2000 Honda Accord Complaint Log

THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL OF HONDA AUTOS FOR MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION SWITCH THAT ALLOWS REMOVAL OF KEY WHILE NOT IN PARK. I HAVE A 2000 ACCORD SE WITH THAT PROBLEM, BUT THE 2000'S WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE. THANKS. *LA

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A TIME AND NOW THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND TAKES AWHILE TO REMOVE IT THIS IS ON A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IS LOOSE AND IS GETTING WORSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WON'T HOLD IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.*AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WOULD STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE IS RUNNING. *AK

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THE SRS LIGHT STAYING ON. HONDA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE BOTHER SOME ERROR CODE ONCE AND FOR ALL. PEOPLE ARE PAYING $80 TO $100 JUST FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, THEN MORE TO FIX OR RESET THE LIGHT. PLEASE HELP US IN THIS ENDEAVOR TO RATIFY A ANNOYING PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, PAUL RADICS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR "SRS" IS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 33000 MILES. HE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS.EALER FOUND SRS CODE 9-3, MEANING DRIVE'S SEATBELT BUCKLE SWITCH FAILURE TEMPORARY CODE). NO SIGN OF DAMAGE TO THE WIRE HARNESS AND WIRING. DEALER CLEARED THE CODE. *AK

HAVING PROBLEMS OF STERING WHEEL ON HONDA ACCORD 2000 MODEL. CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS IN OCTOBER'03 WITH HONDA DEALER AND HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AGAIN.

PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN AIRBAG SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHT AGAIN TURNED BACK ON AND IT TURNED OUT THAT ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WAS AGAIN DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA'S BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL, I CONTACTED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT CONSIDERED A DEFECT AND THEREFORE COULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE SINCE MY WARRANTEE HAD RUN OUT. IN MAY 2004 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE AND REQUIRED THE EGR TO BE FIXED. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS COULD BE SOMETHING I COULD GET SOME RECOURSE ON AND AGAIN IT IS NOT A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG HONDA ACCORDS. I JUST FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE SOME RECOURSE. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR I'VE HAD TO PAY OUT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CHARGES TO HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS FIXED. IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HONDA FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD VTEC V6. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE AIR BAG SYSTEMS HAVE SHUTDOWN INDICATED BY THE SRS LIGHT. NOW I AM STARTING TO HAVE ELECTRICAL FAILURES LEFT AND RIGHT. MAJORITY OF MY WARNING LLIGHTS ON, MY CONSOLE WHICH INCLUDE BATTERY, ALL DOORS, TRUNK, AND BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT A BAD HONDA FROM THE BATCH, BUT JUST BEING 2 YEARS OLD, IT IS EXPERIENCING SOME TOUGH PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAVE THE EXTENED HONDA PLAN UPTO 100,000 MILES/6 YRS.. BUT OF COURSE THE PLAN DOES NOT COVER ANY OF MY PROBLEMS. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO WASTE ON THE CAR THAT IS NEARLY NEW, AND I STILL OWE 23000 ON. PLEASE HELP.

ON 9-25-03 WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA, I HEARD A LOUD THUD I THOUGHT SOMEONE HIT MY CAR, WHEN I LOOKED MY SIDE AIRBAG WAS RELEASED, WITHOUT MY CAR NOT BEING IMPACTED BY ANY THING, I TOOK TO HONDA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD DISTRICT MANAGER HAS TO INSPECT MY CAR SO NOW I AM WAITING. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. IN 9-25-03 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE CAR IN PARK. WAS TOLD THE SWITCH INSIDE THE CENTER CONSOLE FAILED BECAUSE SODA WAS SPILLED. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I ASKED IF IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. IF I WANTED IT FIXED IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $200.00, AND THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. TOOK CAR HOME, INSPECTED UNDER THE CONSOLE, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SODA OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE. ON 6-12-04 THE CAR SEEMED TO BE HAVING POOR ACCELERATION HOME AT 4 PM, AND AT 1130 PM POLICE NOTIFIED ME THAT MY CAR WAS FOUND IN NEIGHBOR'S YARD, HAD RAN INTO THE CORNER OF THE HOME, CAUSING $3000 DAMAGE TO HOME AND $800.00 TO FRONT OF CAR. ON JULY 13 2004 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR HAD SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE IGNITION ISSUE. ALSO, NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL, STATING THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED ABOUT THE IGNITION ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FORGOT TO LOOK AT IT. I INSISTED IT BE LOOKED AT,AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I WAS AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE 1999 MODEL, AND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME MAKE & MODEL HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION AND A DEALER IN FL CHECKED IT AND RESET W/OUT CHARGE. TECH SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PLACING CELL PHONE ON PASSENGER SEAT. IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. I HAVE REFRAINED FROM HAVING THE CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT SINCE THEN (MAY 03). THIS PAST SUNDAY THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT SINCE THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRENTY, IT WOULD COST $70 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. HE DID NOT KNOW FOR SURE, BUT THE CAUSE MAY BE A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON IT MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND ONE THAT IS NECESSARY. I CHECKED THE EDMUNDS WEB SITE AND NOTED THERE WERE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SRS LIGHT.

SUDDEN BATTERY FAILURE CAUSES LOSS OF POWER, STEERING, AND ALL-AROUND CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. DEALER INSISTS THAT THE ALTERNATORS HAVE ALL GONE BAD. NO DIAGNOSIS FOR WHAT MAY BE CAUSING ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *LA

REAR SEAT BELTS OFTEN RETRACT IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THEM ON, MAKING THEM SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT PASSENGERS DO NOT WANT TO WEAR THEIR SEAT BELT. REAR SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE LONGER, OR NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT FURTHER BEFORE GOING INTO RETRACT MODE, SO THEY CAN COMFORTABLY BE WORN. *LA

TOOK 2000 HONDA ACCORD EXL TO DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW MODULE/"AIRBAG BRAIN" AND THAT WITHOUT IT MY AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. I TOLD THEM THAT LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON BEFORE UNTIL AFTER THEY WORKED ON MY CAR, THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS A COINCIDENCE AND THAT THEY WERE NO WHERE NEAR THAT PART OF THE VEHICLE. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC FREE OF CHARGE AND TOLD ME THE ERROR CODE. THEY QUOTED ME $600 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A 2ND OPINION NOT TRUSTING THE 1ST PLACE AND THEY TURNED OFF THE SRS LIGHT MODEL # 77960-584-A93057. I TRIED TO PURCHASE THE PART USED, BUT NO ONE SOLD IT. I CALLED AROUND AND THE MOST AFFORDABLE PLACE I COULD FIND QUOTED ME $390. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT REPLACED AND THE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SINCE. THE INCIDENT OCCURED IN 9/10/03. I WAS LOOKING UP RECALLS AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BACKSEAT SEATBELT NOT WORKING AND THE RECALLS ON THE SEATBELT ARE FOR THE CIVIC AND NOT THE ACCORD. NOW I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM EVERYTIME I START THE CAR THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO "GUN IT" TO MAKE IT GO FORWARD.

ABILITY TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK ON A 2000 HONDA, ACCORD.*AK

IN SEPT. 2003 THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER WHO SAID THE UNIT "FAILS TEST" WE WERE INFORMED THIS MIGHT INVOLVE REPLACEMENT PARTS WHICH WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THIS WAS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH ONLY 49000 MILES I FELT THIS WAS AN UNWARRANTED REPAIR. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR. THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 10/3/03. ON 10/8/03 WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID WE NEEDED A NEW SEAT BUCKLE. THIS WAS REPLACED ON 10/22/03. IN (APPROXIMATELY) JULY 2005 THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE CONTACTED OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WERE TOLD WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE UNIT AGAIN. THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL TO HAVE SUCH A PART FAIL SO OFTEN. ALSO, THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD OFTEN COME ON, IF A PURSE OR BAG WAS ON OUR SIDE NEXT TO THE DOOR. TO DATE WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN BUT ARE CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK.*AK *TS THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND IN THE DRIVE POSITION. HONDA DID RECALL THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE HIS REPLACED, BUT HIS VEHICLE YEAR WASN'T INCLUDED. *PH *JB

