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2004 Honda ACCORD problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,017 owner complaints analyzed

13 distinct recall campaigns

90,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data updated: . 794 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 199 of 1,017 complaints (19.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting32431.9%
Braking behavior13213.0%
Steering behavior838.2%
Engine operation403.9%
Electrical and battery issues393.8%
Fuel system concerns70.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
199
Power Train
191
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
148
Electrical System
119
Steering
59
Vehicle Speed Control
51
Exterior Lighting
32
Seat Belts
31
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags199
Power Train191
Power Train:Automatic Transmission148
Electrical System119
Steering59
Vehicle Speed Control51
Exterior Lighting32
Seat Belts31

Air Bags: 199; Power Train: 191; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 148; Electrical System: 119; Steering: 59; Vehicle Speed Control: 51; Exterior Lighting: 32; Seat Belts: 31

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
118
25,000 to 49,999
73
50,000 to 74,999
104
75,000 to 99,999
158
100,000 to 149,999
239
150,000 and above
102
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,000118
25,000 to 49,99973
50,000 to 74,999104
75,000 to 99,999158
100,000 to 149,999239
150,000 and above102

Under 25,000: 118; 25,000 to 49,999: 73; 50,000 to 74,999: 104; 75,000 to 99,999: 158; 100,000 to 149,999: 239; 150,000 and above: 102

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (239). 223 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2003
2
2004
66
2005
72
2006
32
2007
34
2008
45
2009
51
2010
86
2011
97
2012
108
2013
67
2014
74
2015
90
2016
50
2017
32
2018
25
2019
33
2020
14
2021
8
2022
8
2023
6
2024
4
2025
10
2026
3
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20032
200466
200572
200632
200734
200845
200951
201086
201197
2012108
201367
201474
201590
201650
201732
201825
201933
202014
20218
20228
20236
20244
202510
20263

2003: 2; 2004: 66; 2005: 72; 2006: 32; 2007: 34; 2008: 45; 2009: 51; 2010: 86; 2011: 97; 2012: 108; 2013: 67; 2014: 74; 2015: 90; 2016: 50; 2017: 32; 2018: 25; 2019: 33; 2020: 14; 2021: 8; 2022: 8; 2023: 6; 2024: 4; 2025: 10; 2026: 3

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 324 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 132 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 83 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10086746 · 2004-08-12 (August 12, 2004)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086746 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10095117 · 2004-10-05 (October 5, 2004)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10095117 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10052383 · 2004-01-05 (January 5, 2004)

THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON (247 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, BRAND NEW CAR) AND AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER CONSULTING WITH THEM ON THE PHONE, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. PROBLEM WAS "FIXED", NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AT 817 MILES. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 247 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052383 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10053345 · 2004-01-05 (January 5, 2004)

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MILES THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DRIVER DOWN SHIFTED AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE O-RING. SIX HUNDRED MILES LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 260 miles reported. Look up ODI 10053345 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10050192 · 2003-12-08 (December 8, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10050192 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10054633 · 2004-01-21 (January 21, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD (3 MONTHS OLD/4,000 MI) THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THE RADIO STILL PLAYED. THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, STATED THAT IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IS. HONDA AMERICA CONCURRED AS DID A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK MY LIFE, OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS, WITH A CAR THAT MAY SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVI…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10054633 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10119950 · 2005-06-03 (June 3, 2005)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119950 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10132710 · 2005-08-13 (August 13, 2005)

I GOT OUT THE DRIVEWAY AND MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE IGNITION KEY JUMP OUT OF THE IGNITION KEY HOLE AND BROKE THE KEY HANDLE ( PLASTIC WITH REMOTE DOORS/TRUNK OPENING. THE CAR STALLED AND STOP. I PUT THE KEY ( THE METAL PART) IN BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. I TRIED SUPER GLUE THE METAL AND PLASTIC BACK TOGETHER AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY. THE ENGINE WAS ON NORMAL. I TOOK THE KEY OUT, AND TRIED TO TURN IT WITH THE METAL PART AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT START. I DID NOT REALIZE THE SERIOUS OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I READ THE WORCESTER TELEGRAM GAZETTE …

Owner-reported narrative. 24,590 miles reported. Look up ODI 10132710 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10068128 · 2004-04-30 (April 30, 2004)

PURCHASED CAR WITH 10 MILES ON IT. FAILED TO START UPON LEAVING DEALERSHIP. APPARENTLY LOOSE WIRE. SALESMAN WIGGLED WITH CABLE AND CAR STARTED. EVERY DAY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF CAR, I WOULD HAVE A FALSE START REQUIRING A SECOND OR EVEN THIRD TRY TO START THE CAR. 25 DAYS LATER, 1200 MILES LATER, THE CAR DIED AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. APPARENTLY, THE BATTERY WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND ALL CABLES SURROUNDING THE BATTERY WAS LOOSE AND THE HEADLAMP COVER WAS LOOSE ALSO. THERE IS CLUNK NOISE WHEN YOU INITIALLY PUT THE CAR IN D…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10068128 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10090503 · 2004-09-06 (September 6, 2004)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10090503 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10116321 · 2005-04-04 (April 4, 2005)

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (THE LAST MAKES AT LEAST THREE TIMES, MAYBE MORE) THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE BECOMES SOAKED AFTER RAIN. ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE DEALER SAID THEY REPAIRED SOME TYPE OF HARNESS/GROMET THAT WASN'T SEALED AT THE FACTORY. INITIALLY THE WATER WAS ONLY COMING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE LATEST OCCURANCE HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS TIME THEY HAVE REMOVED THE FUEL TANK TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE REAR SEAT AND SEAT BELTS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK WAITING FOR THE NEXT RAIN...

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Owner report 10224216 · 2008-04-11 (April 11, 2008)

HONDA CASE # N012008-04-1100-403 HONDA AT [phone removed] NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 MY CAR A 2004 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR 4 CYLINDER. WHEN I AM DRIVE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY AND THEN CONTINUES TO GAIN SPEED. IF I CONTINUE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME ISSUE WITH TREMBLING AND SHAKING HAPPENS ALSO WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR AT ANY OTHER DRIVING SPEED RANGES. THE SECOND GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10224216 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1,017 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

78.1%Usable mileage794 / 1,017 records
99.8%Valid incident date1,015 / 1,017 records
100.0%Valid filing date1,017 / 1,017 records
99.8%Ordered incident and filing dates1,015 / 1,017 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Air Bags
5615.0%
ODI 10460967 · 2,100 mi

A DRIVER PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JS

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513.6%
ODI 10513506 · 11 mi

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2013 ACCORD EX-L ON TUESDAY MORNING, DURING THE TEST DRIVE I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON, I WAS TOLD OH THIS IS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT, AS THIS CAR HAS SO MANY FEATURES I THOUGHT OK, LOVED THE CAR AND BOUGHT IT, THEN BEFORE I PULLED OFF THE LOT I READ THE BOOK AND IT SAID THIS WAS TO TOTAL FAILURE OF THE SRS SYSTEM AIR BAGS, I WENT BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM, THEY TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AND 11 HOURS LATER THEY SAID THE AIRBAG UNIT IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD FAILED AND BECAUSE THI…

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373.8%
ODI 10573284 · 117 mi

I PURCHASED NEW 2014 HONDA ACCORD ON 1/27/14 WITH 34 MILES. ON 1/31/14 WITH ONLY 117 MILES, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK, PERHAPS 2 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ON IT'S OWN WITH GREAT FORCE. I WAS APPX 5 FEET AWAY FROM STOPPING WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THE CAR LUNGED, HIT THE CONCRETE STOP, JUMPED OVER AND STOPPED ONLY BY STEEL CABLES.THIS OCCURRED ON THE 4TH FLOOR (SPIRAL PARKING) . IF THE CABLE SYSTEM WERE NOT IN PLACE, I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP LANDING ON THE TOP OF THE CARS PARKED ON THE 3RD FLOOR. THIS ENTIRE INCID…

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233.8%
ODI 10703312 · 45 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG AND WIRES WERE ABLE TO BE ACCESSED BY A CHILD FROM THE REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45.

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162.6%
ODI 10785735 · 348 mi

I BOUGHT A 2016 HONDA ACCORD EX-L ON 14 OCT 2015. EXACTLY ON 23 OCT 2015, I SAW THE RED INDICATOR SAYING SRS AIRBAG PROBLEM. CONSUMER SENT ATTACHED INVOICE. UPDATED 6/11/18*JB

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234.3%
ODI 10908045 · 105 mi

I BOUGHT 2017 HONDA ACCORD AND WITHIN A DAY THERE WERE 2 AIR BAG SIGNS CAME UP. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WHENEVER YOU COME THIS SIDE BRING THE CAR. THEY CHECKED THE CAR THAT WEEKEND AND FOUND A FAULTY SRS MODULE. THEY REPLACED IT, BUT HOW A NEW CAR HAVE A FAULTY SRS MODULE? HOW QUALITY CONTROL DEPT. STAMPED IT WITHOUT CHECKING IT? WHAT IF SOMETHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME?

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573.0%
ODI 11041159

TAKATA RECALL CANNOT GET INTERNET SITES TO ACCEPT MY VIN, LICENSE ENTRIES TO LEARN IF CAR IS DUE FOR RECALL WORK ON AIR BAG

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294.2%
ODI 11208399 · 55 mi

TAKATA RECALL ON FRONT AIR

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359.7%
ODI 11308492

I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA ABOUT THIS (CASE10206483). THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE OFTEN NOT ACTIVATED WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION WITH AN ADULT SIGNIFICANTLY WEIGHING MORE THAN 65 LBS. SITTING ON THAT SEAT, WHILE ALL CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNER'S GUIDE ARE MET. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROBLEM, MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN MY 82 LB. WIFE HAS SAT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR WOULD AT FIRST GO OUT, AS IT SHOULD. BUT AFTER WE DRIVE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, IT GOES ON AND STAYS ON FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP, INDICATING THA…

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146.0%
ODI 11580236

I am writing to complain about Honda's handling of another safety related recall. I was told months ago that repairs would start in April 2024 for the defect passenger seat airbag sensor. Today I received a new notice claiming that they will not have parts for this recall for nearly 12 more months. This is the second time I have been unable to replace a safety part for my 2021 Honda Accord. There is no excuse for a huge multination company like Honda to refuse to expedite the manufacturing and installations of these safety related parts. B…

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20.8%
ODI 11529770

My daughter was rear ended at a red light by a man going 50mph. It threw her into the car in front of her. The front end and rear end were completely destroyed. The car is totaled. Both were hurt and not one airbag went off. I have many photos.

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22.3%
ODI 11535320

I got in a car accident where the front of the car was hit and the car is totaled and the airbags in the front did not deploy. I got injured because my face hit the steering wheel. I submitted a complaint to Honda but they are taking a very long time to have someone go out and investigate the airbags. My insurance needs to take the car away this week

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21.4%
ODI 11719291

On February 15 Sunday night my 2024 Accord was broken in by thieves. Honda’s door lock system was so easy that robbers were able to hack it and open the driver door easily. After which steering wheel airbag was stolen. There was another Honda Accord 2025 model also parked which belong to my family member, was also hit by same thieves and was a victim of door brake in and steering wheel airbag stolen. I would like to file complaint against Honda’s week security system which allowed the thieves to easily brake into our Vehicles. Upon checking t…

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22.3%
ODI 11719886

The airbag was stolen from my 2025 Honda Accord SE without breaking the window. The door lock was broken easily and the airbag removed quickly. This is a serious safety and security concern. A person can steal a critical safety component without major damage. I am financially stressed because the vehicle is financed and I depend on it for work. I am concerned about the vehicle’s design security and safety.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System
277.2%
ODI 10460317 · 4,850 mi

ABS LIGHTS ON PURCHASE AFTER 5 MONTHS. I PURCHASE MY CAR ON 12/30/11. ON 30/5/12 I SAW THE LIGHTS ON, I DROPPED MY CAR FOR 1 DAY AT BOARDWALK HONDA SERVICE. NEXT DAY, WHEN I WENT TO TAKE MY CAR THE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE WIRING. THE PLACE WHERE I PARK MY CAR, THERE WERE THREE OTHER CARS ALSO PARKED EVERYDAY. THEY NEVER HAVE SUCH KIND OF PROBLEM. I THINK BECAUSE OF THEIR CAR IS OLD AND MY CAR IS NEW SO RODENTS LIKE TO EAT NEW WIRES NOT A OLD WIRES. THE MANGER TOLD ME THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND IT WILL BE MORE THAN $10…

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39127.5%
ODI 10478374 · 70 mi

MY NEW 2013 ACCORD HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE USER INTERFACE TO THE PHONE AND MUSIC. THE PHONE BOOK, XM, AND USB MUSIC ARE DISPLAYED IN LONG LISTS. MY 32 GB DRIVE HAS 300 ALBUMS. MY FULL COLLECTION HAS MANY MORE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO FAST WAY TO SCROLL THESE LISTS. THE DRIVER MUST REACH TO THE FURTHEST-RIGHT KNOB AND TWIST. THIS MOVES THE LIST DOWN ONE ITEM. SO SELECTING ANY LIST ITEM WHILE DRIVING TAKES THE DRIVER'S EYES OFF THE ROAD, CAUSES BODILY CONTORTIONS (IT IS A LONG REACH), AND MAKES I IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY SCROLL …

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36537.2%
ODI 10520128 · 4,300 mi

ACCORD PLUG-IN. TWICE THE GAS ENGINE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AT FREEWAY SPEED, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PREVAILING SPEED. TURNING OFF & ON RESTORED POWER. DEALER REPORTS CODE P2602, ELECTRIC ENGINE COOLANT PUMP FAULT. *TR

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21936.4%
ODI 10692713 · 228 mi

CAR WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITION & LIGHT INDICATORS ALL WERE FUNCTIONAL. BATTERY TESTED AND WAS INFORMED WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. CAR WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. *TR

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19532.1%
ODI 10960269 · 8,500 mi

PURCHASED MY COUPE IN NOVEMBER 2016 BRAND NEW. I HAVE LESS THAN 8600 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER NIGHT MY CAR WENT INTO COMPLETE SHUTDOWN, COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE MAIN FUSE. WHY WOULD THE MAIN FUSE BLOW ON BRAND NEW CAR? THAT VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING INTO MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC.

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15028.0%
ODI 10918763 · 2,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS IN THE CONTACT'S POCKET, ALL THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF OPENED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN SHE WALKED OUTSIDE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE AUTOMATIC OPENING OF THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO DISCONNECT THE FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THI…

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28615.2%
ODI 11066445 · 1,697 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY HONDA (621 N BATTLEFIELD BLVD, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, CYLINDERS, COMPRESSOR, AND FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,697. *TT *TR

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10214.8%
ODI 11185133 · 700 mi

WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A ROAD WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 45, SOMEHOW, THE SYSTEM WAS SHOWING THE SPEED LIMIT AS 90 MPH. IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE.

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4913.5%
ODI 11348879 · 15 mi

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING BREAKS TO SUDDENLY STOP. WAS TOLD CHIP WAS NO GOOD , PROBLEM CONTINUED 8 MONTHS LATER

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6126.1%
ODI 11453797

Automatic braking has initiated for no reason, at least four times almost causing accidents, car radio sometimes will no shut off, seems to be some type of electrical problem, I have had both issues looked at by dealer who states they cannot find a problem with this vehicle, there is Definitely a problem and it must be found before someone get hurt. auto braking has happened on the freeway, and on residential streets

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10039.7%
ODI 11470005

Car is only 5 months old and 1500 miles. All lights on dashboard are on. Check engine, check brake, check emissions, check collision mitigation, check ABS - literally all lights are on.

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2225.6%
ODI 11523030

On 5.20.23, performed required remote system update for 2023 Honda Accord EX (gas) with 3,410 miles on it. HondaLInk app indicated update was requested while car dashboard indicated the update was installed and complete. Immediately thereafter, the Check Engine Light went off (not blinking) and received following message: "Emissions system problem. Power may be reduced. See your dealer.". Habitual problem for Honda. I was forced to trade in a 2019 Accord Hybrid due to emissions problems causing blinking Check Engine Light with car compute…

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2215.5%
ODI 11594823

Bought a brand new Honda 2024 at a dealership, since picking up the car we noticed it was black and white and not clear, assumed it was a setting issue so paperwork was completed and we took the car home. It was a safety issue as having it black and white and reversing it was hard to see and several close calls on collition when backing up due to camera malfunction. Issue persisted, notified dealership and appointment was made to replace camera. Issue was confirmed by dealership and camera replaced. About to exit the dealership, put car on reve…

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1011.6%
ODI 11696664

My wheels and steering column makes an extremely loud clacking, squeaking noise when turning left or right almost like my shocks, cv axle or suspension is damaged. The dealer service center can not locate the problem. The infotainment systems does not connect via Bluetooth or usb making it impossible to be hand’s free or access any maps or apps. The dealers service center attempted repair but it did not fix the problem.

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110.0%
ODI 11744299

I am reporting a potential safety concern with my 2026 Honda Accord SE with approximately 8,000 miles. The vehicle experienced rodent damage to the camshaft position (CMP) wiring harness. This occurred despite the vehicle being relatively new and well maintained. The wiring insulation appears to be soy-based, which may attract rodents and increase the likelihood of damage to critical engine components. As a result, my vehicle displayed warning messages, including an “emissions system problem” and a notice that engine power may be reduced. Th…

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Engine
4311.5%
ODI 10491921 · 2,450 mi

THAT WAS ON MONDAY 12/31/2012 WHILE TRAFFIC IN FREEWAY WAS VERY CLEAR. I SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MILE/HOUR BUT SUDDENLY THE CAR KEPT INCREASING FASTER MORE THAN 75 MILES. I WAS PANIC AND KEPT STEPPING BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED. ABOUT ONE MINUTE, THE CAR WAS REDUCED AT SPEED OF 50 MILES/HOUR. I TESTED IT WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. I DROVE STEADILY ABOUT 60 MILE/HOUR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THAT THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AGAIN AND HIT 75 MILES/HOUR. I KEPT STEPPING BRAKE STEADILY TO REDUCE SPEED UNTIL IT KICKING INTO 50 MILE/HR. THIS CAR IS DEF…

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17912.6%
ODI 10488116 · 26 mi

2013 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN, V6, TOURING MODEL I STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL LIGHT AT ROUTE 50 AND CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD; WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO LEAVE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED - THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING OR ACCELERATING. CARS BEHIND ME HONKED AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR MORE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE'S FRONT TIRES SPUN A LITTLE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. THIS GAVE ME A SCARE! THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 10-15 MILES LATER AS I WAS ARRIVING NEAR MY HOME IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE IS NOT CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK, SURGE, O…

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17918.2%
ODI 10520128 · 4,300 mi

ACCORD PLUG-IN. TWICE THE GAS ENGINE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AT FREEWAY SPEED, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PREVAILING SPEED. TURNING OFF & ON RESTORED POWER. DEALER REPORTS CODE P2602, ELECTRIC ENGINE COOLANT PUMP FAULT. *TR

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10617.6%
ODI 10692713 · 228 mi

CAR WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITION & LIGHT INDICATORS ALL WERE FUNCTIONAL. BATTERY TESTED AND WAS INFORMED WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. CAR WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. *TR

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447.2%
ODI 10810742 · 100 mi

CAR HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION AT IDLE WHILE GEAR IS SELECTED TO D.

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6211.6%
ODI 11016496 · 1,200 mi

ON THE NIGHT ON JULY 3, 2017 THE 2017 HONDA ACCORD WHICH WAS ONLY 5 WEEKS OLD WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF. YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY UNLESS THE CAR WAS IN PARK. THE CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HONDA ACCORD WENT TO BACK OUT WITHOUT REALIZING A CAR WAS BEHIND IT. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A KIA OPTIMA. THE KIA OPTIMA LIGHTLY BUMPED THE HONDA ACCORD AND STOPPED AS SOON AS IT REALIZED THE HONDA WAS BEHIND IT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE HONDA ACCO…

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55529.5%
ODI 11055606 · 1,700 mi

THE CAR STUTTERS OR STAMMERS WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR/GAS PEDAL AT TIMES, IT DOES NOT DO IT AT ALL TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS. IT WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT, OR PULLLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION.

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18326.5%
ODI 11235236 · 5,400 mi

ON 30 JUNE 2019, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING BACK HOME TO VA FROM OK ON HIGHWAY 40 HEADING WEST NEAR SALLISAW OK. ROAD WAS WET AND WAS CLIMBING A HILL. I STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR TO PASS WHILE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. THE ENGINE STUMBLED AND SHUTTERED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WENT FROM APPROX. 65 MPH DOWN TO 25 MPH. I HAD TO GET OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND DRIVE ABOUT 6 MILES TO NEXT EXIT AT 25 MPH. PULLED IN AT A GAS STATION, OPEN THE HOOD, CHECKED THE OIL WHICH WAS GOOD. TOOK A BREAK, STARTED IT BACK UP AND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO …

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7219.9%
ODI 11300609 · 50 mi

AC IS NOT WORKING AT SECOND AFTER I PICK UP THE CAR. IT ONLY 50 MILES. TURN THE TEMPERATURE TO 'LO', THE FAN BLOWS WARM AIR.

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3615.4%
ODI 11434291

While driving in heavy rain on interstate, vehicle experienced lack of power and flashing check engine light. Driver was unable to maintain speed. Pulled off at next exit and turned off. Roadside assistance was contacted immediately after pulling off. Vehicle restarted and ran normally after allowing it to remain off for approximately 1.5 hr. Roadside assistance was cancelled. Continued trip without further incident.

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3112.3%
ODI 11442409 · 22 mi

The contact bought his goddaughter a 2022 Honda Accord. The contact stated while his goddaughter's husband was driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated the brake system, the admission system, the TPMS, and vehicle assist stability warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The owner towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the VTC to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the following day, the dealer informed the contact that the engine also needed to be…

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1214.0%
ODI 11523030

On 5.20.23, performed required remote system update for 2023 Honda Accord EX (gas) with 3,410 miles on it. HondaLInk app indicated update was requested while car dashboard indicated the update was installed and complete. Immediately thereafter, the Check Engine Light went off (not blinking) and received following message: "Emissions system problem. Power may be reduced. See your dealer.". Habitual problem for Honda. I was forced to trade in a 2019 Accord Hybrid due to emissions problems causing blinking Check Engine Light with car compute…

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107.0%
ODI 11631624 · 8,000 mi

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 25-35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle also stalled while being started. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V763000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact called other local dealers: Spreen Honda Loma Linda (25050 Redlands Blvd, Loma Linda, CA 92354), Capital City Honda (3630 Fulton Ave, Sacramento, CA 9…

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22.3%
ODI 11705839 · 6,090 mi

The contact owns a 2025 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle intermittently stalled. While idling or utilizing cruise control, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 70 after releasing the brake pedal. While entering the garage with her foot hovering over the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and crashed through the wall into the TV room. The brake light was flashing. There were no reported injuries, airbag deployments, fire or police report filed. The gas pipe was bent into the wall, but s…

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110.0%
ODI 11766847

Just adding my vehicle due to using my plate for for a previous vehicle and wanted to list my current vehicle using those plates to register it for the possible safety recall listed for the gasket issue since my car seems to meet those requirements listed for the year and engine size.

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
10.3%
ODI 10543702

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, WITH THE VEHICLE STILL ON, AS HIS WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON. FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN AN INCLINE, AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE. THE CONSUMERS HANDWRITING IS ILLEGIBLE.

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10.1%
ODI 10537646 · 2,000 mi

FROM A COLD START THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE WHEN FIRST PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE RPM GOES UP BUT THE MPH IS ALMOST AT 0. *TT

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10.1%
ODI 11493080 · 34,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated while his father shifted the gear from park to drive, the vehicle accelerated at extreme speed without any warning, causing the vehicle to crash into the curb and two other vehicles, causing front-ended damages to the vehicle. The air bags deployed. The contact’s father was not injured but the passenger was injured and sought medical attention. No one else was injured. The contact was unsure if a police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not contac…

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10.2%
ODI 11440943

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would intermittently hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel during the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer where they originally serviced the vehicle under warranty and flushed the transmission. Recently, the failure recurred, and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
277.2%
ODI 10567215 · 33,000 mi

WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS WOBBLING, AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE, ANNOYING NOISE. IT'S GETTING WORST WITH TIME.

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1198.4%
ODI 10594959

WENT TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON, EVERYTHING WORKS BUT CAR WON'T START. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER. *TR

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14715.0%
ODI 10637219

THE TRUNK FELL ON MY HEAD AND MY GRANDMOTHERS HEAD. IT DID NOT HURT WHEN IT FELL ON MY HEAD BUT MY GRANDMOTHER WAS IN PAIN WHEN IT FELL ON HERS. I LIVE ON A SLOPED DRIVEWAY, SO ANY TIME I OPEN MY TRUNK IT DOESN'T STAY OPEN AND FALLS RIGHT DOWN. IT STAYED OPEN A FEW TIMES, BUT WOULD THEN RANDOMLY COME FALLING DOWN. I CAN'T UNLOAD MY GROCERIES PROPERLY, I CAN'T LOAD MY TRUNK UP PROPERLY, IT'S VERY DISTURBING. ALSO, I TOOK IT TO TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID 'IT WAS FINE' AND 'NOTHING WAS WRONG.' ONE EVEN SUGGESTED I USED A BROOM TO KEEP THE…

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9415.6%
ODI 10681245 · 452 mi

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS RAPIDLY BELOW FREEZING, THE WINDOW MOTORS FREEZE THE WINDOWS BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS OCCURRED WITH MY LEFT FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, AND LEFT REAR WINDOWS. THESE VARIOUS WINDOWS HAVE FROZEN 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. SOMETIMES IT HAS ONLY BEEN ONE OF THE 3 WINDOWS THAT HAS FROZEN SHUT; OTHER TIMES IT HAS BEEN ALL THREE.

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12620.8%
ODI 10821207 · 500 mi

THE SUNROOF ON MY 2016 HONDA ACCORD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APROX 70MPH. IT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUND POP. WE WERE LEFT WITH A GIANT HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE SUNROOF. THE BROKEN PARTS OF THE GLASS ARE ANGLED UPWARD AS IF IT SHATTERED FROM THE INSIDE UP. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON 1/4/16 AND THIS OCCURRED ON 1/15/16. WE WERE DRIVING ON A DESOLATE STRETCH OF DESERT HIGHWAY THAT IS SURROUNDED BY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

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12924.1%
ODI 10908045 · 105 mi

I BOUGHT 2017 HONDA ACCORD AND WITHIN A DAY THERE WERE 2 AIR BAG SIGNS CAME UP. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WHENEVER YOU COME THIS SIDE BRING THE CAR. THEY CHECKED THE CAR THAT WEEKEND AND FOUND A FAULTY SRS MODULE. THEY REPLACED IT, BUT HOW A NEW CAR HAVE A FAULTY SRS MODULE? HOW QUALITY CONTROL DEPT. STAMPED IT WITHOUT CHECKING IT? WHAT IF SOMETHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME?

