In april 2001, I purchased new honda accord ex from its dealer, planethonda in union, nj. The car had been sore for the last three years. The car was recalled because of faulty transmission. The faulty transmission affected the engine and brakes. Not only, honda should have replaced the faulty transmission, but also the engine should have been replaced. The faulty transmission made the car run in the low gear, damaged the engine. My car engine is burning more motor oil and I have to add one quart of oil for every 700-800 miles. I also had to replace the brakes, rotor/drum,brake shoe pads every 6-8 months because of faulty transmission. My car has the side air bag and ABS lights on since 30000 miles. I was advised by the federal safety agency to send the complaint to the federal safety agency. Please forward the copy of the complaint to the appropriate department, so that they can look into the matter. Thanks....... Ashok kumar
2001 Honda Accord brakes complaints
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On numerous occasions, the ABS warning light has illuminated for no apparent reason. To honda's credit, they have looked over the vehicle a number of times and pulled codes, but no obvious defects were found. The codes were reset. The problem presents more in colder weather. Recently, however, the issue has come with the red brake warning light. No obvious issues (leaks, fluid level, spongy feel, etc.) have been detected. The light can be coaxed into going off by restarting the vehicle (sometimes) and other times it will go off by itself - usually leaving the ABS warning light on. The problem, again, presents itself more in cold weather, and appears to be electrical. While the brakes appear to work and look excellent mechanically, it is unnerving that the issue has thus far been undiagnosed and resolved by honda.
2001 honda accord v6 worst of 4 honda's I have owned. Replaced all electrical under drivers seat, replaced brake sensor 3 times - allows gearshift to release. Rear main seal leak, transmission replaced, door lock motors replaced, LED readout on odometer won't show one number, replaced the master cylinder. Car has not been in accident and had to have casters on front frame adjusted so it wouldn't chew up the tires. Most of this happened under warranty except for the rear main seal. This should have been a jag.
On the fifth year of usage, my honda accord 2001 v6 ex 4-door sedan started producing a loud pop/click when applying pressure on the brake pedal. After taking the car to the dealership twice, they managed to determine the cause - a couple of parts around the pedal need to be replaced (about $200, I have the list from them) with labor charge for about $250 more, total comes to about $450. The dealer claims the problem is cosmetic and doesn't affect the normal vehicle braking. I truly hope so, I haven't performed the repair yet. This problem looks very much like the issue described at the federal safety agency item number 10013655 (service bulletin number 11012004). I believe honda should stand behind their product, state this is a recall and perform the repairs of such issues for free. Currently it's extremely challenging to even convince the dealership that there's a problem, in addition they charge you a large amount of money for only diagnosing the problem.
2001 accord has had SRS light replaced and brakes. Srs light continued to illuminate after being replaced. *ts the dealer replaced several parts on the vehicle. The air bag light has not illuminated since feb 2006 since the front shoulder belt buckle was replaced.. *jb the consumer was only reimbursed $248.40 of the $835.42 repairs made to vehicle. The consumer wanted to know how did the manufacturer come up with that figure for reimbursement. Updated 06/15/06.
I believe the 2001 honda accord lx, 4 cyl has problems with the brake system. I bought car new in november 2000 and have changed the rotors 3 times, and the brake pads 5 times. I just had new rotors and pads put on last summer, and when the honda dealership was checking my car for another problem, they discovered that the new rotors were warped and the pads wore out. I am wondering if the entire braking system is not working properly, which causes the front pads and rotors to wear down prematurely. The back drums have been replaced one time. It seems that for some reason when I use the brakes the front brakes are doing all the work. Nobody can figure out why.
Transmission failure. Had intermittent problems that could not be diagnosed when under 100000 miles. Transmission finally failed at 108,500 miles. Dealership & american honda have only offered 50% discount on a known problem with their cars. I feel they should be responsible for entire cost. They were using a cop out to not honor their product. I am only a little over their extended coverage offer. Also, they stated that even though I have a great service history I did not have it done through them, instead I did have my maintenance done with goodyear shop which was an established car center. I bought the honda believing I would not have to encounter these issues. I can understand little problems, but not one to this extent. I just thank god that my two month old child was not in the car w/ me when it finally broke down. I had to spend $200 on towing fees. All attempts to speak with american honda was disappointing. I also followed up with research on service history, and have come to the conclusion that honda was just not the name it use to be.
