2005 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CAR WAS PARKED IN A LARGE PARKING LOT..(EXP. MALL PARKING AREA) STARTED TO PULL THROUGH THE PARKING SPOT TO EXIT. NOTICED PEDESTRIANS TO MY RIGHT, SHARPLY TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CAR'S LEFT FRONT BUMPER TO HIT THE BASE OF A LIGHT POLE. MPH LESS THAN 5. DISTANCE OF TRAVEL 2 FEET. AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BREAKING BOTH THE ULNA AND RADIAL BONES IN MY RIGHT FOREARM, BRUISING OF MY CHIN. SURGICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED TO FIX FRACTURES. PLACEMENT OF 3 PLATES WITH SCREWS. CAR HAS A SMALL INDENTION ON THE LEFT BUMPER. THIS AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

IT ALWAYS HAPPENS IN THE WINTER TIME, I GET IN MY CAR TO LEAVE AND I HAVE NO BRAKES. THE PEDAL IS VERY HARD/STIFF AND YOU HAVE TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY STOP. IN FACT I ALMOST HIT A CAR TODAY AND THE CAR HAD ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN WARM AND WENT INTO A PLACE FOR ABOUT 30 MIN AND I ASSUMED THEY WOULD STILL BE WARM, WRONG THAT'S WHEN I ABOUT HIT A VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE RPM'S WENT HIGHER BUT THERE WAS NO POWER EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASH TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING EXCEPT FOR THE RPM GAUGE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY DISENGAGED JUST AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN 'DRIVE'. THE SCARIEST PART WAS THAT I WAS STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT DURING A RAINSTORM AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE WARNINGS TO OBSERVE OTHER THAN THE TACHOMETER AND SOUND OF THE ENGINE REVVING UP. I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A HIGH COST. *TR

THERE ARE NO ANY ILLUMINATING LIGHTS ON FOR RADIO AND A/C BACK LIGHTS WHEN WE TURNED ON THE HEAD LIGHT. IT WAS REPORTED SAME ISSUE FOR 2003 AND 2004 HONDA ACCORD, AND HONDA OFFER 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES EXTEND WARRANTY. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MANY THIS CASES FOR 2005 HONDA ACCORD. IT IS REALLY A BIG FLAW RELATED OUR SAFETY, BUT WE DID NOT KNOW THAT AT ALL WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR: OUR CAR IS 2005 ACCORD LX HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT, HAS BEEN 8 YEARS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. WHEN HEAD LIGHT IS ON, ITS RADIO AND A/C BACK LIGHT IS DARK. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON. DEALERSHIP TESTED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND 2 CODES. FIRST CODE READ THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE SWITCH FAULT. SECOND CODE READ THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT POSITION SENSOR FAULT. BOTH CODES ARE CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE SWITCH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (AT 143,000 MILES). THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT POSITION SENSOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE SEAT POSTION SENSOR BUT MY VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE LISTED VINS CALLED OUT ON THE DOCUMENT. WHY IS IT THAT A CAR WITH TWO DIFFERENT DEFECTIVE PARTS, THAT ARE CAUSING THE SAME ISSUE, NOT BOTH BE COVERED BY WARRANTY ON MY CAR BUT IS COVERED FOR OTHER CARS THAT ARE THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR? NOW I HAVE A NEW DRIVER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE SWITCH WITH A SRS LIGHT THAT IS STILL ON. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION V6 ACCORD. CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65,MODERATE TRAFFIC, AROUND 4:35P, LEVEL GROUND, AMBIENT TEMP OF ABOUT 71, APPROX 2000 REVS. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED DOWN (NO KICK DOWN), ENGINE RACED AT 6500 REVS, CAUSED CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A GAP IN TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, OTHERWISE COULD HAVE SHUNTED. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS, LOOKING FOR GAP TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED BACK INTO A GEAR NORMAL FOR SPEED - REVS DROPPED TO ABOUT 2500 TO 3000, SPEED AROUND 45. GENTLY PRESSED GAS AND INCREASED SPEED BACK UP TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED. A WHINE IS COMING THE ENGINE BAY - MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. *TR

ACCELERATOR JAMMED IN CEMENT GARAGE CAUSING CAR TO HIT THE WALL OF THE GARAGE AT VERY HIGH SPEED AND SEVERELY DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE CAR (ESSENTIALLY TOTALING THE CAR). *TR

MY CAR DASHBOARD SHOWING UP THE AIRBAG SIGN ON AND OFF. I MAKE INVESTIGATION THRU MOTOR TREND THAT THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM ABOUT SEAT BELT/BUCKLE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. I CALL UP AMERICAN HONDA AT TORRANCE CA. THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE VIN # IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS SURPRISE FOR ME. THE CAR IS MADE BY HONDA. ALL OF THIS KIND OF MODEL SHOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM. AS PER MOTOR TREND THE RECALL DATE WAS JAN. 03, 2007. AND MOST AFFECTED IS 2005 HONDA ACCORD. PLEASE HELP ME THIS IS NOT SAFETY ANYMORE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER CAR WARMS UP INTERMITTANTLY, AND STAYS ON PERMANENTLY ON COLDER DAYS IT TAKES LONGER TO TURN ON BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. *TR