HONDA Complaints

I HAVE A HONDA 2010 ACCORD LX V6. APPOXIMATLEY A MONTH AGO, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, I WAS GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR. ALL OF SUDDEN THE SPEED DROPPED AND CAR STARTED SHAKING. THE ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE VAN NUYS HONDA. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A RE-CALL WHICH WAS NEVER COMMUNICATED TO ME. THERE WAS AN ENGINE VALVE FAILURE. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE FOR 5 DAYS. EVEN THOUGH, THEY PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF MY RENTAL CAR, HONDA CHANGED THEIR STORY AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR RENTAL.

2004 HONDA PILOT'S DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING AND SOON THEREAFTER THE SEAM RIPPED REVEALING BURNT FOAM PADDING AND LOOSE AND SOME DISCONNNECTED WIRES PRESUMABLY FROM THE SEAT HEATER. THE STITCHING OF THE SEAT SEEM APPEARS TO HAVE BURNT THROUGH RATHER THEN RIP APART. THIS APPEARS TO BE BOTH A SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS A FUNCTIONAL DEFECT IN THE WIRING.

IN CAR TECHNOLOGY FAILURES AND INCONSISTENCIES CAUSING DISTRACTION AND CONFUSION WHILE DRIVING. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE ACC SYSTEM RESETS SPEED DISPLAY UNIT FROM MPH TO KPH. THIS IS CONFUSING AND CAN SET YOU SPEED MUCH SLOWER OF FASTER THAN DRIVERS INTENDED SPEED. THE BLUETOOTH SYSTEM FAILS TO POWER ON. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO USE THE PHONE . TO RESTORE THE SYSTEM THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED. THE USB PORT FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE CONNECTED DEVICE. THIS IS DISTRACTING AND CAN TAKE ONE TO TWO MINUTES OF UNPLUGGING AND REPLUGGING THE USB CABLE. THE CHARGING SYSTEM SCHEDULED DEPARTURE AND CHARGE LIMIT RESETS ITSELF AND LOWERS THE CHARGE RATE TO 2/3 LEAVING. THE COMBINATIONS OF PROBLEMS AND CONTROLS NEED TO BE DUPLICATED IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PROCEED WITH A REPAIR. HONDA REQUESTED PICTURES OF THE ERRORS TO BE TAKEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AS PROOF. HONDA REFUSED TO PROCEED WITH A REPAIR BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. *JS

SRS LIGHT WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY CAME ON,2003 HONDA PILOT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS UNDER A RECALL. THE SRS LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON SO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A CODE 15-3 IN THE OPDS SYSTEM AND FOUND FAULTY WIRING IN PASSENGER SEAT HARNESS WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR TEN YEARS WHICH WE WERE NOT AWARE OF UNTIL THE S RS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH I FOUND HONDA SERVICE. BULLETIN 06-009 DATED FEB.5,2008,WHICH SET THE WARRANTY AT 10 YEARS OR 157000 MILES. MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN IN THE MILEAGE PARAMETERS BUT NOT THE YEARS. YOU WOULD THINK THE TIME WOULD RUN FROM THE DATE OF THE BULLETIN. IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR THAT I HAVE TP PAY TO REPLACE THIS PART WHEN HONDA KNEW IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD REPLACE IT WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS ON TIME OR MILEAGE. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 2005 AND HAVE NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP SHOWING THERE IS SOME DEFECT. I COULD NEVER FIND A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND THE LIGHT HAVE COME ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE WE ARE MILITARY AND NOW WITH THE AIRBAG RECALL ISSUE I HAVE FOUND OUT TALKING WITH THE CORPORATE HONDA DEALER THEY ARE ONLY GETTING THE VEHICLE LOCATION FROM LOCAL DMV OFFICES. THE PROBLEM IS MILITARY REGISTER THEIR CARS IN THEIR HOME STATE, BUT LIVE IN OTHER STATES. SO MY CAR IS IN CA AND HAS ALSO BEEN IN FL AND VA. BECAUSE OF THIS OVERSIGHT, IT APPEARS I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. I CALLED HONDA TO CONFIRM IF THE FAULTY PART IS IN MY VEHICLE, AND HONDA REFUSES TO TELL ME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD "I AM NOT PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE I AM NOT ON THE LIST". BUT IF I HAVE THE PART, AND SINCE MY CAR HAS BEEN IN A RECALL STATE, I SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT IS A TOTAL LACK OF COORDINATION AND RECORD KEEPING. THEY REFUSE TO LISTEN AND REFUSE TO ASSIST. I HAVE WARNED THEM I AM PREGNANT WITH TWINS AND NEED TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, BUT THEY REFUSE TO LISTEN. THIS AMOUNTS TO NEGLIGENCE AND I AM NOW WORRIED HONDA DOES NOT CARE ONE BIT FOR MY SAFETY OR THE SAFETY OF MY UNBORN TWINS. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAS INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THE CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