Purchased a certified 2001 honda accord v-6 sedan 3.0 in july 2004 w/ 42,000 miles at 55,000 I needed new rear brakes and rotors. The brake light never came on. Per the dealer the rotors were already turned so, I got new rotors. When I picked up the car from the dealer the car is still making a squeaking sounds as you apply the brake. I took the car back and was informed that there was nothing wrong with the braking system or brakes. To this date the car is still squeaking when I apply the brakes. Also note that when I returned to the dealer several days later the back brakes were already worn 10 percent but the front brakes were still brand new??????? This is a front wheel drive vehicle which 70 percent of the braking is applied in the front and approx 30 percent is applied in the rear so why do I need brakes and rotors in the rear before the front. And the front brakes are still as brand new ..makes you wonder if the front braking system is working or not?
While driving consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. This caused consumer's vehicle to rear end another vehicle in front. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. But passenger's side air did deploy. Driver sustained neck and back injuries, and was taken to the hospital for observation. The vehicle was totaled by the insurance company.
2001 honda accord, steering wheel lost out of control, brakes did not function properly. There was no control with the steering wheel and the brakes did not respond. The failure of these two main components caused a serious collision on the freeway. Possible suspension system failure.
Accelerator pedal sticks when applied. *ak this was an intermittent problem. The throttle body was cleaned due to carbon on the throttle plate. *sc the front pads were replaced.
Customer lost control of vehicle, resulting in a crash while attempting to disengage cruise control with foot brake w on wet surface. Rear tires completely locked when customer tapped the foot brake to disengage speed control,causing vehicle to skid. Customer attempted to "stomp-and-steer" vehicle, (as is implied with ABS), brakes became unresponsive and pedal travelled to the floor. Customer then applied full throttle to try to pull the vehicle out of the skid, which was unsuccessful due to the traction control overpowering customer's attempt to steer and accelerate out of the skid (the tcs automatically applies front brakes to limit wheel spin at speeds below 20 MPH. Even though vehicle was travelling at 70, computer must have registered under 20 at that point). Vehicle violently spinned out of control off the highway down a 40 foot embankment.
Right front brake line has a groove cut into it and cv boot is split. First noted on 12/04/03 when car checked for brakes. Transmission had been replaced by honda on 03/03 after complaints of hard down shifting. Car still downshifts hard but not all the time. Gas pedal sticks when car is cold on acceleration. Honda corporate has been notified along with dealer. They want me to pay for half of the repairs. Parts have been on order for two weeks. There was never a problem with brakes until honda replaced transmission on 03/03.
When the brakes were applied abruptly the consumer's foot also stepped on the accelerator pedal. *ph the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and explained but they indicated there was nothing amiss. The consumer believes the brake and accelerator pedals are too close together. The consumer indicated the he has owned six honda's in the last 20 years yet none of them exhibited this type of problem.
At 65 to 70 miles an hour on straight interstate car began to steer irradically to right. No response to wheel correction, fish tailing, struck one side concrete wall and crossed road to left guard rail. Brakes tried at least twice without response and correction of wheel after first hit did not correct direction. Airbags deployed front and right side after first hit and perhaps only on second. No significant injuries. Total front damage. Serpentine belt seen hanging upon removal of car. Tie rods and cv joint boots intact, but transmission just replaced under warrantee and cv joints on order for wear perhaps related to transmission being "very sloppy" creating front end vibration in floor at 50 miles an hour to 60 relieved by putting gear into neutral. Feel steering failure perhaps related to serpentine belt failure.
All of the above dates and mileage are approximate. I have the information on paper at home. I have also had the hardest time with honda financial services with them calling me and saying that I never paid my monthly bill (last fall), which I did, and then finally they found the check and said "oh, our mistake, it has been here the whole time." and then now, I have them saying that I was in default of my lease because they never had information for my insurance, which my insurance was supposed to send them that information. I checked back with them a week later (today) and they said that they were going to impound my car because my insurance company never got back with them. Called my insurance company, and it took 5 mins. To have someone fax over proof of insurance. That was all - was it that difficult??? This car had to have the back brakes replaced after 25000 miles (about a month ago - it was making this awful noise, like rattling chains underneath) - that should not have happened. The back window tinting lifted up after 1 year, the tire blew out on the freeway 1 month after getting it (leased the car aug 2001). The service engine light has come on twice, for no apparent reason. And the SRS light was on 2 different times. Had it turned off the 1st time. Then 1 week later it was back on, brought back to my dealership and they said it was something wrong with the computer system, but they could not give me a good enough explanation. When I first was looking for a car at the dealership, this car was not on the lot where all the other cars for sale were, it was in the back, by the service department. Asked the sales rep if the car was in okay condition and he said it was, and there was nothing wrong with it because it only had 10 miles on it - I should have known then. This car is a pain in the behind and it is just a hassle for everything that keeps happening with it.
