2006 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN APRIL LAST YEAR. ON JUNE 2006, MY A/C CONDENSER HAD A LEAK DUE TO "ROAD DEBRIS". HONDA DEALER WOULDN'T COVER THIS BECAUSE "ROAD DAMAGE" IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CHARGED ME $700 TO REPLACE A NEW A/C CONDENSER. LAST WEEK, I TRIED TO TURN ON MY A/C AND FOUND OUT THE AIR WAS NOT COLD AT ALL. I TOOK MY ACCORD BACK TO THE DEALER AND LEARNED THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME A SMALL PEBBLE MIGHT DAMAGE THE CONDENSER CAUSING ALL THE FREON TO LEAK. I REPLACED TWO A/C CONDENSERS WITHIN A YEAR. I HAD DRIVEN MANY OTHER CARS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD MY A/C CONDENSER BREAK DOWN BECAUSE OF A SMALL PEBBLE. HONDA ACCORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE VENTING SYSTEM AND SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THE VENTING SYSTEM IS IT DOES NOT PROTECT THE A/C CONDENSER FROM THE SMALL OF PEBBLES OR DEBRIS. THE LOCATION OF THE A/C CONDENSER ALLOWS THE TUBING EXPOSED IN FRONT OF THE FINS WHERE IT IS LIKELY TO BE HIT. ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT ON THE A/C CONDENSER IS USING A STRONGER MATERIAL ON THIS PRODUCT SO IT IS NOT THAT FRAGILE. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE MY A/C CONDENSERS AND IMPROVE THE DESIGN OF THE VENTING SYSTEM. *NM

BOUGHT 2006 ACCORD SEDAN IN AUG 2006. UPON TAKING CAR HOME NOTICED 'ORANGE PEEL' LIKE DISTORTION IN WINDSHIELD. TOOK BACK TO DEALER. THEY FIRST CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, FINALLY AFTER MUCH ARGUING THEY ADMITTED IT WAS THERE AND REPLACED IT. NEW WINDSHIELD IS WORSE. IT HAS WAVY PATTERN IN THE GLASS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAW IT, THEY THEN CALLED IN FACTORY REP. HE SAYS "THEY ALL HAVE IT" AND REFUSED TO TAKE ACTION. FACTORY LINE IS THAT ALL HONDA'S SINCE 1990 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TOLD HIM THAT'S BULL SINCE THIS IS THE 3RD HONDA I'VE BOUGHT SINCE 1990 AND NONE OF THE OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NEITHER DOES ANY OTHER BRAND (TOYOTA, VOLVO) CARS THAT I OWN HAVE IT.*JB

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAD A BLOW-OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD SE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ROUGHLY IN MARCH OF 2006, AND THE SECOND ONE NOVEMBER 16, 2006. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 65 MPH BOTH BLOW-OUTS OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE FIRST ONE FRONT AND THE SECOND REAR. THE FIRST BLOW-OUT NEARLY PUT ME INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ALLOY RIM. THE OTHER BLOW-OUT DID NOT CAUSE ANY LOSS OF CONTROL. BOTH BLOW-OUTS OCCURRED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD SOUND, NOT SURE IF IT WAS FROM THE RELEASE OF AIR OR THE RIM SLAMMING TO THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. BOTH BLOW-OUTS RESULTED IN A GAPING HOLE IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. THE INITIAL FAILURE HAPPENED WITH 3000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE SECOND WITH 9000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES CONSTANTLY APPEAR TO BE LOW ON AIR ALTHOUGH WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED PSI RANGE. NEITHER TIRE COULD BE REPAIRED AND BOTH TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT $400 REPLACING THESE DAMAGED TIRES ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. *JB

PASSENGER OUTSIDE MIRROR EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD BEEN DOWN IT WOULD HAVE HIT MY DAUGHTER IN HER HEAD. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED I STOPPED THE CAR AND PICKED UP THE MIRROR, THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS OR NOTHING AROUND THAT COULD HAVE HIT THE MIRROR, IT MADE A VERY LOAD NOISE BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE OTHER THAN MIRROR CAME FLYING INTO IN THE SIDE WINDOW AND THEN HIT THE GROUND. ALL OTHER PARTS ON THE MIRROR ARE IN PLACE AND FINE, ONLY THE CENTER MIRROR PARTS FELL OFF THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA TO TELL THEM THE MIRROR FELL OUT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER LEFT ME STANDING THERE AND DIDN'T COME BACK, HE NEVER GOT MY NAME. I ASKED THE DESK BOY WHERE HE HAD GONE AND HE PAGED HIM AND THE SAID THAT HE WOULD CALL ME, HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS, MY NAME OR WHO THE OWNER OF THE CAR WAS SO HOW IS HE GOING TO CALL ME. BRAND NEW, ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 WEEKS. *JB

2006 ACCORD TIRE BLEW OUT AT 70 MPH. *TS MICHELIN REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY CLAIMING THAT THE CONSUMER SOME HOW DAMAGED THE TIRE. *NM UPDATED 11/16/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION TO KEEP IT FROM SURGING FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/31/2006 -*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5500 RPMS. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RARELY USED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER 2005. I NOTICED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT I HAVE A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO TAKE THE REAR ROTORS OFF AND SAND THEM DOWN. I WAS PERPLEXED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT. ACCORDING TO HONDA STANDARDS, THAT IS NOT EVEN A BREAK IN PERIOD. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY ALARM SYSTEM THE COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAD IT, BUT THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REMEDIED. SINCE THEN, I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS DIM ON OCCASION AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE. IT AMAZES ME HOW SENSITIVE THIS CAR IS. I THOUGHT THE SITUATION WITH THE BRAKES WAS IMPORTANT TO LOG A COMPLAINT. THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA, AND THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME I HAD TO TAKE A HONDA TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER THAN AN USUAL SERVICE. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I AM THINKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT A YEAR OLD YET. *NM

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING HIS 2006 HONDA ACCORD. *KB THE LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED STATED HIS OWNERS MANUAL MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REVVED AT AN ACCELERATED RATE AND LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH PRODUCED NO FAILURE CODES, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/9/2006 - IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS USER RELATED. WHENT HE BRAKE PEDAL DECENDED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CONSUMER'S FOOT CONTACTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV. *NM