2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH 3.0 LITER V-6 ENGINE. SRS LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALER CHARGES $1300 TO REPLACE THE SRS MODULE - WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. WHY ISN'T THIS SAFETY FEATURE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? *NM

TAMARA RECALL MY SON WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN HIS 2001 HONDA ACCORD. HIS INJURIES WERE RUPTURED LIVER AND SPLEEN HE WAS IN EMERGENCY SURGERY FOR 6 HOURS BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. THE INSIDE OF HIS CAR WASN'T DAMAGED THAT MUCH. IT SEEMS TO ME TO SUSTAIN THOSE INJURIES WERE PROBABLY THE AIR BAG DIDN'T INFLAT PROPERLY.

DT*: THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN BUT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT HAND AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM

HONDA ACCORD 2001 EX COUPE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) I HAVE A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN WHICH THE GEARS SLIP BEFORE CATCHING. THE RESULT IS AN UNEXPECTED BANG FEELING AND AN ABNORMALLY FAST ACCELERATION TIME WHICH FOR SURE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. (FOR SOMETHING TO COMPARE BY, ITS LIKE PUTTING GAS UNTIL YOUR RPMS REACH OVER 5000 IN A STANDARD CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY POPPING THE CLUTCH) THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, OFTEN TIMES SHIFTING EXTREMELY EARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A FEELING "LIKE I PLOWED INTO SOMEONE AND THEN SUDDENLY WAS HIT BEHIND". I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO WINDWARD HONDA AND THE PEOPLE THERE INCLUDING THE SHOP FOREMAN CONTINUES TO SAY THAT THE HUGE BANG AND ABNORMAL SHIFTING IS NORMAL. WITHIN ONE DAY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN I ALMOST RAN INTO A PARKING STRUCTURE PILLAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH UNTIL THE ENGINES RPMS HIT PAST 3000. THERE HAS BEEN ONE INJURY INVOLVING A SLIGHT CASE OF WHIPLASH AFTER THE ENGINE SOMEHOW REVVED UP PAST 5000 AND THEN CAUGHT. (THE GAS WAS PRESSED DOWN AND EVEN AFTER THE GAS WAS RELEASED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND WHEN IT HIT AROUND 5500 RPM THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT MAKING IT FEEL LIKE I GOT BANGED BY ANOTHER CAR GOING 15+ MPH) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HONDA CLAIMS THAT IF THEY CANT DUPLICATE IT ON THEIR TEST DRIVE AROUND THE AREA, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM (HONDA IS VERY POOR AT DUPLICATING THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE FAILURE HAPPENS) THE FAILURE HAPPENS IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. WHEN YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC REQUIRING YOU TO STOP AND GO CONSTANTLY 2. ENTERING SHORT ON RAMPS REQUIRING THE CAR TO DOWNSHIFT 3. ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN BUT DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. *HONDA WAS TESTING THE CAR IN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS WITH NO TRAFFIC INCIDENTS STARTED FROM JUNE OF 2003 AND IS STILL ONGOING TODAY JANUARY 31, 2006 (THE EXACT NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED IS UNKNOWN, OCCURS MUTIPLE TIMES IN DAILY TRAFFIC)*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

RED SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A RECURRING PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST $100 TO READ THE ERROR CODE, AND $600-$1300 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT FAILED. I WAITED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HONDA IS CLEARLY AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY SEAT BELT AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT WENT ON IN MY CAR FOR NO REASON. *JB

SRS LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE. *JB

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY TO REPLACE THE SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN AND IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNER?? THE DEALER SAYS IF THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE SIDE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO START A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? HAS THE NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2001 HONDA ACCORDS? I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. AMAZING, HONDAS MADE AFTER 2001 DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO HONDA HAS OBVIOUSLY CORRECTED A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT IT IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *JB

THE SRS INDICATOR IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS LIT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX AND DOES NOT GO OFF. THE DEALER WANTS $125 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND $1300 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR UNIT. THE SERVICE MAN NEVER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS, BUT IS CLEARLY INDICATED AS A PROBLEM IN SEVERAL WEB SITES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS AND PAID EXTRA FOR THEM UP FRONT. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!! *NM

SRS LIGHT IS ON, VEHICLE NEEDS NEW OPDS. RESULT: NO WORKING AIR BAGS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. AT 30 MPH, THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE CONTINUE TO RISE, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT I PURCHASED FROM BEAUDRY HONDA IN TUCSON, AZ. I HAD THE COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA OF AMERICA, TORRANCE, CA, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS DEFECT. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR DURING MAY 2001, THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ACTIVATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN LATE 2005, THE MASTER CONTROL AIR BAG MODULE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. TO REPLACE THIS MODULE WILL COST OVER $650.00 IN PARTS ALONE. I UNDERSTAND THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED A WARNING TO HONDA ACCORD OWNERS FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS. I AM REQUESTING THAT HONDA COVER THE REPAIR FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT AS WELL AS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THERE IS A TSB ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR OUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AS IT PLACES MY AND MY FAMILY AT GREAT RISK! *NM

SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF ON HONDA 2001 ACCORD LX 4 DOOR. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT AN OBJECT WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPEATING FOR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT OBJECTS ON THE FRONT SEAT. DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL AND HAS ERRONEOUSLY DIAGNOSED MY LAST TWO PROBLEMS, CAUSING ME TO PAY FOR UNNECESSARY REPAIRS.*JB

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. UNKNOWN REASON FOR ACTIVATION, NO ACCIDENT HISTORY FOR THIS TO OCCUR. OWNERS MANUAL STATES AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *TS ***NO ANS REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT DUE TO A MINOR SCRAPE ON THE UNI-BODY UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME (THE SECTION RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY FROM THE REAR) THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE IMPACT AT THE SCRAPE POINT. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

SRS LIGHT COMES ON. PROBLEM WITH AIR BAGS. I'VE HEARD THAT HONDA HAS A LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELTS AND NOT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THEY SHOULD COVER THE SRS(AIR BAGS) ALSO. I'VE HEARD THE SRS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AND THE OVERHEATING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

MY CAR IS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX VIN# [XXX] THIS CAR HAS HAD TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT WHEN I TRY TO TAKE OFF. THE FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION FAILED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WHICH MADE MY CAR GO EXTREMELY SLOW AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED (THE CAR IN BACK OF ME SCREECHED TO STOP AND JUST MISSED MY CAR BY PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD). I TOOK IT TO SAN LEANDRO HONDA AND THEY FAILED TO FIX IT. THEY CHARGED ME $115.00 TO TELL ME THEY RESEARCHED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY TIGHTENED ALL OF MY WIRES AND IT SHOULD BE JUST FINE. AFTER I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK IT DID IT SLIGHTLY ONCE AGAIN ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER AND THAN STOPPED. I CALLED SAN LEANDRO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO BRING IT IN UNTIL IT IS DOING IT BAD. RECENTLY MY CAR DID IT AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND GOT STUCK IN (DRIVE 4) AND THE LIGHT WAS BLINKING W/ ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AGAIN I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH MY BABY IN THE BACK SEAT BOTH TIMES. I NOW TOOK IT BACK TO SAN LEANDRO HONDA AND THEY ARE NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE LOCK UP SOLENOID AND SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE WARRANTY BUT I NOTICED AND WAS TOLD FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT 2000 AND 2001 ACCORDS HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE HONDA THAT THEY RESEARCH WHY MY TRANSMISSION AND I NOTICED MANY OTHER TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD AND PUT A RECALL ON THEM SO NOW CAR ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED. HONDA SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE DEFAULT THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN INSTEAD OF PUTTING ME AT RISK AGAIN. IF THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK WHILE DRIVING T 50 MPH OR MORE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED OR REBUILT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE COST. *AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD, AUTO TRANSMISSION (VIN: [XXX])WITH 81000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NOTICED THAT WHEN MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH TRANSMISSION LEFT IN DRIVE AND FORTUNATELY SHE HAD ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SHE USUALLY DRIVES A CAR WITH A FIVE SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND KEYS REMOVED WHICH IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE POSSIBLE. I HAD READ ARTICLES CONCERNING RECALLS FOR SEVERAL YEAR MODEL ACCORDS BEING RECALLED DUE TO THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAD OBSERVED ON THIS CAR. I SEARCHED THE HONDA OWNERS LINK USING THE VIN AND MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED AS HAVING THIS DEFECT. I VALIDATED THE DEFECT BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND ALL THE DRIVE GEARS. I CALLED THE NHTSA AND GOT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR HONDA. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I DID NOT KNOW THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST. I RESPONDED THAT I BELIEVED THE CAR HAD A SAFETY DEFECT AND WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA FOR INVESTIGATION. THE RESPONSE WAS I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

