2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD IS COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE. DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE AND SERVICE MY VEHICLE. I AM OUT OF A CAR, AND NO TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THE DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON MY (2) YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I AM A CUSTOMER AND FEEL VERY MUCH VAILDATED BY THIS ACTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I AM AWARE OF THE SECRET WARRANTY THAT SAME DEALERSHIPS HAVE TO COVER THIS MATTER.

2001 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 WITH ABS. BRAKE WENT BAD AT ABOUT 8500MILES, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACE BY MATT CASTRUCCI HONDA COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE BRAKE FAILED AGAIN AT 20000 MILES 12/02. THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AND NEEDED TRIPLE THE DISTANCE TO STOP THE CAR AT RED LIGHT. AGAIN, IT WAS CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MARGULATER HAD GONE BAD. IT WAS FIXED BY LOCAL MATT CASTRUCCI HONDA (937-439-7470) UNDER WARRANTY. WHO KNOWS IF IT IS REALLY FIXED OR NOT. I BOUGHT THE CAR PAID THOUSANDS EXTRA FOR SAFETY, NOW I AM A "TEST DRIVER" OF HONDA. TOTALLY DISAPOINTED.

WHEN CONSUMER PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD SLOWLY, AND THEN THE ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ERRATICALLY. DEALER ADVISED THE THE COLD WEATHER CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO ENTER FAIL SAFE MODE. TS *TT JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS VIOLENTLY (SO VIOLENT THAT I AT FIRST ASSUMED THAT THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF - I WAS DOING UP TO 65 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED). PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT - SO THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE. I CONSIDER IT A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I COULD EASILY BE REAR ENDED OR LOSE CONTROL ON SNOW OR ICE. HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE AFTER DELIVERY - EVERY TIME ON A SLIGHT DOWN SLOPE. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR OFTEN 'SEARCHES' - UP AND DOWN SHIFTS ON DOWNGRADES BUT MOST OFTEN THESE ARE WHAT I WOULD CALL POOR QUALITY SHIFTING- WHICH I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER IS A KNOWN SHORT FALL.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT AND REAR COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

WHILE PULLING OUT THE THE DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

ALL OF THE ABOVE DATES AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. I HAVE THE INFORMATION ON PAPER AT HOME. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE HARDEST TIME WITH HONDA FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH THEM CALLING ME AND SAYING THAT I NEVER PAID MY MONTHLY BILL (LAST FALL), WHICH I DID, AND THEN FINALLY THEY FOUND THE CHECK AND SAID "OH, OUR MISTAKE, IT HAS BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME." AND THEN NOW, I HAVE THEM SAYING THAT I WAS IN DEFAULT OF MY LEASE BECAUSE THEY NEVER HAD INFORMATION FOR MY INSURANCE, WHICH MY INSURANCE WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND THEM THAT INFORMATION. I CHECKED BACK WITH THEM A WEEK LATER (TODAY) AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO IMPOUND MY CAR BECAUSE MY INSURANCE COMPANY NEVER GOT BACK WITH THEM. CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND IT TOOK 5 MINS. TO HAVE SOMEONE FAX OVER PROOF OF INSURANCE. THAT WAS ALL - WAS IT THAT DIFFICULT??? THIS CAR HAD TO HAVE THE BACK BRAKES REPLACED AFTER 25000 MILES (ABOUT A MONTH AGO - IT WAS MAKING THIS AWFUL NOISE, LIKE RATTLING CHAINS UNDERNEATH) - THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE BACK WINDOW TINTING LIFTED UP AFTER 1 YEAR, THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY 1 MONTH AFTER GETTING IT (LEASED THE CAR AUG 2001). THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD IT TURNED OFF THE 1ST TIME. THEN 1 WEEK LATER IT WAS BACK ON, BROUGHT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A GOOD ENOUGH EXPLANATION. WHEN I FIRST WAS LOOKING FOR A CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS CAR WAS NOT ON THE LOT WHERE ALL THE OTHER CARS FOR SALE WERE, IT WAS IN THE BACK, BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ASKED THE SALES REP IF THE CAR WAS IN OKAY CONDITION AND HE SAID IT WAS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD 10 MILES ON IT - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THEN. THIS CAR IS A PAIN IN THE BEHIND AND IT IS JUST A HASSLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS HAPPENING WITH IT.

