2005 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME WORSE. THE FASTER SHE DRIVES, THE LOUDER THE FAILURE BECOMES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE FAILURE CEASES, AND WHEN SHE RELEASES THE PEDAL, IT STARTS AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A NOISE BOX. THEY FURTHER INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

IF YOU LEAVE THE RADIO ON FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES WITH THE CAR OFF, IT REFUSES TO START. EITHER MUST JUMP START OR WAIT 10 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES. AFTER STARTING, EVERYTHING IS GOOD UNTIL YOU HAPPENED TO DO THIS AGAIN. *TR

SIDE WALL BULGING AND CRACKING. *TR

STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2007, I HAD VIBRATIONS ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD. TRIED MANY REPAIRS LIKE BALANCING TIRES AND ALIGNING FRONT END. ON 2/4/2008 DEALER STATED THAT LEFT FRONT AXLE IS BAD AND CHARGED ME 50% OF COST. AFTER REPAIR DEALER RETURN CAR TO ME WITH NO AIR IN RIGHT TIRES. SEEMED THAT TO TEST THE CAR, DEALER REMOVED AIR AND DID NOT REPLACE AND RETURNED MY VEHICLE TO ME AND I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

CAR REFUSES TO START. USED A JUMPSTART FROM A FRIEND TO COME HOME. CHECKED THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR - SHOWS GREEN (MEANING FULLY CHARGED) - BUT CAR DOES NOT START WITH THAT BATTERY. REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE OTHER PROBLEMS. DASHBOARD LIGHT SEEM TO FLICKER EVERY NOW AND THEN. NOT SURE WHAT THE EXACT ISSUE IS. *TR

TRUNK LID FALLS DOWN IF NOT HELD. WHEN RAISING LID, MUST PUSH ALL THE WAY OPEN AND HOLD IN ORDER TO MAKE CERTAIN LID DOES NOT FALL. (TRUNK SPRINGS APPEAR TOO WEAK). REPORTED MATTER TO VICTORY HONDA SERVICE - PLYMOUTH. ADVISED THAT RODS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. WOULD HAVE TO SPECIAL ORDER TRUNK SPRINGS IF NEEDED. VEHICLE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. EXAMINED SEVERAL MODELS ON DEALER LOT. SOME HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM, SOME EVEN WORSE. LID HAD STRUCK WRITER AND DAUGHTER IN THE HEAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WRITER CONCERNED ABOUT INJURY FROM LID SLAMMING DOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN APRIL 2005. I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS ENGAGING 3RD GEAR RIGHT FROM THE START. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AT 5,000 & 15,000 MI. HONDA MECHANICS COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. AT 34,712 MI. A MECHANIC FINALLY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID PER TECH LINE WITH PART #08798-9031. THIS WAS IN APRIL 07. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. IN AUGUST 07 WITH 44,000 MI. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NO HELP. FINALLY I WAS CONTACTED BY A SERVICE MANAGER WHO VERIFIED THAT HONDA HAD A PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR IN THE ACCORD AND A FIX WAS ON THE WAY. IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. IT IS NOW LATE MARCH AND STILL NO FIX. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE GONE ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION IN THE ACCORD, THE CIVIC AND THE ACURA SINCE AT LEAST 2005. THERE ARE MANY SITES WITH HONDA OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A FREEWAY ON-RAMP, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR EITHER NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR OR POP OUT OF IT. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATES AND OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS COME UP VERY FAST. IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE HONDA FIX THESE CARS? BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM EDMUNDS.COM AND ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS ON-GOING PROBLEM. A FEW OF OUR EDITORS HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN OUR LONG-TERM

THIS IS A TEST. PLEASE DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2005 HONDA ACCORD SINCE SEPT. 2005. BOTH OF THE CAR KEY CASEMENTS HAVE BROKEN WITHOUT ABUSE DURING THIS TIME. NOW THAT MAY SEEM TRIVIAL, BUT THEY DO SO WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO EXTREMELY BAD DESIGN/ENGINEERING. THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO FAIL. TO REPLACE THEM I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT EACH KEY WOULD COST $67 AND THE PROGRAMMING ANOTHER $88. WITHOUT THE CASE BEING ATTACHED TO THE KEY, THE IGNITION WILL NOT OPERATE. IF SOMEONE WERE SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY ALONG WAY FROM CIVILIZATION, WHAT WOULD ONE DO? THIS IS WHY I AM COMPLAINING, AND WHY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT IS ALSO OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS) HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. AS I YOUR RECALL LISTING HONDA ACCORD HAD RECALL ON 1/30/2007 AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS ACTION. 1. 11/24/2007--DRIVER SIDE...$13.00 2. 01/12/2007---REPLACED AT N/C. WE ARE WONDERING WHY WE DID NOT GET A RECALL NOTIFICATION? ALSO HAZARD INDICATOR HAS FAILED OR DOES NOT STAY LIT AS DESIGNED. REPAIRED ONCE. *TR

SIX CHANGER CD PLAYER OVERHEATS. AFTER 30 SECONDS OF PLAYING TIME , THE PANEL TURNS EXTREMELY HOT AND CD ERROR MESSAGE FLASHES. WHEN THE CD IS REMOVED, IT IS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHERE IT MUST BE PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF MORE THAN ONE CD IS IN THE SIX CD CHANGER, THE PANEL GETS VERY HOT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PANEL DISPLAY GOES BLANK. THE RADIO WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE UNIT HAS COOLED. THERE IS A POTENTIAL DANGER FOR FIRE OR OTHER SYSTEM FAILURE. CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD.*CN

2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 CP WITH ONLY 37K ON IT, TRANSMISSION FAILED THIS AM AND WAS TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SACRAMENTO, CA. SO FAR THERE IS NO UPDATE. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ITS SOO SAD THAT A HONDA CAR WOULD BRAKE DOWN AT ONLY 37K WHEN STANDARD WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD FOR 36K. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL HONDA CORPORATION DECIDE BUT I HOPE THEY WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

HONDA'S FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THAT A SPARE TIRE IS NOT STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON ITS 2005 ACCORD HYBRID PUT MY AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES IN DANGER. WE FIRST LEARNED OF THE SITUATION WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD A FLAT TIRE. HONDA THEN TOLD US THAT A RETRO-FIT WAS AVAILABLE. BEFORE PARTS ARRIVED, I EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON AN OUT-OF-STATE HIGH SPEED THOROUGHFARE AT NIGHT. TWO POLICE CARS AND A TOW TRUCK WERE REQUIRED TO TRANSPORT US TO THE SAFETY OF A MOTEL. ANOTHER 6 WEEKS PASSED BEFORE HONDA HAD THE PARTS TO RETRO-FIT THE VEHICLE AT MY EXPENSE. HONDA ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR THIS SITUATION. *TR

I WAS USING MY HEATED SEATS THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. I SET THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ON THE LOW SETTING AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES MY LEFT THIGH BEGAN TO BURN. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE SEAT AND NOTICED THE LEATHER BEGINNING TO DISCOLOR. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE HEAT OFF AND SNUFFED OUT THE SMOKE WITH MY FINGERS. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING HONDA. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG, AND DRIVER'S SEATBELT SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS. *JB

FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SHOULDER SEAT BELT TO RETRACT DURING MAJOR ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD, ANOTHER DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I HIT HEAD ON AT 45 MPH AT MY DRIVER'S LEFT FRONT TO CENTER FRONT. DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED, BUT THERE WAS NO TENSION NOR RETRACTION OF MY DRIVER'S SHOULDER SEAT BELT. I WENT ABOVE AIR BAG, INTO AND BROKE WINDSHIELD AND BACK UP AGAIN. SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK, CHEST AND ARM INJURIES. 2005 HONDA WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN AND THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY WARPED. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND APPLIED NEW BRAKE PADS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,641.

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE IMA BATTERY HAS SPONTANEOUSLY DISCHARGED. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT IS GOING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG BURNED THE DRIVER'S HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A POLICE REPORT AND A COPY OF THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

OUR 2005 HONDA ACCORD SEVERELY OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREMELY CONGESTED TRAFFIC ON A NEARLY 100 DEGREE DAY. THE DEALER, WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE NEW, VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO FUSE FOR THE COOLING FAN. THERE IS NO CREDIBLE ANSWER FOR THIS ABSENCE. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 HONDA. I JUST RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT THAT REALLY HAS ME CONCERNED. FROM WHAT I'M TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ONE HONDA DEALERSHIP THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE SEAT WAS TOO SHORT AND BROKE. THE SRS (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS APPARENTLY DETECTS WHEN SOMEONE IS LEANING TO FAR FOWARD IN THE SEAT AND WOULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING AND INJURING THEM. THIS DISABLED THE AIRBAG IN MY CAR. NO AIRBAG. NO PROTECTION. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE 2004 HONDA ACCORDS HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE AN 05 AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS IS A PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD FIX IMMEDIATLEY. I'M TOLD THE 05'S HAVE NO RECALLS. I WANT TO BE PROTECTED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS IN ALL THE 05'S. THE SRS WIRING HARNESS SHOULD NOT BE SO DELICATE OR SHORT THAT IT CAN BREAK JUST FROM MOVING YOUR SEAT BACK AND FORTH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND PUSHED ACROSS 3 LANES INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT WAS BACKED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE DRIVER HAD CUTS AND BRUISES; HIS WIFE WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SUFFERED A BROKEN EYE SOCKET AND BRUISES. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS AND MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/18/07 *TR

1) THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT HIGH SPEED. 2) THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GRINDING THEMSELVES DOWN 3) THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SLOW AND HIGH SPEED BUT MORE SO AT HIGH SPEED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDDLE 4) THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE BRAKES. STILL AFTER THE THIRD TIME OF HAVING NEW BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARING THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO VIBRATE TO SUCH A MANNER AS I FEEL IT HIGHLY UNSAFE. *TR

EARLY LAST YEAR THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ACCORDING TO DEALER THE RELAY SWITCH WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN MARCH 2007 HONDA ISSUED A RECALL RELATING TO A DEFECT WITH THE RELAY, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO LOSE POWER, BECOME INOPERATIVE ,AND POSSIBLY LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S MARCH 13, 2007 LETTER TO MR. DANIEL SMITH AT NHTSA THE VEHICLE FELL INTO THE VIN NUMBERS WHICH WERE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL AS THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS, AND THE VIN RANGE GIVEN BY HONDA WAS [XXX] - [XXX]. CURIOUSLY, THIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THE ALLEGED DATES OF MANUFACTURING LISTED BY HONDA. MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT APPEARED THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2005, WHILE THE VEHICLES WITH THE AFFECTED VIN RANGE WERE ALLEGEDLY ONLY MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 13, 2005 - JUNE 15, 2005. I CONTACTED HONDA WITH THIS INFORMATION ,AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, YET MY RELAY HAD FAILED A YEAR EARLIER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VIN NUMBERS LISTED BY HONDA TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL DID NOT MATCH UP WITH THE ALLEGED DATES OF MANUFACTURING LISTED BY HONDA, THEREBY CALLING INTO QUESTION THE TRUE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT CONTAINED THIS SERIOUS, SAFETY RELATED DEFECT WHICH WARRANTED A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM NHTSA TO CONTACT ME ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 07/10/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL-CALLER OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. FAILURE MILEAGE 34000. WIFE PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT INTO STORE. TEN MINUTES LATER SHE WAS PAGED AND INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED FIRE AND INSURANCE COMPANY HAD IT TOWED TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. THE INSURANCE FINDINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF YET. HE BELIEVES THE FIRE STARTED IN OR NEAR THE ENGINE. KTF

HONDA REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL #07V097000 BASED ON THEIR OWN SERVICE BULLETIN #07-020 WHICH INCLUDED THIS VEHICLE'S VIN FOR THE 4-DOOR V6 VIN SERIES AS LISTED. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA IN REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 ACCORD LX SINCE 12/04. INITIALLY THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE A BIT RACY BUT I REASONED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE BROKE IN. AS TIME AND MILES ACCUMULATED, FROM TIME TO TIME THE ENGINE WOULD RACE EVEN AFTER MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO WARM UP. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I WENT BY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR ANOTHER ISSUE WHEN I ASKED THE (SERVICE MANAGER) ABOUT MY "RACY ENGINE." HIS QUICK RESPONSE WAS THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO WARM UP TO A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE, AND IT WAS IMPLIED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL PERFORMANCE FOR MY CAR'S ENGINE. OVER THE PAST 21/2 YEARS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR, I ALWAYS MAKE IT A POINT TO LEAVE EXTRA ROOM IN FRONT OF ME WHENEVER I STOP BEHIND ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD. TO PREVENT THE "LUNGE," I MUST EASE UP ON THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY PERIODICALLY RATHER THAN "STAND" ON THE BRAKE. ON 04.19.07, I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS VERY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO EACH OF THE VEHICLES. I RECEIVED A CITATION AND POSSIBLY 2 POINTS ON AN OTHERWISE PRISTINE DRIVING RECORD. AS I CALMED MYSELF AS THE DAY CONTINUED, I WONDERED IF THERE MAY BE SOME DEFECT THAT MAY NEED TO BE CORRECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE BRAKES LOCKED WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH AND STRUCK A SMALL GUM TREE. THE MIDDLE PORTION ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE BODY SHOP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, AND THE SENSORS SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *AK

