2004 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. 8/7/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

2004 HONDA ACCORD V-6 66,000 MILES I HAVE HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED ON MY CAR WITH THE DEALERSHIP THINKING THIS WOULD KEEP MY CAR SAFE, WHICH FAILED TO BE THE CASE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY HAVING 66,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 45 MILES WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PLACED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPANY AND THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR 75% OF THE FEE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER STATING IT WAS UNSAFE AND UNFAIR AND I WOULD SEEK LEGAL ACTION, THEY FORCED ME TO SIGN A RELEASE FORM OR THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE 75% FEE REQUIRED FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO THE CONSUMER ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE THEIR TRANSMISSION GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AT 66,000 MILES WITH A HISTORY OF ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, IT JUST SEEMS THIS VEHICLE HAD A FACTORY DEFECTED TRANSMISSION. I FEEL HONDA IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL YEAR TRANSMISSION BUT ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND IT COULD BE UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65MPH WHEN CAR SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP HIGH, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NEXT DAY, COULDN'T GET THE CAR INTO GEAR AT ALL. *TR

WATER IS LEAKING INSIDE THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR NEXT TO THE FOOT REST, BRAKE PEDAL EVERYTIME IT RAINS OUTSIDE. *TR

EARLY MODEL 2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING HAS ISSUES. WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, (I WAS GOING UP A HILL AT THE TIME) THE ENGINE REVS REALLY HIGH AND THEN WILL NOT GO. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURN IT OFF BEFORE CREATING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND MAKE IT HOME. SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY AND WE IMMEDIATELY CONTRACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I THEN READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS 2003 AND2004 HONDA ACCORD V-6. PLEASE MAKE SURE HONDA FIXES THIS PROBLEM SOON...IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. *TR THANK YOU

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS (AIR BAG) INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE. THE DEALER THEN REPROGRAMMED THE SENSORS IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND THE INDICATOR DIMMED. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,950 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB

ATF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID) LEAKS ON THE COOLER LINE JOIN BOLTS UNDER THE TRANNY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW FROM THE DEALER. IT IS A FOUR DOOR, WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNING THE CAR THE CABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BROKE ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. TODAY THE CABLE BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CABLE IT DOESN'T LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO LAST FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME AND BEING UNABLE TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR HAS ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BUT AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER MORE THEN 4 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS I JUST LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT. *TR

NOTICED UPON STARTING CAR: LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD HAVE DARKENED COMPLETELY (AND PERMANENTLY, NOT INTERMITTENTLY). THIS INCLUDES THE DEFROSTER INDICATOR, DASHBOARD BUTTONS, CLIMATE CONTROL, RADIO, AND CLOCK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 03-07 ACCORDS, HUNDREDS OF USERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. SEE THE FOLLOWING THREAD: HTTP://WWW.ASKMEHELPDESK.COM/ADVICE/T-8584.HTML PLEASE SUBMIT THIS TO HONDA FOR RECALL ACTION. *TR

RANDOM DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. SIDE CURTAIN, AND DOOR AIRBAG. 2004 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING INTO A SAFE AREA AND SLAMMING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV BETWEEN 5,000-6,000 RPMS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 IT JUST STOP DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY NO WARNING ,PUTTING MY LIFE AT DANGER AS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS WERE COMING AT MY CAR I WAS TERRIFIED. HONDA CARS SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD WARN CONSUMERS WHEN THEY ARE PURCHASING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO ACCELERATE. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD ONLY TRAVEL BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THIRD GEAR AND REVERSE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN FIRST GEAR AND THEN LOCK UP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE RPMS DRASTICALLY INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BARELY TRAVELED OVER 2 MPH. SHE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND SEVERAL FAILED COMPONENTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS DEFECTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, SHE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ONLINE. SHE CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL APPLIED TO HER VEHICLE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD GO DIMMER AND BRIGHTER ABOUT EVERY MINUTE WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE A/C OR DEFROST IS ON. I BELIEVE THE EXTRA LOAD ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THESE COMPONENTS TURNED ON IS CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM ABOUT EVERY 60 SECONDS. IT COULD BE RELATED TO A FAN OR OTHER ENGINE COMPONENT TURNING ON AND OFF, NOT SURE. THE DEALER REPLACED MY BATTERY AND CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR HONDA ACCORDS TO DO THIS, BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING TO MYSELF AND THE DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME. IT LOOKS LIKE I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIRE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED DUE TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 60MPH. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY HAD LOCKED AND WERE PUSHING UP AGAINST MY FOOT. I CALLED 911 THE OFFICER TOLD ME TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF BRAKE. WHEN I DID THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. IT INCREASED IN INCREMENTS OF 10 TO 120MPH. BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I TRAVELED FOR MORE THAN 6 MILES DODGING TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET POLICE KNOW WHERE I WAS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN DUE TO SOOT AND CARBON BUILD UP. DEALER NOTED THE THROTTLE BODY LOOKED LIKE IT HAD NEVER BEEN CLEANED. DEALER SUGGESTED IF I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA FOR REGULAR SERVICE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I SERVICE MY CAR EVERY 3000 MILES MY CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA FOR TUNE UPS AND OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE READ 11 SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON THIS WEBSITE. INVESTIGATIONS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

AT 95,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE MY CAR TO BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE TRANNY SEEMED TO SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR. ON MY WAY THERE, WHICH WAS A 10 MINUTE DRIVE, THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I COULD SEE THE RPS GO UP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I BRACED MYSELF BECAUSE A WOMAN DRIVING A BLACK INFINITI ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND! IT FINALLY DECIDED TO MOVE AND I WAS ALMOST TO THE SHOP AND DECIDED TO TURN OFF THE BUSY ROAD AS SOON AS I DID THAT (I BARELY MADE IT THROUGH THE ELIGHT) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND I COASTED INTO A BANK PARKING LOT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED FORM THERE. THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES BEFORE IT FAILED TO SHIFT AT ALL. IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. SHE PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEN CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO INQUIRE IF THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE CRASH SHE WAS INVOLVED IN FIVE WEEKS EARLIER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CRASH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND REFERRED HER TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO COULD COMPLETE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR HER INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FURTHER ACTION PRIOR TO HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

MY 2004 ACCORD EX 4CYL HYDROPLANES IN WET WEATHER AND THE TIRES SPIN FROM A STOP. HONDA CLAIMS NO INCIDENT WAS EVER REPORTED AND MY CASE NUMBER IS N012008-10-2900938. *TR

MY CAR IS ACCORD 2004 EX - 4 CYLINDER - APPROX 86K MILES - MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MY CAR STARTED JERKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I SWITCH GEAR TO 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUEL INJECTION ISSUE. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MORE AROUND 88 SAME COMPLAINTS IN THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_SLIPPING_AND_JERKING.SHTML IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS, AND I THINK SINCE IT IS A DEFECT IN THEIR TRANSMISSION, THEY SHOULD RECALL AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED OR DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR EVEN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY SLOW DOWN. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 BUT HONDA TOLD ME THAT THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALMOST STALLING OUT AND THEN TAKING A HUGE JERK...IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN LETTING UP OFF MY GAS...THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS; LAST NIGHT I HAD THE RIDE OF MY LIFE IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS! I WAS STOPPING BY THE BANK TO GET CASH FROM THE ATM; AS I LET UP OFF MY GAS, THE CAR DID A HARD JERK AND JUMPED THE SIDEWALK HITTING THE CORNER OF THE BANK. I'M SO GLAD NO ONE WAS USING THE ATM AT THIS TIME. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT RELEASED FOR ME TO GET OUT BUT NOW IT IS JAMMED AND WILL NOT PULL OUT ENOUGH FOR ME TO WEAR IT! WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE GOING BACK AS EARLY AS 2003, I REALLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE THESE COMPLAINTS MORE SERIOUS AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE ISSUE AND ANY DAMAGES INCURRED DUE TO THE ISSUE. I AM A NERVOUS WRECK AND I HOPE NO ONE WILL EXPERIENCE WHAT I JUST WENT THROUGH. THERE SHOULD BE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION REQUIRING HONDA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2004 HONDA/ACCORD, FIRST INCIDENT STARTED WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT GOING ON, THEN CONSOLE LIGHTS NOT TURNING ON, THEN RADIO TURNING OFF BY ITSELF AND FINALLY RADIO NOW MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE BEFORE TURNING OFF BY ITSELF. *TR

I HAVE A 04 HONDA ACCORD THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THE CAR WILL NOT GO PASS 40 MPH AND AT 40 MPH IT STILL DOESN'T HOLD THAT SPEED IT SLIPS AND DECREASES SPEED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN I POSITION THE CAR IN REVERSE FROM THE DRIVE GEAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY IN THE DRIVE GEAR FOR A SECOND THEN IT WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING AND CAN RESULT IN DEATH.*TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 #, PURCHASED NEW BY MY WIFE AND MYSELF IN BELLEVUE WASHINGTON. 1. BACKGROUND: MY HONDA ACCORD WAS RECALLED UNDER THIS NTSB RECALL (HONDA RECALL 04-037 SPEED SENSOR 3RD GEAR INSPECTION): AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALLS AND DEFECTS FOUND ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AUTOMOBILES. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ORDER THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURERS TO RECALL AND REPAIR VEHICLES OR PARTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT WHEN ITS INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THEY CONTAIN SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS IN THEIR STRUCTURE, OR PERFORMANCE. TO REMEDY THE RECALL HONDA PERFORMED A CAMERA VISUAL INSPECTION AND SPRAYED ?LUBRICANT? INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH 2008, MY WIFE OBSERVED AN ?ENGINE LIGHT? ON THE DASH. WE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I INITIALLY DIRECTED THE WORK TO BEGIN. I THEN CALLED BACK TO ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO HOLD ON THE REPAIRS AND ASKED HIM TO WAIT AND INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT AN 88K CAR SHOULD BE COVERED. I VERIFIED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR MOST HONDA ACCORD V6'S HAD BEEN EXTENDED. I THEN CALLED BACK TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD AT 130PM THAT THE LIGHT RESET AND THERE WAS NO NEED FOR REPAIR AND THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. ORTIZ WOULD NOT PURSUE WARRANTY REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. 2.

WHEN I DRIVE 40MPH TO 60PHM UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE LOAD MY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE ASKED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON ANY SERVICE BULLETINS BUT APPARENTLY NOTHING OUTSIDE OF MY AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORT ONLINE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. " HONDA CASE # N012008-04-1100-403 HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 MY CAR A 2004 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR 4 CYLINDER. WHEN I AM DRIVE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY AND THEN CONTINUES TO GAIN SPEED. IF I CONTINUE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME ISSUE WITH TREMBLING AND SHAKING HAPPENS ALSO WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR AT ANY OTHER DRIVING SPEED RANGES. THE SECOND GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MOMENTARILY TREMBLED THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKUP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE DRIVING TREMBLE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 50K MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AT 75K, 80K, 85K, 90K. FINALLY AT 95K THE PROBLEM COULD BE EASILY DETECTED BY THE MECHANICS AND THEY WANTED TO TRY SOME SIMPLE CHANGES. FIRST THE MECHANICS TRIED FUEL INJECTOR CLEANERS. AT 97K THE MECHANICS TRIED CHANGING THE ERG OR EKG VALVE. AT 99K THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED HEAT SHIELD AND CHANGED

2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID, " YOUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL". HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS THE PROBLEMS LISTED IN THE RECALL AND IS REQUIRING A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITH 92, 000 MILES. *TR

AUGUST 21, 08, I HAD SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE ON MY 2004 ACCORDS WINDOW WIPERS IN THE MIDDLE OF TROPICAL STORM FAY. THIS WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE AND VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING IN RAINFALL. I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. HONDA DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR MODEL BUT OF COURSE DID FOR THE 2003. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX, DURING THE TROPICAL STORM HANNA, I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. THERE IS A RECALL ON ALL 2003 HONDA ACCORDS FOR FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS, BUT NO RECALL ON THE 2004. MY MECHANIC HAS FOUND THAT IT IS THE SAME SITUATION AS THE 2003 CARS AND WILL BE REPLACING THE MOTOR. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE, WHEN THEY QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A BAD STORM. HONDA, SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING.!!! I HAVE REPORTED MY INCIDENT TO THEM, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION TAKEN ON THIS MATTER. SARAH KING *TR

THIS IS A FACTORY CLEARCOAT FAILURE. 2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL, RED. WITHIN TWO YEARS, THE CLEARCOAT HAD STARTED TO PEEL. IN THE THIRD YEAR, I CONTACTED THE HONDA MAIN OFFICES WITH MY COMPLAINT. AFTER HAVING TWO INSURANCE ADJUSTERS, A BODY SHOP, AND AN AUTO PAINT SALESMAN LOOK AT THE CAR AND IN EVERY CASE, THEIR OPINION IS THAT THIS FAILURE IS A FACTORY DEFECT. HONDA REPEATEDLY REFUSES TO TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY. THE PEELING CLEARCOAT IS SPREADING LIKE A DISEASE EATING AWAY AT IT. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL WITH RED PAINT. CLEAR COAT BEGAN TO PEEL IN PLACES ALL OVER THE CAR. I CONTACTED HONDA AND AFTER SEVERAL LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS BACK AND FORTH, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FACTORY FAILURE. HAVE HAD INSURANCE ADJUSTERS, BODY SHOP, AND AN AUTO PAINT SALESMAN EXAMINE THE PAINT AND ALL SAY THIS IS SOMETHING GONE WRONG AT THE FACTORY. HONDA KEEPS WANTING TO SAY I PARKED SOMEWHERE THAT "SOMETHING" BLEW ON THE CAR ALL OVER SUCH AS CROP DUSTERS. THE NEAREST CROP DUSTER IS 150 MILES AWAY AND THE AREA WHERE I LIVE IS LAKES AND MOUNTAINS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THREE SAFETY RECALLS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06E023000, 073004000, AND 07E031000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY ON JULY 22, 2008. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REVEALED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE SPS WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN. DEALER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY, AS HAD HONDA AMERICA, DESPITE THE FACT THAT A RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM WAS ISSUED 1/2/2007 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V001000). THEY CLAIM THAT MY CAR'S VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHICH MAKES ME RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

BALL BEARING FELL OUT OF SEAT TRACK AT 50,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO THE CAR. THE SEAT NOW MOVES 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH UPON STARTING AND STOPPING. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS WHETHER THE SEAT IS MORE LIKELY TO BREAK FREE IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS OR IF THERE COULD BE A SPONTANEOUS FURTHER FAILURE OF THE SEAT. NEGOTIATIONS WITH HONDA FOR REPAIR ARE IN PROGRESS BUT HAVE BEEN UNSATISFACTORY. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON MY HONDA ACCORD FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO FRANK BROWN DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUALLY. I AM TAKING IT BACK IN TOMORROW BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW IF AIR BAG WILL GO OFF. THEY CHARGE $75 DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN IF THEY DO NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD LE WHEN A THUNDERSTORM HIT. WHEN HE TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY FAILED TO WORK. WIPER MOTOR FAILED.*TR

NHTSA# 10016310... 2004 HONDA ACCORD 2.4L COUPE. A WATER LEAK IN THE MIDDLE-FRONT DASH BOARD. THE LEAK HAD RUN INTO THE ECU OF MY CAR AND CAUSED MY CAR TO LOCK THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND IN A POPULATED AREA. ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE ECU SHORTING IN WATER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE HONDA SHOP BEING TROUBLE SHOT FOR THE EXTENT OF ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, AND DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH FROM SECOND TO FOURTH GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE JERKING AND LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DISCOLORATION OF THE GEARS, WHICH CREATED FRICTION WITHIN THE COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION, THUS LEADING TO A HEAT BUILD UP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $6,000. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. ON ONE OCCASION, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN SHE DROVE OVER 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNED; HOWEVER, THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V176000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE SEAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE SEAL BECAUSE THE LEAK WOULD CONTINUE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS ADVISED TO OPEN UP A CASE WITH HONDA. HONDA ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR SHOPS. HE WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,392 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,422.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY HAD A CHIP THAT COULD RECOGNIZE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS IF IT WERE BEING STOLEN. THE CHIP EMBEDDED IN THE KEY APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED AND STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT WHEN THE CHIP AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNED OFF, THAT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE KEY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,783 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

ON MAY 14, 2008, I BROUGHT MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER BECAUSE THE SRS (AIRBAG) INDICATOR CAME ON AND REMAINED ON DURING OPERATION. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $263 FOR REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING NHTSA RECALL (07V001000) THAT SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO THE SRS INDICATOR AND PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS FOR 2004 HONDA ACCORD MODELS. MY SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE VIN ON MY CAR DID NOT FALL IN THE VIN RANGE FOR THE RECALL, BUT THE DOCUMENTATION FOR NHTSA RECALL 07V001000 DOES NOT SPECIFY A RANGE OF VINS FOR 2004 MODELS, ONLY FOR 2005 MODELS. I AM ASKING THAT THE NHTSA CLARIFY AND/OR EXPAND THE VIN RANGE FOR 2004 HONDA ACCORDS TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND THAT THE DEALER REIMBURSE ME FOR THE CHARGES I HAVE ALREADY PAID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND SWITCHING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PLACE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ALONG WITH A TSB HE FOUND ONLINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES THAT IF THE DEALER IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE, THE MILEAGE SHOULD NOT MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS GET BRIGHTER OR DIMMER FOR NO REASON. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THIS IS NORMAL. SHE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. *KB

I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DIDN'T ENGAGE AND I HAD NOT BRAKING CONTROL. MY SPEED WAS LESS THAN 20 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FLAT SURFACES AS WELL AS HILLS. *TR

ON SATURDAY 04/12/08 MY WIFE AND 12 MONTH BOY WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT , WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. MY WIFE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REALLY APPLY HER BRAKES AND HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE OTHER PERSONS VEHICLE. MY WIFE'S AIRBAGS IN OUR 04 HONDA ACCORD DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE BROKE HER BONE IN HER LEFT HAND IN FOUR PLACES AND WE ARE WAITING TO SEE IF SHE WILL NEED BONE PINS TO RECTIFY HER INJURY. MY SON "THANK GOD" WAS UNINJURED. IF THEY CAN REPAIR OUR VEHICLE, WE FEEL THAT OUR VEHICLE WOULD BE UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON A DAILY BASIS DUE TO THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THIS ACCIDENT. MY WIFE AND MYSELF ARE SELF EMPLOYED AND ARE NOW BOTH UNABLE TO WORK AT THIS TIME DUE TO HER INJURY AND THE DAILY CARE OF OUR 12 MONTH OLD BOY. *TR

MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS ROUTINELY DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON A RURAL ROAD IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD. SHE SAYS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVEN AS SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. IT VEERED INTO A DITCH, OVER LARGE ROCKS PLACED TO PREVENT EROSION AND SWERVED SO THAT THE FRONT END WAS IN THE STREET AS THE REMAINING PORTION COULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE DITCH. THE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED. *TR