Honda Accord Complaints (2000)

1,183 consumer complaints on file.

#10747018August 7, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745497August 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
STARTED CAR ON THAT DATE AND LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT TALKED TO HONDA SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT ON THIS VEHICLE TALKED TO MECHANIC TO SEE ABOUT REPAIR THEY SAID IT WAS PART OF RECALL. IT IS NOT ON LIST MISSED BY ONE YEAR SO DID THEY NOT GET MY CAR? SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON NO ACCIDENTS OR ANY OTHER RELATED ISSUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735545July 21, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A LIGHT ENGINE CAME ON FROM NOWHERE, TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT, IT APPEARS TO BE A TRANSMETION CODES. SINCE THEN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734236July 15, 2015
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CLICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. AS A RESULT, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURIES/DEATH. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA ON 7-15-15 TO GET A GOODWILL REPAIR SINCE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS AS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURE DEFECT. AMAL, THE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PRODUCT CONCERNS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT IS HONDA'S POLICY NOT TO ISSUE GOODWILL SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS 15 YEARS OLD. HONDA - NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD BRAND NEW CARS!!! YOUR REPUTATION HAS BEEN TO PRODUCE SAFE, DEPENDABLE VEHICLES, BUT YOUR LACK OF ACTUAL "CUSTOMER SUPPORT" SHOWS OTHERWISE. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT IN 2012 THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION INCLUDING THE SAFETY REGULATORS, HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME. I URGE NHTSA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPRESENT US CONSUMERS BY HAVING HONDA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ASAP BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT AND WE HAVE ANOTHER FIASCO, I.E., GM IGNITION, TAKATA AIRBAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731392June 30, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERE SUB-FRAME RUST ISSUE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR FRAME. VERY SIMILAR CONDITION AS IDENTIFIED IN A OCTOBER 12, 2012, CLEVELAND, OHIO TELEVISION STATION INVESTIGATION. PLEASE SEE THE WEB SITE LISTED BELOW. HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730323June 25, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. AS A RESULT, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725555June 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, IT ROLLED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION AND IT WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724829June 11, 2015
ENGINE
RECENTLY PURCHASED 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX AND BROUGHT IT TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION HE FOUND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE F THE ENGINE SUB FRAME ROTTED OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CAUSE WAS FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN PIPE PLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724605June 10, 2015
SUSPENSION
PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE IS CLAIMED TO BE DUE TO WATER DRAINING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER ONTO THE SUBFRAME SECTION WHERE THE SWAY BAR MOUNTS. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS FINE WITHOUT RUST. THE RUST IS VERY BAD AT THIS POINT AND HAS BROKEN THROUGH. THE REST OF THE SUBFRAME AWAY FROM THIS AREA IS FINE WITHOUT RUST OR SURFACE RUST WHICH CAN BE BRUSHED OFF TO EXPOSE GREY METAL IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I.E. RUSTED SUBFRAME UNDER THE AC DRAIN HOLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724107June 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN "REVERSE" TO GET INTO A STALL PARKING SPACE ON THE STREET, IT WAS SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE". WHILE BEING IN "DRIVE" AND TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WENT IN "REVERSE" UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID REVERSING INTO A WALL, THE VEHICLE TURNED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE IMPACT POTENTIALLY INJURED A WOMEN THAT WAS STANDING BEHIND THE IMPACTED VEHICLE TALKING WITH SOMEONE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10722434May 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN HEARD CLUNK FROM PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. JACKED UP CAR, PULLED WHEEL AND FOUND SUB FRAME HAD ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HAVE BEEN IN/CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A 2000 ACCORD AND HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER ACCORD VEHICLES ( 1999-2002) WITH THE SAME CONDITION. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE SUB FRAMES ON THE AFFECTED ACCORD VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721125May 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717867May 21, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I AM NOT ON THE RECALL LIST HOWEVER I CALLED HONDA AS THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. AFTER SPEAKING TO 4 REPRESENTATIVES AT HONDA THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER RESPONDED TO A RECALL IN 2006 SERVICE BULLETIN RECALL 06-009 - CODE OPDS WHICH IS FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPAIR DONE ACCORDING TO HONDA 3/31/2010 - 10 YEAR WARRANTY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT 89000 ODOMETER ON 10/11/2012. APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED HONDA WITH NO ASSISTANCE AS THEY SAID THERE IS A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THIS RECALL. YESTERDAY I STARTED BY GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM EMILY, BRIANA, NICOLE AND ALEXIS AT HONDA - CASE NO. N012015-05-2002159 AND TO EXPECT A CALL FROM HONDA. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON JAMES (NO ID OR LAST NAME) REGIONAL CASE MANAGER. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE COULD NOT ASSIST ME. 1. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. 2. I AM NOT A LOYAL HONDA OWNER AS I HAVE NOT BOUGHT ANOTHER HONDA. 3. NO REPAIRS THROUGH HONDA. 4. THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD. I INFORMED HIM TO CHECK ANOTHER RECALL WHICH SUPERCEDES THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND DATED 3/14/2006. HE INFORMED ME TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT MY EXPENSE AT HONDA AND THE CASE IS CLOSED. I TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS A FAULT WITH HONDA AND IT IS NOT 10 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL AND I FEAR DRIVING MY ONLY CAR WITH AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT - SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS AND AN ENORMOUS DANGER TO ME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT HIS OR HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE HELP ME. I NEED HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716540May 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE OPDS CODES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,769.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714053May 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712842April 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN
2ND GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705704April 14, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SIDE AIR BAG: LIGHT COMES ON AND TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO GIVEN REASON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY 2007. TRIED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM BUERKLE HONDA WHO DID NOT MAKE ANY NOTES ABOUT MY REQUEST. NOW TELL ME I NEED A NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THAT IT MEANS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705394April 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702077March 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX IS FAILING, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS BARLEY BEEN DRIVEN. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, BOTH ON UP SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE WHICH WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD LEFT SIDE AXLE SEAL. WHEN THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO FIX THE AXLE SEAL, HE THEN RE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BAD BEARINGS AND A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 & 2001 ACCORDS. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO HAVE REACHED THE VERY SAME CONCLUSION/DIAGNOSIS. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2000 AND 2001 ACCORDS HAVE FAILED OR ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. THE SCARY PART IS ALL THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE, SOME OF THEM SEE AN ACCORD OR AN ODYSSEY (SIMILAR PROBLEM) ONCE A WEEK! FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE/INVESTIGATION THE COMMON CONSENSUS IS; THE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE LATE 90'S WERE BULLETPROOF BECAUSE THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR THE CARS FROM THE 90'S. HOWEVER, WHEN HONDA UPGRADED THE SIZE OF THEIR ENGINES AND POWER, HONDA USED THE SAME 90'S TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH IN THE LONG RUN COULD NO LONGER HANDLE THE LARGER ENGINE CAPACITY OR THE EXTRA POWER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. IN 2006 HONDA WAS HIT WITH A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA SETTLED THE MATTER OUT OF COURT BY EXTENDING THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILES. HOWEVER, HONDA NEVER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REDESIGNING THE TRANSMISSIONS OR PROVIDED A FIX. INSTEAD, HONDA SIMPLY REPLACED THE OLD FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WITH NEW TRANSMISSIONS THAT STILL HAD THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN. NOW, ALL THE TRANSMISSION IN THOSE CARS ARE FAILING AS WELL AND HONDA DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693445March 11, 2015
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY HONDA'S SEAT BELT STAYING LOCKED IN. I'VE ALSO HAVE THE SRS LIGHT ON AFTER A BATTERY CHANGE. I FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESET IT BUT IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO HONDA AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR IS "NOT AFFECTED" BY ANY RECALLS...I EXPLAINED THE SEAT BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THEY WANTED 125.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE SEAT BELT AND WHAT THE CODE IS IF IT ISN'T THE SEAT BELT I HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND 800.00.TO GET THE AIRBAGS TO WORK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY,.I EVEN TRIED GOING BACK TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE ADVISER. READING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SRS FAILURE AND SOME SUSPECT THE CAUSE RELATES TO BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE! APPEARS TO BE A CONVENIENT FAILURE TO STATE WHATEVER THEY WANT AND GET THE OWNER TO PAY! RECENTLY, HONDA HAS HAD TO RECALL AIRBAGS. MAYBE IT'S A BLESSING THAT PEOPLE'S AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RENDERED USELESS SINCE THEY BLOW UP AND HAVE KILLED PEOPLE!! I HOPE THE NHTSA REALIZES HOW MANY PEOPLES AIRBAGS HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN WORKING! WELL SURPRISE, MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE LATEST AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I AM MOST DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND DON'T SEEM TO CARE IF THEY LOSE CUSTOMERS (BY DEATH OR OTHERWISE). I TRIED CALLING THERE 800 NUMBER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL THEY WERE RUDE AND CONDESCENDING. THIS WAS MY 3RD HONDA AND MY LAST. THE RECALL EVEN STATES THERE IS NOT TO BE A CHARGE TO CHECK THIS HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT WITHOUT ME PAYING THERE FEE! DON'T CARE THE NHTSA AND HONDA'S OWN RECALL NOTICE IS IRRELEVANT TO THEM. IN LIGHT OF THE LATEST ISSUES WITH AIRBAGS I THINK I WILL WRITE AN EDITORIAL FOR THE LOCAL NEWS OR MAYBE CALL THE LOCAL TELEVISION STATION TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE ONGOING BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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