2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A LOUD NOISE AND VIOLENT JERKING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED EVOQ 01/24/12

HONDA SENT A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX FOR FREE. HAD ME WAIT 2 HOURS WHILE THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT LOOK AT MY CAR. THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HOW IS IT THAT THOUSANDS OF HONDAS ARE RIDING AROUND AND THE AIRBAG WONT EVEN DEPLOY IF YOU GET INTO A ACCIDENT. NOT TO MENTION HONDA WONT EVEN MAKE SURE THAT ITS SAFE. THERE SHOULD BE A LAW STATING THAT ALL RECALLS MUST BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY OR GET FINED A HEFTY FINE. 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6.........STILL UNSAFE.......AND UPSET. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING DOWN AN ON-RAMP TO MERGE WITH INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHUDDERED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM. TWO VEHICLES APPROACHINGFROM THE REAR ON THE RAMP HAD TO DODGE MY VEHICLE TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH IT; ALSO, A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ONE OF THE VEHICLES ATTEMPTING TO AVOID MINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED OVER ITS LIFETIME AND HAD NOT SHOWN ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY EXISTS IN MANY HONDA VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FROM RELIABLE SOURCES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2001 SRS LIGHT ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. I DID NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLED NOTICED, WHEN I CALLED HONDA, THEY TOLD ME IT EXPIRED A FEW DAY. I DID NOT NOTICE THE SRS LIGHT WAS ONWHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I FOUND OUT, I CALLED THE HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS OVER FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY EXPECTED YOU TO CALLED THEM ON SUNDAY EVENTHOUGH, THEY OPEN ONLY ON WEEKDAY. *TR

THE CAR JUMPS/JERKS WHEN ITS PUT ON D4 DURING COLD START. TODAY WHEN I WAS DRIVIGN ON FREEWAY THE CAR WAS JERKING WHEN IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO HONDA FOR OVER 3 YEARS ABOUT THE SRS MODULE SYSTEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO ABOUT 2 TO 3 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE A SENSOR AND SOME OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THIS SYSTEM FOR $600 BUT THEY DO NOT GUARANTEED THOSE FIXING WILL SOLVE THE SRS PROBLEM PLUS THEY ALSO ARE NOT SURE IF IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY OR WORK RIGHT. WHY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR WENT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEED IT WILL WORK. HONDA IS VERY MISSLEADING. THEY SHOULD BE ORDER TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SRS SYSTEM. WHAT COULD BE MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THAN THIS PROBLEM. ARE THEY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO GET HURT DUE TO NOT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DUE TO SRS SYSTEM ISSUES. OTHER CAR COMPANIES ARE ORDER TO DO RECALLS ON BRAKES FAILURE, SEAT BELTS, HONDA IS NOT BEING AN HONEST CUSTOMER ORIENTED COMPANY. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEED I SAY MORE? MINE HAS BEEN TERMINALLY DIAGNOSED AT 119,000 MILES. AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I HAVE TO FEEL LIKE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. MANY OWNERS ARE ON THEIR SECOND OR THIRD TRANSMISSION BY NOW. TO QUOTE A RECENT ARTICLE FROM THE NYT BLOG WHEELS: "HONDA TOLD THE SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT 'CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS.' THAT COULD LEAD TO 'GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR, IN VARY RARE CASES, GEAR BREAKAGE.' IT IS POSSIBLE, THE AUTOMAKER SAID, THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A CRASH." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED A POROUS ENGINE BLOCK. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

