Honda Accord Complaints (2004)

1,018 consumer complaints on file.

#10506074April 12, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL VERY HARD TO MANEUVER WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,392. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507472April 8, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, GREY SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000. *TR UPDATED*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505569April 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2007 BECAUSE THE GEARS WERE CHIPPED AND FRACTURED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN IN 2011 BECAUSE THE GEARS HAD DRIED, OVERHEATED AND FRACTURED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SECOND TIME. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH DEALT WITH THE GEARS OVERHEATING AND NEEDING AN OIL COOLER RETURN LINE OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505422April 2, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,050. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505436April 2, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,539. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504847March 28, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING), THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE REPAIRS SPECIFIED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504376March 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN HOSE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY FACTORY, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WATER BUILD UP IN A/C RESERVOIR. WATER DRAINED ONTO VEHICLE ECU, CAUSING CORROSION. ENGINE STARTED RUNNING POORLY, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF ECU TO RECOGNIZE VALID KEYS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE STALLING IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE AC UNIT DIRECTLY OVER THE UNPROTECTED ECU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504149March 22, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CODE IS 61-10. THEY WOULD ORDER THE SEAT BELT PART (SPECIAL ORDER). I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SEAT BELTS WOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. DEALERS TOLD ME "IT'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE SEAT BELT, NOT MECHANICAL" AND HONDA DOES NOT COVER THIS EVEN THE LANGUAGE IN THE WARRANTY DOES NOT EXPRESS THIS AT ALL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED HOW HONDA WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. WONDERING HOW THEY RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THE ONLY RECOURSE I HAVE IS SPEND THE $260.00 AND NEVER, NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503417March 18, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID, CAUSING AIR TO SEEP INTO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. AS A RESULT, TEHRE WAS AN ABNORMA NOISE CMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING HOSE BUT NOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE COST OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE REPAIR, IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) BUT NOT FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,592 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503283March 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP IN RPMS. CAR CONTINUES TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SHIFTING GEARS EFFECTIVELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501957March 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501294March 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. APPEARING ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED THE SHIFTER TO MAKE SURE I WAS STILL IN DRIVE WHICH IT WAS. TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO D3 AND D2 HOWEVER THERE WAS NO CHANGE. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 - 35MPH WHEN I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AS IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OK. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE TROOPER. I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO TRY AND GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT JERKED BACKWARDS. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE AND GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I REACHED 60MPH AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT AND WOULD CONTINUE FOR A FEW MILES UNTIL THE VEHICLE ACTED UP AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS ABOUT 4 TIMES UNTIL I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE NOW SITS. IT APPEARED THAT THIS WASN'T A PROBLEM WHILE I STAYED UNDER 60MPH AS WHEN I HIT LOCAL ROADS AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30MPH THE CAR DID NOT ACT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501133March 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL GENERATED A SEAT POSITION SENSOR SRS CODE AT 85,000 MILES. SRS LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ON. I FOUND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V001000 RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THE 2004 ACCORDS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS A RESULT, BUT WAS FULLY AWARE OF THIS "COMMON" ISSUE. THEY INDICATED I SHOULD NOT HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN ONCE FIXED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE EXTREME SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. NOW 4 YEARS LATER AT 155,000 MILES, THE SRS LIGHT IS ONCE AGAIN ON AND THE CODE INDICATES THE SAME SEAT POSITION SENSOR ISSUE. I CONTACTED HONDA ONCE AGAIN AND RAISED THE ISSUE. I UNFORTUNATELY RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION OR UNDERSTANDING FOR THE REPAIR. I STRESSED THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE THE MATTER MORE SERIOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499947February 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499871February 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD A SUDDEN FALLEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND LOOSE SPEED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT PUTTING IN THE GEARS IT GOT OVER HEATED FAST AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HAD A STRANGER HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE AND AAA TOWED IT TO MY HOME THEN THE NEXT MORNING TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER READING COMMENTS ON MOTOR TREND.COM HONDA FAILED TO SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 ACCORDV6 OBVIOUSLY HAVE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND I WANT MY TRANSMISSION PAID FOR FROM HONDA IM REALLY UPSET AND HONDA CORP. NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497301February 6, 2013
STEERING
2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR CONFIRMED WITH HIM, THAT A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE COULD CAUSE A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO REDUCED POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD SEEM TO HIM, THAT REPLACING A HOSE AND O-RING ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD THE HOSE FAIL WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE HOSE ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE FAILED AND IT CAUSED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496637February 6, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD A LEAK AND THEY STATED THAT THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495196January 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE OPERABLE BUT THE LIGHTING WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494856January 27, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
URGENT - SAFETY ISSUES RECENTLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WILL STAY ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE ENGINE . THIS SEEM TO BE HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. FURTHER SEARCH ON THE WEB THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEMS FOR 2004 HONDA ACCORD, BELOW ARE STEPS THAT I HAD TRIED. 1/ IF THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE START, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START AGAIN SOMETIMES THE LIGHT GOES OFF SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. 2/ IF THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE START, TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN BUCKLE THE SEATBELT AND START, THIS SEEM TO TURN OFF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. 3/ WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE IN PART, UN-BUCKLE THE SEATBELT SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON BUT NOT THE SEATBELT LIGHT. OTHER TIME SEATBELT LIGHT ON AND AIRBAG LIGHT OFF ( I THINK THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE) SEARCHING THROUGH NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND ONE REALLY THAT MIGHT RELATED TO THIS ON 2007 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V001000) AIRBAG FRONTAL SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL. PLEASE HELP TO LOOK INTO THIS AS THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT WORK WHEN THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494872January 27, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
THERE ARE PLENTY OF ONLINE POSTS REGARDING THE SRS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON IN HONDA VEHICLES. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR INSIDE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. CONSIDERING THE MAGNITUDE OF REPORTS, THERE SHOULD'VE BEEN A RECALLED ISSUED. ALTHOUGH THE NEW CAR WARRANTY BOOKLET CLEARLY STATES ON PAGE 31 THAT THERE IS LIFETIME COVERAGE OF ANY SEAT BELT COMPONENT "THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE," HONDA HAS REFUSED TO HONOR IT PER CONVERSATION W/[XXX] @ 800-999-1009 ON 1/23/13 @ APPROXIMATELY 9:05AM ET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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