Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#753860October 29, 2001
TIRES
TIRE FAILED AFTER 6000 MILES (MOSTLY LOW SPEED MILES). THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARD. NO PUNCTURES IN TIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VALID REASON AS TO WHY THE TIRE FAILED. WITHOUT A VALID REASON AS TO WHY THE TIRE FAILED I CANNOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH BRIDGSTONE TIRES ON IT. I HAVE PAID FOR FOUR REPLACMENT GOODYEAR TIRES. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TAKE THE TIRES BACK SAYING THAT THEY WILL ONLY GIVE ME ONE NEW TIRE. I HAVE KEPT THE TIRE IN CASE ANYONE NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 4791OEP130 TIRESIZE: 205/65/R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898198October 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVERS RESTRAINT BELTS FAILED TO REMAIN LATCHED ALSO, BUCKLE ASSEMBLY MAY APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, BUT WHILE BRAKING OR GOING AROUND A CORNER LATCH PLATE WILL SEPARATE, PREVENTING PROPER USE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE TWICE, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898126October 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS A UV PROTECTANT THAT CAUSES VISUAL WAVES. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING. WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898019October 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE IMPACTED A SIDEWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEELS AND TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898024October 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
FUEL TANK GAUGE READS NOT FULL WHEN TANK IS ACTUALLY FILLED. CONSUMER TOOK IT DEALER AND HAD GAUGE REPLACED. GAUGE WAS NOT GRINDING PROPERLY. ODOMETER WAS AFFECTED. AFTER FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED, IT ERASED THE CORRECT MILEAGE ON ODMETER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753370October 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PASSENGER WINDOW HANGS AND GETS STUCK IN THE GUIDE. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 3 TIMES AND NOW IT NEEDS A 4TH FIXING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES PREMATURELY, MAKING BRAKING INEFFECTIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897535October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WATER FAN WAS SUCKED INTO RADIATOR, CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN HOT . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753025October 9, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCK UP DURING LHIGH SPEED LANE CHANGE DRIVE TO SEAT. SEVERLY RESTRICTSVIEW AND INTERPRUTS CONCENTRATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563522October 2, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED FOR ITS 7500 MILE CHECK, FROM THAT POINT ON, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE NEEDED AIR EACH DAY, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PLUG IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.(MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752766October 1, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT SEATBACK FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES TO REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN REAR END COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#785596September 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES DEALER DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO TRANSMISSIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ONE MONTH, WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HE WAS FOURTH IN LINE FOR A TRANSMISSION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563238September 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER MADE A LEFT HAND TURN SLIGHTLY BUMPING THE CURB, AS CONSUMER TURNED THE CURB THE RATE OF SPEED WAS ABOUT 2-3 MPH, THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET PASSED THE CURB.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896444September 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO PASSENGER'S SIDE ON VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED IN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752097September 12, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY. DRIVER COVERED THE BRAKES WHILE PASSENGER REMOVED SEAT BELT. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED INTO THE PATIO. THE BRAKES REFUSED TO RESPOND(THERE WAS NO PRESSURE WHAT SO EVER). THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#751484August 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE @ INCLINE IN DRIVE THE CAR QUICKLY ROLLS BACK AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND DOES NOT STOP UNLESS YOU BRAKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY COMPARED IT TO ANOTHER ON THE LOT. THEY SAID THE ONE ON THE LOT DID THE SAME THING SO THEY DETERMINED IT MUST BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE TECH SAID BECAUSE IT IS A 4 CYLINDER IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TORCHE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT. I ALSO CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AT AN 800 NUMBER PROVIDED ON THEIR WEBSITE AND PER ROXANNA THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750579August 30, 2001
AIR BAGS
AT ABOUT 683 MILES, SRS LIGHT WENT ON AFTER PASSENGER SAT DOWN (CAR WAS STANDING WITH ENGINE IDLING). DEALER RESET COMPUTER AFTER FINDING CODE 15-3. 3 DAYS LATER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON ALSO IMMEDIATELY AFTER PASSENGER WAS SEATED WITH CAR ENGINE ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I WAITED ABOUT ONE WEEK WHILE DEALER ORDERED POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT PARTS. NONE OF THE NEW PARTS INCLUDING SENSOR FIXED THE PROBLEM, SO ORIGINAL PARTS WERE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE ALREADY UPDATED BY HONDA (BECAUSE HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD ALREADY MADE CHANGES TO PARTS IN SOME VEHICLES). DEALER RESET COMPUTER AGAIN, BUT SRS LIGHT REAPPEARED THE NEXT DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING ELSE, THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIX IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HONDA'S WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE I MUST NOW DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE MANUFACTURER. DEALER SAYS ONLY PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THEY KNOW THIS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FOR ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CAR, AND ALSO ABOUT POSSIBLE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE LACK OF CONCERN BOTH BY DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT POTENTIAL INJURIES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THIS DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT A SOLUTION IS NOT IMMINENT. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751366August 29, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN A/C AND ENGINE IS RUNNING WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FOR LIGHTS ETC. PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SERVICE MANAGER AT PROCTOR HONDA IN TALLAHASSEE ON AUGUST 15, 2001 WHO CLAIMED THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562705August 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP, AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893743August 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
FIRST THING IN MORNING VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE. WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES TO STOP AT STOP SIGN, HAS NO BRAKES. BRAKES GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749195July 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE WORKED ON A THIRD TIME. NO ACCIDENT (THANKFULLY) HAS HAPPENED YET. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP SAYS IT IS VERY POSSIBLE FOR THE CAM CHAIN TO 'JUMP TIME'. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT SAY 55MPH THE REAR TIRE OF THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD PROBABLY LOCK UP AND THEREFORE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE RIDER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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