I OWN A 200 HONDA ACCORD THAT IS CAUSING ME TO BURY MY HEAD IN THE SAND. WHEN MY SPOUSE AND I WENT LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR 3 YEARS AGO, I TOLD HIM IF HE WANTED A CAR THAT LASTED LONG AFTER THE LAST PAYMENT TO LOOK AT A HONDA. I AM QUITE SURPRISED AT THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THIS NEW ONE IS: THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDS REPLACED. CAR HAS 70K MILES ON IT. I'VE TALKED TO 2 FRIENDS WHO ALSO OWN HONDAS-SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. $350 TO FIX. THERE'S GOT TO BE A DEFECT SOMEWHERE. PLEASE HELP, WE STILL HAVE $$$ TO PAY ON THE CAR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A HONDA, IT'S MAKING ME SECOND-GUESS MYSELF.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME. THEN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. I APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE CAR THAT CUT ME OFF, MOVED OUT FROM THE LANE I WAS ON INTO THE NEXT LANE. I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH HONDA CRV. MY HONDA ACCORD 2000 RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE . THE FRONT SRS AIRBAGS NEVER FUNCTIONED. THIS COLLISION TOOK PLACE IN THE FREEWAY AT LEAST 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T WORK. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK MY CAR FOR REPAIRS WHICH CAME OUT TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, TOLD ME THAT THE REASON THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T WORK WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DIRECT HIT, IN OTHER WORDS THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE AIRBAGS OR REPLACING THEM. THEY STATED, THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FROM HONDA ON THE AIRBAGS. THE COMMUNITY HONDA DEALERSHIP JUST REPLACED THE PARTS THAT WHERE DAMAGED IN THE COLLISION. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BADLY, IT WAS PUSHED BACK APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET. I WAS LUCKY, NOT TO HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURIES. HOWEVER, I DON'T TRUST THE FRONT AIRBAGS BECAUSE THEY SHOULD OF FUNCTIONED AND THEY DIDN'T. I, STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HONDA MOTORS U.S.A. SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS AT NO CHARGE. SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THE HONDA ACCORD SE 2000. VEHICLE [XXX]. THANK YOU. *JB *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2000 HONDA ACCORD LX - SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN CHECKED AND RESET (51,770 MILES), THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH SYSTEM AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE LIGHT HAD COME ON. IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH. HONDA TELLS ME THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA WILL NOT WARRANTY A SAFETY SYSTEM INVOLVING AIR BAGS. *NM

SRS LIGHT HAS FAILED ONCE, NO AIRBAGS. DEALER "PULLED CODE 15-3" AND CHARGED $78.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSES. DEALER SAID THE OPDS UNIT FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT COST OF ABOUT $450 US. DEALER SAID HONDA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. ONCE "PULLED," UNIT FAILED ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER. SPOKE TO DEALER AGAIN, SAID AGAIN THAT UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE BEEN DRIVING WITH SRS LIGHT ON WITH NO AIR BAG PROTECTION. DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON CELL PHONES AND/OR COMPUTER BEING PLACED ON SEAT, ALTHOUGH I EXPLAINED TO DEALER THAT I DO NOT PLACE PHONES ON ANY SEAT, AND I DON'T USE/TRAVEL WITH A COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE WAS CLEARLY DUMB FOUNDED AND ATTEMPTED TO FIND SOME OTHER CAUSE. *LA

CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN IN THE POSITION WHERE HE HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HIS KNEES HIT THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT A RAISED PEDAL. DEALER STATED THE INTERIOR WAS REDESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE SHORTER PEOPLE WHOM WANTED MINIMUM TIME GOING FROM THE BRAKE TO THE PEDAL AND VICE VERSA. *PH *JB

WHEEL BEARING FAILURES: REPLACE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING UNDER WARRANTY AROUND 33,000 MILES. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AROUND 68,000. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER PAID NOTHING. FOUND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING STARTING TO GO BAD. HAD REPLACED AT NO COST IN JULY OF 2003. (ONLY HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT. HOWEVER, UPON INSPECTION DURING REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT FRONT, TECHNICIAN FOUND BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING TO BE GOING BAD. THAT WILL BE A TOTAL OF FIVE WHEEL BEARING REPLACED BEFORE 100,000 MILES. NEVER HAD A WHEEL BEARING ISSUE ON ANY OTHER CAR!!!

