2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET REAR STRUTS REPLACED AND STATE INSPECTION. WAS TOLD CAR WOULD FAIL BECAUSE REAR CROSSOVER SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR ALONG WITH REAR BUMPER FRAME. IVE BEEN HEARING THUMPING COMING FROM REAR RIGHT OF VEHICLE THTS WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS A STRUT. IM GETTING IT REPAIRED BUT IT SEAMS LIKE AN AWEFUL LOT OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM TO ME. THE REST OF MY CAR IS RUST FREE.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 78800. I PAID $4000 TO HONDA DEALER TO INSTALL A REMANUFACTURED AUTO TRANSMISSION, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AT 14600 MILES AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTER (888) 234-2138 TO COMPLAIN LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PROVIDE LOANER CAR OR SHUTTLE SERVICE WHILE THE AIR BAG BEING FIX. COMPLAINED TO HEADQUARTER 4/15/2016 4:00PM. HEADQUARTER SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WITHIN 10 MILES RADIUS THESE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE WHILE AIR BAG IS BEING SERVICE, WHICH CAN TAKE 3-4 HOURS. 1)BILL PAGE HONDA 6715 ARLINGTON BLVD, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042 2)HONDA OF TYSONS CORNER 1580 SPRING HILL RD VIENNA, VA 22182-2205 ( 703) 749-6600 3) BROWNS ARLINGTON HONDA/ 3920 LEE HWY ARLINGTON, VA 22207-3724 (703) 522-8808 4)ROSENTHAL LANDMARK HONDA 5125 DUKE ST ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304-2927 (703) 823-8000 5) ROSENTHAL FAIRFAX HONDA 11020 FAIRFAX BLVD FAIRFAX, VA 22030-5046 (703) 934-8500 6) SHEEHY HONDA 7434 RICHMOND HWY ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306-2301 (703) 660-0100 7) HONDA OF CHANTILLY 4175 STONECROFT BOULEV CHANTILLY, VA 20151 (703) 633-2400

TAKATA RECALL HONDA CALLED ME BACK IN JANUARY TO NOTIFY ME OF THE INFLATOR RECALL ON MY CAR AND TOLD ME I NEED TO BRING IT IN TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE I WAS WORKING A LOT AT THE TIME AND WAS CARPOOLING WITH MY BROTHER I TOOK THE OPTION TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AT A LATER DATE. I RECENTLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO START DRIVING THE CAR A LOT AGAIN I CALLED HONDA BACK TO SET UP THE APPOINTMENT. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY COMPLETE AND GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO THE LOCATION THIS REPAIR WAS APPARENTLY DONE. I CALLED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME A DIFFERENT DEALER WAS THE ONE THAT DID THE RECALL. I WENT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DIFFERENT DEALERS AND HONDA'S RESOLUTION TEAM MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE THEY FINALLY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO THE HONDA ASSOCIATION. I CALLED THEM AND THE LADY ON THE PHONE TOLD ME IT WAS ALREADY DONE. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AND SHE CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE IN HOUSTON (WHICH IS ABOUT A 4-HOUR DRIVE FROM WHERE I LIVE) ON JANUARY 29TH. SHE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO TO HELP ME AND CONTINUED THAT IT WAS ALREADY DONE. I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT DRIVES THIS HONDA AND DEFINITELY DID NOT TAKE IT TO BE REPAIRED, AND HONDA WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MEANWHILE AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM THE PAST FEW WEEKS I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I AM DRIVING MY CAR WITH DANGEROUS INFLATORS AND CAN'T GET THE REPAIR WORK DONE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OFFERED BY HONDA, WITH A NEW JOB IN FRISCO (ABOUT AN HOUR DRIVE) STARTING IN A FEW WEEKS. I TOLD THE LADY ON THE PHONE THAT I WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE NHTSA NEXT AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD MAKE NOTE OF THAT.

MILEAGE: 133,000- STARTED MY CAR AT HOME AND COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK. TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WHILE STEPPING ON THE BREAKS. BREAK PETAL RELEASE AND HIT THE FLOOR. HAD TO TOW VEHICLE TO SHOP. SHOP FOUND THAT ENTIRE UNDER BODY (SUB-FRAME) WAS RUSTED, ROTTED/ LEAKING. BRAKE AND FUEL LINES TOTALLY ROTTED ALONG WITH ENTIRE UNDER BODY, ESPECIALLY NOTED- LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE STRUT ASSEMBLY, BENEATH THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN. TOTAL COST OVER $2,000. ALSO, PAINT PEALING/ RUSTING OFF. STARTED AT 60,000 MILES. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THESE SAME ISSUES, AND FINDING THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY (AIR CONDITIONER IS LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE ENGINE) I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO SPEND ANOTHER TIME ON THIS CAR AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. I GUESS PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE HONDA WILL ADMIT MODEL FLAW. I'M SO LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING WHEN MY BREAKS WENT OUT.

FAILURE OF THE IGNITION PARK-SHIFT INTERLOCK THAT ALLOWED THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING SHIFTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AFTER I TURNED-OFF THE CAR WHILE IN D AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V025000 (WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER). THIS WAS ALSO ADDRESSED BY NHTSA ACTION RQ08006 (WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEGICLE'S VIN NUMBER). THE PROBLEM IS PERMANENT AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED THEM TO COVER THE FIX OF THIS ISSUE (CITING THE ABOVE NHTSA REPORTS) BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. MY REQUEST IF FOR NHTSA TO INSTRUCT HONDA TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF 05V02500 TO MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER. MY ISSUE SEEMS IDENTICAL TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH HONDA ACCORD 1999-2002 AND MANY OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS OMITTED FROM PRIOR RECALLS (05V025000 AND 10V364000) BY AN ERROR. IT IS JUST OUT OF LUCK THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN EARLIER AND DIN NOT CAUSE A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SUBFRAME RUST CAUSED BY MISPOSITIONED A/C DRAIN PIPE DROPPED MY CAR OFF FOR HER 200K TUNE IN NH. THE MECHANIC SAID THE SUBFRAME UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS SHOT. I DEBATED WHETHER TO SPEND $1100 FOR A USED SUBFRAME AND LABOR. DECIDED IT WAS A GAMBLE, BUT PROBABLY WORTH IT. DROPPED IT OFF TWO DAYS LATER AND HE SHOWED ME WHERE. I GRABBED THE FRAME AND IT JUST CRUMBLED. WITH THE NEW SUBFRAME AND TUNE, SHE RUNS LIKE NEW, EVEN AT 200K. LATER I DID MORE RESEARCH LATER AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I GOT THE CAR UP ON A FRIEND'S LIFT AND FOUND THE A/C DRAIN HOSE. IT WAS HIGH UP IN THE CAR AND REALLY SHORT! IT POINTED DIRECTLY AT THE SUBFRAME. I SIMPLY REPLACED THE HOSE, CLAMPED IT ON, THEN TIED THE END TO A THINGY FURTHER DOWN, SO THAT THE OPENING POINTED AT THE GROUND. LIKE $2 IN PARTS AND 20 MINUTES, AND I'M AN AMATEUR. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA NEVER OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DESIGN DEFECT. I GET THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR SUBFRAME REPLACEMENTS - THEY'RE A BUSINESS, YADDA YADDA. BUT IT'S SUCH A BASIC OVERSIGHT WITH AN EASY SOLUTION. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DILIGENCE ON THEIR PART WOULD HAVE SAVED ME OVER A THOUSAND BUCKS. SUBFRAME RUST IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THEY DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED FOR SUCH LAZINESS AND NEGLIGENCE. TO NIP THIS IN THE BUD: YES, I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND. THERE'S A LOT OF SALT ON THE ROADS, BUT I WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE REGULARLY. AND IF IT WERE GENERAL WEAR-N-TEAR, THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WOULD HAVE HAD SIMILAR LEVELS OF DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE ROT WAS LOCALIZED DIRECTLY UNDER THE A/C DRAIN HOSE. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING ABOUT SUBFRAME RUST WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL. SOME 100 POINT INSPECTION, HUH?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,035.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES OF A FRACTURED STERNUM, FRACTURED RIBS, AND ABRASIONS TO THE LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 03/10/16*LJ UPDATED 03/16/16*JB