2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT (AUTOMATIC SEATS) MOVING IN A SUDDEN STOP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE PAST TWO TIMES I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I MENTIONED THE SEAT FEELS LOOSE AGAIN BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT AND HAVE DONE NOTHING FURTHER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE AT A RED-LIGHT. MY CAR DID DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS FAR AS THEY WOULD GO TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I GOT TO A LOW SPEED I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. A MINUTE LATER I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY HELD IT FOR 2-3 DAYS AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION.

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES AND WHILE COMING BACK FROM A TRIP HE SMELLED SMOKE SIMILAR TO BURNING PLASTIC. THE NEXT DAY WHEN UNLOADING THE VEHICLE, THE HIGH BRAKE LIGHT BULB IN THE BACK DASH DROPPED DOWN AND BURNED THROUGH THE LUGGAGE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. *AK *SC *JB

DT: 2004 HONDA ACCORD, ALL THE DOORS REMAINED OPEN AT 2 POSITIONS. WHEN NOT IN THOSE POSITIONS THEY WOULD SHUT. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IT SHUT AND THE CONSUMERS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE DOOR SHOULD NOT HAVE SHUT. *JB THE CONSUMER FEEL THAT THIS INCIDENT IS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. *SB

WHEN COMING TO A STOP APPLIED BRAKE BUT CAR ACCELEARTED LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS BEING APPLIED RPM SPEEDED UP. END RESULT WAS REAR ENDING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CRASH RESULTED IN $2700.00 AMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND $800.00 TO CAR WHILE AT DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE MENTIONED PROBLEM TO SERVICE PERSON HE STATED HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, THE PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE. *NM VEHICLE HAS REPEATED PROBLEMS GOING INTO FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN HONDA SHOP FOR ABOUT 75 DAYS AS OF 5/21/05 AND REPEATS THE STALLING ISSUE ON A REGULAR BASIS. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT *NM

PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE GRABBING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON 05/29/2004. DISCUSSED WITH TAMERON HONDA SERVICE MANY TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AND IT SEEMS EVERONE (SALES AND SERVICE) KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HONDA HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING TO CORRECT THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM.

CONSTANT BRAKING AND STEERING VIBRATION AT SPEED 60-70 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES SINCE DEC. 2004. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA STATES THAT ABOVE DESCRIBED CONDITION IS NORMAL FOR ALL 2004 ACCORDS LX COUPES. INFO PROVIDED BY PATRICIA EVANS, AMERICAN HONDA CORP. CASE MANAGER. CASE NUMBER N012005-05-1001024. CONSIDERING INITIATION OF ANTI-LEMON LITIGATION.

THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD I LEASED BRAKES ARE TOO SENSATIVE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE, THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT TELL ME IT'S THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED. IN MY OPINION, IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE CAR JERKS TO A STOP THE MOMENT THE BRAKES ARE TOUCHED. THIS MORNING AGAIN, THE DEALER TOLD ME I SIMPLY NEED TO GET USED TO THE BRAKES. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS NOW AND WE ARE NOT USED TO IT YET.

PER NHTS RECALL RESULTS, I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE (2004 HONDA ACCORD 12,00 MILES) NEEDED TO BE RECALLED FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. I AM CONFUSED AND CONCERNED SINCE NHTS STATED MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.