2004 Honda Accord

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

• 12/31/2005· TIRES

  I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS DRIVING IT TODAY WHEN A SOFTBALL SIZE BUBBLE APPEARED ON THE SIDEWALL. A MAJOR HONDA DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE LOCAL MICHELIN DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE TIRE. HOW CAN A SOFTBALL SIZE BALLOON JUST APPEAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN ON THE SIDEWALL. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH IT MIGHT HAVE KILLED ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I WANT MICHELIN TO REPLACE THIS TIRE AND THE OTHER THREE FREE OF CHARGE AND ALSO INSPECT THE THICKNESS OF SIDEWALLS USED ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX MODELS. THE TIRE HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. SPEED RATING ON THE TIRE IS 91V SIZE 260/16. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES TAKEN BY THE HONDA DEALER (HUGH WHITE HONDA, COLUMBUS, OH. *JB

• 12/30/2009· POWER TRAIN

  DROVE HOME FROM VACATION AND CAR WAS FINE. NEXT MORNING DRIVING TO WORK FELT TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SLIP. ON WAY HOME FROM WORK THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND RPM'S SHOT UP TO 5000 TO ALMOST 6,000 AND CAR DECREASED SPEED RAPIDLY, CAR JERKED AND BEGAN TO GO AGAIN. WAITED UNTIL I COULD GET TO A EMPTY STRAIGHT ROAD AND TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED RAPIDLY AND SAME THING OCCURRED- RPM'S SHOT UP AND CAR NOT IN GEAR. DROVE NEXT DAY TO WORK AND CAR DID SAME THING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED FROM WORK. HONDA SAYS THERE ISN'T A RECALL AND HAVE NOT HAD "ANY COMPLAINTS TO THIS, IT COULD BE THAT THE PROPER SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY YOU". WELL I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED EVERY 10,000. LAST TIME IT WAS FLUSHED NONE OF THEIR SERVICE TECH THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM DUE TO NOT BEING SERVICED PROPERLY. *TR

• 12/29/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. WHILE SHIFTED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MOVED IN REVERSE AND VICE VERSA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,517.

• 12/28/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM STRIKING AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FIELD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND CHEST, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

• 12/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 : WHEN BRAKING FROM 50+ MPH ESPECIALLY DOWNHILL CAUSES THE WHOLE CAR TO SHUDDER. THE CAR HAS 14000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND IT IS MY DRIVING PATTERN. I HAD OTHER HONDA'S WHICH NEVER HAD TO HAVE THEIR ROTORS REPLACED UNTIL 100K MILES AT LEAST. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE PAD MATERIAL FOR 2003'S ACCORDS BUT A LOT OF 2004/2005 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS (EDMUNDS.COM) AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU LOSE CAR CONTROL WHILE BRAKING. NHTSA SHOULD DEFINITELY INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *JB

• 12/28/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK WITH GREAT IMPACT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

• 12/27/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AS I WAS DRIVING TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY THE SUNROOF GLASS DETACHED AND FLEW AWAY.

• 12/27/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING BADLY AT 115K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS SLOW TO GET INTO INITIAL GEAR TO BEGIN WITH BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. AT NEAR HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY RPM'S SHOT UP BUT THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION JUST SLIPPING, IT ALSO DOWN SHIFTED WIT HA JERK. A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE YEARS OF HONDA'S! "WORKING" NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND HOPING FOR A HELPING HAND AS I'M JUST OUT OF THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY. HONDA DEALER QUOTED $6,040 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT. I BOUGHT A HONDA TO HAVE IT LAST, IS 6K WORTH PUTTING INTO A CAR WORTH $9,000 IN GREAT CONDITION? PLEASE HELP HONDA!!!!

• 12/27/2004· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG GOES OFF WHENEVER THE PASSENGER'S DAUGHTER SITS IN THE SEAT. . THE MANUAL STATES 65 LBS IN THIS SEAT, BUT THE PASSENGER'S DAUGHTER WEIGHS 90 LBS. THE AIR BAG GOES OFF. DEALER STATES NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK

• 12/26/2023· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  UNKNOWN - I have a 2004 Honda Accord which indicates an airbag issue. The seat belt buckles but the light stays on. Many 2004 Accords were in a recall over SRS but my VIN did not show as part of the recall. The dealer says the seat sensor is bad but they are not making the part any longer. What should I do. I guess the maker should replace with a new system.

