2005 Honda Accord complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING SUDDEN, HARD BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER, DURING NORMAL BRAKING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THEN WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH ON A SLUSHY DOWNHILL ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AS WELL. THERE WAS A ROUGH IDLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AT TIMES. UPDATED 07/05/06. *JB

I DROVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER TWO DAYS OF PURCHASED WHICH WAS IN APRIL , 2005 I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS POPPED. I HAD IT REPLACED AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SENT ME TO ONE OF THEIR TIRE AFFILIATE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT MANUFACTURER FAULTS. FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AFTER, I HEARD MY BRAKES MAKING THIS SCREECH LOUD NOISE SO I BROUGHT IN FOR THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND THEY HAD IT RE-DO ON THE BRAKE. LAST WEEK, BEGINNING OF MAY 2006. THE CAR BRING IN MY ATTENTION ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I DRIVE AT 65 MILES, THE CAR WAS SHAKING, IT MOVES SIDE TO SIDE AND I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH CONTROL WITH THE WHEELS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THE DEALER HAD MY WHEELS ROTATE FOR ME. AND TODAY, THIS MORNING I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER TO HER BABY SITTER HOUSE AT 9:30 A.M. IT IS A BUSY RESIDENTIAL AREA SO I WAS DRIVING AROUND 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM MY CAR AND THE CAR WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING IN THE FRONT, RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE FOR FEW SECONDS AND THE CAR WAS DEAD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I COULD NOT START THE ENGINE AT ALL. SO I WENT OUT AND LOOKED. I SAW MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE CAR DROPPED ON IT'S OWN WHEEL WITH BLACK PIECES, BOLT, AND SILVER RING PIECE SCATTERED ON THE STREET. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW MY FRONT RIGHT AXLE WAS BROKEN AND FELT DOWN ON THE STREET. THERE ARE NEIGHBORS WALKED BY AND SAW WHAT HAPPENED. I CALLED A TOWED TRUCK AND THEY CAME BY TO TOWED MY CAR TO THE NEARBY HONDA DEALER. WITH THE CONDITION THE CAR WAS IN.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE GAS MILEAGE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROKEN IN BEFORE THE GAS MILEAGE WOULD INCREASED. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CURRENTLY RECEIVES FROM 24.8 CITY/HIGHWAY TO 25.4. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT RESTARTED; HOWEVER, COULD NOT ACQUIRE A SPEED FASTER THAN 40MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

A HEAD ON COLLISION RESULTED IN AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE AIRBAG EXPLODED AND DISCHARGED METAL FRAGMENTS CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED WHEN CAR WAS REPAIRED. *JB

THIS VEHICLE LURCHED TOWARD AND ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WE HAVE PHOTOS SHOWING THE TIRE IMPRINTS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR UP UNTIL IT IMPACTED WITH THE HOUSE. *JB

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE MY LEATHER BEGAN TO BUCKLE AND HAD A VEIN-LIKE APPEARANCE. I HAVE TALK TO THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR HONDA WHO INDICATES THIS IS "CLEARLY A MATERIAL DEFECT". WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET THE NEW SEATS. I THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO CONDITION THE LEATHER SO THE BUCKLING WAS MY FAULT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DID NOT DETECT A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE OR WHEEL AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE THAT WAS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