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. *TS ***NAR RECEIVED 10-12-05*** THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PLACED HIS CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT, THAT IS WHEN THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CLEARED THE CODE, HOWEVER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE POSITION DETECTION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

REPETITIVE WARPING OF FRONT DISK BRAKES ON A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX V6.CAUSES DIFICULTY TO STOP SAFELY.HAVE HEARD OF OTHER ACCORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY 2000 ACCORD. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DEALER THIS MEANS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. THE CAR HAS ONLY 33600 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. *AK

FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING GAS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND AGREED WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK

ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE TIRES MODEL TURANZA SIZE#19565R15 DOT- - - - - - - - - - - - - WERE CRACKING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

SUMMARY:ON THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR THE AIR BAGS WOULD BE USELESS IN A CRASH UNLESS HONDA SERVICES THE VEHICLE AND ERASES THE FAILURE CODE THE COMPUTER IS REPORTING. *AK I RECENTLY HAD THE ALTERNATOR IN MY 2000 ACCORD EX V6 REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE SRS (AIR BAG) LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I THEN WENT TO THE LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT POWERING THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS WITH THE CORRECT VOLTAGE IT TRIGGERED THE FAILURE LIGHT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED AND WOULD NOT BE DEPLOYED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I THEN TOLD THE EMPLOYEE THAT THIS WAS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD, AND IS THERE ANY WAY TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE SERVICED AND HOOKED UP TO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM TO RESET THE CARS INTERNAL COMPUTER (AT A COST OF $89.00). I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS DONE NEXT WEEK BUT GOT TO THINKING HOW THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE SYSTEM SHOULD RESET ITSELF WHEN EVERYTHING IS NORMAL SO THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR WITH AIR BAGS THAT DO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. TO HAVE THE CAR DISABLE THIS VITAL PART OF ITS SAFETY FEATURES BECAUSE THE VOLTAGE DROPPED BELOW A CERTAIN POINT MAKES NO SENSE. I CAN SEE IT DETECTING AN ERROR BUT THEN WHEN EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL IT SHOULD RESET. NOW THE CAR IS WORKING PERFECTLY BUT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DETECTED THAT ONE ERROR NOW THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL UNTIL HONDA RESETS IT (AND TAKES $89.00).

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. DEALERS CLAIM THIS SRS COMPONENT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SRS SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. A SIMPLE RESET OF THE SRS SYSTEM DOES NOT PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2000 AND AFTER 3 YEARS OF DRIVING I NOTICED A SLIPPING FEELING AS I ACCELERATED. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND HE SUGGESTED DOING A FULL FLUSH. I HAVE DONE SEVERAL FLUSHES OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS AND MY PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. THIS PROBLEM IS A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL YEARS AGO! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE CONSUMER LAID HIS CELL PHONE OR PERSONNEL COMPUTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. *NLM. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HOT WEATHER THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND RESTART INDEPENDENTLY THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE BUT NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. EACH TIME THERE IS A NEW OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEMS. FOR THIS LATEST TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREAS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS GO TO THE NEXT GEAR, IT WILL "LAG" AND FALL BACK TO THE LOWER GEAR AS IF THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED VERY HARD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE "TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING THROUGH ALL OF ITS POINTS NORMALLY". I INDICATED TO THEM THIS IS NOT THE REASON WHEN I CAME TO THEM. THEY IGNORED MY REASONS FOR COMING TO THEM AND THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO CLAIM THAT ITS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO "HANG" AND FALL BACK DUE TO "THE COMPUTER GETTING CONFUSED AS TO WHAT GEAR TO GO TO". AS A RESULT ITS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO "LAG" OR "HANG". I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER TWO TRANSMISSIONS I HAD....SO, THIS IS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL !!! *JB

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS IN 2003. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE STREET BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE IN 2003 DURING A NATIONAL RECALL. THE CAR STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPING IN 2009 . I CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED IN MARCH, 2010. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY AT 2-3 MPH. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER TAKING THE AUTO TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED , BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN AFTER ANOTHER VISIT TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED, TO KEEP A RECORD OF THE MISHAPS AND PRESENT IT TO THE STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THEN ONE DAY HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, KILLING HER HUSBAND IN AN AUTO COLLISION. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AS LONG AS THE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON. THE LIGHT CAME INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HOWEVER THE CONDITION HAD NOT REAPPEARED FOR 4 WEEKS. *TT *JB

THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL. *JB *TS

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE ABS LIGHT. THE SHORT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALERS REPLACED THE GAS TANK SENSOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *NLM (EX MODEL) THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL SENSORS AND THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OCCURRED AGAIN IN WHICH THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE SENSORS AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE. *SCC *JB

SRS LIGHT REMAINED CONSISTENTLY ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER NOTED THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (EX. CELL PHONE, LAPTOP) OR THE CONTROL MODULE MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE. THE SRS SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY BEYOND THE NORMAL 3YR/36K MILES... SINCE THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM THAT WAS "PROPERLY" INSTALLED, SHOULDN'T IT BE COVERED LIKE THE SEAT BELTS WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY? NO OTHER EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *JB

THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT FELL OFF APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. A BOLT WAS TIGHTENED AND THE SEAT SEEMED OK, BUT THEN BECAME LOOSE. CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICING A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. LAST WEEK SEAT BACK BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WHEN CAR WAS IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD BRACKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800. AFTER MUCH PROTEST, DEALER CLAIMED THEY NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. LATER THAT DAY THEY AGREED TO REPLACE AT NO COST AS "GOOD WILL" GESTURE AND SCHEDULED REPAIR FOR NEXT DAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON BOTH THE ACCORD AND CIVIC AND THERE IS A NHTSA PENDING. REF ACTION # PE02072. I ALSO OWN A SATURN AND IT WAS RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR SEAT BRACKET PROBLEM . HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. *JB

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. *JB *SCC

2000 HONDA ACCORD: POWER TRAIN AXLE-WHEEL BEARINGS. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. 70,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CAR IS GENTLY DRIVEN OVER SMOOTH ROADS. HONDA CONTACTED. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *NLM

2000 HONDA ACCORD: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL- ACCELERATOR STICKS AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. OCCURS DAILY. HOT OR COLD WEATHER. I MUST PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE THE STICKING. CLEANING THROTTLE PLATE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *NLM

I STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. I CALLED AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALER. THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN FOR THREE DAYS SO I TOOK IT TO MIDAS IT. THE MAN TOLD ME I HAD SOME VERY BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND COULD NOT TOUCH IT. HE SAID IT WAS LEAKING FLUID OUT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ALL HE COULD DO WOULD BE TO FILL IT UP WITH THE SPECIAL FLUID THAT HONDA USES. SO $80.00 BUCKS LATER I GOT SOME FLUID IN IT AND THEN CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHY MY 2000 ACCORD THAT I PAID $25,000.00 HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 72,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT ,WELL THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSIONS. I AM BEING TOLD TO BRING IT INTO THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT FOR A FEE OF $72.00 AN HOUR AND THEY WOULD TRY TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT SUPPOSEDLY THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS OR 100,000 MILES. I CAN ONLY HOPE TO GOD THAT THIS IS TRUE. OR I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST $3,500.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHY WAS I NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, OR THE TIME OF ALL THE DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES I HAD DONE? I HAD RAN MY HONDA CIVIC UP TO 240,000 MILES WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS 2000 ACCORD AND I WAS GOING TO BUY A NEW 2003 ACCORD NEXT MONTH. ALTHOUGH NOW I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR THAT I HAD THOUGHT WAS THE VERY BEST ON THE MARKET! IS THIS GOING TO BE UNDER A WARRANTY?. *JB

MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE START TO DEVELOPING A PROBLEM DURING THE LAST SEVRERAL MONTHS. WHEN IT IS STARTED FIRST TIME IN THE MORNING AFTER PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE THROTTLE OF THE CAR FEELS STUCKED. I HAVE TO PRESS THE THROTTLE REALLY HARD TO GET RID OF THE STUCK, BY DOING SO, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELARATE ABSURDLY BECAUSE OF THE HARD PRESSING ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL(I.E., AT FIRST IT IS STUCKED, WHEN YOU PUSH THE THROTTLE PEDAL REALLY HARD, THE THROTTLE WILL GET LOOSE SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE ABSURDLY)