2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006, USED, IN 2011, I NOTICED CHALK-SPLOTCHES ON THE BACK OF THE ROOF EXTENDING DOWN TO THE TRUNK. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IT IS UNSIGHTLY, OTHERWISE, I AM VERY PROUD TO OWN THIS CAR. *TR

I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD AT 122,000 MILES. THAT'S UNHEARD OF! I'VE PURCHASED 3 HONDAS BEFORE THIS ONE & NEVER A PROBLEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART ON MY TRANSMISSION & I HAD TO GET IT REBUILT. THE BILL WAS $2200. AMERICAN HONDA SAID SORRY & THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE WHEN A TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT. REALLY? 122,000 MILES? I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE & COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! ALL THEY CAN SAY IS SORRY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO UPSET BEFORE. TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPAIR IT FOR $4700 OR TRADE MY CAR IN FOR $1000. BY THE WAY I WASN'T ABLE TO GET ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY REPAIR BILL. *TR

TODAY, I HAD PASSENGER SIDE CEILING AND SEAT AIR BAG INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AS THE DRIVER, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE (HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TODDLER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BACKSEAT) . I WAS STARTLED AND CONFUSED BY THE UNEXPECTED EXPLOSIVE NOISE ("BOOM") AND ONLY NOTICED THE SIDE AIR BAG "CURTAIN" A FEW SECONDS LATER AND AFTER THAT, THE PROTRUDING PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. STARTED TO PULL A SLIGHT HILL AND WAS PREPARING TO PASS A TRUCK. VEHICLE RPMS WENT HIGHER BUT SPEED CONTINUED TO DROP OFF. ENDED UP COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER. HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART TO GET IT TO GO AGAIN. WENT ABOUT 14 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS SERVICED LAST WEEK AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AS A PART OF RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. CAR IN SHOP NOW. THE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS ON OUR SAFETY. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR A RECALL TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, I STILL GET A DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PART MAY STILL BE DEFECTIVE. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SEAT WIRE HARNESS (SEAT SRS SENSOR). I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL, BUT THE DEALER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO INFORM ME, BUT I JUST DON'T FEEL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

WHILE I WERE DRIVING LOCALS, I NOTICE A SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND SPIKE IN RPM. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, ONLY RPM WOULD GO UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. NO ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING. IF THIS HAPPENED IN THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. I ALSO NOTICED NUMEROUS 2003 2004 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS DEFINITELY MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. I HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAME OUT TO BE $1820. THIS IS SERIOUS SITUATION. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEN I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER. ONCE I PULLED OVER TURN VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP IT PULLED OFF FINE THEN IT WAS SLIPPING GEARS. PULLED OVER AGAIN AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF SAME THING AND THE LAST TIME I REPEATED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT LIKE IT WAS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED ON SIDE OF A RURAL ROAD ONCE I DECIDED TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SIDE OF THE ROAD, VANDALIZED, RAINED IN AFTER ONE WINDOW WAS DOWN ONCE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. *TR

FELT LIKE THE GEARS STOPPED ENGAGING AND THE RPMS SPIKED. SLOWED DOWN AND GOT IT TO REENGAGE BUT ONLY IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE GEARS WOULDN'T ENGAGE AT ALL. RESTARTED THE CAR BUT THE SAME SLIPPAGE AND RPM SPIKING HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER WANTS $5600 TO REPAIR. HONDA HAD A LIMITED RECALL BUT IS REVIEWING ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS, BUT AM QUESTIONING THAT LOYALTY NOW. *TR

MY VEHICLE ALLOWS ME TO REMOVE THE KEY WITH IT NOT IN PARK. I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON 2003 HONDA ACCORDS BUT NOT 2004. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CAN HAPPEN. IT WILL COST ME UPWARDS OF $700 TO FIX A DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS BEHAVIOR SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.