2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

AT 3 PM I DROVE DOWN TO PICK UP MAIL (FROM CAR WINDOW) AT THE END OF PIPESTEM. BACKED UP TURNING RIGHT TO MAKE U TURN FOR RETURN. STRAIGHTENED WHEELS AND STARTED FORWARD TO BEGIN LEFT TURN ON NARROW ROAD, A MANEUVER I HAVE PERFORMED DOZENS OF TIMES. CAR ACCELERATED DESPITE IMMEDIATE BRAKING AND RAN OFF EMBANKMENT INTO WOODS. UNABLE TO STOP I DELIBERATELY HIT A TREE TO AVOID DRIVING INTO POND. TRIPLE A PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE WOODS AND CRAFTSMAN AUTO BODY OF CHANTILLY (VA) DID THE REPAIRS. I ASSUMED IT HAD BEEN A GLITCH IN THE ACCELERATOR BUT COULD NOT PROVE IT. I NOW PRACTICE THROWING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL FROM TIME TO TIME IN CASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. RECENT NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF SIMILAR CASES INDUCED ME TO MAKE THIS REPORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED RESISTANCE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO HE APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO IT. HE FELT AS IF "SOMETHING GAVE WAY" AND THE PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK. HE USED HIS HAND TO PLACE THE PEDAL IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO-DATE. WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THEY INSTRUCTED HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). SUBJECT: HONDA ACCORD - MILEAGE/SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DEAR SIR, I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 200 AND ITS SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. COMPARE WITH DIFF GPS, HIGHWAY MILESTONES ETC. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT CORRECT. I HAVE ASKED AND COMPARE WITH OTHER HONDA OWNERS AND THEY HAVE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK/COMPLAIN TO CAR DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM AS WELL, BUT THEY CANNOT FIX IT, ITS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHILE COMPARE WITH GPS SPEED AND SPEEDOMETER ON CAR, CAR'S SPEEDOMETER IS RUNNING FASTER BY 5 MPH MORE. I UNDERSTAND FROM AN INTERNAL SOURCE, THAT IT'S A HONDAS DIRTY PRACTICE TO CONVINCE CUSTOMER THAT HONDA PROVIDES BETTER MILEAGE EFFICIENCY WHILE COMPARING OTHER CARS. CAN YOU LOOK IN TO IT, PLEASE?[XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD HAVE MALFUNCTIONED SINCE 2005, BUT NOW THE LIGHTS HAVE SHUT OFF ENTIRELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 04V256000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2000 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN, CURRENT MILEAGE 165K MILES. TRANSMISSION FINAL DRIVE UNIT A LOT OF PLAY IN THE CARRIER BEARINGS. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE "TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN" ON 09/01/2005 AT 90K MILES. AUGUST OF 2009, 155K MILES, TOOK CAR INTO HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE AND TO ISOLATE SCRAPPING NOISE, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE. ON FEB 18, 2010 TOOK CAR BACK TO HONDA DEALER AND NOISE WAS ISOLATED TO 'TRANSMISSION FINAL DRIVE, ALOT OF PLAY IN CARRIER BEARINGS'. REMEDY ACCORDING TO SERVICE MANAGER IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2700 + TAX. OPENED CASE NUMBER WITH HONDA CORP ON 02/18/10 ASKING ASSISTANCE IN COST OF REPLACING TRANSMISSION. HONDA REPRESENTATIVE DENIED ASSISTANCE ON 02/24/10. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY HONDA DEALER AND IS IN GOOD MECHANICAL SHAPE OTHER THAN TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ONE THEY REPLACED. I WILL BE REPLACING TRANSMISSION EITHER AT MY COST OR DEALERS COST. *TR

DURING A NORMAL DRIVE AND THEN A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, CAR'S ENGINE STALLS. AFTER AUTO SHOP EXAMINATION, THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE BALL BEARING IN THE ENGINE'S TENSIONER LOCKED UP, THUS THROWING THE TIMING BELT OFF AND BENDING VALVES DUE TO INCORRECT TIMING. A WHOLE NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED TO FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. OLD ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX, THE GAS PEDAL TURNED TO BE STICKY AT THE END OF 2005 AND SINCE THEN IT TURNED TO BE STICKY EVERY YEAR. IT HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER. *TR

2000 HONDA ACCORD V6 4 DOOR SEDAN, WANTED TO REPORT THE DRIVERS SIDE HONDA CARPET JAMS UNDER THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. *TR

2000 HONDA ACCORD R GEAR SHIFT HANDLE (KNOB) BECAME DETACHED FROM POLE WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2000 SRS LIGHT ON AND STAYS ON. CHECKED ON LINE MANY HONDA OWNERS HAVE THAT ISSUE AND AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, NEED TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. *TR