2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY ACCORD HAS SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE ODYSSEY REGARDING THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPT IN ATAMIAN HONDA, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THE CENSOR INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. I'VE CONTACT HONDA CARE, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY TOLD ME THE AIRBAG DOES NOT COVER UNDER THE "FULL COVERAGE" WARRANTY I PURCHASED. IF THE ODYSSEY HAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM, I THINK MY ACCORD SHOULD BE COVERED TOO.

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION. THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON. ONE OPDS SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT NOW THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $700 EVERY TIME IT COMES BACK ON. WHEN I COMPLAIN, THEY JUST TELL ME I MUST HAVE PUT SOMETHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, THAT IT'S MY FAULT.

FAULTY SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM/ SRS LIGHT. SRS WAS RESET BY HONDA DEALER 01/10/05. APPROX. 1 MONTH LATER SRS CAME ON AGAIN , HAS YET TO BE RESET BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER SRS RESET. HONDA OF AMERICA REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SRS SENSORS.

THE YELLOW AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW, BUT NOW THE FREQUENCY OF THIS LIGHT ACTIVATION IS MUCH GREATER. WHEN THERE ISN'T ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF. WHEN I THEN TOUCH THE PASSENGER SEATS UPPER CUSHION (THE BACKREST) WITH MY HAND IT GOES OUT. WHEN I RELEASE THE TOP CUSHION THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THIS DEFECT IS MOST APPARENT DURING VERY HUMID DAYS. ONCE THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS REMOVED ENOUGH HUMIDITY FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS OFF. *NM

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE IAC VALVE. *AK BOTH REAR SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY NOISY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING NOISE. *NM

DT: THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTANCE THEY WOULD RESET THE LIGHT. EVERY TIME IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY SINCE THIS LIGHT WAS ON. *AK

SRS HAS COME ON AGAIN, INDICATING THAT THE 2001 HONDA HAS NO OPERATING AIRBAGS. WE HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES, AND IT HAS BEEN CLAIMED TO BE FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT ALWAYS RE-OCCURS. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX. THE CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR SOME SERVICE. UPON RETURN, SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WENT BACK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD BATTERY NEEDS CHANGING. CHANGED BATTERY AND RESET SRS. WAS OK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. BACK TO DEALER WHERE WAS TOLD THAT OPDS NEEDS CHANGING @ALMOST $500. RESET THE OPDS AND SRS LIGHT. LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR A WEEK AND CAME BACK ON. HAVE SEEN MANY WEB POSTING WITH SAME PROBLEM AND CHANGING OPDS DOES NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND $500 WHERE THEY ARE NOT REALLY SURE IF IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. 8JB

ON 7/28/05 MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE 5TH TIME IN THE 4.5 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR. THIS IS MY SECOND FILING WITH NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE. MY DEALER HAS BEEN WILLING TO REPLACE AND RESET THE SENSOR, BUT NOT BEFORE CHASTISING ME FOR PLACING MY CELL PHONE IN PROXIMATELY TO THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FROM HONDA ON THIS "ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE" I FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE AS I DRIVE MY CAR LESS THAN A MILE A DAY, MANY DAYS I NEVER USE MY CAR OR CELL PHONE IN THE CAR. IT APPEARS FROM THE MANY POSTS HERE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD 2001 SRS SENSOR AND HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THEM APPROPRIATELY. *JB

MY SRS LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN JUNE, 2005. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, MY AIR BAG SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE AND AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. DEALERSHIP INSPECTION FOUND A CODE FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH/SENSOR CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT. THE BUCKLE SET HAS BEEN SPECIAL ORDERED AND HAS NOT ARRIVED AFTER ONE MONTH. IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE AROUND WITH MY SRS LIGHT ON AND NO AIRBAGS. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE? DOES THIS ISSUE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS A POSSIBLE RECALL? SO MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE ARE WITH NO RESOLUTION. SO FAR I HAVE NO RESOLUTION. I DID NOT BUY A CAR WITH NO AIR BAGS. I WANT TO FEEL CONFIDENT MY AIR BAGS WILL DO THEIR JOB SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE SAVED MY LIFE IN THE PAST. IF YOU HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FILE A COMPLAINT.