2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT SECURE HER CORRECTLY AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILES WAS 71, 800.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING THE CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING SLAMMED ON. I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER. THIS CAUSED A HUGE TRAFFIC JAM. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY FULL SIZE TRUCK. AFTER I HAD STOPPED FOR APPROX. TEN MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITH NO ISSUES. I DISCOVERED THAT HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I'VE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN. ONE OF WHICH INVOLVED A CHILD GETTING INJURED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE CAPITAL CITY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN OLYMPIA, WA. FOR THE RECALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED (IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE, ISSUED IN 2004). THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A FULL DAY BEFORE I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING MY VEHICLE NEEDED AN OIL KIT INSTALLED WHICH WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THE KIT WAS INSTALLED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DURING THE TEST DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE TECHNICIAN DRIVING IT. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SECOND GEAR WHICH THE RECALL STATES AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR APPROX. $4,000. THE NEXT DAY I CALL BACK STATING THAT I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE CHANGED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE INSTALLING THE KIT. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY NEVER INSTALLED THE KIT AND THE FAILURE IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. MANY OTHER 2004 HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL SHOULDN'T THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING LIKE THIS NOW? OR ARE THE DEALERSHIPS NOT PERFORMING THE RECALL INSPECTIONS CORRECTLY? I IMPLORE THAT ANOTHER RECALL BE OPENED TO INSPECT THESE TRANSMISSIONS AGAIN AND FURTHER THAN JUST THE COLOR OF SECOND GEAR. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER DRIVER INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS OR A CHILD INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF FAILURE. FUSE IS GOOD, WIPER MOTOR WON'T TURN ON. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 - "NOT UNDER EXISTING RECALL" 1. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP 2. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE 'COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL MECHANICAL PART' 3. TOWED TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE FAILURE OCCURS UNDER REGULAR DRIVING WHENEVER A ROCK OR DEBRIS HITS THE FOG LIGHT LENSES CAUSING IT TO CRACK OR SHATTER. IT HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, AND ALSO HUNDREDS OF TIMES TO OTHER HONDA AND ACURA OWNERS. THE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE GLASS SHARDS FALLING ONTO THE ROAD, AND SOMETIMES CAUSES THE BULBS TO BREAK AND THE FOG LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE DEALER REPLACES THE FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH AN IDENTICAL UNIT WHICH IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEM. A SIMPLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE GLASS LENS WITH A HARD PLASTIC ONE (SUCH AS THE ONE USED ON THE HEADLAMPS) BUT HONDA DOES NOT PROVIDE SUCH A UNIT. *TR

AT 69,600 MILES THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON MY HONDA 2004 ACCORD EX V6 NAVI. HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED FOR $470. UPON DIS-ASSEMBLY CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MOTOR HOUSING. THIS IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE HONDA 2003 ACCORD RECALL. PART NUMBER: 76505-SDA-A011. THE RECALLED PART WAS -A01; WITH REPLACEMENT PART BEING -A11. MY REPLACEMENT PART IS -A11. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED IN MY DRIVEWAY; HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. REQUEST HONDA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO FAIL. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO GO AND WAS ENTERING ONTO AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. I WAS IN 5PM TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS THICK. MY CAR WASN'T PICKING UP SPEED. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. I LET UP OFF THE GAS. THE CAR STARTED TO GO, AND THEN JERKED LIKE IT WAS STOPPING. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. I WAS IN THE INTERSTATE ON RAMP WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED FAST ENOUGH. I LET UP OFF THE GAS AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO AND THEN JERK TO ALMOST A STOP. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE HAD CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL AND BREAK PEDAL. IT DID THIS FIVE OR SIX TIMES UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST $4,000. AGAIN, I HAD NO WARNING THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED JUST 3 MONTHS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX, 6 CYLINDER, WITH 134,000 MILES AT THE TIME. HONDA REFUSED TO HELP WITH ANY COST. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2004 ACCORDS, THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE. A WEBSITE SHOWS 78 OTHER PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME THING...WITH NO WARNING AND WITH MILEAGE BETWEEN 80,000-140,000. SURELY, HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS BROADER THAN THEY THOUGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED!! I PLAN TO BRING THIS TO THE MEDIA'S ATTENTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ENTERED THE FREEWAY ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS (60MPH) AND AROUND 55MPH THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED TO 6000RPM. KNOWING SOMETHING WAS WRONG I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. THE CAR BEGAN TO COAST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT A LOWER GEAR AND VIOLENTLY STARTED TO ENGINE BRAKE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I'M CERTAIN THAT IF THE PAVEMENT WAS WET I WOULD HAVE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP US ON THE ROAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS HAD ALL OF ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS (WITH RECORDS). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE INFORMED THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THE CAR HAS 121,000 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR YEAR MODEL THAT INCLUDED CARS MANUFACTURED TO JANUARY 8, 2004. OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2004 AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE YET TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE INSANELY HIGH REPAIR COST. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL INTERNET SITES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES REFERRING TO HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T WRECK THE CAR, BUT NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY NOT DRIVE-ABLE. OBVIOUSLY, NOW I WONDER IF MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT AND REMEDIED BY HONDA. *TR

CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 4/11/11. ON 4/23/11 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR BOGGED OUT AND I LOST POWER. I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE... THEN THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR GOING UP A STEEP HILL AND THE CAR LOST POWER AGAIN, THEN IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY ON THE WAY TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IT JUST STARTED FAILING WHILE NORMALLY DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, THAT TC CLUTCH STUCK OFF. FLUID HAS CLUTCH RESIDUE AND IS BURNED VERY DARK , WILL NEED TRANS ASSY TO RECTIFY".WHEN 15 DAYS EARLIER IT WAS FINE ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS. NOTHING HAS BEE DONE THEY WANT $5000 TO FIX IT. HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER OPTIONS BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING YET. *TR

MY 2004 ACCORD EX FAILED YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY, DROPPING FROM 65 TO 20 MPH AND THEN ZERO AND GETTING ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CONTACTED A TOWING COMPANY AND THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND WE'VE JUST BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION ($3800). WE CALLED HONDA TO CHECK ON KNOWN ISSUES BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSURED US THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THIS HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS FAILURE DID NOT LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE ON. *TR