2001 Honda Accord complaints

THE BRAKES SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE MISALIGNED AT THE FACTORY AND CAUSED THE FRONT PADS TO RUB. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PADS CONTINUED WEARING FAST AND THE ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATED. *YH

VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. BRAKES ARE ALWAYS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF THE INCLINE TO DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND UP THE DRIVEWAY OF A NEIGHBORS HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED ALONG THE NEIGHBORS PROPERTY TAKING OUT TREES, SHRUBBERY, AND A TELEPHONE AND CABLE BOX. THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO DRIVE AND TOOK OFF INTO A WOODED AREA ACROSS THE STREET. THE VEHICLE THEN EXITED THE FIRST WOODED AREA AND TOOK OFF ACROSS THE STREET AND ENTERED A SECOND WOODED AREA. TRANSMISSION LINE WAS SEVERED BY ONE OF THE TREES IN THE WOODED AREA CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OUT OF CONTROL IN EXCESS OF 600 FT. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. DRIVER CONTINUOUSLY ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS DISPLEASED WITH THOSE FINDINGS, CITING THAT NO NORMAL PERSON COULD HAVE TRAVELED THAT DISTANCE WITHOUT IT BEING A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER STRONGLY URGED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE, FEARING THAT THIS MALFUNCTION COULD REOCCUR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COMPLIED WITH THE CONSUMER.*AK

CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ONCE WHEN GOING FOWARD AND ONCE WHILE IN REVERSE CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH IN A CONCRETE WALL, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD HAS A VISUAL WAVE, WHEN LOOKING OUT OF THE GLASS IT LOOKS WARPED. DEALER REFERRED CONSUMER TO A HONDA TECHNICIAN, WHO INDICATED WINDSHIELD SHOULD BE REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NLM *JG

TRANSMISSION, SINCE DAY ONE, HAS ALWAYS MADE A LOUD METAL-TO-METAL CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, WAS NORMAL. THEN AT AROUND 28K MILES, IT STARTED SHUDDERING AND SLIPPING ON DOWNSHIFTS BETWEEN 35-45MPH. I THEN TOOK IT TO RIGHT HONDA IN SCOTTSDALE, AND THEY THEN FLUSHED THE LINEAR SOLENOID, AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, IT WAS STILL WAS DOING IT. THEY THEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, AND IT CAME BACK WITH A THUMPING NOISE WHEN IN PARK OR N. THEY THEN REPLACED IT A SECOND TIME. IT IS SHIFTING BETTER, BUT THE CAR HAS NOT AS MUCH PICKUP AND IS STILL MAKING THE METAL TO METAL NOISE, AFTER OVER $6,000 IN WARRANTY REPAIRS! IT ALSO LURCHES THROUGH GEARS SOMETIMES, AND IS NOT AS SMOOTH AS IT WAS WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE QUITE A FEW TRANSMISSIONS. I FIRST SPOKE WITH ANGIE WILLIAMS AT HONDA CORPORATE, AND SHE WOULD NOT HELP NOR LET ME SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR, RICK THOMAS. I FINALLY GOT THROUGH TO RICK THOMAS, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BUY THE CAR BACK, NOR WAS I GOING TO GET ANY HELP FROM HIM. I THEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIS SUPERVISOR, AND HE WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK WITH RON GARNER. THE RECEPTIONIST THEN LIED TO ME AND SAID THAT RICK GARNER DOESNT HAVE VOICEMAIL, I CAUGHT HER IN THE LIE. UNDER MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT, THEY HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIMES TO TRY AND REPAIR THIS VEHICLE! I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS ALMOST EVE

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AIR BAG DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT A CURB AND BLOWOUT FRONT AND REAR TIRES. *AK *TT

DURING A TRIP, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A RUMBLE IN THE DRIVETRAIN. EXPECIALLY AT A BOUT 40-45 MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FAULTY AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE WITH A FACTORY REBUILT, NOT NEW. NO EXTENSION ON WARRANTY. THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE THEY HAD IN A MONTH. TRANSMISSIONS HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAD MORE WITH PROBLEMS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SENSORS ARE IN THE BUMPER, THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED INSTANTLY WHICH BLEW OUT, CONSUMERS SON PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SEVERAL SEVERE TEARS IN THE TIRE WALL, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION BY THE MECHANIC THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A PUNCTURE, NAIL OR ROAD HAZARD, NEVERTHELESS THE REPAIR SHOP REJECTED CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR A FREE TIRE REPLACEMENT, AND THE TIRE WAS WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE.(MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 PLUS 195/65 R15 RRBL91H).*JB

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SLID ON THE ICE AND LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

BOTH FRONT TIRES BURSTED AT THE SAME TIME ON FREEWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: FRG690 TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED FOR NO REASON, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK *JG