4/13/2007. 2005 HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATES WITH GAS OR THE NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY PACK. THE IMA BATTERY LEAKED FUMES AND THE FUMES CORRODED LOCKING THE MECHANISM OF THE TRUNK. *MC THE DOOR RELEASE CABLE FOR THE GAS DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE A HONDA 2005 ACCORD, JUST TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER EARLIER THIS MORNING, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR LOOKED AT THE CONDENSER RIGHT AWAY AND SHOWN ME THE "DENT", PROBABLY FROM A PEBBLE. AND THAT HE SAID IT IS A VERY COMMON ON THE HONDA ACCORD. I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT THIS A DESIGN FLAW IF THERE ARE SO MANY INCIDENTS ON THIS. THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ROAD DEBRIS.. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A CALL AND GIVE ME A PRICE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

PER LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING ON 2005 HONDA ACCORD BECAUSE FOREIGN OBJECT (ROAD DEBRIS -ROCK) PUNCTURED A/C CONDENSOR. AMERICAN HONDA DSPM CONTACTED WITH REQUEST TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH REPALCEMENT COST AND REQUEST WAS DENIED. I WAS TOLD AND HAVE READ OF INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET WHEN HONDA DID PAY FOR REPAIR UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES.*AK

1. WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, OR AT ALL BELOW 38 DEGREES. 2. THIS FAILURE MAKES SEEING OUT THE WINDSHIELD HARD TO IMPOSSIBLE WITH SPLASH BACK AND DEICING FLUID ON THE ROADS. 3. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HONDA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *NM

WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX-L, HE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH IN WHICH HE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE RECEIVED HEAVY DAMAGE. MY SON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO CERVICAL SPINE, LUMBAR AND CHEST INJURY. THE VEHICLE HAD STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON THE DASHBOARD THE AIRBAG SIGN DID LIGHT ON, HOWEVER, NO AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER HAD FRIED SINCE THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND WAS NOT RETRACTING IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER HAD FRIES. I HAD CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA, AND THEY REPORTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BEHAVED AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. HOWEVER, AFTER CONTACTING NHTSA, THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED WITH A 2005 HONDA ACCORD, IF THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER FIRES, THE AIRBAG SHOULD FIRE SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHO THEN SUGGESTED ME TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE DID UNDERGO REPAIR AUTHORIZED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED IN ADDITION TO THE AIRBAG MODULE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ITEMS. HOWEVER, THE OLD ITEMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I FEEL THAT THE COLD IDLE RPM ON OUR CAR IS SET TOO HIGH AND CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH WHEN PUT IN GEAR FOLLOWING A COLD START. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP AND BOTH SAY THAT THE COLD RPM SETTING ON MY CAR IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THERE HAS BEEN NO FAILURE OR INCIDENT OR CONSEQUENCES, BUT I FEEL THAT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS A COLD START ON AN ICY DRIVEWAY WITH AN INEXPERIENCED OR ELDERLY DRIVER, THERE MAY WELL BE A FAILURE/INCIDENT/CONSEQUENCE. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON WEST 84TH STREET IN HIALEAH,FLORIDA. A VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND CRASHED WITH ME. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE CAUSING ME ALL KIND OF INJURIES, PAIN, BRUISES, ETC. I SUSTAINED A FRACTURE ON MY RIGHT FINGER, CHEST AND NECK PAIN AND CONTUSION. ARMS CONTUSIONS AND BODY PAINS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED ALL THESE PAINS, BRUISES AND INJURIES. *NM

THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID FAILED WHILE ON A NEW YEAR HOLIDAY VISIT TO ARIZONA. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS DUE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS MAKING A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER, AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $875 TO REPAIR. THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A DESIGN FAULT, PUTTING SOMETHING SO APPARENTLY FRAGILE AT THE FRONT OF A CAR, BEHIND AN OPENING 28 1/2 INCHES BY 5 WITH ONLY ONE HORIZONTAL BAR UNDER 1/4 INCH WIDE AND 3 VERTICALS LESS THAN 1/8 INCH WIDE. FOR A FEW DOLLARS, THEY COULD PROTECT IT WITH A MESH GRILL AND SAVE WHAT INTERNET RESEARCH SEEMS TO SHOW HAPPENING TO MORE THAN A FEW PEOPLE ON SEVERAL HONDA MODELS. *JB

