2001 Honda Accord complaints

ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF MOMENTARILY AND THEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START IT AND THEN SUDDENLY IT WORKS FINE. HAS SHUT DOWN ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ALL THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

SRS LIGHT CAME UP RECENTLY. DIAGNOSTICS TEST SHOWED THAT THERE IS SOME ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS AND THEY WON'T BE DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. SO I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AND ITS NOT COVERED BY HONDA WARRANTY. I HAVE TO REPLACE THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS AND THIS IS GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. SERVICE DEPT. SAID CAR IS "SAFE" TO DRIVE. "GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT." MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NO TYPE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE AND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX WITH MARGINAL RESULTS (LIKELY TO RECUR). I SHOULD THINK THAT SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HONDA SAID IT WILL COST $1500 TO REPLACE. ( NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ) THEY INDICATED THAT IN A CRASH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $580. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AMONG HONDA VEHICLES. THE CONTACT DRIVES AT MODERATE SPEEDS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR AN AIR BAG FAILURE THAT WAS RESET. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,250.

OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 20,000+ MILEAGE. A WEEK AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED SO. DEALER INDICATED A $90 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WOULD BE REQUIRED AND ONLY WAVED IF A PART WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED IN RECENT YEARS AFTER A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNER COMPLAINTS. I ALSO FOUND SOME REVEALING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE NHTSA AND HONDA REGARDING CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT ISSUE AND ALTHOUGH SRS LIGHT WARNINGS ON SOME VEHICLES CONTINUED TO OCCUR REPEATEDLY AFTER ADDRESSING THE DTC 15-3 CODE, NHTSA CLOSED ITS #PE05043 INVESTIGATION. I ASSUMED THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT INVOLVED AND HONDA AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON SRS ILLUMINATION AND OPDS ISSUES TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM HONDA INDICATING A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE OPDS UNIT. MY CONCERN IS, DOES THE DEALER HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE ($90) IF HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND THE HISTORY OF ISSUES INVOLVED IN THIS FREQUENTLY DEFECTIVE SRS WARNING LIGHT APPARENTLY REMAIN UNRESOLVED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS AND ONLY RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST, MY ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING. THE ALARM WILL GO OFF EVERY SO OFTEN FOR NO REASON, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE TO GO RUN TO THE WINDOW TO TRY TO TURN OFF THE ALARM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A $100 DIAGNOSTIC TEST ONLY TO TELL ME THAT MY ALARM SYSTEM WAS THE PROBLEM (SOMETHING I ALREADY KNEW), AND IT WOULD COST ANOTHER $300 TO FIX. SECOND, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT COME OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND IT WOULD COST $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH WILL PROBABLY TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW, AND PROBABLY COST ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED TO FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS CAR. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2006. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS GETTING AN INSPECTION DURING THIS TIME UNTIL NOW. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND FAILED DUE TO SRS LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003 AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $773.00 TO REPAIR THE SRS CONTROL MODULE. THEY CHARGED ME $110.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, WHICH WOULD GO TO THE COST OF REPAIRS IF I DECIDED TO HAVE IT DONE. HONDA HAS ISSUED TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE, BUT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN NUMBER NOR THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH HONDA'S SRS PERFORMANCE AS I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES REGARDING DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT. THIS IS A SEVERELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION: WHILE BACKING UP IN AN ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE, I STARTED THE CAR, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE GEAR IN REVERSE. I BEGAN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE CAR BEGAN MOVING BACK SLOWLY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A SHOT. I HIT THE BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR INTO A COLUMN IN THE GARAGE RATHER THAN OTHER CARS OR A PERSON. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 7 YEARS, SO I CERTAINLY KNOW WHERE THE BREAK AND THE ACCELERATOR ARE. MY CAR IS A V6 WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND REMOTE START. THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION TO EITHER PEDAL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. $4,000 DAMAGES TO FENDER, BUMPER, REAR LIGHT, AND TRUNK. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN BEHIND MY CAR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS B.F. GOODRICH TIRES. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE TIRE COMPANY DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE CRACKING INBETWEEN THE TREAD. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME MAKE AND BRAND OF TIRE. APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH ALL FOUR REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE TIRE LINE AND SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/08/08

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG IS NOT OPERATIONAL. HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AT THEIR COST. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS DASH LIGHT COMES ON, WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS RENDERS THE SRS INOPERABLE IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 2001 HONDA MODELS. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. NOTHING PROMPTED IT. IT MEANS THE AIRBAGS WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND COSTS ANYWHERE FORM $600-1300 TO FIX. *TR

ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX SRS LIGHT ON AFTER SMALL ACCIDENT, THIS IS NOT COVERED VIA MY INSURANCE NOR IS IT COVERED VIA HONDA. HONDA STATES THAT IT WILL ONLY REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE PORTION. HOW DOES THIS HELP IF I AM IN AN ANOTHER MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TO ADD I AM A LOW INCOME PERSON AND SPENDING $2000 AND 105 TO HAVE NOTHING DONE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD, 2001 MODEL SEAT BRACKET HAS BROKEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT HONDA REPLACED MODELS OF 98-99 BUT NO 01, IS THIS COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR TSB. IS THIS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY? *TR

SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *TR

REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V256000. I HAVE 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. MY INSTRUMENT LIGHT ON THE CAR FAILED AND I CANNOT SEE GAUGES AT NIGHT TIME. I AM TAKING A FLASHLIGHT WITH YOU AT NIGHT WHEN I AM DRIVING. ACCORDING TO #04V256000, IT ONLY COVERS CERTAIN LX MODELS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE EXPAND TO EX MODELS AS WELL. I WAS SHOCKED AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT FIX BECAUSE YOUR CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF POTENTIOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVERYTIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $89 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS, BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR UP TO A 160,000 MILES.

THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS OR SEATBELTS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. *TR

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE LIGHT RESET AND IT CAME ON SOON THEREAFTER. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS AND NO RESULTING ACTION OR REMEDY FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND COULD POTENTIALLY THREATEN THE LIVES OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. *TR

IN APRIL 2001, I PURCHASED NEW HONDA ACCORD EX FROM ITS DEALER, PLANETHONDA IN UNION, NJ. THE CAR HAD BEEN SORE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AFFECTED THE ENGINE AND BRAKES. NOT ONLY, HONDA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, BUT ALSO THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION MADE THE CAR RUN IN THE LOW GEAR, DAMAGED THE ENGINE. MY CAR ENGINE IS BURNING MORE MOTOR OIL AND I HAVE TO ADD ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 700-800 MILES. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTOR/DRUM,BRAKE SHOE PADS EVERY 6-8 MONTHS BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS THE SIDE AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON SINCE 30000 MILES. I WAS ADVISED BY NHTSA TO SEND THE COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. PLEASE FORWARD THE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK INTO THE MATTER. THANKS....... ASHOK KUMAR *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME UP FOR NO REASONS ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IT CAME ON AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY WAS OVER. I HAD BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD RESET IT. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK WITHIN A WEEK. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL TRIGGER A RECALL FROM HONDA AS IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING THE SAME THING!!!! I DON'T WANT TO SHELL OUT $$$$ TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE! *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM HONDA IN 11/2001. MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I WOULD INFORM HONDA EVERY TIME I WENT IN FOR A SERVICE OR OIL CHANGE. THEY WOULD ADJUST THE LIGHT AND IT WOULD COME ON WEEKS LATER. I FINALLY HAD THE SRS LIGHT SERVICED BY HONDA. CURRENTLY THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE SRS LIGHT COME ON SINCE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. HAVING GONE THROUGH THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH NHTSA, I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAD RUN A LITTLE MORE THAN 103,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT STILL FALLS UNDER THE FREE OPDS REPLACEMENT PERIOD AS STATED BY THE NHTSA AUTHORITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS LIT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE IT IS MANUFACTURER FAULT. *TR

ON 26TH OCTOBER 2007, FRIDAY, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY IN NEW JERSEY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, THE CAR WAS FINE. WHEN I STARTED BACK HOME, THE VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ON. IT STILL IS AFTER 4 DAYS. RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. KINDLY TAKE ACTION TO MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS GIVEN THE POPULARITY OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL. THANK YOU. PLEASE SEE THIS PAGE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/SRS_LIGHT_KEEPS_COMING_ON.SHTML FOR TALES OF SIMILAR FAILURE. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD IS PEELING AND THE CLEAR COAT IS LIFTING,FRONT TO BACK, I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY HONDA'S OF YEARS AROUND THE SAME AGE, DARK COLORS, THE PAINT AND BODY SHOPS SAID THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT AND PROCEDURES IN PAINTING THE CAR , THIS IS THE ONLY HONDA OUT OF THE 9 OTHER HONDA'S, I'VE OWNED WITH A PAINT PROBLEM, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 60000 MILES ON IT, OTHER HONDA'S THAT I HAVE HAD AS MUCH AS 250,000, AND THE PAINT LOOKED GREAT (1990 ACCORD) THE DEALER SHIP (GROPPETTI HONDA CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I CONTINUE TO SEE HONDAS WITH THIS SAME PAINT PROBLEMS, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM GENERAL MOTORS HAD BACK YEARS AGO AND THEY CORRECTED THE PAINT WITH A RECALL, AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, I KNOW THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. *JB

HONDA ACCORD 2001 LX, 40000 MILES. 1. SINCE TWO MONTHS AGO, SRS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. 2. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE SRS LIGHT IS 'ON', DRIVER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. 3. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS A COMMON ONE AMONG HONDA OWNERS. IT SHOULD NOT COST OWNERS TO INSPECT AND REPAIR A DEFECT THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR (AND ALREADY AWARE). *JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND A 2003 HONDA PILOT. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SRS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HAND RADIO INTERFERENCE AND CELL PHONES CAN TRIGGER THE SRS LIGHT TO GO ON MAKING THE SRS INOPERABLE. MY WIFE CARRIES A HAND RADIO AND DRIVES BOTH VEHICLES. WE BOTH HAVE CELL PHONES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH HONDA. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR THIS AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

SRS LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD HONDA ACCORD 2001 WILL ACTIVATE THE SRS LIGHT BY THE USE OF CELL PHONE OR LAPTOP PREVENTING THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. I THE LIGHT IS ON THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESPOND IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BETWEEN DEAD Y LIVE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BY HONDA TO CORRECT ALL CARS AFFECTED. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $700.00 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIX. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WAS REBUILT I PAID $1,377.00 FOR IT AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION OF ERIE, PA. AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTED THE SAME AND LATER ON A HORRIBLE NOISE START TO SOUND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SAID THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 13 DAYS INTHE MONTH OF JUNE 2007. FINALLY, THEY DECIDED TO PUT THE REVERSE SELECTOR GEAR ON THIS TRASMITION THUS ENDING UP WITH SAME NOISE WHEN AS PREVIOUS WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION NOW IT IS RUNNING WELL BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT STILL MAKES THE SAME BAD NOISE, LIKE A CLUNK KIND OF NOISE. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE CLICK SOUND, IT IS A BAD SOUND, REALLY LOUD. THE DEALER SAY THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR AND I TOLD THE MANAGER YOU ARE CRAZY. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE THEY ALREADY MADE THERE MONEY, NOW WORK BEGINS. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. SO I GOT A CAR WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS WITH NO WARRANTY BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PAYS FOR IT, THERE IS NOT WARRANTY. BEAUTIFUL, WELL DONE HONDA. LAST CAR I BUY FROM HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH LING LONG 225/40-18 TIRES. HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND NOTICED CRACKS ON THE TIRE WALLS OF THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PLACE WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS UPON FIRST START WHEN CAR IS COLD. IT REQUIRES PUSHING DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL ON PEDAL AND CAR THEN SURGES FORWARD ABRUPTLY, BEFORE WORKING APPROPRIATELY. SINCE I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE PEDAL, I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS ONLY OCCURS IN FORWARD. CONTACT INITIATED WITH DEALERSHIP. *JB

HONDA ACCORD 2001. SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON FOR MONTHS NOW WITH NO APPARENT TRIGGER (NO ACCIDENTS, PREVIOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT). BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALER - CHARGED $90 DIAGNOSTICS WHICH RESULTED THAT AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT WAS BROKEN. REPLACED AT OUTSIDE MECHANIC WITH ORIGINAL HONDA PARTS FOR $400, HOWEVER SRS LIGHT REMAINED ON DESPITE CORRECTING STATED DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM. ARGUED TO RETURN PART BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, WHICH WAS FINALLY DONE, BUT DEALERSHIP STATES THAT NEEDS ANOTHER $90 DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND THE PROBLEM AGAIN - BACK TO SQUARE ONE. CONCERNED WITH SAFETY ISSUE OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED TO OTHER CONSUMERS. VERY CONCERNED WITH REGARDS HONDA COMPANY IN THEIR LACK OF CONCERN WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS! *JB

MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOT A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON 12-2-06 AND I HAVE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT WHY THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME AN EXPLAINATION AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE SEATBELTS UNTIL I REPLACE THE AIRBAGS, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD.

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A 2001 HONDA ACCORD THAT I OWN. I HAVE CLOSE TO 76,000 MILES, AND I HAVE ALWAYS DONE EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE WITH A LOCAL HONDA DEALER HERE IN CANANDAIGUA , NY. ON JUNE 21, 2007 I TOOK THE HONDA TO DEALER FOR A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR, IT TURNED OUT TO BE REAR STABILIZER JOINTS, BOTH OF THEM WERE REPLACED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER, I AM DRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP AND HEAR THIS LOUD POP LIKE MY TIRE BLEW UP. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE NEXT THING I KNEW SOMETHING WAS SCRAPING THE ROAD, AND I COULD SEE SOME SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, I SOMEHOW STOPPED THE CAR AND MY MOTHER AND I GET OUT. FORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T KILLED, A LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND PULLED THE AXLE OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER. I NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM A HONDA, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A LOWER BALL JOINT,WAS IT SOMETHING THAT COULD GO OR BREAK APART. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. WHEN REPAIRING THE CAR I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THE OTHER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND THEY NOTICED SOME PLAY OR MOVEMENT IN THEM. SO THEY REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. WHICH WAS ALSO ODD TO ME THAT 3 OUT OF 4 BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AT THE HONDA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2006, AND DURING AN INSPECTION I UNDERSTOOD THAT BALL JOINTS WERE TO BE LOOKED AT. IF SO, HOW COME I WAS NOT INF

2001 HONDA ACCORD, 71,500 MILES, SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. IT WAS FIXED SEVERAL TIMES COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE BY SOME RECALL. NOW I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY AND IT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT.

SRS LIGHT IS ON. *AK

THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX FOR AN AIRBAG. *AK

PCM WAS GIVING OFF FALSE ERROR CODES, DEALER WAS THE FIRST TO BRING UP PROBLEM AFTER RECALLED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS A DEALER'S PROBLEM. PCM WILL CREATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF, AND WILL APPEAR AT VARIOUS TIMES OF OPERATION. HAS CAUSED ME TO CONSTANTLY GO TO DEALER AND VARIOUS MECHANIC SHOPS TO GET ERROR CODES ERASED. CAR WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT PASS SMOG TEST. ALSO WILL CONSUME MORE FUEL THAN IT SHOULD. COST TO REPLACE PCM IS APPROXIMATELY $800. *AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED NEW AT DEALERSHIP. A FEW MONTHS LATER (LESS THAN 1 YEAR) SRS LIGHT INDICATING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AUTO WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR; TEMPORARILY LIGHT OFF, BUT CAME BACK SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IN ALL TOTAL, CAR BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM PROBABLY 6 OR MORE TIMES, VARIABLY CALLED SENSOR, LIGHT BULB AND SEAT BELT PROBLEM. DAUGHTER NOW HAS CAR, AND HAS MOVED OUT OF TOWN. LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING PROBLEM, AND SHE HAS A WRECK, WITH NO INJURIES BUT CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF CAR. FRONT END REPAIRED, LIGHT TEMPORARILY WENT OFF, BUT CAME BACK ON WITHIN A , MONTH OR TWO, ANOTHER WRECK WITH DAMAGE TO FRONT AND BACK CAR, THIS TIME TO POINT OF HAVING TO BE TOWED AND UNDRIVABLE. IN NEITHER CASE DID AIRBAGS DEPLOY, AND DAUGHTER SUSTAINED MILD NECK AND HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING HEAD REPEATEDLY ON STEERING WHEEL. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN AIRBAG SENSOR AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM THAT LEAD US ASTRAY IN ASSUMING IT WAS MINOR, AND COULD HAVE ALLOWED MAJOR INJURY TO DAUGHTER. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT LETTING HER DRIVE CAR AGAIN. *JB

I STARTED GETTING AN INDICATION OF SRS LIGHT. STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHAT IS THE DEAL IS THIS CAR SAFE? *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ACCORD EX IN 2001 AT A HONDA DEALER IN TEXAS , NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND FOUND OUT IT COULD BE THAT THE GAS CAP MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED. SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 3 DRIVING TRIPS TO SEE IF IT WENTOFF. THATS WASWHAT MANUAL SUGGESTED FIRST. THEN ITWENT OFF TO HONDA DEALER TO SEE IF COMPUTER NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER ,WHICH I HEARD COULD LIKELY BE INACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, AND MORE LIKELY OXYGEN SENSOR. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURRED, THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON AND DID NOT GO OUT. *AK SRS LIGHT COMING ON, I HAVE ALSO HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS INDICATOR COME ON. IT IS A BIT CONCERNING THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR ACCORD WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT AN AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR? DID I BUY A LEMON? I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY, WHICH THEY TOUT SO MUCH ABOUT, AND DISRESPECT FOR CONSUMER'S CONCERNS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE OPD SENSOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE OPD SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 130000.

PURCHASED USED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2006. IN MAY 2006 I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CUTOUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS SYMPTOM STILL EXISTS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE IMMOBILIZATION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. I ALSO EXPERIENCE A STARTING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DASH LIGHTS NORMALLY COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTS. WHEN THE CAR DOES NOT START, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE IMMOBILIZATION INDICATOR LIGHT ARE BOTH OFF. I'VE ALSO SEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE OTHER LIGHTS ARE OFF AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IF I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE, IT WILL START. I'VE HAD THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY CHECKED MY KEYS WHICH WERE OK. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY AND THE MAIN COMPUTER AND I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE OF NO FURTHER HELP. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT TURNED ON LAST WEEK AT 75000 MILES, AND I KNOW THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MY HUSBAND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM COUPLE OF YEARS AGO , AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE USE OF CELLOPHANE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER FIXED IT FOR FREE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS VERY COMMON FOR THE 2001 MODELS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS VERY COSTLY AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT IN MARCH 2007, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SLID INTO A SNOW BANK, AND I AM THANKFUL THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT MAJOR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED . THE SRS LIGHT TURNED ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND I WAS NOT SURE IF I EVER HAD ANY PROTECTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, SINCE THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. NOW EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR I AM VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE MY LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS HONDA WAS AT STAKE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR OR FIX GET THE CURRENT ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS!! PEOPLES LIVES WERE IN DANGER WHEN THEY WERE ON THE ROAD, AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY BY ANYONE. I AM A MOTHER, A WIFE, A SISTER, AND A DAUGHTER. MY LIFE HAS VALUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU . *AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO SOUND, NO WARNING, JUST CUT OUT AT 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OVER. *JB