2000 Honda Accord complaints

WHILE GETTING NEW FRONT TIRES THE SERVICE TECH POINTED OUT THE RUSTED PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME AND SHOWED ME THE PERFECT DRIVERS SIDE. LOOKING UP WAS THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN THAT CAUSED THE DECAY. *TR

A MONTH AND A HALF AGO I TOOK MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD FOR EXHAUST REPAIR, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SUBFRAME THAT HOLD THE CAR ENGINE MOTOR HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED, I WENT AHEAD AND TO THE CAR TO HONDA MOTORCAR DEALER BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCH SWITCH THAT MADE THE FACTORY CAR ALARM SYSTEM TO GO OFF NON-STOP, I LIVING A NIGHTMARE. NWAY THE DEALER WANTED AND STILL WANT 400 TO REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH SWITCH, THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE SAME THING THE MECHANIC HAD SAID EARLIER THAT THE VEHICLE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, THEY NEED ALMOST 1200 DOLLARS TO DO SO. THIS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE THAT CAN ACCIDENT AND DEATH. I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY FOR WORK PURPOSES. HOW COMES THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE VEHICLE TOGETHER. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF AND KEPT DOING THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN CONNECTICUT IN 2000, BUT NOW LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA BUT THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. MY OIL LIGHT ALSO COMES ONCE IN A WHILE THEN GOES OFF. THEY CHECKED THAT TOO (CHARGED ME OVER $60.00) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON? *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED DESPITE THE CAR HAVING THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED SERVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION BEING PERFORMED AT 60K. AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS MAKING A LEFT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. UPON INVESTIGATING IT WAS FOUND THE CAR WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

I HAD A SCHEDULE OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT MY SUBFRAME WAS RUSTING AWAY. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE SUBFRAME SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS CONDITION AS A RESULT OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. I DO HAVE PHOTO'S OF THIS PART. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED AUTO SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND DURING THE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC LIFTED THE CAR AND ALLOWED ME TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE RUSTED SUB- FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DRAINS DIRECTLY INTO SUB-FRAME CAUSING CONDENSATION ALONG WITH A PUDDLE OF WATER SITTING ON THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED A RUSTED HOLE IN THE SUB-FRAME. THE SPOUT FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALLOW THE WATER TO GO DIRECTLY ONTO THE GROUND. DUE THE FAULTY DESIGN SEVERAL HONDA OWNERS WILL NEED TO HAVE THEIR SUB FRAME REPLACE ALONG WITH THE BEARING. THIS IS A HIGH SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING, THE RUSTED FRAME COULD FALL APART AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TR

I LEARNED WHEN I CHANGE MY OIL. I NOTICE THE SUBFRAME HAVE FELL OFF AND RUST OUT. I CALL THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SENT ME TO V MAIL. *TR

WHILE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR BRAKE WORK, THE STAFF NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH, WAS BROKEN, AND WAS LIKELY PUTTING STRESS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. FIVE DAYS LATER, I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE OUT-OF-TOWN USER CAR SALES/SERVICE BUSINESS FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM, TRACING IT TO RUNOFF FROM CONDENSATION OVER THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DIRECTLY ON TO THE CORRODED AREA. BECAUSE OF THE PRE-EXISTING NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, THE USED CAR SALESMAN IS WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE COST, BUT PARTS (EVEN WITH THE USE OF A RUST-FREE USED SUBFRAME) AND LABOR TOTAL COST IS $1,200. *TR

THE SUBFRAME 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 $1600 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

FRONT SUBFRAME ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD RUSTING EXCESSIVELY CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AC CONDENSATION LINE IS DESIGNED WRONG AND HONDA WILL NOT FIX. ALL OF US ACCORD OWNERS NEED YOUR HELP. THE OWNER I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM FIRST BEGAN NOTICING THE RUST IN 2007. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THIS YEAR AFTER IT COMPLETELY CRACKED OFF. *TR

I WENT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. FROM WHAT HE SAID AND WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THIS IS QUITE COMMON. WITH HOW SERIOUS THIS IS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DOES NOT RECALL VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE. WITH THE AC LEAKING RIGHT ONTO THIS SPOT AND THEM FIXING THAT DEFECT AFTER 2002, IT IS CLEARLY THEIR FAULT. IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND AN OVERALL HASSLE FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN, EVEN IN A 15 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN IT GOT REALLY HOT, CAR WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. WOULD TAKE SEVERAL TIMES OF HAVING ONE FOOT ON BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON GAS TO GET IT TO START AGAIN.TRANSMISSION IS ACTING LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. JUST BOUGHT THIS USED CAR LAST YEAR. LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, DON WESSEL, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI ACTED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE CAR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. TOOK IT IN THERE THEY GOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF BUT THEN IT CAME BACK ON A FEW DAYS LATER. TRIED TO GET THEM TO FIX IT BUT THEY WOULDN'T. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE THEY, HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND SAID THAT ALL CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING, AND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. WE THINK DEALERSHIP SHOULD FIX IT SINCE WE BOUGHT IT THERE AND THEY DID NOT THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG EVEN AFTER WE BROUGHT IT BACK AND TOLD THEM THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND CAR IS STILL ACTING UP. *TR

THE AC RUBBER HOSE LEAKS WATER AND DRIPS ON THE SUB FRAME CAUSING THE SUB FRAME TO RUST OUT. THE RUST TOTALLY CRACKED THE SUB FRAME, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO THE BE LOOSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDRED OF CONSUMERS. MY HUSBAND HAS MADE A VIDEO AND HAS TAKEN THE STEPS TO WARN THE CONSUMERS OF A CARS WHICH WERE ENGINEERED SO POORLY, AND COULD RISK THE LIVES OF ANY ONE DRIVING THIS MODEL. I WONDER WHO IS IN CHARGE OF SAFETY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY HONDA--THE COMPLAINTS FROM HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE DATED WAY BACK 2009, BUT IT SEEMED THAT NEITHER HONDA, NOR THE GOVERNMENT DID ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I HOPE YOU ACT, BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED DUE TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I WILL SAVE THIS COMPLAINT AND RESEARCH HONDA CARS 1999 THRU 2002 AND WHEN SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS MISTAKE WILL MAKE SURE THE WORLD WEIGHS IN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. *TR

I NOTICED THAT DURING SIDE WIND OR GOING OVER DIPS IN HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER AND SWAY MAKING STEERING QUITE DIFFICULT AND SO I HAD MIDAS DO A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH DIDN'T HELP. THE MIDAS INSPECTOR TOLD ME THAT HE WASN'T ABLE TO GUARANTEE THE ALIGNMENT, SINCE HE THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN WRECKED AND THAT THE FRAME WAS OUT OF KILTER. HOWEVER I RESEARCHED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A TYPICAL DESIGN FLAW ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL, WHERE THE A/C LIQUID DISCHARGE WAS RIGHT ABOVE THE SUB-FRAME AND HAD RUSTED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. SINCE I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY-DISABILITY, I AM UNABLE TO PAY TO REPLACE PART #50200-584-A00-RR BEAM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK AND THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND HAS TO DO WITH THE EMISSION SYSTEM. MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A PIN HOLE IN THE HOSE TO THE GAS TANK CAUSING THIS. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I HAD WILL MY 1984 HONDA ACCORD AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. HAS THERE BEEN OR CAN THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS 2000 MODEL AS WELL? THANKS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE BOTH REPLACED ON ALL THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER EACH REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH REAR TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED BELTS DURING A TIRE ROTATION. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS HIS 3RD SET OF TIRES, HE HAD TO PURCHASE. *JB

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG EXPLODED LAST SUMMER, WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, A SIMILAR SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2013. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START PROPERLY WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 229,000.

THE PAINT AND CLEAR COAT HAVE CHIPPED OFF. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE MECHANIC FOR TWO ISSUES: A POSSIBLE BRAKE FLUID LEAK, AND A WEAK TO ALMOST NONFUNCTIONAL A/C IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. HE TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT DUE TO RUST (THE RUST WAS NOT MENTIONED WHATSOEVER DURING THE CAR'S INSPECTION ONLY 6 MONTHS PRIOR) AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHECKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY PREVALENT ISSUE WITH GEN 6 ACCORDS (98 - 02). I'VE LIVED IN A SNOWY CITY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BUT THERE IS NO APPRECIABLE RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE CAR. ONLY IN THIS ONE SPOT, WHICH IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE A/C DRAIN. HONDA CHANGED THE LOCATION OF THE A/C DRAIN IN 2003 (WITH THEIR 7TH GEN ACCORDS), AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISSUE ON THOSE CARS. HONDA HAS SAID THAT IT IS JUST A COINCIDENCE, BUT THEY ARE BETTER OFF PUTTING OUT A RECALL AND COVERING THE COST OF REPLACING THESE FRONT PASSENGER SUBFRAMES THAN HAVING TO PAY FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ONCE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF A ROTTING SUBFRAME. WHILE I THINK THAT MY WEAK A/C MAY BE WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION OF THIS SUBFRAME ROT, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE SUBFRAME AND HONDA HAS MADE NO ATTEMPTS TO RECONCILE THE ISSUE. FORD DID A RECALL ON A 12 YEAR OLD CAR WHEN THEY DISCOVERED A DESIGN FLAW. I AM CONSULTING LAWYERS AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE THERE IS A REPORT OF SOMEBODY DYING DUE TO TH

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF SUBFRAME ROTTED. DRIVER SIDE IS GOOD. INSPECTOR SAID HONDA WILL NOT FIX. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. WHEN WILL NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. SHOULD I CALL MY CONGRESS MAN TO GET THIS PROBLEM TO BE KNOWN TO THE MASS PUBLIC. I CANT BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN KILLED WITH THIS BLATANTLY OBVIOUS DISREGARD FOR FAMILES WHO USE THESE CARS, AND NOT KNOW THE DANGER.REMINDS ME OF WHEN I CONTACTED THE NHSTA ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUSTING OFF THE TRUCK AND HAVING MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK PRAYING WE COULD MAKE IT HOME. I ENDED UP SELLING THE TRUCK FOR HALF THE PRICE OF IT TO ONLY HEAR A MONTH LATER THAT TOYOTA WAS AT LEAST WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT TO LATE FOR ME AND A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. P

IT IS POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK. *TR

HEARD A NOISE WHEN BREAKING, TURNING, OR GOING OVER BUMP. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC & FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SUB FRAME (REAR CROSS MEMBER) WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. SWAY BAR IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. $1600 REPAIR & HE CAN NOT EVEN FIND A PART AS HE HAS SEEN SO MANY OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN LAST COUPLE YEARS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO AC DRIPPING ON THE FRAME IN THAT SECTION. DRIVER SIDE IS SOLID. HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE! *JS

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT LOCKS PREMATURELY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT SEATBELTS ARE NOT UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY IF IT IS MECHANICAL IN NATURE. THE PASSENGER SEATBELT ALSO GRINDS WHEN PULLED AND THE DEALER IS BEING DIFFICULT TO REPAIR. THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT IS SLOW TO RETRACT BUT APPEARS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

SRS INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD. CAR NEEDS THIS REPAIRED BEFORE VALID MA INSPECTION STICKER CAN BE APPLIED. HONDA DEALER REPAIRED FIRST "SRS INCIDENT" DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BUCKLE. HONDA DEALER DECLARED PROBLEM FIXED. DROVE CAR HOME. 2 DAYS LATER, SRS INDICATOR RE-APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. TOOK CAR BACK TO HONDA DEALER. HONDA DEALER NOW SAYS THAT CAR REQUIRED NEW OPDS SENSOR. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST: JUST UNDER $500. NO MENTION OF PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE FOR ALL HONDA ACCORDS 2000-2001. RECALL WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS AND 157,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE UNDER 154,000 MILES. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE OFFICES. BOTH HONDA DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE UNWILLING TO HELP. CAN NHTSA HELP WITH GETTING HONDA TO ABIDE BY OLD RECALL? I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. I BELIEVE THE SRS REPAIR FROM LAST WEEK RESULTED IN THE CURRENT SRS OPDS FAILURE. I CAN SEE MANY ANGRY HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ON INTERNET WEB SITES. ADD ME TO THE LIST. *TR

ON MAY 29, 2014 OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND HAD JUST DROPPED A FRIEND OFF AT THE BUS STATION, AFTER THE FRIEND GOT OUT OF THE CAR, SHE PULLS OFF AND GOES AROUND A CORNER AND THE CAR ACCELERATES AND JUMPS A CURB, UPROOTS A TREE, HITS A PARKED CAR, WHICH CRASHES INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR. OUR CAR WAS TOTALED. I THINK THE OTHER CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE OTHER CAR HAD MODERATE DAMAGE. OUR DAUGHTER HAD A GASH IN HER ARM AND A LOT OF BUMPS AND BRUISES. MY DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT, NOR WILL IT BE THE LAST. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE DETACHED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING SECURED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO INSPECT WHEEL NOISE. INSPECTION RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF BALL JOINT. INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED 80-85% RUST-OUT OF SUBFRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE. NO OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE RUST IS EVIDENT AND THE VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS THE SAME AREA OF THE SUBFRAME WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A 'DEFECT' DUE TO FACTORY PLACEMENT OF THE A/C DRAIN HOSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AC DRAINING VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

