2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED. THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT JUST STOP WORKING HONDA DID A RECALL ON THIS YR AND MODEL BUT SAID MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL ITS FAILURE IS THE SAME AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR

ON JUNE 30, 2004, HONDA'S NORTH AMERICA WEBSITE RELEASED A STATEMENT ABOUT THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL TO CERTAIN HONDA & ACURA AUTOMOBILES. MY 2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD IS MENTIONED ON THIS RECALL. ON 4/30/05, HONDA DEALERSHIP SHOWS IN MY REPAIR HISTORY REPORT THAT THE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR IS INSPECTED. THE REPORT SAYS "INSPECT 2ND GEAR AND INSTALL LUBRICATION KIT ON TRANSMISSION. INSPECTION SHOW NO PROBLEMS". THIS CLEARLY DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. CASE IN POINT, ON OTHER REPAIRS MADE BY THE DEALER, THEY WILL CLEARLY STATE THAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY STATING "PERFORMED TIRE ROTATION" OR "REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS". ON 3/19/11, I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BE REPLACED. THIS WORK IS COMPLETED BY THE CLEAR DEFINITION ON THE REPAIR ORDER FORM "DRAIN AND INSPECT TRANSMISSION FLUID, CLEAN MAGNETIC PLUG, REPLACE DRAIN PLUG SEAL, REPLACE WITH NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION FUIDE. INSPECT SEALS AND TRANS FOR LEAKS. PERFORMED TRANS FLUID SERVICE". CONTRARY TO THE 4/30/05 SERVICE REPORT, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE WAS COMPLETED. AT THIS TIME, SHOULDN'T THE INSPECTION SHOW WEAR AND TEAR AND CAUSE OF CONCERN TO THE AUTO TECHNICIAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED? THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY FLAG THAT GOES OFF TO THE DEALER WHICH WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN THE HISTORY REPAIR LOG OR TO MYSELF. ON 8/12/11, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND CAR FAILS ON THE INTERCHANGE OF HIGHWAY 270 AND HIGHWAY 40 ' TWO MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN ST. LOUIS. HAVE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR AAA TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER QUOTES ME A PRICE OF $5100 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM MY ASSIGNED HONDA CASE MANAGER FOR ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THIS HIGH QUOTED PRICE. WHEN CONTACTING OTHER AUTO TECHNICIANS, THE PRICE QUOTED IS 1/2 THE COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR START THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO CLIMB THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW IGNITION KEYS AND NEEDED TO HAVE ITS COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED IN SPEED. IT REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS, RANDOMLY SPIKED IN ENGINE RPM, AND RESULTED IN A HAZARD DUE TO QUICKLY-APPROACHING TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED HAD REDUCED TO NEARLY 20 MILES PER HOUR IN BUSY FREEWAY TRAFFIC BEFORE I HAD SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED THE VEHICLE ACROSS 3 LANES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT AND DRIVE NORMALLY UNTIL THE END OF THE OFF-RAMP. UPON REACHING THE OFF-RAMP'S STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION DIED AGAIN, AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. THE ENGINE WAS RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL INPUTS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. I WAITED FOR SEVERAL TRAFFIC LIGHT CYCLES, UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND AMID IMPATIENT DRIVERS' CAR HORNS FROM BEHIND ME. THANKFULLY, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION RESPONDED TEMPORARILY AGAIN, LONG ENOUGH TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT. WE HAD TO PUSH IT THE LAST FEW FEET INTO THE PARKING SPOT. HERE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FINALLY FAILED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NO LONGER SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE VEHICLE 15 MILES BACK TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION ALTOGETHER. THEY WERE SURPRISED BY THE RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, BUT SAID IT WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM LIKELY DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE ACCORDS. I WAS ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I HAD JUST SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MAINTENANCE COSTS AT THIS SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP A WEEK BEFORE, WHERE I HAVE CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND I TOOK TO A HONDA DEALER AND TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IT NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL THEY A FULL OF IT I THINK THERE IS A SCAM GOING ON AT HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. 2. DRIVING HIGHWAY IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAIL, CONSEQUENCES ARE SEVERELY DECREASED VISIBILITY. 3. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DETERMINED TO BE THE FAILURE. REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE $500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO BURNED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.