2000 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THERE WAS RECALL # 05V025000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT IT SHOULD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 84,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 84,000 MILES. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO TURN THE KEY HE WOULD RECEIVE NO RESPONSE FROM THE STARTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 02V120000 CONCERNING THE IGNITION:SWITCH. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX INDICATING FAILURE HAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE SECOIND TIME. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALERESHIP AND THEY REST THE LIGHT, 1 MINUTE JOB FOR $100. THEY SAID IF IT GOES ON AGAIN I MAY NEED A NEW SYSTEM WHICH CAN RUN UP TO $1000 OR MORE. IF THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENT AS DEFINED BY NHTSA, WHY IS NOT COVERED BY A LIFETIME WARRANTY? *AK

DRIVING A 2000 HONDA ACCORD (4 CYLINDER) AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR. MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO AUTOMOBILE. COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ENGINE RESTART AFTER SECOND ATTEMPT BUT COMPLETE FAILURE AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ALL DASH INSTRUMENTATION ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO SECOND ENGINE FAILURE. CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. OWNER INFORMED THAT EGR VALVE FAILED. OWNER INFORMED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE EGR TO FAIL WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THAT SIMPLY IS NOT TRUE AS THIS FAILURE INDEED HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. TOTAL REPAIR COST NOT PROVIDED AT THIS TIME. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF EGR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND WOULD ONLY SHUT OFF BY TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 140,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BEEPED FOUR TIMES BEFORE SHE LEFT THE HOUSE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE REPAIR INVOICE, POLICE OFFICER'S CARD WITH REPORT NUMBER AND REPORT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

I HAD LEFT THE CAR IN A PARKING STRUCTURE. APPARENTLY I HAD LEFT THE GEAR IN REVERSE RATHER THAN IN PARK. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR WITH MY IGNITION KEY IN HAND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR WHICH WAS PARKED. THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL, BUT COSTLY TO REPAIR ANYHOW. THERE WAS A WOMAN WITH A BABY IN A CARRIAGE WHICH WAS NARROWLY MISSED BY THE MOVING VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER NOT IN PARK. IN FACT, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL 05V025000 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH ALMOST 500000 CARS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF MINE WERE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. HONDA DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS LONG EXPIRED AND MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THE RECALL NOTICE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING WORDS UNDER "DEFECT CONSEQUENCE:" "IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SHIFT TO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILED TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR" THIS WAS THE EXACT SCENARIO OF THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED. *AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 100,000. SEE HONDA ACCORDS IN THIS YEAR ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. HONDA DEALER IS TRYING TO SAY BEFORE I EVEN BRING IT IN THAT IT OCULD BE 20 DIFF. THINGS SETTING THIS LIGHT ON. THINK HE WILL TELL ME IT IS NOT COVERED IF IT REALLY IS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE WITH MANY DISATISFIED HONDA OWNERS.

SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. TOOK MY CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT (FEMALE SIDE). THE LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN OFF FOR TWO WEEKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE REAR STABILIZER LINK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF BULLETIN# 05-0201. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA ,AND THE CASE # WAS N012007-03-1601383. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,175. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE STABILIZER WAS BROKE, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED BOTH SIDES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE OLD LINKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. UPDATED 04/09/07. *JB

I OWN A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE AND THE SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CAUSING ME TO TAKE INTO MY HONDA MECHANIC. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND DISCOVERED A TEMPORARY CODE 09-03 INDICATES A MALFUNCTION IN THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT SWITCH. THIS COST ME $75. HE SCANNED THE ENGINE COMPUTER FOR STORED CODES AND RETRIEVED THE TEMPORARY CODE 09-03 OCCURRED 14 TIMES OVER 157 KEY CYCLES. FELT PROBLEM WAS VERY INTERMITTENT AND RESET SHOULD LAST A WHILE OR NEVER RETURN. NOT MORE THAN A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SRS ILLUMINATED. CALLED MECHANIC AND HE SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN AND WE WILL RESET; NO CHARGE. THIS BACK-AND-FORTH CONTINUED FOR A WHILE UNTIL IT JUST BECAME COMPLETELY INCONVENIENT AND HAD TO CONSIDER HOW TO FIX. OPTIONS WERE TO: 1) REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON AN EDUCATED GUESS WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. COST: $250. 2) CONTINUE THE TEST PROCEDURES THEY HAVE AND REMOVE SEAT AND DISASSEMBLING THE SEAT COVER TO INSPECT THE SEAT BELT WIRING, AGAIN WITH NO GUARANTEE. COST: $225. I HAVE NOT SELECTED EITHER OPTION AS I FEEL IT IS A HONDA DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. *JB