2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN BUT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT HAND AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM

HONDA ACCORD 2001 EX COUPE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) I HAVE A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN WHICH THE GEARS SLIP BEFORE CATCHING. THE RESULT IS AN UNEXPECTED BANG FEELING AND AN ABNORMALLY FAST ACCELERATION TIME WHICH FOR SURE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. (FOR SOMETHING TO COMPARE BY, ITS LIKE PUTTING GAS UNTIL YOUR RPMS REACH OVER 5000 IN A STANDARD CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY POPPING THE CLUTCH) THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, OFTEN TIMES SHIFTING EXTREMELY EARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A FEELING "LIKE I PLOWED INTO SOMEONE AND THEN SUDDENLY WAS HIT BEHIND". I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO WINDWARD HONDA AND THE PEOPLE THERE INCLUDING THE SHOP FOREMAN CONTINUES TO SAY THAT THE HUGE BANG AND ABNORMAL SHIFTING IS NORMAL. WITHIN ONE DAY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN I ALMOST RAN INTO A PARKING STRUCTURE PILLAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH UNTIL THE ENGINES RPMS HIT PAST 3000. THERE HAS BEEN ONE INJURY INVOLVING A SLIGHT CASE OF WHIPLASH AFTER THE ENGINE SOMEHOW REVVED UP PAST 5000 AND THEN CAUGHT. (THE GAS WAS PRESSED DOWN AND EVEN AFTER THE GAS WAS RELEASED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND WHEN IT HIT AROUND 5500 RPM THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT MAKING IT FEEL LIKE I GOT BANGED BY ANOTHER CAR GOING 15+ MPH) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HONDA CLAIMS THAT IF THEY CANT DUPLICATE IT ON THEIR TEST DRIVE AROUND THE AREA, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM (HONDA IS VERY POOR AT DUPLICATING THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE FAILURE HAPPENS) THE FAILURE HAPPENS IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. WHEN YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC REQUIRING YOU TO STOP AND GO CONSTANTLY 2. ENTERING SHORT ON RAMPS REQUIRING THE CAR TO DOWNSHIFT 3. ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN BUT DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. *HONDA WAS TESTING THE CAR IN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS WITH NO TRAFFIC INCIDENTS STARTED FROM JUNE OF 2003 AND IS STILL ONGOING TODAY JANUARY 31, 2006 (THE EXACT NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED IS UNKNOWN, OCCURS MUTIPLE TIMES IN DAILY TRAFFIC)*JB

RED SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A RECURRING PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST $100 TO READ THE ERROR CODE, AND $600-$1300 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT FAILED. I WAITED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HONDA IS CLEARLY AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY SEAT BELT AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK

I BELIEVE THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX, 4 CYL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I BOUGHT CAR NEW IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS 3 TIMES, AND THE BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES. I JUST HAD NEW ROTORS AND PADS PUT ON LAST SUMMER, AND WHEN THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS CHECKING MY CAR FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE NEW ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE PADS WORE OUT. I AM WONDERING IF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS TO WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY. THE BACK DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME. IT SEEMS THAT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I USE THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DOING ALL THE WORK. NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY.*AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *TS ***NO ANS REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT DUE TO A MINOR SCRAPE ON THE UNI-BODY UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME (THE SECTION RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY FROM THE REAR) THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE IMPACT AT THE SCRAPE POINT. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORDS AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL PUT OUT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? THANK YOU . *AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LAMP REMAINS LIT. NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENTS CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. CONSEQUENCES OF SRS UNIT FAILURE INCLUDES NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN FRONTAL/SIDE IMPACT. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION ESTIMATES PARTS REPLACEMENT AT $425. *NM

2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH 45000 MILES. SRS RED LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT INDICATES THE FRONT AIRBAGS ARE LIKELY DISABLED STAYS ON. A HONDA MECHANIC HAS TESTED FOR THE ERROR CODE AND RESET THE SRS TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE CODE FROM HIS TEST INDICATES THAT THE UNIT CONTROLLING THE FRONT AIR BAGS IS THE PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT PART SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A CAR THIS NEW WITH THIS FEW MILES WHEN IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

SRS LIGHT COME ON FOR NO REASON, PAID A MECHANIC TO RESET THE LIGHT. 3 MONTH LATER IT COME ON AGAIN, PAID AGAIN TO RESET IT. *JB

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY TO REPLACE THE SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN AND IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNER?? THE DEALER SAYS IF THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE SIDE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO START A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? HAS THE NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2001 HONDA ACCORDS? I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. AMAZING, HONDAS MADE AFTER 2001 DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO HONDA HAS OBVIOUSLY CORRECTED A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT IT IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *JB