2001 Honda Accord complaints

I OWN A 2001 ACCORD V6 WITH A LITTLE OVER 136,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR HAD BEEN HESITATING AND SLIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ALSO WAS PULLING WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS (ALMOST FELT LIKE BRAKING AUTOMATICALLY). TOOK THE CAR IN, AND INITIALLY THERE WAS A CODE FOR IACV (IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE). AUTO SHOP FLUSHED THE SYSTEM, RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. BROUGHT IT IN AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT'S A CODE P0740 FOR TCC (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH) SOLENOID VALVE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. WAS TOLD IT'S THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY - AND CONVENIENTLY AFTER THE 100,000 WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS GRANTED. FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR, NOT KNOWING IF/WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL, SO NOW I'M FORCED TO SPEND $2000 GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT TO BLINK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON AFTER HEADING DOWN A SIDE STREET LEAVING MY OFFICE FOR THE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS (AND APPARENT LAW SUIT FROM 2006) INVOLVING 2001 ACCORDS. HONDA WILL NOT HONOR PARTICIPATING IN THE COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO CONSTRAINTS OF LAWSUIT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PRECEDENT OF GOODWILL REPAIR GESTURES THAT HAVE EXTENDED BEYOND THE SUIT (TO WHICH I DID NOT OPT IN TO PARTICIPATE). I HAVE NOT OPTED TO REPAIR THE CAR AS OF YET DUE TO THE COST. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY HONDA ACCORD 2001 HAS BEEN FAULTY FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS NOW. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE RECALL EXPIRED ACCORDING TO HONDA. THERE IS NO OPTION BUT TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IF IT BLOWS AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'M WAITING FOR. HONDA HAS NOT GUARANTEED THAT IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FIXED, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR AIRBAG RECALLS AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL LIT ON MY DASHBOARD. OVERALL, I FEEL AS IF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AND I FEEL STUCK IN A HORRIBLE SITUATION WITH NO HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED PREMATURELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THIS MAY BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HONDA ISSUED DUE TO THIS VERY COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THIS WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, AND OFFERED ME A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 64,000 MILES ON IT, AND A 12,000 MILE OR 1 YEAR WARRANTY WHICH EVER COMES FIRST FOR $3,250. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEIR WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS LEFT PEOPLE LIKE ME WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A MINIMUM $3,250 REPAIR.THE OFFER FOR THIS USED TRANSMISSION IS A JOKE BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE, SO WHAT HAPPENS IF IT TO FAILS NOT EVEN A YEAR AND A HALF FROM THE DATE I PURCHASED IT. TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN VERY WELL CARE OF (THIS CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY A MECHANIC) DO NOT FAIL JUST BEFORE THEY REACH 75,000 MILES. HONDA NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

HORN FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD (NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING), HORN DOES NOT WORK. ISOLATED THE MALFUNCTION AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING SHAFT IS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY GROUNDED, AND THE HORN REQUIRES THAT GROUND IN ORDER TO FUNCTION. THE HORN (AND THE STEERING SHAFT GROUND) OPERATES PERFECTLY WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS CAUSING THE LOSS OF GROUND. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFTER BEING IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED A LEVER LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, STATING IT HAD TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT FIRST, BUT THEN HE NOTICED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD TO THE FLOOR A EVEN RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AS THEY HOSULD.; BASICALLY THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECGTIVE WHEN HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, AS HE WAS DRIVING, BUT WOULD GO OUT, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ALSO, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A CAODE OF C0277 BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH THEN RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HE STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, TO SEE WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. THE REPIAR SHOP FOUND A BAD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AND RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THEY ALSO FOUND AN INTERNAL FAULT WITHIN THE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED IT. AFTER HE LEFT TH

