87 of the 1,506 complaints about the 2000 Honda Accord are about the body and structure — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 140,000 miles.
87
Complaints
5
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
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On this Car the AC drain hose causes unnecessary expedited rust of the subframe as it drips on the subframe where the steering rack and pinion are. this causes that part of the subframe to rust abnormally faster than normal due to the water. The hose whould have been redirected away from the subframe to prevent safety issues.
NHTSA complaint #11729698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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The engine cradle is rooting out from the AC unit is draining on it and it about to brake because of the way Honda did it I hope the recall is made on it
NHTSA complaint #11471377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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Subframe on passenger side is rusted through creating a safety hazard. I was unaware of this issue on 1999-2002 Honda Accords but when researching for the cause of a noise coming from the front end found plenty of articles but no corrective action from Honda.
NHTSA complaint #11465986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 THE WINDOW LATCHES AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE PAID OUT OF MY POCKET 500$ FOR A DOOR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO CONSIDERING ALL THE VIDEOS I HAVE SEEN OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS EXACT SAME YEARS AND MODELS I'M SERIOUS ABOUT CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR IGNORING THIS ISSUE AND NOW YET AGAIN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED THERE'S THOUSANDS OF CARS SAME YEAR SAME PROBLEM AND YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RIGHT THIS WRONG ALSO THE FRAME BRACKET OF THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE
NHTSA complaint #11389064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATION LINE DRIPPED FLUID ON TOP OF THE KEY SUSPENSION COMPONENT, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
NHTSA complaint #11289633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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RIGHT SIDE SUB-FRAME, REAR BEAM, K FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH FROM A/C DRAIN LINE INSTALLED TO DRAIN DIRECTLY ONTO THE SUBFRAME. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING TO FLEX SUBSTANTIALLY AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC COULD CAUSE THE CAR STEERING TO FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY OR COULD ALLOW THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. ANTI-SWAY BAR IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. FOUND BY MECHANIC CHECKING MY CAR TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING AND CORNERING.
NHTSA complaint #11190886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I WAS DRIVING ON CITY WHEN I HEARD METAL NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE I HAD IT CHECK ED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE K FRAME-SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED AND CRACKED ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM DUE THAT THE AC WAS DRIPPING WATER ON TOP OF IT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT
NHTSA complaint #11151355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS BADLY COMPROMISED BY RUST (SOME HOLES). PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING CAN BE COMPROMISED IS IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER SIDE IS NOT BADLY RUSTED. HONDA HAS RELOCATED THE AIR CONDITIONING DRIP TUBE IN LATER YEARS WHICH MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM
NHTSA complaint #11121113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKE OFF I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET ON THE WAY TO WORK I TURNED THE CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK SOUND AND GOT UNDER MY CAR AND LOOKED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME IS BROKE OFF
NHTSA complaint #11120688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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4TH JULY MY WIFE WAS IN A COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN HER SUFFERING MEMORY LOSS, SPEECH ISSUES , STUTTER, A SEVERE CONCUSSION AND WEEKS AND WEEKS ON CONTINUED THERAPY TO INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AND CONTINUED CARE. THE AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOY . NO REASON WITH THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE CAR IT SHOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED. MY THREE CHILDREN WHERE ALSO IN THE CAR TO INCLUDE MY 12YR OLD SON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER. MY CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES BUT AS A RESULT OF FAILED EQUIPMENT MY WIFE NEARLY FORGOT WHO I WAS TO INCLUDE LAST LAST TEN YEARS OF OUR LIVES AMOUNGST OTHER THINGS , AND COULD POSSIBLY HAVE MOST HER LIFE. ONE OF THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS IS : CONCUSSION WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTER. (SPEECH PATHOLOGICAL TREATMENT PLAN ONGOING ) MY WIFE IS ALSO UNABLE TO WORK AND PROVIDE , AND TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN IN MY ABSENCE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION , SPEED 40-55MPH OHIO STATE ROUTE 68 IN URBANA, OHIO. NIGHT TIME FOLLOWING JULY 4TH FIREWORKS.
NHTSA complaint #11115184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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SUBFRAME RUST-OUT OF FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BACK BEAM ON RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE, BOTH BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. LARGE HOLE IN FRAME WAS NOTED DURING OTHER REPAIR WORK AND MATCHES NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND PICTURES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION FROM HONDA.
NHTSA complaint #11103738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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PAINT LOOKS LIKE A BRILLO PAD WAS TAKEN TO IT
NHTSA complaint #11048456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT. SWAY BAR BUSHING BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 260514
NHTSA complaint #11033288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE SUB-FRAME ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST THROUGH, PRESUMABLY DUE TO A POORLY PLACED AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATE DRAIN, WHICH DRIPS WATER ON THE AFFECTED COMPONENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THE TOP PART OF THE COMPONENTS IS MOSTLY EATEN AWAY BY RUST. THE PART HAS NOT BROKEN, YET, BUT IT EVENTUALLY WILL. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE SAME COMPONENT IS UNAFFECTED. THE REMAINDER OF THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR ITS AGE.
