2001 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT PERIODICALLY CHECKED THE DOME LIGHT TO CHECK THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING NOISE AND LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AND ASSUME 70% OF THE REPAIR COST AND SHE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY 30% THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

IN RECENT MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN SLIPPING. DIAGNOSTIC AT HONDA DEALERS SHOWS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEY ARE ASKING FOR $3,350 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS YEAR'S MODEL HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE BAY AREA MANAGER WAS CONSULTED AND HE REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR EVEN OFFER THE REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE, HE SIMPLY REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR PRODUCT. WHEN I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA/HEADQUARTERS, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT WHATEVER THE MANAGER DECIDED IS WHAT THEY BACK UP. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT DESPITE MILEAGE OR NUMBER OF YEARS, SHOULD A TRANSMISSION FAIL IN THESE VEHICLES, HONDA SHOULD AT THE LEAST OFFER A REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE. PERHAPS ONLY CHARGE FOR PARTS AND NOT LABOR BUT THEY SHOULD BE TRYING TO MAKE GOOD WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS ONE OF THREE HONDAS IN THE FAMILY AND I MENTIONED THIS IN DISCUSSIONS BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO LOYALTY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

OWNER REPORTED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT SMALL BARREL ON END OF CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISLODGED FROM SLOT IN THE PLASTIC CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PULLEY MOUNTED ON THROTTLE SHAFT. THE PLASTIC PULLEY BROKE AND ALLOWED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE END TO WEDGE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE THROTTLE STOP BRACKET, JAMMING THE THROTTLE PLATE APPROXIMATELY 20-30% OPEN. EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE MECHANISM NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 95,000 MILES BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN GOING UP GRADE. IT IS NOW AT 99,000 MILES AND THE NOISE IS HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE ACCORD IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILD WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I WILL MOST LIKELY SALVAGE THE CAR. *TR

MY DRIVERS SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND MY SRS LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING COVERED IN THE RECALL IS THE IGNITER, WHICH IS IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY REPLACED THIS, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS THE SRS DRIVER INFLATER AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WILL NEED TO UNDERGO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WILL COST ME $110 AND THAT I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY SEAT FIXED, WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED IN THE RECALL WHEN IT'S ALL RELATED. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE I WAS IN IT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. THE BAG IS JUST HANGING OUT OF MY SEAT AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. AN AIRBAG RECALL SHOULD COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WAS CONTROLLED BY THE IGNITER THAT'S IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD FIX ONE THING AND NOT THE OTHER. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT! THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO MY SEAT. IT'S RIPPED DOWN THE SIDE AND THE AIRBAG IS HANGING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ITS FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM HAD COME TO A STOP. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE SKID MARKS WERE SEVEN CAR LENGTHS LONG WHICH WAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. UPDATED 01/24/11. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND 3 HOURS FROM HOME MY CAR MADE AN AWFUL RACKET AND SOUNDED AS IF I WAS DRAGGING A BODY UNDER MY CAR WHILE EXPELLING THE MOST PUTRID SMELL I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. THIS BREAK DOWN, ON OCTOBER 22, 2010, LEFT ME STRANDED ALL WEEKEND, AS MOST BODY SHOPS DO NOT DO REPAIRS ON FRIDAY EVENING, SATURDAY, OR SUNDAY. I ALSO HAD TO MISS CLASS AND WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY BECAUSE OF LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. AFTER MUCH POKING AND PRODDING TO MY POOR LITTLE HONDA, THE MECHANICS DETERMINED BY TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER HAD FAILED, LEAVING TERRIBLE DAMAGE TO MY GEARS AND OTHER PARTS OF MY TRANSMISSION. DIAGNOSIS: NEW TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, A NEWLY REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAD TO FOLLOW. NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT I SAID I HAD TO MISS WORK AND CLASS. THIS MEANS I AM A POOR COLLEGE STUDENT, IN WHICH CASE A $2050.00 AUTO REPAIR BILL IS A DEATH SENTENCE AND A COLLECTION NOTICE ALL NEATLY WRAPPED AS A PACKAGE DEAL. LET ME ASK YOU THIS, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF YOUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIR AND REPLACING, ARE YOU IN A STABLE FINANCIAL CONDITION AT WHICH POINT YOU COULD SHELL OUT OVER TWO GRAND FOR YOUR AUTO REPAIR BILL? IF YOU CAN, CONGRATULATIONS, AND FEEL FREE TO DONATE TO MY CHARITY AT ANY TIME, IF NOT... WELCOME TO THE CLUB. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THAT THE TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTERS IN MY HONDA AND THOSE SIMILAR TO MINE ARE DEFECTIVE BUT NO RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIRECT SAFELY HAZARD. WITH THAT SAID, IF HONDA KNOW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH, SWERVED TO MISS AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, AND HIT A MEDIAN. THE TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE AIR BAGS TRIGGERED, BUT FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY, ONLY THE SEAM IN THE SEAT FABRIC SPLIT. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/02/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER SUDDENLY AT A QUICK RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER AND TRYING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. TO COUNTERACT THE SLIDING, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 159,931.

