Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10191057May 17, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT IS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191131May 17, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX FOR AN AIRBAG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190147May 8, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PCM WAS GIVING OFF FALSE ERROR CODES, DEALER WAS THE FIRST TO BRING UP PROBLEM AFTER RECALLED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS A DEALER'S PROBLEM. PCM WILL CREATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF, AND WILL APPEAR AT VARIOUS TIMES OF OPERATION. HAS CAUSED ME TO CONSTANTLY GO TO DEALER AND VARIOUS MECHANIC SHOPS TO GET ERROR CODES ERASED. CAR WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT PASS SMOG TEST. ALSO WILL CONSUME MORE FUEL THAN IT SHOULD. COST TO REPLACE PCM IS APPROXIMATELY $800. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189720May 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2001 HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED NEW AT DEALERSHIP. A FEW MONTHS LATER (LESS THAN 1 YEAR) SRS LIGHT INDICATING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AUTO WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR; TEMPORARILY LIGHT OFF, BUT CAME BACK SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IN ALL TOTAL, CAR BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM PROBABLY 6 OR MORE TIMES, VARIABLY CALLED SENSOR, LIGHT BULB AND SEAT BELT PROBLEM. DAUGHTER NOW HAS CAR, AND HAS MOVED OUT OF TOWN. LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING PROBLEM, AND SHE HAS A WRECK, WITH NO INJURIES BUT CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF CAR. FRONT END REPAIRED, LIGHT TEMPORARILY WENT OFF, BUT CAME BACK ON WITHIN A , MONTH OR TWO, ANOTHER WRECK WITH DAMAGE TO FRONT AND BACK CAR, THIS TIME TO POINT OF HAVING TO BE TOWED AND UNDRIVABLE. IN NEITHER CASE DID AIRBAGS DEPLOY, AND DAUGHTER SUSTAINED MILD NECK AND HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING HEAD REPEATEDLY ON STEERING WHEEL. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN AIRBAG SENSOR AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM THAT LEAD US ASTRAY IN ASSUMING IT WAS MINOR, AND COULD HAVE ALLOWED MAJOR INJURY TO DAUGHTER. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT LETTING HER DRIVE CAR AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10188294April 18, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I STARTED GETTING AN INDICATION OF SRS LIGHT. STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHAT IS THE DEAL IS THIS CAR SAFE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188106April 17, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ACCORD EX IN 2001 AT A HONDA DEALER IN TEXAS , NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND FOUND OUT IT COULD BE THAT THE GAS CAP MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED. SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 3 DRIVING TRIPS TO SEE IF IT WENTOFF. THATS WASWHAT MANUAL SUGGESTED FIRST. THEN ITWENT OFF TO HONDA DEALER TO SEE IF COMPUTER NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER ,WHICH I HEARD COULD LIKELY BE INACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, AND MORE LIKELY OXYGEN SENSOR. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURRED, THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON AND DID NOT GO OUT. *AK SRS LIGHT COMING ON, I HAVE ALSO HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS INDICATOR COME ON. IT IS A BIT CONCERNING THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR ACCORD WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT AN AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR? DID I BUY A LEMON? I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY, WHICH THEY TOUT SO MUCH ABOUT, AND DISRESPECT FOR CONSUMER'S CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187712April 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE OPD SENSOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE OPD SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 130000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187734April 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED USED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2006. IN MAY 2006 I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CUTOUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS SYMPTOM STILL EXISTS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE IMMOBILIZATION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. I ALSO EXPERIENCE A STARTING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DASH LIGHTS NORMALLY COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTS. WHEN THE CAR DOES NOT START, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE IMMOBILIZATION INDICATOR LIGHT ARE BOTH OFF. I'VE ALSO SEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE OTHER LIGHTS ARE OFF AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IF I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE, IT WILL START. I'VE HAD THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY CHECKED MY KEYS WHICH WERE OK. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY AND THE MAIN COMPUTER AND I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE OF NO FURTHER HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187313April 9, 2007
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT TURNED ON LAST WEEK AT 75000 MILES, AND I KNOW THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MY HUSBAND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM COUPLE OF YEARS AGO , AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE USE OF CELLOPHANE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER FIXED IT FOR FREE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS VERY COMMON FOR THE 2001 MODELS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS VERY COSTLY AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT IN MARCH 2007, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SLID INTO A SNOW BANK, AND I AM THANKFUL THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT MAJOR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED . THE SRS LIGHT TURNED ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND I WAS NOT SURE IF I EVER HAD ANY PROTECTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, SINCE THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. NOW EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR I AM VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE MY LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS HONDA WAS AT STAKE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR OR FIX GET THE CURRENT ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS!! PEOPLES LIVES WERE IN DANGER WHEN THEY WERE ON THE ROAD, AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY BY ANYONE. I AM A MOTHER, A WIFE, A SISTER, AND A DAUGHTER. MY LIFE HAS VALUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186302March 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2001 HONDA ACCORD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO SOUND, NO WARNING, JUST CUT OUT AT 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185667March 20, 2007
