2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX IS FAILING, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS BARLEY BEEN DRIVEN. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, BOTH ON UP SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE WHICH WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD LEFT SIDE AXLE SEAL. WHEN THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO FIX THE AXLE SEAL, HE THEN RE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BAD BEARINGS AND A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 & 2001 ACCORDS. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO HAVE REACHED THE VERY SAME CONCLUSION/DIAGNOSIS. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2000 AND 2001 ACCORDS HAVE FAILED OR ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. THE SCARY PART IS ALL THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE, SOME OF THEM SEE AN ACCORD OR AN ODYSSEY (SIMILAR PROBLEM) ONCE A WEEK! FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE/INVESTIGATION THE COMMON CONSENSUS IS; THE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE LATE 90'S WERE BULLETPROOF BECAUSE THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR THE CARS FROM THE 90'S. HOWEVER, WHEN HONDA UPGRADED THE SIZE OF THEIR ENGINES AND POWER, HONDA USED THE SAME 90'S TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH IN THE LONG RUN COULD NO LONGER HANDLE THE LARGER ENGINE CAPACITY OR THE EXTRA POWER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. IN 2006 HONDA WAS HIT WITH A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA SETTLED THE MATTER OUT OF COURT BY EXTENDING THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILES. HOWEVER, HONDA NEVER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REDESIGNING THE TRANSMISSIONS OR PROVIDED A FIX. INSTEAD, HONDA SIMPLY REPLACED THE OLD FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WITH NEW TRANSMISSIONS THAT STILL HAD THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN. NOW, ALL THE TRANSMISSION IN THOSE CARS ARE FAILING AS WELL AND HONDA DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY HONDA'S SEAT BELT STAYING LOCKED IN. I'VE ALSO HAVE THE SRS LIGHT ON AFTER A BATTERY CHANGE. I FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESET IT BUT IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO HONDA AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR IS "NOT AFFECTED" BY ANY RECALLS...I EXPLAINED THE SEAT BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THEY WANTED 125.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE SEAT BELT AND WHAT THE CODE IS IF IT ISN'T THE SEAT BELT I HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND 800.00.TO GET THE AIRBAGS TO WORK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY,.I EVEN TRIED GOING BACK TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE ADVISER. READING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SRS FAILURE AND SOME SUSPECT THE CAUSE RELATES TO BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE! APPEARS TO BE A CONVENIENT FAILURE TO STATE WHATEVER THEY WANT AND GET THE OWNER TO PAY! RECENTLY, HONDA HAS HAD TO RECALL AIRBAGS. MAYBE IT'S A BLESSING THAT PEOPLE'S AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RENDERED USELESS SINCE THEY BLOW UP AND HAVE KILLED PEOPLE!! I HOPE THE NHTSA REALIZES HOW MANY PEOPLES AIRBAGS HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN WORKING! WELL SURPRISE, MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE LATEST AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I AM MOST DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND DON'T SEEM TO CARE IF THEY LOSE CUSTOMERS (BY DEATH OR OTHERWISE). I TRIED CALLING THERE 800 NUMBER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL THEY WERE RUDE AND CONDESCENDING. THIS WAS MY 3RD HONDA AND MY LAST. THE RECALL EVEN STATES THERE IS NOT TO BE A CHARGE TO CHECK THIS HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT WITHOUT ME PAYING THERE FEE! DON'T CARE THE NHTSA AND HONDA'S OWN RECALL NOTICE IS IRRELEVANT TO THEM. IN LIGHT OF THE LATEST ISSUES WITH AIRBAGS I THINK I WILL WRITE AN EDITORIAL FOR THE LOCAL NEWS OR MAYBE CALL THE LOCAL TELEVISION STATION TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE ONGOING BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE REVEALED SHOCKING FINDING: THE R/F CORNER OF SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BREAKING. DEALER ADVISES IT SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP AND THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. OBVIOUSLY IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SPEND THE $2,500+TAX THAT THE DEALER PROPOSES, AS THE CAR IS BARELY WORTH THAT MUCH. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN 1998-2002 HONDAS AS THE AIR CONDITIONER DRIPS RIGHT ONTO THIS PART OF THE SUBFRAME. THE INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE IS THE DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SUBFRAME RUST FILED HERE WITH THE NHTSA AND ELSEWHERE - ALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN ON THE 2003 MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE NHTSA IS WAITING TO FORCE A RECALL?? WHAT IF I HADN'T GOTTEN THE MAINTENANCE FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS?? WHAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY HAPPENED?? COULD I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE BOTTOM PARTIALLY FELL OUT?? THIS IS A SERIOUS INJURY, IF NOT DEATH, WAITING TO HAPPEN! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!??? AS FOR HONDA, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. THEY OFFERED MINIMAL GOODWILL ASSISTANCE, AND, THROUGH THE DEALER, BASICALLY SAID, IT'S AN OLD CAR, PARTS FAIL. DISGUSTING THE CALLOUSNESS AND DISREGARD FOR CUSTOMER LOYALTY. THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE WORTH APPROX $2,500 RESALE VALUE GIVEN ITS MILEAGE AND CONDITION OTHERWISE. NOW IT'S A HEAP OF METAL. HONDA, I'LL TAKE MY HARD-EARNED MONEY TO YOUR COMPETITORS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD 4CYL. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO FROM AN OWNER. DROVE PERFECT FOR THE FIRST WEEK. THEN ONE MORNING MY BRAKE PEDAL GOT REALLY SOFT. AFTER CHECKING ALL FLUIDS AND LEAKS FOUND OUT THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A SMALL SHOP TO GET MY BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I THEN GOT A CALL A FEW DAYS LATER SAYING I SHOULD GO DOWN AND CHECK SOMETHING THEY NOTICED ON MY CAR. TURNS OUT THE PASSENGER SUBFRAME IS RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS CLEAN. THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S WEIRD THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED. HE TOLD ME IT COULD BREAK APART ANYTIME. BEING THAT IT'S NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED NOW. THE COST IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $1200 WITH LABOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO ON THEIR HONDA ACCORDS. HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS BEING IT'S A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT TO CAR AND SAFETY ISSUE. HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL RECALL THIS SUBFRAME PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ME LATER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD IT MADE LOUD BANGING NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE MECHANIC TO DISCOVER THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF HONDA ACCORDS MADE IN (1999-2002). (HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME) FURTHER MORE, HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN LOCATION OF THE DRAINAGE HOSE IN 2003, AND SAID IT WAS UNRELATED TO SUB-FRAME RUST. NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME IS KILLED BECAUSE OF HONDA FAILED ENGINEERING. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SUB-FRAME IS ABOUT $1300.00 + INCIDENTALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, INDICATING AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL SHARP SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SEAT "L" BRACKET BROKE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO TILT BACK AND FORTH AND THE SRS LIGHT TO CAME ON. A HONDA DEALER TOLD ME , IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR POSSIBLY WELDED. COSTS RANGED ($300-$400) FOR WELDING OR NEW SEAT BRACKET ($1300 - $1500). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITION HOSE WAS LEAKING WATER ONTO SUB FRAME CAUSING IT TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. MAILED OUT 02/24/15*LJ