2004 Honda Accord: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Jan 27, 2020 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · WV

Was driving my daughter to school in the 2004 honda accord v6. Heard a loud pop and it just stopped and revved up in every gear and when I tried putting it in park it made a loud grinding noise. Had to have it towed home and it hasn't worked since!

Filed Apr 23, 2018 · Engine · 100,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. When starting the vehicle, an abnormal grinding noise could be heard from the engine compartment. The failure occurred without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 125,000 miles · MI

I'm driving 427 south (toronto) late evening, and I approach someone who is driving 80 km/hr, so I decide to overtake the car. I change a lane, accelerate for couple seconds, and when I release a gas pedal, my car doesn't slow down, it continues to accelerate on its own, and engine is running violently, it reaches max rpms (I think it's 5000 rpms), and than a computer drops rpms down. So, nothing is pressing a gas pedal, and the engine pulling like crazy, car is accelerating, and highway is over in 5 seconds. I touch a gas pedal - it is soft, but it's springing back when I release it, and there is no a bottle or a carpet stuck in between, I check cruse control - it is not on, so I press brakes and try to slow down the car with brakes which is not easy because the engine is still running on max rpms and pulling a car, you can feel it. So, I stop eventually at the side of the road and shut down the engine. The next day I checked under the hood for the problem, and I discovered the next. There is a part of a car called a throttle, that regulates air intake in the engine, and this way speed of engine is regulated too. The throttle is regulated by two cables. One cable (not a wire) goes from a gas pedal, and it's attached to a metal bracket on a throttle. Another cable (not a wire) goes from cruise control, and it's attached to a plastic bracket on a throttle. So, plastic deteriorated over time, and cruise control cable broke off and jammed the throttle on the max opening when I was driving on the highway. I think honda has to do a recall to fix this situation because it is a safety issue. When something brakes in your car and you cannot start a car, or when something starts squeaking or rattling, and you have time to go to a mechanic to fix it - it's one story, but when you drive and you car accelerates on it's own - it's a different story.

Filed Jan 16, 2017 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · TN

Transmission slipping and grinding. Took it to our trusted mechanic and he said the transmission is failing and has to be replaced. The vehicle only has 128,000 miles. There was a the federal safety agency recall #: 04v176000 for 2003/2004 hondas due to transmission failure which could lead to an accident. I contacted honda and they are not willing to help.

Filed Jul 22, 2016 · Steering · 198,678 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While driving 10 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and a squealing noise was heard from the front passenger side tire. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and observed that the power steering hose was leaking. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v222000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 198,678.

Filed Oct 11, 2012 · Steering · 58,220 miles · CA

When starting the car in the morning and backing out of garage, noticed a whining, grinding noise coming from under the hood, and more so when turning steering wheel. The car would also whine when driving and accelerating. Also found that the steering wheel was getting gradually harder to turn. Brought car to local honda dealership where they replaced the 0-ring at power steering inlet joint but found the whining to continue. The power steering pump & reservoir were changed which solved the problem. Six months later, found a leak under the car and burning smell. Returned to honda dealership and found leak coming from power steering pressure hose. Hose was replaced. About 4 years later, started noticing whining/humming noise coming from under the hood again. Immediately brought it in to an independent repair shop that specializes in hondas. They thought it was the tensioner and changed it. The car continued to whine. The power steering pump was replaced again. It took care of the noise. The pump that was replaced at the honda dealership lasted only 35502 miles. Find this unacceptable that the 2004 honda accord has had 3 power steering pumps in the span of 9 years and the car has only 93722 miles.

Filed Nov 3, 2011 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle was exhibiting an abnormal grinding when attempting to shift from park to drive. The dealer advised the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM, PCM) but was not advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The transmission was replaced but the failure recurred one year later. The manufacturer did not offer any assistance. The current mileage was 122,000 and the approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Filed Jan 7, 2008 · Brakes · MS

I bought a new honda accord lx in may of 2004. As the brakes wore down they began to have a surge type of problem and make a grinding noise once in a while. When I replaced the brake pads I found that one of the pads was close to being worn out on one side of the rotor and the other was like new, on both left and front rotors. After I replaced them, everything seemed to be fine until after they had worn about 25,000 miles. Now they have about 45,00 miles on them. Now they are doing it again except the surge problem is much worse this time and the steering wheel will shake violently sometimes if I put the brakes on hard. Sometimes the problem seems to be minor and sometimes it is really bad. I ask the honda people about it and they want money to put it on the rack to look at it; something I don't have a lot of. Hope this will be of help to someone else.

Filed Feb 23, 2006 · Steering · 18,000 miles · CA · crash

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55mph there was a loss of the steering and the vehicle struck a guardrail which resulted in minor damage. No injuries were sustained. The police were on the scene and a report was taken. The vehicle was seen by the dealer. The dealer replaced the steering gearbox and tie rod assembly, but afterwards the steering made a grinding noise.

Filed Feb 5, 2006 · Acceleration, Body · 50 miles · OH · 1 injury

2004 honda accord-ex (cloth); bought new at honda dealership. From the purchase date to present, problems with the following: *air conditioner/heater: water dripping from vents and window area; musty/moldy smell. *driver's seat: only one-way power is up; extremely uncomfortable. *stereo/entertainment: display goes on and off; cd's are burning hot when removed after playing for short time; whole area around system and panels are hot; sound is muffled from speakers. *front driver door: latch not functioning properly; doesn't stay open when it should and closes on person in driver seat when getting in/out car. *brakes: grinding. *trunk: after snow or rain and after brushing off snow from vehicle or after rain has stopped-- when trunk is open, water/snow gets into trunk (not designed well...needs better weather-stripping.)

Filed Dec 13, 2005 · Brakes · 16,271 miles · NV

On june 13, 2005 my wife noticed a squealing noise coming from the right rear portion of the car. She scheduled an appointment for june 14 at desert honda in las vegas. The service rep reported to me that the rear bakes were in need of replacement, this despite the fact that the car had only 16,271 miles. I find this issue to be unacceptable. We purchased a honda largely due to a reputation of excellent reliability. Clearly we were mistaken. Either the dealership committed fraud by performing an unneeded repair, or honda built a car with very poor quality. I do have the used brake pads, or at least what the dealer claims is the pads from our accord.

Filed Nov 3, 2005 · Brakes · 25,900 miles · MD

The car makes a squealing / screeching noise while driving that appears to be coming from the rear brakes. I had the same problem on my 2001 accord 4cyl now it's happening again on my 2004. I'm afraid that I will have to go what I went through before where every other oil change I needed rear brake pads and resurfacing of my rotors, but if I wasn't so diligent about getting my vehicle serviced who knows, I probably would lose all braking ability.