2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

NHTSA RECALL 04V256000 SUBJECT: INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER CONTROL. AFTER HAVING THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REPLACED, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *JB

WHILE DRIVING REAR STRUTS MADE A RATTLING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

AFTER BUYING THE CAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM, AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO BOB MONTOMERGY HONDA WORLD IN LOUISVILLE, KY. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. *LA

POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 66000 MILES. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 55000 MILES. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES. *LA

PARK LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF IN THE MORNING AT THE FIRST START. STOP, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTART AGAIN, RELEASE PARK BRAKE, IT WAS STILL ON. IT TURNED OF AFTER ABOUT 5MIN LATER. NO OTHER ABNORMAL NOTICED. BRAKE OIL LEVEL IS IN GOOD. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13TH, 19TH, 20TH. DROVE TO DEALER, BUT THE LIGHT WORK WELL THAT DAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN THE CASE THE LIGHT WORK WELL. CALL HONDA COMPANY, THEY SUGGEST TO VISIT DEALER. NO OTHER SUGGESTION. ONLY SUGGEST VISIT DEALER WHILE IT IS ON. BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL NOT SAFE.*AK

THE SRS LIGHT CAME UP FOR NO REASONS ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IT CAME ON AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY WAS OVER. I HAD BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD RESET IT. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK WITHIN A WEEK. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL TRIGGER A RECALL FROM HONDA AS IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING THE SAME THING!!!! I DON'T WANT TO SHELL OUT $$$$ TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE! *TR

SRS LIGHT ON. FOUND CODE 15-3 OPDS SENSOR FAILURE. NEW SENSOR REQUIRED AT A COST OF $421. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO IMPACT REPORTED. DEALER STATED STEERING KNUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG COVER PRODUCED A SPLIT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. *AK

MY 2001 ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 79K000. IT EXHIBITS ERRATIC AND SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE OBDII INDICATES A A/T PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE ITS STILL UNDER THE 7YR/100K WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN I INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION CLOSER, IN MY OPINION IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE DEALER UPGRADED A COMPONENT AND LEFT MY OLD TRANSMISSION IN!! I AM VERY OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED IF THIS TURNS OUT BE THE CASE. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING GETTING A MORE PROFESSIONAL OPINION AND WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS DEPENDING ON FORTH COMING INFORMATION. *AK

SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING.. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW OPDS UNIT SWITCH WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THE PART WAS COVERED AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE SRS UNIT AND CABLE REELS WERE COVERED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 FEET. ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE BEING IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKES ENGAGED, AND CONSUMER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT FOUND. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD, STEERING WHEEL LOST OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO CONTROL WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OF THESE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS CAUSED A SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE FREEWAY. POSSIBLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE. *LA

SRS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER, WAS CHARGED $68 TO BE TOLD IT'S A 7-2 PROBLEM AND HAVE THE LIGHT RESET. AS SOON AS I STARTED UP THE CAR, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A NEW CONTROL UNIT REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD COST ALMOST $500! MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS TO CAUSE THIS -- NO ACCIDENTS, NO LOW BATTERY, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, NOTHING. SEEMS MUCH TO SOON TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS GO "OUT."

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. *AK THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE CONSUMERS HOME. *SC *JB

I BOUGHT A PRE OWNED CERTIFIED 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH 60K MILES ON IT FOR A LITTLE OVER MARKET VALUE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN HONDA PRODUCTS. AT APPROX. 70K MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANS. I WAS TOLD ONLY A LIMITED 12/12 WARRANTY WAS BEING ISSUED FOR THIS AND THAT IF TRANS FAILED OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION I WOULD BE OUT OF LUCK. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 82K MILES AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANNY PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ON OCCASIONS WILL DOWNSHIFT WITH A THUMP WHEN DECELERATING INTO 2ND AND 1ST GEAR AND THERE IS A WHIRLING SOUND WHICH IS ONLY AUDIABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE REMAN UNIT, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO DISPUTE MY CLAIMS SAYING THAT THE NOISE IS BEING MADE BY A FAULTY WHEEL BEARING. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE IF THE DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK ON HOW THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED. THANKS ED

I HAVE HONDA ACCORD 2001. IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND 70,000 HIGH WAY MILES, BUT I GOT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECENTLY. 1. TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK 2. GRINDING NOISE 3. NOT SMOOTHLY, I CAN FEEL THE SLIPPING I ALREADY SPENT SEVRAL HUNDRED BUCKS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL THERE. I WAS SUGGESTED TO REPLACE A NEW TRANSMISSON. I CANN'T ACCEPT IT, SINCE IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND 70,000 HIGH WAY MILES. I THINK HONDA COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *AK

FROM THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS( SAM SWOPE HONDA WORLD AND BOB MONTGOMERY HONDA) CONCERNING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE SHOP 8 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM THEY ALWAYS DO A QUICK FIX AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEM RECURS. THE AIRBAG LIGHTS LIGHT COMES ON LIKE THE SYSTEM IS STILL DEACTIVATED. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON 3/1/04 AT BOB MONTGOMERY WITHIN HOURS OF GETTING THE CAR BACK THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. *JB

VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. *MR THIS WAS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM WHEN ON HILLS AND INCLINES. *SC *JB

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN CAR IS COLD REQUIRING YOU PUSH DOWN HARD ON ACCELERATOR TO LOOSEN UP PEDAL. *JB

MAKE & MODEL: 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 DOOR SEDAN. PROBLEM: DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATING PEELED OFF CAUSING LACERATION. SOLUTION: TAPED THE CHROME PLATING BACK TO THE HANDLE DUCT TAPE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN. I HAD PURCHASED IT AROUND JULY OF 2001 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED ON THE CAR ABOUT 4 TIMES. I ASKED THE MANAGER AT THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER WHY IS IT CONSTANTLY FAILING AND HE STATED, "HONDA JUST MAKES CRAPPY TRANNYS." THIS JUST DISCOURAGED ME EVEN MORE AND ITS AT A POINT WHERE I JUST DON'T WANT A HONDA VEHICLE ANYMORE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA THE LAST TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING WITH A FAMILY MEMBER AND THE TRANSMISSION SKIPPED STARTED JERKING THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL TO VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE BUSY BUT I SPOKE TO OVER A HUNDRED OF FELLOW ACCORD OWNERS WHO ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT RECEIVING THE HELP THEY EXPECTED. WHY IS HONDA CONTINUING TO PUT RE-BUILT ENGINES IF THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL ANYWAY? WHY ARE THEY CONSTANTLY FAILING? WHY ARE THEY REBUILDING IT TO FACTORY SPECS IF ITS FACTORY SPECS THAT ARE CAUSING IT TO FAIL? IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LOGICAL AND YET I AM ALWAYS BEING PUT OUT OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY FRUSTRATION SINCE ITS SCARY TO KNOW YOU CAN PURCHASE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND ENCOUNTER SO MANY PROBLEMS. PLEASE ADVISE AND HOW CAN I GET HELP. I BELIEVE MY CAR IS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I INFORMED HONDA ABOUT THIS AND NO ONE EVER RESPONDED TO ME, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL OFF. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

IN 2003, I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ACCORD FROM PRIME HONDA (THEN KNOWN AS CLAIR). AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A MONTH, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WASN'T SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR PROPERLY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GEAR SHIFTING/SLIPPING CONTINUED AND EVERY TIME I WENT IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEM, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. I EVEN MENTIONED TO THEM THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THEY DROVE THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AROUND DECEMBER 10TH OF 2009, I ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND MENTIONED THAT SHIFTING OF GEARS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED OVER THE CAR AND AGAIN FOUND NOTHING. ON DECEMBER 17TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE IS IN DEED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. *TR

CRUSHED CHEST, BROKEN NECK, AND DEATH OF DRIVER RESULTED FROM REAR END IMPACT OF HONDA ACCORD WHILE SITTING STILL. PLEASE CALL BRENDA ROGERS AT AREA CODE 678 PHONE NUMBER 441-9817 IF YOU'VE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF DRIVER'S POWER SEAT SLIDE, DRIVER'S SEAT BACK, DRIVER'S SEAT BOLTS, AND/OR FILURE OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. ALL APPEAR TO HAVE FAILED IN THIS INSTANCE. NEED YOUR HELP! THANK YOU. *AK

THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *JB THE COMPONENT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG WAS ORDER DECEMBER 2003 BUT IT STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. *NM

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. *AK

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON HONDA ACCORD EX 2001(WHICH IS THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR) FOR DIMMER CONTROL LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR NOT LIGHTING UP. MY CAR HAS THIS EXACT PROBLEM / PERIODICALLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO COMPLETELY BLACK AND DO NOT WORK. I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING, I CANNOT SEE IF I AM ALMOST OUT OF GAS, CANNOT SEE IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING, CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS DARK. I CHECKED THE RECALL AND NOTICED THAT MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL DOES HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CALLED HONDA THEY DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN# SO THEY WON'T FIX IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME MY CAR IS WAY TO NEW TO BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS BE RESEARCHED BECAUSE I FEEL MY VIN# NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL LIST. WHEN IT IS DARK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY VIN # IS [XXX] THE RECALL # IS CAMPAIGN# 04V256000 JUNE 7 - 2004 THANK YOU. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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

WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED ON EVERY STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. (ALMOST GOING INTO A LAKE) THREE DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS CHANGING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR. TAKEN TO SHOP FOR CHECKUP. *JB *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. 5 YEARS AGO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V256000 IS RELATED TO THE CONTACTS INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL IS NOT RELATED TO HIS VIN. THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED FOR HIM AND HIS TEENAGE DRIVER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133000.

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE WITH THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE BASE OF A LIGHT POST. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE AND THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. *AK *NLM

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001 FROM JOHN EAGLE HONDA CLEAR LAKE. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 37400 MILES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CAR TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING NOISE AND SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS. HONDA PLACED VEHICLE ON THEIR COMPUTER AND RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE. WE WERE TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY SOLUTION. THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TOLD TO TRY HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ASSISTANCE, WHICH TOLD US THE SOLUTION, WAS TOTALLY UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE WAITED FOR OVER TWO WEEKS FOR [XXX]TO CALL; I HAD TO CALL HIM AGAIN TODAY TO GET HIS REPLY. THE CLEAR LAKE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO SINCE 1997 SAYS THEIR "HANDS ARE TIED". [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES HE TALKED TO VERNON SAGE, DISTRICT MANAGER, AND STATES THEY HAVE NO TRANSMISSIONS TO CORRECT ANOTHER DEFECTED TRANSMISSION BUT THEY CAN SELL ME A NEW ONE??!! THIS IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY NOT JUST COST AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA CANNOT HONOR THEIR MISTAKE. IF THIS TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT WHILE ON A HIGHWAY THERE COULD BE A REAL TRAGEDY. THEY KNOWINGLY REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN 90 PERCENT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WELLS MAINTAINED W/THE SAME HONDA DEALER. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS CAR SHOULD NEED TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN ONLY 112000 MILES. THE DEALER PASSES THE PROBLEM TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH IN TURN HANDS THE PROBLEM BACK OVER TO THE DEALER. IT SHOULD BE A CRIME TO KNOW OF A FAILURE THAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR TRAGEDY AND NOT HONOR OR ACCEPT YOUR MISTAKE AND MAKE IT RIGHT. THIS IS AN ISSUE CAUSED 100% BY A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE COMPLETELY AWARE OF. THERE ARE ENTIRELY TOO MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NOT ANY "GOODWILL" FROM HONDA BY PUTTING IN THE SAME DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP BY "LURCHING" WHEN WE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. WE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY OUR TWO REGULAR MECHANICS AND THEY SUGGESTED WE TAKE IT BACK TO ELLENA HONDA HERE IN LAWRENCE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA CHECKED IT AND SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS TO BE DONE NEXT MONDAY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE I THOUGHT HONDA WAS A BRAND THAT COULD BE TRUSTED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALER INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND REPLACED THE AIR BAG AND COVER. *AK

SRS AND SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF PCS PHONE USE AND/OR PERSON/BOOK BAG IN PASSENGER SEAT. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN APRIL 2004, SAID IT WAS A WEAK BATTERY. HAD BATTERY INSPECTED BY INDEPENDANT MECHANIC AND WAS WELL WITH SPECIFICATIONS FOR 3-4 YR OLD BATTERY. PAID $39.00 TO TELL ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOTICED RECALL FOR 2000-2001 HONDA ACCORD ILLUMINATOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED NOT THE ISSUE, BUT FOUND THIS SITE AND AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH NO RESOLUTION OR CAUSE AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURING. WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP AGAIN WITH CASE STUDIES OBTAINED FROM THIS WEBSITE. *JB

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD 2 DOOR COUPE EX V-6 IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED RECALL. THE CAR CAN BE TURNED OFF AND THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED WHILE THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN DRIVE. MY WIFE DID REMOVE TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. SHE THEN LOCKED THE CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I ARRIVED HOME AND THE CAR HAD ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE STREET AND HAD COME TO REST WITH BOTH REAR TIRES UP AGAINST THE CURB. IT IS JUST LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR PARKED WHERE THIS CAR CAME TO REST. IT IS JUST AS LUCKY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING BY WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AS WE LIVE ON A VERY BUSY STREET. *LA

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION, REPLACED TWICE - WITH ONLY 59,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WANT HONDA TO COMPENSATE ME WITH A NEW VEHICLE. THIS IS JUST ABSURD - THEY KEEP RE-INSTALLING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. TOTAL COST IS ROUGHLY AROUND $12,000 - THAT'S WHAT I OWE LEFT ON MY LOAN. *JB

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED HIGH. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A BAD IDLE VALVE. *AK

ABLE TO PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN NOT IN PARK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. IT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UPON PICKING THE CAR UP THE SRS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE SRS LIGHT IN THIS CAR IS USUALLY SET OFF BY CELL PHONE USE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM A ONE PERSON OWNER AND DO NOT HAVE PASSENGERS. WHEN SRS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN IT WENT ON WHILE I WAS USING A CELL PHONE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *JB

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

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 8/10/2003. DEALER STATED CELL PHONE CAUSED FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE. DEALER URGED THE CONSUMER NOT TO USE THE CELL PHONE IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX . THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THEM TRY TO TURN IT OFF, BUT THEY CANNOT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUM THAT STATE HONDA IS CLUELESS ABOUT TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE CHARGED CUSTOMERS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO TROUBLESHOOT, BUT NEVER FIX THE ISSUE. HONDA WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAGS, CREATING A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

I WAS HIT BY A CAR RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR QUARTER PANELS HIT AND THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CALLED HONDA TO FIND OUT WHERE SENSORS ARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE IN THE AREAS I WAS HIT.*AK