1) honda accord 2004 A/C compressor locked up /failed due to summer heat 2) pre-mature wear of rear brake pads at 30,298miles, 03/29/2008.
2004 Honda Accord engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While performing a routine oil change, the mechanic spotted dried up antifreeze in the corner of the engine, where no fluid should be located. He advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The dealer stated that there was a pinhole crack in the engine that was allowing antifreeze to slip out. It has not yet been determined what the repair will be, but the manufacturer is already refusing to repair the vehicle. The contact believes that a recall should be issued. The current and failure mileages were 32,000.
2004 honda accord with several problems since purchase. Consumer states that it all began with the vehicle jerking, warning lights illuminating, brake pads were low, transmission replaced, broken motor mounts, and the horn stopped working. *kb when the consumer took the vehicle back to the dealership, he noticed the SRS light was on, which may have been due to the horn not working.
My husband and I purchased a 2004 honda accord. Before bringing the car back to autofair honda in manchester, new hampshire; we reported numerous times of a burning smell coming from the car. The smell was so bad that we called our city's fire department. The firefighters could see and smell the smoke coming from the engine. We made the owner of the dealership aware of the problems with the car and never once did the dealership put the car up on the lift or do a computer test to find the cause of the problem. However, with knowledge of the problem they resold the car to another party without fixing the problem.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the engine stalled without warning. Afterwards, the engine was easily restarted. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the engine stalling. Afterwards, the problem persisted and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer to await further inspection.
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.)
A fire started underneath the vehicle while driving 40 MPH. The location of the fire was a little behind the right front tire area. Other passing by motorists were flagging down the consumer to make her aware of a fire. Vehicle was pulled over, and the consumer got out of the vehicle. Local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire had not been determined. *ak prior to the fire the brakes function was reduced while the consumer was trying to stop in an intersection. This was immediately followed by the ABS light illuminating on the dash.
Dt: the consumer's vehicle stall intermittently even in traffic. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they could not find a problem. Dealer cannot find a problem. While driving in bumper-to-bumper traffic, the problem is more noticeable. *nm vehicle has repeated problems going into first gear. Vehicle has been in honda shop for about 75 days as of 5/21/05 and repeats the stalling issue on a regular basis. Dealer refuses to fix the problem. *tt
At various times, and especially when the fuel is low there is a very bad odor that comes from the exhaust and into the car. The odor smells like a rotten egg! I have been experienceing this odor on multiple occasions since purchasing the vehicle in march 2004.
Carbon monoxide is getting into the vehicle while driving. This causes dizziness and headaches. Vehicle had been to the dealer, who was unable to locate the cause of the problem.
While driving vehcile caught fire. *bf deadlership found that the sound deadening material came too close to the heat of the engine.
Car hesitates on start up, takes two times to start car on numerous occasions. Dealer states that can not duplicate the problem and system checks fine.
While driving consumer heard a creaking noise coming from under the hood. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving at any speed consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Suddenly vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the catalytic convertor and exhaust needed to be replaced, and replaced them. However, the problem recurred eight times.
When parking the car in a parking lot, as I was turning into the parking space the car jumped (went very fast forward and hit the wall in front of me) even though I had my foot on the brakes I felt I had no control of the car and the engine turned off on it's own. I also noticed it jumped gears, it was no longer on d but d3. This incident caused damage to the bumper of the car.
While driving my 2004 honda accord (3 months old/4,000 mi) the engine cut off. The radio still played. The car lost power steering. I pulled over to the side of the road. The car started again. The dealer could not reproduce the problem, stated that it only happened once and I must continue to drive the car as is. Honda america concurred as did a representative of the owner of the dealership. I do not feel safe driving this car and do not want to risk my life, or the lives of others, with a car that may suddenly shut off while I am driving.
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