2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

OWNER REPORTED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT SMALL BARREL ON END OF CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISLODGED FROM SLOT IN THE PLASTIC CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PULLEY MOUNTED ON THROTTLE SHAFT. THE PLASTIC PULLEY BROKE AND ALLOWED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE END TO WEDGE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE THROTTLE STOP BRACKET, JAMMING THE THROTTLE PLATE APPROXIMATELY 20-30% OPEN. EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE MECHANISM NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 95,000 MILES BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN GOING UP GRADE. IT IS NOW AT 99,000 MILES AND THE NOISE IS HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE ACCORD IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILD WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I WILL MOST LIKELY SALVAGE THE CAR. *TR

MY DRIVERS SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND MY SRS LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING COVERED IN THE RECALL IS THE IGNITER, WHICH IS IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY REPLACED THIS, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS THE SRS DRIVER INFLATER AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WILL NEED TO UNDERGO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WILL COST ME $110 AND THAT I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY SEAT FIXED, WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED IN THE RECALL WHEN IT'S ALL RELATED. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE I WAS IN IT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. THE BAG IS JUST HANGING OUT OF MY SEAT AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. AN AIRBAG RECALL SHOULD COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WAS CONTROLLED BY THE IGNITER THAT'S IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD FIX ONE THING AND NOT THE OTHER. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT! THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO MY SEAT. IT'S RIPPED DOWN THE SIDE AND THE AIRBAG IS HANGING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ITS FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM HAD COME TO A STOP. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE SKID MARKS WERE SEVEN CAR LENGTHS LONG WHICH WAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. UPDATED 01/24/11. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND 3 HOURS FROM HOME MY CAR MADE AN AWFUL RACKET AND SOUNDED AS IF I WAS DRAGGING A BODY UNDER MY CAR WHILE EXPELLING THE MOST PUTRID SMELL I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. THIS BREAK DOWN, ON OCTOBER 22, 2010, LEFT ME STRANDED ALL WEEKEND, AS MOST BODY SHOPS DO NOT DO REPAIRS ON FRIDAY EVENING, SATURDAY, OR SUNDAY. I ALSO HAD TO MISS CLASS AND WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY BECAUSE OF LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. AFTER MUCH POKING AND PRODDING TO MY POOR LITTLE HONDA, THE MECHANICS DETERMINED BY TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER HAD FAILED, LEAVING TERRIBLE DAMAGE TO MY GEARS AND OTHER PARTS OF MY TRANSMISSION. DIAGNOSIS: NEW TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, A NEWLY REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAD TO FOLLOW. NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT I SAID I HAD TO MISS WORK AND CLASS. THIS MEANS I AM A POOR COLLEGE STUDENT, IN WHICH CASE A $2050.00 AUTO REPAIR BILL IS A DEATH SENTENCE AND A COLLECTION NOTICE ALL NEATLY WRAPPED AS A PACKAGE DEAL. LET ME ASK YOU THIS, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF YOUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIR AND REPLACING, ARE YOU IN A STABLE FINANCIAL CONDITION AT WHICH POINT YOU COULD SHELL OUT OVER TWO GRAND FOR YOUR AUTO REPAIR BILL? IF YOU CAN, CONGRATULATIONS, AND FEEL FREE TO DONATE TO MY CHARITY AT ANY TIME, IF NOT... WELCOME TO THE CLUB. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THAT THE TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTERS IN MY HONDA AND THOSE SIMILAR TO MINE ARE DEFECTIVE BUT NO RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIRECT SAFELY HAZARD. WITH THAT SAID, IF HONDA KNOWS THEY BUILT MY CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF MACHINERY, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PAY FOR MY NEW PIECE OF MACHINERY WITH NO QUESTION, DEBATE, SARCASM, EXCUSE, ANGER, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF NEGATIVE REACTION POSSIBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER SUDDENLY AT A QUICK RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH, SWERVED TO MISS AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, AND HIT A MEDIAN. THE TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE AIR BAGS TRIGGERED, BUT FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY, ONLY THE SEAM IN THE SEAT FABRIC SPLIT. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/02/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER AND TRYING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. TO COUNTERACT THE SLIDING, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 159,931.

SHORTLY AFTER DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG INFLATER RECALL SERVICE, SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER REALIZED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE SEAT BELT SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY LIFETIME WARRANTY, HONDA EXCLUDED ELECTRIC SWITCH WITH THE BUCKLE. DEALER TOLD ME THE ONLY TIME YOU REPLACE THE BUCKLE IS DUE TO THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. TO ME AND MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS A HONDA MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR SERIAL SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE BECAUSE - HONDA CLAIMS TO COVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. AND ONLY TIME WHEN THE BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS WHEN THE SWITCH GOES BAD. *TR

HONDA 2001 ACCORD V6 HAS STUTTERING START PROBLEM , OCCASIONALLY ENGINE STOPS AFTER STARTING. I CONTACTED HONDA USA WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ADVISORY ABOUT IT BUT REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE ECM FIXED AS I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WOULD "DIE" ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I NOW READ THAT OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE REPLACING THE ECM AS PART OF A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY IMPLICATION OF THIS ISSUE. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE INSERTED FOR YOUR ADVISORY COMPLETION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN SPRING AND FALL DUE TO GAS FORMULATION CHANGES. *TR