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24913.2%
ODI 11055606 · 1,700 mi

THE CAR STUTTERS OR STAMMERS WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR/GAS PEDAL AT TIMES, IT DOES NOT DO IT AT ALL TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS. IT WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT, OR PULLLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION.

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8512.3%
ODI 11173464 · 15,500 mi

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASION, BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING IN TOWN, THE ADAPTIVE COLLISION CONTROL SYSTEM HAS SIGNALED "BRAKE" WHILE ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION ANYWHERE NEAR THE FRONT OR SIDES OF MY VEHICLE, IN ONE CASE NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY VEHICLE.

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4211.6%
ODI 11324268 · 2,500 mi

UPON HVAC SYSTEM WORKING AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, VEHICLE WILL EMIT A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD OR HVAC SYSTEM COMPONENTS. *TR

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5322.6%
ODI 11399536 · 740 mi

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A BOOM, SUNROOF BLEW OUT. NO REASON/EXPLANATION. THE COVER WAS CLOSED AND THE SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED, NOT EVEN TILTED UP. DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH.

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7429.4%
ODI 11509350

Both mirrors outer cover are misshaped as is they were burned or overheated

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1416.3%
ODI 11525198

The Honda Accord LX is equipped with a seven inch audio infotainment screen that does not detect nor capable of having wifi. The car's computer will update through Bluetooth and/or tethering to my phone. After I set up my hondalink and free att wifi(which wifi is on my phone), I went to Honda dealer I bought from and another local technician to speak to them about my phone tethered settings being on no file transfer. At both locations I was told my car does not update through my phone, they looked for a wifi connection in my car, and then as…

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2719.0%
ODI 11591397

Sunroof glass spontaneously shattered while driving at highway speed.

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1922.1%
ODI 11699605

this car has lane keeping assistance but this is very bad, if you let the assistant assist you at 65mph for more than 5 seconds you probably die, because this assistance move you like ping pong from left side to right side. Also this has a very bad quality of steering rack after 30 days starts making noise and they fixed but the noise starts again. i was forced to trade in this car, ocean Honda of Burlingame hide reports they also hide from carfax they make services or replace parts but they only stated like tire rotation or driveability check …

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660.0%
ODI 11745181

The dealer from whom I purchased this vehicle is refusing to release it to me because of an open recall. I purchased this vehicle [XXX], it is now June 19th. I relocated to Germany to accept a US Government sponsored contract job with the US Army, working for General Dynamics. This vehicle is intended to be my sole source of transportation. I would be happy to take possession and bring the vehicle back for this part. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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Power Train
256.7%
ODI 10438815 · 970 mi

INCIDENT DATE: 12/05/2011, 5:45PM WEATHER/ROAD CONDITION: GOOD, NO RAIN/SNOW, NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN SUMMARY: ACCORD 2012 LX HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE REV FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL WITHOUT DRIVER INTERVENTION. MINOR GAS PEDAL VIBRATION NOTICED FOR FIRST 500 MILES DURING BREAK-IN. DETAILS: I WAS DRIVING ACCORD 2012 LX ON A LOCAL MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH, ENTERING A NORMAL SMALL SLOPE. I SUDDENLY HEARD LOUDER ENGINE NOISE, AND NOTICED TACHOMETER GOING UP FROM BELOW 2K TO 3K RPM QUICKLY. AT THE SAME TIME, I…

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1067.5%
ODI 10490809 · 1,000 mi

CAME TO STOP AT STOP SIGN. NEW HONDA ACCORD 2013 4 DOOR SUDDENLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE MOTION FORWARD. IT ONLY MOVED A FOOT OR TWO AND WITH MY WIFE YELLING I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF US. I AM 51 AND A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL. MY WIFE IS 52 AND A PHYSICIAN. THIS WAS COMPLETELY REAL. *TR

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626.3%
ODI 10567511 · 85 mi

VERY ANNOYING RUMBLING/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS IN THE 1700-2000 RPM RANGE WHEN THE VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT ENGAGES. THE SEVERE IMBALANCE OF RUNNING ON ONLY 3 CYLINDERS TRANSMITS A DISTRACTING RUMBLING/ROARING VIBRATION INTO THE COCKPIT OF THE CAR. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TEST DROVE THE CAR, I DID SO IN STOP-IN-GO TRAFFIC AND ALSO BRIEFLY ON THE INTERSTATE, AND DID NOT DETECT THIS PHENOMENON UNTIL I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS VIBRATION, I WROTE A DETAILED LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING MY UNHAPPINESS.…

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396.5%
ODI 10789266 · 100 mi

THIS IS 2015 BRAND NEW ACCORD LX WITH CVT. THE ISSUES ARE: 1. THE CAR HAS OBVIOUS SIDE TO SIDE SWAY AT SPEED 15 MPH. 2. THE CAR HAS BIG AMPLITUDE VIBRATION AT SPEED 25~35 MPH. ESPECIALLY ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. 3. THE WHOLE CAR IS VIBRATING AT HIGH SPEED (>70 MPH). MY HANDS AND LEGS FELT NUMBED AFTER DRIVING 30 TO 40 MINUTES ON HIGHWAY.

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264.3%
ODI 10810742 · 100 mi

CAR HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION AT IDLE WHILE GEAR IS SELECTED TO D.

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336.2%
ODI 11035339 · 2,100 mi

2017 HONDA ACCORD SPORT BOUGHT IN BARNABY BC CANADA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS TO GO FORWARD BUT THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND HIT THE TRUCK BEHIND ME,.PUT CAR IN PARK. TRIED PUTTING IN DRIVE NOTHING HAPPENS PUT IN SPORT MODE I BARLEY MOVE. TURNED RIGHT AND SLOWLY WENT IN SOMEONES CAR PORT TO GET OF THE ROAD. TURNED CAR ON/ OFF /ON PUT MY SHIFTIER IN REVERSE NOTHING HAPPENED PUT THE CAR IN PARK TRIED AGAIN IT BARLEY MOVED. COULD NOT BACK OUT FROM PERSON CAR PORT, HAD MY 10 YEAR OLD TO PUS…

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1367.2%
ODI 11080392 · 26,000 mi

I HAVE A COLD STAR GRINDING NOISE . IT HAPPENS ALWAYS AT FIRST START OF THE DAY OR COLD START .THE NOISE IS FROM VTC ACTUATOR

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436.2%
ODI 11278412 · 700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EMAILED HONDA OF COVINGTON (100 HOLIDAY SQUARE BLVD, COVINGTON, LA 70433, [phone removed]) BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS EMAILED AGAIN REGARDING THE FAILURE. LATER, THE VEHICLE MOVED ON ITS OWN IN REVERSE FROM A PARKED POSITION AND STRUCK A NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX.…

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164.4%
ODI 11299486 · 3,200 mi

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2020 HONDA ACCORD EX. WE HAVE DRIVEN IT ABOUT 3200 MILES IN THE 3 MONTHS WE OWNED IT. DURING THAT TIME IT HAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL 3 TIMES WHEN MY WIFE, WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT NORMAL SPEEDS, LIGHTLY BRUSHED THE SHIFTER WHILE ADJUSTING A CONTROL ON THE DASH OR ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE THIRD TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO QUICKLY SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE AND BECAUSE THE LOCK IS ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE SHIFT KNOB IT WAS DEPRESSED AND SHE WENT PAST DRIVE INTO SUPER (LOW GEAR); THE LOWER GEAR SLOWED THE CAR VERY ABRUPTLY (AND…

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135.6%
ODI 11431095

While driving in heavy rain for most of the morning, I entered an interstate and attempted to pass a semi. The engine lost power as I moved into the center lane. I had to slow down and re-enter the far right hand lane as the engine trouble light began flashing and I had either very little power or too much power to keep the car in a steady state. This out me and my wife's safety at risk as the rain was heavy, and pulling over to the shoulder did not seem to be a good idea since I could keep the car in forward motion in some way. I pulled off…

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83.2%
ODI 11481470

Was waiting at a red light and when the light turned green I started to accelerate. All of the sudden the car lost power and I had to pull over to the side of the road. The car won't move in drive or go into reverse. I was almost hit do to the fact the car lost power to the power train.

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33.5%
ODI 11660797

My 2023 Honda Accord, with about 62,000 miles has a fault transmission, that is claimed a loss and needs to be replaced for almost $8,000. The transmission is currently at the dealership, but might be returned to Honda if a new one is installed. Our safety is being put at risk because if the transmission fails while driving the vehicle will not operate accordingly. The issue has been confirmed by my local Honda dealership, as well as others online confirming same issue with Honda CVT transmissions. The vehicle and transmission has not bee…

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64.2%
ODI 11695476

While driving on the highway traffic slowed down and came to a stop for about 30 seconds and when it started to move I heard a sound and my car shifted into park and the shifter never moved out of drive. I moved the shifter to park and then to drive and it began to move forward I don't now that happened but it got me a bit upset This was yesterday 10/23/25 and today I took my son t the the airport and all was OK. I am worried that may happen again and I'll be stuck somewhere.

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55.8%
ODI 11700521

This is the SECOND TIME I am reporting this same issue with my accord. I see there is now a recall but I need this to be on file as I can't continue owning this vehicle if this continues. This is a SCARY situation when you are behind the whell. On 10/30/25, I was 60 miles into a trip and the car lost all power on a major highway. While almost being rear ended by cars in the left lane, I was able to get to the shoulder. Dashboard lit up with numerous error messages. (see photos). I was able to shut the car down and restart. Upon restart,…

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Steering
5013.4%
ODI 10457579 · 739 mi

I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW 2012 HONDA ACCORD SE MODEL WITH VIN [XXX] ON JANUARY 19TH 2012. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM RIVERSIDE HONDA THROUGH FOOTHILL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. EVER SINCE, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING NOTHING BUT NIGHTMARES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURER'S BREAK IN PERIOD FORMAT STEP BY STEP. THREE DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASED, I DROVE THE VEHICLE ON THE FWY AND NOTICED A WEIR, UNCOMMON AND RATHER DISTURBING SHIMMY ON THE STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNFIT TO BE DRIVEN ON FREEWAYS. I NEE…

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49534.8%
ODI 10496636 · 3,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR WAS VEERING INTO MY LANE. AS I WENT TO THE LEFT MY STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT SPINNING AND THE TIRES WERE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CORRESPONDING WITH THE TIRES. WE JERKED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM LANE TO LANE UNTIL WE FINALLY CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL OF THE HIGHWAY. WE THEN SPUN OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE RESTED. HONDA HAD NOT RESPONDED AT THIS TIME BUT EVERYONE INCLUDING THE GUYS AT THE HIS BODY SHIP FEEL THAT THIS IS A M…

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14114.4%
ODI 10592519 · 8 mi

CAR IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY BECAUSE I TRAVEL 90% HIGHWAY AND IT'S NOT A SAFE SITUATION. THE CAR IS A 2014 ACCORD EX-L 4 WITH ONLY 1160 MILES. I'M BEGINNING TO SUSPECT THE GOODYEAR TIRES THAT CAME WITH IT AS I DROVE THE V6 VERSION WHICH COMES WITH MICHELINS AND I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY PULLING. I ALSO DROVE ANOTHER NEW EX-L 4 CYL WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND IT PULLED JUST LIKE MINE DOES. IT'S NOT PULLING BECAUSE OF THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. I'VE BEEN DRIVING CARS FOR 20 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIE…

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7813.0%
ODI 10692724 · 10 mi

CAR HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT DRAMATICALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY. DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. STATES THAT IT IS "NORMAL" AND THAT IT'S "THE CROWNING OF THE ROAD" THAT CAUSES THIS. *TR

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284.6%
ODI 10854613 · 590 mi

AT LESS THAN 600 MILES, SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 30MPH,TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IN DRIVE, OPERATED LIKE LOW GEAR. CAR RATTLE, WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, CYLINDER MALFUNCTION, TPMS, AND VSA.

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244.5%
ODI 10948520 · 1,700 mi

BRAND NEW CAR THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT- DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND AT AN IDLE. OCCURS ON STREETS, HIGHWAYS ETC. BEEN TO DEALER, SERVICEMAN [XXX] AND THEIR TECHNICIAN AT SUBURBAN HONDA VERIFIED THEY FELT IT..HOWEVER SINCE THERE IS NO FIX PER HONDA I AM TO JUST LIVE WITH IT??? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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593.1%
ODI 11062708 · 180 mi

THIS CAR HAS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF BAD BUILD QUALITY. 1ST 2 DAYS AFTER BUYING THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON SO I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR A MODULE REPLACEMENT. 2ND THE CAR IS VERY LOUD ( THE ROAD NOISE AND ENGINE NOISE) WORSE NOISE I'VE EVER HEARD FROM A NEW CAR AND SOUND LIKE IT'S HAS EXHAUST LEAKS. T|E VEHICLES RIDE IS VERY HARD LIKE THE STRUTS ARE WORN OR BOTTOMING OUT AND IT'S NOT THE 17 INCH TIRES AS MY FUSION HAS 17'S. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN ITS LANE EVEN WITH ALL OF THE LANE KEEP TECHNOLOGY I HAVE A HARD TIME ST…

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273.9%
ODI 11190449 · 700 mi

HAVE TAKEN MY BRAND NEW 2019 HONDA ACCORD SPORT 1.5 TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS DUE TO MY CAR NOT TRACKING STRAIGHT. EACH TIME A MINOR TWEAK WAS DONE TO THE ALIGNMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING A BIT MORE I FOUND THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE GEAR BOX BEING FAULTY (53620-TWA-A28) WHICH CAUSES THE TRACKING TO BE OFF WITH AND WITHOUT LANE KEEP ASSIST ENGAGED. I AM TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RECTIFIED AND AWAITING DEALER FEEDBACK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE 2018 AND 2019 ACCORDS ARE VERY SIMILAR AND THE ISSUE IS PRESENT…

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205.5%
ODI 11337282 · 2,000 mi

HARD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH AND WITHOUT HONDA'S LANE DEPARTURE ON OR/AND OFF. *TR

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83.4%
ODI 11416061 · 564 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WHILE THE IDLE WARNING ERROR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 564.

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135.2%
ODI 11461404

The car shuffles on the concrete highway and causes a safety issue, and we cannot drive safely in this new vehicle purchase. I contacted my dealer Smat Honda, and Honda.com within 3 days and told them that I cannot drive the car, and I want to return it. It’s a safety risk, and it causes vertigo for both me and my wife.

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1618.6%
ODI 11544156

Driving at highway speed (70 MPH) the power assist steering and all of the Honda Sensing suit subsystem totally quit working. The dash had multiple warming lights and dialog box's describing system failures, I continued driving till I could get off of the highway and turned the vehicle off, after about 10 minutes I restarted the vehicle and all systems and steering reset. Drove the vehicle to Lompoc Honda for maintenance diagnostics they found multiple codes but no real cause, the dealership cleared the code per Honda's direction and test drov…

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4733.1%
ODI 11618946

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 at approx 7:45 am, I started this car with approx 3,900 miles and every available warning light in the dash cluster illuminated (see photos I’ve attached). I immediately shut off the vehicle and waiting several moments, then restarted. It appeared even more lights illuminated. I attempted to immediately drive the car to nearby honda dealership but the car’s shifter was locked in park, the steering wheel was also locked dead center. Had it towed to dealer and it has been there one week now. Honda has no answers. They …

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4147.7%
ODI 11638124

This problem is more noticeable when you are in a highway, going at highway speeds. The vehicle pulls to the sides on the lane, like it is trying to correct you as if you were moving out of the lane. Sometimes when it moves to the right, and you correct it, then it moves to the left. We purchased this vehicle on [XXX] with 26 miles on it. By the time the vehicle had 90 miles on it, we knew it had to go to the dealer because what we were feeling was not normal. We took the vehicle to the dealer, and drove it with a technician who noticed th…

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110.0%
ODI 11766836

We were driving home after a day trip and the assisted everything (cruise control, power steering, adaptive lane control, brake assist), basically all of the driver assisted functions including the diagnostics for the phone app. We were about 60 miles from home in a remote area and the car said we could keep driving but to "call the dealer". We got home, made an appointment and after a couple days (we are 90 miles from the dealer) the car suddenly fixed itself. Dealer said "next time it happens bring it in". Yeah, these things only happen in …

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Service Brakes
369.7%
ODI 10460101 · 6,500 mi

MY BRAKES CONSTANTLY MAKE AN ANNOYING CLICKING SHOULD IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I MADE THE PURCHASE I WAS WAITING FOR ONE HOUR AND A HALF ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY DID NOT DO A FULL INSPECTION AND EVERYTHING IS NORMAL THE CLICKING SOUND IS NORMAL. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY CAR IT IS THE FIFTH HONDA IN THE FAMILY THE NEW VEHICLE WITH THE LOUD CLICKING SOUND. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE VEHICLES FROM MAZDA TO NISSAN EVEN TOYOTA AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE WITH SUCH ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND. *TR

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1087.6%
ODI 10490809 · 1,000 mi

CAME TO STOP AT STOP SIGN. NEW HONDA ACCORD 2013 4 DOOR SUDDENLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE MOTION FORWARD. IT ONLY MOVED A FOOT OR TWO AND WITH MY WIFE YELLING I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF US. I AM 51 AND A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL. MY WIFE IS 52 AND A PHYSICIAN. THIS WAS COMPLETELY REAL. *TR

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11211.4%
ODI 10641218 · 50 mi

WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE IS A CLICKING SOUND MADE. *TR

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366.0%
ODI 10701134 · 2,500 mi

I PARKED MY CAR IN TARGET PARKING LOT.( THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION .) I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE WHERE I DID HEAR A COUPLE OF CLICKS OF ENGAGEMENT OF BRAKE. ENTERED STORE , RETURNED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER AND MY CAR HAD ROLLED FROM ITS PARKED SPOT APPROXIMATELY 35 -40 FEET BACKWARDS INTO FRONT END OF ANOTHER STATIONARY, UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. *TR

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304.9%
ODI 10943964 · 8,768 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,768.

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427.8%
ODI 11002642 · 1,000 mi

COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM FALSELY GOES OFF ON A REGULAR BASIS DUE TO OPPOSING TRAFFIC. SLAMS BRAKES TO FLOOR, OVERRIDING ACCELERATOR- HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TWICE AND ON A TWO WAY STRAIGHTAWAY WITH NO VEHICLE IN MY LANE. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH AND ALMOST BEEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAULTY SYSTEM WHICH I AM NOW DEACTIVATING. I'VE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITH THESE BEFORE (FORD) AND IT NEVER WENT OFF LIKE THIS- THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS.

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24913.2%
ODI 11057488 · 1,200 mi

BOUGHT VEHICLE NOV 22,2017. THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHEN COMMUTING HOME FROM WORK A LIGHT CAME ON WHILE USING DRIVER ASSIST SHOWING COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM. SEE YOUR DEALER. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE SHOP FOREMAN SAID TO TAKE A PHOTO IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE COMMUTE HOME WHILE USING DRIVER ASSIST SHOWING THE SAME MESSAGE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THE 2ND TIME AND THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS SO THE FOREMAN COULD REPLICATE THE ISSUE. HE COULDN'T REPLICATE IT AND TO…

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8211.9%
ODI 11196042 · 2,300 mi

THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. IT REQUIRES A RESTART TO ACTIVATE THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES. THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY EACH TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF THE WARNING OF THE FAILURE.

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5615.5%
ODI 11299412 · 15 mi

APPROXIMATELY RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS HARDER THAN NORMAL; WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS LIKE IT HAS SEVERAL LAYERS UNTIL I PUSH IT TO THE END. IT FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, THE BRAKE IS GIVING ME A STRONG RESPOND, SO I FEEL THE CAR IS SHAKING SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN I DO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. ALSO, WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, THE MOTION OF THE CAR RUSH FORWARD AND SLIDE DOWN BEFORE IT RESPONDS CORRECTLY.

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2812.0%
ODI 11412992 · 5 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VIEW OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS VERY DISTORTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL HESITATED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TAMERON HONDA (1675 MONTGOMERY HWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216, [phone removed]) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE DURING A TEST DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE…

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156.0%
ODI 11454059

I have a 2022 Honda Accord Sport. The automatic braking system activates at random times, even when nothing is around the car. I have almost been rear ended several times because of this issue.

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1719.8%
ODI 11528208

I have reported that software cannot be updated on my car. Since my first report my rear seatbelts no longer need to be fastened with children in the car or the seat belt notification of not being fastened does not work. My air conditioner will stop if my infotainment system needs to be adjusted through my phone, and today in the rain my brakes locked up twice. The latter occurrence was coming down 1000 foot downhill in the rain with a car in front and an 18 wheeler behind me

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117.7%
ODI 11569392

On 2 separate occasions while driving, I have taken an exit that has 2 left and 2 right turn lanes. While I'm in the middle left turn lane and a car is in the middle right turn lane the radar cone for the emergency braking system will trigger an imminent collision and slam on the brakes even though cars are in completely different lanes and I have nothing in front of me. Both incidents have caused near misses from cars behind me. I'm not sure I even feel safe driving this car anymore, if technology that is supposed to keep me and my passengers …

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89.3%
ODI 11662709

I was driving when a car pulled into a driveway. My car was not near this car and the brakes stopped very hard. At other times when the brakes should have stopped they did not. I had a major accident in Feburary and my safety features were on however the car did not stop when the other car turned into front of me causing total damage, broken thumb and torn ligament in my right hand.

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Air Bags79,000–145,530 mi100,000 mi113
ODI 10168347 · 84,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A DRY FREEWAY, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD NOR DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF OF THE ROAD AND REMAINED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PENDING A TOW TRUCK. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

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ODI 10170683 · 43,000 mi

THE SRS (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM) DASH LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE PART IS REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT OPERATE OR WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF A WRECK OCCURRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS "BAD". I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR WHILE THE PART WAS REPLACED. PREVIOUS RESEARCH REVEALED A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD. (WHY IS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART STILL BEING USED?). *JB

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ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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Power Train87,741–140,500 mi114,014 mi172
ODI 10072411 · 5,500 mi

WHEN PARKING THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR JUMPED (WENT VERY FAST FORWARD AND HIT THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME) EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN. I ALSO NOTICED IT JUMPED GEARS, IT WAS NO LONGER ON D BUT D3. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR.*AK

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ODI 10360992 · 109,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 15 MPH AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS INJURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY BROKEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

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ODI 10408228 · 150,153 mi

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING INTO LOWEST GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND DECELERATE VERY RAPIDLY, WHICH RESULTED IN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, LEAVING THE CAR DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission74,000–109,750 mi90,950 mi138
ODI 10079178 · 580 mi

I TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH LEATHER ON JUNE 25, 2004. ITS BEEN EXACTLY A WEEK. I HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 580 MILES IN A WEEK. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AND I DID'NT SEE ANY RECALLS ON THE MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AFTER SPENDING $24000 ON A BRAND NEW CAR. *AK 1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE 'D' LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE DASHBAORD IS CONTINUALLY FLASHING. 2) I CAN HEAR SOME SLIDING NOISE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND VICE VERSA WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS (HAPPENS ALL THE TIME). THE SOUNDS SEEMS TO…

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ODI 10086746 · 250 mi

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

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ODI 10095117 · 6,000 mi

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

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Electrical System54,750–124,000 mi89,000 mi96
ODI 10068128 · 1,200 mi

PURCHASED CAR WITH 10 MILES ON IT. FAILED TO START UPON LEAVING DEALERSHIP. APPARENTLY LOOSE WIRE. SALESMAN WIGGLED WITH CABLE AND CAR STARTED. EVERY DAY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF CAR, I WOULD HAVE A FALSE START REQUIRING A SECOND OR EVEN THIRD TRY TO START THE CAR. 25 DAYS LATER, 1200 MILES LATER, THE CAR DIED AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. APPARENTLY, THE BATTERY WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND ALL CABLES SURROUNDING THE BATTERY WAS LOOSE AND THE HEADLAMP COVER WAS LOOSE ALSO. THERE IS CLUNK NOISE WHEN YOU INITIALLY PUT THE CAR IN D…

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ODI 10082441 · 202 mi

I HAD PURCHASED MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX ON 7-16-04 WITH 145 MILES ON IT. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WENT DEAD. NO POWER,STEERING OR BRAKES. I HIT THE GUIDE RAILS WITH MY NEW CAR. IT HAS ABOUT 202 MILES ON IT. SO FAR THE DEALER SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED FROM OTHER ARTICLES POSTED HERE, I SEE ITS NOT. ALSO ON OTHER SITES. THE END RESULT IS ALWAYS HONDA FINDS NO PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR WITH 202 MILES ON IT. IF THEY CHOOSE TO REPAIR IT. I HOPE NOT. *JB

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ODI 10082444 · 202 mi

I HAD PURCHASED MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX ON 7-16-04 WITH 145 MILES ON IT. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WENT DEAD, NO POWER,STEERING OR BRAKES. I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WITH MY NEW CAR. IT HAS ABOUT 202 MILES ON IT. SO FAR THE DEALER SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED FROM OTHER ARTICLES POSTED HERE, I SEE ITS NOT. ALSO ON OTHER SITES, THE END RESULT IS ALWAYS HONDA FINDS NO PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR WITH 202 MILES ON IT. IF THEY CHOOSE TO REPAIR IT. I HOPE NOT... *JB

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Steering76,670–167,000 mi130,000 mi47
ODI 10056972 · 342 mi

STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT STILL IS NOT CORRECT. *AK

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ODI 10151028 · 18,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARDRAIL WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEARBOX AND TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, BUT AFTERWARDS THE STEERING MADE A GRINDING NOISE.

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ODI 10262990 · 50 mi

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW FROM THE DEALER. IT IS A FOUR DOOR, WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNING THE CAR THE CABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BROKE ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. TODAY THE CABLE BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CABLE IT DOESN'T LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO LAST FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME AND BEING UNABLE TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR HAS ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BUT AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER MORE THEN 4 TIMES WITH NO R…

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Vehicle Speed Control21,454–110,750 mi72,000 mi47
ODI 10072411 · 5,500 mi

WHEN PARKING THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR JUMPED (WENT VERY FAST FORWARD AND HIT THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME) EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN. I ALSO NOTICED IT JUMPED GEARS, IT WAS NO LONGER ON D BUT D3. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR.*AK

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ODI 10080517 · 2,488 mi

(THE VEHICLE IS AT D-DRIVE GEAR) WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX-L FOR A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN THE SPEED METER WAS LOWER THAN 20 MPH SOMETHING FUNNY WITH ENGINE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE ENGINE RPM JUMPED HIGH TO AROUND 2000 THEN STAYED AT AROUND 1300 EVEN THOUGH IT IS TOTALLY STOPPED. ENGINE WAS STILL DELIVERING EXTRA POWER AND MAKING NOISE LOUDER THAN IT SHOULD BE. I HAD TO STEP HARDER ON THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY TO STOP THE CAR TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN THE FRONT. IT WONT HAPPEN OFTEN BUT HAVE ALREADY HAP…

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ODI 10101169 · 4,800 mi

AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED RPMS ACCELERATED. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. *AK *NM

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Exterior Lighting54,322–132,500 mi85,000 mi27
ODI 10239141 · 3,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THREE SAFETY RECALLS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06E023000, 073004000, AND 07E031000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

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ODI 10284561 · 43,890 mi

TURNING SIGNAL FOR FRONT AND BACK OF VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BULB AND FUSE ARE INTACT. HONDA ACCORD EX 2004. *TR

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ODI 10292634 · 64,000 mi

2004 HONDA EXL V-6; HEADLIGHTS DIM AS A RESULT OF THE ELD ISSUE WHICH IS HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF. THE CAR WORKS FINE IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT. HONDA'S EXPLANATION THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO EASE MY CONCERNS AS THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AS IT IS A VERY NOTICEABLE ISSUE. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ONLINE POSTINGS AND COMPLAINTS FILED DIRECTLY TO HONDA OVER THIS ISSUE, THE NHTSA NEEDS TO APPLY SOME PRESSURE TO …

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Seat Belts68,293–130,000 mi89,500 mi21
ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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ODI 10244943 · 89,500 mi

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALMOST STALLING OUT AND THEN TAKING A HUGE JERK...IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN LETTING UP OFF MY GAS...THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS; LAST NIGHT I HAD THE RIDE OF MY LIFE IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS! I WAS STOPPING BY THE BANK TO GET CASH FROM THE ATM; AS I LET UP OFF MY GAS, THE CAR DID A HARD JERK AND JUMPED THE SIDEWALK HITTING THE CORNER OF THE BANK. I'M SO GLAD NO ONE WAS USING THE ATM AT THIS TIME. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT RELEASED FOR ME TO GET OUT BUT …

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ODI 10286618 · 117,000 mi

2004 HONDA ACCORD HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. A CONTACT IN THE SEAT BELT LATCH IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY HONDA?S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IN THE SEAT BELT DISABLES THE AIR BAG AND ALSO DISABLES THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WHICH WARNS THE DRIVER IF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT LATCHED. THE HONDA WARRANTY STATES THAT ??ANY HONDA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPE…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

2 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-111None
ODI 11627358

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, it was difficult to place the key into the ignition, and it was also difficult to remove the key from the ignition. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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2024-120None

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2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-041None
ODI 11655441

I was driving and the lower ball joints on passenger side broke causing the axle to brake the car lot i got car from said they replaced everything well it happened again and the ball jounts were the same ines that were on there before..Now my rack and opion broke

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2025-050None

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2025-062None
ODI 11668175

Mechanic states that driver buckle is causing error message concerning air bag deployment on driver side, says belt buckle should be replaced so connectivity will be re-established, to enable air bag deployment. I would think this would be a safety recall, if this is the case.

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ODI 11668515

A/c compressor and some light came on on dashboard

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2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-082None
ODI 11680424

My car is beinbtg locked remotely. I do not have a working key fob so it is not anything I am doing. I am having difficulty opening the lock ad well on my car doors. This is very recent

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ODI 11681218

2004 Honda Accord V6 178000k miles Car was just driving fine through all gears then out of nowhere as I was driving on the freeway going approximately 65 mph the car violently jerked because the transmission locked up and my car broke like if i pulled the emergency brake almost causing me to crash into another vehicle. The (RPM) then went up to redline. I pulled over restarted the car and as I tried to drive off, the cars (RPM) was way too high for example if I drove 40mph the (RPM) was at 4,000 revolutions witch can cause damage to the engin…

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2025-092None
ODI 11684745 · 278,000 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated that upon retrieving the vehicle Carfax history report, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 156,100; however, the Carfax history report indicated that the mileage was 278,000.

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ODI 11689918 · 147,486 mi

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while attempting to make a right turn, the air bags deployed independently. No warning lights illuminated. A dealer or independent mechanic was not contacted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact's fiancé sustained injuries to the face, left eye, causing her to have a black eye, and her chest and the contact sustained injures to left side of his face and his left hand. The manufacturer was not notified of the fa…

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2025-102None
ODI 11691474

Second gear jumps erratically , loses power and won’t move until you shut the engine off and start again , second gear still jumps afterwards..

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ODI 11695331

I bought a used 04 v6 accord with 84,000 on it I bought it for $7500 that was in May/June 2021 he was going on and on about the air conditioner and the jbl radiothe About the time it started getting cold I noticed problems with it not wanting to go when put in drive unless it was warmed up enough didn't really think much about. in the colder months the next year it would start doing some jerking problem and then it started messing up like when you are slowing down for a red light but then it turns green and you give it the gas but it just win…

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2025-111None
ODI 11701954

The transmission in my 2004 Honda Accord V6 3.0L is experiencing a serious safety defect. The transmission overheats while driving, begins slipping, and eventually the vehicle will not move at all. When this happens, I lose the ability to accelerate or maintain speed, creating a dangerous situation for me and other drivers. I have to pull over and wait for the transmission to cool before the car will move again. This failure matches the symptoms described in Honda’s prior transmission recall 04V176000 (overheating and gear failure due to lubri…

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2025-120None

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2026-010None

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2026-021None
ODI 11718121

I have 22 recalls in my Jerry app and also on here. Have problems when first starting up and shifting just got from a dealer in Ohio. Maybe a year and a half ago my name is Tracy Harney my address is 702 Inverness place ft thomas Ky 41075 also my air bag light is on and my headlights are not very visible at nite wondering if all recalls on vehicle were fixed. Or still open. 8599076824. Leave message if don’t answer if you call.

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2026-030None

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2026-041None
ODI 11732402 · 251,000 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2004 Honda Accord. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of the purchase, the mileage was approximately 134,000. The contact stated that while attempting to resell the vehicle, the contact was informed by an individual interested in purchasing the vehicle that the mileage reported might not be the actual mileage. The contact was advised to check the Carfax Report. While checking the Carfax Report, the contact noticed two poten…

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-070None

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2026-080None

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2026-091None
ODI 11765462

While driving, the car’s engine suddenly shut off, and the brakes were barely responsive, making it extremely difficult to bring the vehicle to a complete stop despite continuously applying the brakes. This was a very serious and frightening safety issue that nearly caused me to crash into another vehicle or an object. I am very concerned about the safety and reliability of this vehicle and believe it needs to be inspected immediately.

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2026-10 (partial)0None

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Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 291 reports

2022: 91 complaints · 2023: 54 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2022225791
2023203554
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
202225101
20238501

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir BagsPower TrainPower Train:Automatic TransmissionElectrical SystemSteeringVehicle Speed ControlExterior LightingSeat Belts
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ODI 10552198 · 205,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FOR THIS CAR. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND NOW LESS THEN 3 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS STARTING TO JERK AGAIN AND THE DRIVE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS STARTING TO BLINK. I ALSO HAVE THIS ERROR CODE THAT WON'T GO AWAY SAYING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. I GOT THE GAS KNOB CHANGED AND THE ERROR GOES AWAY BUT WHEN YOU HOOK THE COMPUTER UP TO IT, THE CODE STILL COMES UP. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. *T…

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ODI 11066906

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2004 V6, WITH 44,954 MILES, CERTIFIED AT CARSON HONDA, IN CARSON CALIFORNIA ON FEB.9, 2006. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE FROM A DEALERSHIP.I SOMETIMES US TO SEE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND THE LAST TIME I SAW I ON WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I DID CALL AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE,CA. I HAD CONCERN RE. THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THEY ASKED ME THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR I TOLD THE REP. ,IT HAD ABOUT 170,000, HE THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY, BECAUSE THE CAR HAD SO MANY MILES. I DID TELL THEM THAT I HAD SEEN THE AIRBAG ICON ON AND I HAD TROUBL…

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ODI 11182768 · 160,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON 787 IN ALBANY N.Y. MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD LOCKED UP IN THE FRONT END AND SEEMED TO SLAM BACK INTO DRIVE I HAD ALL OF MY CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WE ALL WERE JERKED FORWARD DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOCK UP WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME AND REALIZED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT WE INSPECTED OURSELVES AND TOOK THE TRANSMISSION PAN OFF TO FIND WHAT APPEARED TO BE THICK METAL CHUNKS/GEARS INSIDE MY TRANSMISSION PAN AND NOW WILL NOT HOLD FLUID. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIA…

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ODI 10223938

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE VEHICLE JERKING, WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, BRAKE PADS WERE LOW, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE HORN NOT WORKING.

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ODI 10445581 · 55,000 mi

THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED SPONTANEOUSLY REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR AT START-UP AND WHETHER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED. THE RECALL 07V001000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. *TR

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ODI 10463578 · 127,000 mi

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. RADIO DISPLAY WON'T LIGHT, BUT RADIO/CD STILL PLAYS; AIR CONDITIONER COOLS INTERMITTENTLY, THOUGH COMPRESSOR IS WORKING AND FREON IS ADEQUATE; TAIL LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T; IGNITION SWITCH MAKES A NOISE AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY STARTED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T - EVENTUALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED (PROBLEM STILL OCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME); BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE ALWAYS PULSED NO MATTER HOW SLOW I COME TO A STOP; AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR …

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ODI 10532312 · 51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, HE UN-LATCHED THE SEAT BELT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON, AFTER HE PUT THE SEAT BELT ON.…

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ODI 10105252

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

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ODI 11096472

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS SHOULD BE REINSTALLED IN ALL VEHICLES OF THE YEAR THAT WAS BEING RECALLED. I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AND I FIND IT APPLAUDING THAT RESPONSIBILITY ISN'T BEING ACCEPTED 100%. IF ONE AIR BAG IS DEFECTED THEN THEY ALL SHOULD AND COULD BE, WITH THAT BEING SAID I URGE THEM TO HONOR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND FIX IT INSTEAD OF 'PLAYING WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES' AND WAIT I TO SEE IF THE WORSE HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR BAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY ITEM IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT IN WHICH THEY WILL RELEASE.

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ODI 11718121

I have 22 recalls in my Jerry app and also on here. Have problems when first starting up and shifting just got from a dealer in Ohio. Maybe a year and a half ago my name is Tracy Harney my address is 702 Inverness place ft thomas Ky 41075 also my air bag light is on and my headlights are not very visible at nite wondering if all recalls on vehicle were fixed. Or still open. 8599076824. Leave message if don’t answer if you call.

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ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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ODI 10416683 · 62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

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ODI 10671947 · 100,000 mi

ANOTHER DEATH COULD BE AVOIDED, THIS CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2014 TOO LATE FOR EA DOMINATION OF THE CAR, AND NOW AFTER SPEAKING WITH ATTORNEYS AGAIN THE AIR BARS ARE INVOLVED. OUR SON WAS SO EVICT RATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO, PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE . EMT'S WERE HELPLESS, HE LOST HIS FACE AND HIS CHEST. NO PROTECTION FROM THIS VEHICLE, PLEAS NOTIFY OTHERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ODI 10463578 · 127,000 mi

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. RADIO DISPLAY WON'T LIGHT, BUT RADIO/CD STILL PLAYS; AIR CONDITIONER COOLS INTERMITTENTLY, THOUGH COMPRESSOR IS WORKING AND FREON IS ADEQUATE; TAIL LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T; IGNITION SWITCH MAKES A NOISE AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY STARTED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T - EVENTUALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED (PROBLEM STILL OCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME); BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE ALWAYS PULSED NO MATTER HOW SLOW I COME TO A STOP; AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR …

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ODI 11302077 · 130,000 mi

THE SRS LIGHT OF MY CAR COME ON AND GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY WILL TURN ON FOR A WHILE. I USUALLY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINEER AND TURN IT ON BACK AND WAIT A FEW. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, AND I HAVE READ THE MANUAL, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT AIR BAGS, AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL BOOK CAN BE 'AN ALERT TO A POTENTIAL AIRBAGS, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONERS OR THE DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION SENSOR AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WEIGHT SENSORS' WE HAVE CHECK IT ALL THE TIME AND IT JUST GOES…

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ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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ODI 10277051

RED AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON IN AUG OF 2007, TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IM THE PREVIOUS YEAR (2006-JULY. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE SRS UNIT COULD BE BAD, BUT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE LIGHT WAS THEN TURNED OFF. IN AUG OF 2008 THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THE SRS UNIT WAS BAD AGAIN AND THIS WOULD COST 500.00 DOLLARS TO FIX, IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM FEELING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. IT IS NOW JULY OF 2009 AND THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS JUST AS SOON AS IT G…

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ODI 10286618 · 117,000 mi

2004 HONDA ACCORD HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. A CONTACT IN THE SEAT BELT LATCH IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY HONDA?S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IN THE SEAT BELT DISABLES THE AIR BAG AND ALSO DISABLES THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WHICH WARNS THE DRIVER IF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT LATCHED. THE HONDA WARRANTY STATES THAT ??ANY HONDA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPE…

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Power Train
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ODI 10552198 · 205,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FOR THIS CAR. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND NOW LESS THEN 3 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS STARTING TO JERK AGAIN AND THE DRIVE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS STARTING TO BLINK. I ALSO HAVE THIS ERROR CODE THAT WON'T GO AWAY SAYING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. I GOT THE GAS KNOB CHANGED AND THE ERROR GOES AWAY BUT WHEN YOU HOOK THE COMPUTER UP TO IT, THE CODE STILL COMES UP. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. *T…

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ODI 11066906

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2004 V6, WITH 44,954 MILES, CERTIFIED AT CARSON HONDA, IN CARSON CALIFORNIA ON FEB.9, 2006. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE FROM A DEALERSHIP.I SOMETIMES US TO SEE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND THE LAST TIME I SAW I ON WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I DID CALL AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE,CA. I HAD CONCERN RE. THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THEY ASKED ME THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR I TOLD THE REP. ,IT HAD ABOUT 170,000, HE THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY, BECAUSE THE CAR HAD SO MANY MILES. I DID TELL THEM THAT I HAD SEEN THE AIRBAG ICON ON AND I HAD TROUBL…