HONDA ACCORD COUPE (2005) NEWLY PURCHASED 8 MONTHS AGO. THE PROBLEM: THE CAMBER IS THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE TIRE ATTACHES TO THE CAR. INCORRECT ANGLE CAUSES IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR AND CREATES PULL ON STEERING. THE IRREGULAR TIRE WARE CAUSES INCREASED MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR AS WELL AS A DRIVING HAZARD. FINAL REPORT IS THAT THERE IS NOT A FIX AND HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE CAR. -THE DISCOVERY OF THE PROBLEM: THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING TO LEFT. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS ALIGNED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (TIME OF CARS FIRST OIL CHANGE) THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO TEST ALIGNMENT AND ALSO DID NOT INFORM ME THAT THEY DO HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH A COMPANY THAT DOES PERFORM ALIGNMENT IT WAS ALSO TIME FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE ACCORDING THE MANUAL. THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER OVER LOOKED THIS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT 'HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SYSTEM". SHE STATED THIS AFTER I INQUIRED ABOUT HAVING MY TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED AND ALIGNED. SHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEIR BALANCING MACHINE WAS OUT OF SERVICE AND SHE COULD NOT ASSIST ME, BUT THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THINGS CORRECTED AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE). -THEREFORE ON A FOLLOWING OIL CHANGE I WENT TO ANOTHER COMPANY FOR ALIGNMENT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAMBER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS AND PROVIDED A REPORT TO PROVE SO. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATION TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ASKED THAT I HAVE ANOTHER TEST. I PAID FOR A SECOND REPORT SHOWING THAT THE CAMBER AND TOE IS OU

SPORADIC CLUNKING RIGHT FRONT, DEALER EVALUATION RESULTED IN STRUT REPLACEMENT. NOISE CONTINUES, BUT LESS OFTEN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE DRIVE AND PARK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOUR DAYS LATER WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A BOULDER. ALTHOUGH SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT STALLING, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART THE NEXT MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED WITH A COLD ENGINE THE CAR WILL SURGE IN GEAR, ACCELERATING THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE CAR WILL SURGE WITH ENOUGH FORCE THAT THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ONE ORDINARILY EXERTS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HOLD A CAR STATIONARY IS INSUFFICIENT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH. THIS VEHICLE WAS THE FOURTH TO COLLIDE WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES. UPON IMPACT, ,BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT ALLOWED HER TO COLLIDE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED MINOR BRUISES. THE FRONTAL COLLISION CAUSED FRAME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A COLLISION CENTER BEING INSPECTED. *AK

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS THREE FEATURES THAT COMPROMISE MY SAFETY: 1. THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE SUN VISOR, WHEN IN ITS FULLEST POSITION (NOT AT AN ANGLE), OBSCURES NEARLY HALF OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS HAS CAUSED A NUMBER OF "NEAR ACCIDENT" EVENTS. 2. THE HONDA IS DESIGNED TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. NOT ONLY DOES THIS DIMINISH GAS EFFICIENCY, BUT CAN CAUSE SKIDS IN ICY WEATHER. 3. THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO AREA HONDA SERVICE CENTERS AND A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA HEADQUARTER. THE AREA MANAGERS SAY THAT "THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT; THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO," AND THE HONDA HEADQUARTERS REP SAYS THE SAME. SHE EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO RECOMMEND I GET THE LOWER HALF OF MY WINDSHIELD TINTED TO PREVENT SUN GLARE! WHAT ABOUT NIGHT DRIVING? I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. CAN YOU HELP IN ANY WAY? *NM

IS ALREADY TIME SOMEONE TAKE REAL ACTION AGAINST HONDA AND THIS PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF 05 ACCORD ARE HAVING. THIS PROBLEM WITH VERY STRONG VIBRATION FROM UNDER THE CAR. MAKING ANY TRIP UNPLEASANT. HAVE RESEARCH THE WEB AND THEY ARE HUNDRED OF ACCORD OWNER SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM WITH NO ANSWER FROM HONDA. ONLY ANSWER IS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THAT IS NORMAL WHICH IS NOT. IN MY CASE MY CAR IS TO THE POINT THE AT ANY RPM YOU FEEL YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS 300K MILES ON IT WHEN IS A BRAND NEW ENGINE. I REALLY DON;T WANT TO KEEP WASTING MY TIME WITH DEALER BECAUSE ALL OF THEM TELL YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I BEG THAT SOMEONE MAKE HONDA AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND TO FIND OUT A SOLUTION. *JB

IS ALREADY TIME FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE REAL ACTION AGAIN HONDA AND THE PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF 05 ACCORD OWNER ARE HAVING WITH VERY STRONG VIBRATION FROM UNDER THE CAR. MAKING ANY TRIP UNPLEASANT. I HAVE RESEARCH THE WEB AND THEY ARE HUNDREDS OF ACCORD OWNER SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM WITH NO ANSWER FROM HONDA. ONLY ANSWER AVAILABLE IS ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS, THAT''S NORMAL WHICH IS NOT. IN MY CASE MY CAR IS TO THE POINT THAT AT ANY RPM YOU FEEL YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS 300K MILES ON IT WHEN IS A BRAND NEW ENGINE. I REALLY DON''T WANT TO KEEP WASTING MY TIME WITH DEALERS BECAUSE ALL OF THEM TELL YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR THAT''S JUST NORMAL. I AM REQUESTING THAT SOMEONE MAKE HONDA AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND TO FIND OUT A SOLUTION BECAUSE THIS VIBRATION JUST SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY. -VIBRATION HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WHEN CAR IS IDLE AND ANY GEAR IS ENGAGED. -WHEN ACCELERATING VERY STRONG VIBRATION IS FELT FROM UNDER THE CAR AND GAS PEDAL AND WHEELS. -(DEALER HAVE CHECK ALIGNMENT, ROTATES TIRES, AND CHECK PRESSURE ON TIRE STILL SAME PROBLEM JUST GETTING WORSE). THIS VIBRATION MAKES CAR POWERLESS. AT POINT DRIVING IN HIGHWAY THAT CAR BECOMES POWERLESS. GAS PEDAL HAVE TO BE PUSHED REALLY HARD JUST TO GET IT MOVING. HAD A FEW INCIDENT IN WHICH ALMOST GOT HIT BY OTHER CAR BECAUSE CAR JUST WOULDN'T PICK UP PROPERLY. *JB

VEHICLE WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED FROM HONDA OF PASADENA ON 7/22/05 (DELIVERY DONE ON 7/26/05). ON 10/10/05 VEHICLE DEVELOPED A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. ON 10/14/05 VEHICLE DELIVERED TO COLONIAL HONDA FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE W/ EXTREMELY LOW FLUIDS, NO LEAKS. THEY TOPPED UP FLUIDS AND INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THEIR TRAINED TECHNICIAN NOTICED (AND POINTED OUT) EVIDENCE SOME BODY WORK AND REPAINTING DONE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HONDA OF PAS. HAD NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THE CAR HAD SUSTAINED ANY KIND OF DAMAGE OR REPAIRS PRIOR TO SALE OF THE CAR TO ME. THE CAR WAS SOLD AS BRAND NEW, NOT 'AS-IS'. AFTER MY INITIAL COMPLAINT, HONDA OF PAS. FAILED TO PRODUCE RECORDS OF DAMAGE/REPAIRS PRIOR TO SALE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE DAMAGE/REPAIR WAS SIGNIFICANT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. ON 10/31/05 VEHICLE BACK TO COLONIAL HONDA FOR REPAIR. SERVICE MANAGER AT COLONIAL INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THEY BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY COLLISION DAMAGE. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $90.00 TO HAVE DIAGNOSIS. AT THAT TIME NO REPAIR WAS DONE. HONDA OF PAS. AND AMERICAN HONDA BOTH DECLINED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE. A) IF THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED DAMAGED IN A COLLISION, THEN THAT WOULD VOID SEVERAL PARTS OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY SOLD TO ME FOR $1350 (SALES FRAUD & MISREPRESENTATION). POTENTIALLY

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE BEGAN TO NOTICE CRACKS IN THE STEERING WHEEL ABOVE THE AIR BAGS. HE CONTACTED HONDA AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE REPRESENTATIVE HAD SOMEONE ELSE TO CALL HIM BACK. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD HIM THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS HIS FAULT BECAUSE OF THE WAY HE WAS PRESSING THE HORN. BOTH TIMES THE AIRBAG WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. HE WENT TO A BODY SHOP AND SAW TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND THEY TOLD HIM IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED THEN IT COULD CAUSE INJURY TO HIM.*AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE HOUSING FOR THE AIR BAG ON THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING RECENTLY. SHE BACKED INTO A CURB DAYS AGO, BUT THE STREET SHE WAS DRIVING ON YESTERDAY HAS NO CURBS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT HITTING THE CURB DAYS AGO COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED IT, BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP , IT DID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS RELYING SOLELY ON THE DEALER'S EVALUATION. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS TOLD THE IDLE WAS LOWER FOR A QUIETER RIDE, AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE POWER THE HOLD THE VEHICLE ON A HILL.*AK

