2006 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

2006 HONDA ACCORD SE 4CYL AUTOMATIC TRANS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. ENTERING HIGHWAY AND MERGING INTO HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC, AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAD NO FORWARD POWER (HOWEVER ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE). A LARGE 18-WHEELER TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND HAD TO BRAKE SHARPLY AS MY CAR SLOWED DOWN. HAD TO PULL OFF, SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO NEXT EXIT AND OFF HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSA LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL NO RESPONSE, NO POWER, AND COULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. TOOK CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A GLITCH IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. ONCE THEY CLEARED THE CODE FROM THE COMPUTER THE CAR RAN FINE, THEY TOLD ME IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE ONLY ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

2006 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER SHOULDER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. ON MAY 19, 2014 GOT INTO MY HONDA ACCORD AND COULD NOT GET MY DRIVERS SEAT BELT TO WORK. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THIS FAULTY SEAT BELT UNDER THE SEAT BELT WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS MALFUNCTION WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, COLLISION OR MISUSE. HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES AND IN LOUISIANA WEARING A SEAT BELT IS THE LAW, BUT ACCORDING THE HONDA OF COVINGTON AND THE HONDA HEADQUARTERS THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE A FAULTY SEAT BELT. *TR

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL THE DEALER FOUND TWO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. MY HONDA ACCORD LX HAS BEEN MAKING A THUMPING NOISE ON ACCELERATION. ITS POSSIBLE THAT LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID HAS CAUSED THE DETERIORATION OF THE RUBBER IN THE MOUNTS. THE DEALER SERVICE REP SAYS THERE ARE 3 MOTOR MOUNTS ON THIS ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD SINCE NEW. WITH 2 OF 3 MOUNTS BROKEN AT 66, 800 MILES IS A MATTER FOR CONCERN. THE 3RD MOUNT BREAKING WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO TWIST AND POSSIBLY START A FIRE OR TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE AXLES TO LOCK UP CAUSING A CRASH. OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS ON-LINE. *TR

I DELIVERED MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER (AVENTURA HONDA) ON MARCH 27, 2014 (PURSUANT TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.'S LETTER TO ME DATED MARCH 2014 AND TELEPHONIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL) REGARDING NHTSA RECALL 12V-222. PLEASE NOTE THAT, INITIALLY, I WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE WARRANTY PART REPLACEMENT WITH AVENTURA HONDA, DESPITE MY IN-PERSON AND TELEPHONE ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL ARRANGED FOR AN APPOINTMENT. PRIOR TO ANY WORK BEING PERFORMED, MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN MY PRESENCE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE 2-3 HOURS HE ESTIMATED IT WOULD TAKE TO DO THE PART REPLACEMENT. AT NO POINT DID HE INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY DEFECT IN ANY OF THE CONNECTING PARTS. I SPENT THE ENTIRE TIME MY CARE WAS BEING SERVICED IN THE SERVICE AREA ATTEMPTING TO ME WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AS INSTRUCTED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, I OBSERVED NOTES ON THE SERVICE INVOICE INDICATING THAT THE PUMP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOW LEAKING. I BROUGHT THIS (AND ITS DISCREPANCY WITH THE EARLIER INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE) TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER'S SERVICE STAFF, TO NO AVAIL. UPON RETURNING HOME, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL AND RELAYED THE INCIDENT TO THEM AND PROVIDED THEM WITH A COPY OF THE INVOICE. I WAS TOLD THAT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. WOULD INVESTIGATE AND GET BACK TO ME WITH THEIR PROPOSED SOLUTION. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN CONTACTED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. PERSONNEL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE COST FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO MY CAR ARE ESTIMATED AT OVER $600.00. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INITIALLY OFFERED TO OFFSET THAT COST, BUT AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER FURTHER, I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME THAT THE OFFER HAD BEEN RESCINDED AND THAT THEY HAVE CLOSED THE FILE ON THE MATTER. *JS

I TOOK MY HONDA ACCORD E6 INTO DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA FOR A RECALL TO REPAIR A POWER STEERING HOSE. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND RETURNED 27 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE DIRECTLY TO MY HOME. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS TO TAKE 5 HOURS PLUS OIL CHANGE BUT IT ACTUALLY TOOK LESS THAN 60 - 90 MINUTES. I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND WENT UPSTAIRS INTO THE HOUSE. ABOUT 12 MINUTES LATER THE ALARMS WENT OFF AND I FOUND THE GARAGE AND CAR IN FLAMES WITH HEAVY SMOKE. THE FORENSICS FIRE EXPERT SAYS THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY OIL THAT HAD SPRAYED ACROSS THE BACK INSIDE OF THE CAR WHICH WAS IGNITED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER - PROBABLY DUE TO A FAULTY REPAIR BY THE MECHANIC OR BY A FAULTY REPAIR PROCEDURE DESIGNATED BY HONDA OR THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRE THUS FAR HAS CAUSED MORE THAN $200,000 DAMAGES TO MY HOME PLUS INJURY TO ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT AT LEAST FOUR OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ON SATURDAY 3/8/2014, I WAS DRIVING MY MOM TO A LOCAL NEARBY LOWE'S. SHE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WITH THE SEAT WARMER ON. SHE MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WAS REALLY HOT & SHE THEN TURNED THE SEAT WARMER OFF. AFTER WE GOT HOME & SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT PART OF MY PASSENGER LEATHER SEAT WAS MELTED. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF 1/28/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM CST, I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR TO START IT. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SINCE IT WAS -12F OUTSIDE, I FIGURED THERE WAS SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE AND HONDA WOULD COVER IT. I CALLED HONDA OF LISLE, IL AND THEY ASKED THAT I BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THURSDAY MORNING AND LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FOUND SCRAPES UNDER THE CAR AND THAT THE COMPUTER RETURNED SRS CODES THAT INDICATED A COLLISION TOOK PLACE. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO INCIDENTS WITH THE CAR, NEITHER OF WHICH REQUIRED ANY BODY WORK. WE RAN OVER A VERY DEEP POTHOLE IN 2006, WHICH REQUIRED THE RIM TO BE REPLACED. IN 2007 (OR POSSIBLY 08), I FELL INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLLER BLADE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DENTED IT. BECAUSE THE SCRAPES THAT HE DESCRIBED SEEM TO HAVE BEEN IN THE EXACT SAME AREA AS WHERE WE HIT THE POTHOLE, I FIGURED THEY MUST HAVE COME FROM THAT. THEY TOLD ME THEIR ZONE MANAGER FROM HONDA AMERICA NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE FURTHER AND WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY (FRIDAY) AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WITH THE RESULTS. ON FRIDAY, I SPOKE TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ZONE MANAGER DENIED MY CLAIM DUE TO HIS BELIEF THAT A COLLISION HAD TAKEN PLACE AND BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON MONDAY, 2/3/2013, I CALLED HONDA OF LISLE AGAIN AND SPOKE WITH THE GENERAL SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] . AFTER EXPLAINING MY SITUATION TO HIM, HE SAID THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO AND THAT COVERING THE EXPENSE IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE ZONE MANAGER. I THEN CALLED HONDA CORPORATE, ONLY AGAIN TO BE DENIED, GIVEN THE SAME REASON. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR WITH DEPLOYED AIRBAGS THAT ARE GOING TO COST OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR