2000 Honda Accord complaints

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE AND STARTING TO BACK UP TRANSMISSION ENGAGES, DISENGAGES AND THEN RE-ENGAGES. CAR MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND AND JERKY MOVEMENT.*AK

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO FLOOR. THEN HIT TWO CURBS, AND SOME BUSHES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. WHEN VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER, THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTING UP AND STEERING WHEEL GRABS TO THE LEFT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW AND MUSHY. *SLC

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK

THE SRS CIRCIUT DISABLES AIRBAGS AND DOESN'T RESET ITSELF.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION REAR SEATBELT WILL TIGHTEN UP ON ITS OWN, CAUSING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT TO PASSENGERS. DEALER REFUSES TO INSPECT VEHICLE . TOLD CONSUMER SHE MUST CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK

TOTALLY I AM NOT SATISFY WITH THIS HONDA ACCORD/2DR/ V6. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO ACCELERATE. IT BECOMES HARD TO PUSH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH JUMPING UPON STARTING AND TURNING ENGINE OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH ENGINE TURNING OVER AFTER IGNITION SWITCH BEEN TURNED ON THREE OR MORE TIMS. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, IF WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE THEY DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS, AND DO NOT WIPE IT PROPERLY. HONDA CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2000, RECALL 00V184 000 FOR LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE WAS ISSUED. OWNER NOTIFICATION WAS ISSUED IN JULY OF 2000. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT ON AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AND THE CUSHION WOULD NEED REPLACED, IT HAS BEEN OVER ONE MONTH AND THE SEAT CUSHION IS STILL ON BACK ORDER. *SLC

AT 7000 MILES BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, REPLACED BRAKE PADS. AT 13000 MILES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACK ON A HILL WHILE IN DRIVE IF FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH & HAD FRONTAL IMPACT COLLISON WITH A TOW TRUCK. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED & THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEROIUS INJURIES A FRACTURED STERNUM. CONSUMER FELT THAT INJURIES MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AK

TRANSMISSION WHEN IN REVERSE JOLTED, CONSUMER STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE HE BACKED INTO SOMETHING OR ROLLED OVER AN OBJECT. HONDA SAID THEY HAD ABOUT 300 COMPLAINTS, ONLY V6 ENGINES. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER A FEW TIMES WITH THE COMPLAINT. FINALLY CALLED HONDA WHO ADMITTED THE DEFECTIVE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG LIGHT. *SLC

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD INTO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING, THEREBY DISABLING THE SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THREE HONDA DEALERS AND EACH AND EVERY ONE SAYS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WHAT DO I DO? I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE PROTECTION THE SIDE BAGS OFFERED, YET THEY SEEM TO BE INOPERATIVE A LOT OF THE TIME AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX THEM.*AK

SPEEDOMETER NOT ACCURATE WHEN SHOWING 80 MPH ACTUALLY 70 MPH

BRIDGESTONE TIRE FAILURE. *SLC

DESIGN FLAW CAUSED BOTH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS TO BE TOO CLOSE; INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS AFFECTED BY THE USE OF THE BLINKERS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. THE ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE FOURTH ATTEMPT AT LEAST ONCE MONTHLY.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT SENSOR WAS VERY SENSITIVE WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, SENSOR WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSANGER SIDE DEPLOYED. *AK

1ST TIME DEALER STATED BAD GAS FOR CAR JERKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON - FIXED PROBLEM. 2ND TIME (NEXT DAY) CAR REPEATED SAME PROBLEM - ANOTHER DEALER STATED BAD GAS AND LOOSE WIRE - FIXED PROBLEM 3RD TIME SAME DEALER STATED NEEDED NEW TOP DEAD CENTER SENSOR. SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO EVEN AFTER GETTING FIXED REPEATEDLY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR - NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. *AK

BECAUSE SRS WARNING LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF AFTER STARTING VEHICLE , IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH WAITING FOR PART(S) TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER INSTALLED TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT BUT IT FAILED WITHIN A MONTH. *YH

TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD SQEAKING NOISE AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED APPX. 7 DAY AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED OF THE PROBLEM AND INSISTED IT WAS JUST NEW CAR NOISES THEY WILL WORK THEMSELVES OUT. AND AGAIN IN APRIL MAY I INFORMED THE DEALER AND THE SAME THINGS WAS SAID. NOW I HAVE A REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THE SRS SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. NOT SURE IF AIRBAGS WILL WORK IN A COLLISION. DEALER WILL TRY TO FIX WITH NEW SRS CONTROL MODULES. SPEEDOMETER HEAD UNIT IS UP TO 13% OFF (DEPENDING ON SPEED) AND IS SOMEWHAT UNRESPONSIVE TO MINOR SPEED CHANGES. DISCONCERTING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC SINCE I CAN'T VERIFY MY ACTUAL SPEED DUE TO THE SLOW TO RESPOND AND INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER UNIT READOUT. THIS LEADS TO OVERACCELERATING OR OVERDECCELERATING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN AN ATTEMPT TO HOLD LOCAL SPEED ZONE LAWS. VERIFIED BY A PGM TEST AT LOCAL DEALER. NO FIX FOR THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD UNIT FOR NOW...TOLD BY HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO WAIT FOR A POSSIBLE FIX IN NOVEMBER 2000. THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, NOT SURE WHY. FINALLY, WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC MANY TIMES WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND VERY QUICKLY OR EVEN FALLS FLAT FOR A SECOND BEFORE IT GOES, PRETTY DISCONCERTING AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON TWICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID FUEL FILLER: CAP WAS NOT ON PROPERLY. THEN, IT WAS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. A WEEK LATER, SRS LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH AIRBAG AND SEATBELTS. *AK

THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 42 P205/65R15 TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

THE COMPUTERIZED ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE UNDER CERTAIN ENGINE LOAD CONDITION. *YH

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE IT ACCELERATES. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

SERVICE DEPARTMENT TESTED THE ACCURACY OF THE SPEEDOMETER UNIT AND FOUND IT TO BE OFF BY 8-10%

UNLESS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS IN THE FULL-BACK POSITION, AND HAS BEEN PUSHED HARD TO LOCK IT INTO POSITION, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO LOCK IN POSITION IF THE POSITION IS CHANGED WHEN A PASSENGER ENTERS THE REAR SEAT. THE RESULT IS THAT AFTER THE FRONT PASSENGER IS SEATED AND THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE, THE SEAT WILL USUALLY FREELY MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, UNLESS THE PASSENGER HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO MOVE THE SEAT FORE-AFT LEVER DOWN INTO THE LOCKED POSITION WHILE GENTLY MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACK. NORMALLY I WARN PASSENGERS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT NONE SEEM ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE LOCKING OF THE SEAT IN A MIDWAY FORE-AFT POSITION WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE KNEES OF THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER YET DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED BECAUSE I HAVE WARNED THEM ABOUT THE SEAT. STILL, THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE FACTORY WITHOUT THE PASSENGER SEAT LOCK WORKING EASILY AND PREDICTABLY.

THE DAY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED A LOUD "THUMP" WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS NOISE WAS HEARD ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. UPON CALLING THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE NOISE CONTINUED TO HAPPEN & IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WAS NOT NORMAL SO WE AGAIN CALLED THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. WHICH THEN SAID IT WAS INDEED NOT NORMAL & TO BRING IT IN. IT APPARENTLY WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN 2000 ACCORD V6 MODELS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IN AUG 2000 THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM AS LIGHTS, ETC. WORKED. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START THE CAR & UPON TURNING THE IGNITION HAD NO RESPONSE. NONE OF THE DASH LIGHTS INDICATING ENGINE TROUBLE REMAINED ON, ALTHOUGH THEY DID INTIALLY COME ON & THEN GO OUT. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 15-20 MINS AT WHICH TIME I THEN WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET REPEATED ITSELF.

THE HONDA ACCORD 3.0 V-6 ENGINE HAS A HESITIATION PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS ANYTIME THAT THE ENGINE IS PLACED UPON A SLIGHT LOAD CONDITION, SUCH AS GOING UP ANY GRADE. HONDA INDICATES THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE 'DRIVEABILITY CONDITION' AND REFUSE TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY ANOTHER HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT HONDA HAS ATTEMPTED MANY TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THAT BEING THE CASE, HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO STATE IN ALL THEIR SALES PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS THAT THE 3.0 V-6 HAS A DRIVEABILITY CONDITION WHICH HONDA CAN NOT OR WILL NOT BE FIXING. IF I HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE 'DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM' BEFORE THE PURCHASE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE, BUT WOULD HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSING A FRACTURED VERTEBREA IN THE NECK AND DAMAGE KNEES FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD BENEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONTAL AND REAR END COLLISION. NLM

DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN DRIVER WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WITH A HARD IMPACT THAT PUSHED VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIRBAGS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER. *AK

CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE IN MAY 22 OF 2000. THEN, ON JUNE 12, 2 000, AIRBAG MODULAR LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON, AND WAS STILL ON AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIIC TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE IS UNDER CORRECTION PROCESS. *AK

SINCE NEW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN READING 8 TO 9% IN ERROR-VERIFIED BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HONDA CLAIMS A 10% VARIANCE IS NORMAL. THIS CAN BE A CONCERN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR-MAY BE DRIVING AT THE POSTED LIMITS OR I MAY NOT BE IF THE CALIBRATION IS OFF AND IS WAVERYING IN ITS READINGS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V184000/ SUSPENSION: LOWER CONTROL ARM APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. BUT, DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER, AND HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. *AK

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THE ACCORD I PURCHASED IS UNSAFE. THERE IS A HESITATION AT 40 MPH. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT IF SOMEONE WERE FOLLOWING TO CLOSELY WHEN THE HESITATION OCCURS AND MY CARS SPEED DECREASES THEN I AM SUBJECT TO POSSIBLY BE REAR ENDED POTENTIALLY CAUSING MYSELF OR PASSENGERS TO BE INJURED. I WAS NEVER TOLD OF THIS SO CALLED NORMAL FUNCTION AS HONDA HAS STATED. I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTED, AND THAT I AT THAT TIME COULD HAVE OPTED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING, I HAVE SPOKEN TO AND WRITTEN ABOUT THIS TO THEM. THANK YOU. *AK

WHEN ON THE ROAD VEHICLE WANDERS. IT HAS NO NEUTRAL POINT. WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT IT, VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE OTHER SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUES DOWN ITS FULL TRAVEL TO A MECHANICAL "CLUNK". MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT STILL OCCURS. *AK *ML

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THERE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE DESIGN OF THE DRIVERS SIDE TWO-WAY POWER SEATS SIT TOO HIGH UP IN THE "DOWN POSITION" CAUSING THE DRIVER'S RIGHT LEG TO SLAM AGAINST THE IGNITION AND STEERING DURING BRAKING.ET.

WHEN BACKING OUT AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, VEHICLE GRABBED BUT ONLY WHEN IN REVERSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND IS SOFT, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BUT THE CONDITION STILL EXIST. NLM

WINDSHIELD WHISTLES WHILE DRIVING HAD THE WNDSHIELD RESEALED X2 AND THEN COMPLETELY REMOVED AND RESEALED AND STILL THE WHISTLES ???????LE. *AK

THE "SRS" LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM, BOTH FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM OR WHICH AIRBAG SYSTEM IS HAVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK