Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10018116May 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER JERK INTO OR OUT OF SECOND GEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018159May 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016333April 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE JUST TRADED MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX MANUAL TRANSMISSION VIN#[XXX] BECAUSE OF A SEVERE IDLING PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD ONLY 12,000 MILES AND HAD ALL THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED BY HONDA. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED A HONDA FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE DRIVEN A STICK SHIFT FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. I AM VERY WELL AWARE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE PEDALS. ALSO, THE FLOOR MAT WAS ATTACHED TO ITS PIN NEAR THE FRONT OF THE SEAT SO IT DID NOT IMPEDE MY USE OF THE PEDALS. I HAD THE IDLE GO ABSOLUTELY NUTS, ALMOST RED LINE, AFTER HAVING PARKED THE CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. LUCKILY, NO ONE OR ANY PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. I HAD BOTH CROWN HONDA OF CHAPEL HILL, NC AND FLOW HONDA OF WINSTON-SALEM, NC CHECK THE CAR OUT. IN FACT, FLOW HAD THE CAR 3 WEEKS AFTER THE 3RD INCIDENT. NEITHER DEALER SAID THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ALTHOUGH I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAR WILL BE SOLD TO SOMEONE WHO WILL NOT BE TOLD OF THE PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I FEEL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE. I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. HONDA SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS AN EASY OR HARD FIX. I DO BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *NLM 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
#10014491April 17, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER A WHILE IT GOES OFF ON ITS OWN. SOMETIMES IT WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. I TOOK IT TO CRYSTAL LAKE HONDA, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL EVEN BEFORE THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. TODAY I WAS GOING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE 20 COMPLAINTS RELATED TO EITHER THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM OR THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS EITHER DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT OR DEPLOYED UN-NECESSARILY. I HOPE HONDA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD OVER A COMPETING MODEL BECAUSE THIS ONE HAD SIDE AIRBAGS. NOW AFTER READING HOW THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY I AM UPSET. LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT I CAN TELL THE DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014490April 16, 2003
STEERING
OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ABOUT 48 DEGREES. MY WIFE DROVE ABOUT A MILE FROM THE TRAIN STATION PARKED THE CAR TO PICK OUR CHILD FROM THE DAY CARE. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN EVEN THOUGH SHE TRIED WITH ALL HER STRENGTH. SHE REQUESTED ANOTHER PARENT (MALE) TO HELP. HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE AND THE IGNITION TURNED. HE SAID HE WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE HER WHEELS WERE NOT TURNED. HE SAID THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS IF THE WHEELS ARE IN THE TURNED POSITION WHEN PARKING, BUT THEY WERE NOT. GOOD THING THE TEMPERATURE WAS NOT 40 BELOW ZERO AS THEY CAN BE HERE. IS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM ? IS THERE A FIX ? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014421April 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 4/4/03 A LOUD THUD CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE D4 ON THE SHIFT INDICATOR STARTED TO BLINK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. THE SHIFT INDICATOR STOPPED BLINKING BUT THE CAR WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY WARRANTED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAD 65000 MILES THEY ALSO GAVE ME A RENTAL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED OR WILL I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AT 120000 MILES? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014387April 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
REPEATED FAILURE OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAIN SYSTEM IN MY WARRANTIED 2001 HONDA ACCORD. FAILURE CONSISTS OF FAULTY SENSORS, THEREBY DEACTIVATING THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIME. EVERY TIME THIS WAS TAKEN TO A FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER, WITH NO SUCCESS (PROBLEM RECURS). *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011072March 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
IN NOVEMBER 2002, I DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS DATE I HAD THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS, ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. TWO OF MY TRANSMISSIONS DID NOT LAST LONGER THAN A WEEK BEFORE THEY WERE DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA IS UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO REACH. THE SERVICE STAFF CONTINUALLY TRIES TO TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS "IN MY HEAD", YET THEY CONTINUE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION UNIT ON EACH VISIT. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR 2001/2002 MODEL PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AUTO LINE, THE BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, OR THE NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT HONDA WILL BECOME RESPONSIVE TO THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON ALL TRANSMISSION TO 100,000 MILES, THIS ONLY COVERS 100,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER NOT ON THE LIFE OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION. HOW CAN I MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY UNSAFE VEHICLE? THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIVE IN ANY WAY! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010538March 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE 2001 ACCORD V6 HAS 18500 MILES. ONE MORNING I HAD A GREAT DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE CAR, I CHECKED THE CAR BATTERY BUT IT WAS OKAY. FROM THAT TIME ON THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START, BUT THE DIFFICULTY IN STARTING IS THERE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010518March 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
MY FATHER IS AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2001 AND HAS RECENTLY EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY MILEAGE OF 36,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AGO, AS MY FATHER WAS REPLACING THE REAR BREAK PADS, HE NOTICED THE LINKAGE CONNECTING THE REAR SWAY BAR TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AT THE WELD POINTS. THIS BROKEN LINKAGE HAD CAUSED THE INSIDE BREAK PAD TO WEAR AT MUCH GREATER RATE THAN THE OUTSIDE PAD. MY UNCLE IS ALSO AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN AND UPON HEARING OF THE BROKEN SWAY BAR IN MY FATHER??S CAR, HE INSPECTED THE REAR SWAY BAR IN HIS ACCORD AND FOUND THAT THE SAME LINKAGES WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. HIS BROKEN LINKAGES ALSO CAUSED THE SAME PATTERN OF UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR IN HIS CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010491March 14, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX AND WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A LOCAL ROAD, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED A SEVERE CRASH WITH OTHER CARS. CONSUMERUIDE.COM LIST UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL HISTORY A DEFECT IN THE AIR INTAKE WHICH CAN KEEP THE THROTTLE OPEN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10009559March 11, 2003
SEAT BELTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CUSTOMER CONTENDED THE BRAKES WERE SOMETIMES INOPERATIVE/NOISY/RUBBING AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CUSTOMER ALSO HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ABNORMAL SHIFTING OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE HAD NORMAL NOISE. OTHER COMPLAINTS INCLUDED THE TCS LIGHT ON, DOOR AJAR LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. LICENSE PLATE BRACKET CAME OFF. TWISTED SEAT BELTS, REAR DOOR, BUMPER AND DASH PANEL REPLACEMENT. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008365March 4, 2003
SEATS
POWER DRIVER'S SEAT FEELS LOOSE, ROCKS BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY. WHEN CORNERING, SEAT SLIDES SLIGHTLY. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR ADJUSTMENT BUT HAS SINCE RECURRED. CAR RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009244February 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007286February 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE MECHANIC FAILED TO REPLACE OIL DURING MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008918February 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007735February 18, 2003
SEATS
NAUGHTHIDE DRIVERS SEAT SIDE FRONT PART, HAD SEAT COVER REPLACED TWICE, AND REPAIR TWICE, IT CRACKS, AND RIPS, CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT MITE BE MY SIZE, THE CLOTHES I WEAR OR HOW I PUT THE SEAT, I THOUGH THE FRONT OF THE SEATS WAS ALL LEATHER BUT IT IS NOT, IT IS PART LEATHER AND PART NAUGHTHIDE, WITH A BAD DISIGN. IT HAS A SEAM LOW WERE YOU SIT, SO YOU ARE ALWAYS RUBBING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005446February 7, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE REVERSING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006744February 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CAR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4X SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006653February 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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