2004 Honda Accord Complaint Log

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL #04V176000 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A HOWLING NOISE AND HAS NOT BEEN FUCTIONING PROPERLY. THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND INCREASED WITH RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

RADIO AND HVAC CONTROLS LIGHTS ARE OUT. THE RADIO OPERATES BUT THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA ACCORD LX IN MAY OF 2004. AS THE BRAKES WORE DOWN THEY BEGAN TO HAVE A SURGE TYPE OF PROBLEM AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE ONCE IN A WHILE. WHEN I REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE PADS WAS CLOSE TO BEING WORN OUT ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROTOR AND THE OTHER WAS LIKE NEW, ON BOTH LEFT AND FRONT ROTORS. AFTER I REPLACED THEM, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE UNTIL AFTER THEY HAD WORN ABOUT 25,000 MILES. NOW THEY HAVE ABOUT 45,00 MILES ON THEM. NOW THEY ARE DOING IT AGAIN EXCEPT THE SURGE PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE THIS TIME AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES IF I PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MINOR AND SOMETIMES IT IS REALLY BAD. I ASK THE HONDA PEOPLE ABOUT IT AND THEY WANT MONEY TO PUT IT ON THE RACK TO LOOK AT IT; SOMETHING I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF. HOPE THIS WILL BE OF HELP TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS DRIVING IT TODAY WHEN A SOFTBALL SIZE BUBBLE APPEARED ON THE SIDEWALL. A MAJOR HONDA DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE LOCAL MICHELIN DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE TIRE. HOW CAN A SOFTBALL SIZE BALLOON JUST APPEAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN ON THE SIDEWALL. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH IT MIGHT HAVE KILLED ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I WANT MICHELIN TO REPLACE THIS TIRE AND THE OTHER THREE FREE OF CHARGE AND ALSO INSPECT THE THICKNESS OF SIDEWALLS USED ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX MODELS. THE TIRE HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. SPEED RATING ON THE TIRE IS 91V SIZE 260/16. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES TAKEN BY THE HONDA DEALER (HUGH WHITE HONDA, COLUMBUS, OH. *JB

2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 : WHEN BRAKING FROM 50+ MPH ESPECIALLY DOWNHILL CAUSES THE WHOLE CAR TO SHUDDER. THE CAR HAS 14000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND IT IS MY DRIVING PATTERN. I HAD OTHER HONDA'S WHICH NEVER HAD TO HAVE THEIR ROTORS REPLACED UNTIL 100K MILES AT LEAST. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE PAD MATERIAL FOR 2003'S ACCORDS BUT A LOT OF 2004/2005 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS (EDMUNDS.COM) AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU LOSE CAR CONTROL WHILE BRAKING. NHTSA SHOULD DEFINITELY INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. LAST YEAR I REPORTED A DEFECT WHEREBY THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS IN THE ACT OF STOPPING. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET THE ENGINE TO COME BACK TO IDLE. WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE RPM'S WENT UP TO ALMOST 6000. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY HERB CHAMBERS HONDA, IN BURLINGTON, MASS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, ON DEC 8, 2005, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE VEHICLE DID THE VERY SAME THING! IT TOOK BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE SPED UP TO ALMOST 6000 RPM'S, KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FINALLY THE ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. I'M SEVENTY YEARS OLD AND I RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT MY WIFE WHO IS SEVENTY-TWO AND WHO DOESN'T USE THE CAR TOO OFTEN, MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, BE ABLE TO THINK OF THE SOLUTION AND HANDLE THE VEHICLE ALL AT ONCE. IT COULD END UP KILLING HER OR SOMEONE ELSE! [XXX] THANK YOU. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ON 5 DECEMBER 2005 AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES THERE WAS A LOUD POP THEN THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER CAME ON BY IT SELF CAUSING THE SEAT TO GETTING VERY HOT. THE SEAT HEATER WAS TURN ON THEN OFF. THIS ACTION CAUSE THE HEATER TO GO OFF. *NM

