2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,050. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING), THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE REPAIRS SPECIFIED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *TR

VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN HOSE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY FACTORY, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WATER BUILD UP IN A/C RESERVOIR. WATER DRAINED ONTO VEHICLE ECU, CAUSING CORROSION. ENGINE STARTED RUNNING POORLY, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF ECU TO RECOGNIZE VALID KEYS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE STALLING IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE AC UNIT DIRECTLY OVER THE UNPROTECTED ECU. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CODE IS 61-10. THEY WOULD ORDER THE SEAT BELT PART (SPECIAL ORDER). I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SEAT BELTS WOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. DEALERS TOLD ME "IT'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE SEAT BELT, NOT MECHANICAL" AND HONDA DOES NOT COVER THIS EVEN THE LANGUAGE IN THE WARRANTY DOES NOT EXPRESS THIS AT ALL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED HOW HONDA WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. WONDERING HOW THEY RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THE ONLY RECOURSE I HAVE IS SPEND THE $260.00 AND NEVER, NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID, CAUSING AIR TO SEEP INTO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. AS A RESULT, TEHRE WAS AN ABNORMA NOISE CMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING HOSE BUT NOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE COST OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE REPAIR, IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) BUT NOT FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,592 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,400.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP IN RPMS. CAR CONTINUES TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SHIFTING GEARS EFFECTIVELY. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. APPEARING ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED THE SHIFTER TO MAKE SURE I WAS STILL IN DRIVE WHICH IT WAS. TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO D3 AND D2 HOWEVER THERE WAS NO CHANGE. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 - 35MPH WHEN I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AS IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OK. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE TROOPER. I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO TRY AND GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT JERKED BACKWARDS. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE AND GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I REACHED 60MPH AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT AND WOULD CONTINUE FOR A FEW MILES UNTIL THE VEHICLE ACTED UP AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS ABOUT 4 TIMES UNTIL I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE NOW SITS. IT APPEARED THAT THIS WASN'T A PROBLEM WHILE I STAYED UNDER 60MPH AS WHEN I HIT LOCAL ROADS AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30MPH THE CAR DID NOT ACT UP. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL GENERATED A SEAT POSITION SENSOR SRS CODE AT 85,000 MILES. SRS LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ON. I FOUND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V001000 RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THE 2004 ACCORDS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS A RESULT, BUT WAS FULLY AWARE OF THIS "COMMON" ISSUE. THEY INDICATED I SHOULD NOT HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN ONCE FIXED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE EXTREME SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. NOW 4 YEARS LATER AT 155,000 MILES, THE SRS LIGHT IS ONCE AGAIN ON AND THE CODE INDICATES THE SAME SEAT POSITION SENSOR ISSUE. I CONTACTED HONDA ONCE AGAIN AND RAISED THE ISSUE. I UNFORTUNATELY RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION OR UNDERSTANDING FOR THE REPAIR. I STRESSED THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE THE MATTER MORE SERIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I HAD A SUDDEN FALLEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND LOOSE SPEED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT PUTTING IN THE GEARS IT GOT OVER HEATED FAST AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HAD A STRANGER HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE AND AAA TOWED IT TO MY HOME THEN THE NEXT MORNING TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER READING COMMENTS ON MOTOR TREND.COM HONDA FAILED TO SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 ACCORDV6 OBVIOUSLY HAVE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND I WANT MY TRANSMISSION PAID FOR FROM HONDA IM REALLY UPSET AND HONDA CORP. NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR