2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A 60 MPH IMPACT. NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AN DWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

AFTER 1 WEEK OF USING MY ACCORD,THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF.I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR[ROSENTHAL HONDA OF TYSONS CORNER .VA.]THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON AND TODAY IS MY 5TH TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR,AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.THEY SAY THE INDICATOR WILL COME AND STAY IF MY PASSENGER IS NOT PROPERLY SITTED,I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE LIGHT INDICATOR STAYS AND WON'T GO OFF.I AM SO TIRED OF PLEASING THE SERVICE CENTER TELLING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND AGAIN,I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM ANYMORE.YESTERDAY I CALLED THE AMAERICAN HONDA MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE INDICATOR SHOULD NOT STAY ON.SERVICE CENTER HAS NO GOOD EXPLANATION ON THIS.PLEASE HELP THANKS

ENGINE FLUCTUATES CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000RPM'S WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS AS ENGINE CONSTANTLY RACES AND HARD TO CONTROL AND BRAKE. *AK

NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. CONTACT DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS OVERLY SENSTIVE. DURING A SIDE COLLISION IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

2001 ACCORD EX V6 DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND SRS LIGHT WENT ON. TAKING IT TO A DEALER SEEMS, FROM ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS, TO BE INEFFECTIVE BUT COSTLY. *NM

CONSUMER'S 5 YEAR OLD CHILD ATTEMPTED TO SECURE HIMSELF IN THE REAR CENTER SAFETY BELT. DURING THE ATTEMPT, THE BELT WAS ACCIDENTLY SECURED AROUND CHILD'S NECK AND THE RETRACTOR LOCKED INTO PLACE. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF IGNITION, BUT RETRACTOR WAS STUCK AND BELT HAD TO BE CUT BY SCISSORS IN ORDER TO REMOVE.*AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT AND AT NIGHT I CAN'T SEE SOME OF THE GAUGES LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER OR GAS GAUGE. BUT OTHER LIGHTS LIKE, CHECK ENGINE, MAINTENANCE REQUIRED, TCS LIGHTS WORK OK. I HAVE READ WHAT NHTSA CONSIDERS A SAFETY HAZARD AND LIGHTING IS ONE OF THEM. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON OTHER 2001 HONDA V6 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM EXPERIENCING. YET, THERE IS NO INVESTIGATION BEING DONE ON MY PROBLEM. NHTSA REPRESENTATIVES WON'T EVEN TALK TO ME, I GET A PERSON ON THE PHONE AND THE ONLY THING THEY KEEP REPEATING IS " THERE IS NO INVESTIGATION BEING DONE ON YOUR VEHICLE AT THIS TIME" I FEEL LIKE IM TALKING TO A MACHINE. I WOULD LIKE SOME FEED BACK FROM A PERSON AT NHTSA AS TO WHY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE HONDAS? I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN TWO OTHER RECALL NOTICES OF OTHER PROBLEMS. I AM VERY DISCOURAGED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR MY CAR BECAUSE I TRUSTED THE HONDA NAME, ALSO TO MAINTAIN IT IN TOP CONDITION. I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *JB

PLASTIC "BUTTON" THAT KEEPS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AT SHOULDER LEVEL ( EASY REACH POSITION) BROKE OFF. THUS WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, FIRST HAVE TO PICK THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE OFF THE FLOOR. ALSO BROKE OFF A FRIENDS VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *TS *JB

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UPSHIFT, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND D3 LIGHT START BLINKING. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, WOULD JOLT INSTEAD OF SMOOTH SHIFT AND THEN WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE VERY VERY SLOWLY. ALSO WOULD BACKUP WHILE STOPPED AND GEAR IN DRIVE. *NLM

DEFECT IN THE IGNITION TO TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK ALLOWING KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY AT LEAST FOR 15000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID HE COULD REPLACE THE SWITCH BUT I WOULD THEN HAVE A KEY FOR THE IGNITION AND A KEY FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. I TOLD THEM IF THEY COULD NOT KEY THE SWITCH THAT I WOULD NOT ACCEPT TWO DIFFERENT KEYS. IT NOW HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. *LA

AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR ON STRAIGHT INTERSTATE CAR BEGAN TO STEER IRRADICALLY TO RIGHT. NO RESPONSE TO WHEEL CORRECTION, FISH TAILING, STRUCK ONE SIDE CONCRETE WALL AND CROSSED ROAD TO LEFT GUARD RAIL. BRAKES TRIED AT LEAST TWICE WITHOUT RESPONSE AND CORRECTION OF WHEEL AFTER FIRST HIT DID NOT CORRECT DIRECTION. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE AFTER FIRST HIT AND PERHAPS ONLY ON SECOND. NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. TOTAL FRONT DAMAGE. SERPENTINE BELT SEEN HANGING UPON REMOVAL OF CAR. TIE RODS AND CV JOINT BOOTS INTACT, BUT TRANSMISSION JUST REPLACED UNDER WARRANTEE AND CV JOINTS ON ORDER FOR WEAR PERHAPS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION BEING "VERY SLOPPY" CREATING FRONT END VIBRATION IN FLOOR AT 50 MILES AN HOUR TO 60 RELIEVED BY PUTTING GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FEEL STEERING FAILURE PERHAPS RELATED TO SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *NLM PH *JB

SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; OWNERS MANUAL STATES THIS CAN BE DUE TO PASSENGER IN PASSENGER SEAT. THEN SRS LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK AND STAYED ON. OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTS TO CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I DID AND TOOK IT IN ON THE DAY CONTACTED. DEALER PAPERWORK STATES "SRS CLEARED SRS CODE 15-3, FOUND CELL PHONE ACCESSORIES IN PROXIMITY OF SEAT, CODE DID NOT RESET". VERBALLY INSTRUCTED NOT TO PUT CELL PHONE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON PASSENGER SEAT OR NEAR IT; AS THIS CAN INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF - WHETHER OR NOT MY AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY CORRECTLY IS A QUESTION MARK. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOLLOWED BY A TIRE BLOWOUT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER, AS A RESULT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK THE CD PLAYER DID NOT ALWAYS WORK AND EXPERIENCED STATIC. *SC *JB

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN APPLIED. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED DUE TO CARBON ON THE THROTTLE PLATE. *SC THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED.*JB

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ABOUT 48 DEGREES. MY WIFE DROVE ABOUT A MILE FROM THE TRAIN STATION PARKED THE CAR TO PICK OUR CHILD FROM THE DAY CARE. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN EVEN THOUGH SHE TRIED WITH ALL HER STRENGTH. SHE REQUESTED ANOTHER PARENT (MALE) TO HELP. HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE AND THE IGNITION TURNED. HE SAID HE WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE HER WHEELS WERE NOT TURNED. HE SAID THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS IF THE WHEELS ARE IN THE TURNED POSITION WHEN PARKING, BUT THEY WERE NOT. GOOD THING THE TEMPERATURE WAS NOT 40 BELOW ZERO AS THEY CAN BE HERE. IS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM ? IS THERE A FIX ? *NLM

REPEATED FAILURE OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAIN SYSTEM IN MY WARRANTIED 2001 HONDA ACCORD. FAILURE CONSISTS OF FAULTY SENSORS, THEREBY DEACTIVATING THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIME. EVERY TIME THIS WAS TAKEN TO A FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER, WITH NO SUCCESS (PROBLEM RECURS). *NLM

WHEN IM DRIVING MY SRS LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY, I HAVENT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DONT KNOW IF THEY WILL DEPLOY, IT SEEMS THAT A FAIR AMOUNT OF HONDAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND FOR WHAT IVE SEEN THEY CANT GET REPAIRED. I HAVE A 2001 EX V6

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER A WHILE IT GOES OFF ON ITS OWN. SOMETIMES IT WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. I TOOK IT TO CRYSTAL LAKE HONDA, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL EVEN BEFORE THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. TODAY I WAS GOING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE 20 COMPLAINTS RELATED TO EITHER THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM OR THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS EITHER DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT OR DEPLOYED UN-NECESSARILY. I HOPE HONDA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD OVER A COMPETING MODEL BECAUSE THIS ONE HAD SIDE AIRBAGS. NOW AFTER READING HOW THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY I AM UPSET. LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT I CAN TELL THE DEALER. *JB

ON 4/4/03 A LOUD THUD CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE D4 ON THE SHIFT INDICATOR STARTED TO BLINK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. THE SHIFT INDICATOR STOPPED BLINKING BUT THE CAR WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY WARRANTED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAD 65000 MILES THEY ALSO GAVE ME A RENTAL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED OR WILL I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AT 120000 MILES? *JB

THE 2001 ACCORD V6 HAS 18500 MILES. ONE MORNING I HAD A GREAT DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE CAR, I CHECKED THE CAR BATTERY BUT IT WAS OKAY. FROM THAT TIME ON THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START, BUT THE DIFFICULTY IN STARTING IS THERE. *NLM

I HAVE JUST TRADED MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX MANUAL TRANSMISSION VIN#[XXX] BECAUSE OF A SEVERE IDLING PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD ONLY 12,000 MILES AND HAD ALL THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED BY HONDA. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED A HONDA FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE DRIVEN A STICK SHIFT FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. I AM VERY WELL AWARE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE PEDALS. ALSO, THE FLOOR MAT WAS ATTACHED TO ITS PIN NEAR THE FRONT OF THE SEAT SO IT DID NOT IMPEDE MY USE OF THE PEDALS. I HAD THE IDLE GO ABSOLUTELY NUTS, ALMOST RED LINE, AFTER HAVING PARKED THE CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. LUCKILY, NO ONE OR ANY PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. I HAD BOTH CROWN HONDA OF CHAPEL HILL, NC AND FLOW HONDA OF WINSTON-SALEM, NC CHECK THE CAR OUT. IN FACT, FLOW HAD THE CAR 3 WEEKS AFTER THE 3RD INCIDENT. NEITHER DEALER SAID THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ALTHOUGH I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAR WILL BE SOLD TO SOMEONE WHO WILL NOT BE TOLD OF THE PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I FEEL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE. I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. HONDA SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS AN EASY OR HARD FIX. I DO BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL AT STOPS,,,BROUGHT THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER @ 1700 E SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS NV.. ON MARCH 25...APRIL 9TH/03 DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE REAR MOUNT 16029 C- CHECK FOR IDLE VIBRATION C-IDLE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN 03-016 & REAR ENGINE MOUNT MALFUINCTION R-BULLETIN PERFORM IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT PRODECURE REPLACEMENT REAR ENGINE MOUNT..WAS NOT PLEASED...COMPLAINED TO CORP...ON MAY 22 MET WITH REGIONAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND TOOK THE CAR FOR A RIDE...THE REGIONAL MANAGER ASSURED ME THATS THE WAY HONDA'S RIDE AND ALL IS NORMAL...I HAD ASKED WHY WAS THE SERVICE DONE RE: BULLENTINS...HIS COMMENT WAS...THEY WERE WRONG....I NOW FIND OUT THRU YOUR SITE THAT IT MAY BE SUSPENSION/STEERING...THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY, SAYING I WAS NUTS

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX AND WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A LOCAL ROAD, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED A SEVERE CRASH WITH OTHER CARS. CONSUMERUIDE.COM LIST UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL HISTORY A DEFECT IN THE AIR INTAKE WHICH CAN KEEP THE THROTTLE OPEN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IN 2008, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED DELAYED SHIFTING. MOST RECENT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED; ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 08/24/11*LJ TRANSMISSION FAILED JULY 7 2011 UPDATED 3/06/2012 *LN

MY FATHER IS AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2001 AND HAS RECENTLY EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY MILEAGE OF 36,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AGO, AS MY FATHER WAS REPLACING THE REAR BREAK PADS, HE NOTICED THE LINKAGE CONNECTING THE REAR SWAY BAR TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AT THE WELD POINTS. THIS BROKEN LINKAGE HAD CAUSED THE INSIDE BREAK PAD TO WEAR AT MUCH GREATER RATE THAN THE OUTSIDE PAD. MY UNCLE IS ALSO AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN AND UPON HEARING OF THE BROKEN SWAY BAR IN MY FATHER??S CAR, HE INSPECTED THE REAR SWAY BAR IN HIS ACCORD AND FOUND THAT THE SAME LINKAGES WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. HIS BROKEN LINKAGES ALSO CAUSED THE SAME PATTERN OF UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR IN HIS CAR. *NLM

POWER DRIVER'S SEAT FEELS LOOSE, ROCKS BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY. WHEN CORNERING, SEAT SLIDES SLIGHTLY. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR ADJUSTMENT BUT HAS SINCE RECURRED. CAR RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, HOWEVER PRIOR TO INCIDENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG.*JB ALSO, DEALER MADE REPAIRS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO. *LA

