2001 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ALL OF THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR, SPARK PLUGS, ROTOR CAP STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH, THE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG, THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. UPDATED 08/14/14

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND MAINTAINED IT AT A HONDA DEALER FROM PURCHASE UNTIL NOW FOR MOST MAINTENANCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 168000 MILES THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. ON 6/2/14 THE HONDA DEALER IN DOVER NH DETERMINED THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE OPDS CONTROL UNIT AND OPDS SENSOR (CODE THE DEALER GOT WAS 15-3) AT A COST OF $661.98. IN THE SPRING OF 2006 I RECEIVED (AND STILL HAVE) A WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTICE THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST ON BOTH THE OPDS CONTROL UNIT AND OPDS SENSOR IF THEY MALFUNCTION. IT IS CLEAR THAT HONDA KNEW THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT DID NOT ELECT TO MAKE A RECALL. I BELIEVE HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO SAVE MONEY AS HONDA KNEW THAT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KEEP THEIR CARS MORE THAN 10 YEARS (OR FOR 150,000 MILES) AND SECONDARY BUYERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IF THESES ITEMS MALFUNCTIONED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD GIVE ME SOME CONSIDERATION AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2010 AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE FOR HONDA NOT TO HAVE HAD A RECALL IN 2006 FOR THIS ISSUE AS HAVING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRBAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I NOW HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT IS VIRTUALLY WORTHLESS IF I DO NOT SPEND $668.98 TO REPLACE THESE UNITS. *TR

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. YET. AROUND 5/22 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. ON 5/29 I HAD MY MECHANIC SCAN THE COMPUTER. WHAT CAME UP IS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HE TOLD ME THAT MOST LIKELY IT WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. SO FAR THERE ARE NO BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS, ONLY THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE COMPUTER READING. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR AN EXTENDED TEST BEFORE KNOWING THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. MEANWHILE, I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD KILL ME OR OTHERS AT ANY TIME IF THE TRANSMISSION SEIZES UP IN AN INOPPORTUNE SETTING AND TIME. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND HER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED APPROVAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 08/26/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 137,010. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STATED THE RUST WAS CAUSED BY THE A/C LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. 3/16/15 *JS

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR HITTING A CONCRETE POLE AND ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND METAL LACERATED MY EYELID CAUSING A CATARACT AND PERMANENT PUPIL DAMAGE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE D4 INDICATOR FROM THE TRANSMISSION IS ILLUMINATED. EXTREMELY SLOW OR DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, UPSHIFTS OR DOWNSHIFTS. LOUD NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION THIS POSED A DANGER WHILE DRIVING. HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WARRANTY EXTENSION. BUT UPON CALLING HONDA THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY. *TR

OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED A FAILED TRANSMISSION AT 180,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH AT 70,000 MILES, AND WE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE HONDA DEALER. THEY INSPECTED AND SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. WE CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA (1-800-999-1009) AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP US AT ALL. WITH A BIT OF RESEARCH WE FOUND OUT THAT ACCORDING TO A LOT OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE HELPED SOME OWNERS PAY FOR THE COSTS OF REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THERE IS A LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ISSUE HERE AND WE, AS WELL AS EVERY HONDA OWNER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THERE VEHICLES MAY HAVE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS WHICH COULD LEAD TO TECHNICAL AND SAFETY PROBLEMS. HONDA SHOULD HAVE SENT NOTICES TO HONDA OWNERS ALERTING THEM TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO NEARBY DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. IT IS APPARENT THAT HONDA WAS AND IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL OR AN ALERT, THEN THEY ARE AVOIDING LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THEIR DEFICIENCY AND ARE HANDLING THESE ISSUES ON A CASES BY CASE BASIS, HOPING THAT THEY CAN STEER CLEAR OF A NATIONAL RECALL. THIS PROBLEM IS A CLEAR RESULT OF HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE AND ATTEMPTS TO CONCEAL A MATTER FOR WHICH THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF AND FOR WHICH THAT HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED TO BY ASSISTING CUSTOMERS ON A CASES BY CASE BASIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MODERATE PAIN, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 183,000.

I REALLY LOVE MY HONDA ACCORDS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I HAVE OWNED WITH OVER 125K MILES. IT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY MOTHER-IN-LAW. SHE OWNED IT FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS. IT START TO SEEM LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE OFF MECHANICALLY. SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES WERE AND AFTER 7 YEARS SHE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT A TON OF MONEY INTO IT. SO SHE PARKED THIS ONE AND BOUGHT A NEW ONE. IT WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS BEFORE I STARTED DRIVING IT. SINCE IT WAS SITTING FOR A WHILE I DID CHANGE THE OIL AND MAKE SURE OTHER FLUIDS WERE TOPPED OFF. RIGHT AWAY, I NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING A LITTLE. SO I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE GRANNY FLUID WHICH WAS PERFECT! I JUST FIGURED MAYBE IT JUST NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN A LITTLE AND LUBE EVERYTHING UP AGAIN. I CHECKED THE FLUID DAILY WITH NO CHANGE TO THE LEVEL. A WEEK LATER IT'S STILL THE SAME. WITH NO IMPROVEMENT I DRAINED A LITTLE FLUID OUT AND ADDED LUCAS AS RECOMMENDED BY MY HONDA SERVICE TECH. STILL NO IMPROVEMENT. I RESEARCHED A LITTLE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON TO START HAVING ISSUES AROUND 150K MILES. THAT'S HARDLY ANY MILES FOR A HONDA! IN FURTHER RESEARCH I FIND THAT NEARLY EVERY HONDA FOR SALE IS BEING SOLD DUE TO THE START OF GRANNY PROBLEMS AND EVERY ONE THAT'S BEING PARTED OUT IS BEING PARTED OUT BECAUSE THE GRANNY WENT OUT. SO NO LUCK ON A USED GRANNY SWAP! I AM ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED THAT WITH THE EXCELLENT REPUTATION HONDA HAS THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN A PART OF A RECALL! I MEAN COME ON HONDA...I REALIZE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART TO HAVE RECALLED, BUT WHEN YOUR REPUTATION GOES DOWN THE TOILET OVER THE 6TH GEN ACCORD TRANSMISSION...WHAT WILL EFFECT THE COMPANIES WORTH MORE? THE COST OF THIS BECOMING A RECALL AND REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR THE DECLINE IN FUTURE SALES DUE TO NOT REPAIRING THE VEHICLES THAT PEOPLE PAY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR?!

TIRE FAILURE GOODYEAR ASSURANCE P205-65-R15 THE TIRES WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES DEVELOPED SIDEWALL CRACKS THAT RESULTED TO FLATS.THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO TWO OF THE TIRES WITHIN ONE WEEK. *TR

AS I PUSHED DOWN ON GAS THE CAR HESITATED TO GO AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS TO CHECK IT AND IT READ TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

HONDA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO FOUR REQUESTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY RECALL FOR AIRBAGS. *TR

THE REAR ENGINE BEAM RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 CYLINDER SEDAN RENDERING THE VEHICLE UN-DRIVABLE. HONDA MOTOR CO REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH IS A DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN LINE BEING PLACED SO THAT IT LEAKED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR ENGINE BEAM. THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE BEAM IS PERFECT, WITH NO RUST ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TO 3 LOCAL METRO DETROIT HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BEAM. EACH OF THESE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS ARE ALSO REFUSING TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE REAR ENGINE BEAM EVEN THOUGH I REALIZE I WOULD BE PAYING FOR IT. I CAN ONLY GUESS AS TO WHY, THAT BEING IF THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO REPLACE THE REAR ENGINE BEAMS, THEN IF HONDA IS SUED IN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, THEY CAN DENY THERE BEING A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO SUPPORTING REPAIR DOCUMENTATION TO SUBPOENA. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM HONDA AND HAVE A FILE THREE INCHES THICK WITH DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INVOICES. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF OWNER NEGLECT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT TO WHICH THE NHTSA HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO FORCE A RECALL. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS DESIGN DEFECT IS ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE TOYOTA TRUCKS WHICH WERE RECALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR RUSTED FRAMES WHICH RENDERED THOSE VEHICLES UN-DRIVABLE. THIS SAME YEAR VEHICLE ALSO HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS HAD 5 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED OF WHICH I PAID FOR THE LAST ONE BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN. THIS RUSTED AREA IS NEXT TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH MEANS THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPING, BUT DECIDED TO REMAIN SILENT ABOUT IT. I HAVE OWNED 4 HONDAS AND WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE. *TT

