2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

A FEW MONTHS AGO WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WAS FAILING, AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A GENUINE HONDA PART. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. INSTEAD, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL, CAUSING THE WHOLE CLUSTER TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V256000. WHICH STATES, 'ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COULD FAIL DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND, AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER'. I PHONED HONDA AND WAS TOLD OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THEN SEARCHED THE WEB, AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES WHERE OTHER 2000/2001 HONDA ACCORDS HAVE SUFFERED THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE NATIONAL 800 SERVICE NUMBER, ALL OF WHOM HAVE TOLD ME THAT OUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS RECALL. THOUGH, THE SITUATION IS TOO MUCH ALIKE TO BE A COINCIDENCE. *TR

INTERIOR LIGHTING HONDA MANUFACTURE HAD A INTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR HONDA ACCORD 2001 LX , BUT THEY DIDN'T RECALL FOR HD ACCORD 2001 EX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED BECAUSE OF HEAT BUILD-UP. CONSEQUENTLY, HE CANNOT READ THE INFORMATION ON THE GAUGES OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 04V256000 ( INTERIOR LIGHTING), HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 UPDATED 12/11/09 *BF 12/11/09.*JB THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/21/10 UPDATED 02/19/10 *BF UPDATED 05/11/10. *JB

MY NAME IS EARLENE BELSEY AND I AM A 79 YEAR OLD WIDOW. I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IN 2002, THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SENT OUT A NOTICE NOTIFYING ALL HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL'S TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPANY WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR AN ADDITIONAL "SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST." THEY DID NOT RECALL THIS MODEL CAR TO OBVIOUSLY SAVE MONEY.THEY STATED THAT "IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION DURING THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD,JUST BRING YOUR CAR AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AT NO COST." PROBLEMS THAT COULD OCCUR ARE " ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISES...EXTREMELY SLOW OR DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT...ABNORMAL GEAR SHIFTING...ERRATIC HARSH SHIFTING...HARD SHIFTS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD" WHICH IS JUST A FEW OF THE ISSUES LISTED. I ALWAYS KEPT THIS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AND HOPED THAT NOTHING WOULD OCCUR. SINCE THEY DID NOT TAKE ACTION TO RECALL THE CAR, I JUST HOPED A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD NOT ARISE. EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURE SUGGESTS YOU DUE TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 60,000 MILES, I ACTED CONSERVATIVELY KNOWING THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, SO I SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES, AND AGAIN, HOPED THERE WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I HAVE JUST 66,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, BUT THE SEVEN YEAR PART OF THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I ASKED MY SON IF HE COULD RESPOND TO THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. HE AGREED AND WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THE FREEWAY BY A SEMI-TRUCK WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH CORPORATE WHICH HE DID ON FRIDAY, OCT 30TH. ON MONDAY NOV 2, 2009 CORPORATE OFFERED A "HYPOTHETICAL OFFER OF A 25% DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANS, WHICH WILL COST $3,000. I WANT 100%, REPLACEMENT AND THEY REFUSED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? MY CASE # WITH HONDA IS N012009-10-3000303. PH 800 999-1009. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX - V6, AND I FOUND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT BEING IN PARK. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE RECALL 05V025000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT WAS FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S AND FOR EARLIER YEARS. THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TR

ODOMETER LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL FOR MY [2001 HONDA ACCORD.[ RECALL ID 04V256000]. THIS COULD CAUSE ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED BRUISES ON HER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WRECKAGE YARD PER REQUEST OF THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CHARGED $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE CASING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TOOK IN OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD TO HAVE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG RECALL WORK DONE. SRS WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON IN A WEEK. COOKEVILLE HONDA SAID THIS TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, NOT A RECALL ITEM, JUST A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT OUR CAR HAS OVER 157,000 MILES. IF IT IS A PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE TO FIX IT REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK. THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR IF HE DOES NOT SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH); HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 177,000.