2000 Honda Accord complaints

I HAVE A SRS LIGHT THAT CONTINUES TO COME ON IN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT CHARGE PEOPLE RIDICULOUS PRICES TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ONE OF THE REASONS I PURCHASED THE CAR WAS BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ONE OF THE SAFEST, BOY WAS I WRONG. I TRAVEL OVER 500 MILES A WEEK AND MY FAMILY DEPENDS ON ME TO COME HOME EVERYDAY. GOD FORBID I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DON'T DEPLOY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE WEB IS FLOODED WITH COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 4DOOR SEDAN. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF FOR 5-10 MINUTES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. EACH TIME I TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD TURNOVER AND RUN FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN STALLED. EACH TIME I WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE GAS TO GET THE ENGINE GOING AND IF I RELEASE THE GAS, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND JUST DIE. THE STRANGE PART IS IF I CAN GET THE CAR IN GEAR AND DRIVE WITH THE GAS APPLIED FOR ABOUT ONE BLOCK, THE ENGINE WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE GAS AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME SO THE VEHICLE WOULD STAY IN CONTROL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HOOKED UP SOME KIND OF COMPUTER TO THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE ACCORD IS A NICE CAR BUT THIS CONSTANT ENGINE-STARTING PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *NM

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR, AND ABOUT MADE ME RUN OFF THE ROAD. . I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I WAS A LONG WAY FROM HOME OR ANY PLACE I COULD STOP, SO I TRIED TO GO AGAIN. WHEN I TRIED AGAIN, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 96K MILES ON IT. *NM

I HAVE THIS CLASSIC PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 ACCORD SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN I BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. 60000 MILES IT WAS REPLACED ALSO MY SEAT BUCKET FOR FREE , BUT THE SRS LIGHT COME ON AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER , I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE SOME MODULE IT COST ME 500 DOLLARS ....2 DAYS LATER THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN , FLASHING , MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED FOR A NEW ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS THE REASON MY SRS LIGHT IS ON THE COST ME $ 400 TO BE REPLACE AND RESET THE LIGHT 3 DAYS LATER MY SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN ,ALSO MY SIDE AIR BAG ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME , I KNOW ME OR SOME MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WILL BE KILL BECAUSE OF THIS BAD AIR BAG SYSTEM HONDA DEALERSHIP , KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS AND DON'T DO ANY THING ABOUT IT JUST STAR CHARGING MONEY TO EVERYONE WHO IS WORRY ABOUT THIS LIGHT , BUT THE ONLY THING THEY DO IS RESET THE LIGHT BUT NO CURE THE PROBLEM , I HAVE MANY TIME SPENT AND MONEY IN THIS CAR, AND STILL I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH OUT AIR BAGS ...I WONT BUY A HONDA NEVER AGAIN ...AND I HOPE DON'T DIE DRIVING THIS ONE WITH OUT AIR BAGS .......!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *JB

THE SRS LIGHT IS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $84 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE OPDS SENSOR IS NOT WORKING AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER, I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND RESEARCHED THE SRS LIGHT ON ACCORDS. I FOUND OUT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN, DATED APRIL 23, 2004, ISSUED BY HONDA FOR ALL 2000 2-DOOR ACCORDS (AS WELL AS MANY OTHER MODELS) DECLARING THE SRS INDICATOR COMES ON WITH SRS DTC 15-1, 15-2, 15-3 , AND PROBABLE CAUSE IS A FAULTY OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM (OPDS) UNIT. WITH THAT SAID, BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., ARE AWARE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN, AND THE FAULTY PARTS THEY SOLD IN THEIR AUTOMOBILES AND NEITHER ARE WILLING TO REPLACE THE OPDS SENSOR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH. THE CONSUMERS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, AND IS NOW DRIVABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

DT: WHILE THE CONSUMER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. HE WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND THEN PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE CAUSING SEAT TO FLY FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE TRACK THE SEAT SLIDES ON. THE SEAT STILL SLIDES FORWARD, AND THEY SAID THIS IS JUST NORMAL. I AM CONSIDERING A LAWSUIT. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD V6. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR UNTIL RECENTLY. MY DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. 800.00 TO FIX. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I AM WORKING WITH HONDA TO TRY AND GET THEM TO FIX IT. I JUST HOPE THAT THE OTHER SIDE DOES NOT DO THAT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE MY 4 YR. OLD NIECE WITH ME AND SOMETHING HAPPEN AND WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COULD BE REPORTED PUBLICLY ABOUT THIS, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE LATCHES ON THE DOORS. *NM

SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, SEE ODI NUMBER 10121769 THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAS COME ON SEE PRIOR COMPLAINTS. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON ,THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF SRS UNIT, WHAT WAS DONE , HONDA RAN A SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS AND COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM, THEY CLEARED CODE FOR 98.00 DOLLARS. *JB

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD COUPE IN JULY 2000. EXACTLY 2 YEARS TO THE DAY THAT I RECEIVED THE CAR, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SRS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER CLEARED A DIAGNOSTIC CODE. 10 DAYS LATER I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE OPDS UNIT. EVERYTHING WAS OK FOR 2 YEARS. IN NOVEMBER 2004 I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CODES AND FOUND NONE. IN AUGUST 2005 AGAIN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.. THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE, WITH IN 2 DAYS THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. IT HAS BEEN OFF AND ON SINCE (AS OF 10/28/05) *JB

DT:THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHT (SRS) CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT CAME ON EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. THE OPDS SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED. THE WARRANTY ON THE SWITCH WAS FOR ONLY 36 MONTHS OR 36,000 MILES. THE SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THIS PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER BUT THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT LEFT FENDER AT ABOUT 15 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK *JB

MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX STALLS AND DIES OFF WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FOR SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH AT 46000 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY SAY THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR THIS. HOWEVER AFTER READING MANY CUSTOMER COMPLIANT ON A WEB SITE I FOUND THAT IT IS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WITH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WEAR PREMATURELY CAUSING THE SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION THUS STALLING THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX - THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION BROKE. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. TOOK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE RACK PINION HAD BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON RECALL OR SAFETY DEFECT ON THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION ON WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - *NM

I'VE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER DRIVING FOR 4-5 YEARS, THE TRUNK KEPT POPPING UP EVERY WHERE I WENT. I HAD TO PULL OVER, CLOSED THE TRUNK AND IT WOULD POP OPEN AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE LOCK IN THE TRUNK IN ORDER TO KEEP IT LOCK. UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, THE LOCK IN THE TRUNK SHOULDN'T BREAK LIKE THAT. *NM

DT: AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM FOR THE SRS AIR BAGS. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. AFTERWARDS, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THIS WAS AN ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE OR AN ISSUE WITH OCCUPANCY FOR THE SRS. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE RESET BOTH ON INCIDENTS. NOW, THE DEALER SAID THE OPDS OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT REPLACED THIS BECAUSE HE FELT HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. NO OTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED IT WOULD BE SENSELESS TO RESET THE SRS SINCE THE REPAIR HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED. *AK

(1) 2000 HONDA ACCORD WAS T-BONED ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. MY CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 40-45 MPH WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURED. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN MINE AT TIME OF IMPACT (2) THE FAILURE WAS THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. THE CENTER POST OF THE CAR WAS JAMMED INTO THE DRIVER SEAT AND THEN INTO MY SHOULDER. (3) HONDA DEALER IN IOWA WHERE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED WAS NOT CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG DID NOT INFATE. *NM

CONSUMER HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. *TS ***NAR RECEIVED 10-12-05*** THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PLACED HIS CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT, THAT IS WHEN THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CLEARED THE CODE, HOWEVER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE POSITION DETECTION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX (AUTO) AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG SYSTEM. MY SRS LIGHT TURNED ON, HOWEVER I CAN'T RECALL WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT IT'S STARTED A COUPLE YEARS BACK. BUT ANY WAYS, I HAVE HAD MY SRS SYSTEM LOOKED AT AND RESET SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SRS LIGHT JUST KEEPS COMING BACK ON. I BELIEVE THERE IS DEFECT WITH THE SRS SYSTEM BECAUSE SEVERAL OF MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUES AT WORK HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN THE NHTSA PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *JB

ILLUMINATED SRS LIGHT. HONDA REPLACED SENSOR IN JULY 2002; HOWEVER HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED SINCE SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WOULD RESET SYSTEM; HOWEVER CHARGED FEE TO TEST SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ALSO MENTIONED TO NOT PUT ANYTHING IN PASSENGER SEAT TO AVOID LIGHT FROM COMING ON. PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY OCCUPIED. SINCE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. *NM

JULY 3, 2002: SRS LIGHT CAME ON, HONDA AUTO CENTER OF BELLEVUE (WA) DIAGNOSED CODE 15-3 OPDS SENSOR. SENSOR RESET. (WARRANTY) JULY 30, 2002: SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON, DEALER (ABOVE) DIAGNOSED CODE 15-3 AGAIN. ORDERED NEW OPDS. (WARRANTY) AUGUST 9, 2002: OPDS CONTROL UNIT REPLACED BY DEALER, REF. SERVICE BULLETIN 02-034 (WARRANTY) JULY 6, 2005: SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON, DEALER CONFIRMED CODE 15-3, CONCLUDED OPDS SENSOR FAILURE. DID NOT REPLACE SENSOR, RESET AND AWAITING TO SEE IF CODE COMES UP AGAIN. ($92 LABOR, NON-WARRANTY) OCTOBER 4, 2005: SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. NOT YET REPORTED TO DEALER. OCTOBER 7, 2005: FOUND ODI WEB PAGE, READ PE05043. *JB

DT: 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A SWITCH THAT WAS UNDER A RECALL. THE LIGHT TOLD THEM IT SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CONTACTED MY MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS FAMILY'S SAFETY. *AK

DT: 2000 HONDA ACCORD. LUGS:NUTS BROKE OFF. HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A LOCAL GARAGE AND PAID TO HAVE LUGS:NUTS PUT BACK ON. ALSO, CONTACTEDTHE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECALLS, AND CONSUMER REQUESTED THE NUMBER FOR NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. PURCHASE VEHICLE IN 2000. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND THE LUGS:NUTS BROKE OFF. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A T40-50 MPH. SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. SHE WAS ON A PAVED ROAD AND DID NOT GO OVER ANY BIG BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE SRS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. NO ONE WAS HURT. THE DEALER GAVE HER AN ESTIMATE OF $2,000.00 TO PUT IT BACK THE AIR BAG BACK IN. SHE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY DECIDED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG. *AK *NM

SRS WARNING LIGHT ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 KEEPS ON ACTIVATING. I HAVE SENT MY CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED ON AUGUST 30, 2005. THE MECHANIC, WHO IS A MASTER DIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIAN AND MANAGER OF THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME HE DID NOT DETECT ANYTHING WRONG, BUT A FALSE ALARM. HE RESET THE SRS SYSTEM. AGAIN, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 DAYS LATER AND BROUGHT BACK MY CAR TO HAVE THE SRS WARNING LIGHT RESET ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005. I FOUND AN ARTICLE ON THE WEB INDICATING THE HONDA ACCORD HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS WARNING LIGHT. HTTP://WWW.THEAUTOCHANNEL.COM/NEWS/2005/08/17/140535.HTML. *JB

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT 74,000 MILES. FROM READING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 HONDA ACCORDS. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO "TRY" TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT WITH LITTLE SUCCESS. NOW I HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY, POSSIBLY TO NO AVAIL, OR DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR WITH NO AIRBAGS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ASAP AND ISSUE A RECALL, IF NEEDED, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *NM

MY SRS LIGHT ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD HAS COME ON AND IT MEANS MY AIRBAGS ARENT WORKING. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME SOME BS ABOUT ELECTONIC INTERFERENCE. THEY DIDNT GIVE ME A PERMANENT FIX AND IM NERVOUS THAT MY AIRBAGS MIGHT NOT WORK. HONDA DOESNT HAVE A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR GETTING THE SRS LIGHT FIXED! WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CLEARLY IS HONDA'S DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS?

SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN INVESTIGATION #PE05043. THE RED SRS WARNING LIGHT STUCK ON IN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EXV6 RECENTLY. IT IS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THERE ARE TWO LIGHTS RELATED TO AIRBAG IN THE CAR, ONE RED, ONE ORANGE "SIDE AIRBAG OFF". THE ORANGE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DEPENDS ON WHETHER THERE IS A LIGHT OBJECT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. THE RED LIGHT INDICATES PROBLEMS AND DOES NOT GOES OFF EVEN THERE IS NOTHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW THE RED LIGHT STUCK ON IN THE PAST 5 YEARS SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, WE KNOW THE PROBLEM IS COMMON, AND CAN BE RECURRING. HONDA HAS THE OBLIGATION TO FIX THE DESIGN, AND RECALL THE CARS. PLEASE HELP US! LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFO REGARDING MY CAR. *NM

SRS WARNING LIGHT ALWAYS ON. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW, OFF THE LOT. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, MY SRS LIGHT WENT ON. I CALLED THE SALESPERSON WHO ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS JUST A DASHBOARD DEFECT IN THAT MAKE AND MODEL -- NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. AT LEAST ONCE EACH YEAR SINCE, I'VE HAD TO PAY OVER $100 BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM HAD TO BE RE-DIAGNOSED BEFORE THE LIGHT WAS SHUT OFF. I'VE GROWN SO USED TO HAVING THE LIGHT ON AND IT JUST BEING A DASHBOARD NUISANCE, I'VE COME TO IGNORE IT. THAT WAS UNTIL THIS MORNING, WHEN A HONDA SERVICE PERSON INFORMED ME THAT WHEN IT IS ON -- SIMPLE DEFECT OR NOT -- THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT RELEASE DURING AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IF, BASED ON THE INFORMATION -- OR LACK OF INFORMATION I'VE BEEN GIVEN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS -- I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED? HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN THIS SITUATION? A LOT FROM THE LOOKS OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS SITE, ALONG WITH COMPLAINTS ON THE SRS ISSUE POSTED ON THE INTERNET OVERALL. IF IT WAS SIMPLY A DASHBOARD MALFUNCTION -- AS IT HAS BEEN POSITIONED TO ME IN THE PAST -- THAT WOULD BE ONE THING. BUT, WHEN I CALLED HONDA'S 800 NUMBER TO CONFIRM WHAT THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME AND LEARNED THAT HE IS CORRECT -- THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THAT LIGHT IS ON...IT IS NOT JUST A SIMPLE DASHBOARD ISSUE...I WANT TO MAKE SURE OTHERS KNOW. *JB

IN SEPT. 2003 THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER WHO SAID THE UNIT "FAILS TEST" WE WERE INFORMED THIS MIGHT INVOLVE REPLACEMENT PARTS WHICH WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THIS WAS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH ONLY 49000 MILES I FELT THIS WAS AN UNWARRANTED REPAIR. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR. THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 10/3/03. ON 10/8/03 WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID WE NEEDED A NEW SEAT BUCKLE. THIS WAS REPLACED ON 10/22/03. IN (APPROXIMATELY) JULY 2005 THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE CONTACTED OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WERE TOLD WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE UNIT AGAIN. THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL TO HAVE SUCH A PART FAIL SO OFTEN. ALSO, THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD OFTEN COME ON, IF A PURSE OR BAG WAS ON OUR SIDE NEXT TO THE DOOR. TO DATE WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN BUT ARE CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.*JB

DT: THE TRANMISSION WILL SHIFT GEARS VERY LOSELY AND MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND BUT ONLY WHEN IT IS IN REVERSE. NOW IT SHIFTS SLUGISHLY. TOOK DEALER TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW THEY THINK IT IS THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN OCTOBER OF 2002. *AK DASH BOARD LIGHTING GOES BLANK. A FAULTY MULTIFLEX LIGHT UNIT WAS FOUND. FRONT BRAKES WORN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. FOUND FAULTY EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED. SRS LIGHT IS ON. FAULTY OPDS UNIT WAS FOUND. *TT

CAR: 2000 HONDA ACCORD 2DR V6 PROBLEM: SRS LIGHT AFTER NUMEROUS COMPUTER RESETS, SRS LIGHT MANAGES TO COME BACK ON. AFTER TAKING TO DEALER, WAS TOLD ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS THAT IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY SEAT-BELT SENSOR. HONDA DID NOT SERVICE DUE TO OUT-OF-WARRANTY, AND EXCESSIVE COST TO FIX THE SENSOR. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT DUE TO THE NATURE OF FAILURE.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER RESETS THE LIGHT AND IT WILL COME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS IS DIFFERANT THAN THE PASSENGER LIGHT.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH 55,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) DUE TO ALLEGED DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. SAME SCENARIO AS YOUR RECENTLY OPENED DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM (AUGUST 12, 2005). SPENT CLOSE TO $400 FOR REPLACEMENT OF SENSOR.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER SEVERAL RESETS. DEALER ON ONE OCCASION REPLACED A SEAT BELT PART BUT THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER RESETS AT RANDOM TIMES. ONCE I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP SLOWLY AND IT JUST CAME ON.

SEAT BELT LIGHT AND SRA LIGHT COME ON INTERMITENTLY

WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING, THE SRS LIGHT ON THE DASH TURNED ON FOR MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD V6. IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE RECEIVE THE SRS LIGHT IN THEIR HONDAS, YET FEW EVER GO GET THEM FIXED. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALER FOR A WHOPPING ~$400! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS. NO WONDER THE PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAS THE SRS LIGHT DON'T WANT TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE! THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR AND CRASHES IN MY CASE, BUT IF THERE WAS TO BE A GOOD SIZED ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER, I BELIEVE, REPLACED THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SRS SENSOR. PLEASE, THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH HONDAS - THAT THE SRS LIGHT WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY LIGHT UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

AFTER MULTIPLE RESETS, MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS.

