2000 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA LX. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,052. UPDATED 08/21/12*LJ

RECENTLY I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD RUSTED/ROTTED OUT AND THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE SUB FRAME. HE SAID THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED SUNNYSIDE HONDA AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. I SAID THAT I HAD LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS WAS A HONDA DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS HAD REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED IF HONDA WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT I HAD BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR YEARS. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED HONDAS DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WHO REPLIED THAT HONDA WAS NOT WILLING TO COVER ANY OF THE $2,000.00 COST OF REPLACING THE SUB FRAME. I THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.'S MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AND SHE PUT ME ON HOLD FOR A LONG TIME. WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE SAID THAT THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER HAD SAID HONDA WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP SO THE MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. A SHORT TIME AGO MY GRANDSON, A STUDENT AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY, PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD FOR $4000.00. UPON RECENT INSPECTION OF THAT CAR THE SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED/ROTTED OUT THE SAME AS MY CAR AND MANY OTHER HONDA ACCORDS. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLING AND REPAIRING THESE UNSAFE AUTOMOBILES BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THEIR DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNWILLING TO DO SO AS LONG AS INDIVIDUALS HAVE NO POWER TO MAKE THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I AM ASKING THAT YOU MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A RECALL OF ALL THESE AUTOMOBILES WITH HONDA'S DESIGN DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION ABC'S INVESTIGATION INTO HONDA ACCORDS FOR DANGEROUS RUSTED/ROTTED SUB-FRAMES. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY IN WASHINGTON D.C. IS CALLING ON HONDA TO ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION 1998 THROUGH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS DUE TO RUST THAT IS QUIETLY EATING AWAY AT A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [XXX] SAID, "THERE'S NO QUESTION THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHAT YOU HAVE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS DRIVING THE ROADS ON A VEHICLE THAT MAY SUFFER CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION." [XXX] IS CALLING ON HONDA TO NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES INSPECTED. "SOONER OR LATER," SAID [XXX], "SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWSUIT AND HONDA VERY WELL MAY WIND UP PAYING MORE IN LITIGATION COSTS THEN IN DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING -- WHICH IS DO A RECALL TODAY." RECORDS ABC NEWS OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DETAIL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING SUB-FRAMES THAT WERE DESCRIBED AS "UNSAFE, FAILED INSPECTION AND IN DANGEROUS CONDITION." I BELIEVE THAT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION. HONDA WILL JUST TRY TO WAIT OUT THE SITUATION AND HOPE THAT IT WILL GO AWAY IF IT DOES NOT GET PRESSURE FROM NHTSA AND OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V0250000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 11/413/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 123,800.

RED "SRS" LIGHT CAME ON IN JULY 2012 AND HAS NEVER GONE OFF SINCE. I HAVE THE NOTICE FROM HONDA DATED SPRING 2006 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HOW THEY ARE COVERING THIS PROBLEM FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I CALLED HONDA IN CA AT 800-999-1009 ON 8/23/12 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS FROM ITS JUNE 2000 BUILT DATE. THE CAR HAD 130100 MILES ON THE DAY I CALLED. FUNNY THING IS THAT THEY WILL COVER ANY SEAT BELT PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF OWNERS BUT THEY WON'T COVER THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM, I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN NOW, WHICH I DID. THEY SCANNED THE SRS SYSTEM FOR A CODE. CAME UP THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM ( OPDS). I ASKED IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD STILL DEPLOY IN A CRASH WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON AND HE SAID NO. I WANT TO KNOW THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK AND I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT FOR FREE SINCE IT IS A LIFE SAVING SAFETY SYSTEM. I CALLED HONDA AGAIN AFTER I GOT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE HIGHER UP IN MANAGEMENT CHAIN AND AS USUAL I GOT NOWHERE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT'S DEALER ONLY PARTS. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED "2000 ACCORD SRS ON" AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WITH THIS LIGHT ON SAID THAT THEY ARE OR DID NOT GET IT FIXED DUE TO THE HIGH QUOTED COST OF THE REPAIR. THESE CARS ARE ON THE ROAD WITH NON-WORKING SRS/ AIRBAGS SYSTEMS BECAUSE HONDA USED SUBSTANDARD PARTS THAT DID NOT LAST AS LONG AS THEY SHOULD HAVE AND THAN REFUSES TO PROPERLY FIX THIS PROBLEM,THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT! I WISH THE NHTSA WOULD ORDER HONDA TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE CARS REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR TIME AT NO CHARGE. ALOT OF THESE OLDER HONDA ACCORDS WILL END UP BEING PURCHASED USED BY THE YOUNGER DRIVERS WHO CAN'T AFFORD A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 HONDA ACCORD FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SCANNED IT AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW OPDS UNIT AND SENSOR COSTING OVER $800.50. AS I RESEARCH IT, I AM ASTONISHED TO SEE HOW MANY HONDA'S ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM AND THAT A WIDESPREAD RECALL IS NOT IN EFFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE STILL IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 07/17/12*LJ UPDATED 07/17/12

TRANSMISSION FAILED BUT CAR WAS FAR PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT EXISTED FROM THE 2006 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERING THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED THE EXISTENCE OF A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2000 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES P0740 CODE KEEPS COMING ON AND TRANSMISSION HESITATION *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT LOCATED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH DID IN FACT NEED REPLACING HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 960,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE BOTH REPLACED ON ALL THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER EACH REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY SECURITY SYSTEM. SOMETIMES THE ALARM WILL GO OFF FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES THE CAR LOCKS ITSELF, AND OFTEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENS. USALLY AFTER 3-4 HOURS I CAN START THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND HAS NOT BEE DRIVEN THAT DAY. MY ALARM WILL GO OFF SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE CITY. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON GOING SINCE 2012. WHEN I PURCHASED THE HONDA THE PAINT JOB WAS PERFECT, WITHIN1 MONTH ALL OF THE PAINT ON THE HOOD WAS GONE, AND NOW BOTH FRONT FENDERS ARE BECOMING INFECTED

MY GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES ARE 1.5 YEARS OLD. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY REFILL THE AIR IN ALL FOUR TIRES EVERY WEEK. THESE TIRES ARE SIMPLY FAILING AND IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG BEFORE I GET IN AN ACCIDENT........ *TR

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HOLDING DOWN KEY IN EMERGENCY INTERLOCK NEAR SHIFTER. INTERLOCK SOLENOID WENT BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR PRIOR TIMES BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO JERK FORWARD AND BALKING WHEN STARTING FROM A START. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO OVER HEAT. MY SON SAID THAT THE CAR SEAMED TO JUST GIVE OUT ON HIGHWAY AND SCARED HIM AS IT CAUSED A STRANGE FEELING OF SOMETHING TERRIBLE WRONG. NOW WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO REVERSE A VERY STARTLING NOISE LIKE A LOUD BANG IS HAPPENING. NOW I AM AFRAID TO LET MY SON BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS USE IT. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THIS CAR, BUT THIS IS JUST GOING TO BREAK ME TO TRY TO GET FIXED. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS SINCE I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM THAT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA AND THE NHTSA HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA ON RUSTING FRAME RAILS THAT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I HAD TO TRY TO SELL MY TACOMA TRUCK AT MORE THAN HALF ITS RESALE VALUE, BECAUSE TOYOTA JUST LIKE HONDA JUST WONT ADMIT OR FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. BY THE TIME THE NHTSA DID GET TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE UNSAFE FRAME RUST MOST OF US OWNERS HAD ALREADY HAD TO TRY TO GET WHAT EVER MONEY WE COULD TRY TO GET. IT WAS HORRIBLE TO LOSE ALL THAT MONEY AND TRY TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW HONDA IS PLAYING WITH NHTSA AND IT IS STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN FOR A LOT OF US HONDA OWNERS.WHAT MORE CAN US OWNERS DO TO GET OUR FAIR SHARE. I KNOW I FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST TOYOTA AND NOW HONDA. I HOPE NHSTA DOES SOMETHING FAST BECAUSE AS OF NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO USE. LETS RIGHT THIS NOW. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF HARD WORKING PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER THAN WHAT HONDA IS EVEN THINKING OF DOING OR NOT DOING TO RIGHT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF [XXX] FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. ON JUNE 12, 2005 ABOUT AN SRS RELATED PROBLEM RELATING TO THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 06-009 DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2008. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAS ALREADY EXPIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD EVEN IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 124,000 MILES. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY BACK IN 2004. SINCE THESE MODELS CAME WITHOUT AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, I HAD ONE INSTALLED THE SAME YEAR (2004) AT THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP NEAR OUR PLACE OF RESIDENCE. BECAUSE OF THIS SERVICE, THEY SHOULD HAVE UPDATED THE OWNERSHIP RECORD FOR THIS VEHICLE TO REFLECT MY NAME AS THE NEW OWNER. WHEN THIS BULLETIN CAME OUT, HONDA FAILED TO FURNISH ME A COPY OF THE TSB SINCE I ONLY FOUND OUT FROM THEM ON JUNE 25, 2012 THAT THE SAID VEHICLE WAS STILL REGISTERED WITH THE FIRST OWNER. WHEN THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE SRS UNIT OCCURRED WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BULLETIN THEY RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008 THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE BULLETIN ANYMORE AND EVEN TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED, EVEN IF THE BULLETIN SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE VEHICLES AFFECTED INCLUDED "2000-2001 HONDA ACCORD 2-DR AND 4-DR: ALL WITH OPDS". I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST FRIDAY, 6/22/2012 WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THIS TSB EVER EXISTED AND THEY WERE CHARGING ME A SUBSTANTIAL FEE TO GET IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THEM WITHOUT COST TO ME. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THEY FAILED TO FURNISH ME A COPY OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND NOW THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE THEY WILL NOT HONOR THAT SERVICE BULLETIN. I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO GET FIXED EVEN WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM HAD I RECEIVED THIS BULLETIN ON TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD SOME SUSPENSION WORK(OUTER TIEROD ENDS) AND AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED TODAY AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME OUT TO THE SHOP SO HE COULD SHOW ME THE CONDITION OF THE RIGHT FRONT SUBFRAME MEMBER; IT IS TOTALLY CORRODED YET THE LEFT FRONT IDENTICAL PART IS FINE. THIS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN THE NUMBER AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ASSOCIATED PARTS THAT RELY ON THE INTEGRITY OF THER SUBFRAME TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAIRLY OBVIOUS CAUSAL FACTOR IS THE ROUTING OF THE AC DRAIN HOSE EXPLAINING WHY THE LEFT SIDE IS FINE AT THIS TIME. IN SALT STATES THE LEFT SIDE COMPONENTS OFTEN SUFFER CORROSION FAILURE BEFORE THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO ROAD SPLASH FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION (37 YEARS AS A SERVICE MANAGER) THIS IS BOTH A DESIGN FLAW AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE; I BELIEVT THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY LEAN BACK AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR GARAGE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF OUR DRIVEWAY WASN'T AS LONG AS IT IS. IT TOOK HER A WHILE TO READJUST HERSELF (SEAT WAS MOVING UNDER HER) TO GET HER FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL - WHEN THE SEAT REARED BACK. UPON INSPECTION, THE MOUNTING BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER SEAT ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER HAS BROKEN WHERE THE BRACKET BENDS UP TO MOUNT TO THE SEAT ASSEMBLY. IT LOOKS LIKE METAL FATIGUE. IT IS AMAZING HOW THIN GAUGE METAL WAS USED FOR THE MOUNTING BRACKET? WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE CAR ; THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR AND HAS NOT ENDURED ANY HARD CONDITIONS OR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE DISASTROUS HAS SHE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT. IT SCARES ME TO THINK OF HOW MANY 2000 HONDA ACCORDS MAY BE OUT THERE WITH THE BRACKET THAT HAS METAL FATIGUE AND WILL NOT HOLD UP IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. I NOTICED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET (EXACTLY THE SAME THING OCCURRING) AND THERE WAS A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION DONE IN 2003 ( # PE02072), I BELIEVE THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE RE-OPENED ASAP, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW MANY OLDER HONDA ACCORDS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. THIS FAILURE LOOKS TO BE A GRADUAL IN NATURE AND APPEARS DIRECTLY RELATED TO METAL FATIGUE OF A THIN GAUGE METAL USED ON THE BRACKET. THE HIGH LEVERAGE FORCES CAUSED BY PASSENGERS PUSHING BACK ON THEIR SEAT BACK ( E.G., GETTING IN THE CAR, OR PULLING SOMETHING FROM THEIR POCKETS WHILE SITTING) WILL TAKE A TOLL ON THE THIN METAL BRACKET; EVENTUALLY THE BRACKET IT WILL FAIL AND MOST LIKELY AT A TIME WHEN THE INTEGRITY OF THE BRACKET IS NEEDED MOST (DURING AN ACCIDENT) FOR PASSENGER SAFETY. *TR

I HAD GIVEN THE CAR FOR REPAIR DUE TO SOME NOISE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. WHEN THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE HUB DUE TO BALL BEARING PROBLEM, HE REMOVED THE KNUCKLE (SPINDLE) AND FOUND THAT THE BACK PORTION OF THE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. PART # 50200-S84-A00 - RR BEAM. THIS HAS BEEN CAUSED DUE TO WATER DRIPPING FROM THE AIR CONDITION UNIT. IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AS THE CRADLE MAY NOT LAST LONG. *TR

THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S FAULT AS IT IS MENTIONED ON THE WEB AS WELL AS BY AUTO SHOPS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR CAN STOP ANYTIME! I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF $$ ALREADY FIXING OTHER PARTS AND CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM/DEFAULT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. PLEASE ALL RAISE YOUR VOICE AND HAVE THE COMPANY TAKE CARE OF THIS AS THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME IN THIS MATTER! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION WHERE IT WOULD NOT READ THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE TEN ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE IGNITION COULD READ THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,346.

TRANSMISSION & INTERNAL PARTS FAILURE DURING VERY BUSY MORNING DRIVE IN ATLANTA>>>ALMOST CAUSED A MULTIPLY CAR COLLUSION>>>>PART OF THE JUNK HONDA HAS PUT IN THESE CARS & DENIED ANY LIABILITY>>>>ALSO HAVE AN )@ ODYSSEY WITH A JUNK TRANSMISSION>>>I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA>>>ANYONE NEED SOME HONDA GARBAGE CHEAP? *TR

THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION LIGHTING FAILED ON MY HONDA 2000 ACCORD EX V6 WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT TIME. THE DIMMER SWITCH HAD NO RESPONSE TO ITS CONTROL. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO LIGHTING IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER IS IN NON-PARK POSITION AND COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THIS FAILURE SYMPTOM WAS CAPTURED IN NHTSA 05V-025, BUT, WHEN ASKED, HONDA MOTOR COMPANY RESPONDED THAT THE NHTSA MANDATE DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS VIN NUMBER. THIS SUGGESTS THERE MAY A REASON TO EXPAND THE VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS MANDATE. *TR

