2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 CY COUPE - SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN DISABLED DUE TO EITHER A FAULTY SENSOR OR BAD CONTROL BOARD. ISSUE OCCURRED AFTER AIRBAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. NOTHING ELSE WAS PERFORMED THAT WOULD AFFECT THIS SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE. *TR

SRS LIGHT. THIS INVOLVES AIRBAG SYSTEM ON 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS NOT REPAIR BY DEALER, BECAUSE THEY SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE IT AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURED RECALL BY HONDA. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY HONDA, NOT BY OWNER OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHTING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY FOR DAYS AT A TIME. WHEN IT'S OUT, I CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY GAUGES ON THE DASH AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO USE A FLASHLIGHT OR OTHER EXTERNAL LIGHTING TO SEE THE GAUGES. THE BACKLIGHTING NEVER FLICKERS -- IT'S EITHER ON OR IT'S OFF. I AM UNABLE TO DISCERN ANY PATTERN OR ACTION THAT CAUSES THE BACKLIGHTING TO GO OUT OR TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS STILL WORK. MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 SEDAN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 04V256000. MY DIMMER CONTROL WORKS WHEN THE BACKLIGHTING IS WORKING (AND STILL DIMS THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS EVEN WHEN THE BACKLIGHTING IS NOT WORKING). I REPLACED THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN SEPT. 2009, BUT IT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V593000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATER MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO TAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR THE HORN WORKED. UPDATED 09/16/10

I GOT IN MY CAR ONE MORNING AND MY AIRBAG (PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SEAT) WAS DEPLOYED. NO ACCIDENT, NOTHING HAPPENED, JUST DEPLOYED. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT AND INSURANCE LOOKED AT IT AND CALLS IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR MOTOR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY, UNEXPECTEDLY,NOTHING WAS DONE BY CLEAR LAKE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FOUND PROBLEM UNLESS IT OCCURRED ON THEIR TEST DRIVE, AND ONLY IF BREAKS DOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC FOR WHICH THERE WAS AN AIRBAG RECALL BUT THE DEALER WON'T FIX THE DEFECT FOR FREE. *TR

I RECEIVED THE HONDA ACCORD RECALL INFORMATION MAILER DURING THE SUMMER 2009 FROM HONDA CORPORATION. I QUICKLY CALLED MY NEIGHBORHOOD HONDA DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS AND I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE- ABOUT 1 WEEKS TIME. YESTERDAY (FEBRUARY 9TH, 2010) I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN EXPANDED RECALL AND ADDITIONAL HONDA VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. THIS MESSAGE REMINDED ME THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD BACK FROM SUSSEX HONDA REGARDING THE RECALL FROM THE SUMMER-TIME. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD FAILED TO ADDRESS THE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH TO ME, MEMBERS OF MY YOUNG FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA 4-CYL EX REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING AND RE-ACCELERATING (E.G., IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN DESCENDING ON A PARKING GARAGE RAMP AND THEN REACCELERATING ONCE ON THE PARKING LEVEL. SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE A NEUTRAL IDLE FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN LURCH, TO NO TRACTION AND A RACING OF THE MOTOR WHILE THE VEHICLE "HUNTS" FOR TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR BEFORE ENGAGING. SYMPTOM IS MOST FREQUENT DURING A DECELERATION BETWEEN SECOND AND FIRST GEARS. SYMPTOM FIRST STARTED AT ~80K MILES AND HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED (CAR NOW HAS ~116K MILES). HONDA'S ONLY RESPONSE: YOU SHOULD BUY A NEW HONDA. I REPORTED TO DEALER AND HONDA NATIONAL OFFICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE SYMPTOM. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD (WITH 80K MILES) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH A JERK AND THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30-40 MILES ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA HAS IN THESE VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING COULD PUT THE OCCUPANTS IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. HONDA STATES THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTEAD WANTS THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN/IMPLEMENTATION. *TW