2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $580. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AMONG HONDA VEHICLES. THE CONTACT DRIVES AT MODERATE SPEEDS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR AN AIR BAG FAILURE THAT WAS RESET. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,250.

HONDA ACCORD 2001 NEEDS NEW OPDS UNIT I NOTICED THAT MY SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW OPDS UNIT AT $6662.70. NOW THAT SEEMS UNGODLY STEEP. BUT TO TOP IT OFF WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH IT, I FIND THAT MANY HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING EXACTLY THE SAME THING I AM. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPLACE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. HONDA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION. HONDA STATED THAT HIS 2001 VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2006. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS GETTING AN INSPECTION DURING THIS TIME UNTIL NOW. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND FAILED DUE TO SRS LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003 AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $773.00 TO REPAIR THE SRS CONTROL MODULE. THEY CHARGED ME $110.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, WHICH WOULD GO TO THE COST OF REPAIRS IF I DECIDED TO HAVE IT DONE. HONDA HAS ISSUED TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE, BUT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN NUMBER NOR THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH HONDA'S SRS PERFORMANCE AS I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES REGARDING DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT. THIS IS A SEVERELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 20,000+ MILEAGE. A WEEK AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED SO. DEALER INDICATED A $90 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WOULD BE REQUIRED AND ONLY WAVED IF A PART WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED IN RECENT YEARS AFTER A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNER COMPLAINTS. I ALSO FOUND SOME REVEALING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE NHTSA AND HONDA REGARDING CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT ISSUE AND ALTHOUGH SRS LIGHT WARNINGS ON SOME VEHICLES CONTINUED TO OCCUR REPEATEDLY AFTER ADDRESSING THE DTC 15-3 CODE, NHTSA CLOSED ITS #PE05043 INVESTIGATION. I ASSUMED THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT INVOLVED AND HONDA AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON SRS ILLUMINATION AND OPDS ISSUES TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM HONDA INDICATING A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE OPDS UNIT. MY CONCERN IS, DOES THE DEALER HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE ($90) IF HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND THE HISTORY OF ISSUES INVOLVED IN THIS FREQUENTLY DEFECTIVE SRS WARNING LIGHT APPARENTLY REMAIN UNRESOLVED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS AND ONLY RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST, MY ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING. THE ALARM WILL GO OFF EVERY SO OFTEN FOR NO REASON, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE TO GO RUN TO THE WINDOW TO TRY TO TURN OFF THE ALARM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A $100 DIAGNOSTIC TEST ONLY TO TELL ME THAT MY ALARM SYSTEM WAS THE PROBLEM (SOMETHING I ALREADY KNEW), AND IT WOULD COST ANOTHER $300 TO FIX. SECOND, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT COME OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND IT WOULD COST $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH WILL PROBABLY TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW, AND PROBABLY COST ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED TO FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS CAR. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION: WHILE BACKING UP IN AN ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE, I STARTED THE CAR, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE GEAR IN REVERSE. I BEGAN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE CAR BEGAN MOVING BACK SLOWLY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A SHOT. I HIT THE BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR INTO A COLUMN IN THE GARAGE RATHER THAN OTHER CARS OR A PERSON. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 7 YEARS, SO I CERTAINLY KNOW WHERE THE BREAK AND THE ACCELERATOR ARE. MY CAR IS A V6 WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND REMOTE START. THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION TO EITHER PEDAL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. $4,000 DAMAGES TO FENDER, BUMPER, REAR LIGHT, AND TRUNK. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN BEHIND MY CAR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG IS NOT OPERATIONAL. HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AT THEIR COST. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON. FAILED SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. HAD SENSOR REPLACED AUGUST 1, 2008 AT THE HONDA DEALER AND AT MY EXPENSE. IN MAY OF 2006 THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. WHY ISN'T THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM OF SENSORS AND CONTROLLERS COVERED BY WARRANTY RATHER THAN JUST THE FRONT AIR BAGS? SEEMS LIKE HONDA,S SRS SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH FAILED CONTROL UNITS AND SENSORS. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. NOTHING PROMPTED IT. IT MEANS THE AIRBAGS WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND COSTS ANYWHERE FORM $600-1300 TO FIX. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS DASH LIGHT COMES ON, WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS RENDERS THE SRS INOPERABLE IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 2001 HONDA MODELS. *TR

ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX SRS LIGHT ON AFTER SMALL ACCIDENT, THIS IS NOT COVERED VIA MY INSURANCE NOR IS IT COVERED VIA HONDA. HONDA STATES THAT IT WILL ONLY REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE PORTION. HOW DOES THIS HELP IF I AM IN AN ANOTHER MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TO ADD I AM A LOW INCOME PERSON AND SPENDING $2000 AND 105 TO HAVE NOTHING DONE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, BUT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG FAILED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,900. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

MY 2001 HONDA 4-CYL EX REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING AND RE-ACCELERATING (E.G., IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN DESCENDING ON A PARKING GARAGE RAMP AND THEN REACCELERATING ONCE ON THE PARKING LEVEL). SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE A NEUTRAL IDLE FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN LURCH, TO NO TRACTION AND A RACING OF THE MOTOR WHILE THE VEHICLE "HUNTS" FOR TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR BEFORE ENGAGING. SYMPTOM IS MOST FREQUENT DURING A DECELERATION BETWEEN SECOND AND FIRST GEARS. SYMPTOM FIRST STARTED AT ~100K MILES AND HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED (CAR NOW HAS ~118K MILES). I REPORTED THIS TO DEALER AND HONDA NATIONAL OFFICE; THEY DID "REPLICATE" THE SYMPTOM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION OVER TIME WHEN THE INTERNAL (NON-SERVICEABLE) TRANSMISSION FILTER STARTS TO CLOG AND STARVES 2ND GEAR OF FLUID DUE TO RESCUED FLOW CAN NOT SUFFICIENTLY LUBRICATE 2ND GEAR BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED HIGHER UP IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING COMPARED TO THE OTHER GEARS. HONDA?S RESPONSE: DUE TO THE FREQUENT NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM HONDA OFFERED A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100K MILES. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY HONDA OF THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL MY CAR REACHED 118K MILES. HONDA SAID YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A NEW HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD BE PLACED IN THE CAR BY THE DEALER IS THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN WITH THE SAME FILTER CLOGGING 2ND GEAR FLUID STARVING ISSUES. HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER REASONS FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON. NOW I DON'T HAVE AIRBAGS SO I HOPE THAT I AM NOT IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS OR SEATBELTS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. *TR

REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V256000. I HAVE 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. MY INSTRUMENT LIGHT ON THE CAR FAILED AND I CANNOT SEE GAUGES AT NIGHT TIME. I AM TAKING A FLASHLIGHT WITH YOU AT NIGHT WHEN I AM DRIVING. ACCORDING TO #04V256000, IT ONLY COVERS CERTAIN LX MODELS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE EXPAND TO EX MODELS AS WELL. I WAS SHOCKED AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT FIX BECAUSE YOUR CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF POTENTIOMETER. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE SRS LIGHT COME ON SINCE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. HAVING GONE THROUGH THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH NHTSA, I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAD RUN A LITTLE MORE THAN 103,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT STILL FALLS UNDER THE FREE OPDS REPLACEMENT PERIOD AS STATED BY THE NHTSA AUTHORITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

ON 26TH OCTOBER 2007, FRIDAY, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY IN NEW JERSEY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, THE CAR WAS FINE. WHEN I STARTED BACK HOME, THE VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ON. IT STILL IS AFTER 4 DAYS. RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. KINDLY TAKE ACTION TO MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS GIVEN THE POPULARITY OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL. THANK YOU. PLEASE SEE THIS PAGE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/SRS_LIGHT_KEEPS_COMING_ON.SHTML FOR TALES OF SIMILAR FAILURE. *TR

I OWN 2 HONDA (ACCORD EX 1996, ACCORD LX 2001) ON BOTH OF THEM AND FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON THE SRS (AIRBAG) LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY UNTIL LATELY STATED ON FOR EVER. THE AIRBAG ON BOTH CARS HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THE DEALER CHARGE $90 PER VEHICLE JUST FOR DIAGNOSING 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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVERYTIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $89 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS, BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR UP TO A 160,000 MILES.

HONDA ACCORD 2001 LX, 40000 MILES. 1. SINCE TWO MONTHS AGO, SRS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. 2. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE SRS LIGHT IS 'ON', DRIVER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. 3. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS A COMMON ONE AMONG HONDA OWNERS. IT SHOULD NOT COST OWNERS TO INSPECT AND REPAIR A DEFECT THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR (AND ALREADY AWARE). *JB

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT HONDA VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM: THE MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE IN GEAR CAN WEAR OUT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK. I CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT WITHOUT THE CAR BEING IN PARK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES TO DATE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON EVERYTIME I PARK MY CAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED OR WHAT THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR WAS WHEN IT STARTED. I CALLED HONDA TODAY WHEN I SAW THE LATEST RECALL TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX MY CAR OR IF I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES AND THEY SAY TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT JUST INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE RECALL. *TR

SRS LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD HONDA ACCORD 2001 WILL ACTIVATE THE SRS LIGHT BY THE USE OF CELL PHONE OR LAPTOP PREVENTING THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. I THE LIGHT IS ON THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESPOND IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BETWEEN DEAD Y LIVE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BY HONDA TO CORRECT ALL CARS AFFECTED. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $700.00 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIX. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IN GEAR. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER AND GOT A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE. I HAD MADE NO PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO MAKE A DEAL AS THIS WAS THE FIRST NEWS WHEN I GOT THE PHONE CALL. THEY MUST KNOW THEY REALLY HAVE A BAD DESIGN HERE SINCE IT WAS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. OH, THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO HAVE SHOW PROBLEMS ALSO AFTER 4 YEARS. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS UPON FIRST START WHEN CAR IS COLD. IT REQUIRES PUSHING DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL ON PEDAL AND CAR THEN SURGES FORWARD ABRUPTLY, BEFORE WORKING APPROPRIATELY. SINCE I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE PEDAL, I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS ONLY OCCURS IN FORWARD. CONTACT INITIATED WITH DEALERSHIP. *JB

AFTER STARTING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT STAY OFF. THIS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND SPOKE WITH THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AND HE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF AUTOMOBILE. HE ALSO SAID THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. READING THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS SHOWS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT MANY OWNERS INDICATED THAT AFTER THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THEIR AIRBAGS NEVER DID DEPLOY EVEN AFTER THE SRS LIGHT WAS RESET BY THEIR DEALER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR, FOR ME, WILL BE FROM $1000 TO $1500. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT NOT THE AIRBAGS. I FEEL THE AIRBAGS SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME AS THE SEAT BELTS AND HAVE THE SAME WARRANTY. AT THE VERY LEAST HONDA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE WITH THIS MODEL AND GIVE THE OWNERS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THESE REPAIRS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS THERE ARE MANY OWNERS THAT ARE DRIVING THESE DEFECTIVE HONDA ACCORDS AND IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THEIR HONDA'S AIRBAGS WILL NOT INFLATE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND GIVE SOME RELIEF TO ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AUTOMOBILE. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD, 2001 MODEL SEAT BRACKET HAS BROKEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT HONDA REPLACED MODELS OF 98-99 BUT NO 01, IS THIS COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR TSB. IS THIS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY? *TR

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE LIGHT RESET AND IT CAME ON SOON THEREAFTER. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS AND NO RESULTING ACTION OR REMEDY FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND COULD POTENTIALLY THREATEN THE LIVES OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WAS REBUILT I PAID $1,377.00 FOR IT AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION OF ERIE, PA. AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTED THE SAME AND LATER ON A HORRIBLE NOISE START TO SOUND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SAID THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 13 DAYS INTHE MONTH OF JUNE 2007. FINALLY, THEY DECIDED TO PUT THE REVERSE SELECTOR GEAR ON THIS TRASMITION THUS ENDING UP WITH SAME NOISE WHEN AS PREVIOUS WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION NOW IT IS RUNNING WELL BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT STILL MAKES THE SAME BAD NOISE, LIKE A CLUNK KIND OF NOISE. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE CLICK SOUND, IT IS A BAD SOUND, REALLY LOUD. THE DEALER SAY THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR AND I TOLD THE MANAGER YOU ARE CRAZY. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE THEY ALREADY MADE THERE MONEY, NOW WORK BEGINS. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. SO I GOT A CAR WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS WITH NO WARRANTY BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PAYS FOR IT, THERE IS NOT WARRANTY. BEAUTIFUL, WELL DONE HONDA. LAST CAR I BUY FROM HONDA. *TR

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A 2001 HONDA ACCORD THAT I OWN. I HAVE CLOSE TO 76,000 MILES, AND I HAVE ALWAYS DONE EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE WITH A LOCAL HONDA DEALER HERE IN CANANDAIGUA , NY. ON JUNE 21, 2007 I TOOK THE HONDA TO DEALER FOR A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR, IT TURNED OUT TO BE REAR STABILIZER JOINTS, BOTH OF THEM WERE REPLACED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER, I AM DRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP AND HEAR THIS LOUD POP LIKE MY TIRE BLEW UP. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE NEXT THING I KNEW SOMETHING WAS SCRAPING THE ROAD, AND I COULD SEE SOME SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, I SOMEHOW STOPPED THE CAR AND MY MOTHER AND I GET OUT. FORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T KILLED, A LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND PULLED THE AXLE OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER. I NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM A HONDA, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A LOWER BALL JOINT,WAS IT SOMETHING THAT COULD GO OR BREAK APART. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. WHEN REPAIRING THE CAR I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THE OTHER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND THEY NOTICED SOME PLAY OR MOVEMENT IN THEM. SO THEY REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. WHICH WAS ALSO ODD TO ME THAT 3 OUT OF 4 BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AT THE HONDA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2006, AND DURING AN INSPECTION I UNDERSTOOD THAT BALL JOINTS WERE TO BE LOOKED AT. IF SO, HOW COME I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RUST IN THE BALL JOINTS AT THAT TIME. HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD IN 8 MONTHS TIME TO CAUSE SUCH A CATASTROPHE. *AK

BACK IN 2007 I NOTICED I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN NOT IN PARK. I TALKED TO THE HONDA DEALER TO WHICH I TOOK MY CAR AT THE TIME AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS LIKELY AN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE, WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. SINCE THE ISSUE WAS INFREQUENT AND COULD BE SOLVED BY ENSURING THE CAR WAS IN PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY, I WAS TOLD IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE FIXED. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE YEARS. I CAN NOW EASILY SLIDE THE KEY OUT WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND RUNNING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER, WAS ADVISED HONDA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE NHTSA DATABASE IDENTIFIES THIS ISSUE AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000. I CALLED AND SPOKE TO HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISE THE ISSUE WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. I AM UPSET AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED HONDA WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR YEARS AND MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND FIND IT VERY SUSPECT THAT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEIR VINS ARE ALSO SUSPICIOUSLY ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADD ANY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE TO THE RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD, 71,500 MILES, SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CHARGED $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE CASING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND A 2003 HONDA PILOT. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SRS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HAND RADIO INTERFERENCE AND CELL PHONES CAN TRIGGER THE SRS LIGHT TO GO ON MAKING THE SRS INOPERABLE. MY WIFE CARRIES A HAND RADIO AND DRIVES BOTH VEHICLES. WE BOTH HAVE CELL PHONES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH HONDA. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR THIS AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS LIT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE IT IS MANUFACTURER FAULT. *TR

OWN A HONDA 2001 ACCORD EXL V6, BOUGHT USED AT HONDA DEALER WITH 27,000 MILES. AFTER 1 MONTH SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED SENSOR, LASTED FOR 11 MONTHS, LIGHT ON AGAIN, DEALER SAID SOME WIRES WERE SHORTED WOULD DEFINITELY NOT COME ON AGAIN, AT 109,000 MILES LIGHTS ON AGAIN ! *TR

THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX FOR AN AIRBAG. *AK

SRS LIGHT IS ON. *AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED NEW AT DEALERSHIP. A FEW MONTHS LATER (LESS THAN 1 YEAR) SRS LIGHT INDICATING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AUTO WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR; TEMPORARILY LIGHT OFF, BUT CAME BACK SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IN ALL TOTAL, CAR BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM PROBABLY 6 OR MORE TIMES, VARIABLY CALLED SENSOR, LIGHT BULB AND SEAT BELT PROBLEM. DAUGHTER NOW HAS CAR, AND HAS MOVED OUT OF TOWN. LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING PROBLEM, AND SHE HAS A WRECK, WITH NO INJURIES BUT CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF CAR. FRONT END REPAIRED, LIGHT TEMPORARILY WENT OFF, BUT CAME BACK ON WITHIN A , MONTH OR TWO, ANOTHER WRECK WITH DAMAGE TO FRONT AND BACK CAR, THIS TIME TO POINT OF HAVING TO BE TOWED AND UNDRIVABLE. IN NEITHER CASE DID AIRBAGS DEPLOY, AND DAUGHTER SUSTAINED MILD NECK AND HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING HEAD REPEATEDLY ON STEERING WHEEL. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN AIRBAG SENSOR AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM THAT LEAD US ASTRAY IN ASSUMING IT WAS MINOR, AND COULD HAVE ALLOWED MAJOR INJURY TO DAUGHTER. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT LETTING HER DRIVE CAR AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX-LV6, BOUGHT USED IN 2002. 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE SRS LIGHT COMES ON. BROUGHT TO SILKO HONDA, THEY RESET LIGHT. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SAID THEY HAD TO HAVE CAR FOR 3 DAYS TO REALLY FIND PROBLEM. LEFT CAR FOR 3 DAYS , REPAIR ORDER STSTES INSTALLED S/O CONTROL UNIT, RESET LIGHT, CAME BACK ON. THEN ORDERED AND INSTALLED SRS UNIT, RESET AND LIGHT IS STILL ON. THEY THEN TRACED WIRES TO THE CONTROL UNIT AND FOUND SOME BROKEN WIRES. FIXED WIRES . LIGHT OUT FOR 11 MONTHS AND SRS LIGHT POPS UP AGAIN!BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY FIXED SAM FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. 8 MONTHS AGO SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN!! IM RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE WITH INCOMPETENT MECHANICS AND MONEY! *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ACCORD EX IN 2001 AT A HONDA DEALER IN TEXAS , NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND FOUND OUT IT COULD BE THAT THE GAS CAP MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED. SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 3 DRIVING TRIPS TO SEE IF IT WENTOFF. THATS WASWHAT MANUAL SUGGESTED FIRST. THEN ITWENT OFF TO HONDA DEALER TO SEE IF COMPUTER NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER ,WHICH I HEARD COULD LIKELY BE INACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, AND MORE LIKELY OXYGEN SENSOR. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURRED, THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON AND DID NOT GO OUT. *AK SRS LIGHT COMING ON, I HAVE ALSO HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS INDICATOR COME ON. IT IS A BIT CONCERNING THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR ACCORD WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT AN AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR? DID I BUY A LEMON? I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY, WHICH THEY TOUT SO MUCH ABOUT, AND DISRESPECT FOR CONSUMER'S CONCERNS.

I STARTED GETTING AN INDICATION OF SRS LIGHT. STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHAT IS THE DEAL IS THIS CAR SAFE? *AK

HONDA ACCORD 2001 TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT SYSTEM. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO SOUND, NO WARNING, JUST CUT OUT AT 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OVER. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE DISCOVERED THE SUN ROOF CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND A PIECE OF THE GLASS BLEW OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE SUN ROOF. *AK UPDATED 09/24/07. *JB