2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHILE ACCELERATING WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, THE FOOT PEDAL GETS STUCK, CAUSING YOU TO PUSH IT HARD, THEN IT RELEASES AND CAUSES THE CAR TO TAKE OFF REAL FAST, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME WHEN CAR IS COLD. THE DATE BELOW IS THE APPROX. DATE I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. *NM

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN CAR IS COLD REQUIRING YOU PUSH DOWN HARD ON ACCELERATOR TO LOOSEN UP PEDAL. *JB

SRS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND HAS NEVER WENT OFF. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT DIAG. AND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM WILL BE TIME CONSUMING, EXPENSIVE AND WILL ONLY BE A TEMPORARY FIX TO A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME I WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MY AIR BAGS ARE IN FACT; OPERATIONAL, NON-OPERATIONAL OR LIABLE TO DEPLOY WITHOUT CAUSE. *JB

SRS INDICATOR CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR OFTEN COMES ON FOR NO REASON. *JB

OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED @ THE DEALER, PENSKE HONDA IN ONTARIO CA. THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON PERIODICALLY SINCE PURCHASE, BUT THE SALESMAN AND SERVICE TOLD MY SON IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. MY DAUGHTER HAD A COLLISION @ 65 MPH, REAR ENDED A TRUCK 4K AFTER I HAD $1500 WORTH OF SERVICE, AND I TOLD HENRY AT THE DEALER I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE AIRBAGS WERE CHECKED. HER CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AND SHE HIT THE TRUCK EVENLY, NOT AT AN ANGLE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER'S DID NOT. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE,REFUSED A SUPERVISOR CALL BACK, & ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH NO ONE SAW THE VEHICLE. THEY CLAIM THE CAR SLID UNDER THE TRUCK, AND WAS CONTAINED IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE. IF THAT IS TRUE WHY DID THE PASSENGER AIR BAG GO OFF? I'M TOLD BOTH AIRBAGS ARE ON 1 MUTUAL SENSOR. I NEED SOMEONE TO INSPECT THIS VEHICLE OR TO PULL THE CODES TO PROVE THERE WAS A PROBLEM; THEY REFUSED. ALL I WANTED WAS COOPERATION TO NOTE A POSSIBLE PRODUCT DEFECT. NOW THEY HAVE ME ANGRY ENOUGH TO PURSUE LEGAL. POOR MOVE HONDA!!!!!IF YOU HAVE A PRODUCT DEFECT, AND SOMEONE ELSE DIES, WHAT THEN? *JB

2001 ACCORD EX V6 DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND SRS LIGHT WENT ON. TAKING IT TO A DEALER SEEMS, FROM ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS, TO BE INEFFECTIVE BUT COSTLY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RAN FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION THE TIRE FELT HOT COMPARED TO THE OTHER TIRES. THERE WAS NO ROAD DEBRIS PRESENT WHEN THE TIRE RAN FLAT. THE FLAT TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE SPARE AND THEN DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFILL THE TIRE IT EXPLODED. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DISCOVERED A SPLIT ON THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO NORMAL TREAD WEAR. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE BLOWN TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLE TREAD. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM

CAR WOULDN'T START AND STUCK IN PARK. DIAGNOSED AS WIRING HARNESS THAT RUBBED AGAINST BODY AND MELTED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. SEEMS DEFECTIVE TO ME AND SHOULD BE COVERED! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. AT 30 MPH, THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE CONTINUE TO RISE, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH 3.0 LITER V-6 ENGINE. SRS LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALER CHARGES $1300 TO REPLACE THE SRS MODULE - WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. WHY ISN'T THIS SAFETY FEATURE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? *NM