2000 Honda Accord complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING VEHICLE HESITATED WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER ALIGNED T VEHICLE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

CONSUMER RAISED VEHICLE UP BY USING JACK THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY BENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME DOWN ON CONSUMER'S SHOULDER AND PINNING HIM DOWN. *AK *ML

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN INTER-SECTIONAL CRASH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS MORE DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.THE CAR HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN TO DEALER RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH SYSTEM AND RESET THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK.ET.

THE SAFETY RESTRAINT LIGHT STAYS ON. *AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING UNLESS I KEPT GIVING IT GAS. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE WINTER FUEL FORMULA. THIS WAS CAUSING A BOILING OF THE FUEL AND A VAPOR LOCK CONDITION. HE ALSO SAID HONDA WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING ONLY IN THE V6 AND THEY WERE WORKING ON A FIX. TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA OR MY DEALER THAT A FIX IS AVAILABLE.

HONDA REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION, BUT THE CAR STILL VIBRATES SOMETIMES ON THE LEVEL BUT MOST OF THE TIME WHEN GOING UP HILL. I AM ALMOST READY TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A DIFFERENT MAKE. THE LOCAL MECHANICS CANT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO HELP. *AK

3 TRANSMISSION LEAKS AS OF 04/04/2000: AT THIRD LEAK - REPLACING TRANSMISSION...OIL LEAK: ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO INDENTATION B/W VALVE COVER & BLOCK. RECEIVED 5YR/60K BUMPER-BUMPER WARRENTY. *AK

HONDA ADMITS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 REDESIGN OF THEIR V6 ENGINES. THIS CAUSES A VAPOR LOCK TYPE PROBLEM, WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO BE DIFFICULT TO START ON 7 OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CAR STARTED BUT THEN DIED AGAIN AS I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HONDA TOLD ME THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM DURING A SERVICE ON JANUARY 31, 2000. WHEN I REPORTED THAT THE CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS FIX WAS NOT THE DEFINITIVE FIX AFTER ALL. THEY SAY THEY ARE WAITING FOR EPA APPROVAL OF THE DEFINITIVE FIX. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL, NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN, SINCE A SAFETY HAZARD EXISTS WHEN THE CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC. *AK

STRONG FUEL EMISSION IN CAB OF VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 1308 MILES & NOW THE CAR DOESN'T RIDE SMOOTH. AT LOWER SPEED THE CAR IS JERKY, HESITATES, SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY AS SOON AS YOU LEFT OFF THE GAS, FEELS LLIKE THE BRAKE IS ON. ALSO HAS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT OF CAR EVERYTIME I START UP AND PULL AWAY I HEAR IT ONCE. DIDN'T HEAR IT WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE WHOLE FEEL OF THE CAR DRIVING IS VERY DIFFERENT WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT. IT'S NOT SMOOTH AND FLOWY LIKE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION. IT'S VERY TIGHT AND FEELS LIKE YOU CONSTANTLY NEED GAS. RIDES TERRIBLE ON HILLS. I TOLD HONDA THAT MY WHEELS PULL LEFT ON HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT'S NORMAL. NOT HAPPY HERE. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME FILLING OUT THIS REPORT , I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. I RECEIVEDA NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CAR HAD ONLY 1308 MILES ON IT BECAUSE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION CLUNKED EVERYTIME I BACKED UP. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION RIDES NOWHERE AS NICE AS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION IN FORWARD GEARS. I EXPLAINED ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST REPORT I SUBMITTED TO YOU. THANKS. *AK

CONSUMER IS 4FT 8IN TALL AND IS CONCERNED WITH HAZARD OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SINCE HE SITS CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, LOUD THUMP COMES FROM UNDER CAR. UPON INITIAL STARTUP, ENGINE MAKES LOUD THUMP, MOTOR SEEMS TO SHIFT OR MOVE, CREAK OR TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUPSENSION OR FRAME OF CAR WHEN MOVING FORWARD FROM COMPLETE STOP, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN IN REVERSE, THERE IS A BANG AFTER ROLLING FOR A FEW FEET. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *AK

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE AND STARTING BACK LOUD THUMP FROM UNDER THE CAR AND CAR JERKS THEN CONTINUES BACK. AT TIME THERE IS ANOTHER NOISE (QUITE) WHICH SOUNDS AS IF A 'WORM GEAR' IS WINDING UP OR DOWN. DEALER HAS STATED A TEC BULLENTIN IS OUT AND HONDA IS WORKING ON FIX, HOWEVER A CALL TO AMERICA HONDA'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS (1-800-999-1009) AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE PORBLEM.*AK

IF TEMPERATURE WARMS UP DURING WINTER, FUEL WILL BOIL OVER AND FLOOD THE ENGINE PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM STARTING UP.*AK

TRANSMISSION VIBRATES IN THE 1000-2000 R.P.M. RANGE, AND MOST NOTICABLE AT 1200 AND 1800 RPM. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO EXHIBITS A RANDOM BUT VERY NOTICEABLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STROLLING IN REVERSE YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE/BANG AND MAY EVEN FEEL THE VEHICLE BEING LIFTED AN INCH OR SO AND DROP. NLM

MECHANICAL "CLUNK" WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY A NUDGE, LIKE NOT FULLY ENGAGED.

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE. IT APPEARS TO BE FROM 7 TO 10 MPH OFF FROM SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS WITHIN THE 10% ALLOWABLE DIFFERENCE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY TELL US WHEN IT READS 65 WE ARE ACTUALLING GOING 60. THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE INACCURACY. *AK

WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, OWNER NOTICED VEHICLE SHAKING AND SHUDDERING AT 25 MPH AND 40 MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE. THIS CONDITION WAS AND IS REPEATABLE. PROBLEM IS ALWAYS PRESENT AT AFOREMENTIONED SPEEDS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT DEALER WOULD CONTACT MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS CONTACTED 01/04/00 BY DEALER, AND TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER WILL BE SHIPPING A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATED THAT UPON THEIR RECEIPT OF TRANSMISSION, THEY WILL CONTACT OWNER TO SCHEDULE 2-3 DAY R&R OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FUTURE POWERTRAIN FAILURES DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND SCOPE OF THIS PROCEEDURES WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT DEALERSHIP. OWNER WOULD EXPECT EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

IN A PERIOD OF 4 WEEKS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIRS TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, THE SRS ON THE DASHBROAD LIT UP INDICATING THAT A PROBLEM EXIST WITH THE SYSTEM, FIRST FOR THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THEN FOR THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *CJ

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WITH THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR, THIS CAUSES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO MAKE A LOUD METAL TO METAL POPPING NOISE. *AK

RADIATOR IS NOT PROTECTED IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE . THEREFORE, ANY OBJECT COULD DEMAGE THE RADIATOR, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPEND TO RADIATOR IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE RUNS WELL BUT EVERY TIME YOU INITIALLY START UP AND BACK UP IT JOLTS YOU AS YOU RELEASE THE BRAKES AND START MOVING. IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE IN REVERSE THAN DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE SAYING THE MANUFACTURER IS WORKING ON IT. I FEAR THE DRIVETRAIN WILL FALL APART WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

A LOUD, MECHANICAL "THUNK" IS HEARD WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE - THE SOUND COMES AFTER THE CAR ROLLS BACK 2-3 FEET. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS "UNDER INVESTIGATION" BY HONDA AND THAT A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT MAY BE NECESSARY. THEY CAN DO NOTHING UNTIL HONDA FIGURES OUT HOW TO HANDLE IT. I ASSUME THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE ??? *AK

WHILE IN REVERSE AND TRAVELING BACKWARDS THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK AND THUMP FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT HONDA WAS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM AND NO FIX WAS MADE TO MY CAR.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EMITS NOISE ("THUNK") WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING IN REVERSE, ACCOMPANIED BY ABRUPT SHIFT AS IF NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN GEAR. *AK

THE HORN BUTTON IS LOCATED AT THE VERY CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONLY AT THE ONE SPOT. DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND MOST OF THE TIME YOU MISS IT. THIS RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BEING MADE WORSE. IN THE TIME I HAVE THE CAR THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SITUATIONS WHERE I COULD NOT FIND THE HORN, POUNDING ON THE STEERING WHEEL USELESSLY.THERE SHOULD BE A THREE OR A FOUR POINT HORN BUTTON.

CLMT VEHICLE MADE LFT TURN INTO FRONT LFT BMPR/WHEEL WELL OF MY VEHICLE; PASS AIR BAG DEPLOYED; DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.