AC CONDENSER PRONE TO DAMAGE. WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER, IT IS EASILY DAMAGED BY FLYING OBJECTS HITTING IT DURING THE DRIVE. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO DROP OFF MY CAR EARLIER TODAY TO CHECK ON THE AC PROBLEM AND THE FIRST THING THE SERVICE ADVISOR DID WAS LOOK AT THE CONDENSER AND SHOW ME THE MANY DENTS AND MARKS. HE SAID LIKELY, IT WAS HIT BY A LITTLE PEBBLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON FOR THE CONDENSER TO BE DAMAGED SMALL FLYING OBJECTS. I ONLY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS. I DID A QUICK CHECK ONLINE AND SOMEONE ELSE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HAD A LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED ALTHOUGH THEY HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES IN THEM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE REAR BRAKE ARE DOING MOST OF THE BRAKING WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE RATHER THAN STOP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY THINK HIS DRIVING HABITS ARE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKES WEAR SO QUICKLY. WHEN ROLLING DOWN THE RIGHT OR LEFT FRONT WINDOWS THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE TECHNICIAN LUBRICATED THE WINDOW GLASS RUNS. *NM

I WAS TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH A CROWDED GAS STATION AND HAD BACKED UP. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. PRESSING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD HAD NO EFFECT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO HIT SOMETHING (WHICH ENDED UP BEING CARS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, BUT IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A GAS PUMP, PEDESTRIAN OR PERSONAL PROPERTY). MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS IN THE BODY SHOP NOW. I WILL HAVE HONDA INVESTIGATE THE ENGINE. *JB

VEHICLE PURCHASED 8/1/2006, PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION BY HONDA DEALER. BEGINNING ON 9/1/2006 AIR CONDITIONER RETURNED NO COLD AIR. HONDA DEALER CLAIMS A ROCK IMPACT CAUSED A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER, LEADING TO A LEAKING OF REFRIGERANT AND LOSS OF COOLING FUNCTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS THE PROBLEM IS WELL-DOCUMENTED BY MANY CONSUMERS. HONDA REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, INSTEAD CHARGING THE CONSUMER $750. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND HITTING BUMPS, THE VEHICLE BOUNCED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. ALSO, TO DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD THE HEATER HAS TO BE ON. THE DEALER INDICATED THE DEFOGGER PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT FURTHER STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN WET WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT TO THE LEFT AND THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED, AND NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THIS WAS A BRIDGESTONE, TIRE LINE: TURANZA EL41, SIZE: P195/65R15.

PREMATURE BRAKE PAD/ROTOR WEAR <30,000 MILES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WHEEL SHIMMY WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *NM

MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON EXITING A CAR WASH AS I CHANGED FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. THE DESIGN OF THE EXIT LANE FROM THE CAR WASH DRIVEWAY AND ACCESS TO THE FOUR LANE STREET WHERE THE CAR WASH IS LOCATED DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY SPEED AS THERE ARE TWO SHARP TURNS . MY CAR SPED ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY, INTO A CULVERT AND TOWARD THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND STEERED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE STREET, CROSSING SEVERAL BUSINESS PARKING LOTS AND LANDSCAPED AREAS. MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD RECEIVED SEVERAL THOUSANDS DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. HONDA DENIED IT WAS WARRANTY AND DID NOT SHOW ME THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. IN FACT, THIS INFORMATION SEEMED TO BE CLOSELY GUARDED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HONDA ORR IN HOT SPRINGS, AR. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR REPAIRS. THIS CAR EXPERIENCED WHAT I WOULD EXPLAIN AS AN OPEN THROTTLE WHICH MAY BE A NEW PROBLEM FOR COMPUTERIZED CARS. I HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL PHOTOS OF MY CAR AND THE SCENE, WHICH SHOWS SEVERAL FEET OF SKID MARKS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION DID NOT START. THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, WITH NO SUCCESS. A SLIGHT LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER WAS NOTICED WHILE STARTING UP, A DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT AS BRAKING AND ACELERATING AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. WHILEPULLED OVER THE CONSUEMR TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ONE MINUTE, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING PULLED OVER THE IOL AND ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE CONSUEMR ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OFF BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERFOR ERRATICALLY AGIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN FOR ANOTHER MODEL. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH ON DRY FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING LOCKED UP AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE SPUN COUNTER CLOCK WISE 360 DEGREES AND HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, LEFT FRONT FENDER, TIRE, AND HEADLIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERS BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER UNIT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THERE IS A ZAPPING NOISE COMING FROM BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL, ACCOMPANIED BY A SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

ON MONDAY 06/05/06 AT AROUND 8:45 PM. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING LIKE GUN POWDER WHEN A FEW SECONDS LATER ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE SEAT BELT PULLED ME BACK AGAINST THE SEAT REALLY HARD. I DIDN'T CRASH, I DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES OTHER THAN A PAIN ON MY LEFT ARM DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND A SLIGHT PAIN ON MY LOWER BACK I THINK DUE TO THE SEAT BELT PULLING ME BACK SO HARD AS THE AIR BAGS WERE BEING EPLOYED. *JB