2007 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A FOUR PIECE FLOORMAT SET AND NOTICED A VERY STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR. THE MANUFACTURER (RALLY) STATED THAT THE MATS WERE MADE IN CHINA AND THEY WERE UNSURE HOW THE MATS PASSED THE QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTION. THE QUALITY CONTROL PLANT IN CHINA OVERLOOKED THE MATS. THE SERIAL NUMBER AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE BRAKES ON MY NEW 2007 HONDA GRAB 50% OF THE TIME. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AFTER THE CAR IS WASHED. THEY ARE TOO SENSITIVE, AND I'M NEVER SURE WHAT PRESSURE TO USE TO STOP SAFELY. *TR THE BLIND SPOT ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF CAR IS UNSAFE. FAULT IS IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH AND THE PASSENGER'S HEAD/HEAD REST BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2007, THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, HE WAITED A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITHIN THE BATTERY. AFTER TESTING THE BATTERY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A MICRO CHIP IN HIS KEY THAT WAS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HE WANTED A NEW VEHICLE. DURING THE SECOND WEEK, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD JUMP AND SHAKE AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. DURING THE THIRD WEEK, WHILE DRIVING 15-25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT DIM WHEN THEY WERE DEACTIVATED. HE PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE FREQUENT AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

TIRE BLEW OUT THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE NEW HONDA ACCORD ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR BARELY HAD 1,300 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TWO SHOPS MENTIONED THAT HONDA/MICHELIN HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES AND THEY ARE NOW SUBSTITUTING A DIFFERENT TIRE. OBVIOUSLY WE HAD TO PURCHASE ONE NEW TIRE BUT NOW THE VEHICLE HAS MISMATCHED MICHELINS SINCE THE ORIGINAL IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DOORS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 710. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING ONCE THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN DRIVE, SHOULD BE A FEATURE THAT COMES STANDARD ON ALL VEHICLES. UPDATED 12/12/07

I FOUND MYSELF BEHIND A HONDA WITH THE NEW LED TAIL LIGHTS IN A TRAFFIC JAM AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THEY MADE ME PHYSICALLY ILL. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND THEN I HAD A MIGRAINE AND A MINI SEIZURE. NOT GOOD IF I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT MY CONDO, WHEN SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY, MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OVER THE PARKING BLOCK AND CRASH INTO THE PALM TREE ON THE LAWN. THE DISTANCE THE CAR TRAVELED WAS APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET. IT WAS QUITE FREAKY AND EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY SERIOUS INJURIES. IF THE PALM TREE HAD NOT BEEN THERE, MY CAR WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PORCH OF MY NEIGHBOR'S GROUND FLOOR CONDO. MY ACCORD HAS NOT YET BEEN TOWED AWAY FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE POLICE REPORT LISTED THE DAMAGE AT APPROXIMATELY. $4000. I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE A HONDA VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. *JB

I AM AN OTR CDL-LICENSED DRIVER, AND, ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I HAVE OBSERVED SEVERAL MODELS OF NISSAN AND HONDA VEHICLES CRUISING AT DUSK WITH THEIR DASH LIGHTS ON, BUT WITH NO EXTERIOR MARKER, PARKING, TAIL, OR HEADLIGHTS BURNING. THEY ARE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MIXED IN WITH OTHER NORMALLY-ILLUMINATED VEHICLES. WHEN ALERTED AS THEY PASS BY HORN AND FLASHING LIGHTS, THE DRIVER'S USUAL REACTION IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, AND THEN TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS CONFIGURED TO ACTUATE THE DASH LIGHTS SEPARATELY FROM THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS, THAT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ALSO MAY BE WITH THE ALLOWABLE THRESHOLD SENSITIVITY OF THE TWILIGHT SENSOR. *TR

DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW IN THE NON-EXISTENCE FRONT LOWER GRILL OF 2007 HONDA ACCORD, SMALL PEBBLES OR ROAD DEBRIS HITS THE AIR CONDITION CONDENSER CAUSING LEAKAGE OF FREON. THEREFORE CAUSING FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. *JB

I HAVE A BULGE ON THE SIDE OF MY TIRE, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY SAID HE PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE, AND WE ARE LIABLE FOR THE TIRE WHICH WAS QUOTED AT $300.00. I AM GOING TO A MICHELIN DEALER ON SEPT. 4, TO CHECK OUT THE TIRE. I HAVE 2000 MILES ON THE CAR LEASED IT IN APRIL OF 2007 AND THE DEALER SAYS I HIT A POT HOLE. I TOLD HIM THE BULGE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND DO I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE EVERYTIME I HIT A POTHOLE. MY CAR IS BRAND NEW, I HAVE A FORD TAURUS WITH CHEAP TIRES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. YOUR HELP IS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN FIND OUT IF THIS HAPPENS TO MANY TIRES? *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN MY NEW ACCORD PURCHASED BRAND NEW LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS AGO WHEN I NOTICED THE A/C BEGAN TO GET WARM WITHIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. I WAS A LITTLE UPSET AS WE ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HOME AND IT WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES OUT BUT FIGURED NOT A HUGE PROBLEM I WILL JUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WHEN I GOT THE CALL FROM THE DEALER IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE A/C CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY SOME TYPE OF ROAD DEBRIS. I WENT THE DEALER AND ASKED TO BE SHOWN THE PROBLEM AND THE MECHANIC RAISED THE CAR ON THE LIFT I COULD SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF A DIME AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS LEAKING ALL THE FREON OUT THROUGH THIS MINUTE HOLE. WHEN THE CAR WAS UP ON THE LIFT YOU CAN SEE WHERE THESE HUGE OPENING ALLOWING ANYTHING TO ENTER AND DAMAGE THIS EXTREMELY FRAGILE MATERIAL THIS A/C CONDENSER IS MADE OF. MY INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER AND I ONLY CAN IMAGINE HOW MANY PEBBLES WILL RUIN MY A/C CONDENSER WHEN WINTER COMES AND THEY START SANDING THE ROADS HERE IN COLORADO. I GUESS THIS PROBLEM WILL BE SOMETHING I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT UNTIL I TRADE MY ACCORD IN ON A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY. HONDA'S ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KNOWN FOR DURABILITY BUT FROM LOOKING ON THIS SITE I SEE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2003 AND HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. GOOD BYE HONDA HELLO TOYOTA *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PEDAL ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY FOUR DAYS LATER, THE SHAKING RECURRED. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AS OF JULY 17, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD BE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT, HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

POPPING SOUNDS AND BUZZING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. LEASING A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 7 TIMES ALREADY. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE BATTERY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE VEHICLE, IT FEELS AS IF IT WANTS TO GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

05/25/07 DEFECTIVES MICHELIN TIRES CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES LIFE WAS ONLY 1/2 THE TIME EXPECTED**CC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE FOR TIRES AND A COPY OF THE TIRES MAKE, MODEL, AND SIZE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BULDGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY AND THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPED AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE OR STOP. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,800. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

2007 HONDA ACCORD DOES NOT HAVE DOOR LOCKS THAT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE THAT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED IN THIS MODEL. *JB

HIT MOUND OF ICE AT VERY LOW SPEED (UNDER 5MPH), PLASTIC BUMPER COVER SPLIT AND CAUGHT ON ICE. WHEN I BACKED UP TO GET OFF ICE, ENTIRE PLASTIC BUMPER COVER WAS RIPPED OFF. WAS TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THIS PART MAY HAVE BECOME BRITTLE DUE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND THE SLIGHTEST IMPACT CAUSED IT TO SPLIT. COST OVER $900 TO REPAIR A PIECE OF PLASTIC. PLASTIC BUMPER COVER AND PIECES THAT HELD IT ON HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED, DON'T KNOW WHEREABOUTS OF OLD PARTS, IF STILL AT SHOP OR NOT. NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR, JUST THE BUMPER COVER.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS FOR HONDA ACCORD '07 HAVE LEAD INDICATOR LIGHTS. IT IS VERY GLARING EVEN AT DAY TIME WHICH VERY IRRITATING TO THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND THE CAR. MORE OVER, IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PERSON TO DRIVE IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE IT CREATES HEAD ACHE. I TALKED MANY PEOPLE ABOUT IT, THEY COMPLAIN THE SAME. IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH CONVENTIONAL LIGHT. I AM NOT SURE IF ANY OTHER AUTO MAKER USING THIS SAME KIND OF LIGHT. ALL THIS LIGHTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH CONVENTIONAL BRAKE LIGHT. *JB

I WAS CURRENTLY IN A MVA AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION I WAS ONLY TRAVELING APPROX. 25 MPH, I HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE INJURY TO MY BREAST DUE TO THE SEAT BELT. EVERY DOCTOR THAT I HAVE SEEN AND EVEN THE INSURANCE ADJUSTERS HAVE NEVER SEEN A SEAT BELT INJURY TO THIS EXTENT. *JB

BRAND NEW 2007 HONDA ACCORD LX PURCHASED THE CAR ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007. ON FEBRUARY 19, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SRS INDICATOR LAMP STAYED LIT THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR WAS OPERATING. EACH TIME I STARTED THE CAR LATER ON THAT DAY, THE SRS LAMP DID NOT STAY ON AFTER THE INITIAL START-UP. ON FEBRUARY 20, I DROVE TO WORK AND DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT STAYING ON, BUT LATER IN THE DAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE SRS LAMP CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME I DROVE IT. THE CAR HAS A TOTAL OF 150 MILES AND ALREADY AM HAVING SRS SENSOR GLITCHES. *NM

2007 HONDA ACCORD LX. DELIVERY TAKEN IN DECEMBER 2006. FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE TO SIT IN AND DRIVE. LUMBAR SUPPORT "WINGS" ARE EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING SEVERE PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN MY LOWER BACK (PAIN AND NUMBNESS LAST FOR A TIME AFTER I GET OUT OF CAR) IF I SIT AND DRIVE OVER 15 MINUTES. I VISITED DEALERSHIP, TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND TO BUY A LUMBAR ROLL FOR MY SEAT. CAME HOME AND CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT "A TECH SAYS" THE FOAM CAN IN FACT BECOME VERY HARD UNDER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS AS BEING EXPERIENCED IN MASSACHUSETTS IN 2007. WAS TOLD TO GO OUT AND BUY A LUMBAR SUPPORT PILLOW THAT INFLATES AND PUT IT IN CAR ONLY WHEN I DRIVE AND RUN THE HEATER BEFORE I GET IN FOR A WHILE. PROBLEM SHOULD DISAPPEAR WHEN WEATHER WARMS UP, BUT WILL CONTINUE DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, CAR CANNOT BE GARAGED TO PROTECT AGAINST COLD WEATHER. HOW CAN I DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE FUTURE WINTERS WITH THIS EXISTING PROBLEM? *NM

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A PARTICULAR MODEL CAR THAT I DO NOT OWN, BUT HAVE DRIVEN BEHIND AT NIGHT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE NEW, 2007 I THINK, HONDA ACCORD, ARE PAINFULLY BRIGHT. THEY ARE SO BRIGHT, I PULLED DOWN THE VISOR TO SHIELD MY EYES THE OTHER NIGHT, AND MY 12 YEAR OLD CHILD COMPLAINED BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT EFFECTIVELY DO THE SAME. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SEVERAL TIMES AT DARK, AND HAVE FINALLY REMEMBERED TO SIT DOWN AND SUBMIT A COMPLAINT. THIS MODEL HONDA ACCORD HAS LED TAILLIGHTS. THE TAILLIGHTS ARE NOT TOO BRIGHT, WHEN THE CAR IS NOT BRAKING. IT IS JUST WHEN THE CAR IS BRAKING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER CARS USING LED LIGHTS, SUCH AS HYUNDAI'S AND KIA'S THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. IS THERE A STANDARD OF BRIGHTNESS THAT LIGHTS ARE MEASURED AGAINST? I THINK THESE MUST FAIL. THEY ARE TOO BRIGHT, AND SHOULD AT LEAST BE ADJUSTED ON UNSOLD CARS, AND NEXT YEAR'S MODEL. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE SOUND ALSO OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, SO THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER. THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A REFUND, REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR TO REPLACE THE SEAL TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *NM THE CONSUMER FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING IMPROPERLY SEALED WINDSHIELDS (MOLDING PROBLEMS) THAT CAUSE POPPING/RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE. *NM THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE DASHBOARD AND IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WERE TIGHTENED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE. THIS AFFECTED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE LEFT FRONT STRUT AND THE FIREWALL WERE TOO CLOSE AND WERE RUBBING TOGETHER. THE GASKETS WERE SHRINKING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD WHICH WERE CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD VIBRATING PROBLEMS. THE WINDSHIELD SPRAYER WAS CLOGGED. THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELDS WERE LOOSE. THE FRONT DOOR WINDOW CHANNELS WERE LUBRICATED AND FINALLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE RATTLING NOISE. THE DOOR JAMBS WERE IRREGULAR WHICH ADDED TO THE WINDOW RATTLING PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/10/08 . *JB