2005 Honda Accord complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DADSHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. IT ONLY COMES ON IF I START THE CAR AND DO NOT HAVE MY SEATBELT ON. IF MY SEATBELT IS ON, THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. FURTHER, WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHT IS NOT ON, THE MOMENT I TAKE MY SEATBELT OFF, WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. *KB

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CABLE HAS A SMALL PLASTIC ANCHOR THAT ANCHORS THE CABLE TO TO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. THE PLASTIC PIECE WAS SEVERED INTO TWO PIECES BY THE METAL GRIP THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. THE END RESULLT IS THE PASSENGER DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN AND I NEEDED TO ESACPE THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, I WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO DO SO. I BELIEVE THE PLASTIC ANCHOR BREAKING IS A DEFECT CAUSED BY INHERENTLY BAD DESIGN OF A PLASTIC ITEM LOCKING INTO A METAL ITEM. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN TURNING ON MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT . MY VTEC SEEMS TO BE STAYING ON AND IT JERKS MY CAR BACK AND KICKS THE LIGHT BACK ON. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY ITS THE VTEC OIL PRESSURE. I CHANGE MY OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS AND DON'T THINK THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT LACKS POWER BETWEEN 1-3000RPM AND ITS NOT SAFE. *TR

ON SATURDAY AT 11:50 PM, I WAS CRUISING AT THE 169TH & MAPLE RD, OMAHA, NE PARKING LOT.. AT A FRONT PARKING JUNCTION, I MADE A RIGHT TURN AT ABOUT 2-3 MPH SPEED. I SLOWED AND BRAKED FOR A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ACROSS MY PATH. MY CAR STARTED REVVING AND ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDALS HARDER. THE HARDER I PRESSED, THE HARDER THE ACCELERATION BECAME. I BECAME VERY CONCERNED AND SCARED THAT THE CAR MIGHT ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND MAY CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I QUICKLY MOVE THE GEAR HAND PEDAL SHIFTERS FOWARD TO (P)ARK. THE CAR JERKED FORWARD A BIT AND THEN STOOD STILL; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING WITH A LOUD DIN AND THEN BACK TO NORMAL.I STARTED TO SLOWLY MOVE THE GEAR BACK INTO (D)RIVE MODE. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY AND I PARKED MY CAR IN A AVAILABLE PARKING SLOT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD A MINOR INCIDENT SIMILAR TO THIS. THIS WAS A ABOUT 2 WEEKS BACK. I WAS SLOWED AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO MAPLE. WHILE IN STOP MODE PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND ACCELERATING FORWARD SLOWLY. I QUICKLY PRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER AND IT JERKED FORWARD AND STOPPED. AT THAT POINT, I JUST SHRUGGED IT OFF, THINKING THAT WAS UNUSUAL BUT WASN'T REALLY BAD TO TAKE ISSUE. ALL THIS HAPPENED WHEN I CHANGED MY ACCORD HYBRID BATTERY AND A HYBRID CONTROLLER OVER A MONTH BACK WHEN I HAD A HYBRID BATTERY AND THE CONTROLLER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE ON ACCOUNT OF A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THE CAR FELT OK AFTER THE CHANGE. HOWEV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR EXAMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON A COLD START, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THERE WAS A MOMENTARY PAUSE BEFORE THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE RECALL. UPDATED 11/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EXL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WITH THE CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION OCCURRING WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO DETECTED THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEED. AT IDLE, CAN NOT TURN WHEEL VERY WELL UNLESS YOU PUT IN NEUTRAL AND INCREASE THE RPM. POWER STEERING PUMP USED TO SQUEAL AND DEALER REPLACED SOME SEALS ON POWER STEERING SYSTEM. HONDA REPAIR SHOP SAID " MANY HONDA CARS STEER HARD" IF I NEED TO TURN WHEEL AT LOW SPEED TO GET OUT OF WAY OF DANGER, FORGET IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE ONLY A KIT THAT ASSISTS IF THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX. IT HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING HONDA ODYSSEY TSB. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT LOW ENGINE SPEED AND PRESENTS AN UNSAFE SITUATION FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES THE CAR. REPORT DATE : AUGUST 11, 2011 AT 05:56 PM SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2009 MAKE : HONDA MODEL : ODYSSEY MAKE : HONDA MODEL : ODYSSEY YEAR : 2009 MANUFACTURER : HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : SB-10-076 DATE OF BULLETIN : JULY 15, 2011 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10036938 COMPONENT : STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP SUMMARY : HONDA: STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN QUICKLY AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN TURNING WHEEL, QUICKLY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, IT IS HARD. ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ASSIST FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *PE UPDATED 7/29/11. *PE *TR

TRANSMISSION STUTTERS IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS ON DECELLERATION AND ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO OVERHEAT. ANTICIPATE FAILURE DUE TO THIS ANOMOLY. DO NOT WANT TO EXPERIENCE A LOCK UP OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V001000 (AIRBAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO INSPECTION OR REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I PREVIOUSLY DROVE MY AUNT'S 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALMOST AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD ALSO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR WOULD SIMPLY SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. THE CAR WOULD ALSO AT TIMES STOP OR TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. I ASSUMED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A HYBRID OR DIFFERENT THAT IT WAS NORMAL. AT TIMES WHEN ACCIDENTS WOULD OCCUR, I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE CAR LITERALLY DROVE AWAY. A FEW TIMES OTHERS DROVE THE CAR AND MENTIONED THE SAME. MY AUNT PREVIOUSLY TRIED TRADING IN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO TRADE IN. ON JANUARY 11,2011. A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. MY MOTHER, WHOM IS A PRECAUTIOUS DRIVER WAS DRIVING MY COUSIN TO SCHOOL AND WERE INVOLVED IN A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. THE HONDA STRUCK A SCHOOL BUS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. I BELIEVE THE CAR LIKE ON MANY OTHER OCCASIONS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN OR THE BRAKES FAILED. I FEEL DEVASTATED THAT I HAVE LOST MY MOTHER AND COUSIN BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT, BUT FEEL THAT MY MOTHER WAS NOT AT FAULT. SHE WAS ALWAYS A SAFE DRIVER AND IN THIS CASE I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS AT FAULT. *TR

IN 2005 ACCORD, PARKED WITH STEERING COLUMN TURNED. STEERING COLUMN WAS FROZEN. UNABLE TO TURN KEY TO RESTART CAR. TURNING STEERING WHEEL DID NOT HELP. WRECKER, PUTTING PRESSURE ON TIRES TO LOAD ACCORD, RELEASED STEERING COLUMN, AND KEY TURNED, CAR STARTED. VERY DANGEROUS. WILL LEAVE FAMILIES STRANDED. HONDA SERVICE SAYS THERE ARE NO REPAIRS THEY CAN PERFORM. LEARNED THE NEW CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO. SOLUTION: MAKE IT SO THE TIRES HAVE TO BE STRAIGHT AHEAD BEFORE THE CAR CAN BE TURNED OFF. SOLUTION: FIX THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE, MY CAR SHAKES AND SHIMMIES AS IF IT IS STOPPING ON A COBBLESTONE ROAD--WORSE WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS MINIMIZES MY CONTROL AS MY STEERING COLUMN BEGINS TO SHAKE AND I HAVE TO "PUMP" THE BRAKES TO A COMPLETE STOP. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AT ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THEM AS IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT MY BRAKE PADS ARE FINE AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF CAR. PULLING INTO A CAR BAY, ALMOST STATIONERY. ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO BE SUCKED AWAY FROM UNDER FOOT. BRAKES APPLIED, BUT CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST OVER THE CURB AND INTO WOODEN BOLLARDS (HITTING SO HARD IT RIPPED THEM OUT OF GROUND, AND BROKE IN TWO), THE CAR FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL HAD KICKED IN. I DID NOT "ACCIDENTALLY" HIT THE ACCELERATOR, AND MY FLOOR MATS ARE NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR (THEY ARE HOOKED DOWN). VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHROME AROUND THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN. A PASSENGER WAS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED A DEEP CUT TO HER RIGHT HAND AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND THE DOCTOR PLACED STITCHES IN THE CHILD'S WOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READING DROPPED TO EMPTY, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V132000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). NO OTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,135.

