2007 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WITH ENGINE STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE.. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME: SNOW ON ROAD; LARGE SNOW BANKS AT SIDES OF ROAD.. I HAD BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN ORDER TO TURN MY CAR AROUND SO AS TO POINT FRONT-OUT.I THEN STARTED TO BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY.THE CAR GOT STUCK AGAINST A PILE OF SNOW PART WAY INTO THE DRIVEWAY (WE JUST HAD A SERIES OF LARGE SNOWSTORMS, BUT THE NIGHT WAS CLEAR).I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN "'DRIVE"' AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY.A WHEEL STATED TO SPIN (I BELIEVE IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT DRIVEWHEEL), SO I GUNNED THE ENGINE.THE CAR GOT FREE, HEADING TOWARD THE SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OPPOSITE THE DRIVEWAY.I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND ONTO THE BRAKE, APPLYING FORCE ON THE BRAKE.THE ENGINE REMAINED IN FULL THROTTLE DESPITE MY HAVING MOVED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND ONTO THE BRAKE AND MY APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE..THE CAR HAD PROPELLED ITSELF INTO THE SNOW BANK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THE ENGINE REMAINED IN FULL THROTTLE. I COULD FEEL THE PULSATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNDER MY FOOT AS I CONTINUED TO TRY TO BRAKE.I FINALLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE ENGINE STOPPED. I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO "PARK".I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND STARTED THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, AND IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE WAS AGAIN IN FULL THROTTLE, ALTHOUGH IN "PARK"' -- SO THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE.I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AGAIN.I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON. THIS TIME THE IDLE WAS NORMAL..I WAS ABLE TO BACK THE CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

ON JULY 7TH, 2012, I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON ROUTE 113 NEAR MILFORD, DE WITH MY WIFE AND GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE SIDE AIRBAGS IN OUR ACCORD SUDDENLY DEPLOYED FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, THE CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AS WAS THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO US. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE THAT VERY WELL COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND MY WIFE SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO HER ARM. WE CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAD US BRING OUR VEHICLE TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR AN INSPECTION (WE LIVED IN HOBOKEN, NJ AT THE TIME), AFTER WHICH THEY INFORMED US THAT A SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF DISTRESS/BEING STRUCK, WHICH TRIGGERED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. WE WERE SKEPTICAL THAT SOMETHING WE COULD NOT/DID NOT FEEL WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS, BUT AFTER MUCH BACK AND FORTH WITH HONDA, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE ONLY OPTION WE HAD TO GET OUR VEHICLE FUNCTIONING AGAIN WAS TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM, WHICH WE DID, RESULTING IN OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS TO US IN THE FORM OF OUR DEDUCTIBLE AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS, WITH HONDA BEING ONE OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS, WE WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO FORMALLY LOG YET ANOTHER INSTANCE. *TR

THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND STAYING ON. THERE HAS BEEN NO EXPLANATION OR REASON AND NO COLLISION. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION ON SEPTEMBER 2014 REGARDING THE HONDA ACCORD RECALL FOR THE DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR. (NHTSA RECALL 14V-351) BECAUSE OF THIS I CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER BELLA INTERNATIONAL IN SAN JUAN PR ON OCTOBER 22, 2014. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WILL ARRIVE WITHIN A MONTH AND A HALF AND THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A CALL TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. I CALLED THREE MONTHS AND A WEEK LATER ON JANUARY 28, 2015 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE THEY WERE UNSURE IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE UNDER THEIR INVENTORY AT THE PONCE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HONDA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION FAULT AND THAT I NEED TO WAIT AGAIN FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. I ASK IF I COULD CALL THE PONCE DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME THE NAME OF A PERSON THAT APPARENTLY HANDLES THEIR PART INVENTORY. THAT WAS IT. IN ADDITION THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY APPOINTMENT AT OTHER DEALER OR TO CHANGE THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED LATER TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT NOTHING MORE. BECAUSE OF THIS I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO SUFFER ANY INJURIES WHILE I WAIT BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY AND INCOMPETENCE BY THEIR PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A RETAINING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHEN IT RAINS AND I ENTER THE CAR AND BEGIN TO PLACE MY SEATBELT ON AS I PULL IT I NOTICE THAT THE SEATBELT IS SOAK AND WET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DID NOT DIM UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 HONDA ACCORD APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. *MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 14V351000. *JB

YOU HAVE STATED THAT 2007 HONDA ACCORDS ARE BEING RECALLED B/C OF DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS MADE BY TAKATA. HOWEVER, MY DEALER SAYS NOT MY VEHICLE. MY VIN IS [XXX]...... . IS THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL OR NOT? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE SLIDE OVER TO HIT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS LAUNCHED. MY WIFE/PASSENGER HAS VERY BAD INJURIES AND HOSPITALIZED. BOTH LEGS BROKEN AND STILL SHE HAS PANIC ATTACKS AND OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCES ANKLE PAINS FROM THE INJURIES CAUSED FROM THE INCIDENT. *TR