2001 Honda Accord

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2005· AIR BAGS

  I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY TO REPLACE THE SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN AND IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNER?? THE DEALER SAYS IF THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE SIDE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO START A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? HAS THE NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2001 HONDA ACCORDS? I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. AMAZING, HONDAS MADE AFTER 2001 DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO HONDA HAS OBVIOUSLY CORRECTED A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT IT IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *JB

• 12/30/2010· POWER TRAIN

  PREMATURE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE...IT FELL APART AND TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THAT HAPPENING ON A CA FREEWAY CAN BE POTENTIALLY DEADLY. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CARS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AND BANG, FORTUNATELY THE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. *TR

• 12/30/2008· AIR BAGS

  THE SRS LIGHT IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS COME ON AND WONT GO OFF. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED BEFORE IN THE CAR AND AFTER SOME SEARCHING HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR MAKE MODEL OF CAR. ALSO I WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON DUE TO A SENSOR FAILURE. THIS ENDANGERS MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF ANYONE WHO DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND SINCE AIRBAGS ARE REQUIRED IN A VEHICLE SHOULDN'T THERE BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON AIRBAGS??? IT COST UP TO 700 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE UNIT. SO BECAUSE OF A BAD DESIGN I CAN'T HAVE A SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE DETERMINED BY THE DOT TO BE REQUIRED REPAIRED IF IT FAILS DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I AM OUTRAGED AND THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

• 12/29/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE ON AUGUST 5, 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

• 12/29/2008· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT ON, BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ME I BELIEVE THE AIRBAGS WILL FAIL TO DEPLOY WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. HONDA DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR AS THEY FEEL AIRBAGS ARE A SECONDARY SAFETY FEATURE, HOWEVER THE FACT THAT IT HAD AIRBAGS AND A GOOD SAFETY RATING PLAYED A LARGE PART IN MY DECISION TO PURCHASE THE 2001 ACCORD. IF MANUFACTURERS ARE GOING TO EXPLOIT POSITIVE SAFETY REVIEWS I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE SO LONG AS THE FAULT IS DETECTED BY A MANUFACTURER INSTALLED ON BOARD COMPUTER, I.E. SRS LIGHT ON. MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS ARE THE PRIMARY OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THE SAFETY FEATURES ARE FUNCTIONAL. *TR

• 12/28/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE

  TRYING TO AVOID CAR INFRONT, MY SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MPH, CAR WENT DOWN TO THE EMBANKMENT, AIRBAG DEPLOYED.

• 12/28/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TO HONDA'S CREDIT, THEY HAVE LOOKED OVER THE VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND PULLED CODES, BUT NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE CODES WERE RESET. THE PROBLEM PRESENTS MORE IN COLDER WEATHER. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, THE ISSUE HAS COME WITH THE RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. NO OBVIOUS ISSUES (LEAKS, FLUID LEVEL, SPONGY FEEL, ETC.) HAVE BEEN DETECTED. THE LIGHT CAN BE COAXED INTO GOING OFF BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE (SOMETIMES) AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF - USUALLY LEAVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON. THE PROBLEM, AGAIN, PRESENTS ITSELF MORE IN COLD WEATHER, AND APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL. WHILE THE BRAKES APPEAR TO WORK AND LOOK EXCELLENT MECHANICALLY, IT IS UNNERVING THAT THE ISSUE HAS THUS FAR BEEN UNDIAGNOSED AND RESOLVED BY HONDA. *JB

• 12/28/2004· AIR BAGS

  I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX . THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THEM TRY TO TURN IT OFF, BUT THEY CANNOT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUM THAT STATE HONDA IS CLUELESS ABOUT TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE CHARGED CUSTOMERS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO TROUBLESHOOT, BUT NEVER FIX THE ISSUE. HONDA WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAGS, CREATING A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

• 12/26/2010· AIR BAGS

  AN AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THAT MY SRS HOUSING AND UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INVESTIGATING, I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WHERE THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. HOW CAN IT NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN NEVER USED, UNLESS IT IS DEFECTIVE OR THEY BROKE IT WHILE FIXING THE RECALL PROBLEM

• 12/25/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE HOT FLORIDA SUN. AIRBAG DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE.

• 12/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED ON EVERY STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. (ALMOST GOING INTO A LAKE) THREE DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

• 12/23/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL BEARING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE BY A DEALER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

• 12/23/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW

• 12/22/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, A GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HE FEELS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SEVERE CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,121.

• 12/22/2002· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID INITIALLY. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP SENT US HOME WITH A REALLY BAD TRANSMISSION LEAK FOR WEEKEND. INFORMED US NOT TO DRIVE MORE THAN 200 MILES. WE INFORMED THEM WE LIVE 60 MILES AWAY AND WOULD NEED TO GET HOME AND BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. NO RENTAL CAR WAS OFFERED. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL. TWO WEEKS LATER WE NOTICED LEAKING AGAIN AND THE CAR WA SHIFTING FUNNY. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WE APPROACHED BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION, BOTH REFUSED. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE TRANSMISSION FOR ALL 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. APPARENTLY I WAS NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WHO WAS SOLD A LEMON. DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS------------------770780. *AK *NLM

• 12/22/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES VEHICLE WON'T DOWNSHIFT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. CAR WILL GO FOR WEEKS FINE, THEN WILL GO FOR HOURS OR WEEKS FAILING TO REPOND WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESED TO SPEED UPTWO LOCAL DEALERS HAD SEEN CAR BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT CAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL REPOND TO MY NEEDS. *AK

• 12/20/2006· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* - THE CONTACT SAID THAT DASH LIGHT (MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT) FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT IS BROKEN. IT IS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL 04V256000, COMPONENT INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT CAN'T READ HER INSTRUMENT PANEL AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN SO THAT HER VEHICLE CAN BE FIXED.

• 12/20/2005· AIR BAGS

  SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (AUG. 2004), THE "SIDE AIRBAG"/"SRS" LIGHT HAVE CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. I HAVE REPEATEDLY NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T A CLUE. THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THE WARNING LIGHT(S) HAVE BEEN ON FOR WELL OVER 2 HRS OR 200+ MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MORE THAN ONE HONDA LOCATION FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, AND THEY ALL HAVE NO ANSWER. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S TECHNICIANS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT LEAVING A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY PROCLAIM THEY HAVE NO POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THE ISSUE. THE COMMON RESPONSE IS "THE SRS SYSTEM IS TESTING ITSELF," "THERE ARE TOO MANY/TOO LITTLE OBJECTS IN THE SEAT," "CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE," ETC.. SO FAR HONDA HAS NOT OFFERED A PROPER SOLUTION, OR EVEN A PROBABLE CAUSE. AT THIS POINT I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. INDIVIDUAL'S SAFETY SHOULD NOT BE A IGNORED OR DISMISSED. I FEEL HAVE BEEN MISLEAD FROM DAY ONE ABOUT THE RELIABILITY, SAFETY, OR THE CAR IN GENERAL. I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED HONDA WITH THE ASSUMPTION OF A EXCELLENT/QUALITY VEHICLE. SO FAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT HEADACHES, NUMEROUS SERIOUS SAFETY/MECHANICAL RECALLS, AND A LACK OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF HONDA. AT THIS POINT, I AM WASTING MY TIME, MONEY, AND POSSIBLY MY HEALTH IN THIS CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, THEREFORE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THIS VEHICLE--ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE I AM EXPECTED TO PAY. IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE ISSUES AS SERIOUS AS THESE, BEING "SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET" BY IT'S MAKERS. *JB

• 12/19/2005· AIR BAGS

  THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX AND DOES NOT GO OFF. THE DEALER WANTS $125 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND $1300 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR UNIT. THE SERVICE MAN NEVER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS, BUT IS CLEARLY INDICATED AS A PROBLEM IN SEVERAL WEB SITES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS AND PAID EXTRA FOR THEM UP FRONT. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!! *NM