• 12/26/2012· POWER TRAIN

  ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2012, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON MN 95. BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION REACHING SAFE SHOULDER AREA (WINTER CONDITIONS). INJURED BACK PUSHING VEHICLE OUT OF WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION BEGAN WHINING UPON COLD START AND SLOW IN SHIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 125,000. ATTEMPTED DIAGNOSIS AT HONDA DEALERSHIP - FAILING TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA REGARDING 2004 RECALL AND 2006 SETTLEMENT. NO RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA AMERICA. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED SLIGHT SLIPPING IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS, EVEN WHEN WARMED UP. LOOKED UP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING 2004 RECALL REPAIRS UTILIZING JET PACK TO INCREASE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLOW (AND PRESSURE?). CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS TOLD VIN INDICATED THE PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE (2ND HALF OF 2004) AND RECALL FOR JET PACK WAS NOT NEEDED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COST - $4,000 PLUS LOST WORK. DESPITE 2004 RECALL, 2006 SETTLEMENT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YR/100K), HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO ASSIST. HAVE OWNED 6 HONDAS SINCE 2000 (1998 ACCORD, 2000 CIVIC, 2001 ACCORD, 2003 ODYSSEY, 2004 ACCORD AND THIS 2004 ACCORD). WILL NOW SELL MY REPAIRED 2004 ACCORD AND MY 2003 ODYSSEY FAST BEFORE ITS TRANSMISSION FAILS AND WILL HAVE TO SEEK ANOTHER COMPANY THAT ACTUALLY STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS. *TR

• 12/24/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR OR ACCELERATE BEFORE IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

• 12/23/2019· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR OVER AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BUT ONCE I BEGAN DRIVING ON HILLS THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER CATCHING AND I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE COMES FROM THE WINDOWS NOT RESPONDING IMMEDIATELY TO ME PRESSING THEM DOWN AND THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE AND THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE CAR DOOR DO NOT LOCK.

• 12/23/2014· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSES ACCELERATION ALL OF A SUDDEN; DIVING NORMALLY IN TRAFFIC THEN CAR STARTED TO JERK/ AND RPMS STARTED TO GET HIGHER BEFORE SLOWING DOWN. CAR THEN STOPS IN TRAFFIC AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH SHIFT IS ENGAGED IN DRIVE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY DROVE AGAIN AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON BUT STALLED AGAIN/ ISSUE REPEATED. *TR

• 12/23/2011· POWER TRAIN

  2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 4,150.00. *JB

• 12/23/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2004 HONDA ACCORD. *LN

• 12/22/2015· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER BETWEEN NORMAL OUTPUT AND DIM OUTPUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO VERIFY IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EVEN OPERATIONAL AT TIMES MUCH LESS SEE IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE DRIVING. IT LOOKS AS IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE RAPIDLY TURNING OFF AND ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW BUT EVERY TIME IT'S TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I HAVE PAID HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS REPAIRING RANDOM THINGS HONDA "THINKS" MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT'S STILL A MAJOR ISSUE THAT AFFECTS SAFETY OF THE HONDA DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

• 12/22/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEFire

  MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAD AN ENGINE FIRE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE HOSE SPRUNG A LEAK, SPRAYING POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. THIS DEFECT IS ALREADY THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA RECALL 12V-222, BUT INACTIVITY AND FOOT-DRAGGING ON HONDA'S PART HAS CAUSED THIS OTHERWISE AVOIDABLE SAFETY INCIDENT. *TR

• 12/22/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I AM LIKE OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHOSE CAR FAILED THEM. MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT RIGHT AFTER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. HONDA STATES THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE V6 TRANSMISSION BUT I HAVE SITES WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPLAIN THE SAME ISSUE I HAD WITH MY CAR. NOW HONDA STATES THAT CHECKED MY 2ND GEAR SHIFT (WHICH IS CAUSING STRESSED TO THE TRANSMISSIONS AND KILLING THEM) BUTBACK IN 2005 BUT SAW NO ISSUES, BUT AFTER I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY STATE ITS BAD! HONDA SECRETLY KNOWS THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR IS BAD ( THE WHOLE LINE OF CARS) BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE KNOWING IT WILL COST THE COMPANY 3500-5000 TO FIX EVERYONE'S CAR. THEY ARE RISKING THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS TO SAVE A BUCK. WEBSITES LIKE : HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2004/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_IS_SLIPPING.SHTML AND MANY MORE FOUND THRU GOOGLE SHOWS HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN THROUGH (OR WILL SO GO THROUGH) THE SAME ISSUE AFTER GOING OVER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. HONDA HAD A RECALL AND AFTER A CIVIL LAWSUIT EXPANDED IT TO 100,000 MILES. I ALMOST GOT HIT AS MY CAR WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60+ THEN SLOW DOWN TO 5 MPH AS IF MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE PEOPLE NEED YOUR HELP TO WARN EVERYONE ELSE OF THIS DANGER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORST! IS THERE A WAY WE CAN DO ANOTHER CIVIL LAWSUIT TO HAVE THE WARRANTY EXPANDED AGAIN? THANKS AND GOD BLESS. *TR

