2000 Honda Accord complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

HEADLAMPS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH AT NIGHT... SOMETIMES THE CAR WON,T START. I LET IT SIT A WHILE, THEN IT STARTS. THIS IS USUALLY IN THE SUMMER. BEFORE I TURN OFF THE IGNITION, I TURN OFF ALL THE BLOWERS. (AIR) THAT SEEMS TO WORK. THE WINDOWS FOG UP WHEN IT IS HUMID AND THE BLOWERS WON'T CLEAR THEM.

MY 2000 HONDA SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN 2010, RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SINCE THEN IT HAS DONE IT ABOUT 10 TIMES, A FEW TIMES WHEN COLD STARTING BUT USUALLY IN SUMMER WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE IS VERY HOT. MY MECHANIC HAS KEPT IT OVER A WEEKEND TO SEE IF HE COULD GET THE CAR TO FAIL STARTING, BUT NO LUCK. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON A LONG TRIP EVEN THOUGH IT HAS ONLY 129,300 MILES ON IT.

THE SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT. THE RUST IS BELOW THE AC DRAIN HOSE. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $2200 FOR THE REPAIR. NO DAMAGE/RUST ON DRIVERS SIDE WHERE A/C DOES NOT DRAIN. THE MILEAGE IS 158,080. ALSO SEE SRS LIGHT.

SUBFRAME/CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO MANUFACTURERS ROUTING OF AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATION ONTO SUBFRAME. NO DAMAGE/RUST ON DRIVERS SIDE WHERE A/C DOES NOT DRAIN. AROUND $400 IN PARTS AND OVER $700 IN WORK.

WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN DURING HOT DAYS AND YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN TELL THE CAR COOLS OFF. THIS HAPPENS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.NOW THAT THE CAR IS OLDER, IT WILL NOT START AT ALL DURING SOME OF THE HOT DAYS. THIS INCLUDE WHEN I START THE CAR FOR FIRST TIME THAT DAY. TOOK THE CAR IN ONCE YEARS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT I KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME MORE MONEY TO TRY TO FIX IT AGAIN. FRONT PASSAGE HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS BEEN FOGGY. CAR ALSO NEVER HUGGED THE ROAD RIGHT. DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMIT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

THE A/C DRAIN DRIPS ON THE ENGINE FRAME BEAM / CROSS MEMBER CAUSING THEM TO RUST. THEY ARE NOW BROKEN IN TWO. LATER MODELS WERE SUPPLIED WITH A DRAIN TUBE TO RE-ROUTE THE CONDENSATION AWAY FROM THE BEAMS ELIMINATING THIS CONCERN.

JUST PURCHASED A 2000 ACCORD ON SAT 8-22-15. BODY LOOKS GREAT,RUNS SHIFTS GREAT,BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING OIL CHANGE I REALIZED PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY GONE. YES,GONE. IT'S MISSING @4 INCHES OF METAL WHICH HAS OBVIOUSLY RUSTED AWAY,WITH SURROUNDING METAL RUSTED. DRIVER SIDE LOOKS PERFECT. SAME PART,TWO DIFFERENT PLACES,ACTING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

CAR FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO CORRODED SUBFRAME ON RIGHT HAND SIDE FRONT PASSENGER AREA. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF COMPONENT FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

STARTED CAR ON THAT DATE AND LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT TALKED TO HONDA SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT ON THIS VEHICLE TALKED TO MECHANIC TO SEE ABOUT REPAIR THEY SAID IT WAS PART OF RECALL. IT IS NOT ON LIST MISSED BY ONE YEAR SO DID THEY NOT GET MY CAR? SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON NO ACCIDENTS OR ANY OTHER RELATED ISSUES

A LIGHT ENGINE CAME ON FROM NOWHERE, TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT, IT APPEARS TO BE A TRANSMETION CODES. SINCE THEN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING.

CLICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. AS A RESULT, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURIES/DEATH. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA ON 7-15-15 TO GET A GOODWILL REPAIR SINCE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS AS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURE DEFECT. AMAL, THE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PRODUCT CONCERNS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT IS HONDA'S POLICY NOT TO ISSUE GOODWILL SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS 15 YEARS OLD. HONDA - NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD BRAND NEW CARS!!! YOUR REPUTATION HAS BEEN TO PRODUCE SAFE, DEPENDABLE VEHICLES, BUT YOUR LACK OF ACTUAL "CUSTOMER SUPPORT" SHOWS OTHERWISE. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT IN 2012 THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION INCLUDING THE SAFETY REGULATORS, HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME. I URGE NHTSA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPRESENT US CONSUMERS BY HAVING HONDA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ASAP BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT AND WE HAVE ANOTHER FIASCO, I.E., GM IGNITION, TAKATA AIRBAGS.

SEVERE SUB-FRAME RUST ISSUE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR FRAME. VERY SIMILAR CONDITION AS IDENTIFIED IN A OCTOBER 12, 2012, CLEVELAND, OHIO TELEVISION STATION INVESTIGATION. PLEASE SEE THE WEB SITE LISTED BELOW. HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. AS A RESULT, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, IT ROLLED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION AND IT WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX AND BROUGHT IT TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION HE FOUND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE F THE ENGINE SUB FRAME ROTTED OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CAUSE WAS FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN PIPE PLACEMENT.

PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE IS CLAIMED TO BE DUE TO WATER DRAINING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER ONTO THE SUBFRAME SECTION WHERE THE SWAY BAR MOUNTS. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS FINE WITHOUT RUST. THE RUST IS VERY BAD AT THIS POINT AND HAS BROKEN THROUGH. THE REST OF THE SUBFRAME AWAY FROM THIS AREA IS FINE WITHOUT RUST OR SURFACE RUST WHICH CAN BE BRUSHED OFF TO EXPOSE GREY METAL IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I.E. RUSTED SUBFRAME UNDER THE AC DRAIN HOLE.

AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN "REVERSE" TO GET INTO A STALL PARKING SPACE ON THE STREET, IT WAS SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE". WHILE BEING IN "DRIVE" AND TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WENT IN "REVERSE" UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID REVERSING INTO A WALL, THE VEHICLE TURNED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE IMPACT POTENTIALLY INJURED A WOMEN THAT WAS STANDING BEHIND THE IMPACTED VEHICLE TALKING WITH SOMEONE.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN HEARD CLUNK FROM PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. JACKED UP CAR, PULLED WHEEL AND FOUND SUB FRAME HAD ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HAVE BEEN IN/CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A 2000 ACCORD AND HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER ACCORD VEHICLES ( 1999-2002) WITH THE SAME CONDITION. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE SUB FRAMES ON THE AFFECTED ACCORD VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I AM NOT ON THE RECALL LIST HOWEVER I CALLED HONDA AS THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. AFTER SPEAKING TO 4 REPRESENTATIVES AT HONDA THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER RESPONDED TO A RECALL IN 2006 SERVICE BULLETIN RECALL 06-009 - CODE OPDS WHICH IS FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPAIR DONE ACCORDING TO HONDA 3/31/2010 - 10 YEAR WARRANTY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT 89000 ODOMETER ON 10/11/2012. APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED HONDA WITH NO ASSISTANCE AS THEY SAID THERE IS A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THIS RECALL. YESTERDAY I STARTED BY GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM EMILY, BRIANA, NICOLE AND ALEXIS AT HONDA - CASE NO. N012015-05-2002159 AND TO EXPECT A CALL FROM HONDA. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON JAMES (NO ID OR LAST NAME) REGIONAL CASE MANAGER. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE COULD NOT ASSIST ME. 1. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. 2. I AM NOT A LOYAL HONDA OWNER AS I HAVE NOT BOUGHT ANOTHER HONDA. 3. NO REPAIRS THROUGH HONDA. 4. THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD. I INFORMED HIM TO CHECK ANOTHER RECALL WHICH SUPERCEDES THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND DATED 3/14/2006. HE INFORMED ME TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT MY EXPENSE AT HONDA AND THE CASE IS CLOSED. I TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS A FAULT WITH HONDA AND IT IS NOT 10 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL AND I FEAR DRIVING MY ONLY CAR WITH AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT - SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS AND AN ENORMOUS DANGER TO ME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT HIS OR HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE HELP ME. I NEED HONDA TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE OPDS CODES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,769.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2ND GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. *TR

SIDE AIR BAG: LIGHT COMES ON AND TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO GIVEN REASON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY 2007. TRIED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM BUERKLE HONDA WHO DID NOT MAKE ANY NOTES ABOUT MY REQUEST. NOW TELL ME I NEED A NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THAT IT MEANS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX IS FAILING, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS BARLEY BEEN DRIVEN. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, BOTH ON UP SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE WHICH WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD LEFT SIDE AXLE SEAL. WHEN THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO FIX THE AXLE SEAL, HE THEN RE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BAD BEARINGS AND A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 & 2001 ACCORDS. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO HAVE REACHED THE VERY SAME CONCLUSION/DIAGNOSIS. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2000 AND 2001 ACCORDS HAVE FAILED OR ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. THE SCARY PART IS ALL THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE, SOME OF THEM SEE AN ACCORD OR AN ODYSSEY (SIMILAR PROBLEM) ONCE A WEEK! FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE/INVESTIGATION THE COMMON CONSENSUS IS; THE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE LATE 90'S WERE BULLETPROOF BECAUSE THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR THE CARS FROM THE 90'S. HOWEVER, WHEN HONDA UPGRADED THE SIZE OF THEIR ENGINES AND POWER, HONDA USED THE SAME 90'S TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH IN THE LONG RUN COULD NO LONGER HANDLE THE LARGER ENGINE CAPACITY OR THE EXTRA POWER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. IN 2006 HONDA WAS HIT WITH A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA SETTLED THE MATTER OUT OF COURT BY EXTENDING THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILES. HOWEVE

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY HONDA'S SEAT BELT STAYING LOCKED IN. I'VE ALSO HAVE THE SRS LIGHT ON AFTER A BATTERY CHANGE. I FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESET IT BUT IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO HONDA AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR IS "NOT AFFECTED" BY ANY RECALLS...I EXPLAINED THE SEAT BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THEY WANTED 125.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE SEAT BELT AND WHAT THE CODE IS IF IT ISN'T THE SEAT BELT I HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND 800.00.TO GET THE AIRBAGS TO WORK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY,.I EVEN TRIED GOING BACK TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE ADVISER. READING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SRS FAILURE AND SOME SUSPECT THE CAUSE RELATES TO BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE! APPEARS TO BE A CONVENIENT FAILURE TO STATE WHATEVER THEY WANT AND GET THE OWNER TO PAY! RECENTLY, HONDA HAS HAD TO RECALL AIRBAGS. MAYBE IT'S A BLESSING THAT PEOPLE'S AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RENDERED USELESS SINCE THEY BLOW UP AND HAVE KILLED PEOPLE!! I HOPE THE NHTSA REALIZES HOW MANY PEOPLES AIRBAGS HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN WORKING! WELL SURPRISE, MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE LATEST AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I AM MOST DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND DON'T SEEM TO CARE IF THEY LOSE CUSTOMERS (BY DEATH OR OTHERWISE). I TRIED CALLING THERE 800 NUMBER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL THEY WERE RUDE AND CONDESCENDING. THIS WAS MY 3RD HONDA AND MY LAST. THE RECALL EVEN STATES THERE

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE REVEALED SHOCKING FINDING: THE R/F CORNER OF SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BREAKING. DEALER ADVISES IT SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP AND THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. OBVIOUSLY IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SPEND THE $2,500+TAX THAT THE DEALER PROPOSES, AS THE CAR IS BARELY WORTH THAT MUCH. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN 1998-2002 HONDAS AS THE AIR CONDITIONER DRIPS RIGHT ONTO THIS PART OF THE SUBFRAME. THE INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE IS THE DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SUBFRAME RUST FILED HERE WITH THE NHTSA AND ELSEWHERE - ALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN ON THE 2003 MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE NHTSA IS WAITING TO FORCE A RECALL?? WHAT IF I HADN'T GOTTEN THE MAINTENANCE FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS?? WHAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY HAPPENED?? COULD I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE BOTTOM PARTIALLY FELL OUT?? THIS IS A SERIOUS INJURY, IF NOT DEATH, WAITING TO HAPPEN! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!??? AS FOR HONDA, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. THEY OFFERED MINIMAL GOODWILL ASSISTANCE, AND, THROUGH THE DEALER, BASICALLY SAID, IT'S AN OLD CAR, PARTS FAIL. DISGUSTING THE CALLOUSNESS AND DISREGARD FOR CUSTOMER LOYALTY. THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE WORTH APPROX $2,500 RESALE VALUE GIVEN ITS MILEAGE AND CONDITION OTHERWISE. NOW IT'S A HEAP OF METAL. HONDA, I'LL TAKE MY HARD-EARNED MONEY TO YOUR COMPETITORS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD 4CYL. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO FROM AN OWNER. DROVE PERFECT FOR THE FIRST WEEK. THEN ONE MORNING MY BRAKE PEDAL GOT REALLY SOFT. AFTER CHECKING ALL FLUIDS AND LEAKS FOUND OUT THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A SMALL SHOP TO GET MY BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I THEN GOT A CALL A FEW DAYS LATER SAYING I SHOULD GO DOWN AND CHECK SOMETHING THEY NOTICED ON MY CAR. TURNS OUT THE PASSENGER SUBFRAME IS RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS CLEAN. THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S WEIRD THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED. HE TOLD ME IT COULD BREAK APART ANYTIME. BEING THAT IT'S NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED NOW. THE COST IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $1200 WITH LABOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO ON THEIR HONDA ACCORDS. HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS BEING IT'S A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT TO CAR AND SAFETY ISSUE. HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL RECALL THIS SUBFRAME PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ME LATER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD IT MADE LOUD BANGING NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE MECHANIC TO DISCOVER THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF HONDA ACCORDS MADE IN (1999-2002). (HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME) FURTHER MORE, HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN LOCATION OF THE DRAINAGE HOSE IN 2003, AND SAID IT WAS UNRELATED TO SUB-FRAME RUST. NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME IS KILLED BECAUSE OF HONDA FAILED ENGINEERING. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SUB-FRAME IS ABOUT $1300.00 + INCIDENTALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, INDICATING AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL SHARP SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SEAT "L" BRACKET BROKE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO TILT BACK AND FORTH AND THE SRS LIGHT TO CAME ON. A HONDA DEALER TOLD ME , IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR POSSIBLY WELDED. COSTS RANGED ($300-$400) FOR WELDING OR NEW SEAT BRACKET ($1300 - $1500). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITION HOSE WAS LEAKING WATER ONTO SUB FRAME CAUSING IT TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. MAILED OUT 02/24/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR INSIDE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,370.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SUB-STRUCTURE HAD BECOME RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

