2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

RE: 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS LESS THAN 55K MILES. *TR

PREMATURE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE...IT FELL APART AND TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THAT HAPPENING ON A CA FREEWAY CAN BE POTENTIALLY DEADLY. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CARS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AND BANG, FORTUNATELY THE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE ON AUGUST 5, 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

AN AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THAT MY SRS HOUSING AND UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INVESTIGATING, I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WHERE THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. HOW CAN IT NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN NEVER USED, UNLESS IT IS DEFECTIVE OR THEY BROKE IT WHILE FIXING THE RECALL PROBLEM

2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THEN, THAT VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE CHEST, KNEES AND ANKLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLAT0R MODULE) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

THE TRANSMISSION TO MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO KICK BACK EVERYTIME IT SHIFTED UNTIL IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND I HAD TO PAY 2700 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION...THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THE CAR WAS NOT AS DEPENDABLE AS THEY SAID IT WAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT PERIODICALLY CHECKED THE DOME LIGHT TO CHECK THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING NOISE AND LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AND ASSUME 70% OF THE REPAIR COST AND SHE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY 30% THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

IN RECENT MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN SLIPPING. DIAGNOSTIC AT HONDA DEALERS SHOWS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEY ARE ASKING FOR $3,350 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS YEAR'S MODEL HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE BAY AREA MANAGER WAS CONSULTED AND HE REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR EVEN OFFER THE REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE, HE SIMPLY REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR PRODUCT. WHEN I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA/HEADQUARTERS, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT WHATEVER THE MANAGER DECIDED IS WHAT THEY BACK UP. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT DESPITE MILEAGE OR NUMBER OF YEARS, SHOULD A TRANSMISSION FAIL IN THESE VEHICLES, HONDA SHOULD AT THE LEAST OFFER A REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE. PERHAPS ONLY CHARGE FOR PARTS AND NOT LABOR BUT THEY SHOULD BE TRYING TO MAKE GOOD WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS ONE OF THREE HONDAS IN THE FAMILY AND I MENTIONED THIS IN DISCUSSIONS BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO LOYALTY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR