2000 Honda Accord complaints

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD 2000 V6 ON JULY 13, 2013 APPROXIMATELY @ 2.00 PM EST. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN INCREASING THE SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. SHOCKED BY THE RANDOM ACCELERATION, I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOMPING ON THE PEDAL IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK . THEREFORE IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING TOWARDS THE TRAFFIC I DECIDED TO DRIVE INTO THE WOODS ON TO MY RIGHT SIDE. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP INSIDE A WOODED AREA 45 YARDS FROM THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT LANE KNOCKING OFF ALL THE TREES ON ITS WAY. IT DEPLOYED BOTH AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED ( TOTALED). THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO ME OR ANY OTHERS IN THIS CRASH. I FIRMLY BELIEVE & SUSPECT THERE WAS SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN THIS MISHAP. IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP IF YOU COULD ASSIST IN CONTACTING HONDA MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTING AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE OR PROVIDE ANY READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ON UNEXPECTED AND INSTABLE..(SOMETIME ON, SOMETIME OFF). *TR

ON NOV 12, 2011 I WENT TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AND THE WOULD NOT PASS IT BECAUSE THE FRONT REAR SUBFRAME IS ROTTED. THE DRIVER SIDE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ....THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1600.. I KNOW IT'S OLD BUT IT ONLY HAS 72000 MILES ON IT ....IM HEARING THAT ALLOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ...I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR....I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GET HURT...HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ... *TR

WE JUST GOT IN THE CAR AFTER VALET PARKING RETURNED IT TO US. AFTER THE FIRST BRAKE APPLICATION AT ABOUT 20 MPH THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND CALLED FOR A TOW TO OUR HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED LATER TO SAY THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THIS DEALER SINCE NEW AND HAD JUST HAD THE REQUIRED 150,000 MILE INSPECTION WITH NO MENTION OF A PROBLEM. IN 61 YEARS OF AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE SUCH AS A LEAKY BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR

2000 V6 HONDA ACCORD DIED WITHOUT WARNING AT A STOPLIGHT AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT OVER SHORTER AND SHORTER TIME PERIODS/DISTANCES. DURING THE FIRST FEW SEVERAL OCCURRENCES LIKE THIS IT JUST DIED EITHER WHILE STOPPED OR WHILE RUNNING BUT COULD BE RE-STARTED BY PUTTING CAR INTO PARK GEAR AND RE-STARTING. NO WARNING, NO SPUTTERING, NO SHAKING AND SO ON PRIOR TO ANY OF THE DYING. THE ONLY INDICATION IT HAS DIED IS THE DASH PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD ALL BE ON AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS JUST BEING STARTED. DURING RE-START THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS WOULD BE LIT LIKE THEY SHOULD BE JUST PRIOR TO STARTING. NOW AS OF YESTERDAY THE PATTERN HAS CHANGED TO STILL DIES AND THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS COME ON BUT WHEN YOU SHIFT TO PARK AND THEN TRY TO RE-START NONE OF THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL YOU HEAR IS THE CRANKING OF THE ENGINE BUT NOT STARTING. EVENTUALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES (1-5 MINUTES) OF BEING OFF YOU COULD THEN RE-START THE CAR AND THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP PRIOR TO THE RE-START LIKE THEY SHOULD. UNFORTUNATELY TOWARD THE END OF YESTERDAY THAT PATTERN AGAIN CHANGED TO WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON DURING THE ATTEMPT TO RE-START EVEN AFTER 40 MINUTES. I CALLED HONDA ON 06/18/2013 AND SPOKE TO AN AGENT AND TOLD HER THAT I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HONDA HAD A RECALL FOR DEALING WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL#:36754 IN THE USA AND ALSO ANOTHER IN CANADA FOR THE IDENTICAL ISSUE MY ACCORD IS DEMONSTRATING. HONDA SEEMS TO WANT TO HID BEHI