I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION OF GIBBON STREET AND SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET IN OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA WHEN I SAW A TAXI BLOW THROUGH A RED LIGHT ON SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET (I WAS ON GIBBON STREET). THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TAXI. WE SLID ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TOGETHER AS MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP I REALIZED THAT MY SEAT BELT, ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT, WAS STILL BUCKLED, HOWEVER THE BELT WAS COMPLETELY UNRAVELED. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO MYSELF OR MY PASSENGER, BUT I DID RECEIVE A PARTIAL TEAR OF THE TENDONS IN MY LEFT THUMB AND BURNS ON THE TOP OF MY RIGHT HAND FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. AS OF NOW, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPAIRS TO THE CAR AS I AM WAITING FOR BOTH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO AS FAR AS FIXING IT OR CLAIMING IT A TOTAL LOSS. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT A NEW STEERING WHEEL, A NEW DASHBOARD, NEW AIRBAGS, COMPUTER CALIBRATION AND A NEW FRONT END ARE NEEDED, NOT TO MENTION NEW SEAT BELTS. *JB

I BOUGHT MY HONDA ACCORD IN OCT. 2004 @ 34000 MILES AND THE DISPLAY LIGHT WENT OUT IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND AS I PULLED UP TO PARK THE RADIO DISPLAY LIGHT JUST WENT BLACK. THE RADIO STILL WORKS BUT DISPLAY LIGHT IS OUT. IN THE SUNLIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE SCREEN BUT VERY DIM. I CALLED HONDA TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR AND WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID "USUALLY IN THE CASE, IT'S AN INTERNAL PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT". WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD "NO". I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH TO SEE IF THERE ARE SIMILAR PROBLEMS LISTED AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK THE DEALER REFUSD TO ADDRESS THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

THE CAR MAKES A SQUEALING / SCREECHING NOISE WHILE DRIVING THAT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2001 ACCORD 4CYL NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN ON MY 2004. I'M AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE TO GO WHAT I WENT THROUGH BEFORE WHERE EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE I NEEDED REAR BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACING OF MY ROTORS, BUT IF I WASN'T SO DILIGENT ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE SERVICED WHO KNOWS, I PROBABLY WOULD LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN HER MOTHER'S VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING SLOWLY COMING UP ON AN INTERSECTION. SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED THEY SAW A SCRATCH ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT MIGHT HAVE INDICATED SHE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. HER MOTHER STATES SHE WAS INJURED, BUT HAS NOT GONE TO THE DOCTOR. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 10-11-05. THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING STILL AND AN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN THE REAR WHILE GOING 45 MPH AND PUSHED IT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. IT WAS A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS MORE DAMAGE DONE TO THE REAR THAN TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY INJURED. HER KNEE DID HIT THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT SHE WAS NOT INITIALLY INJURED BY THIS. THE CONTACT WAS ALONE IN THE CAR. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET SPOKEN TO THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER, BUT PLANNED TO. DO SO. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK IN AUGUST 2005. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT TIGHTEN THE LUG S:NUTS TIGHT ENOUGH. ON 10-09-05 SHE WAS DRIVING HOME AT 25 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL POPPED OFF. CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED A MINOR ACCIDENT, AND IT TORE UP THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER SHE SHOULD GET THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVOLVED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET SPOKEN TO INSURANCE COMPANY. SHE PLANNED TO TALK TO HER ATTORNEY. THE CONTACT WANTED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A WORSE SITUATION THEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE. THE TOWING COMPANY TOLD HER THE LUG S:NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED. *AK

DT: 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER GAS PEDALS SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. SHE THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THERE WERE SCRAPINGS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND A BOLT WAS MISSING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, SHE RAN OVER SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS. IT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 6, 2005. *AK UPDATED 12/19/05. 8JB