• 12/19/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE GAS PEDAL STICKS RANDOMLY, CAUSING UNWANTED RAPID ACCELERATION. HAPPENS ANYTIME, ANYWHERE WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING MANY CARS IN PARKING LOTS AND WHILE DRIVING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. I FIRST NOTICED IT A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THE DEALER SERVICE REP TOLD ME IT WOULD GO AWAY IN TIME. A YEAR LATER, I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD MOVED BY THEN SO I CONTACTED A DIFFERENT DEALER, WEIR CANYON HONDA IN ANAHEIM HILLS, AND I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE GUY AT SERVICE TO REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER GETTING THE RECEIPT, I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD ONLY COMPLETED ONE OF THREE PROCEDURES THAT THEY EXPLAINED TO ME AND TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR. AS I DROVE OUT OF THE SERVICE CENTER, IT GOT STUCK AGAIN AND I ALMOST HIT ONE OF THEIR NEW CARS (IF I HAD, MAYBE THEY WOULD BELIEVE ME). I PUT UP WITH IT FOR A COUPLE MORE MONTHS AND FINALLY TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE, ALTHOUGH THEIR SERVICE IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. I EXPLAINED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAD PROMISED TO DO WHATEVER NECESSARY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY GRUDGINGLY AGREED TO PERFORM ALL THREE STEPS OF THEIR NORMAL SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A 'ONE TIME COURTESY' AND THAT FUTURE PROBLEMS WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. THE SERVICE REP INSISTED THAT 'HONDA DOES NOT MAKE PARTS THAT CAUSE SUCH PROBLEMS' AND ACCUSED ME OF CAUSING THE PROBLEM BY THE WAY I DRIVE. I HAVE MY CAR BACK, BUT I'M WONDERING IF AND WHEN IT WILL START HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN, AND IF SO, WHETHER THEY WILL HONOR THEIR SERVICE WARRANTY.

• 12/17/2012· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, STATING IT HAD TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT FIRST, BUT THEN HE NOTICED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD TO THE FLOOR A EVEN RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AS THEY HOSULD.; BASICALLY THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECGTIVE WHEN HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, AS HE WAS DRIVING, BUT WOULD GO OUT, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ALSO, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A CAODE OF C0277 BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH THEN RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HE STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, TO SEE WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. THE REPIAR SHOP FOUND A BAD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AND RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THEY ALSO FOUND AN INTERNAL FAULT WITHIN THE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED IT. AFTER HE LEFT THE REPAIR SHOP, ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A A BAD CONNECTION FROM THE EBCM TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.

• 12/17/2007· AIR BAGS

  THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS OR SEATBELTS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. *TR

• 12/17/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS CHANGING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR. TAKEN TO SHOP FOR CHECKUP. *JB *NM

• 12/17/2002· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TS ALSO, THE WHEEL BEARING(S) FAILED. SCC

• 12/16/2005· AIR BAGS

  THE SRS INDICATOR IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS LIT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *NM

• 12/16/2004· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT BLINKS INCESSANTLY 40% OF THE TIME. SOME ATTRIBUTE THIS TO ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE DUE TO CELL PHONE USAGE. IT IS ACTUALLY A DEFECT OF THE SRS SENSOR, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW IRRESPONSIBLE.

• 12/15/2009· AIR BAGS

  2001 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER'S AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $55.00 FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE DIAGNOSED. *JB

• 12/14/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THEN, THAT VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE CHEST, KNEES AND ANKLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLAT0R MODULE) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

• 12/14/2009· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SEVERE HESITATION IN SWITCHING GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CLIMBING UP A HILL. I READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ACCORD MADE AROUND 2001. I TRIED TO GET HONDA TO PERFORM REPAIR BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (AS A SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT). SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS FOR MANY ACCORD, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR

• 12/14/2006· AIR BAGS

  MY HONDA 2001 ACCORD EX STARTS TO SHOW SRS LIGHT ON. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR IS UNDER 60000 MILES. HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. *JB

• 12/14/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER 2001 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION KEY IS REMOVABLE WITH THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER PARKED HER VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE HER HOME. WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET HIT THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, JUMPED THE CURB AND ROLLED INTO HER NEIGHBORS YARD. RECALL 05V025000 WAS ISSUED MARCH 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

• 12/14/2004· AIR BAGS

  THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I JUST PLACE MY PURSE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, OR IF I PLACE A HEAVY BAG ON THE FLOOR AND IT LEANS AGAINST THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. BROWSING THROUGH YOUR SITE COMPLAINTS, I NOTICE THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. THE COMPLAINT STATES THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, THAT PERSON HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG NEVER WENT OFF. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED WHERE THE DEALER WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO ME?*AK

• 12/13/2001· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FRONT RIGHT TIRE CONTINUOUSLY LOSES AIR, TOOK TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

• 12/12/2018· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  VERY RUST UNDERNEE THE MOTOR SUPORT IS BROKE IS TNGER ON ROAD

