2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES ARE 1.5 YEARS OLD. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY REFILL THE AIR IN ALL FOUR TIRES EVERY WEEK. THESE TIRES ARE SIMPLY FAILING AND IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG BEFORE I GET IN AN ACCIDENT........ *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO JERK FORWARD AND BALKING WHEN STARTING FROM A START. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO OVER HEAT. MY SON SAID THAT THE CAR SEAMED TO JUST GIVE OUT ON HIGHWAY AND SCARED HIM AS IT CAUSED A STRANGE FEELING OF SOMETHING TERRIBLE WRONG. NOW WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO REVERSE A VERY STARTLING NOISE LIKE A LOUD BANG IS HAPPENING. NOW I AM AFRAID TO LET MY SON BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS USE IT. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THIS CAR, BUT THIS IS JUST GOING TO BREAK ME TO TRY TO GET FIXED. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS SINCE I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM THAT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA AND THE NHTSA HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA ON RUSTING FRAME RAILS THAT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I HAD TO TRY TO SELL MY TACOMA TRUCK AT MORE THAN HALF ITS RESALE VALUE, BECAUSE TOYOTA JUST LIKE HONDA JUST WONT ADMIT OR FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. BY THE TIME THE NHTSA DID GET TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE UNSAFE FRAME RUST MOST OF US OWNERS HAD ALREADY HAD TO TRY TO GET WHAT EVER MONEY WE COULD TRY TO GET. IT WAS HORRIBLE TO LOSE ALL THAT MONEY AND TRY TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW HONDA IS PLAYING WITH NHTSA AND IT IS STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN FOR A LOT OF US HONDA OWNERS.WHAT MORE CAN US OWNERS DO TO GET OUR FAIR SHARE. I KNOW I FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST TOYOTA AND NOW HONDA. I HOPE NHSTA DOES SOMETHING FAST BECAUSE AS OF NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO USE. LETS RIGHT THIS NOW. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF HARD WORKING PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER THAN WHAT HONDA IS EVEN THINKING OF DOING OR NOT DOING TO RIGHT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLES CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. PARK THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, IF IT HAS, WE WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT FOR SURE. IT HAPPENS AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING AND D4 LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CAR CAN'T GO MORE THAN 20 MILES/HR ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. *TR

THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S FAULT AS IT IS MENTIONED ON THE WEB AS WELL AS BY AUTO SHOPS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR CAN STOP ANYTIME! I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF $$ ALREADY FIXING OTHER PARTS AND CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM/DEFAULT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. PLEASE ALL RAISE YOUR VOICE AND HAVE THE COMPANY TAKE CARE OF THIS AS THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME IN THIS MATTER! *JS

I HAD SOME SUSPENSION WORK(OUTER TIEROD ENDS) AND AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED TODAY AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME OUT TO THE SHOP SO HE COULD SHOW ME THE CONDITION OF THE RIGHT FRONT SUBFRAME MEMBER; IT IS TOTALLY CORRODED YET THE LEFT FRONT IDENTICAL PART IS FINE. THIS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN THE NUMBER AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ASSOCIATED PARTS THAT RELY ON THE INTEGRITY OF THER SUBFRAME TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAIRLY OBVIOUS CAUSAL FACTOR IS THE ROUTING OF THE AC DRAIN HOSE EXPLAINING WHY THE LEFT SIDE IS FINE AT THIS TIME. IN SALT STATES THE LEFT SIDE COMPONENTS OFTEN SUFFER CORROSION FAILURE BEFORE THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO ROAD SPLASH FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION (37 YEARS AS A SERVICE MANAGER) THIS IS BOTH A DESIGN FLAW AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE; I BELIEVT THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY LEAN BACK AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR GARAGE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF OUR DRIVEWAY WASN'T AS LONG AS IT IS. IT TOOK HER A WHILE TO READJUST HERSELF (SEAT WAS MOVING UNDER HER) TO GET HER FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL - WHEN THE SEAT REARED BACK. UPON INSPECTION, THE MOUNTING BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER SEAT ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER HAS BROKEN WHERE THE BRACKET BENDS UP TO MOUNT TO THE SEAT ASSEMBLY. IT LOOKS LIKE METAL FATIGUE. IT IS AMAZING HOW THIN GAUGE METAL WAS USED FOR THE MOUNTING BRACKET? WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE CAR ; THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR AND HAS NOT ENDURED ANY HARD CONDITIONS OR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE DISASTROUS HAS SHE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT. IT SCARES ME TO THINK OF HOW MANY 2000 HONDA ACCORDS MAY BE OUT THERE WITH THE BRACKET THAT HAS METAL FATIGUE AND WILL NOT HOLD UP IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. I NOTICED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET (EXACTLY THE SAME THING OCCURRING) AND THERE WAS A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION DONE IN 2003 ( # PE02072), I BELIEVE THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE RE-OPENED ASAP, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW MANY OLDER HONDA ACCORDS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. THIS FAILURE LOOKS TO BE A GRADUAL IN NATURE AND APPEARS DIRECTLY RELATED TO METAL FATIGUE OF A THIN GAUGE METAL USED ON THE BRACKET. THE HIGH LEVERAGE FORCES CAUSED BY PASSENGERS PUSHING BACK ON THEIR SEAT BACK ( E.G., GETTING IN THE CAR, OR PULLING SOMETHING FROM THEIR POCKETS WHILE SITTING) WILL TAKE A TOLL ON THE THIN METAL BRACKET; EVENTUALLY THE BRACKET IT WILL FAIL AND MOST LIKELY AT A TIME WHEN THE INTEGRITY OF THE BRACKET IS NEEDED MOST (DURING AN ACCIDENT) FOR PASSENGER SAFETY. *TR

TRANSMISSION BECAME UNRELIABLE, NEVER SHIFTS PROPERLY, AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T SHIFT AT ALL. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT A WHILE UNTIL TRAFFIC IS CLEAR, THEN I TRY AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS DETERIORATING DOWN TO THE METAL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RUSTED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

ABNORMAL DOWNSHIFTING OF GEARS. HARDSHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN 1 AND 2. REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO HONDA DEALER IN YEAR 2006 AND THEY SAID ITS ALL OKAY AND NO ISSUES. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE OVER THE YEARS. WHEN I INITIALLY REPORTED THIS ISSUE IN 2006 FOR MY ACCORD WAS COVERED UNDER HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTED FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL, BUT THE HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE. IN YEAR 2010, ANOTHER HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE GONE TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY ALSO CONFIRM ITS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE DUE TO INTERNAL MECHANICAL ISSUE. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS DENYING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THE FIRST INSTANCE OF REPORT WAS DONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION WHERE IT WOULD NOT READ THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE TEN ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE IGNITION COULD READ THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,346.