SRS INDICATOR REMAINS ON AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS DUE TO FAULTY DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH. THIS IS ISSUE RECOGNIZED BY THE HONDA VIA BULLETIN BUT REFUSED TO FIX IT. THIS ISSUE RELATED TO AIR BAG AND SHOULD BE FIXED SINCE IT IS A BASIC SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED. BOTH HONDA AND DEALER DULLES HONDA ARE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS BASIC SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER IF AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY. *TR

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPORT . *SMD THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A LIST OF RECALLS. HOWEVER, SHE WAS INFORMED THEY DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/26/14

HEARD SOME STRANGE NOISES AND TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THEY REPORTED THAT THE REAR BEAM HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TOLD ME IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW COMMON TO THAT YEAR ACCORD. THEY NOTED THAT THE SAME PART ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT RUSTED AND ATTRIBUTED THE PASSENGER SIDE PROBLEM TO IT'S LOCATION BENEATH THE DRAIN FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAD GIVEN THE CAR FOR REPAIR DUE TO SOME NOISE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. WHEN THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE HUB DUE TO BALL BEARING PROBLEM, HE REMOVED THE KNUCKLE (SPINDLE) AND FOUND THAT THE BACK PORTION OF THE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. PART # 50200-S84-A00 - RR BEAM. THIS HAS BEEN CAUSED DUE TO WATER DRIPPING FROM THE AIR CONDITION UNIT. IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AS THE CRADLE MAY NOT LAST LONG. *TR

THE IGNITION KAY BE TAKEN OUT WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN PARKING GEAR. THE KEYS CAN SWITCH OFF THE CAR ENGINE WHILE ITS IN GEAR AND GOING AT A SPEED. ITS A SAFETY CONCERN. I SPOKE TO HONDA AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THIS A S A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NOT AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,300.

DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT AT MY DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME OF MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS FINE. I SPENT OVER $1,400 TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED ONLY TO SEE A REPORT ON THE NEWS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A BADLY PLACED DRAIN OFF FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING. I THINK THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE SUBFRAME REPAIRED ALREADY SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY. THE D4 LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED THE VEHICLE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THIS FROM A CAR THAT I HAD PURCHASED SIX WEEKS EARLIER. LUCKILY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A VACANT ROAD AND NOT A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP WHERE SMOOTH SHIFTING IS A LIFE OR DEATH SCENARIO. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN SLIPPING, JERKING BADLY. WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP, NOTICEABLE JERK OF TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING FROM FULL STOP, SIGNIFICANT DRAG, THEN THUMP AS TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE IGNITION KAY BE TAKEN OUT WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN PARKING GEAR. THE KEYS CAN SWITCH OFF THE CAR ENGINE WHILE ITS IN GEAR AND GOING AT A SPEED. ITS A SAFETY CONCERN. I SPOKE TO HONDA AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THIS A S A SAFETY RECALL. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ENTERED A PARKING SPACE, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AS SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT THEN REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE SO SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WHERE RECALLS FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE THE SAME MAKE AND MODELS. THE RECALL WAS DEPENDENT UPON WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. SO THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/25/2013 *JS

IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT BLOCK THE REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE VEHICLE ISN'T IN PARK. I HAVE PARKED MY CAR, REMOVED MY KEY NOT REALIZING THE CAR IS IN PARK, THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO ROLL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THERE ARE PREVIOUS RECALLS ON THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD HOWEVER HONDA ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL HOWEVER IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER PE05002 AS WELL AS PE03014. *TR

