New honda accord of only 10 months with 7000 miles burst into flames at 2:00am causing damage to car. Car showed no signs of any problems prior to fire except burglar alarm sounded twice on two separate occasions. Car was driven home from work, parked at 5:30pm under garage and at 2:00am flames were coming from engine compartment under hood.
2000 Honda Accord electrical complaints
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A fire started under the hood while it was parked and turned off. State farm insurance company examined vehicle and determined that the fire started at a sensor in the wiring harness near horn. The bumper/ grill/ rubber/ radiator, and hood experienced damage. Dealership has yet to examine vehicle,and has been in possession of vehicle since june 8th, 2001. *ak honda has denied responsiblity.
Consumer had just gotten out of vehicle and into house when vehicle caught on fire. Fire started under dashboard. Fire department insisted fire coming from wiring harness. Manufacturer sent a fire marshal for honda who ruled it to be arson.*ak
At first right light blewout; then, left side light went out. Consumer felt unsafe because there was a chance of being rear ended. *ak consumer while traveling on highway a motorist told him that consumer had no brake lights this was the second time in one year due to horn shortening out, first the left brake light and then the right one, also shifter will not come out of park unless the emergency release is used.
Car would not start and had to be towed 2x's within one week to repair the ignition immobilizer. Car has been in the dealer's garage for 22 days and counting. The car was purchased new.
Vehicle experiencing problem with jumping upon starting and turning engine off intermittently. Also, problem with engine turning over after ignition switch been turned on three or more tims. Vehicle been in dealer shop on several occasions, and informed consumer that nothing could be found. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
The entire electrical system is affected by the use of the blinkers when the car is cold. The engine will not start until the fourth attempt at least once monthly.
1st time dealer stated bad gas for car jerking when trying to accelerate and engine check light was on - fixed problem. 2nd time (next day) car repeated same problem - another dealer stated bad gas and loose wire - fixed problem 3rd time same dealer stated needed new top dead center sensor. Sensor had malfunctioned. I know too many people who had the same problem and continue to even after getting fixed repeatedly. I am scared to drive my new car - not even a year old.
Engine check light went on twice. Took vehicle to dealer, and they said fuel filler: cap was not on properly. Then, it was electrical system causing engine light to come on. A week later, SRS light came on, indicating something wrong with airbag and seatbelts.
The computerized electronic ignition system failure caused the vehicle to hesitate under certain engine load condition.
The horn button is located at the very center of the steering wheel and only at the one spot. During an emergency situation the horn is very difficult to find and most of the time you miss it. This results in a dangerous situation being made worse. In the time I have the car there have been three situations where I could not find the horn, pounding on the steering wheel uselessly.there should be a three or a four point horn button.
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