HONDA Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. IT WAS SINGLE HANDEDLY DRIVEN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2000. I HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING IT PER THE SPECIFICATIONS STIPULATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND GETTING IT SERVICED FROM HONDA SERVICE CENTERS ONLY. I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF UN-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM HONDA'S DEALERSHIPS AND AMERICAN HONDA. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE IT WAS TIME TO GET MY MAJOR SERVICE DONE I TOOK IT TO LARRY HOPKINS HONDA AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY DIDN'T CHECK ANYTHING AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. SINCE THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK ANOTHER TIME TO GET IT CHECKED BY PAYING A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF A $150 WHICH I COULD HAVE SAVED HAD THEY CHECKED IT THE FIRST TIME. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A STUCK THERMOSTAT, CODE P1486, AND REPLACED IT, CHARGING ME $241 MOSTLY LABOR CHARGE. AFTER A WEEK THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND WHEN I CALLED LARRY HOPKINS I WAS INFORMED THAT ECU NEEDED REPLACEMENT, COSTING $960, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN $1250. RECENTLY, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY ADVISED ME TO GET ANOTHER DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS BEFORE THEY COULD HELP ME. I GOT THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, AND AFTER PAYING $129 THE SAME CODE P1486 WAS FOUND AND WAS INFORMED THAT ECU WAS INDEED A WEAR AND TEAR PART. HOWEVER. I DISAGREED, AND HAVE CHECKED WITH VARIOUS TECHNICIANS WHO DISAGREED THAT ECU WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN ECUS GOING BAD AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USAGE. *AK

RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH/STEERING COLUMN CASE STEERING COLUMN HAD GROOVE MARKS FROM STEERING WHEEL IGNITION SWITCHED REPLACED / STEERING COLUMN CASE REPLACED SINCE THEN THE HORN DOESN'T BLOW ALL THE TIME WHEN BLOWN. I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO THE STATE POLICE HERE IN BATON ROUGE, LA. *JB

I HAVE THIS CLASSIC PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 ACCORD SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN I BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. 60000 MILES IT WAS REPLACED ALSO MY SEAT BUCKET FOR FREE , BUT THE SRS LIGHT COME ON AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER , I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE SOME MODULE IT COST ME 500 DOLLARS ....2 DAYS LATER THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN , FLASHING , MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED FOR A NEW ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS THE REASON MY SRS LIGHT IS ON THE COST ME $ 400 TO BE REPLACE AND RESET THE LIGHT 3 DAYS LATER MY SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN ,ALSO MY SIDE AIR BAG ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME , I KNOW ME OR SOME MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WILL BE KILL BECAUSE OF THIS BAD AIR BAG SYSTEM HONDA DEALERSHIP , KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS AND DON'T DO ANY THING ABOUT IT JUST STAR CHARGING MONEY TO EVERYONE WHO IS WORRY ABOUT THIS LIGHT , BUT THE ONLY THING THEY DO IS RESET THE LIGHT BUT NO CURE THE PROBLEM , I HAVE MANY TIME SPENT AND MONEY IN THIS CAR, AND STILL I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH OUT AIR BAGS ...I WONT BUY A HONDA NEVER AGAIN ...AND I HOPE DON'T DIE DRIVING THIS ONE WITH OUT AIR BAGS .......!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *JB

(1) NORMAL DRIVING OF MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR DX (2) THE SRS LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR THE LAST YEAR - THIS MEANS MY AIRBAGS DON'T WORK. - DEALER CHECKED IT OUT ($90 CHARGE) AND SAID THAT MY SRS UNIT IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND CAN'T TELL ME WHY - CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED - NO PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER THAN THIS DEFECT (PRETTY HUGE DEFECT). (3) I'VE LODGED A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK ON THEM. SEVERAL PEOPLE POST TO MESSAGE BOARDS WITH SAME PROBLEM - THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED - I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND AM CURRENTLY RIDING IN A DANGEROUS ONE BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COST TO FIX THIS IS > $1000... PLEASE HELP. *NM

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WITH DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AND SRS SYSTEMS WHEEL ALIGNMENT BRAKE PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS YES , PARTS WERE REPLACED, REPAIRED BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *NM

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW FROM SCHRODER'S HONDA. AFTER THE PURCHASE TRANSACTION WAS COMPLETE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE 3 RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE PERFORMED, WE SCHEDULED A DATE TO DO THEM AT THAT TIME. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO DO THE RECALLS THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO DO THEM AND RESCHEDULED. THE SECOND TIME THERE, THEY ALLEGEDLY PERFORMED 2 OF THE 3 RECALLS. ONE OF THEM WAS REPLACING THE HANDLEBAR MOUNTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM COMING LOOSE. THEY DIDN'T DO ALL THREE BECAUSE THEY FORGOT TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE RIDING, MY HANDLEBARS CAME LOOSE. I PULLED THE COVER OFF TO FIND OUT THAT THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN 2 OF THE 4 BOLTS THAT HELD THEM ON TO THE BIKE. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DIDN'T EVEN APOLOGIZE OR ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE PROBLEM RIGHT. AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMING THE FINAL RECALL, SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER. THEY CANNOT PERFORM THE RECALL THOUGH BECAUSE SCHRODER'S HONDA REPORTED THAT THEY ALREADY DID THAT RECALL. MR HONDA VERIFIED ON THE BIKE THAT THE RECALL HASN'T BEEN DONE. NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT'S NOT SAFE AND NO WAY TO MAKE IT SAFE. PLEASE HELP. *JB

I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF, I ALSO HAVE THE EXTENDED STOPPING PROBLEM AND BRAKING CAUSING ME TO MANUALLY STEER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING OR STARTING SLOWLY. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY WERE REPAIRED - THE ABS WAS DONE LAST YEAR BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I WOULD LIKE THE ABS REPLACED. I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE FOR OUTSTANDING RECALLS AND FOUND. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ABS WAS DONE 2/04 BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - EXTENDING STOPPING. I HAVE HAD MY PASSPORT 3 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ONE RECALL - BUT THE PROBLEM CURRENTLY EXISTS ... EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ONLY RECALL STICKER IN THE DOOR IS FOR THE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN (FORCING ME TO MANUALLY STEER MY CAR) 98V70 (DESCRIBES IT COMPLETELY) MY TRUCK ALSO REFUSES TO START PROPERLY. IT STARTS AND THEN SHUTS OFF - SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 3 TIMES TO TURN ON AND STAY ON. (SB03-03-S003 DESCRIBES THIS AS WELL) SINCE I CANNOT DETERMINE WHO PERFORMED THE OTHER RECALLS, HOW CAN I BE CERTAIN THEY WERE DONE OR DONE PROPERLY? MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING RECALLS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 02I002001 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ANTI-LOCK (5/29/02) 98V170000 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING, FRONT UNDERHOOD (7/23/98) 98V170002 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING FRONT UNDERHOOD (7/23/98) 00V058000 - SUSPENSION, REAR (2/29/00) 97V206002 - OTHER (11/11/97) I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR IF MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, OR ON THE FREEWAY AND AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE ALSO HAD IT ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY REVVING THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY - THESE HAVE ALL HAPPENED FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS WITH NO RECALL NOTICES.*JB

I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY HONDA ACCORD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IN PARKVILLE, MISSOURI, HE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FOUND IT BLACK. HE FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, PUT NEW FLUID IN, AND CHANGED A FILTER BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HONDA FROM 98 TO 2002 HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND SEE IF THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. I COULD TELL AS I DROVE HOME THAT IT WAS NOT FIXED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 1,600 TO 1,800 DOLLARS. SINCE I HAVE HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE IN MY ACCORD OR MY LEMON, THREE NEW BATTERIES, AND NOW A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT IS NOT ALREADY PAID FOR BECAUSE I LEASED IT AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING IT, I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. *NM

TURN IGNITION KEY. NO CRANK. NO START. REPEATEDLY TRIED TO TURN IGNITION KEY. AGAIN, NO CRANK START. POWER WINDOWS, RADIO AND LIGHTS APPEARED WORKABLE. SMELLED AND OBSERVED SMOKE EMANATING THROUGH VENTILATION VENTS. EXITED CAR AND TOOK PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THEN, VISIBLE FLAMES APPEARED BELOW DASHBOARD ABOVE PEDALS. CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. TOTAL LOSS. PREVIOUS MONTH, CAP & ROTOR WAS REPLACED TO ADDRESS NO START COMPLAINT. PLUS NEW BATTERY. IN THE PAST YEAR ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. HORN ASSEMBLY AND FUSE WERE REPLACED. *JB

I PURCHASED AN ACURA MDX IN NOVEMBER OF 01 AND FROM FEBRUARY OF 02 UNTIL AUGUST OF 03' MY TRANSMISSION KEPT DOWN SHIFTING AND I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS APPROX 6 TIMES WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WRITTING THAT MY TRANS WAS ASSEMPLED INCORRECTLY. THEY TRIED TO FIX IT AGAIN BECAUSE THE SAME ISSUE OCCURED UNTIL I FINALLY GAVE UP AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FINANCE COMPANY. I TRIED AAFTER THE 3RD TIME TO GET IT FILED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND THE DEALER NOR AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ASSIST ME CAUSING ME TO FILE BANKRUPTCY.