2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

2001 HONDA ACCORD, 95,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING SO MUCH SO IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY CHECKED AND AT FIRST DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. LEFT THE CAR FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT AND THE NEXT DAY THEY FOUND THE TRANNY PROBLEM. SINCE IT'S UNDER THE 100,000 MARK, I'M COVERED. THANK GOODNESS. THE TRANNY I'M GETTING MAY BE A REBUILT TRANNY AND IT SEEMS THE WARRANTY ON IT MAY ONLY BE FOR 12,000 MILES. I THINK THAT SINCE HONDA IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TRANNYS THAT THE COVERAGE SHOULD BE FOR AT LEAST 36,000 - 50,000 MILES. I PURCHASED A HONDA THINKING I WOULD NEVER HAVE SUCH ISSUES. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA NOW.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON MONDAY AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA 2001 HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTS IS STARTING TO CLUNK WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPING POSITION. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I WAS ALWAYS TOLD FROM HONDA THAT THIS IS NORMAL IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.

ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR UNDER 35 MPH, WHEN THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. TODAY I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN IT HAPPENED. ALL THE EVENTS HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RADIO HAS BEEN SKIPPING STATIONS THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT CONTROLS THE CLOCK DOES NOT WORK AT LONGER. THE MOST CONCERNING ISSUE IS LOSING POWER AS I'M DRIVING, WONDERING IF THE PERSON BEHIND ME IS GOING TO STOP AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES AND PUTTING ON MY EMERGENCY SIGNALS. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 MODEL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A NOTICE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER.

THE SRS LIGHT IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD REPEATEDLY COMES ON. I HAVE HAD THE OPDS UNIT REPLACED TWICE, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

I HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN A DEALER WHO REPLACED A BROKEN DRIVER SIDE REAR STABILIZER LINK. IN FEBRUARY 2005 I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT HONDA REPAIR SHOP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STABILIZER LINK BROKE AGAIN. I HAD TO REPLACE IT. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED WHEN UNDER 100000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED AT 108,500 MILES. DEALERSHIP & AMERICAN HONDA HAVE ONLY OFFERED 50% DISCOUNT ON A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTIRE COST. THEY WERE USING A COP OUT TO NOT HONOR THEIR PRODUCT. I AM ONLY A LITTLE OVER THEIR EXTENDED COVERAGE OFFER. ALSO, THEY STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A GREAT SERVICE HISTORY I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE THROUGH THEM, INSTEAD I DID HAVE MY MAINTENANCE DONE WITH GOODYEAR SHOP WHICH WAS AN ESTABLISHED CAR CENTER. I BOUGHT THE HONDA BELIEVING I WOULD NOT HAVE TO ENCOUNTER THESE ISSUES. I CAN UNDERSTAND LITTLE PROBLEMS, BUT NOT ONE TO THIS EXTENT. I JUST THANK GOD THAT MY TWO MONTH OLD CHILD WAS NOT IN THE CAR W/ ME WHEN IT FINALLY BROKE DOWN. I HAD TO SPEND $200 ON TOWING FEES. ALL ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK WITH AMERICAN HONDA WAS DISAPPOINTING. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP WITH RESEARCH ON SERVICE HISTORY, AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT HONDA WAS JUST NOT THE NAME IT USE TO BE. *AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH SRS LIGHT.*MR THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *NM

I AM WRITING TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND FOR INFORMATION REGARDING A PERSISTENT PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT. SPECIFICALLY THE DASHBOARD SRS LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT OR THAT THE BAGS MAY DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. 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 ETC. BUT YET THERE IS STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM HOPING YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING: 1. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? 2. HAS THE NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2001 HONDA ACCORDS? IF SO, WHAT FACTS WERE FOUND, WHAT DETERMINATION WAS MADE AND WHAT RESULT FOLLOWED? 4. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?? THIS IS TRULY A MYSTERY TO ME, AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH THIS LIGHT ON!!! PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION OR IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM DESIGNATED FOR RECALL. IT IS VERY SCARY DRIVING WITH THIS LIGHT ON, AND IT IS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES! I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT LATER MODEL YEARS 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! PLEASE HELP. *AK

1) FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. SEAT SLIDES ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WHEN I BRAKE. MY PASSENGERS HAVE TO QUICKLY BRING THEIR ARMS FOWARD TO STOP THEMSELVES FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD; ONE TIME MY PASSENGER HAND HIT HER EYE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO STOP THE SEAT FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD. 2) SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON WHEN I JUST PLACE A LIGHT PURSE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES. 3) THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO NHTS REGARDING THIS SRS LIGHT MALFUNCTION. WHEN WILL NHTS DO A RECALL? THE DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE ME TO LOOK INTO THE SEAT NOT LOCKING IN PLACE, AND THE SRS LIGHT.*AK