2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE HONDA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. T THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. *AK

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON CUSTOMER WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BECAUSE SOMETHING MAY HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. *JB

1. CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED AAA, JUMP STARTED. BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED. NO APPARENT REASON FOR NOT STARTING. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. 2004 HONDA ACCORD ON APRIL 3, 2007. 2. NEIGHBOR HAS 2006 HONDA ACCORD. HE STARTED AND WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR STALLED HALF WAY ONTO STREET AND WOULD NOT START. TAKEN TO DEALER. NO PROBLEM FOUNDON APRIL 9,2007. COULD BE DANGEROUS IF HAPPENED ON ROAD.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE ODOMETER READING OF 63,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER , HONDA OF CLEAR LAKE, AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PC CLUTCH FAILED, OUTPUT SHAFT WAS STUCK, AND THE COUNTER SHAFT HAD NO SIGNAL. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

(1) ENOUGH ACCUMULATED DRIVING HOURS WILL CAUSE THE FAILURE, PER HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-027, AND ONLINE INFORMATION: THE RESISTOR IN THE AUDIO UNIT OVER TIME WILL BE HEATED UP AND FAIL DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT, RESISTOR" TOO CLOSE TO THE A HEAT SINK. 2) CD/AC/FAN UNIT DISPLAY WENT DARK. CONSEQUENTLY, THE DEFROSTER CANNOT BE RELIABLY SET, CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IN THE WET PACIFIC NW AND AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT JUST THE CD DISPLAY. (3) NO ONE WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE VEHICLE, NOT TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

BROUGHT NEW CAR IN 2004, CURRENTLY WITH 74,500 MILES, BUSHINGS INSIDE OF LOWER TRANSMISSION CONNECTED TO DRIVESHAFT FAILURE, CONSEQUENCES CONSTANT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING RESULT IN HARD BREAKING TO CONTROL, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT BUT BUSHINGS INSIDE TRANSMISSION WORN DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEATING WITHIN TRANSMISSION, RECALL WAS DONE ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION BUT AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMS THAT IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT REPAIRED, A DISTANCE OF 10 MILES AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PART, WHEN HE ARRIVED HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. THE CONTACT WAS ANGRY THAT HE WASTED HIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 25000.*AK

2004 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 WITH SAFETY RECALLS**NAR**CC WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A NHTSA RECALL (O4V176000) WHICH ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO FOUND A RECALL ON THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS (04V551000). THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. *NM

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

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED HAD A PULSATING VIBRATION WHEN TURNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER AND SPEED WERE NOT A FACTOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER , THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT, THEY CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PULSATING VIBRATION WAS NORMAL. *AK