2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS, STARTING APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 2009, THE AIR LIGHT IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON THEN GO BACK OFF. MORE RECENTLY, IT COMES ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN I BUCKLE MY SEATBELT AND START THE CAR IT MAY APPEAR AND STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THEN WHEN I STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR THEN TURN IT BACK ON, THE LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT SHOW UP AGAIN. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V001000 FOR 2004 HONDA ACCORD. "COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR (SPS) DETECTS THE DRIVER'S SEATING POSITION AND ADJUSTS THE AIR BAG INFLATION PRESSURE ACCORDINGLY. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE SPS WAS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT FRAME IN THE WRONG LOCATION AND MAY HAVE BEEN OVER TIGHTENED. THE SENSOR WIRE MAY BREAK AND CAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED, AND THE SPS TO FAIL. CONSEQUENCE: A FAILURE OF THE SPS CAUSES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO DEFAULT TO FULL INFLATION PRESSURE, REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT POSITION. FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY FOR SMALLER DRIVERS IN A FRONTAL CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR WIRING SUBHARNESS. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 8, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009." I CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA MOTOR AND THEY SAID THAT THIS RECALL WAS ON THE 2004 ACCORD LX AND EX BUT NOT MY EXL MODEL OR MY VIN NUMBER. I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS EXHIBITING THE SAME ISSUES AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY GRANDSON TO WORK, TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSIONS CEASED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN CEASED AGAIN. I STOPPED TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. TURNED IT BACK ON AND WORKED FIND FOR ABOUT 3 MIN. THEN IT ALL STARTED AGAIN. LEFT MY GRANDSON AT WORK & WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER & PAID $81.67 TO HAVE THE FLUID REPLACE. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED & RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $4075.00 BUT, THAT THEY WILL CONTACT THE HONDA REP. IN AN ATTEMPT TO OFFSET THE COST. HONDA REP. AGREED TO PAY $864.00 & THE REMAINDER ($3211) WOULD BE CHARGE TO ME. MY CAR HAS 121,941 MILES. I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH HONDA, SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE'S PROBLEM,WHAT CAN I DO? THE VEHICLE N QUESTION IS A 2004, HONDA ACCORD. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON ME AND TOTALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. GAVE BE TONS OF PROBLEMS LIKE STEPPING ON GAS CAR REVVED UP BUT DIDN'T GO NOWHERE, DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS ON CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO ME. NOW ITS DONE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND CANT AFFORD IT!! *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL) WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL THE ENGINE ICON LIGHT, AND THEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 ACCORD V6 WON'T DROP OUT OF HIGH GEAR. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S STUCK IN 5TH OR 4TH GEAR AND WON'T DOWNSHIFT. I HAVE TO STOP CAR, RESTART IT, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WORKS LIKE NORMAL. *TR

WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WEREN'T KILLED!!!2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL 6CYL VIN#[XXX]. WE WERE TRAVELING ON ROUTE 95 NORTH OF BOSTON IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT AN APPROX. SPEED OF 60 MPH ON JUNE 10, 2010 AT APPROX. 6:15PM. I WENT TO PASS THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AND STARTED TO PULL INTO THE PASSING LANE ON THE LEFT. SUDDENLY, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED DOWN SUDDENLY. THE CAR IN BACK OF US ALMOST HIT US AND SWERVED INTO THE LANE ON THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING OUR CAR. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK WHO JAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. I THOUGHT HE (THE TRUCK) WAS GOING TO JACK KNIFE. I SEE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A RECALL ITEM FOR HONDA. THE HONDA DEALER (KELLEY HONDA IN LYNN, MASS.) SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP US FINANCIALLY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE OTHERWISE. WE ARE VERY UPSET AT HONDA'S REACTION TO THIS SAFETY FAILURE AND WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE US GOV'T SHOULD STEP IN BEFORE PEOPLE ARE NEEDLESSLY KILLED IN CARS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. WE ALSO NOTE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCES. PLEASE HELP AND GET THE WORD OUT!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

04 HONDA ACCORD LX 4DR SDN SILVER. WHEN BRAKING AT STOP-LIGHT OR OTHER STOPS CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY SHOVE IT NEUTRAL IT REVS TO HIGH RPMS A FINALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL RPMS, IT HAS HAPPENED ON DATES 2-8-10 4-5-10 4-23-10 AND 5-17-10 WAS TOWED TO RUSSELL & SMITH HONDA,IN HOUSTON TX. I WATCHED THEM DO TESTS ON CAR'S COMPUTER. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE TECH PART BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. I HAVE THE FEELING THEY DON' BELIEVE ME. IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP AS OF THIS DATE 5-21-10 AND I'M MEETING WITH THEM TODAY AT ABOVE DATE. I'M REALLY AFRAID OF DRIVING IT !! INCIDENTS DATES I JUST PUT THE FIRST OF 4 BELOW I LEFT OUT ONE THING WHILE I WAS IN THE OFFICE AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE-BAY THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY UP-DATING THE SOFTWARE ON THE CAR'S COMPUTOR.QUOTE "WE DON'T TELL THAT TO HONDA". *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2004. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED THE CURB. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BY JAMMING THE BRAKE. THE CAR WENT INTO THE EASTBOUND LANE OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THE AIR BAG OPENED AND HIT MY FACE AND CAUSED A BLOODY NOSE AND A BIG BRUISE ON MY LEFT WRIST. THEN THE CAR JUMPED THE MEDIAN SEPARATING EASTBOUND LANE FROM THE WESTBOUND. THEN THE CAR STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON AND THE GEAR WAS IN THE PARK. THE POLICE WAS INFORMED. THE MILEAGE IS ABOUT 50,000. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE HONDA ACCORD ON INTERNET UNDER SPEED CONTROL COMPLAINTS. *TR UPDATED 06/23/10.*JB UPDATED IVOQ 07/14/10.*JB UPDATED IVOQ 08/31/10*JB

2004 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, SLOWED DOWN WITH BRAKING, SPED UP AGAIN AND THEN THERE WAS NO POWER ALTHOUGH CAR IN GEAR. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO IS ASKING ME FOR 3969K TO REPLACE THE FAILED TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAS 62K MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS RECALLED 2004 ACCORDS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO COVER MINE OR CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT RECALLED--ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED VIN'S. NHTSA IS NOT INVESTIGATING, UNFORTUNATELY, AND PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE STAKE HERE. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 06/08/10.*JB THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED IVOQ 08/25/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING AND WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND PRODUCED FAILURE CODE P0741 (TORQUE CONVERTER). THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

I OWN A 2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH 62K MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING ON 5/7/10, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, MY TACHOMETER JUMPED UP TO 7 (RED AREA), I USED BRAKES AND IT SLOWED DOWN SOME, THEN IT SPED UP AGAIN, THEN IT DROPPED DOWN TO NO POWER. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND WAS VERY SHAKEN UP BUT MANAGED TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ANDERSON HONDA IN BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE SO THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE. I DID CALL HONDA HEADQUARTERS, TOO AND REPORTED THIS. *TR