2005 Honda Accord complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER CAR WARMS UP INTERMITTANTLY, AND STAYS ON PERMANENTLY ON COLDER DAYS IT TAKES LONGER TO TURN ON BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 52 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE INTERIOR ROOF COVERING ALSO BECAME DETACHED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

I TOOK MY HONDA IN FOR A POWER STEERING RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED AND ASKED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO LOOK INTO THE REASON WHY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THERE WERE TWO FAULT CODES ONE BEING THE DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE AND THE OTHER BEING THE DRIVERS SEAT POSITION SENSOR. I KNOW THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE DRIVER SEAT POSITION SENSOR BUT THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO FIX THIS SENSOR I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR THE PART. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE PART SINCE MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A VIN AFFECTED BY THE DRIVER SEAT POSITION SENSOR RECALL. I FIND THIS ODD THAT MY VEHICLE IS OF A MAKE MODEL AND YEAR WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART BUT YET IT IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER TO SEE IF THERE ARE MORE MODELS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE DRIVERS SEAT POSITION SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, ARM AND LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. *TT

AIR BAG FAULTY LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A MASSIVE 2005 ACCORD AIRBAG MODULE RECALL BASED ON THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION 07V001000. THE 2005 ACCORD HYBRID IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THERE SEEMS TO HAVE QUITE A FEW 2005 HYBRID OWNERS HAD ALREADY FILE THE SIMILAR COMPLAINT. (UNDER THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT SECTION) AIRBAG MALFUNCTION IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR IS RANDOM AND MAJORITY OF THE CUSTOMER MAY SEES IT AS "GLITCH" SINCE IT MAY GO AWAY BY TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF AGAIN. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSED A RECALL FOR V6 MODEL OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF MY HONDA ACCORD. THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKS ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SMOKE STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I JUST WANT TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUE FOR 2.4 L (V4 MODEL) THAT WAS REPORTED FOR V6 MODELS. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH CAR GOING OUT OF CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR FAILING TO SLOW DOWN AFTER PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. *TR

CAR DETAILS: - 05 ACCORD SE COUPE WITH ~65K MILES (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 4 CYLINDER) RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I KEEP PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH MARKER (THE MPH NEEDLE WILL JUST STALL AT ONE LOCATION AND NOT MOVE). I HAVE TO TAP THE BRAKE LIGHTLY A COUPLE OF TIMES OR LET THE CAR COAST DOWN WITHOUT GIVING IT ANY GAS (IT KIND OF RELEASES WHATEVER IS HOLDING THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING AND RELEASES THE MPH NEEDLE). I THEN ACCELERATE THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WILL GO HIGHER THAN 60 MPH. KEEPS HAPPENING OFTEN (NOT EVERY TIME THOUGH). MY GAS MILEAGE IS LOWER WHICH CONFIRMS THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON HIGHWAYS. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO ALL THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUES THAT HONDA ACCORDS CONTINUE TO SEE ON MODELS MANUFACTURED IN THE MID 2000S. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2005 SEEMS LIKE HAS FAULTY MECHANICAL ON THE BRAKE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE DOWNWARD THE HILL AND MY BRAKE DID NOT STOP. I WAS SUSPICIOUS NOW THAT MY CAR HAS FAULTY MECHANICAL BRAKE BECAUSE ABOUT LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO WHERE MY CAR HAS PROBLEM DID NOT BRAKE PROPERLY ON THE FREEWAY. THEN, I REPLACED MY BRAKE LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AT HONDA DEALER. THE LAST TIME MY CAR MAINTENANCE WAS APRIL 2013 AND THEY STATED THE BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD. *TR

OUR HONDA ACCORD WAS CROSSING A 4-LANE STREET FROM A STOP SIGN. A CAR COMING FROM THE RIGHT STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR HONDA, CAUSING THE SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO RECEIVE BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. NOTE: ALTHOUGH THIS HONDA ACCORD WAS A 2005, IT HAD LOW MILEAGE (30,000) AND WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE INSURANCE CO. TOTALED THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. *TR

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT OF COLLISION. *TR

AT ONLY 93,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. JUST ONE YEAR AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RUNS OUT BASED ON TIME, NOT MILEAGE. HONDA'S REPUTATION OF RELIABILITY MAKES PEOPLE NOT EVEN EXPECT TO BUY A WARRANTY. THEIR REPUTATION IS A LIE. ANY AMERICAN CAR WOULD HAVE A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION. I WILL DEFINITELY NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF REPLACING A TRANSMISSION SO EARLY ON IS NOT EASY AND THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR IT'S COMMON DEFECT, AS I AM LEARNING ONLINE. *TR

PAINT IS PEELING ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK OF THE CAR. *TR

I'VE NOTICED A FAULTINESS WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR/SENSOR. AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED, THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON UNTIL I RESTART THE ENGINE, AT WHICH TIME THE LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT OR NOT. THE LIGHT FAULTINESS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. THOUGH MANY MODELS OF HONDA ACCORDS HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HONDA IS TELLING ME MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT CAN AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING FULL-FORCE DEPLOYMENT REGARDLESS OF SEAT POSITION. *TR

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. HONDA TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS LEAKING AND COULD LEAK ONTO THE BELT CAUSING IT TO SLIP OFF OF TENSIONER.. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF LEAK GOES UN-NOTICED UNTIL TIMING BELT IS REPLACED. LOSS OF POWER CAN OCCUR IF TIMING BELT IS NOT SECURED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 20/59 NEAR FT. PAYNE, ALABAMA WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 75 MPH. I CHANGED LANES TO PASS A SLOWER CAR BUT DID NOT TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TAPPED THE BREAKS TO TURN CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE ACCELERATION WAS NOT A FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION, JUST A MODERATE INCREASE. I THEN SHIFTED THE CAR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPM'S JUMPED UP TO REDLINE, AGAIN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. LUCKILY, A REST AREA WAS APPROACHING AND I MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR INTO THE REST AREA PARKING LOT PLAYING WITH THE DRIVE/NEUTRAL OF THE TRANSMISSION AND USING THE BRAKES. ONCE I MADE IT TO A PARKING SPACE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SHIFTED IT INTO PARK. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE RPM'S AGAIN JUMPED UP TO REDLINE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND PUT MY FOOT UNDERNEATH THE GAS PEDAL AND PULLED UP. I CRANKED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT ACTED NORMAL. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. AFTER SOME DELIBERATION, WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRIP AND THE CAR WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT 4.5 HOURS. WE DROVE BACK SUNDAY, MAY 19 AND THE CAR AGAIN DROVE FINE FOR 6.5 HOURS AND HASN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THE MORNING BEFORE THE INCIDENT, I CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR AND OIL. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ALTERNATOR OR OIL CHANGE. ALSO, I DOUBLED CHECKED THE CARPET MAT IN THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A MONDAY NIGHT, I HAD MY PHONE IN THE FRONT SEAT WITH ME AND I HAD HEARD IT GO OFF A FEW MOMENTS EARLIER. I LOOKED OVER QUICKLY AT THE PHONE TO SEE WHO IT WAS,I QUICKLY LOOKED BACK AT THE ROAD, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP QUICK ENOUGH AND I HIT THE YOUNG LADY IN FROM OF ME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I HIT HER AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR. WHAT REALLY PUZZLED ME WAS THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, EVEN WITH AN IMPACT AS BIG AS THIS ONE. I HAVE SUSTAINED A FEW INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF AIR BAG. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A POP AND THE CAR LOST ALL PROPULSION. AN ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF ITS HOLE, DAMAGING THE CYLINDER HEAD AND DESTROYING SEVERAL COILS, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE AND LEAVING ME WITH A $4,000 REPAIR JOB. FROM INTERNET HONDA CHAT BOARDS, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN AS MANY AS 1 IN 600 HONDA ACCORDS, GENERALLY WITH THE NUMBER 5 SPARK PLUG ON THE V6 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT STARTED TO PEEL ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR AND NOW COVERS MOST OF THE ROOF. THE PAINT ON THE REST OF THE CAR IS FINE EXCEPT THE ROOF IMPLYING THE ROOF PANEL PAINTING IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA THE POWERTRAIN (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ON OUR 6 CYLINDER HONDA FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN WE GOT TO AN EXIT, THE CAR COULD NOT POWER UP AN EXIT RAMP. THE CAR EVEN ROLLED BACKWARDS EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN PARK. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM WE HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING OR INKLING OF ANY TRANSMISSION DIFFICULTIES. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT TURN ON. ONCE WE GOT TO A REPAIR FACILITY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE COST OF A REMANUFACTURED UNIT WOULD BE ABOUT $4,400. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WE READ UP ON HONDA'S AND DISCOVERED THAT SUCH COMPLETE, NO-WARNING FAILURES ARE RATHER COMMON IN THESE HONDA ACCORDS. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT SIX MONTHS AGO. GIVEN THE HIGH NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS AND THE HIGH COST INVOLVED, WE BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR OR REPLACE THESE UNITS AS LOSING POWER IN A CAR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OPDS SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MANUFACTURER: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) SUMMARY: INITIALLY,WHILE WAITING ON A RED LIGHT, WHILE THE CAR WAS GOING INTO A FORWARD GEAR, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THEN TRIED TO APPLY BREAKS BUT CAR SEEMED TO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. APPLIED BRAKES AND MOVED GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. ONCE STOPPED, PUT CAR ON PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. BEFORE TURNING CAR OFF THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND SURGED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT. END RESULT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT ON ANY GEAR (DRIVE, REVERSE, LOW GEAR). THE CAR WAS RENDERED FULLY UN-DRIVABLE AS IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED. THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HONDA ACCORD 2005 (THE NHTSA WEBSITE INDICATES CAMPAIGN 11V395000) RECALLS BUT HONDA STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN FREQUENT FAILURE. HOW SHOULD I PURSUE THIS ISSUE GOING FORWARD? PS. THE CAR WAS TOLLED BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY AND ITS STILL SITTING THERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE FRACTURES ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING OUR CAR ON THE 278-BQE IN BROOKLYN, NY. THE RPM ON THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT TO 7000 RPM AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND IT ENDED STOPPING ON THE EXPRESS LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. HE HAD THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON BUT CARS WERE STILL COMING AT 60-70 MPH, MANY BARELY MISSING THE CAR AS THEY SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAS 78K MILES ON IT, HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEAD. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS IN ORDER IN TERMS OF FLUIDS. I TOOK A LOOK AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THERE ARE 43 COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT ISSUES OF 2005 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WITH 60-80K MILES ON THEIR CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE NOTICED A WHINING SOUND AND TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL ONLY COVERED THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND NO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I ADJUSTED MY DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT AND SAW THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT TURN ON AT THE SAME MOMENT. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FAILED AND IT WOULD COST 660.00 TO REPLACE. APPARENTLY THIS SENSOR CONTROLS ALL THE FRONT AIRBAGS WITHOUT WHICH THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT TO THE DATA BASE IN CASE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2005 2.4LITER VTEC 4DR/LX POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE FEED IS LEAKING AND HONDA WOULDN'T COVER REPAIRS. THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE FEED IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF CRACKS ON THE LINE.I HAVE BEEN ADDING FLUID TO THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR FOR THREE MONTHS TWICE A MONTH. LAST WEEK I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASE IN 2005 FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THEY SAW THE PROBLEM AND DIAGNOSE. THEY INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS PART OF THE RECALL FROM HONDA LAST YEAR. AFTER RUNNING MY CAR VIN IT CAME UP THAT MY CAR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL VIN LIST. I ASK THEM WHY IT IS NOT PART OF THE LIST. SINCE MY CAR WAS PURCHASE IN 2005 BRAND NEW AND IS PART OF THE MODEL YEAR BETWEEN 2003 TO 2007. THEY SAY I SHOULD CALL HONDA AND ASK THEM ABOUT THE CAR. SO TODAY 3/13/2013 I CALL HONDA AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY CAR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL LIST AS WELL. EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM FROM THE OCTOBER 2012 RECALL. THEY SAID IT CAN'T BE COVER. I WILL HAVE TO PAID OUT OF POCKET. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ABOUT 500 TO 600 FOR LABOR AND PARTS TO REPLACE THE BAD POWER STEERING HOSE. I AM WRITING TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM ABOUT MY VEHICLE VIN NOT BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST. PLEASE HELP. CONCERN 2005 HONDA ACCORD 2.4 LITER VTEC SINGLE OWNER. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT APPROX. 63000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO DTC 71-10 (BROKEN DRIVER SEAT SENSOR HARNESS). HONDA HAD A SAFETY RECALL (SERVICE BULLETIN 07-002) REGARDING THIS PROBLEM IN JANUARY 2007. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. OUT OF POCKET COST $203.29. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH THE NHTSA ON THIS MATTER. WHY WAS THIS RECALL NOT EXPANDED? *TR

