Tl*the contact owns a 2000 honda accord. The contact stated that the instrument panel light (recall # 04v256000) is dimming. The keys can be removed from the ignition (recall # 05v025000) while the vehicle is in motion. The manufacturer stated that his vehicle is excluded from the recall. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 105,000 and failure mileage was 80,000.
2000 Honda Accord electrical complaints
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Not able to remove key from ignition in any gear.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 honda accord. The contact was able to turn the ignition to the off position and remove the key without shifting the transmission into park. The dealer stated that the ignition switch interlock needed to be changed. There was recall # 05v025000 concerning the electrical system:ignition:switch. The dealer stated that this vehicle was not included in the recall,. However, the contact felt that it should. The current mileage is 84,000, and failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2000 honda accord with a current and failure mileage of 84,000 miles. When the contact tried to turn the key he would receive no response from the starter. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not find the cause of the problem. They thought it could possibly be the ignition switch. The contact stated that vehicle was having the same problem as mentioned in recall 02v120000 concerning the ignition:switch. *ak the consumer has provided a copy of the repair invoice. Updated 05/21/07
I had left the car in a parking structure. Apparently I had left the gear in reverse rather than in park. After leaving the car with my ignition key in hand the car began to roll, and subsequently crashed into another car which was parked. The damage was minimal, but costly to repair anyhow. There was a woman with a baby in a carriage which was narrowly missed by the moving vehicle. I have since learned that I should not have been able to remove the key from the ignition with the gear shift lever not in park. In fact, there has been a recall 05v025000 for the exact same problem. Although almost 500000 cars of the same year and model of mine were affected by the recall, my particular VIN was not included. Honda disclaims any responsibility since my warranty has long expired and my car is not covered by the recall. It was interesting that the recall notice included the following words under "defect consequence:" "if the driver does not shift to park before removing the key and failed to engage the parking brake, the vehicle could roll and a crash could occur" this was the exact scenario of the incident which occurred.
2000 honda accord ex 4 cyl. Vin# 1hgcg565xya0xxxxx experience sudden loss of instrument panel lighting, automatic transmission selection indicator light, door and trunk open indicator light when running light and headlight switch was turned on. This failure presents the same symptoms as a recall for 2000 accords with a v-6 engine but is outside the narrow scope of the honda recall.
Car key can be removed from the ignition without requiring the driver to place the transmission in park. I purchased the car used last month and am not accustomed to driving an automatic-transmission vehicle. On multiple occasions, I have left the car in drive and attempted to exit the vehicle after shutting off the motor, only to have the car begin rolling forward or backward. Condition is extremely dangerous. Curiously, this is the exact problem for which the federal safety agency issued recall no. 05v025000. However, dealer and american honda motor co. Refuse to repair the car because its VIN number does not fall within the range that honda believes to be inclusive of cars with this defect. Unbelievable. Car is a 2000 honda accord.
I was driving home from work about 6.30 pm and in a flash my dash lights went out. I went to a honda dealer, they told me it was a multiplex control unit, and it was not under warranty. So I looked up ,if there was any recalls on this vehicle, their is, but honda said my VIN# wasn't on their list.
Dt*: the contact stated the inner lock on the ignition switch was not working which allowed the key to be removed from the ignition without putting the car in park. There was a the federal safety agency recall, # 05v025000, regarding the electrical system:ignition:switch . The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 10/04/06.
Over the past few years, my honda accord experienced electrical problems in the instrument panel on the dashboard. The light would flicker off and on while driving during the night. Eventually that flickering stopped and the whole interior light in the dashboard failed to illuminate. I took it in to a certified ase auto mechanic and he said there was a safety recall on this particular issue and to check my mail and files for any letters. I found a letter in my files dating back to july 2004 stating a safety recall on 2000-2001 accord lx v6 models for the multiplex control unit in the dashboard had to be replaced due to heat buildup and can cause accidents because the inside dashboard lights will not illuminate. I took the car to the fairfax honda dealer in virginia and they could not honor my recall because my VIN# did not call for it. I contacted honda consumer affairs about my problem and they told me my car was listed as a honda accord lx 4-cylinder. I spoke to a rep. Named andrea. After checking my files more thoroughly, they confirmed my car was a honda accord ex v6. The recall was for a lx v6, not a ex v6. The only difference is that the ex has a different trim then the lx, but the problem was the same, due to heat build up the instrument panel may not display lights. This is very dangerous for a driver and this problem needs to be addressed and resolved before someone gets injured. Honda corporation should provide a workaround or take full responsibility of their defect.
Dt*: the contact stated the instrument panel lights failed to work in the vehicle. The only lights that are working on the instrument panel are the turn signals. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. Upon inspecting the vehicle it was determined the dimmer control for the instrument panel was faulty. There is an the federal safety agency recall, # 04v256000, regarding the interior lighting. The VIN and motor size was not included in the recall according to the manufacturer.
The dimmer control for the instrument panel light failed and can not see the instruments at night. There is already a report for this failure (#04v256000), for my same model year. Honda will not honor recall because my VIN does not apply.
My 2000 honda accord ex v6 battery finally died on 01/30/2006. A new battery was replaced the same day and now the SRS light stays on and won't go away. I contacted a local honda dealership and they want to charge me $90 just for diagnostic and the cost of repair. I searched on the internet and realized that is a common problem with many honda and acura car models after any power related issue. As proclaimed reliable car company, I wanted to know why honda won't admit they have a problem and voluntarily have dealership fix it free of charge for the customers. I will be one of the customer gives serious thought on any future honda purchases.
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.
Driving home at night in heavy rain with family when the SRS light came on followed less than a minute later by the ABS light. Less than 1 minute later car died on the road. Battery was so dead that starter would not even turnover. Had to be towed home. It was determined the next day that the delphi alternator was putting out no voltage. It had blown open 4 of its 6 diodes in the rectifier assembly. Behind the back cover of the alternator when opened up. Car needed a new alternator at 68,000 miles. I was told by many that this was a very common problem with the '1998 to '2002 accord v6 models which used this delphi built alternator. Complete alternator failure caused the SRS and ABS lights to come on due to a low voltage condition in the car's electrical system possibly rendering both of these important safety systems useless with the warning lights on. The battery light never came on. I replaced the alternator with a bosch unit as I did not want the problem to occur again. I called honda in ca to inform them of this problem on 1/18/06. I still have the defective oem alternator.
My honda accord ex 6 cyl has a problem but was not included in the federal safety agency recall 04v256000. The dashboard lights go on and off at night, exactly as described. If I play with the dimmer control I can get the dashboard lights to go on and off.
At 84,366 miles my car's check engine light came on. Took accord to mechanic and was told the egr valve error code appeared. The mechanic said to take to honda due to recall for this part. Picked car up from mechanic and car also had SRS light on. Researched online since I already have recall for dash light. Found many other honda owners with same SRS light. Found out my air bags will not function if sensor illuminated. Also, called honda and they said I was beyond the mileage (80k) for the extended warranty on the defective egr valve replacement. Asked what honda was doing about the front airbags and was told no decision has been made. I have also discovered my car has the extended warranty for defective/faulty transmission. So when I'm driving down the highway my tranmsmission may give out at high rate of speed and if collsion occurs, my air bags will not deploy. My seat weld joint broke at 54k too! I used a 99 toyota 4runner as replacement vehicle and discovered the seatbelt warning light came on when my 40lb. Dog sat in passenger front seat. My accord never has detected my dog in the front seat ever! This car is riddled with safety defects and poor manufacturing. Honda should be held responsible for protecting the owners from injury including monetary repairs/ replacement costs for all of these safety defects and engine defects.
Dt: while the consumer husband was driving, the vehicle stopped with no warning. He was sitting in traffic and then pushed the vehicle to the side of the road. It was then towed to the dealership, and they found the alternator failed. The alternator was replaced. *ak updated 12/07/05.
My 2000 honda accord ex stalls and dies off while the car is in motion. I have experienced this for several times in the last month at 46000 miles. This is very dangerous while on the road without any warning. I've taken the car to the honda dealer to fix this problem they say that are not able to find the cause for this. However after reading many customer compliant on a web site I found that it is due to the malfunctioning of the ignition switch. The electrical contacts with in the ignition switch that wear prematurely causing the switch to malfunction thus stalling the vehicle.
Dt: 2000 honda accord. The SRS (safety restraint system) light came on and stayed on. The consumer contacted dealership, and they said it was probably a switch that was under a recall. The light told them it something to do with the electrical system. Contacted my manufacturer, they said that vehicle was not recalled. Srs light has been coming on for about a month and a half. Consumer was concerned about his family's safety.
Dt: the tranmission will shift gears very losely and makes a clunking sound but only when it is in reverse. Now it shifts slugishly. Took dealer to the dealer twice and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Now they think it is the motor mounts. The first time this happened was in october of 2002. *ak dash board lighting goes blank. A faulty multiflex light unit was found. Front brakes worn. Check engine light was on. Found faulty egr valve assembly and replaced. Srs light is on. Faulty opds unit was found.
My 2000 honda accord v-6 has approximately 85,000 miles on it and I have had very few problems. Always took to dealer for maintenance/repair. I had the alternator replaced in june 2005, and within 2 weeks of getting the car back, the SRS light came on. I called the dealer and they said I should bring the car in right away. I paid $68 to have the system "tested" and was told I needed to replace the entire computer system for the air bags at a cost of $575, or I could have them reset it and it may or may not come back on. I asked what happens when the light was on and was told that the airbags just won't work. I opted for the reset. Now, 2 weeks later, the light is back on. I have done some internet research and have found that not only is this a known problem, but the "cures" that are suggested by the dealer are all over the map. I find it incredible that honda is not responsible for this defect in a mandated safety device. My family will hold honda responsible if I am injured or killed due to a non-inflating airbag. I do not believe the company is taking the airbag issue seriously. My daughter was thankfully not killed in a serious accident last june in her civic, whose airbags did not deploy when she was hit with such force that it tore the front engine housing off her car and resulted in a total loss. The honda folks told us then that sometimes the car isn't "hit the right way" and the sensors don't register that the airbags should deploy. I think the same government that requires these devices be installed on all cars (and the ones we pay for when purchasing the cars) should hold the car makers/dealers responsible for making sure they are operable.
I drive a 2000 accord coupe lx 4 cyc. And some time my car would just lose power and die. Once my car loose power I can no longer have control of the car. Several times during a turn and with traffic behind me. Lucky I was able to pull over to the side before any accident occurred. I took the car to the dealership many times, but each time they said nothing was wrong and there are no recalls on 2000 but only 98-99 accords. They said that they will be more then happy to look into the issue but at my expensive. I was outraged that nothing is being done to fix this issue. I think this is a serious problem that honda needs to fix before I myself and/or others get seriously injured. I have expressed my concerns to many dealerships but none of them are willing to find a fix.
Purchased new 2000 accord ex v-6, 4 dr-replaced transmission at 10,000 miles, then again around 55,000 miles. Now on third transmission and wondering how long this one will last. Also, now the SRS light is on and they say the seat belt has to replaced, as well as now the alternator and tensioner are being repalced ($600 job!). Based on some other complaints, it seems the two are related, as well as the alternator problems being a result of the transmission problems.
Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer to have ignition interlock repairs done. Upon picking up the vehicle consumer was still able to remove the key from the ignition with the vehicle running.
When the key was not in the ignition switch, the gear shifted from park. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. Please provide more information. Since purchase the key could be removed in any position of the transmission lever.
The seat belt, brake, door, emergency and SRS lights were constantly burning at different times on the consumers 200 honda accord. *bf the dealer replaced the alternator.
The instrument panel lights would intermittently go out and come back on while driving at night. Consumer is unable to see any of the instrument gauges when the lights go out. , vehicle is at the dealer and the cause of the problem is still undetermined.
I purchased a new 2000 honda accord v6 in june of 2000. It is now 4 1/2 years old and has fewer than 18,000 miles. About 1 week ago I started hearing a whine or whirr and took it to the dealer today (12/15/04). It checked out to be a bad alternator, and they said it would be over $500 to fix!! I found seven complaints on this site and all of them (including mine) share a defective air bag light which comes on intermittently. Mine has been coming on since almost day 1. Honda dealership told me back then it was due to some clothes or cushion blocking some sensor at the back of the seat and was nothing to worry about. I have had maintenance done every 3 months or so, the most recent of which was december 4, 2004. At that time, there was no whine, no engine warning lights, or any indication of anything wrong, but I was told I needed a new battery. I was surprised to hear that, but now I know why. It was a few days after that I began hearing the noise that was today diagnosed as a bad alternator. Again, good maintenance record, fewer than 18000 miles, no warning lights, bad alternator. I am driving 300 miles this coming saturday and am scared to death--hoping that it is fixed completely and that nothing else goes wrong. I hope this gets some attention from the federal safety agency!.
The SRS airbag light came on at approximately 69,000 mi.the car was taken to dealer and no fault codes were found on the computer. I had the delphi alternator load tested and determined that could be the culprit. During this time, I also had both of my headlamps burned out within weeks of each other. I replaced the alternator with an aftermarket one and have not had any problems since.
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