2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

AFTER 2 YEARS OWNING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 17K MILES FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD WORN COMPLETELY AND HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. AFTER REPLACEMENT WHEN ODOMETER SHOWED 19.5K MILES BRAKES HAVE BEEN OVERHEATING EXTREMELY AND LATER BRAKE PEDAL DURING USAGE STARTED TO EXHIBIT HEAVY PULSATIONS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED PADS WITH HONDA BRAND PADS AND DISCS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED. AT 25K MILES VEHICLE PEDAL PULSATIONS CAME BACK, ROTORS METAL TURNED BLUE AND OVERHEATING WAS BAD. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A BRAKE DESIGN PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE ON MY OWN. I HAVE A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MASTER DEGREE. AT ABOUT 40K MILES I MADE ROTOR REPLACEMENT AND OILED CALIPER BOLTS. ALSO, I INVESTIGATED HOW TOYOTA BRAKES OF SIMILAR CAR SIZE NEVER GOT SO HOT AND FOUND ONE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT THAT DIFFERENT BETWEEN HONDA ACCORD 2000 BRAKES AND TOYOTA CAMRY BRAKES. TOYOTA BRAKES USE V SHAPE RETURN SPRINGS ON A BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE PADS HAVE HOLES IN THEM TO ACCEPT END POINTS OF THESE V SPRINGS. I DRILLED HOLES IN HONDA BRAKE PADS USING TOYOTA CAMRY BRAKE PADS AS A REFERENCE. ALSO, BENT V SHAPE RETURN SPRINGS FROM PIANO STRING 1.2 MM (BOUGHT IN ACE HARDWARE) AND INSTALLED THE SAME WAY AS ON TOYOTA. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 40K MILES. CURRENTLY CAR HAS 127K MILES AND SAME ROTORS AS I PUT IN 2004. I MANAGED TO GET 35-45K BETWEEN PADS REPLACEMENTS AFTER THIS MODIFICATION AND OVERHEATING OF ROTORS HAS STOPPED. WHOEVER INTERESTED IN FIXING THIS HONDA BRAKE DESIGN PROBLEM MAKE SURE TO OIL CALIPER PINS AND CALIPER SIDE CONTACT ELEMENTS OF BRAKE PADS DURING REPLACEMENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE GRAPHITE GREASE. THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN RESURFACING YOUR ROTORS! USE TOYOTA CAMRY BRAKE PADS AND V SPRINGS AS REFERENCE OR JUST BUY V SPRINGS DESIGNED FOR CAMRY (BRAKE REPAIR KIT). THIS WILL SOLVE ALL OVERHEATING AND DISK WOBBLING FOREVER. *TR

TRANSMISSION & INTERNAL PARTS FAILURE DURING VERY BUSY MORNING DRIVE IN ATLANTA>>>ALMOST CAUSED A MULTIPLY CAR COLLUSION>>>>PART OF THE JUNK HONDA HAS PUT IN THESE CARS & DENIED ANY LIABILITY>>>>ALSO HAVE AN )@ ODYSSEY WITH A JUNK TRANSMISSION>>>I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA>>>ANYONE NEED SOME HONDA GARBAGE CHEAP? *TR

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER IS IN NON-PARK POSITION AND COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THIS FAILURE SYMPTOM WAS CAPTURED IN NHTSA 05V-025, BUT, WHEN ASKED, HONDA MOTOR COMPANY RESPONDED THAT THE NHTSA MANDATE DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS VIN NUMBER. THIS SUGGESTS THERE MAY A REASON TO EXPAND THE VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS MANDATE. *TR

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS IN 2003. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE STREET BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE IN 2003 DURING A NATIONAL RECALL. THE CAR STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPING IN 2009 . I CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED IN MARCH, 2010. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION LIGHTING FAILED ON MY HONDA 2000 ACCORD EX V6 WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT TIME. THE DIMMER SWITCH HAD NO RESPONSE TO ITS CONTROL. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO LIGHTING IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND V6 ENGINE. ON 12/13/2008, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT AT THE TUNE OF $3200. HERE HAS BEEN YEARLY SERVICE DONE TO PREVENT ANY OTHER ISSUES. ON 12/28/11, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A P740 CODE WAS FOUND. CLEARLY THIS IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES FROM YEARS 1999 TO 2001. THIS ISSUE IS A HAZARD. *TR

THE "BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POP OUT" IS KNOWN ISSUE (DEFECT) SINCE DAY1, HOWEVER, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY WAS TRYING TO COVER IT UP AND MY YEAR MODEL (2000) WAS INTENTIONALLY NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL LIST IN ORDER FOR THEM TO REDUCE THE COST BY RISKING PEOPLE'S LIFE. HOWEVER, IF YOU GOOGLE IT, 2000 YEAR AND EVEN LATER MODEL ARE ALL OVER THE PLACES. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY WAS BETTING ON ITS DEALER WOULD BE SUPPOSED TO PUT A RETAINER ON TOP OF THE SEAL WHEN THE CAR IS DUE ON ITS FIRST TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT HAPPEN, THE NET RESULT IS IT COSTS ME OVER $720 TO FIX IT AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THE ENGINE WAS NOT BLOWN UP (AND I HAD NOT BEEN KILLED) ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE EMPTY ENGINE OIL RESULTED FROM THIS SUDDEN SEALED BEING POPPED OUT (THE OIL WOULD BE GONE SECONDS AFTER POP OUT HAPPENS). WORST YET, AFTER THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, I CONTACTED WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR TALKED WITH [XXX] WITH SOME JAPANESE LAST NAME WHO HAD VERY BAD ATTITUDE AND VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, SIMPLY FLATTENED OUT AND TOLD ME I AM SORRY AND WE CAN NOT HELP IN ANYWAY. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND GRADUALLY DRIVE THIS VERY FOREIGN MOTOR COMPANY OUT OF US, THEY DO NOT CARE OUR LIVES HERE IN US ANYMORE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING THE NIGHT AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT SPEEDS HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

I TOOK THIS HONDA ACCORD DX (MY2000) TO THE DEALER FOR 120,000 MAINTENANCE IN SEPTEMBER 2011. THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED VERY BADLY. BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS NORMAL WITH NO RUST. I THOUGHT UNDERBODY RUST IS NORMAL FOR MY CAR'S AGE AND DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION. BUT AFTER ONE MONTH, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO MAKE STRANGE NOISE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THE SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY AND BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THEY SAID IT ALWAYS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON HONDA ACCORD BECAUSE THE A/C CONDENSATION WATER DRIPS DOWN ON THIS POINT. I AM TAKING IT TO A DEALER TODAY TO REPLACE IT. IT WILL COST ME $2000. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT HAS DONE 99% OF THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, MINUS A FEW OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS HAD A "HARD" SHIFT AT TIMES FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL THE LAST FEW WEEKS WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO REV UP AT LOW GEARS AND THEN VIOLENTLY JERKING TO SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. THIS IN ADDITION TO ALSO DISPLAYING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY WHILE GREEN D OR DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO GO. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE ON MY WAY HOME WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD SON IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT. THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GO AND THEN I HAD NO POWER, COULD NOT EVEN GET OVER TO THE CURB. CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IS 30 MINUTES AWAY VIA INTERSTATE AND AFTER READING MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND STORIES OF NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS ONLINE I AM AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO HANDLE THIS. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE AS LONG AS ENGINE LIGHT WAS STEADILY ON. LUCKILY, I AM IN WALKING DISTANCE TO MY JOB, BUT I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO PROCEED. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ALERTING ME TO THE FACT I WAS FACING POSSIBLE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE ENDANGERED NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT MY SMALL SON AND THOSE DRIVERS AROUND ME. I HAVE READ THAT HONDA WILL NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE, BUT IF THIS IS ACCURATE IT IS A SHAME AS I HAVE OWNED TWO HONDA'S AND ALWAYS BRAGGED ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVED DRIVING MY HONDA. NOT THRILLED ABOUT OWNING A VEHICLE MADE BY A COMPANY WHO IS AWARE OF A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND DOES NOT DO A BETTER JOB OF ALERTING THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR