2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ENGINE REVVED/ VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 35-40 MPH, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP. NO INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CREATING A THICK SMOKE WHICH OBSCURED THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISION TO THE CONSUMER, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS SMOKE PREVENTED HER FROM MAINTAINING THE BEST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED INSTANTLY WHICH BLEW OUT, CONSUMERS SON PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SEVERAL SEVERE TEARS IN THE TIRE WALL, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION BY THE MECHANIC THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A PUNCTURE, NAIL OR ROAD HAZARD, NEVERTHELESS THE REPAIR SHOP REJECTED CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR A FREE TIRE REPLACEMENT, AND THE TIRE WAS WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE.(MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 PLUS 195/65 R15 RRBL91H).*JB

VEHICLE BOUNCE OFF THE CURB AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. LATER ON PANEL COVER WAS OFF, EXPOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SENSOR MUST HAVE SENT OUT A SIGNAL, BUT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST.*SLC

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAD THIS WAS NOTHING. ONSUMER WAS IN AN FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. CONTACTED DEALER ,FIXED PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS IN A SIDE IMPACT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS, INCLUDING SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEEN AT DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LINKS CONNNECTING THE REAR STABILIZER BAR TO THE REST OF THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE BAR ITSELF TO SWING FREELY AND BANG AGAINST OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. BOTH LINKS FAILED IN THE SAME WAY, BREAKING INTO TWO AT THE LOWER WELDED JOINT.*AK

THE BRAKES SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE MISALIGNED AT THE FACTORY AND CAUSED THE FRONT PADS TO RUB. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PADS CONTINUED WEARING FAST AND THE ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATED. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A CAR TRAVELING WESTBOUND MADE A LEFT TURN CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR HEAD ON. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS EXTENSIVE, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS. SEAT BELT WORN. TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE FOR CHEST, NECK, KNEE, AND ARM PAIN. *AK

TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM START TO 1ST SHIFT UPON MORNING STARTING, (COLD). ALSO LEAKING.*AK

TIRE FAILED AFTER 6000 MILES (MOSTLY LOW SPEED MILES). THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARD. NO PUNCTURES IN TIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VALID REASON AS TO WHY THE TIRE FAILED. WITHOUT A VALID REASON AS TO WHY THE TIRE FAILED I CANNOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH BRIDGSTONE TIRES ON IT. I HAVE PAID FOR FOUR REPLACMENT GOODYEAR TIRES. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TAKE THE TIRES BACK SAYING THAT THEY WILL ONLY GIVE ME ONE NEW TIRE. I HAVE KEPT THE TIRE IN CASE ANYONE NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 4791OEP130 TIRESIZE: 205/65/R15)

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS A UV PROTECTANT THAT CAUSES VISUAL WAVES. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING. WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVERS RESTRAINT BELTS FAILED TO REMAIN LATCHED ALSO, BUCKLE ASSEMBLY MAY APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, BUT WHILE BRAKING OR GOING AROUND A CORNER LATCH PLATE WILL SEPARATE, PREVENTING PROPER USE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE TWICE, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE PASSENGER WINDOW HANGS AND GETS STUCK IN THE GUIDE. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 3 TIMES AND NOW IT NEEDS A 4TH FIXING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES PREMATURELY, MAKING BRAKING INEFFECTIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

FUEL TANK GAUGE READS NOT FULL WHEN TANK IS ACTUALLY FILLED. CONSUMER TOOK IT DEALER AND HAD GAUGE REPLACED. GAUGE WAS NOT GRINDING PROPERLY. ODOMETER WAS AFFECTED. AFTER FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED, IT ERASED THE CORRECT MILEAGE ON ODMETER.*AK

AIR BAG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BLINKS ON AND OFF FOR PAST 2 MONTHS. SRS LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON, AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATED CELL PHONE AND COMPUTER CAUSED SENSORS TO GO OFF, AND/ OR MIGHT CAUSE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE IF DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL FIND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. *AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6, IT JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARK THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS ON THE GAS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT JERKS MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR.*AK

