Takata recall -I am the owner of a beautiful 2005 honda accord ex. I am the original and only owner of my car. My car has this issue where it is burning excessive oil and engine siezes. (I mean really bad). I would get an oil change today and car would be out of oil within 2weeks...I've spent over 3000k dollars on trying to figure what the problem was and no mechanic could figure it out. I finally went to a special mechanic who finally did some research and figured out that this was a known issue by honda and have not yet done a recall for the issue. Apparently based on articles from the honda/braman and takata sites (www.carcomplaints.com/honda/accord that after 80k miles the engine burns excessive oil in the engine. My car takes "full synthetic" so its gotten to be really expensive to own this car. To mention, the car has no leaks, all parts are in working order. I called and filed a complaint with the website since january 2017 and have not heard anything back. I would like to get this issue fixed and put my car back to normal. This issue is affecting other areas of the car like the radio, the back lights. I have to check and put oil in the car every couple days so that my engine doesnt seize.
2005 Honda Accord engine complaints
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Having the dreaded oil burning problem with this vehicle and had to replace my engine 4 times since december 2015. I tried to take it to the dealership the 1st time thinking they would have a solution to this known problem with this year and make of their car. They played extremely dumb and said they never heard of the issue I was having and that I was the first one they heard it from even though it's worldwide on many threads & forums. The problem starts off the same the oil lights starts flashing (meaning the oil level is low), then the check engine lights comes on, and then your screwed due to a blown piston or possible engine seizure if you continue to drive it. Somehow the oil burns internally and consumes all the oil within a short period of time. 200 miles into a fresh oil change and the car is bone dry with no leaks spot. Each engine I replaced it with had between 50k-80k miles on it and the spark plugs, wires, oil filter and oil was replaced every time. Within 1-2 months the same oil burning problem happens. I spent well over $8,000, almost lost my job and had to drop out of college due to the inconvenience it has caused me all within a 10 month period.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. While driving at any speed, the driver stopped at an intersection and the vehicle idled at a high speed. The driver had to apply extra pressure to the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from accelerating. During the failure, the contact had to shift into neutral and turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the throttle body was replaced twice; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 167,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle shut off while making a turn. All the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired with a new battery; however, the vehicle had to be placed into park before it would restart. The failure continued intermittently. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 132,747.
When I first purchased my honda, it was brought back to the dealer several times for a "shaking" at certain speeds. This was dismissed over and over and blamed on tire air pressure and alignment. I knew this could not be the cause and found other honda drivers complaining about the same issue. Recently, the passenger side tire came disengaged while driving the vehicle causing the car to crash down on the rotor. The vehicle was at a dealership recently for a repair, I believe this issue has been over looked by honda and could have caused severe injury to myself or other drivers. It appears the shaking directly caused this issue with the vehicle.
Owner:I hit a dip with this accord 3.0 with vtec engine was driving down street when car made funny noise and the steering got hard to turn. Pulled over and found power steering was leaking. Drove it to shop ordered hose then dropped hose with fluid at repair shop. Technician: power steering hose broke hard and old leaking fluid everywhere causing cerpintine belt come off. The hardened power steering hose broke due to fact that breaking of 2 passenger side motor mount to bracket bolts in bracket causing engine to raise during acceleration and pulling on hoses. Car drove in ok. After replacing bracket and hose noticed water leaking from behind timing belt and removed top cover. Found water pump leaking weep hole and found idler pulley and bolt came loose and fell off.(idler pulley has a special bolt with washer end that if dont wiggle the pully while tightening can tighten pulley tweaked and not complete also use loctite) also found the harmonic balancer bolt to be over torqued making it near impossible to remove without special octagon holding tool. Of course customer doesn't understand how so many things are wrong when all he saw was broken power steering hose.(which when fluid leaks can also catch car on fire) now we suggested replacement of water pump and timing kit but customer wants vehicle immediately and feels we created these other problems on purpose which left me no choice but to do labor for free just to prove im not! The lift of engine and fluid leak caused several bushings to come apart. He must have hit dip hard.
My vehicle was parked in the parking lot of a grocery store. I was on my home from work and had stopped to purchase a few items. The engine was turned off. I had been in the store for about 10 minutes when I heard the loudspeaker asking for the owner of a 2005 gold honda accord to come to the customer service counter. When I approached the person behind the counter, he asked me to look outside to see if the vehicle on fire was, in fact, my car. Smoke was coming from the engine of my car and two vehicles from the fire department were trying to put out the fire. The car was totaled. Honda insisted it was my fault, but I found out much later that engine fires had occurred in other 2005 accords. State farm gave me the replacement value for the vehicle, but it wasn't enough to purchase a car of equal value. The honda accord was still under warranty. I felt I should have been compensated for the entire cost of the car. Plus, if the fire had occurred while I was driving, I might not be here writing this letter to you. I was just recently made aware of some of the recalls from honda for this exact problem. I believe honda should take ownership of this problem and compensate me fairly for my loss. I have the VIN number and all of the paperwork from state farm, including photos of the damage to car taken after the fire.
I have a honda accord v6 2005 model car and maintenance done as per manuals. I am now getting jerks while accelerating or after starting and putting car in reverse gear.the check engine light turned on now. I did a code scan and getting code p0741. This is an issue with transmission power. I did some google and found that honda had this manufacturing defect in this model and lot of car were recalled for this reason. I found the federal safety agency campaign id number : 11v395000 addressing similar problem and as of 23rd september 2014, 1.5 million (1512107) vehicles has been recalled for similar issue.the honda recall number is r89 and the recall was placed on august 27th 2011, for honda accords 2005-2010 for the transmission. This issue is transmission power is not working as expected and it jerks while changing gear or speed. This is dangerous from driving safety point of view. I need help by the federal safety agency as I strongly feel that my case is genuine and with reference to the federal safety agency campaign id number : 11v395000, my vehicle should be considered for this recall by american honda. On that note, I do hope to receive a resolution response , in a timely manner, from your executive team or someone else that is in a position to do the right thing.
Windows wont come down, its a electric problem, certain lights in the car nwould go on and off example tale light. Tire problems, and other stuff
Drive light started flashing while on the freeway at the speed of 60 MPH. Took it to the honda dealership for maintenance and I informed them of the flashing drive light. Later advised me after the intermediate maintenance is done that the transmission needs to be replaced that will cost me $5,000 (on sale for $4100) plus the intermediate maintenance of $313.00. The car has 137 k miles. Is this vehicle part of any transmission recall at this mileage or is it part of the engine' s wear and tear? Please advise. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. The contact stated that while slowing down to approximately 5 MPH, there was a sudden increase of engine rpms. The driver was able to park the vehicle. However, the shifter became stuck and could not be switched out of the park position. After approximately 3 minutes, the rpms reduced and the driver was able the change the shifter. The vehicle was not diagnose or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.
2005 honda accord. Consumer states when the vehicle is in use for more than 15 minutes, a yellow light comes on and the car shuts off. *ta the consumer stated the vehicle was serviced numerous times.
The car sporadically turns off while driving. Before the car shuts off sometimes the dashboard lights will flicker. The check engine light will sometimes go on for a day or two and then turn off. The car was checked out by three nys mechanics who all drove the car at length only to determine that nothing was wrong. One of the mechanics was from a honda dealership.
I was driving home, I fell asleep at the wheel approaching a stop light. I hit the corner of the vehicle in front of me and my front left and kinda in the middle (hood area) was smashed in almost to my windshield. None of my airbags deployed & I hit my face on the steeling wheel causing my teeth to go through my bottom lip & broke my nose. Insurance claimed it as a total loss.
On several occasions I've experienced my car pulling itself to drive forward when I am at a complete stop.