WHILE REVERSING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PH

REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED TWO TIMES (IN NOVEMBER2002 AT 22,000 MILES AND THEN IN JUNE 2003 AT 38,000...CURRENT MILEAGE 39,000). I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A LOUD SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED LIT. BRAKES HAVE NOT COMPLETELY FAILED.....YET. *AK

IN NOVEMBER 2002, I DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS DATE I HAD THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS, ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. TWO OF MY TRANSMISSIONS DID NOT LAST LONGER THAN A WEEK BEFORE THEY WERE DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA IS UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO REACH. THE SERVICE STAFF CONTINUALLY TRIES TO TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS "IN MY HEAD", YET THEY CONTINUE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION UNIT ON EACH VISIT. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR 2001/2002 MODEL PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AUTO LINE, THE BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, OR THE NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT HONDA WILL BECOME RESPONSIVE TO THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON ALL TRANSMISSION TO 100,000 MILES, THIS ONLY COVERS 100,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER NOT ON THE LIFE OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION. HOW CAN I MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY UNSAFE VEHICLE? THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIVE IN ANY WAY! *JB

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OCTOBER 2002. THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. HONDA PUT IN TWO MORE TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY BOTH FAILED IMMEDIATELY! HONDA THEN PUT IN A NEW COMPUTER MODULE AND THAT FAILED IMMEDIATELY TOO. HONDA IS NOT BEING VERY CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. WE ARE PURSUING THE LEMON LAW IN ORDER TO GET HONDA TO BUY BACK THIS FAULTY VEHICLE. *LA

CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS IN FRONT END COLLISON WITH A CONCRETE MEDIAN, AND HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50-60 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER AUTO CUT HER OFF, AND WHILE SHE WAS BEING THROWN AROUND HER AUTO'S AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSP. SHE STATES ALSO THAT HER NECK, BACK, SHOULDER , ARM AND SHE BITE HER TONGUE. MR

CONSUMER STATES REAR WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT ONLY FIRST 5 ROWS FROM BOTTOM OF HEATING ELEMENTS WORK. AS A RESULT THE TOP HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST. MR

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASH INTO BRICK WALL CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD A SIDE COLLISION, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES FAILED CAUSED BY THE ROTORS. ROTOR WHICH WENT BAD CAUSING DAMAGES THE REAR BRAKES AND PADS. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT CRUSHING IN MOST OF THE HOOD, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THE VEHICLE. NLM

VEHICLE DIED OUT WHILE DRVING ON HIGHWAY AS A RESULT OFALTERNATOR GOING OUT.CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BEHIND A CAR WHEN THE HONDA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN MANUEVERED THE HONDA INTO THE STREET. I THREW IT INTO REVERSE AND IT STILL WENT FORWARD UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I'M TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE FOUND OVER 30 CASES OF THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM INCLUDING SEVERAL FATALITIES. WHY HASN'T HONDA BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT? MILLER HONDA OF CULVER CITY, CA SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. HOW AM I TO GET IT REPAIRED OR REPLACED?*AK

BRAKES PADS PREMATURELY (IN MY OPINION) WORE OUT ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THIS IS OUR THIRD NEW ACCORD, BUT NEVER THIS PROBLEM.*AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON, AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE, VEHICLE SHUDDERS/VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. CHECKED BY DEALER 3X WHO FINALLY REPLACED RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*JB *YH

THE CONSUMER STATES, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP, THE GEARS SLIP BETWEEN 2ND-3RD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. *JB *SCC

THE PAINT ON MY NEW HONDA WITH PAINT PROTECTION, LITERALLY STARTED TO BLISTER AND "ULCER" DOWN TO THE PRIMER LEVEL WITHIN 10 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. NONE OF THE OTHER CARS, PARKED IN THE SAME AREA, ARE SUFFERING THE SAME DAMAGE. I HAVE HAD TWO AUTO BODY RESTORERS LOOK AT IT, AS THE DAMAGE HAS SPREAD ON THE HOOD, AND HAS STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ONE CASE, THE ULCERATION HAS GONE DOWN TO THE BASE METAL. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP, OURISMAN HONDA, HAVE REFUSED TO HELP, BLAME "SUPERBIRDS," IGNORE THE PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS OF THE RESTORERS, AND HAVE REFUSED TO HONOR BOTH THE HONDA AND PAINT PROTECTION WARRANTIES. THE AUTO RESTORERS BELIEVE THE DEFECT IS WITH THE PREP OR THE PAINT ITSELF, AND THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS MAY BE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE CARE HAS TO BE REPAINTED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3500.*AK

