2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 HRS ON 09/14/2005 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING A COCA-COLA DELIVERY TRUCK THAT MERGED FROM HIS LANE INTO MINE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SPIN INTO THE FRONT OF HIS. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION WAS ENOUGH TO BEND THE REAR AXLE OF MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS BUT DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO SHATTER MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WITH MY HEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL V-6 2 DOOR, [XXX] 3-POINT SEAT BELTS AT ALL SEATING POSITIONS FRONT 3-POINT SEAT BELTS WITH AUTOMATIC TENSIONING SYSTEM DUAL-STAGE FRONT AIRBAGS (SRS) FRONT SIDE AIRBAGS WITH PASSENGER-SIDE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM (OPDS) SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS SIDE-IMPACT DOOR BEAMS IMMOBILIZER THEFT-DETERRENT SYSTEM THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT SIMPSON'S BODY SHOP, 205 COX BLVD SHEFFIELD, AL 35660 PHONE (256)383-1919, CONTACT JOHN PAUL HEUPEL, ASSISTANT MANAGER I JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOUR DEPARTMENT OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE I WAS TAKING AN EXIT OF THE HIGHWAY (TRAVELING ABOUT 30-35 MPH), GRADUALLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES ALL OF THE SUDDEN WERE LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IT SPUN AROUND, STEERING WAS LOCKED AND ENGINE WAS CUT OFF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WE'RE NO CARS BEHIND ME AND DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. ONLY THE REAR BUMPER WAS HIT BY THE GUARD RAIL ON THE RAMP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY FAULT IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED ONE THING AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE SHOP - FUEL EFFICIENCY WENT UP. WHEN I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE, IT WAS AVERAGING ABOUT 32-33 MPG. BUT IN PASS THREE TO FOUR MONTHS THE AVERAGE AS ABOUT 28 MPG. INITIALLY THOUGH WAS THAT FUEL EFFICIENCY WAS LOW BECAUSE OF WARM WEATHER AND A/C TURNED ON. INTERESTINGLY, THE FUEL EFFICIENCY WENT UP TO 32-33 MPG AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE SHOP. THE A/C'S ON AND THE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT HAVE NOT CHANGE. FUEL EFFICIENCY HAS BEEN CONSISTENCE FOR LASER FEW FILL-UPS. *JB

WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN TO MY SON HOW TO STOP MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING IN CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISCONNECT. PULLING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY MAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE. *JB

AC CONDENSER FAILURE - ALLEGEDLY PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS. MY WIFE WAS BEHIND A TRUCK CARRYING GRAVEL TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. GRAVEL MAY HAVE SPILLED OUT AND ENTERED FRONT OF CAR, PUNCTURING CONDENSER UNIT. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER - THEY CLAIM ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. I CLAIM THAT IF THE CAR WAS PROPERLY DESIGNED, A SIMPLE PEBBLE COULD NOT CAUSE $500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *JB

DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. DRIVER RECEIVED INJURY FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. *NM

I GOT OUT THE DRIVEWAY AND MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE IGNITION KEY JUMP OUT OF THE IGNITION KEY HOLE AND BROKE THE KEY HANDLE ( PLASTIC WITH REMOTE DOORS/TRUNK OPENING. THE CAR STALLED AND STOP. I PUT THE KEY ( THE METAL PART) IN BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. I TRIED SUPER GLUE THE METAL AND PLASTIC BACK TOGETHER AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY. THE ENGINE WAS ON NORMAL. I TOOK THE KEY OUT, AND TRIED TO TURN IT WITH THE METAL PART AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT START. I DID NOT REALIZE THE SERIOUS OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I READ THE WORCESTER TELEGRAM GAZETTE ( SATURDAY 8/13/05) AND FOUND THE HONDA ACURA RSX HAS THE SAME PROBLEM TO OTHER AND IT LOCKED HIM THREE TIMES. I MAY GET KILL IF THE KEY JUMP OUT OF THE IGNITION AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE ALERT HONDA ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS: COULD BE BAD IGNITION LOCK, SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM, OR STEERING COLUMN OR THE ANTI-THEFT. PLEASE HELP AND INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEVICE. *JB

MICHELIN TIRE MXV4 S8 DEVELOPED BULGE IN SIDEWALL ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE (205,60,16). WILL HOPEFULLY REPLACE THE TIRE BEFORE IT BLOWS OUT. TIRES ONLY HAVE 17K AND ARE "STANDARD" ON HONDA ACCORD V6.

A GRINDING AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKING, WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I MUST NOT BE USED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM THE ROADS WERE COMPLETELY DRY AND NO REASON FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO COME ON, I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AGAIN , THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IT JUST NEEDED A MINOR ADJUSTMENT AND IT WAS ALL SET. BACK A 3RD TIME , THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND REALIGNED , TO WHICH I RECIEVED THE CAR AGAIN UNFIXED . SERVICE MANAGER WAS VERY ARGUEMENTIVE AND RUDE AND TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VECHICLE AND IF WE HAD A PROBLEM FROM HERE WE WOULD NEED TO SPEAK THE HONDA MOTOR CORP. SERVICE MANAGER . HE INDICATED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS SEEING IN THE ACCORDS IN STATES WHERE THE CLIMATES ARE VARIED AND COLD, ALSO HE SAID HE WOULD ROLL UP HIS SLEEVES AND GET IT FIXED FOR US. AFTER 13 DAYS IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND NEW BRAKES,TIRES,RIMS AND SOME OTHER MINOR COMPONETS OUR CAR WAS RETURNED TO US WITH THE ORIGINAL SERVICE PERSON HAVING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TONE TO HIS VOICE AND HE ALSO SAID HE WAS NOT SURE IF THEY FIXED IT ! WELL, GUESS WHAT THEY DID NOT !!!!!!!! MY CAR IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AND THEY WANT ME TO FIX IT YET AGAIN AND I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD GIVE US A NEW VEHICLE OR BUY US OUT OF THIS ONE AND THEY SAID NO THAT THEY ONLY OBLIGATION IS TO KEEP FIXING IT AND THAT WAS FROM THE DEALER AND THE HONDA CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ALSO. THE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OFFERED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT DEALER WORK ON IT BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS A LEMON. IN MY OWN INVESTIGATIVE WORK WITH A FEW PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AS ME (3 PEOPLE) 1 HAS HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM (DIFFERENT DEALER), 1 HAS HAD NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND 1 HAS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS BUT NOT EXACTLY LIKE OURS. IN ADDITION WHEN TALKING WITH THE HONDA MOTOR CORP. CONSUMER RELATIONS IT TOOK WEEKS FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME AND WHEN I FINALLY DID TALK TO THEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE IT FIXED 1 MORE TIME BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEEE ME THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED.

INFO COPY OF LTR ADDRESSED TO AMERICAN HONDA AND HONDA CARS OF COLUMBIA ATTY REPRESENT CLIENT LUEGENIA MCCLURKIN DIED FROM TRAUMATIC INJURIES AUTOMOBILE COLLISION 12/31/2004 RE: DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS.*NO ANSWER REQUIRED**.*MR THE AIR BAG WAS TORN WHEN IT DEPLOYED. THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. RECALL #04V551000 WAS ISSUED DECEMBER 2004.

DT: WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID A PIN HAD SHEARED CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF IT HAPPENED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PARKED CAR AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK *NM