2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

JUST HIT THE 100,000 MARK ON THIS ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THANK GOODNESS THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. HONDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOREVER, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BE BUYING OR RECOMMENDING HONDA AGAIN. *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 2004 116''000 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, AND WAS COMING UP ON SOME STAND STILL TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. AS THE TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER TO RIGHT LANE AND MERGE OFF THE EXIT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HIT THE GAS AS I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT HAND EXIT LANE BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. THE RPM GAUGE WAS AT 3 BUT THE CAR WOULDN''T ACCELERATE. I HAD TO REV IT AND COAST DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS BEHIND ME BLOWING AT ME. THE FASTEST THE CAR WOULD GO WAS 10 MPH ON A SINGLE LANE EXIT ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY SO I GOT TO NEAREST EXIT (2 MILES AWAY) COASTED DOWN THE EXIT AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY CAR OFF. AFTER 10 MINUTES WITH THE CAR OFF I STARTED IT BACK UP AND ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK HOME THE CAR DID FINE FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL ARRIVED 3 BLOCKS FROM HOUSE AND HAD TO PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, I CUT OFF THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES AND MADE IT HOME. MY CAR HAS 116,000 MILES AND I''VE RESEARCHED RECALLS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL AND HONDA HAS 1,000,000 RECALLS ON 2004 HONDA TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALL HONDA'S TOLL FREE NUMBER AND GAVE MY VIN NUMBER AND HONDA REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THERE''S NO RECALL ON MY VIN. THEY ALSO MENTIONED TO TAKE IT TO HONDA DEALER TO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSE WHICH THEY WILL NOT COVER. I FELT LIKE MY LIFE WAS DANGER, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED TWICE AND HONDA WILL NOT CORRECT THERE PROBLEM WITH THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I''VE REVIEWED DOZENS OF FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR (2004) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME- AND HONDA DID NOT HELP ON REPAIRS OR ANY COMPENSATION. *TT

ON JANUARY 2, 2004 WE PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CAR IS RED IN COLOR. TOTAL COST WAS $25,998.50. WE HAVE ENJOYED THIS CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WE MADE THE DECISION TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT. THAT WAS ON APRIL 8, 2011 AS THE MILEAGE NEARED 100,000. SINCE THAT TIME (PROBABLY IN MAY 2011) WE STARTED TO NOTICE SOME PEELING ON THE FRONT ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND ALSO SOME AROUND THE REAR WINDOW. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH EACH PASSING DAY. HAD WE KNOWN THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WE WOULD NOT HAVE REPLACED THE TIMING BELT. WE NOW HAVE A HONDA IN GREAT MECHANICAL CONDITION THAT LOOKS AWFUL. IT SEEMS THAT HONDA WHEN CONTACTED BLAMES THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T SEE THE CARS MADE BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT A PAINT PEELING ISSUE. HONDA HAS CHANGED ITS PAINT PROCESS TO SAVE MONEY AND NOW THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO SUFFER THE COST OF REPAIR OR A CAR THAT LOOKS LIKE A JUNKER. WE ARE VERY UPSET THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL BY HONDA. THERE ARE SO MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED THESE PROBLEMS ONLINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. IT HAD 88,000MILES ON IT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME WHEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN OR DOWNSHIFTING ON ITS OWN. I FELT LIKE I WAS JUST COASTING OR IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND TRIED TO START MY CAR UP AGAIN...IT DID. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND NOT EVEN 3/4 OF A MILE LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DID THIS PULL OVER/ TURN OFF/ TURN ON THING ALL THE WAY HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR ( 2 HRS AWAY WAS TOO COSTLY FOR A TOW). WHAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 2 HOURS TOOK CLOSE TO 4HRS 20 MINS. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $120.00 TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNEW...MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I TOOK IT INSTEAD TO AN INDEPENDANT GARAGE $45.00 AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I CALLED HONDA BACK AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WOULD COST 3800.00 TO GET A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. CORPORATE SAID MY VIN DID NOT HAVE A RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE I PAID $4213.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH 36,000MILE OR 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR BEFORE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND NOT BUYING ANOTHER HONDA EVER. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO SEE OR USE THEM AND HAD NO PRIOR INDICATION THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. JUST SO HAPPENED I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. *TR

IN EARLY 2011, I NOTICED THAT THE BACKLIGHTS FOR THE HVAC CONTROLS, RADIO, AND GEAR SHIFTER ALL WENT OUT. THE CABIN IS COMPLETELY DARK WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA, THEY SAID THAT THIS IS AN IDENTIFIED PROBLEM ON SOME 2003-2004 ACCORDS BUT THAT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REPAIR IS $1,000 WHICH IS NOT A REASONABLE COST FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WITHOUT A PROPERLY LIT CABIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL AT 65 MPH. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR & START TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY RPMS SHOT UP BUT MY CAR WASN'T ACCELERATED. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER & WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS I COASTED ACROSS THREE LANES ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER & THEY WANT APPROX $5000 TO REPAIR IT. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE & THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE HAD OLDER CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION, I LIVE IN THE DESERT, SO IT WASN'T DUE TO OVERUSE. AFTER REPLACING THE MOTOR, IT WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN 2 WEEKS! THE 2003 ACCORD HAD A RECALL ON THE WIPER MOTOR AND I FEEL THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE 2004 MODEL. THE 2004 WIPER MOTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. *TT

THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT DISPLAY LIGHTS WENT OUT...I HAVE READ VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD, AND CALLED HONDA AND THEY DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS 100,000 MILES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY MINE WENT OUT LAST WEEK AND I HAVE HAD MY CAR 7 1/2 YEARS, AND HAS 100,500 MILES, SO I GOT SCREWED...I FEEL AS DO MANY THAT IT SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE..WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME, TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL YOU HAVE TO TURN ON A LIGHT...I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS/TRUCKS IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE EVEN WITH CARS/TRUCKS THAT I HAVE HAD MUCH LONGER THEN THIS ONE...PLEASE MAKE HONDA FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE...THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TT