2004 Honda Accord complaints

WHAT DOES ONE HAVE TO DO WHEN THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON MY HONDA BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT IS THE SAMETHING THEY HAVE A RECALL ON ?????? I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED 4 TIMES ?????? I DISAPPOINTED THAT

ENGINE RACING LIKE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT CAR WAS IN DRIVE

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ENGAGED ITSELF AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. I WAS TRYING TO BREAK BUT THE BREAK PEDAL ALSO WAS LOCKED AND I HAD TO MOVE AWAY FROM CAR TO CAR SO THAT I WOULD NOT HIT THEM AND THEN FINALLY THE PEDAL RELEASED ITSELF AND REDUCED THE SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO NEXT.

2004 HONDA ACCORD, 2 DOOR, 6 SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, OCCASIONALLY WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL, TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAMS OR TOUCHING THE BRAKES CAUSES AN INTERRUPTION TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF. IF MOVING WITH THE CLUTCH OUT, THE CAR STARTS BACK UP AND CONTINUES. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE SOMEWHERE AND GETS MORE FREQUENT THE LONGER YOU DRIVE--LIKE ON A LONG TRIP. IS EXCITING WHEN PUTTING TURN SIGNAL ON WHILE PASSING WHILE AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

ON THURSDAY MARCH 11, 2010 MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD ON A 45 MPH ROAD. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT, MY SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV TO THE REDLINE. IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SPEEDING DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WHERE MY WIFE WAS SITTING. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND US ALSO MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER IS OCCURRING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, AND HAS BECOME AN EXTREME DANGER TO ME, MY FAMILY, AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE SAME ROADS AS I. MY TRUSTED MECHANIC EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I WILL BE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR UNDER $2000. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED TO A NEWER HONDA WITH AS LOW MILEAGE AS MINE. I'VE SPENT HOURS COMMUNICATING WITH MCGRATH HONDA (THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE CAR) AND HONDA OF AMERICA CORPORATION. I HAVE ONLY BEEN TREATED WITH RUDENESS AND UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS SIMPLY A LEMON. NOBODY WILL EVEN OFFER TO EXAMINE THE CAR WITHOUT CHARGING ME AN EXORBITANT FEE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

AUDIO UNIT DISPLAY WENT BLANK / EXTREMELY DIM. THIS UNIT CONTROLS RADIO AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE HEATING AND COOLING SETTINGS FOR THE CAR. COVERED UNDER EXTEND WARRANTY (7 YEARS /100K MILES), BUT CAR HAS 116K MILES, YET 6 YEARS OLD. SINCE ELECTRONICS FAILURES SHOULD BE BASED ON USAGE HOURS OF OPERATION), BELIEVE THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WITHOUT GIVING ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ON THE TOP OF THE CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION (NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE), THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. BECAUSE SHE WAS ON AN INCLINE, IT STARTED ROLLING BACK. SHE PANICKED BUT PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THANKFULLY, A N.O. POLICEMAN PULLED UP AND PUT HIS LIGHTS ON CALLING FOR THE BRIDGE POLICE. BRIDGE POLICE PUSHED HER OFF BRIDGE. ONCE DOWN SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON HER WAY HOME. SHE TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, IT JUST STOPS ACCELERATING. HONDA DEALER SAID TECHNICIAN HAD TO DRIVE IT AWHILE AND HAD SAME EXPERIENCE. THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ANY PROBLEM CODE EITHER BUT SAID IF WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT, IT WOULD. SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOLD HIM INTERNET SITE IS FLOODED WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SAID AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ASSIST US IF WE PAY $1,944.24 OF THE $4,500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. HONDA WILL ORDER THE TRANSMISSION TOMORROW TO DO THE WORK. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2004 HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEREBY IT WILL DROP INTO NEUTRAL DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE MOST PRONOUNCED TIME I NOTICED IT, WAS DRIVING IN PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CROSS LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. JUST BEFORE DOING SO THE CAR REVVED TO 6000RPM WITH VERY LITTLE FORWARD ACCELERATION. I HAD TIME TO CANCEL MY ACTIONS TO CROSS, HOWEVER HAD THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT 2 SEC LATER I WOULD HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC INCLUDING TRUCKS AT HIGH SPEED. LUCKILY A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED HOWEVER I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR AT HONDA FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FAULT. THEY ADMIT THERE IS A DEFECT AND HAVE OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS BY CHARGING ME 1600 TO FULLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY POSITION IS THAT SINCE HONDA HAS ALREADY RECALLED SIMILAR 2004 HONDA ACCORDS FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE RECALL RANGE. HONDA HAD ISSUED A CORPORATE RELEASE REGARDING THE RECALL STATING IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND AFFECTED 1,000,000 VEHICLES WORLD WIDE. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK MY TRANSMISSION IS SUFFERING THE SAME FATE AS THESE OTHER ACCORDS. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 MY WIFE WAS IN AN INCIDENT WHERE SHE REAR ENDED THE SUV IN FRONT OF HER. AUTO BODY MASTERS (ABM), THE OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED REPAIR FACILITY FOR MILLER HONDA IN CULVER CITY, CA, IS THE REPAIR FACILITY THAT REPAIRED OUR CAR. SHORTLY AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009, ABM INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BADLY AND THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. SUBSEQUENTLY ABM TOOK OUR CAR TO MILLER HONDA TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT MILLER HONDA TOLD ME THAT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, MILLER HONDA WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE SENT TO AMERICAN HONDA FOR A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD THE ABILITY TO OVERRIDE THE DEALER DECISION AND THE DECISION TO OVERRIDE COULD BE MADE AFTER THE FACT. FURTHERMORE, I WAS ADVISED THAT, IF THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT WE PURCHASED. ON JANUARY 22, 2009, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MILLER HONDA. I WAS INFORMED THAT AN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FOUND NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THUS OUR HONDA CARE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT COVERED THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. I DID WHAT RESEARCH I COULD ON THE INTERNET REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS AND