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ODI 11182768 · 160,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON 787 IN ALBANY N.Y. MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD LOCKED UP IN THE FRONT END AND SEEMED TO SLAM BACK INTO DRIVE I HAD ALL OF MY CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WE ALL WERE JERKED FORWARD DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOCK UP WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME AND REALIZED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT WE INSPECTED OURSELVES AND TOOK THE TRANSMISSION PAN OFF TO FIND WHAT APPEARED TO BE THICK METAL CHUNKS/GEARS INSIDE MY TRANSMISSION PAN AND NOW WILL NOT HOLD FLUID. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIA…

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ODI 10425655 · 65,000 mi

MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 HOWEVER THE "FIX" WAS TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT AND EXTRA LUBRICATION TO THE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED AT ONLY 65K MILES. HONDA NOW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HONDA KNOWINGLY PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT RISK BY NOT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND I BECOME STUCK GOING UP A HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *KB

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ODI 10437641 · 106,786 mi

IN JANUARY 29, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED FOR $2300. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SO PREMATURELY BUT SINCE IT HAD PASSED ITS WARRANTY I DIDN'T BOTHER NOTIFIYING HONDA. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS NOVEMBER 11, 2011 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WE HAD PUT IN FAILED AS WELL AFTER 30,000 MILES. …

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ODI 10453326 · 21,730 mi

MY WIFE HAD PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE WITH A VERY SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE. THERE WAS ANOTHER SPACE AHEAD OF HER. SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHEN SHE RETURNED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD. SHE STARTED THE ENGINE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CAR STARTED COASTING FORWARD. THE BRAKES REMAINED HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE CAR. SHE STOPPED IT BY SHIFTING TO PARK, THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. SHE REPEATED THE ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE - SAME RESULT. NO ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED. SHE CALLED…

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ODI 10543744 · 94 mi

FIRST, I CALLED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE TELEPHONE. THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO ME, WHICH HE NEVER DID. HE ALSO SAID I WOULD RECEIVE SOMETHING BY MAIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT COMPLAINT? IN SHORT: MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94K. HONDA SAID MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHO DID HONDA MAKE A DEAL WITH? I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANS REBUILT. NOW GOING HIGH SPEEDS FOR LONG DISTANCES THE DASH BOAR…

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ODI 10811626 · 150,000 mi

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 HO…

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ODI 10485927 · 168,519 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

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ODI 10494734 · 94,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE AND MECHANIC AT THE SHOP I TOOK IT TOO, 2004 HONDA ACCORDS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING WEAK TRANSMISSIONS. IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CAR. I FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR AS IT JERKED…

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ODI 10672341 · 152,000 mi

CAR WILL NOT SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN , BEEN TOLD TRANSMISSION FAILED, NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. JUST DID TRANSMISSION SERVICE ONE MONTH AGO POWER STEERING OIL LEAK AND CHANGED PIPE AND THEN POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. *TR

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ODI 10072411 · 5,500 mi

WHEN PARKING THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR JUMPED (WENT VERY FAST FORWARD AND HIT THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME) EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN. I ALSO NOTICED IT JUMPED GEARS, IT WAS NO LONGER ON D BUT D3. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR.*AK

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ODI 10482276 · 123,000 mi

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACCELERATING VERY FAST OVERHEATING, SLIPPING, IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE BEEN LEAKING HOWEVER I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. MY DEALERSHIP FROM FEBRUARY 13, 2012 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 COMMONWEALTH HONDA HAS BEEN CLAIMING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THE SUSPENSION OR THE TIMING BELT. THEY PERFORMED SERVICE AND ALL OF THEM THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOW LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. A VEHICLE WITH JUST GOT PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE T…

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ODI 10485927 · 168,519 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

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ODI 10811626 · 150,000 mi

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 HO…

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ODI 10836952 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING 02-18-2016, MY HONDA WAS IN THE LAST GEAR BUT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO A POWER GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BUT THE F-150 TRUCK BEHIND IS SWERVED TO KEEP FROM BITTING US. I WAS VERY AFRAID ALSO CAUSE THE SEAT BELT AROUND MY CHILDREN TIGHTENED TO THE POINT WHERE MY BABY BOY STARTED CRYING CAUSE IT WAS LIKE IT CHOKED HIM. AFTER DROPPING THEM OFF, I GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT WHICH IS ON A HILL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT IN PARK AND …

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ODI 11066906

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2004 V6, WITH 44,954 MILES, CERTIFIED AT CARSON HONDA, IN CARSON CALIFORNIA ON FEB.9, 2006. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE FROM A DEALERSHIP.I SOMETIMES US TO SEE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND THE LAST TIME I SAW I ON WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I DID CALL AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE,CA. I HAD CONCERN RE. THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THEY ASKED ME THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR I TOLD THE REP. ,IT HAD ABOUT 170,000, HE THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY, BECAUSE THE CAR HAD SO MANY MILES. I DID TELL THEM THAT I HAD SEEN THE AIRBAG ICON ON AND I HAD TROUBL…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
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ODI 10223938

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE VEHICLE JERKING, WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, BRAKE PADS WERE LOW, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE HORN NOT WORKING.

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ODI 10425655 · 65,000 mi

MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 HOWEVER THE "FIX" WAS TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT AND EXTRA LUBRICATION TO THE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED AT ONLY 65K MILES. HONDA NOW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HONDA KNOWINGLY PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT RISK BY NOT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND I BECOME STUCK GOING UP A HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *KB

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ODI 10437641 · 106,786 mi

IN JANUARY 29, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED FOR $2300. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SO PREMATURELY BUT SINCE IT HAD PASSED ITS WARRANTY I DIDN'T BOTHER NOTIFIYING HONDA. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS NOVEMBER 11, 2011 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WE HAD PUT IN FAILED AS WELL AFTER 30,000 MILES. …

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ODI 10236016 · 66,275 mi

NHTSA# 10016310... 2004 HONDA ACCORD 2.4L COUPE. A WATER LEAK IN THE MIDDLE-FRONT DASH BOARD. THE LEAK HAD RUN INTO THE ECU OF MY CAR AND CAUSED MY CAR TO LOCK THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND IN A POPULATED AREA. ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE ECU SHORTING IN WATER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE HONDA SHOP BEING TROUBLE SHOT FOR THE EXTENT OF ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

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ODI 10407359 · 96,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER OF 2008, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND FUNCTIONING WELL UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 WHERE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO NOT WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IN 2011 HAD TO REPLACE THE SOP ECM (PER HONDA DEALER THE MEMORY CARD OF THE CAR), I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $6,000 ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAD SO MANY MAJOR A MINOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOLLOWED THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE VISITS TO THE DEALER THIS CAR STILL REFLECTING PROBLEMS. I HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING FIXED TILL THIS MOMENT AND…

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ODI 10376638 · 29,764 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UN RESPONSIVE TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSIO…

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ODI 10290770 · 72,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSURE OF GAS PEDAL. WHEN BRAKES, APPLIED CAR SHOCK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. WHEN SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, I HAD TO :STAND ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CRUISED UNTIL THE CAR STOP. THE POLICE CAME TO MY ASSISTANCE AND SAW NOTHING WAS STUCK ON THE GAS PEDAL AND ALSO LOOKED TO SEE IF MY ACCELERATOR CABLE APPEARED TO BE STUCK. IT WAS NOT. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVIVED AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETEL…

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ODI 10354039 · 68,300 mi

JUST HAPPENED SEPT.5TH. NO ACTION TAKEN THUS FAR.; 2004 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED W/O MY FOOT ON GAS AND THEN W/I A FEW MINUTES, IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL. 3 WOMEN STUCK ON MAJOR 2 LANE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY BACK FROM BEACH ON LABOR DAY WEEK-END. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WOULD SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. POLICE AND TOW TRUCK WERE NEEDED. …

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ODI 10466599 · 31,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WOODEN FENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. ..UPDATED08-30-12 *BF UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS

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ODI 10244943 · 89,500 mi

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALMOST STALLING OUT AND THEN TAKING A HUGE JERK...IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN LETTING UP OFF MY GAS...THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS; LAST NIGHT I HAD THE RIDE OF MY LIFE IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS! I WAS STOPPING BY THE BANK TO GET CASH FROM THE ATM; AS I LET UP OFF MY GAS, THE CAR DID A HARD JERK AND JUMPED THE SIDEWALK HITTING THE CORNER OF THE BANK. I'M SO GLAD NO ONE WAS USING THE ATM AT THIS TIME. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT RELEASED FOR ME TO GET OUT BUT …

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Electrical System
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ODI 10445581 · 55,000 mi

THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED SPONTANEOUSLY REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR AT START-UP AND WHETHER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED. THE RECALL 07V001000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. *TR

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ODI 10463578 · 127,000 mi

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. RADIO DISPLAY WON'T LIGHT, BUT RADIO/CD STILL PLAYS; AIR CONDITIONER COOLS INTERMITTENTLY, THOUGH COMPRESSOR IS WORKING AND FREON IS ADEQUATE; TAIL LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T; IGNITION SWITCH MAKES A NOISE AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY STARTED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T - EVENTUALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED (PROBLEM STILL OCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME); BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE ALWAYS PULSED NO MATTER HOW SLOW I COME TO A STOP; AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR …

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ODI 10532312 · 51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, HE UN-LATCHED THE SEAT BELT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON, AFTER HE PUT THE SEAT BELT ON.…

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ODI 10453326 · 21,730 mi

MY WIFE HAD PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE WITH A VERY SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE. THERE WAS ANOTHER SPACE AHEAD OF HER. SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHEN SHE RETURNED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD. SHE STARTED THE ENGINE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CAR STARTED COASTING FORWARD. THE BRAKES REMAINED HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE CAR. SHE STOPPED IT BY SHIFTING TO PARK, THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. SHE REPEATED THE ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE - SAME RESULT. NO ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED. SHE CALLED…

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ODI 10543744 · 94 mi

FIRST, I CALLED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE TELEPHONE. THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO ME, WHICH HE NEVER DID. HE ALSO SAID I WOULD RECEIVE SOMETHING BY MAIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT COMPLAINT? IN SHORT: MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94K. HONDA SAID MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHO DID HONDA MAKE A DEAL WITH? I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANS REBUILT. NOW GOING HIGH SPEEDS FOR LONG DISTANCES THE DASH BOAR…

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ODI 10811626 · 150,000 mi

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 HO…

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ODI 10236016 · 66,275 mi

NHTSA# 10016310... 2004 HONDA ACCORD 2.4L COUPE. A WATER LEAK IN THE MIDDLE-FRONT DASH BOARD. THE LEAK HAD RUN INTO THE ECU OF MY CAR AND CAUSED MY CAR TO LOCK THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND IN A POPULATED AREA. ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE ECU SHORTING IN WATER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE HONDA SHOP BEING TROUBLE SHOT FOR THE EXTENT OF ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

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ODI 10407359 · 96,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER OF 2008, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND FUNCTIONING WELL UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 WHERE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO NOT WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IN 2011 HAD TO REPLACE THE SOP ECM (PER HONDA DEALER THE MEMORY CARD OF THE CAR), I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $6,000 ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAD SO MANY MAJOR A MINOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOLLOWED THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE VISITS TO THE DEALER THIS CAR STILL REFLECTING PROBLEMS. I HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING FIXED TILL THIS MOMENT AND…

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ODI 10328468 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY THE BATTERY SIGNAL FLASHES FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE STEERING GETS LOCKED FOR APPROX 3 SEC AND AFTER 3 SEC IT GETS BACK TO NORMAL. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE TURNING AND ON A RAINY DAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A SITUATION OF LIFE AND DEATH. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT IT IS JUST ONE OFF SITUATION BUT THESE DAYS THE PROBLEM IS INCREASING. WE HAVE GOT IT CHECKED AT 2 PLACES INCLUDING PEPBOYS AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10465917 · 280,000 mi

I HAD BEEN DRIVING 10 MIN. (70MPH) ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER MOTORIST AS SOON AS I TURNED ON MY BLINKER THE CAR STARTED TO SHUTDOWN. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD ALSO MAKE AN SUDDEN JERK AND BEGIN TO SHUTDOWN. THE CAR WOULD DRIVE COMPLETELY NORMAL AS LONG AS YOU DID NOT ACTIVATE EITHER THE BLINKERS OR THE BRAKES. I TRIED SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES AND NONE OF THEM SEEMED TO EFFECT THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS WE EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND PUT THE CAR IN …

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ODI 10489530 · 84,500 mi

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

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ODI 10141194 · 15,390 mi

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT THE LOCAL KMART, IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX, I NOTICED ANOTHER CAR BACKING OUT ALSO. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE TO PULL A LITTLE WAYS BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE SO I WOULD NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING (THE BLINK OF AN EYE) MY CAR CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN SHOCK, I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE, BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I COULD NOT STOP IT. I HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS BEFORE THE BRAKES FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. THANK GOD…

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ODI 10543744 · 94 mi

FIRST, I CALLED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE TELEPHONE. THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO ME, WHICH HE NEVER DID. HE ALSO SAID I WOULD RECEIVE SOMETHING BY MAIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT COMPLAINT? IN SHORT: MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94K. HONDA SAID MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHO DID HONDA MAKE A DEAL WITH? I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANS REBUILT. NOW GOING HIGH SPEEDS FOR LONG DISTANCES THE DASH BOAR…

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ODI 10671947 · 100,000 mi

ANOTHER DEATH COULD BE AVOIDED, THIS CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2014 TOO LATE FOR EA DOMINATION OF THE CAR, AND NOW AFTER SPEAKING WITH ATTORNEYS AGAIN THE AIR BARS ARE INVOLVED. OUR SON WAS SO EVICT RATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO, PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE . EMT'S WERE HELPLESS, HE LOST HIS FACE AND HIS CHEST. NO PROTECTION FROM THIS VEHICLE, PLEAS NOTIFY OTHERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ODI 10257304

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD GO DIMMER AND BRIGHTER ABOUT EVERY MINUTE WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE A/C OR DEFROST IS ON. I BELIEVE THE EXTRA LOAD ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THESE COMPONENTS TURNED ON IS CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM ABOUT EVERY 60 SECONDS. IT COULD BE RELATED TO A FAN OR OTHER ENGINE COMPONENT TURNING ON AND OFF, NOT SURE. THE DEALER REPLACED MY BATTERY AND CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR HONDA ACCORDS TO DO THIS, BU…

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ODI 10284561 · 43,890 mi

TURNING SIGNAL FOR FRONT AND BACK OF VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BULB AND FUSE ARE INTACT. HONDA ACCORD EX 2004. *TR

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ODI 10292634 · 64,000 mi

2004 HONDA EXL V-6; HEADLIGHTS DIM AS A RESULT OF THE ELD ISSUE WHICH IS HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF. THE CAR WORKS FINE IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT. HONDA'S EXPLANATION THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO EASE MY CONCERNS AS THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AS IT IS A VERY NOTICEABLE ISSUE. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ONLINE POSTINGS AND COMPLAINTS FILED DIRECTLY TO HONDA OVER THIS ISSUE, THE NHTSA NEEDS TO APPLY SOME PRESSURE TO …

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ODI 10453511

I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE TOP OF THE CAR; A/C LIGHTS NOR A/C WORK AND THE DOOR LIGHTS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN I GET IN OR OUT OF MY VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP WHETHER BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT. NOT HAVING ANY DASH LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF ANY VEHICLE. WANT ASSIST!!!!!!!!! *JS

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ODI 10906330 · 159,000 mi

I PURCHASE A CAR FROM SUNSHINE AUTO NEW LINK FINANCE ON WEST TENNESSEE ST TALLAHASSEE FL ON MARCH 22 2016 I PURCHASE THIS AUTO OFF GOOD FAITH FROM THE SALE WOMEN AND OWNER AFTER TAKING VEHICLE HOME I NOTICE THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY PULLING LIKE IT WAS LOW ON FLUIDS I ALSO NOTICE 2 RECALLS AIR BAGS N ONE BACK SEAT BEAT WORKING AS REQUIRE BY LAW IT WAS ALSO PENTLY MOTION ON HIGHWAY TURNING N RIDING DOWN ROAD THIS COMPANY RUNS A FRAUD SCAMS N OWNER CLAIMS HE ALWAYS OUT STATE N BUSINESS CLOSED DOWN AFTER FRAUD CUSTOMER OUT THERE MONEY COMANY HAS BEEN…

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ODI 11230740

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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Steering
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ODI 10105252

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

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ODI 11096472

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS SHOULD BE REINSTALLED IN ALL VEHICLES OF THE YEAR THAT WAS BEING RECALLED. I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AND I FIND IT APPLAUDING THAT RESPONSIBILITY ISN'T BEING ACCEPTED 100%. IF ONE AIR BAG IS DEFECTED THEN THEY ALL SHOULD AND COULD BE, WITH THAT BEING SAID I URGE THEM TO HONOR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND FIX IT INSTEAD OF 'PLAYING WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES' AND WAIT I TO SEE IF THE WORSE HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR BAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY ITEM IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT IN WHICH THEY WILL RELEASE.

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ODI 11718121

I have 22 recalls in my Jerry app and also on here. Have problems when first starting up and shifting just got from a dealer in Ohio. Maybe a year and a half ago my name is Tracy Harney my address is 702 Inverness place ft thomas Ky 41075 also my air bag light is on and my headlights are not very visible at nite wondering if all recalls on vehicle were fixed. Or still open. 8599076824. Leave message if don’t answer if you call.

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ODI 10485927 · 168,519 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

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ODI 10494734 · 94,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE AND MECHANIC AT THE SHOP I TOOK IT TOO, 2004 HONDA ACCORDS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING WEAK TRANSMISSIONS. IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CAR. I FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR AS IT JERKED…

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ODI 10672341 · 152,000 mi

CAR WILL NOT SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN , BEEN TOLD TRANSMISSION FAILED, NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. JUST DID TRANSMISSION SERVICE ONE MONTH AGO POWER STEERING OIL LEAK AND CHANGED PIPE AND THEN POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. *TR

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ODI 10376638 · 29,764 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UN RESPONSIVE TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSIO…

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ODI 10328468 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY THE BATTERY SIGNAL FLASHES FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE STEERING GETS LOCKED FOR APPROX 3 SEC AND AFTER 3 SEC IT GETS BACK TO NORMAL. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE TURNING AND ON A RAINY DAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A SITUATION OF LIFE AND DEATH. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT IT IS JUST ONE OFF SITUATION BUT THESE DAYS THE PROBLEM IS INCREASING. WE HAVE GOT IT CHECKED AT 2 PLACES INCLUDING PEPBOYS AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10465917 · 280,000 mi

I HAD BEEN DRIVING 10 MIN. (70MPH) ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER MOTORIST AS SOON AS I TURNED ON MY BLINKER THE CAR STARTED TO SHUTDOWN. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD ALSO MAKE AN SUDDEN JERK AND BEGIN TO SHUTDOWN. THE CAR WOULD DRIVE COMPLETELY NORMAL AS LONG AS YOU DID NOT ACTIVATE EITHER THE BLINKERS OR THE BRAKES. I TRIED SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES AND NONE OF THEM SEEMED TO EFFECT THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS WE EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND PUT THE CAR IN …

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ODI 10489530 · 84,500 mi

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

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ODI 10485927 · 168,519 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

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ODI 10494734 · 94,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE AND MECHANIC AT THE SHOP I TOOK IT TOO, 2004 HONDA ACCORDS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING WEAK TRANSMISSIONS. IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CAR. I FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR AS IT JERKED…

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ODI 11282901 · 65,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL HAS HAD 2 RECALLS REGARDING AFTERMARKET PARTS IN STEERING WHEELS, HOLES IN LEAKING HOSES AND VALVES AND FIRE HAZARDOUS. THE SECOND ONE IS REGARDING LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY, INCREASING PROBABILITIES OF A CRASH. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO HONOR THE REPAIRS OF THIS 2 RECALLS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO IT, BECAUSE THE CAR IS ALREADY 14 YEARS OLD. SO I AM DRIVING A FAULTY VEHICLE, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I AM ALREADY DISABLE FROM 2 CAR ACCIDENTS (AS A PASSENGER) ONE OF THE RECALLS, THE STEERING WHEEL,…

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ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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ODI 10416683 · 62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

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ODI 10671947 · 100,000 mi

ANOTHER DEATH COULD BE AVOIDED, THIS CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2014 TOO LATE FOR EA DOMINATION OF THE CAR, AND NOW AFTER SPEAKING WITH ATTORNEYS AGAIN THE AIR BARS ARE INVOLVED. OUR SON WAS SO EVICT RATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO, PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE . EMT'S WERE HELPLESS, HE LOST HIS FACE AND HIS CHEST. NO PROTECTION FROM THIS VEHICLE, PLEAS NOTIFY OTHERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ODI 10072411 · 5,500 mi

WHEN PARKING THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR JUMPED (WENT VERY FAST FORWARD AND HIT THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME) EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN. I ALSO NOTICED IT JUMPED GEARS, IT WAS NO LONGER ON D BUT D3. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR.*AK

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ODI 10482276 · 123,000 mi

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACCELERATING VERY FAST OVERHEATING, SLIPPING, IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE BEEN LEAKING HOWEVER I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. MY DEALERSHIP FROM FEBRUARY 13, 2012 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 COMMONWEALTH HONDA HAS BEEN CLAIMING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THE SUSPENSION OR THE TIMING BELT. THEY PERFORMED SERVICE AND ALL OF THEM THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOW LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. A VEHICLE WITH JUST GOT PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE T…

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ODI 10485927 · 168,519 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

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ODI 10290770 · 72,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSURE OF GAS PEDAL. WHEN BRAKES, APPLIED CAR SHOCK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. WHEN SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, I HAD TO :STAND ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CRUISED UNTIL THE CAR STOP. THE POLICE CAME TO MY ASSISTANCE AND SAW NOTHING WAS STUCK ON THE GAS PEDAL AND ALSO LOOKED TO SEE IF MY ACCELERATOR CABLE APPEARED TO BE STUCK. IT WAS NOT. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVIVED AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETEL…

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ODI 10354039 · 68,300 mi

JUST HAPPENED SEPT.5TH. NO ACTION TAKEN THUS FAR.; 2004 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED W/O MY FOOT ON GAS AND THEN W/I A FEW MINUTES, IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL. 3 WOMEN STUCK ON MAJOR 2 LANE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY BACK FROM BEACH ON LABOR DAY WEEK-END. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WOULD SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. POLICE AND TOW TRUCK WERE NEEDED. …

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ODI 10466599 · 31,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WOODEN FENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. ..UPDATED08-30-12 *BF UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS

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ODI 10141194 · 15,390 mi

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT THE LOCAL KMART, IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX, I NOTICED ANOTHER CAR BACKING OUT ALSO. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE TO PULL A LITTLE WAYS BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE SO I WOULD NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING (THE BLINK OF AN EYE) MY CAR CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN SHOCK, I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE, BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I COULD NOT STOP IT. I HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS BEFORE THE BRAKES FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. THANK GOD…

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ODI 10543744 · 94 mi

FIRST, I CALLED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE TELEPHONE. THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO ME, WHICH HE NEVER DID. HE ALSO SAID I WOULD RECEIVE SOMETHING BY MAIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT COMPLAINT? IN SHORT: MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94K. HONDA SAID MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHO DID HONDA MAKE A DEAL WITH? I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANS REBUILT. NOW GOING HIGH SPEEDS FOR LONG DISTANCES THE DASH BOAR…

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ODI 10671947 · 100,000 mi

ANOTHER DEATH COULD BE AVOIDED, THIS CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2014 TOO LATE FOR EA DOMINATION OF THE CAR, AND NOW AFTER SPEAKING WITH ATTORNEYS AGAIN THE AIR BARS ARE INVOLVED. OUR SON WAS SO EVICT RATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO, PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE . EMT'S WERE HELPLESS, HE LOST HIS FACE AND HIS CHEST. NO PROTECTION FROM THIS VEHICLE, PLEAS NOTIFY OTHERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ODI 10485927 · 168,519 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

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ODI 10494734 · 94,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE AND MECHANIC AT THE SHOP I TOOK IT TOO, 2004 HONDA ACCORDS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING WEAK TRANSMISSIONS. IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CAR. I FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR AS IT JERKED…

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ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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ODI 10463578 · 127,000 mi

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. RADIO DISPLAY WON'T LIGHT, BUT RADIO/CD STILL PLAYS; AIR CONDITIONER COOLS INTERMITTENTLY, THOUGH COMPRESSOR IS WORKING AND FREON IS ADEQUATE; TAIL LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T; IGNITION SWITCH MAKES A NOISE AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY STARTED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T - EVENTUALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED (PROBLEM STILL OCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME); BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE ALWAYS PULSED NO MATTER HOW SLOW I COME TO A STOP; AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR …

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ODI 11302077 · 130,000 mi

THE SRS LIGHT OF MY CAR COME ON AND GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY WILL TURN ON FOR A WHILE. I USUALLY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINEER AND TURN IT ON BACK AND WAIT A FEW. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, AND I HAVE READ THE MANUAL, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT AIR BAGS, AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL BOOK CAN BE 'AN ALERT TO A POTENTIAL AIRBAGS, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONERS OR THE DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION SENSOR AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WEIGHT SENSORS' WE HAVE CHECK IT ALL THE TIME AND IT JUST GOES…

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ODI 10811626 · 150,000 mi

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 HO…

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ODI 10257304

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD GO DIMMER AND BRIGHTER ABOUT EVERY MINUTE WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE A/C OR DEFROST IS ON. I BELIEVE THE EXTRA LOAD ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THESE COMPONENTS TURNED ON IS CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM ABOUT EVERY 60 SECONDS. IT COULD BE RELATED TO A FAN OR OTHER ENGINE COMPONENT TURNING ON AND OFF, NOT SURE. THE DEALER REPLACED MY BATTERY AND CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR HONDA ACCORDS TO DO THIS, BU…

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ODI 10284561 · 43,890 mi

TURNING SIGNAL FOR FRONT AND BACK OF VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BULB AND FUSE ARE INTACT. HONDA ACCORD EX 2004. *TR

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ODI 10292634 · 64,000 mi

2004 HONDA EXL V-6; HEADLIGHTS DIM AS A RESULT OF THE ELD ISSUE WHICH IS HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF. THE CAR WORKS FINE IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT. HONDA'S EXPLANATION THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO EASE MY CONCERNS AS THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AS IT IS A VERY NOTICEABLE ISSUE. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ONLINE POSTINGS AND COMPLAINTS FILED DIRECTLY TO HONDA OVER THIS ISSUE, THE NHTSA NEEDS TO APPLY SOME PRESSURE TO …

