2006 Honda Accord: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Dec 19, 2024 · Engine, Transmission · 280,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was an abnormal metal-on-metal grinding sound coming from under the floorboards. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but the vehicle failed to start. The contact had the vehicle towed to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 280,000.

Filed Nov 4, 2017 · Transmission · 171,000 miles · PA

On 26oct17, I was driving my honda accord 2006 with 171,000 miles and came to a complete stop. I prepared to make a left turn and engaged the clutch. The vehicle entered into the highway about 5 feet when a large pop/thud was heard with some slight metallic grinding noises. The car drifted backwards since I was on a slight incline. Fortunately there was no traffic to my left or behind me. I drifted backwards approximately 50 feet and backed into a playground parking lot on my right. I parked the car and made several attempts to move forward and engage the clutch. The car would not move and the clutch would not work. I called my local auto club for road side assistance. The auto club towed the vehicle to my local mechanic. The next day my mechanic called me and reported that my clutch was fine but my left front axle was broken. The mechanic repaired the vehicle and told me he reported the incident to honda. The mechanic was asked if anyone was injured or killed. The mechanic reported that there were no injuries and honda told him that they were not obligated to report the problem. My mechanic told me that he was personally aware of other older honda vehicles that also had broken axles. The mechanic showed me the broken axle. The mechanic indicated that the rubber covering over the area affected allows water/moisture to accumulate and corrode the axle. He noted that the new axle does not have the same covering. The mechanic felt it was a design flaw and was not aware of any warnings/recalls from honda. I have attached a copy of the repair needed for this incident.

Filed Mar 25, 2017 · Steering · CA

Power steering hose leaks for honda accord 2006 sedan ex, v6. Hoses are moist and oily wet. The steering wheels continues to squeaks when turning. The fluid level is low even after refill up to full max fill line. Honda dealer inspected and said they replaced hoses in april 2013 after recalls were issued for power steering hose leaks/deterioration. Now it is april 2017, again is this a recurring issue/concern for honda accord v6 automobiles?

Filed May 30, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · MD · crash · 1 injury

From the driver's statement to the police on the day of the accident (from the police report): I was trying to park my car there were some cars in front and back but there was a lot of space. All of a sudden my car jumped and rushed and suddenly go fast. It went forward at a fast speed. I didn't see anyone else because I was trying to keep the car in the street and [not] going into any other cars. I had crossed the street down, I don't know what cross street. At the cross street my car hit another car.? From a witness statement to the police (from the police report): I observed a ... Sedan coming from the north squealing its tires, racing past us spreading smoke. The woman behind the wheel appeared agitated and was attempting to get around the sedan to her left? She passed the car at ... And appeared to pick up speed. From another witness statement to the police (from the police report): while there, he heard the sound of tires screeching north on his location. He immediately looked behind him and observed that v1 was approaching southbound ... Creating a cloud of grey smoke due to its front tires spinning. From another witness statement to the police (from the police report) the tire of the vehicle was smoking and left skid marks on the road.

Filed Aug 4, 2009 · Transmission · 5,000 miles · PA

I was merging onto an expressway and I shifted into 3rd gear to accelerate to the speed of (heavy) traffic. The transmission popped out of gear and I was nearly rear-ended by a tractor trailer (that was going too fast). I had to swerve over to the shoulder to avoid the collision. This popping out of gear, and difficulty shifting into gear has been going on for three years and occurs 3 or 4 times a month. After this near miss, I took the car into get it serviced (this was in 2006). I was told by the dealer that this was normal for this transmission and that there was no fix for the problem. I have not had any close calls (as bad as the first one) since, but I have learned to force the car into 3rd gear every time. I have also had my share of horns directed at me due to delayed acceleration. Recently, I did an internet search on "3 gear accord 6 cylinder manual" and one of the results was honda service bulletin 08-020. This bulletin covers my 06 accord and is for "transmission grinds when shifting into 3rd gear, pops out of 3rd gear, or is hard to shift into 3rd gear, note: these symptoms can be intermittent and sometimes more noticeable in colder climates. Faulty 3rd gear synchronizer or shift sleeve" sounds exactly like my problem so I went to the dealer today to have it corrected. The dealer went for a test drive and couldn't duplicate the problem (it can go for over a week without showing up), he said honda's policy was unless they could see the problem honda would not authorize any repairs to be made. So honda has found a problem with their transmission (the one that almost caused me to have a collision), released a service bulletin on how to fix it, but refuses to do any repairs until this 3 or 4 times a month intermittent problem starts to fail often enough for it to fail while the dealer is actually driving the car. Meanwhile everyone with this transmission is placed in harms way.

Filed Sep 9, 2006 · Brakes, Suspension · 10,791 miles · GA

1) new wheel bearing at 10,768 miles 2) new transmission and removal/replacement of same shift cable at 10,791 miles (service tech acknowledges the noise on the work ticket) 3) rotate and balance of tires due to a serious vibration problem in the steering wheel at 10,791 miles 4) resurfacing of original rotors, 4-wheel alignment due to noise at 11,002 miles 5) replacement of old rotors with new rotors and brake pads at 11,184 miles. We cannot understand why all this work has been performed on our vehicle if everyone now states that they cannot hear the grinding noise. We have made multiple good faith attempts (5 logged which includes the final attempt, and 1 not logged), to have our car repaired correctly. At this time, we are only left with the route of arbitration procedures or be left with a substandard honda product.