2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM FAILS. PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED ACCORDING TO DEALER DIAGNOSTICS. ITEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 125,000 MILES. SAME COMPONENT HAS FAILED AGAIN 13 MONTHS LATER AT 155,000 MILES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEFT LEG AND SIDE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER FROM MOVING FORWARD AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN JUNE OF 2007 AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. IN AUGUST OF 2002, THE SRS WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL NUMBER 02V051000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). HONDA ALSO SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,184. THE CONSUMER STATED WAS SEVERELY INJURED WITH HERNIA ON RIGHT SIDE AND FRACTURED PELVIS ON LEFT MAJOR SURGERY TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN NOR DID AIRBAGS DEPLOY. UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR

SRS LIGHT ALWAYS ON THUS PREVENTING DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING AWHILE, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN APRIL OF 2006 UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A TREE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAS AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALER. SHE IS UNSURE IF RECALL # 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) APPLIES TO HER VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AT AROUND 90,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN ON EVERY SINCE. IT WOULD LIGHT UP OCCASIONALLY BEFORE (BEGAN LIGHTING UP AT AROUND 70,000 MILES) BUT NOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT WONT GO OUT .THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IF I AM IN A ACCIDENT . *AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 80,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING FROM IT WAS NO BIG DEAL, YOUR AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT DANGER, IF IT COULD BE FIXED, AND IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY COVERAGE ISSUE. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE COVERED BY A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF CASES ON THE WEB OF PEOPLE WITH ACCORDS ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL (RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN) FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OVER THE MILEAGE, WHICH VOIDS THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 167,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT (RECALL # 04V256000) IS DIMMING. THE KEYS CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION (RECALL # 05V025000) WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.