2004 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE DROVE OVER SMALL DEBRIS IN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

NUMEROUS SQEAKS, RATTLES, AND VIBRATIONS IN DOOR PANELS, TOPS OF WINDOWS, REAR SHELF, AND IN B-PILLARS AROUND TOP SEAT BELT ANCHOR. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 SEPARATE TIMES TO HAVE THESE FIXED. THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE THEM GO AWAY FOR ABOUT A DAY, BUT THEN THEY ALL COME BACK. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN, THEY SAID THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN AND THAT THESE WERE "NORMAL" SOUNDS THAT THE CAR MAKES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH SO MANY RATTLES AND SQUEAKS. POOR BUILD QUALITY AND CONSTRUCTION. THEY ALL STARTED ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR AND HAD ABOUT 300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE.*AK

REAR HEADLINER OF CAR BECAME DETACHED AND DROPPED 2-3 INCHES WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A CONVENIENT STORE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACCORD EX AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THEY CLAIM THEIR IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO AS THE CAR IS WITH FACOTORY SPECS. THE CAR STILL DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AND IS NOT CORRECT.*AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN DANGEROUSLY SENSITIVE (GRAB) SINCE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY CAN GRAB VERY DANGEROUSLY, CAUSING PASSENGERS TO LURCH FORWARD IN THE CAR. HONDA SERVICE SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2004 ACCORDS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.*AK

BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD 2004 V6 EX 3 WEEKS GO. ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD THE CAR I NOTICED A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ROBERTSON HONDA IS JERKING ME AROUND TELLING ME THEY DON'T HEAR ONE. NOW I FIND OUT FROM YOUR WEB SITE THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE WITH AT LEAST ONE COMPLAINT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. LAST HONDA CAR I BUY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ON JULY 6TH, 2004, I TOOK POSSESSION OF OUR NEW 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN WITH 132 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I SCHEDULED TO HAVE HONDA ACCESSORIES INSTALLED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ON JULY 15TH-16TH, AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE ON JULY 17TH.*AK UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE (369 MILES ON ODOMETER) THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE SEATBELT WAS COMPLETELY PULLED OUT AND STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL HOURS, BUT THEY MANAGED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WHICH HAD FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT UNIT RETRACTS VERY SLOWLY AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY MANEUVERED INTO PLACE. WILL NEED TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THIS MAJOR SAFETY INCIDENT, THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND NO LONGER READS THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DIP ENOUGH AND THAT'S WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER FEEL THIS IS A POOR EXPLANATION AND BELIEVES THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *NM