OWNER LIFTED TRUNK HALF WAY WHEN IT DROPPED DOWN AND FELL UPON OWNERS AND HIS DAUGHTERS HEAD, WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *YH

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 0 K.M. TO 80 K.M. WITHIN 15 FEET AND BECAME STUCK BETWEEN TWO HOUSES. THE LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. . ENGINE REVED HIGH WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE BASE IDLE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HIGH. *TS *NLM

I HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN A DEALER WHO REPLACED A BROKEN DRIVER SIDE REAR STABILIZER LINK. IN FEBRUARY 2005 I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT HONDA REPAIR SHOP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STABILIZER LINK BROKE AGAIN. I HAD TO REPLACE IT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WILL ALSO STEP ON THE ACCELERATER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE INSTEAD OF TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM

WHILE ACCELERATING WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, THE FOOT PEDAL GETS STUCK, CAUSING YOU TO PUSH IT HARD, THEN IT RELEASES AND CAUSES THE CAR TO TAKE OFF REAL FAST, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME WHEN CAR IS COLD. THE DATE BELOW IS THE APPROX. DATE I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. *NM

I PURCHASED A MICHELIN TIRE FOR A HONDA ACCORD IN DECEMBER 2001. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT THE TIRE WAS 34 MONTHS OLD. TIRE FAILED 4 WEEKS AGO (5/24/02) WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. THE TIRE FAILED IN A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS IN SIGHT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER MICHELIN TIRE TO MATCH THE OTHER TIRES. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THEY SOLD TO ME WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ORIGINAL TIRE--MAKING IT 40 MONTHS OLD AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I THINK IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT MICHELIN CAN SELL TIRES THAT ARE 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AS NEW TIRES. ARE THERE ANY REGULATIONS IN PLACE THAT PREVENT TIRE MANUFACTURERS FROM SELLING STOCK AS "NEW" WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED 2.5 - 3.5 YEARS EARLIER? THIS APPEARS TO BE A GROSS MISREPRESENTATION OF A "NEW" PRODUCT. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK-YOU. DON BINTZ 702-656-8074 H.P.*AK

SRS LIGHT APPEARS ON PANEL UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SRS LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD PERMANENTLY UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *SCC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL BEARING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE BY A DEALER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ONCE WHEN GOING FOWARD AND ONCE WHILE IN REVERSE CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH IN A CONCRETE WALL, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT.*JB

TRANSMISSION, SINCE DAY ONE, HAS ALWAYS MADE A LOUD METAL-TO-METAL CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, WAS NORMAL. THEN AT AROUND 28K MILES, IT STARTED SHUDDERING AND SLIPPING ON DOWNSHIFTS BETWEEN 35-45MPH. I THEN TOOK IT TO RIGHT HONDA IN SCOTTSDALE, AND THEY THEN FLUSHED THE LINEAR SOLENOID, AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, IT WAS STILL WAS DOING IT. THEY THEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, AND IT CAME BACK WITH A THUMPING NOISE WHEN IN PARK OR N. THEY THEN REPLACED IT A SECOND TIME. IT IS SHIFTING BETTER, BUT THE CAR HAS NOT AS MUCH PICKUP AND IS STILL MAKING THE METAL TO METAL NOISE, AFTER OVER $6,000 IN WARRANTY REPAIRS! IT ALSO LURCHES THROUGH GEARS SOMETIMES, AND IS NOT AS SMOOTH AS IT WAS WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE QUITE A FEW TRANSMISSIONS. I FIRST SPOKE WITH ANGIE WILLIAMS AT HONDA CORPORATE, AND SHE WOULD NOT HELP NOR LET ME SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR, RICK THOMAS. I FINALLY GOT THROUGH TO RICK THOMAS, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BUY THE CAR BACK, NOR WAS I GOING TO GET ANY HELP FROM HIM. I THEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIS SUPERVISOR, AND HE WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK WITH RON GARNER. THE RECEPTIONIST THEN LIED TO ME AND SAID THAT RICK GARNER DOESNT HAVE VOICEMAIL, I CAUGHT HER IN THE LIE. UNDER MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT, THEY HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIMES TO TRY AND REPAIR THIS VEHICLE! I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS ALMOST EVERYONE WITH A V6 AUTOMATIC ACCORD SEEMS TO NOTICE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION! THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM SUGGESTED I FILE A REPORT WITH THE BBB, SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THAT IS RIDICULOUS! I DID NOT PAY TO LEASE A $28,000 CAR, AND BE GIVEN A CHEAP RENTAL TO DRIVE AROUND IN FOR A MONTH. HOW AM I GOING TO EVER SELL THIS CAR WITH A REPAIR RECORD LIKE THIS? I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP. NLM

