CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE PROCEEDED TO BACK UP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY CAUSING CONSUMER TO BACK INTO A CEMENT POLE, AFTER CRASHING, CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, WHICH ALS CAUSED HIM TO REAR END A PARKED VEHICLE.*YH
2001 Honda Accord complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
EXTNSIVE DAMAGE TO OUR TWO MONTH OLD 2001 HONDA ACCORD. EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE WITHOUT ANY DEPLOYMENT OF ANY AIRBAGS. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND RIBS INJURED. SEAT BELTS WORN BY ALL INVOLVED. SMOKE ENTERED CAR. FIREFIGHTERS CHECKED FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEVERED LINE. OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 1993 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH MINIMAL BUMPER DAMAGE. HONDA STRUCK THE REAR OF THE CHEVROLET. HONDA APPEARED TO HIT REAR OF THE CHEVROLET, AND PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL UNDER THE OTHER VEHICLE. SPEED OF DRIVER WAS 30-35. *AK
VBIRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT 55-60 OR MORE MPH; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
SHE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, AND RESULTING IN VEHICLE RUNNING INTO A TREE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
SRS LIGHT FOR VEHICLE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT A CODE WAS CAUSING LIGHT TO COME ON. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WHEN SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE REFUSING TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE ON VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
I WAS HIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY A MAROON FORD THAT RAN A STOP SIGN WHICH WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40/45 MPH AT IMPACT. I CALLED THE DEALER, SPOKE TO A MAN THAT SAID THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED:I FAXED THEM ALL INFO FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR & ASKED THEM TO PLEASE COME LOOK AT THE CAR; NO ONE CAME TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HONDA SAYS THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION AT ALL TO GIVE ME & THE DEALER SAYS NOW IT IS TOO LATE FOR ANY HELP FROM THEM. I HAVE PICTURES & THE INSURANCE AGENTS SAID BOTH BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AS WELL. THE DRIVER & PASSANGER DOOR TO INCLUDE THE FRONT PART OF THE FRAME BY THE TIRE HAD TO BE CUT OFF. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN & I AM FRIENDS WITH THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS USAA & THEY GAVE ME YOUR ADDRESS. THANK YOU. ANGELA SUGGS-BARTOS. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A DEFECT IN CUSHION THAT CAUSES DRIVER'S LEG TO GO TO SLEEP. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE.*AK *JB
WHILE PULLING OUT OF CURB CONSUMER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH A 55 MPH IMPACT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING $5700 WORTH OF DAMAGE. DOOR WAS PUSHED ONTO DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER'S SIDE, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD TRAUMA. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING 50-70 MPH. NLM
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
WHILE TAKING VEHICLE INTO A CAR WASH AND HAVING ONE OF THE SERVICEMEN DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH CAR WASH. AT NEAR END OF CAR WASH VEHICLE ACCLERATED AND RAN INTO TWO VEHICLES, AND THROUGH A FENCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS FIXING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*AK
SRS(AIR BAG) LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, ALREADY HAD SENSOR REPLACED. NOW THERE REPLACING THE ENTIRE UNIT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DOORS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
CONSUMER HAD JUST LEFT LOT, DROVE IT ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN ALL OF INDICATOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER FROM CELL PHONE, AND DEALER ADVISED TO CHECK TO SEE IF OIL WAS IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER GOT VEHICLE HOME, BUT TOOK IT IN NEXT DAY. ALTERNATOR WASN'T CHARGING OR DISCHARGING, AND REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLE HAD 14 MILES. MANUFACTURER SAID IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD GIVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM DASH BOARD. FIRE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT CAUSE WAS ARSON. CONSUMER WITNESSED ACCIDENT AND DISPUTED THIS RULING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED DURING THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES: IN EACH INSTANCE I AM DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I BRAKE TO A STOP BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC, WHEN TRAFFIC STOPS I LET OFF MY BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTS MOVING FORWARD. IF I NEED MY BRAKES IMMEDIATELY I FIND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN SLOW DOWN. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I REAR ENDED A CAR THAT WAS THREE CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKES! THE OTHER TWO OCCASIONS HAPPENED EXACTLY IN THE SAME WAY, BUT THE CARS AHEAD OF ME STARTED MOVING AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE FAILING TO OPERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE PARKED AND LOCKED IN BACK YARD. ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BLACK SMOKED FILLED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE, REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
THIS MODEL HONDA MAKES A LOUD NOISE, COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, WHEN FIRST STARTED COLD. THE SOUND IS MORE LIKE A "THUMP" AND IS SUPSPECTED (ALTHOUGH I'M NOT CERTAIN) TO BE EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT CARS AND THE NOISE WAS CONSISTENT. THE DEALER TELLS ME THE NOISE IS "NORMAL" WHICH IS ABSURD. HONDA HAS A RECALL PENDING ON EARLIER MODEL CARS FOR AN EXHAUST SYUSTEM PROBLEM--I'M WONDERING IF THIS COULD BE RELATED. I AM NOT AN EXPERT SO DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER OR NOT.*AK
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