2006 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN MARCH 2006 AND I EXPERIENCED A THUMPING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE WHERE THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH A NEW VEHICLE HAVING RESURFACED ROTORS SO I HAD THE DEALER MAKE A NOTATION ON MY WARRANTY ORDER. WITHIN A WEEK I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY RESURFACED THEM AGAIN AND I WAS REAL UNHAPPY BECAUSE WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO AGREED TO HAVE THE ROTORS CHANGED WHICH SUPPOSEDLY THEY DID. WELL I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME TYPE OF THUMPING WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY BUT AT A LESSER LEVEL AT THIS TIME. I DO FEEL HOWEVER THAT HONDA MAY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA AND WOULD HOPE THEY CORRECT IT SOON AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED HONDA'S SINCE 1975 AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS HONDA AS I HAVE ON ALL MY OTHER HONDA'S COMBINED. *JB

2005 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES: WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH), THE BRAKES PULSE HEAVILY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT FROM WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. THE SAME PULSATION IS PRESENT ON A 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES. *NM

1) NEW WHEEL BEARING AT 10,768 MILES 2) NEW TRANSMISSION AND REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT OF SAME SHIFT CABLE AT 10,791 MILES (SERVICE TECH ACKNOWLEDGES THE NOISE ON THE WORK TICKET) 3) ROTATE AND BALANCE OF TIRES DUE TO A SERIOUS VIBRATION PROBLEM IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 10,791 MILES 4) RESURFACING OF ORIGINAL ROTORS, 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO NOISE AT 11,002 MILES 5) REPLACEMENT OF OLD ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AT 11,184 MILES. WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY ALL THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON OUR VEHICLE IF EVERYONE NOW STATES THAT THEY CANNOT HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE. WE HAVE MADE MULTIPLE GOOD FAITH ATTEMPTS (5 LOGGED WHICH INCLUDES THE FINAL ATTEMPT, AND 1 NOT LOGGED), TO HAVE OUR CAR REPAIRED CORRECTLY. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ONLY LEFT WITH THE ROUTE OF ARBITRATION PROCEDURES OR BE LEFT WITH A SUBSTANDARD HONDA PRODUCT. *NM

2006 HONDA ACCORD WINDSHIELD IS WAVY AND DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. THERE WAS ALSO A TIRE BLOW OUT. *KB THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THEY BOTH CLAIMED THE WAVY WINDSHIELD WAS DUE TO THE AERODYNAMICS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ROARED AND VIBRATED WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE. THE DEALERSHIP SWITCHED OUT THE PADS ON 6-06. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR.

LOW SPEED PARKING LOT ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PROPELLANT WAS NOT PROPERLY VENTED AND CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE THUMB TO THE ELBOW. **NM

DRIVING OUR 2 MONTH OLD 2006 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX SPECIAL EDITION ON A STRETCH OF SMOOTH ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST AIR. WE HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING IN ROAD, HIT A POTHOLE OR CURB OR ANYTHING ELSE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING INFLUENCED THE TIRE TO BLOW. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE A 1.5 INCH HOLE WAS IN THE SIDEWALL. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS EVENT. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC AND CHANGE THE TIRE WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. TWO MICHELIN AUTHORIZED TIRE COMPANIES TOLD ME THAT WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE PUNCTURE AND THAT MICHELIN WOULD NOT OFFER ANY WARRANTY ON THE TIRE. I WAS STUNNED THAT THIS COULD BE POSSIBLE ON A 2 MONTH OLD TIRE WITH LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND WITHOUT ANY IDENTIFIABLE EVENT THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THERE WAS NO RESULTING CRASH BUT I AM NOT HAPPY THAT I HAD TO SPEND ALMOST $200.00 TO REPLACE A TIRE ON MY NEW CAR WHEN I BELIEVE THERE WAS NOT ANY WAY I COULD HAVE AVOIDED IT. IF I HAD HIT A POTHOLE, CURB OR ANYTHING, IF THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING IN THE ROAD OR EVEN IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY I COULD UNDERSTAND IT, BUT THERE IS NO REASON IN MY MIND THAT THIS TIRE SHOULD HAVE FAILED NOR SHOULD I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 9 MICHELIN TIRES ON OUR HONDAS ( WE PURCHASED TWO ACCORDS IN JULY) AND OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THE CARS. *JB

IT WAS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING , HAD DRIVEN IT LATE THE PREVIOUS EVENING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON , THE CAR BUCKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE . I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ASKED ME IF I "TOPPED OFF" AT THE GAS STATION. I DID IN FACT TOP OFF THE LAST FILL UP. I WAS TOLD THAT COULD MAKE THE ENGINE LIGHT GO ON. NOW I HAVE A RENT A CAR. THEY NEED TO ORDER A NEW PART. V TEC. I HAVE ALWAYS TOPPED OFF AT THE GAS STATION. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD OR WARNED NOT TO DO THAT WITH THE NEW HONDA'S IF IN FACT THAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RAMP THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO PRE-INCIDENT BRAKING AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED, PICTURES TAKEN OR REPAIR INVOICES AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP RETAINED THE VEHICLE FOR 7 WEEKS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THE CEILING, AIRBAG, AND THE SEAT WERE REPLACED.

DURING HOT WEATHER THE MIRROR SECTION OF THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR BECAME LOOSE AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE, I PUSHED ON THE MIRROR SECTION AND IT MOVED BACK AND FORTH IN THE PLASTIC HOUSING. IT BECAME VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO THE VEHICLES I COULD SEE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WERE DISTORTED AND NOT CLEARLY SEEN. I TOLD THE DEALER, THEY IN TURN CALLED THE ENGINEERS, WHO TOLD MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE TO INSTALL SOME SPACING MATERIAL TO STOP THE MIRROR FROM VIBRATING. THE ENGINEERS SAID HEAT CAUSE THE SPACER HOLDING THE MIRROR EXPANDS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. *JB