• 12/22/2004· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/21/2009· TIRES,WHEELS

  I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND THE PUNCTURE WENT THROUGH THE ALUMINUM RIM. I TOOK THE TIRE AND RIM TO SEARS AND THEY ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL; THEY THOUGHT THAT THE RIM WAS DEFECTIVE. IT IS ONE THING FOR A NAIL TO GO THROUGH A TIRE, BUT IT SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH THE RIM. *TR

• 12/20/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL, ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE. HOWEVER, AN INTERMITTENT "SIDE AIRBAG" WARNING APPEARS MOST TRIPS, THEN DISAPPEARS FOR A WHILE. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED AND SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR SIDE AIRBAGS; THEREFOR THERE WILL BE A REPAIR CHARGE FOR ANALYSIS AND'/OR REPAIR. WHEN THE WARNING DOES COME ON IT TYPICALLY WILL START WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO "START" AND STAYS ON FOR SOME TIME, BUT MAY GO OFF BEFORE THE TRIP IS ENDED.

• 12/20/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED, DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. 120,194.

• 12/20/2011· AIR BAGS

  MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAD BEEN LEFT PARKED OVERNIGHT ON OUR DRIVEWAY. AT ABOUT 10:30 IN THE MORNING THE NEXT DAY,12/18/11, I GOT INTO THE CAR, AND WITH MY DOOR STILL WIDE OPEN AND THE CAR IN "PARK", I TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE MOTOR FOR A 2 OR 3 MINUTE WARM-UP. I WAS ON THE DRIVER SEAT AND MY WIFE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH HER DOOR ALSO WIDE OPEN. I WAS TALKING TO MY WIFE WITH MY FACE TURNED TOWARDS HER WHILE THE CAR WARMED UP. AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES, I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND PULLED OUT THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH TO HAND IT TO MY WIFE STILL FACING HER WITH MY LEFT SIDE TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL. OUR HOUSE KEY AND THE CAR KEY WERE ON THE SAME KEY CHAIN AND I WAS HANDING IT TO MY WIFE TO LOCK THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE. RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG VIOLENTLY EXPLODED WITH FULL FORCE AND WITH A VERY LOUD BANG WHIPPING MY FACE AND MY LEFT EAR. WHATEVER I HAD IN MY HANDS (MY WALLET, A CD AND THE CAR KEYS) WERE ALL BLOWN AWAY AND LANDED OUTSIDE THE CAR AND I WAS COMPLETELY DEAFENED AND DISORIENTED BY THE BLOW AND THE LOUD EXPLOSION. FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS OR SO, I WAS HURTING IN MY LEFT EAR AND WAS UNABLE TO HEAR ANYTHING WITH THAT EAR. ITS BEEN MORE THAN 24 HOURS SINCE THAT INCIDENT AND MY EAR THOUGH NOT HURTING AS MUCH, STILL HAS SOME RINGING. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY BUT AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR HANDLING OF THIS SITUATION. THEY WANT ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT CHECKED ALL AT MY EXPENSE. THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANY EXPENSES WHATSOEVER THAT I MAY INCUR WITH REGARDS TO THIS INCIDENT INCLUDING MEDICAL CHECK-UP. AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND AS SUCH THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER, THEY CANNOT ABSOLVE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I FEEL TOTALLY HELPLESS!! *TR

• 12/20/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RADIO TURNS OFF, DISPLAY GOES DIM, NOW HAS STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *TR

• 12/20/2006· AIR BAGS

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. LUCKILY, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, BRING IT TO A STOP AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER. MY WIFE HELEN, HAD TEMPORARY HEARING LOSS (SEVERAL HOURS) AS A RESULT OF THE CURTAINS DEPLOYING. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY HONDA HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND AFTER EXAMINING THE CAR COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE CURTAINS TO DEPLOY. *JB

• 12/19/2022· AIR BAGS

  My 2 door (coupe) has yet to be recalled for the exploding airbag. The sedan was recalled a long time ago. Undoubtedly the airbags are the same in both cars. Why no recall for the coupe? My guess is that the NHSTA applies separate statistical tests to the coupe and sedan as a matter of course--even if it makes no sense when both use the same part. Because so few coupes were made, the statistical threshold for exploding airbags was never reached to trigger a recall. Am I driving a timebomb? Will my death be the one to trigger a recall? Thank you for your response.

• 12/19/2016· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I DID TUNE UP MY CAR BECAUSE IS RUN NOT GOOD. THE BALL JOINT BROKE GOOD THE HAPPEN ON STREET IN REPAIR GET NEW BALL JOINT AND NEW AXLE BOTH THING FOR DRIVERS SIDE USED CAR HAD A GOOD ON GAS MILEAGE BUT AFTER START GIVING BAD MILEAGES. MANY TIME TUNE UP. AFTER THAT CAR NOT PICK SPEED. ONE DAY I DID GOOGLE SEARCH. I FIND HONDA RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION OVER ONE MILLION. I CALL HONDA DEALER ABOUT TRANSMISSION RECALL HE SAY NEED UP DATE SOFTWARE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE RECALL ABOUT THIS YET . BUT THEY HAVE RECALL AIRBAGS WAS WHICH HAVEN ALREADY DONE. NOW MY CAR HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ,BALL JOINT AXLE ,SMOKING. RADIO NOT WORKS ANOTHER I HOPE. I GET RECALL SOON . I WASN'T KNOW THAT TO FILE COMPLAINTS. NOW I KNOW AND I HELPS OTHER. *TR

• 12/19/2012· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR INITIALLY WOULD STICK WITH A BRIEF PAUSE WHEN SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW BETWEEN 30-40 MILES AN HOUR. IN ORDER TO GET HOME WE HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART AND COAST. IN AN EFFORT TO TRANSPORT TO OUR MECHANIC THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE SO WE HAD TO TOW IT IN NEUTRAL TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO VERIFY HOW THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. HIS PROGNOSIS WAS THAT I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF ENGINE NOISE. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION AND FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE IDLER TENSIONER PULLEYS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FLUID WAS FINE AS WELL. *TR

• 12/19/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/19/2005· SEATS

  ON 5 DECEMBER 2005 AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES THERE WAS A LOUD POP THEN THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER CAME ON BY IT SELF CAUSING THE SEAT TO GETTING VERY HOT. THE SEAT HEATER WAS TURN ON THEN OFF. THIS ACTION CAUSE THE HEATER TO GO OFF. *NM

• 12/18/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING DURING LUNCH BREAK AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I WAS STOPPED UPHILL AND WHEN LET OFF BRAKE CAR WAS NOT IN GEAR. AFTER ROLLING BACKWARDS TOWARDS CURB FROM LEFT HAND TURN LANE, STOPPING ENGINE AND STARTING AGAIN I STARTED LIMPING BACK TO WORK. THE TRANS SLIPPED, RPM'S ROSE AND THEN KICKED IN GEAR LURCHING FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A VEHICLE. HAD TO BE TOWED 60 MILES HOME. *TR

• 12/18/2007· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAS EIGHT CUTS AND GREASE OR GLUE STAINS ON THE INSIDE PANEL OF THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES IMPEDE HER SIDE VISIBILITY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW TINTING AND TOO MUCH LUBRICATION IN THE LOCK MECHANISM WERE THE CAUSE, ALSO THE WINDOW WAS IN TOO TIGHTLY, AND THE WINDOW STRIPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SIX DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE DEALER AND REGIONAL MANAGER INFORMED HER THAT SHE CAN DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS, BUT THEY WOULD NO LONGER ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE AND RECORDS OF THE SIX TRIPS THAT WERE MADE TO THE DEALER. SHE ALSO STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 21 TIMES FOR VARIOUS FAILURES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED FOUR TIMES, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ALIGNED SIX DIFFERENT TIMES, AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,157 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

• 12/17/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING.

