2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

IN JANUARY 29, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED FOR $2300. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SO PREMATURELY BUT SINCE IT HAD PASSED ITS WARRANTY I DIDN'T BOTHER NOTIFIYING HONDA. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS NOVEMBER 11, 2011 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WE HAD PUT IN FAILED AS WELL AFTER 30,000 MILES. LUCKILY, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOW I'M HAVING IT REPLACED WITH THE USED ONE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $2300. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE ON THIS BUT I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR HAS AN ACCORD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE RADIO. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIO AND TWO DAYS AFTER THE RADIO WAS REPLACED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 207,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING SURROUNDING THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIR FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTING BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THE WARRANTY OFFER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND PRESSING/RELEASING THE THROTTLE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY, AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PLACED INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN (COASTED) TO ABOUT 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED SOMEWHAT, AND GENTLY DEPRESSING THE THROTTLE ALLOWED ME TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC (ABOUT 40 MPH). WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, IT APPEARED TO SLIP QUITE A BIT--THE TACHOMETER RANGED BETWEEN 1900 RPM AND 2600 RPM UNTIL 3RD GEAR ENGAGED. THE TRANSMISSION NOW REFUSES TO GO INTO OVERDRIVE (5TH GEAR), AND THE TRANSMISSION IS CONTINUING TO SLIP, BOTH WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING AT A STEADY RATE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY QUOTED $4452.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A HONDA REMANUFACTURED UNIT. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY COULD OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR, AND WAS POLITELY TOLD "NO" DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 ACCORD EX-L V6. I BEGAN HEARING A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITH A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 TO 45 MPH.. MY HONDA DEALER SAID IT HAD AN INTERNAL FAULT AND WOULD REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $3800. I HAD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPAIR TRANSMISSION FOR $2900. THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. CAR HAD 97K MILES. *TR

CLEAR COAT AND PAINT IS DISAPPEARING AT AN ALARMINGLY FAST RATE (AND EARLY). *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED BUT THE CAR WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER, BUT DOING THE OPPOSITE. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW AND CAME SO CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED, THANKFULLY I PULLED OVER QUICKLY OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, CALLED A WRECKER GOT TOWED TO HONDA...AND GUESS WHAT ..YEP TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE MY VIN# WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL..GO FIGURE! I HAVE THE 04' ACCORD WITH THE V6..WE WILL SEE IF HONDA STEPS UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER, WHERE THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY ROADS, THE CAR STOPS. THE ENGINE STARTS, BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. ACCORDING TO RECENT DIAGNOSIS, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF RECENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH OTHER 2003-2004 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES, WHICH I FIND UNLIKELY FOR THE HONDA BRAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GRINDING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) BUT WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2011 I TOOK MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD INTO A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP FOR A NOISE THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING. WHILE IN THERE THE TECH LOOKED UP MY VIN# AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON VIN#'S [XXX] [XXX] [XXX]. MY VIN # IS [XXX] CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THIS RANGE. HE OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION THRU "REPAIR.ALLDATA.COM". I THEN TOOK THE PAPER TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS. HOW CAN THIS BE??? I ASSUME THE SITE THE TECH USED IS A GOOD ONE AND WOULDN'T PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IS SAYING OTHERWISE. WHILE AT THE SHOP THE TECH DID DRIVE THE CAR AND NOTICED IT WAS "WHINING" AND IT SHOULDN'T BE. HE IS A FORMER EMPLOYEE THAT WORKED FOR HONDA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND I BELIEVE WHAT HE IS TELLING ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR