2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT IS ON, NO ANY ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED. THE LIGHT KEEPS ON EVEN AFTER RESET SEVERAL TIMES. I WONDER IF THE MANUFACTURER COVERS THE COST OF REPLACEMENT FOR VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED WHEN SHE DISCOVERED SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000, COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 249,000.

1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: 133K MILES ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD, 4 DOOR, LX 4CYL, 5 SPD MANUAL TRANS. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED IN NOV OF 1999. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN DAILY 15-30 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, IT'S CONSEQUENCES: ON 8/3/10, STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK. AFTER 2 MILES, I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED. WHEN I WENT TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THE ENGINE OVER-REVVED - UP TO THE REV LIMITER, EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO SHIFT. I COASTED WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED WHILE THE ENGINE "BOUNCED" OFF THE REV LIMITER FOR A SECOND. THEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I COULD NOT "UN-STICK" THE THROTTLE -WHICH WAS STUCK IN WOT (WIDE OPEN THROTTLE) POSITION. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE)? I TRIED TO LIFT THE THROTTLE OFF THE FLOOR, IT WAS STUCK. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I THEN OPENED THE HOOD. I COULD SEE THE THROTTLE CABLES WERE SLACK AND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK. THE PART OF THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HOLDS THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD BROKEN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CABLE (NO LONGER HELD IN PLACE) FLOPPED FORWARD AND JAMMED THE THROTTLE OPEN. UNTANGLING THE JAMMED THROTTLE BODY, AND SECURING THE CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE CABLE TO A LOCATION WHERE IT COULD NOT COME LOOSE, ALLOWED THE THROTTLE BODY TO WORK AGAIN. USED THROTTLE BODIES ARE AVAILABLE - $135 +/-. NEW THROTTLE BODIES ARE AVAILABLE $400 APPROX. LABOR IS 1-2 HOURS TO REPLACE. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. EASY FOR ME TO REPEAT THIS. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS YET. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP - THEY WANTED TO SEE IT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE VERIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY BROKE (FAILED) IN A TROUBLING WAY. *TR

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WITHOUT TRANSMISSION SELECTOR BEING PUT INTO PARK. ACCORDING TO HONDA THE VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RANGE OF RECALLS AND WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I CAN REMOVE MY IGNITION KEY FROM MY HONDA ACCORD 2000 EX . 4 DR. 4CYL WITHOUT PUTTING ON PARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WAS IN DRIVE MODE HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLES IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED OR REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST. AND 2ND. GEARS. OCCURS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT IT IS CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON. NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET DUE TO EXCESS COST INVOLVED. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK. I KNOW A RECENT RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2003 AND/OR LATER HONDAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE 2000 HONDAS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

THE ISSUE IS I CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT THE SHIFT LEVER BEING IN "PARK" ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD, VIN [XXX]. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STATES IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAME FAILURE OF THE IGNITION INTERLOCK MECHANISM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECENT RECALL OF THE 2003 MODEL YEAR ACCORDS. *TR