HONDA Complaints

I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN 2002 UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY. NOW 7YEARS LATER(2009)120,000MILES, I AM HAVING THE SYMPTOMS OF A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. IT WILL START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT WILL RUN FINE FOR ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AND QUIT AGAIN. I TALKED WITH A HONDA REPAIR MAN AND HE SAID THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT SWITCHES IN 2002 ARE STARTING TO FAIL NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD TO MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC EX CAME UNLATCHED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD AND OTHERWISE DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE HOOD LATCH MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. IT HAD NOTHING BUT TWO BOLTS CONNECTING IT TO THE TIEROD AND THE METAL THAT ATTACHED THE LATCH TO THE HOOD WAS NOT SOLDERED TO THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CAR REQUIRES $2700 WORTH OF REPAIRS COVERED BY INSURANCE WITH THE DEDUCTIBLE OF $1000 THAT I HAVE TO PAY PLUS BETWEEN $500 TO $1000 TO REPLACE THE HOOD AND THE LATCH. I HAVE PICTURES AND THE PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. THE CAR HAS YET TO BE PREPARED. THE DRIVER SUFFERS FROM HEIGHTENED ANXIETY AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE SEVERE BRAKE SHUTTERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. IT STARTS OUT AS A MINOR SHUDDER AND SHAKE AT FIRST, AND THEN OVER TIME GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, UNTIL IT IS QUITE VIGOROUS. A LITTLE BACKGROUND: THE CAR IS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR- 2004 PILOT I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO. AS A CONDITION OF THE SALE, THE DEALER (SAM SWOPE IN LOUISVILLE, KY) SAID THEY WOULD FIX A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND A GRINDING OF THE BRAKES. THEY SAID IT WAS A MINOR PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED 2 WEEKS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK 4 DAYS LATER AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN THE PROBLEM STARTED COMING BACK- SLOWLY AT FIRST AND THEN GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. 3 MONTHS LATER THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE SAME PROBLEM PROGRESSED AGAIN, AND 3 MONTHS LATER, THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS AGAIN. I PUT UP WITH A SHIMMY IN THE WHEEL AS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN . FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS, MY WIFE COULDN'T TAKE THE SHIMMY ANY MORE AND MADE ME TAKE IT IN AGAIN. I WAS RELUCTANT BECAUSE EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN NOTHING HAPPENED, AND I'D ALREADY SPENT OVER $700 TO NO AVAIL. ONCE AGAIN THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM WAS TURNED. TWO MONTHS LATER I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 4/21/09, TALKED TO TINA AND SHE SAID I WOULD LIKELY BE DENIED ANY HELP BY WALTER MENIGVAR THE EXEC. REVIEW MANAGER BECAUSE HONDA CORPORATE CONSIDERS THE BRAKES TO BE A REPAIR ITEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY IT'S DESIGN, AS I HAVE DRIVEN NUMEROUS CARS OVER 29 YEARS- MANY OF THOSE MILES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WVA, AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM OF THIS SORT. I HAVE ALSO HEARD ABOUT OTHER HONDA PILOTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO THINK IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CRV SUV CONTINUALLY HAS STARTER SWITCH PROBLEMS. IT BUZZES LOUDLY UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CONTACTS ARE SHORTING OUT. MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE HONDAS OF THE SAME YEAR, BUT HAVE A DIFFERENT MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.*TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX LAST YEAR AND ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MILES I DRIVE PER DAY. THIS YEAR I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT COOLING. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED FROM ROCKS HITTING IT AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $594 AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM RE-OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE. I INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS APPEARED TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG HONDA & ACURA MODELS. *TR

2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. ORIGINAL OWNER CAR HAS 52 K. RECENTLY I EXPERIENCED A NEAR DEATH ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ENGINE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AS I EXITED A SLIGHT UPHILL DRIVEWAY. AS I APPROACHED THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY I STOPPED BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE ROAD, I HEARD A THUD OR CLUNK AND THEN THE CAR LURCHED AND SPED RAPIDLY INTO THE ROAD WHICH WAS WET FROM RAIN. THE CAR SKIDDED AND FISHTAILED L TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE UNRESPONSIVE. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH DID NOT RESPOND EITHER. THE CAR DID A 360 TURN AND HAD GONE ALMOST 200 YARDS FROM WHERE IT EXITED THE DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I COULD SMELL SMOKE. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN UNDER 30 SECONDS. BY SOME MERCIFUL FORCE, THE CAR HIT THE MUD EMBANKMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THANKFULLY NO OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROAD. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF, I RAN ACROSS THE ROAD BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE IF THE CAR WOULD BLOW UP OR KEEP GOING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I RAN OVER AGAIN AND COULD TURN IT OFF BUT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT WORK . THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE OAKLAND, CA HONDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY PERFORMED A BASIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THE CAR IS OK TO DRIVE AND NOTHING IS VISIBLY WRONG WITH IT EXCEPT FOR THE DENT ON THE FRONT BUMPER. THEY HAVE CLOSED THE CASE. IN THE PAST THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) BECAUSE IT JUDDERS AFTER COMING TO A STOP. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS ADEQUATELY RESEARCHED MY CASE. A CAR SHOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS MINE DID AND I BELIEVE THAT THE FACT THIS MODEL HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTS A MORE THAN CURSORY EVALUATION. HONDA IS RISKING THE SAFETY OF HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLES SAFETY BY NOT TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY MY VEHICLE SPED OUT OF CONTROL BY ITSELF. I PLAN TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER IN THANKS THAT I AM ALIVE. *TR

THE IGNITION SYSTEM FAILS IN MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE RECALL PROCESS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (03V423000). DESIGN PROBLEMS WERE OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECTED. THE RECALL APPEARS TO HAVE REPLACED EXISTING PARTS WITH NEW PARTS THAT ARE THE SAME. CAR CUTS OUT DUE TO FAILURE OF IGNITION CIRCUIT TO BE COMPLETED. THIS CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE. IT HAS HAPPENED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH. SITTING FOR 1 MINUTE WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THE SITUATION. JIGGLING THE KEY WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THE SITUATION. CAN RESULT IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN TRAFFIC. *TR

BOUGHT THIS 99 HONDA ACCORD DX 4 DOOR 5 SPEED BACK IN 2006 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN THE END OF 2007 THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE HIGH WAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING!!! THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT! IT THEN HAPPENED AGAIN A MONTH LATER! IT THEN HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY TILL I COULD NO LONGER LET THE KEY GO WITHOUT IT SHUTTING OFF! WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF EVERYTHING STOPS, INCLUDING POWER STEERING!!! VERY DANGEROUS!!! WE LOOKED OVER THE CAR AND LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT. WE CALLED HONDA'S 1800 NUMBER AND THEY TOLD US THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AND FIXED IN 2002 SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING FOR US!!! SO WHY THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER WOULD THE SAME PROBLEM BE HAPPENING!? I AM SCARED THAT IF I GO AND HAVE IT FIXED IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF ON ME AGAIN IN FOUR YEARS, OR LESS!? DID THEY JUST REPLACE THE FAULTY PART WITH ANOTHER FAULTY PART?! I HAVE READ SOME OF THE FORUMS ON LINE AND THEY SEEM TO INDICATE THAT IT COULD BE THE WIRING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NOT THE WHOLE PART. WE HAVE RIGGED THE CAR BY HANGING OBJECTS OFF OF THE KEYS TO GET IT TO STAY ON... I KNOW IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT STOPS ALTOGETHER! HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEY'RE PRODUCTS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALOUD TO CONTINUE THIS! HOW CAN WE ALLOW THEM TO PUT UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD PUTTING PEOPLES LIFE'S IN DANGER!? *TR

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA CRV IN FEB 2003. CLUTCH SNAPPED OFF AC COMPRESSOR APRIL 2005 - COVERED BY WARRANTY. FEBRUARY 2009 AC COMPRESSOR IMPLODED SENDING METAL SHAVINGS INTO ENGINE. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR $3600. WAITING FOR DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR ALL OR PART UNDER "GOODWILL". *TR

CAR WOULDN'T START, JAN 10, 2009 WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE STATION,BATTERY OK ENGINE OK, CHARGING SYSTEM OK, COMPUTER SYSTEM OK THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, CAR WOULD START FINE,NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT. 11 DAYS LATER CAR WOULDN'T START,SO IGNITION STARTER WAS REPLACED. CAR WAS OK UNTIL JAN 26(5 DAYS AFTER NEW CAR IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED) CAR IS STILL IN REPAIR SHOP. JUST FOUND OUT ON INTERNET ABOUT PROBLEMS AND RECALL OF 98 HONDA CIVIC IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT, NEED CAR FOR WORK TRAVEL. I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE TO USE THIS CAR NOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT AT ALL. *TR