CAR SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION(ENGINE RUNNING). DASH ACTIVATION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON(BLINKING) BOTH DOORS LOCKED. STOPPED CAR OPENED DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND ALARM WENT OFF---HORN SOUNDED, LIGHTS FLASHED. DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO STOP ALARM. DEALER NOTIFIED AND LETTER SENT TO HONDA. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE 285 IN TRAFFIC I HEARD A LOUD POP IN MY LEFT EAR AND MY SEAT BELT TIGHTENED TO AN UNBEARABLE TIGHTNESS. MY CAR FILLED WITH A POWDERY LIKE SUBSTANCE AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE HIGHWAY THAT I COULD HAVE HIT. MY CAR WAS DRIVABLE AND I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN. THEY DID A VISUAL INSPECTION AND COULD FIND NO REASON WHY THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR OVER NIGHT SO THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT IT MORE CLOSELY. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED TO CHECK THE STATUS OF MY CAR AND AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE TO MY CAR BUT THEY NEEDED TO CONTINUE LOOKING. 15 MINUTES LATER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT THEY HAD FOUND A SMALL SCRATCH ON THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. I AM INSISTING THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING BECAUSE THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR AT THE TIME. AM I GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM HONDA? IS THIS NORMAL? *JB

RADIO RECEPTION. WE HAVE THE ACCORD WITH THE SATELLITE/RADIO COMBINATION WITH A CD PLAYER. THE ANTENNA IS LOCATED IN THE REAR WINDOW. THE RADIO RECEPTION, IN EITHER AM OR FM IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE LOCAL HONDA GARAGE HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE RADIO BUT INSISTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ANTENNA DESIGN. THE RECEPTION IS TERRIBLE. STATIONS THAT ARE EASILY HEARD IN OTHER VEHICLES WE OWN OR HAVE OWNED IS SIMPLY MUCH BETTER. THIS IS ANNOYING AT BEST. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE HAD I KNOWN THE RADIO RECEPTION WAS SO BAD.*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BY THE HEADLIGHTS AND TIRE AREA. THIS WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER EXCHANGED LICENSE AND INSURANCE INFORMATION AND GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS PLANNING TO DRIVE AWAY. WHILE ON THE CELL PHONE A PEDESTRIAN WAVED ALERTING THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AREA HAD BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM WHERE IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY STRUCK. THE SMOKE LATER TURNED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS FIRE BEGAN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND DEALER COULD NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION AT THIS TIME. AN INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR, FIRE INSPECTOR, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AMERICAN HONDA CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. NO REPORT WAS ISSUED, BUT THE CONSUMER WISHED TO FILE A COMPLIANT. NO CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS WERE DONE. NO FINAL DETERMINATIONS WILL BE MADE UNTIL AFTER INSPECTIONS. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT BUT NOT THE FIRE. *AK

2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES THEN STAYS ON WHEN HEAVY ACCELERATION IS APPLIED-I.E. WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON TWO LANE ROAD-DEALER FINDS MISFIRE CODE BUT CANNOT FIX, GRASPING AT STRAWS, SUGGESTED BAD FUEL OR TOO MUCH ACCELERATION? LIGHT IS ON FOR THIRD TIME AT 1,600 MILES-UNACCEPTABLE! *JB

DT: THE MANUFACTURE DID NOT INCLUDE A SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD THEY INCLUDED A CAN OF SEALANT IN PLACE OF THE SPARE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE SEALANT MAY NOT WORK IF THE PUNCTURE WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE TREAD, THE PUNCTURE WAS WIDER THAN ABOUT 3/16 OF AN INCH, IF THE WHEEL RIM WAS DAMAGED, OR IF THE TIRE SEALANT HAS EXPIRED. ALSO, OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 230 INDICATED THAT IF THE CONSUMER USED THE SEALANT IT MAY MAKE THE TIRE WARRANTY INVALID THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THIS WAS AN INADEQUATE WAY OF REPAIRING THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO TRY TO GET THEM TO PURCHASE A SPARE TIRE, AND THEY WOULD NOT. THIS WAS ON 8-12-05, CASE NUMBER N032005081200173. THE VEHICLE WAS A HYBRID ELECTRIC THAT RAN ON GASOLINE OR ELECTRICITY. *AK *NM

MY WRISTS WERE SEVERELY BURNED FROM A STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I WAS HIT HEAD-ON. MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *NM

2005 HONDA ACCORD EX (4 CYL 5-AT) 1) CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS 2) WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY GRAB SO ABRUPTLY THAT THE CAR STOPS WITH A JERK, OFTEN CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO LOCK. THIS CAN ALSO OCCUR WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH SPEEDS TO LOWER SPEEDS IN ORDER TO STOP CAR. BECAUSE STOPS SO ABRUPTLY HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. ONE SUCH INSTANCE HAPPENED ON A BUSY TOLL BOTH DURING RUSH HOUR. 3) HONDA DEALER WHERE CAR HAD BEEN PURCHASED SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT'S A PROBLEM WITH MOST 2005 BRAKES. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 INOPERABLE. TOOK TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TECH INSPECTED AND SAID THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER. PART WAS EXPECTED MORE THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF INSPECTION. CALLED HONDA NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. CASE NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED BUT NO CALLS WERE RECEIVED FROM CASE REP AFTER 3-5 WORKING DAY WAITING PERIOD. *JB

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX-L (4 CYL) ON JULY 31, 2005. 3 WEEKS INTO OWNERSHIP, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN NORMALLY AT THE TIME. WE FOLLOWED THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 8/19/2005 (BANKSTON HONDA IN LEWISVILLE, TX). THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RAN A COMPUTER TEST ON THE CAR AND CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT RECEIVING A SIGNAL, AND IN FACT WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IN SHORT, THE AIRBAG WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR UNTIL TODAY, 8/24/2005. THEIR FIX WAS TO "CLEAR THE CODE" AND MAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF. THEY CLAIM THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR TO US. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE LIGHT SIMPLY TURNED OFF AND THEY CONSIDER THAT "FIXED" I SUPPOSE. I INSISTED ON AN EXPLANATION, SINCE THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IN HONDA ACCORDS, THE AIRBAG'S FUNCTIONALITY CAN BE COMPROMISED BY A CELL PHONE BEING IN THE CAR! IF THIS IS THE CASE, THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED! THERE'S EVEN A SPECIAL POWER JACK BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS FOR CELL PHONES. THERE'S NO TELLING HOW MANY HONDA DRIVERS ARE IN DANGER IF WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME IS THE CASE. HOW CAN A CAR MANUFACTURER AND DEALER KNOWINGLY SELL A VEHICLE WHOSE PRIMARY SAFETY FEATURE DEACTIVATES BECAUSE THE OWNER IS CARRYING A CELL PHONE? WE LEFT THE DEALER WITH OUR CAR (8/24/05). ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THERE WAS FRONT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HIT WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. THE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN ON THE SCENE STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND IT HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE WHIPLASH. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY. THE OTHER VEHICLE, 2000 VOLKSWAGEN, WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE SIX AIRBAGS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. *AK *TT

DT: WHEN REACH HIGHWAY SPEED AND OPEN ING REAR WINDOWS THERE WAS BUFFETING WIND THAT CAME INTO THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED SERVERE VIBRATION TO THE ROOF, INTERIOR, PASSENGERS AND EAR DRUMS.. CONTACTED HONDA ,THEY SAID TO SHUT THE WINDOWS OR ONLY OPEN ONE. *AK

