2006 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS DISCOLORED AND CONTAMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES TWICE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BRAKE CALIPERS. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2006 HONDA ACCORD WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2.5 YEARS AGO. 55,000 MILES AND THE A/C CONDENSER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $800 DUE TO A PUNCTURE FROM A ROCK. NOT COVERED UNDER HONDA WARRANTIES, NOT CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER OVER THE PAST YEAR AND HALF WITH POPPING OR CLUNKING NOISES IN THE BRAKES. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR JUDDERED WHEN STOPPING. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AT APPROX. IN FEB. '08, @27000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT APPROX. IN AUG. OR SEP '08@ 38,000 MILES PLUS THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. ON DEC. 26, 2008 JUDDERED EXITING THE INTERSTATE TO STOP FOR LUNCH. AFTER STOPPING FOR LUNCH, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE LINES. I DROVE THE CAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP HOME AND TO THE DEALER WHERE ALL OF THE SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE. THEY FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES ON MONDAY, DEC. 29. TOLD ME TO RETURN IN 500 MILES AND THEY WOULD FLUSH THE LINES AGAIN. LESS THAN 150 MILES LATER, THE RIGHT FRONT LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN ON FRI. JAN. 2, 2009. ONCE AGAIN, I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA ON SAT. 3, 09. THEY FLUSHED THE LINES AGAIN, CHECKED EVERYTHING, TURNED THE REAR ROTORS, DROVE THE CAR 323 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL AND TOLD ME TO RETURN IF THE BRAKES ACTED UP AGAIN. ALL THE TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN WORKING ORDER AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER OFF A HIGHWAY MY REAR DRIVERSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HITTING A SIGN AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

A/C STOPPED WORKING. WAS TOLD THAT ROAD DEBRIS DAMAGED THE CONDENSER UNIT, THOUGH THERE WAS NO INCIDENT OF ME HITTING ROAD DEBRIS THAT WAS VISIBLE. THUS A "ROAD HAZARD" NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, ACCORDING TO DEALER. COST TO REPAIR: $550. UNIT IS LOW TO THE GROUND, VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE. NUMEROUS WEBSITES NOTE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR DAMAGE WITH OTHER ACCORD YEARS AND MODELS, NOT COVERED, COSTING APPROX. SAME AMOUNT. SOMETIMES DAMAGE RECURS. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE A SHIELD TO PROTECT THIS VULNERABLE PART. THE SAME PART ALSO ACTIVATES INTERIOR DEFROSTER, WHICH WILL NOT WORK IF CONDENSER IS DAMAGED. THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS VISIBILITY IS REDUCED. MY DEPENDENTS HAVE ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THEM DRIVING IN A VERY HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE OF THE HOUSTON AREA. THERE IS NO SHIELD OR OTHER DEVICE OFFERED BY HONDA TO KEEP THE SAME DAMAGE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I DRIVE CAREFULLY AND KEEP MY CAR WELL-MAINTAINED. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD SURFACE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THIS CONDENSER UNIT EVEN NON-VISIBLE SMALL ROCKS OR PEBBLES. *TR

I AM A POLICE OFFICER IN THE NORTHEAST OHIO AREA. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE COME IN CONTACT WITH A DESIGN FLAW PERTAINING TO THE NEWER MODEL HONDA VEHICLES. ON AT LEAST 10 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I'VE HAD TO ADVISE DRIVERS OF HONDA VEHICLES TO TURN ON THEIR LIGHTS. DURING FOG, RAIN AND NIGHT TIME DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WERE DRIVING WITH ONLY THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS ON. IN MY OPINION THE FLAW IS THAT THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND ALSO ACTIVATE THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION, SO THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THINKS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. HOWEVER, THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT ARE ON, ARE THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS, THERE ARE NO TAILLIGHTS, NO SIDEMARKER LIGHTS OR THE HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE ON. PRACTICALLY THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING BLACKED OUT IN THE ABOVE LISTED WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE CREATES A HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THIS DESIGN FLAW CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AS WELL AS THE OWNERS OF THOSE HONDA VEHICLES. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO ABOUT REPORTING THE PROBLEM BUT I WILL ALSO SEND A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO HONDA AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 HONDA ACCORD, WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND 5 SPEED MANUAL. THE CAR IS A LX SPECIAL EDITION, WITH A 2.4 LITER, 4 CYLINDER. THE CAR HAS BURNED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL SINCE DAY ONE. IT BURNS MORE THAN 2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN EACH OIL CHANGE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE THIN OIL THAT IS REQUIRED AND THAT IT WAS JUST THE BREAK IN, BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE RUN THE FACTORY HONDA OIL AND FILTER AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS GETTING WORSE. THIS OIL CHANGE I TRIED MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE RECOMMENDED WEIGHT, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THE OIL IS AT 50% AND THE CAR HAS ALREADY BURNED OVER 1 QUART OF OIL WITH JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE REQUIRED OIL CHANGES AT THE PROPER INTERVALS. THE CARS TRANSMISSION IS ALSO ABNORMALLY STIFF WHEN IT IS WARMING UP. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS ABLE TO INSIST THAT THEY REBUILD HIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING IS THE PROBLEM I AM WRITING ABOUT THOUGH. *TR