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY HONDA'S SEAT BELT STAYING LOCKED IN. I'VE ALSO HAVE THE SRS LIGHT ON AFTER A BATTERY CHANGE. I FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESET IT BUT IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO HONDA AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR IS "NOT AFFECTED" BY ANY RECALLS...I EXPLAINED THE SEAT BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THEY WANTED 125.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE SEAT BELT AND WHAT THE CODE IS IF IT ISN'T THE SEAT BELT I HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND 800.00.TO GET THE AIRBAGS TO WORK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY,.I EVEN TRIED GOING BACK TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE ADVISER. READING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SRS FAILURE AND SOME SUSPECT THE CAUSE RELATES TO BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE! APPEARS TO BE A CONVENIENT FAILURE TO STATE WHATEVER THEY WANT AND GET THE OWNER TO PAY! RECENTLY, HONDA HAS HAD TO RECALL AIRBAGS. MAYBE IT'S A BLESSING THAT PEOPLE'S AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RENDERED USELESS SINCE THEY BLOW UP AND HAVE KILLED PEOPLE!! I HOPE THE NHTSA REALIZES HOW MANY PEOPLES AIRBAGS HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN WORKING! WELL SURPRISE, MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE LATEST AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I AM MOST DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND DON'T SEEM TO CARE IF THEY LOSE CUSTOMERS (BY DEATH OR OTHERWISE). I TRIED CALLING THERE 800 NUMBER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL THEY WERE RUDE AND CONDESCENDING. THIS WAS MY 3RD HONDA AND MY LAST. THE RECALL EVEN STATES THERE IS NOT TO BE A CHARGE TO CHECK THIS HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT WITHOUT ME PAYING THERE FEE! DON'T CARE THE NHTSA AND HONDA'S OWN RECALL NOTICE IS IRRELEVANT TO THEM. IN LIGHT OF THE LATEST ISSUES WITH AIRBAGS I THINK I WILL WRITE AN EDITORIAL FOR THE LOCAL NEWS OR MAYBE CALL THE LOCAL TELEVISION STATION TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE ONGOING BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE "BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POP OUT" IS KNOWN ISSUE (DEFECT) SINCE DAY1, HOWEVER, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY WAS TRYING TO COVER IT UP AND MY YEAR MODEL (2000) WAS INTENTIONALLY NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL LIST IN ORDER FOR THEM TO REDUCE THE COST BY RISKING PEOPLE'S LIFE. HOWEVER, IF YOU GOOGLE IT, 2000 YEAR AND EVEN LATER MODEL ARE ALL OVER THE PLACES. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY WAS BETTING ON ITS DEALER WOULD BE SUPPOSED TO PUT A RETAINER ON TOP OF THE SEAL WHEN THE CAR IS DUE ON ITS FIRST TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT HAPPEN, THE NET RESULT IS IT COSTS ME OVER $720 TO FIX IT AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THE ENGINE WAS NOT BLOWN UP (AND I HAD NOT BEEN KILLED) ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE EMPTY ENGINE OIL RESULTED FROM THIS SUDDEN SEALED BEING POPPED OUT (THE OIL WOULD BE GONE SECONDS AFTER POP OUT HAPPENS). WORST YET, AFTER THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, I CONTACTED WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR TALKED WITH [XXX] WITH SOME JAPANESE LAST NAME WHO HAD VERY BAD ATTITUDE AND VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, SIMPLY FLATTENED OUT AND TOLD ME I AM SORRY AND WE CAN NOT HELP IN ANYWAY. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND GRADUALLY DRIVE THIS VERY FOREIGN MOTOR COMPANY OUT OF US, THEY DO NOT CARE OUR LIVES HERE IN US ANYMORE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING THE NIGHT AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT SPEEDS HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLES CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. PARK THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, IF IT HAS, WE WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT FOR SURE. IT HAPPENS AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING AND D4 LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CAR CAN'T GO MORE THAN 20 MILES/HR ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. HONDA TELLS US THAT THE COMPONENT THAT REGULATES THE AIRBAGS (A MINI-COMPUTER IN THE DASH?) HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. HONDA ADVISES THAT, UNTIL REPLACED, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. BASED ON THE INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $1000 TO REPLACE THE UNIT, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THE COMPONENT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ABOUT $325, AND REQUIRES ABOUT AN HOUR OF LABOR TO INSTALL. THIS SEEMS TO US TO BE A PRETTY FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO LAST WELL BEYOND THE ANTICIPATED LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON NOV 12, 2011 I WENT TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AND THE WOULD NOT PASS IT BECAUSE THE FRONT REAR SUBFRAME IS ROTTED. THE DRIVER SIDE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ....THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1600.. I KNOW IT'S OLD BUT IT ONLY HAS 72000 MILES ON IT ....IM HEARING THAT ALLOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ...I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR....I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GET HURT...HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I TOOK THIS HONDA ACCORD DX (MY2000) TO THE DEALER FOR 120,000 MAINTENANCE IN SEPTEMBER 2011. THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED VERY BADLY. BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS NORMAL WITH NO RUST. I THOUGHT UNDERBODY RUST IS NORMAL FOR MY CAR'S AGE AND DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION. BUT AFTER ONE MONTH, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO MAKE STRANGE NOISE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THE SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY AND BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THEY SAID IT ALWAYS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON HONDA ACCORD BECAUSE THE A/C CONDENSATION WATER DRIPS DOWN ON THIS POINT. I AM TAKING IT TO A DEALER TODAY TO REPLACE IT. IT WILL COST ME $2000. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT HAS DONE 99% OF THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, MINUS A FEW OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS HAD A "HARD" SHIFT AT TIMES FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL THE LAST FEW WEEKS WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO REV UP AT LOW GEARS AND THEN VIOLENTLY JERKING TO SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. THIS IN ADDITION TO ALSO DISPLAYING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY WHILE GREEN D OR DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO GO. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE ON MY WAY HOME WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD SON IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT. THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GO AND THEN I HAD NO POWER, COULD NOT EVEN GET OVER TO THE CURB. CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IS 30 MINUTES AWAY VIA INTERSTATE AND AFTER READING MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND STORIES OF NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS ONLINE I AM AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO HANDLE THIS. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE AS LONG AS ENGINE LIGHT WAS STEADILY ON. LUCKILY, I AM IN WALKING DISTANCE TO MY JOB, BUT I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO PROCEED. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ALERTING ME TO THE FACT I WAS FACING POSSIBLE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE ENDANGERED NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT MY SMALL SON AND THOSE DRIVERS AROUND ME. I HAVE READ THAT HONDA WILL NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE, BUT IF THIS IS ACCURATE IT IS A SHAME AS I HAVE OWNED TWO HONDA'S AND ALWAYS BRAGGED ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVED DRIVING MY HONDA. NOT THRILLED ABOUT OWNING A VEHICLE MADE BY A COMPANY WHO IS AWARE OF A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND DOES NOT DO A BETTER JOB OF ALERTING THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