The #2 spark plug shot out of the engine thru the ignition coil, stripped the threads of the cylinder, hit the firewall, and caused the engine to lose power immediately while on the freeway. Repair costs quoted by dealer were $6200 to replace cylinder or $4650 plus $700 machining costs to repair. In reading the blogs of others, this defect is related to the v6 vtec engines and always involves the first or second cylinder only. In one case the honda manufacturer agreed to share the repair cost.
Driving to work in somewhat heavy traffic when I approached a slight incline. The engine began racing to redline and the transmission would not engage to move the car forward again. I was very nearly rear ended by the vehicle behind me as the car suddenly slowed down. I put on my hazards and pulled to the shoulder, and suddenly the gear engaged again and I was on my way. While slowing down further on in my drive, the transmission began pulsing and surging as I slowed nearly causing me to lose control. I backed off from the traffic and was almost to work when I approached another hill. This time the engine again raced to redline and I pulled to shoulder and shut the car down. I waited a minute and restarted and the vehicle appeared to be fine again. I drove the half mile to work and immediately setup an appointment to have the transmission looked at. I was able to make it to the dealer by keeping the drive select in 3rd and they have diagnosed the vehicle with a failed 2nd gear leaving me to foot the bill for a remanufactured transmission at over $5000. Needless to say, my wife and I as the original owners of this vehicle are very disappointed and hopeful that honda will help to cover part of the repair. I am concerned that my wife and children could have been in the car when it lost power and could have been seriously injured in an accident and the vehicle is only 8 years old with 75k on the odometer.
While driving on the interstate my car lost power from the engine. The RPM's went higher but there was no power even though the engine continued to rev. There were no warning indicators on the dash to try to understand what was happening except for the RPM gauge. The transmission had completely disengaged just as if it were in neutral even though it was in 'drive'. The scariest part was that I was stuck in heavy traffic driving at highway speeds at night during a rainstorm and there were no visible warnings to observe other than the tachometer and sound of the engine revving up. I understand now that the transmission has started to fail prematurely due to overheated transmission fluid and needs to be replaced at a high cost.
Car details: - 05 accord se coupe with ~65k miles (automatic transmission, 4 cylinder) recently, I have noticed that the car will not accelerate even when I keep pushing the gas pedal. Typically happens at around 50 to 60 MPH marker (the MPH needle will just stall at one location and not move). I have to tap the brake lightly a couple of times or let the car coast down without giving it any gas (it kind of releases whatever is holding the car from accelerating and releases the MPH needle). I then accelerate the car again and it will go higher than 60 MPH. Keeps happening often (not every time though). My gas mileage is lower which confirms that something is happening. This is a serious safety issue on highways. I am not sure if this is related to all the transmission failure issues that honda accords continue to see on models manufactured in the mid 2000s.
Airbags failed to deploy upon impact of collision.
Brought vehicle in for routine maintenance timing belt replacement. Honda technician notified me that the timing belt tensioner was leaking and could leak onto the belt causing it to slip off of tensioner.. He further stated that this type of leak goes un-noticed until timing belt is replaced. Loss of power can occur if timing belt is not secured.
I was driving on interstate 20/59 near ft. Payne, alabama with the cruise control set on 75 MPH. I changed lanes to pass a slower car but did not touch the gas pedal. The car started to accelerate on its own. I tapped the breaks to turn cruise control off but the car continued to accelerate without touching the gas pedal. The acceleration was not a full throttle acceleration, just a moderate increase. I then shifted the car from drive to neutral and the RPM's jumped up to redline, again without touching the gas pedal. Luckily, a rest area was approaching and I managed to pull the car into the rest area parking lot playing with the drive/neutral of the transmission and using the brakes. Once I made it to a parking space I turned the car off and shifted it into park. I waited a few seconds and turned the car back on. The RPM's again jumped up to redline without me touching the gas pedal. I shut the car off again and put my foot underneath the gas pedal and pulled up. I cranked the car again and it acted normal. I checked under the hood and everything looked fine. After some deliberation, we decided to continue on our trip and the car was fine for the next 4.5 hours. We drove back sunday, may 19 and the car again drove fine for 6.5 hours and hasn't had a problem since. The morning before the incident, I changed the alternator and oil. I strongly believe that this had nothing to do with the alternator or oil change. Also, I doubled checked the carpet mat in the car and it was not even close to the gas pedal. I am not sure if anyone else has experienced this problem with a honda accord. I am a mechanical engineer and I am dumbfounded by this. Being in a car with uncontrollable acceleration is quite unnerving.
Driving on the highway, there was a pop and the car lost all propulsion. An original factory installed spark plug had blown out of its hole, damaging the cylinder head and destroying several coils, rendering the car undriveable and leaving me with a $4,000 repair job. From internet honda chat boards, it is apparent that this problem has occurred in as many as 1 in 600 honda accords, generally with the number 5 spark plug on the v6 models.
Honda accord 2005 v6 under 25,000 miles suddenly started having problems with the automatic transmission which finally failed on may 2011 while driving on the highway. A complete automatic transmission overhaul and torque converter change were performed at a honda dealer at a cost of over $2600. New transmission felt great during the first 3 months (even though it torque converter started leaking oil and I had to take it to the dealer for repair) but recently I have notice abrupt delays (slow down) while shifting gears, like its is pulling you back and strange kicks while shifting. Car accelerates slower as well and does not react as quickly or smoothly as new. I took the car to the same honda dealer and they say nothing is wrong with the transmission.
2005 accord 2.4 liter A/C stopped working. Was told condenser had a hole caused by a rock. Researched and found that numerous owners of honda products have had the same issue. Honda needs to redesign the lay out and location of the A/C condenser or provide some sort of warranty and protection if they are not going to pay for the repair or replacement of the required parts. With the current design it is a money maker for honda. Now it is going to cost me hundreds of dollars for the repairs that honda should be paying for due to their poor design.
2005 honda accord fire danger. The catalytic converter heat shields fell off while driving and almost caused an accident. The catalytic converter is warranted 8 years or 80,000 miles. My honda only had about 45,000 when the catalytic converter heat shields failed. I took the auto to a honda dealer. The dealer contacted the honda company customer service representative and she refused to pay any part of the repair. We also called the honda representative several times without any help from honda. This person refused to let me speak to her supervisor. The reason the catalytic converter has heat shields are to prevent fires from heat given off by the catalytic converter. The auto is unsafe without the heat shields which surround, and are part of the catalytic converter a major emission control devises.
2005 honda accord fire danger. The catalytic converter heat shields fell off while driving and almost caused an accident. The catalytic converter is warranteed 8 years or 80,000 miles. I took the auto to a honda dealer. They contacted the honda company customer service representative and she refuses to pay any part of the repair. We also called the honda representative several times without any help from honda. The reason the catalytic converter has heat shields is to prevent fires from heat given off by the catalytic converter. The auto is unsafe without the heat shields which surround and are part of the catalytic converter a major emission control devise.
My car has been turning on my check engine light . My vtec seems to be staying on and it jerks my car back and kicks the light back on. I've been reading online and I'm not the only one with this problem. A lot of people say its the vtec oil pressure. I change my oil on a regular basis and don't think that this vehicle should be having this problem. It lacks power between 1-3000rpm and its not safe.
The catalytic converter went out just in time to evade the warranty on the car. My extended warranty wouldn't cover it. It went out at 82,000 miles and it's only covered to 80,000. I did hear that this was premature, but that it happens on the honda accords. The repair is pricey as I bought it in california and they have higher environmental standards (that part is good), so you can't buy an after market converter. The cost was $1,100 after installation. They nearly put the wrong one on in new mexico at the honda dealership. Luckily, I called my old dealership in california as they were out of stock here and they said I had the incorrect part number.
My o2 sensor went out on my 2005 honda accord and was stalling out and it was powerless would not go anywhere. I replaced the o2 sensor but it still stalls out.
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