Honda Accord Complaints (2004)

1,018 consumer complaints on file.

#10135258September 3, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AC CONDENSER FAILURE - ALLEGEDLY PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS. MY WIFE WAS BEHIND A TRUCK CARRYING GRAVEL TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. GRAVEL MAY HAVE SPILLED OUT AND ENTERED FRONT OF CAR, PUNCTURING CONDENSER UNIT. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER - THEY CLAIM ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. I CLAIM THAT IF THE CAR WAS PROPERLY DESIGNED, A SIMPLE PEBBLE COULD NOT CAUSE $500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133030August 16, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. DRIVER RECEIVED INJURY FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10132710August 13, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I GOT OUT THE DRIVEWAY AND MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE IGNITION KEY JUMP OUT OF THE IGNITION KEY HOLE AND BROKE THE KEY HANDLE ( PLASTIC WITH REMOTE DOORS/TRUNK OPENING. THE CAR STALLED AND STOP. I PUT THE KEY ( THE METAL PART) IN BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. I TRIED SUPER GLUE THE METAL AND PLASTIC BACK TOGETHER AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY. THE ENGINE WAS ON NORMAL. I TOOK THE KEY OUT, AND TRIED TO TURN IT WITH THE METAL PART AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT START. I DID NOT REALIZE THE SERIOUS OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I READ THE WORCESTER TELEGRAM GAZETTE ( SATURDAY 8/13/05) AND FOUND THE HONDA ACURA RSX HAS THE SAME PROBLEM TO OTHER AND IT LOCKED HIM THREE TIMES. I MAY GET KILL IF THE KEY JUMP OUT OF THE IGNITION AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE ALERT HONDA ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS: COULD BE BAD IGNITION LOCK, SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM, OR STEERING COLUMN OR THE ANTI-THEFT. PLEASE HELP AND INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEVICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129209July 18, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MICHELIN TIRE MXV4 S8 DEVELOPED BULGE IN SIDEWALL ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE (205,60,16). WILL HOPEFULLY REPLACE THE TIRE BEFORE IT BLOWS OUT. TIRES ONLY HAVE 17K AND ARE "STANDARD" ON HONDA ACCORD V6.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128869July 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
A GRINDING AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKING, WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I MUST NOT BE USED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM THE ROADS WERE COMPLETELY DRY AND NO REASON FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO COME ON, I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AGAIN , THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IT JUST NEEDED A MINOR ADJUSTMENT AND IT WAS ALL SET. BACK A 3RD TIME , THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND REALIGNED , TO WHICH I RECIEVED THE CAR AGAIN UNFIXED . SERVICE MANAGER WAS VERY ARGUEMENTIVE AND RUDE AND TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VECHICLE AND IF WE HAD A PROBLEM FROM HERE WE WOULD NEED TO SPEAK THE HONDA MOTOR CORP. SERVICE MANAGER . HE INDICATED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS SEEING IN THE ACCORDS IN STATES WHERE THE CLIMATES ARE VARIED AND COLD, ALSO HE SAID HE WOULD ROLL UP HIS SLEEVES AND GET IT FIXED FOR US. AFTER 13 DAYS IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND NEW BRAKES,TIRES,RIMS AND SOME OTHER MINOR COMPONETS OUR CAR WAS RETURNED TO US WITH THE ORIGINAL SERVICE PERSON HAVING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TONE TO HIS VOICE AND HE ALSO SAID HE WAS NOT SURE IF THEY FIXED IT ! WELL, GUESS WHAT THEY DID NOT !!!!!!!! MY CAR IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AND THEY WANT ME TO FIX IT YET AGAIN AND I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD GIVE US A NEW VEHICLE OR BUY US OUT OF THIS ONE AND THEY SAID NO THAT THEY ONLY OBLIGATION IS TO KEEP FIXING IT AND THAT WAS FROM THE DEALER AND THE HONDA CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ALSO. THE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OFFERED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT DEALER WORK ON IT BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS A LEMON. IN MY OWN INVESTIGATIVE WORK WITH A FEW PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AS ME (3 PEOPLE) 1 HAS HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM (DIFFERENT DEALER), 1 HAS HAD NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND 1 HAS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS BUT NOT EXACTLY LIKE OURS. IN ADDITION WHEN TALKING WITH THE HONDA MOTOR CORP. CONSUMER RELATIONS IT TOOK WEEKS FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME AND WHEN I FINALLY DID TALK TO THEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE IT FIXED 1 MORE TIME BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEEE ME THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129123July 13, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
INFO COPY OF LTR ADDRESSED TO AMERICAN HONDA AND HONDA CARS OF COLUMBIA ATTY REPRESENT CLIENT LUEGENIA MCCLURKIN DIED FROM TRAUMATIC INJURIES AUTOMOBILE COLLISION 12/31/2004 RE: DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS.*NO ANSWER REQUIRED**.*MR THE AIR BAG WAS TORN WHEN IT DEPLOYED. THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. RECALL #04V551000 WAS ISSUED DECEMBER 2004.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10126129July 8, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
DT: WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID A PIN HAD SHEARED CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF IT HAPPENED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PARKED CAR AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10127843July 7, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT (AUTOMATIC SEATS) MOVING IN A SUDDEN STOP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE PAST TWO TIMES I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I MENTIONED THE SEAT FEELS LOOSE AGAIN BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT AND HAVE DONE NOTHING FURTHER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127170June 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE AT A RED-LIGHT. MY CAR DID DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS FAR AS THEY WOULD GO TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I GOT TO A LOW SPEED I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. A MINUTE LATER I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY HELD IT FOR 2-3 DAYS AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120306June 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES AND WHILE COMING BACK FROM A TRIP HE SMELLED SMOKE SIMILAR TO BURNING PLASTIC. THE NEXT DAY WHEN UNLOADING THE VEHICLE, THE HIGH BRAKE LIGHT BULB IN THE BACK DASH DROPPED DOWN AND BURNED THROUGH THE LUGGAGE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121199June 8, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT: 2004 HONDA ACCORD, ALL THE DOORS REMAINED OPEN AT 2 POSITIONS. WHEN NOT IN THOSE POSITIONS THEY WOULD SHUT. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IT SHUT AND THE CONSUMERS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE DOOR SHOULD NOT HAVE SHUT. *JB THE CONSUMER FEEL THAT THIS INCIDENT IS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10124197June 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN COMING TO A STOP APPLIED BRAKE BUT CAR ACCELEARTED LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS BEING APPLIED RPM SPEEDED UP. END RESULT WAS REAR ENDING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CRASH RESULTED IN $2700.00 AMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND $800.00 TO CAR WHILE AT DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE MENTIONED PROBLEM TO SERVICE PERSON HE STATED HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119950June 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, THE PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE. *NM VEHICLE HAS REPEATED PROBLEMS GOING INTO FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN HONDA SHOP FOR ABOUT 75 DAYS AS OF 5/21/05 AND REPEATS THE STALLING ISSUE ON A REGULAR BASIS. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122392May 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE GRABBING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON 05/29/2004. DISCUSSED WITH TAMERON HONDA SERVICE MANY TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AND IT SEEMS EVERONE (SALES AND SERVICE) KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HONDA HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING TO CORRECT THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121791May 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM, SUSPENSION
CONSTANT BRAKING AND STEERING VIBRATION AT SPEED 60-70 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES SINCE DEC. 2004. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA STATES THAT ABOVE DESCRIBED CONDITION IS NORMAL FOR ALL 2004 ACCORDS LX COUPES. INFO PROVIDED BY PATRICIA EVANS, AMERICAN HONDA CORP. CASE MANAGER. CASE NUMBER N012005-05-1001024. CONSIDERING INITIATION OF ANTI-LEMON LITIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121669May 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD I LEASED BRAKES ARE TOO SENSATIVE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE, THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT TELL ME IT'S THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED. IN MY OPINION, IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE CAR JERKS TO A STOP THE MOMENT THE BRAKES ARE TOUCHED. THIS MORNING AGAIN, THE DEALER TOLD ME I SIMPLY NEED TO GET USED TO THE BRAKES. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS NOW AND WE ARE NOT USED TO IT YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121521May 16, 2005
AIR BAGS
2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL.*MR *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120330May 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PER NHTS RECALL RESULTS, I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE (2004 HONDA ACCORD 12,00 MILES) NEEDED TO BE RECALLED FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. I AM CONFUSED AND CONCERNED SINCE NHTS STATED MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119002April 18, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
2004 HONDA ACCORD LX INVOLVED IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE TRUCK WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN IT STRUCK THE CAR. THE OUTER DOOR COVER WAS RIPPED OFF OF THE DOOR AND THE RE-ENFORCEMENT BARS WERE PUSHED IN. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117750April 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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