A 1999 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE WAS CONVERTED TO A TRIKE USING A CONVERSION KIT MANUFACTURED BY CHAMPION TRIKES, A DIVISION OF CHAMPION MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC FROM GARDEN GROVE CALIFORNIA. THE KIT USED WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST OF 2006 WITH A SERIAL NUMBER OF 709268. THE SWING ARM ASSEMBLY IS THE MAIN CONNECTING MEMBER THAT JOINS THE TWO WHEEL REAR END TO THE FRONT END OF THE MOTORCYCLE. ON AUGUST 12, 2011 TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE SWING ARM STEEL AFFECTING BOTH SIDES OF THE ASSEMBLY. HAD THESE CRACKS BROKEN LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE REAR END COULD SEPARATE FROM THE FRONT RESULTING IN SEVERE BODILY INJURY AND/OR DEATH OF THE RIDER AND PASSENGER. WHEN A CHAMPION REPRESENTATIVE WAS CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR HE SAID IT WAS OUT OF THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY AND TOTALLY THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THEY HAD NO INTEREST IN WHY IT HAD CRACKED OR DESIRE TO SEE THE FAILED PART. (THE REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE AND THE DEFECTIVE PART RETAINED.) THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED OR SUBJECTED TO ANY FORCE THAT CAUSED THE CRACKS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE. IT IS RIDDEN BY MY WIFE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER CHAMPION TRIKE CONVERSIONS ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME CRACKS THAT ARE POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. ACCORDING TO CHAMPION, THEY HAVE SOLD 17,000 OF THESE CONVERSIONS. THE CRACKS IN THE PART HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS "STRESS CRACKS" BY THE DEALER THAT MADE THE REPAIR AND ALSO BY A FRIEND THAT WORKS WITH STEEL. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED AT POINTS WHERE THE SWING ARM STEEL HAS BEEN DRILLED FOR A DRIVESHAFT PENETRATION ON ONE SIDE AND A BRAKE LINE PENETRATION ON THE OTHER. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR OF WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN AND/OR STEEL DEFECT HAS COST US $1570.47 FOR THE PART INCLUDING SHIPPING AND $1088.16 FOR THE DISASSEMBLY, REMOVAL OF THE DEFECTIVE PART, AND REASSEMBLY OF THE REAR END. CHAMPION CHOSE NOT TO HELP IN ANY WAY. THE DEALER DID SELL ME THE PART AT HIS COST TO HELP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN AN INTERSECTION. NEAR COLLISION BY 2 CARS CAUSED AN INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *KB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MY A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE AUTOCARE. I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR HAS BUSTED. THE TOTAL REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT US$1300. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA CRVS AND I AM SURPRISE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS YET. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND DISGUSTING THAT IN THE TIME OF THE ECONOMY WE ARE FORCED TO BEAR THE COST OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA SEEMS TO GIVE YOU A RUN AROUND EXCUSE. I LIVE IN CHICAGO WHERE 9 MONTHS OUT OF 12 MONTHS YOU DO NOT NEED AN A/C. THIS IS MY 4TH SUMMER AND ADDING THE MATH, THE A/C LASTED JUST A LITTLE OVER 9 MONTHS. PLEASE GIVE THIS. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAIL ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER DENIED WE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF IT BY HONDA. AFTER MUCH WRANGLING, HONDA PAID FOR THE PARTS BUT WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR, $1,100. WE BELIEVE HONDA INSTALLED A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION AND NOT A NEW ONE BECAUSE 3 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS LATER., THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED TOO, STRANDING US IN THE DARK WITH OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND REQUIRING US TO RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT HONDA HAS HAD ALMOST A DECADE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THAT OUR YEAR IS THE WORST YEAR. IN OUR OPINION, HONDA HAS ENGAGED IN FRAUD. *TR