2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE PRIOR AT THE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,613.

PAINT PEELING ON TOP WHEN I PURCHASED IN 2012 JUST A LITTLE BIT THE SIZE OF A SMALL PIECE OF FRUIT. IN 2 1/2 YRS THE WHOLE TOP HAS PEELED, THE TOP OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BACK DOOR AND THE TRUNK IS ALSO STARTING ABOUT 40% NOW. CAR IS 01 BUT I SEE OTHER MAKES AND MODELS THAT ARE THAT AGE AND OLDER THAT LOOK TEN TIMES BETTER. I SEE HONDA ACCORDS EVERYWHERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM , ESPECIALLY THE SAME COLOR AS MINE WHICH IS DARK GREEN. *TR

TRAVELING ON 4-LANE HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE EXITED A PARKING LOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG INFLATER RUPTURED, STRIKING THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD, FRACTURING HER SKULL. AIRBAG INFLATER MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECALLS 08V593, 09V259, AND/OR 11V260. CURRENT VEHICLE OWNER IS THIRD OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. (THIS SUBMISSION IS BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INJURED DRIVER.) *TR ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF UPDATED 09/21/2012 *JS

ON-COMING VEHICLE CROSSED CENTER LINE HITTING RIGHT FRONT OF HONDA ACCORD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURED AND PROPELLED THE METAL DISK INTO THE DRIVER'S HEAD, FRACTURING HER SKULL. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 08V593, 09V259 AND 11V260 BUT NEVER REPAIRED. THE HONDA WAS BOUGHT USED IN EARLY 2012. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AND SETTLED PRE-SUIT WITH INJURED DRIVER. INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INJURED DRIVER.

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER LEARNED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HAD IT FIXED, A CLASS-ACTION SUIT HAD BEEN FILED AGAINST HONDA. PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING ON UPON SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE THIRD GEAR CLUTCH PACK WAS WORN. ALSO, THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING.

I JUST WONDER HOW LONG DO I GET A RECALL FOR AIRBAG. I HAVE HONDA ACCORD 2001 FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. LAST TIME I RECEIVED A RECALL WAS LAST YEAR; SOMETIME IN SUMMER. RECENTLY, SRS LIGHT CAME ON, SO I WONDER HOW OFTEN AM I SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. NOW IT WILL COST 3000 DOLLARS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 69000 MILES AND NEVER WAS ABUSED. I WAS THE ONLY OWNER. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE CAR DID NOT DOWN SHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. WHEN THE GAS WAS APPLIED IT BANGED INTO FIRST GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO DOUBLE DRAINED AND REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION. IT WORKED GREAT FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW SLIPS AND SHIFTS AT WILL. I AM TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER ASKED AMERICAN HONDA TO PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY IN THE REPAIR. AMERICAN HONDA DECLINED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PREMATURE FAILURE FINDINGS OR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CAR IS NOW NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE TRANSMISSION CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. I THINK AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE COST OF REPAIR AS THEY HAVE WITH SO MANY THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES. *TR

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 20 MPH WHEN ENGINE RACED AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED THROUGH ALL POSITIONS BUT CAR DID NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. CAR WAS TOWED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FRONT DRUM OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN. TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY REBUILT AT A COST OF $1950. THIS WAS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY HONDA AT 40,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 130000 MILES ON A 2001 HONDA ACCORD, A CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE KNOWN FOR RELIABILITY. I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN AT THE TIME AND THE UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF MY CAR TO SWITCH INTO A HIGHER GEAR NEARLY RESULTING IN A DEADLY COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LUCKY THE OTHER VEHICLES HAS SUFFICIENT TIME TO REACT, AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS ME CONCERNED WITH THE RELIABILITY THE HONDA CORPORATION CLAIMS TO HAVE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BLATANTLY OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES THAT MAY WELL END IN DEATH, OR SERIOUS PERSONAL EXPENSE. *TR

SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ALL THE TIME WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM A FULL STOP THE RPM'S REV BUT NO MOVEMENT THEN IT JERKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HIT THE CURB AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT AND AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD MY 01 HONDA ACCORD EX RECENTLY INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND A RUSTY HOLE (SIZE OF A QUARTER) ON THE TOPSIDE OF THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY STATED, THAT OTHER THAN THIS SMALL RUSTED AREA, THE REST OF THE SUBFRAME AND CAR BODY WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND COMPLETELY FREE OF RUST. MECHANIC STATED, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS DRAINING ON THIS AREA OF THE SUBFRAME AND THIS COULD BE UNDER RECALL. THEY SAID THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THE SUBFRAME SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP, AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ISSUES. TOOK IT TO MIKE PRUITT HONDA AKRON,OH FOR INSPECTION (FOR THIS ISSUE), THEY PUT IT ON A LIFT AND FROM UNDERNEATH SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME. I TOLD THEM, THE RUST HOLE IS ONLY VISIBLE ON THE TOPSIDE OF THE PASSENGERSIDE SUBFRAME. THEY FOUND A SMALL HOLE (WHERE I MENTIONED), SAID IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THERE WEREN'T ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY DENIED IT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKING ON THAT PART OF THE SUBFRAME, YET COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ALTERNATE REASON.THEY WERE EVASIVE AND DISHONEST AND TOLD THEM I'M GOING TO ANOTHER DEALER. I BROUGHT IT TO PARK HONDA FOR THEIR INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THE RUST HOLE, AND RECOMMENDED THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2250.00. THEY EVADED ANSWERING WHAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE (AIR-CONDITIONING LEAKING ON SUBFRAME) . I HAD THEM DO THIS WORK AND IN THE MEANTIME,I WILL CONSULT A LAWYER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART COULD POSSIBLY BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 34,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 120,000. THIS CAR WILL BE ON IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AT 96,000 MILES. HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE TORQUE-CONVERTER WHICH RUINS THE UNIT. WENT TO THE TORRINGTON, CT DEALERSHIP TODAY, SPENT $116.00 TO BE TOLD WHAT I ALREADY KNEW-TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WAS QUOTED $4,050.00. TO REPAIR IT. HONDA OFFERED $1,000.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR WHICH I DECLINED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION WRONG SINCE I CAN NO LONGER USE THE CAR. HOW DOES HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS? THEY ISSUED A DIRECTIVE TSB BUT NOT A RECALL DESPITE SCORES OF HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN VARIOUS DRIVING SCENARIOS. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR DIE DUE TO HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE-ON 11-21-2011 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000.00. *TR

WHEN CAR TURNED ON, RPM NEEDLE ZOOMED UP TO 4 AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. TOWED CAR AND FIXED TRANSMISSION FOR $2000. JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, DELAY IN SHIFTING. ELECTRONICS OF TRANSMISSION WERE FIXED. ONE MONTH LATER, RPM NEEDLE JERKING AND HOPPING, CAR NOT RESPONDING WELL TO GAS INPUT. THANK GOODNESS ALL THESE INCIDENTS WERE ON LOCAL ROADS AND LOTS BY MY HOME. IMAGINE ON THE FREEWAY OR BUSY ROADS WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK. TIME FOR A RECALL! *KB

THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS FAIL TO LIGHT UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, PARKING LAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE. 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: 04V256000 (COMPONENT: INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

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

A FAILED TRANSMISSION ON A USED 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED NOT LONG AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO BREAK. HONDA REFUSES TO HELP GETTING IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR SUB-STANDARD PRODUCT. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING THEN DURING THE SAME LOCAL TRIP STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE PULLED OVER IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE TO GET LOOKED AT. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING A FAILED TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE HORIZONTAL WELDED SEAM AT APPROX. 126,000 MILES. IT WAS NOT NOTICED FOR OVER A MONTH SINCE IT ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. DURING THAT PERIOD, MY DAUGHTER USED THE CAR AND OFTEN TRANSPORTED HER THREE CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, HONDA BLOOMFIELD, THEY CONSIDERED THE LEAK SERIOUS ENOUGH TO TAKE IMMEDIATE FIRE/EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS AROUND THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE TANK AT A COST OF $1,307.20. AFTER I COMPLAINED, THEY REDUCED THE BILL BY 50%, BUT WOULD NOT LET ME HAVE THE OLD TANK. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD A 30 DAY OPTION TO KEEP THE OLD TANK SINCE THEY HAD PAID FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THEY ALLOWED ME TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE TANK WHICH SHOW EXTENSIVE RUST AND DELAMINATION OF THE WELDED SEAM ALL AROUND THE TANK. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM ANDERSON HONDA (NOW BLOOMFIELD HONDA) AND IT HAS BEEN USED AS NORMAL DAILY TRANSPORTATION IN THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA IN SUMMER AND WINTER AND HAS HAD ALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE ANDERSON - BLOOMFIELD DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAS HAD NO REAR END COLLISION DAMAGE AND IS NORMALLY PARKED OUTSIDE WHEN NOT IN USE. I FEEL THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED BY HONDA. EVEN A MINOR REAR END COLLISION COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. HONDA GAS TANKS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE TYPICAL MICHIGAN DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SHOULD HAVE AN INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT MILEAGE LIMIT IMPOSED SIMILAR TO THE ENGINE TIMING BELTS. *TR

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. I HAD A AIR BAG RE-CALL. I TOOK INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. IM PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND IN A LOT OF PHYSICAL PAIN. IT TOOK THEM A LONG TIME JUST TO TAKE ME OVER TO SHOP AND WAIT AND THEN TAKE ME TO HOUSE AND THEN I HAD TO GET PICKED UP AND WAIT ON CAR AGAIN ETC. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF BUT AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I CANT PHYSICALLY GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. I WILL CONTACT THE ADA BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS AS THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AND I SHOULDN'T SUFFER FOR THEIR MISTAKE. ITS THE SAME LIGHT AND IN THE SAME SPOT. THANK YOU *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LOW MILEAGE NEEDS RECALL MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO CANT AFFORD THE REPAIR COSTS. THE HONDA COMPANY IS NOT HELPFUL, WITH WANTING TO FIX 2001 MODELS, I THINK ITS REDICULOUS, IF THE CAR IS UNDER 100K MI. THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE ITS THERE RESPONSIBILITY AS A COMPANY TO DO SO. *TT

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF HONDA ACCORD 2001 PURCHASED IT THE SAME YEAR, AND CURRENTLY IT HAS 130,500 MILES ON IT. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AROUND 2008 WHEN IT HAD 65,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE COST FOR REPLACING IT WAS COVERED. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2011 WHEN IT HAD 130,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ABOUT EVERY 65,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF TIMESPAN. I HAD SEVERAL CARS BEFORE, NONE OF THEM HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL COMPENSATION, AND I MENTIONED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, AND I WAS TOLD THAT INTERNET SITE DOES NOT CONCERN THEM UNLESS IT WAS ORGANIZED BY AMERICAN HONDA AND MY REQUEST HAS BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE EXCESSIVELY DURING ACCELERATION WITH A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/27/11*LJ UPDATED 11/07/11

