2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR THAT TRIGGER SRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HONDA PUBLISHED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FEB 5, 2088 REGARDING A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD, BUT MET THE CRITERIA WHICH WAS LESS THAN 150,000. A*JB

HI PURCHASED A USED HONDA ACCORD ON SATURDAY EVERYTHING RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MIN THE. WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY I NOTICED TO TRANS WAS STARTING TO SLIP GOT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS TRANS FLUID EVERYWHERE ON THE GROUND CAR HAD LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF ATF. JUST SPENT 4000 ON A USED CAR WENT TO THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANS WAS SERVICED THERE AT 114,000 MILES FOR A TRANS SERVICE 16,000 MILES LATER IN GOING IN ON A MASSIVE LEAK. READING ABOUT THIS TRANS HAS ME WORRIED AS I GOT A CAR WITH DECENT MILES THOUGHT I'D GET A LOT MORE THEN 40 MILES OUT OF IT IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AWAITING DIAGNOSIS IF THEY SAY ITS MY TRANS I'M GOING AFTER SOMEONE. *TR

A LOUD SOUND CAME FROM TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION, AND THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE D4 INDICATOR STARTED BLINKING. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. *TR

I HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. PAUL MOAK PONTIAC IN JACKSON, MS SUPPOSEDLY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. I NEVER REALLY FELT THAT IT OPERATED CORRECTLY. HOW COULD IT IF HONDA MADE ALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. NOW 7 YEARS LATER, OCTOBER 2012, I HAVE ANOTHER CODE OR AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE PROBLEM. RIDICULOUS. I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER USED 2000 HONDA ACCORD AND I PRAY THAT I DON'T ENCOUNTER THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY ACCORD, MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RUN A TEST ON IT. TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE AIR-BAG THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON THEN IT WOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST DUE TO A SAFETY MALFUNCTION, THEY RUN THE TEST AND IT CAME BACK THAT IT WAS THE WIRES LEADING TO THE AIR BAG BUT NOT THE ACTUAL BAG ITSELF HAVING THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AT ALL THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. SO IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECONNECTED THE SEAT BELT BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT ONLY IF THE SRS WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF AT SOME POINT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE SET BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS

I BROUGHT IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX TO MY LONG-TERM HONDA DEALER (I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE AUTO), BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE ACTING UP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED (APPX. $4800). I FOUND MYSELF IN A PREDICAMENT BECAUSE THE KBBV WAS ONLY BETWEEN $4000-$5500. I WAS NOT PLEASED THAT A HONDA COULD NEED A NEW TRANNY WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE (WE MOVED TO HOLLAND FOR FOUR YEARS AND THE CAR SAT DURING THE '01- PRESENT). BUT, I LOOKED AT MY SERVICE RECORDS AND NOTICED THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY INSTALLED A 2ND TRANSMISSION IN 2003. WHAT? THIS NOW MEANS THAT THIS NEW ONE WOULD BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH 69,900 HIGHWAY MILES.?!?!?! HONDA AMERICA, ALONG WITH MY DEALER, SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE TIME WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED (7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS THEY SAID THEY EXTENDED IT TO BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TRANSMISSION. I EXPLAINED, "OKAY, FINE, THEN NATURALLY WE MUST TAKE BOTH TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE FAILED AND ADD THE YEARS=APPX. 11.6-12 YEARS. NOW, THE MILEAGE AND THE TIME SHOULD BE COVERED. THEY MUST NEED AN ABBASID BECAUSE MY MATH DID NOT COMPUTE WITH THEM. WHY AM I WRITING? I READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE FAULTY CARS ON THE ROAD AND LAST SATURDAY WHEN WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE PEDAL, AND NOTHING; NO MOVEMENT. WE WERE THEN, VERY LIGHTLY BECAUSE THE LIGHT HAD JUST CHANGED, HIT IN THE BACK. MY 5 AND 9 YEAR OLD SONS WERE IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND WERE VERY FRIGHTENED AND UPSET. HONDA AMERICA IS AWARE OF THIS FAULTY DESIGN AND YET REFUSES TO OFFER A HONEST AND GOODWILL SAFETY/SERVICE RECALL. WHAT IF THE ACCIDENT HAD BEEN WORSE AND MY DEALER HAD KEPT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBLE ACCIDENT TO THEMSELVES JUST TO MAKE $5000? I BELIEVE EACH OF MY CHILDREN WOULD BE WORTH MORE THAN $2500 APIECE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRAVELING ON 4-LANE HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE EXITED A PARKING LOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG INFLATER RUPTURED, STRIKING THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD, FRACTURING HER SKULL. AIRBAG INFLATER MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECALLS 08V593, 09V259, AND/OR 11V260. CURRENT VEHICLE OWNER IS THIRD OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. (THIS SUBMISSION IS BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INJURED DRIVER.) *TR ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF UPDATED 09/21/2012 *JS

MY MOTHER HAD PICKED UP MY NIECE FROM HER SCHOOL AND WAS WAITING FOR MY NEPHEW AND HIS FRIEND TO GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN READY TO GO, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO START. TOOK ABOUT 10 MIN TO GET THE CAR TO START. AFTER THE CAR STARTED, WENT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT "CHUGGED" A COUPLE OF TIMES. THEN THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR TRAVELED 460 FEET ACCELERATING THE WHOLE TIME.THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 60-80 MPH. AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT, SHE TURNED LEFT AND THE CAR HIT A CURB LAUNCHING THEM INTO A POLE THAT HOLDS UP THE CHAIN LINK FENCING AROUND THE SCHOOL. THEY WENT THRU THE FENCING AND INTO THE BLOCK WALL BEHIND IT COMING TO REST THERE. ALL 4 OCCUPANTS WERE SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND RELEASED THAT DAY. MY MOTHER HAS NUMEROUS CUTS AND BRUISES. MY NEPHEW SHOULDER AND BACK ARE HURTING HIM. MY NIECE HAS SCRAPES ON THE RIGHT ARM FROM THE BLOCK WALL. MY NEPHEWS FRIEND HAS A BLACK EYE. *TR