2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE CHEMICAL IN THE AIR BAG SEVERELY BURNED THE CONTACT'S RIGHT HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR TO A PERSON WHO SAID THE CAR STARTED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM YEARS AGO. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING AND RESPONDS LATE FROM FIST TO SECOND SHIFT. I MADE A RESEARCH AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I FOUND ON WEB THIS CAR HAD A BULLETIN BUT ONLY TILL 100 MILES AND 7 YEARS, WHICH IS NOT THE CLIENTS FAULT AND IS UNFAIR THEY GAVE LIMITS TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE FIX SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO A WARRANTY. *TR

AS I PUSHED DOWN ON GAS THE CAR HESITATED TO GO AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS TO CHECK IT AND IT READ TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND WENT UP/OVER CURB INTO BUSHES DESPITE ATTEMPTS AT BRAKING. DAMAGE TO CAR INCLUDED SCRAPING OF UNDERSIDE OF BUMPER, AND CAR REQUIRED REALIGNMENT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO CAUSE FOR RAPID ACCELERATION WAS DETERMINED; WAS INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR RPM'S FOR POSSIBLE REPEAT OCCURRENCE OF RAPID ACCELERATION AND RETURN TO DEALERSHIP IF ANY PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. OF INCIDENT AND WAS INSTRUCTED THE SAME. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013, MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE SUFFERED A VISION LOSS. THOUGH IT IS TEMPORARY AND REVERSIBLE, IT HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED OUR LIVES. PER DOCTORS' REPORT, THIS VISION LOSS WAS DIRECT IMPACT OF VIOLENT ROCKING OF HIS HEAD. AFTER ENSURING MY HUSBAND WAS IN A STABILIZED CONDITION AFTER THIS LIFE THREATENING EVENT, I STARTED PUTTING PIECES TOGETHER TO SOLVE THIS PUZZLE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PHOTOS OF THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT (POSTED HERE: HTTP://SDRV.MS/1GSAADG), I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, WHILE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY! WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE WAS WEARING THE SIT BELT (TIED TO THE SEAT BY SEAT BELT, HE WAS TIED ON THE STOMACH AND TO THE CHEST). THAT SEAT BELT MAY HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL IN SAVING HIS LIFE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED VIOLENT ROCKING OF HIS HEAD RESULTING INTO SEVER SIMULTANEOUS HEMORRHAGE OF BOTH EYES AND ULTIMATELY LEADING UP TO TOTAL LOSS OF HIS VISION. I AM CONFIDENT THAT HAD THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS EXPECTED, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MUCH BETTER CONDITION. I TRUSTED HONDA VEHICLES AND PREFERRED THOSE FOR MY YOUNG KIDS. WE SELECTED HONDA FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. HOWEVER, THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MALFUNCTION IS LEAVING TROUBLING THOUGHTS WITH ME, MY HUSBAND, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY OTHER PERSON RELIVING SUCH A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO LOOK INTO THIS ASPECT AND CHECK OUR CAR TO FIND OUT ANY DEFECTS OF MALFUNCTION IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

OBVIOUSLY, MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE HEADLIGHT LENSES IN ALL CARS BECOME CLOUDED OVER TIME REGARDLESS OF MAINTENCE OR BRAND OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS LIGHT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS IS GREATLY REDUCED. REPLACEMENT ON MY CAR IS APPROX. $400 PER LENS. THIS IS PERFECTLY AVOIDABLE BY USING BETTER MATERIALS. AUTO MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THEM AT THEIR COST, AND USE PROPER MATERIALS IN ALL NEW CARS MANUFACTURED. I AM STUNNED THAT NO REGULATING BODY HAS DONE THEIR JOB IN ADDRESSING AND CORRECTING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.

I BROUGHT MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH 158,000 MILES IN TO MY MECHANIC. CLUNKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER AREA...FIGURED IT TO BE BAD SWAY BARS, CV JOINTS ETC, SO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I GET A CALL LATER THAT DAY TO HEAR IT IS A MAJOR SUBFRAME RUSTING ISSUE AND THAT THE FRAME CONNECTION TO THE BODY IS BROKEN AND THE SUBFRAME ITSELF IS IN MUTIPLE PIECES. HE TELLS ME YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS...TOOK PICTURES...DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. I TOO DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND THAT HONDA RECOGNIZES THIS BUT FAILS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AIR CONDITION DRAIN IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT IS CONSTANTLY DRIPPING ON TO THAT PART OF THE SUB FRAME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD THE PART REPLACED. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY HURT AND THIS TURNS INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

ON-COMING VEHICLE CROSSED CENTER LINE HITTING RIGHT FRONT OF HONDA ACCORD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURED AND PROPELLED THE METAL DISK INTO THE DRIVER'S HEAD, FRACTURING HER SKULL. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 08V593, 09V259 AND 11V260 BUT NEVER REPAIRED. THE HONDA WAS BOUGHT USED IN EARLY 2012. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AND SETTLED PRE-SUIT WITH INJURED DRIVER. INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INJURED DRIVER.

I OWN A 2001 ACCORD V6 WITH A LITTLE OVER 136,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR HAD BEEN HESITATING AND SLIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ALSO WAS PULLING WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS (ALMOST FELT LIKE BRAKING AUTOMATICALLY). TOOK THE CAR IN, AND INITIALLY THERE WAS A CODE FOR IACV (IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE). AUTO SHOP FLUSHED THE SYSTEM, RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. BROUGHT IT IN AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT'S A CODE P0740 FOR TCC (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH) SOLENOID VALVE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. WAS TOLD IT'S THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY - AND CONVENIENTLY AFTER THE 100,000 WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS GRANTED. FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR, NOT KNOWING IF/WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL, SO NOW I'M FORCED TO SPEND $2000 GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT TO BLINK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON AFTER HEADING DOWN A SIDE STREET LEAVING MY OFFICE FOR THE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS (AND APPARENT LAW SUIT FROM 2006) INVOLVING 2001 ACCORDS. HONDA WILL NOT HONOR PARTICIPATING IN THE COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO CONSTRAINTS OF LAWSUIT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PRECEDENT OF GOODWILL REPAIR GESTURES THAT HAVE EXTENDED BEYOND THE SUIT (TO WHICH I DID NOT OPT IN TO PARTICIPATE). I HAVE NOT OPTED TO REPAIR THE CAR AS OF YET DUE TO THE COST. *TR