2001 Honda Accord complaints

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND REAR ENDED A CITY BUS ON THE HIGHWAY IN WICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

THE PAINT ON MY NEW HONDA WITH PAINT PROTECTION, LITERALLY STARTED TO BLISTER AND "ULCER" DOWN TO THE PRIMER LEVEL WITHIN 10 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. NONE OF THE OTHER CARS, PARKED IN THE SAME AREA, ARE SUFFERING THE SAME DAMAGE. I HAVE HAD TWO AUTO BODY RESTORERS LOOK AT IT, AS THE DAMAGE HAS SPREAD ON THE HOOD, AND HAS STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ONE CASE, THE ULCERATION HAS GONE DOWN TO THE BASE METAL. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP, OURISMAN HONDA, HAVE REFUSED TO HELP, BLAME "SUPERBIRDS," IGNORE THE PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS OF THE RESTORERS, AND HAVE REFUSED TO HONOR BOTH THE HONDA AND PAINT PROTECTION WARRANTIES. THE AUTO RESTORERS BELIEVE THE DEFECT IS WITH THE PREP OR THE PAINT ITSELF, AND THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS MAY BE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE CARE HAS TO BE REPAINTED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3500.*AK

THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD DX TRIGGERS AN ERROR CODE WHICH DISABLES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. PRIOR ATTEMPTS BY MY LOCAL DEALER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WORKED ONLY TEMPORARILY. THE DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEFECT APPREARS TO DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. *AK

AFTER BUYING THE CAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM, AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO BOB MONTOMERGY HONDA WORLD IN LOUISVILLE, KY. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. *LA

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 66000 MILES. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 55000 MILES. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES. *LA

REGARDING OIL FIRE DANGER IN HONDA CRVS AND ACCORDS. I OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD COUPE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE PROBLEM DISCOVERED IN HONDA CRVS. THIS AFFECTS MILLIONS OF HONDAS AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW. *AK THE OIL FILTER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER A FLEXIBLE, WOVEN-METAL HOSE THAT IS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE HOSE IS POROUS. WHEN THE FILTER IS CHANGED, THE HOSE -- WHICH IS OFTEN EXTREMELY HOT WHEN ONE PULLS INTO A SERVICE STATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE -- MUST BE COVERED WITH A LEAK-PROOF MATERIAL SO THAT OIL DOESN'T DRIP ONTO THE FLEXIBLE HOSE. IF OIL GETS INTO THE WOVEN METAL OF THE HOSE, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT -- THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTION IS TO LET IT BURN/BAKE OUT. MANY NEW HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCE A STRONG OIL ODOR AFTER GETTING THEIR OIL CHANGED FOR THE FIRST TIME -- THIS IS THE SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM. ANYONE EXPERIENCING SUCH AN ODOR IS AT RISK OF FIRE, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OIL DRIPPED ONTO THAT HOSE. MY MECHANIC CLEANED OFF THE EXCESS OIL WITH A RAG, BUT SOME ODOR OF BURNING OIL REMAINED FOR MORE THAN 1,000 MILES. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISES ITS SERVICE TECHS TO COVER THE HOSE WHEN THEY CHANGE THE FILTER. BUT THIS IS NOT KNOWN OUTSIDE OF THE HONDA COMMUNITY, SO PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THEIR OWN OIL, OIL-CHANGER CHAINS AND LOCAL GARAGES GENERALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. (CONSUMERS THEN THINK THAT THEY GOT POOR SERVICE FROM THE NON-HONDA GARAGE, WHICH ENCOURAGES THEM TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT TIME AND PAY HIG

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR DID DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

SRS AND SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF PCS PHONE USE AND/OR PERSON/BOOK BAG IN PASSENGER SEAT. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN APRIL 2004, SAID IT WAS A WEAK BATTERY. HAD BATTERY INSPECTED BY INDEPENDANT MECHANIC AND WAS WELL WITH SPECIFICATIONS FOR 3-4 YR OLD BATTERY. PAID $39.00 TO TELL ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOTICED RECALL FOR 2000-2001 HONDA ACCORD ILLUMINATOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED NOT THE ISSUE, BUT FOUND THIS SITE AND AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH NO RESOLUTION OR CAUSE AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURING. WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP AGAIN WITH CASE STUDIES OBTAINED FROM THIS WEBSITE. *JB

PARK LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF IN THE MORNING AT THE FIRST START. STOP, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTART AGAIN, RELEASE PARK BRAKE, IT WAS STILL ON. IT TURNED OF AFTER ABOUT 5MIN LATER. NO OTHER ABNORMAL NOTICED. BRAKE OIL LEVEL IS IN GOOD. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13TH, 19TH, 20TH. DROVE TO DEALER, BUT THE LIGHT WORK WELL THAT DAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN THE CASE THE LIGHT WORK WELL. CALL HONDA COMPANY, THEY SUGGEST TO VISIT DEALER. NO OTHER SUGGESTION. ONLY SUGGEST VISIT DEALER WHILE IT IS ON. BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL NOT SAFE.*AK

MISSING FRONT BUMPER BOLTS CLEARLY INDICATED MY ALLEGEDLY NEW 2001 ACCORD'S BUMPER HAD BEEN REPLACED. CALIFORNIA-HONDA REPRESENTATIVE VISIITNG THE DEALERSHIP SAID SHE "COULDN'T EXPLAIN" HOW THE BOLTS COULD HAVE SLIPPED THROUGH HOLES SMALLER THAN THE BOLTHEADS, BUT THAT MY COMPAINT MERELY INDICATED I WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE CAR, OR I SOMEHOW DISLODGED THE BOLTS, AND ANYHOW THAT WAS TOO BAD. SPECIFICALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO SELL A NEW CAR THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THEN SHOUTED AT MY WIFE AND I TO "GET OUT" OF HIS BUSY GARAGE. THE DEALERSHIP'S MANAGER (NOT PRESENT DURING THE DISPUTE) SUBSEQUENTLY RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINT WITH BBB BY IGNORING THE COMPLAINT AND PRAISING HIS GARAGE STAFF WHO, HE ASSURED BBB, TOLD HIM EVERYTHING. EVENTUALLY I DISCOVERED THAT BBB NOT ONLY REJECTED MY COMPLAINT BUT ALSO DID NOT BOTHER TO REGISTERIT AS A COMPLAINTT. WHENI POINTED OUT ITS OMISSION, BBB FINALLY NOTED THE COMPLAINT--AS THE ONLY ONE AGAINST THIS LARGE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS A BBB MEMBER,AND DESCRIBED THE COMPLAINT AS "RESOLVED." IT WAS NOT. MY WIFE, ACCOMPANYING ME AT THE GARAGE INCIDENT THOUGH ILL WITH PANCREATIC CANCER, HAS SINCE DIED, AND SUCH WERE TIMES THAT DID NOT ENCOURAGE MY PURSUING EITHER BBB OR THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, LOCATED IN BLOOMSBURG, PA, FOR WHAT I HAD SUPPOSED WOULD BE SIMPLE ANWERS, NOT DEFENSIVE EVASIONS.*AK

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG COVER PRODUCED A SPLIT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO IMPACT REPORTED. DEALER STATED STEERING KNUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

SRS LIGHT ON. FOUND CODE 15-3 OPDS SENSOR FAILURE. NEW SENSOR REQUIRED AT A COST OF $421. *AK

MY 2001 ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 79K000. IT EXHIBITS ERRATIC AND SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE OBDII INDICATES A A/T PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE ITS STILL UNDER THE 7YR/100K WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN I INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION CLOSER, IN MY OPINION IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE DEALER UPGRADED A COMPONENT AND LEFT MY OLD TRANSMISSION IN!! I AM VERY OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED IF THIS TURNS OUT BE THE CASE. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING GETTING A MORE PROFESSIONAL OPINION AND WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS DEPENDING ON FORTH COMING INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 FEET. ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE BEING IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKES ENGAGED, AND CONSUMER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT FOUND. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD, STEERING WHEEL LOST OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO CONTROL WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OF THESE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS CAUSED A SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE FREEWAY. POSSIBLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE. *LA

