2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHAT DOES ONE HAVE TO DO WHEN THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON MY HONDA BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT IS THE SAMETHING THEY HAVE A RECALL ON ?????? I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED 4 TIMES ?????? I DISAPPOINTED THAT

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ENGAGED ITSELF AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. I WAS TRYING TO BREAK BUT THE BREAK PEDAL ALSO WAS LOCKED AND I HAD TO MOVE AWAY FROM CAR TO CAR SO THAT I WOULD NOT HIT THEM AND THEN FINALLY THE PEDAL RELEASED ITSELF AND REDUCED THE SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO NEXT.

2004 HONDA ACCORD, 2 DOOR, 6 SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, OCCASIONALLY WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL, TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAMS OR TOUCHING THE BRAKES CAUSES AN INTERRUPTION TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF. IF MOVING WITH THE CLUTCH OUT, THE CAR STARTS BACK UP AND CONTINUES. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE SOMEWHERE AND GETS MORE FREQUENT THE LONGER YOU DRIVE--LIKE ON A LONG TRIP. IS EXCITING WHEN PUTTING TURN SIGNAL ON WHILE PASSING WHILE AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

ON THURSDAY MARCH 11, 2010 MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD ON A 45 MPH ROAD. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT, MY SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV TO THE REDLINE. IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SPEEDING DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WHERE MY WIFE WAS SITTING. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND US ALSO MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER IS OCCURRING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, AND HAS BECOME AN EXTREME DANGER TO ME, MY FAMILY, AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE SAME ROADS AS I. MY TRUSTED MECHANIC EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I WILL BE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR UNDER $2000. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED TO A NEWER HONDA WITH AS LOW MILEAGE AS MINE. I'VE SPENT HOURS COMMUNICATING WITH MCGRATH HONDA (THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE CAR) AND HONDA OF AMERICA CORPORATION. I HAVE ONLY BEEN TREATED WITH RUDENESS AND UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS SIMPLY A LEMON. NOBODY WILL EVEN OFFER TO EXAMINE THE CAR WITHOUT CHARGING ME AN EXORBITANT FEE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

AUDIO UNIT DISPLAY WENT BLANK / EXTREMELY DIM. THIS UNIT CONTROLS RADIO AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE HEATING AND COOLING SETTINGS FOR THE CAR. COVERED UNDER EXTEND WARRANTY (7 YEARS /100K MILES), BUT CAR HAS 116K MILES, YET 6 YEARS OLD. SINCE ELECTRONICS FAILURES SHOULD BE BASED ON USAGE HOURS OF OPERATION), BELIEVE THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WITHOUT GIVING ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ON THE TOP OF THE CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION (NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE), THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. BECAUSE SHE WAS ON AN INCLINE, IT STARTED ROLLING BACK. SHE PANICKED BUT PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THANKFULLY, A N.O. POLICEMAN PULLED UP AND PUT HIS LIGHTS ON CALLING FOR THE BRIDGE POLICE. BRIDGE POLICE PUSHED HER OFF BRIDGE. ONCE DOWN SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON HER WAY HOME. SHE TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, IT JUST STOPS ACCELERATING. HONDA DEALER SAID TECHNICIAN HAD TO DRIVE IT AWHILE AND HAD SAME EXPERIENCE. THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ANY PROBLEM CODE EITHER BUT SAID IF WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT, IT WOULD. SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOLD HIM INTERNET SITE IS FLOODED WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SAID AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ASSIST US IF WE PAY $1,944.24 OF THE $4,500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. HONDA WILL ORDER THE TRANSMISSION TOMORROW TO DO THE WORK. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2004 HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEREBY IT WILL DROP INTO NEUTRAL DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE MOST PRONOUNCED TIME I NOTICED IT, WAS DRIVING IN PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CROSS LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. JUST BEFORE DOING SO THE CAR REVVED TO 6000RPM WITH VERY LITTLE FORWARD ACCELERATION. I HAD TIME TO CANCEL MY ACTIONS TO CROSS, HOWEVER HAD THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT 2 SEC LATER I WOULD HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC INCLUDING TRUCKS AT HIGH SPEED. LUCKILY A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED HOWEVER I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR AT HONDA FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FAULT. THEY ADMIT THERE IS A DEFECT AND HAVE OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS BY CHARGING ME 1600 TO FULLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY POSITION IS THAT SINCE HONDA HAS ALREADY RECALLED SIMILAR 2004 HONDA ACCORDS FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE RECALL RANGE. HONDA HAD ISSUED A CORPORATE RELEASE REGARDING THE RECALL STATING IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND AFFECTED 1,000,000 VEHICLES WORLD WIDE. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK MY TRANSMISSION IS SUFFERING THE SAME FATE AS THESE OTHER ACCORDS. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 MY WIFE WAS IN AN INCIDENT WHERE SHE REAR ENDED THE SUV IN FRONT OF HER. AUTO BODY MASTERS (ABM), THE OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED REPAIR FACILITY FOR MILLER HONDA IN CULVER CITY, CA, IS THE REPAIR FACILITY THAT REPAIRED OUR CAR. SHORTLY AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009, ABM INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BADLY AND THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. SUBSEQUENTLY ABM TOOK OUR CAR TO MILLER HONDA TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT MILLER HONDA TOLD ME THAT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, MILLER HONDA WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE SENT TO AMERICAN HONDA FOR A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD THE ABILITY TO OVERRIDE THE DEALER DECISION AND THE DECISION TO OVERRIDE COULD BE MADE AFTER THE FACT. FURTHERMORE, I WAS ADVISED THAT, IF THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT WE PURCHASED. ON JANUARY 22, 2009, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MILLER HONDA. I WAS INFORMED THAT AN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FOUND NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THUS OUR HONDA CARE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT COVERED THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. I DID WHAT RESEARCH I COULD ON THE INTERNET REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS AND QUICKLY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2003/2004 V6 ACCORDS HAS A HISTORY OF FAILING IN SUCH A WAY AS IT IS COMMON FOR THE CAR TO HESITATE AND JERK. ADDING ANOTHER FACTOR IS THAT SOME 2004 ACCORDS HAD A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THESE ISSUES IN MIND, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THE CAUSE OF MY WIFE'S ACCIDENT IS NOT AS CLEAR CUT AS IT FIRST APPEARS. MY WIFE'S RECOLLECTION OF THE INCIDENT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN THAT. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2004, V4 , HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN AFTER INITIAL IGNITION, THE BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO HOLD THE ACCELERATION WELL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON MULTIPLE DAYS THE MOST RECENT BEING ON JANUARY 5TH 2010. *TR