2004 Honda Accord complaints

I HAVE A 2004 ACCORD EX-L V6. I BEGAN HEARING A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITH A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 TO 45 MPH.. MY HONDA DEALER SAID IT HAD AN INTERNAL FAULT AND WOULD REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $3800. I HAD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPAIR TRANSMISSION FOR $2900. THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. CAR HAD 97K MILES. *TR

CLEAR COAT AND PAINT IS DISAPPEARING AT AN ALARMINGLY FAST RATE (AND EARLY). *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER, WHERE THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY ROADS, THE CAR STOPS. THE ENGINE STARTS, BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. ACCORDING TO RECENT DIAGNOSIS, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF RECENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH OTHER 2003-2004 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES, WHICH I FIND UNLIKELY FOR THE HONDA BRAND. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED BUT THE CAR WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER, BUT DOING THE OPPOSITE. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW AND CAME SO CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED, THANKFULLY I PULLED OVER QUICKLY OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, CALLED A WRECKER GOT TOWED TO HONDA...AND GUESS WHAT ..YEP TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE MY VIN# WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL..GO FIGURE! I HAVE THE 04' ACCORD WITH THE V6..WE WILL SEE IF HONDA STEPS UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GRINDING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) BUT WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2011 I TOOK MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD INTO A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP FOR A NOISE THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING. WHILE IN THERE THE TECH LOOKED UP MY VIN# AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON VIN#'S [XXX] [XXX] [XXX]. MY VIN # IS [XXX] CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THIS RANGE. HE OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION THRU "REPAIR.ALLDATA.COM". I THEN TOOK THE PAPER TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS. HOW CAN THIS BE??? I ASSUME THE SITE THE TECH USED IS A GOOD ONE AND WOULDN'T PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IS SAYING OTHERWISE. WHILE AT THE SHOP THE TECH DID DRIVE THE CAR AND NOTICED IT WAS "WHINING" AND IT SHOULDN'T BE. HE IS A FORMER EMPLOYEE THAT WORKED FOR HONDA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND I BELIEVE WHAT HE IS TELLING ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

JUST HIT THE 100,000 MARK ON THIS ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THANK GOODNESS THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. HONDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOREVER, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BE BUYING OR RECOMMENDING HONDA AGAIN. *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 2004 116''000 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, AND WAS COMING UP ON SOME STAND STILL TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. AS THE TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER TO RIGHT LANE AND MERGE OFF THE EXIT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HIT THE GAS AS I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT HAND EXIT LANE BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. THE RPM GAUGE WAS AT 3 BUT THE CAR WOULDN''T ACCELERATE. I HAD TO REV IT AND COAST DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS BEHIND ME BLOWING AT ME. THE FASTEST THE CAR WOULD GO WAS 10 MPH ON A SINGLE LANE EXIT ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY SO I GOT TO NEAREST EXIT (2 MILES AWAY) COASTED DOWN THE EXIT AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY CAR OFF. AFTER 10 MINUTES WITH THE CAR OFF I STARTED IT BACK UP AND ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK HOME THE CAR DID FINE FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL ARRIVED 3 BLOCKS FROM HOUSE AND HAD TO PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, I CUT OFF THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES AND MADE IT HOME. MY CAR HAS 116,000 MILES AND I''VE RESEARCHED RECALLS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL AND HONDA HAS 1,000,000 RECALLS ON 2004 HONDA TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALL HONDA'S TOLL FREE NUMBER AND GAVE MY VIN NUMBER AND HONDA REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THERE''S NO RECALL ON MY VIN. THEY ALSO MENTIONED TO TAKE IT TO HONDA DEALER TO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSE WHICH THEY WILL NOT COVER. I FELT LIKE MY LIFE WAS DANGER, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED TWICE AND HONDA WILL NOT COR

ON JANUARY 2, 2004 WE PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CAR IS RED IN COLOR. TOTAL COST WAS $25,998.50. WE HAVE ENJOYED THIS CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WE MADE THE DECISION TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT. THAT WAS ON APRIL 8, 2011 AS THE MILEAGE NEARED 100,000. SINCE THAT TIME (PROBABLY IN MAY 2011) WE STARTED TO NOTICE SOME PEELING ON THE FRONT ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND ALSO SOME AROUND THE REAR WINDOW. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH EACH PASSING DAY. HAD WE KNOWN THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WE WOULD NOT HAVE REPLACED THE TIMING BELT. WE NOW HAVE A HONDA IN GREAT MECHANICAL CONDITION THAT LOOKS AWFUL. IT SEEMS THAT HONDA WHEN CONTACTED BLAMES THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T SEE THE CARS MADE BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT A PAINT PEELING ISSUE. HONDA HAS CHANGED ITS PAINT PROCESS TO SAVE MONEY AND NOW THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO SUFFER THE COST OF REPAIR OR A CAR THAT LOOKS LIKE A JUNKER. WE ARE VERY UPSET THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL BY HONDA. THERE ARE SO MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED THESE PROBLEMS ONLINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. IT HAD 88,000MILES ON IT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME WHEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN OR DOWNSHIFTING ON ITS OWN. I FELT LIKE I WAS JUST COASTING OR IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND TRIED TO START MY CAR UP AGAIN...IT DID. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND NOT EVEN 3/4 OF A MILE LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DID THIS PULL OVER/ TURN OFF/ TURN ON THING ALL THE WAY HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR ( 2 HRS AWAY WAS TOO COSTLY FOR A TOW). WHAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 2 HOURS TOOK CLOSE TO 4HRS 20 MINS. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $120.00 TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNEW...MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I TOOK IT INSTEAD TO AN INDEPENDANT GARAGE $45.00 AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I CALLED HONDA BACK AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WOULD COST 3800.00 TO GET A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. CORPORATE SAID MY VIN DID NOT HAVE A RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE I PAID $4213.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH 36,000MILE OR 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR BEFORE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND NOT BUYING ANOTHER HONDA EVER. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO SEE OR USE THEM AND HAD NO PRIOR INDICATION THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. JUST SO HAPPENED I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. *TR

IN EARLY 2011, I NOTICED THAT THE BACKLIGHTS FOR THE HVAC CONTROLS, RADIO, AND GEAR SHIFTER ALL WENT OUT. THE CABIN IS COMPLETELY DARK WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA, THEY SAID THAT THIS IS AN IDENTIFIED PROBLEM ON SOME 2003-2004 ACCORDS BUT THAT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REPAIR IS $1,000 WHICH IS NOT A REASONABLE COST FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WITHOUT A PROPERLY LIT CABIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGH WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL AT 65 MPH. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR & START TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY RPMS SHOT UP BUT MY CAR WASN'T ACCELERATED. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER & WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS I COASTED ACROSS THREE LANES ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER & THEY WANT APPROX $5000 TO REPAIR IT. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE & THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE HAD OLDER CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION, I LIVE IN THE DESERT, SO IT WASN'T DUE TO OVERUSE. AFTER REPLACING THE MOTOR, IT WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN 2 WEEKS! THE 2003 ACCORD HAD A RECALL ON THE WIPER MOTOR AND I FEEL THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE 2004 MODEL. THE 2004 WIPER MOTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. *TT

THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT DISPLAY LIGHTS WENT OUT...I HAVE READ VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD, AND CALLED HONDA AND THEY DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS 100,000 MILES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY MINE WENT OUT LAST WEEK AND I HAVE HAD MY CAR 7 1/2 YEARS, AND HAS 100,500 MILES, SO I GOT SCREWED...I FEEL AS DO MANY THAT IT SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE..WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME, TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL YOU HAVE TO TURN ON A LIGHT...I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS/TRUCKS IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE EVEN WITH CARS/TRUCKS THAT I HAVE HAD MUCH LONGER THEN THIS ONE...PLEASE MAKE HONDA FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE...THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TT

I PURCHASED BRIDGESTONE TIRES (4) APRIL 2009 - REPLACING THE SAME BRAND/TYPE. THEY STARTED OUT NOISY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY NOISY. THE PRIOR SET DID NOT EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND IS FAR WORSE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE INCIDENT OCCURRING UPON PURCHASE. *TR

NOTICED LEAK ON GARAGE FLOOR, TOOK IT INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP, TOLD BY TECHNICIAN CARRIER BEARING IN TRANSMISSION IS VERY LOOSE CAUSING LEAK, LIKELY NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, LOW MILEAGE 70,730. WONDER IF THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED IN RECENT RECALL DATE OF 8-4-11 SINCE THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY, 2004. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS AUTOMATIC AND TAKES UP TO 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE WANTING TO ACCELERATE ONCE ITS PUT INTO DRIVE AND THEN SLIGHT KICK ONCE IT GETS INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT THE SPEED OF 55 AS WELL. THE VEHICLE KICKS ALSO WHEN IN DRIVE AND IT SWITCHES GEARS AROUND 30 MPH. *TT

MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 HOWEVER THE "FIX" WAS TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT AND EXTRA LUBRICATION TO THE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED AT ONLY 65K MILES. HONDA NOW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HONDA KNOWINGLY PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT RISK BY NOT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND I BECOME STUCK GOING UP A HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:07V001000 ( AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,264.

