2005 Honda Accord complaints

BAD BRAKES ON 2005 HONDA ACCORD, 4 CYL, BOUGHT NEW, FROM PURCHASE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS THAT LAST. ACCORD NOW HAS 32,000 MILES AND BAD BRAKES. BAD BRAKES: AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE BRAKES DON'T HOLD, VIBRATES STEERING WHEEL, CAR DOES NOT STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HE SWAYED TO AVOID STRIKING AN ANIMAL IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

BOTH POWER STEERING LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL #07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) . HOWEVER THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN UPDATED THE ECM. A WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RESURFACED. A TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACUTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,0000.

2005 HONDA ACCORD 4 DR SDN ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND I HAD TO HIT GARAGE DOOR TO STOP THE CAR AND THE CAR WENT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR DAMAGED CAR AND THINGS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A BIG PROBLEM WITH HONDA 2005 BRAKES. I CONTACTED METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND GAVE THE CAR FOR REPAIR. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. COULD NO LONGER SEE ADEQUATELY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TAKING TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA ACCORD 2006 V-6 AUTOMATIC THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION IS FAIL THE 3 GEAR WITH SOUND STRANGE AND THE OIL TRANSMISSION SMELL LIKE OIL BURN AND SOME SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE OIL. MY CAR VISIT MY HONDA SERVICE EVERY 3 MONTH TO CHANGE OIL MOTOR AND FILTER....AND CHANGE OIL TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH 75K. IT WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS FOLLOWED BY STUTTERING. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH OR GREATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO WARPED ROTORS. THE TECHNICIAN TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS AND A REPLACED THE FRONT DISC PADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A AUTHORIZED DEALER AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INSTALLATION OF THE INCORRECT DISC PADS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE SPEED RATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR WIRING HARNESS. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS;FRONTAL;SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 HONDA ACCORD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. SIMILAR TO HONDA RECALL NO. Q78. NHTSA ASSIGNED #08V-092. IT HAS BEEN RAINING AROUND MY AREA. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD HAD A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING AND THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED.*JB

AT 12K REPORTED A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE AND TURNED ROTORS FRONT AND REAR AND REPLACED THE PADS. AT APPROXIMATELY 24K, SAME ISSUE AGAIN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE AND REPLACED PADS FRONT AND REAR AND TURNED ROTORS. THE SHAKE AND VIBRATION RETURNED AT JUST PAST THE 36K WARRANTY PERIOD. CAR IS NOW AT 49K, LEFT REAR BRAKE IS WORN OUT AND THE ROTOR IS BADLY SCORED. HONDA REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER FACTORY ASSISTANCE AND STATED IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS POINT. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE CAR HAS HAD A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM SINCE NEW AND HONDA THROUGH IT'S DEALER HAS NOT TAKEN THE PROPER STEPS TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AND CORRECT IT, RATHER PERFORMED A BANDAID FIX AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AT THIS TIME AND HAS BEEN SINCE NEW. *TR

MY O2 SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD AND WAS STALLING OUT AND IT WAS POWERLESS WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR BUT IT STILL STALLS OUT. *TR

BECAUSE OF THE GREAT REPUTATION OF HONDA VEHICLES, I AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO BUY A HONDA ACCORD EX CAR 2005 TWO YEARS AGO. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL LAST TUESDAY, WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK TO HOME WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY, AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES I TURN IT ON AND IT SEEMED FINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A MILE TO GET HOME. TWO HOURS LATER ON I AND MY HUSBAND WERE GETTING OFF HE TOOK THE KEYS TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I DID NOT TELL HIM ABOUT THE INCIDENT I SIMPLY TOTALLY FORGOT BECAUSE I DID THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM AND I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE A PROBLEM, SO WE GOT OFF WE GOT IN THE CAR HE TRIED START THE CAR AND IT JERKED HARD AND IT WONT START HE TRIED AGAIN AND WE DROVE IT BUT THE CAR WAS CRANKING AND IT JERKED HARD AND SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED AND IT DID THE SAME THING HE WAS DECREASING THE SPEED. OUR CAR IS 74,000 MILES WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING A WAY HE NEVER SEEN BEFORE HE CHECKED AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT PROBLEM SO TO WE NEED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE AXLES AS WELL WHICH IS GOING TO COST US AROUND 4000 DOLLARS I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR I BELIEVE IN MY HEARTH IT'S A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL I DID A LOT RESEARCHES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO YOUR INVESTIGATION WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG TO THIS CAR BUT DRIVING IT TO WORK AND KEEP IT MAINTENANCE TILL IT START TO ACT UP WE ARE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V132000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;USES CIRCUIT BREAKERS) AND 07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE;DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) WERE DISCOVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. CURRENTLY, THE FUSE BOX IS BEING REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX , DRIVING 68 MILES AN HOUR AND SUDDENLY THE CAR COMPLETED WIGGED OUT, THE RPM'S REVVED UP IN THE RED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. IT WAS SUDDEN AND SUPER DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCE. I CALLED HONDA CARE AND ARRANGED TO BE BROUGHT TO HONDA, THEY INFORMED ME I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT IT WAS INTERNAL. THANK GOD I SERVICE AND MAY GOD BE WITH HONDA OWNERS TO PROTECT THEM FROM THIS INTERNAL ISSUE. *TR

AUTO TRANS MAKING NOISE, AT 127KMI THE SPEEDO,ODO STOPPED WORKING - CAUSING SEVERE JOLT/DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON TCS/ENGINE/TRANNY/POWER STEERING. AUTO WENT IN FOR SERVICE, DETERMINED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $4000. MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FOUND BROKEN. AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO AMERICAN HONDA - WAS TOLD THAT 127K WAS A RESPECTABLE MILEAGE PRIOR TO TRANNY FAILURE AND THERE WOULD BE NO GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE OF REPAIR COSTS! THIS CAR HAD LONG HISTORY OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE MGMT S/W WHICH WAS RESOLVED IN LATE 2007. ALSO REPORTED TO DEALER TRANNY LIGHT AT 26K MILES BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. 3K MILES AFTER REPLACEMENT I FIND THE GAS MILEAGE HAS INCREASED BY OVER 3MPG WHICH MAKES ME WONDER IF THE ORIG TRANNY WAS PROBLEMATIC SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR? *TR

STARTING AT AROUND 70K MILES, THE RADIO DISPLAY BACKLIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH THE RADIO AND CONTROLS WORK, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO VIEW THE TIME, RADIO VOLUME, OR STATION NUMBER WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT LIGHT SOURCE SUCH AS THE OVERHEAD LIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2003-2004 MODEL YEAR. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 2005 MODEL YEAR AS WELL BECAUSE THERE IS NO MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN AUDIO UNIT DESIGN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD 2005 EX TO WORK TODAY FROM BURKE TO FT BELVOIR, VA, AND 25 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, THE CAR STALLED ON FAIRFAX COUNTY IN THE PASSING LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, EACH ABOUT 3 WEEKS APART. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE IGNITION IMMOBILIZER SWITCH LIGHT IMMEDIATELY FLASHES. I HAVE TO STOP THE MOVING CAR, AND RESTART IT, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CALLED HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS SYMPTOM. THE SYMPTOMS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT IS REFERENCED ON THIS WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.VISUALIMPRESSIONS.CA/SWITCH/. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN LEAKING WATER INSIDE THE CABIN FOLLOWING A RAINSTORM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,116. UPDATED 05/05/09 *BF UPDATED 05/06/09*JB

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD, EX, V6, 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER SAID THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS DEFECTIVE. ACCORDING TO NHTSA THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PART, BUT HONDA SAYS NOT FOR MY VIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A SMALL TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. HE DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HONDA IS AT FAULT AND ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,349.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE IN HOPES THAT THE INDICATOR WOULD RESET; HOWEVER, IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE HIM TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT WILLING TO PAY. A REPORT WAS NOT FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER WILL NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,200.

THE AUDIO UNIT DISPLAY LIGHTS GO DIM 1-2 MINUTES AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THE RADIO DIALS AND HVAC CONTROL SWITCHES ALSO GO COMPLETELY OUT. 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 AND ARE CONTROLLABLE WITH THE DIMMER SWITCH. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES; NONE WERE BLOWN. I CAN COPE WITH THE PROBLEM BY TURNING ON THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT TO SEE THE CONTROLS.JUST VERY INCONVENIENTAND CREATING A UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS 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. PERHAPS HONDA SHOULD HAVNE EXTENDED THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION TO INCLUDE THE 2005 MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HAD A 40,000 MILE REPAIR PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPROGRAM THE MODULE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MODULE WAS SENT OUT TO PAOLO ALTO, CA TO BE REPROGRAMMED. ONCE IT WAS COMPLETED, THE MODULE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR INSTALLATION IN THE VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND IT CONTINUED MOVING TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PERSON WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE CAUSED THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WITH LITTLE WARNING, TRANSMISSION FAILED IN CAR. DRIVER MERGED INTO TRAFFIC, CAR SPUTTERED AT 25MPH, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 45MPH. A TRACTO TRAILER SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES AND WOUND UP GENTLY TAPPING THE REAR BUMPER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. HONDA RECOMMENDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DRIVER SEAT POSITION SENSOR WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW-OUTS, SIDE-WALL FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. 2005 HONDA ACCORD, DX. FIRST FAILURE AT 19,000 MILES, SECOND FAILURE AT 23,000 MILES. *TR

ON APRIL 2 2005 I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD. RECENTLY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE OURISMAN HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE PREVIOUS DAY I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I EXPLAINED TO THE NOISE TO THE TECHNICIAN. HE CHECKED AND FOUND THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO TALK TO AMERICAN HONDA TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE COST BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS NOW WITH NO RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE A SOLUTION TO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ANY HELP FROM YOU WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. -MARTIN QUIEJ *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LOCK ON HIS VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. HE HAD TO SLAM THE TRUNK AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT LOCKED. THE LAST TIME HE SLAMMED THE TRUNK THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY REPAIRED THE WINDOW AND THE TRUNK. CURRENTLY, THREE WEEKS LATER, THE LATCH IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN ENERGY MXV 4 PLUS TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRED HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DRIVER WAITED FOR TRIPLE A TO ARRIVE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A DONUT. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE OUTER SIDE WALL WAS BLOWN AND THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,665 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,265. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED MICHELIN REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT A 10% COST TO THEM. UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM TO CALL HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT SOMETHING COULD HAVE STRUCK THE FRAME RAIL AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,407 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,395. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF UPDATED 12/11/08

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD LX BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD HAS 40K MILES ON IT AND FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE TO AND INCLUDING TODAY'S DATE MY VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THIS OCCURS IN 4-6 SECONDS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BEGINNING AT 1K MILES. DURING THIS TIME THEY HAVE ALIGNED IT 2 TIMES AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED 5 TIMES. I INFORMING MY DEALER OF THIS PROBLEM EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR MY REGULAR OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3-4K MILES) AT WHICH TIME MY DEALER ADVISES ME THIS IS 1. A "SAFETY FEATURE" AND/OR 2. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THEY CLAIM TO INFLATE THE TIRES, ROTATE OR ALIGN MY CAR AND TO DATE IT IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE HAD ALL WORK DONE AT STOCKTON HONDA AND TO DATE I HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION IN GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR

SATURDAY AFTERNOON 9/13/08, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL UNCONTROLLABLY HIGH RPM RAPID VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 2005, HONDA ACCORD. FORTUNATELY THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN A PRIVATE WILD LIFE PARKING AREA AND NOT IN AN AREA CONGESTED WITH PEOPLE WHERE SERIOUS INJURIES/DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: 1. INITIALLY VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED 3 OR 4 TIMES AND SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT. 2. WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE SHE SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THEN STARTED FORWARD. 3. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE STARTED A RAPID UNCONTROLLABLY RPM INCREASE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATION. 4. AFTER MOVING FORWARD AND TURNING RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING A TREE HEAD ON THE VEHICLE STRUCK AND JUMPED OVER A LANDSCAPE RAILROAD CROSS TIE. THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED FROM THE POINT OF SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND JUMPING OVER THE CROSS TIE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. 5. AT THIS TIME SHE BELIEVES THE UNCONTROLLED HIGH RPM & VEHICLE ACCELERATION STOPPED. 6. VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD FOR 15 +/- FEET AND STRUCK AND DAMAGED A HEAVY METAL GUARD GATE. 7. VEHICLE FRONT END AND UNDERNEATH DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN ASSESSED AT THIS TIME. 8. CAUSE OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTION IS ALSO UNKNOWN. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AGAIN AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION TO THE MALFUNCTION. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,300. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CALLED TO REPLACE THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER MODEL YEAR WAS THE ONLY YEAR THAT DID NOT HAVE A SPARE SUPPLIED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,550.

THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HAS MAJOR ISSUES. DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH ON GOING UPHILL LIKE LOSING POWER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. WE HAD IT REPLACED. THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. THIS TIME THE DEALER CLEANED THE SENSOR AND INFORMED MY WIFE THAT ACCORDING TO SPECS THAT THE SENSOR COULD REQUIRE CLEANING AFTER SOMETHING LIKE 80 HOURS OF OPERATION. THIS WAS CRAZY AND I ASKED THE DEALER DO THEY HAVE THE GARAGE LINED WITH ACCORDS GETTING THEIR MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CLEANED? THAT DID NOT MAKE COMMON SENSE. THEN ABOUT ANOTHER 6 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE SENSOR AGAIN. THEY SAID WELL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CODE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD BEEN THROUGH THIS TWICE BEFORE AND I WANTED THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM FOUND. THEY CALLED ME BACK ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND INFORMED THAT THE CODE READ THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. I TOLD THEM THAT I TOLD THEM THAT ON THE PAPERWORK WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND I ASKED THEM WHAT WAS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM CAUSING THIS. THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY GO BY THE CODE. THAT SHOWED ME THAT THE DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THEIR OWN VEHICLES. THIS DID NOT START UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 40000 MILES ON IT AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING EVERY SIX MONTHS.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAT WAVE, THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID HAD STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I HAD ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR THREE MONTHS, SO I WAS CONFUSED AT WHY MY AIR CONDITIONING HAD GONE OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT A ROCK HAD HIT AND DAMAGED THE AC CONDENSER, CAUSING THE FREON GAS TO LEAK FROM THE CONDENSER. HE SAID THAT THE CONDENSER IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR AND BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION IS WILL ALWAYS BE EXPOSED TO DEBRIS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONDENSER CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE LARGE HOLES OF THE VENT AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE MECHANIC GAVE ME A $750 ESTIMATE FOR THE PART AND LABOR. SINCE THE CAR IS A NEWER MODEL, THERE ARE NOT OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER, THAT IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE PART WILL BE DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $750 EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE. THE A/C STOPPED WORKING SO I BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALER WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND THAT THERE IS A PINHOLE IN THE CONDENSER AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONDENSER IS LOCATED 18 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND THERE IS NOT PROTECTION FOR IT AT ALL. IT IS COMMON FOR A CAR TO HIT SMALL PEBBLES AT THIS LOCATION AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF PROTECTION. I AM STUCK WITH A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND A $700 BILL TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW!! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX #. I HAVE A BROKEN SEAT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS. THIS VEHICLE FALLS OUTSIDE THE RECALL VIN SERIES FOR THE HONDA RECALL Q31. I THINK THAT THEY CUT OFF THE VEHICLE SERIES TO SOON. MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATION DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH, AND THEN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A SOLENOID, BUT IT FAILED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND THE WIRE TO THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $856. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,750.

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, HAD TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. USING SPARE TIRE, TOOK CAR TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED CAUSE OF FLAT TIRE WAS CRACKED VALVE STEM. TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE SIDEWALL GOT CRUSHED AND INTEGRITY OF TIRE RENDERED IT UNUSABLE. A MONTH AGO AS I EXITED MY CAR, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND NOTICED ANOTHER TIRE HAD AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. I WAS ABLE TO INFLATE THE TIRE AT A NEARBY GAS STATION AND BRING IT TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY REPLACED THAT VALVE. NO TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, AND THE TIRE WAS STILL USABLE. THREE WEEKS AGO I DROVE ABOUT 30 FEET OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED ANOTHER TIRE (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST TWO) HAD GONE COMPLETELY FLAT. USING SPARE TIRE, I RETURNED TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS ANOTHER CRACKED VALVE STEM. BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD A CRUSHED SIDEWALL, IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE ALL 4 VALVE STEMS, AND HE INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THEM, INCLUDING THE TWO THAT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, SHOWED SIGNS OF DRYNESS AND SLIGHT CRACKING. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO AN ITEM BEING PROJECTED FROM THE ROAD UP INTO MY CONDENSER DUE THERE BEING NO GUARD TO COVER IT UP. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A PIECE OF TIRE FROM A SEMI, THIS TIME IT WAS A ROCK. I THINK MY 2005 ACCORD IS A GREAT CAR, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE! I HAVE TO PICK UP MY CAR TONIGHT AND DROP ANOTHER $800 TO GET IT REPAIRED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO WARN PEOPLE. *TR

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON APRIL 28TH 2008. THE CARFAX REPORT HAD AN ACCIDENT INDICATOR BY THE SECOND OWNER, BUT DID NOT MENTION WHAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT IN TERMS OF MODERATE, MINOR, NO DAMAGE, ETC. THIS REPORT WAS PRINTED MARCH 24TH 2008. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND WHEN DRIVING; IT STILL STAYED ON AND I TOLD ATLANTA USED CAR DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AND STATED THAT ITS PROBABLY A GLITCH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA CAR DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SRS CONTROL UNIT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FAULTY. AS STATED ON MY CUSTOMER INVOICE FROM GWINNETT PLACE HONDA, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG APPEARED TO BE CUT OUT. CARFAX DID NOT REPORT THAT THERE IS A DEFICIENT AIRBAG. ANOTHER INCIDENT FOUND IS THAT THE ACCELERATOR OCCASIONALLY STICK WHEN TRYING TO DEPRESS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOUND THERE WAS A CARBON BUILD UP AND IT NEEDED SERVICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPLACING THE TIE ROD, WHICH WAS SERVICED AND THEY ALSO PERFORMED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TEST DRIVE BEFORE I LEFT. MY EXPERIENCE HAS LED ME TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND OTHER CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. SINCERELY, OLUTOMILOLA AIYETIWA *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. AS A RESULT, SHE NOTICE A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN ROOF. AS OF MAY 27, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE AIR CONDITIONING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE SERVICE CENTER THEY INFORMED ME A ROCK HAD BROKEN THE CONDENSER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I DISCOVERED IT WAS RELATIVELY COMMON IN 2003-PRESENT ACCORDS, IN FACT SOME OWNERS REPORTED THIS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT SAID HONDA REPLACED THE PART AT NO COST. WHEN I INFORMED MY SERVICE CENTER (CRISWELL HONDA OF GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND) OF WHAT I HAD FOUND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. IN FACT IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $700 DUE TO THE LABOR REQUIRED IN GETTING TO THE PART (REMOVING THE FRONT BUMPER). EVEN ONCE I GET THE CONDENSER REPLACED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PROTECTING THE CONDENSER FROM ANY TYPE OF ROAD DEBRIS. *TR