THE DEFECT CONCERNS THE FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS CAR HAS POWER FRONT SEATS. THE LEFT REAR MOUNT FOR THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT HAS BROKEN FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE BELOW THE SEAT CAUSING THE LEFT REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO BE DISCONNECTED AND LOOSE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND POTENTIALLY THE SEAT COULD COME LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE CONTAINS THE POWER EQUIPMENT TO MOVE THE SEAT AND MOUNT THE SEAT. A HONDA DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE SEAT AND SAID THE SEAT UNDER CARRIAGE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $750. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNT IS BROKEN AN THE DRIVERS SEAT COULD COME LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ABRUPTLY PUSHED FORWARD, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT (#13-002818). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I WERE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 405 NEAR UCLA AT 55MPH. THERE WAS A COMPLETED FLAT TIRE ON MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF HONDA ACCORD 2005. I FELT THE FLAT TIRE AND SEE THE ABS LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD TURNED ON. AFTER COMPLETE FLAT TIRE, THE TIRE DEBRIS RIP OFF MY ABS SENSOR WIRE FOR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. MY RIM HAS NO DAMAGE. SINCE MY TIRE IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD, SO I GET FREE REPLACEMENT FROM COSTCO. I THINK THE HONDA HAS A BAD DESIGN ON THE ABS SENSOR WIRE TO MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE ABS SENSOR WIRE IS NOT PROPERLY COVERED. THE FLAT TIRE DEBRIS RIPPED OFF THE ABS SENSOR WIRE. CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS. THEY SAID IT IS NOT THEIR ISSUE. I THINK A PROPERLY DESIGN CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING RIP OFF WHEN A COMPLETE FLAT TIRE HAPPENED. HONDA SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE ABS WIRE MORE EFFECTIVELY. *TR

MY 05 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTO TRANSMISSION GAVE UP ON ME ONLY AT 65000 MILES. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEY QUOTED ME OVER $4400 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE BUT THE ONLY HAS 65K MILES ON IT. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA FOR THIS REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE FAILURE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,993.

WE HAVE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE BRAKES IN THIS CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL SIX MONTHS AGO. WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL GENTLY THE CAR JERKS FORWARD PRACTICALLY SENDING THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO STOP AND APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY THEY DO NOT RESPOND, REQUIRING A GREATER BRAKING DISTANCE. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR HONDA TO TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS TO REGISTER OUR COMPLAINTS REGARDING OUR BRAKES AND WERE TOLD "THIS IS JUST THE WAY THE 05 IS". ONE INDIVIDUAL ACTUALLY LAUGHED AT THE SITUATION, WHICH I FIND INFURIATING DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTOR. ON NOV,11, 2012 WE WERE ON I-40 AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT AHEAD OF US. THE LADY IN FRONT OF US CAME TO A DEAD STOP. I WAS WATCHING THE SITUATION IN FRONT OF US AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND BRAKING. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT COME TO A STOP. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, PRESSING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. WE HAVE SHARED OUR CONCERNS WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY DO NOT SEEM INTERESTED. TOGETHER WITH A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, WE HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE ACCORD AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL. PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE OURS, CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY..AFRAID TO DRIVE THEIR CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY REACHING SPEEDS OVER 100 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED MIDDLE TOWN HONDA REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE CABLE TO GET STUCK. THEY DID NOT REPAIR ANY OF THE BRAKES OR EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEY CLAIMED THAT IS WAS NORMAL WEAR. HE CONSUMER FOUND 32 INCIDENTS OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/28/212 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTINGTO NEUTRAL AND PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING FAILED AND SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING RIGHT TO LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND FINALLY LANDED ON AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V091000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THAT RECALL AFFECTED HER MODEL VEHICLE AS WELL AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT DID NOT. LATER SHE WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED AND ACCEPTED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

DOOR LOCK REMOTE FAILS TO OPEN LOCKS. IF I'M INSIDE THE CAR, SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WILL BE JAMMED DOWN, AND KEY WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. NOTHING WORKED, I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE AND EXIT BY THE PASSENGER DOOR. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT COULD HAPPEN IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS (INTERMITTENTLY) ILLUMINATED BEYOND THE NORMAL TIME AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER "COMPLAINTS" PUBLISHED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000. ACCORDING TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL GROUP AND DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR COST FREE REMEDIATION BY HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE AND THE INLET HOSE WERE LEAKING. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING FLUID, SUCTION TUBE, O-RING AND BOTH HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE HOSE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,309 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TRUNK BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THE BODY SHOP STATED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO CUT A HOLE IN THE TRUNK IN ORDER TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000. UPDATED 11/01/12 *BF UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS

MY CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS. THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUALLY FADE OUT AND THEN RETURN AND THEN FADE AGAIN. OFTEN I HAD NO LIGHTS ON MY DASH OR RADIO. MY WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING AUTOMATICALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WE COULD NOT LOWER THE WINDOW. THE LOCKS STOPPED WORKING OCCASIONALLY. ALL OF THIS IS SOMETHING I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY OTHER HONDA AS WELL. IT WAS THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR!! I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE BUT WHEN I GOT THIS CAR THE SAME PROBLEMS STARTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING LIKE ANY OTHER DAY ON THE FREEWAY AND MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON- THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AT ALL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER CONTACTING HONDA THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO CHECK TO TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN EL CERRITO CA DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND WANTED TO CHARGE FULL AMOUNT TO FIX IT SAYING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I NEEDED MY CAR SOON FOR MY TRANSPORTATION SO I WENT TO MY TRUSTED MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG AND HE INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECUASE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURY OR FATALITY. I WOULD APPRECIATE A FULL REFUND FROM HONDA FOR COST OF THE REPAIR AS IT CAME OUT TO BE $3,374.68. THIS COST IS VERY HIGH AND I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM VERY UPSET THAT HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED A PERSON HARM. THANK YOU *TR UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ UPDATED 09/10/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE SEVERELY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED, AS IF IT HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME UNTIL IT DID IT AGAIN AFTER I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP AND ACCELERATED ONCE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THIS TIME I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN NOTICED THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ("CHECK ENGINE LIGHT") CAME ON THE DASH. THE TRACTION CONTROL (TCS) INDICATOR ALSO CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN, HOPING THAT WOULD CLEAR ANY FAULTS. THE INDICATORS WERE STILL LIT AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE DRIVE "D" INDICATOR WAS FLASHING GREEN (IT'S NORMALLY SOLID GREEN). I DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO COME TOW THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. UPON DRIVING IT TO THE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THAT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOP SPEED I GOT WAS ABOUT 40 MPH. ALSO THE ENGINE WAS REVVING SLIGHTLY. I THEN KNEW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MORE SERIOUS AND I FEARED FOR THE WORSE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK I CHECKED THE ERROR CODES THAT WAS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT CAME BACK WITH THREE CODES HAVING TO DO WITH THE SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE A AND CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A BEING STUCK ON. THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY REPLACED THE SHIFT AND CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOIDS, WERE GOING TO GIVE IT A TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF

WAS DRIVING ALONG ON HIGHWAY WHEN BOOM!!! THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS JUST DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. IT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND ALMOST CRASH AT 80 MPH. MY PASSENGER LUCKILY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO REASON OR WARNING FOR THESE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY! *TR

THE STEREO DISPLAY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THEN THE RADIO STARTED SCANNING RADIO STATIONS. IT IS NOW STUCK ON SOME STATIC SOUNDING WEATHER RADIO STATION. OFF & ON WORKS BUT NOTHING ELSE (E.G . VOLUME, MODE, LOAD OR EJECT, STATION TUNING...) I HAVE A LIBRARY CD IN THE UNIT AND AM UNABLE TO EJECT IT. *JB