2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 ACCORD HOME THROUGH THE CITY (SPEEDS OF 30 MPH OR LESS). I HAD GONE ABOUT 5 MILES WITHOUT A PROBLEM. SUDDENLY, I HEARD AN ANNOYING CAR REVVING IT'S ENGINE, ONLY TO REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR! IT FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING AND THEN IT WAS DRIVING AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN FIRST. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO ABOVE 20 MPH. I COULD NOT PULL OVER DUE TO BIKE LANES AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING 15 MPH -- IT WOULD NOT GO HIGHER. I PULLED ONTO A SIDE STREET, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND COULD NOT GET IT TO MOVE. THEN, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE LAST MILE OF MY TRIP, STILL IN THE 15-20 MPH. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $5450. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO 8/29/13 AND I HAD KEPT UP ON ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IN FACT, I'D ALWAYS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PART (ALTHOUGH I DID RECEIVE ONE FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE). AFTER 8/29/13, I READ THAT SEVERAL HONDA MODELS (INCLUDING THIS ONE) WERE RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION DEFECTS. THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA ARE CURRENTLY ALLEGING THAT MINE WAS NOT PART OF IT, BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE AT 80 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED WITHIN ANOTHER NONE MONTHS. THE MECHANIC CONTRIBUTED THE RECURRING FAILURE TO THE SPEED SENOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO GEAR THE SILVER GEAR SHIFT KNOB BROKE OFF. I SUPER GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS TO GO TO STORE TO GET NEW PART. IT LATER FELL OFF AGAIN AND MULTIPLE PIECES CAME OUT OF THE OPENING. THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB BROKE INTO ABOUT 7 TO 10 PIECES. HAD TO STICK MY FINGER INTO OPENING IN ORDER TO PUSH THE SHIFT MECHANISM DOWN TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. SPOKE TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THEY KEEP THOSE PARTS IN STOCK FROM ABOUT 03 TO 05 BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ALOT OF THOSE ARE BREAKING. HE WAS ABLE TO TELL ME THAT WITHOUT LOOKING UP THE PART NUMBER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, HE UN-LATCHED THE SEAT BELT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON, AFTER HE PUT THE SEAT BELT ON. UPDATED 08/22/13

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT MY RPM INCREASED ALL OF THE SUDDEN. AFTER MY RPM INCREASED MY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. I MANAGED TO GET HOME DRIVING 10 MPH. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUES WITH THESE CARS! HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THROUGH INSPECTION AND FAILED BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE STEERING RACK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON I-77 IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN SPEWING TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND STARTED TO SLIP WHIL DRIVING UP A HILL. WE HAD TO FRANTICALLY GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. NOW IT'S COMING ON AND STAYING ON EVERY TIME I DRIVE. IT COMES ON WITH ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS DURING THE START/SELF-TEST, THEN GOES OUT, COMES BACK ON AND STAYS ON. *TR