2000 Honda Accord equipment problems

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITION HOSE WAS LEAKING WATER ONTO SUB FRAME CAUSING IT TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #10678851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

SRS INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD. CAR NEEDS THIS REPAIRED BEFORE VALID MA INSPECTION STICKER CAN BE APPLIED. HONDA DEALER REPAIRED FIRST "SRS INCIDENT" DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BUCKLE. HONDA DEALER DECLARED PROBLEM FIXED. DROVE CAR HOME. 2 DAYS LATER, SRS INDICATOR RE-APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. TOOK CAR BACK TO HONDA DEALER. HONDA DEALER NOW SAYS THAT CAR REQUIRED NEW OPDS SENSOR. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST: JUST UNDER $500. NO MENTION OF PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE FOR ALL HONDA ACCORDS 2000-2001. RECALL WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS AND 157,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE UNDER 154,000 MILES. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE OFFICES. BOTH HONDA DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE UNWILLING TO HELP. CAN NHTSA HELP WITH GETTING HONDA TO ABIDE BY OLD RECALL? I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. I BELIEVE THE SRS REPAIR FROM LAST WEEK RESULTED IN THE CURRENT SRS OPDS FAILURE. I CAN SEE MANY ANGRY HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ON INTERNET WEB SITES. ADD ME TO THE LIST.

NHTSA complaint #10595304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING TUBE FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE SUB-FRAME CAUSING THE FRAME TO CORRODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SUB-FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

NHTSA complaint #10482856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I CAN REMOVE MY IGNITION KEY FROM MY HONDA ACCORD 2000 EX . 4 DR. 4CYL WITHOUT PUTTING ON PARK.

NHTSA complaint #10349109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

HONDA HAD SUPPOSEDLY UNDER A HIDDEN WARRANTY SWAPPED OUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THE FIRST TIME,IDENTICAL PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN D4 ON THE DASH STARTS BLINKING AND I COULD ONLY DRIVE TO 3RD GEAR. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART ITS OK UNTIL I DRIVE FOR A FEW MINUTES. RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL REV BUT THE CAR WON'T GO FORWARD UNTIL IT JERKS VIOLENTLY AND CATCHES GEAR. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY WILL NOT UPHOLD THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER. TECHNICALLY AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR IN THE SAME AMOUNT MILEAGE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BUT THEY TOLD ME FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR I AM OVER THE MILEAGE.

NHTSA complaint #10269651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A SET OF 2000 HONDA ACCORD 1 PIECE PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS FROM 4CAROPTION.COM. FEW DAYS AFTER I INSTALLED THE HEADLIGHTS I GOT PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND WAS ASKED TO PUT BACK MY ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE I AM REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE AN AMBER REFLECTOR ON MY HEADLIGHTS. 4CAROPTION.COM NEVER ADVISED ME ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS' DESIGN IS AGAINST THE LAW. I CALLED 4CAROPTION TO ASK FOR A FULL REFUND, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME HALF OF THE PAYMENT BACK SINCE I INSTALLED THE HEADLIGHTS ALREADY. NM

NHTSA complaint #10157571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. IT WAS SINGLE HANDEDLY DRIVEN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2000. I HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING IT PER THE SPECIFICATIONS STIPULATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND GETTING IT SERVICED FROM HONDA SERVICE CENTERS ONLY. I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF UN-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM HONDA'S DEALERSHIPS AND AMERICAN HONDA. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE IT WAS TIME TO GET MY MAJOR SERVICE DONE I TOOK IT TO LARRY HOPKINS HONDA AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY DIDN'T CHECK ANYTHING AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. SINCE THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK ANOTHER TIME TO GET IT CHECKED BY PAYING A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF A $150 WHICH I COULD HAVE SAVED HAD THEY CHECKED IT THE FIRST TIME. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A STUCK THERMOSTAT, CODE P1486, AND REPLACED IT, CHARGING ME $241 MOSTLY LABOR CHARGE. AFTER A WEEK THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND WHEN I CALLED LARRY HOPKINS I WAS INFORMED THAT ECU NEEDED REPLACEMENT, COSTING $960, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN $1250. RECENTLY, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY ADVISED ME TO GET ANOTHER DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS BEFORE THEY COULD HELP ME. I GOT THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, AND AFTER PAYING $129 THE SAME CODE P1486 WAS FOUND AND WAS INFORMED THAT ECU WAS INDEED A WEAR AND TEAR PART. HOWEVER. I DISAGREED, AND HAVE CHECKED WITH VARIOUS TECHNICIANS WHO DISAGREED THAT ECU WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN ECUS GOING BAD AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USAGE.

NHTSA complaint #10148594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

THE VEHICLE'S HAS HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *NM THE VEHICLES ENGINE REVVED ETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 RPM BEFORE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING FORWARD. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO GEAR THE CONSUMER WAS WHIP-LASHED AND BODY SLAMMED INTO MY SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE DRIVER SEAT HAS A SUDDEN SHIFT MOVEMENT WHILE THE CONSUMER DRIVES THAT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AS VEHICLE ROUNDS SHARP CORNERS AND TURNS. IN SEP 2003 SENT A NOTICE ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT LOOSENING. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CONSUMER HAS SOMETHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THE CONSUMER HEARS A RATTLE IN THE DASH NEAR THE COIN DRAWER.

NHTSA complaint #10095390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2000 HONDA ACCORD. *MR THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, THE EGR VALVE FAILED, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK PANEL HAD FALLEN DUE TO S DEFECTIVE PLASTIC ANCHOR PIN, THE A/C STOPPED WORKING, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SEAL AT THE BOTTOM WAS FALLING OFF. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10083742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES

VEHICLE WAS TAKING IN FOR A RECALL, UPON PICKING UP VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ALARM WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER REFUSED TO RECONNECT ALARM AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED.

NHTSA complaint #10024418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

CONSUMER STATED THE STEREO IS LOUDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THAN THE LEFT SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #565223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.