INTERIOR LIGHTING HONDA MANUFACTURE HAD A INTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR HONDA ACCORD 2001 LX , BUT THEY DIDN'T RECALL FOR HD ACCORD 2001 EX. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE LIGHT SENSOR WAS REST. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THE LIGHT WAS RESET AT THE CONTACT'S OWN EXPENSE. THE SYMPTOMS MATCHED NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05043.*AK UPDATED 11/15/2005. *NM

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW AND I WENT TO GO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER TOLD ME AN ATTACHMENT TO THE AIRBAG AND HORN(DOESN'T WORK) WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHICH HE SAYS WOULD COST ME $1000. I ADVISED HIM NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH, THE SAME TIME THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AS WELL FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. I HAD A FRIEND ADVISED ME OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB OF THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON IN MOST 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. I LOOKED INTO IT AND SAW TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL REGARDING IT AND THAT MAY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIVE BECAUSE OF IT. FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THESE REVIEWS OF THE SRS LIGHT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE WILL BE NO FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS REGARDING THE LIGHT. IT STATES IF THE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON IT MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED FOR AN ACCIDENT. IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN WHY IS HONDA RISKING PEOPLE'S LIVES AND NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM! YOU CAN TAKE MONEY OUT SOMEONE'S POCKET BUT THEY WON'T HAVE THEIR LIVE BACK! DO SOMETHING! *NM

2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH 45000 MILES. SRS RED LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT INDICATES THE FRONT AIRBAGS ARE LIKELY DISABLED STAYS ON. A HONDA MECHANIC HAS TESTED FOR THE ERROR CODE AND RESET THE SRS TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE CODE FROM HIS TEST INDICATES THAT THE UNIT CONTROLLING THE FRONT AIR BAGS IS THE PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT PART SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A CAR THIS NEW WITH THIS FEW MILES WHEN IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

I OWN A HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH NEARLY 40,000 MILES. AT TIMES THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG VIA THE COMPUTER MEMORY. THE MANUAL SAYS TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON. *JB

A SUV RAN A STOP SIGN AND I IMPACTED THE SUV, AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIGHT HAND SUV REAR DOOR AND WHEEL. MY FRONT STS (AIRBAGS) FAILED TO DEPLOY (THIS WAS THE SECOND ACCIDENT IN ONE YEAR, BOTH TIMES NO DEPLOYMENT) IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED THE CAR (ESTIMATE $7,000 FOR COMPLETE FRONT END). FOLLOWING THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHICH CAUSED $5,000 PLUS IN FRONTAL DAMAGE, HONDA OF AMERICA HAD THE CAR'S SRS SYSTEM INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. HONDA OF AMERICAN NOW REFUSES TO EITHER LOOK AT OR DISCUSS THE SECOND INCIDENT. I LOOK AT A FAILURE TO DEPLOY IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. AND FURTHER LOOK AT HONDA OF AMERICA'S FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AS A MAJOR FAILURE ON THEIR PART CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC TRAVELING IN THEIR PRODUCTS. *JB

1) THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILS AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE 2) THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT ANYMORE; THUS IT WILL TAKE IN THE SEAT BELT SLOWLY AND THE PASSENGER IS LOCKED ON THE SEAT TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. 3) IT NEED TO UN-BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND RETURN ALL THE BELTS TO THE CARTRIDGE, AND RE-BUCKLE AGAIN. *JB

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION. THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON. ONE OPDS SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT NOW THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $700 EVERY TIME IT COMES BACK ON. WHEN I COMPLAIN, THEY JUST TELL ME I MUST HAVE PUT SOMETHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, THAT IT'S MY FAULT.

THE YELLOW AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW, BUT NOW THE FREQUENCY OF THIS LIGHT ACTIVATION IS MUCH GREATER. WHEN THERE ISN'T ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF. WHEN I THEN TOUCH THE PASSENGER SEATS UPPER CUSHION (THE BACKREST) WITH MY HAND IT GOES OUT. WHEN I RELEASE THE TOP CUSHION THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THIS DEFECT IS MOST APPARENT DURING VERY HUMID DAYS. ONCE THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS REMOVED ENOUGH HUMIDITY FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS OFF. *NM

SRS LIGHT COME ON FOR NO REASON, PAID A MECHANIC TO RESET THE LIGHT. 3 MONTH LATER IT COME ON AGAIN, PAID AGAIN TO RESET IT. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LAMP REMAINS LIT. NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENTS CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. CONSEQUENCES OF SRS UNIT FAILURE INCLUDES NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN FRONTAL/SIDE IMPACT. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION ESTIMATES PARTS REPLACEMENT AT $425. *NM

SRS HAS COME ON AGAIN, INDICATING THAT THE 2001 HONDA HAS NO OPERATING AIRBAGS. WE HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES, AND IT HAS BEEN CLAIMED TO BE FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT ALWAYS RE-OCCURS. *JB

ON 7/28/05 MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE 5TH TIME IN THE 4.5 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR. THIS IS MY SECOND FILING WITH NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE. MY DEALER HAS BEEN WILLING TO REPLACE AND RESET THE SENSOR, BUT NOT BEFORE CHASTISING ME FOR PLACING MY CELL PHONE IN PROXIMATELY TO THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FROM HONDA ON THIS "ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE" I FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE AS I DRIVE MY CAR LESS THAN A MILE A DAY, MANY DAYS I NEVER USE MY CAR OR CELL PHONE IN THE CAR. IT APPEARS FROM THE MANY POSTS HERE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD 2001 SRS SENSOR AND HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THEM APPROPRIATELY. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STAYS ON. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, IT IS AN INDICATOR THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY SHOULD ONE BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOT PLEASED, TO SAY THE LEAST. I ALSO READ THAT HONDA SUPPOSEDLY SENT A LETTER TO OWNERS INFORMING THEM OF THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF RECEIVING SUCH A LETTER. THE AVERAGE COST FOR THE REPAIR IS $700.00. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT AND SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT THEIR COST. THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY CAR. *TR

MY ACCORD HAS SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE ODYSSEY REGARDING THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPT IN ATAMIAN HONDA, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THE CENSOR INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. I'VE CONTACT HONDA CARE, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY TOLD ME THE AIRBAG DOES NOT COVER UNDER THE "FULL COVERAGE" WARRANTY I PURCHASED. IF THE ODYSSEY HAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM, I THINK MY ACCORD SHOULD BE COVERED TOO.

MY SRS LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN JUNE, 2005. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, MY AIR BAG SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE AND AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. DEALERSHIP INSPECTION FOUND A CODE FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH/SENSOR CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT. THE BUCKLE SET HAS BEEN SPECIAL ORDERED AND HAS NOT ARRIVED AFTER ONE MONTH. IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE AROUND WITH MY SRS LIGHT ON AND NO AIRBAGS. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE? DOES THIS ISSUE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS A POSSIBLE RECALL? SO MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE ARE WITH NO RESOLUTION. SO FAR I HAVE NO RESOLUTION. I DID NOT BUY A CAR WITH NO AIR BAGS. I WANT TO FEEL CONFIDENT MY AIR BAGS WILL DO THEIR JOB SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE SAVED MY LIFE IN THE PAST. IF YOU HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX. THE CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR SOME SERVICE. UPON RETURN, SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WENT BACK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD BATTERY NEEDS CHANGING. CHANGED BATTERY AND RESET SRS. WAS OK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. BACK TO DEALER WHERE WAS TOLD THAT OPDS NEEDS CHANGING @ALMOST $500. RESET THE OPDS AND SRS LIGHT. LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR A WEEK AND CAME BACK ON. HAVE SEEN MANY WEB POSTING WITH SAME PROBLEM AND CHANGING OPDS DOES NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND $500 WHERE THEY ARE NOT REALLY SURE IF IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. 8JB

MY SRS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I THOUGH IT WAS A GLITCH BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT AROUND 100000 MILES. SOMEONE TOLD ME RECENTLY THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT LOOKED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED!!!!!!!!! I GOT ONLINE TO RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON MANY MANY 2001 ACCORDS. THIS IS SERIOUS, WHY ISN'T IT BEING RECALLED!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS PEOPLES LIVES YOU ARE DEALING WITH. MOST PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER ERROR. BUT HOW CAN YOU NOT FIX IT WHEN MOST PEOPLE BY HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SAFE! *NM