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT HONDA VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM: THE MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE IN GEAR CAN WEAR OUT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK. I CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT WITHOUT THE CAR BEING IN PARK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES TO DATE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON EVERYTIME I PARK MY CAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED OR WHAT THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR WAS WHEN IT STARTED. I CALLED HONDA TODAY WHEN I SAW THE LATEST RECALL TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX MY CAR OR IF I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES AND THEY SAY TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT JUST INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE RECALL. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO AUGUST, 2010, I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE, EXITED THE VEHICLE, LOCKED THE DOORS AND RETURNED FROM MY ERRAND, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEFT IN GEAR. NOTHING HAPPENED ON THE FIRST SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEN IN 2010, THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN HONDAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCED. THE KEYS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO COME OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF IT IS LEFT IN GEAR. AT THE POINT OF THAT RECALL, I CONTACTED HONDA (2010) BUT THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND IF THERE EVER WAS A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE, I WOULD BE NOTIFIED. FAST FORWARD TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, WHEN THERE WAS ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, THIS TIME MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, GOT OUT OF MY CAR, LOCKED THE CAR AND STARTED WALKING AWAY. I THEN NOTICED THE VEHICLE ROLLING FORWARD TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STOP IT AND WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS (ONLY BRUISES, THOUGH). THE CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOW I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OTHER HONDAS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT MINE IS STILL NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY HONDA, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS IT'S OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER HONDAS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND IT IS LIKELY ANOTHER INCIDENT WILL OCCUR AND ONE DAY, IT MAY HIT A CHILD IN A PARKING LOT! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR & WOULD NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND & BECAME VERY ANGRY BECAUSE I COULDN'T CHANGE LANES QUICK ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AT LOWER SPEEDS (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC) OR MAKES A HARD CLUNK WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001 FROM JOHN EAGLE HONDA CLEAR LAKE. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 37400 MILES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CAR TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING NOISE AND SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS. HONDA PLACED VEHICLE ON THEIR COMPUTER AND RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE. WE WERE TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY SOLUTION. THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TOLD TO TRY HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ASSISTANCE, WHICH TOLD US THE SOLUTION, WAS TOTALLY UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE WAITED FOR OVER TWO WEEKS FOR [XXX]TO CALL; I HAD TO CALL HIM AGAIN TODAY TO GET HIS REPLY. THE CLEAR LAKE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO SINCE 1997 SAYS THEIR "HANDS ARE TIED". [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES HE TALKED TO VERNON SAGE, DISTRICT MANAGER, AND STATES THEY HAVE NO TRANSMISSIONS TO CORRECT ANOTHER DEFECTED TRANSMISSION BUT THEY CAN SELL ME A NEW ONE??!! THIS IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY NOT JUST COST AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA CANNOT HONOR THEIR MISTAKE. IF THIS TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT WHILE ON A HIGHWAY THERE COULD BE A REAL TRAGEDY. THEY KNOWINGLY REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN 90 PERCENT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WELLS MAINTAINED W/THE SAME HONDA DEALER. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS CAR SHOULD NEED TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN ONLY 112000 MILES. THE DEALER PASSES THE PROBLEM TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH IN TURN HANDS THE PROBLEM BACK OVER TO THE DEALER. IT SHOULD BE A CRIME TO KNOW OF A FAILURE THAT

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR THAT TRIGGER SRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HONDA PUBLISHED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FEB 5, 2088 REGARDING A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD, BUT MET THE CRITERIA WHICH WAS LESS THAN 150,000. A*JB

A LOUD SOUND CAME FROM TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION, AND THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE D4 INDICATOR STARTED BLINKING. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. *TR

HI PURCHASED A USED HONDA ACCORD ON SATURDAY EVERYTHING RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MIN THE. WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY I NOTICED TO TRANS WAS STARTING TO SLIP GOT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS TRANS FLUID EVERYWHERE ON THE GROUND CAR HAD LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF ATF. JUST SPENT 4000 ON A USED CAR WENT TO THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANS WAS SERVICED THERE AT 114,000 MILES FOR A TRANS SERVICE 16,000 MILES LATER IN GOING IN ON A MASSIVE LEAK. READING ABOUT THIS TRANS HAS ME WORRIED AS I GOT A CAR WITH DECENT MILES THOUGHT I'D GET A LOT MORE THEN 40 MILES OUT OF IT IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AWAITING DIAGNOSIS IF THEY SAY ITS MY TRANS I'M GOING AFTER SOMEONE. *TR

I HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. PAUL MOAK PONTIAC IN JACKSON, MS SUPPOSEDLY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. I NEVER REALLY FELT THAT IT OPERATED CORRECTLY. HOW COULD IT IF HONDA MADE ALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. NOW 7 YEARS LATER, OCTOBER 2012, I HAVE ANOTHER CODE OR AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE PROBLEM. RIDICULOUS. I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER USED 2000 HONDA ACCORD AND I PRAY THAT I DON'T ENCOUNTER THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY ACCORD, MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RUN A TEST ON IT. TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE AIR-BAG THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON THEN IT WOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST DUE TO A SAFETY MALFUNCTION, THEY RUN THE TEST AND IT CAME BACK THAT IT WAS THE WIRES LEADING TO THE AIR BAG BUT NOT THE ACTUAL BAG ITSELF HAVING THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AT ALL THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. SO IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECONNECTED THE SEAT BELT BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT ONLY IF THE SRS WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF AT SOME POINT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE SET BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BROUGHT IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX TO MY LONG-TERM HONDA DEALER (I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE AUTO), BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE ACTING UP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED (APPX. $4800). I FOUND MYSELF IN A PREDICAMENT BECAUSE THE KBBV WAS ONLY BETWEEN $4000-$5500. I WAS NOT PLEASED THAT A HONDA COULD NEED A NEW TRANNY WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE (WE MOVED TO HOLLAND FOR FOUR YEARS AND THE CAR SAT DURING THE '01- PRESENT). BUT, I LOOKED AT MY SERVICE RECORDS AND NOTICED THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY INSTALLED A 2ND TRANSMISSION IN 2003. WHAT? THIS NOW MEANS THAT THIS NEW ONE WOULD BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH 69,900 HIGHWAY MILES.?!?!?! HONDA AMERICA, ALONG WITH MY DEALER, SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE TIME WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED (7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS THEY SAID THEY EXTENDED IT TO BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TRANSMISSION. I EXPLAINED, "OKAY, FINE, THEN NATURALLY WE MUST TAKE BOTH TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE FAILED AND ADD THE YEARS=APPX. 11.6-12 YEARS. NOW, THE MILEAGE AND THE TIME SHOULD BE COVERED. THEY MUST NEED AN ABBASID BECAUSE MY MATH DID NOT COMPUTE WITH THEM. WHY AM I WRITING? I READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE FAULTY CARS ON THE ROAD AND LAST SATURDAY WHEN WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE PEDAL, AND NOTHING; NO MOVEMENT. WE WERE THEN, VERY LIGHTLY BECAUSE THE LIGHT HAD JUST CHANGED, HIT IN THE BACK. MY 5 AND 9 YEAR OLD SONS WERE I

TRAVELING ON 4-LANE HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE EXITED A PARKING LOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG INFLATER RUPTURED, STRIKING THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD, FRACTURING HER SKULL. AIRBAG INFLATER MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECALLS 08V593, 09V259, AND/OR 11V260. CURRENT VEHICLE OWNER IS THIRD OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. (THIS SUBMISSION IS BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INJURED DRIVER.) *TR ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF UPDATED 09/21/2012 *JS

MY MOTHER HAD PICKED UP MY NIECE FROM HER SCHOOL AND WAS WAITING FOR MY NEPHEW AND HIS FRIEND TO GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN READY TO GO, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO START. TOOK ABOUT 10 MIN TO GET THE CAR TO START. AFTER THE CAR STARTED, WENT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT "CHUGGED" A COUPLE OF TIMES. THEN THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR TRAVELED 460 FEET ACCELERATING THE WHOLE TIME.THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 60-80 MPH. AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT, SHE TURNED LEFT AND THE CAR HIT A CURB LAUNCHING THEM INTO A POLE THAT HOLDS UP THE CHAIN LINK FENCING AROUND THE SCHOOL. THEY WENT THRU THE FENCING AND INTO THE BLOCK WALL BEHIND IT COMING TO REST THERE. ALL 4 OCCUPANTS WERE SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND RELEASED THAT DAY. MY MOTHER HAS NUMEROUS CUTS AND BRUISES. MY NEPHEW SHOULDER AND BACK ARE HURTING HIM. MY NIECE HAS SCRAPES ON THE RIGHT ARM FROM THE BLOCK WALL. MY NEPHEWS FRIEND HAS A BLACK EYE. *TR

