2006 Honda Accord complaints

I WENT ON THE "RECALL.GOV" SITE AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME COMPLETE THE ENTRY PROCESS. IT KEPT SHOWING THESE WORDS TO COPY INTO A SPACE. I DID IT LIKE 10 TIMES AND WOULD NOT LET ME CONTINUE. THE SITE NEEDS HELP !!!! I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ACCORD AND WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE "AIR BAG" RECALL. PLEASE E-MAIL ME THE SOLUTION TO MY "RECALL.GOV" SITE ENTRY PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS DURING ACCELERATION. CAR HAS 76,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, HEAD, AND ELBOW. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND HEAD. THE OTHER REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND WAIST. THE DRIVER AND BOTH REAR PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE STOMACH DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYEMNT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. HONDA DEALER STATES I MUST PAY $125 TO HAVE IT TESTED. IF TEST SHOWS IT IS CAUSED BY SEAT BELT PROBLEM, COST WILL BE WAIVED, OTHERWISE I MUST PAY FOR BOTH THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE REPAIR. *TR

RUST IS STARTING TO BUBBLE UP. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ON DASHBOARD BEGAN TO LIGHT UP SPORADICALLY. LATER IN THE MONTH THE CAR WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM WHICH PREVENTS THE MECHANICS FROM KNOWING IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS DEFECT IS ONLY COVERED FOR HONDA ACCORD V6 MODELS 2001-2005 AND HAS A QUOTED REPAIR OF $700-900. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/17/15 *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ENGIN WOULD REV UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED A STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TRAFFIC SINCE I COULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER THAN 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE AIR BAG ISSUE, DID NOT INCLUDED HIS MODEL, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REGISTERED OR FIRST SOLD IN ONE OF THE HUMIDITY STATES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER EXITING HER VEHICLE AND ENTERING HER HOME SHE NOTICED HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED AND LEFT A HOLE DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE GLASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT AN OBJECT STRUCK THE SUN ROOF AND CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DISAGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

AFTER LEAVING MY SON'S TRACK MEET, THE A/C BEGAN BLOWING WARM AIR. MY HUSBAND WENT AND BOUGHT REFRIGERANT, AND AS HE WAS PUTTING IT IN, MIST/SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE A/C CONDENSER. APPARENTLY A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER WHICH NOW HAS A PIN HOLE IN IT. HONDA DOESN'T COVER IT AND IT'S EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. THERE'S TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR THERE NOT TO BE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

MY 2006 ACCORD ALONG WITH 500,000+ OTHERS AND 52,000+ ACURA TLS HAD A RECALL REGARDING THE POWER STEERING HOSE. I WANT TO MENTION I HAVE OWNED 20 SOME CARS OVER THE YEARS, MANY WITH 200,000 MILES OR MORE. SO, IN JUNE I TOOK MY ACCORD IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED MY POWER STEERING FELT A LITTLE OFF...SO, TURNS OUT HONDA STATED MY POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING AND REPLACED IT. AND, THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL, SO EXPENSE WAS ALL ON ME. NOW, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EXACTLY 1 POWER STEERING PUMP IN MY LIFE AND IT WAS ODDLY ON THE ONLY CAR THAT EVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH A POWER STEERING HOSE...COINCIDENCE? I DO FIND THIS TROUBLESOME FOR 2 REASONS, 1) POWER STEERING WORKS OFF PRESSURE AND IF A HOSE IS FAULTY THAT WOULD IMPACT THE PRESSURE AND THUS POTENTIALLY CAUSE PUMPS TO OVERWORK,ETC AND 2) SINCE THE HOSE WAS RECALLED, WAS THE IDENTIFICATION OF A FAILED PUMP A COST RECOVERY DISCOVERY? I ASK THIS SECOND ONE BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING FELT WORSE AFTER REPLACEMENT AND TURNED OUT I JUST NEEDED MY TIRES ROTATED. I DID WRITE TO HONDA BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE PURPOSE HERE HOWEVER IS CIVIC DUTY IN NATURE AND I FELT IT WORTH ASKING THE QUESTION, HOW MANY OF THE 550,000+ RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING HOSES HAVE ALSO RESULTED IN POWER STEERING REPLACEMENTS? *TR

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, THE AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) DEPLOYED ON MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD AT LESS THAN 10MPH WITH MY SEAT BELTS ON RESULTING IN SCRATCHES ON MY LEFT FRONT BUMPER (NO OTHER VISIBLE HARD IMPACT DAMAGE). THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PERFORMING A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING LOT SPOT. I HAD CONTACTED BOTH HONDA USA AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP EXPRESSING MY CONCERN THAT ONCE REPAIRED, THE AIR BAGS COULD AGAIN UNINTENTIONAL DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. HONDA USA ASKED ME TO TAKE CAR TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND EVALUATION. I BROUGHT MY CAR AT HONDA DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH SKILL AND TOOLS TO INSPECT AND EVALUATE AND STATED THAT I SHOULD GO TO A THIRD PARTY COLLISION SHOP. I CONTACTED HONDA USA AGAIN AND THEY ASKED ME TO GO TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO DETERMINE IF A DEFECT IS PRESENT. I BELIEVE THOSE ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND SURPRISING SUGGESTIONS. IT IS MY BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND DOES NOT WISH TO INVESTIGATE AND/OR ACKNOWLEDGE CULPABILITY IN A DEFECTIVE SAFETY COMPONENT. REQUESTING TO ADVISE ME ON HOW SHOULD I PROCEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. JCC

2006 HONDA ACCORD SE 4CYL AUTOMATIC TRANS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. ENTERING HIGHWAY AND MERGING INTO HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC, AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAD NO FORWARD POWER (HOWEVER ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE). A LARGE 18-WHEELER TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND HAD TO BRAKE SHARPLY AS MY CAR SLOWED DOWN. HAD TO PULL OFF, SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO NEXT EXIT AND OFF HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSA LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL NO RESPONSE, NO POWER, AND COULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. TOOK CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A GLITCH IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. ONCE THEY CLEARED THE CODE FROM THE COMPUTER THE CAR RAN FINE, THEY TOLD ME IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE ONLY ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

2006 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER SHOULDER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. ON MAY 19, 2014 GOT INTO MY HONDA ACCORD AND COULD NOT GET MY DRIVERS SEAT BELT TO WORK. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THIS FAULTY SEAT BELT UNDER THE SEAT BELT WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS MALFUNCTION WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, COLLISION OR MISUSE. HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES AND IN LOUISIANA WEARING A SEAT BELT IS THE LAW, BUT ACCORDING THE HONDA OF COVINGTON AND THE HONDA HEADQUARTERS THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE A FAULTY SEAT BELT. *TR

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL THE DEALER FOUND TWO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. MY HONDA ACCORD LX HAS BEEN MAKING A THUMPING NOISE ON ACCELERATION. ITS POSSIBLE THAT LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID HAS CAUSED THE DETERIORATION OF THE RUBBER IN THE MOUNTS. THE DEALER SERVICE REP SAYS THERE ARE 3 MOTOR MOUNTS ON THIS ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD SINCE NEW. WITH 2 OF 3 MOUNTS BROKEN AT 66, 800 MILES IS A MATTER FOR CONCERN. THE 3RD MOUNT BREAKING WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO TWIST AND POSSIBLY START A FIRE OR TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE AXLES TO LOCK UP CAUSING A CRASH. OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS ON-LINE. *TR

I DELIVERED MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER (AVENTURA HONDA) ON MARCH 27, 2014 (PURSUANT TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.'S LETTER TO ME DATED MARCH 2014 AND TELEPHONIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL) REGARDING NHTSA RECALL 12V-222. PLEASE NOTE THAT, INITIALLY, I WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE WARRANTY PART REPLACEMENT WITH AVENTURA HONDA, DESPITE MY IN-PERSON AND TELEPHONE ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL ARRANGED FOR AN APPOINTMENT. PRIOR TO ANY WORK BEING PERFORMED, MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN MY PRESENCE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE 2-3 HOURS HE ESTIMATED IT WOULD TAKE TO DO THE PART REPLACEMENT. AT NO POINT DID HE INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY DEFECT IN ANY OF THE CONNECTING PARTS. I SPENT THE ENTIRE TIME MY CARE WAS BEING SERVICED IN THE SERVICE AREA ATTEMPTING TO ME WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AS INSTRUCTED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, I OBSERVED NOTES ON THE SERVICE INVOICE INDICATING THAT THE PUMP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOW LEAKING. I BROUGHT THIS (AND ITS DISCREPANCY WITH THE EARLIER INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE) TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER'S SERVICE STAFF, TO NO AVAIL. UPON RETURNING HOME, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL AND RELAYED THE INCIDENT TO THEM AND PROVIDED THEM WITH A COPY OF THE INVOICE. I WAS TOLD THAT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. WOULD INVESTIGATE AND GET BACK TO ME WITH THEIR PROPOSED SOLUTION. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN CONTACT

I TOOK MY HONDA ACCORD E6 INTO DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA FOR A RECALL TO REPAIR A POWER STEERING HOSE. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND RETURNED 27 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE DIRECTLY TO MY HOME. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS TO TAKE 5 HOURS PLUS OIL CHANGE BUT IT ACTUALLY TOOK LESS THAN 60 - 90 MINUTES. I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND WENT UPSTAIRS INTO THE HOUSE. ABOUT 12 MINUTES LATER THE ALARMS WENT OFF AND I FOUND THE GARAGE AND CAR IN FLAMES WITH HEAVY SMOKE. THE FORENSICS FIRE EXPERT SAYS THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY OIL THAT HAD SPRAYED ACROSS THE BACK INSIDE OF THE CAR WHICH WAS IGNITED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER - PROBABLY DUE TO A FAULTY REPAIR BY THE MECHANIC OR BY A FAULTY REPAIR PROCEDURE DESIGNATED BY HONDA OR THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRE THUS FAR HAS CAUSED MORE THAN $200,000 DAMAGES TO MY HOME PLUS INJURY TO ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT AT LEAST FOUR OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ON SATURDAY 3/8/2014, I WAS DRIVING MY MOM TO A LOCAL NEARBY LOWE'S. SHE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WITH THE SEAT WARMER ON. SHE MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WAS REALLY HOT & SHE THEN TURNED THE SEAT WARMER OFF. AFTER WE GOT HOME & SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT PART OF MY PASSENGER LEATHER SEAT WAS MELTED. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF 1/28/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM CST, I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR TO START IT. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SINCE IT WAS -12F OUTSIDE, I FIGURED THERE WAS SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE AND HONDA WOULD COVER IT. I CALLED HONDA OF LISLE, IL AND THEY ASKED THAT I BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THURSDAY MORNING AND LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FOUND SCRAPES UNDER THE CAR AND THAT THE COMPUTER RETURNED SRS CODES THAT INDICATED A COLLISION TOOK PLACE. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO INCIDENTS WITH THE CAR, NEITHER OF WHICH REQUIRED ANY BODY WORK. WE RAN OVER A VERY DEEP POTHOLE IN 2006, WHICH REQUIRED THE RIM TO BE REPLACED. IN 2007 (OR POSSIBLY 08), I FELL INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLLER BLADE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DENTED IT. BECAUSE THE SCRAPES THAT HE DESCRIBED SEEM TO HAVE BEEN IN THE EXACT SAME AREA AS WHERE WE HIT THE POTHOLE, I FIGURED THEY MUST HAVE COME FROM THAT. THEY TOLD ME THEIR ZONE MANAGER FROM HONDA AMERICA NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE FURTHER AND WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY (FRIDAY) AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WITH THE RESULTS. ON FRIDAY, I SPOKE TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ZONE MANAGER DENIED MY CLAIM DUE TO HIS BELIEF THAT A COLLISION HAD TAKEN PLACE AND BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON MONDAY, 2/3/2013, I CALLED HONDA OF LISLE AGAIN AND SPOKE WITH THE GENERAL SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] . AFTER EXPLAINING MY SIT

I WENT TO THE HONDA NORTH OF CLOVIS, CA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING AND CAUSING DAMAGE. I WAS QUOTED $934.77 TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AS MY CAR HAD ALWAYS MADE A STRANGE CLICKING/CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL AS I'D NEVER OWNED A HONDA BEFORE. IN MY RESEARCH I FOUND THAT V6 MODELS OF THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD HAVE BEEN ISSUED A RECALL, #12V222000. APPARENTLY MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE. I ONLY HAVE 87,358 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE CAR PROPERLY. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY 7 YEARS, 126K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THAT WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 AND THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE STEERING FLUID HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AS IT HAS LED TO THE DAMAGE OF THE ENTIRE RACK & PINION. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THERE IS SOME GREASE ON THE CV WHICH WAS PROBABLY CAUSED FROM THE POWER STEERING LEAK. I FEEL THAT THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX MODEL NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS IT IS MORE THAN APPARENT THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART REGARDLESS OF BEING A V6 OR NOT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ADVICE AS TO HOW THIS CAN BE REMEDIED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN RPM'S REACH 1500-2000 AT SLOW TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. SHUDDERING DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN HARD ACCELERATING. TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN SPEED IS REACHING 35MPH THOUGH HAS OCCURRED AT OTHER SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE ROAD SURFACES AND IN MULTIPLE CITIES. VEH HAS NOT THROWN ANY SERVICE CODE'S OR WARNING LIGHTS. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT SYMPTOMS SEEM IDENTICAL. *TR

POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE HOSE STARTED LEAKING AND IS DRIPPING DOWN ON TO THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD. MECHANIC HAD SAME MODEL CAR CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A V4 NOT A V6. V6 MODEL HAS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. V4 DOES NOT. OURS IS ALSO A V4. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE HOSE AT $336. THE HOSE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE AND IS NOT PROTECTED FROM HEAT, ALSO WHEN IT FAILS IT WILL DRIP ON THE HEAT SHIELD. WE BELIEVE THE V4 MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IS A SAFETY RISK TO OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DURING MULTIPLE INSTANCES, MY CAR (HONDA ACCORD 2006) WAS EITHER IN NEARLY STOPPED POSITION OR STOPPING IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC RED LIGHT BEHIND OTHER CAR. SUDDENLY, IT JUST SELF-ACCELERATED ITSELF WITH RPM CRANKING UP TO 1.5 K-RPM WHILE I WAS BRAKING MY BRAKE PEDDLE TO SET MY CAR IN STOPPED SITUATION. NORMALLY, WHEN IT WAS IN FULLY STOP OR IDLE POSITION, THE ENGINE IDLE RPM SPEED IS 0.75~0.8 K-RPM. THESE SCARY INSTANCES OF "SELF-ACCELERATION" HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN RECENT TWO MONTHS. LUCKILY, I WAS IN FULLY DEPRESSED BRAKE POSITION FOR THESE INSTANCES. WHEN I HEARD AND SAW THE ENGINE RPM SPEED SUDDENLY CRANKING UP TWICE AS FAST, I INSTANTLY DEPRESSED FURTHER DOWN THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO MAKE SURE THE CAR DIDN'T GALLOP UP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. IT JUST LIKES SOME OTHER PEOPLE (GHOST DRIVER) IS DRIVING MY CAR BESIDES ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY ROAD AND NOTICE MY CAR KEEPS STALLING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, IF I HIT THE BRAKE IT STOPS AND I CAN GO ON. I TOOK IT FOR RECALL LAST YEAR AND IT STARTED DOING BETTER BUT LAST MONTH IT IS STALLING AND JERKING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-45. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. ALSO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHEN I TRY TO ROLL IT UP WITHOUT HOLDING THE BUTTON IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY UP AND THEN ROLL BACK DOWN. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IF I TURN IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE IT SAYS LO AND A FEW MINUTES LATER TURN IT UP TO WHAT IT IS SET ON THEN IT WILL BLOW CORRECTLY FOR A DAY OR TWO,SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT HAVING TO KEEP DOING THIS DEFEATS HAVING CLIMATE CONTROL OPTION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 11/06/13*LJ

