2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AS THOUGH HE HAD TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, AND IT HAPPENED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 15 - 20 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER BEHIND HIM HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING HIM. ON EACH OCCASION THE WEATHER WAS NICE. HE H HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED ON 03/12/2007, AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,504.*AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. 5 YEARS AGO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V256000 IS RELATED TO THE CONTACTS INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL IS NOT RELATED TO HIS VIN. THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED FOR HIM AND HIS TEENAGE DRIVER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133000.

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE PEDAL RESISTED AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS. I TAPPED IT LIGHTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEED, ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. AS IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, I SIDE SWIPED THE NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED BACKWARDS STRIKING THE FRONT OF ANOTHER NEIGHBORS CONDO. AFTER STRIKING THE CONDO, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AT HIGH RPMS AND CONTINUED TO TRY AND SURGE BACKWARDS. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, APPARENTLY FROM TIRES THAT WERE STILL ROTATING. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE HIT AND JUMPED OVER A CURBED ISLAND IN THE LOT. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ITS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A STOP ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND TOOK A REPORT AND PICTURES. OFFICER COMSTOCK CONDUCTED A QUERY ON "UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION" AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF VEHICLES ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. HE FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES TO IT POSSIBLY BEING TIED TO THE "CRUISE CONTROL". HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HE ADVISED NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HONDA REPS. I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS EVIDENT BY THE POLICE REPORT, PICTURES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED AND STATED THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SHOCKED THAT THEY DID NOT TAKE THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, I WAS TEACHING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IF THIS HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE, I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE MOWED DOWN AND POSSIBLY KILLED MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE ISSUE IS NOT WHETHER HONDA FOUND PROOF OF THE MALFUNCTION BUT THE MALFUNCTION DID OCCUR. MORALLY AND ETHICALLY, I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND PUT OTHER DRIVERS INCLUDING MYSELF AT RISK. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY MATTER AND HONDA CLEARLY IS NOT CONCERNED. *JB

MY CAR WAS PARKED FOR TWO WEEKS, AS I JUST PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WENT TO DRIVE MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE LIT AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD MY ALTERNATOR BRACKET BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF INSIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO THE SAME ISSUE: BROKEN ALTERNATOR BRACKET OR LOWER MOUNTING BOLT. HONDA. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAWSPECIALISTS.COM/TSB/HONDA.HTML # TSB #05012004 -- BROKEN ALTERNATOR BRACKET OR BRACKET MOUNTING BOLT. *NM (NHTSA ID #10013977, MAY 01 2004) HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/TSBS.SHTML. *JB

ONE DAY, MY SRS CHECK LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY. I RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY'RE ONE OF THE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 6TH GENERATION ACCORDS, THAT ARE CAUSED BY NO REAL PROBLEMS. HONDA CORPORATION IS NOT WILLING TO OFFER A REMEDY ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT INVOLVES SAFETY ISSUES (AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED). I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER NOW AND PAY $80+, JUST TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IF MY SRS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS WITH MOST CASES EXPERIENCED BY OTHER ACCORD OWNERS, IT WILL BE ANOTHER $700+ FOR REPLACEMENT.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. *JB

THE HONDA ACCORD ENTERED A TURN LANE AND BEGAN DECREASING SPEED DUE TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN AT THE SAME TIME A TRUCK DRIVEN BY A TEENAGE BOY EXCESSIVELY ACCELERATED WHILE EXITING A GAS STATION AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE HONDA ACCORD CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE/FRONT OF CAR. THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE WERE PUSHED BACK TOWARD THE DRIVER. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE ESTIMATED SPEED OF THE HONDA AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION WAS 20 - 25 MPH. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING INSURANCE REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF CAN BE REPAIRED. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH 83932 FAILURE MILEAG AT 35 MPH SHE TURNED THE HEAT ON, AND THE NEXT THING SHE REMEMBERED WAS BEING PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE FLIPPED, SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CRASH, BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. *AK

SRS AIR BAG SENSOR FAULTY, POSSIBLE RISK OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING FLUIDS. THE SEALS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEALS WERE REPLACED AGAIN IN AUGUST . THE CONTACTWAS UNSURE OF THE MILEAGE. THE SEALS WERE REPLACED AGAIN ON JANUARY 3,2007, THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119, 311. . THE HONDA DEALER AND THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TWICE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE FULL COST OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS APPROXIMATELY $3,000-$4000. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO BRING THE COST DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY $1336. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A NON HONDA DEALER. *AK

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE FOR SEVERAL REASONS, POSSIBLY INCLUDING WEAK BATTERY, CELL PHONE USE, PLACEMENT OF LIGHTWEIGHT PACKAGE ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER WAS INTENT ON COLLECTING SCANNER FEE CLAIMING NO WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITY ON A TEMPORARY ERROR MESSAGE. I OFFERED TO BUY A REPLACEMENT BATTERY AT ABOVE MARKET RATE IF DEALER WOULD ABSORB THE SCANNER CHARGE. DEALER DECLINED AND URGED ME TO LEAVE AND NEVER RETURN. *JB