AFTER HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THIS CAR 5 YEARS AGO. MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ALL THE ISSUES KNOWN BY EVERYONE. ENGINE LIGHT IS ONE SERVICE COMPUTER STATES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. AAMCO HAS TOLD ME THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BEFORE THE RECALL AND WAY AFTER AND YET HONDA IS SILENT! I AM SORRY BUT THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAD GAS SO I COASTED ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED FINE WENT ABOUT 3/10THS OF A MILE GOT SPEED UP TO 30 MPH ALSO THIS TIME I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND A/C AND IT STALLED AGAIN COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED PUT IN PARK AND TRIED TO CRANK THIS TIME IT JUST TURNED OVER AND WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL I SAT THERE WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS FLASHING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT STARTED FINE THAT TIME I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP IT WAS IN THE DAY TIME THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT I HAD DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN IT STARTED THIS, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION FROM HONDA ACCORDS IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY BEING REMOVABLE WHEN SHIFT LEVER IS OUT OF PARK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN HER HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR SOME TIMES. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER ON EXTENDED WARRANTY AND REFUSED MAINTENANCE DUE TO AGE OF CAR.. MANY HONDA'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NEED A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. SECOND PROBLEM IS DRIVER SEAT BELT. AIR BAGS REPLACED ON RECALL AND SHORTLY AFTER THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM NOT IN AIR BAGS BUT DRIVER SEAT BELT MODULE IN SEAT BUCKLE. SEAT BELT WARRANTY FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE BUT HONDA SAYS THE BUCKLE WHERE SWITCH IS NOT COVERED. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE SWITCH BUT MUST BUY THE COMPLETE SEAT BELT STRAP AND BUCKLE. TO ME THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE-STRAP IS PART OF THE SEAT BELT. HONDA WARRANTY SAYS A SEAT BELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS WITH THIS FAILURE HONDA MANUAL SAYS AIR BAGS WILL NOT FIRE WHEN SRS LIGHT ON.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, STATING IT HAD TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT FIRST, BUT THEN HE NOTICED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD TO THE FLOOR A EVEN RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AS THEY HOSULD.; BASICALLY THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECGTIVE WHEN HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, AS HE WAS DRIVING, BUT WOULD GO OUT, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ALSO, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A CAODE OF C0277 BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH THEN RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HE STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, TO SEE WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. THE REPIAR SHOP FOUND A BAD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AND RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THEY ALSO FOUND AN INTERNAL FAULT WITHIN THE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED IT. AFTER HE LEFT THE REPAIR SHOP, ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A A BAD CONNECTION FROM THE EBCM TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.

CAR CHANGES GEARS WHEN EXCELERATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V259000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AXLE BEARING WAS WEARING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AXLE TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAS INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THE CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS EXHIBITING AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE AS WELL AS STICKING NAD SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE DEALER NOT TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT BROKE LOOSE AND PARTICLES OF METAL HIT THE CONSUMER IN HIS FACE AND ALSO CAUSED A STAB WOUND WHICH PENETRATED HIS CHEST AREA. THE CONSUMER SAW ON THE NEWS A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *JB (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) UPDATED 09/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD POP SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MAIN DRIVE BELT AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY ACCORD, MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RUN A TEST ON IT. TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE AIR-BAG THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON THEN IT WOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST DUE TO A SAFETY MALFUNCTION, THEY RUN THE TEST AND IT CAME BACK THAT IT WAS THE WIRES LEADING TO THE AIR BAG BUT NOT THE ACTUAL BAG ITSELF HAVING THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AT ALL THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. SO IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL? *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) IN HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA AND ACURA ARE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT DID NOTHING TO NOTIFY IT'S LOYAL CUSTOMERS OF THE ISSUE. COULD THIS BE A SAFETY ISSUE IT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) IN HONDA AND ACUA VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA AND ACURA ARE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT DID NOTHING TO NOTIFY IT;S LOYAL CUSTOMERS OF THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS MEDEVACED TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC...PULL OFF ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND CAR WILL START.HAS HAPPENED MULTIBLE TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS...MY PROBLEM IS THERE IS A RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCHES FOR 1998 HONDA ACCORDS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND LOOKING AT ONLINE BLOGS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM FOR THE 2001 ACCORDS....WHY NOT?????

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON FILE, THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY A HONDA DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. BOTH CONCLUDED THAT EITHER FAULTY WIRING AND ELECTRONICS WERE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OR THAT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS IS DEFECTIVE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $700. SINCE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT , THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ALMOST IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON FILE, HONDA SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT 70,000 MILES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. MY RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HONDA HAS ONLY RECALLED 2003-2004 ACCORDS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS RELIABILITY ISSUE CONSIDERING I BOUGHT THE ACCORD FOR ITS RELIABILITY. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN FEB OF 2011. AT THE END OF APRIL, I STARTED NOTICING GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND A WEEK LATER IT JUST GOT WORSE-THE D4 LIGHT WOULD FLASH CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD NOT MOVE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST ENCOUNTER A FEW ACCIDENTS. WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH AND CONTACTED A MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIRS WOULD BE BETWEEN $2,000 AND $3,000 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE!!! I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PUT THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO THE SIDE UNTIL I CAN ATTEMPT TO GET THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED 2005 THROUGH 2010 HONDA ACCORDS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.