2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

RADIO AND HVAC CONTROLS LIGHTS ARE OUT. THE RADIO OPERATES BUT THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS DRIVING IT TODAY WHEN A SOFTBALL SIZE BUBBLE APPEARED ON THE SIDEWALL. A MAJOR HONDA DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE LOCAL MICHELIN DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE TIRE. HOW CAN A SOFTBALL SIZE BALLOON JUST APPEAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN ON THE SIDEWALL. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH IT MIGHT HAVE KILLED ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I WANT MICHELIN TO REPLACE THIS TIRE AND THE OTHER THREE FREE OF CHARGE AND ALSO INSPECT THE THICKNESS OF SIDEWALLS USED ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX MODELS. THE TIRE HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. SPEED RATING ON THE TIRE IS 91V SIZE 260/16. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES TAKEN BY THE HONDA DEALER (HUGH WHITE HONDA, COLUMBUS, OH. *JB

2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 : WHEN BRAKING FROM 50+ MPH ESPECIALLY DOWNHILL CAUSES THE WHOLE CAR TO SHUDDER. THE CAR HAS 14000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND IT IS MY DRIVING PATTERN. I HAD OTHER HONDA'S WHICH NEVER HAD TO HAVE THEIR ROTORS REPLACED UNTIL 100K MILES AT LEAST. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE PAD MATERIAL FOR 2003'S ACCORDS BUT A LOT OF 2004/2005 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS (EDMUNDS.COM) AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU LOSE CAR CONTROL WHILE BRAKING. NHTSA SHOULD DEFINITELY INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *JB

ON 5 DECEMBER 2005 AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES THERE WAS A LOUD POP THEN THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER CAME ON BY IT SELF CAUSING THE SEAT TO GETTING VERY HOT. THE SEAT HEATER WAS TURN ON THEN OFF. THIS ACTION CAUSE THE HEATER TO GO OFF. *NM

ON JUNE 13, 2005 MY WIFE NOTICED A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE CAR. SHE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 14 AT DESERT HONDA IN LAS VEGAS. THE SERVICE REP REPORTED TO ME THAT THE REAR BAKES WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAD ONLY 16,271 MILES. I FIND THIS ISSUE TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. WE PURCHASED A HONDA LARGELY DUE TO A REPUTATION OF EXCELLENT RELIABILITY. CLEARLY WE WERE MISTAKEN. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP COMMITTED FRAUD BY PERFORMING AN UNNEEDED REPAIR, OR HONDA BUILT A CAR WITH VERY POOR QUALITY. I DO HAVE THE USED BRAKE PADS, OR AT LEAST WHAT THE DEALER CLAIMS IS THE PADS FROM OUR ACCORD. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. LAST YEAR I REPORTED A DEFECT WHEREBY THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS IN THE ACT OF STOPPING. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET THE ENGINE TO COME BACK TO IDLE. WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE RPM'S WENT UP TO ALMOST 6000. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY HERB CHAMBERS HONDA, IN BURLINGTON, MASS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, ON DEC 8, 2005, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE VEHICLE DID THE VERY SAME THING! IT TOOK BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE SPED UP TO ALMOST 6000 RPM'S, KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FINALLY THE ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. I'M SEVENTY YEARS OLD AND I RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT MY WIFE WHO IS SEVENTY-TWO AND WHO DOESN'T USE THE CAR TOO OFTEN, MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, BE ABLE TO THINK OF THE SOLUTION AND HANDLE THE VEHICLE ALL AT ONCE. IT COULD END UP KILLING HER OR SOMEONE ELSE! [XXX] THANK YOU. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION OF GIBBON STREET AND SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET IN OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA WHEN I SAW A TAXI BLOW THROUGH A RED LIGHT ON SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET (I WAS ON GIBBON STREET). THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TAXI. WE SLID ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TOGETHER AS MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP I REALIZED THAT MY SEAT BELT, ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT, WAS STILL BUCKLED, HOWEVER THE BELT WAS COMPLETELY UNRAVELED. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO MYSELF OR MY PASSENGER, BUT I DID RECEIVE A PARTIAL TEAR OF THE TENDONS IN MY LEFT THUMB AND BURNS ON THE TOP OF MY RIGHT HAND FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. AS OF NOW, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPAIRS TO THE CAR AS I AM WAITING FOR BOTH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO AS FAR AS FIXING IT OR CLAIMING IT A TOTAL LOSS. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT A NEW STEERING WHEEL, A NEW DASHBOARD, NEW AIRBAGS, COMPUTER CALIBRATION AND A NEW FRONT END ARE NEEDED, NOT TO MENTION NEW SEAT BELTS. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH, MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX CRASHED INTO A STOPPED VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE HONDA. CAPTIOL HONDA OF MCMINNVILLE, OR, WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT SENSORS AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAD TO BE REPLACED. (NHTSA RECALL 04V551000 WAS COMPLETED DEC 2004.) *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN HER MOTHER'S VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING SLOWLY COMING UP ON AN INTERSECTION. SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED THEY SAW A SCRATCH ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT MIGHT HAVE INDICATED SHE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. HER MOTHER STATES SHE WAS INJURED, BUT HAS NOT GONE TO THE DOCTOR. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK THE DEALER REFUSD TO ADDRESS THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB