2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

ON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CRADLE/ SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS RUSTED MOST OF THE WAY THROUGH MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS FINE.

RECALL RESULTS STATES A RECALL WAS ISSUED JUNE 19,2014. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS AND HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME RESIDENCE FOR OVER 25 YEARS. AT ONE TIME, MY "SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG ALERT" LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. HONDA SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE. BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WAS NEVER CORRECTED TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE RECALLED AIRBAG REPLACEMENT FOR HONDA FOR MONTHS AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE RECALLED AIRBAG. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT MY NAME IS ON A LIST AND IT WILL TAKE A MONTH TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. I'VE BEEN CALLING SINCE AT LEAST FEB. 2015, I CALLED TO MAY 20, 15 AND RELIEVED THE SAME ANSWER. I'VE BEEN CALLED THE TORRANCE HONDA CENTER 2280 CRENSHAW BLVD, TORRANCE, CA 90501 (855) 587-2662. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET THIS RECALLED AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. *TR

HONDA CASE # [XXX] ** I HAVE REMOVED THE AIRBAG MODULE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOR THE INTERIM. HONDA OF AMERICA(HOA) IS REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH ME IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG INFLATOR -- NHTSA RECALL 14V-351. CONTACTED HOA AT 1-888-234-2138 ON MARCH 19TH, 2015. I ASKED IF I COULD TAKE THE AIRBAG MODULE/ASSEMBLY TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED WHILE IT IS OFF THE VEHICLE. I ADVISED HOA I DO NOT WISH TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, ONLY THE AIRBAG MODULE ITSELF. HOA ADVISED "NO". I ASKED FOR FURTHER REVIEW, BY "CASE REVIEW", OF MY REQUEST AND TO BE CONTACTED VIA LETTER BECAUSE I DO NOT WISH TO PROVIDE MY TELEPHONE NUMBER. AS OF MAY 19TH, 2015 I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION/LETTER FROM HOA. CALLED HOA AGAIN ON MAY 19TH, 2015 AND WAS ADVISED THEY WILL NOT SEND A LETTER. THEY WISH TO CONTACT ME BY PHONE. AS OF MAY 19TH, 2015, I ADVISED HOA I WILL NO LONGER BE CONTACTING THEM AND ASKED THE HOA REPRESENTATIVE TO ADVISE THE CASE REVIEWER THAT I WILL SIMPLY NOT HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED AND WILL LEAVE THE AIRBAG MODULE OFF THE STEERING WHEEL/VEHICLE. I HAVE REVIEWED, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW REGARDING SAFETY RECALLS AND CAN FIND NO LAW THAT STATES I MUST ABIDE BY THE MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES FOR REPLACING SAFETY DEVICES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A MANUFACTURER MUST REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE REGARDLESS AND SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ASSIST THE OWNER IN PERFORMING SAFETY RECALLS. PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA LETTER -- I WILL NOT PROVIDE MY TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL, ETC. AS IT IS NOT REQUIRED BY LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. THE ADDRESS I AM PROVIDING IS THE SAME ADDRESS HOA HAS ON FILE FOR THE VIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE BEEN IN TWO WRECKS THAT WERE NOT MY FAULT OVER A MONTH PERIOD AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER OR WHEN I WAS HIT TODAY ON THE PASSENGER FRONT BUMPER WHEN I GOT MY CAR THEY SAID THAT THE ISSUES WAS FIXED IN SEPT 2013 AND I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL AGAIN SO I NEED SO ANSWERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

IN MARCH OF 2015, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. CONTACTED ME VIA MAIL CONCERNING A DEFECT IN THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR OF OUR FAMILY'S 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE LETTER STATES, "THE DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES COULD KILL OR INJURE YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR VEHICLE." THE LETTER FURTHER INSTRUCTED OWNERS TO CALL ANY AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO A MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED AT NO COST TO US. I SHORTLY THEREAFTER CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER (DIAMOND HONDA OF GLENDALE) TO MAKE SUCH AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NECESSARY PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED AND THAT IT SHOULD ARRIVE WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. FOUR WEEKS LATER, ON APRIL 27, 2015, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP ON THE MATTER, AS I HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING FURTHER SINCE THE INITIAL CALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND WOULD "HOPEFULLY ARRIVE NEXT MONTH OR MAYBE JUNE." WHEN I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT THIS WAS SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT AS TO WARN AGAINST INJURY OR DEATH AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE AND PRESSED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE SITUATION WOULD BE RESOLVED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VOLUME OF VEHICLES THAT NEEDED THIS REPAIR RESULTED IN SUCH A BACKORDER AND COULD NOT BE TOLD AN EXACT DATE OF WHEN TO EXPECT REPAIR, NOR WAS I OFFERED ANY MITIGATION FOR THE DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE NATURE OF OUR VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME. I FAIL TO SEE HOW THIS SITUATION IS IN ANY WAY SURPRISING TO THE PARTS DISTRIBUTION DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., AND IS NOTHING MORE THAN A POORLY EXECUTED/MOTIVATED RESPONSE TO AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES THAT IS PERPETUATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MILLIONS OF FAMILIES (MINE INCLUDED). I WISH TO FILE THIS REPORT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO DOCUMENT SUCH A LETHARGIC RESPONSE ON THE PART OF THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. IN REGARD TO THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TIRE FAILURE GOODYEAR ASSURANCE P205-65-R15 THE TIRES WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES DEVELOPED SIDEWALL CRACKS THAT RESULTED TO FLATS.THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO TWO OF THE TIRES WITHIN ONE WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL FRACTURES TO THE FIFTH AND SIXTH VERTEBRAE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN... UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF UPDATED 02/20/15. *JB UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF UPDATED 04/02/15*JB

FROM A POSITION OF PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE TO THE POSITION OF DRIVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED STUCK AND SLIGHT PRESSURE ON IT TO GET IT UNSTUCK MADE THE CAR GO FASTER SO I PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FULL DOWNWARD FORCE BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I FINALLY HAD TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM HITTING PEOPLE WALKING IN THE PARKING GARAGE. *TR