Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10438665December 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AT 96,000 MILES. HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE TORQUE-CONVERTER WHICH RUINS THE UNIT. WENT TO THE TORRINGTON, CT DEALERSHIP TODAY, SPENT $116.00 TO BE TOLD WHAT I ALREADY KNEW-TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WAS QUOTED $4,050.00. TO REPAIR IT. HONDA OFFERED $1,000.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR WHICH I DECLINED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION WRONG SINCE I CAN NO LONGER USE THE CAR. HOW DOES HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS? THEY ISSUED A DIRECTIVE TSB BUT NOT A RECALL DESPITE SCORES OF HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN VARIOUS DRIVING SCENARIOS. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR DIE DUE TO HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437630November 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE DEVELOPED LEAKS IN BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINE IN REGION BELOW FLOOR PAN. THIS WAS DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN SHOWING UP LATELY, AND SHOWED ME AN ASSEMBLY THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IMPOUNDED BY DEALER BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL TOTAL FAILURE OF SYSTEMS. VEHICLE REQUIRED ALMOST TWO WEEKS TO REPAIR BECAUSE HONDA HAD A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS SUGGESTS TO ME THAT THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN DEMAND FOR THESE PARTS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436483November 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT 70,000 MILES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. MY RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HONDA HAS ONLY RECALLED 2003-2004 ACCORDS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS RELIABILITY ISSUE CONSIDERING I BOUGHT THE ACCORD FOR ITS RELIABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435999November 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AFTER HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THIS CAR 5 YEARS AGO. MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ALL THE ISSUES KNOWN BY EVERYONE. ENGINE LIGHT IS ONE SERVICE COMPUTER STATES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. AAMCO HAS TOLD ME THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BEFORE THE RECALL AND WAY AFTER AND YET HONDA IS SILENT! I AM SORRY BUT THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435563November 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
A FAILED TRANSMISSION ON A USED 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED NOT LONG AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO BREAK. HONDA REFUSES TO HELP GETTING IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR SUB-STANDARD PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434283November 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS TANK ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE HORIZONTAL WELDED SEAM AT APPROX. 126,000 MILES. IT WAS NOT NOTICED FOR OVER A MONTH SINCE IT ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. DURING THAT PERIOD, MY DAUGHTER USED THE CAR AND OFTEN TRANSPORTED HER THREE CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, HONDA BLOOMFIELD, THEY CONSIDERED THE LEAK SERIOUS ENOUGH TO TAKE IMMEDIATE FIRE/EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS AROUND THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE TANK AT A COST OF $1,307.20. AFTER I COMPLAINED, THEY REDUCED THE BILL BY 50%, BUT WOULD NOT LET ME HAVE THE OLD TANK. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD A 30 DAY OPTION TO KEEP THE OLD TANK SINCE THEY HAD PAID FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THEY ALLOWED ME TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE TANK WHICH SHOW EXTENSIVE RUST AND DELAMINATION OF THE WELDED SEAM ALL AROUND THE TANK. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM ANDERSON HONDA (NOW BLOOMFIELD HONDA) AND IT HAS BEEN USED AS NORMAL DAILY TRANSPORTATION IN THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA IN SUMMER AND WINTER AND HAS HAD ALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE ANDERSON - BLOOMFIELD DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAS HAD NO REAR END COLLISION DAMAGE AND IS NORMALLY PARKED OUTSIDE WHEN NOT IN USE. I FEEL THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED BY HONDA. EVEN A MINOR REAR END COLLISION COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. HONDA GAS TANKS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE TYPICAL MICHIGAN DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SHOULD HAVE AN INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT MILEAGE LIMIT IMPOSED SIMILAR TO THE ENGINE TIMING BELTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433699October 31, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, PARKING LAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V256000 (COMPONENT: INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427938September 29, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V259000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426945September 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE EXCESSIVELY DURING ACCELERATION WITH A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/27/11*LJ UPDATED 11/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425931September 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LOW MILEAGE NEEDS RECALL MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO CANT AFFORD THE REPAIR COSTS. THE HONDA COMPANY IS NOT HELPFUL, WITH WANTING TO FIX 2001 MODELS, I THINK ITS REDICULOUS, IF THE CAR IS UNDER 100K MI. THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE ITS THERE RESPONSIBILITY AS A COMPANY TO DO SO. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425645September 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF HONDA ACCORD 2001 PURCHASED IT THE SAME YEAR, AND CURRENTLY IT HAS 130,500 MILES ON IT. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AROUND 2008 WHEN IT HAD 65,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE COST FOR REPLACING IT WAS COVERED. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2011 WHEN IT HAD 130,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ABOUT EVERY 65,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF TIMESPAN. I HAD SEVERAL CARS BEFORE, NONE OF THEM HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL COMPENSATION, AND I MENTIONED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, AND I WAS TOLD THAT INTERNET SITE DOES NOT CONCERN THEM UNLESS IT WAS ORGANIZED BY AMERICAN HONDA AND MY REQUEST HAS BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421353August 24, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM WHEN ILLUMINATED AND IMPAIRED HER VISION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ UPDATED 10/11/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422119August 23, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR SOME TIMES. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER ON EXTENDED WARRANTY AND REFUSED MAINTENANCE DUE TO AGE OF CAR.. MANY HONDA'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NEED A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. SECOND PROBLEM IS DRIVER SEAT BELT. AIR BAGS REPLACED ON RECALL AND SHORTLY AFTER THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM NOT IN AIR BAGS BUT DRIVER SEAT BELT MODULE IN SEAT BUCKLE. SEAT BELT WARRANTY FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE BUT HONDA SAYS THE BUCKLE WHERE SWITCH IS NOT COVERED. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE SWITCH BUT MUST BUY THE COMPLETE SEAT BELT STRAP AND BUCKLE. TO ME THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE-STRAP IS PART OF THE SEAT BELT. HONDA WARRANTY SAYS A SEAT BELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS WITH THIS FAILURE HONDA MANUAL SAYS AIR BAGS WILL NOT FIRE WHEN SRS LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420995August 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON FILE, THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY A HONDA DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. BOTH CONCLUDED THAT EITHER FAULTY WIRING AND ELECTRONICS WERE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OR THAT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS IS DEFECTIVE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $700. SINCE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT , THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ALMOST IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON FILE, HONDA SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420871August 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAD GAS SO I COASTED ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED FINE WENT ABOUT 3/10THS OF A MILE GOT SPEED UP TO 30 MPH ALSO THIS TIME I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND A/C AND IT STALLED AGAIN COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED PUT IN PARK AND TRIED TO CRANK THIS TIME IT JUST TURNED OVER AND WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL I SAT THERE WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS FLASHING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT STARTED FINE THAT TIME I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP IT WAS IN THE DAY TIME THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT I HAD DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN IT STARTED THIS, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION FROM HONDA ACCORDS IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420251August 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY BEING REMOVABLE WHEN SHIFT LEVER IS OUT OF PARK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN HER HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417893August 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED 2005 THROUGH 2010 HONDA ACCORDS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412175July 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IN 2008, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED DELAYED SHIFTING. MOST RECENT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED; ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 08/24/11*LJ TRANSMISSION FAILED JULY 7 2011 UPDATED 3/06/2012 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411460July 8, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS MEDEVACED TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10410422July 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IN GEAR. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER AND GOT A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE. I HAD MADE NO PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO MAKE A DEAL AS THIS WAS THE FIRST NEWS WHEN I GOT THE PHONE CALL. THEY MUST KNOW THEY REALLY HAVE A BAD DESIGN HERE SINCE IT WAS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. OH, THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO HAVE SHOW PROBLEMS ALSO AFTER 4 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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