2000 Honda Accord complaints

REAR SEAT BELTS OFTEN RETRACT IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THEM ON, MAKING THEM SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT PASSENGERS DO NOT WANT TO WEAR THEIR SEAT BELT. REAR SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE LONGER, OR NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT FURTHER BEFORE GOING INTO RETRACT MODE, SO THEY CAN COMFORTABLY BE WORN. *LA

WHILE DRIVING SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. *AK

WHILE EXITING THE PARKING SPACE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TAPPED THE BRAKE, AND THE SPEED INCREASED EVEN MORE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE AN HIT A CONCRETE POLL, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD OF MY HONDA ACCORD SE 2000 MODEL SUDDENLY HAD A CRACK. *LA

THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK.*AK *TS THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND IN THE DRIVE POSITION. HONDA DID RECALL THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE HIS REPLACED, BUT HIS VEHICLE YEAR WASN'T INCLUDED. *PH *JB

SEATBELT SWITCH FAILED AND TURNED ON THE "SRS" DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT AND THUS DISABLES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THE VEHICLE.

DELPHI ALTERNATOR FAILED. FIRST NOTICED DUE TO NOISE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. WITH NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON, VOLTAGE MEASURED AS LOW AS ~8 VOLTS, AND ENGINE THEN STALLED COMPLETELY WHEN HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE SWITCHED ON. CONFIRMED WIRING GOOD, REMOVED DISCHARGED BATTERY, RECHARGED BATTERY, BATTERY CONDITION LOAD-TESTED GOOD, AND WARNING LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON ONLY AFTER RUNNING ENGINE AT IDLE AND THEN ~3000RPM FOR ~5 MINUTES. VOLTAGE MONITORING CONFIRMED ONLY BATTERY VOLTAGE HAD BEEN PRESENT LONG BEFORE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON, BUT NOT HAVING AN IMMEDIATE WARNING INDICATION THAT CHARGING SYSTEM HAS FAILED IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. (LUCKILY THE CAR STALLED IN MY GARAGE, NOT MINUTES BEFORE IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.*AK

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A TIME AND NOW THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND TAKES AWHILE TO REMOVE IT THIS IS ON A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. *AK

ABILITY TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK ON A 2000 HONDA, ACCORD.*AK

THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL OF HONDA AUTOS FOR MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION SWITCH THAT ALLOWS REMOVAL OF KEY WHILE NOT IN PARK. I HAVE A 2000 ACCORD SE WITH THAT PROBLEM, BUT THE 2000'S WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE. THANKS. *LA

SEVERE BINDING NOISE FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT. AUTO HAS ONLY 51,500 MILES AND DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING STRUT AND UPPER BALL JOINT. *LA

CONCERNING MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX, VIN [XXX] THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE WHILE IT IS IN GEAR BUT I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THIS VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT HONDA IGNITION RECALL. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME AND I'M WONDERING WHETHER THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS A FIRST OFF THE LINE 2000 AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE A CUT OFF LIKE THIS. I DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT MILEAGE THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTER I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WOULD STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE IS RUNNING. *AK

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE TRANSMISSION GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE, AND THEN CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. INADVERTENTLY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IS LOOSE AND IS GETTING WORSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WON'T HOLD IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.*AK

THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON THE CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES WHICH IS WAY TOO SOON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER AND HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). THE RIGHT HEADLAMP HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THE FACTORY-INSTALLED CD PLAYER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE HONDA, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN TOO PLEASED WITH ALL THE LITTLE NITPICKING STUFF. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILE MARK. THE NEW TIRES WERE DUNLAPS WHICH FAILED WITHIN 8 MONTHS. HOPEFULLY THE NEW ONES WILL MAKE IT.*AK

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THE SRS LIGHT STAYING ON. HONDA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE BOTHER SOME ERROR CODE ONCE AND FOR ALL. PEOPLE ARE PAYING $80 TO $100 JUST FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, THEN MORE TO FIX OR RESET THE LIGHT. PLEASE HELP US IN THIS ENDEAVOR TO RATIFY A ANNOYING PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, PAUL RADICS. *AK

