2006 Honda Accord Complaint Log

I DELIVERED MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER (AVENTURA HONDA) ON MARCH 27, 2014 (PURSUANT TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.'S LETTER TO ME DATED MARCH 2014 AND TELEPHONIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL) REGARDING NHTSA RECALL 12V-222. PLEASE NOTE THAT, INITIALLY, I WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE WARRANTY PART REPLACEMENT WITH AVENTURA HONDA, DESPITE MY IN-PERSON AND TELEPHONE ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL ARRANGED FOR AN APPOINTMENT. PRIOR TO ANY WORK BEING PERFORMED, MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN MY PRESENCE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE 2-3 HOURS HE ESTIMATED IT WOULD TAKE TO DO THE PART REPLACEMENT. AT NO POINT DID HE INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY DEFECT IN ANY OF THE CONNECTING PARTS. I SPENT THE ENTIRE TIME MY CARE WAS BEING SERVICED IN THE SERVICE AREA ATTEMPTING TO ME WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AS INSTRUCTED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, I OBSERVED NOTES ON THE SERVICE INVOICE INDICATING THAT THE PUMP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOW LEAKING. I BROUGHT THIS (AND ITS DISCREPANCY WITH THE EARLIER INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE) TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER'S SERVICE STAFF, TO NO AVAIL. UPON RETURNING HOME, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL AND RELAYED THE INCIDENT TO THEM AND PROVIDED THEM WITH A COPY OF THE INVOICE. I WAS TOLD THAT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. WOULD INVESTIGATE AND GET BACK TO ME WITH THEIR PROPOSED SOLUTION. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN CONTACTED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE COST FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO MY CAR ARE ESTIMATED AT OVER $600.00. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INITIALLY OFFERED TO OFFSET THAT COST, BUT AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER FURTHER, I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME THAT THE OFFER HAD BEEN RESCINDED AND THAT THEY HAVE CLOSED THE FILE ON THE MATTER. *JS

REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED MAKING A LEFT TURN, CAUSING AIR BAG TO EXPLODE. THIS WAS MAYBE 5 YEARS AGO. I AM STILL DIGGING OUT PIECES OF METAL ON MY FACE. I GUESS MY SUNGLASSES PROTECTED MY EYES. HAPPENED ON A CITY 2 LANE CITY STREET.

ON SATURDAY 3/8/2014, I WAS DRIVING MY MOM TO A LOCAL NEARBY LOWE'S. SHE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WITH THE SEAT WARMER ON. SHE MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WAS REALLY HOT & SHE THEN TURNED THE SEAT WARMER OFF. AFTER WE GOT HOME & SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT PART OF MY PASSENGER LEATHER SEAT WAS MELTED. *TR

I WENT TO THE HONDA NORTH OF CLOVIS, CA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING AND CAUSING DAMAGE. I WAS QUOTED $934.77 TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AS MY CAR HAD ALWAYS MADE A STRANGE CLICKING/CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL AS I'D NEVER OWNED A HONDA BEFORE. IN MY RESEARCH I FOUND THAT V6 MODELS OF THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD HAVE BEEN ISSUED A RECALL, #12V222000. APPARENTLY MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE. I ONLY HAVE 87,358 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE CAR PROPERLY. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY 7 YEARS, 126K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THAT WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 AND THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE STEERING FLUID HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AS IT HAS LED TO THE DAMAGE OF THE ENTIRE RACK & PINION. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THERE IS SOME GREASE ON THE CV WHICH WAS PROBABLY CAUSED FROM THE POWER STEERING LEAK. I FEEL THAT THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX MODEL NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS IT IS MORE THAN APPARENT THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART REGARDLESS OF BEING A V6 OR NOT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ADVICE AS TO HOW THIS CAN BE REMEDIED. *TR