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ODI 11282901 · 65,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL HAS HAD 2 RECALLS REGARDING AFTERMARKET PARTS IN STEERING WHEELS, HOLES IN LEAKING HOSES AND VALVES AND FIRE HAZARDOUS. THE SECOND ONE IS REGARDING LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY, INCREASING PROBABILITIES OF A CRASH. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO HONOR THE REPAIRS OF THIS 2 RECALLS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO IT, BECAUSE THE CAR IS ALREADY 14 YEARS OLD. SO I AM DRIVING A FAULTY VEHICLE, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I AM ALREADY DISABLE FROM 2 CAR ACCIDENTS (AS A PASSENGER) ONE OF THE RECALLS, THE STEERING WHEEL,…

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ODI 10453511

I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE TOP OF THE CAR; A/C LIGHTS NOR A/C WORK AND THE DOOR LIGHTS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN I GET IN OR OUT OF MY VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP WHETHER BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT. NOT HAVING ANY DASH LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF ANY VEHICLE. WANT ASSIST!!!!!!!!! *JS

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ODI 11302077 · 130,000 mi

THE SRS LIGHT OF MY CAR COME ON AND GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY WILL TURN ON FOR A WHILE. I USUALLY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINEER AND TURN IT ON BACK AND WAIT A FEW. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, AND I HAVE READ THE MANUAL, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT AIR BAGS, AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL BOOK CAN BE 'AN ALERT TO A POTENTIAL AIRBAGS, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONERS OR THE DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION SENSOR AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WEIGHT SENSORS' WE HAVE CHECK IT ALL THE TIME AND IT JUST GOES…

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ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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ODI 10277051

RED AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON IN AUG OF 2007, TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IM THE PREVIOUS YEAR (2006-JULY. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE SRS UNIT COULD BE BAD, BUT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE LIGHT WAS THEN TURNED OFF. IN AUG OF 2008 THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THE SRS UNIT WAS BAD AGAIN AND THIS WOULD COST 500.00 DOLLARS TO FIX, IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM FEELING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. IT IS NOW JULY OF 2009 AND THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS JUST AS SOON AS IT G…

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ODI 10286618 · 117,000 mi

2004 HONDA ACCORD HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. A CONTACT IN THE SEAT BELT LATCH IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY HONDA?S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IN THE SEAT BELT DISABLES THE AIR BAG AND ALSO DISABLES THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WHICH WARNS THE DRIVER IF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT LATCHED. THE HONDA WARRANTY STATES THAT ??ANY HONDA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPE…

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ODI 10836952 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING 02-18-2016, MY HONDA WAS IN THE LAST GEAR BUT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO A POWER GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BUT THE F-150 TRUCK BEHIND IS SWERVED TO KEEP FROM BITTING US. I WAS VERY AFRAID ALSO CAUSE THE SEAT BELT AROUND MY CHILDREN TIGHTENED TO THE POINT WHERE MY BABY BOY STARTED CRYING CAUSE IT WAS LIKE IT CHOKED HIM. AFTER DROPPING THEM OFF, I GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT WHICH IS ON A HILL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT IN PARK AND …

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ODI 11066906

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2004 V6, WITH 44,954 MILES, CERTIFIED AT CARSON HONDA, IN CARSON CALIFORNIA ON FEB.9, 2006. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE FROM A DEALERSHIP.I SOMETIMES US TO SEE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND THE LAST TIME I SAW I ON WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I DID CALL AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE,CA. I HAD CONCERN RE. THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THEY ASKED ME THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR I TOLD THE REP. ,IT HAD ABOUT 170,000, HE THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY, BECAUSE THE CAR HAD SO MANY MILES. I DID TELL THEM THAT I HAD SEEN THE AIRBAG ICON ON AND I HAD TROUBL…

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ODI 10244943 · 89,500 mi

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALMOST STALLING OUT AND THEN TAKING A HUGE JERK...IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN LETTING UP OFF MY GAS...THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS; LAST NIGHT I HAD THE RIDE OF MY LIFE IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS! I WAS STOPPING BY THE BANK TO GET CASH FROM THE ATM; AS I LET UP OFF MY GAS, THE CAR DID A HARD JERK AND JUMPED THE SIDEWALK HITTING THE CORNER OF THE BANK. I'M SO GLAD NO ONE WAS USING THE ATM AT THIS TIME. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT RELEASED FOR ME TO GET OUT BUT …

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ODI 10453511

I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE TOP OF THE CAR; A/C LIGHTS NOR A/C WORK AND THE DOOR LIGHTS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN I GET IN OR OUT OF MY VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP WHETHER BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT. NOT HAVING ANY DASH LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF ANY VEHICLE. WANT ASSIST!!!!!!!!! *JS

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ODI 10906330 · 159,000 mi

I PURCHASE A CAR FROM SUNSHINE AUTO NEW LINK FINANCE ON WEST TENNESSEE ST TALLAHASSEE FL ON MARCH 22 2016 I PURCHASE THIS AUTO OFF GOOD FAITH FROM THE SALE WOMEN AND OWNER AFTER TAKING VEHICLE HOME I NOTICE THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY PULLING LIKE IT WAS LOW ON FLUIDS I ALSO NOTICE 2 RECALLS AIR BAGS N ONE BACK SEAT BEAT WORKING AS REQUIRE BY LAW IT WAS ALSO PENTLY MOTION ON HIGHWAY TURNING N RIDING DOWN ROAD THIS COMPANY RUNS A FRAUD SCAMS N OWNER CLAIMS HE ALWAYS OUT STATE N BUSINESS CLOSED DOWN AFTER FRAUD CUSTOMER OUT THERE MONEY COMANY HAS BEEN…

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ODI 11230740

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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ODI 10204006 · 39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER TWO CURBS AND A BUSH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE TAKEN TO TH…

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ODI 10453511

I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE TOP OF THE CAR; A/C LIGHTS NOR A/C WORK AND THE DOOR LIGHTS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN I GET IN OR OUT OF MY VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP WHETHER BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT. NOT HAVING ANY DASH LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF ANY VEHICLE. WANT ASSIST!!!!!!!!! *JS

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ODI 11302077 · 130,000 mi

THE SRS LIGHT OF MY CAR COME ON AND GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY WILL TURN ON FOR A WHILE. I USUALLY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINEER AND TURN IT ON BACK AND WAIT A FEW. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, AND I HAVE READ THE MANUAL, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT AIR BAGS, AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL BOOK CAN BE 'AN ALERT TO A POTENTIAL AIRBAGS, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONERS OR THE DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION SENSOR AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WEIGHT SENSORS' WE HAVE CHECK IT ALL THE TIME AND IT JUST GOES…

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

67 mentions · 6.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 106,000 mi (57 usable records).

ODI 10079178 · 580 mi

I TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH LEATHER ON JUNE 25, 2004. ITS BEEN EXACTLY A WEEK. I HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 580 MILES IN A WEEK. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AND I DID'NT SEE ANY RECALLS ON THE MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AFTER SPENDING $24000 ON A BRAND NEW CAR. *AK 1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE 'D' LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE DASHBAORD IS CONTINUALLY FLASHING. 2) I CAN HEAR SOME SLIDING NOISE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND VICE VERSA WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS (HAPPENS ALL THE TIME). THE SOUNDS SEEMS TO…

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ODI 10114148

I HAVE A 2004 EX V-6 ACCORD COUPE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAD THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK IT HAD 175 MILES ON IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALL SIX PISTONS WERE MISFIRING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN 3 TIMES NOW FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT ONCE AND TOLD ME THAT SOME NOISE IS NORMAL.. (MY 76 HONDA CIVIC DOESN'T EVEN MAKE AS MUCH NOISE AS THIS CAR DOES) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS AND GOES OFF HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALERSHIP RESETS IT AND SAYS THAT…

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ODI 10150341 · 12,480 mi

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAR SHIFT LEVER WAS IN D3 AND THE BRAKE WAS DOWN WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP AND DOWN AS IF IN NEUTRAL. THINKING THE RACING NOISE WAS FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE THE DRIVER RELEASED THE BRAKE IN PREPARATION OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD BURNING RUBBER. RE-APPLYING THE BRAKES BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. AT THAT POINT IT WAS NOTICED THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS ON D3 RATHER THAN D. THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE AND ALL SEEMED OK. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED LATER AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ONLY UN…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

57 mentions · 5.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 99,265 mi (50 usable records).

ODI 10086746 · 250 mi

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

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ODI 10088296 · 50 mi

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

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ODI 10098517 · 5,400 mi

CAR TYPE: 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, SIDE IMPACT, AIRBAGS (ON PASSENGER SIDE) FIRED WITH NO PROVOCATION. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO CARS NEAR ME. I WAS OBVIOUSLY STARTLED BY THE AIRBAGS FIRING, AND BRIEFLY HIT THE BRAKES AS A KNEE-JERK REACTION. HAD THERE BEEN OTHER CARS NEAR ME, THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAR IS NOW BEING SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY INTEND TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS, ROOF LINER, SRS UNIT(?), AND POSSIBLY THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE.*AK

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

49 mentions · 4.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 105,893 mi (44 usable records).

ODI 10054633 · 4,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD (3 MONTHS OLD/4,000 MI) THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THE RADIO STILL PLAYED. THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, STATED THAT IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IS. HONDA AMERICA CONCURRED AS DID A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK MY LIFE, OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS, WITH A CAR THAT MAY SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVI…

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ODI 10119950 · 100 mi

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

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ODI 10132710 · 24,590 mi

I GOT OUT THE DRIVEWAY AND MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE IGNITION KEY JUMP OUT OF THE IGNITION KEY HOLE AND BROKE THE KEY HANDLE ( PLASTIC WITH REMOTE DOORS/TRUNK OPENING. THE CAR STALLED AND STOP. I PUT THE KEY ( THE METAL PART) IN BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. I TRIED SUPER GLUE THE METAL AND PLASTIC BACK TOGETHER AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY. THE ENGINE WAS ON NORMAL. I TOOK THE KEY OUT, AND TRIED TO TURN IT WITH THE METAL PART AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT START. I DID NOT REALIZE THE SERIOUS OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I READ THE WORCESTER TELEGRAM GAZETTE …

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

40 mentions · 3.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 134,296 mi (34 usable records).

ODI 10054633 · 4,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD (3 MONTHS OLD/4,000 MI) THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THE RADIO STILL PLAYED. THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, STATED THAT IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IS. HONDA AMERICA CONCURRED AS DID A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK MY LIFE, OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS, WITH A CAR THAT MAY SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVI…

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ODI 10279549 · 24,453 mi

I LEASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 IN MAY OF 2004, FROM RICK CASE IN MIRAMAR FL. ON AUGUST 31, 2005, I HAD TO HAVE MY O RING DISCHARGE LINE REPLACED, DUE TO LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOISE. THEN, ON APRIL 3, 2006 I HAD TO HAVE MY ENTIRE RADIO/CD PLAYER CHANGED OUT DUE TO LED NOT WORKING AND BOTH BACK WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED DUE TO LOUD NOISE AND ROLLING DOWN SLOWLY. IN JULY 2006, I RELOCATED TO ATLANTA, GA AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE VIA RETAIL (TRANSFERRED THE TITLE) IN AUGUST 2007. THEN, NOVEMBER 9, 2007, I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEE…

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ODI 10364912 · 128,700 mi

MERGING ONTO CT RT 8 SOUTH, I ACCELERATED USING PASSING GEAR. UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. SINCE I THEN HAD NO POWER STEERING NOR POWER BRAKES, IT TOOK ALMOST 3 MILES TO STOP. I REACHED SPEEDS OF 85-90 AND HAD TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER AND EVENTUALLY STOP. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE THROTTLE CABLE THUS STICKING IT. I AM HAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY CHECKED: BRAKES, TRANS…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

23 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 16,910 mi (20 usable records).

ODI 10053345 · 260 mi

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MILES THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DRIVER DOWN SHIFTED AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE O-RING. SIX HUNDRED MILES LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. *AK

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ODI 10056301 · 2,084 mi

INTERMITTANT BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN. *JB

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ODI 10076041 · 11,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE REAR ENDING THE MOTORIST IN FRONT OF THEM. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP, BUT WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

5 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 22,099 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10067968 · 10,197 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX-L NAVI SEDAN AND WENT TO GET GAS. AS I FINISHED PUMPING THE GAS AND WENT TO START THE CAR THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT THE STARTER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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ODI 10090503 · 9,000 mi

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

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ODI 10114148

I HAVE A 2004 EX V-6 ACCORD COUPE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAD THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK IT HAD 175 MILES ON IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALL SIX PISTONS WERE MISFIRING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN 3 TIMES NOW FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT ONCE AND TOLD ME THAT SOME NOISE IS NORMAL.. (MY 76 HONDA CIVIC DOESN'T EVEN MAKE AS MUCH NOISE AS THIS CAR DOES) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS AND GOES OFF HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALERSHIP RESETS IT AND SAYS THAT…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 600 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10092441 · 600 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 74,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10351110 · 74,000 mi

OIL CONSUMPTION BURNS OIL & ENGINE CLATTERS NOISY VALVES & MINOR PROBLEM FRONT END FEELS UN STABLE HONDA ACCORD 2004 V TECH WHILE I BROUGHT CONCERNS TO SERVICE I REQUESTED ENGINE COMPRESSION TEST AND CHECK SPARK PLUGS FOR ANY OIL LEAKS INCONSIDERATE OF PROBLEM SERVICE DEPT DID NO COMPRESSION TEST FOR ENGINE ONLY DID A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH I WAS TOLD TO PAY FOR I STILL HAVE PAPERS OF TEST THE ENGINE PROBLEM TECHNICIAN IS ONLY IS WILLING TO ROAD TEST MY AUTOMOBILE AND TELL ME HE FEELS NO PROBLEM I KNOW VERY WELL WHEN I'VE BEEN GIVEN T…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b