2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CAR HESITATES ON START UP, TAKES TWO TIMES TO START CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER STATES THAT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SYSTEM CHECKS FINE. *NM

A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, AND DEALER STATED THAT NEXT AVAILABLE DATE IS NOT UNTIL DECEMBER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE A TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT A PIECE OF INSULATION STARTED THE FIRE. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL MAKE ONLY THE REPAIRS NECESSARY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR AND EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. *AK

NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE. CONDITION UPON ACCEPTING VEHICLE WAS DEALER TO CORRECT A STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE (CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT). DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS NOW, TELLING US NUMEROUS TIMES THE STEERING ISSUE WAS FIXED, HOWEVER EACH TIME WE FIND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE IS AFRAID THAT SHE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH HER VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT WHEN SHE STOPS HER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN, SHE HAS TO HOLD THE BRAKES DOWN EXTREMELY HARD. *JB

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS A LEAK AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BEARINGS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

VEHICLE STRUCK A CALL BOX AT AN IMPACT OF 60 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

COULD NOT START CAR ON 2 OCCASIONS MONTHS APART. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED HARD AGAINST SWITCH. THIS TIME SWITCH EASILY TURNED BUT CAR SEEMED TO HAVE DEAD BATTERY. BOTH TIMES NO FURTHER INDICATION OF BATTERY PROBLEMS.*AK