TRANSMISSION BECAME UNRELIABLE, NEVER SHIFTS PROPERLY, AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T SHIFT AT ALL. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT A WHILE UNTIL TRAFFIC IS CLEAR, THEN I TRY AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF SECOND GEAR, IT WOULD CAUSE A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

MY NIGHTTIME DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I CAN NO LONGER SEE MY GAUGES AT NIGHT. DOING SOME SEARCHING IT APPEARS THAT THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT MAY HAVE FAILED. IT LOOKS LIKE HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS ON 2000 ACCORD LX V6 BUT NOT THE EX. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON MY 2000 ACCORD. NOW IT IS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS. I GOT SUCKERED INTO PAYING $100 TO HONDA FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THE OPDS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT ON. THEY WANTED ANOTHER $300 TO REPLACE. I DECIDED NOT TO REPLACE BECAUSE I AM NOT CONVINCED IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN BUT NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND KNOWING MY AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FAULTINESS WITH THE SRS AND OPDS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA FEEL A WARRANTY EXTENSION IS SUFFICIENT. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SPEED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I AM ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM MY IGNITION WHEN MY CAR IS IN GEAR. I HAVE CHECKED THE NHTSA DATABASE AND THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE ON 2000 HONDA ACCORDS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 ). I WENT TO HONDA AND SPOKE WITH THE CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO FOR ME AS MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR'S VIN ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST, AS IT IS EXHIBITING THE RECALL SYMPTOMS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN 2000 HONDA ACCORD WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO MECHANICS (INDEPENDENT AND HONDA DEALER) AS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT QUOTED AT OVER $3800. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED: GEAR SHIFT SLIPPAGE, D4 INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING, DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, ERRATIC AND HARSH SHIFTING RESULTING IN THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE, ATF LEAK, ERRATIC ACCELERATION, AND THE LEFT DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSED WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY. CAR HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, KEEPING ALL FLUID LEVELS MONITORED AND IN CHECK WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AFTER CALLING HONDA AMERICA, I WAS TOLD THAT "DUE TO AGE" THE "COMPANY'S POSITION" WAS THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE OF ANY KIND DESPITE PREVIOUS REPORTS OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 2000 ACCORDS AS BEING A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S ERROR/FAULTY PRODUCTION. HONDA ADMITTED ERROR ON THE ISSUE BUT REMAINED FIRM THAT THEY WOULD NOT SUPPORT RESOLUTION. AM LEFT WITH VEHICLE IN UNDRIVABLE CONDITION THAT IS UNSAFE ON THE ROAD DUE TO ERRATIC TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. AT ONE POINT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY, NEARLY HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. REQUEST NHTSA FOLLOW-UP AND INVESTIGATION OF ONGOING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES, ENCOURAGING CONSUMER RESOLUTION OPTIONS FOR HONDA OWNERS. RESOLUTION SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO AGE OF VEHICLE WHEN SAFETY OF CONSUMERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ARE AT HAND. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED MY HONDA. THANK YOU! *KB

A LIGHT ENGINE CAME ON FROM NOWHERE, TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT, IT APPEARS TO BE A TRANSMETION CODES. SINCE THEN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING.

HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 84000 MILES. NEVER RECEIVED LETTER FORM HONDA MOTOR CORP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 109,000 MILES TO 2007. NEVER NOTIFIED. NOW PAYING 2100 OUT OF POCKET TO CHANGE. NOT TO MENTION SERIOUS SLIPPING ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. SHOULD HAVE SENT CERTIFIED LETTER. DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE. *TT

HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. *TR

THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS FROM THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT ALLOWS THIS CAR TO HAVE THE KEYS REMOVED WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE IS OFF (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PEO5002). SHE CONTACTED HONDA WHILE IN ORLANDO FL BUT THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR HER VIN. THIS IS STILL PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED HONDA TODAY AND WAS TOLD I COULD HAVE IT FIXED BUT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM NOT SURE BUT I BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IF THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO SO HONDA WILL COMPLY WITH THEIR RECALL.

THE TRANSMISSIONS ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 STARTED SLIPPING THEN ERRATICALLY REVVING UP TO 4000 RPMS THEN SHIFT ALL THE SUDDEN. AND MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I SHIFT TO REVERSE IT JUST DOES A HUGE CLUNK NOISE AND A SUDDEN HARD SHIFT THEN GOES INTO REVERSE. MY HONDA ONLY HAVE 93,000 MILES. *TR