I BACKED MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN UPHILL INTO MY GARAGE, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND STARTED TO GO INTO MY HOUSE WHEN I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. WHEN I TURNED AROUND THE HONDA WAS ROLLING DOWNHILL TOWARDS MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE, IT STOPPED SHORT OF HITTING MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE BY SOME SHRUBS AND A SMALL TREE. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE HAPPENED. I STILL HAD THE KEY IN MY HAND AND WHEN I CHECKED THE HONDA THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO REMOVE THE KEY IN EACH GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY IN EVERY POSITION. I TOOK THE HONDA TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID NO RECALL WAS ON MY HONDA FOR THAT PROBLEM AND THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON MY OWN. I ALWAYS HEARD SAFETY RECALLS NEVER EXPIRED BUT I GUESS I WAS MISINFORMED. I LOCATED AN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 THAT STATED HONDA ACCORD 1999-2002 IGNITION KEY INTERLOCK (THE KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION IN ANY GEAR AND THE CAR COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR). POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE OR DEATH? *TR

THE CAR MADE A KNOCKING SOUND AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. MECHANIC NOTICED THE SUB FRAME ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND STATED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ENTIRE FRONT SUB FRAME TO BE REPLACED. NO EVIDENCE OF RUST ON THE REST OF THE SUB FRAME OR UNDERCARRIAGE.

WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE ASR LIGHT TURNS ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPPED TO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO BACK TO DRIVING. WHITE SUV BEHIND ME ENDED UP SMALL COLLIDING WITH MY BACK BUMPER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,650. UPDATED 2/1/15*CN

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HAS FAILED. VERY DANGEROUS AS OCCUPANT CANNOT EXIT FROM DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. 68,158 MILES ON VEHICLE. *JS

VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. THE IS AN INCONSISTENT PROBLEM, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE MORE FREQUENT. THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, THEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT LIGHT BACK UP. WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT A BULLETIN WAS ISSUED THAT THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. A LETTER WAS SENT TO HONDA ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT.. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GO UP A HILL THE CAR LOST POWER PAST 3 AND 4 GEAR. WOULD PULL CAR OVER LET IT COOL OF AND CONTINUE A FEW MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD FOR IT TO DO THE SAME THING. CAR IS NOW PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO BE DROVE. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED. GOT INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE FRONT. *TR

I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA WITH PROBLEMS ACCELERATING UP A HILL AND SOMETIME ON FLAT LAND AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4300. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SERVICE MANAGER BECAUSE I ONLY TAKE MY CAR TO HONDA TO BE SERVICED AND NOW ALL OF A SUNDEN I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WELL THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WERE BAD. THIS PROMPTED ME TO GO ONLINE AND DO RESEARCH, AND THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THESE COMPLAINTS STATED A LOT OF ISSUES I HAD WITH MY CAR WHEN I FIRST GOT IT SPECIFICALLY I COULDNT GET MY CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR FROM PARK. MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME SO MUCH IN THE EARLIER YEARS IT WAS RIDICULOUS. SO I CALLED HONDA TO NO AVAIL SINCE I FELT MY ISSUES WERE COVERED UP WHEN I HAD A WARRANTY WITH THEM. THEY SAID THEY COULDNT HELP ME IM AT 116,000 MILES AND THEY EXTENDED THE MILEAGE TO 109,000 ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS BAD BUSINESS FOR HONDA. THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL. THEY SEVICE TECHS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THOROUGH. *TR