2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED TEN MINUTES LATER. AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC SHOP, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. HE FELT THAT THE BYPASS VALVE ON THE ABS MODULATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ABS MODULATOR. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS OF AUGUST 7, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,500. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED 2 ABS MODULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND 2 MASTER CYLINDERS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE STARTED WITH A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND OVER TIME IT BECAME WORSE. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL HARD TO ONE SIDE AND/OR THE ABS MODULATOR WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKING POWER WAS ESTABLISHED. UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FRONT ROTORS HAVE BECOME WARPED. THIS IS HIS SECOND SET OF ROTORS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL ONES BECAME WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND THE VIBRATIONS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT IN JULY OF 2007 WITH THE REGIONAL CASE MANAGER FOR HONDA. HE BELIEVED THAT THE ROTORS SHOW A PATTERN OF FAILURE EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED EACH TIME HE EXITED A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,550 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,904. DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,550 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,904. THE CONSUMER STATED FRONT ROTORS REPLACED ON 05/04/06 AND REAR ROTORS MACHINED ON 07/30/07. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES. UPDATED 08/28/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE SWERVING TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A TREE AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN TWICE INTO THE SAME LANE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE CRASH HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. BOTH PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE, INSURANCE INFORMATION, AND RECALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR

I NEED SOME HELP WITH A RECALL PROBLEM, I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THERE WAS A RECALLED FROM HONDA FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. THEY WERE REFUSING TO FIX IT, THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE SENSOR. ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE SAME SENSOR THAT WAS RECALLED BY HONDA, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS VEHICLE BEING THE SAME MODEL AND SAME YEAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. *AK

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE RADIO PANEL WENT BLACK, THE RADIO WORKS AS WELL AS THE CD (IT IS A HONDA ACCORD V6 2004 SEDAN) YET ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE DISPLAY DISSAPEAR

TRANSMISSION RECALL ON HONDA ACCORD. HONDA INSPECTED TRANSMISSION AND CLAIMED RECALL FIXED. TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY FAILED ON BUSY PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY, ALMOST CRASHED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. FORCED TO PAY $865.74, HONDA CLAIMED IT WAS FOR LABOR WHEN HONDA SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RECALL. *AK

I WAS DRIVING HOME MY HONDA ACCORD EX V6 (2004) AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR. I TRIED TO GET TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WITHIN A FEW MORE MILES OF DRIVING ALL GEARS STOPPED WORKING STRANDING ME IN TRAFFIC. MY 2004 CAR HAS APPROX 120,000 MILES AND IS 3 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS OLD. AS ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY I TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO SAY THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS REPLACING FOR $1,500.00. IT LOOKS LIKE NOW ON THIS SITE THAT THERE MAY BE A TROUBLE WITH THIS ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION? CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE? *JB

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. BEFORE BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO AUTOFAIR HONDA IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE; WE REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES OF A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. THE SMELL WAS SO BAD THAT WE CALLED OUR CITY'S FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIREFIGHTERS COULD SEE AND SMELL THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE MADE THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND NEVER ONCE DID THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT OR DO A COMPUTER TEST TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM THEY RESOLD THE CAR TO ANOTHER PARTY WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORE OUT AT 29,000 MILES. PISTONS STICKING, CALIPERS RECONDITIONED, NEED NEW HARDWARE, NEW ROTORS, NEW BRAKE PADS. HONDA MAINTAINS THAT THE CAR IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THESE ARE NORMAL ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 29,000 MILES. *JB