2001 Honda Accord complaints

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AT 96,000 MILES. HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE TORQUE-CONVERTER WHICH RUINS THE UNIT. WENT TO THE TORRINGTON, CT DEALERSHIP TODAY, SPENT $116.00 TO BE TOLD WHAT I ALREADY KNEW-TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WAS QUOTED $4,050.00. TO REPAIR IT. HONDA OFFERED $1,000.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR WHICH I DECLINED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION WRONG SINCE I CAN NO LONGER USE THE CAR. HOW DOES HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS? THEY ISSUED A DIRECTIVE TSB BUT NOT A RECALL DESPITE SCORES OF HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN VARIOUS DRIVING SCENARIOS. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR DIE DUE TO HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR

VEHICLE DEVELOPED LEAKS IN BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINE IN REGION BELOW FLOOR PAN. THIS WAS DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN SHOWING UP LATELY, AND SHOWED ME AN ASSEMBLY THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IMPOUNDED BY DEALER BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL TOTAL FAILURE OF SYSTEMS. VEHICLE REQUIRED ALMOST TWO WEEKS TO REPAIR BECAUSE HONDA HAD A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS SUGGESTS TO ME THAT THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN DEMAND FOR THESE PARTS. *KB

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT 70,000 MILES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. MY RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HONDA HAS ONLY RECALLED 2003-2004 ACCORDS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS RELIABILITY ISSUE CONSIDERING I BOUGHT THE ACCORD FOR ITS RELIABILITY. *TR

AFTER HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THIS CAR 5 YEARS AGO. MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ALL THE ISSUES KNOWN BY EVERYONE. ENGINE LIGHT IS ONE SERVICE COMPUTER STATES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. AAMCO HAS TOLD ME THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BEFORE THE RECALL AND WAY AFTER AND YET HONDA IS SILENT! I AM SORRY BUT THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT! *TR

A FAILED TRANSMISSION ON A USED 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED NOT LONG AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO BREAK. HONDA REFUSES TO HELP GETTING IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR SUB-STANDARD PRODUCT. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE HORIZONTAL WELDED SEAM AT APPROX. 126,000 MILES. IT WAS NOT NOTICED FOR OVER A MONTH SINCE IT ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. DURING THAT PERIOD, MY DAUGHTER USED THE CAR AND OFTEN TRANSPORTED HER THREE CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, HONDA BLOOMFIELD, THEY CONSIDERED THE LEAK SERIOUS ENOUGH TO TAKE IMMEDIATE FIRE/EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS AROUND THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE TANK AT A COST OF $1,307.20. AFTER I COMPLAINED, THEY REDUCED THE BILL BY 50%, BUT WOULD NOT LET ME HAVE THE OLD TANK. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD A 30 DAY OPTION TO KEEP THE OLD TANK SINCE THEY HAD PAID FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THEY ALLOWED ME TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE TANK WHICH SHOW EXTENSIVE RUST AND DELAMINATION OF THE WELDED SEAM ALL AROUND THE TANK. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM ANDERSON HONDA (NOW BLOOMFIELD HONDA) AND IT HAS BEEN USED AS NORMAL DAILY TRANSPORTATION IN THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA IN SUMMER AND WINTER AND HAS HAD ALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE ANDERSON - BLOOMFIELD DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAS HAD NO REAR END COLLISION DAMAGE AND IS NORMALLY PARKED OUTSIDE WHEN NOT IN USE. I FEEL THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED BY HONDA. EVEN A MINOR REAR END COLLISION COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. HONDA GAS TANKS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE TYPICAL MICHIGAN DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SHOULD HAVE AN INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT MILEAGE LIMIT IMPOSED SIMILAR TO THE ENGINE T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, PARKING LAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V256000 (COMPONENT: INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V259000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE EXCESSIVELY DURING ACCELERATION WITH A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/27/11*LJ UPDATED 11/07/11

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LOW MILEAGE NEEDS RECALL MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO CANT AFFORD THE REPAIR COSTS. THE HONDA COMPANY IS NOT HELPFUL, WITH WANTING TO FIX 2001 MODELS, I THINK ITS REDICULOUS, IF THE CAR IS UNDER 100K MI. THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE ITS THERE RESPONSIBILITY AS A COMPANY TO DO SO. *TT

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF HONDA ACCORD 2001 PURCHASED IT THE SAME YEAR, AND CURRENTLY IT HAS 130,500 MILES ON IT. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AROUND 2008 WHEN IT HAD 65,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE COST FOR REPLACING IT WAS COVERED. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2011 WHEN IT HAD 130,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ABOUT EVERY 65,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF TIMESPAN. I HAD SEVERAL CARS BEFORE, NONE OF THEM HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL COMPENSATION, AND I MENTIONED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, AND I WAS TOLD THAT INTERNET SITE DOES NOT CONCERN THEM UNLESS IT WAS ORGANIZED BY AMERICAN HONDA AND MY REQUEST HAS BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM WHEN ILLUMINATED AND IMPAIRED HER VISION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ UPDATED 10/11/11

TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR SOME TIMES. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER ON EXTENDED WARRANTY AND REFUSED MAINTENANCE DUE TO AGE OF CAR.. MANY HONDA'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NEED A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. SECOND PROBLEM IS DRIVER SEAT BELT. AIR BAGS REPLACED ON RECALL AND SHORTLY AFTER THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM NOT IN AIR BAGS BUT DRIVER SEAT BELT MODULE IN SEAT BUCKLE. SEAT BELT WARRANTY FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE BUT HONDA SAYS THE BUCKLE WHERE SWITCH IS NOT COVERED. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE SWITCH BUT MUST BUY THE COMPLETE SEAT BELT STRAP AND BUCKLE. TO ME THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE-STRAP IS PART OF THE SEAT BELT. HONDA WARRANTY SAYS A SEAT BELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS WITH THIS FAILURE HONDA MANUAL SAYS AIR BAGS WILL NOT FIRE WHEN SRS LIGHT ON.

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON FILE, THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY A HONDA DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. BOTH CONCLUDED THAT EITHER FAULTY WIRING AND ELECTRONICS WERE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OR THAT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS IS DEFECTIVE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $700. SINCE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT , THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ALMOST IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON FILE, HONDA SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAD GAS SO I COASTED ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED FINE WENT ABOUT 3/10THS OF A MILE GOT SPEED UP TO 30 MPH ALSO THIS TIME I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND A/C AND IT STALLED AGAIN COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED PUT IN PARK AND TRIED TO CRANK THIS TIME IT JUST TURNED OVER AND WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL I SAT THERE WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS FLASHING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT STARTED FINE THAT TIME I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP IT WAS IN THE DAY TIME THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT I HAD DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN IT STARTED THIS, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION FROM HONDA ACCORDS IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY BEING REMOVABLE WHEN SHIFT LEVER IS OUT OF PARK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN HER HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED 2005 THROUGH 2010 HONDA ACCORDS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IN 2008, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED DELAYED SHIFTING. MOST RECENT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED; ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 08/24/11*LJ TRANSMISSION FAILED JULY 7 2011 UPDATED 3/06/2012 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS MEDEVACED TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IN GEAR. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER AND GOT A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE. I HAD MADE NO PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO MAKE A DEAL AS THIS WAS THE FIRST NEWS WHEN I GOT THE PHONE CALL. THEY MUST KNOW THEY REALLY HAVE A BAD DESIGN HERE SINCE IT WAS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. OH, THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO HAVE SHOW PROBLEMS ALSO AFTER 4 YEARS. *TR

THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS IS THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENTS OF AIRBAGS. AFTER RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS ON MY VEHICLE TYPE AND YEAR, 85% ARE RELATED TO THIS AIRBAG LIGHT. EVEN AFTER MANDATED RECALL, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. HOW CAN THIS BE IGNORED? AIRBAGS ARE A MANDATORY SAFETY DEVICE INSTALLED TO SAVE LIVES. EVIDENTLY THE RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ISSUE A MANDATE TO FIX PROBLEM SO THAT THE STAYS OFF AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY!!! ALSO, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK, I CAN'T SEE THE INSTRUMENTS AT ALL AT NIGHT. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR THE 01 LX MODEL ACCORDS BUT NOT THE 01 EX MODELS. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE, ALL 01 ACCORDS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE IGNORED. I READ THROUGH ALL THE 2001 ACCORD COMPLAINTS AND IT SOUNDS TO ME THERE WILL BE SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT MY AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO LATE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ISSUE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA SINCE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TAKE IT TO A DARK ROOM TURN THE CAR ON AND GUESS WHAT, YOU WILL REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, I AM NO LONGER A LOYAL CUSTOMER. I WILLL LOOK TO BUY A HYUNDAI, THEY WANT THE BUSINESS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS EXHIBITING AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE AS WELL AS STICKING NAD SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE DEALER NOT TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT BROKE LOOSE AND PARTICLES OF METAL HIT THE CONSUMER IN HIS FACE AND ALSO CAUSED A STAB WOUND WHICH PENETRATED HIS CHEST AREA. THE CONSUMER SAW ON THE NEWS A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *JB (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) UPDATED 09/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AXLE BEARING WAS WEARING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AXLE TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

FAULTY TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) IN HONDA AND ACUA VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA AND ACURA ARE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT DID NOTHING TO NOTIFY IT;S LOYAL CUSTOMERS OF THE ISSUE. *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) IN HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA AND ACURA ARE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT DID NOTHING TO NOTIFY IT'S LOYAL CUSTOMERS OF THE ISSUE. COULD THIS BE A SAFETY ISSUE IT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT TWO TIMES AND IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD AND HIT SOMETHING ON THE FREEWAY WHICH CAUSED MY LEFT DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN FEB OF 2011. AT THE END OF APRIL, I STARTED NOTICING GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND A WEEK LATER IT JUST GOT WORSE-THE D4 LIGHT WOULD FLASH CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD NOT MOVE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST ENCOUNTER A FEW ACCIDENTS. WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH AND CONTACTED A MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIRS WOULD BE BETWEEN $2,000 AND $3,000 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE!!! I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PUT THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO THE SIDE UNTIL I CAN ATTEMPT TO GET THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. *TR

HONDA SENT A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX FOR FREE. HAD ME WAIT 2 HOURS WHILE THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT LOOK AT MY CAR. THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HOW IS IT THAT THOUSANDS OF HONDAS ARE RIDING AROUND AND THE AIRBAG WONT EVEN DEPLOY IF YOU GET INTO A ACCIDENT. NOT TO MENTION HONDA WONT EVEN MAKE SURE THAT ITS SAFE. THERE SHOULD BE A LAW STATING THAT ALL RECALLS MUST BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY OR GET FINED A HEFTY FINE. 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6.........STILL UNSAFE.......AND UPSET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING ON HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. SOMETIMES IT SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY AFTER THE TANK HAD JUST BEEN FILLED. FIVE MINUTES LATER, IT MOVED UP TO 3/4 FULL AND MOVED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED ON I-5 HEADING NORTH FROM SAN DIEGO, WHEN OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHUDDERED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM, LEFT US WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO SLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FROM MIDDLE LANE IN A TRAFFIC THAT WAS MOVING AT 80 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLES APPROACHINGFROM THE REAR HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY BREAK TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH IT, INCLUDING SEMI-TRUCKS BEHIND. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. WE BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY EXISTS IN MANY 2001 HONDA VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED OVER TIME, BUT INFORMATION WAS FOUND FROM RELAIBLE SOURCES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE FOR HONDA MODELS AROUND 2001. UP TO THIS DATE, WE STILL REMIEMBER THE FEAR VIVIDLY AND FEEL SO GRATEFUL THAT NOBODY DIED OR SERIOUSLY INJURT BY THE FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE STOMACH AND KNEE AS WELL AS A CONCUSSION AND SEVERE BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ON JANUARY 21, 2010 I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. I HAVE OWNED HONDA VEHICLES ALL MY LIFE; THE DEPENDABILITY IS A MAJOR REASON WHY. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND NOT ENGAGE. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY NOT WORK ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL AUTOMOBILE SHOP AND TO MY SURPRISE THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE COST WAS NEARLY $2100 JUST TO GET A REBUILT ONE. A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WOULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $3000-$4000. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD ME SINCE I PURCHASED IT THROUGH A PRIVATE PARTY I WOULD NEED TO CALL HONDA. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. ON THE SAME DAY, I CALLED HONDA AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE THAT WORKED IN THE RECALL DEPARTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HONDA DID INDEED HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUES WITH THE HONDA ACCORD OF THAT YEAR; BUT THAT MY HONDA WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT HAD 130,000 MILES VS. THE WARRANTY COVERAGE OF 109,000 MILES. UNSATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS, I SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE LOOKED INTO ALTERNATIVES AS FAR AS PAYING FOR THE EXPENSES; AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT; I WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO PAY FOR THIS LARGE BILL THAT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURER'S BY HONDA. AS A LONG TERM CONSUMER OF HO