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. *AK THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE CONSUMERS HOME. *SC *JB

FOIA REQUEST CERTIFIED COPIES OF ALL RECALLS INVOLVING THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD, ATTORNEY REPRESENT CLIENT INJURED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, ES SEARCH RESULTED IN NO RECORDS. (NAR) *PH *CB

I HAVE HONDA ACCORD 2001. IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND 70,000 HIGH WAY MILES, BUT I GOT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECENTLY. 1. TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK 2. GRINDING NOISE 3. NOT SMOOTHLY, I CAN FEEL THE SLIPPING I ALREADY SPENT SEVRAL HUNDRED BUCKS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL THERE. I WAS SUGGESTED TO REPLACE A NEW TRANSMISSON. I CANN'T ACCEPT IT, SINCE IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND 70,000 HIGH WAY MILES. I THINK HONDA COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN APPLIED. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED DUE TO CARBON ON THE THROTTLE PLATE. *SC THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED.*JB

SRS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER, WAS CHARGED $68 TO BE TOLD IT'S A 7-2 PROBLEM AND HAVE THE LIGHT RESET. AS SOON AS I STARTED UP THE CAR, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A NEW CONTROL UNIT REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD COST ALMOST $500! MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS TO CAUSE THIS -- NO ACCIDENTS, NO LOW BATTERY, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, NOTHING. SEEMS MUCH TO SOON TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS GO "OUT."

MY 2001 ACCORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING SINCE IT WAS NEW. WHILE IT HASN'T YET STUCK OPEN IT DOES STICK EVERDAY. IT SEEMS WORSE WHEN IT IS FIRST CRANKED IN THE MORNING, HOWEVER, LETTING IT WARM UP HAS NOT EFFECT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN PARKING GARAGES AND LOTS. I HAVE HAD THIS AUTO TO APPLE TREE HONDA ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS AND THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LEFT IT OVERNIGHT FOR THEM TO SERVICE THE NEXT DAY AND THEY INSIST IT DOESN'T DO THIS WITH THEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEM ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS AND PAID FOR THREE FUEL INJECTION CLEANINGS. THE ACCELERATOR STILL STICKS. I UNDERSTAND FROM DOING INTERNET RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR AUTOMOBILE, YET HONDA OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IN ADDITION, MY TRANSMISSION IS GETTING WORSE DAY BY DAY. IT NOW DOESN'T ENGAGE PROPERLY ESPECIALLY AFTER DRIVING, STOPPING AND TAKING OFF AGAIN ON A GRADE. WHILE THIS CAR HAS A GRADE LOGIC SENSOR THE SENSOR APPARENTLY DOESN'T DO IT'S JOB BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IT NEVER ENGAGES. APPLE TREE ALSO TELLS ME THAT THEY JUST CAN'T SEEM TO DUPLICATE ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO A RECALL BUT APPLE TREE HAS NEVER MENTIONED ANY REPAIR TO ME. IN ADDITION, FROM INTERNET RESEARCH, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR ACCORD FOR THIS WARRANTY REPAIR THEY USE A "USED" TRANSMISSION UNDER THE EXCUSE THAT IT WILL TAKE TO LONG TO GET A NEW ONE. I HAVE WRITTEN A DETAILED LETT

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SEAT BOTTOM FRAME. THE FRAME WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 10,000 MILES. WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED THE SEATS MOVED BACK. HOWEVER, DEALER INDICATED PLAY IN THE SEAT WAS NORMAL ACTIVITY. *AK DRIVER SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO ACCELERATE OR STOP. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. DEALER SAID IT SHIFTS NORMAL. *LA

