2004 Honda Accord complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL VERY HARD TO MANEUVER WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,392. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, GREY SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000. *TR UPDATED*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2007 BECAUSE THE GEARS WERE CHIPPED AND FRACTURED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN IN 2011 BECAUSE THE GEARS HAD DRIED, OVERHEATED AND FRACTURED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SECOND TIME. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH DEALT WITH THE GEARS OVERHEATING AND NEEDING AN OIL COOLER RETURN LINE OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,050. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,539. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING), THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE REPAIRS SPECIFIED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *TR

VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN HOSE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY FACTORY, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WATER BUILD UP IN A/C RESERVOIR. WATER DRAINED ONTO VEHICLE ECU, CAUSING CORROSION. ENGINE STARTED RUNNING POORLY, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF ECU TO RECOGNIZE VALID KEYS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE STALLING IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE AC UNIT DIRECTLY OVER THE UNPROTECTED ECU. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CODE IS 61-10. THEY WOULD ORDER THE SEAT BELT PART (SPECIAL ORDER). I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SEAT BELTS WOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. DEALERS TOLD ME "IT'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE SEAT BELT, NOT MECHANICAL" AND HONDA DOES NOT COVER THIS EVEN THE LANGUAGE IN THE WARRANTY DOES NOT EXPRESS THIS AT ALL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED HOW HONDA WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. WONDERING HOW THEY RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THE ONLY RECOURSE I HAVE IS SPEND THE $260.00 AND NEVER, NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID, CAUSING AIR TO SEEP INTO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. AS A RESULT, TEHRE WAS AN ABNORMA NOISE CMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING HOSE BUT NOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE COST OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE REPAIR, IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) BUT NOT FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,592 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,400.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP IN RPMS. CAR CONTINUES TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SHIFTING GEARS EFFECTIVELY. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. APPEARING ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED THE SHIFTER TO MAKE SURE I WAS STILL IN DRIVE WHICH IT WAS. TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO D3 AND D2 HOWEVER THERE WAS NO CHANGE. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 - 35MPH WHEN I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AS IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OK. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE TROOPER. I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO TRY AND GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT JERKED BACKWARDS. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE AND GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I REACHED 60MPH AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT AND WOULD CONTINUE FOR A FEW MILES UNTIL THE VEHICLE ACTED UP AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS ABOUT 4 TIMES UNTIL I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE NOW SITS. IT APPEARED THAT THIS WASN'T A PROBLEM WHILE I STAYED UNDER 60MPH AS WHEN I HIT LOCAL ROADS AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30MPH THE CAR DID NOT ACT UP. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL GENERATED A SEAT POSITION SENSOR SRS CODE AT 85,000 MILES. SRS LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ON. I FOUND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V001000 RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THE 2004 ACCORDS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS A RESULT, BUT WAS FULLY AWARE OF THIS "COMMON" ISSUE. THEY INDICATED I SHOULD NOT HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN ONCE FIXED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE EXTREME SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. NOW 4 YEARS LATER AT 155,000 MILES, THE SRS LIGHT IS ONCE AGAIN ON AND THE CODE INDICATES THE SAME SEAT POSITION SENSOR ISSUE. I CONTACTED HONDA ONCE AGAIN AND RAISED THE ISSUE. I UNFORTUNATELY RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION OR UNDERSTANDING FOR THE REPAIR. I STRESSED THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE THE MATTER MORE SERIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I HAD A SUDDEN FALLEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND LOOSE SPEED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT PUTTING IN THE GEARS IT GOT OVER HEATED FAST AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HAD A STRANGER HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE AND AAA TOWED IT TO MY HOME THEN THE NEXT MORNING TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER READING COMMENTS ON MOTOR TREND.COM HONDA FAILED TO SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 ACCORDV6 OBVIOUSLY HAVE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND I WANT MY TRANSMISSION PAID FOR FROM HONDA IM REALLY UPSET AND HONDA CORP. NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR CONFIRMED WITH HIM, THAT A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE COULD CAUSE A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO REDUCED POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD SEEM TO HIM, THAT REPLACING A HOSE AND O-RING ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD THE HOSE FAIL WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE HOSE ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE FAILED AND IT CAUSED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD A LEAK AND THEY STATED THAT THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE OPERABLE BUT THE LIGHTING WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

URGENT - SAFETY ISSUES RECENTLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WILL STAY ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE ENGINE . THIS SEEM TO BE HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. FURTHER SEARCH ON THE WEB THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEMS FOR 2004 HONDA ACCORD, BELOW ARE STEPS THAT I HAD TRIED. 1/ IF THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE START, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START AGAIN SOMETIMES THE LIGHT GOES OFF SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. 2/ IF THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE START, TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN BUCKLE THE SEATBELT AND START, THIS SEEM TO TURN OFF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. 3/ WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE IN PART, UN-BUCKLE THE SEATBELT SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON BUT NOT THE SEATBELT LIGHT. OTHER TIME SEATBELT LIGHT ON AND AIRBAG LIGHT OFF ( I THINK THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE) SEARCHING THROUGH NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND ONE REALLY THAT MIGHT RELATED TO THIS ON 2007 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V001000) AIRBAG FRONTAL SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL. PLEASE HELP TO LOOK INTO THIS AS THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT WORK WHEN THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THERE ARE PLENTY OF ONLINE POSTS REGARDING THE SRS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON IN HONDA VEHICLES. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR INSIDE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. CONSIDERING THE MAGNITUDE OF REPORTS, THERE SHOULD'VE BEEN A RECALLED ISSUED. ALTHOUGH THE NEW CAR WARRANTY BOOKLET CLEARLY STATES ON PAGE 31 THAT THERE IS LIFETIME COVERAGE OF ANY SEAT BELT COMPONENT "THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE," HONDA HAS REFUSED TO HONOR IT PER CONVERSATION W/[XXX] @ 800-999-1009 ON 1/23/13 @ APPROXIMATELY 9:05AM ET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE AND MECHANIC AT THE SHOP I TOOK IT TOO, 2004 HONDA ACCORDS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING WEAK TRANSMISSIONS. IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CAR. I FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR AS IT JERKED ALONG AND APPARENTLY PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE?? I HAVE JUST HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND BOUGHT IT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. NOT A WORD WAS SAID TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE MODELS OR SAFETY RECALLS FOR SEVERAL HONDA MODELS MADE IN 2004 - BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY CAR. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN NO ITEMS ARE IN THE SEAT, AND OCCASIONALLY COMES WHEN ITEMS ARE IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT DEFINITELY HAS A SHORT IN IT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT NOT WORKING PROPERLY IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR ## VIN PASSED ##

AS I WAS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC, V6 ACCORD) KEPT SLIPPING SO ALTHOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE GAS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN AND NOT MOVING. SO I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD MOVE AGAIN FOR A LITTLE BUT AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AGAIN AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION SHOW REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, SO PARTS AND LABOR CAME OUT TO $1750.00. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WONT WORK, SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH HONDA MOTORS 2003-2004 PRODUCT LINE,MANY PILOTS AND CIVICS RECALLED BUT NOT ACCORDS . MUST USE SAME PARTS AND ENGINEERING. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE GETS STUCK AT 20 MPH AND THE RPMS GO HIGH (ABOVE 3,000-4,000). THEN THE RPMS EVENTUALLY GO BACK DOWN AND THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. I HAVE 2 BOYS, A 2 YEAR OLD AND A 5 YEAR OLD ALONG WITH MY WIFE. I AM FEARFUL FOR THEIR SAFETY. I RESEARCHED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING AT 2ND GEAR FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL, OR AT LEAST MY DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. I AM NOT IN THE BEST FINANCIAL SITUATION TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION SERVICED, BUT I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL OF THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP SEALS BELTS ETC WHICH WERE REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO. I WAS HOPING THAT THE NHTSA COULD ASSIST ME WITH THIS URGENT MATTER. *TR

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING BADLY AT 115K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS SLOW TO GET INTO INITIAL GEAR TO BEGIN WITH BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. AT NEAR HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY RPM'S SHOT UP BUT THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION JUST SLIPPING, IT ALSO DOWN SHIFTED WIT HA JERK. A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE YEARS OF HONDA'S! "WORKING" NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND HOPING FOR A HELPING HAND AS I'M JUST OUT OF THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY. HONDA DEALER QUOTED $6,040 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT. I BOUGHT A HONDA TO HAVE IT LAST, IS 6K WORTH PUTTING INTO A CAR WORTH $9,000 IN GREAT CONDITION? PLEASE HELP HONDA!!!!

ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2012, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON MN 95. BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION REACHING SAFE SHOULDER AREA (WINTER CONDITIONS). INJURED BACK PUSHING VEHICLE OUT OF WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION BEGAN WHINING UPON COLD START AND SLOW IN SHIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 125,000. ATTEMPTED DIAGNOSIS AT HONDA DEALERSHIP - FAILING TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA REGARDING 2004 RECALL AND 2006 SETTLEMENT. NO RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA AMERICA. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED SLIGHT SLIPPING IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS, EVEN WHEN WARMED UP. LOOKED UP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING 2004 RECALL REPAIRS UTILIZING JET PACK TO INCREASE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLOW (AND PRESSURE?). CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS TOLD VIN INDICATED THE PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE (2ND HALF OF 2004) AND RECALL FOR JET PACK WAS NOT NEEDED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COST - $4,000 PLUS LOST WORK. DESPITE 2004 RECALL, 2006 SETTLEMENT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YR/100K), HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO ASSIST. HAVE OWNED 6 HONDAS SINCE 2000 (1998 ACCORD, 2000 CIVIC, 2001 ACCORD, 2003 ODYSSEY, 2004 ACCORD AND THIS 2004 ACCORD). WILL NOW SELL MY REPAIRED 2004 ACCORD AND MY 2003 ODYSSEY FAST BEFORE ITS TRANSMISSION FAILS AND WILL HAVE TO SEEK ANOTHER COMPANY THAT ACTUALLY STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAD AN ENGINE FIRE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE HOSE SPRUNG A LEAK, SPRAYING POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. THIS DEFECT IS ALREADY THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA RECALL 12V-222, BUT INACTIVITY AND FOOT-DRAGGING ON HONDA'S PART HAS CAUSED THIS OTHERWISE AVOIDABLE SAFETY INCIDENT. *TR

THE CAR INITIALLY WOULD STICK WITH A BRIEF PAUSE WHEN SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW BETWEEN 30-40 MILES AN HOUR. IN ORDER TO GET HOME WE HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART AND COAST. IN AN EFFORT TO TRANSPORT TO OUR MECHANIC THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE SO WE HAD TO TOW IT IN NEUTRAL TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO VERIFY HOW THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. HIS PROGNOSIS WAS THAT I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF ENGINE NOISE. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION AND FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE IDLER TENSIONER PULLEYS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FLUID WAS FINE AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A TICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,338.

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER. WITH A V6, I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND COME UP TO SPEED QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE ON THE 29TH OF NOVEMBER AND I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A MINIVAN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING COMPLETELY. I AM TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FAILED, AND THAT LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I AM NOW TRYING TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE FOR A TOYOTA INSTEAD. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANY HONDA VEHICLES. IN MY EXPERIENCE, HONDAS NONCHALANT WAY OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING, AND MAKES ME FEEL THAT HONDA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ME AS A CUSTOMER. SAD, IF THIS IS THE NEW HONDA, I WILL BE SURE TO INFORM EVERYONE I TALK TO ABOUT THE DECLINE IN HONDA QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I EXPERIENCED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIGHWAY, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT 50 MPH AT 5000 ENGINE RPM. SLOW TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FROM STOP. NEXT DAY, WOULD NOT ENGAGE R OR D. HONDA OFFERED ONLY $1300 GOODWILL ON A $5K+ BILL FOR REMAN TRANSMISSION. ALWAYS PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAIN AND REFILL EVERY 10K MILES SINCE 60000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER W/HONDA OEM ATF-Z1 PURCHASED FROM DEALER. FILLED UP TO THE CIRCLE ON THE DIPSTICK BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND LAST CIRCLE; POURED NEW ATF-Z1 THROUGH THE DIP STICK HOLE. HAD TO BITE ON A $2500 REBUILT REPAIR BILL FROM AN INDY SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS THEY WOULD NOT BE OFFERING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

AT 57 TO 60 MPH, WHEN ACCELERATING THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERS. WAS TOLD THE FRONT AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD FROM 1997 TO 2005. ONE PIECE OF ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FROM A HONDA REPAIR TECHNICIAN WAS THAT HE SAW THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THIS HAS TO BE A PRODUCE DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SO FREQUENTLY. I AM NOT SURE OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLE SAFETY IF LEFT UNREPAIRED BUT I HAVE TO IMAGINE ANY PROBLEM WITH AN AXLE COULD BE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND/OR LIFE THREATENING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HOSE WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATING AND CAUSE OF THE LEAK LEADS BACK TO THE RACK AND PINION WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA, BUT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR UNTIL EARLY 2013. *TR

PEELING CLEARCOAT AND FADING PAINT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED 20 TO 40 MPH CAR STARTED JERKING BUCKING PULLED OVER TO STORE PARKING LOT WAITED 10 MINUTES SCARED TO DRIVE 10 MIN TO HOME BUT MADE IT. ATTEMPT TO DRIVE VEHICLE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING START JERKING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PULLED OVER AGAIN . TRY TO MOVE VEHICLE AGAIN CARS WOULD NOT MOVE. CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA INFORMED TRANSMISSION FAILED WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE ID WAS NOT ON THE 2004 ACCORD TRANSMISSION RECALL LIST. ASK FOR GOOD FAITH REPAIR REFUSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO AND CD AUDIO HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH. AS I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES, THE CAR VEERED RIGHT TO LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BACK AND FORTH, AND I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF IT. I CROSSED 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WENT OVER A MEDIAN AND HIT A BRICK RETAINING WALL, AND MY CAR WAS TURNED AROUND TO FACE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN IT FINALLY STOPPED. *TR UPDATED 11/19/12 *BF UPDATED 12/4/2012 *JS

SMELL SOMETHING BURNING WHILE RUNNING THE CAR ON FREEWAY. AXLE SEAL LEAKING AND COOLANT BYPASS HOSE LEAKING WAS CONFIRMED LATER. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACCELERATING VERY FAST OVERHEATING, SLIPPING, IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE BEEN LEAKING HOWEVER I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. MY DEALERSHIP FROM FEBRUARY 13, 2012 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 COMMONWEALTH HONDA HAS BEEN CLAIMING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THE SUSPENSION OR THE TIMING BELT. THEY PERFORMED SERVICE AND ALL OF THEM THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOW LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. A VEHICLE WITH JUST GOT PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE RESOLD. *TR

LIGHT DISPLAY WENT OUT THAT CONTROLS RADIO AND HVAC COMPONENTS 2 YEARS AGO. DARK AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN THE WINDOWS GET FOGGED UP YOU CAN NOT SEE THE SWITCH TO TURN ON DEFROST BECAUSE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAS STOPPED WORKING, SO IT REQUIRES YOU TO TURN ON INTERIOR LIGHT TO FIND THE DEFROST BUTTON, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER RESEARCHING LAST NIGHT I FOUND HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS UNTIL 2011 OR 100,000. SO I CALLED HONDA AND I WAS TOLD I'M PAST THE WARRANTY IT'S WHICHEVER COMES FIRST (I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA OR IT WOULD HAVE WENT IN TO GET FIXED) THIS IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER AS IT COULD CAUSE A FATALITY WITH SOMEONE FUMBLING WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS JUST TO GET THE DEFROST BUTTONS ON. *TR

DRIVER SEAT IS MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHENEVER YOU BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. *TR

THE LCD RADIO DISPLAY WENT DARK. EVERYTHING WORKS BUT NO DASHBOARD INFORMATION. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND HONDA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, NOTICED A WHINING, GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND MORE SO WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WOULD ALSO WHINE WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING. ALSO FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GETTING GRADUALLY HARDER TO TURN. BROUGHT CAR TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE 0-RING AT POWER STEERING INLET JOINT BUT FOUND THE WHINING TO CONTINUE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP & RESERVOIR WERE CHANGED WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. SIX MONTHS LATER, FOUND A LEAK UNDER THE CAR AND BURNING SMELL. RETURNED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND FOUND LEAK COMING FROM POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE. HOSE WAS REPLACED. ABOUT 4 YEARS LATER, STARTED NOTICING WHINING/HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT IN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN HONDAS. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TENSIONER AND CHANGED IT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO WHINE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IT TOOK CARE OF THE NOISE. THE PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP LASTED ONLY 35502 MILES. FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD 3 POWER STEERING PUMPS IN THE SPAN OF 9 YEARS AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 93722 MILES. *TR

THE PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN ROLLING UP AND STAYING UP ALL ON ITS OWN, AT ANYTIME IT WANTED. IT WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL WORKING ORDER AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR. THEN ONE DAY- IT ROLLED DOWN, AND WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN. I FOUND OUT I COULD OVERRIDE WITH THE KEYS TO ROLL UP. BUT ID HAVE TO WINDOW LOCK TO STAY. THEN ONE DAY WE SMELL BURNING- WE TRACED IT TO THE DOOR- AND THE OVERRIDE NO LONGER WORKS. NOW THE DRIVER WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME BEHAVIOR. SO FAR I'VE REPLACED DRIVER SWITCH= 325.00 --QUOTE FOR MOTOR= 400.00--I KNOW IT WILL NEED THE SWITCH TOO... THAT IS OVER 1000.00 JUST TO GET THE WINDOW UP??? THAT IS ABSURD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH SHE REPLENISHED THE POWER STEERING FLUID THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000.