MY HONDA ACCORD 2004, V4 , HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN AFTER INITIAL IGNITION, THE BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO HOLD THE ACCELERATION WELL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON MULTIPLE DAYS THE MOST RECENT BEING ON JANUARY 5TH 2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2003. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE RPMS DROPPED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SLOWLY PICK UP SPEEDS. SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED 100% ACCORDING TO HONDA'S OWNERS MANUAL. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND FAST. COLD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING HONDA ACCORD ON SH 121, PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE STARTED REVVING BUT CAR WOULDN'T GO. TRIED SHIFTING INTO OTHER DRIVES AND BACK INTO DRIVE THINKING THAT MAYBE IT WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS (EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN AUTOMATIC) AND THE CAR WOULD GO FOR A BIT THEN DO THE SAME THING. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON HOPING I WOULDN'T GET REAR ENDED. CALLED AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. FIRST THE KEYS WERE LOST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE TOW TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP, THEN THE DEALER FIRST COULDN'T REPLICATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND AFTER WE TOLD THEM TO LET THE CAR WARM UP SOME MORE, THEY DID REPLICATE IT. SO WE WENT FROM "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR" TO " YOU NEED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED". THIS FOR A HONDA THAT DOESN'T HAVE 100K ON IT YET. CHECKED WEBSITES AND SEEMS THIS ISN'T AN UNCOMMON THING WITH THIS CAR AND STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT, IF ANYTHING HONDA WILL DO TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. THE CAR HASN'T HAD ANY SYMPTOMS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER AND HAD ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. I BOUGHT A HONDA SO I WOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I FEEL RIPPED OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. WITHIN 2-3 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I CALLED TOW TRUCK AND WHEN HE ARRIVED I TRIED AGAIN AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN TURNING THE CAR AROUND. I FOUND ON THIS SITE A REFERENCE TO A RECALL NOTICE BUT HONDA DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS FOR MY CAR. ONE REPAIR SHOP WANTS TO PUT IN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION EST. $3,000. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING TO HONDA DEALER AND TRY AGAIN IN PERSON. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD EX 5-SPEED MANUAL: DEC. 2009 WITH 1ST USE OF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT GOODYEAR (T135/90D15 PART # 818216253) DONUT SPARE TIRE NOTICED ROUGH RIDE TO TIRE SHOP. ASK EMPLOYEE TO REPAIR MY FLAT AND LOOK OVER THE DONUT SPARE PLUS ROTATE TIRES. NOTHING UNUSUAL NOTED ON DONUT SPARE. JAN. 2010 HIT POTHOLE WITH REPAIRED TIRE WHICH CAUSES IT TO GO FLAT. INSTALLED GOODYEAR DONUT SPARE. NEXT MORNING NOTICED SPARE WAS FLAT. VALVE STEM BROKEN; ADDED AIR TWICE IN ORDER TO LIMP TO TIRE SHOP. THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH THE SPARE AND REFERRED ME TO HONDA. LEFT CAR AT TIRE STORE. NEXT MORNING WENT TO MY HONDA PARTS AND SERVICE DEALER LOCATION WITH SPARE. WE NOTICED A HARD BULGE IN SPARE SIDEWALL. SAID THEY DON'T WARRANTY ANY TIRES ONLY TIRE STORES DO. ONLY HELP THEY COULD GIVE ME WAS TO SEND ME TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP. DISCOUNT TIRE TRIED IN VAIN TO LOCATE A NEW GOODYEAR DONUT SPARE AND COULD ONLY FIND A USED (MANUFACTURED WEEK 31 OF 1996) AFTER CONVINCING GOODYEAR THAT SPARE WAS DEFECTIVE (AIR BUBBLE FORMED INSIDE SPARE TIRE THEN TORE). HOW IS IT THAT GOODYEAR DOESN'T MAKE A WIDELY USED PRODUCT? OR HAVE THESE DONUT SPARES BEEN FRAUGHT WITH SUCH PROBLEMS THAT THE PRODUCT IS BEING OUTLAWED? *TR