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE DISCOVERED THE SUN ROOF CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND A PIECE OF THE GLASS BLEW OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE SUN ROOF. *AK UPDATED 09/24/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185292March 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AS THOUGH HE HAD TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, AND IT HAPPENED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 15 - 20 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER BEHIND HIM HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING HIM. ON EACH OCCASION THE WEATHER WAS NICE. HE H HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED ON 03/12/2007, AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,504.*AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185189March 15, 2007
INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. 5 YEARS AGO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V256000 IS RELATED TO THE CONTACTS INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL IS NOT RELATED TO HIS VIN. THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED FOR HIM AND HIS TEENAGE DRIVER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185071March 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
MY CAR WAS PARKED FOR TWO WEEKS, AS I JUST PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WENT TO DRIVE MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE LIT AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD MY ALTERNATOR BRACKET BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF INSIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO THE SAME ISSUE: BROKEN ALTERNATOR BRACKET OR LOWER MOUNTING BOLT. HONDA. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAWSPECIALISTS.COM/TSB/HONDA.HTML # TSB #05012004 -- BROKEN ALTERNATOR BRACKET OR BRACKET MOUNTING BOLT. *NM (NHTSA ID #10013977, MAY 01 2004) HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/TSBS.SHTML. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185073March 14, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE PEDAL RESISTED AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS. I TAPPED IT LIGHTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEED, ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. AS IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, I SIDE SWIPED THE NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED BACKWARDS STRIKING THE FRONT OF ANOTHER NEIGHBORS CONDO. AFTER STRIKING THE CONDO, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AT HIGH RPMS AND CONTINUED TO TRY AND SURGE BACKWARDS. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, APPARENTLY FROM TIRES THAT WERE STILL ROTATING. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE HIT AND JUMPED OVER A CURBED ISLAND IN THE LOT. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ITS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A STOP ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND TOOK A REPORT AND PICTURES. OFFICER COMSTOCK CONDUCTED A QUERY ON "UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION" AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF VEHICLES ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. HE FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES TO IT POSSIBLY BEING TIED TO THE "CRUISE CONTROL". HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HE ADVISED NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HONDA REPS. I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS EVIDENT BY THE POLICE REPORT, PICTURES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED AND STATED THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SHOCKED THAT THEY DID NOT TAKE THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, I WAS TEACHING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IF THIS HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE, I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE MOWED DOWN AND POSSIBLY KILLED MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE ISSUE IS NOT WHETHER HONDA FOUND PROOF OF THE MALFUNCTION BUT THE MALFUNCTION DID OCCUR. MORALLY AND ETHICALLY, I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND PUT OTHER DRIVERS INCLUDING MYSELF AT RISK. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY MATTER AND HONDA CLEARLY IS NOT CONCERNED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184508March 8, 2007
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONE DAY, MY SRS CHECK LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY. I RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY'RE ONE OF THE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 6TH GENERATION ACCORDS, THAT ARE CAUSED BY NO REAL PROBLEMS. HONDA CORPORATION IS NOT WILLING TO OFFER A REMEDY ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT INVOLVES SAFETY ISSUES (AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED). I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER NOW AND PAY $80+, JUST TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IF MY SRS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS WITH MOST CASES EXPERIENCED BY OTHER ACCORD OWNERS, IT WILL BE ANOTHER $700+ FOR REPLACEMENT.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183664February 27, 2007
AIR BAGS
THE HONDA ACCORD ENTERED A TURN LANE AND BEGAN DECREASING SPEED DUE TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN AT THE SAME TIME A TRUCK DRIVEN BY A TEENAGE BOY EXCESSIVELY ACCELERATED WHILE EXITING A GAS STATION AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE HONDA ACCORD CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE/FRONT OF CAR. THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE WERE PUSHED BACK TOWARD THE DRIVER. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE ESTIMATED SPEED OF THE HONDA AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION WAS 20 - 25 MPH. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING INSURANCE REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF CAN BE REPAIRED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182625February 15, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH 83932 FAILURE MILEAG AT 35 MPH SHE TURNED THE HEAT ON, AND THE NEXT THING SHE REMEMBERED WAS BEING PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE FLIPPED, SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CRASH, BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10182185February 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS AIR BAG SENSOR FAULTY, POSSIBLE RISK OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181994February 8, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO REASON AND STAYED ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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