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN. I HAD PURCHASED IT AROUND JULY OF 2001 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED ON THE CAR ABOUT 4 TIMES. I ASKED THE MANAGER AT THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER WHY IS IT CONSTANTLY FAILING AND HE STATED, "HONDA JUST MAKES CRAPPY TRANNYS." THIS JUST DISCOURAGED ME EVEN MORE AND ITS AT A POINT WHERE I JUST DON'T WANT A HONDA VEHICLE ANYMORE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA THE LAST TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING WITH A FAMILY MEMBER AND THE TRANSMISSION SKIPPED STARTED JERKING THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL TO VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE BUSY BUT I SPOKE TO OVER A HUNDRED OF FELLOW ACCORD OWNERS WHO ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT RECEIVING THE HELP THEY EXPECTED. WHY IS HONDA CONTINUING TO PUT RE-BUILT ENGINES IF THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL ANYWAY? WHY ARE THEY CONSTANTLY FAILING? WHY ARE THEY REBUILDING IT TO FACTORY SPECS IF ITS FACTORY SPECS THAT ARE CAUSING IT TO FAIL? IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LOGICAL AND YET I AM ALWAYS BEING PUT OUT OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY FRUSTRATION SINCE ITS SCARY TO KNOW YOU CAN PURCHASE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND ENCOUNTER SO MANY PROBLEMS. PLEASE ADVISE AND HOW CAN I GET HELP. I BELIEVE MY CAR IS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I INFORMED HONDA ABOUT THIS AND NO ONE EVER RESPONDED TO ME, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, HOWEVER PRIOR TO INCIDENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG.*JB ALSO, DEALER MADE REPAIRS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO. *LA

IN MARCH OF 2003, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE, MY HUSBAND SWERVED AND THEN STOPPED (WITHOUT ANY COLLISION) AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG OF OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY HONDA SERVICE AT WHITE PLAINS, NY TO GO THROUGH OUR INSURANCE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE REASON THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WAS DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAG SENSORS IN OUR CAR'S COMPUTER. FIVE WEEKS LATER, WE GOT OUR CAR BACK FROM THE SHOP. NOW, A YEAR LATER, OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME (PROGRESSIVE) HAS ADVISED US TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA. TO THIS DATE, THE SRS LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD STILL COMES ON WITH NO EXPLANATION, AND THE GREENWICH AND WHITE PLAINS HONDA DEALERSHIPS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MEANWHILE, I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN SINCE THE INCIDENT WHEN I WAS 3 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND NOW HAVE A 6 MONTH OLD CHILD THAT I DRIVE AROUND IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

FROM THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS( SAM SWOPE HONDA WORLD AND BOB MONTGOMERY HONDA) CONCERNING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE SHOP 8 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM THEY ALWAYS DO A QUICK FIX AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEM RECURS. THE AIRBAG LIGHTS LIGHT COMES ON LIKE THE SYSTEM IS STILL DEACTIVATED. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON 3/1/04 AT BOB MONTGOMERY WITHIN HOURS OF GETTING THE CAR BACK THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. *JB

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED HIGH. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A BAD IDLE VALVE. *AK

CUSTOMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WITH FOOT BRAKE W ON WET SURFACE. REAR TIRES COMPLETELY LOCKED WHEN CUSTOMER TAPPED THE FOOT BRAKE TO DISENGAGE SPEED CONTROL,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED TO "STOMP-AND-STEER" VEHICLE, (AS IS IMPLIED WITH ABS), BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND PEDAL TRAVELLED TO THE FLOOR. CUSTOMER THEN APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO TRY TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SKID, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL OVERPOWERING CUSTOMER'S ATTEMPT TO STEER AND ACCELERATE OUT OF THE SKID (THE TCS AUTOMATICALLY APPLIES FRONT BRAKES TO LIMIT WHEEL SPIN AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT 70, COMPUTER MUST HAVE REGISTERED UNDER 20 AT THAT POINT). VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL OFF THE HIGHWAY DOWN A 40 FOOT EMBANKMENT. *AK

THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *JB THE COMPONENT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG WAS ORDER DECEMBER 2003 BUT IT STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOLLOWED BY A TIRE BLOWOUT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER, AS A RESULT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK THE CD PLAYER DID NOT ALWAYS WORK AND EXPERIENCED STATIC. *SC *JB

FOR TALL/LARGE PASSENGERS, REAR SEATBELTS LOCK UP AND RACHET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER WITH ACCELLERATION , CAUSING PAIN AND RESTRICKTION OF MOVEMENT. DEALER STATES PROBLEM KNOWN BUT NO FIX AVAILABLE. PROBLEM WITH AUTO CHILD SEAT ADJUSTMENT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OVER YEAR AGO, CAN NOT FIND COMPLAINT IN SYSTEM.*AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAS A GROOVE CUT INTO IT AND CV BOOT IS SPLIT. FIRST NOTED ON 12/04/03 WHEN CAR CHECKED FOR BRAKES. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA ON 03/03 AFTER COMPLAINTS OF HARD DOWN SHIFTING. CAR STILL DOWNSHIFTS HARD BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN CAR IS COLD ON ACCELERATION. HONDA CORPORATE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ALONG WITH DEALER. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. PARTS HAVE BEEN ON ORDER FOR TWO WEEKS. THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES UNTIL HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON 03/03. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL OFF. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ABRUPTLY THE CONSUMER'S FOOT ALSO STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *PH THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED BUT THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING AMISS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THE HE HAS OWNED SIX HONDA'S IN THE LAST 20 YEARS YET NONE OF THEM EXHIBITED THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *NM

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD IS COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE. DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE AND SERVICE MY VEHICLE. I AM OUT OF A CAR, AND NO TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THE DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON MY (2) YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I AM A CUSTOMER AND FEEL VERY MUCH VAILDATED BY THIS ACTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I AM AWARE OF THE SECRET WARRANTY THAT SAME DEALERSHIPS HAVE TO COVER THIS MATTER.

ALL OF THE ABOVE DATES AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. I HAVE THE INFORMATION ON PAPER AT HOME. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE HARDEST TIME WITH HONDA FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH THEM CALLING ME AND SAYING THAT I NEVER PAID MY MONTHLY BILL (LAST FALL), WHICH I DID, AND THEN FINALLY THEY FOUND THE CHECK AND SAID "OH, OUR MISTAKE, IT HAS BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME." AND THEN NOW, I HAVE THEM SAYING THAT I WAS IN DEFAULT OF MY LEASE BECAUSE THEY NEVER HAD INFORMATION FOR MY INSURANCE, WHICH MY INSURANCE WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND THEM THAT INFORMATION. I CHECKED BACK WITH THEM A WEEK LATER (TODAY) AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO IMPOUND MY CAR BECAUSE MY INSURANCE COMPANY NEVER GOT BACK WITH THEM. CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND IT TOOK 5 MINS. TO HAVE SOMEONE FAX OVER PROOF OF INSURANCE. THAT WAS ALL - WAS IT THAT DIFFICULT??? THIS CAR HAD TO HAVE THE BACK BRAKES REPLACED AFTER 25000 MILES (ABOUT A MONTH AGO - IT WAS MAKING THIS AWFUL NOISE, LIKE RATTLING CHAINS UNDERNEATH) - THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE BACK WINDOW TINTING LIFTED UP AFTER 1 YEAR, THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY 1 MONTH AFTER GETTING IT (LEASED THE CAR AUG 2001). THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD IT TURNED OFF THE 1ST TIME. THEN 1 WEEK LATER IT WAS BACK ON, BROUGHT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A GOOD ENOUGH EXPLANATION. WHEN I FIRST WAS LOOKING FOR A CA

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TWICE. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I EXPECT MORE RELIABILITY OUT OF AN $18,000 DOLLAR PURCHASE. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. ONE YEAR LATER I RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR TRANSMISSION ON ALL 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. IT TURNS OUT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO PURCHASED A LEMON. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME SORT ON THE NHTSA SITE.

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF. FIRST DATE OF FAILURE NOTED ABOVE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE CAR IS IN NEED OF A THIRD REPAIR ATTEMPT. THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 7,700.

AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR ON STRAIGHT INTERSTATE CAR BEGAN TO STEER IRRADICALLY TO RIGHT. NO RESPONSE TO WHEEL CORRECTION, FISH TAILING, STRUCK ONE SIDE CONCRETE WALL AND CROSSED ROAD TO LEFT GUARD RAIL. BRAKES TRIED AT LEAST TWICE WITHOUT RESPONSE AND CORRECTION OF WHEEL AFTER FIRST HIT DID NOT CORRECT DIRECTION. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE AFTER FIRST HIT AND PERHAPS ONLY ON SECOND. NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. TOTAL FRONT DAMAGE. SERPENTINE BELT SEEN HANGING UPON REMOVAL OF CAR. TIE RODS AND CV JOINT BOOTS INTACT, BUT TRANSMISSION JUST REPLACED UNDER WARRANTEE AND CV JOINTS ON ORDER FOR WEAR PERHAPS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION BEING "VERY SLOPPY" CREATING FRONT END VIBRATION IN FLOOR AT 50 MILES AN HOUR TO 60 RELIEVED BY PUTTING GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FEEL STEERING FAILURE PERHAPS RELATED TO SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE.

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL AT STOPS,,,BROUGHT THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER @ 1700 E SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS NV.. ON MARCH 25...APRIL 9TH/03 DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE REAR MOUNT 16029 C- CHECK FOR IDLE VIBRATION C-IDLE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN 03-016 & REAR ENGINE MOUNT MALFUINCTION R-BULLETIN PERFORM IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT PRODECURE REPLACEMENT REAR ENGINE MOUNT..WAS NOT PLEASED...COMPLAINED TO CORP...ON MAY 22 MET WITH REGIONAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND TOOK THE CAR FOR A RIDE...THE REGIONAL MANAGER ASSURED ME THATS THE WAY HONDA'S RIDE AND ALL IS NORMAL...I HAD ASKED WHY WAS THE SERVICE DONE RE: BULLENTINS...HIS COMMENT WAS...THEY WERE WRONG....I NOW FIND OUT THRU YOUR SITE THAT IT MAY BE SUSPENSION/STEERING...THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY, SAYING I WAS NUTS

AFTER 1 WEEK OF USING MY ACCORD,THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF.I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR[ROSENTHAL HONDA OF TYSONS CORNER .VA.]THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON AND TODAY IS MY 5TH TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR,AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.THEY SAY THE INDICATOR WILL COME AND STAY IF MY PASSENGER IS NOT PROPERLY SITTED,I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE LIGHT INDICATOR STAYS AND WON'T GO OFF.I AM SO TIRED OF PLEASING THE SERVICE CENTER TELLING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND AGAIN,I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM ANYMORE.YESTERDAY I CALLED THE AMAERICAN HONDA MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE INDICATOR SHOULD NOT STAY ON.SERVICE CENTER HAS NO GOOD EXPLANATION ON THIS.PLEASE HELP THANKS

DECEMBER 7, 2002-TOOK CAR TO HONDA CARS OF HICKORY. PROBLEM: SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING/REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION(WAS TOLD COULD NOT HAVE NEW ONE) DECEMBER 26, 2002-TOOK CAR BACK FOR SAME PROBLEM: REPLACED TRANSMISSION AGAIN JANUARY 4, 2003-TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING-TRIED TO SEALOFF LEAK FEBRUARY 27, 2003-TRANSMISSION STILL LEAKING MARCH 6,2003-SAME PROBLEM-TOLD ME IDLER PULLEY WAS PROBLEM, NOT TRANSMISSION ANOTHER VISIT(NOT SURE OF DATE)TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO FLUID LEAK. CURRENTLY HAVING MORE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION COMING OUT OF GEAR AND WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (ACCORDING TO OWNERS' MANUAL-DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM) SERVICE MANAGER, KEVIN STEIN, NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS!

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALER INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND REPLACED THE AIR BAG AND COVER. *AK

ROUGH IDLING AND HESITATION TO THE POINT OF STALLING. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY EGR VALVE. *SC

WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED ON EVERY STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. (ALMOST GOING INTO A LAKE) THREE DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE WITH THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE BASE OF A LIGHT POST. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE AND THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. *AK *NLM