DROVE HOME FROM VACATION AND CAR WAS FINE. NEXT MORNING DRIVING TO WORK FELT TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SLIP. ON WAY HOME FROM WORK THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND RPM'S SHOT UP TO 5000 TO ALMOST 6,000 AND CAR DECREASED SPEED RAPIDLY, CAR JERKED AND BEGAN TO GO AGAIN. WAITED UNTIL I COULD GET TO A EMPTY STRAIGHT ROAD AND TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED RAPIDLY AND SAME THING OCCURRED- RPM'S SHOT UP AND CAR NOT IN GEAR. DROVE NEXT DAY TO WORK AND CAR DID SAME THING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED FROM WORK. HONDA SAYS THERE ISN'T A RECALL AND HAVE NOT HAD "ANY COMPLAINTS TO THIS, IT COULD BE THAT THE PROPER SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY YOU". WELL I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED EVERY 10,000. LAST TIME IT WAS FLUSHED NONE OF THEIR SERVICE TECH THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM DUE TO NOT BEING SERVICED PROPERLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND THE PUNCTURE WENT THROUGH THE ALUMINUM RIM. I TOOK THE TIRE AND RIM TO SEARS AND THEY ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL; THEY THOUGHT THAT THE RIM WAS DEFECTIVE. IT IS ONE THING FOR A NAIL TO GO THROUGH A TIRE, BUT IT SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH THE RIM. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING DURING LUNCH BREAK AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I WAS STOPPED UPHILL AND WHEN LET OFF BRAKE CAR WAS NOT IN GEAR. AFTER ROLLING BACKWARDS TOWARDS CURB FROM LEFT HAND TURN LANE, STOPPING ENGINE AND STARTING AGAIN I STARTED LIMPING BACK TO WORK. THE TRANS SLIPPED, RPM'S ROSE AND THEN KICKED IN GEAR LURCHING FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A VEHICLE. HAD TO BE TOWED 60 MILES HOME. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED MANY HONDAS IN OUR PAST WITH NO PROBLEM BUT THIS ONE ... I JUST DON'T KNOW. THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 2, WE WERE DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY TO FIND IT SLIPPING GEAR BETWEEN GEARS 1 AND 2, AND 2 AND 3. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY WE STOPPED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY LITERALLY DROVE IT AROUND AND TOLD US RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER A QUOTE OF $3800 (APPROXIMATELY), WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME LESS THAN 4 MILES AND IT DIED ON THE WAY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE WHO TOOK A FURTHER LOOK AT IT AND THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ARE TOTALLY GONE AND THE 4TH GEAR IS ABOUT TO GO. THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX IT WITH A QUOTE OF $2900. THIS IS QUITE UNSAFE, HAD WE NOT DECIDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT RIGHT AWAY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED UNDER 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SECOND GEAR SHAFT SOLENOID WHICH BURNED TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED AS IF THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 03/01/10. *LJ THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD NO BRAKES/ALMOST DIED IN A ACCIDENT /THEY SAY IT IS ABS MODULAR ???? *TR

MY 2004 ACCORD TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 105000. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON THE WAY TO WORK AND FELT LOSS OF POWER AND REALIZED TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I SLOWED DOWN AND DROVE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND STOPPED A FEW TIMES BUT MADE IT TO WORK. I BROUGHT IT TO THE CLOSEST TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND QUOTED $2900 FOR REBUILT TRANNY AND MAYBE MORE IF THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO A PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND AFTER SOME HASSLE THEY REDUCED THEIR ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FROM $3900 TO $3400. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING MORE. I GOT THE REPAIR (REBUILT TRANNY) AND WHEN I PAID THE BILL IT WAS FOR $2900. STILL A LOT BUT AT LEAST NOT MORE THAN THE TRANNY PLACE. I TOLD ALL THE HONDA FOLKS I TALKED TO THAT I HAD 3 HONDAS AND ALWAYS WAS HAPPY WITH THEIR RELIABILITY. BUT CONSIDERING THE INFORMATION I READ ABOUT THE TRANNY PROBLEMS AND HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN, AND WHAT I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED, NO MORE HONDAS FOR ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 170,000.

2004 HONDA EXL V-6; HEADLIGHTS DIM AS A RESULT OF THE ELD ISSUE WHICH IS HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF. THE CAR WORKS FINE IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT. HONDA'S EXPLANATION THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO EASE MY CONCERNS AS THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AS IT IS A VERY NOTICEABLE ISSUE. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ONLINE POSTINGS AND COMPLAINTS FILED DIRECTLY TO HONDA OVER THIS ISSUE, THE NHTSA NEEDS TO APPLY SOME PRESSURE TO HONDA TO GET THEM TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THEIR ACCORD MODELS. *TR

BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY - AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, PARKING BRAKE LOCKED/SEIZED WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND CAUSED $700 WORTH OF REPAIRS, INCLUDING NEW ROTORS, PADS, ETC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSURE OF GAS PEDAL. WHEN BRAKES, APPLIED CAR SHOCK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. WHEN SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, I HAD TO :STAND ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CRUISED UNTIL THE CAR STOP. THE POLICE CAME TO MY ASSISTANCE AND SAW NOTHING WAS STUCK ON THE GAS PEDAL AND ALSO LOOKED TO SEE IF MY ACCELERATOR CABLE APPEARED TO BE STUCK. IT WAS NOT. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVIVED AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I BARELY MISSED CRASHING INTO A POLE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD MOST LIKE HAVE STRUCK IT AS MY CAR ACCELERATED TO OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

BRAKES ARE FAILING PREMATURELY. A 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX 5 SPEED NEEDED PADS REPLACED AT 35,100 MILES. THE ROTORS ALSO HAD TO BE RESERVICED. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. A CONTACT IN THE SEAT BELT LATCH IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY HONDA?S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IN THE SEAT BELT DISABLES THE AIR BAG AND ALSO DISABLES THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WHICH WARNS THE DRIVER IF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT LATCHED. THE HONDA WARRANTY STATES THAT ??ANY HONDA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE? IS COVERED BY A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT LATCH UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

PEP BOYS, DEFINITY TIRES, HX700, SIZE P205/60HR16. I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT TIRES ON MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD JUST LOSE AIR PRESSURE. THE FIRST ONE WHILE JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY JUST GO FLAT. FILLED IT BACK UP TO PROPER PRESSURE DROVE FOR A WEEK OR 2 AND SAME THING HAPPENED, IT JUST WENT FLAT.....THEN IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME AND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO PEP BOYS AND THEY REPLACED IT AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE.....AT LEAST TO THAT TIRE AND I HAVE BEEN CLOSELY WATCHING THEM ALL. UNTIL THE OTHER DAY.....WHEN A DIFFERENT ONE WENT DOWN ON ME......NO PUNCTURES WERE FOUND AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THERE IS A SIDEWALL DEFECT WITH THESE TIRES.....THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH AND I MOSTLY DO INTERSTATE DRIVING. PEP BOYS THOUGHT THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY WHEELS, BUT WHEN MY FIRST TIRE WENT DOWN AND I TOOK IT TO THEM TO BE CHECKED THEY DROPPED IN THE TUB OF WATER WITH NO LEAKS......AND 1 OF THE TECHNICIANS MENTIONED THE SIDEWALL WHICH MAKES GOOD SENSE. SO THAT IS THAT AND I HAVE 2 MORE TIRES THAT I AM WATCHING CLOSELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DECREASE TO 25 MPH. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92690.

AUTO PURCHASED NEW, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGED. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR FREE, REPLACED COMPONENT AT A COST TO ME FOR 300.00, AIRBAG LIGHT STILL ON. THEY NOW SAY THE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF 300.00. WHY IS THIS NOT A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM? NO ONE CAN ANSWER WHY I MUST PAY TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED. *TR

TURNING SIGNAL FOR FRONT AND BACK OF VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BULB AND FUSE ARE INTACT. HONDA ACCORD EX 2004. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR IN A PULLING MOTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT COULD ONLY DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON MY WIFE'S 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE IT WAS RAINING. WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN DURING A RAIN STORM. SHE PULLED OFF TO SAFETY, UNTIL THE RAIN PASSED, AND PROCEEDED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAS 85,000 ODOMETER MILES, AND IS BEYOND THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I NOTICED THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A RECALL RELATING TO THE WIPER MOTOR FAILING DUE TO CORROSION. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AUGUST 28, 2009 REGARDING THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE 2004 ACCORD AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE, AND IF IN FACT THE PART NUMBER AND CONDITION WERE THE SAME AS THEY WERE EXPERIENCING WITH THE 2003 THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE CARE OF IT. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER N012009-082801597. ON SEPT 9, 2009 I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH PERFORMANCE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. TOM RILEY FROM THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT (MANAGER) TRIED TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER (76505-SDA) THAT IS FAILING IN THE 2003 MODEL AND THE EXACT SAME CONDITION OF FAILURE THEY HAVE SEEN IN THE 2003 MODELS. PERFORMANCE HONDA REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT A COST OF $239.67. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM, AND REALIZING THE 2008 RECALL OF THE SAME ISSUE, SAME PART IN THE 2003 MODEL, I SUGGEST THAT THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VIN'S BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCC

I WAS HIT BY A TRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR ONCOMING CARS TO PASS ( I HAD TO TURN LEFT). THE TRUCK WAS GOING AT LEAST 50 M/H. MY HONDA IS TOTALED. NONE OF THE SIX AIRBAGS IN THE CAR DEPLOYED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT RUN. IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN AND I GOT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETED A SERVICE AND WERE DOING A TEST RIDE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LET OFF THE GAS AND COASTED FOR A SHORT WHILE. I GAVE IT GAS AGAIN AND I GOT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETED A SERVICE AND WERE DOING A TEST RIDE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THE INTERESTING PART IS THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MY SALESMEN BOTH HAD THERE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THERE HONDA. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID WE CAN NOT HELP YOU. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 50 AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THE KENT NARROWS BRIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOWN POURS THAT WE WERE HAVING HERE IN CENTREVILLE MARYLAND ON SATURDAY 8-22-2009. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA TODAY AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE ACCORDS FOR THE MOTORS CORRODING DUE TO WATER GETTING UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVERS. HONDA OF AMERICA TOLD ME THAT ONLY COVERED THE HONDA ACCORDS FOR THE YEAR OF 2003. THIS RECALL OCCURRED JULY 2008. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY MOTOR STOPPED WORKING ON ROUTE 50 IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING WITH NO VISIBILITY. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS I COULD NOT SEE A THING IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD MY 13 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED TODAY 8-24-2009 IF YOU NEED THE PART I WOULD HAVE TO KNOW BY TOMM SO THAT I COULD GET MY MECHANIC TO KEEP IT FOR ME. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PERSONS ON LINE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. PL;EASE HELP AS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE IN A DOWN POUR AND TO HAVE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN TRAFFIC. ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH. *TR

THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO SUDDEN FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED. THE ENGINE REVVED, WHILE MY CAR WENT NO WHERE. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD (WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR). I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND HAD TO EITHER BE REPLACED OR REBUILT....IT ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY POPULAR PROBLEM. QUITE CONFUSED AS TO HOW A CAR CAN GO FROM WORKING JUST FINE, TO NEEDING A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. *TR

I LEASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 IN MAY OF 2004, FROM RICK CASE IN MIRAMAR FL. ON AUGUST 31, 2005, I HAD TO HAVE MY O RING DISCHARGE LINE REPLACED, DUE TO LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOISE. THEN, ON APRIL 3, 2006 I HAD TO HAVE MY ENTIRE RADIO/CD PLAYER CHANGED OUT DUE TO LED NOT WORKING AND BOTH BACK WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED DUE TO LOUD NOISE AND ROLLING DOWN SLOWLY. IN JULY 2006, I RELOCATED TO ATLANTA, GA AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE VIA RETAIL (TRANSFERRED THE TITLE) IN AUGUST 2007. THEN, NOVEMBER 9, 2007, I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING FLUIDS AND A LOUD NOISE. TODAY IS AUGUST 6, 2009 AND I AM AGAIN HAVING THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUES!! OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I AM CURRENTLY HAVING WITH MY CAR: HAD TO GET MY BATTERY CHANGED AUGUST 9, 2007; WINDOW MOTOR PROBLEMS WITH BOTH MY FRONT SEAT WINDOWS; INTERNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING ON TRANSMISSION GEAR-SHIFT, OVER-HEAD LIGHT. I AM SO UNHAPPY WITH THIS HONDA PURCHASE AS I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE KNOWN FOR THEIR LONGEVITY, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER AND GOT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE MAIN THING IS I NEED ANSWERS OR DIRECTIONS AS TO WHAT MY NEXT STEP. PLEASE ADVISE, THANK YOU. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR!! UPDATED 08/07/09.*JB

2004 HONDA ACCORD V6EX. AUDIO-HVAC DISPLAY IS DARK. HONDA ARE AWARE OF ALL MODEL 2003 & 2004 BUT REFUSED TO RECALL DUE TO THE COST. THEY EVEN PUT A SERVICE BULLETIN 04-027 OUT IN ALL THEIR DEALERSHIP. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH 44K MILES NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOME 2004 ACCORDS FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT (NHTSA: 04V176000). HONDA SAYS OUR VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL. CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM HONDA DEALER AND ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE AND ALL WORK DONE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A BRAND NEW CAR, WITH ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK COMPLETED, TO REQUIRE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITH ONLY 44 K MILES. HONDA HAS AGREED TO PAY 60% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS (IE, THE RECALL). THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ADDITIONAL HONDA VIN'S AS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY MORE CARS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS ABOUT 88K ON IT. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MILES/PER HOUR THE CAR STARTED JERKING, THEN IT STARTED REVVING THE ENGINE, INCREASING THE RPM'S TO 5000 REVS EVEN WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 15/MILES PER HOUR. ITS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILING BEFORE HITTING 100K, LET ALONE A HONDA WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 HONDA ACCORDS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND ONE OF THE POST LED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. I'M A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER AND MOST OF THE MILEAGE PUT ON THE CAR HAS BEEN HIGHWAY MILES. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST ME ABOUT $3500. PLEASE HELP IN THIS CASE AS I'M SURE YOU'VE GOTTEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF RECALL. *TR

COMMUTING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE RPM'S WENT VERY HIGH (7K), BUT I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. I COASTED FOR A WHILE AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY, BUT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, I COULDN'T GET OUT OF 1ST GEAR FOR A WHILE. AFTER WORK, I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE BACK STREETS FOR A LITTLE TO SEE IF I THOUGHT I COULD GET HOME, FIGURING THAT ONCE I GOT ON THE FREEWAY, EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. AFTER A FEW MILES ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL, AND HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES WITH JUST MY MOMENTUM TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. ONCE THERE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD MOVE AT ALL. I COULDN'T. IN PARK, I COULD REV THE ENGINE AND SEE THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT WHEN I SHIFTED TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, I COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO ENGAGE OR MOVE AT ALL. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO RESPOND, BUT SHORTLY AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SO I PULLED OVER ONCE MORE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK GOT ME BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER, WHERE I LATER FOUND OUT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 2004 WITH 90K MILES. *TR

RED AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON IN AUG OF 2007, TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IM THE PREVIOUS YEAR (2006-JULY. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE SRS UNIT COULD BE BAD, BUT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE LIGHT WAS THEN TURNED OFF. IN AUG OF 2008 THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THE SRS UNIT WAS BAD AGAIN AND THIS WOULD COST 500.00 DOLLARS TO FIX, IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM FEELING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. IT IS NOW JULY OF 2009 AND THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS JUST AS SOON AS IT GETS HOT THE LIGHT GOES ON. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS CRACKING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,400. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A 4 INCH CRACK ON THE STEERING WHEEL COVER WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. UPDATED 08/06/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 9 IN OLD BRIDGE, NJ MY VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC SPOTTED DRIED UP ANTIFREEZE IN THE CORNER OF THE ENGINE, WHERE NO FLUID SHOULD BE LOCATED. HE ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PINHOLE CRACK IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO SLIP OUT. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHAT THE REPAIR WILL BE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS ALREADY REFUSING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.