LEFT A LIGHT AND MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION "DISENGAGED." (HAD REVS, NO MOVEMENT.) D3 WOULD NOT WORK, D2 GOT IT GOING AGAIN. NEVER COULD GET IT TO WORK IN D3 OR D ON THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 5 MILES). STOPPED ONCE AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LEFT IT SIT FOR A WHILE AT HOME (2 H), AND TRIED AGAIN; SAME PROBLEM. HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE FOR A WEEK. THEY USED IT FOR 39 MILES BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. *TR

AT ABOUT 15K MILES STARTED TO FEEL WOBBLE IN THE WHEEL AND CAR WHEN BRAKES APPLIED CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS WITH AFTERMARKET ONES OF BETTER QUALITY. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD - A/C CONDENSER BROKE TWICE DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS, TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE - HOWEVER I SEE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. WITHOUT AC WINDOWS FOG UP ON RAINY HUMID DAYS AND VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. TOTAL DESIGN FLAW ON BEHALF OF HONDA AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THE ITEM. *TR

AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY ACCORD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A STONE HAD DAMAGED THE CONDENSER AND WAS RARE OCCURRENCE. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST BETWEEN $600-$700 TO REPLACE THE PART. AMAZINGLY AFTER MY HUSBAND SPOKE WITH THEM, THEY DID PUT THE PART THROUGH AS A WARRANTY ITEM. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR HONDA RECALL ITEMS AND COMING ACROSS OTHER REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THIS CLEARLY IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE, TO ME THIS IS DEFECTIVE DESIGN. ALSO, THIS RARE OCCURRENCE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN THIS YEAR - TURNED ON THE A/C AND IT DOESN'T WORK, AGAIN. *TR

THE BRAKES IN THIS CAR HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE DAY 1. LOTS OF VIBRATION, VERY TOUCHY, ETC.. AND I NOTICE ALOT OF BREAK DUST IN THE TIRES. DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE JUDDER : IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS MY PERSONAL FAMILY MECHANIC FINALLY FOUND WHAT I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT FOR 6 MONTHS TO HONDA. A WIGGLE A SHAKE OR WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT GET THIS FIX FREE....VIN#THAT START WITH 1HG OR 3HG ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AND TURNED ROTORS FREE. HONDA KNOWS BUT REFUSE TO GIVE THE INFORMATION OUT I HAD TO GET A COPY OF THE REPORT AND TAKE IT TO THEM BEFORE THEY FIXED FOR FREE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT MADE AN INCORRECT TURN AND STRUCK A PALM TREE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE SAFETY HARNESS RETRACTOR FAILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

ACCELERATION WITH UNCOMMANDED CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

