2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WOULD CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WHICH TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE ISSUE. WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH COMPONENTS AT THE DISCOUNTED COST OF $2,600. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AND MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY & EVER SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT WENT OFF. I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT THIS WITH 2 KIDS THAT RIDES IN THIS CAR I BROUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS SAFETY AND IS DEPENDABLE. BUT IF THE AIRBAGS DON'T DEPLOY THAT IS DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME REGARDING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND REMAINING LIT. VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIR BAG WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FOURTH REPAIR WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *BF UPDATED 11/18/08.*JB

TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING NOR SHIFTING INTO GEAR PROPERLY . WHENEVER I START THE ENGINE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED NORMALLY. NOW WHENEVER I START THE CAR AND DRIVE OFF, THE RPMS GO UP FAIRLY QUICKLY, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATES SLOWLY AND LURCHES FORWARD WITH A THUD. AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE D4 GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT IS BLINKING GREEN. I ONLY HAD 119,500 MILES WHEN THIS LEVEL OF SYMPTOM MANIFESTED ITSELF... NOW I'M AT 120,000. YESTERDAY (08/25/2008) I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA 1-800-999-1009 TO COMPLAIN OF THE ISSUES I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING. AMERICAN HONDA SAID THAT I HAD TO BRING MY CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT. (FYI - I'D ALREADY SPENT OVER $660 AT ANOTHER REPUTABLE SHOP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED WITHOUT RESOLUTION...BUT, THEY DID SAY THAT GIVEN ALL THE WORK THEY'D DONE, IT COULD ONLY BE THE TRANSMISSION). IRONICALLY, DURING THE CALL THE REP COULD HEAR THAT THE CAR WAS REVVING AT HIGH RPMS BUT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO D4. FEARFUL OF A FIRE OR BLOWN TRANSMISSION, I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTART AFTER 5 MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD STILL BE A MANDATORY $89 CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE SOMETHING BOTH THEY AND I ALREADY KNOW. THE VOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY FROM 100K TO 109K IS RIDICULOUS. I SUSPECT THAT THERE IS A VERY LARGE CONTINGENT OF HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE, ALREADY HAD, OR WILL SOON HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LIKE MANY OTHERS HERE THAT I'VE READ, WE GOT A HONDA BASED ON THEIR REPUTATION OF THEIR TRANSMISSIONS LASTING OVER 200K+ MILES. UP UNTIL THIS, I'D BEEN MOSTLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT DROVE (DESPITE THE LIFELONG AND MODERATELY ANNOYING TENDENCY FOR THE CAR TO "JUMP" INTO GEAR FROM DEAD STOPS DESPITE GRADUAL APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL). I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT POSTING HERE HELPS RESULT IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. IT'S ME (HOPEFULLY US) AGAINST THE BIG CORPORATION. *TR

SRS SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT HALF A YEAR NOW CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT APPARENT REASON. DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE OPDS UNIT (ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO) AND PRIOR TO THAT RESET IT A FEW TIMES, BUT NOW THE CAR'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. DEALER NOW WANTS TO CHARGE A $75 INSPECTION FEE PLUS $400-$700 TO REPLACE THE UNIT, A UNIT THAT MIND YOU WAS ALREADY SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED. WORRIED AIR BAGS WILL NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK AND ALSO THAT OUR CAR WILL NOT PASS ANNUAL STATE DOT INSPECTION. WITH THE EXCEEDINGLY HIGH NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL HAVE TO DO A RECALL TO FIX THESE UNITS ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD THAT FELL INTO THE CATEGORY OF HAVING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BY HONDA'S OWN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. INSTEAD OF OFFERING A RECALL THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 109K. WELL MY CAR HAS A 130,000 MILES. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT AFTER BEING TOLD THIS CAR SHOULD GO 200,000 MILES BY THE DEALER THAT INSTEAD I HAVE TO REPLACE A $3000 TRANSMISSION. IF HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THEIR MISTAKE THEN WHY IS THE CONSUMER PAYING FOR IT? AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I QUESTION WHETHER THE NEW TRANSMISSION BEING PUT IN WILL BE EVEN LAST. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO OFFER A RECALL. DRIVING 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ABOUT 70000. A FEW DAYS AGO, FOR NO REASON, MY SRS LIGHT WAS ON. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MEANS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG WON'T DEPLOY. THE DEALER CHARGES $130 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND NOT SURE HOW MUCH ENSUING COST WILL BE. I READ A LOT OF ON-LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND HAS SERIOUS SAFETY IMPACT. HONDA SHOULD PUT SUCH DEFECT UNDER RECALL. *TR

I CONTINUE TO GET THESE E-MAIL UPDATES AND MY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD SOUND SO EERILY FAMILIAR. I HAD 2 MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY HONDA BEGINNING WELL BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I TOO WAS METICULOUS ABOUT MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE EVERY 3 MONTH AT THE DEALER. FIRST I EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY "REPLACED" IT UNDER THE RECALL...WITHIN 3 WEEKS THE "REPLACED" TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY "REPLACED" IT AGAIN; I THEN FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS "REPLACED" WITH A "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION AND NOT A NEW ONE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I EXPERIENCE ALL KINDS OF "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CODES. IT WAS NEVER ENDING FOR 6 MONTHS...OF COURSE EVERYTHING WAS MY FAULT. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT I REPLACED MY OWN RADIATOR FLUID AND THAT MY RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRUST ME, I AM NOT MECHANICAL WHATSOEVER. IT WAS ALWAYS SERVICED BY THE DEALER...FINALLY I GOT CALIFORNIA INVOLVED AND AFTER ALOT OF HUBABALOO IT WAS DECIDED THAT I MIGHT NOT NEED A RADIATOR AFTER ALL AFTER AN EXPERIENCED TECH CAME OUT TO "LOOK AT THE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM". LONG STORY SHORT, CALIFORNIA CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THE ENGINE ISSUES WOULD GO AWAY. THIS WAS ALL AT 70,000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE VERY SAME DEALER. I FIND IT IRONIC THAT OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND ARE BEING JERKED AROUND IN THE SAME MANNER. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF AN AUTISTIC CHILD LIVING IN THE NE; I COULD NOT AFFORD THE CAR FAILING ME ON A COLD WINTER DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. I TRADED IT IN AND PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH HONDA'S FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY LIFETIME! *TR

"2000 4-DOOR HONDA LX" - ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 2007, ITS SRS READINESS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING ITS REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE, I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA SANTA ANA, CA AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THE SRS LIGHT WAS RESET ONLY TO FIND OUT AFTER 3 DAYS THAT IT CAME BACK ON. ON JANUARY 2008 AND MARCH 2008, THE SAME SITUATION WAS HANDLED BY SANTA ANA HONDA AND AFTER 6-10 DAYS, THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND AGAIN. I WAS FINALLY INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL TO THE SRS UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED LONG AFTER THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT IF SANTA ANA HONDA WERE TO FIX THE EQUIPMENT, IT WOULD COST ME AT LEAST $1,600 WHICH WAS REDUCED BY 30% BY ITS SERVICE MANAGER JOHN MARKER. IT WAS THEN THAT I BROUGHT UP THE CASE TO AMERICAN NORTH HONDA MOTOR CO INC AND WAS HANDLED BY WAYNE AT 1(800) 999-1009 EXT. 118198. WAYNE CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE PARTICIPATING TO THIS REPAIR BY REDUCING THE COST BY $300. IT DIDN'T MAKE LOGICAL SENSE TO ME THAT THE CONSUMER IS LIABLE FOR COSTS INVOLVED IN FIXING A SAFETY-RELATED DEVICE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT BOTH SANTA ANA HONDA AND NORTH AMERICAN HONDA ARE BOTH CONTRIBUTING TO THE COSTS OF THIS REPAIR, TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE. MY FAMILY'S 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY AND FRIENDS' 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA NEVER HAD THEIR SRS WORN OUT IN THE COURSE OF TIME, WHY WOULD HONDA HAVE THIS PROBLEM? PLEASE ASSIST ME CONTACT HONDA TO CARRY THE BURDEN OF THIS COSTS OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS NOW 120,000. *TR

SURGE ON ACCELERATION. FROM A COLD START MY CAR EXCELS NORMALLY. IF MAKE A STOP FOR A FEW MINUTES OR A COUPLE OF HOURS GET IN AND IT ACCELERATES TO ABOUT 20-25MPH AND DIES. IF I HOLD THE PEDAL IT WILL ACCEL AFTER A FEW SECOND, IF I PUMP THE PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIME IT WILL ACCEL. CRUISING AT 65+ I CAN FEEL A SLIGHT JERKING. THIS ALL STARTED AFTER GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CODE PO131 TO REPLACE THE PRIMARY O2 SENSOR. A NEW SENSOR WAS THE OEM EQUIVALENT FROM AUTOZONE. IF I DISCONNECT THE O2 SENSOR THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS 228,000 MILES. *TR