2005 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE. THE A/C STOPPED WORKING SO I BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALER WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND THAT THERE IS A PINHOLE IN THE CONDENSER AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONDENSER IS LOCATED 18 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND THERE IS NOT PROTECTION FOR IT AT ALL. IT IS COMMON FOR A CAR TO HIT SMALL PEBBLES AT THIS LOCATION AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF PROTECTION. I AM STUCK WITH A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND A $700 BILL TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW!! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX #. I HAVE A BROKEN SEAT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS. THIS VEHICLE FALLS OUTSIDE THE RECALL VIN SERIES FOR THE HONDA RECALL Q31. I THINK THAT THEY CUT OFF THE VEHICLE SERIES TO SOON. MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATION DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH, AND THEN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A SOLENOID, BUT IT FAILED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND THE WIRE TO THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $856. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,750.

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, HAD TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. USING SPARE TIRE, TOOK CAR TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED CAUSE OF FLAT TIRE WAS CRACKED VALVE STEM. TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE SIDEWALL GOT CRUSHED AND INTEGRITY OF TIRE RENDERED IT UNUSABLE. A MONTH AGO AS I EXITED MY CAR, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND NOTICED ANOTHER TIRE HAD AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. I WAS ABLE TO INFLATE THE TIRE AT A NEARBY GAS STATION AND BRING IT TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY REPLACED THAT VALVE. NO TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, AND THE TIRE WAS STILL USABLE. THREE WEEKS AGO I DROVE ABOUT 30 FEET OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED ANOTHER TIRE (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST TWO) HAD GONE COMPLETELY FLAT. USING SPARE TIRE, I RETURNED TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS ANOTHER CRACKED VALVE STEM. BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD A CRUSHED SIDEWALL, IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE ALL 4 VALVE STEMS, AND HE INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THEM, INCLUDING THE TWO THAT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, SHOWED SIGNS OF DRYNESS AND SLIGHT CRACKING. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO AN ITEM BEING PROJECTED FROM THE ROAD UP INTO MY CONDENSER DUE THERE BEING NO GUARD TO COVER IT UP. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A PIECE OF TIRE FROM A SEMI, THIS TIME IT WAS A ROCK. I THINK MY 2005 ACCORD IS A GREAT CAR, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE! I HAVE TO PICK UP MY CAR TONIGHT AND DROP ANOTHER $800 TO GET IT REPAIRED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO WARN PEOPLE. *TR

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON APRIL 28TH 2008. THE CARFAX REPORT HAD AN ACCIDENT INDICATOR BY THE SECOND OWNER, BUT DID NOT MENTION WHAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT IN TERMS OF MODERATE, MINOR, NO DAMAGE, ETC. THIS REPORT WAS PRINTED MARCH 24TH 2008. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND WHEN DRIVING; IT STILL STAYED ON AND I TOLD ATLANTA USED CAR DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AND STATED THAT ITS PROBABLY A GLITCH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA CAR DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SRS CONTROL UNIT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FAULTY. AS STATED ON MY CUSTOMER INVOICE FROM GWINNETT PLACE HONDA, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG APPEARED TO BE CUT OUT. CARFAX DID NOT REPORT THAT THERE IS A DEFICIENT AIRBAG. ANOTHER INCIDENT FOUND IS THAT THE ACCELERATOR OCCASIONALLY STICK WHEN TRYING TO DEPRESS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOUND THERE WAS A CARBON BUILD UP AND IT NEEDED SERVICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPLACING THE TIE ROD, WHICH WAS SERVICED AND THEY ALSO PERFORMED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TEST DRIVE BEFORE I LEFT. MY EXPERIENCE HAS LED ME TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND OTHER CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. SINCERELY, OLUTOMILOLA AIYETIWA *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. AS A RESULT, SHE NOTICE A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN ROOF. AS OF MAY 27, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE AIR CONDITIONING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE SERVICE CENTER THEY INFORMED ME A ROCK HAD BROKEN THE CONDENSER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I DISCOVERED IT WAS RELATIVELY COMMON IN 2003-PRESENT ACCORDS, IN FACT SOME OWNERS REPORTED THIS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT SAID HONDA REPLACED THE PART AT NO COST. WHEN I INFORMED MY SERVICE CENTER (CRISWELL HONDA OF GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND) OF WHAT I HAD FOUND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. IN FACT IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $700 DUE TO THE LABOR REQUIRED IN GETTING TO THE PART (REMOVING THE FRONT BUMPER). EVEN ONCE I GET THE CONDENSER REPLACED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PROTECTING THE CONDENSER FROM ANY TYPE OF ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME WORSE. THE FASTER SHE DRIVES, THE LOUDER THE FAILURE BECOMES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE FAILURE CEASES, AND WHEN SHE RELEASES THE PEDAL, IT STARTS AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A NOISE BOX. THEY FURTHER INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

IF YOU LEAVE THE RADIO ON FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES WITH THE CAR OFF, IT REFUSES TO START. EITHER MUST JUMP START OR WAIT 10 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES. AFTER STARTING, EVERYTHING IS GOOD UNTIL YOU HAPPENED TO DO THIS AGAIN. *TR