There are 41 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2001 Honda Accordin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
VEHICLE DEVELOPED LEAKS IN BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINE IN REGION BELOW FLOOR PAN. THIS WAS DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN SHOWING UP LATELY, AND SHOWED ME AN ASSEMBLY THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IMPOUNDED BY DEALER BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL TOTAL FAILURE OF SYSTEMS. VEHICLE REQUIRED ALMOST TWO WEEKS TO REPAIR BECAUSE HONDA HAD A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS SUGGESTS TO ME THAT THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN DEMAND FOR THESE PARTS. *KB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ITS FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM HAD COME TO A STOP. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE SKID MARKS WERE SEVEN CAR LENGTHS LONG WHICH WAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. UPDATED 01/24/11. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH CAUSED IT TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER RIBS, BACK, AND FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE LEON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER IS 10-19139. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 20, 2010 FOR RECALL 10V041000, AIR BAG. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/10
I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A SCRUBBING SOUND WHEN I STOP. IT IS CONTINUOUSLY DOING THIS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY WERE TO BUSY TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND ROTORS I PAID 200$ DOLLARS. WHAT A RIPE OFF. GOING BACK AGAIN AND THEY WILL CHECK THE PROBLEM OR I AM CALLING AMERICAN HONDA. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING, THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 163,000.
OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAD THE SAME TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM AS THE RECENT HONDA ODYSSEY AND ELEMENTS RECALL PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED DURING COLD WEATHER AND BEGAN ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER WE HAD EXTENSIVE BRAKE REPAIRS DONE. ONE COLD MORNINGS THE BRAKES HAD ALMOST NO "FEEL" AND REQUIRED US TO TRY TO JAM THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO SLOW OR STOP THE CAR. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER COULD NEVER FIND THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
IN APRIL 2001, I PURCHASED NEW HONDA ACCORD EX FROM ITS DEALER, PLANETHONDA IN UNION, NJ. THE CAR HAD BEEN SORE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AFFECTED THE ENGINE AND BRAKES. NOT ONLY, HONDA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, BUT ALSO THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION MADE THE CAR RUN IN THE LOW GEAR, DAMAGED THE ENGINE. MY CAR ENGINE IS BURNING MORE MOTOR OIL AND I HAVE TO ADD ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 700-800 MILES. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTOR/DRUM,BRAKE SHOE PADS EVERY 6-8 MONTHS BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS THE SIDE AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON SINCE 30000 MILES. I WAS ADVISED BY NHTSA TO SEND THE COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. PLEASE FORWARD THE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK INTO THE MATTER. THANKS....... ASHOK KUMAR *TR
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TO HONDA'S CREDIT, THEY HAVE LOOKED OVER THE VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND PULLED CODES, BUT NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE CODES WERE RESET. THE PROBLEM PRESENTS MORE IN COLDER WEATHER. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, THE ISSUE HAS COME WITH THE RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. NO OBVIOUS ISSUES (LEAKS, FLUID LEVEL, SPONGY FEEL, ETC.) HAVE BEEN DETECTED. THE LIGHT CAN BE COAXED INTO GOING OFF BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE (SOMETIMES) AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF - USUALLY LEAVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON. THE PROBLEM, AGAIN, PRESENTS ITSELF MORE IN COLD WEATHER, AND APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL. WHILE THE BRAKES APPEAR TO WORK AND LOOK EXCELLENT MECHANICALLY, IT IS UNNERVING THAT THE ISSUE HAS THUS FAR BEEN UNDIAGNOSED AND RESOLVED BY HONDA. *JB
2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 WORST OF 4 HONDA'S I HAVE OWNED. REPLACED ALL ELECTRICAL UNDER DRIVERS SEAT, REPLACED BRAKE SENSOR 3 TIMES - ALLOWS GEARSHIFT TO RELEASE. REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, DOOR LOCK MOTORS REPLACED, LED READOUT ON ODOMETER WON'T SHOW ONE NUMBER, REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO HAVE CASTERS ON FRONT FRAME ADJUSTED SO IT WOULDN'T CHEW UP THE TIRES. MOST OF THIS HAPPENED UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A JAG. *NM
ON THE FIFTH YEAR OF USAGE, MY HONDA ACCORD 2001 V6 EX 4-DOOR SEDAN STARTED PRODUCING A LOUD POP/CLICK WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, THEY MANAGED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE - A COUPLE OF PARTS AROUND THE PEDAL NEED TO BE REPLACED (ABOUT $200, I HAVE THE LIST FROM THEM) WITH LABOR CHARGE FOR ABOUT $250 MORE, TOTAL COMES TO ABOUT $450. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS COSMETIC AND DOESN'T AFFECT THE NORMAL VEHICLE BRAKING. I TRULY HOPE SO, I HAVEN'T PERFORMED THE REPAIR YET. THIS PROBLEM LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE THE ISSUE DESCRIBED AT NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10013655 (SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 11012004). I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, STATE THIS IS A RECALL AND PERFORM THE REPAIRS OF SUCH ISSUES FOR FREE. CURRENTLY IT'S EXTREMELY CHALLENGING TO EVEN CONVINCE THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM, IN ADDITION THEY CHARGE YOU A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR ONLY DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *JB
