2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AT 150,000 MILES. CHECK ON INTERNET, THIS WAS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT FROM HONDA ACCORD OWNERS, SOME OF THEM BREAKDOWN EVEN AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REGULAR MECHANICAL REPAIR, THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2001: BOTH AIRBAGS (DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE) DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC REASON WHILE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ON SLOW SPEED (10 MPH) ALONG RESIDENTIAL ROAD. UNDER DISTRESS THE DRIVER DAMAGED 2 PARKED CARS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED AIRBAG-DEPLOYMENT RELATED INJURIES. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY FATHER AND HE AND MY MOTHER WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TW

HAVE 2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 DR SEDAN. (EX). FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING GAS, ONCE MY CAR REACHES THE 1/2 AVAILABLE GAS LEVEL, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS COME ON. HAS BEEN CHECKED, DIAGNOSTICS RUN-NO ANSWER TO PROBLEM. IF I STOP, REOPEN MY GAS CAP, REPLACE THE CAP AND CRANK IT AROUND @ 3 TIMES, AFTER 4 RESTARTS OF ENGINE, THE LIGHTS GO OFF ON MY DASHBOARD. DO NOT SEE ANY DEFECTS WITH GAS CAP AS FAR AS GASKETS BEING DEFECTIVE.*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED FOR $2,000 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,092 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/11/10*JB

IN 2003, I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ACCORD FROM PRIME HONDA (THEN KNOWN AS CLAIR). AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A MONTH, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WASN'T SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR PROPERLY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GEAR SHIFTING/SLIPPING CONTINUED AND EVERY TIME I WENT IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEM, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. I EVEN MENTIONED TO THEM THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THEY DROVE THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AROUND DECEMBER 10TH OF 2009, I ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND MENTIONED THAT SHIFTING OF GEARS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED OVER THE CAR AND AGAIN FOUND NOTHING. ON DECEMBER 17TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE IS IN DEED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER'S AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $55.00 FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE DIAGNOSED. *JB

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SEVERE HESITATION IN SWITCHING GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CLIMBING UP A HILL. I READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ACCORD MADE AROUND 2001. I TRIED TO GET HONDA TO PERFORM REPAIR BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (AS A SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT). SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS FOR MANY ACCORD, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HAPPY WITH HOW THE RECALL REPAIR WAS HANDLED. THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON WHICH INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE SRS LIGHT BEING ON HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE AIR BAGS AND THEY WOULD NOT DEAL WITH IT UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAID THEM TO ANALYZE, LET ALONE FIX THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER THEN CALLED HONDA MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON DID INDEED HAVE TO DO WITH AIR BAG SAFETY. CUSTOMER SERVICE DID STATE THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS SHE HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER-SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY, AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.