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND WENT UP/OVER CURB INTO BUSHES DESPITE ATTEMPTS AT BRAKING. DAMAGE TO CAR INCLUDED SCRAPING OF UNDERSIDE OF BUMPER, AND CAR REQUIRED REALIGNMENT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO CAUSE FOR RAPID ACCELERATION WAS DETERMINED; WAS INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR RPM'S FOR POSSIBLE REPEAT OCCURRENCE OF RAPID ACCELERATION AND RETURN TO DEALERSHIP IF ANY PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. OF INCIDENT AND WAS INSTRUCTED THE SAME. *TR

OBVIOUSLY, MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE HEADLIGHT LENSES IN ALL CARS BECOME CLOUDED OVER TIME REGARDLESS OF MAINTENCE OR BRAND OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS LIGHT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS IS GREATLY REDUCED. REPLACEMENT ON MY CAR IS APPROX. $400 PER LENS. THIS IS PERFECTLY AVOIDABLE BY USING BETTER MATERIALS. AUTO MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THEM AT THEIR COST, AND USE PROPER MATERIALS IN ALL NEW CARS MANUFACTURED. I AM STUNNED THAT NO REGULATING BODY HAS DONE THEIR JOB IN ADDRESSING AND CORRECTING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE CHEMICAL IN THE AIR BAG SEVERELY BURNED THE CONTACT'S RIGHT HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013, MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE SUFFERED A VISION LOSS. THOUGH IT IS TEMPORARY AND REVERSIBLE, IT HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED OUR LIVES. PER DOCTORS' REPORT, THIS VISION LOSS WAS DIRECT IMPACT OF VIOLENT ROCKING OF HIS HEAD. AFTER ENSURING MY HUSBAND WAS IN A STABILIZED CONDITION AFTER THIS LIFE THREATENING EVENT, I STARTED PUTTING PIECES TOGETHER TO SOLVE THIS PUZZLE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PHOTOS OF THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT (POSTED HERE: HTTP://SDRV.MS/1GSAADG), I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, WHILE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY! WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE WAS WEARING THE SIT BELT (TIED TO THE SEAT BY SEAT BELT, HE WAS TIED ON THE STOMACH AND TO THE CHEST). THAT SEAT BELT MAY HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL IN SAVING HIS LIFE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED VIOLENT ROCKING OF HIS HEAD RESULTING INTO SEVER SIMULTANEOUS HEMORRHAGE OF BOTH EYES AND ULTIMATELY LEADING UP TO TOTAL LOSS OF HIS VISION. I AM CONFIDENT THAT HAD THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS EXPECTED, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MUCH BETTER CONDITION. I TRUSTED HONDA VEHICLES AND PREFERRED THOSE FOR MY YOUNG KIDS. WE SELECTED HONDA FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. HOWEVER, THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MALFUNCTION IS LEAVING TROUBLING THOUGHTS WITH ME, MY HUSBAND, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY OTHER PERSON RELIVING SUCH A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO LOOK INTO THIS ASPECT AND CHECK OUR CAR TO FIND OUT ANY DEFECTS OF MALFUNCTION IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

I BROUGHT MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH 158,000 MILES IN TO MY MECHANIC. CLUNKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER AREA...FIGURED IT TO BE BAD SWAY BARS, CV JOINTS ETC, SO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I GET A CALL LATER THAT DAY TO HEAR IT IS A MAJOR SUBFRAME RUSTING ISSUE AND THAT THE FRAME CONNECTION TO THE BODY IS BROKEN AND THE SUBFRAME ITSELF IS IN MUTIPLE PIECES. HE TELLS ME YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS...TOOK PICTURES...DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. I TOO DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND THAT HONDA RECOGNIZES THIS BUT FAILS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AIR CONDITION DRAIN IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT IS CONSTANTLY DRIPPING ON TO THAT PART OF THE SUB FRAME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD THE PART REPLACED. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY HURT AND THIS TURNS INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK WITH AN 18 WHEELER THAT HAD A TRAILER ON IT. IT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE TRAILER HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR WHERE IT TOTALED MY CAR. THE AIR BAG HAD ALL TYPES OF TRASH THAT SMS OUT ONCE THE AIR BAG EXPLODED.AUHUST

I OWN A 2001 ACCORD V6 WITH A LITTLE OVER 136,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR HAD BEEN HESITATING AND SLIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ALSO WAS PULLING WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS (ALMOST FELT LIKE BRAKING AUTOMATICALLY). TOOK THE CAR IN, AND INITIALLY THERE WAS A CODE FOR IACV (IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE). AUTO SHOP FLUSHED THE SYSTEM, RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. BROUGHT IT IN AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT'S A CODE P0740 FOR TCC (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH) SOLENOID VALVE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. WAS TOLD IT'S THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY - AND CONVENIENTLY AFTER THE 100,000 WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS GRANTED. FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR, NOT KNOWING IF/WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL, SO NOW I'M FORCED TO SPEND $2000 GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT TO BLINK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON AFTER HEADING DOWN A SIDE STREET LEAVING MY OFFICE FOR THE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS (AND APPARENT LAW SUIT FROM 2006) INVOLVING 2001 ACCORDS. HONDA WILL NOT HONOR PARTICIPATING IN THE COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO CONSTRAINTS OF LAWSUIT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PRECEDENT OF GOODWILL REPAIR GESTURES THAT HAVE EXTENDED BEYOND THE SUIT (TO WHICH I DID NOT OPT IN TO PARTICIPATE). I HAVE NOT OPTED TO REPAIR THE CAR AS OF YET DUE TO THE COST. *TR

I WENT INTO A HONDA DEALER FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL, TWICE. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HOWEVER KEEPS LIGHTING UP. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE GOING ON THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE PAINT COATING ON THE CAR IS COMING OFF, FADING, AND ALL WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE CAR. I SEE PAINT COMING OFF FROM SIMILAR VEHICLES IN MY AREA. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH THE AIR BAGS AND PAINT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

PAINT PEELING AND FLAKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED PREMATURELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THIS MAY BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HONDA ISSUED DUE TO THIS VERY COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THIS WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, AND OFFERED ME A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 64,000 MILES ON IT, AND A 12,000 MILE OR 1 YEAR WARRANTY WHICH EVER COMES FIRST FOR $3,250. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEIR WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS LEFT PEOPLE LIKE ME WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A MINIMUM $3,250 REPAIR.THE OFFER FOR THIS USED TRANSMISSION IS A JOKE BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE, SO WHAT HAPPENS IF IT TO FAILS NOT EVEN A YEAR AND A HALF FROM THE DATE I PURCHASED IT. TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN VERY WELL CARE OF (THIS CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY A MECHANIC) DO NOT FAIL JUST BEFORE THEY REACH 75,000 MILES. HONDA NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2001. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE DRIVER SIDE SUB FRAME HAS NOT RUSTED IN THAT MANNER. IN CHECKING FURTHER, THE AIR CONDITION DRAIN HOSE/OUTLET DRIPS DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME AND IS THE SOURCE OF THE RUSTING CONDITION THAT ONLY EXISTS ON THAT SIDE. I NO LONGER FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE OTHERS MAY BE OPERATING THEIR 1999-2002 HONDA ACCORDS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DANGEROUS PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ALERT REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE AND ALSO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO MAKE THE VEHICLES SAFE AGAIN TO OPERATE. *TR

HORN FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD (NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING), HORN DOES NOT WORK. ISOLATED THE MALFUNCTION AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING SHAFT IS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY GROUNDED, AND THE HORN REQUIRES THAT GROUND IN ORDER TO FUNCTION. THE HORN (AND THE STEERING SHAFT GROUND) OPERATES PERFECTLY WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS CAUSING THE LOSS OF GROUND. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. *TR

TAKARA RECALL. IT WAS IN MOTION DOWN CAMPWISDOM RD IN DALLAS TX 75249 HEADING TOWARDS CEDAR RIDGE RD. LAST PART I REMEMBER IS STOP SIGN BY THE NATURE SCHOOL. I HAD JUST LEFT MY PARENTS . PUT MY SEAT BELT ON AT THE STOP SIGN I HAD FORGOT REMEMBERING AT STOP SIGN. MADE A RIGHT TURN ON CAMP WISDOM AND JUST BEFORE PASSING POWER PLANT IS LAST I REMEMBER . I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH READ 35 MPHTILL IT WAS LIKE 3 HOURS LATER AND EVERYTHING JUST FADED IN AND WAS IN A CAR WITH MY DAD IN PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN I BECAME AWARE THE NEXT DAY I TRIED TO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AND I HAD OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE SAW MYSELF WALKING DOWN THE ROAD JUST ABOVE IT AND WHAT WE DEPICT AS JESUS POINTING AT ME WALKING THEN I CAME TO IN CAR WITH MY DAD.WENT BACK TO LOOK AT VEHICLE IT HIT A TREE IN FRONT AND THE SIDE. IT WAS MISSING A TIRE FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL AS SHOULD HAVE. IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE FROM WHAT I CAN TELL AND TIRE POPPED OFF THE RIM. THIS WAS IN 2013. NO ONE WAS WITH ME BUT ONE PERSON WITNESSED IT AND DURING MY UNAWARE PERIOD LET ME USE THEIR PHONE TO CALL MY DAD. THEY WORKED AS RECEPTIONIST AT WYCLIFFE LINGUISTICS CENTER. I MIGHT BE WRONG ON DATE BUT YEAR IS CORRECT I CAN FIND OUT WHAT DAY AND MONTH FOR SURE LATER ON BECAUSE I HAD WORK DONE ON IT AT MOTION AUTO MY DAD PAID FOR IT WAS A DOOR WINDSHIELD HAD TO BEND FRAME BACK AS BEST AS COULD I ALSO SOLD THIS CAR LATER THAT YEAR WHICH I BELIEVE HE JUNKED IT.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING HARD SHIFTS . IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR & WOULD NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND & BECAME VERY ANGRY BECAUSE I COULDN'T CHANGE LANES QUICK ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AT LOWER SPEEDS (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC) OR MAKES A HARD CLUNK WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE. *TR

HI PURCHASED A USED HONDA ACCORD ON SATURDAY EVERYTHING RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MIN THE. WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY I NOTICED TO TRANS WAS STARTING TO SLIP GOT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS TRANS FLUID EVERYWHERE ON THE GROUND CAR HAD LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF ATF. JUST SPENT 4000 ON A USED CAR WENT TO THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANS WAS SERVICED THERE AT 114,000 MILES FOR A TRANS SERVICE 16,000 MILES LATER IN GOING IN ON A MASSIVE LEAK. READING ABOUT THIS TRANS HAS ME WORRIED AS I GOT A CAR WITH DECENT MILES THOUGHT I'D GET A LOT MORE THEN 40 MILES OUT OF IT IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AWAITING DIAGNOSIS IF THEY SAY ITS MY TRANS I'M GOING AFTER SOMEONE. *TR

A LOUD SOUND CAME FROM TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION, AND THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE D4 INDICATOR STARTED BLINKING. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR THAT TRIGGER SRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HONDA PUBLISHED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FEB 5, 2088 REGARDING A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD, BUT MET THE CRITERIA WHICH WAS LESS THAN 150,000. A*JB

