2000 Honda Accord: engine failure

Filed Feb 19, 2010 · Engine · 113,000 miles · NJ

During a normal drive and then a stop at a red light, car's engine stalls. After auto shop examination, the conclusion was that the ball bearing in the engine's tensioner locked up, thus throwing the timing belt off and bending valves due to incorrect timing. A whole new engine was required to fix it because of the extensive damage. Old engine has been removed and replaced and I don't think it would be available.

Filed Mar 11, 2008 · Engine · 125,300 miles · TX

Car was idling at a stop light when suddenly the engine almost stopped running. Seemed like it had only 1 or 2 cylinders working. Was able to get to a parking lot, turn off engine, wouldn't restart. Towed in to shop and found gasoline filling 3 cylinders (6 cyl. Engine). Broke a connecting rod, replaced engine.

Filed Mar 29, 2007 · Engine · 105,000 miles · NH

Driving a 2000 honda accord (4 cylinder) at approximately 25 miles per hour. Making a right hand turn. Total loss of power to automobile. Complete engine shutdown. Engine restart after second attempt but complete failure again. Check engine light and all dash instrumentation illuminated prior to second engine failure. Car towed to honda dealership. Owner informed that egr valve failed. Owner informed that it was impossible for the egr to fail while car was in motion. That simply is not true as this failure indeed happened to this vehicle while in motion. Total repair cost not provided at this time. No prior indication of egr problems prior to this incident.

Filed Nov 17, 2005 · Engine · 112,000 miles · CA

I have a 2000 honda accord lx v6 4door sedan. After the vehicle has been driven for about 20 minutes, the engine failed to start after it was shut off for 5-10 minutes. The first time this happened, the car was only 2 years old. Each time I try to restart the engine, the engine would turnover and run for about 2 seconds and then stalled. Each time I would have to depress the gas to get the engine going and if I release the gas, the engine would die. The engine sounds like it's running out of gas and just die. The strange part is if I can get the car in gear and drive with the gas applied for about one block, the engine would return to normal. This can be dangerous since I have to depress the gas and brake at the same time so the vehicle would stay in control. I went to the dealer and they hooked up some kind of computer to the car and they said they were unable to find any problem. The accord is a nice car but this constant engine-starting problem needs to be addressed.

Filed Jul 13, 2004 · Suspension · 85,000 miles · NM

The front wheel bearing seized up and wore down the spindle. This resulted in the vehicle pulling to the left while driving. The dealership replaced the front wheel bearing and spindle, but the cause of the failure was undetermined.