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT THE LOCAL KMART, IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX, I NOTICED ANOTHER CAR BACKING OUT ALSO. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE TO PULL A LITTLE WAYS BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE SO I WOULD NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING (THE BLINK OF AN EYE) MY CAR CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN SHOCK, I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE, BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I COULD NOT STOP IT. I HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS BEFORE THE BRAKES FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. THANK GOD IT STOPPED AS MY CAR WAS HEADING TOWARD THE KMART STORE. ONE 85-YEAR OLD LADY WAS INJURED WHILE IN HER CAR. THE OTHER TWO CARS WERE EMPTY. A LOT OF DAMAGE TO 3 VEHICLES PLUS ALMOST $7,000 DAMAGE TO MY ACCORD. AFTER MY CAR WAS REPAIRED, I ASKED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I ASKED TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED AS I HAVE READ THAT MAY BE WHAT CAUSES "SUDDEN ACCELERATION ACCIDENTS" AND HONDA REFUSED SAYING IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG THEY WOULD BE LIABLE. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE, JUST HORRIBLE, AS I AM BEING FORCED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND I AM FRIGHTENED ANOTHER INCIDENT WILL OCCUR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *JB

AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 HRS ON 09/14/2005 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING A COCA-COLA DELIVERY TRUCK THAT MERGED FROM HIS LANE INTO MINE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SPIN INTO THE FRONT OF HIS. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION WAS ENOUGH TO BEND THE REAR AXLE OF MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS BUT DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO SHATTER MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WITH MY HEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL V-6 2 DOOR, [XXX] 3-POINT SEAT BELTS AT ALL SEATING POSITIONS FRONT 3-POINT SEAT BELTS WITH AUTOMATIC TENSIONING SYSTEM DUAL-STAGE FRONT AIRBAGS (SRS) FRONT SIDE AIRBAGS WITH PASSENGER-SIDE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM (OPDS) SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS SIDE-IMPACT DOOR BEAMS IMMOBILIZER THEFT-DETERRENT SYSTEM THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT SIMPSON'S BODY SHOP, 205 COX BLVD SHEFFIELD, AL 35660 PHONE (256)383-1919, CONTACT JOHN PAUL HEUPEL, ASSISTANT MANAGER I JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOUR DEPARTMENT OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH, MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX CRASHED INTO A STOPPED VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE HONDA. CAPTIOL HONDA OF MCMINNVILLE, OR, WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT SENSORS AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAD TO BE REPLACED. (NHTSA RECALL 04V551000 WAS COMPLETED DEC 2004.) *NM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING. I TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT ROCKS HAD HIT THE CONDENSER AND DAMAGED. SUPPOSEDLY, IT WAS REPLACED BUT LESS THAN 7 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED (NO COOLING) AND ROCKS HAD AGAIN DAMAGED THE CONDENSER. FALL WAS COMING UP, SO THE A/C WAS NOT USED AGAIN UNTIL APRIL '06. I FEEL THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A DESIGN DEFECT THAT IS COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL. THE LOWER FRONT GRILL BUMPER IS DESIGNED IN A SUCH A WAY THAT ANY ROAD DEBRIS CAN ENTER AND DAMAGE A FULLY EXPOSED AND UNPROTECTED A/C CONDENSER. THE DESIGN OF THE GRILL AND CONDENSER MATERIAL LEAVES IT VULNERABLE TO BE EASILY DAMAGED BY SMALL GRAVEL. THERE IS NO SCREEN OR DEFLECTOR IN PLACE FOR THE CONDENSER TO PROHIBIT ANY ROAD DEBRIS FROM DAMAGING THE CONDENSER: THEREFORE, THE CLEARING AND DEFOGGING OF THE INSIDE WINDOW IS DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE DEHUMIDIFIER EFFECT. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON THE VULNERABILITY OF DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER SYSTEM. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF THIS PART IS INFERIOR AND/OR DEFECTIVE. *JB

AC CONDENSER FAILURE - ALLEGEDLY PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS. MY WIFE WAS BEHIND A TRUCK CARRYING GRAVEL TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. GRAVEL MAY HAVE SPILLED OUT AND ENTERED FRONT OF CAR, PUNCTURING CONDENSER UNIT. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER - THEY CLAIM ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. I CLAIM THAT IF THE CAR WAS PROPERLY DESIGNED, A SIMPLE PEBBLE COULD NOT CAUSE $500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *JB

