TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2000 Honda Accord complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
HAD DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED 6/11/20 AS SRS LIGHT CAME ON. UNAWARE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, WORK NOT DONE AT HONDA DEALER, PAID OUT OF POCKET. CODE 9-3. EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN EARLY JUNE 2018 WHERE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO HONDA TO PURCHASE PART, LEARNED SEVERAL DAYS LATER THERE WAS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ISSUE. HONDA DEALER DID NOT ADVISE ACTIVE RECALL FOR ISSUE AT TIME PART WAS PURCHASED. PURCHASED PART, LEARNED OF RECALL, HONDA DEALER REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TO ME. EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER, EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND CODE. NO OPEN RECALL AT THIS TIME. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE/SENSOR FAILING SO THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA AND I AM ON A WAITING LIST TO GET THE AIRBAG ISSUE RESOLVED AS THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS BUT THE SEAT BELT PROBLEM IS ONGOING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. STARTED CAR, SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, HAD CODE READ AND LEARNED IT WAS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE THAT HAS GONE BAD AGAIN.
ON JANUARY 23,2020, COGGIN HONDA STARTED SENDING ME TEXT MESSAGES SAYING I HAD AND OPEN RECALL SCHEDULE FREE REPAIR NOW. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SCHEDULED ME AN APPOINTMENT. ON FEBRUARY 20,2020 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RECALL REPAIR. THEY SENT ME HOME IN AN UBER AND TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AND SAID, THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS READY. ABOUT 3PM I CALLED THEM AND ASKED IS MY CAR READY YET AND I WAS THEN INFORMED THIS IS A NEW RECALL AND THE PARTS WOULDN'T BE IN TIL AROUND MID MARCH. AMERICAN HONDA SENT ME AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL LETTER IN MARCH. IN THERE LETTER THEY ALSO SAID, IF AMERICAN HONDA OR THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME TO CONTACT YOU.
THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK WENT BAD ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH MY BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME, WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HEARD SOME THUMPING AND OTHER NOISES. HE LOOKED IN UNDER MY HONDA AND TOLD ME THAT MY STRUTS ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACING. IT'S GOTTEN A LOT WORSE, FLOATING OVER BUMPS, HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING IT UNDER CONTROL WHILE TURNING AROUND ANY TYPE OF CORNER AND IF I HAPPEN TO NOT SEE ANY KIND OF BUMP OR WHOLE IN THE ROAD, IT SOUNDS AS IF MY CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY ACCORD, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR ALL NEW STRUTS!!
FOR 20 YEARS HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT SUBSTANDARD/DEFECTIVE PARTS COMPRISING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. TO DATE, THEY HAVE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS. MY HONDA COUPE IS 20 YEARS OLD. HOW MUCH LONGER MUST I WAIT UNTIL THIS HAZARDOUS AIR BAG SYSTEM IS REPAIRED? IN 2014, MY VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE STOPPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 33 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT FRACTURED AND COLLAPSED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
THE HONDA SERVICE PEOPLE WON'T PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS ARE ORDERED SO NOW I WILL HAVE TO RENT MY OWN VEHICLE I WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY YOU WILL MAKE THEM REIMBURSE ME, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO I'M JUST FOLLOWING UP LIKE THE LETTER SAYS TO DO THEY WON'T HAVE IT FIXED WITHIN SIXTY DAYS .
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SUPERIOR HONDA LOCATED AT (4777 SPRING GROVE AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH 45232) WAS UNREACHABLE. AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT CAR PROS HONDA EL MONTE (LOCATED AT 3464 N PECK RD, EL MONTE, CA 91731) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GARY YEOMANS HONDA LOCATED AT (752 N. TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS MENTIONED ON THE NEWS THAT SIMILAR VEHICLES WERE SUBJECTED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS). PIERCEY HONDA 920 THOMPSON ST, MILPITAS, CA 95035, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY AIR BAGS ARE TAKITA AND NEEDS REPLACED I CAN LEAVE MY CAR IN ANY GEAR BUT PARK AND IT DRIFTS AWAY I HAVE REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION 2X WITH ONLY150K MILES
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000(AIR BAG) WAS RECEIVED. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATION LINE DRIPPED FLUID ON TOP OF THE KEY SUSPENSION COMPONENT, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
THE KEY WON'T COME OUT IGNITION. AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. . THE GEAR LIGHTS BLIMK. IT THROWS CAR INTO AN ALMOST STANDSTILL WHILE DRIVING. GEARS SLIP. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LIGHTING ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT STRUCK THE DASHBOARD WITH HIS HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HOT AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARROWHEAD HONDA (8380 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
THE VEHICLE HANDLING IS POOR WHEN MAKING SUDDEN TURNS (AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS). WHEN I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL AND EVERYTHING METAL RUSTS IN THIS AREA (SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN). HE GAVE ME A NUMBER FOR SOME HONDA CARE CENTER, BUT AFTER NAVIGATING THROUGH THE AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEM I FOUND OUT THE CENTER WAS NOT OPEN AT THE TIME I CALLED...FRUSTRATING. UPON EXAMINING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT IS APPARENT THE FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE OR SUB FRAME) WHERE THE STABILIZER BAR MOUNTS TO THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH, ALLOWING THE STABILIZER BAR TO MOVE A GREAT AMOUNT ONLY TO BE HELD UP BY THE SWAY BAR LINK PIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE SWAY BAR LINK PIN TERMINATION COMES LOOSE OR BREAKS, THE SWAY BAR WILL DROP AND DRAG ON THE PAVEMENT, POSSIBLY CATAPULTING THE CAR.
SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE STATIONARY AT HOME PARKED. I WENT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A 7-3 CODE FOR 'INTERNAL FAILURE'. THEY ADVISED ME TO PAY $1056 TO REPLACE COMPUTER. THEY SAID THIS ONLY COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED. THEY TOLD ME MY AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. TWO YEARS AGO MY SRS LIGHT HAD CAM ON AND THEY SAID IT WAS FOR SEAT BELTS AND THEY COVERED IT. WHY WOULD THIS NOT BE COVERED AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHEN I SEARCHED ON GOOGLE PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM.
RIGHT SIDE SUB-FRAME, REAR BEAM, K FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH FROM A/C DRAIN LINE INSTALLED TO DRAIN DIRECTLY ONTO THE SUBFRAME. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING TO FLEX SUBSTANTIALLY AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC COULD CAUSE THE CAR STEERING TO FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY OR COULD ALLOW THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. ANTI-SWAY BAR IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. FOUND BY MECHANIC CHECKING MY CAR TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING AND CORNERING.
WARRING LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG REMAINS ON, AT ALL TIMES.
I WAS DRIVING ON CITY WHEN I HEARD METAL NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE I HAD IT CHECK ED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE K FRAME-SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED AND CRACKED ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM DUE THAT THE AC WAS DRIPPING WATER ON TOP OF IT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT
HONDA HAD THE MAIN BRAKE LINE WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID BURST CAUSING ACCIDENT. PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP. WAS WORKING FINE THE DAY BEFORE, PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL WAS USELESSS. CAR WAS HEADING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I DROVE OFF THE ROAD, SPEED WAS ABOUT 30MPH WHEN I ENDED IN A MEDIAN STRIP.
FUEL LINE IS LEAKING
THE SRS SIGN IS ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM ANOTHER PERSON, THERE WAS A HONDA ACCORD REP FEW DAYS BACK, AND HE SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE AND ARE IN WORKING CONDITION BUT STILL, SINCE ITS RELATED TO SAFETY, I DONT KNOW....IF ITS REALLY FINE AND ARE IN A WORKING CONDITION..
I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD FROM MY NIEGHBOOR FOR 900 DOLLARS AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE DID A INSPECTION AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT BUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STILL INTACT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REPLACEMENT COSTS OVER 1,200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE CAR HAS OVER 228,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT ITS HANGING ON BY A TREAD AND OVERTIME THE SUSPENSION COULD COLLAPSE LEADING TO A CRASH
MY CAR PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT. I JUST REPLACED TIRES AND NOW THE CAR IS UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN. I FOUND OUT THIS WHEN MY CAR WAS VIBRATE A LOT DURING ON THE ROAD. WHEN I COME HOME, I JACKED UP THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND FRONT CHASSIS. I SAW THE RUST IS VERY BAD, IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURES I SUBMIT BELOW. THE SUBFRAME BASICALLY SEPARATED, IT WILL CAUSE ANOTHER THOUSAND OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE FRAME. MECHANICS TOLL ME THAT THE SUBFRAME SHOULD NOT BE RUST LIKE THAT. IT IS THE BASIC INTEGRITY OF THE CAR SAFETY FOR ANY CAR, IT SHOULD LAST A LIFE TIME OF THE CAR AS LONG AS YOU OWN IT. I AM HOPE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS RUST ISSUE. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO OWNED AN OLD CAR AND TRY TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.
TAKATA RECALL: DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEREIN SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER -- PRESUMABLY NOT AT A HIGH SPEED. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF BUT PASSENGER AIRBAG DID, DESPITE NO ONE, AND NOTHING, BEING IN THE SEAT. VIN IS NOT ON RECALL LIST (WHICH MYSTERIOUSLY ONLY GOES BACK TO MID-2001). CALLED HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT INSPECT CAR, AND DO NOT CARE TO INVESTIGATE ISSUE BECAUSE THE VIN IS NOT CURRENTLY ON THE RECALL LIST. IS THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAULTY (SHOULD IT HAVE GONE OFF), OR WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FAULTY (SHOULD IT NOT HAVE GONE OFF-- I WAS TOLD THE LATTER AT THE BODY SHOP)? THE CAR IS NOT WORTH FIXING GIVEN THE FACT THAT ONE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT ALONE COSTS APPROX A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS BADLY COMPROMISED BY RUST (SOME HOLES). PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING CAN BE COMPROMISED IS IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER SIDE IS NOT BADLY RUSTED. HONDA HAS RELOCATED THE AIR CONDITIONING DRIP TUBE IN LATER YEARS WHICH MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM
PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKE OFF I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET ON THE WAY TO WORK I TURNED THE CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK SOUND AND GOT UNDER MY CAR AND LOOKED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME IS BROKE OFF
4TH JULY MY WIFE WAS IN A COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN HER SUFFERING MEMORY LOSS, SPEECH ISSUES , STUTTER, A SEVERE CONCUSSION AND WEEKS AND WEEKS ON CONTINUED THERAPY TO INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AND CONTINUED CARE. THE AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOY . NO REASON WITH THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE CAR IT SHOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED. MY THREE CHILDREN WHERE ALSO IN THE CAR TO INCLUDE MY 12YR OLD SON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER. MY CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES BUT AS A RESULT OF FAILED EQUIPMENT MY WIFE NEARLY FORGOT WHO I WAS TO INCLUDE LAST LAST TEN YEARS OF OUR LIVES AMOUNGST OTHER THINGS , AND COULD POSSIBLY HAVE MOST HER LIFE. ONE OF THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS IS : CONCUSSION WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTER. (SPEECH PATHOLOGICAL TREATMENT PLAN ONGOING ) MY WIFE IS ALSO UNABLE TO WORK AND PROVIDE , AND TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN IN MY ABSENCE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION , SPEED 40-55MPH OHIO STATE ROUTE 68 IN URBANA, OHIO. NIGHT TIME FOLLOWING JULY 4TH FIREWORKS.
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. IT RUNS FINE BUT, THE OTHER NITE IT LOCKED ME IN. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND I COULD NOT GET OUT, I AM DISABLED WITH A BACK INJURY. AND THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IF I WERE IN A WRECK IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. BUT, THEN 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR LOCKED ME IN ON BOTH SIDES. I COULD NOT GET OUT. MY BOYFRIEND FINALLY GOT ME OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT ITS BEEN 3 DAYS NOW AND THEY CAN STILL NOT GET MY CAR UNDONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEY HAVE TAKEN DOOR PANEL APART AND EVERYTHING, STILL CAN'T GET IT TO OPEN.( IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK IT)
THE GREEN KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTS FLASHING AND MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO THE KEY LIGHT NOT COMING ON AT ALL. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL HONDA ACCORD'S. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.
SUBFRAME RUST-OUT OF FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BACK BEAM ON RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE, BOTH BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. LARGE HOLE IN FRAME WAS NOTED DURING OTHER REPAIR WORK AND MATCHES NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND PICTURES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION FROM HONDA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
K FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SO MANY TIMES THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (JOYCE KOON HONDA, 10640 AUTOMOTIVE DR., MANASSAS, VA 20109) CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,025.
SRS PANEL LIGHT IS ON.
THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK.
WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS TOTALLED. NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF EXWCT THE PASSWNGER SIDE AIRBAG,WHICH NO ONE OR ANYTHING WAS IN THE SEAT. WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. WAS MOVING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. COMUNG TO A STOP
DASH LIGHT FOR RIGHT AIRBAG CAME ON AND AN ALARM WHILE DRIVING AND IS STILL ON.
PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NOTHING IN IT. DRIVERS AIRBAG, DID NOT DEPLOY , HAVING AN ACCIDENT AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, STRAIGHT ON, REAR ENDED AN SUV. THE SIDE SEAT AIRBAGS, ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT.
RED AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED DURING THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, RIGHT KNEE, AND LEFT TOE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
WHEN IN MOTION VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS TERRIBLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. CAR ONLY HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED ON THE CAR.
PAINT LOOKS LIKE A BRILLO PAD WAS TAKEN TO IT
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. USUALLY STARTS BACK UP. MY RESEARCH INDICATES IGNITION SWITCH WHICH I HAVE FOUND HONDA HAS HAD RECALLED IN THE PAST
I WAS APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEED THROUGH A PARKING LOT , MADE A TURN TO PARK REVERSE, FOOT ON BRAKE PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, PUT FOOT LIGHTLY ON GAS PEDAL AND IT GAIN SPEED AND LURCHED FORWARD INSTEAD, OVER A CURB, UP AN SLIGHT INCLINE AND HIT LIBRARY WALL, AND STOPPED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM SORE, IT WAS TOWED AND I PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC TO LOOK AT NEXT WEEK.
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