2006 Honda Accord: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Jul 5, 2016 · Steering · 29,000 miles · MI

Steering: on friday july 1, 2016, my honda accord v4 began to shudder and shake as I backed out of the driveway. I stopped and turned off the car. After a short wait, I restarted the car and proceeded to back out onto the street, but the shaking of the steering wheel was very pronounced and I immediately returned to the driveway. A check of the fluids revealed very low power steering fluid, below the minimum level mark. After topping up the chamber with new fluid, the car started and was operable without shaking and no steering problems. However, the level in the chamber sank immediately below the minimum line after just a minute or two of operation (I backed a short distance down the drive). There were a significant number of fresh fluid spots on the drive. More fluid was added and the car was successfully driven to the dealership located 2 miles from our home, where it is awaiting repair. The dealer reported this morning that both the high pressure line and the return line were leaking. Since the car was driven with no problems or signs of leaks the day before, and because these leaks appeared suddenly, without any prior problems with steering or power steering fluid levels, we believe this failure poses a significant risk to the driver, passengers, and others on the road. There was also the potential of an engine fire due to the leaking fluid. The car has regular maintenance and very low mileage (<30000 miles). The federal safety agency issued a recall in 2012 (12v222000) for 2003-2007 accord v6s. Because that recall was due to defective lines/hoses, and our car's hoses also failed in the same way, we believe that further investigation into other accord engine sizes and VIN numbers should be conducted and included in the recall.

Filed Dec 6, 2014 · Body, Transmission · 47,000 miles · NC

Veh is a 2006 4cyl accord coupe veh started shuddering during slow to moderate acceleration when RPM's reached around 12-1500 and speed was approx 35mph. Veh has approx 47k mi on same. Dealership tried to sell transmission fluid service even though it had less mileage than manual recommended for service. Took multiple trips to 2 separate dealerships (all over 1hr away) before problem was addressed under the power train warranty. 2nd dealer also admitted veh shifted harder than it should and replaced the torque converter. Repair only lasted approx 30k mi and veh needs repair again. Veh now shudders more frequently and at different speeds though acceleration is always slow to moderate. Previous repair only had a 1yr warranty and power train warranty has expired. Honda had a class action lawsuit for this same issue but same was settled before my veh was built therefore it is not included in the suit but I feel this is related. Veh also has paint issues however those are not necessarily a "safety" issue.

Filed Nov 24, 2014 · Airbags, Transmission · 80,000 miles · NC · crash

I was involved in an accident and my airbags never deployed. A police report was filed and the other car got ticketed. I was driving down the road and a car pulled in front of me and I t-boned them. Not sure why my airbags didn't deploy. Also, since 2012 as I accelerate and press the gas pedal my car shudders, like its skipping. Not sure why but it's not right and shouldn't do this.

Filed Nov 16, 2014 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · NY

Automatic transmission shudders during acceleration. Car has 76,000 miles.

Filed Nov 17, 2013 · Transmission · 47,000 miles · NC

Transmission shudders when RPM's reach 1500-2000 at slow to moderate acceleration. Shuddering does not occur when hard accelerating. Tends to happen when speed is reaching 35mph though has occurred at other speeds. Has happened on multiple road surfaces and in multiple cities. Veh has not thrown any service code's or warning lights. Dealer does not seem to want to fix problem. This vehicle is not covered in the class action lawsuit but symptoms seem identical.

Filed Mar 17, 2010 · Brakes · 44,000 miles · AZ

Vibration and shudder when braking - loss of braking ability. Had this problem earlier in about a year after car was purchased. Dealer resurfaced rotors and that seemed to address the issue. However, the problem is back and seems most prominent when the weather is warm. Not sure why this issue keeps reappearing - have less than 50k miles on the vehicle and rotors seem to be warping when hot.

Filed Jan 8, 2009 · Brakes · 42,800 miles · TN

I have had several visits to the dealer over the past year and half with popping or clunking noises in the brakes. Also, several times the car juddered when stopping. The front rotors were turned at approx. In feb. '08, @27000 miles, and again at approx. In aug. Or sep '08@ 38,000 miles plus the front brake pads were replaced. On dec. 26, 2008 juddered exiting the interstate to stop for lunch. After stopping for lunch, the right front wheel locked up on me 3 separate occasions. The car was towed to the closest honda dealership. The only thing they found was contamination in the brake lines. I drove the car from this dealership home and to the dealer where all of the service has been done. They flushed the brake lines on monday, dec. 29. Told me to return in 500 miles and they would flush the lines again. Less than 150 miles later, the right front locked up on me again on fri. Jan. 2, 2009. Once again, I took my car to honda on sat. 3, 09. They flushed the lines again, checked everything, turned the rear rotors, drove the car 323 miles without any problems. The service department told me to be careful and told me to return if the brakes acted up again. All the time the service department stated that the brakes were in working order and could not duplicate the problem.

Filed May 15, 2008 · Brakes · 500 miles · CA

Brake judder : in a technical service bulletins my personal family mechanic finally found what I had been complaining about for 6 months to honda. A wiggle a shake or what ever you want to call it get this fix free....VIN#that start with 1hg or 3hg are eligible for brake pad replacement and turned rotors free. Honda knows but refuse to give the information out I had to get a copy of the report and take it to them before they fixed for free technical service bulletins.