There are 12 owner-reported suspension complaints for the 2004 Honda Accordin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS RIPPED BOUGHT FROM AMAZON IN MARCH 2016, HAD TO ULTIMATELY REPLACE THE STRUTS
I DID TUNE UP MY CAR BECAUSE IS RUN NOT GOOD. THE BALL JOINT BROKE GOOD THE HAPPEN ON STREET IN REPAIR GET NEW BALL JOINT AND NEW AXLE BOTH THING FOR DRIVERS SIDE USED CAR HAD A GOOD ON GAS MILEAGE BUT AFTER START GIVING BAD MILEAGES. MANY TIME TUNE UP. AFTER THAT CAR NOT PICK SPEED. ONE DAY I DID GOOGLE SEARCH. I FIND HONDA RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION OVER ONE MILLION. I CALL HONDA DEALER ABOUT TRANSMISSION RECALL HE SAY NEED UP DATE SOFTWARE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE RECALL ABOUT THIS YET . BUT THEY HAVE RECALL AIRBAGS WAS WHICH HAVEN ALREADY DONE. NOW MY CAR HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ,BALL JOINT AXLE ,SMOKING. RADIO NOT WORKS ANOTHER I HOPE. I GET RECALL SOON . I WASN'T KNOW THAT TO FILE COMPLAINTS. NOW I KNOW AND I HELPS OTHER. *TR
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACCELERATING VERY FAST OVERHEATING, SLIPPING, IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE BEEN LEAKING HOWEVER I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. MY DEALERSHIP FROM FEBRUARY 13, 2012 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 COMMONWEALTH HONDA HAS BEEN CLAIMING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THE SUSPENSION OR THE TIMING BELT. THEY PERFORMED SERVICE AND ALL OF THEM THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOW LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. A VEHICLE WITH JUST GOT PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE RESOLD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,263. .. UPDATED 04/11/12 *BF UPDATED 06/07/12 THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. *JS
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED HAD A PULSATING VIBRATION WHEN TURNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER AND SPEED WERE NOT A FACTOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER , THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT, THEY CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PULSATING VIBRATION WAS NORMAL. *AK
CAR PULLS/DRIFTS TO RIGHT. DEALER APPOINTMENT PENDING. *NM
PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACCORD EX AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THEY CLAIM THEIR IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO AS THE CAR IS WITH FACOTORY SPECS. THE CAR STILL DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AND IS NOT CORRECT.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SUSPENSION FELT FUNNY. THE FRONT WHEELS WANDERED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES, AND EACH TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM,AND STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. FINALLY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HONDA WAS CALLED AND DROVE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH FRONT SUSPENSION. THERE WAS AT LEAST A 10% DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND ANOTHER OF THE SAME YEAR/MAKE, AND MODEL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE PROMISED TO CALL HIM, BUT AS OF YET HAD NOT DONE SO. THEN, WHEN CONSUMER DID GET IN TOUCH WITH THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE HE WAS OFFERED MUCH LESS FOR THE VEHICLE THAN WHAT HE PAID FOR IT. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE WHEELS. *AK
NUMEROUS SQEAKS, RATTLES, AND VIBRATIONS IN DOOR PANELS, TOPS OF WINDOWS, REAR SHELF, AND IN B-PILLARS AROUND TOP SEAT BELT ANCHOR. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 SEPARATE TIMES TO HAVE THESE FIXED. THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE THEM GO AWAY FOR ABOUT A DAY, BUT THEN THEY ALL COME BACK. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN, THEY SAID THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN AND THAT THESE WERE "NORMAL" SOUNDS THAT THE CAR MAKES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH SO MANY RATTLES AND SQUEAKS. POOR BUILD QUALITY AND CONSTRUCTION. THEY ALL STARTED ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR AND HAD ABOUT 300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE.*AK
VIBRATION IN FRONT END. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SO DOES THE STICK SHIFT. *JB
JUST PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACCORD EX (37 MILES) AND IT HAS BEEN IN TWICE IN TWO WEEKS FOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THEY CLAIM THEIR IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO AS THE CAR IS WITH FACOTORY SPECS. THE CAR STILL DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AND IS NOT CORRECT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026