DURING A TRIP, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A RUMBLE IN THE DRIVETRAIN. EXPECIALLY AT A BOUT 40-45 MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FAULTY AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE WITH A FACTORY REBUILT, NOT NEW. NO EXTENSION ON WARRANTY. THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE THEY HAD IN A MONTH. TRANSMISSIONS HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAD MORE WITH PROBLEMS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. BRAKES ARE ALWAYS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF THE INCLINE TO DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND UP THE DRIVEWAY OF A NEIGHBORS HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED ALONG THE NEIGHBORS PROPERTY TAKING OUT TREES, SHRUBBERY, AND A TELEPHONE AND CABLE BOX. THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO DRIVE AND TOOK OFF INTO A WOODED AREA ACROSS THE STREET. THE VEHICLE THEN EXITED THE FIRST WOODED AREA AND TOOK OFF ACROSS THE STREET AND ENTERED A SECOND WOODED AREA. TRANSMISSION LINE WAS SEVERED BY ONE OF THE TREES IN THE WOODED AREA CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OUT OF CONTROL IN EXCESS OF 600 FT. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. DRIVER CONTINUOUSLY ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS DISPLEASED WITH THOSE FINDINGS, CITING THAT NO NORMAL PERSON COULD HAVE TRAVELED THAT DISTANCE WITHOUT IT BEING A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER STRONGLY URGED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE, FEARING THAT THIS MALFUNCTION COULD REOCCUR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COMPLIED WITH THE CONSUMER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED FOR NO REASON, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK *JG

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SLID ON THE ICE AND LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN NOVEMBER 2001. I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND READ SOME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS IT GETS OLDER. PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY KIND OF RECOURSE I MAY HAVE SHOULD A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BE NECESSARY. I DID HAVE ONE SOLENOID ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED A YEAR OR SO AGO AS WELL AS A MOTOR MOUNT. *TR

BOTH FRONT TIRES BURSTED AT THE SAME TIME ON FREEWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: FRG690 TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)

INVOLVED IN FRONT END DRIVER SIDE COLLISION AND DRIVER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY THOUGH. HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE DRIVER AIRBAG EVEN THOUGH IT FAILED TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING MANY CARS COMING IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO FAR. MY CONTACT WITH HONDA DIRECTLY HASN'T BEEN FAVORABLE. HONDA IS TELLING THEIR TECHNICIANS THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM WHEN THEY CALL FOR HELP. THE EXCUSE HONDA IS GIVING THEIR TECHS IS THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAGS ARE SET TO DEPLOY WITH A GREATER FORCE AND THE PASSENGER ONES DEPLOY WITH LESS FORCE. THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH CIVIC MODELS AND HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE CONTROL BOX. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO ADDRESS THE ACCORD PROBLEMS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AIR BAG DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT A CURB AND BLOWOUT FRONT AND REAR TIRES. *AK *TT

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SENSORS ARE IN THE BUMPER, THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *NLM

THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I JUST PLACE MY PURSE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, OR IF I PLACE A HEAVY BAG ON THE FLOOR AND IT LEANS AGAINST THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. BROWSING THROUGH YOUR SITE COMPLAINTS, I NOTICE THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. THE COMPLAINT STATES THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, THAT PERSON HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG NEVER WENT OFF. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED WHERE THE DEALER WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO ME?*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE HE ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE UNKNOWN.

I WAS ALONE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. I HAD NO WARNING OF THE APPROACHING CAR SINCE THE DRIVER HAD FALLEN ASLEEP. HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS KNOCKED DIRECTLY FORWARD INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, AND THAT TRUCK WAS KNOCKED INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF IT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT/SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT PREVENT ME FROM FRACTURING MY EYE-SOCKET ON THE STEERING WHEEL. BASED ON THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT, I BELIEVE THAT MY SHOULDER HARNESS SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS DEVASTATING INJURY. AFTER REPAIRS THAT DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE HARNESS, I AM STILL SUBJECT TO THE SAME TYPE OF INJURY.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SHIFTED TO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES. *AK