2005 Honda Accord Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS, BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THROWING ME OUT AND INTO THE INTERSECTION AND GETTING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. MY FOOT WAS NO WHERE NEAR OR ON THE GAS PEDAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE PARKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HONDA OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED THERE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.

HAVING THE DREADED OIL BURNING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE 4 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2015. I TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE 1ST TIME THINKING THEY WOULD HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF THEIR CAR. THEY PLAYED EXTREMELY DUMB AND SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING AND THAT I WAS THE FIRST ONE THEY HEARD IT FROM EVEN THOUGH IT'S WORLDWIDE ON MANY THREADS & FORUMS. THE PROBLEM STARTS OFF THE SAME THE OIL LIGHTS STARTS FLASHING (MEANING THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW), THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON, AND THEN YOUR SCREWED DUE TO A BLOWN PISTON OR POSSIBLE ENGINE SEIZURE IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. SOMEHOW THE OIL BURNS INTERNALLY AND CONSUMES ALL THE OIL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 200 MILES INTO A FRESH OIL CHANGE AND THE CAR IS BONE DRY WITH NO LEAKS SPOT. EACH ENGINE I REPLACED IT WITH HAD BETWEEN 50K-80K MILES ON IT AND THE SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, OIL FILTER AND OIL WAS REPLACED EVERY TIME. WITHIN 1-2 MONTHS THE SAME OIL BURNING PROBLEM HAPPENS. I SPENT WELL OVER $8,000, ALMOST LOST MY JOB AND HAD TO DROP OUT OF COLLEGE DUE TO THE INCONVENIENCE IT HAS CAUSED ME ALL WITHIN A 10 MONTH PERIOD.

DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND I INFORMED THEM OF THE FLASHING DRIVE LIGHT. LATER ADVISED ME AFTER THE INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE IS DONE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THAT WILL COST ME $5,000 (ON SALE FOR $4100) PLUS THE INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE OF $313.00. THE CAR HAS 137 K MILES. IS THIS VEHICLE PART OF ANY TRANSMISSION RECALL AT THIS MILEAGE OR IS IT PART OF THE ENGINE' S WEAR AND TEAR? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

2005 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN USE FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, A YELLOW LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES. *JB

THE #2 SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE ENGINE THRU THE IGNITION COIL, STRIPPED THE THREADS OF THE CYLINDER, HIT THE FIREWALL, AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. REPAIR COSTS QUOTED BY DEALER WERE $6200 TO REPLACE CYLINDER OR $4650 PLUS $700 MACHINING COSTS TO REPAIR. IN READING THE BLOGS OF OTHERS, THIS DEFECT IS RELATED TO THE V6 VTEC ENGINES AND ALWAYS INVOLVES THE FIRST OR SECOND CYLINDER ONLY. IN ONE CASE THE HONDA MANUFACTURER AGREED TO SHARE THE REPAIR COST. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK IN SOMEWHAT HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN I APPROACHED A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING TO REDLINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD AGAIN. I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, AND SUDDENLY THE GEAR ENGAGED AGAIN AND I WAS ON MY WAY. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FURTHER ON IN MY DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN PULSING AND SURGING AS I SLOWED NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I BACKED OFF FROM THE TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST TO WORK WHEN I APPROACHED ANOTHER HILL. THIS TIME THE ENGINE AGAIN RACED TO REDLINE AND I PULLED TO SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE FINE AGAIN. I DROVE THE HALF MILE TO WORK AND IMMEDIATELY SETUP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER BY KEEPING THE DRIVE SELECT IN 3RD AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAILED 2ND GEAR LEAVING ME TO FOOT THE BILL FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT OVER $5000. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY WIFE AND I AS THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED AND HOPEFUL THAT HONDA WILL HELP TO COVER PART OF THE REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN IT LOST POWER AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD WITH 75K ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE RPM'S WENT HIGHER BUT THERE WAS NO POWER EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASH TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING EXCEPT FOR THE RPM GAUGE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY DISENGAGED JUST AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN 'DRIVE'. THE SCARIEST PART WAS THAT I WAS STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT DURING A RAINSTORM AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE WARNINGS TO OBSERVE OTHER THAN THE TACHOMETER AND SOUND OF THE ENGINE REVVING UP. I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A HIGH COST. *TR

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. HONDA TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS LEAKING AND COULD LEAK ONTO THE BELT CAUSING IT TO SLIP OFF OF TENSIONER.. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF LEAK GOES UN-NOTICED UNTIL TIMING BELT IS REPLACED. LOSS OF POWER CAN OCCUR IF TIMING BELT IS NOT SECURED. *TR

2005 ACCORD 2.4 LITER A/C STOPPED WORKING. WAS TOLD CONDENSER HAD A HOLE CAUSED BY A ROCK. RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF HONDA PRODUCTS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE LAY OUT AND LOCATION OF THE A/C CONDENSER OR PROVIDE SOME SORT OF WARRANTY AND PROTECTION IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE REQUIRED PARTS. WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN IT IS A MONEY MAKER FOR HONDA. NOW IT IS GOING TO COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIRS THAT HONDA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR DUE TO THEIR POOR DESIGN. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD FIRE DANGER. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS WARRANTED 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES. MY HONDA ONLY HAD ABOUT 45,000 WHEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS FAILED. I TOOK THE AUTO TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE HONDA COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE REFUSED TO PAY ANY PART OF THE REPAIR. WE ALSO CALLED THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM HONDA. THIS PERSON REFUSED TO LET ME SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR. THE REASON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS HEAT SHIELDS ARE TO PREVENT FIRES FROM HEAT GIVEN OFF BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE AUTO IS UNSAFE WITHOUT THE HEAT SHIELDS WHICH SURROUND, AND ARE PART OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER A MAJOR EMISSION CONTROL DEVISES. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD FIRE DANGER. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS WARRANTEED 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES. I TOOK THE AUTO TO A HONDA DEALER. THEY CONTACTED THE HONDA COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE REFUSES TO PAY ANY PART OF THE REPAIR. WE ALSO CALLED THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM HONDA. THE REASON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS HEAT SHIELDS IS TO PREVENT FIRES FROM HEAT GIVEN OFF BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE AUTO IS UNSAFE WITHOUT THE HEAT SHIELDS WHICH SURROUND AND ARE PART OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER A MAJOR EMISSION CONTROL DEVISE. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN TURNING ON MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT . MY VTEC SEEMS TO BE STAYING ON AND IT JERKS MY CAR BACK AND KICKS THE LIGHT BACK ON. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY ITS THE VTEC OIL PRESSURE. I CHANGE MY OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS AND DON'T THINK THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT LACKS POWER BETWEEN 1-3000RPM AND ITS NOT SAFE. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2005 V6 UNDER 25,000 MILES SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH FINALLY FAILED ON MAY 2011 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND TORQUE CONVERTER CHANGE WERE PERFORMED AT A HONDA DEALER AT A COST OF OVER $2600. NEW TRANSMISSION FELT GREAT DURING THE FIRST 3 MONTHS (EVEN THOUGH IT TORQUE CONVERTER STARTED LEAKING OIL AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR) BUT RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICE ABRUPT DELAYS (SLOW DOWN) WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, LIKE ITS IS PULLING YOU BACK AND STRANGE KICKS WHILE SHIFTING. CAR ACCELERATES SLOWER AS WELL AND DOES NOT REACT AS QUICKLY OR SMOOTHLY AS NEW. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY O2 SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD AND WAS STALLING OUT AND IT WAS POWERLESS WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR BUT IT STILL STALLS OUT. *TR

THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HAS MAJOR ISSUES. DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH ON GOING UPHILL LIKE LOSING POWER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. WE HAD IT REPLACED. THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN IT WAS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. THIS TIME THE DEALER CLEANED THE SENSOR AND INFORMED MY WIFE THAT ACCORDING TO SPECS THAT THE SENSOR COULD REQUIRE CLEANING AFTER SOMETHING LIKE 80 HOURS OF OPERATION. THIS WAS CRAZY AND I ASKED THE DEALER DO THEY HAVE THE GARAGE LINED WITH ACCORDS GETTING THEIR MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CLEANED? THAT DID NOT MAKE COMMON SENSE. THEN ABOUT ANOTHER 6 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE SENSOR AGAIN. THEY SAID WELL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CODE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD BEEN THROUGH THIS TWICE BEFORE AND I WANTED THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM FOUND. THEY CALLED ME BACK ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND INFORMED THAT THE CODE READ THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. I TOLD THEM THAT I TOLD THEM THAT ON THE PAPERWORK WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND I ASKED THEM WHAT WAS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM CAUSING THIS. THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY GO BY THE CODE. THAT SHOWED ME THAT THE DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THEIR OWN VEHICLES. THIS DID NOT START UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 40000 MILES ON IT AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING EVERY SIX MONTHS. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THIS VEHICLE AND ITS RELIABILITY. FIRST HAPPENED APRIL 2007, THEN AGAIN DECEMBER 2007 AND THE LAST TIME WAS MAY 7 2008. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO AN ITEM BEING PROJECTED FROM THE ROAD UP INTO MY CONDENSER DUE THERE BEING NO GUARD TO COVER IT UP. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A PIECE OF TIRE FROM A SEMI, THIS TIME IT WAS A ROCK. I THINK MY 2005 ACCORD IS A GREAT CAR, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE! I HAVE TO PICK UP MY CAR TONIGHT AND DROP ANOTHER $800 TO GET IT REPAIRED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO WARN PEOPLE. *TR