ON MY HONDA ACCORD 2000, I CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO 'PARK'. I PARKED MY CAR, AND LEFT THE TRANSMISSION ON 'DRIVE'. THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR PARKED FEW YARDS AWAY. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL 05V02500 (IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK) MATCHES EXACTLY MY CAR CHARACTERISTICS AND THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. *TR

SUB-FRAME RUSTING: UPON RECENT INSPECTION THIS VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE RUSTING THROUGH THE SUB-FRAME ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RESULTING IN FAILURE TO PASS INSPECTION DUE TO BEING UNSAFE. COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE PART AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE WILL BE $1500.00. NO OTHER SIGN OF RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCH INTO THIS SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT WE NOTED THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF ACCORD VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FLAW. ADDITIONALLY, OUR MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WEEP HOLE DRAINS DIRECTLY ONTO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUB-FRAME ROT. *TR

DURING AN OIL CHANGE, MY HUSBAND NOTICE A CRACK IN THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE IDENTIFIED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE TOP DOWN WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN WAS. THE REPLACEMENT PART COST $530 (REGULARLY $720 FROM HONDA) AND OVER $400 IN LABOR TO REPLACE IT. THE PART WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES, AND WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY CAUSED A STEERING PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROADWAY WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A TRAIL OF OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE COMPARTMENT OF THE TIMING BELT . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THROUGH THIS LETTER, I WISH TO INFORM YOU OF MY DISAGREEMENT WITH THE EVALUATION OF THE AIR BAGS IN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT ME. WHEN I ADDRESSED MY CONCERN TO THE DALTON AGENCY, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER, MANUEL PEZ NAVARRO AND THE HEAD OF MECHANICS, JORGE CARDENAS ONLY DO OIL CHANGE AND FILTERS. THEY ADVISED IF I WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, THAT I SHOULD PAY A TECHNICIAN $600.00 PESOS TO CONNECT A SCANNER TO MY CAR TO SEE IF THERE IS AN ERROR IN THE SYSTEM, AN ERROR THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE FACTORY INVOICE FOR MY AUTO SPECIFIES THAT IT HAS AIR BAGS AT THE HIGHEST SECURITY LEVEL. THAT IS WHY I?VE TAKEN MY CAR TO BE SERVICE REGULARLY AT THE DALTON AGENCY TO KEEP ALL WARRANTIES IN PLACE. I PLACED MY TRUST IN THE AGENCY, IN THE HONDA COMPANY AND IN THE GLOBAL BRAND AND FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MISLED ABOUT SERVICE AND QUALITY. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED BY THE LACK OF CONCERN FROM INDIVIDUAL LIVES. THE TRAUMA, INJURY AND REHABILITATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT HAS BEEN TERRIBLE, LEAST HAVING TO DEAL WITH YOU HAS CAUSED UNNECESSARY FRUSTRATION AND FEAR. KNOWING THAT THE AIR BAG SITUATION HAS BEEN CALLED A SIMPLE MISTAKE OR ACCIDENT DOES NOT HELP MY DILEMMA. LUCKILY I AM ALIVE TODAY, BUT A FEW CENTIMETERS COULD HAVE MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE AND CAUSED A TRAGIC STORY. WHAT HAS HAPPEN

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON AUGUST 5, 2010, HE SPENT $2488.77 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HE RECENTLY BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. IT WAS THEN, HE DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTING WITH MODEL YEARS 2000-2003. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, DUE TO THE FACT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. HONDA STATED THEY DID NOT WHY THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT 'S RESIDENCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,656.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE WATER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSE LEAKED ONTO THE FRAME AND AS A RESULT, THE FRAME HAD BECOME SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SPEED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND THE THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES AND IT WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AFTER BRAKING OR HALTING AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS KNOWN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL.

