2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVERYTIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $89 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS, BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR UP TO A 160,000 MILES.

THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS OR SEATBELTS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. *TR

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE LIGHT RESET AND IT CAME ON SOON THEREAFTER. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS AND NO RESULTING ACTION OR REMEDY FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND COULD POTENTIALLY THREATEN THE LIVES OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. *TR

IN APRIL 2001, I PURCHASED NEW HONDA ACCORD EX FROM ITS DEALER, PLANETHONDA IN UNION, NJ. THE CAR HAD BEEN SORE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AFFECTED THE ENGINE AND BRAKES. NOT ONLY, HONDA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, BUT ALSO THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION MADE THE CAR RUN IN THE LOW GEAR, DAMAGED THE ENGINE. MY CAR ENGINE IS BURNING MORE MOTOR OIL AND I HAVE TO ADD ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 700-800 MILES. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTOR/DRUM,BRAKE SHOE PADS EVERY 6-8 MONTHS BECAUSE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS THE SIDE AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON SINCE 30000 MILES. I WAS ADVISED BY NHTSA TO SEND THE COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. PLEASE FORWARD THE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK INTO THE MATTER. THANKS....... ASHOK KUMAR *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM HONDA IN 11/2001. MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I WOULD INFORM HONDA EVERY TIME I WENT IN FOR A SERVICE OR OIL CHANGE. THEY WOULD ADJUST THE LIGHT AND IT WOULD COME ON WEEKS LATER. I FINALLY HAD THE SRS LIGHT SERVICED BY HONDA. CURRENTLY THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME UP FOR NO REASONS ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IT CAME ON AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY WAS OVER. I HAD BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD RESET IT. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK WITHIN A WEEK. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL TRIGGER A RECALL FROM HONDA AS IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING THE SAME THING!!!! I DON'T WANT TO SHELL OUT $$$$ TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE! *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE SRS LIGHT COME ON SINCE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. HAVING GONE THROUGH THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH NHTSA, I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAD RUN A LITTLE MORE THAN 103,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT STILL FALLS UNDER THE FREE OPDS REPLACEMENT PERIOD AS STATED BY THE NHTSA AUTHORITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS LIT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE IT IS MANUFACTURER FAULT. *TR

ON 26TH OCTOBER 2007, FRIDAY, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY IN NEW JERSEY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, THE CAR WAS FINE. WHEN I STARTED BACK HOME, THE VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ON. IT STILL IS AFTER 4 DAYS. RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. KINDLY TAKE ACTION TO MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS GIVEN THE POPULARITY OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL. THANK YOU. PLEASE SEE THIS PAGE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/SRS_LIGHT_KEEPS_COMING_ON.SHTML FOR TALES OF SIMILAR FAILURE. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD IS PEELING AND THE CLEAR COAT IS LIFTING,FRONT TO BACK, I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY HONDA'S OF YEARS AROUND THE SAME AGE, DARK COLORS, THE PAINT AND BODY SHOPS SAID THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT AND PROCEDURES IN PAINTING THE CAR , THIS IS THE ONLY HONDA OUT OF THE 9 OTHER HONDA'S, I'VE OWNED WITH A PAINT PROBLEM, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 60000 MILES ON IT, OTHER HONDA'S THAT I HAVE HAD AS MUCH AS 250,000, AND THE PAINT LOOKED GREAT (1990 ACCORD) THE DEALER SHIP (GROPPETTI HONDA CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I CONTINUE TO SEE HONDAS WITH THIS SAME PAINT PROBLEMS, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM GENERAL MOTORS HAD BACK YEARS AGO AND THEY CORRECTED THE PAINT WITH A RECALL, AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, I KNOW THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. *JB