED. I HAVE A 2001 EX V6
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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