2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON HONDA ACCORD EX 2001(WHICH IS THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR) FOR DIMMER CONTROL LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR NOT LIGHTING UP. MY CAR HAS THIS EXACT PROBLEM / PERIODICALLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO COMPLETELY BLACK AND DO NOT WORK. I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING, I CANNOT SEE IF I AM ALMOST OUT OF GAS, CANNOT SEE IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING, CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS DARK. I CHECKED THE RECALL AND NOTICED THAT MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL DOES HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CALLED HONDA THEY DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN# SO THEY WON'T FIX IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME MY CAR IS WAY TO NEW TO BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS BE RESEARCHED BECAUSE I FEEL MY VIN# NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL LIST. WHEN IT IS DARK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY VIN # IS [XXX] THE RECALL # IS CAMPAIGN# 04V256000 JUNE 7 - 2004 THANK YOU. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

MY CAR IS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX VIN# [XXX] THIS CAR HAS HAD TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT WHEN I TRY TO TAKE OFF. THE FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION FAILED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WHICH MADE MY CAR GO EXTREMELY SLOW AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED (THE CAR IN BACK OF ME SCREECHED TO STOP AND JUST MISSED MY CAR BY PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD). I TOOK IT TO SAN LEANDRO HONDA AND THEY FAILED TO FIX IT. THEY CHARGED ME $115.00 TO TELL ME THEY RESEARCHED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY TIGHTENED ALL OF MY WIRES AND IT SHOULD BE JUST FINE. AFTER I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK IT DID IT SLIGHTLY ONCE AGAIN ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER AND THAN STOPPED. I CALLED SAN LEANDRO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO BRING IT IN UNTIL IT IS DOING IT BAD. RECENTLY MY CAR DID IT AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND GOT STUCK IN (DRIVE 4) AND THE LIGHT WAS BLINKING W/ ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AGAIN I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH MY BABY IN THE BACK SEAT BOTH TIMES. I NOW TOOK IT BACK TO SAN LEANDRO HONDA AND THEY ARE NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE LOCK UP SOLENOID AND SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE WARRANTY BUT I NOTICED AND WAS TOLD FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT 2000 AND 2001 ACCORDS HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE HONDA THAT THEY RESEARCH WHY MY TRANSMISSION AND I NOTICED MANY OTHER TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD AND PUT A RECALL ON THEM SO NOW CAR ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED. HONDA SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE DEFAULT THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN INSTEAD OF PUTTING ME AT RISK AGAIN. IF THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE LIGHT SENSOR WAS REST. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THE LIGHT WAS RESET AT THE CONTACT'S OWN EXPENSE. THE SYMPTOMS MATCHED NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05043.*AK UPDATED 11/15/2005. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD, AUTO TRANSMISSION (VIN: [XXX])WITH 81000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NOTICED THAT WHEN MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH TRANSMISSION LEFT IN DRIVE AND FORTUNATELY SHE HAD ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SHE USUALLY DRIVES A CAR WITH A FIVE SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND KEYS REMOVED WHICH IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE POSSIBLE. I HAD READ ARTICLES CONCERNING RECALLS FOR SEVERAL YEAR MODEL ACCORDS BEING RECALLED DUE TO THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAD OBSERVED ON THIS CAR. I SEARCHED THE HONDA OWNERS LINK USING THE VIN AND MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED AS HAVING THIS DEFECT. I VALIDATED THE DEFECT BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND ALL THE DRIVE GEARS. I CALLED THE NHTSA AND GOT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR HONDA. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I DID NOT KNOW THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST. I RESPONDED THAT I BELIEVED THE CAR HAD A SAFETY DEFECT AND WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA FOR INVESTIGATION. THE RESPONSE WAS I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1. RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SINCE 11/2000. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND MODULE/SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM RECURRED IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. 2. ALSO HAS PROBLEM WITH SRS LIGHT. IT WAS FLASHING PERIODICALLY BUT IT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY SINCE 02/2005. HONDA DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR FELT THE CAUSE IS LEANING ON SIDE OF SEAT BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS WHEN I AM NOT TOUCHING SIDE/EDGE OF SEAT. *NM

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW AND I WENT TO GO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER TOLD ME AN ATTACHMENT TO THE AIRBAG AND HORN(DOESN'T WORK) WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHICH HE SAYS WOULD COST ME $1000. I ADVISED HIM NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH, THE SAME TIME THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AS WELL FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. I HAD A FRIEND ADVISED ME OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB OF THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON IN MOST 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. I LOOKED INTO IT AND SAW TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL REGARDING IT AND THAT MAY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIVE BECAUSE OF IT. FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THESE REVIEWS OF THE SRS LIGHT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE WILL BE NO FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS REGARDING THE LIGHT. IT STATES IF THE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON IT MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED FOR AN ACCIDENT. IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN WHY IS HONDA RISKING PEOPLE'S LIVES AND NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM! YOU CAN TAKE MONEY OUT SOMEONE'S POCKET BUT THEY WON'T HAVE THEIR LIVE BACK! DO SOMETHING! *NM

I OWN A HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH NEARLY 40,000 MILES. AT TIMES THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG VIA THE COMPUTER MEMORY. THE MANUAL SAYS TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON. *JB

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT WILL GO OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER (LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE NEAR CONSOLE).THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND STRESSFUL. IT TAKES ME 35 TO 40 MIN. TO DRIVE TO WORK, SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS GO OUT AFTER 15 MIN. OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IT IS STILL DARK IN THE MORNING WHEN I LEAVE SO I HAVE TO USE A FLASHLIGHT TO KEEP MY EYE ON THE SPEEDOMETER. I ALSO NOTICED MY GAS WAS VERY LOW ONE TIME AND I SUDDENLY REALIZED MY WARNING LIGHT NEVER TURNED ON. THIS FEATURE IS ALSO AFFECTED. I HAVE DRIVEN ON BUMPY ROADS AND THEY DON'T TURN OFF, SMOOTH THEY DO AND THEY DON'T. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AS MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVE IN THE DAYTIME. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK FINE. DEALER COULD NOT MAKE IT REPEAT AFTER HAVING IT THERE A WHOLE DAY. AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS HARD TO SEE THE DASH LIGHT GO OUT DURING THE DAY TIME. THEY KEPT IT ANOTHER DAY TO CHECK IT OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY IT HAD A SHORT. THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME OVER 500.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. ( I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK 2001 HONDA ACCORD RECALLS) I TOLD THEM THAT OTHER MODELS OF THE 2001 HONDA ACCORDS WERE DOING THE SAME THING AND THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS FOR THEM, WHY CAN'T THEY WORK WITH ME IF MINE IS DOING THE SAME THING? I TRUSTED THE HONDA NAME AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THEY JUST BASICALLY SAID SORRY, WE CAN'T FIX EVERY CAR THAT HAS A PROBLEM FOR FREE. THE GOVERNMENT MAKES THE RULES, IF THEY WANT TO RECALL YOUR MODEL, THEY WILL HAVE TO DO IT. THIS WAS THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOW COULD I HAVE PREVENTED THIS? THE SERVICE MANAGER MADE ME BELIEVE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TOLD THEM IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS BUT THAT I'D SEE WHAT I COULD DO TO GET THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY I AM STILL FINANCIALLY UNABLE. I JUST DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT. *NM

1) THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILS AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE 2) THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT ANYMORE; THUS IT WILL TAKE IN THE SEAT BELT SLOWLY AND THE PASSENGER IS LOCKED ON THE SEAT TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. 3) IT NEED TO UN-BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND RETURN ALL THE BELTS TO THE CARTRIDGE, AND RE-BUCKLE AGAIN. *JB

A SUV RAN A STOP SIGN AND I IMPACTED THE SUV, AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIGHT HAND SUV REAR DOOR AND WHEEL. MY FRONT STS (AIRBAGS) FAILED TO DEPLOY (THIS WAS THE SECOND ACCIDENT IN ONE YEAR, BOTH TIMES NO DEPLOYMENT) IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED THE CAR (ESTIMATE $7,000 FOR COMPLETE FRONT END). FOLLOWING THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHICH CAUSED $5,000 PLUS IN FRONTAL DAMAGE, HONDA OF AMERICA HAD THE CAR'S SRS SYSTEM INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. HONDA OF AMERICAN NOW REFUSES TO EITHER LOOK AT OR DISCUSS THE SECOND INCIDENT. I LOOK AT A FAILURE TO DEPLOY IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. AND FURTHER LOOK AT HONDA OF AMERICA'S FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AS A MAJOR FAILURE ON THEIR PART CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC TRAVELING IN THEIR PRODUCTS. *JB