ON JANUARY 21, 2010 I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. I HAVE OWNED HONDA VEHICLES ALL MY LIFE; THE DEPENDABILITY IS A MAJOR REASON WHY. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND NOT ENGAGE. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY NOT WORK ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL AUTOMOBILE SHOP AND TO MY SURPRISE THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE COST WAS NEARLY $2100 JUST TO GET A REBUILT ONE. A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WOULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $3000-$4000. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD ME SINCE I PURCHASED IT THROUGH A PRIVATE PARTY I WOULD NEED TO CALL HONDA. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. ON THE SAME DAY, I CALLED HONDA AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE THAT WORKED IN THE RECALL DEPARTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HONDA DID INDEED HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUES WITH THE HONDA ACCORD OF THAT YEAR; BUT THAT MY HONDA WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT HAD 130,000 MILES VS. THE WARRANTY COVERAGE OF 109,000 MILES. UNSATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS, I SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE LOOKED INTO ALTERNATIVES AS FAR AS PAYING FOR THE EXPENSES; AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT; I WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO PAY FOR THIS LARGE BILL THAT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURER'S BY HONDA. AS A LONG TERM CONSUMER OF HONDA; WORDS CANNOT EXPLAIN MY MELANCHOLY. SINCE I WAS GIVEN NO ASSISTANCE, AND MY HONDA IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK, I WAS LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO INCUR A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY COVERING THE EXPENSES MYSELF. TOTAL COST = $2083. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER 2001 HONDA ACCORD FAITHFUL MAINTENANCE VIA HONDA DEALERSHIP- TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN PULLING OUT AT INTERSECTION WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68,830 MILES-THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA PROBLEM-THIS FAILURE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED BY A RECALL FROM HONDA

PREMATURE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE...IT FELL APART AND TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THAT HAPPENING ON A CA FREEWAY CAN BE POTENTIALLY DEADLY. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CARS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AND BANG, FORTUNATELY THE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING ON HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. SOMETIMES IT SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY AFTER THE TANK HAD JUST BEEN FILLED. FIVE MINUTES LATER, IT MOVED UP TO 3/4 FULL AND MOVED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THEN, THAT VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE CHEST, KNEES AND ANKLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLAT0R MODULE) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW

AN AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THAT MY SRS HOUSING AND UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INVESTIGATING, I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WHERE THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. HOW CAN IT NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN NEVER USED, UNLESS IT IS DEFECTIVE OR THEY BROKE IT WHILE FIXING THE RECALL PROBLEM

THE GREEN PAINT ON THE ROOF AND DOOR STARTED TO PEEL OFF AND GENERATED WHITE LAYER SUBSTANCE. I NOTICED MANY HONDA GREEN CARS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS BADLY MANUFACTURED, FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE PAINT. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE IGNITION KEY WAS IN THE RUN POSITION, IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERLOCK LEVER AND THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. DJR

IN RECENT MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN SLIPPING. DIAGNOSTIC AT HONDA DEALERS SHOWS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEY ARE ASKING FOR $3,350 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS YEAR'S MODEL HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE BAY AREA MANAGER WAS CONSULTED AND HE REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR EVEN OFFER THE REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE, HE SIMPLY REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR PRODUCT. WHEN I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA/HEADQUARTERS, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT WHATEVER THE MANAGER DECIDED IS WHAT THEY BACK UP. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT DESPITE MILEAGE OR NUMBER OF YEARS, SHOULD A TRANSMISSION FAIL IN THESE VEHICLES, HONDA SHOULD AT THE LEAST OFFER A REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE. PERHAPS ONLY CHARGE FOR PARTS AND NOT LABOR BUT THEY SHOULD BE TRYING TO MAKE GOOD WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS ONE OF THREE HONDAS IN THE FAMILY AND I MENTIONED THIS IN DISCUSSIONS BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO LOYALTY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING NOISE AND LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AND ASSUME 70% OF THE REPAIR COST AND SHE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY 30% THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY DRIVERS SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND MY SRS LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING COVERED IN THE RECALL IS THE IGNITER, WHICH IS IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY REPLACED THIS, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS THE SRS DRIVER INFLATER AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WILL NEED TO UNDERGO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WILL COST ME $110 AND THAT I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY SEAT FIXED, WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED IN THE RECALL WHEN IT'S ALL RELATED. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE I WAS IN IT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. THE BAG IS JUST HANGING OUT OF MY SEAT AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. AN AIRBAG RECALL SHOULD COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WAS CONTROLLED BY THE IGNITER THAT'S IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD FIX ONE THING AND NOT THE OTHER. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT! THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO MY SEAT. IT'S RIPPED DOWN THE SIDE AND THE AIRBAG IS HANGING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT PERIODICALLY CHECKED THE DOME LIGHT TO CHECK THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ITS FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM HAD COME TO A STOP. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE SKID MARKS WERE SEVEN CAR LENGTHS LONG WHICH WAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. UPDATED 01/24/11. *JB

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 95,000 MILES BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN GOING UP GRADE. IT IS NOW AT 99,000 MILES AND THE NOISE IS HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE ACCORD IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILD WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I WILL MOST LIKELY SALVAGE THE CAR. *TR

RE: 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS LESS THAN 55K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED ON I-5 HEADING NORTH FROM SAN DIEGO, WHEN OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHUDDERED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM, LEFT US WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO SLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FROM MIDDLE LANE IN A TRAFFIC THAT WAS MOVING AT 80 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLES APPROACHINGFROM THE REAR HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY BREAK TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH IT, INCLUDING SEMI-TRUCKS BEHIND. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. WE BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY EXISTS IN MANY 2001 HONDA VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED OVER TIME, BUT INFORMATION WAS FOUND FROM RELAIBLE SOURCES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE FOR HONDA MODELS AROUND 2001. UP TO THIS DATE, WE STILL REMIEMBER THE FEAR VIVIDLY AND FEEL SO GRATEFUL THAT NOBODY DIED OR SERIOUSLY INJURT BY THE FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

I WAS TRAVELING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND 3 HOURS FROM HOME MY CAR MADE AN AWFUL RACKET AND SOUNDED AS IF I WAS DRAGGING A BODY UNDER MY CAR WHILE EXPELLING THE MOST PUTRID SMELL I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. THIS BREAK DOWN, ON OCTOBER 22, 2010, LEFT ME STRANDED ALL WEEKEND, AS MOST BODY SHOPS DO NOT DO REPAIRS ON FRIDAY EVENING, SATURDAY, OR SUNDAY. I ALSO HAD TO MISS CLASS AND WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY BECAUSE OF LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. AFTER MUCH POKING AND PRODDING TO MY POOR LITTLE HONDA, THE MECHANICS DETERMINED BY TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER HAD FAILED, LEAVING TERRIBLE DAMAGE TO MY GEARS AND OTHER PARTS OF MY TRANSMISSION. DIAGNOSIS: NEW TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, A NEWLY REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAD TO FOLLOW. NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT I SAID I HAD TO MISS WORK AND CLASS. THIS MEANS I AM A POOR COLLEGE STUDENT, IN WHICH CASE A $2050.00 AUTO REPAIR BILL IS A DEATH SENTENCE AND A COLLECTION NOTICE ALL NEATLY WRAPPED AS A PACKAGE DEAL. LET ME ASK YOU THIS, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF YOUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIR AND REPLACING, ARE YOU IN A STABLE FINANCIAL CONDITION AT WHICH POINT YOU COULD SHELL OUT OVER TWO GRAND FOR YOUR AUTO REPAIR BILL? IF YOU CAN, CONGRATULATIONS, AND FEEL FREE TO DONATE TO MY CHARITY AT ANY TIME, IF NOT... WELCOME TO THE CLUB. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THAT THE TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTERS IN MY HONDA AND THOSE SIMILAR TO MINE ARE DEFECTIVE BUT NO RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIRECT SAFELY HAZARD. WITH THAT SAID, IF HONDA KNOWS THEY BUILT MY CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF MACHINERY, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PAY FOR MY NEW PIECE OF MACHINERY WITH NO QUESTION, DEBATE, SARCASM, EXCUSE, ANGER, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF NEGATIVE REACTION POSSIBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH, SWERVED TO MISS AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, AND HIT A MEDIAN. THE TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE AIR BAGS TRIGGERED, BUT FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY, ONLY THE SEAM IN THE SEAT FABRIC SPLIT. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/02/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER AND TRYING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. TO COUNTERACT THE SLIDING, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 159,931.

