Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#756113December 28, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS CONTINUALLY AFTER COLD STARTS OR SHORT PERIODS OF NOT RUNNING. EXCESSIVE AND HARD PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL, EVIDENTLY TO ENGAGE THE THROTTLE PLATE AND/OR THROTTLE LINKAGE. THE SURPRISING RESULT TO THE DRIVER IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD, OFTEN SQUEALING TIRES, IN A SPEEDY AND DANGEROUSLY UNCONTROLLED MANNER. CAN BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING IN CONFINED AREAS, PARKING LOTS OR AROUND PREDESTRIANS. OUR SON RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAD DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS OFFICE ADMITS A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED TO ITS DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED 1981, 1987, STILL OWN A 1993 HONDA ACCORD AMONG OTHER MAKES AND MODELS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED GAS PEDALS THAT BIND AND STICK LIKE THE ONE IN THIS 1998 HONDA ACCORD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756115December 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE EGR TO 8 YRS DUE TO FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001195December 28, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V231000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001224December 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON 3 OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001144December 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VARIOUS LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE AND ENGINE WILL STALL SUDDENLY. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001146December 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756051December 26, 2001
TIRES
TIRE BLEW OUT AND I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY TO CHANGE FLAT. DEALER REFUSED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT TIRE FOR DEFECTS. CAR WAS LITERALLY 4 DAYS OLD.*AK (TIRESIZE: 195/65R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755975December 23, 2001
TIRES
REPLACEMENT TIRE, PLACED ON CAR 9/00, TIRE HAS 10,000 MILES---SIDE WALL HAS 3 INCH BUBBLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MMV9 MAHR TIRESIZE: 195/60 R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755948December 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APROXIMATELY 70MPH, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. I SUFFERED MILD ABRASION TO THE HAND, RINGING IN RIGHT EAR, AND SMOKE INHALATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755955December 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES VEHICLE WON'T DOWNSHIFT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. CAR WILL GO FOR WEEKS FINE, THEN WILL GO FOR HOURS OR WEEKS FAILING TO REPOND WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESED TO SPEED UPTWO LOCAL DEALERS HAD SEEN CAR BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT CAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL REPOND TO MY NEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755931December 21, 2001
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#755891December 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CAME APART INTERNALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755893December 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I ATTEMPTED PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, PUTTING THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR, AND APPLYING THE BREAK WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS INCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON A 911 CALL THAT I MADE DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT. I DID GIVE DETAILS OF WHAT I WAS DOING TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING HOWEVER ALL MEASURES FAILED. I DID EVENTUALLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HONDA IS NOW DENYING ANY MALFUCTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000929December 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755844December 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING. THIS ENGINE SHUTS DOWN FORCING ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP WHETHER I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR SURFACE STREETS. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE AUTO REPARI SHOP EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, FOR A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. EACH TIME THE CAR IS PROBED AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IS CONDUCTED BUT STILL THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT THE COMPUTER IN MY CAR FAILS TO PROVIDE A CODE WHICH COULD THEN BE USED TO TRACE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, DEC. 18TH, THE MECHANICS HAD A GROUP DISCUSSION ABOUT HO*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755847December 19, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE TURNS ITSELF OFF. FIRST TIME WHILE IN PARK, SECOND TIME WHILE ON HWY AT 45 MPH, LOSING ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER STATES NEEDS NEW IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755848December 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
EXCESSIVE PRESSURE NEEDED TO MOVE STUCK ACCELERATOR, THEN SUDDENLY LOOSENS AND CAR LURCHES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000881December 18, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION FLOOR MAT STUCK UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A STOPPED CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. NOTE: 2 INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER VEHICLE ARE CLAIMING UNKNOWN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#755783December 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS - TOOK CARE IN FOR REPAIR OF OIL LEAK AND DISCOVERED MAIN SEAL PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755640December 14, 2001
AIR BAGS
I HAVE TAKEN MY HONDA INTO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE THIRD VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THEY DETECTED THAT THE SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND A REPLACEMENT PART WOULD BE ORDERED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE PART ARRIVED, WAS INSTALLED, AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. UPON MY RETURN, THE SERVICE DEALER (CLAIR HONDA) INFORMED ME THAT THE HONDA TECH LINE SAID THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, INSTRUCTED THE SERVICE DEALER TO RESET THE LIGHT AND TOLD THE DEALER THAT A REPLACEMENT PART MAY BE READY IN JUNE, AT WHICH TIME HONDA IS PLANNING A RECALL. IN THE MEANTIME MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, AND I WILL HAVE BEEN WITHOUT FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS FOR OVER A YEAR. BEING THAT I DRIVE 25000 MILES A YEAR, I AM VERY UPSET AT THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM HONDA. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ITS SAFETY FEATURES AND AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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