ALL REAR SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN WHEN GAS IS APPLED,TIGHT ENOUGH TO DIG INTO SKIN. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS AS A RESULT OF CHILD RESTRAINT BELT. REPLACED BELT, BUT IT REOCCURRED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TALL OR LARGE PASSENGERS ARE AFFECTED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT DIGS INTO SHOULDER AND GETS TIGHTER WITH NO SLACK OR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AFTER ACCELERATION. *YH

CONSUMER WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO PASSENGER'S SIDE ON VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED IN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

FRONT SEATBACK FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES TO REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN REAR END COLLISION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WATER FAN WAS SUCKED INTO RADIATOR, CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN HOT . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE IMPACTED A SIDEWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEELS AND TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FOR TALL/LARGE PASSENGERS, REAR SEATBELTS LOCK UP AND RACHET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER WITH ACCELLERATION , CAUSING PAIN AND RESTRICKTION OF MOVEMENT. DEALER STATES PROBLEM KNOWN BUT NO FIX AVAILABLE. PROBLEM WITH AUTO CHILD SEAT ADJUSTMENT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OVER YEAR AGO, CAN NOT FIND COMPLAINT IN SYSTEM.*AK

ON SEPTEMBER 20,2001 WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN. TRYING TO STOP WHEELS LOCKED, ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL BUT UNABLE TO STEER CAR. HIT CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME NO ONE HURT. DAMAGE TO LEFT FRONT END OF CAR. CAR WAS INSPECTED, OIL CHANGE, WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON OCTOBER 15 BY JL FREED HONDA AND PASSED INSPECTION. ON JANUARY 31,2002 WILLIAM WAS DRIVING PUT FOOT ON BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND EXIT ROADWAY, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL. NO ONE HURT.*AK

WHILE @ INCLINE IN DRIVE THE CAR QUICKLY ROLLS BACK AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND DOES NOT STOP UNLESS YOU BRAKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY COMPARED IT TO ANOTHER ON THE LOT. THEY SAID THE ONE ON THE LOT DID THE SAME THING SO THEY DETERMINED IT MUST BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE TECH SAID BECAUSE IT IS A 4 CYLINDER IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TORCHE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT. I ALSO CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AT AN 800 NUMBER PROVIDED ON THEIR WEBSITE AND PER ROXANNA THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR.*AK

WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES FROM BOTH FRONT TIRE AREAS. THE CAR SUSPENSION FELT LOOSE AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT LACK OF CONTROL. THE HONDA DEALER TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE LINKS THAT HOLD THE STABILIZING BARS TO THE FRAME. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BEARINGS IN THE BACK WHEELS. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY. DRIVER COVERED THE BRAKES WHILE PASSENGER REMOVED SEAT BELT. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED INTO THE PATIO. THE BRAKES REFUSED TO RESPOND(THERE WAS NO PRESSURE WHAT SO EVER). THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*AK

AT ABOUT 683 MILES, SRS LIGHT WENT ON AFTER PASSENGER SAT DOWN (CAR WAS STANDING WITH ENGINE IDLING). DEALER RESET COMPUTER AFTER FINDING CODE 15-3. 3 DAYS LATER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON ALSO IMMEDIATELY AFTER PASSENGER WAS SEATED WITH CAR ENGINE ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I WAITED ABOUT ONE WEEK WHILE DEALER ORDERED POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT PARTS. NONE OF THE NEW PARTS INCLUDING SENSOR FIXED THE PROBLEM, SO ORIGINAL PARTS WERE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE ALREADY UPDATED BY HONDA (BECAUSE HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD ALREADY MADE CHANGES TO PARTS IN SOME VEHICLES). DEALER RESET COMPUTER AGAIN, BUT SRS LIGHT REAPPEARED THE NEXT DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING ELSE, THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIX IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HONDA'S WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE I MUST NOW DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE MANUFACTURER. DEALER SAYS ONLY PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THEY KNOW THIS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FOR ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CAR, AND ALSO ABOUT POSSIBLE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE LACK OF CONCERN BOTH BY DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT POTENTIAL INJURIES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THIS DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT A SOLUTION IS NOT IMMINENT. *AK *NM

TOOK VECHICLE BACK TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING. WE'LL OF COURSE THAT WASN'T A GOOD ENOUGH ANSWER SINCE I BROKE MY NECK AND IT WIPS MY HEAD WHEN ACCELERATING. SEATBACK FELL DOWN.*AK

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX 4CYL (199K MILES) BEGAN DRIVING VERY BADLY - SUDDENLY DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING (AT ANY SPEED). THE HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $3500. *TR

CUSTOMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WITH FOOT BRAKE W ON WET SURFACE. REAR TIRES COMPLETELY LOCKED WHEN CUSTOMER TAPPED THE FOOT BRAKE TO DISENGAGE SPEED CONTROL,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED TO "STOMP-AND-STEER" VEHICLE, (AS IS IMPLIED WITH ABS), BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND PEDAL TRAVELLED TO THE FLOOR. CUSTOMER THEN APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO TRY TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SKID, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL OVERPOWERING CUSTOMER'S ATTEMPT TO STEER AND ACCELERATE OUT OF THE SKID (THE TCS AUTOMATICALLY APPLIES FRONT BRAKES TO LIMIT WHEEL SPIN AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT 70, COMPUTER MUST HAVE REGISTERED UNDER 20 AT THAT POINT). VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL OFF THE HIGHWAY DOWN A 40 FOOT EMBANKMENT. *AK

THE CUSTOMER CONTENDED THE BRAKES WERE SOMETIMES INOPERATIVE/NOISY/RUBBING AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CUSTOMER ALSO HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ABNORMAL SHIFTING OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE HAD NORMAL NOISE. OTHER COMPLAINTS INCLUDED THE TCS LIGHT ON, DOOR AJAR LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. LICENSE PLATE BRACKET CAME OFF. TWISTED SEAT BELTS, REAR DOOR, BUMPER AND DASH PANEL REPLACEMENT. *TT *JB

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

EXTNSIVE DAMAGE TO OUR TWO MONTH OLD 2001 HONDA ACCORD. EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE WITHOUT ANY DEPLOYMENT OF ANY AIRBAGS. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND RIBS INJURED. SEAT BELTS WORN BY ALL INVOLVED. SMOKE ENTERED CAR. FIREFIGHTERS CHECKED FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEVERED LINE. OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 1993 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH MINIMAL BUMPER DAMAGE. HONDA STRUCK THE REAR OF THE CHEVROLET. HONDA APPEARED TO HIT REAR OF THE CHEVROLET, AND PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL UNDER THE OTHER VEHICLE. SPEED OF DRIVER WAS 30-35. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE PROCEEDED TO BACK UP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY CAUSING CONSUMER TO BACK INTO A CEMENT POLE, AFTER CRASHING, CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, WHICH ALS CAUSED HIM TO REAR END A PARKED VEHICLE.*YH

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, AND RESULTING IN VEHICLE RUNNING INTO A TREE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FIRST THING IN MORNING VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE. WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES TO STOP AT STOP SIGN, HAS NO BRAKES. BRAKES GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE WORKED ON A THIRD TIME. NO ACCIDENT (THANKFULLY) HAS HAPPENED YET. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP SAYS IT IS VERY POSSIBLE FOR THE CAM CHAIN TO 'JUMP TIME'. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT SAY 55MPH THE REAR TIRE OF THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD PROBABLY LOCK UP AND THEREFORE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE RIDER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW.*AK

I HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR A 30,000 SERVICE, BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND CAR DETAILED (WASHED, WAXED, ETC). WHEN I WENT TO PICK MY CAR UP, THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON. I POINTED IT OUT, THEY SAID 'OH - SOMETHING MUST HAVE GOTTEN WET' - THEY TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO THE SERVICE AREA, RESET THE SRS LIGHT, AND PULLED THE CAR UP FRONT. THE NEXT TIME I WASHED THE CAR MY SELF (OPEN HOSE ONLY, NO 'PRESSURE') THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I'VE SEEN MANY SRS LIGHT ISSUES ON THE ACCORD LISTED VIA GOOGLE SEARCHES...*NM

TIRES DVELOP BUBBLES ON SIDEWALLS, WEAKENING, THE TIRE AND MAY CAUSE TIRE TO POP AT ANY TIME. *AK (TIRESIZE: 1956515H)

SRS LIGHT FOR VEHICLE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT A CODE WAS CAUSING LIGHT TO COME ON. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WHEN SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE REFUSING TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE ON VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.

SHE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK

REGARDING OIL FIRE DANGER IN HONDA CRVS AND ACCORDS. I OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD COUPE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE PROBLEM DISCOVERED IN HONDA CRVS. THIS AFFECTS MILLIONS OF HONDAS AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW. *AK THE OIL FILTER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER A FLEXIBLE, WOVEN-METAL HOSE THAT IS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE HOSE IS POROUS. WHEN THE FILTER IS CHANGED, THE HOSE -- WHICH IS OFTEN EXTREMELY HOT WHEN ONE PULLS INTO A SERVICE STATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE -- MUST BE COVERED WITH A LEAK-PROOF MATERIAL SO THAT OIL DOESN'T DRIP ONTO THE FLEXIBLE HOSE. IF OIL GETS INTO THE WOVEN METAL OF THE HOSE, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT -- THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTION IS TO LET IT BURN/BAKE OUT. MANY NEW HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCE A STRONG OIL ODOR AFTER GETTING THEIR OIL CHANGED FOR THE FIRST TIME -- THIS IS THE SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM. ANYONE EXPERIENCING SUCH AN ODOR IS AT RISK OF FIRE, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OIL DRIPPED ONTO THAT HOSE. MY MECHANIC CLEANED OFF THE EXCESS OIL WITH A RAG, BUT SOME ODOR OF BURNING OIL REMAINED FOR MORE THAN 1,000 MILES. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISES ITS SERVICE TECHS TO COVER THE HOSE WHEN THEY CHANGE THE FILTER. BUT THIS IS NOT KNOWN OUTSIDE OF THE HONDA COMMUNITY, SO PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THEIR OWN OIL, OIL-CHANGER CHAINS AND LOCAL GARAGES GENERALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. (CONSUMERS THEN THINK THAT THEY GOT POOR SERVICE FROM THE NON-HONDA GARAGE, WHICH ENCOURAGES THEM TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT TIME AND PAY HIGH RATES FOR OIL CHANGES.) HONDA OWNERS WHOSE CARS HAVE THIS DESIGN CAN AVOID THE PROBLEM BY HAVING THE PIPE COVERED DURING THE OIL CHANGE -- BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE AREA WHEN CHANGING YOUR OWN OIL. HONDA COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AN ALUMINUM SHEATH OVER THE FLEXIBLE PIPE TO PROTECT IT AGAINST DRIPPING OIL. IF OIL FELL ON THE SHEATH, IT COULD STILL SMELL FOR A WHILE, BUT THE RISK OF FIRE WOULD BE GREATLY REDUCED. THANK YOU

VBIRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT 55-60 OR MORE MPH; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE REVVED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE OPD SENSOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE OPD SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 130000.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DOORS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

I WAS HIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY A MAROON FORD THAT RAN A STOP SIGN WHICH WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40/45 MPH AT IMPACT. I CALLED THE DEALER, SPOKE TO A MAN THAT SAID THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED:I FAXED THEM ALL INFO FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR & ASKED THEM TO PLEASE COME LOOK AT THE CAR; NO ONE CAME TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HONDA SAYS THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION AT ALL TO GIVE ME & THE DEALER SAYS NOW IT IS TOO LATE FOR ANY HELP FROM THEM. I HAVE PICTURES & THE INSURANCE AGENTS SAID BOTH BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AS WELL. THE DRIVER & PASSANGER DOOR TO INCLUDE THE FRONT PART OF THE FRAME BY THE TIRE HAD TO BE CUT OFF. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN & I AM FRIENDS WITH THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS USAA & THEY GAVE ME YOUR ADDRESS. THANK YOU. ANGELA SUGGS-BARTOS. *AK

WHILE TAKING VEHICLE INTO A CAR WASH AND HAVING ONE OF THE SERVICEMEN DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH CAR WASH. AT NEAR END OF CAR WASH VEHICLE ACCLERATED AND RAN INTO TWO VEHICLES, AND THROUGH A FENCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS FIXING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*AK