• 12/17/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V001000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

• 12/16/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SMELLS BURNING WHEN USE HEATED SEATS, SOMETHING IS BURNING. PASSENGER SEAT, WE ARE AFRAID OF FIRE,, WE STOPPED USING IT. *TR

• 12/15/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND BECAME STUCK IN MID-OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISES THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 12/15/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AT 45 MPH IT DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR, REDLINING THE ENGINE AND LOCKING UP THE WHEELS. IT DID IT TWICE MORE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 3 ADDITIONAL MILES TO MY HOME. I'M FORTUNATE IT WAS AT NIGHT AND THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1999 AS COVERED IT UP, CONTINUING TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL CARS WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS FATAL FLAW. *TR

• 12/14/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PAINT ON THE HOOD IS PEELING OFF, THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO,AC. CD STEERING WHEEL AND DOORS ARE NOT WORKING.

• 12/14/2016· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, EXITING THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND ENTERING THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE WITHOUT MOVING THE SHIFTER DOWN TO THE D3 GEAR FIRST. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR USING THIS METHOD TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL MORE TIMES ON THE DRIVE TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY THIRD CLUTCH AND A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $3200-3400 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I CHOSE A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP, WITH AN EQUALLY GOOD REPUTATION, AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $2700. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES AFTER THE REBUILD WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE RECURRING SLIPPAGE. RESEARCH REVEALS THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PARTS FAILING IN A MAJORITY OF INSTANCES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP, IN MOTION AT SLOW SPEEDS OR MODERATE SPEEDS WITH NO DETECTABLE PATTERN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY FATAL, DRIVING SITUATION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION ALREADY BUT NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. *TR

• 12/14/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/14/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING EMERGENCY STOP BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/13/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON JUNE 13, 2005 MY WIFE NOTICED A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE CAR. SHE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 14 AT DESERT HONDA IN LAS VEGAS. THE SERVICE REP REPORTED TO ME THAT THE REAR BAKES WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAD ONLY 16,271 MILES. I FIND THIS ISSUE TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. WE PURCHASED A HONDA LARGELY DUE TO A REPUTATION OF EXCELLENT RELIABILITY. CLEARLY WE WERE MISTAKEN. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP COMMITTED FRAUD BY PERFORMING AN UNNEEDED REPAIR, OR HONDA BUILT A CAR WITH VERY POOR QUALITY. I DO HAVE THE USED BRAKE PADS, OR AT LEAST WHAT THE DEALER CLAIMS IS THE PADS FROM OUR ACCORD. *NM

• 12/13/2003· SUSPENSION

  JUST PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACCORD EX (37 MILES) AND IT HAS BEEN IN TWICE IN TWO WEEKS 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

• 12/12/2018· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ABS/TCS MODULE FAILING CAUSING TRANSMISSION NO TO GO INTO GEAR OR JUMP AROUND GEARS AND HARD SHIFTS AND ACTS LIKE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ALL WITH OUT GIVING ANY CODES ONLY CODE I HAVE IS 84-1 CAR WILL START AND DRIVE ANYWERE FINE FOR ABOUT 15 TO 30 MINS THEN STARTS ACTING UP LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, WITH HELP OF HONDA MECHANIC AND OTHER ACCORD OWNERS SAVING ME FROM BUYING AN NEW 1300 TRANSMISSION I HAVE FOUND ABS/TCS MODULE FAILURE

• 12/12/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED AND FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

• 12/12/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER TWO OF THE RECURRENCES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

• 12/12/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. LAST YEAR I REPORTED A DEFECT WHEREBY THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS IN THE ACT OF STOPPING. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET THE ENGINE TO COME BACK TO IDLE. WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE RPM'S WENT UP TO ALMOST 6000. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY HERB CHAMBERS HONDA, IN BURLINGTON, MASS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, ON DEC 8, 2005, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE VEHICLE DID THE VERY SAME THING! IT TOOK BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE SPED UP TO ALMOST 6000 RPM'S, KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FINALLY THE ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. I'M SEVENTY YEARS OLD AND I RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT MY WIFE WHO IS SEVENTY-TWO AND WHO DOESN'T USE THE CAR TOO OFTEN, MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, BE ABLE TO THINK OF THE SOLUTION AND HANDLE THE VEHICLE ALL AT ONCE. IT COULD END UP KILLING HER OR SOMEONE ELSE! [XXX] THANK YOU. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 12/11/2019· AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT

  HOW DO I KNOW IF MY AIRBAGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WANT TO GIVE THIS CAR TO MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. PLEASE HELP. *JS

• 12/11/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE PASSENGER INFLATOR. THE MECHANIC LINKED THE FAILURE TO A POSSIBLE RECALL BASED ON A SERVICE BULLETIN THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.