2004 Honda Accord complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN ALLEGED TAKATA AIRBAG FLAW. *TGW UPDATED 12/02/14*JB

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON ABRUPTLY AND STAYS ON. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V353000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH FOR HER VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

WE GOT A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX THROUGH ABC AUTO 6112 N.FLORIDA AVE TAMPA 33604 FLORIDA.TOOK TEST DRIVE CHECKED TRANS FLUID WHICH NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ,WE FIGURED IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR WAS BUILT,BUT WE ADVISED THE SALES MAN ,WHICH ADVISED US HE WOULD HAVE "THERE" SHOP COMPLETELY LOOK THE CAR OVER.WHICH NOTHING WAS FOUND. I HAD TRANS FLUID CHANGED IMMEDIATELY,APPROX 30 DAYS LATER CHECKED FLUID SMELLED BURNT AND AGAIN METAL SHAVING WERE PRESENT.AND CHANGE EVERY 3 MONTHS ,SO NO ISSUES WOULD ARISE.AFTER APPROX 11MONTHS WE RECEIVED A "RECALL NOTICE FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE.WHICH WAS REPLACED.UPON THAT RECALL WE LOOKED INTO ALL RECALLS ON THE CAR TO INSURE SAFETY OF THE FAMILY.THE CAR SEEMED FINE THEN STARTED "STOPPING REAL FAST,AT ANY SPEED" TOOK TO HONDA DEALER THEY ADVISED US IT WOULD BE $5000 TO REPAIR.UPON INVESTIGATING MORE WE REALIZED THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION (#04V176000) ADVISED HONDA DEALER ,THEY STATED THE MILEAGE WAS WELL OVER 15,000 MI,AND A TRANS FLUID COOLER WAS ADDED TO SATISFY THE RECALL,BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE OWNER AT THAT TIME "DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE". THE CAR AT THIS TIME IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE,AND NOT DRIVING PROPERLY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. FACT IS HONDA SHOULD OF CHECKED AND REPLACED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION.WHICH INSTEAD ONLY ADDED A TRANS COOLER.NOT WHAT THIS RECALL DEMANDED HONDA TO REPLACE AND OR REPAIR. *TR

DEFECTIVE BODY PAINT (BLACK). CLEAR COAT/PAINT PEELING. LOCAL HONDA'S DEALER HAVE MADE SEVERAL EXCUSES OVER THE YEARS. I JUST FOUND OUT LAST YEAR FROM ANOTHER OWNER THAT HAS THE SAME MODEL/COLOR. LOCAL DEALER AND HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE WILL NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. ONLY CIVIC NOT ACCORD MODELS ARE BEING REPAINTED FOR FREE. *TR

THIS ACCORD IS EQUIPPED WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS. HONDA HAD RECALLED VEHICLES BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE NATION-WIDE. WHAT IS NHTSA GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CLEARCOAT PAINT IS BEGINNING TO PEAL ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. COLOR OF VEHICLE IS BLACK. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. I'VE NOTICED MANY OTHER HONDA VEHICLES WITH THE SAME CONDITION. IN ADDITION, THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA THAT THE CAR NEEDS THE ABS MODULE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,200. WE HAVE NOT MADE THIS REPAIR DUE TO THE COST AND AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006, USED, IN 2011, I NOTICED CHALK-SPLOTCHES ON THE BACK OF THE ROOF EXTENDING DOWN TO THE TRUNK. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IT IS UNSIGHTLY, OTHERWISE, I AM VERY PROUD TO OWN THIS CAR. *TR

I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD AT 122,000 MILES. THAT'S UNHEARD OF! I'VE PURCHASED 3 HONDAS BEFORE THIS ONE & NEVER A PROBLEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART ON MY TRANSMISSION & I HAD TO GET IT REBUILT. THE BILL WAS $2200. AMERICAN HONDA SAID SORRY & THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE WHEN A TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT. REALLY? 122,000 MILES? I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE & COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! ALL THEY CAN SAY IS SORRY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO UPSET BEFORE. TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPAIR IT FOR $4700 OR TRADE MY CAR IN FOR $1000. BY THE WAY I WASN'T ABLE TO GET ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY REPAIR BILL. *TR

TODAY, I HAD PASSENGER SIDE CEILING AND SEAT AIR BAG INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AS THE DRIVER, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE (HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TODDLER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BACKSEAT) . I WAS STARTLED AND CONFUSED BY THE UNEXPECTED EXPLOSIVE NOISE ("BOOM") AND ONLY NOTICED THE SIDE AIR BAG "CURTAIN" A FEW SECONDS LATER AND AFTER THAT, THE PROTRUDING PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. STARTED TO PULL A SLIGHT HILL AND WAS PREPARING TO PASS A TRUCK. VEHICLE RPMS WENT HIGHER BUT SPEED CONTINUED TO DROP OFF. ENDED UP COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER. HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART TO GET IT TO GO AGAIN. WENT ABOUT 14 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS SERVICED LAST WEEK AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AS A PART OF RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. CAR IN SHOP NOW. THE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS ON OUR SAFETY. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR A RECALL TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, I STILL GET A DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PART MAY STILL BE DEFECTIVE. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SEAT WIRE HARNESS (SEAT SRS SENSOR). I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL, BUT THE DEALER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO INFORM ME, BUT I JUST DON'T FEEL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

WHILE I WERE DRIVING LOCALS, I NOTICE A SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND SPIKE IN RPM. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, ONLY RPM WOULD GO UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. NO ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING. IF THIS HAPPENED IN THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. I ALSO NOTICED NUMEROUS 2003 2004 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS DEFINITELY MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. I HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAME OUT TO BE $1820. THIS IS SERIOUS SITUATION. *TR

HONDA PAINT & CLEAR COAT PEELING. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEN I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER. ONCE I PULLED OVER TURN VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP IT PULLED OFF FINE THEN IT WAS SLIPPING GEARS. PULLED OVER AGAIN AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF SAME THING AND THE LAST TIME I REPEATED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT LIKE IT WAS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED ON SIDE OF A RURAL ROAD ONCE I DECIDED TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SIDE OF THE ROAD, VANDALIZED, RAINED IN AFTER ONE WINDOW WAS DOWN ONCE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. *TR

FELT LIKE THE GEARS STOPPED ENGAGING AND THE RPMS SPIKED. SLOWED DOWN AND GOT IT TO REENGAGE BUT ONLY IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE GEARS WOULDN'T ENGAGE AT ALL. RESTARTED THE CAR BUT THE SAME SLIPPAGE AND RPM SPIKING HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER WANTS $5600 TO REPAIR. HONDA HAD A LIMITED RECALL BUT IS REVIEWING ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS, BUT AM QUESTIONING THAT LOYALTY NOW. *TR

MY VEHICLE ALLOWS ME TO REMOVE THE KEY WITH IT NOT IN PARK. I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON 2003 HONDA ACCORDS BUT NOT 2004. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CAN HAPPEN. IT WILL COST ME UPWARDS OF $700 TO FIX A DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS BEHAVIOR SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE RPM'S ABNORMALLY INCREASED TO 7500 INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SERVICE LIGHT AND ACS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,530.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I CAME TO A RED LIGHT, AS I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE GAS THE CAR STARTED TO JUMP AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS HITTING THE GAS THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE RPM'S WERE SUPER HIGH BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MPH WITH THE ENDING REVVING REALLY LOUD. AFTER ABOUT A FEW SECONDS OF HITTING THE GAS AND ONLY GOING 5MPH THE CAR WOULD FINALLY JUMP INTO GEAR AND GO. EVERY TIME THE CAR WOULD COME TO A STOP AND THEN HAVE TO GO AGAIN THAT'S WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT NIGHT WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THAT'S WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE "D" SHIFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THE "TCA" LIGHT CAME ON. THERE IS SERIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THE DAY BEFORE THE CAR DROVE LIKE NEW. WE LOOKED UP THE RECALLS ON ONLINE FOR OUR VEHICLE AND SEE THAT THERE IS ONE OUT FOR THE AUTO TRANSMISSION. JUST WEIRD ALL THE SUDDEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND THERE IS A RECALL OUT IN THAT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,775.

THE DISPLAY FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND RADIO LIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING AS FAR AS DEFROST AND HEAT EXT.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,610. UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX (98K) 1ST TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN & AS I COMPLETED THE TURN & TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO POWER. ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR DID NOT GO ANYWHERE. CREPT ALONG TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED A FEW MINUTES & DROVE HOME ABOUT 10MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY 3 BLOCKS FROM HOME. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. DROVE FINE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 2ND TIME I SAW MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES AS I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. AS I STARTED MY TURN, AGAIN TRANS STALLED ONLY THIS TIME ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME WHICH INCLUDED A MONSTROUS SEMI-TRUCK. AS CARS SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES I CREPT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004. MIND YOU I HAD NO SECURITY WARNINGS OR ALERTS COME UP ON THE DASH. I HAVE HAD NO LEAKS, NOTHING ON THE GROUND WHERE I PARK. MY MECHANIC TOOK FOR TEST RIDE & HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. UNFORTUNATELY HE DOES NOT REPAIR TRANS. CALL HONDA AFTER FINDING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS & LAWSUITS ON THIS TRANS ONLY TO BE TOLD MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL & THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. RIDICULOUS THAT THEY ONLY INCLUDE CERTAIN VIN #'S WHEN IT'S THE SAME TRANS IN ALL THESE CARS. I REALLY LOVE MY ACCORD, EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY HONDA IS HANDLING THIS. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR OTHER THAN THE POWER STEERING WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL ON. ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AT HONDA & WAS TOLD SHE WOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V353000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN UPDATED 09/11/14

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED- HOW DO I KNOW IT WASN'T ORIGINALLY FROM A "KNOWN HUMID STATE"? AND WHAT ABOUT CARS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SUPERSTORM SANDY? THIS SOUNDS LIKE GENERAL MOTORS AND TOYOTA WHEN THEY CLAIMED "DRIVER ERROR". IF HUMIDITY IS A FACTOR, IT'S A FACTOR- IS HONDA SAYING WE DON'T GET HUMIDITY IN NEW YORK? *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS, THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN SHE TRIED TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND KEPT TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS NOT A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. SHE GOT UP TO 85MPH!! SHE HAD TO DOWN SHIFT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY IN YORBA LINDA, CA. THANKFULLY, SHE GOT OFF SAFELY AND MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR. SHE HAD AAA TOW THE CAR HOME. EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SAID HE FELT THE CAR REVVING. SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE TOYOTA INCIDENTS, BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF HONDAS HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS!!! SO VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER DID NOT GET HURT OR INJURE ANYONE ELSE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT A MISTAKE OF PRESSING THE WRONG PEDAL. IS THERE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH HONDAS LIKE THIS? WE WILL BE TOWING THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER BACK LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY ACCELERATED IN BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER REQUESTS A VEHICLE RECALL FOR FAULTY RADIO WIRING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AGO, SHE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO. IT WOULD MAKE A VERY LOUD POP AND THEN GO OFF. THE AUDIO WOULD DISAPPEAR, BUT THE RADIO WAS STILL ON. AT TIMES, THERE WAS A POPPING AND HISSING SOUND. THE RADIO ISSUE, OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS.

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND A ANIMAL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVED AND SIDESWIPED A TREE AND HIT A TREE ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAG CAME OUT ON DRIVERS SIDE GIVING ME 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON MY HAND. I DID NOT SUFFER ANY OTHER INJURIES. I CANT BELIEVE HOW BAD I THE AIRBAG HAD BURNED ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FOR THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY VEHICLE IN MY BACK SO I COULD CONTROL THE CAR AND MOVED IT ASIDE. OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AS I WAS DRIVING IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST ROADS. HONDA SHOULD PROACTIVELY TAKE ACTIONS ON THESE KIND OF DEFECTS AS ITS THE MATTER WITH LIVES AND NOT ABOUT JUST MONEY. *TR

PULLED UP TO A BOULEVARD STOP IN A SUBDIVISION; MADE A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN. AUTO BEGAN ACCELERATING TO A TREMENDOUS SPEED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. WITHIN 2 BLOCKS, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND SHIFTED INTO PARK AND AUTO KEPT ON ACCELERATING. I CAME TO A DEAD END AND HAD TO MADE A LEFT TURN AND, AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING, THE TURN ENDED UP A 2-WHEEL TURN. AFTER ABOUT 50 FEET THE AUTO FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS RECENTLY REPLACED DUE TO RECALL 12V-222. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DAMAGED AND IS RELATED TO THIS RECALL. MULTIPLE MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE DEALER, SUSPECT THE PUMP MAY BE GOING OUT, THOUGH IT IS STILL FUNCTIONING FINE. HONDA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ALSO, THE O-RING IN THE INLET HOSE WAS NOT REPLACED. I REALIZE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT THERE ARE WIDE REPORTS THAT THIS O-RING, ONCE REPLACED, WILL RESOLVE A LEAKING ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD ALSO COVER THIS. *JS

I WAS PARKING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. I HAD MUSCLE STRAIN IN THE NECK AND HAD TO GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE OTHER CAR. HONDA CLAIMED TO CHECK FOR EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AFTER THE REPAIR AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE I-15 APPROACHING VICTORVILLE, CA. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE CAR STALLED ONCE I GOT IT STOPPED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION HAD APPARENTLY OVERHEATED AND SPEWED ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT ONTO THE ROAD. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO VICTORVILLE HONDA. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS TOO LATE IN THE DAY TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ME TO A CAR RENTAL PLACE WHERE I RENTED A CAR AT MY OWN COST. THE NEXT MORNING THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $6000 FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT. I WAS DRIVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO OHIO AND COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST. I HAD THEM FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND REFILL IT AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND I HAD IT REPLACED AT A LOCAL SHOP. *TR

MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI-TRUCK ON A FREEWAY DUE TO POWER TRAIN FAILURE. DURING A LANE CHANGE THE CAR'S POWER AND ACCELERATION COMPLETELY STOPPED PERFORMING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. SHE NOTICED THE TACHOMETER INDICATOR REVVING VERY HIGH BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFERRING TO THE ENGINE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. IT DID "KICK" BACK INTO GEAR IN JUST ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRUCK THAT WAS FAST APPROACHING FROM BEHIND. AFTER MISSING HER INTENDED EXIT SHE TOOK THE NEXT ONE AND REALIZED SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FROM THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS USED. THIS WAS ON A SATURDAY, SO TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM WE WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT MONDAY TO GET THE NEWS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $4,100. RESEARCH ON THE CAR SHOWED 2 FULL TRANSMISSION FLUSHES (~37K & 61K) BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATED FLUID. OUR OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS THE FIRST SERVICE BE PERFORMED AT 120,000 MILES. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAR HAD ANY CORRECTIONS MADE ON THE INITIAL RECALL CUSTOMER LETTER FROM THE SUMMER OF 2004. IF IT HAD, THEN THERE WOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE TWO TRANSMISSION TOTAL FLUSHES AND TOTAL FAILURE AT 85,383 MILES. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE BASED ON PREVIOUS HISTORY SO ON 02/25/2004 I WROTE A LETTER TO AMERICAN MOTOR HONDA COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. STATING THE FACTS AND REQUESTING A REPLY. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER ON 03/20/2004 REQUESTING THAT I CALL A CERTAIN NUMBER WITHIN 10 DAYS (ACTUALLY 2 WORK DAYS) OTHERWISE THEY WILL CONSIDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LOW BEAM, HIGH BEAM AND FOG LIGHTS BECAME DIM. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO LIGHTING WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE ELD DEVICE IN THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON CAR THERE IS A LOST IN CONNECTION AND CAR WON'T TURN ON I HAVE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER FOR CAR TO FINALLY TURN ON. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEEMS LIKE OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M JUST AFRAID THAT CAR WILL STOP IN THE ROAD WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. CALLED LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO SAID MY 2004 ACCORD WASN'T RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BASED ON MY ACCORD'S VIN. I RESEARCHED AIRBAG ISSUE & SAW OTHER HONDAS HAD BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE SEEN ON NHSTA SITE THAT MANY OTHER 2004 ACCORD OWNERS HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. THIS MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT! IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY & NEEDED MY CAR INSPECTED. MY CAR FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM (CODE 61-10). I HAD SEAT REMOVED & NEW SEAT BUCKLE SWITCH INSTALLED. THIS COST $225.61 TO FIX SO MY CAR WOULD PASS INSPECTION. HONDA RECALLED SOME CARS FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE IN 2007. HONDA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS & FIX THIS & REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE FIXED IT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,550.

THE CAR WENT CRAZY REVVING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULD BE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN ONLY TO REV UP AGAIN BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL, THEN THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT ABRUPTLY. AT THE INTERSECTION, ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PROCEED NO MATTER HOW LIGHT I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL (I DIDN'T WANT TO "DROWN" IT), IT FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL - ONLY TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN - THE GEARS WOULD JUMP FROM ONE TO ANOTHER ON ITS OWN. HORRIBLE! *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AS I TURNED THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO GEAR AND CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO 50MPH AND HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY INSURANCE COMPANY FIXED MY CAR AND THEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING AS DESIGNED BY HONDA. I FELT CONFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THEY SAID IF I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THAT TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 5,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW ONE. I DECLINED THE OFFER AND SAW ONLINE MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. *TR

AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP. CAR PARKED AND THEN TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN A FEW MILES AN HOUR, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SPOKE WITH HONDA CORPORATE AND FILED A CLAIM. HOWEVER THEY CONTINUED TO SAY THE CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER NOTED ON INVOICE THAT TRANS SLIPPING IN 1-2 GEARS AND SLIPS ON 1,2 UP SHIFT. FLUID IS DARK. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH ONLY 68,472 MILES. *TR

NO FORWARD MOVEMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

UPON ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY (FROM THE ENTRANCE RAMP), I ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR (GAS PEDAL) TO TRANSITION INTO EXISTING TRAFFIC. UPON REACHING AN ADEQUATE SPEED, I QUICKLY BEGAN TO APPROACH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME (THIS WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR). I NEEDED TO APPLY A BIT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO REACT TO FLOW OF TRAFFIC - AND UPON TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I QUICKLY REAPPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO USE MY LEFT FOOT TO "UN-JAM" THE ACCELERATOR. I DID NOT LOOK TO SEE WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK, AS I WAS FOCUSED ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT - THOUGH THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OR HAD A DRIVER NOT REACTED IN THE SAME MANNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE BECAME CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED THE BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

VEHICLE WHINES AND MOANS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL OR EVEN WHEN STEERING WHEEL TOUCHED WHEN CAR IS COLD. *TR