10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
66,355 miles

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problem #9

Dec 222010

Accord

  • 112,200 miles
2004 Honda Accord.

- Delano, CA, USA

problem #8

Mar 202010

Accord

  • miles
I was driving on the parkway and the gas pedal engaged itself and accelerated by itself. I was trying to break but the break pedal also was locked and I had to move away from car to car so that I would not hit them and then finally the pedal released itself and reduced the speed. I took the car to Honda and I am waiting for them to tell me what to do next.

- Farmingdale, NY, USA

problem #7

Sep 062005

Accord

  • miles
I was driving down the road and noticed that the air conditioner was not cooling. I took the automobile to the dealership to be checked and was told that rocks had hit the condenser and damaged. Supposedly, it was replaced but less than 7 months later the same thing occurred (no cooling) and rocks had again damaged the condenser. Fall was coming up, so the A/C was not used again until April '06. I feel the car is equipped with a design defect that is costly and potentially harmful. The lower front grill bumper is designed in a such a way that any road debris can enter and damage a fully exposed and unprotected A/C condenser. The design of the grill and condenser material leaves it vulnerable to be easily damaged by small gravel. There is no screen or deflector in place for the condenser to prohibit any road debris from damaging the condenser: Therefore, the clearing and defogging of the inside window is difficult without the dehumidifier effect. An investigation should be conducted on the vulnerability of damage to the A/C condenser system. Honda should be held responsible for repairing the problem, especially if this part is inferior and/or defective.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #6

Mar 242006

Accord 4WD

  • miles
I brought this car and the dealership lied to me. They told me that I would be making certain payments which at the end were not the payments that I ended up making. I went to the dealership and tried to talk to somebody about my problems but nobody would pay attention to me. Nobody would do anything to help me with my problem. The dealership is a fraud. I want to cancel the problem of this car.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #5

Sep 022005

Accord 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 41,000 miles
Ac condenser failure - allegedly punctured by road debris. My wife was behind a truck carrying gravel traveling on an interstate highway. Gravel may have spilled out and entered front of car, puncturing condenser unit. Extended warranty will not cover - they claim issue was caused by road debris. I claim that if the car was properly designed, a simple pebble could not cause $500 worth of damage.

- Boynton Beach, FL, USA

problem #4

Jul 012004

Accord

  • miles
Complaint regaring window tinting.

- Santa Fe, NM, USA

problem #3

Jul 172004

Accord 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 369 miles
On July 6th, 2004, I took possession of our new 2004 Honda Accord sedan with 132 miles on the odometer. I scheduled to have Honda accessories installed by the Honda dealership on July 15th-16th, and picked up my vehicle on July 17th. Upon picking up the vehicle (369 miles on odometer) the driver's side seatbelt would not retract. The seatbelt was completely pulled out and still would not retract. It took the dealership several hours, but they managed to replace the driver's side seatbelt which had failed. The replacement unit retracts very slowly and has to be manually maneuvered into place. Will need to schedule another appointment to have it looked at again. In addition to this major safety incident, the outside temperature gauge has malfunctioned and no longer reads the correct temperature.

- Folsom, CA, USA

problem #2

May 012004

Accord

  • miles
Possible safety hazard with 2004 Honda Accord. (nar) while driving on the freeway at night with the cruise control activated, as the consumer approached the off ramp, he attempted to deactivate the cruise control by pressing what the consumer thought was the cancel button on the steering wheel but was unable to view the three button that was in conjunction with the cruise control and accidentally pressed the (res/accel) button and immediately began to speed up. The consumer felt that Honda should add illumination to the three buttons on the steering wheel that activate and deactivate the cruise control.

- Palmdale, CA, USA

problem #1

Mar 052004

Accord 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100 miles
I own a 2004 Honda Accord ex V6 sedan. I have approximately 9000 miles on the car. Since I have had the car it intermittently will not start. I have taken it to the dealer three times for this problem and it still is not fixed.

- Washington, PA, USA