SHORTLY AFTER DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG INFLATER RECALL SERVICE, SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER REALIZED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE SEAT BELT SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY LIFETIME WARRANTY, HONDA EXCLUDED ELECTRIC SWITCH WITH THE BUCKLE. DEALER TOLD ME THE ONLY TIME YOU REPLACE THE BUCKLE IS DUE TO THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. TO ME AND MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS A HONDA MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR SERIAL SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE BECAUSE - HONDA CLAIMS TO COVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. AND ONLY TIME WHEN THE BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS WHEN THE SWITCH GOES BAD. *TR

HONDA 2001 ACCORD V6 HAS STUTTERING START PROBLEM , OCCASIONALLY ENGINE STOPS AFTER STARTING. I CONTACTED HONDA USA WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ADVISORY ABOUT IT BUT REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE ECM FIXED AS I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WOULD "DIE" ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I NOW READ THAT OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE REPLACING THE ECM AS PART OF A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY IMPLICATION OF THIS ISSUE. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE INSERTED FOR YOUR ADVISORY COMPLETION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN SPRING AND FALL DUE TO GAS FORMULATION CHANGES. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH RECALL REPAIR ASSISTANCE FROM DEALER *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL, SHE WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART CAME IN, AS IT HAD TO BE ORDERED. SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE PASSED, AND THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL OR A NOTICE. *JB

MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO STOP SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DRIVING, IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR TO GET IT TO MOVE. THIS WOULD FAIL AND I WOULD SHIFT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. STARTING FROM RED LIGHT--10 TO 15 SECONDS WITH NO RESPONSE FROM CAR--VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER--NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION--COST $3,400. RIDICULOUS. CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES DENIAL OF RECALL REPAIRS BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP *TGW

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 5 MONTHS AGO WITH 78,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID SWITCH. HONDA IS SAYING THEY DON'T HONOR UP TO 100,000 MILES. THEY'RE SAYING ITS ONLY 36,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX (4 CYLINDER) AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON IT IN JUNE 2008 AND I HAD IT REBUILT WHICH COST ME OVER $1600 NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING BILL..AND NOW ONCE AGAIN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX (4 CYLINDER ) FAILED IN JUNE 2008 AND I HAD IT REBUILT AND NOW ONCE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO IT STRAINED MY FAMILY AND I ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE...AND IT BURNS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COULD A FIRE DUE TO THE BURNING.. *TR