WHILE ACCELERATING DOWN AN ON-RAMP TO MERGE WITH INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHUDDERED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM. TWO VEHICLES APPROACHINGFROM THE REAR ON THE RAMP HAD TO DODGE MY VEHICLE TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH IT; ALSO, A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ONE OF THE VEHICLES ATTEMPTING TO AVOID MINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED OVER ITS LIFETIME AND HAD NOT SHOWN ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY EXISTS IN MANY HONDA VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FROM RELIABLE SOURCES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2001 SRS LIGHT ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. I DID NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLED NOTICED, WHEN I CALLED HONDA, THEY TOLD ME IT EXPIRED A FEW DAY. I DID NOT NOTICE THE SRS LIGHT WAS ONWHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I FOUND OUT, I CALLED THE HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS OVER FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY EXPECTED YOU TO CALLED THEM ON SUNDAY EVENTHOUGH, THEY OPEN ONLY ON WEEKDAY. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX, ~100K MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MAKES NOISE WHEN ACCELERATE. BELIEVE IT'S DEFECT BUT HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HONDA DEALER TALKED TO ME INTO PAYING $500+ FOR MAINTENANCE(BUT DIDN'T REVEAL THAT 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS A COMMON TRANSMISSION DEFECT)...THE PROBLEM CAME BACK IN 14 MONTHS...NOW I DARE NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM..MY FAMILY WILL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN!! *TR

THE CAR JUMPS/JERKS WHEN ITS PUT ON D4 DURING COLD START. TODAY WHEN I WAS DRIVIGN ON FREEWAY THE CAR WAS JERKING WHEN IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED A POROUS ENGINE BLOCK. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEED I SAY MORE? MINE HAS BEEN TERMINALLY DIAGNOSED AT 119,000 MILES. AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I HAVE TO FEEL LIKE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. MANY OWNERS ARE ON THEIR SECOND OR THIRD TRANSMISSION BY NOW. TO QUOTE A RECENT ARTICLE FROM THE NYT BLOG WHEELS: "HONDA TOLD THE SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT 'CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS.' THAT COULD LEAD TO 'GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR, IN VARY RARE CASES, GEAR BREAKAGE.' IT IS POSSIBLE, THE AUTOMAKER SAID, THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A CRASH." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

ORIGINAL OWNER 2001 HONDA ACCORD FAITHFUL MAINTENANCE VIA HONDA DEALERSHIP- TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN PULLING OUT AT INTERSECTION WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68,830 MILES-THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA PROBLEM-THIS FAILURE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED BY A RECALL FROM HONDA

RE: 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS LESS THAN 55K MILES. *TR

PREMATURE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE...IT FELL APART AND TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THAT HAPPENING ON A CA FREEWAY CAN BE POTENTIALLY DEADLY. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CARS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AND BANG, FORTUNATELY THE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE ON AUGUST 5, 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

AN AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THAT MY SRS HOUSING AND UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INVESTIGATING, I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WHERE THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. HOW CAN IT NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN NEVER USED, UNLESS IT IS DEFECTIVE OR THEY BROKE IT WHILE FIXING THE RECALL PROBLEM

2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THEN, THAT VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE CHEST, KNEES AND ANKLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLAT0R MODULE) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

THE TRANSMISSION TO MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO KICK BACK EVERYTIME IT SHIFTED UNTIL IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND I HAD TO PAY 2700 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION...THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THE CAR WAS NOT AS DEPENDABLE AS THEY SAID IT WAS. *TR