2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ROARED AND VIBRATED WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE. TWICE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE REAR OR FRONT BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON OCCURRED 11-04. THE SECOND TIME WAS IN 2006. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO ROAR AND VIBRATE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS NORMAL AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE ROLL OFF OF THE HILL INSTEAD OF USING THE BRAKES. UPDATED 09/20/6. *JB

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. IN FEBRUARY I CONTACTED HONDA IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS EXPLAINING MY SITUATION. I AM TEACHING OVERSEAS IN A DOD SCHOOL AND NEEDED TO GET A EUROPEAN HONDA DEALER TO FIX THE CAR. THEY SAID JUST CONTACT THE EUROPEAN DEALER. I DID AND AFTER 3 MONTHS SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER BAG. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IT FROM THE USA. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM AFTER TWO INQUIRIES. AGAIN I CALLED TORRANCE CALIFORNIA(AMERICAN HONDA HEADQUARTERS. THIS TIME JULY 2006, THE GIRL SAID, OH YES YOU DID CALL IN FEBRUARY. CAN I SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR. NO. SHE WOULD SEND IT TO A CASE MANAGER. ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER A MANAGER CALLS MY WIFE AT WORK AND TELLS HER THEY ONLY HAVE BROWN AND GREY AIR BAGS NO BLACK ONES IN THE ENTIRE USA. AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THEM IN IF AT ALL. SHE SAID OUR CAR'S ENTIRE INTERIOR IS BLACK WE NEED TO HAVE BLACK TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY IN CASE WE HAVE TO SELL THE CAR. NO WAY IS THIS POSSIBLE. YOU CAN HAVE THE GREY OR TAKE A CHANCE ON THE ONE YOU HAVE BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS IS ABSURD. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO SEND ME THE AIRBAG AND I CAN WALK IT TO THE DEALER SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED SINCE THEY ARE UNABLE TO AND DO NOT CARE WHETHER IT GETS DONE OR IF THERE IS ANY DANGER INVOLVED. IT WAS PURCHASED AT SOUTHEASTERN HONDA IN FLORIDA. 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX SILVER WITH TOTALLY BLACK INTERIOR. TRYING TO ARGUE WITH THIS GUY IS DIFFICULT FROM GERMANY. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN RECTIFY THIS. *JB

VEHICLE AIR BAG SENSORS ARE FAILING. MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V-6 HAS HAD THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAIL TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 36,000 MILES. I'M TOLD BY HONDA THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD STILL WORK I WAS TOLD NO AND THAT I SHOULD DRIVE CAREFULLY AND AVOID ACCIDENTS. *NM

REAR DISC BRAKE PADS ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX WORE DOWN QUICKLY AND UNEVENLY, WITHIN 30,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT WAS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. SUCH SHORT BRAKE LIFE IS INDICATIVE OF A DEFECTIVELY OR INADEQUATELY DESIGNED REAR DISC BRAKE SYSTEM AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT RAPID REAR DISC BRAKE WEAR IS COMMON ON LATE-MODEL HONDA ACCORDS. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING ENTERED ON BEHALF OF MY ROOMMATE, WHO IS THE PURCHASER/OWNER/DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING. I TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT ROCKS HAD HIT THE CONDENSER AND DAMAGED. SUPPOSEDLY, IT WAS REPLACED BUT LESS THAN 7 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED (NO COOLING) AND ROCKS HAD AGAIN DAMAGED THE CONDENSER. FALL WAS COMING UP, SO THE A/C WAS NOT USED AGAIN UNTIL APRIL '06. I FEEL THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A DESIGN DEFECT THAT IS COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL. THE LOWER FRONT GRILL BUMPER IS DESIGNED IN A SUCH A WAY THAT ANY ROAD DEBRIS CAN ENTER AND DAMAGE A FULLY EXPOSED AND UNPROTECTED A/C CONDENSER. THE DESIGN OF THE GRILL AND CONDENSER MATERIAL LEAVES IT VULNERABLE TO BE EASILY DAMAGED BY SMALL GRAVEL. THERE IS NO SCREEN OR DEFLECTOR IN PLACE FOR THE CONDENSER TO PROHIBIT ANY ROAD DEBRIS FROM DAMAGING THE CONDENSER: THEREFORE, THE CLEARING AND DEFOGGING OF THE INSIDE WINDOW IS DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE DEHUMIDIFIER EFFECT. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON THE VULNERABILITY OF DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER SYSTEM. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF THIS PART IS INFERIOR AND/OR DEFECTIVE. *JB

BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE ON MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND BOTH THE DEALER AND HONDA REFUSE TO FIX THEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STALLING. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION.

I BROUGHT THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP LIED TO ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE MAKING CERTAIN PAYMENTS WHICH AT THE END WERE NOT THE PAYMENTS THAT I ENDED UP MAKING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRIED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT MY PROBLEMS BUT NOBODY WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO ME. NOBODY WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM . THE DEALERSHIP IS A FRAUD. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PROBLEM OF THIS CAR. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 ACCORD EX V6 AND I HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES POPPING AND NOT WANTING TO STOP THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES LAST JAN 2005 THE CAR WASN'T A YEAR OLD YET AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKES AND ALSO WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR IT STALLS AND MAKES THIS SOUND IT DOESN'T START I HAVE TO TURN OFF AND TRY AGAIN THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW I TOOK TO THE DEAL ABOUT 4 TIMES THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *JB

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX THE LIGHT DENOTING THE DRIVING GEAR HAS COME ON. THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK IT TO CROWN HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER DIDN'T RECORD THE ACT AND COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. TODAY ON THE WAY TO THE CROWN DEALERSHIP THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR. ON THE SECOND RESTART THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND DROVE FINE. HOPEFULLY THIS ISN'T AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. *JB