WHILE CHANGING BRAKES NOTICED COMPLIANCE BUSHING CRACKED AND FALLING APART. *JS

ON THE MORNING OF 1/28/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM CST, I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR TO START IT. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SINCE IT WAS -12F OUTSIDE, I FIGURED THERE WAS SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE AND HONDA WOULD COVER IT. I CALLED HONDA OF LISLE, IL AND THEY ASKED THAT I BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THURSDAY MORNING AND LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FOUND SCRAPES UNDER THE CAR AND THAT THE COMPUTER RETURNED SRS CODES THAT INDICATED A COLLISION TOOK PLACE. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO INCIDENTS WITH THE CAR, NEITHER OF WHICH REQUIRED ANY BODY WORK. WE RAN OVER A VERY DEEP POTHOLE IN 2006, WHICH REQUIRED THE RIM TO BE REPLACED. IN 2007 (OR POSSIBLY 08), I FELL INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLLER BLADE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DENTED IT. BECAUSE THE SCRAPES THAT HE DESCRIBED SEEM TO HAVE BEEN IN THE EXACT SAME AREA AS WHERE WE HIT THE POTHOLE, I FIGURED THEY MUST HAVE COME FROM THAT. THEY TOLD ME THEIR ZONE MANAGER FROM HONDA AMERICA NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE FURTHER AND WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY (FRIDAY) AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WITH THE RESULTS. ON FRIDAY, I SPOKE TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ZONE MANAGER DENIED MY CLAIM DUE TO HIS BELIEF THAT A COLLISION HAD TAKEN PLACE AND BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON MONDAY, 2/3/2013, I CALLED HONDA OF LISLE AGAIN AND SPOKE WITH THE GENERAL SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] . AFTER EXPLAINING MY SITUATION TO HIM, HE SAID THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO AND THAT COVERING THE EXPENSE IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE ZONE MANAGER. I THEN CALLED HONDA CORPORATE, ONLY AGAIN TO BE DENIED, GIVEN THE SAME REASON. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR WITH DEPLOYED AIRBAGS THAT ARE GOING TO COST OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" MY HUSBAND WAS A PASSENGER INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JANUARY 2014 AND DIED FROM INJURIES. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, WAS WAITING FOR ON-COMING TRAFFIC TO PASS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, HEAD, AND ELBOW. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND HEAD. THE OTHER REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND WAIST. THE DRIVER AND BOTH REAR PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER A CALL WAS NOT RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

MY CAR IS LEAKING WATER IN AND AROUND MY SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG SIGN ON THE PANEL ON THE DOOR. *TR

POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE HOSE STARTED LEAKING AND IS DRIPPING DOWN ON TO THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD. MECHANIC HAD SAME MODEL CAR CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A V4 NOT A V6. V6 MODEL HAS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. V4 DOES NOT. OURS IS ALSO A V4. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE HOSE AT $336. THE HOSE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE AND IS NOT PROTECTED FROM HEAT, ALSO WHEN IT FAILS IT WILL DRIP ON THE HEAT SHIELD. WE BELIEVE THE V4 MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IS A SAFETY RISK TO OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UPON DRIVING THE VEHILCE, THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO HANDLE. IT SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP. I TRIED TO AVOID A STREET SIGN AS I PANICKED, BUT SCRAPPED IT WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR. I HAD MY FIANCE BRING ME A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID AFTER NOTICING THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. HE FILLED IT AND ASKED ME TO START THE VEHICLE. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME TO TURN IT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING FROM WHERE FLUID WAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE ABOVE THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME (5MILES) BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER LOCAL SHOPS HAD CLOSED. THE LOCAL HONDA SHOP SAID THAT MY VIN DIDNT FALL UNDER A RECALL ONLY V6 MODELS AND MINE IS A 4 CYCL. UPON DOING SOME SEARCHING I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 6 NHTSA CLAIMS FOR 4 CYCL. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10525409 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10522947 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10480634 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10478592 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10478320 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10402670 THE PART NUMBERS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL WAS 53713-SDB-A01, THE 4 CYCL IS 53713-SDC-A02. THESE NUMBERS ARE WAAAAY TO CLOSE TO NOT INCLUDE THEM IN THE RECALL. MATTER OF FACT, THE 53713-SDC-A02 IS ALSO REPLACED WITH 53713-SDA-A52, WHICH TELLS ME THAT AN UPDATE WAS MADE. THE LOCAL SHOP WANTS $300 FOR REPAIRS, AND THE HONDA SHOP WANTS $400 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE 4 CYCLINDER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, IT IS UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE WITH THE AMOUNT OF FLUID THAT WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND HITTING THE EXHAUST. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMABLE.

DURING MULTIPLE INSTANCES, MY CAR (HONDA ACCORD 2006) WAS EITHER IN NEARLY STOPPED POSITION OR STOPPING IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC RED LIGHT BEHIND OTHER CAR. SUDDENLY, IT JUST SELF-ACCELERATED ITSELF WITH RPM CRANKING UP TO 1.5 K-RPM WHILE I WAS BRAKING MY BRAKE PEDDLE TO SET MY CAR IN STOPPED SITUATION. NORMALLY, WHEN IT WAS IN FULLY STOP OR IDLE POSITION, THE ENGINE IDLE RPM SPEED IS 0.75~0.8 K-RPM. THESE SCARY INSTANCES OF "SELF-ACCELERATION" HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN RECENT TWO MONTHS. LUCKILY, I WAS IN FULLY DEPRESSED BRAKE POSITION FOR THESE INSTANCES. WHEN I HEARD AND SAW THE ENGINE RPM SPEED SUDDENLY CRANKING UP TWICE AS FAST, I INSTANTLY DEPRESSED FURTHER DOWN THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO MAKE SURE THE CAR DIDN'T GALLOP UP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. IT JUST LIKES SOME OTHER PEOPLE (GHOST DRIVER) IS DRIVING MY CAR BESIDES ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WAS FUNCTIONING SPORADICALLY AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR WITH THE MANUAL DOOR SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY ROAD AND NOTICE MY CAR KEEPS STALLING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, IF I HIT THE BRAKE IT STOPS AND I CAN GO ON. I TOOK IT FOR RECALL LAST YEAR AND IT STARTED DOING BETTER BUT LAST MONTH IT IS STALLING AND JERKING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-45. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. ALSO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHEN I TRY TO ROLL IT UP WITHOUT HOLDING THE BUTTON IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY UP AND THEN ROLL BACK DOWN. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IF I TURN IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE IT SAYS LO AND A FEW MINUTES LATER TURN IT UP TO WHAT IT IS SET ON THEN IT WILL BLOW CORRECTLY FOR A DAY OR TWO,SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT HAVING TO KEEP DOING THIS DEFEATS HAVING CLIMATE CONTROL OPTION. *JS

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE HANDLING WAS MORE DIFFICULT BUT THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE TO MY WORKPLACE. CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED AT THE CONNECTION DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.AFTER DOING A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURES COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE 6 CYLINDER MODELS OF HONDA ACCORDS FOR 2003 TO 2007 YEARS. A URL FOR THE ARTICLE I LOOKED AT IS - HTTP://WWW.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=6912-EN THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS A 4 CYLINDER 2006 HONDA ACCORD. MY GUESS IS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE RECALL TO COVER THE 4 CYLINDER MODELS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN EMAIL A PHOTO OF THE HOSE FAILURE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)/ *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY NEIGHBOOD IN A 25 MPH ZONE AND HIT A MAIL TRUCK ON THE WRONG SIDE IF THE ROAD. I HIT THE MAIL TRUCK AFTER TURNING A CORNER, AS I TURNED THE CORNER, A SPIDER CRAWLED FROM THE CEILING OF MY CAR AND I TRIED TO SWAT IT AWAY AND DIDN'T SEE THE MAIL TRUCK. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY BUT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG WAS DELAYED, IT DID NOT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY BUT A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE IMPACT CAUSING BAD BURNS AND BLISTERS TO MY HAND. I DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT DOCTORED ON MY HAND MYSELF; IT TOOK MONTHS BEFORE THE APPEARANCE IF MY HAND WOULD LOOK NORMAL. I HAVE PICTURES. THE REPAIR SHOP, TOW TRUCK AND POLICE OFFICER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE FIRST PLACE WITH SUCH LOW SPEED. IT TOOK MONTHS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED, LONGER THAN NORMAL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. THE RECENT RECALLS HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRITE THIS, I HAD NO IDEA THE AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. IT WAS A VERY BIG INCONVIENIENCE TO ME.

POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL FIRE DUE TO THE LOCATION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE MODELS OF HONDA AND HAS BEEN RECALLED BEFORE, BUT NOT IN MY MODEL. PLEASE CONSIDER THE PLACEMENT IN FUTURE VEHICLES AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IN CURRENT ONES. *TR

I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE A SERIOUS AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A USED 2006 HONDA ACCORD 6 MONTHS AGO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. AS SOON AS WE HAD OUR FIRST WARM SPELL I REALIZED THAT THE AC IS DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COOL, AIR-CONDITIONED AIR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT WAS "REPAIRING" MY AIR CONDITIONER, SAID THE AIR WAS MUCH COOLER NOW BUT THAT IT WOULD ALWAYS BE COOLER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECAUSE THERE IS A "CHILLER" ON THAT SIDE. WHY IN THE HECK DON'T THEY HAVE A CHILLER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOO?!! ALL AUTOMOBILES HAVE A DRIVER! I JUST PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER PAYING $168.15 TO FIND IT IS NO BETTER THAN WHEN I TOOK IT IN. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS A VALVE REPLACEMENT ON THE LO SIDE, THE REPLACEMENT OF A HIGH SIDE SHREADER AND AN EVACUATE & RECHARGE. FRUSTRATED, I CAME STRAIGHT HOME AND RESEARCHED MY CONCERNS ONLINE. WHAT I FOUND WAS VERY CONCERNING AND IRRESPONSIBLE ON THE PART OF HONDA. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH NEARLY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE. IT APPEARS THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND CAN BE DAMAGED QUITE EASILY. IF HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW THEY OWE IT TO THEIR BUYERS TO RECALL THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE REPAIR, BUT IF WE AS THE BUYERS PUT A GUARD/COVER OVER THE CONDENSER TO PROTECT IT THE WARRANTY IS VOID. WE CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING. I HAVE OWNED FOUR HONDA VEHICLES OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS AND I'M SO UPSET THAT THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT(S) MORE THAN THIS. I WILL LIKELY NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING, I HAD IT IN TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS NEVER FIXED. NOW IT IS PAST WARRANTY AND THEY WANT $495 TO FIX. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING THIS CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING.

2006 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A FAULTY POWER STEERING HOSE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WROTE HONDA REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED DUE TO THE FAULTY ENGINEERING AND POOR QUALITY OF THE OEM'S POWER STEERING HOSE. HONDA CONTACTED THE CONSUMER, TO INFORM HER, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR HER REQUEST. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED FOR MANY YEARS WITH THE FAULTY HOSE, THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 12V222000

I TOOK MY HONDA ACCORD E6 INTO DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA FOR A RECALL TO REPAIR A POWER STEERING HOSE. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND RETURNED 27 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE DIRECTLY TO MY HOME. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS TO TAKE 5 HOURS PLUS OIL CHANGE BUT IT ACTUALLY TOOK LESS THAN 60 - 90 MINUTES. I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND WENT UPSTAIRS INTO THE HOUSE. ABOUT 12 MINUTES LATER THE ALARMS WENT OFF AND I FOUND THE GARAGE AND CAR IN FLAMES WITH HEAVY SMOKE. THE FORENSICS FIRE EXPERT SAYS THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY OIL THAT HAD SPRAYED ACROSS THE BACK INSIDE OF THE CAR WHICH WAS IGNITED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER - PROBABLY DUE TO A FAULTY REPAIR BY THE MECHANIC OR BY A FAULTY REPAIR PROCEDURE DESIGNATED BY HONDA OR THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRE THUS FAR HAS CAUSED MORE THAN $200,000 DAMAGES TO MY HOME PLUS INJURY TO ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT AT LEAST FOUR OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE NOTICED A FIRE HAD STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ALSO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) ONE MONTH AFTER THE FIRE, WHICH ADVISED CONSUMERS THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK, I HAD THE HEAT ON. MY SON TOLD ME IT WAS SUPER COLD AND ASKED ME TO TURN THE HEAT UP, NO HEAT WAS COMING OUT IT WAS ON FULL BLAST COLD AC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. SO I ENDED UP TURNING THE HEAT OFF AND WE BOTH SAT IN THE COLD. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK STRAIGHT AND THEN IT GOT WARMER AND I HAVEN'T HAD TO USE IT SINCE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWICE SINCE OWNING IT ONLY SINCE 2009. I ALSO HAD THE SMOKING COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE (POWER STEERING RECALL) - GOT IT FIXED BY HONDA ONLY AFTER MY MECHANIC CONTACTED THEM FOR THE PART - THEN THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF. THIS WEEKEND 7/28/13 I HAD TO REPLACE MY HONDA BATTERY YET AGAIN AFTER GETTING STRANDED IN ANOTHER CITY AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED - THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 4 YEARS. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

IN FEBRUARY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. IN JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A NEARBY CURB. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL BUSHES AND A SIGN. UPON COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION AS NORMAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY CAR CRASHED INTO SEVERAL WOODEN POSTS WHERE THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE FRAME AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

MY CAR CRASHED INTO SEVERAL WOODEN POSTS WHERE THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE FRAME AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I SUFFERED INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. I INFORMED AMERICAN HONDA OF THIS ISSUE ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASIONS AND NOT ONCE DID THEY MENTION ABOUT LOOKING INTO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

I CHECKED RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGRECALL.COM WEBSITE AND DID NOT FIND A RECALL ON MY AIRBAG BUT FOUND ANOTHER RECALL INSTEAD. I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE BUT AFTER READING THE DESCRIPTION I PAID FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE NOTICE WAS SENT BUT I DID NOT GET IT. I AM NOT SURE IF ONLY ONE NOTICE WAS ISSUED OR IF A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE WAS SENT BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE EITHER. I NEED TO REIMBURSED. I HAVE MY RECEIPT WHERE I PAID FOR THE REPAIR.

MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN HIS LEFT TURN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. A LADY RAN THE RED LIGHT AND T-BONED OUR CAR. THE CAR IS TOTALED. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED INJURIES, WAS KNOCKED OUT AND HAS CONCUSSION. NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND OUR CAR WAS LOADED WITH BAGS IN FRONT AND BACK SEATS. IT IS THE REASON WHY WE PURCHASED THE CAR. WE CALLED "HONDA AMERICA" AND ALL THEY DID WAS LISTEN AND TOLD US TO CONTACT OUR DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THE DEALER LAUGHED AND TOLD US THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE CAR. HONDA AMERICA TOLD US TO ALSO HAVE OUR INSURANCE COMPANY FIGURE OUT WHEN HAPPENED. WE TALKED TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SAID THEY COULD WRAP THE HONDA AND SEND IT TO HONDA AMERICA, "BUT" HONDA AMERICA SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR THE HONDA TO BE LOOKED AT. "HONDA AMERICA" NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!!!! CALLED AN ACCIDENT ATTORNEY TO DEAL WITH HONDA AMERICA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SPINE. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED BUT NEITHER PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*LJ

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON WITHOUT ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. THE GUY SAID DRIVER POSITON SENSOR HARNESS IS BROKEN. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND ITS LOOK LIKE THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HONDA MUST BE INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL!!! *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 ACCORD V6 AUTO NOT QUITE 4 YEARS AGO AS A 2 YEAR OLD, OFF LEASE BEAUTIFUL, GENTLY USED MODEL WITH 38,000 MILES. AROUND 85,000 MILES I NOTED THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT ABRUPTLY/HARD. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE COMPLETED AND THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE ABRUPT SHIFTS STARTED AGAIN AROUND 128,000 MILES. NOW AT 130,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. AFTER A 65 MILE TRIP, THE CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE ENGINE REVVED AND REVVED, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER A 5 MINUTE REST, THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED 45 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR DID MANAGE TO GO INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE TO GET THE CAR ALIGNED WITH THE FLAT BED. THE RESULT FROM AN INDEPENDENT HONDA SPECIALIST: $3932.74 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. A CALL TO STEVENSON HONDA, WHO DID NOT LOOK AT THE CAR, QUOTED $4200 FOR A "REMANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION. NOT SURE HOW HONDA COULD CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS TRANSMISSION AND INSTALL IN THEIR TOP OF THE LINE MODEL AFTER KNOWING THERE WERE PROBLEMS AS EARLY AS 2003, IN THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT MY PLAN OF ACTION IS AFTER CALLING HONDA 800-999-1009 TO COMPLAIN. I DON'T HAVE $4000 LAYING AROUND. *TR

ROAD DEBRIS ON A HIGHWAY SO SMALL WE DIDN'T HEAR A THING CAUSED A HOLE TO BE PUNCTURED IN MY AC CONDENSER. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS SITES, THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW WITH VARIOUS YEAR MODEL ACCORDS, AS THE CONDENSER IS EXPOSED AND NOT PROTECTED BY ANYTHING. THE CONDENSER WAS JUST PUT IN BY HONDA IN 2011 AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A KNOWN FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS FAR TOO FREQUENTLY TO THE ACCORDS. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT INDICATING A MALFUNCTIONING OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS CAME UP JUST WHEN I CLOSED THE DASHBOARD CABIN. WHEN REPORTED THIS TO HONDA DEALER THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAME UP AS THIS LIGHT SHOULD ONLY TURN ON INCASE OF ACCIDENT. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1100 - $1200 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SRS UNIT. PLEASE SUGGEST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DOWNSHIFTING, THE GEARS SHIFTED VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,124.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE ONLY ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

WHEN NEARING A STOP AND TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, IT WILL MAKE A SOUND... THEN KEEPS GOING BEFORE ACTUALLY STOPPING... INCREASING RISK OF HITTING CAR IN FRONT. ALSO WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR WILL WANT TO KIND OF STALL OUT DIE. MAYBE A SHORT CIRCUIT OR SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE.

I'VE EXPERIENCED MANY ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES SINCE MY CAR HIT 99,000 MILES. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 20,000 MILES AND NOW I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO JUST GO DEAD AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO STOP WHEN I WAS APPROACHING THE RED LIGHT AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD ONLY GO 5 MPH. I PULLED OFF THE STREET, STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL BUT I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I HAVE 5 OR MORE SENSORS THAT ARE FAILING, INCLUDING THE THROTTLE. THEY SAID IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE AND THE CAR IS STILL THERE. SAID IT WILL COST AT LEAST $1300 TO FIX AND THAT MAY NOT FIX IT. I TRIED TO REPORT PREVIOUS BRAKING ISSUES TO AMERICAN HONDA IN DECEMBER 2011 AND THEY DISMISSED MY COMPLAINT. TOLD ME I NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THE DEALERSHIP. ORIGINALLY, I THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX THE BRAKES AND JUST CHARGED ME FOR A SERVICE THEY DIDN'T PERFORM. NOW, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS TOLD TODAY. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE OTHER CAR GOT TICKETED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND I T-BONED THEM. NOT SURE WHY MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SINCE 2012 AS I ACCELERATE AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL MY CAR SHUDDERS, LIKE ITS SKIPPING. NOT SURE WHY BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT AND SHOULDN'T DO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, HE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING INCREASED AND IMMEDIATELLY AFTER THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAYING OUT OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. IN ADDITION, THE ALTERNATOR BELT WAS SHREDDED AT THE EDGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,885.