2004 HONDA ACCORD EX W/24,000 MILES AND IN SERVICE ONE YEAR. EXCESSIVE NOISE (SQUEALING) COMING FROM FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. FRONT PADS HAD MINIMAL WEAR BUT THERE WAS A CRACK DOWN THE CENTER OF EACH FRONT PAD (FOUR IN ALL) SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THE CRACKS WERE PROBABLY CAUSED BY HEAT (A CRACK IN THE PAD IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT A PROBLEM). AS FOR THE REAR BRAKES, THE REAR PADS WERE WORN COMPLETELY DOWN NOT EQUAL TO THE FRONT PADS AND BY ALL ACCOUNTS SHOULD HAVE HAD LESS WEAR THAN THE FRONT PADS BECAUSE IT IS THE FRONT BRAKES THAT WORK THE HARDEST. *JB

WHILE I WAS TAKING AN EXIT OF THE HIGHWAY (TRAVELING ABOUT 30-35 MPH), GRADUALLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES ALL OF THE SUDDEN WERE LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IT SPUN AROUND, STEERING WAS LOCKED AND ENGINE WAS CUT OFF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WE'RE NO CARS BEHIND ME AND DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. ONLY THE REAR BUMPER WAS HIT BY THE GUARD RAIL ON THE RAMP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY FAULT IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED ONE THING AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE SHOP - FUEL EFFICIENCY WENT UP. WHEN I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE, IT WAS AVERAGING ABOUT 32-33 MPG. BUT IN PASS THREE TO FOUR MONTHS THE AVERAGE AS ABOUT 28 MPG. INITIALLY THOUGH WAS THAT FUEL EFFICIENCY WAS LOW BECAUSE OF WARM WEATHER AND A/C TURNED ON. INTERESTINGLY, THE FUEL EFFICIENCY WENT UP TO 32-33 MPG AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE SHOP. THE A/C'S ON AND THE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT HAVE NOT CHANGE. FUEL EFFICIENCY HAS BEEN CONSISTENCE FOR LASER FEW FILL-UPS. *JB

DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. DRIVER RECEIVED INJURY FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. *NM

WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN TO MY SON HOW TO STOP MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING IN CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISCONNECT. PULLING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY MAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE. *JB

CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED BY A PICKUP CAUSING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BOTH SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TS AFTER THE CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND DID COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. THE AIR BAG THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL WAS THE VERY AIR BAG WHICH HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN SERVICED. RECALL# 04V551000. *JB

MICHELIN TIRE MXV4 S8 DEVELOPED BULGE IN SIDEWALL ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE (205,60,16). WILL HOPEFULLY REPLACE THE TIRE BEFORE IT BLOWS OUT. TIRES ONLY HAVE 17K AND ARE "STANDARD" ON HONDA ACCORD V6.

DT: WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID A PIN HAD SHEARED CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF IT HAPPENED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PARKED CAR AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK *NM

ON JUNE 13, 2005 MY WIFE NOTICED A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE CAR. SHE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 14 AT DESERT HONDA IN LAS VEGAS. THE SERVICE REP REPORTED TO ME THAT THE REAR BAKES WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAD ONLY 16,271 MILES. I FIND THIS ISSUE TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. WE PURCHASED A HONDA LARGELY DUE TO A REPUTATION OF EXCELLENT RELIABILITY. CLEARLY WE WERE MISTAKEN. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP COMMITTED FRAUD BY PERFORMING AN UNNEEDED REPAIR, OR HONDA BUILT A CAR WITH VERY POOR QUALITY. I DO HAVE THE USED BRAKE PADS, OR AT LEAST WHAT THE DEALER CLAIMS IS THE PADS FROM OUR ACCORD. *NM

I HAVE A SERIOUS COMPLIANT REGARDING MY HONDA ACCORD. ON JUNE 13, 2005 MY WIFE NOTICED A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE CAR. SHE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 14 AT DESERT HONDA IN LAS VEGAS. *JB THE SERVICE REP REPORTED TO ME THAT THE REAR BAKES WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAD ONLY 16,271 MILES. I FIND THIS ISSUE TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. WE PURCHASED A HONDA LARGELY DUE TO A REPUTATION OF EXCELLENT RELIABILITY. CLEARLY WE WERE MISTAKEN. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP COMMITTED FRAUD BY PERFORMING AN UNNEEDED REPAIR, OR HONDA BUILT A CAR WITH VERY POOR QUALITY. I DO HAVE THE USED BRAKE PADS, OR AT LEAST WHAT THE DEALER CLAIMS IS THE PADS FROM OUR ACCORD. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I FIND THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BRAKES TO BE UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING THE RELATIVE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW OF ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

PER NHTS RECALL RESULTS, I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE (2004 HONDA ACCORD 12,00 MILES) NEEDED TO BE RECALLED FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. I AM CONFUSED AND CONCERNED SINCE NHTS STATED MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.

DT: 2004 HONDA ACCORD, ALL THE DOORS REMAINED OPEN AT 2 POSITIONS. WHEN NOT IN THOSE POSITIONS THEY WOULD SHUT. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IT SHUT AND THE CONSUMERS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE DOOR SHOULD NOT HAVE SHUT. *JB THE CONSUMER FEEL THAT THIS INCIDENT IS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. *SB

2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL.*MR *BF *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER TWO OF THE RECURRENCES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

CONSTANT BRAKING AND STEERING VIBRATION AT SPEED 60-70 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES SINCE DEC. 2004. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA STATES THAT ABOVE DESCRIBED CONDITION IS NORMAL FOR ALL 2004 ACCORDS LX COUPES. INFO PROVIDED BY PATRICIA EVANS, AMERICAN HONDA CORP. CASE MANAGER. CASE NUMBER N012005-05-1001024. CONSIDERING INITIATION OF ANTI-LEMON LITIGATION.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK *AK

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES AND WHILE COMING BACK FROM A TRIP HE SMELLED SMOKE SIMILAR TO BURNING PLASTIC. THE NEXT DAY WHEN UNLOADING THE VEHICLE, THE HIGH BRAKE LIGHT BULB IN THE BACK DASH DROPPED DOWN AND BURNED THROUGH THE LUGGAGE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. *AK *SC *JB

2004 HONDA ACCORD LX INVOLVED IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE TRUCK WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN IT STRUCK THE CAR. THE OUTER DOOR COVER WAS RIPPED OFF OF THE DOOR AND THE RE-ENFORCEMENT BARS WERE PUSHED IN. *BF *NM

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (THE LAST MAKES AT LEAST THREE TIMES, MAYBE MORE) THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE BECOMES SOAKED AFTER RAIN. ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE DEALER SAID THEY REPAIRED SOME TYPE OF HARNESS/GROMET THAT WASN'T SEALED AT THE FACTORY. INITIALLY THE WATER WAS ONLY COMING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE LATEST OCCURANCE HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS TIME THEY HAVE REMOVED THE FUEL TANK TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE REAR SEAT AND SEAT BELTS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK WAITING FOR THE NEXT RAIN...

A FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE WAS A LITTLE BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. OTHER PASSING BY MOTORISTS WERE FLAGGING DOWN THE CONSUMER TO MAKE HER AWARE OF A FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE BRAKES FUNCTION WAS REDUCED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO STOP IN AN INTERSECTION. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. *NM

DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES HAD STRESS MARKS AND BUBBLES LOCATED ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES, AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE P206/60R16, DOTX3DV00T12. *AK

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL 04V176000 FOR TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN BACKING UP THEN DRIVING FORWARD. *AK

ON MARCH 18, 2005, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 ON I 680 WHEN MY TCS AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I GOT SCARED AND RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR BUT SINCE THE EXIT I NEEDED WAS APPROACHING, I SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. IMMEDIATELY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF CONTROL AND I SLAMMED INTO THE RIGHT GUARDRAIL EXTREMELY HARD, CAUSING ALL DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND I CONTINUED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT STOPPING AS IT CROSSED TWO LANES AND CONTINUED DRIVING ONTO THE MEDIAN, EVENTUALLY STOPPING AS IT HIT AND RODE UP ON THE GUARDRAIL ON THE MEDIAN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING PRESENT IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALLED BY INSURANCE. HONDA WAS CALLED BUT TODD (SVC REP) SAID THAT "WE DONT LIKE TO HEAR THAT ABOUT OUR CARS."

REAR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AT 14,000 MILES. SERVICE INDICATES 2 MILIMETERS LEFT ON REAR PADS. DESPITE SERVICE STATING 60% OF BRAKING IS DONE BY FRONT BRAKES THE REAR NEED REPLACING. ADDITIONALLY, DRIVING HABITS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS. I OWN OTHER HONDA'S AND VEHICLES WHERE MY HABITS ARE THE SAME AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PADS WERE REPLACED ON REAR.*AK

2004 HONDA ACCORD-EX (CLOTH); BOUGHT NEW AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. FROM THE PURCHASE DATE TO PRESENT, PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING: *AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER: WATER DRIPPING FROM VENTS AND WINDOW AREA; MUSTY/MOLDY SMELL. *DRIVER'S SEAT: ONLY ONE-WAY POWER IS UP; EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. *STEREO/ENTERTAINMENT: DISPLAY GOES ON AND OFF; CD'S ARE BURNING HOT WHEN REMOVED AFTER PLAYING FOR SHORT TIME; WHOLE AREA AROUND SYSTEM AND PANELS ARE HOT; SOUND IS MUFFLED FROM SPEAKERS. *FRONT DRIVER DOOR: LATCH NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY; DOESN'T STAY OPEN WHEN IT SHOULD AND CLOSES ON PERSON IN DRIVER SEAT WHEN GETTING IN/OUT CAR. *BRAKES: GRINDING. *TRUNK: AFTER SNOW OR RAIN AND AFTER BRUSHING OFF SNOW FROM VEHICLE OR AFTER RAIN HAS STOPPED-- WHEN TRUNK IS OPEN, WATER/SNOW GETS INTO TRUNK (NOT DESIGNED WELL...NEEDS BETTER WEATHER-STRIPPING.) *JB

WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, AND PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, THE ACCELERATION WAS SO GREAT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS.*AK

THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CONSUMER'S 2004 HONDA ACCORD DID NOT OPERATE AS IT SHOULD. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT DOES NOT SIGNAL AN IMPROPER LEANING OF A PASSENGER AGAINST THE WINDOW. THE HONDA TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT DEPT. RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT, HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICAL DEPT THEN TOLD THE CONSUMER THE SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT WAS PURPOSELY DELETED IN ORDER TO SPARE THE DRIVER ANY ALARMING ATTENTION. *JB

RE: FAULTY SAFETY FEATURE OF THE HONDA ACCORD LX-G MODEL. *BF THE CONSUMER THE SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT DID NOT SIGNAL AN IMPROPER LEANING OF A PASSENGER AGAINST THE WINDOW. THE SAFETY FEATURE IS PROVIDED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AGAINST FACIAL INJURY DURING SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB

CAR STRUCK DEER, DAMAGING FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT. WITHIN MINUTES CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED OUT.*AK

WHILE TURNING ON THE HEATER DEFOGGER COLD AIR WOULD COME OUT FROM THE VENTS. AFTERWARDS, THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD WOULD HAVE WATER FORMING ON THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE WATER WOULD LEAK ONTO THE GLASS AND FREEZE UP. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND STILL OCCURS REPEATEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

AT VARIOUS TIMES, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW THERE IS A VERY BAD ODOR THAT COMES FROM THE EXHAUST AND INTO THE CAR. THE ODOR SMELLS LIKE A ROTTEN EGG! I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCEING THIS ODOR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2004.*AK