I WENT TO HONDA DEALER IN AUGUST 2010. I ASKED TWICE ABOUT GETTING MY AIRBAG REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. THE ADVISOR SAID IT WAS ALREADY DONE BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL IN MAY SAYING I NEEDED A REPAIR ON THE AIRBAG. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT BEING DONE EVER. IF IT WAS DONE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON MY BILL. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6, IT JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARK THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS ON THE GAS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT JERKS MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WON'T EASILY SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO STOP ACCELERATING AND I'M AFRAID I WILL BE REAR-ENDED. AM BRINGING TO HONDA FOR REPAIR, BUT WANT "GOODWILL REPAIR" AS THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE. (2001 HONDA ACCORD). THERE WAS A RECALL SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE AND THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE CAR HAS 91K MILES ON IT. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE AROUND 2004. AT THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA ALSO EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION TO 7 YRS DUE TO KNOWN DEFECT THIS MODEL AND DUE TO COMPLAINS FROM MANY CONSUMERS. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH 2001 ACCORD AND HONDA REFUSES TO RECALL OR PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. HONDA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION. HONDA STATED THAT HIS 2001 VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

3 CODES SET ON TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. CAR REVS LOUDLY BUT DOES NOT ACCELERATE MUCH. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS SOME PROBLEM TOO. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX 4CYL (199K MILES) BEGAN DRIVING VERY BADLY - SUDDENLY DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING (AT ANY SPEED). THE HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $3500. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER EXPRESSES ISSUES WITH AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN RECTIFIED. HOWEVER, SHE RECEIVVED A FEDEX LETTER STATING THIS WAS THE 2ND NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG RECALL. HONDA STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECORED OF HER VEHICLE EVER BENING SERVICED FOR THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR (USUALLY THE FIRST TWO MILES OF THE DAY) AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR COST SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,934. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,239.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 10V041000 (AIR BAGS INFLATOR) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 151,000. UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF UPDATED 10/01/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH CAUSED IT TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER RIBS, BACK, AND FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE LEON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER IS 10-19139. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 20, 2010 FOR RECALL 10V041000, AIR BAG. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/10

MY 2001 HONDA 6-CYL EX EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-35 MPH. SYMPTOM IS MOST FREQUENT DURING A DECELERATION BETWEEN SECOND AND FIRST GEARS. SYMPTOM FIRST STARTED AT 80K MILES AND HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED (CAR NOW HAS ~120K MILES). I WAS DOING ALL REGULAR HONDA MAJOR SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT EVEN FIND PROBLEM AND ENGINE SAFETY MEASURES. HONDA MENTIONED THAT IF GO WITH ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES MY ENGINE LIFE AND FATY WILL BE INCREASED. I SPEND LOT OF MONEY ON RECOMMENDED REGULAR SERVICES FROM HONDA. REPORTED THIS TO DEALER AND HONDA NATIONAL OFFICE; THEY DID "REPLICATE" THE SYMPTOM. HONDA?S RESPONSE: DUE TO THE FREQUENT NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM HONDA OFFERED A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100K MILES. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY HONDA OF THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL I ASKED TO CHECK AGAIN 120 MILES SERVICE. HONDA SAID YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A NEW HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IF I GIVE SERVICING AT DEALER THEY WILL CHECK ENGINE AND DEFECTS PROPERLY BUT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IN THAT. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER REQUESTS SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM FIXED FOR FREE *TGW ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 THE AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER A NEW ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS NEEDED. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY NOT RELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALL. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY SO I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A SCRUBBING SOUND WHEN I STOP. IT IS CONTINUOUSLY DOING THIS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY WERE TO BUSY TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND ROTORS I PAID 200$ DOLLARS. WHAT A RIPE OFF. GOING BACK AGAIN AND THEY WILL CHECK THE PROBLEM OR I AM CALLING AMERICAN HONDA. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HESITATION IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED TO A PERMANENT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 97,000.

MY 2001 HONDA 4-CYL EX REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING AND RE-ACCELERATING (E.G., IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN DESCENDING ON A PARKING GARAGE RAMP AND THEN REACCELERATING ONCE ON THE PARKING LEVEL). SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE A NEUTRAL IDLE FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN LURCH, TO NO TRACTION AND A RACING OF THE MOTOR WHILE THE VEHICLE "HUNTS" FOR TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR BEFORE ENGAGING. SYMPTOM IS MOST FREQUENT DURING A DECELERATION BETWEEN SECOND AND FIRST GEARS. SYMPTOM FIRST STARTED AT ~100K MILES AND HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED (CAR NOW HAS ~118K MILES). I REPORTED THIS TO DEALER AND HONDA NATIONAL OFFICE; THEY DID "REPLICATE" THE SYMPTOM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION OVER TIME WHEN THE INTERNAL (NON-SERVICEABLE) TRANSMISSION FILTER STARTS TO CLOG AND STARVES 2ND GEAR OF FLUID DUE TO RESCUED FLOW CAN NOT SUFFICIENTLY LUBRICATE 2ND GEAR BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED HIGHER UP IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING COMPARED TO THE OTHER GEARS. HONDA?S RESPONSE: DUE TO THE FREQUENT NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM HONDA OFFERED A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100K MILES. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY HONDA OF THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL MY CAR REACHED 118K MILES. HONDA SAID YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A NEW HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD BE PLACED IN THE CAR BY THE DEALER IS THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN WITH THE SAME FILTER CLO

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW AND PORT WERE CLOGGED, CAUSING THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 83,000.

CONSUMER HAS ISSUES WITH 2006 BUICK LACROSSE AND 2001 HONDA ACCORD *GR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THEIR 2001 HONDA ACCORD. SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE AIR BAGS MAY HAVE DEPLOYED PREMATURELY DUE TO THE INJURIES SHE RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. *JB UPDATED 12/02/14*JB

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. THE SRS LIGHT ON IT WENT ON A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT ALWAYS STAYED ON CAUSING THE RISK OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND REPEATEDLY CHECKING FOR RECALLS, FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA VEHICLES. I FINALLY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT FIXED. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE, OR THE INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER COMMUNICATED TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MIGHT LEAD TO LOSS IN GEARS DURING HIGH SPEED; ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY*CW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE TRANSMISSION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE HE ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2001 HONDA ACCORD ON 3/28/10 WHEN A HIT AND RUN DRIVER TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HIT HER IN THE LEFT FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. SHE HAD NECK INJURIES BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT RECALL IN NOV. OF 2009. IT STILL FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE LEFT ARM WHEN HE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ONE YEAR AGO I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD AT THE TIME IT HAD 106,000 MILES ON IT. I HADN'T HAD THE CAR A WEEK WHEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS ETC. ON THIS MODEL AND SURE ENOUGH HONDA SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS UP TO 100,000 MILES - SO HERE I AM A YEAR LATER LOOKING AT $2,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON FOR NOW APPARENT REASON, EVEN IF THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; THE "PART" THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW UP SOMEHOW BROKE AND TO REPLACE IT COSTS OVER $200. AND FINALLY (WELL I HOPE) MY BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN, AT TIMES THEY MAKE FUNNY NOISES, SOMETIMES THEY FEEL LIKE THEY AREN'T GOING TO WORK. IF SEEMS AS IF ITS NOT ONE THING ITS ANOTHER. VERY FRUSTRATED. AND NOW ANOTHER RECALL. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *KB THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING IN ICY AND SNOWY CONDITIONS, WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER PORTION OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. APPARENTLY, THE VEHICLE ROTATED AND THE SIDE IMPACTED THE TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STATED NEITHER THE SIDE OR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COURSE OF ACTION CAN BE TAKEN DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE THINKS THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WHICH HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORMED THE SRS DRIVER INFLATOR HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE SRS LIGHT WAS STILL ON WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES RECENT RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR. CONSUMER ASSERTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT WHICH IS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SRS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB

THERE WAS NO REPAIRED MADE. *TR