IN 2006 HONDA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS/FAILURES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE STARTED EXPERIENCING SLIPPING/MISSING GEARS AND TOOK IT TO KLEIN HONDA IN EVERETT WHERE WE PURCHASED IT. THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD US THAT IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A REPLACEMENT. SINCE THEN IT HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE NEVER REALLY KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO CATCH AND ACTUALLY GO OR WHEN IT WILL JUST DECIDE TO STALL. NOW OF COURSE IT IS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE CAR DID NOT DOWN SHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. WHEN THE GAS WAS APPLIED IT BANGED INTO FIRST GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO DOUBLE DRAINED AND REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION. IT WORKED GREAT FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW SLIPS AND SHIFTS AT WILL. I AM TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER ASKED AMERICAN HONDA TO PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY IN THE REPAIR. AMERICAN HONDA DECLINED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PREMATURE FAILURE FINDINGS OR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CAR IS NOW NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE TRANSMISSION CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. I THINK AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE COST OF REPAIR AS THEY HAVE WITH SO MANY THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES. *TR

SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER. CODE 15-3 OPDS ASY. THEY RESET CODE AS PER DIAG. SHEET. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AND IF IT RECODES THEN I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE OPDS ASY REPLACED. THE SRS LIGHT DID COME BACK ON. I HAVE SEARCH THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY HONDA OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE (APPROX $700 FOR THE PART ALONE). OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE CAR WAS MADE. HONDA OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED IF IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF HONDA CARS. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN NOVEMBER 2001. I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND READ SOME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS IT GETS OLDER. PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY KIND OF RECOURSE I MAY HAVE SHOULD A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BE NECESSARY. I DID HAVE ONE SOLENOID ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED A YEAR OR SO AGO AS WELL AS A MOTOR MOUNT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RESET THE WARNING LIGHT. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,800.

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. I HAD A AIR BAG RE-CALL. I TOOK INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. IM PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND IN A LOT OF PHYSICAL PAIN. IT TOOK THEM A LONG TIME JUST TO TAKE ME OVER TO SHOP AND WAIT AND THEN TAKE ME TO HOUSE AND THEN I HAD TO GET PICKED UP AND WAIT ON CAR AGAIN ETC. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF BUT AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I CANT PHYSICALLY GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. I WILL CONTACT THE ADA BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS AS THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AND I SHOULDN'T SUFFER FOR THEIR MISTAKE. ITS THE SAME LIGHT AND IN THE SAME SPOT. THANK YOU *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2001 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS GENERATION HAD A KNOWN TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THEY REPAIRED MY CAR FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NOW HAD AN EXTENDED 7YEAR/109,000MILE WARRANTY. ON JULY 15TH, 2012, I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101S AT 65MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. I NOTICED A SLIGHT LOSS IN POWER, BUT MY CAR DID NOT DIE OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE NEXT DAY, I DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. I STARTED UP THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND THEN TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A SUDDEN DELAYED JERK FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I MANAGED TO PLUG IN A CODE READER INTO THE CAR'S COMPUTER PORT AND PULLED UP TWO CODES: P0700 AND P0740. BOTH OF THESE CODES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOT AGAIN?!?! MY CAR HAS NOW EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I AM AFRAID THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. I READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED TO HONDA OWNERS WHERE THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXPIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED STRIKING ME IN MY LEFT ARM CAUSING PAIN AND BRUISING, NOT TO MENTION A BIT OF PANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD FROM1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST. THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HONDA SETTLED OUT OF COURT FOR IN 2006 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. REPORTS ARE THAT HONDA ONLY PAYS 50-75% OF REPAIR COSTS. IN THIS CASE THE REPAIR COSTS ARE ROUGHLY 75% OF THE VEHICLES TOTAL VALUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE PRIOR AT THE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,613.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD POP SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MAIN DRIVE BELT AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. NOW IT WILL COST 3000 DOLLARS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 69000 MILES AND NEVER WAS ABUSED. I WAS THE ONLY OWNER. *TR

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC...PULL OFF ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND CAR WILL START.HAS HAPPENED MULTIBLE TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS...MY PROBLEM IS THERE IS A RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCHES FOR 1998 HONDA ACCORDS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND LOOKING AT ONLINE BLOGS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM FOR THE 2001 ACCORDS....WHY NOT?????

WHEN CAR TURNED ON, RPM NEEDLE ZOOMED UP TO 4 AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. TOWED CAR AND FIXED TRANSMISSION FOR $2000. JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, DELAY IN SHIFTING. ELECTRONICS OF TRANSMISSION WERE FIXED. ONE MONTH LATER, RPM NEEDLE JERKING AND HOPPING, CAR NOT RESPONDING WELL TO GAS INPUT. THANK GOODNESS ALL THESE INCIDENTS WERE ON LOCAL ROADS AND LOTS BY MY HOME. IMAGINE ON THE FREEWAY OR BUSY ROADS WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK. TIME FOR A RECALL! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART COULD POSSIBLY BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

I JUST WONDER HOW LONG DO I GET A RECALL FOR AIRBAG. I HAVE HONDA ACCORD 2001 FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. LAST TIME I RECEIVED A RECALL WAS LAST YEAR; SOMETIME IN SUMMER. RECENTLY, SRS LIGHT CAME ON, SO I WONDER HOW OFTEN AM I SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 20 MPH WHEN ENGINE RACED AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED THROUGH ALL POSITIONS BUT CAR DID NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. CAR WAS TOWED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FRONT DRUM OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN. TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY REBUILT AT A COST OF $1950. THIS WAS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY HONDA AT 40,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 130000 MILES ON A 2001 HONDA ACCORD, A CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE KNOWN FOR RELIABILITY. I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN AT THE TIME AND THE UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF MY CAR TO SWITCH INTO A HIGHER GEAR NEARLY RESULTING IN A DEADLY COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LUCKY THE OTHER VEHICLES HAS SUFFICIENT TIME TO REACT, AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS ME CONCERNED WITH THE RELIABILITY THE HONDA CORPORATION CLAIMS TO HAVE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BLATANTLY OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES THAT MAY WELL END IN DEATH, OR SERIOUS PERSONAL EXPENSE. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING THEN DURING THE SAME LOCAL TRIP STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE PULLED OVER IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE TO GET LOOKED AT. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING A FAILED TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAD MY 01 HONDA ACCORD EX RECENTLY INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND A RUSTY HOLE (SIZE OF A QUARTER) ON THE TOPSIDE OF THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY STATED, THAT OTHER THAN THIS SMALL RUSTED AREA, THE REST OF THE SUBFRAME AND CAR BODY WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND COMPLETELY FREE OF RUST. MECHANIC STATED, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS DRAINING ON THIS AREA OF THE SUBFRAME AND THIS COULD BE UNDER RECALL. THEY SAID THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THE SUBFRAME SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP, AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ISSUES. TOOK IT TO MIKE PRUITT HONDA AKRON,OH FOR INSPECTION (FOR THIS ISSUE), THEY PUT IT ON A LIFT AND FROM UNDERNEATH SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME. I TOLD THEM, THE RUST HOLE IS ONLY VISIBLE ON THE TOPSIDE OF THE PASSENGERSIDE SUBFRAME. THEY FOUND A SMALL HOLE (WHERE I MENTIONED), SAID IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THERE WEREN'T ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY DENIED IT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKING ON THAT PART OF THE SUBFRAME, YET COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ALTERNATE REASON.THEY WERE EVASIVE AND DISHONEST AND TOLD THEM I'M GOING TO ANOTHER DEALER. I BROUGHT IT TO PARK HONDA FOR THEIR INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THE RUST HOLE, AND RECOMMENDED THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2250.00. THEY EVADED ANSWERING WHAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE (AIR-CONDITIONING LEAKING ON SUBFRAME) . I HAD THEM DO THIS WORK AND IN THE MEANTIME,I WILL CONSULT A LAWYER. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ALL THE TIME WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM A FULL STOP THE RPM'S REV BUT NO MOVEMENT THEN IT JERKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A LOUD NOISE AND VIOLENT JERKING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED EVOQ 01/24/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL BEARING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE BY A DEALER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 34,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 120,000. THIS CAR WILL BE ON IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE GREEN PAINT ON THE ROOF AND DOOR STARTED TO PEEL OFF AND GENERATED WHITE LAYER SUBSTANCE. I NOTICED MANY HONDA GREEN CARS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS BADLY MANUFACTURED, FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE PAINT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE-ON 11-21-2011 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000.00. *TR