MY MOTHER HAD PICKED UP MY NIECE FROM HER SCHOOL AND WAS WAITING FOR MY NEPHEW AND HIS FRIEND TO GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN READY TO GO, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO START. TOOK ABOUT 10 MIN TO GET THE CAR TO START. AFTER THE CAR STARTED, WENT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT "CHUGGED" A COUPLE OF TIMES. THEN THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR TRAVELED 460 FEET ACCELERATING THE WHOLE TIME.THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 60-80 MPH. AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT, SHE TURNED LEFT AND THE CAR HIT A CURB LAUNCHING THEM INTO A POLE THAT HOLDS UP THE CHAIN LINK FENCING AROUND THE SCHOOL. THEY WENT THRU THE FENCING AND INTO THE BLOCK WALL BEHIND IT COMING TO REST THERE. ALL 4 OCCUPANTS WERE SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND RELEASED THAT DAY. MY MOTHER HAS NUMEROUS CUTS AND BRUISES. MY NEPHEW SHOULDER AND BACK ARE HURTING HIM. MY NIECE HAS SCRAPES ON THE RIGHT ARM FROM THE BLOCK WALL. MY NEPHEWS FRIEND HAS A BLACK EYE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFTER BEING IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED A LEVER LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I BROUGHT IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX TO MY LONG-TERM HONDA DEALER (I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE AUTO), BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE ACTING UP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED (APPX. $4800). I FOUND MYSELF IN A PREDICAMENT BECAUSE THE KBBV WAS ONLY BETWEEN $4000-$5500. I WAS NOT PLEASED THAT A HONDA COULD NEED A NEW TRANNY WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE (WE MOVED TO HOLLAND FOR FOUR YEARS AND THE CAR SAT DURING THE '01- PRESENT). BUT, I LOOKED AT MY SERVICE RECORDS AND NOTICED THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY INSTALLED A 2ND TRANSMISSION IN 2003. WHAT? THIS NOW MEANS THAT THIS NEW ONE WOULD BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH 69,900 HIGHWAY MILES.?!?!?! HONDA AMERICA, ALONG WITH MY DEALER, SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE TIME WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED (7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS THEY SAID THEY EXTENDED IT TO BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TRANSMISSION. I EXPLAINED, "OKAY, FINE, THEN NATURALLY WE MUST TAKE BOTH TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE FAILED AND ADD THE YEARS=APPX. 11.6-12 YEARS. NOW, THE MILEAGE AND THE TIME SHOULD BE COVERED. THEY MUST NEED AN ABBASID BECAUSE MY MATH DID NOT COMPUTE WITH THEM. WHY AM I WRITING? I READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE FAULTY CARS ON THE ROAD AND LAST SATURDAY WHEN WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE PEDAL, AND NOTHING; NO MOVEMENT. WE WERE THEN, VERY LIGHTLY BECAUSE THE LIGHT HAD JUST CHANGED, HIT IN THE BACK. MY 5 AND 9 YEAR OLD SONS WERE IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND WERE VERY FRIGHTENED AND UPSET. HONDA AMERICA IS AWARE OF THIS FAULTY DESIGN AND YET REFUSES TO OFFER A HONEST AND GOODWILL SAFETY/SERVICE RECALL. WHAT IF THE ACCIDENT HAD BEEN WORSE AND MY DEALER HAD KEPT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBLE ACCIDENT TO THEMSELVES JUST TO MAKE $5000? I BELIEVE EACH OF MY CHILDREN WOULD BE WORTH MORE THAN $2500 APIECE! *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR TO A PERSON WHO SAID THE CAR STARTED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM YEARS AGO. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING AND RESPONDS LATE FROM FIST TO SECOND SHIFT. I MADE A RESEARCH AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I FOUND ON WEB THIS CAR HAD A BULLETIN BUT ONLY TILL 100 MILES AND 7 YEARS, WHICH IS NOT THE CLIENTS FAULT AND IS UNFAIR THEY GAVE LIMITS TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE FIX SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO A WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RESET THE WARNING LIGHT. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,800.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2001 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS GENERATION HAD A KNOWN TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THEY REPAIRED MY CAR FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NOW HAD AN EXTENDED 7YEAR/109,000MILE WARRANTY. ON JULY 15TH, 2012, I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101S AT 65MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. I NOTICED A SLIGHT LOSS IN POWER, BUT MY CAR DID NOT DIE OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE NEXT DAY, I DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. I STARTED UP THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND THEN TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A SUDDEN DELAYED JERK FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I MANAGED TO PLUG IN A CODE READER INTO THE CAR'S COMPUTER PORT AND PULLED UP TWO CODES: P0700 AND P0740. BOTH OF THESE CODES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOT AGAIN?!?! MY CAR HAS NOW EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I AM AFRAID THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. I READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED TO HONDA OWNERS WHERE THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXPIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD FROM1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST. THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HONDA SETTLED OUT OF COURT FOR IN 2006 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. REPORTS ARE THAT HONDA ONLY PAYS 50-75% OF REPAIR COSTS. IN THIS CASE THE REPAIR COSTS ARE ROUGHLY 75% OF THE VEHICLES TOTAL VALUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER. CODE 15-3 OPDS ASY. THEY RESET CODE AS PER DIAG. SHEET. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AND IF IT RECODES THEN I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE OPDS ASY REPLACED. THE SRS LIGHT DID COME BACK ON. I HAVE SEARCH THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY HONDA OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE (APPROX $700 FOR THE PART ALONE). OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE CAR WAS MADE. HONDA OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED IF IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF HONDA CARS. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED STRIKING ME IN MY LEFT ARM CAUSING PAIN AND BRUISING, NOT TO MENTION A BIT OF PANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECONNECTED THE SEAT BELT BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT ONLY IF THE SRS WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF AT SOME POINT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE SET BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.