HONDA ACCORD EX WAS PARKED IN A PICNIC AREA NEAR A LOCAL RIVER. THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT WITH THREE PASSENGERS REMAINING IN VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AFTER THE PASSENGER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 10' FORWARD AND DOWN A 40 DEGREE SLOPE LEADING TO THE RIVER. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE RIVER WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE VEHICLE SUBMERSED. TWO PASSENGERS ESCAPED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE WATER. BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MINOR INJURY IN THE PROCESS. THE OTHER PASSENGER WAS PULLED OUT THE PASSENGER WINDOW AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD ENTERED THE RIVER. WE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES WITH HONDA CORPORATION, LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ABOUT POSSIBLE MECHANICAL PROBLEM. OUR HOPE WAS TO HAVE SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE POSSIBLE SCENARIOS LEADING TO THIS INCIDENT. NO ONE COULD PROVIDE COMPLETE EVIDENCE TO IN

2005 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY EVERY TIME AT COLD ENGINE START. *MR THE RPM IS 1,500 WHEN COLD. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE RPM DROPS TO 1,000. WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN SUDDENLY THE RPM JUMPS BACK TO 1500 AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO ALMOST 10 MPH. *TT

DT: CONSUMER STATES HER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK CABIN THAT WAS LEFT ABANDONED ON FREEWAY 280 IN PALO ALTO, CA. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN SEVERAL TIMES AND SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE VEHICLE SERVICE LANE. IT LANDED IN THE HILLSIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDED FRONT, SIDE, AND PANEL AIRBAGS. NONE OF WHICH DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY AMERICAN EXPRESS PROPERTY AND CAUSALITY INSURANCE. IT IS PRESENTLY LOCATED STURKEN AUTO BODY IN SAN JOSE, CA. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR IMMEDIATE TOWING BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO IV COMPANY IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA FOR SALVAGE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THIS VEHICLE. THERE MAYBE OTHER INJURIES BECAUSE THERE WERE 4 OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT SEEN THE POLICE REPORT YET. THE TRUCK CABIN WAS UNAVOIDABLE; THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY HAD HIT IT FIRST. *NM

I WAS TEST DRIVING A BRAND NEW 2005 HONDA ACCORD LX MODEL. DURING THE TEST DRIVE, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT WAS ABOUT TO TURN RED, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, WITH NO RESPONSE. BECAUSE OF THIS I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND STRUCK ANOTHER CAR IN THE INTERSECTION. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ENSURE THE DEALERSHIP ENSURES THIS PROBLEM IS INVESTIGATED. THE DEALER'S INFORMATION: LARRY SIMMONS HONDA 1710 14 STREET PARKERSBURG, WV 26101

DT: CONTACT STATES AFTER DRIVING HER VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER DID REPLACE A SPEAKER BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THIS MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. . VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE JOLTED EVERYTIME IT WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STILL FELT SOME JOLTING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER RESCIND THE CONTRACT OR PROVIDE HER WITH A COLLATERAL EXCHANGE. *NM

2005 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED COLD ENGINE START AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. *MR AT START UP THE ENGINE WOULD RUN AT 1500 RPM. WHEN PLACED IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE RPM WOULD DROP TO 1000. UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO ROLL AS NORMALLY EXPECTED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN THE RPM WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP TO 1500 AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES IMMEDIATELY TO 10MPH OR LESS. HONDA SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE STALLED. CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THE DEALER SAID THEY FORGOT TO HOOK THE ALTERNATOR TO THE BATTERY. CONSUMER DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE CAR WAS DRIVING AND DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. THE BRAKES ALSO PERFORMED POORLY. *BF *NM

DT: JUST PURCHASED 2005 HONDA. THE ILLUMINATION OF THE PANEL OF THE HEATING AND COOLING CONTROL PANELS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. IT IS VERY POORLY LIGHTED. *TT

2005 HONDA ACCORD EXL EXPERIENCED A BUCKLING ROOF. *MR THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING AND HAD RUN OVER A POT HOLE WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE ROOF SEVERELY BUCKLED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY FOUND OTHER 4 DOOR HONDA ACCORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS BIG BUCKLES IN THE ROOF. (6-8 OR BETTER) THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE, REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WITH ONE WITH CORRECTED DESIGN OR STRUCTURAL CONDITION THAT WOULD PREVENT BUCKLING IN THE FUTURE. *SC

HYBRID ENGINE DOES NOT OPERATE PER MANUFACTORS PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS CREATING VERY POOR CITY MILEAGE

DEFECT IN COLD START IDLE CONTROL OF THE 2005 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER ENGINE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY A SECOND OR TWO AFTER YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD IN FEBRUARY. IT STARTED MISSING OUT A FEW DAYS LATER. WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IT FEELS LIKE I AM RUNNING OVER WASHBOARDS. THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, FOUR TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. A FEW OF THE EXCUSES THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN ME ARE MY ABS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, I HAVE A HEATED GARAGE WHICH IS CAUSING CONDENSATION- (I DO NOT HAVE A HEATED GARAGE), OR I KEEP BUYING BAD FUEL. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN FELT THE MISS, BUT HONDA DISMISSED IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT SHE WAS NOT A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, AND THEY COULD NOT GO BY HER WORD. THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT MY CAR DOES HAVE A MISS, BUT THEY CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TOO SAY THE LEAST MY CAR HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT OF A HEADACHE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, OR EVEN CARE TO HELP. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT INTERMITTENT HESITATION/STALLING PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL CONDITION ROAD AT THE SPEED BETWEEN 30 MPH TO 40 MPH, RATTLE NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM JOINT BETWEEN WINDSHIELD SCREEN AND DASHBOARD. AND RATTLE NOISE FROM BOTH DOORS.IT HAPPENS AFTER ACCERLARATING THEN RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE CRUISING. DRIVING ON FREEWAY, AT 65MPH TO 70MPH, SUSPICIOUS NOISE FROM UNDER THE CAR, FEEL A BIT LOSE CONTROL SOMETIMES. BROUGHT TO THE DEALSHIP AND THEY REMOVED THE CLUSTER AND PANELS, PUT ON FORM TAPE. BUT NOISE STILL EXIST AFTER REPAIR.*AK

I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW 2005 ACCORD EX IN OCTOBER OF 2004. I HAD THE CAR FOR NO MORE THAN A FEW WEEKS WHEN THE RIGHT REAR SPEAKER BLEW OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW SPEAKER. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER, THE SAME SPEAKER BLEW OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND COMPLAINED. A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE CAME AND CHECKED OUT THE CAR. NOT ONLY DID THEY DENY ME THE REPAIR, BUT THE WOMEN WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID THE SPEAKER WAS NOT BLOWN AND THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE CD'S THAT I WAS PLAYING. MEANWHILE, I DON'T REALLY USE MY CD PLAYER AND I HEAR THE POPPING NOISE FROM MY SPEAKER WHEN I AM PLAYING THE RADIO. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND HOPEFULLY I WILL GET THIS FIXED. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE HONDA CORPORATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE 93 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I NOTICED A SMALL OBJECT IN THE ROAD THAT I HAD THOUGHT I AVOIDED, BUT IN A INSTANT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CAR FILLED WITH A SMOKY SUBSTANCE, CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE LIMITED, MY WIFE AND I WERE STARTLED BUT OK, WE FIRST THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. THE CAR IS 2005 NEW HONDA ACCORD HYBRID BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 500 MILES ON IT. AFTER WE COMPOSED OURSELVES WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED TO PARK THE CAR AND DO NOT DRIVE IT SO WE HAD IT TOWED. THE DEALER PUT THE CAR ON A LIFT AND CALLED US TO SAY THEY COULD SEE A SCRATCH UNDER THE CAR WHERE SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT A SENSOR AND THEN TRIGGERED THE AIR BAGS. IF THIS HAD BEEN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE I CAN ASSURE YOUR THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORST. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SUCH A SMALL OBJECT WOULD TRIGGER THIS TO GO OFF, RATHER THAN A SAFETY ITEM THESE ARE A HAZARD. I WILL FEAR SEEING AN OBJECT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FUTURE AND ALWAYS WONDER IF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. DOES THIS SOUND NORMAL OR WAS THE DEALER TELLING ME THE TRUTH? I HAD TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED IT WAS MY FAULT. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO LOOK AT IT. *AK