OWNER REPORTED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT SMALL BARREL ON END OF CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISLODGED FROM SLOT IN THE PLASTIC CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PULLEY MOUNTED ON THROTTLE SHAFT. THE PLASTIC PULLEY BROKE AND ALLOWED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE END TO WEDGE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE THROTTLE STOP BRACKET, JAMMING THE THROTTLE PLATE APPROXIMATELY 20-30% OPEN. EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE MECHANISM NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WON'T EASILY SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO STOP ACCELERATING AND I'M AFRAID I WILL BE REAR-ENDED. AM BRINGING TO HONDA FOR REPAIR, BUT WANT "GOODWILL REPAIR" AS THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE. (2001 HONDA ACCORD). THERE WAS A RECALL SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE AND THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

I WENT TO HONDA DEALER IN AUGUST 2010. I ASKED TWICE ABOUT GETTING MY AIRBAG REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. THE ADVISOR SAID IT WAS ALREADY DONE BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL IN MAY SAYING I NEEDED A REPAIR ON THE AIRBAG. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT BEING DONE EVER. IF IT WAS DONE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON MY BILL. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO STOP SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DRIVING, IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR TO GET IT TO MOVE. THIS WOULD FAIL AND I WOULD SHIFT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. STARTING FROM RED LIGHT--10 TO 15 SECONDS WITH NO RESPONSE FROM CAR--VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER--NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION--COST $3,400. RIDICULOUS. CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE ON AUGUST 5, 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO AUGUST, 2010, I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE, EXITED THE VEHICLE, LOCKED THE DOORS AND RETURNED FROM MY ERRAND, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEFT IN GEAR. NOTHING HAPPENED ON THE FIRST SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEN IN 2010, THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN HONDAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCED. THE KEYS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO COME OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF IT IS LEFT IN GEAR. AT THE POINT OF THAT RECALL, I CONTACTED HONDA (2010) BUT THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND IF THERE EVER WAS A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE, I WOULD BE NOTIFIED. FAST FORWARD TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, WHEN THERE WAS ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, THIS TIME MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, GOT OUT OF MY CAR, LOCKED THE CAR AND STARTED WALKING AWAY. I THEN NOTICED THE VEHICLE ROLLING FORWARD TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STOP IT AND WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS (ONLY BRUISES, THOUGH). THE CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOW I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OTHER HONDAS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT MINE IS STILL NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY HONDA, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS IT'S OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER HONDAS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND IT IS LIKELY ANOTHER INCIDENT WILL OCCUR AND ONE DAY, IT MAY HIT A CHILD IN A PARKING LOT! *TR

I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE CAR HAS 91K MILES ON IT. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE AROUND 2004. AT THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA ALSO EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION TO 7 YRS DUE TO KNOWN DEFECT THIS MODEL AND DUE TO COMPLAINS FROM MANY CONSUMERS. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH 2001 ACCORD AND HONDA REFUSES TO RECALL OR PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 5 MONTHS AGO WITH 78,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID SWITCH. HONDA IS SAYING THEY DON'T HONOR UP TO 100,000 MILES. THEY'RE SAYING ITS ONLY 36,000 MILES. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG INFLATER RECALL SERVICE, SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER REALIZED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE SEAT BELT SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY LIFETIME WARRANTY, HONDA EXCLUDED ELECTRIC SWITCH WITH THE BUCKLE. DEALER TOLD ME THE ONLY TIME YOU REPLACE THE BUCKLE IS DUE TO THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. TO ME AND MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS A HONDA MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR SERIAL SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE BECAUSE - HONDA CLAIMS TO COVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. AND ONLY TIME WHEN THE BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS WHEN THE SWITCH GOES BAD. *TR

3 CODES SET ON TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. CAR REVS LOUDLY BUT DOES NOT ACCELERATE MUCH. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS SOME PROBLEM TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH CAUSED IT TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER RIBS, BACK, AND FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE LEON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER IS 10-19139. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 20, 2010 FOR RECALL 10V041000, AIR BAG. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE STOMACH AND KNEE AS WELL AS A CONCUSSION AND SEVERE BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER SUDDENLY AT A QUICK RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A SCRUBBING SOUND WHEN I STOP. IT IS CONTINUOUSLY DOING THIS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY WERE TO BUSY TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND ROTORS I PAID 200$ DOLLARS. WHAT A RIPE OFF. GOING BACK AGAIN AND THEY WILL CHECK THE PROBLEM OR I AM CALLING AMERICAN HONDA. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 97,000.

THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY SO I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR (USUALLY THE FIRST TWO MILES OF THE DAY) AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR COST SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,934. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,239.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW AND PORT WERE CLOGGED, CAUSING THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 10V041000 (AIR BAGS INFLATOR) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 151,000. UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF UPDATED 10/01/10*JB