2001 HONDA ACCORD, 95,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING SO MUCH SO IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY CHECKED AND AT FIRST DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. LEFT THE CAR FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT AND THE NEXT DAY THEY FOUND THE TRANNY PROBLEM. SINCE IT'S UNDER THE 100,000 MARK, I'M COVERED. THANK GOODNESS. THE TRANNY I'M GETTING MAY BE A REBUILT TRANNY AND IT SEEMS THE WARRANTY ON IT MAY ONLY BE FOR 12,000 MILES. I THINK THAT SINCE HONDA IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TRANNYS THAT THE COVERAGE SHOULD BE FOR AT LEAST 36,000 - 50,000 MILES. I PURCHASED A HONDA THINKING I WOULD NEVER HAVE SUCH ISSUES. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA NOW.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON MONDAY AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA 2001 HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTS IS STARTING TO CLUNK WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPING POSITION. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I WAS ALWAYS TOLD FROM HONDA THAT THIS IS NORMAL IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.

BLOWOUT ON FREEWAY

ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR UNDER 35 MPH, WHEN THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. TODAY I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN IT HAPPENED. ALL THE EVENTS HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RADIO HAS BEEN SKIPPING STATIONS THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT CONTROLS THE CLOCK DOES NOT WORK AT LONGER. THE MOST CONCERNING ISSUE IS LOSING POWER AS I'M DRIVING, WONDERING IF THE PERSON BEHIND ME IS GOING TO STOP AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES AND PUTTING ON MY EMERGENCY SIGNALS. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 MODEL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A NOTICE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING SAFETY RECALL: IGNITION KEY IS REMOVABLE WITH THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK ISSUED MARCH 2005. DUE TO THIS DEFECT 2001 HONDA ACCORD ROLLED OUT OF DRIVE WAY AND INTO NEIGHBORS YARD STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TS *NM ***TRANSFERRED TO OCC***

CONSUMER 2001 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION KEY IS REMOVABLE WITH THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER PARKED HER VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE HER HOME. WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET HIT THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, JUMPED THE CURB AND ROLLED INTO HER NEIGHBORS YARD. RECALL 05V025000 WAS ISSUED MARCH 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD REPEATEDLY COMES ON. I HAVE HAD THE OPDS UNIT REPLACED TWICE, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

I AM WRITING TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND FOR INFORMATION REGARDING A PERSISTENT PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT. SPECIFICALLY THE DASHBOARD SRS LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT OR THAT THE BAGS MAY DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ETC. BUT YET THERE IS STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM HOPING YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING: 1. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? 2. HAS THE NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2001 HONDA ACCORDS? IF SO, WHAT FACTS WERE FOUND, WHAT DETERMINATION WAS MADE AND WHAT RESULT FOLLOWED? 4. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?? THIS IS TRULY A MYSTERY TO ME, AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH THIS LIGHT ON!!! PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION OR IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM DESIGNATED FOR RECALL. IT IS VERY SCARY DRIVING WITH THIS LIGHT ON, AND IT IS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES! I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT LATER MODEL YEARS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO HONDA HAS OBVIOUSLY CORRECTED A KNOWN PROBLEM.... THEY SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT IT IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AS WELL! PLEASE HELP. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED WHEN UNDER 100000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED AT 108,500 MILES. DEALERSHIP & AMERICAN HONDA HAVE ONLY OFFERED 50% DISCOUNT ON A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTIRE COST. THEY WERE USING A COP OUT TO NOT HONOR THEIR PRODUCT. I AM ONLY A LITTLE OVER THEIR EXTENDED COVERAGE OFFER. ALSO, THEY STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A GREAT SERVICE HISTORY I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE THROUGH THEM, INSTEAD I DID HAVE MY MAINTENANCE DONE WITH GOODYEAR SHOP WHICH WAS AN ESTABLISHED CAR CENTER. I BOUGHT THE HONDA BELIEVING I WOULD NOT HAVE TO ENCOUNTER THESE ISSUES. I CAN UNDERSTAND LITTLE PROBLEMS, BUT NOT ONE TO THIS EXTENT. I JUST THANK GOD THAT MY TWO MONTH OLD CHILD WAS NOT IN THE CAR W/ ME WHEN IT FINALLY BROKE DOWN. I HAD TO SPEND $200 ON TOWING FEES. ALL ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK WITH AMERICAN HONDA WAS DISAPPOINTING. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP WITH RESEARCH ON SERVICE HISTORY, AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT HONDA WAS JUST NOT THE NAME IT USE TO BE. *AK