SUDDEN BATTERY FAILURE CAUSES LOSS OF POWER, STEERING, AND ALL-AROUND CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. DEALER INSISTS THAT THE ALTERNATORS HAVE ALL GONE BAD. NO DIAGNOSIS FOR WHAT MAY BE CAUSING ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *LA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A HIGHLY REPUTABLE HONDA AGENCY THAT HONDA DOES HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF AN INADEQUATE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH PROBABLY PREMATURELY WEARS OUT THE REAR BRAKE PADS. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONFRONTED ANOTHER SERVICE TECHNICIAN WITH THIS INFORMATION, HE STATED, "WELL, WE DO REPLACE A LOT OF THEM." CONSUMER FELT THE PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED BEFORE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *PH *JB *JB

ON 9-25-03 WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA, I HEARD A LOUD THUD I THOUGHT SOMEONE HIT MY CAR, WHEN I LOOKED MY SIDE AIRBAG WAS RELEASED, WITHOUT MY CAR NOT BEING IMPACTED BY ANY THING, I TOOK TO HONDA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD DISTRICT MANAGER HAS TO INSPECT MY CAR SO NOW I AM WAITING. *JB

SRS LIGHT HAS FAILED ONCE, NO AIRBAGS. DEALER "PULLED CODE 15-3" AND CHARGED $78.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSES. DEALER SAID THE OPDS UNIT FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT COST OF ABOUT $450 US. DEALER SAID HONDA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. ONCE "PULLED," UNIT FAILED ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER. SPOKE TO DEALER AGAIN, SAID AGAIN THAT UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE BEEN DRIVING WITH SRS LIGHT ON WITH NO AIR BAG PROTECTION. DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON CELL PHONES AND/OR COMPUTER BEING PLACED ON SEAT, ALTHOUGH I EXPLAINED TO DEALER THAT I DO NOT PLACE PHONES ON ANY SEAT, AND I DON'T USE/TRAVEL WITH A COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE WAS CLEARLY DUMB FOUNDED AND ATTEMPTED TO FIND SOME OTHER CAUSE. *LA

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD VTEC V6. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE AIR BAG SYSTEMS HAVE SHUTDOWN INDICATED BY THE SRS LIGHT. NOW I AM STARTING TO HAVE ELECTRICAL FAILURES LEFT AND RIGHT. MAJORITY OF MY WARNING LLIGHTS ON, MY CONSOLE WHICH INCLUDE BATTERY, ALL DOORS, TRUNK, AND BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT A BAD HONDA FROM THE BATCH, BUT JUST BEING 2 YEARS OLD, IT IS EXPERIENCING SOME TOUGH PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAVE THE EXTENED HONDA PLAN UPTO 100,000 MILES/6 YRS.. BUT OF COURSE THE PLAN DOES NOT COVER ANY OF MY PROBLEMS. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO WASTE ON THE CAR THAT IS NEARLY NEW, AND I STILL OWE 23000 ON. PLEASE HELP.

THE SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION AND A DEALER IN FL CHECKED IT AND RESET W/OUT CHARGE. TECH SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PLACING CELL PHONE ON PASSENGER SEAT. IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. I HAVE REFRAINED FROM HAVING THE CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT SINCE THEN (MAY 03). THIS PAST SUNDAY THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT SINCE THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRENTY, IT WOULD COST $70 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. HE DID NOT KNOW FOR SURE, BUT THE CAUSE MAY BE A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON IT MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND ONE THAT IS NECESSARY. I CHECKED THE EDMUNDS WEB SITE AND NOTED THERE WERE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SRS LIGHT.

AFTER THE CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED THE GEAR, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE GEAR WAS IN FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD OF FORWARD. *AK *SCC *JB

I DISCOVERED THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 HONDA ACCORDS THAT PERTAIN TO AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. MY RESEARCH DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRST SIGN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS IS THE SRS LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON & STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD. 1 WEEK AGO I CONTACTED EMILY IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT ROCK HONDA IN FONTANA CA. I WAS TOLD MY VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE CARS THAT WERE RECALLED. I ASKED HOW THEY COULD KNOW FOR ABSOLUTE SURE THAT MY AIRBAG IS NOT DEFECTIVE BASED ON A VIN NUMBER. AN ANSWER WAS NEVER PROVIDED. AFTER PUSHING THE ISSUE EMILY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT FREE OF CHARGE. EMILY TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD FOR SURE SEE ME ON THE SCHEDULED DAY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT I TALK TO HER. AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT IT WAS FOUND THAT EMILY HAD GONE ON VACATION W/O INFORMING ME ABOUT MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT POSSIBLY NEEDING TO BE CHANGED, NOR DID SHE LEAVE ANY INFO FOR THE SERVICE MEMBERS ABOUT MY SITUATION. I WAS TOLD TO JUST INSPECT THE CAR IT WOULD COST $75 AND SINCE THE SRS LIGHT IS ON THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG W/ MY AIRBAG AND IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $800 TO FIX. HONDA SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX MY CAR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF MY VIN NUMBER, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS INDEED A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM W/ DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN THE 2000 HONDA ACCORDS. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT SINCE MY CAR IS A CANADIAN HONDA, BUT WAS SOLD TO ME BRAN

CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN IN THE POSITION WHERE HE HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HIS KNEES HIT THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT A RAISED PEDAL. DEALER STATED THE INTERIOR WAS REDESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE SHORTER PEOPLE WHOM WANTED MINIMUM TIME GOING FROM THE BRAKE TO THE PEDAL AND VICE VERSA. *PH *JB

I OWN A 200 HONDA ACCORD THAT IS CAUSING ME TO BURY MY HEAD IN THE SAND. WHEN MY SPOUSE AND I WENT LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR 3 YEARS AGO, I TOLD HIM IF HE WANTED A CAR THAT LASTED LONG AFTER THE LAST PAYMENT TO LOOK AT A HONDA. I AM QUITE SURPRISED AT THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THIS NEW ONE IS: THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDS REPLACED. CAR HAS 70K MILES ON IT. I'VE TALKED TO 2 FRIENDS WHO ALSO OWN HONDAS-SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. $350 TO FIX. THERE'S GOT TO BE A DEFECT SOMEWHERE. PLEASE HELP, WE STILL HAVE $$$ TO PAY ON THE CAR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A HONDA, IT'S MAKING ME SECOND-GUESS MYSELF.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY 2000 ACCORD. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DEALER THIS MEANS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. THE CAR HAS ONLY 33600 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

CENTURY MODEL # 4463 OLTH, DOM 01/06/02, WHILE PUTTING IN CHILD SEAT, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHILD SEAT WAS NOT STRAIGHT, IT WAS LOP SIDED. TOOK CHILD SEAT TO A LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY STATED THAT SEAT HAS A CRACK IN NEAR THE BELT PATH.*AK

REPETITIVE WARPING OF FRONT DISK BRAKES ON A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX V6.CAUSES DIFICULTY TO STOP SAFELY.HAVE HEARD OF OTHER ACCORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKING IN FOR A RECALL, UPON PICKING UP VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ALARM WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER REFUSED TO RECONNECT ALARM AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED.*AK

FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING GAS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND AGREED WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. DEALERS CLAIM THIS SRS COMPONENT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SRS SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. A SIMPLE RESET OF THE SRS SYSTEM DOES NOT PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

SUMMARY:ON THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR THE AIR BAGS WOULD BE USELESS IN A CRASH UNLESS HONDA SERVICES THE VEHICLE AND ERASES THE FAILURE CODE THE COMPUTER IS REPORTING. *AK I RECENTLY HAD THE ALTERNATOR IN MY 2000 ACCORD EX V6 REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE SRS (AIR BAG) LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I THEN WENT TO THE LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT POWERING THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS WITH THE CORRECT VOLTAGE IT TRIGGERED THE FAILURE LIGHT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED AND WOULD NOT BE DEPLOYED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I THEN TOLD THE EMPLOYEE THAT THIS WAS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD, AND IS THERE ANY WAY TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE SERVICED AND HOOKED UP TO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM TO RESET THE CARS INTERNAL COMPUTER (AT A COST OF $89.00). I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS DONE NEXT WEEK BUT GOT TO THINKING HOW THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE SYSTEM SHOULD RESET ITSELF WHEN EVERYTHING IS NORMAL SO THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR WITH AIR BAGS THAT DO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. TO HAVE THE CAR DISABLE THIS VITAL PART OF ITS SAFETY FEATURES BECAUSE THE VOLTAGE DROPPED BELOW A CERTAIN POINT MAKES NO SENSE. I CAN SEE IT DETECTING AN ERROR BUT THEN WHEN EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL IT SHOULD RESET. NOW THE CAR IS WORKING PERFECTLY BUT BE

ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE TIRES MODEL TURANZA SIZE#19565R15 DOT- - - - - - - - - - - - - WERE CRACKING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE CONSUMER LAID HIS CELL PHONE OR PERSONNEL COMPUTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. *NLM. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE CAUSING EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION DURING FIRST PEDAL DEPRESSION. POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN TIGHT PARKING LOT SITUATIONS. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. CAR OUT OF WARRANTY.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. EACH TIME THERE IS A NEW OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEMS. FOR THIS LATEST TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREAS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS GO TO THE NEXT GEAR, IT WILL "LAG" AND FALL BACK TO THE LOWER GEAR AS IF THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED VERY HARD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE "TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING THROUGH ALL OF ITS POINTS NORMALLY". I INDICATED TO THEM THIS IS NOT THE REASON WHEN I CAME TO THEM. THEY IGNORED MY REASONS FOR COMING TO THEM AND THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO CLAIM THAT ITS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO "HANG" AND FALL BACK DUE TO "THE COMPUTER GETTING CONFUSED AS TO WHAT GEAR TO GO TO". AS A RESULT ITS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO "LAG" OR "HANG". I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER TWO TRANSMISSIONS I HAD....SO, THIS IS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL !!! *JB

THE ENGINE LEAKED COOLANT. *NLM

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY AT 2-3 MPH. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER TAKING THE AUTO TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED , BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN AFTER ANOTHER VISIT TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED, TO KEEP A RECORD OF THE MISHAPS AND PRESENT IT TO THE STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THEN ONE DAY HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, KILLING HER HUSBAND IN AN AUTO COLLISION. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL. *JB *TS

SRS LIGHT REMAINED CONSISTENTLY ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER NOTED THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (EX. CELL PHONE, LAPTOP) OR THE CONTROL MODULE MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE. THE SRS SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY BEYOND THE NORMAL 3YR/36K MILES... SINCE THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM THAT WAS "PROPERLY" INSTALLED, SHOULDN'T IT BE COVERED LIKE THE SEAT BELTS WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY? NO OTHER EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *JB

THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT FELL OFF APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. A BOLT WAS TIGHTENED AND THE SEAT SEEMED OK, BUT THEN BECAME LOOSE. CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICING A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. LAST WEEK SEAT BACK BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WHEN CAR WAS IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD BRACKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800. AFTER MUCH PROTEST, DEALER CLAIMED THEY NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. LATER THAT DAY THEY AGREED TO REPLACE AT NO COST AS "GOOD WILL" GESTURE AND SCHEDULED REPAIR FOR NEXT DAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON BOTH THE ACCORD AND CIVIC AND THERE IS A NHTSA PENDING. REF ACTION # PE02072. I ALSO OWN A SATURN AND IT WAS RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR SEAT BRACKET PROBLEM . HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. *JB

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. *JB *SCC

THE SRS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM. *MR *SCC *NLM

2000 HONDA ACCORD: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL- ACCELERATOR STICKS AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. OCCURS DAILY. HOT OR COLD WEATHER. I MUST PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE THE STICKING. CLEANING THROTTLE PLATE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *NLM

2000 HONDA ACCORD: POWER TRAIN AXLE-WHEEL BEARINGS. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. 70,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CAR IS GENTLY DRIVEN OVER SMOOTH ROADS. HONDA CONTACTED. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *NLM