MY FIANCEE, HER BROTHER, OUR 22-MONTH OLD SON , AND MYSELF WERE ON THE HIGHWAY (270S) TO REAGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 6:30 PM WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND STARTED SHAKING. NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I WALKED AROUND THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, STARTED THE ENGINE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL WITHOUT MUCH OF AN ACCELERATION. WE CALLED A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A SPARK PLUG ISSUE. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO HIS SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTICS WAS CYLINDER MISFIRING. IT TURNED OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG BECAME LOOSE,MELTED, AND DESTROYED THE CYLINDER. HE FIXED THE TREADS WHERE THE SPARK PLUG SCREWS INTO THE ENGINE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT PRESSURIZE. HE WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE LOT OF LOOSE DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE AND THE SMOOTH SURFACE AGAINST WHICH THE CYLINDER GLIDES IN THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS VERY ROUGH. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, WHICH HE IS CURRENTLY DOING FOR A MINIMUM OF $2500 OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HOPE THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM. OUR CAR IS WELL-MAINTAINED AND ALL THE FACTORY-RECOMMENDED SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE. WE WERE NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALERS THAT THE SPARK PLUGS CAN BECOME LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH AND IT TURNED OUT THAT MANY HONDA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE 6-CYLINDER VEHICLES (ACCORDS/ODYSSEY) HAVE THE LOOSE SPARK PLUG PROBLEM AND ALMOST ALWAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE GT TIRES, SIZE: 225/45ZR/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SMALL CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500 AND THE THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. LATER MY STEERING STARTED TO GET RIGID AND MAKE NOISES. WHILE I WAS DRIVING I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE CLOSET SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING OIL ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND WAS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING BECAUSE OF A FIRE. AFTER, I FIXED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2003-07, V6 HONDA ACCORDS. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN THE RECALL WAS THE SAME HOSE BY JUST A PART NUMBER APART. BECAUSE MY HONDA ACCORD IN A 4 CYLINDER IT WAS NOT SHOWN AS BEING ELIGIBLE TO BE FIXED BY HONDA. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA!! *TR

SMELLED SMOKE IN INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AS OF I WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE CAR. GOT OUT OF THE CAR WITH ALL PASSENGERS.. THEN SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES. BY-STANDARDS GRABBED EXTINGUISHERS (4) IN TOTAL BUT DID NOT PUT THE FLAMES OUT. FIRE DEPT CAME, CUT OPEN THE HOOD AND PUT IT OUT WITH WATER. FRONT BUMPER AND HEADLIGHTS HAD MELTED COMPLETELY. BATTERY AND FUSE BOX NEARLY GONE AND NOTHING BUT BARE WIRES ALL OVER THE ENGINE. EVEN THE HEAD COVER ALL MELTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. OUR CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED FOR 30+ SECONDS WHEN BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS NOT HIT AND THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR WITHIN 10 FEET. WHEN WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, BOTH AIR BAGS EXPLODED AGAIN. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. REPLACEMENT OF DRIVERS SEAT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED. PARTS FROM HONDA $700 PLUS LABOR. NO WATER LOCATED NEAR SEAT AT TIME OF LIGHT ACTIVATION. NO ELECTRONICS NEAR SEAT AT TIME OF LIGHT ACTIVATION. *TR