2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TURNING SIGNAL FOR FRONT AND BACK OF VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BULB AND FUSE ARE INTACT. HONDA ACCORD EX 2004. *TR

AUTO PURCHASED NEW, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGED. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR FREE, REPLACED COMPONENT AT A COST TO ME FOR 300.00, AIRBAG LIGHT STILL ON. THEY NOW SAY THE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF 300.00. WHY IS THIS NOT A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM? NO ONE CAN ANSWER WHY I MUST PAY TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR IN A PULLING MOTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT COULD ONLY DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON MY WIFE'S 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE IT WAS RAINING. WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN DURING A RAIN STORM. SHE PULLED OFF TO SAFETY, UNTIL THE RAIN PASSED, AND PROCEEDED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAS 85,000 ODOMETER MILES, AND IS BEYOND THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I NOTICED THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A RECALL RELATING TO THE WIPER MOTOR FAILING DUE TO CORROSION. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AUGUST 28, 2009 REGARDING THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE 2004 ACCORD AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE, AND IF IN FACT THE PART NUMBER AND CONDITION WERE THE SAME AS THEY WERE EXPERIENCING WITH THE 2003 THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE CARE OF IT. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER N012009-082801597. ON SEPT 9, 2009 I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH PERFORMANCE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. TOM RILEY FROM THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT (MANAGER) TRIED TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER (76505-SDA) THAT IS FAILING IN THE 2003 MODEL AND THE EXACT SAME CONDITION OF FAILURE THEY HAVE SEEN IN THE 2003 MODELS. PERFORMANCE HONDA REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT A COST OF $239.67. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM, AND REALIZING THE 2008 RECALL OF THE SAME ISSUE, SAME PART IN THE 2003 MODEL, I SUGGEST THAT THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VIN'S BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AS A RESULT. I AM APPALLED THAT AMERICAN HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT, BUT IS FAILING TO DO ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I FEEL COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR STEVE O'HARA

I WAS HIT BY A TRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR ONCOMING CARS TO PASS ( I HAD TO TURN LEFT). THE TRUCK WAS GOING AT LEAST 50 M/H. MY HONDA IS TOTALED. NONE OF THE SIX AIRBAGS IN THE CAR DEPLOYED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LET OFF THE GAS AND COASTED FOR A SHORT WHILE. I GAVE IT GAS AGAIN AND I GOT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETED A SERVICE AND WERE DOING A TEST RIDE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THE INTERESTING PART IS THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MY SALESMEN BOTH HAD THERE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THERE HONDA. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID WE CAN NOT HELP YOU. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT RUN. IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN AND I GOT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETED A SERVICE AND WERE DOING A TEST RIDE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 50 AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THE KENT NARROWS BRIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOWN POURS THAT WE WERE HAVING HERE IN CENTREVILLE MARYLAND ON SATURDAY 8-22-2009. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA TODAY AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE ACCORDS FOR THE MOTORS CORRODING DUE TO WATER GETTING UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVERS. HONDA OF AMERICA TOLD ME THAT ONLY COVERED THE HONDA ACCORDS FOR THE YEAR OF 2003. THIS RECALL OCCURRED JULY 2008. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY MOTOR STOPPED WORKING ON ROUTE 50 IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING WITH NO VISIBILITY. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS I COULD NOT SEE A THING IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD MY 13 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED TODAY 8-24-2009 IF YOU NEED THE PART I WOULD HAVE TO KNOW BY TOMM SO THAT I COULD GET MY MECHANIC TO KEEP IT FOR ME. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PERSONS ON LINE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. PL;EASE HELP AS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE IN A DOWN POUR AND TO HAVE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN TRAFFIC. ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH. *TR

THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO SUDDEN FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED. THE ENGINE REVVED, WHILE MY CAR WENT NO WHERE. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD (WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR). I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND HAD TO EITHER BE REPLACED OR REBUILT....IT ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY POPULAR PROBLEM. QUITE CONFUSED AS TO HOW A CAR CAN GO FROM WORKING JUST FINE, TO NEEDING A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. *TR