Honda Accord Complaints (2004)

1,018 consumer complaints on file.

#10364912November 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MERGING ONTO CT RT 8 SOUTH, I ACCELERATED USING PASSING GEAR. UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. SINCE I THEN HAD NO POWER STEERING NOR POWER BRAKES, IT TOOK ALMOST 3 MILES TO STOP. I REACHED SPEEDS OF 85-90 AND HAD TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER AND EVENTUALLY STOP. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE THROTTLE CABLE THUS STICKING IT. I AM HAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY CHECKED: BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, ACCELERATOR, ETC. THIS WAS A TOYOTA MOMENT THAT LUCKILY ENDED WITH NO ACCIDENTS NOR DEATHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362199October 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 ACCORD V6, 117K MILES...TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND BY SATURDAY THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. CAR REVVED WITH NO ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 50 MPH, WAS ON A HIGHWAY RAMP WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME, VERY DANGEROUS. IT CONTINUED TO SPUTTER AND SLIP, THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE ONCE PARKED. I JUST CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU READ ON THE INTERNET." THIS IS MY SECOND, BUT LAST HONDA. I BOUGHT HONDAS BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPPOSED RELIABILITY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HONDA SHOULD MAKE CONCESSIONS AND OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL END UP DEAD BEFORE THIS IS OVER IF THEY DON'T MAKE THIS PUBLIC. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMING ON. ONE MINUTE THE CAR IS FINE, THE NEXT YOU ARE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361683October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STARTING, MY 2004 ACCORD, A GREEN D LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE VERY ROUGHLY AND WITHOUT POWER. IT WAS THEN THAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL ON CERTAIN CARS OF THAT YEAR, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO THE HONDA DEALER SAID IN ESSENCE TOO BAD THAT DOESN'T EFFECT YOUR CAR BECAUSE YOUR VIN WASN'T INCLUDED! NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360992October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 15 MPH AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS INJURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY BROKEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10361058October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. WILL NOT GO BACK INTO DRIVE MODE UNLESS CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361085October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THEN RESUMED WITH THE CONTINUOUS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TWO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A FORTH OPINION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360594October 15, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1. (THE EVENTS) MOVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT FORWARD FOR MY 5' TALL WIFE AND MOVING THE SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK WHEN I DRIVE, I AM 6' TALL, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON. 2. (THE FAILURE) AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, FROM JUST MINUTES AT A TIME TO DAYS AT A TIME, A FAILURE OF THE SPS CAUSES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO DEFAULT TO FULL INFLATION PRESSURE, REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT POSITION. 3. (CORRECTIONS MADE) NONE. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THIS CAR 'NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V001000' AND CONTACTED HONDA MOTOR CO. FOR RECALL REPAIR INFORMATION, THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. I CONNECTED MY OBD2 SCANNER TO THE CAR AND THERE WERE NO CODES. I AM NOT ALONE, CHECKING DIFFERENT HONDA FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360517October 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER FIFTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359285October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE STARTS JERKING WHEN I REACH 3000RPM OR GOING UPHILL. I CANNOT GO FASTER THAN 40MPH WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357962September 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, A FEW CARS BEHIND, AND THEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CARS TOOK OFF. AFTER I JUST PASSED THE INTERSECTION THE FIRST CAR MADE A SUDDEN STOP, AND THE CARS AFTER WERE ABLE TO STOP ALSO. I HAD ENOUGH TIME AND ROOM TO STOP THE CAR ITSELF WITH OUT CRASHING TOO, BUT THE BREAKS DID NOT STOP WHEN MY FOOT WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PETAL. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN FIFTEEN MILE PER HOUR AT THE TIME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF AND THE FRONT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AFTER GOING INTO THE OTHER CARS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357308September 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA ACCORD TRASMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357342September 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 9/21/2010. TRAFFIC WAS COMING TO A STOP AND I BEGAN TO APPLY MY BRAKE. UPON APPLYING BRAKE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT MY RATE OF SPEED WAS BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO STOP WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. MY FRONT END IS DAMAGED TO THE TUNE OF $4,886.08. AFTER MY ACCIDENT I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED. I KNEW I HAD WAS PAYING ATTENTION ON JUST DIDN'T RAM INTO ANOTHER CAR. I WAS ON A STREET WAS SEVERAL SCHOOL BUS STOPS AND THEY WHERE MAKING THEIR ROUNDS. SO SPEEDING IS NOT AN OPTION. I WAS TALKING WITH MY FIANCE AND HE STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HIM ONCE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. HE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, AND ALSO THOUGHT IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OPERATOR ERROR IT KIND OF SHOCKED AND CONFUSED HIM AS WELL. I'M GOING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED WHILE BEING REPAIRED. I JUST WANT THIS LOOKED INTO THIS WAS REALLY SCARY AND COULD HAVE ENDED UP MUCH WORSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10357169September 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT SINCE IT WAS SUCH AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACTS ROTORS WERE FAULTY. THE MECHANIC CLIPPED THE ROTORS TO MAKE THEM SMOOTHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE NOT FAILED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ROTORS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WRITE A LETTER TO CORPORATE EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356839September 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 74,000 MILES HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE RPM'S REVVED UP TO 6000, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, AND MY CAR ALMOST STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DECIDED TO HAVE THEM REBUILD IT WITH A COST OF $3,300 RATHER THAN INSTALL A BRAND NEW ONE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. I AM SO GRATEFUL THERE WAS NO ONE IN BACK OF ME ON THE FREEWAY BUT I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 74,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356631September 20, 2010
SEATS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR (SPS) DETECTS THE DRIVER'S SEATING POSITION AND ADJUSTS THE AIR BAG INFLATION PRESSURE ACCORDINGLY. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE SPS WAS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT FRAME IN THE WRONG LOCATION AND MAY HAVE BEEN OVER TIGHTENED. THE SENSOR WIRE MAY BREAK AND CAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED, AND THE SPS TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354320September 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN I EXIT THE 87 FREEWAY SAN JOSE CA AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OVER THE BRIDGE ON CURTNER STREET MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND STOP MOVING FORWARD. THEN MY CAR SLIP BACK A FEW FOOT BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE IT WAS ON. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME STOP OR ELSE I WOULD OF HIT THEM. THE END RESULT HONDA WOULD NOT COVER SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW IS COMMON WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND THAT IS TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354039September 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JUST HAPPENED SEPT.5TH. NO ACTION TAKEN THUS FAR.; 2004 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED W/O MY FOOT ON GAS AND THEN W/I A FEW MINUTES, IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL. 3 WOMEN STUCK ON MAJOR 2 LANE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY BACK FROM BEACH ON LABOR DAY WEEK-END. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WOULD SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. POLICE AND TOW TRUCK WERE NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354068September 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX CURRENTLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND THAT MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HOLD HONDA RESPONSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353846September 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT FOR OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD IS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES GOES OFF, SOMETIMES JUST STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME WE DRIVE. I BELIEVE IT'S UNDER THE AIR BAG RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #07V001000), BUT WHEN WE CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST. I NEED TO KNOW WHY OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST AND WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353416September 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS OR APPROACHING SLOW TURNS, CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY, OCCURRING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, DEALER SAID REPAIR WOULD BE APPROX $3,000 AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VIN # MILEAGE IS 111,376. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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