2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

AFTER HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THIS CAR 5 YEARS AGO. MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ALL THE ISSUES KNOWN BY EVERYONE. ENGINE LIGHT IS ONE SERVICE COMPUTER STATES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. AAMCO HAS TOLD ME THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BEFORE THE RECALL AND WAY AFTER AND YET HONDA IS SILENT! I AM SORRY BUT THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT! *TR

A FAILED TRANSMISSION ON A USED 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED NOT LONG AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO BREAK. HONDA REFUSES TO HELP GETTING IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR SUB-STANDARD PRODUCT. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE HORIZONTAL WELDED SEAM AT APPROX. 126,000 MILES. IT WAS NOT NOTICED FOR OVER A MONTH SINCE IT ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. DURING THAT PERIOD, MY DAUGHTER USED THE CAR AND OFTEN TRANSPORTED HER THREE CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, HONDA BLOOMFIELD, THEY CONSIDERED THE LEAK SERIOUS ENOUGH TO TAKE IMMEDIATE FIRE/EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS AROUND THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE TANK AT A COST OF $1,307.20. AFTER I COMPLAINED, THEY REDUCED THE BILL BY 50%, BUT WOULD NOT LET ME HAVE THE OLD TANK. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD A 30 DAY OPTION TO KEEP THE OLD TANK SINCE THEY HAD PAID FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THEY ALLOWED ME TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE TANK WHICH SHOW EXTENSIVE RUST AND DELAMINATION OF THE WELDED SEAM ALL AROUND THE TANK. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM ANDERSON HONDA (NOW BLOOMFIELD HONDA) AND IT HAS BEEN USED AS NORMAL DAILY TRANSPORTATION IN THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA IN SUMMER AND WINTER AND HAS HAD ALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE ANDERSON - BLOOMFIELD DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAS HAD NO REAR END COLLISION DAMAGE AND IS NORMALLY PARKED OUTSIDE WHEN NOT IN USE. I FEEL THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED BY HONDA. EVEN A MINOR REAR END COLLISION COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. HONDA GAS TANKS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE TYPICAL MICHIGAN DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SHOULD HAVE AN INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT MILEAGE LIMIT IMPOSED SIMILAR TO THE ENGINE TIMING BELTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, PARKING LAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V256000 (COMPONENT: INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V259000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE EXCESSIVELY DURING ACCELERATION WITH A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/27/11*LJ UPDATED 11/07/11

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LOW MILEAGE NEEDS RECALL MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO CANT AFFORD THE REPAIR COSTS. THE HONDA COMPANY IS NOT HELPFUL, WITH WANTING TO FIX 2001 MODELS, I THINK ITS REDICULOUS, IF THE CAR IS UNDER 100K MI. THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE ITS THERE RESPONSIBILITY AS A COMPANY TO DO SO. *TT

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF HONDA ACCORD 2001 PURCHASED IT THE SAME YEAR, AND CURRENTLY IT HAS 130,500 MILES ON IT. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AROUND 2008 WHEN IT HAD 65,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE COST FOR REPLACING IT WAS COVERED. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2011 WHEN IT HAD 130,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ABOUT EVERY 65,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF TIMESPAN. I HAD SEVERAL CARS BEFORE, NONE OF THEM HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL COMPENSATION, AND I MENTIONED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, AND I WAS TOLD THAT INTERNET SITE DOES NOT CONCERN THEM UNLESS IT WAS ORGANIZED BY AMERICAN HONDA AND MY REQUEST HAS BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM WHEN ILLUMINATED AND IMPAIRED HER VISION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ UPDATED 10/11/11

TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR SOME TIMES. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER ON EXTENDED WARRANTY AND REFUSED MAINTENANCE DUE TO AGE OF CAR.. MANY HONDA'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NEED A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. SECOND PROBLEM IS DRIVER SEAT BELT. AIR BAGS REPLACED ON RECALL AND SHORTLY AFTER THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM NOT IN AIR BAGS BUT DRIVER SEAT BELT MODULE IN SEAT BUCKLE. SEAT BELT WARRANTY FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE BUT HONDA SAYS THE BUCKLE WHERE SWITCH IS NOT COVERED. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE SWITCH BUT MUST BUY THE COMPLETE SEAT BELT STRAP AND BUCKLE. TO ME THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE-STRAP IS PART OF THE SEAT BELT. HONDA WARRANTY SAYS A SEAT BELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS WITH THIS FAILURE HONDA MANUAL SAYS AIR BAGS WILL NOT FIRE WHEN SRS LIGHT ON.