Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10212043December 17, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS OR SEATBELTS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. *TR
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#10211263December 9, 2007
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE LIGHT RESET AND IT CAME ON SOON THEREAFTER. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS AND NO RESULTING ACTION OR REMEDY FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND COULD POTENTIALLY THREATEN THE LIVES OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. *TR
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#10211175December 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, TIRES
IN APRIL 2001, I PURCHASED NEW HONDA ACCORD EX FROM ITS DEALER, PLANETHONDA IN UNION, NJ. THE CAR HAD BEEN SORE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AFFECTED THE ENGINE AND BRAKES. NOT ONLY, HONDA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, BUT ALSO THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION MADE THE CAR RUN IN THE LOW GEAR, DAMAGED THE ENGINE. MY CAR ENGINE IS BURNING MORE MOTOR OIL AND I HAVE TO ADD ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 700-800 MILES. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTOR/DRUM,BRAKE SHOE PADS EVERY 6-8 MONTHS BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS THE SIDE AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON SINCE 30000 MILES. I WAS ADVISED BY NHTSA TO SEND THE COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. PLEASE FORWARD THE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK INTO THE MATTER. THANKS....... ASHOK KUMAR *TR
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#10211016December 6, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT CAME UP FOR NO REASONS ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IT CAME ON AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY WAS OVER. I HAD BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD RESET IT. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK WITHIN A WEEK. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL TRIGGER A RECALL FROM HONDA AS IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING THE SAME THING!!!! I DON'T WANT TO SHELL OUT $$$$ TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10211034December 6, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM HONDA IN 11/2001. MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I WOULD INFORM HONDA EVERY TIME I WENT IN FOR A SERVICE OR OIL CHANGE. THEY WOULD ADJUST THE LIGHT AND IT WOULD COME ON WEEKS LATER. I FINALLY HAD THE SRS LIGHT SERVICED BY HONDA. CURRENTLY THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210190November 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE SRS LIGHT COME ON SINCE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. HAVING GONE THROUGH THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH NHTSA, I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAD RUN A LITTLE MORE THAN 103,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT STILL FALLS UNDER THE FREE OPDS REPLACEMENT PERIOD AS STATED BY THE NHTSA AUTHORITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10209106November 16, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT STAYS LIT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE IT IS MANUFACTURER FAULT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10207337October 29, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS
ON 26TH OCTOBER 2007, FRIDAY, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY IN NEW JERSEY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, THE CAR WAS FINE. WHEN I STARTED BACK HOME, THE VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ON. IT STILL IS AFTER 4 DAYS. RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. KINDLY TAKE ACTION TO MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS GIVEN THE POPULARITY OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL. THANK YOU. PLEASE SEE THIS PAGE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/SRS_LIGHT_KEEPS_COMING_ON.SHTML FOR TALES OF SIMILAR FAILURE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204778October 3, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD IS PEELING AND THE CLEAR COAT IS LIFTING,FRONT TO BACK, I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY HONDA'S OF YEARS AROUND THE SAME AGE, DARK COLORS, THE PAINT AND BODY SHOPS SAID THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT AND PROCEDURES IN PAINTING THE CAR , THIS IS THE ONLY HONDA OUT OF THE 9 OTHER HONDA'S, I'VE OWNED WITH A PAINT PROBLEM, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 60000 MILES ON IT, OTHER HONDA'S THAT I HAVE HAD AS MUCH AS 250,000, AND THE PAINT LOOKED GREAT (1990 ACCORD) THE DEALER SHIP (GROPPETTI HONDA CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I CONTINUE TO SEE HONDAS WITH THIS SAME PAINT PROBLEMS, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM GENERAL MOTORS HAD BACK YEARS AGO AND THEY CORRECTED THE PAINT WITH A RECALL, AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, I KNOW THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. *JB
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Deaths:
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#10202216September 7, 2007
AIR BAGS
HONDA ACCORD 2001 LX, 40000 MILES. 1. SINCE TWO MONTHS AGO, SRS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. 2. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE SRS LIGHT IS 'ON', DRIVER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. 3. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS A COMMON ONE AMONG HONDA OWNERS. IT SHOULD NOT COST OWNERS TO INSPECT AND REPAIR A DEFECT THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR (AND ALREADY AWARE). *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10202118September 6, 2007
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND A 2003 HONDA PILOT. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SRS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HAND RADIO INTERFERENCE AND CELL PHONES CAN TRIGGER THE SRS LIGHT TO GO ON MAKING THE SRS INOPERABLE. MY WIFE CARRIES A HAND RADIO AND DRIVES BOTH VEHICLES. WE BOTH HAVE CELL PHONES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH HONDA. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR THIS AT NO COST TO ME. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10200379August 21, 2007
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD HONDA ACCORD 2001 WILL ACTIVATE THE SRS LIGHT BY THE USE OF CELL PHONE OR LAPTOP PREVENTING THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. I THE LIGHT IS ON THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESPOND IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BETWEEN DEAD Y LIVE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BY HONDA TO CORRECT ALL CARS AFFECTED. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $700.00 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIX. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200381August 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WAS REBUILT I PAID $1,377.00 FOR IT AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION OF ERIE, PA. AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTED THE SAME AND LATER ON A HORRIBLE NOISE START TO SOUND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SAID THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 13 DAYS INTHE MONTH OF JUNE 2007. FINALLY, THEY DECIDED TO PUT THE REVERSE SELECTOR GEAR ON THIS TRASMITION THUS ENDING UP WITH SAME NOISE WHEN AS PREVIOUS WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION NOW IT IS RUNNING WELL BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT STILL MAKES THE SAME BAD NOISE, LIKE A CLUNK KIND OF NOISE. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE CLICK SOUND, IT IS A BAD SOUND, REALLY LOUD. THE DEALER SAY THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR AND I TOLD THE MANAGER YOU ARE CRAZY. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE THEY ALREADY MADE THERE MONEY, NOW WORK BEGINS. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. SO I GOT A CAR WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS WITH NO WARRANTY BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PAYS FOR IT, THERE IS NOT WARRANTY. BEAUTIFUL, WELL DONE HONDA. LAST CAR I BUY FROM HONDA. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10198782August 7, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH LING LONG 225/40-18 TIRES. HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND NOTICED CRACKS ON THE TIRE WALLS OF THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PLACE WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
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#10198659August 6, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS UPON FIRST START WHEN CAR IS COLD. IT REQUIRES PUSHING DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL ON PEDAL AND CAR THEN SURGES FORWARD ABRUPTLY, BEFORE WORKING APPROPRIATELY. SINCE I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE PEDAL, I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS ONLY OCCURS IN FORWARD. CONTACT INITIATED WITH DEALERSHIP. *JB
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#10198350August 2, 2007
AIR BAGS
HONDA ACCORD 2001. SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON FOR MONTHS NOW WITH NO APPARENT TRIGGER (NO ACCIDENTS, PREVIOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT). BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALER - CHARGED $90 DIAGNOSTICS WHICH RESULTED THAT AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT WAS BROKEN. REPLACED AT OUTSIDE MECHANIC WITH ORIGINAL HONDA PARTS FOR $400, HOWEVER SRS LIGHT REMAINED ON DESPITE CORRECTING STATED DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM. ARGUED TO RETURN PART BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, WHICH WAS FINALLY DONE, BUT DEALERSHIP STATES THAT NEEDS ANOTHER $90 DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND THE PROBLEM AGAIN - BACK TO SQUARE ONE. CONCERNED WITH SAFETY ISSUE OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED TO OTHER CONSUMERS. VERY CONCERNED WITH REGARDS HONDA COMPANY IN THEIR LACK OF CONCERN WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS! *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10196278July 13, 2007
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOT A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON 12-2-06 AND I HAVE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT WHY THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME AN EXPLAINATION AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE SEATBELTS UNTIL I REPLACE THE AIRBAGS, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10196097July 11, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A 2001 HONDA ACCORD THAT I OWN. I HAVE CLOSE TO 76,000 MILES, AND I HAVE ALWAYS DONE EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE WITH A LOCAL HONDA DEALER HERE IN CANANDAIGUA , NY. ON JUNE 21, 2007 I TOOK THE HONDA TO DEALER FOR A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR, IT TURNED OUT TO BE REAR STABILIZER JOINTS, BOTH OF THEM WERE REPLACED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER, I AM DRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP AND HEAR THIS LOUD POP LIKE MY TIRE BLEW UP. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE NEXT THING I KNEW SOMETHING WAS SCRAPING THE ROAD, AND I COULD SEE SOME SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, I SOMEHOW STOPPED THE CAR AND MY MOTHER AND I GET OUT. FORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T KILLED, A LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND PULLED THE AXLE OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER. I NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM A HONDA, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A LOWER BALL JOINT,WAS IT SOMETHING THAT COULD GO OR BREAK APART. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. WHEN REPAIRING THE CAR I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THE OTHER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND THEY NOTICED SOME PLAY OR MOVEMENT IN THEM. SO THEY REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. WHICH WAS ALSO ODD TO ME THAT 3 OUT OF 4 BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AT THE HONDA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2006, AND DURING AN INSPECTION I UNDERSTOOD THAT BALL JOINTS WERE TO BE LOOKED AT. IF SO, HOW COME I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RUST IN THE BALL JOINTS AT THAT TIME. HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD IN 8 MONTHS TIME TO CAUSE SUCH A CATASTROPHE. *AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193997June 22, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2001 HONDA ACCORD, 71,500 MILES, SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192634June 7, 2007
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. IT WAS FIXED SEVERAL TIMES COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE BY SOME RECALL. NOW I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY AND IT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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