2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

SRS LIGHT (SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY RESTRAINTS...AIR BAGS) STAYS ON ALL THE TIME ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AIR BAGS SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR LIFE OF CAR, I WOULD THINK, BUT HONDA DEALERS KEEP BLOWING ME OFF. I SEE ON INTERNET THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDAS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD IN THE GARAGE, THE DRIVER ONLY RECOLLECTS A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF MOMENTARILY AND THEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START IT AND THEN SUDDENLY IT WORKS FINE. HAS SHUT DOWN ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ALL THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

SRS LIGHT CAME UP RECENTLY. DIAGNOSTICS TEST SHOWED THAT THERE IS SOME ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS AND THEY WON'T BE DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. SO I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AND ITS NOT COVERED BY HONDA WARRANTY. I HAVE TO REPLACE THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS AND THIS IS GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. SERVICE DEPT. SAID CAR IS "SAFE" TO DRIVE. "GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT." MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NO TYPE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE AND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX WITH MARGINAL RESULTS (LIKELY TO RECUR). I SHOULD THINK THAT SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HONDA SAID IT WILL COST $1500 TO REPLACE. ( NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ) THEY INDICATED THAT IN A CRASH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $580. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AMONG HONDA VEHICLES. THE CONTACT DRIVES AT MODERATE SPEEDS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR AN AIR BAG FAILURE THAT WAS RESET. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,250.

OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 20,000+ MILEAGE. A WEEK AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED SO. DEALER INDICATED A $90 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WOULD BE REQUIRED AND ONLY WAVED IF A PART WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED IN RECENT YEARS AFTER A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNER COMPLAINTS. I ALSO FOUND SOME REVEALING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE NHTSA AND HONDA REGARDING CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT ISSUE AND ALTHOUGH SRS LIGHT WARNINGS ON SOME VEHICLES CONTINUED TO OCCUR REPEATEDLY AFTER ADDRESSING THE DTC 15-3 CODE, NHTSA CLOSED ITS #PE05043 INVESTIGATION. I ASSUMED THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT INVOLVED AND HONDA AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON SRS ILLUMINATION AND OPDS ISSUES TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM HONDA INDICATING A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE OPDS UNIT. MY CONCERN IS, DOES THE DEALER HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE ($90) IF HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND THE HISTORY OF ISSUES INVOLVED IN THIS FREQUENTLY DEFECTIVE SRS WARNING LIGHT APPARENTLY REMAIN UNRESOLVED. *TR