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEEN AT DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INVOLVED IN FRONT END DRIVER SIDE COLLISION AND DRIVER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY THOUGH. HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE DRIVER AIRBAG EVEN THOUGH IT FAILED TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING MANY CARS COMING IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO FAR. MY CONTACT WITH HONDA DIRECTLY HASN'T BEEN FAVORABLE. HONDA IS TELLING THEIR TECHNICIANS THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM WHEN THEY CALL FOR HELP. THE EXCUSE HONDA IS GIVING THEIR TECHS IS THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAGS ARE SET TO DEPLOY WITH A GREATER FORCE AND THE PASSENGER ONES DEPLOY WITH LESS FORCE. THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH CIVIC MODELS AND HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE CONTROL BOX. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO ADDRESS THE ACCORD PROBLEMS.*AK

ON SEPTEMBER 20,2001 WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN. TRYING TO STOP WHEELS LOCKED, ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL BUT UNABLE TO STEER CAR. HIT CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME NO ONE HURT. DAMAGE TO LEFT FRONT END OF CAR. CAR WAS INSPECTED, OIL CHANGE, WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON OCTOBER 15 BY JL FREED HONDA AND PASSED INSPECTION. ON JANUARY 31,2002 WILLIAM WAS DRIVING PUT FOOT ON BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND EXIT ROADWAY, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL. NO ONE HURT.*AK

I WAS ALONE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. I HAD NO WARNING OF THE APPROACHING CAR SINCE THE DRIVER HAD FALLEN ASLEEP. HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS KNOCKED DIRECTLY FORWARD INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, AND THAT TRUCK WAS KNOCKED INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF IT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT/SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT PREVENT ME FROM FRACTURING MY EYE-SOCKET ON THE STEERING WHEEL. BASED ON THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT, I BELIEVE THAT MY SHOULDER HARNESS SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS DEVASTATING INJURY. AFTER REPAIRS THAT DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE HARNESS, I AM STILL SUBJECT TO THE SAME TYPE OF INJURY.*AK

TIRES DVELOP BUBBLES ON SIDEWALLS, WEAKENING, THE TIRE AND MAY CAUSE TIRE TO POP AT ANY TIME. *AK (TIRESIZE: 1956515H)

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER VEHICLE BEGINS TO WANDER AND THERE IS A VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STARTING PROBLEMS. *JB

WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES VEHICLE WON'T DOWNSHIFT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. CAR WILL GO FOR WEEKS FINE, THEN WILL GO FOR HOURS OR WEEKS FAILING TO REPOND WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESED TO SPEED UPTWO LOCAL DEALERS HAD SEEN CAR BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT CAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL REPOND TO MY NEEDS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FRONT RIGHT TIRE CONTINUOUSLY LOSES AIR, TOOK TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

VEHICLE BOUNCE OFF THE CURB AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. LATER ON PANEL COVER WAS OFF, EXPOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SENSOR MUST HAVE SENT OUT A SIGNAL, BUT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST.*SLC

TOOK VECHICLE BACK TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING. WE'LL OF COURSE THAT WASN'T A GOOD ENOUGH ANSWER SINCE I BROKE MY NECK AND IT WIPS MY HEAD WHEN ACCELERATING. SEATBACK FELL DOWN.*AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ENGINE REVVED/ VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 35-40 MPH, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP. NO INJURIES.*AK

AIR BAG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BLINKS ON AND OFF FOR PAST 2 MONTHS. SRS LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON, AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATED CELL PHONE AND COMPUTER CAUSED SENSORS TO GO OFF, AND/ OR MIGHT CAUSE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE IF DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL FIND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. *AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SHIFTED TO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES. *AK

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LINKS CONNNECTING THE REAR STABILIZER BAR TO THE REST OF THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE BAR ITSELF TO SWING FREELY AND BANG AGAINST OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. BOTH LINKS FAILED IN THE SAME WAY, BREAKING INTO TWO AT THE LOWER WELDED JOINT.*AK

TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM START TO 1ST SHIFT UPON MORNING STARTING, (COLD). ALSO LEAKING.*AK

BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.*AK

TIRE FAILED AFTER 6000 MILES (MOSTLY LOW SPEED MILES). THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARD. NO PUNCTURES IN TIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VALID REASON AS TO WHY THE TIRE FAILED. WITHOUT A VALID REASON AS TO WHY THE TIRE FAILED I CANNOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH BRIDGSTONE TIRES ON IT. I HAVE PAID FOR FOUR REPLACMENT GOODYEAR TIRES. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TAKE THE TIRES BACK SAYING THAT THEY WILL ONLY GIVE ME ONE NEW TIRE. I HAVE KEPT THE TIRE IN CASE ANYONE NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 4791OEP130 TIRESIZE: 205/65/R15)

BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVERS RESTRAINT BELTS FAILED TO REMAIN LATCHED ALSO, BUCKLE ASSEMBLY MAY APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, BUT WHILE BRAKING OR GOING AROUND A CORNER LATCH PLATE WILL SEPARATE, PREVENTING PROPER USE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE TWICE, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS A UV PROTECTANT THAT CAUSES VISUAL WAVES. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING. WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE IMPACTED A SIDEWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEELS AND TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FUEL TANK GAUGE READS NOT FULL WHEN TANK IS ACTUALLY FILLED. CONSUMER TOOK IT DEALER AND HAD GAUGE REPLACED. GAUGE WAS NOT GRINDING PROPERLY. ODOMETER WAS AFFECTED. AFTER FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED, IT ERASED THE CORRECT MILEAGE ON ODMETER.*AK

THE PASSENGER WINDOW HANGS AND GETS STUCK IN THE GUIDE. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 3 TIMES AND NOW IT NEEDS A 4TH FIXING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES PREMATURELY, MAKING BRAKING INEFFECTIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WATER FAN WAS SUCKED INTO RADIATOR, CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN HOT . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCK UP DURING LHIGH SPEED LANE CHANGE DRIVE TO SEAT. SEVERLY RESTRICTSVIEW AND INTERPRUTS CONCENTRATION.*AK

AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED FOR ITS 7500 MILE CHECK, FROM THAT POINT ON, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE NEEDED AIR EACH DAY, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PLUG IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.(MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS)*JB

FRONT SEATBACK FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES TO REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN REAR END COLLISION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES DEALER DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO TRANSMISSIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ONE MONTH, WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HE WAS FOURTH IN LINE FOR A TRANSMISSION. *SLC

AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER MADE A LEFT HAND TURN SLIGHTLY BUMPING THE CURB, AS CONSUMER TURNED THE CURB THE RATE OF SPEED WAS ABOUT 2-3 MPH, THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET PASSED THE CURB.*JB

CONSUMER WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO PASSENGER'S SIDE ON VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED IN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY. DRIVER COVERED THE BRAKES WHILE PASSENGER REMOVED SEAT BELT. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED INTO THE PATIO. THE BRAKES REFUSED TO RESPOND(THERE WAS NO PRESSURE WHAT SO EVER). THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*AK

WHILE @ INCLINE IN DRIVE THE CAR QUICKLY ROLLS BACK AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND DOES NOT STOP UNLESS YOU BRAKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY COMPARED IT TO ANOTHER ON THE LOT. THEY SAID THE ONE ON THE LOT DID THE SAME THING SO THEY DETERMINED IT MUST BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE TECH SAID BECAUSE IT IS A 4 CYLINDER IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TORCHE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT. I ALSO CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AT AN 800 NUMBER PROVIDED ON THEIR WEBSITE AND PER ROXANNA THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR.*AK

AT ABOUT 683 MILES, SRS LIGHT WENT ON AFTER PASSENGER SAT DOWN (CAR WAS STANDING WITH ENGINE IDLING). DEALER RESET COMPUTER AFTER FINDING CODE 15-3. 3 DAYS LATER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON ALSO IMMEDIATELY AFTER PASSENGER WAS SEATED WITH CAR ENGINE ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I WAITED ABOUT ONE WEEK WHILE DEALER ORDERED POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT PARTS. NONE OF THE NEW PARTS INCLUDING SENSOR FIXED THE PROBLEM, SO ORIGINAL PARTS WERE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE ALREADY UPDATED BY HONDA (BECAUSE HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD ALREADY MADE CHANGES TO PARTS IN SOME VEHICLES). DEALER RESET COMPUTER AGAIN, BUT SRS LIGHT REAPPEARED THE NEXT DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING ELSE, THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIX IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HONDA'S WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE I MUST NOW DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE MANUFACTURER. DEALER SAYS ONLY PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THEY KNOW THIS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FOR ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CAR, AND ALSO ABOUT POSSIBLE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE LACK OF CONCERN BOTH BY DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT POTENTIAL INJURIES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THIS DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT A SOLUTION IS NOT IMMINENT. *AK *NM

CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN A/C AND ENGINE IS RUNNING WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FOR LIGHTS ETC. PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SERVICE MANAGER AT PROCTOR HONDA IN TALLAHASSEE ON AUGUST 15, 2001 WHO CLAIMED THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD.

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP, AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

FIRST THING IN MORNING VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE. WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES TO STOP AT STOP SIGN, HAS NO BRAKES. BRAKES GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE WORKED ON A THIRD TIME. NO ACCIDENT (THANKFULLY) HAS HAPPENED YET. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP SAYS IT IS VERY POSSIBLE FOR THE CAM CHAIN TO 'JUMP TIME'. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT SAY 55MPH THE REAR TIRE OF THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD PROBABLY LOCK UP AND THEREFORE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE RIDER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW.*AK