STATE INSPECTION FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. NO OTHER RUST IS VISIBLE ON FRAME. MECHANIC CLAIMS FAILURE FROM RUST MAY BE DUE TO AC DRAIN ROUTED ONTO FRAME AT THIS LOCATION. ANOTHER 2000 ACCORD WAS IN IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME FOR REPAIR OF THE SAME DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE SUB-FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF SECOND GEAR, IT WOULD CAUSE A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR/REPLACE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEAR 7 MONTHS OR 109K MILES BUT MY CAR HAPPENS TO FAIL JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE ON TIME SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND PROPER TREATMENT IS PROBABLY TO BLAME. CONSIDER THIS AS MY FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND INADEQUATE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 45 MINS (APPROX. 20 MILES). WHEN I WAS READY PARK THE CAR AND SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WAY TOO FAST AND HIT THE BUILDING IN FRONT. I WAS DRIVING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN AROUND 10 MPH AS I HAD TO MAKE 3 TURNS WITHIN 100 FEET BEFORE COMING INTO VACANT PARKING SPACE. MY LEG WAS ALSO IN THE BREAK PEDAL AS I MADE THOSE TURNS AFTER GETTING INTO THE PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM IL RTE 83. I CAN DEFINITELY CONFIRM THAT MY LEG WAS NOT IN GAS PEDAL AS MY RIGHT LEG WAS ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO MAKE THOSE TURNS AND STOP THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE. IT ALL HAPPENED IN THE MATTER OF FEW SECONDS AND THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT. THE CAR CAME TO HALT ONLY AFTER HITTING THE BUILDING. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THE CAR HIT THE BUILDING AND THERE WAS HEAVE SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR. IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE BY LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT LOOKS TO BE AROUND 50 MPH. IT WAS A RELATIVELY HIGHER CURB IN FRONT AND THE BUILDING WAS JUST 6 - 8 FEET AWAY FROM THE CURB, I WAS ALSO DRIVING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. I AM REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE THIS KIND OF UNINTENDED/SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPEN WITH HONDA ACCORD CARS WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE FATAL FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND PEDESTRIAN ALIKE. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. HONDA TELLS US THAT THE COMPONENT THAT REGULATES THE AIRBAGS (A MINI-COMPUTER IN THE DASH?) HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. HONDA ADVISES THAT, UNTIL REPLACED, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. BASED ON THE INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $1000 TO REPLACE THE UNIT, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THE COMPONENT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ABOUT $325, AND REQUIRES ABOUT AN HOUR OF LABOR TO INSTALL. THIS SEEMS TO US TO BE A PRETTY FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO LAST WELL BEYOND THE ANTICIPATED LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST ON PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME UNDER AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN. DRIVER SIDE IS OK. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON SINCE. THIS VEHICLE THOUGH IT IS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD HAS ONLY 66,200 ORIGINAL MILES WILL COST ABOUT $800-$900 TO REPAIR. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH INVOLVES THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND ANY PASSENGERS. I AM TOLD IT COULD BE A POSSIBLE DANGER IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN ANY ACCIDENT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE; I GET DIFFERENT STORIES FROM FOLKS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM SOME RESEARCH THAT THIS LIGHT COULD POSSIBLY COME ON AND STAY ON AFTER RECENT TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS. MAY 9, 2012 JUST FIVE MONTHS AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED I NEEDED TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3757. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO NO AVAIL. I PERSONALLY WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT IN MY LIFETIME AND INTEND TO DISCUSS THIS SITUATION WITH ANY PERSON CONSIDERING BUYING THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL AND FAITHFUL CAR OWNER WITH MY HONDA DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED ALL SCHEDULED SERVICES EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE. THIS IS MY REWARD, A ROTTEN CAR FROM A ROTTEN COMPANY. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING, IT DIDN'T SOUND EXACTLY RIGHT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE BEGAN TO STOP, THE CAR JUMPED. AFTER THAT WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF FROM BEING STOPPED THE CAR WILL REV UP THE RPMS AND THEN THE MOTOR CATCHES UP AND JERKS INTO GEAR. WHEN WE CALLED AND TALKED TO A MECHANIC (HIGHLY KNOWN FOR TRANSMISSIONS) ABOUT IT, HE TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 1998-2000 MODEL HONDAS, AFTER 100,000 MILES DOING THIS, THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON IT, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE THIS CAR FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AS HONDA IS KNOWN FOR BEING A VERY RELIABLE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING TUBE FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE SUB-FRAME CAUSING THE FRAME TO CORRODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SUB-FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY HONDA DID BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION ABC'S INVESTIGATION INTO HONDA ACCORDS FOR DANGEROUS RUSTED/ROTTED SUB-FRAMES. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY IN WASHINGTON D.C. IS CALLING ON HONDA TO ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION 1998 THROUGH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS DUE TO RUST THAT IS QUIETLY EATING AWAY AT A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [XXX] SAID, "THERE'S NO QUESTION THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHAT YOU HAVE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS DRIVING THE ROADS ON A VEHICLE THAT MAY SUFFER CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION." [XXX] IS CALLING ON HONDA TO NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES INSPECTED. "SOONER OR LATER," SAID [XXX], "SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWSUIT AND HONDA VERY WELL MAY WIND UP PAYING MORE IN LITIGATION COSTS THEN IN DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING -- WHICH IS DO A RECALL TODAY." RECORDS ABC NEWS OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DETAIL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING SUB-FRAMES THAT WERE DESCRIBED AS "UNSAFE, FAILED INSPECTION AND IN DANGEROUS CONDITION." I BELIEVE THAT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION. HONDA WILL JUST TRY TO WAIT OUT THE SITUATION AND HOPE THAT IT WILL GO AWAY IF IT DOES NOT GET PRESSURE FROM NHTSA AND OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS THE DRIVE/4TH GEAR LIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,000.