• 12/12/2014· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME RUSTING OUT FROM POOR DESIGN WHICH HAS AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATE DRIPPING ON TO THIS AREA OF THE SUBFRAME. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT SHOW ANY CORROSION. I FEAR COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SUBFRAME AND WILL EITHER HAVE TO REPLACE IT OR JUNK THE VEHICLE. ALL BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

• 12/12/2012· POWER TRAINCrash

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO AUGUST, 2010, I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE, EXITED THE VEHICLE, LOCKED THE DOORS AND RETURNED FROM MY ERRAND, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEFT IN GEAR. NOTHING HAPPENED ON THE FIRST SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEN IN 2010, THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN HONDAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCED. THE KEYS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO COME OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF IT IS LEFT IN GEAR. AT THE POINT OF THAT RECALL, I CONTACTED HONDA (2010) BUT THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND IF THERE EVER WAS A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE, I WOULD BE NOTIFIED. FAST FORWARD TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, WHEN THERE WAS ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, THIS TIME MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, GOT OUT OF MY CAR, LOCKED THE CAR AND STARTED WALKING AWAY. I THEN NOTICED THE VEHICLE ROLLING FORWARD TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STOP IT AND WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS (ONLY BRUISES, THOUGH). THE CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOW I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OTHER HONDAS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT MINE IS STILL NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY HONDA, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS IT'S OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER HONDAS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND IT IS LIKELY ANOTHER INCIDENT WILL OCCUR AND ONE DAY, IT MAY HIT A CHILD IN A PARKING LOT! *TR

• 12/12/2012· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT HONDA VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM: THE MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE IN GEAR CAN WEAR OUT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK. I CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT WITHOUT THE CAR BEING IN PARK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES TO DATE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON EVERYTIME I PARK MY CAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED OR WHAT THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR WAS WHEN IT STARTED. I CALLED HONDA TODAY WHEN I SAW THE LATEST RECALL TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX MY CAR OR IF I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES AND THEY SAY TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT JUST INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE RECALL. *TR

• 12/11/2014· AIR BAGS

  NTHSA RECALL NUMBER: 14V351000 WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT FOR MY CAR BUT SHOWS UP ON THE APP.

• 12/11/2006· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND MY HORN DOES NOT WORK. ACCORDING TO NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE05043, "IN MARCH 2006, HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN (06-009) TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON SRS ILLUMINATION AND OPDS ISSUES TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES " MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 86,000 MILES AND WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 10 YEARS. I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION LETTER AND WHEN I CALLED HONDA SF TODAY TO INQUIRE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SERVICE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IF MY VEHICLE MEETS THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN YOUR REPORT, WHY IS THE DEALERSHIP NOT HONORING THEIR WARRANTY EXTENSION? TODAY, THE MAINTENANCE DEPT AT SF HONDA SUGGESTED THAT THE HORN WAS CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG ELECTRONIC SENSORS AND THAT IF I WANTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THAT NO PART OF SERVICE WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN INVESTIGATION #PE05043, YOU HAVE NOT TESTED TO SEE IF THIS DEFECT IS A VALID SAFETY ISSUE. ARE THERE ANY CURRENT TESTS THAT COMPARE THE SAFETY STANDARDS BETWEEN HAVING A FUNCTIONING AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT VERSES JUST A FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT? I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT I SHOULD PAY $1500 TO FIX THIS. I SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT GETTING INTO A CRASH ESPECIALLY IF THE CAR SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. ANYWAY, TO SUM IT UP. 1. I WANT HONDA TO HONOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION PER YOUR INVESTIGATION AND I WANT HONDA TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE FOR FREE. 2. I WANT YOU TO INVESTIGATE TO FIND OUT WHY HONDA IS NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MYSELF AND POSSIBLY FOR OTHER PEOPLE. 3. I WANT YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THIS FAULTY SRS SYSTEM AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY TO CURRENT HONDA OWNERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. *JB