NHTSA complaint #11003248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH NO AIR BAG AND ALSO SUSPENSION IS NO GOOD
NHTSA complaint #10979226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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PAINT BUBBLES ON THE FRONT ROOF NEAR THE WINDSHIELD HAS RESULTED IN WINDSHIELD SEAL TO DISINTEGRATE AND LEAK WATER WHEN IT RAINS. CAN'T RUN THE CAR THROUGH CARWASH! EXPECT THE WATER LEAK TO DAMAGE INTERNAL ELECTRONICS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
NHTSA complaint #10956906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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AFTER A LONG TRIP OUT WEST WE NOTICED A NOISE IN THE FRONT END, WE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE SUB FRAME ON RIGHT SIDE WAS RUSTED OUT. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES LUCKY NOTHING HAPPENED ON THE TRIP. FROM OHIO TO SOUTH DAKOTA.
NHTSA complaint #10927066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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FRONT SUB-FRAME OR ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED AND BROKEN. ITS VERY UNUSUAL IN HONDA. MY WHOLE CAR WAS RUST FREE EXCEPT THAT PART. THERE ARE LOT OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10896827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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STRUCTURAL DESIGN FLAW RAPIDLY CORRODES FRONT SUBFRAME. VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION AFTER SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME COMPROMISED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. LOCALIZED CORROSION OCCURRING SUDDENLY DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS ALMOST CERTAINLY RELATED TO FAULTY PLACEMENT OF AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN HOSE. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE SUBFRAME, REPAIR COST QUOTED AT $1,700. VEHICLE DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE PENDING THIS NECESSARY STRUCTURAL REPAIR. CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 123,000.
NHTSA complaint #10894663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2000 HONDA ACCORD GOING ON TO 270 NORTH ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS HOOD CAME POPPING UP SMASHING HIS WINDSHIELD AND HE WAS LUCKY HE WAS IN THE LANE CLOSEST TO THE BRIM. HE COULD NOT SEE AND WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OR AT THE SIDE OF HIM. THE POLICE OFFICER THAT ARRIVED ASKED US IF THIS WAS A 2000-2002 HONDA AND MY SON SAID YES. HE EXPLAINED TO US THIS IS THE 5TH HONDA VEHICLE IN A MONTH THAT THIS SAME THING OCCURRED. HIS DAUGHTERS SAME CAR AS MY SON DID THIS A MONTH AGO. HE RECOMMENDED TO ME TO EMAIL YOU AND LET YOU KNOW. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ISSUE, AND IF THIS COLUMBUS OHIO POLICE OFFICER HAS SEEN 5 I WONDER WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN OTHER STATES. THE POLICE OFFICERS NAME IS OFFICER [XXX] PHONE NUMBER [XXX] POLICE OFFICER NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10853237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RATTLED, SHOOK, AND AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED AND ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.
NHTSA complaint #10850678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE ARM BROKE INTO ON MY CAR. THE WELDING WAS BAD. ALSO THE CLEAR COAT LOOK AWFUL, IT WAS PAINTED CHEAPLY AND , IT A EYE SORE. I JUST WANT IT FIXED . I LOVE MY CAR, BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH RECALLS.
NHTSA complaint #10845554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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SUBFRAME ROT CAUSED FROM THE AC DRAIN LINE. MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND BROKEN BECAUSE OF THIS. COULD'VE CAUSED A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10837217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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SUBFRAME/CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO MANUFACTURERS ROUTING OF AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATION ONTO SUBFRAME. NO DAMAGE/RUST ON DRIVERS SIDE WHERE A/C DOES NOT DRAIN. AROUND $400 IN PARTS AND OVER $700 IN WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10778110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMIT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
NHTSA complaint #10763724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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JUST PURCHASED A 2000 ACCORD ON SAT 8-22-15. BODY LOOKS GREAT,RUNS SHIFTS GREAT,BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING OIL CHANGE I REALIZED PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY GONE. YES,GONE. IT'S MISSING @4 INCHES OF METAL WHICH HAS OBVIOUSLY RUSTED AWAY,WITH SURROUNDING METAL RUSTED. DRIVER SIDE LOOKS PERFECT. SAME PART,TWO DIFFERENT PLACES,ACTING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
NHTSA complaint #10758682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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CAR FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO CORRODED SUBFRAME ON RIGHT HAND SIDE FRONT PASSENGER AREA. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF COMPONENT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10749405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.
NHTSA complaint #10747018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. AS A RESULT, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
NHTSA complaint #10730323 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN HEARD CLUNK FROM PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. JACKED UP CAR, PULLED WHEEL AND FOUND SUB FRAME HAD ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HAVE BEEN IN/CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A 2000 ACCORD AND HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER ACCORD VEHICLES ( 1999-2002) WITH THE SAME CONDITION. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE SUB FRAMES ON THE AFFECTED ACCORD VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10722434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.