2006 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I WENT TO THE HONDA NORTH OF CLOVIS, CA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING AND CAUSING DAMAGE. I WAS QUOTED $934.77 TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AS MY CAR HAD ALWAYS MADE A STRANGE CLICKING/CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL AS I'D NEVER OWNED A HONDA BEFORE. IN MY RESEARCH I FOUND THAT V6 MODELS OF THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD HAVE BEEN ISSUED A RECALL, #12V222000. APPARENTLY MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE. I ONLY HAVE 87,358 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE CAR PROPERLY. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY 7 YEARS, 126K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THAT WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 AND THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE STEERING FLUID HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AS IT HAS LED TO THE DAMAGE OF THE ENTIRE RACK & PINION. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THERE IS SOME GREASE ON THE CV WHICH WAS PROBABLY CAUSED FROM THE POWER STEERING LEAK. I FEEL THAT THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX MODEL NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS IT IS MORE THAN APPARENT THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART REGARDLESS OF BEING A V6 OR NOT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ADVICE AS TO HOW THIS CAN BE REMEDIED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN RPM'S REACH 1500-2000 AT SLOW TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. SHUDDERING DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN HARD ACCELERATING. TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN SPEED IS REACHING 35MPH THOUGH HAS OCCURRED AT OTHER SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE ROAD SURFACES AND IN MULTIPLE CITIES. VEH HAS NOT THROWN ANY SERVICE CODE'S OR WARNING LIGHTS. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT SYMPTOMS SEEM IDENTICAL. *TR

POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE HOSE STARTED LEAKING AND IS DRIPPING DOWN ON TO THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD. MECHANIC HAD SAME MODEL CAR CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A V4 NOT A V6. V6 MODEL HAS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. V4 DOES NOT. OURS IS ALSO A V4. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE HOSE AT $336. THE HOSE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE AND IS NOT PROTECTED FROM HEAT, ALSO WHEN IT FAILS IT WILL DRIP ON THE HEAT SHIELD. WE BELIEVE THE V4 MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IS A SAFETY RISK TO OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DURING MULTIPLE INSTANCES, MY CAR (HONDA ACCORD 2006) WAS EITHER IN NEARLY STOPPED POSITION OR STOPPING IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC RED LIGHT BEHIND OTHER CAR. SUDDENLY, IT JUST SELF-ACCELERATED ITSELF WITH RPM CRANKING UP TO 1.5 K-RPM WHILE I WAS BRAKING MY BRAKE PEDDLE TO SET MY CAR IN STOPPED SITUATION. NORMALLY, WHEN IT WAS IN FULLY STOP OR IDLE POSITION, THE ENGINE IDLE RPM SPEED IS 0.75~0.8 K-RPM. THESE SCARY INSTANCES OF "SELF-ACCELERATION" HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN RECENT TWO MONTHS. LUCKILY, I WAS IN FULLY DEPRESSED BRAKE POSITION FOR THESE INSTANCES. WHEN I HEARD AND SAW THE ENGINE RPM SPEED SUDDENLY CRANKING UP TWICE AS FAST, I INSTANTLY DEPRESSED FURTHER DOWN THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO MAKE SURE THE CAR DIDN'T GALLOP UP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. IT JUST LIKES SOME OTHER PEOPLE (GHOST DRIVER) IS DRIVING MY CAR BESIDES ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY ROAD AND NOTICE MY CAR KEEPS STALLING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, IF I HIT THE BRAKE IT STOPS AND I CAN GO ON. I TOOK IT FOR RECALL LAST YEAR AND IT STARTED DOING BETTER BUT LAST MONTH IT IS STALLING AND JERKING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-45. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. ALSO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHEN I TRY TO ROLL IT UP WITHOUT HOLDING THE BUTTON IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY UP AND THEN ROLL BACK DOWN. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IF I TURN IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE IT SAYS LO AND A FEW MINUTES LATER TURN IT UP TO WHAT IT IS SET ON THEN IT WILL BLOW CORRECTLY FOR A DAY OR TWO,SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT HAVING TO KEEP DOING THIS DEFEATS HAVING CLIMATE CONTROL OPTION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 11/06/13*LJ

UPON DRIVING THE VEHILCE, THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO HANDLE. IT SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP. I TRIED TO AVOID A STREET SIGN AS I PANICKED, BUT SCRAPPED IT WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR. I HAD MY FIANCE BRING ME A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID AFTER NOTICING THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. HE FILLED IT AND ASKED ME TO START THE VEHICLE. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME TO TURN IT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING FROM WHERE FLUID WAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE ABOVE THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME (5MILES) BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER LOCAL SHOPS HAD CLOSED. THE LOCAL HONDA SHOP SAID THAT MY VIN DIDNT FALL UNDER A RECALL ONLY V6 MODELS AND MINE IS A 4 CYCL. UPON DOING SOME SEARCHING I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 6 NHTSA CLAIMS FOR 4 CYCL. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10525409 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10522947 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10480634 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10478592 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10478320 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10402670 THE PART NUMBERS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL WAS 53713-SDB-A01, THE 4 CYCL IS 53713-SDC-A02. THESE NUMBERS ARE WAAAAY TO CLOSE TO NOT INCLUDE THEM IN THE RECALL. MATTER OF FACT, THE 53713-SDC-A02 IS ALSO REPLACED WITH 53713-SDA-A52, WHICH TELLS ME THAT AN UPDATE WAS MADE. THE LOCAL SHOP WANTS $300 FOR REPAIRS, AND THE HONDA SHOP WANTS $400 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE 4 CYCLINDER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, IT IS UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE WITH THE AMOUNT OF FLUID THAT WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND HITTING THE EXHAUST. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WAS FUNCTIONING SPORADICALLY AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR WITH THE MANUAL DOOR SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK, I HAD THE HEAT ON. MY SON TOLD ME IT WAS SUPER COLD AND ASKED ME TO TURN THE HEAT UP, NO HEAT WAS COMING OUT IT WAS ON FULL BLAST COLD AC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. SO I ENDED UP TURNING THE HEAT OFF AND WE BOTH SAT IN THE COLD. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK STRAIGHT AND THEN IT GOT WARMER AND I HAVEN'T HAD TO USE IT SINCE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWICE SINCE OWNING IT ONLY SINCE 2009. I ALSO HAD THE SMOKING COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE (POWER STEERING RECALL) - GOT IT FIXED BY HONDA ONLY AFTER MY MECHANIC CONTACTED THEM FOR THE PART - THEN THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF. THIS WEEKEND 7/28/13 I HAD TO REPLACE MY HONDA BATTERY YET AGAIN AFTER GETTING STRANDED IN ANOTHER CITY AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED - THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 4 YEARS. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP THIS AFTERNOON. *TR