2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG DEFECT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COOPERATE WITH PICKING UP AND RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAD A RECALL FOR SOMETHING NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE 2004 HONDA PILOT'S AIRBAG, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD LIT UP ON AUGUST 28, 2019 AND HAS STAYED LIT SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT LIT UP. MY 2004 HONDA PILOT DID NOT HAVE ITS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND IT DID HAVE A DEFECT. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT AN AIRBAG SYSTEM RECALL ON THE 2004 HONDA ACCORDS. THEY SAID IT DID NOT HAVE ONE AND WOULD NOT CHECK WHY MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS LIT UP WITHOUT ME PAYING A $99 FEE. THESE CARS WERE MADE DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THESE MODELS HAVE BOTH HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG OR PART OF ITS SYSTEM. I DO NOT WANT TO DIE FROM A FAULTY PART HONDA PUT INTO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PROCESSED FOR THAT VEHICLE YET. I AM TELLING YOU THIS IN WRITING SO MY FAMILY HAS GROUNDS TO SUE IF I AM HURT BY A PART YOU KNOW IS FAULTY AND HAVE NOT RECALLED IT IN A TIMELY MANNER AS YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO DO. THESE VEHICLES WERE MADE IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. YOU KNOW YOU USE THE SAME BASIC PARTS FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURES. ANNOUNCE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM RECALL FOR THE 2004 HONDA ACCORDS SO I CAN GET MY VEHICLE FIXED AND NOT WORRY ABOUT DRIVING AROUND A POTENTIAL TIME BOMB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY ACCELERATE AND DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. LUTHER ST. CLOUD HONDA (1500 HWY 23 WEST, WAITE PARK, MN 56387, (320) 281-4465) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON HOLD AND THEN THE CALL DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

MY CAR GOT INTO A MINOR ACCIDENT A NEIGHBORHOOD. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT CAME OUT. EVERYONE INCLUDING THE POLICE THOUGHT IT WAS ODD BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYONE SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT. AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF EVEN THOUGH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAME OFF. I HAVE A QUESTION AS TO WHY THAT IS? ALSO MY SEAT BELT BECAME TOO TIGHT AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME ROOM TO MOVES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OCEAN HONDA OF BROCKTON (300 MANLEY ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301, (508) 928-8591) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V501000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A SEPARATE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH WOULD COST AN EXTRA FEE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND NO REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,834.

HELLO, I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME WITH THIS. I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS LESS THAN 84K MILES. IT RECENTLY VERY SUDDENLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW, A MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED IT MUST BE REPLACED. I THINK I FOUND AN APPLICABLE RECALL, RECALL NHTSA ID NUMBER: 04V176000 HONDA/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER IN YOUR LOOKUP TOOL, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW UP. HOWEVER, I THINK THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR AND/OR RECALL IS OVER 15 YEARS OLD. I BELIEVE I HAVE FOUND DOCUMENTS ON YOUR SITE THAT SHOW THAT THE VIN FALLS WITHIN THE POSSIBLY EFFECTED VEHICLES. IN THIS DOCUMENT: HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2004/RCDNN-04V176-4295.PDF - THERE IS A SECTION THAT DESCRIBES MY VEHICLE - HONDA ACCORD 4D V6, CERTAIN 2004 MODEL YEAR - 1HGCM665*4A[XXX] ' 1HGCM668*4A[XXX]. MY VEHICLE HAS VIN NUMBER 1HGCM66554A[XXX]. I BELIEVE I FALL WITHIN THIS WINDOW. WOULD ANYONE BE ABLE TO VERIFY THIS FOR ME? WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, USED, DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (HUNTINGTON HONDA, ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO), THIS RECALL WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME. I FEEL THAT IF THERE WAS AN UNREPAIRED OPEN RECALL (WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN OPEN AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE), IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED, IS THAT CORRECT? IF IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED, I FEEL THAT IS UNJUST - DO I HAVE ANY GROUNDS OR RIGHTS FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION? I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *TR*JB

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN MAY OF 2004. ON 10/23/2011 I OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE OIL. I WALKED AWAY TO GET A RAG AND THE HOOD SLAMMED SHUT WHILE I WAS LOOKING THE OTHER DIRECTION. I REOPENED THE HOOD AND WATCHED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPENNING. 18 SECONDS AFTER THE HOOD IS OPENED, THE HOOD FALLS ABOUT 5" SLOWLY AND THEN FREE FALLS THE REST OF THE WAY. I CALLED AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER OF MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO SEE IF HONDA WAS WILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE 2 SHOCKS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP FOR FREE BECAUSE THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, WHAT EVER THEY USE TO HOLD THE HOOD UP ON THE VEHICLES THAT THEY PRODUCE SHOULD NEVER FAIL. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD MY HEAD UNDER THE HOOD CHECKING THE OIL, I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS BLOW TO THE HEAD. I FAXED A LETTER TO THE HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE ON TUESDAY 10/25/2011 AND A WOMAN NAMED MARIBEL CALLED ME ON THE PHONE TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM (EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T GIVE THEM MY PHONE NUMBER IN THE LETTER THAT I SENT THEM BECAUSE I WANTED A RESPONSE IN WRITING), SHE PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THE CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE, SO IT IS ON ME TO REPLACE THE BAD SHOCKS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP. ONCE THE HOOD OF A VEHICLE IS RAISED AND SEEMS TO BE SECURE, NOBODY WOULD EVER EXPECT TO HAVE THE HOOD FREEFALL ON THEM WHILE CHECKING FLUID LEVELS OR ANY OTHER THING THAT THEY WOULD BE UNDER THERE INSPECTING. IT SEEMS TO BE OF THE OPINION OF HONDA THAT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED IN TIME. I THINK THEY ARE VERY WRONG. THESE SHOCKS NEVER GAVE ME ANY WARNING THAT THEY WERE GETTING WEAK AND WERE GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED UNTIL THE HOOD ACTUALLY SLAMMED SHUT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

INTERMITTENT TO CONSTANT AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME THING AS MY 2006, 2005, AND 2004 HONDA ACCORDS. 2004 ACCORD AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN APRIL 2019. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT STARTUP. STAYS ON NOW MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.

CAR WOULD NOT ALWAYS START WHEN TURNING THE KEY. SOMETIMES IS WOULD START IMMEDIATELY AND OTHER TIMES I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULD START. A FEW TIMES IT TOOK ME OVER 1/2 HOUR TO GET THE CAR STARTED. BATTERY WAS LESS THAT A YEAR OLD. HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT WAS OK. HAD TO TAKE CAR TO GARAGE AND HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED. I TRIED FINDING MORE INFORMATION ON LINE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE HONDA ACCORD. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. I SHOULD NOT OF HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER. I HAD TO PAY $390.91 TO REPLACE THE STARTER.