I BELIEVE THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX, 4 CYL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I BOUGHT CAR NEW IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS 3 TIMES, AND THE BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES. I JUST HAD NEW ROTORS AND PADS PUT ON LAST SUMMER, AND WHEN THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS CHECKING MY CAR FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE NEW ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE PADS WORE OUT. I AM WONDERING IF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS TO WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY. THE BACK DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME. IT SEEMS THAT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I USE THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DOING ALL THE WORK. NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY.*AK
PURCHASED A CERTIFIED 2001 HONDA ACCORD V-6 SEDAN 3.0 IN JULY 2004 W/ 42,000 MILES AT 55,000 I NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. PER THE DEALER THE ROTORS WERE ALREADY TURNED SO, I GOT NEW ROTORS. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER THE CAR IS STILL MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUNDS AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR BRAKES. TO THIS DATE THE CAR IS STILL SQUEAKING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ALSO NOTE THAT WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE BACK BRAKES WERE ALREADY WORN 10 PERCENT BUT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE STILL BRAND NEW??????? THIS IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WHICH 70 PERCENT OF THE BRAKING IS APPLIED IN THE FRONT AND APPROX 30 PERCENT IS APPLIED IN THE REAR SO WHY DO I NEED BRAKES AND ROTORS IN THE REAR BEFORE THE FRONT. AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE STILL AS BRAND NEW ..MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM IS WORKING OR NOT? *NM
2001 ACCORD HAS HAD SRS LIGHT REPLACED AND BRAKES. SRS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER BEING REPLACED. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS NOT ILLUMINATED SINCE FEB 2006 SINCE THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE WAS REPLACED.. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY REIMBURSED $248.40 OF THE $835.42 REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW HOW DID THE MANUFACTURER COME UP WITH THAT FIGURE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 06/15/06. *JB
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR DID DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAS A GROOVE CUT INTO IT AND CV BOOT IS SPLIT. FIRST NOTED ON 12/04/03 WHEN CAR CHECKED FOR BRAKES. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA ON 03/03 AFTER COMPLAINTS OF HARD DOWN SHIFTING. CAR STILL DOWNSHIFTS HARD BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN CAR IS COLD ON ACCELERATION. HONDA CORPORATE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ALONG WITH DEALER. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. PARTS HAVE BEEN ON ORDER FOR TWO WEEKS. THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES UNTIL HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON 03/03. *JB
FRONT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE FEBRUARY, 2001. FRONT BRAKE REPLACED AS "GOOD WILL" BY HONDA AT 18618 MILES BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS TO EARLY. THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA, AND I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN LESS THAN 35,000 MILES USAGE OF FRONT BRAKES. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AT 40522 MILES, THIS TIME PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACED. NOW AT 53554 MILES BRAKE PADS GONE AGAIN.*AK
I BOUGHT THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 IN JUNE, AFTER A YEAR I HAD INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT ON AND OFF, I HAD THIS ABS LIGHT ON/OFF SINCE AUG 2002 (WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY PERIOD), HAD THE DEALER CHECKED AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY IN JUNE OF 2003, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO DIAGNOSTIC (WHICH I HAVE TO PAY $100 SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED), THEY CONSULTED WITH AMERICAN HONDA, AND HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED UNDER CUSTOMER ASSIST WARRANTY, THE SYMPTOM WAS GONE FOR A DAY BUT WITH SPONGE BRAKE AND HAVE TO BRING BACK TO DEALER TO RE-BLEED THE BRAKE AGAIN, WITH SPONGE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES COMPLETELY BLED, AND ABS LIGHT WAS ON. TECHICIAN DIAGNOSTIC WITH NO DTC ON THE SCANNER BUT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON, GUESS WHAT...THEY RESET IT AND LET ME DRIVE HOME AND TOLD ME DRIVE SAFELY. IN AUG 10TH 2003 (WHICH IS LESS THAN A MONTH) THE ABS LIGHT IS ON/OFF AGAIN, I CALLED UP THE DEALER THAT PERFORM THE REPAIRED AND THEY REQUEST I LET THEM HAD THE CAR A DAY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, AUG 19TH AND THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME UN REPAIR AND SAYING I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE ON THE ABS BRAKE, THEY WANT ME TO PAY 2-3 HOURS OF LABOR TO TEAR APART MY CAR TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM, I CALLED UP AMERICAN HONDA AGAIN...NO HELP BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THEY WILL SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS THEIR THEN THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOTALLY UPSET ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THIS IS MY 1ST AND WILL BE MY LAST HONDA, I WILL GET RID IT SOON. SO FAR...I VISITED THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN APPLIED. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED DUE TO CARBON ON THE THROTTLE PLATE. *SC THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED.*JB
THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.*JB
CAR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4X SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
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