2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

STATE INSPECTION FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. NO OTHER RUST IS VISIBLE ON FRAME. MECHANIC CLAIMS FAILURE FROM RUST MAY BE DUE TO AC DRAIN ROUTED ONTO FRAME AT THIS LOCATION. ANOTHER 2000 ACCORD WAS IN IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME FOR REPAIR OF THE SAME DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE SUB-FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR/REPLACE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEAR 7 MONTHS OR 109K MILES BUT MY CAR HAPPENS TO FAIL JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE ON TIME SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND PROPER TREATMENT IS PROBABLY TO BLAME. CONSIDER THIS AS MY FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND INADEQUATE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF SECOND GEAR, IT WOULD CAUSE A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 45 MINS (APPROX. 20 MILES). WHEN I WAS READY PARK THE CAR AND SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WAY TOO FAST AND HIT THE BUILDING IN FRONT. I WAS DRIVING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN AROUND 10 MPH AS I HAD TO MAKE 3 TURNS WITHIN 100 FEET BEFORE COMING INTO VACANT PARKING SPACE. MY LEG WAS ALSO IN THE BREAK PEDAL AS I MADE THOSE TURNS AFTER GETTING INTO THE PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM IL RTE 83. I CAN DEFINITELY CONFIRM THAT MY LEG WAS NOT IN GAS PEDAL AS MY RIGHT LEG WAS ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO MAKE THOSE TURNS AND STOP THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE. IT ALL HAPPENED IN THE MATTER OF FEW SECONDS AND THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT. THE CAR CAME TO HALT ONLY AFTER HITTING THE BUILDING. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THE CAR HIT THE BUILDING AND THERE WAS HEAVE SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR. IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE BY LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT LOOKS TO BE AROUND 50 MPH. IT WAS A RELATIVELY HIGHER CURB IN FRONT AND THE BUILDING WAS JUST 6 - 8 FEET AWAY FROM THE CURB, I WAS ALSO DRIVING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. I AM REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE THIS KIND OF UNINTENDED/SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPEN WITH HONDA ACCORD CARS WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE FATAL FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND PEDESTRIAN ALIKE. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. HONDA TELLS US THAT THE COMPONENT THAT REGULATES THE AIRBAGS (A MINI-COMPUTER IN THE DASH?) HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. HONDA ADVISES THAT, UNTIL REPLACED, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. BASED ON THE INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $1000 TO REPLACE THE UNIT, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THE COMPONENT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ABOUT $325, AND REQUIRES ABOUT AN HOUR OF LABOR TO INSTALL. THIS SEEMS TO US TO BE A PRETTY FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO LAST WELL BEYOND THE ANTICIPATED LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON SINCE. THIS VEHICLE THOUGH IT IS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD HAS ONLY 66,200 ORIGINAL MILES WILL COST ABOUT $800-$900 TO REPAIR. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH INVOLVES THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND ANY PASSENGERS. I AM TOLD IT COULD BE A POSSIBLE DANGER IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN ANY ACCIDENT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE; I GET DIFFERENT STORIES FROM FOLKS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM SOME RESEARCH THAT THIS LIGHT COULD POSSIBLY COME ON AND STAY ON AFTER RECENT TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS. MAY 9, 2012 JUST FIVE MONTHS AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED I NEEDED TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3757. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO NO AVAIL. I PERSONALLY WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT IN MY LIFETIME AND INTEND TO DISCUSS THIS SITUATION WITH ANY PERSON CONSIDERING BUYING THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL AND FAITHFUL CAR OWNER WITH MY HONDA DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED ALL SCHEDULED SERVICES EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE. THIS IS MY REWARD, A ROTTEN CAR FROM A ROTTEN COMPANY. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST ON PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME UNDER AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN. DRIVER SIDE IS OK. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING, IT DIDN'T SOUND EXACTLY RIGHT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE BEGAN TO STOP, THE CAR JUMPED. AFTER THAT WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF FROM BEING STOPPED THE CAR WILL REV UP THE RPMS AND THEN THE MOTOR CATCHES UP AND JERKS INTO GEAR. WHEN WE CALLED AND TALKED TO A MECHANIC (HIGHLY KNOWN FOR TRANSMISSIONS) ABOUT IT, HE TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 1998-2000 MODEL HONDAS, AFTER 100,000 MILES DOING THIS, THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON IT, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE THIS CAR FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AS HONDA IS KNOWN FOR BEING A VERY RELIABLE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING TUBE FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE SUB-FRAME CAUSING THE FRAME TO CORRODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SUB-FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.