INSTALLED OPDS UNIT AND PAD SRS LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL THAT ILLUMINATES WHEN AN AIR BAG HAS BEEN DISARMED OR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WENT TO DEALER WHO REPORTED THAT CUSTOMER NEEDED OPDS UNIT AND SENSOR. CAR IS 2000 HONDA ACCORD PARTS REPLACED WERE 1 81334-S87-A73 7639545-81334 OPDS UNIT 1 81127-S87-A82 6256754-81120 PAD,R-FR FOR A TOTAL CHARGE OF $722.03 AND$102.96 OLD PARTS ARE WITH THE DEALER. *NM

FOR PAST FEW YEARS THE SRS LIGHT WOULD FLICK ON AND OFF. LAST MONTH IT STAYED ON AND THE DEALER CHARGED ME OVER $300 TO REPLACE THE OPDS SENSOR AND CLEAR THE CODES. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS GENERALLY UNOCCUPIED. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE STARTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DISARMING OF THE AIRBAG AND WANTED TO REPORT THIS. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 ACCORD COUPE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO RESET AIR BAG LIGHT. . AFTERWARDS, THE AIR BAG SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER DID KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR THIS DID NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR WORK. *AK

SRS INDICATOR REMAINS LIT, HAD CAR SERVICED. DIAGNOSTIC CODE 09-3. SRS LIGHT RECURRED 8/16/05. *NM

DT: THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY FOUND THE CODE P1457. THEN HE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, WHICH FOUND THE SAME CODE WHEN CHECKING FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE EVAPORATION SYSTEM. DISCOVERED A LEAK WITHIN THE SYSTEM BY DOING A SMOKE TEST. IT WAS IN A CANISTER IN THE EMISSION SYSTEM. THEY REPLACED THE CANISTER AND THE VALVE THAT WAS CONNECTED WITH IT, PARTS 17011S84A00 AND 17310S84L31. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE HAD FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE CODE P1457 ON A WEBSITE, WWW.ANSWER.COM. *AK

SEVERE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION DAMAGE (1) TRANSMISSION BEGAN CHUGGING AND SLIPPING (2) FAILURE IS EMINENT ACCORDING TO HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT (3) NOTHING. PRICE FOR REPLACE TRANSMISSION: APPROX. $2900. ACCORDING TO HONDA REPAIR DEPARTMENT.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE REPAIR FACILITY, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES. EACH TIME THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A FEW DAY THEN CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEMWAS NOT FIXED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. *NM

MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD V-6 HAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD VERY FEW PROBLEMS. ALWAYS TOOK TO DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE/REPAIR. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN JUNE 2005, AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN RIGHT AWAY. I PAID $68 TO HAVE THE SYSTEM "TESTED" AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE AIR BAGS AT A COST OF $575, OR I COULD HAVE THEM RESET IT AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON. I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS JUST WON'T WORK. I OPTED FOR THE RESET. NOW, 2 WEEKS LATER, THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I HAVE DONE SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THE "CURES" THAT ARE SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER ARE ALL OVER THE MAP. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT IN A MANDATED SAFETY DEVICE. MY FAMILY WILL HOLD HONDA RESPONSIBLE IF I AM INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO A NON-INFLATING AIRBAG. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE COMPANY IS TAKING THE AIRBAG ISSUE SERIOUSLY. MY DAUGHTER WAS THANKFULLY NOT KILLED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT LAST JUNE IN HER CIVIC, WHOSE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN SHE WAS HIT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT TORE THE FRONT ENGINE HOUSING OFF HER CAR AND RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS. THE HONDA FOLKS TOLD US THEN THAT SOMETIMES THE CAR ISN'T "HIT THE RIGHT WAY" AND THE SENSORS DON'T REGISTER THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY. I THINK THE SAME GOVERNMENT THAT R

I DRIVE A 2000 ACCORD COUPE LX 4 CYC. AND SOME TIME MY CAR WOULD JUST LOSE POWER AND DIE. ONCE MY CAR LOOSE POWER I CAN NO LONGER HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TURN AND WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES, BUT EACH TIME THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON 2000 BUT ONLY 98-99 ACCORDS. THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE BUT AT MY EXPENSIVE. I WAS OUTRAGED THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA NEEDS TO FIX BEFORE I MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO MANY DEALERSHIPS BUT NONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO FIND A FIX. *JB