DASHBOARD LIGHT GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE AND THEY TURN BACK ON AT TIMES. UNABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT THE SPEEDOMETER. GEARS IN CAR JERK WHILE DRIVING AT ALL TIMES FROM GEAR TO GEAR, SIGNS OF SAND LIKE METAL RESIDUE IN TRANSMISSION FLUID WHEN CHANGED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL IT BECAME WORSE AND I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE POSSIBLE ISSUES. *TR

I FEAR MY VEHICLE IS BEING DENIED A RECALL DUE TO IT BY HONDA. MY VEHICLE FAILED ITS ANNUAL EMISSIONS TEST ON AUG. 22. THE STATE SENT ME A NOTICE INFORMING ME THAT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD WAS PART OF A RECALL CLASS IN 2004 THAT WAS CONNECTED TO AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM. I RECEIVED NO ALERT FROM HONDA ABOUT SUCH A RECALL. WHEN I ASKED HONDA ABOUT IT THIS WEEK, THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CLASS. AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD DETERMINE THIS BY MY CAR'S VIN -- THAT THE VIN INDICATED IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CLASS. SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO DETERMINE IF MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE RECALL. BASED ON MY REVIEW OF YOUR "2004 ANNUAL SUMMARY OF EMISSION RELATED RECALL" (HTTP://WWW.EPA.GOV/OTAQ/CERT/RECALL/420B05022.PDF), IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS PART OF THE CLASS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V0250000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 11/413/13*LJ

RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 HONDA ACCORD IN GREAT CONDITION. UPON INSPECTION NOTICED THAT THERE THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER/SUBFRAME WAS ROTTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THE AC UNIT LEAKING AND ROTTING OUT THAT PART OF THE SUB FRAME. *TR

I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD WITH 162,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD ALL IT NEEDED WAS BRAKES AND ROTORS. WHEN I WAS REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE I INSPECTED ALL OTHER PARTS AS WELL AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE BIG PROBLEM. THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND THAT HONDA RECOGNIZES THIS BUT FAILS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AIR CONDITION DRAIN IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT IS CONSTANTLY DRIPPING ON TO THAT PART OF THE SUB FRAME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD THE PART REPLACED. I RESEARCHED THE PRICE AND LABOR FOR THE PART : PART: $600+ HONDA GARAGE. LABOR: $500+ HONDA GARAGE. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AS OTHER HONORABLE COMPANIES HAVE. *TR

HI, DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO REPORT THIS INFORMATION. I'VE CALLED BEFORE, LET IT RING FOR UP TO 20 MINUTES, WITH NO KIND OF PICK UP.I WAS GOING TO BUY THE MENTIONED VEHICLE FROM ROSS AUTO, AT 590 28TH ST SE, 49509 . I TOOK THE CAR TO RIVERTOWN HONDA IN GRANDVILLE, MI , KENOWA SW, 49509 FOR INSPECTION. ROSS'S CLAIMS CAR HAS 20,000 ACTUAL MILES. I BROUGHT IT BACK,QUITE LIVID WITH THE LIES. HE TOLD ME TO GIVE HIM CARFAX IN MY HAND, I SAID I WOULD FOR THE $35 FEE. HE FREAKED OUT,SAID THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME FOR BEING UPSET ABOUT THEIR LIES.I TOLD HIM TO GET THE CAR OFF THE LOT.THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY,DROVE TO ROSS', CAR STILL THERE. PRICE RAISED TO $7998.CALLED MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE >TOLD ME TO CALL THE MY SECRETARY OF STATE.REP GAVE ME PHONE NUMBER CLAIMED 2 B A FEDERAL AGENCY.WAS NOT.CALLED BACK MY SEC STATE,ON HOLD > THAN 1/2HR, TOLD "THIS IS FEDERAL OFFENCE" >CALL ANOTHER #. TOLD>..."NOTHING U CAN DO,CAR IS> THAN 10 YRS OLD".I CALLED FBI IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI. TOLD ME IT'S ISSUE 2 TAKE UP W. THE MY SEC. OF STATE. SEE NOW WHY ROSS' LAUGHING ALL THE WAY 2 BANK, AS HE'S UNACCOUNTABLE 2 MY NEIGHBOR,[XXX] ,DISTRICT COURT JUDGE >OFFICE ABOUT A MILE FROM ROSS', IN CITY OF WYOMING COURT BUILDING. TOLD ME HE HAS NO JURISDICTION, DOESN'T OFFER LEGAL ADVICE. DON'T KNOW IF CAR IS STILL ON LOT. I PRESUME SOMEONE BOUGHT IT & BEEN RIPPED OFF ROYALLY. AT CLOSING TIME, MULTIPLE HISPANIC MEN DRIVE MANY OF THE CARS OFF THE LOT FOR SOME REASON. I FIND THIS QUITE PECULIAR. THIS SITUATIO