UPON DRIVING THE VEHILCE, THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO HANDLE. IT SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP. I TRIED TO AVOID A STREET SIGN AS I PANICKED, BUT SCRAPPED IT WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR. I HAD MY FIANCE BRING ME A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID AFTER NOTICING THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. HE FILLED IT AND ASKED ME TO START THE VEHICLE. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME TO TURN IT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING FROM WHERE FLUID WAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE ABOVE THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME (5MILES) BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER LOCAL SHOPS HAD CLOSED. THE LOCAL HONDA SHOP SAID THAT MY VIN DIDNT FALL UNDER A RECALL ONLY V6 MODELS AND MINE IS A 4 CYCL. UPON DOING SOME SEARCHING I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 6 NHTSA CLAIMS FOR 4 CYCL. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10525409 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10522947 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10480634 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10478592 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10478320 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10402670 THE PART NUMBERS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL WAS 53713-SDB-A01, THE 4 CYCL IS 53713-SDC-A02. THESE NUMBERS ARE WAAAAY TO CLOSE TO NOT INCLUDE THEM IN THE RECALL. MATTER OF FACT, THE 53713-SDC-A02 IS ALSO REPLACED WITH 53713-SDA-A52, WHICH TELLS ME THAT AN UPDATE WAS MADE. THE LOCAL SHOP WANTS $300 FOR REPAIRS, AND THE HONDA SHOP WANTS $400 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE 4 CYCLINDER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, IT IS UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE WITH THE AMOUNT OF FLUID THAT WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND HITTING THE EXHAUST. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WAS FUNCTIONING SPORADICALLY AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR WITH THE MANUAL DOOR SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK, I HAD THE HEAT ON. MY SON TOLD ME IT WAS SUPER COLD AND ASKED ME TO TURN THE HEAT UP, NO HEAT WAS COMING OUT IT WAS ON FULL BLAST COLD AC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. SO I ENDED UP TURNING THE HEAT OFF AND WE BOTH SAT IN THE COLD. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK STRAIGHT AND THEN IT GOT WARMER AND I HAVEN'T HAD TO USE IT SINCE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWICE SINCE OWNING IT ONLY SINCE 2009. I ALSO HAD THE SMOKING COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE (POWER STEERING RECALL) - GOT IT FIXED BY HONDA ONLY AFTER MY MECHANIC CONTACTED THEM FOR THE PART - THEN THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF. THIS WEEKEND 7/28/13 I HAD TO REPLACE MY HONDA BATTERY YET AGAIN AFTER GETTING STRANDED IN ANOTHER CITY AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED - THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 4 YEARS. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE HANDLING WAS MORE DIFFICULT BUT THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE TO MY WORKPLACE. CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED AT THE CONNECTION DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.AFTER DOING A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURES COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE 6 CYLINDER MODELS OF HONDA ACCORDS FOR 2003 TO 2007 YEARS. A URL FOR THE ARTICLE I LOOKED AT IS - HTTP://WWW.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=6912-EN THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS A 4 CYLINDER 2006 HONDA ACCORD. MY GUESS IS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE RECALL TO COVER THE 4 CYLINDER MODELS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN EMAIL A PHOTO OF THE HOSE FAILURE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)/ *TR

POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL FIRE DUE TO THE LOCATION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE MODELS OF HONDA AND HAS BEEN RECALLED BEFORE, BUT NOT IN MY MODEL. PLEASE CONSIDER THE PLACEMENT IN FUTURE VEHICLES AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IN CURRENT ONES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE VENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS CIRCULATED HOT AIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE A SERIOUS AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A USED 2006 HONDA ACCORD 6 MONTHS AGO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. AS SOON AS WE HAD OUR FIRST WARM SPELL I REALIZED THAT THE AC IS DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COOL, AIR-CONDITIONED AIR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT WAS "REPAIRING" MY AIR CONDITIONER, SAID THE AIR WAS MUCH COOLER NOW BUT THAT IT WOULD ALWAYS BE COOLER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECAUSE THERE IS A "CHILLER" ON THAT SIDE. WHY IN THE HECK DON'T THEY HAVE A CHILLER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOO?!! ALL AUTOMOBILES HAVE A DRIVER! I JUST PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER PAYING $168.15 TO FIND IT IS NO BETTER THAN WHEN I TOOK IT IN. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS A VALVE REPLACEMENT ON THE LO SIDE, THE REPLACEMENT OF A HIGH SIDE SHREADER AND AN EVACUATE & RECHARGE. FRUSTRATED, I CAME STRAIGHT HOME AND RESEARCHED MY CONCERNS ONLINE. WHAT I FOUND WAS VERY CONCERNING AND IRRESPONSIBLE ON THE PART OF HONDA. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH NEARLY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE. IT APPEARS THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND CAN BE DAMAGED QUITE EASILY. IF HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW THEY OWE IT TO THEIR BUYERS TO RECALL THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE REPAIR, BUT IF WE AS THE BUYERS PUT A GUARD/COVER OVER THE CONDENSER TO PROTECT IT THE WARRANTY IS VOID. WE CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING. I HAVE OWNED FOUR HOND

2006 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A FAULTY POWER STEERING HOSE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WROTE HONDA REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED DUE TO THE FAULTY ENGINEERING AND POOR QUALITY OF THE OEM'S POWER STEERING HOSE. HONDA CONTACTED THE CONSUMER, TO INFORM HER, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR HER REQUEST. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED FOR MANY YEARS WITH THE FAULTY HOSE, THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 12V222000

IN FEBRUARY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. IN JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER MOTOR. *TR

FROM THE DRIVER'S STATEMENT TO THE POLICE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT (FROM THE POLICE REPORT): I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY CAR THERE WERE SOME CARS IN FRONT AND BACK BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF SPACE. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUMPED AND RUSHED AND SUDDENLY GO FAST. IT WENT FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED. I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE STREET AND [NOT] GOING INTO ANY OTHER CARS. I HAD CROSSED THE STREET DOWN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CROSS STREET. AT THE CROSS STREET MY CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR.? FROM A WITNESS STATEMENT TO THE POLICE (FROM THE POLICE REPORT): I OBSERVED A ... SEDAN COMING FROM THE NORTH SQUEALING ITS TIRES, RACING PAST US SPREADING SMOKE. THE WOMAN BEHIND THE WHEEL APPEARED AGITATED AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET AROUND THE SEDAN TO HER LEFT? SHE PASSED THE CAR AT ... AND APPEARED TO PICK UP SPEED. FROM ANOTHER WITNESS STATEMENT TO THE POLICE (FROM THE POLICE REPORT): WHILE THERE, HE HEARD THE SOUND OF TIRES SCREECHING NORTH ON HIS LOCATION. HE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED BEHIND HIM AND OBSERVED THAT V1 WAS APPROACHING SOUTHBOUND ... CREATING A CLOUD OF GREY SMOKE DUE TO ITS FRONT TIRES SPINNING. FROM ANOTHER WITNESS STATEMENT TO THE POLICE (FROM THE POLICE REPORT) THE TIRE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND LEFT SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. *TR

AN ABNORMAL NOISE IS OCCURRING IN MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WHEN I AM IN THE SECONDARY GEAR. THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS AND CONTINUES TO OCCASIONALLY STALL AS IF THEIR IS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE ENGINE WHICH INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN BUT COMES BACK ON BEFORE THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN THE PARKED GEAR POSITION, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ROLLS UNTIL THE PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED. I DO NOT WANT A FAILED TRANSMISSION BEARING TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON AUGUST 8, 2011 FOR 2006 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES. RECALL NO. 11V395000, UNDER "AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILURE." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE NOTICED A FIRE HAD STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ALSO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) ONE MONTH AFTER THE FIRE, WHICH ADVISED CONSUMERS THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000. *TR

MY CAR CRASHED INTO SEVERAL WOODEN POSTS WHERE THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE FRAME AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I SUFFERED INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. I INFORMED AMERICAN HONDA OF THIS ISSUE ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASIONS AND NOT ONCE DID THEY MENTION ABOUT LOOKING INTO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

MY CAR CRASHED INTO SEVERAL WOODEN POSTS WHERE THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE FRAME AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL WAS ACTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MODE CONTROL HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY IN APRIL 2012 FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND ALSO OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A NEARBY CURB. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL BUSHES AND A SIGN. UPON COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION AS NORMAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON WITHOUT ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. THE GUY SAID DRIVER POSITON SENSOR HARNESS IS BROKEN. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND ITS LOOK LIKE THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HONDA MUST BE INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL!!! *TR