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE ADJACENT STREET WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 05/06/11 *BF *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD HAS FUEL PUMP ISSUES WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY RECALL. HONDA DEALERSHIPS STATE MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE (BY VIN#) IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THEREFORE WILL NOT MAKE REPAIRS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *TR

CLEAR COAT PAINT IS PEELING OFF AROUND THE EDGES OF THE ENTIRE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 2-3 MPH ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE JUST BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON-GOING SINCE FEBRUARY 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEN TO A DEALER WHERE BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,888. UPDATED 4/25/11 *CN UPDATED 08/22/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

OUR 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEHAVED LIKE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND I FELT THE CAR GO INTO GEAR A FEW SECONDS LATER. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE SLOWLY FORWARD AND A WHIRRING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD TO STOP AND START THE CAR 3-4 TIMES ON THE REMAINING 3 MILE DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT INTO A HONDA REPAIR SHOP. WE CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 75% OF THE COST OF REPAIR WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $5000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND OUT OF NO WHERE I HEAR THIS BIG POP! THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IN THE BACK HAD DEPLOYED. NO ONE HIT ME NOR DID I RUN OVER ANYTHING IN THE STREET.THERE WAS NO TYPE OF IMPACT. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I REPORTED IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS I GOT HOME. THEY ASK ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER SHIP AND HONDA AMERICA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEIR DETERMINATION WAS THAT THERE WAS UNDERBODY DAMAGE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY SHOWED ME. IT WAS A SCRATCH, LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A SCREWDRIVER OR SOMETHING AND SCRATCHED THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THERE REASON FOR DEPLOYMENT. LONG STORY SHORT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY FELT IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA AND HOW THIS WAS HANDLED. HONDA STATES THEY ARE SO BIG ON SAFETY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS BUT YET THEY WILL NOT FIX VEHICLES THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST, AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH NO SIDE AIRBAGS AND NO SEAT BELT. WHERE IS THE SAFETY CONCERN?? WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSE AND ACCIDENT WHERE SOME ONE WAS INJURY, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T CAUSE ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS. CLEARLY THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THIS PART/SENSOR. WHEN IS HONDA GOING TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE AND DO THE

THE CHROME COLOR PAINT/COATING ON THE INNER DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD IS STARTING TO SEPARATE/PEEL AT THE SEAMS. WHILE OPENING THE DOOR, THE PEELING SEAM ON THE INNER DOOR HANDLE LACERATED MY FINGER. I HAVE CUT MYSELF 3 TIMES ON BOTH INNER FRONT DOOR HANDLES. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. THE AIRBAG SYMBOL LIGHT ON THE PANEL STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY ONCE I START MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BACK LIGHT FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY SETTINGS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

THIS STARTED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 AND CONTINUES TODAY (2011). I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR OFTEN FOR SEVERAL REASONS, ONE BEING A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE WHEEL HAS ALWAYS STUTTERED. WHEN ON A STEEP HILL, THE BREAKS HAVE NEVER HALTED THE CAR COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO CARS CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME WHEN ON A STEEP HILL. THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE IF I'M IN A PLACE WHERE THERE IS SNOW. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT IN SNOW OR WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF RAIN. THE TIRES ARE VERY GOOD AND ALL TERRAIN, SO IT ISN'T THAT. I HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED ALL OF THE TIME AND THEY'RE ONLY SLIGHTLY USED. I HAVE TIRES ROTATED AND ALIGNED ON A REGULAR BASIS. BUT HALF OF THE TIME THE BRAKES GRIND. EVEN AFTER INSPECTION AT THREE DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERSHIPS, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. I WROTE TO HONDA ABOUT THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN RESPOND, LET ALONE REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I USE IT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE IN PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ON FLAT ROADS. IT'S SAD THAT HONDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY. I HAD ONLY GOTTEN HONDAS IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF REPUTATION AND RELIABILITY. I WILL BE BUYING ANOTHER "BRAND" FROM HERE ON OUT. I USED TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND NOW LIVE IN NEW MEXICO. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SANTA MONICA. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN BOTH PLACES. *TR

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT JUST IN TIME TO EVADE THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT. IT WENT OUT AT 82,000 MILES AND IT'S ONLY COVERED TO 80,000. I DID HEAR THAT THIS WAS PREMATURE, BUT THAT IT HAPPENS ON THE HONDA ACCORDS. THE REPAIR IS PRICEY AS I BOUGHT IT IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS (THAT PART IS GOOD), SO YOU CAN'T BUY AN AFTER MARKET CONVERTER. THE COST WAS $1,100 AFTER INSTALLATION. THEY NEARLY PUT THE WRONG ONE ON IN NEW MEXICO AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY, I CALLED MY OLD DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA AS THEY WERE OUT OF STOCK HERE AND THEY SAID I HAD THE INCORRECT PART NUMBER. *TR

1) STRAP CONNECTING LATCHES HAS TWISTED AND KINKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CORRECTLY USE LATCHES. HOWEVER SEAT CAN STILL BE SAFELY INSTALLED WITH SEATBELT 2) CHEST CLIP ON SEAT BROKE WHILE IN USE (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=ACCORD, MODEL=HONDA). *TR

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID AND EVERY WINTER (MN) AT LEAST 6 -10 TIMES A YEAR THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE POWER BRAKING SYSTEM SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK. IT TAKES EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH IN MY LEGS TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND IT IS STILL QUITE HARD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP. SEEMS AS IF THE COLDER IT IS, THE WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT THIS HAPPENS. NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHY IT HAPPENS OR HOW TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, THEY SAY JUST WARM THE CAR UP FIRST. WE HAVE WARMED OUR CAR UP, KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND AFTER 25 MINUTES OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR WARM, SO THING CAN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW SO WE ADDED HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID. THAT'S WHEN THE CARS RPMS SHOT UP AND I WASN'T HARDLY MOVING. HONDA SAID DO A 9 QUART FLUSH, WHICH WE DID. FOR A DAY OR TWO THINGS SEEMED BETTER, THEN IT WAS FAR WORSE THAN BEFORE WITH THE RPMS AT 6,000 AND I'M ONLY GOING 30. HOPING IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH A CENSOR, WE TOOK IT TO HONDA, THEY TELL ME DON'T WORRY IT'LL BE FINE. HOUR LATER THEY CALL AND SAY YOUR TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NOW THEY TELL ME I CAN TRADE IT IN, OR GET A NEW ONE FOR $3800. I SAY I'M TAKING IT ELSEWHERE, TO ANOTHER TRANS SHOP, WHO ASKS ME WHICH HONDA I CALLED ABOUT HE'S HAD 3 CALLS THAT MORNING AND HAS 2 WAITING TO BE FIXED. HE SAYS HONDA TRANS ARE POORLY DESIGNED IN THAT FIRST THE FILTER IS HARD TO GET TO AND THAT THERE IS A VERY SMALL HOLE FOR FLUID TO GET THROUGH AND THAT ONCE CLOGGED WITH NO FLUID THE TRANS FAILS. NOW HE'S REBUILDING IT AND OUR SUPPOSED TRUSTY HONDA IS GOING TO COST US $2400 OF WHICH WE DO NOT JUST HAVE SITTING AROUND. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL, THIS IS TRULY AWFUL OF HONDA A NAME I TRUSTED IN, BUT, NOW WOULD NEVER RECOMMENDED TO ANYONE. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. AM SEEING A LOT OF REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMPS ON THIS MODEL. WANTED TO REPORT MY ISSUE, AND SEE IF HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,703. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPATED 03/07/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED FROM THE NEUTRAL POSITION INTO THE PARK, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, STRUCK A CURB AND FLIPPED OVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE BLADDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 ON THE HIGHWAY IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT! THANK GOD THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS AWARE OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. FROM THAT DAY THE TRANSMISSION KEPT DOING THE SAME THING. THE CAR HAS 95K. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE!! THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 2002 ACCORD!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT! YOU WOULD THINK HONDA OF ALL CAR MAKERS WOULD STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY MAKE...BUT THEY DON'T...TIME TO THINK ABOUT ANOTHER CAR TO BY IN THE FUTURE! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AWAY FROM MY HOME AND HAD TROUBLE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND I COULD NOT USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP EITHER. THE BRAKE WAS HARD AND SEEMED AS IF IT WAS FROZEN OR STUCK IN PLACE. WHEN I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER ALL IT DID WAS BEEP AND FLASH THAT I HAD PULLED IT, IT DID NOT SLOW ME DOWN OR STOP ME. I HAD GONE THROUGH 2 STOP SIGNS AT THIS POINT. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO REVERSE SO THAT THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FINALLY DEPRESS. THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD WORK. THE CAR DID NOT GO IN REVERSE BUT IT DID STOP ENOUGH FOR ME TO ACTUALLY USE THE BRAKE. I CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY AND BECAUSE NO COMPLAINTS WERE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. MY LOCAL DEALERS WERE TOO BOOKED UP TO HANDLE THE ISSUE AS WELL. AFTER IT HAPPENING A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A MECHANIC WHO WILL BE CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT END UP IN A CRASH OR FATALITY. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR AND I AM PREGNANT WITH OUR SECOND CHILD. SYSTEMS SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS AND THERE WERE NOT. FOR THIS REASON I WOULD NEVER BUY A HYBRID NOR A HONDA AGAIN. IM HOPING THE MECHANIC I FOUND CAN FIX THE PROBLEM OR ATLEAST FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS BEFORE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL DECIDES TO FAIL AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED LETTING MY CAR WARM UP BEFORE LEAV

WHEN STARTING CALL FIRST THING IN THE AM IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW 35) I MUST PUMP THE BRAKES BEFORE DRIVING, IF NOT THEY RESPOND AS IF THERE IS NO POWER BRAKING OCCURRING AND HARD BRAKING IS REQUIRED. THIS WILL OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY SEEM RESPOND NORMALLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WHEN ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART BY SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BUT NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILS. HARD STEERING AND NEAR COLLISION AS A RESULT. MOSTLY WHEN COLD. *TR

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE, THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND CLAIM THE BRAKES ARE GOOD. *TR

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OF MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2005 STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. A PASSENGER RIDING WITH ME DISCOVERED THAT THEY COULD NOT EXIT THE CAR BECAUSE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE AND THE DOOR HANDLE NEVER WORKED AGAIN AFTER THAT POINT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE CABLE FROM THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INSERT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE DOOR PANEL. FAILURE OF THIS PIECE RESULTS IN THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR ROLL-OVER. THE CABLE HOLDING THE PLASTIC INSERT HAD TO BE ORDERED AND REPLACED AFTER TAKING OFF THE DOOR PANEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD STOPPED WORKING...TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID AFTER TRYING TO RECHARGE THE SYSTEM THAT THE CONDENSER HAD A PUNCTURE ON IT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS MISHAP I FIND THAT QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS KIND OF THING HAPPEN TO THEM BECAUSE THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED...IT IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED AND CAN BE DAMAGED QUITE EASILY...HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE A RETROFIT....MAYBE A SCREEN OF SOME TYPE...AND REIMBURSE DRIVERS OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE CONDENSER..... *TR

THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR (SPS) WIRING HARNESS IN MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD IS BROKEN CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED AND THE SPS TO FAIL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SYMPTOM IS IDENTICAL TO THAT ADDRESSED BY RECALL NUMBER: 07V001000, WHICH APPLIED TO CERTAIN 2004 AND 2005 HONDA ACCORDS. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HONDA RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE OMISSION OF MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD'S VIN FROM RECALL NUMBER 07V001000 IS IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. THE HONDA DEALER CHANGED AN INITIAL $95.07 FOR DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, AND HAS OFFERED TO INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS AT MY EXPENSE. AT THIS TIME NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IS STILL INSTALLED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED AND THE SPS IS STILL IN FAILURE MODE. *TR