I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE V6 ENGINE...AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 79,000K MILES. A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS I WAS TRYING TO GO UP A HILL AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD ANYMORE ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE AND I WAS PRESSING THE GAS...IT KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS AS IF IT WAS IN REVERSE, AND I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION!!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS YEAR'S VEHICLE...I WANT TO JOIN THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THEIR TO REPORT THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, IT COULD'VE COST ME MY LIFE AN ANYBODY THAT WAS BEHIND ME! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - STARTED AS A VIBRATION AROUND 60 TO 65 MPH. DEALER ASSESSED AND INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 78000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 V6 ACCORD WITH 110,000 MILES AND HAD A PREVIOUS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED A YEAR AGO B/C THE TRANNY DID NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO LOWER GEAR INTERMITTENTLY ON HIGHWAY. NOW I HAVE THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM, WHERE TRANNY DOESN'T SHIFT UP INTO OVERDRIVE. SO THERE IS ANOTHER SENSOR PROBLEM. TURNING OFF/ON THE CAR RESETS IT. BUT LOCAL MECHANIC SAID TEST DRIVE SHOWED JERKINESS FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR, AND I'VE ALWAYS NOTICED/IGNORED A JUDDER FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR, E.G., SLOWING DOWN AT OFF RAMP. AND HE SAID THE TRANNY FLUID LOOKED BURNT. AND THERE IS AN EMISSIONS CONTROLLER FAULT AND LEAK TOO. THE RECALL FOR 2004 TRANSMISSIONS DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN...AND READING THE NYT BLOG FROM JAN 2011, SUGGESTS IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A GOOD RECALL FIX ANYWAY. BUT IN MY CALL TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND TO HONDA N.AMERICA, THEY CAME ACROSS VERY DEFENSIVE PEOPLE ON PHONE. CAN'T SEE BUYING ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO SLIP OR SKIP SINCE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. 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: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED. THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT JUST STOP WORKING HONDA DID A RECALL ON THIS YR AND MODEL BUT SAID MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL ITS FAILURE IS THE SAME AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR

ON JUNE 30, 2004, HONDA'S NORTH AMERICA WEBSITE RELEASED A STATEMENT ABOUT THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL TO CERTAIN HONDA & ACURA AUTOMOBILES. MY 2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD IS MENTIONED ON THIS RECALL. ON 4/30/05, HONDA DEALERSHIP SHOWS IN MY REPAIR HISTORY REPORT THAT THE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR IS INSPECTED. THE REPORT SAYS "INSPECT 2ND GEAR AND INSTALL LUBRICATION KIT ON TRANSMISSION. INSPECTION SHOW NO PROBLEMS". THIS CLEARLY DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. CASE IN POINT, ON OTHER REPAIRS MADE BY THE DEALER, THEY WILL CLEARLY STATE THAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY STATING "PERFORMED TIRE ROTATION" OR "REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS". ON 3/19/11, I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BE REPLACED. THIS WORK IS COMPLETED BY THE CLEAR DEFINITION ON THE REPAIR ORDER FORM "DRAIN AND INSPECT TRANSMISSION FLUID, CLEAN MAGNETIC PLUG, REPLACE DRAIN PLUG SEAL, REPLACE WITH NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION FUIDE. INSPECT SEALS AND TRANS FOR LEAKS. PERFORMED TRANS FLUID SERVICE". CONTRARY TO THE 4/30/05 SERVICE REPORT, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE WAS COMPLETED. AT THIS TIME, SHOULDN'T THE INSPECTION SHOW WEAR AND TEAR AND CAUSE OF CONCERN TO THE AUTO TECHNICIAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED? THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY FLAG THAT GOES OFF TO THE DEALER WHICH WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN THE HISTORY REPAIR LOG OR TO MYSELF. ON 8/12/11, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND CAR FAILS ON THE INTERCHANGE OF HIGHWAY 270 AND HIGHWAY 40 ' TWO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR START THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO CLIMB THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW IGNITION KEYS AND NEEDED TO HAVE ITS COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED IN SPEED. IT REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS, RANDOMLY SPIKED IN ENGINE RPM, AND RESULTED IN A HAZARD DUE TO QUICKLY-APPROACHING TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED HAD REDUCED TO NEARLY 20 MILES PER HOUR IN BUSY FREEWAY TRAFFIC BEFORE I HAD SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED THE VEHICLE ACROSS 3 LANES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT AND DRIVE NORMALLY UNTIL THE END OF THE OFF-RAMP. UPON REACHING THE OFF-RAMP'S STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION DIED AGAIN, AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. THE ENGINE WAS RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL INPUTS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. I WAITED FOR SEVERAL TRAFFIC LIGHT CYCLES, UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND AMID IMPATIENT DRIVERS' CAR HORNS FROM BEHIND ME. THANKFULLY, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION RESPONDED TEMPORARILY AGAIN, LONG ENOUGH TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT. WE HAD TO PUSH IT THE LAST FEW FEET INTO THE PARKING SPOT. HERE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FINALLY FAILED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NO LONGER SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE VEHICLE 15 MILES BACK TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION ALTOGETHER. THEY W

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. 2. DRIVING HIGHWAY IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAIL, CONSEQUENCES ARE SEVERELY DECREASED VISIBILITY. 3. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DETERMINED TO BE THE FAILURE. REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE $500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND I TOOK TO A HONDA DEALER AND TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IT NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL THEY A FULL OF IT I THINK THERE IS A SCAM GOING ON AT HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO BURNED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE DEALER MENTIONED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THIS HAPPEN WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO AN INTERSTATE. TOWED INTO REPAIR SHOP, BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM RECURRED NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, BUT NOT AS SEVERELY. JUST HAD 105000 MILE CHECK UP WITH NO ISSUES, AND NOW THIS EXPENSE! I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS AND CLASS ACTION SUITS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. WHAT IS MY RELIEF? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING.THE CAR THEN WITH DIFFICULTY HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSIS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

SMOKE VISIBLE COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSPECTION FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM PRESSURE HOSE ONTO EXHAUST. *TR

@120,000 THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL.IF THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT LIGHT AT THE TIME SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. HONDA DID NOT TELL US OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE REPLACED THE TRANS. AND 50,000 MILES LATER THE 2ND TRANS. WENT OUT. (SAME PROBLEM). HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM,BUT WANT STEP UP AND MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING INTO LOWEST GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND DECELERATE VERY RAPIDLY, WHICH RESULTED IN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, LEAVING THE CAR DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER OF 2008, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND FUNCTIONING WELL UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 WHERE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO NOT WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IN 2011 HAD TO REPLACE THE SOP ECM (PER HONDA DEALER THE MEMORY CARD OF THE CAR), I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $6,000 ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAD SO MANY MAJOR A MINOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOLLOWED THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE VISITS TO THE DEALER THIS CAR STILL REFLECTING PROBLEMS. I HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING FIXED TILL THIS MOMENT AND IM AFRAID THE CAR WILL STILL GIVE ME PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN LURCHING AND SOON AFTER, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. UPDATED 08/05/11*JB

I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER 30 MPH. I WAS SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT SECURE HER CORRECTLY AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILES WAS 71, 800.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING THE CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING SLAMMED ON. I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER. THIS CAUSED A HUGE TRAFFIC JAM. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY FULL SIZE TRUCK. AFTER I HAD STOPPED FOR APPROX. TEN MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITH NO ISSUES. I DISCOVERED THAT HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I'VE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN. ONE OF WHICH INVOLVED A CHILD GETTING INJURED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE CAPITAL CITY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN OLYMPIA, WA. FOR THE RECALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED (IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE, ISSUED IN 2004). THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A FULL DAY BEFORE I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING MY VEHICLE NEEDED AN OIL KIT INSTALLED WHICH WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THE KIT WAS INSTALLED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DURING THE TEST DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE TECHNICIAN DRIVING IT. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SECOND GEAR WHICH THE RECALL STATES AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR APPROX. $4,000. THE NEXT DAY I CALL BACK STATING THAT I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE CHANGED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE INSTALLING THE KIT. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY NEVER INSTALLED THE KIT AND THE FAILURE I

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF FAILURE. FUSE IS GOOD, WIPER MOTOR WON'T TURN ON. *TR