A/C STOPPED WORKING. WAS TOLD THAT A STONE DAMAGED THE CONDENSER UNIT, THUS A "ROAD HAZARD" NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, ACCORDING TO DEALER. COST TO REPAIR: $650. UNIT IS LOW TO THE GROUND, VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE. NUMEROUS WEBSITES NOTE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING EXACT DAMAGE, NOT COVERED, COSTING APPROX. SAME AMOUNT. SOMETIMES DAMAGE RECURS. HONDA DENIES EVER HAVING A COMPLAINT ON THIS SITUATION, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE A SHIELD TO PROTECT THIS EXPENSIVE, VULNERABLE PART. SAME PART ALSO ACTIVATES INTERIOR DEFROSTER, WHICH WILL NOT WORK IF CONDENSER IS DAMAGED. THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS VISIBILITY IS REDUCED. HAVING COOL AIR IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA, ALLERGY, ARE ELDERLY, OR IF YOU LIVE IN A VERY HOT CLIMATE. HONDA IS REMISS IN NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ARE MAKING MONEY OFF OF A FLAWED DESIGN. THERE IS NO SHIELD OR OTHER DEVICE OFFERED BY HONDA TO KEEP THE SAME DAMAGE FROM HAPPENING. I DRIVE CAREFULLY AND KEEP MY CAR WELL-MAINTAINED. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD SURFACE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THIS CONDENSER UNIT. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF AND OWES IT TO ITS CUSTOMERS (THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA) TO PROVIDE A RETROFIT. *TR

BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS CAN OFTEN GIVE THE FEELING THAT THE OCCUPANTS MAY HIT THE WINDSHIELD...EVEN THOUGH WEARING SEATBELTS. HONDA SERVICE TECH'S HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY ARE THAT WAY BUT MAINTAIN "THAT IS JUST THE WAY THEY ARE" AND "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO IT." I'VE OWNED THIS CAR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND IT IS THE ONLY ONE I EVER DRIVE...AND I AM NOT ABLE TO BRAKE THIS CAR SMOOTHLY. WHEN I OFFER TO LET OTHERS DRIVE MY CAR THEY COMMENT ON THE TOUCHY BRAKES AND HAVE MENTIONED THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. BASED ON COMMENTS BY HONDA SERVICE TECH'S AND OTHER DRIVERS, I FEEL THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS POOR BRAKE DESIGN BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 PROBLEMS. WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AS THE ONE OF THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRES. AS I CHECKED THE DAMAGED, I NOTICED A HUGE CRACK ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE (NO CURB DAMAGE POSSIBLE). SO WE WENT TO A MICHELIN STORE TO REQUEST A WARRANTY EXCHANGE (TIRE HAD LESS DEN 10K MILES). THE REP SAID IT SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS KIND OF TIRE AND HE WILL TRY TO GET US A WARRANTY EXCHANGE. BUT BECAUSE OF MICHELIN DENYING THE PROBLEM, WE PROB. WONT GET THE TIRE EXCHANGED. SO WE BOUGHT A NEW SINGLE TIRE FOR $200.16. WE ARE VERY UPSET... *TR

AIR BAG FAILURE DURING CRASH OF 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX, VECHICLE ACCIDENT BETWEEN TWO CARS, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED INTO MAIN TRAFFIC MY HONDA STRUCK SAID VEHICLE IN REAR QUARTER, HONDA THEN SPUN OFF INTO GUARD RAIL STRIKING LEFT FRONT SIDE.BOTH SIDE OF HONDA CRUSDED GEICO HAS TOTALED THE HONDA, THIS WAS AT 55 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GEICO HAS HONDA AT BRANDYWINE SALVAGE,PG,MD. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ON GOING UNKNOWN ISSUE WITH MY INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ON MY CAR. ON THIS PANEL, MY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHT COMES ON SOME TIMES AFTER REFUELING BUT NOT A CAP PROBLEM AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON WILE DRIVING BUT WAS NOT RELATED TO A REFUEL. ON PAGE 237 IN THE 2006, OWNER'S MANUAL IT EXPLAINS THAT THE LIGHT HAS TO DO WITH ONE OF THE ENGINE'S EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS LIGHT COME ON A FEW TIMES BEFORE AS WELL AS NOW AND THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT ON ITS OWN A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE LIGHT ON. THE PHOTO ALSO SHOWS MY CURRENT MILES AT THE TIME WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE GIVEN THE PHOTOS TO MY SERVICE ADVISER #176 AT MARTIN MAIN LINE HONDA DEALERSHIP # 207980 IN ARDMORE PA 19003-2385. MY SERVICE ADVISER AS WELL AS MY TECH CANNOT FINE THE PROBLEM OR KNOW EXACTLY WHY THE LIGHT COMES ON. MY SERVICE ADVISER HAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOUR CAR EMISSION SYSTEM IS EMITTING FUMES THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING, IN RETURN BREAKING A FEDERAL EMISSION LAW. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY MILES SOME TIMES AS MAY AS ABOUT 200 MILES WITH THIS LIGHT ON BEFORE. I JUST KEEP REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO MY SERVICE ADVISER EVERY TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE PUT 0 FAILURES BELOW BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PART FAIL OR NOT. I ALSO BEEN HAVING OTHER LIGHTS COME ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AS WELL ASIDE FROM THIS ONLY LIGHT. HONDA NEEDS TO BUY BACK THIS MODEL

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) INDICATOR, VSA ACTIVATION INDICATOR, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM INDICATOR, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COMES ON FOR NO REASON. FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT I MUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED LIKE THREE OR 4 TIMES BEFORE WITH MY CAR. SAME PROBLEM ALL TIMES. MARTIN MAIN LINE HONDA DEALERSHIP # 207980 IN ARDMORE PA 19003-2385 CANNOT FIND / PULL ANY RELEVANT CODES FROM THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH MY CAR FROM THE LIGHTS OR WHY THEY CAM AND KEEP COMING ON. I DID SHOW THE DEALERSHIP PHOTOS I TOOK OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEARCHED THE HONDA SERVICE TECH WEBSITE FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NOTHING FROM HONDA. THE REGIONAL HONDA SERVICE REP WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS ON GOING PROBLEM AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYMORE THEN WHAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN DO ON THERE OWN. I NEED HONDA TO FIX THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD AT 55 MPH PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON HONDA DEALER CAN FIND NO REASON FOR DEPLOYMENT. TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. *TR

MY 06 HONDA ACCORD WAS SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT 24K MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECK THE BRAKES SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AT 36K MILES I HAD TO CHANGE THE BACK BRAKE PADS. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT'S NOT RIGHT BUT HE SAID SORRY YOU NEED THEM NOTHING I CAN DO. 13K MILES LATER THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SO I HAVE 50K MILES ON THE CAR STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT AND ARE ON MY THIRD SET OF PADS IN THE BACK. BUT THEY SAY NO PROBLEMS ?!@#$%!!!! *TR

?VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS OSEVERE DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE OWAS REAR-ENDED WHILE STOPPED AND IN PARK ?WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED OWITHIN 1ST DAY OR SO, WHEN ROLLING TO A STOP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE RATHER THAN STOP. CONSTANT STRONG PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR; AFTER GOING AGAIN, THE CAR UNSTUCK FROM ACCELERATION MODE 'I DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS COLD OR WARM FOR THIS INCIDENT 'THIS EVENT OCCURRED WITHIN 3-4 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR OA FEW WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 'THIS TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30 MINUTES AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS 'THIS ?EVENT? OCCURRED WITHIN 3-4 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR OWE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE BODY SHOP AND THEY HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY POWAY HONDA. NO PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED AND NO PROBLEM CODES WERE FOUND OA MONTH OR SO WENT BY WITHOUT INCIDENT OTHE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THOUGH WITH A DIFFERENT DRIVER, ON 8/15 THIS TIME THE CAR WAS WARM AND THE ?EVENT? OCCURRED NEAR THE END OF THE TRIP. *TR

DASHBOARD LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY INDICATE FAILURE IN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND BRAKES. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION MELTED. CUSTOMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY GEARS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION IMPLODED. *KB THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE GEARS HAD MELTED.*JB

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF AN EXPRESS WAY AND EXITING ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS ACCELERATING, SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT AN ACCELERATED RATE, SO I CONTINUED TO PUMP AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING AND STILL CONTINUED GOING FORWARD. WITHIN SECONDS I WAS AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP?WHERE I QUICKLY OBSERVED 3 ROWS OF CARS (ON THE LEFT SIDE) WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT. AT THAT POINT, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND I DID NOT WANT TO HIT ANY OF THE CARS WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT?SO I DIRECTED THE CAR STRAIGHT AHEAD AND BEYOND THE 3 ROWS OF WAITING CARS TO AVOID HITTING THEM?AND HOPING I WOULD HIT A POLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER I AWOKE, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, I HAD SHATTERED GLASS ON MY BODY, THE AIR BAGS HAD ALREADY DEFLATED, AND SOMEONE WAS YELLING TO OPEN MY DOOR. THIS, I COULD NOT DO?AND I JUST SAT THERE. THEN SOMEONE JAMMED THE DOOR OPEN?AND I WAS PULLED OUT TO A WAITING AMBULANCE. OTHER CARS WERE HIT AND THERE WERE SERIOUS INJURIES. HONDA: WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BRAKES?TO MAKE THEM MALFUNCTION WHEN I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUALLY? WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE. *JB

2006 HONDA ACCORD EX-L FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. FIRST INCIDENT 11-01-06. REPLACED BY DEALER. *JB

I NOTICED MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENTWITH A HONDA DEALER ON 8/13/07 AND WAS TOLD ROAD DEBRIS PUNCTURED MY A/C CONDENSER AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE GRILL DESIGN ALLOWS ROAD DEBRIS TO COME INTO AIR CONDITIONER. *TR

TOOK A ROAD TRIP ON I40E TO WINSTON SALEM (3 HR. EACH WAY), WHILE DRIVING BACK THE AC STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO APPLE TREE HONDA AND THEY STATED A ROCK HAD PUNCTURED THE CONDENSER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS COST OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR, AND IS A MAJOR FRONT END DESIGN FLAW, THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND PUT COVERS OVER THE HOLES IN THE FRONT GRILL AREA. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, IT IS A $200.00 FIX OR LESS FOR THEM, AND I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA FOR $28K WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN CORRECT THEIR OWN MISTAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE WINDOW. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR WAS NOT COLD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BLACK AND THE FILTER WAS CLOGGED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.

AN UNKNOWN ROAD DEBRIS (SMALL PEBBLE) STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE (REGULAR EVENT), CAUSING AC UNIT TO FAIL. THE DEALER FOUND THAT A PEBBLE PUNCTURED A HOLE IN AC CONDENSER. THIS IS BRAND NEW CAR. REPAIR COST $700 AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. IN FACT, AC CONDENSER IS EXPOSED TO INCOMING FLOW AND IS NOT PROTECTED. APPARENTLY THE CONDENSER IS ALSO VERY FRAGILE. HONDA SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. I THINK IT IS NOT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, AT LEAST BY PROVIDING FREE REPAIR OF THIS UNDUE DAMAGE. *JB

I WAS IN A HIGH SPEED MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH ALONG WITH A COWORKER THAT I CAR POOL WITH IN THE 2006 ACCORD WHEN A DOG RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AT 4:30 AM ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, BRAKED AND SWERVED, BUT STILL HIT THE DOG AT HIGH SPEED. THE DOG WAS OF MEDIUM TO LARGE SIZE APPROXIMATELY 60-70 LBS AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. I THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WENT OF THE ROAD , AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AS WELL AS TO THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, YET NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD BY MY HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT "THE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAGS WERE VERY SMALL AND MUST BE HIT DIRECTLY IN ORDER FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, SO THE SENSORS MUST NOT HAVE BEEN HIT JUST RIGHT , AND THERE WAS PROBABLY NO REASON TO BE CONCERNED. HOWEVER, ANYONE WHO SAW THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, INCLUDING STATE TROOPERS, EMS, TOW TRUCK DRIVERS, AS WELL AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ALL STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS INSTANCE. I DID NOT FIND THAT THESE AIRBAGS TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL IF WHAT THE PERSON AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID WAS TRUE. BOTH MY PASSENGER AND I SUFFERED WHIPLASH, BACK AND NECK STRAIN, AND MILD CONCUSSIONS, THANKFULLY THAT WAS ALL. HOWEVER I COULD NOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE SAVED US FROM THE INJURIES WE DID SUSTAIN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY . THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. I AM DEBATI

SAME ANNOYING GLASS WITHIN THE INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR OCCASIONALLY STARTS MOVING RAPIDLY UP AND DOWN WITHIN THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN OVER THE SMALLEST PARKING LOT SURFACE CRACKS. THIS IS CONSTANT FOR A FEW MINUTES OF HALF OF THE ENTIRE TRIP. MAKES THE REARVIEW ALMOST USELESS AND ALSO THE DRIVER POSSIBLY DIZZY. SURPRISED THAT MAKING THE REARVIEW UNEXPECTEDLY USELESS ISN'T ENOUGH OF A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRAFT SOME ATTENTION. MY DEALER LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY AND DENIED ANY POSSIBILITY OF HOW THIS COULD BE TRUE, INTERMITTENTLY. ZONE REP USELESS. I FOUND THIS SIMILAR COMPLAINT, THANK GOD I AM NOT ALONE - AND LOOK SAME MODEL AND YEAR ! - CUT AND PASTED IT HERE : COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10159064 SUMMARY: DURING HOT WEATHER THE MIRROR SECTION OF THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR BECAME LOOSE AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE, I PUSHED ON THE MIRROR SECTION AND IT MOVED BACK AND FORTH IN THE PLASTIC HOUSING. IT BECAME VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO THE VEHICLES I COULD SEE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WERE DISTORTED AND NOT CLEARLY SEEN. I TOLD THE DEALER, THEY IN TURN CALLED THE ENGINEERS, WHO TOLD MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE TO INSTALL SOME SPACING MATERIAL TO STOP THE MIRROR FROM VIBRATING. THE ENGINEERS SAID HEAT CAUSE THE SPACER HOLDING THE MIRROR EXPANDS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. *JB

THE IGNITION KEY IS STUCK AT POSITION 1 OF 3 AND CANNOT BE RETURNED TO 0. I AM UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT IN ANY GEAR POSITION AND OTHERS HAVE TRIED AS WELL AND ARE UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER NEEDED UPDATING, CLEARED THE CODE. THE NEXT DAY IT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS THE ALARM. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO IT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN I WAS OUT OF STATE. DEALERSHIP TESTED IT, AND DETERMINED IT WAS A BENT CYLINDER HEAD, THEY GUESSED IT WAS CAUSED BY BAD SHIFTING, BUT FREEZE DATA SHOWED I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MPH AT 1300 RMPS. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HONDA HAS BEEN STALLING FOR 26 DAYS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD LX. AFTER DRIVING A MILE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO BLOW COLD AIR. THE FAN WAS ACTIVATED, BUT NO COLD AIR WAS PRODUCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A PUNCTURE IN THE CONDENSER. SHE ALSO HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT NO HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE CONDENSER AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE DRIVING, THE ALARM AND THE HORN AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. AS A RESULT, OTHER DRIVERS SEND RUDE SIGNALS TO HER AND SHE FEELS THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE HONDA DEALER IN HER AREA AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE ALSO NOTIFIED HONDA'S REGIONAL OFFICE WHO STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. HONDA ADVISED HER TO GO TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND USE THE KEY IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 25,564 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

2006 HONDA ACCORD EX L 4DR SEDAN. AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) BLOWS WARM AIR. DEALER SAID A/C CONDENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLEWAS 8 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 11000 MILES. HONDA CUSTEMER SERVICE NOT HELPFUL.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE DOOR, THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY THIRTY TO FORTY DEGREES. THE CONSUMER STATED SHARDS OF GLASS WERE ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE - DASHBOARD, FRONT AND BACK FLOORS, THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED GLASS WAS IN HER HAIR, NECK AND BACK OF SHOULDERS. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INVOICE FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

BRAKES GRAB SUDDENLY WHEN APPLIED, BRINGING CAR TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND JERKING THE OCCUPANTS FORWARD. DEALER HAS REVIEWED TWICE. TOLD WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. ON DEALERS SUGGESTION CALLED HONDA AMERICA. REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT TOLD ME NOTHING COULD BE DONE. PUT HIM ON NOTICE OF SAFETY PROBLEM ,COMPLAINT #N012007-04-2401645. *JB

VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT 02/2006. TO DATE THE ODOMETER IS READING MORE THAN 30,546 MILES. MY DAILY COMMUTE TO MY JOB ROUND TRIP. IS APPROX 76 MILES DAILY. MY PREVIOUS CAR WAS A TOYOTA HYLANDER. IT WAS BOUGHT IN AUGUST 2002. WHEN I TRADED THAT CAR IN TO COGGINS HONDA IT HAS A TOTAL OF 57,816 MILES AND IT RAN A ROUND TRIP AND A HALF FROM NEW YORK TO FLORIDA AND BACK. IT WAS BOUGHT IN FLORIDA AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO NEW YORK VIA THE AUTO TRAIN WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR THIS HONDA CAR WILL HAVE DOUBLED ITS MILEAGE. THE MATS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE APPEARS THAT SOMEONE ELSE WAS IN USE OF THIS CAR. IT IS HIGHLY IMPOSSIBLE THAT I WILL BE KEEPING THIS CAR MUCH LONGER. I NEED AN EXPLANATION FOR THE DEALER WHY THIS ODOMETER SEEM AS IF IT SET ON SPRINGS LIKE THE ENERGIZER BUNNY, IT JUST KEEPS RUNNING ON AND ON WITH NO INTENT ON REGULATION. THANKS, LORNA INGRAM *TR

WHEN VARIOUS PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THE RPMS INCREASE AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE I HAD THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. BEFORE THE FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD BEEN LISTENING TO THE RADIO WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. AAA STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DESIGNED FOR A HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

HONDA DEALER IDENTIFIED THAT CAUSE OF AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE TO BE A STONE STRIKING THE CONDENSER CAUSING FLUID LEAK. DEALER CONVEYED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. CONDENSER SHOULD BE BETTER PROTECTED OR STRONGER TO PREVENT ROAD DAMAGE. *JB

THE TRUNK LID, WHEN OPENED, DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY UP. OCCASIONALLY, AFTER THE LID HAS BEEN OPENED, IT WILL START TO CLOSE. IN AT LEAST TWO OR THREE INSTANCES, THE LID CAME DOWN AND HIT ME ON THE UPPER FOREHEAD. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A MARGINAL STRENGTH SPRING THAT MAY BE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT OR A DEFECTIVE SPRING. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR EX-V6 IN DEC. 2005 VIN-[XXX]. ON 2-20-2007 I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR, I SUSTAINED DAMAGED FRONT BUMPER, HOOD, DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER, RADIATOR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT & SHOULDER BELTS AND WERE NOT HURT. THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT ON 2-20-2007. I'M REPORTING DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. *NM UPDATED 07/11/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET 33 MPG. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EVEN GET 25 MPG ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 9624. WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE JUST SLOWED DOWN EVEN WHEN SHE WAS ACCELERATING, AND IT STRUGGLED AS THOUGH IT NEEDS TO BE SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT MAYBE THE MAIN COMPUTER CHIP THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS NOT DOING WHAT THE CONTACT SAYS IT WAS DOING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT ESPECIALLY DID IT WHEN IT ALMOST TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THE IMA BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY ON HIS 2005 HONDA HYBRID. HE OCCASIONALLY HAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS. *JB UPDATED 02/16/07.*JB

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN APRIL LAST YEAR. ON JUNE 2006, MY A/C CONDENSER HAD A LEAK DUE TO "ROAD DEBRIS". HONDA DEALER WOULDN'T COVER THIS BECAUSE "ROAD DAMAGE" IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CHARGED ME $700 TO REPLACE A NEW A/C CONDENSER. LAST WEEK, I TRIED TO TURN ON MY A/C AND FOUND OUT THE AIR WAS NOT COLD AT ALL. I TOOK MY ACCORD BACK TO THE DEALER AND LEARNED THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME A SMALL PEBBLE MIGHT DAMAGE THE CONDENSER CAUSING ALL THE FREON TO LEAK. I REPLACED TWO A/C CONDENSERS WITHIN A YEAR. I HAD DRIVEN MANY OTHER CARS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD MY A/C CONDENSER BREAK DOWN BECAUSE OF A SMALL PEBBLE. HONDA ACCORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE VENTING SYSTEM AND SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THE VENTING SYSTEM IS IT DOES NOT PROTECT THE A/C CONDENSER FROM THE SMALL OF PEBBLES OR DEBRIS. THE LOCATION OF THE A/C CONDENSER ALLOWS THE TUBING EXPOSED IN FRONT OF THE FINS WHERE IT IS LIKELY TO BE HIT. ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT ON THE A/C CONDENSER IS USING A STRONGER MATERIAL ON THIS PRODUCT SO IT IS NOT THAT FRAGILE. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE MY A/C CONDENSERS AND IMPROVE THE DESIGN OF THE VENTING SYSTEM. *NM