MY FRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING TO GO BUY SOME FOOD DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I ENDED UP HITTING A POTHOLE I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID. AFTER I HIT THE POTHOLE MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER I TURNED THE WHEELS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED UNDERNEATH MY CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE AWFUL SOUND AND SAW A PIECE OF METAL HEAVILY RUSTED AND SHEARED RIGHT THROUGH. I CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE TO SEE IF IT WAS ALSO RUSTED AND BROKEN BUT TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS BARELY ANY RUST ON IT. I WENT ONTO THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE SUB-FRAME OF MY ACCORD THAT BROKE AND THAT I WAS ONE OF MANY PEOPLE THIS EXACT SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO. I AM EXTREMELY RELIEVED THAT NEITHER MY FRIEND OR I WERE INJURED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE FACT THAT HONDA HAS YET TO EVEN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IS TRULY RIDICULOUS AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED SUCH A MAJOR DEFECT HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE IS STUNNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND ALL LIGHTS ON HVAC CONTROL PANEL WENT OUT. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE FILLED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB BECAME WARM AND LOOSE. THE PLASTIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB CAME OFF AND I BURNED MYSELF ON THE METAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL SHAFT WHICH THE KNOB ATTACHES TO. THE METAL TEMPERATURE EASILY EXCEEDED 300 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND COOLED DOWN I REMOVED THE HVAC CONTROL PANEL FROM THE DASH. THE PLASTIC IS MELTED WHERE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB IS AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE CONTROL PANEL. I REMOVED THE CIRCUIT BOARD FROM THE CONTROL PANEL AND IT SMELLS LIKE BURNED ELECTRONICS. THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAS BROWN BURN MARKS AND BUBBLING ON THE BOARD ITSELF. THE ENTIRE HVAC CONTROL UNIT WILL HAVE TO REPLACED AT THE COST OF $200-$300. *TR

RECENTLY I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD RUSTED/ROTTED OUT AND THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE SUB FRAME. HE SAID THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED SUNNYSIDE HONDA AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. I SAID THAT I HAD LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS WAS A HONDA DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS HAD REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED IF HONDA WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT I HAD BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR YEARS. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED HONDAS DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WHO REPLIED THAT HONDA WAS NOT WILLING TO COVER ANY OF THE $2,000.00 COST OF REPLACING THE SUB FRAME. I THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.'S MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AND SHE PUT ME ON HOLD FOR A LONG TIME. WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE SAID THAT THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER HAD SAID HONDA WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP SO THE MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. A SHORT TIME AGO MY GRANDSON, A STUDENT AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY, PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD FOR $4000.00. UPON RECENT INSPECTION OF THAT CAR THE SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED/ROTTED OUT THE SAME AS MY CAR AND MANY OTHER HONDA ACCORDS. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 123,800.

WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. *TR

HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

RED "SRS" LIGHT CAME ON IN JULY 2012 AND HAS NEVER GONE OFF SINCE. I HAVE THE NOTICE FROM HONDA DATED SPRING 2006 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HOW THEY ARE COVERING THIS PROBLEM FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I CALLED HONDA IN CA AT 800-999-1009 ON 8/23/12 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS FROM ITS JUNE 2000 BUILT DATE. THE CAR HAD 130100 MILES ON THE DAY I CALLED. FUNNY THING IS THAT THEY WILL COVER ANY SEAT BELT PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF OWNERS BUT THEY WON'T COVER THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM, I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN NOW, WHICH I DID. THEY SCANNED THE SRS SYSTEM FOR A CODE. CAME UP THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM ( OPDS). I ASKED IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD STILL DEPLOY IN A CRASH WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON AND HE SAID NO. I WANT TO KNOW THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK AND I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT FOR FREE SINCE IT IS A LIFE SAVING SAFETY SYSTEM. I CALLED HONDA AGAIN AFTER I GOT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE HIGHER UP IN MANAGEMENT CHAIN AND AS USUAL I GOT NOWHERE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT'S DEALER ONLY PARTS. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED "2000 ACCORD SRS ON" AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WITH THIS LIGHT ON SAID THAT THEY ARE OR DID NOT GET IT FIXED DUE TO THE HIGH QUOTED COST OF THE REPAIR. THESE CARS ARE ON THE ROAD WITH NON-WORKING SRS/ AIRBAGS SYSTEMS

TRANSMISSION FAILED BUT CAR WAS FAR PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT EXISTED FROM THE 2006 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERING THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED THE EXISTENCE OF A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05043 ALREADY HAD SERVICE IN 2009, SRS PROBLEM BACK, DEALER REFUSED WARRANTY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA LX. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,052. UPDATED 08/21/12*LJ

I PURCHASED A 2000 HONDA ACCORD FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SCANNED IT AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW OPDS UNIT AND SENSOR COSTING OVER $800.50. AS I RESEARCH IT, I AM ASTONISHED TO SEE HOW MANY HONDA'S ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM AND THAT A WIDESPREAD RECALL IS NOT IN EFFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE STILL IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 07/17/12*LJ UPDATED 07/17/12

I SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF [XXX] FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. ON JUNE 12, 2005 ABOUT AN SRS RELATED PROBLEM RELATING TO THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 06-009 DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2008. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAS ALREADY EXPIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD EVEN IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 124,000 MILES. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY BACK IN 2004. SINCE THESE MODELS CAME WITHOUT AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, I HAD ONE INSTALLED THE SAME YEAR (2004) AT THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP NEAR OUR PLACE OF RESIDENCE. BECAUSE OF THIS SERVICE, THEY SHOULD HAVE UPDATED THE OWNERSHIP RECORD FOR THIS VEHICLE TO REFLECT MY NAME AS THE NEW OWNER. WHEN THIS BULLETIN CAME OUT, HONDA FAILED TO FURNISH ME A COPY OF THE TSB SINCE I ONLY FOUND OUT FROM THEM ON JUNE 25, 2012 THAT THE SAID VEHICLE WAS STILL REGISTERED WITH THE FIRST OWNER. WHEN THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE SRS UNIT OCCURRED WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BULLETIN THEY RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008 THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE BULLETIN ANYMORE AND EVEN TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED, EVEN IF THE BULLETIN SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE VEHICLES AFFECTED INCLUDED "2000-2001 HONDA ACCORD 2-DR AND 4-DR: ALL WITH OPDS". I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST FRIDAY, 6/22/2012 WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THIS TSB EVER EXISTED AND THEY WERE CHARGING ME A SUBSTANTIAL FEE TO GET IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THEM WITHOUT C

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR PRIOR TIMES BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES P0740 CODE KEEPS COMING ON AND TRANSMISSION HESITATION *TGW

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HOLDING DOWN KEY IN EMERGENCY INTERLOCK NEAR SHIFTER. INTERLOCK SOLENOID WENT BAD. *TR