2005 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

OUR 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEHAVED LIKE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND I FELT THE CAR GO INTO GEAR A FEW SECONDS LATER. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE SLOWLY FORWARD AND A WHIRRING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD TO STOP AND START THE CAR 3-4 TIMES ON THE REMAINING 3 MILE DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT INTO A HONDA REPAIR SHOP. WE CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 75% OF THE COST OF REPAIR WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $5000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND OUT OF NO WHERE I HEAR THIS BIG POP! THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IN THE BACK HAD DEPLOYED. NO ONE HIT ME NOR DID I RUN OVER ANYTHING IN THE STREET.THERE WAS NO TYPE OF IMPACT. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I REPORTED IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS I GOT HOME. THEY ASK ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER SHIP AND HONDA AMERICA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEIR DETERMINATION WAS THAT THERE WAS UNDERBODY DAMAGE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY SHOWED ME. IT WAS A SCRATCH, LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A SCREWDRIVER OR SOMETHING AND SCRATCHED THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THERE REASON FOR DEPLOYMENT. LONG STORY SHORT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY FELT IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA AND HOW THIS WAS HANDLED. HONDA STATES THEY ARE SO BIG ON SAFETY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS BUT YET THEY WILL NOT FIX VEHICLES THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST, AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH NO SIDE AIRBAGS AND NO SEAT BELT. WHERE IS THE SAFETY CONCERN?? WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSE AND ACCIDENT WHERE SOME ONE WAS INJURY, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T CAUSE ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS. CLEARLY THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THIS PART/SENSOR. WHEN IS HONDA GOING TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE AND DO THE RIGHT THING!!! I WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS BECAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPEN AND IT WAS NOT CAUSE BY SOMETHING HITTING UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE CHROME COLOR PAINT/COATING ON THE INNER DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD IS STARTING TO SEPARATE/PEEL AT THE SEAMS. WHILE OPENING THE DOOR, THE PEELING SEAM ON THE INNER DOOR HANDLE LACERATED MY FINGER. I HAVE CUT MYSELF 3 TIMES ON BOTH INNER FRONT DOOR HANDLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BACK LIGHT FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY SETTINGS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2005 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. THE AIRBAG SYMBOL LIGHT ON THE PANEL STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY ONCE I START MY CAR. *TR

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT JUST IN TIME TO EVADE THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT. IT WENT OUT AT 82,000 MILES AND IT'S ONLY COVERED TO 80,000. I DID HEAR THAT THIS WAS PREMATURE, BUT THAT IT HAPPENS ON THE HONDA ACCORDS. THE REPAIR IS PRICEY AS I BOUGHT IT IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS (THAT PART IS GOOD), SO YOU CAN'T BUY AN AFTER MARKET CONVERTER. THE COST WAS $1,100 AFTER INSTALLATION. THEY NEARLY PUT THE WRONG ONE ON IN NEW MEXICO AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY, I CALLED MY OLD DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA AS THEY WERE OUT OF STOCK HERE AND THEY SAID I HAD THE INCORRECT PART NUMBER. *TR

THIS STARTED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 AND CONTINUES TODAY (2011). I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR OFTEN FOR SEVERAL REASONS, ONE BEING A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE WHEEL HAS ALWAYS STUTTERED. WHEN ON A STEEP HILL, THE BREAKS HAVE NEVER HALTED THE CAR COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO CARS CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME WHEN ON A STEEP HILL. THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE IF I'M IN A PLACE WHERE THERE IS SNOW. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT IN SNOW OR WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF RAIN. THE TIRES ARE VERY GOOD AND ALL TERRAIN, SO IT ISN'T THAT. I HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED ALL OF THE TIME AND THEY'RE ONLY SLIGHTLY USED. I HAVE TIRES ROTATED AND ALIGNED ON A REGULAR BASIS. BUT HALF OF THE TIME THE BRAKES GRIND. EVEN AFTER INSPECTION AT THREE DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERSHIPS, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. I WROTE TO HONDA ABOUT THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN RESPOND, LET ALONE REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I USE IT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE IN PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ON FLAT ROADS. IT'S SAD THAT HONDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY. I HAD ONLY GOTTEN HONDAS IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF REPUTATION AND RELIABILITY. I WILL BE BUYING ANOTHER "BRAND" FROM HERE ON OUT. I USED TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND NOW LIVE IN NEW MEXICO. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SANTA MONICA. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN BOTH PLACES. *TR

1) STRAP CONNECTING LATCHES HAS TWISTED AND KINKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CORRECTLY USE LATCHES. HOWEVER SEAT CAN STILL BE SAFELY INSTALLED WITH SEATBELT 2) CHEST CLIP ON SEAT BROKE WHILE IN USE (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=ACCORD, MODEL=HONDA). *TR

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID AND EVERY WINTER (MN) AT LEAST 6 -10 TIMES A YEAR THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE POWER BRAKING SYSTEM SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK. IT TAKES EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH IN MY LEGS TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND IT IS STILL QUITE HARD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP. SEEMS AS IF THE COLDER IT IS, THE WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT THIS HAPPENS. NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHY IT HAPPENS OR HOW TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, THEY SAY JUST WARM THE CAR UP FIRST. WE HAVE WARMED OUR CAR UP, KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND AFTER 25 MINUTES OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR WARM, SO THING CAN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. *TR