MISSING FRONT BUMPER BOLTS CLEARLY INDICATED MY ALLEGEDLY NEW 2001 ACCORD'S BUMPER HAD BEEN REPLACED. CALIFORNIA-HONDA REPRESENTATIVE VISIITNG THE DEALERSHIP SAID SHE "COULDN'T EXPLAIN" HOW THE BOLTS COULD HAVE SLIPPED THROUGH HOLES SMALLER THAN THE BOLTHEADS, BUT THAT MY COMPAINT MERELY INDICATED I WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE CAR, OR I SOMEHOW DISLODGED THE BOLTS, AND ANYHOW THAT WAS TOO BAD. SPECIFICALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO SELL A NEW CAR THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THEN SHOUTED AT MY WIFE AND I TO "GET OUT" OF HIS BUSY GARAGE. THE DEALERSHIP'S MANAGER (NOT PRESENT DURING THE DISPUTE) SUBSEQUENTLY RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINT WITH BBB BY IGNORING THE COMPLAINT AND PRAISING HIS GARAGE STAFF WHO, HE ASSURED BBB, TOLD HIM EVERYTHING. EVENTUALLY I DISCOVERED THAT BBB NOT ONLY REJECTED MY COMPLAINT BUT ALSO DID NOT BOTHER TO REGISTERIT AS A COMPLAINTT. WHENI POINTED OUT ITS OMISSION, BBB FINALLY NOTED THE COMPLAINT--AS THE ONLY ONE AGAINST THIS LARGE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS A BBB MEMBER,AND DESCRIBED THE COMPLAINT AS "RESOLVED." IT WAS NOT. MY WIFE, ACCOMPANYING ME AT THE GARAGE INCIDENT THOUGH ILL WITH PANCREATIC CANCER, HAS SINCE DIED, AND SUCH WERE TIMES THAT DID NOT ENCOURAGE MY PURSUING EITHER BBB OR THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, LOCATED IN BLOOMSBURG, PA, FOR WHAT I HAD SUPPOSED WOULD BE SIMPLE ANWERS, NOT DEFENSIVE EVASIONS.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE.*JB

NAUGHTHIDE DRIVERS SEAT SIDE FRONT PART, HAD SEAT COVER REPLACED TWICE, AND REPAIR TWICE, IT CRACKS, AND RIPS, CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT MITE BE MY SIZE, THE CLOTHES I WEAR OR HOW I PUT THE SEAT, I THOUGH THE FRONT OF THE SEATS WAS ALL LEATHER BUT IT IS NOT, IT IS PART LEATHER AND PART NAUGHTHIDE, WITH A BAD DISIGN. IT HAS A SEAM LOW WERE YOU SIT, SO YOU ARE ALWAYS RUBBING IT.

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.*JB

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER JERK INTO OR OUT OF SECOND GEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

CAR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4X SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFECTIVE BACK WINDSHIELD. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING VEHICLE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED INTO PIECES. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS, AND THEY WON'T COVER IT.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER DEALER NOTIFIED. TS...*AK

CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. WAS FORCED TO SHUT ENGINE OFF. NEXT MORNING, CAR ACCELERATOR STUCK AGAIN, BUT CAR WAS IN PARK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE COMPUTER, SO THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. I GUESS I'M SUPPOSED TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEN DRIVE AT FULL THROTLE TO THE DEALER!

I WAS TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WAS GETTING READY TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. I HIT A POTHOLE WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AT ABOUT THE EXACT TIME I DEPRESSED BY BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN ALMOST TO FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKING WHATSOEVER. I STOPPED BY REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND HAD HAD THEM INSPECTED WITH THE 30,000-MILE SERVICE A COUPLE OF DAYS EARLIER. SEEMS LIKE IT MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH HITTING THE POTHOLE.

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF. FIRST DATE OF FAILURE NOTED ABOVE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE CAR IS IN NEED OF A THIRD REPAIR ATTEMPT. THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 7,700.

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

CAR FLIPPED OVER TREE TIMES, THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT WENT OFF WAS THE PASSANGERS SIDE AIRBAG. *AK

THE PAINT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD IS PEELING AND THE CLEAR COAT IS LIFTING,FRONT TO BACK, I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY HONDA'S OF YEARS AROUND THE SAME AGE, DARK COLORS, THE PAINT AND BODY SHOPS SAID THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT AND PROCEDURES IN PAINTING THE CAR , THIS IS THE ONLY HONDA OUT OF THE 9 OTHER HONDA'S, I'VE OWNED WITH A PAINT PROBLEM, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 60000 MILES ON IT, OTHER HONDA'S THAT I HAVE HAD AS MUCH AS 250,000, AND THE PAINT LOOKED GREAT (1990 ACCORD) THE DEALER SHIP (GROPPETTI HONDA CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I CONTINUE TO SEE HONDAS WITH THIS SAME PAINT PROBLEMS, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM GENERAL MOTORS HAD BACK YEARS AGO AND THEY CORRECTED THE PAINT WITH A RECALL, AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, I KNOW THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX ... BROADSIDED BY FORD EXCURSION SUV RUNNING RED LIGHT... APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ... IMPACT CENTERED ON LEFT SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS AND CENTER PILLAR SUPPORT ... BUCKLED FLOOR AND ROOF.. NO DAMAGE TO FRONT QUARTER PANEL OR REAR QUARTER PANEL. HONDA TOTALED ... DRIVER SUSTAINED BROKEN PELVIS AND RIBS.. 5 DAYS IN HOSPITAL ... FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS ... ALL PARTIES HAD SEAT BELTS ON ... SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. $18,000 + PROPERTY DAMAGE & $30,000+ MEDICAL BILLS. *JB

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS RANDOMLY, CAUSING UNWANTED RAPID ACCELERATION. HAPPENS ANYTIME, ANYWHERE WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING MANY CARS IN PARKING LOTS AND WHILE DRIVING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. I FIRST NOTICED IT A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THE DEALER SERVICE REP TOLD ME IT WOULD GO AWAY IN TIME. A YEAR LATER, I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD MOVED BY THEN SO I CONTACTED A DIFFERENT DEALER, WEIR CANYON HONDA IN ANAHEIM HILLS, AND I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE GUY AT SERVICE TO REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER GETTING THE RECEIPT, I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD ONLY COMPLETED ONE OF THREE PROCEDURES THAT THEY EXPLAINED TO ME AND TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR. AS I DROVE OUT OF THE SERVICE CENTER, IT GOT STUCK AGAIN AND I ALMOST HIT ONE OF THEIR NEW CARS (IF I HAD, MAYBE THEY WOULD BELIEVE ME). I PUT UP WITH IT FOR A COUPLE MORE MONTHS AND FINALLY TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE, ALTHOUGH THEIR SERVICE IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. I EXPLAINED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAD PROMISED TO DO WHATEVER NECESSARY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY GRUDGINGLY AGREED TO PERFORM ALL THREE STEPS OF THEIR NORMAL SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A 'ONE TIME COURTESY' AND THAT FUTURE PROBLEMS WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. THE SERVICE REP INSISTED THAT 'HONDA DOES NOT MAKE PARTS THAT CAUSE SUCH PROBLEMS' AND ACCUSED ME OF CAUSING THE PROBLEM BY THE WAY I DRIVE. I HAVE MY CAR BACK, BUT I'M WONDERING IF AND WHEN IT WILL START HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN, AND IF SO, WHETHER THEY WILL HONOR THEIR SERVICE WARRANTY.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TS ALSO, THE WHEEL BEARING(S) FAILED. SCC

DECEMBER 7, 2002-TOOK CAR TO HONDA CARS OF HICKORY. PROBLEM: SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING/REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION(WAS TOLD COULD NOT HAVE NEW ONE) DECEMBER 26, 2002-TOOK CAR BACK FOR SAME PROBLEM: REPLACED TRANSMISSION AGAIN JANUARY 4, 2003-TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING-TRIED TO SEALOFF LEAK FEBRUARY 27, 2003-TRANSMISSION STILL LEAKING MARCH 6,2003-SAME PROBLEM-TOLD ME IDLER PULLEY WAS PROBLEM, NOT TRANSMISSION ANOTHER VISIT(NOT SURE OF DATE)TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO FLUID LEAK. CURRENTLY HAVING MORE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION COMING OUT OF GEAR AND WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (ACCORDING TO OWNERS' MANUAL-DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM) SERVICE MANAGER, KEVIN STEIN, NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS!

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TWICE. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I EXPECT MORE RELIABILITY OUT OF AN $18,000 DOLLAR PURCHASE. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. ONE YEAR LATER I RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR TRANSMISSION ON ALL 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. IT TURNS OUT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO PURCHASED A LEMON. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME SORT ON THE NHTSA SITE.