Front brakes failed prematurely since ownership of this vehicle february, 2001. Front brake replaced as "good will" by honda at 18618 miles because they did not feel this was to early. This is my third honda, and I have never gotten less than 35,000 miles usage of front brakes. Brakes failed again at 40522 miles, this time paid for replacement of pads and rotors resurfaced. Now at 53554 miles brake pads gone again.
I bought the 2001 honda accord v6 in june, after a year I had intermittent ABS light on and off, I had this ABS light on/off since aug 2002 (which is still under warranty period), had the dealer checked and they found no problem until recently in june of 2003, the same problem occurred again and this time I took it to a different dealer to diagnostic (which I have to pay $100 since the warranty expired), they consulted with american honda, and had the ABS module replaced under customer assist warranty, the symptom was gone for a day but with sponge brake and have to bring back to dealer to re-bleed the brake again, with sponge brake pedal the brakes completely bled, and ABS light was on. Techician diagnostic with no dtc on the scanner but the ABS light was on, guess what...they reset it and let me drive home and told me drive safely. In aug 10th 2003 (which is less than a month) the ABS light is on/off again, I called up the dealer that perform the repaired and they request I let them had the car a day to find out what's going on, aug 19th and they returned the car to me un repair and saying I have an electrical issue on the ABS brake, they want me to pay 2-3 hours of labor to tear apart my car to find out the problem, I called up american honda again...no help because of the warranty is expired and they will see if the problem is their then they will cover the repair under warranty. I was totally upset about this situation. This is my 1st and will be my last honda, I will get rid it soon. So far...I visited the dealer 5 times for the same problem.
Rear brake pads replaced and rotors resurfaced two times (in november2002 at 22,000 miles and then in june 2003 at 38,000...current mileage 39,000). I realized there was a problem because of a loud squealing and grinding noise coming from the rear of vehicle and parking brake light remained lit. Brakes have not completely failed.....yet.
My father is an owner of a 2001 honda accord ex v6 sedan. The car was purchased in july 2001 and has recently exceeded its warranty mileage of 36,000 miles. Two weeks ago, as my father was replacing the rear break pads, he noticed the linkage connecting the rear sway bar to the left rear wheel assembly was broken at the weld points. This broken linkage had caused the inside break pad to wear at much greater rate than the outside pad. My uncle is also an owner of a 2001 honda accord v6 sedan and upon hearing of the broken sway bar in my father??s car, he inspected the rear sway bar in his accord and found that the same linkages were broken on both sides. His broken linkages also caused the same pattern of uneven brake wear in his car.
The customer contended the brakes were sometimes inoperative/noisy/rubbing and did not stop the car. The customer also had multiple complaints of service at the dealership. The transmission did not shift properly. Dealership was unable to duplicate abnormal shifting operations. The engine ran rough and the engine check light illuminated, engine had normal noise. Other complaints included the tcs light on, door ajar light, brake light and seat belt light all illuminated while driving. License plate bracket came off. Twisted seat belts, rear door, bumper and dash panel replacement. *tt
The brakes failed to stop the vehicle, and the vehicle continued to accelerate.
Car vibrates excessively when brakes are applied. Brakes and rotors have been replaced 4x since vehicle purchase. Dealer has been notified. Ph
When applying brakes vehicle would pull to the left or right causing a distraction to the consumer dealer notified. Ts...
I was travelling at low speeds and was getting ready to apply my brakes to stop at an intersection. I hit a pothole with my passenger side front tire at about the exact time I depressed by brake pedal. The brake pedal went down almost to floor and I had no braking whatsoever. I stopped by rear-ending the car in front of me. I have never had a problem with the brakes and had had them inspected with the 30,000-mile service a couple of days earlier. Seems like it may have had something to do with hitting the pothole.
2001 honda accord lx v6 with ABS. Brake went bad at about 8500miles, master cylinder was replace by matt castrucci honda covered by warranty. The brake failed again at 20000 miles 12/02. There was almost no brake at highway speed. And needed triple the distance to stop the car at red light. Again, it was checked and I was told that the brake master cylinder and ABS margulater had gone bad. It was fixed by local matt castrucci honda (937‑439‑7470) under warranty. Who knows if it is really fixed or not. I bought the car paid thousands extra for safety, now I am a "test driver" of honda. Totally disapointed.
Consumer states front brakes failed caused by the rotors. Rotor which went bad causing damages the rear brakes and pads. Vehicle would vibrate when applied the brakes. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
Consumer states that when trying to apply the brakes while driving the consumer will also step on the accelerater causing the vehicle to continue to move instead of to stop. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything. Nlm
Brakes pads prematurely (in my opinion) wore out on all four wheels. This is our third new accord, but never this problem.
Abs warning light will come on and stay on, and will not shut off. Contacted dealer.
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