• 12/11/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  IT SEEMS THAT MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND ONLY BRIGHT WHEN I USE MY HIGH BEAMS. MY HONDA SEEMS TO CUT OFF BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BATTERY TESTED AND IT SEEMS NOT TO REPLICATE ITS ACTIONS FOR THEM. IT SEEMS THAT MY CAR WILL ACT AS IF IT IS STALLING SOMETIMES AND THEN WILL NOT TURN OVER. I HAVE HAD MY STARTER CHECKED AND THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE SO THE MECHANIC STATED. IT SEEMS THAT MY DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AT THE NORMAL TIME THAT IT SHOULD TAKE TO DEFROST. IT TAKES AT LEAST 30 MINUTES TO CLEAR. I HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE REAR SEAT WITH PASSENGERS GETTING OUT OF THE LEFT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK. AND THERE ARE NO OTHER ARTICLES IN THE SNAP TO CAUSE THAT. MY SRS AND ABS LIGHT SEEMS TO STAY ON FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. THEN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND APPLYING BREAKS IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR STILL CONTINUES TO SLIDE, IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 9-13-04. I HAVE TAKEN THE BRAKES TO GET CHECKED. AND THE MECHANIC HAS CLEARED THEM. I AM GETTING REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR. AND JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE COME ON MY CAR AND WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF THESE RECALLS. ALSO WHAT DO I DO IN SUCH A CASE THAT I HAVE RECALLS ON A NUMBER OF PARTS AND NOT JUST 1 THING? *JB

• 12/10/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  TAKATA RECALLS

• 12/10/2014· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED THE COVER IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH COVERS THE AIR BAG BECAME ELEVATED APPROX 2 INCHES ON ONE SIDE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL BUT ADVISED I GET IT FIXED. (COST $ 971.00) I TOOK IT HOME TO DECIDE WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT (THE FEELING OF HAVING A LOADED GUN POINTED AT MY FACE. I HAVE JUST HAD CATARACK SURGERY AND IF THE BAG WENT OFF IN MY FACE I COULD BE LEFT BLIND). AFTER ONE WEEK OF IT SITTING IN MY GARAGE I DECIDED TO GET IT FIXED. I PAID THE AMOUNT. I HAVE REGISTERED THIS COMPLAINT/CONCERN WITH HONDA CASE #[XXX] REGARDING THE TAKATA AIR BAG. THEY TOLD ME THAT SHOULD MY CAR BECOME PART OF THE RECALL I WOULD BE REIMBURSED. - THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BACK IN 2007 I NOTICED I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN NOT IN PARK. I TALKED TO THE HONDA DEALER TO WHICH I TOOK MY CAR AT THE TIME AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS LIKELY AN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE, WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. SINCE THE ISSUE WAS INFREQUENT AND COULD BE SOLVED BY ENSURING THE CAR WAS IN PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY, I WAS TOLD IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE FIXED. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE YEARS. I CAN NOW EASILY SLIDE THE KEY OUT WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND RUNNING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER, WAS ADVISED HONDA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE NHTSA DATABASE IDENTIFIES THIS ISSUE AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000. I CALLED AND SPOKE TO HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISE THE ISSUE WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. I AM UPSET AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED HONDA WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR YEARS AND MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND FIND IT VERY SUSPECT THAT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEIR VINS ARE ALSO SUSPICIOUSLY ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADD ANY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE TO THE RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

• 12/10/2009· AIR BAGS

  2001 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HAPPY WITH HOW THE RECALL REPAIR WAS HANDLED. THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON WHICH INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE SRS LIGHT BEING ON HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE AIR BAGS AND THEY WOULD NOT DEAL WITH IT UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAID THEM TO ANALYZE, LET ALONE FIX THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER THEN CALLED HONDA MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON DID INDEED HAVE TO DO WITH AIR BAG SAFETY. CUSTOMER SERVICE DID STATE THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

• 12/10/2001· AIR BAGS

  VEHICLE BOUNCE OFF THE CURB AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. LATER ON PANEL COVER WAS OFF, EXPOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SENSOR MUST HAVE SENT OUT A SIGNAL, BUT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST.*SLC

• 12/10/2001· SEATS

  TOOK VECHICLE BACK TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING. WE'LL OF COURSE THAT WASN'T A GOOD ENOUGH ANSWER SINCE I BROKE MY NECK AND IT WIPS MY HEAD WHEN ACCELERATING. SEATBACK FELL DOWN.*AK

• 12/09/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  SRS LIGHT COMING ON

• 12/09/2007· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE LIGHT RESET AND IT CAME ON SOON THEREAFTER. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS AND NO RESULTING ACTION OR REMEDY FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND COULD POTENTIALLY THREATEN THE LIVES OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. *TR

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE PULLING OUT THE THE DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT AND REAR COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH