2005 Honda Accord complaints

AS ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE A HARD JERK HAPPENS WHILE SHIFTING GEARS FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR. THE RPMS GO EXTREMELY HIGH EVEN IF YOU ACCELERATE THE CAR GENTLY AND ONCE YOU LET GO THE CAR TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO DROP THE RPMS AND YOU FEEL THE JERK AND THEN THE THUMP. IF I NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY THE CAR MAKES LIKE A THUMP SOUND AND THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AND SOUND ABNORMAL. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN YOU FIRST ACCELERATE THE CAR AND YOU'RE GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER GEARS. I HAVEN'T FELT THIS IN ANY OTHER CAR. THIS INCIDENT WITH THE GEAR CHANGE HAPPENS ALWAYS WITH THE CAR, IN THE MORNINGS, AT AN SIGNAL INTERSECTION, AND/OR LEAVING ANY PLACE. IT ALSO OCCURS RECURRENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIM WHEN THE COOLING FAN WAS ON. THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLING FAN CYCLES IN AND OUT EVEN IF THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ARTICLE SHOWN TO THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WAS RELATED TO ALL 2000 AND 2005 VEHICLES. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE BEST THAT THEY COULD DO. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47700.

2005 HONDA ACCORD: INTERIOR LIGHTS (ROOF, RADIO;CLICK, AUTO TRANSMISSION BACKLIGHTING) DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING NOISE HEARD FROM THE BRAKES WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKES PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,219 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,539.

BREAK ROTORS WARPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SHE SHOULD LET THE VEHICLE WARM UP FIRST AND ENGAGE THE BRAKES BEFORE DRIVING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS MORE PROMINENT IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE CANISTER AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE ABRUPTLY TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP HIS VEHICLE IN TIME AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN WRIST, SEVERED THUMB AND SEVERE BODILY CONTUSIONS IN THE UPPER TORSO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS HANDLING THE CRASH THROUGH THE HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,200.

THERE IS A RUMBLE NOISE THAT HAPPENS AT 25, 40, & 55 MPH. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY AND SO IT HAS TAKEN ME 2 YEARS TO FINALLY GET AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE CAR JERKS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES ANYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. THERE IS A CATCH AND RELEASE FEELING SPEEDS BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AT FIRST 17,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. AS OF TODAY 8/8/2010, WHEELS HAVE NOT BEEN TURNED AND SAME VIBRATION EXISTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6, 85K MILES. IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN (NO COMPUTER WARNING) AND IT WAS IN A SERIOUS SITUATION (ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING BETWEEN CITIES). THE GEARS SLIPPED AND OUT OF NOWHERE I'M DRIFTING WITHOUT ANY GEAR TRACTION. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED 20 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP ONLY TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR WENT IN REVERSE! NOW THEY SAY ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HOW CAN A CAR OF LESS THAN 5YRS HAVE THIS ISSUE? AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO HONDA, ONLY TO CLAIM THERE IS NO DEFECTS.. HERE IS A URL OF COMPLAINS YOU SEE FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON TRANSMISSION. HTTP://BLOGS.CARS.COM/KICKINGTIRES/2008/05/HONDA-OWNERS-FO.HTML. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX SEDAN. WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY THE CAR FELL OUT OF GEAR AND THEN I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF (NEARLY GETTING HIT BY MERGING CARS) AND CALL THE HIGHWAY PATROL TO BLOCK ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM HITTING ME AS I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OUT OF THE FAR RIGHT LANE COMPLETELY. TOWED CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP WHICH RESULTED IN THEM TELLING ME I HAD A FAILED TRANSMISSION. A FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH 52,300 MILES ON THE CAR. TRANSMISSION AND OIL CHANGE WAS JUST DONE SO WHY THIS FAILED LEAVES ME SHAKING MY HEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND FAILED TO STOP. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, AND THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OR RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE AND HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE RANGE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE IGNITION KEY SUDDENLY TURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,788. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2005 HONDA ACCORD CAME ON FOR NO REASON. HONDA CHARGED ME $110 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY SAID IT WAS $985 TO REPLACE AND THAT AIRBAGS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE LIFETIME WARRANTY LIKE SEATBELTS WERE. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED I SPEAK WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THEY TOO WERE SURPRISED IT WASN'T COVERED. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THERE WAS NO WAY THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON, THAT MY CAR WOULD PROBABLY NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. NOW I AM OUT THE $110 I PAID TO FIRST GET THIS INFORMATION, AND HAVE A CAR THAT MAY NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW CAR IN 2005 AND GOOD MAINTENANCE ON IT. FOR ABOUT A MONTH, MY CAR HAD BEEN ACTING FUNNY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, PERIODICALLY. MAYBE ONCE A WEEK OR SO. BY ACTING FUNNY, I MEAN IT DID NOT SEEM TO DOWNSHIFT IMMEDIATELY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, SOMETIMES ACTING LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED THE CAR FROM BEHIND BARELY. LAST SATURDAY, AROUND 9 PM RIGHT AT THE STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT REVERSE OR DOWNSHIFTED. I HAD TO PULL THE CAR TO THE ROAD SIDE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEXT MORNING THAT WAS SUNDAY AND I HAD TO PAY $181 FOR TOWING. MONDAY, THE DEALER SHIP SERVICE CALLED ME AND SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I HAVE TO PAY $4200 TO REPLACE IT. I TOLD THEM HOW CAN I BOUGHT THE BRAND NEW CAR AND IT WAS ONLY 67K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I HAVE TO PAY $4200.....AFTER THAT THEY DID CONTACT TO HONDA'S CORPORATE AND TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY $750 FOR MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE AND HONDA WILL PAY THE REST. I HAVE NO CHOICE SO I LET THEM FIXED MY CAR. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT WHY THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67K MILES SO WHO WILL BUY THE NEW HONDA WITH THE PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT COST ME A NIGHTMARE TO THINK ABOUT THAT NIGHT AND I THINK THE HONDA'S CORPORATE SHOULD RESPONSIBLE THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T HAVE TO PAY $750 PLUG $181 TOWED CAR ONLY 67K MILES DRIVING. OTHERWISE, I AM KEEP THINKING THAT IT COULD HAVE ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED AT THAT NIGHT OR MY CAR WAS DIED ON THE TRIP AROUND 100 MILES AWA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND RIGHT REAR CALIPERS WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND COULD NOT BE ROTATED. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,700. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,640. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED. ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE CALIPERS. UPDATED 10/21/10

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND IT INDICATES THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE I BROUGHT THE CAR A MONTH AGO AND IT ONLY HAS 64K ON IT. MY EXPERIENCES WITH THIS CODE ARE BUCKING AND JERKING OF THE CAR IDLING SURGES SUDDEN STALLING HESITATION WHILE DRIVING AND A SUDDEN SURGE IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY ALSO MY FUEL DROPS DRASTICALLY. I CALLED HONDA AND I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE REPAIRMAN THAT I NEED TO CHANGE THE TPS SENSOR BUT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY TOTALING 500 SINCE THE TPS SENSOR($45) IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. ALSO THIS IS CAUSING MY SHIFTER TO GET STUCK I CANNOT SHIFT MY CAR INTO DRIVE. *TR

INSTRUMENT LIGHTS IN PANEL FOR HVAC/AUDIO SYSTEM ARE NOT LIT. ONE NIGHT THEY STOPPED WORKING. EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THIS: MAKE: HONDA MODEL: ACCORD YEAR: 2005 COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10241768 SUMMARY: THE AUDIO UNIT DISPLAY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THE RADIO DIAL, CLOCK, AND HVAC CONTROL SWITCHES ARE NOT LIT. THE ONLY LIGHT ON IN THE AREA IS THE SMALL GREEN LIGHT SHOWING WHICH HVAC BUTTON HAS BEEN SELECTED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO LIGHT UP ARE CONTROLLABLE WITH THE DIMMER SWITCH. THIS PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY - ONE NIGHT THEY WORKED WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE NEXT NIGHT THEY DID NOT WORK. SO FAR THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES; NONE WERE BLOWN. AS A DRIVER I CAN COPE WITH THE PROBLEM THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT AS WINTER SETS IN AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE CLEARED OF INTERIOR FOG WITH THE DEFROSTER I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHICH CONTROL TO HIT CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS WAS/IS A PROBLEM WITH EARLIER MODEL YEARS (2003-2004) OF THIS MODEL RUN. IN 2007 HONDA ISSUED A 7 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER FOR THESE YEARS. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

HAVE REPLACED BRAKE 3 TIMES ON 2005 HONDA ACCORD.CAR HAS ONLY 51000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVE HARD. I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA. *TR

I BROUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE (SLOWLY) BEFORE COMING INTO A COMPLETE STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP, RELEASE AND THEN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP SLOW ACCELERATION I WASN'T ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED ONCE IT DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON CODE P0122 THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 AUTO-TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 50MPH. LUCKILY IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD BUT HAD THEIR BEEN SOMEONE BEHIND ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. THE VEHICLE SLIPPED 5TH, 4TH, AND 3RD GEAR THEN SLOWED TO A STOP. THE ONLY REASON I AM BOTHERING TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHICH THIS SAME CAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS (10 SIMILAR REPORTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SINCE JAN. 2009 ALONE). I AM IN LUCK BECAUSE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS THE DRIVER SEAT MODULE AND WOULD COST $300. CHECKED PREVIOUS HONDA RECALLS AND THE SAME COMPLAINT WAS RECALLED FOR 81000 CARS BUT MINE WASN'T LISTED (RECALL 07V001000 THERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM AND AS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE, PERHAPS HONDA SHOULD EXTEND ITS RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I ASKED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED (TO DETERMINE IF THE DATE WAS AROUND THE PERIOD WHEN THE OTHER CARS WERE RECALLED) BUT THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT INFO. *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX - ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER GETTING TESTED OXYGEN SENSOR O2 SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE 3 OTHER FRIENDS WITH HONDA ACCORDS AND ALL OF THEM PROBLEM WITH O2 SENSORS WITHIN 5 YEARS OF NEW HONDA ACCORD EX. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY TODAY. WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AT THE END OF THE RAMP, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT ANY HIGHER THAN 2ND GEAR, COULDN'T INCREASE SPEED TO AVOID ONCOMING CARS, HAD NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE CURB TO AVOID BEING HIT. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON I-195. I SAW THAT A POLICE OFFICER HAD A VEHICLE PULLED OVER ON THE RIGHT. I MOVED OVER TO THE LEFT LANE. WHEN I DID, I CROSSED ONTO THE RUMBLE STRIP ON THE LEFT OF THE HIGHWAY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE ON THE RUMBLE STRIP AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WILDLY. I TRIED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. MY HUSBAND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. INSTEAD OF SLOWING US DOWN; THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I CLEARLY REMEMBER THE LAST MOMENTS SCREAMING BRAKES! BRAKES! WE THEN WENT SIDEWAYS BEFORE GOING ACROSS THE GRASS MEDIAN INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC. WE WERE IMMEDIATELY STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A VEHICLE-TRAVELING WEST. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE FULL FORCE OF THE IMPACT AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. I WENT INTO A COMA. I WAS AIRLIFTED TO TEXAS NEURO REHAB IN AUSTIN FROM CAPITAL HEALTH HAMILTON, NJ. NOW I AM PERMANENTLY DISABLED. NOT A MOMENT IN MY LIFE HAS GONE BY SINCE THAT DAY WITHOUT THINKING OF MY HUSBAND AND WHAT HAPPENED TO US. I REMAINED IN A COMA UNTIL OCT, 2005 I WOKE UP IN TX. I HAVE PERMANENTLY LOST MY ABILITY TO WALK, TALK, OR WRITE NORMALLY. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2005. I RECEIVED IT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I NEVER GAVE UP HOPE OF FINDING THE TRUE CAUSE. RECENT PROBLEMS WITH OTHER HYBRID VEHICLES WERE EXPOSED. I CONTINUED LOOKING ON THE WEB FOR HONDA OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND HAVE FOUND MANY. LIMITED SPACE PROHIBITS ME FROM GIVING YOU MORE THAN ONE LINK. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/HONDA/ACCORD_HYBRID,

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

DURING THE COOLER SEASON, WHILE PARKED THE BRAKE VACUUM SYSTEM LOSE THE BRAKE VACUUM. SO WHEN YOU GET IN AND PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT IS HARD SINCE THERE IS NO MORE VACUUM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE PARKED ON A HILL WITH VEHICLES AROUND YOU. YOU COULD END UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM SYSTEM COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING MAKING BRAKING INEFFECTIVE.

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID PROVIDED NO SAFETY IN A COLLISION. THE AIRBAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE SAME COLLISION. I WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID WHEN WE REAR ENDED A VOLVO S-80. THE VOLVO THEN STRUCK AN ALTIMA. THE ACCORD STRUCK THE VOLVO WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE. THE VOLVO'S TRUNK WAS DAMAGED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE STRUCTURAL BAR IN THE ACCORD PROTECTING THE RADIATOR WAS ALSO BEND BEYOND REPAIR. I HAD THE PASSENGER SEAT AS FAR BACK AS IT WOULD GO AND WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. DURING THE COLLISION MY KNEES STRUCK THE FRONT DASH AND SWELLED. THE DRIVER ALSO SUFFERED SEVERE KNEE PAIN MOSTLY LIKELY FROM STRIKING HER KNEES AGAINST THE DASH OR STEERING COLUMN. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. EVEN IF THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THEN THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE HELD. THE SEAT BELTS IN THE 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID PROVIDED NO SAFETY IN A COLLISION.

HONDA 2005 ACCORD EX: MY POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION. WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN WHEN SWITCH IS PRESSED. IF IT IS DOWN, IT WILL NOT COME UP. NEITHER DIRECTION WORKS CORRECTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST 5 MONTHS. THIS WEEK THE WINDOW WENT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT HAD NOT PRESSED THE SWITCH. OUR HONDA FIT 2007 JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. IS THERE ALSO A PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD 2005?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON A SLIGHT INCLINE; PROCEEDING INTO AN INTERSECTION. WHILE BRAKING THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN, AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ON AN UPWARD INCLINE AND STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS WERE DAMAGED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

2005 HONDA ACCORD LX. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW WHILE PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE AS THE VEHICLE BROKE THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES EXHIBITED SIGNS OF FAILURE AND FELL INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX-L WAS ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING SUBHARNESS. THIS WAS THE SAME SYMPTOM, ISSUE AND RESOLUTION AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN #06E064000. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE INCLUDED IN THE VIN NUMBERS RECALLED PER THAT CAMPAIGN AND I FEEL THAT HONDA DIDN'T RESOLVE THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED. IN OTHER WORDS, I DON'T THINK HONDA RECALLED ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD DX. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR 5 - 10 SECONDS TO ALMOST 95 MPH. I TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES AND WOULD NOT WORK....EVENTUALLY THE BRAKES WORKED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HAPPENING AND WHEN I HAD THE CAR CHECKED THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

AIRBAG FRONTAL SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. *TR

I WAS AT THE WHEEL OF MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD, SLOWLY EASING IT IN TO A PARKING SPOT IN A PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, HITTING THE CONCRETE WALL. I PUT MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO BACK THE CAR UP A FEW INCHES TO SEE WHAT DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE. WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT A RAPID RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL ABOUT 30 FEET BEHIND THE SPOT. THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR WAS CRUSHED INWARD ABOUT TWO FEET, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ENTIRE REAR, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND I SUSTAINED A NUMBER OF INJURIES WHICH HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM RETURNING TO WORK THREE WEEKS AFTER THE EVENT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM, TOTALED THE CAR AND IS RETAINING IT FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR

LOSS OF LIGHTS ON CONTROLS FOR HEATING, DEFROST AND ALL OTHER CLIMATE CONTROLS. OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL WEEKS, I HAD AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BACKLIGHT TO THE CLIMATE CONTROLS FOR MY CAR. THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING AS THE DOME LIGHTS MUST BE SWITCHED ON AND IT TAKES LONGER TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE CONTROL FOR DEFROST FOR THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS ALSO RELATED TO THE BACKLIGHT ON THE RADIO, WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP OR TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON OR OFF (INDICATING AN ELECTRICAL INSTEAD OF BULB PROBLEM). THE LOSS OF FUNCTION INCREASED GRADUALLY IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF OUTAGES, LENGTH AND DURATION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN AFTER TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRYING TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER WHILE DRIVING. DESPITE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PRIOR YEAR ACCORDS IN THE EXACT SAME SYSTEM, FOR WHICH HONDA HAS ISSUED RECALLS, I DID HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A TREE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. LETTERS WERE WRITTEN TO THE HONDA MANUFACTURER AND NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 4/12/10 *CN UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING, STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS. *TR

05 HONDA/ACCORD SDN/ACCORD 4DR EX-L WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SHE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF CAR DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE. I BROUGHT CAR TO HONDA DEALER TO HAVE CAR INSPECTED. DEALER SOLUTION DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION. MY REPLY WAS DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD AND PART BEING DEFECTIVE. PARTS AND LABOR SHOULD COVERED 100%. *TR

1. PASSENGER DRIVE DOOR WHILE LOCKED COULD BE OPENED MANUALLY BY HAND. DEALER REPLACED LOCK ACTUATOR AND LOCK. *TR

COULD NOT LOCK DRIVERS DOOR WITH REMOTE KEY LOCK, OTHER DOORS LOCKED. COULD ONLY UNLOCK OR LOCK DRIVERS DOOR WITH NON REMOTE KEY. REPLACED ACTUATOR AND CABLE. *TR

I AM NOT ONE TO BE AFFECTED BY HYPE NOR HYSTERIA, BUT I DO HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES OR SLICK (DUE TO ICE OR SNOW) ROADS THE 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID HAS A DELAY IN BRAKING RESPONSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF POOR BRAKING RESPONSE/PERFORMANCE. I HAVE WONDERED FOR QUITE SOME TIME IF THIS WAS DUE TO THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING INTERFERING WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE RECENT EVENTS WITH CERTAIN TOYOTA MODELS HAVE CAUSED ME CONTEMPLATE WHETHER THERE'S AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEMS AS A WHOLE. HONDA HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I WAS AT MY LAST ROUTINE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, MY SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME THAT OTHER 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRIDS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKING SYSTEMS. THEY OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE REPAIR WAS OVER $1,800 - A PRICE I COULD NOT AFFORD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

INTERMITTANT LONG CRANKING BEFORE STARTING *CN

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 (2 DOOR) SUFFERED A SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE CRUISING AT 70 MPH RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME AND HAD TO MERGE ACROSS TRAFFIC INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE I "COASTED" DOWN AN OFFRAMP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED TO THE STANDARDS LISTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE IN 96,000 MILES WHICH EXCEEDS THE STANDARDS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE OWNERS MANUAL ALSO SPECIFIES ONLY GENUINE HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH WAS USED ON BOTH TRANSMISSION SERVICES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL (SLIPPING GEARS, GRINDING, ETC.). IF THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION (CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, MORE CARS IN TRAFFIC, ON A WIDER HIGHWAY) IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD NEEDS ITS SECOND BRAKE JOB. FIRST BRAKE JOB AT 30,000 AND NOW 2ND AT 60,000. HONDA STATES THEY ARE WARPING THE FRONT END TO HEAT TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT IS WARPING MY BRAKES AND PUTTING ME AN D MY FAMILY AT RISK? WHAT IS CAUSING, I DON'T LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE I RIDE MY BRAKES, THERE ARE NO HILLS, I'VE LESS THAN 4 MILES FROM WHERE I WORK. THEY SUGGEST RESURFACING AND REPLACING THE PADS FOR THE SECOND TIME. NOT SURE WHY THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO RE-OCCUR ONCE MAYBE BUT TWICE. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING AT A HIGH SPEED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED IT BARELY SLOWED DOWN. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT A FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. IT CONTINUED TO REV WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN "PARK." THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH SPEED. A TOW TRUCK TOOK IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. EVIDENTLY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MOVED THE PEDAL AROUND AND THE DEALER SAID HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. *TR

TWO MONTH OLD YOKOHAMA AS530 TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. SHE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. A MECHANIC STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. CONTACT FILE A CLAIM AND THEY SHOULD BE GIVING HER A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

2005 HONDA ACCORD LX (4DR, 4 CYL) SHAKES/SHUDDERS VERY BADLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 55 AND 65 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE MERGING ON FREEWAY. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 46 K MILES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY STOP CAUSING A CRASH. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR 2003 AND 2004 HONDA ACCORDS TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED BY MICHELIN, MODEL MXV4, SIZE P215/60R1694V, WITH DOT NUMBER B949. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF UPON DAYLIGHT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS A RING OF DRY ROT AROUND ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MICHELIN AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN APPROVED MICHELIN DEALERSHIP. MICHELIN OFFERED THE CONSUMER 25% OFF A PURCHASE OF FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONSUMER DECLINED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHERE HE PURCHASED FOUR NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES. UPDATED 02/17/10