CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10178216

Component: AIR CONDITIONER

Details: I BOUGHT MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN APRIL LAST YEAR. ON JUNE 2006, MY A/C CONDENSER HAD A LEAK DUE TO "ROAD DEBRIS". HONDA DEALER WOULDN'T COVER THIS BECAUSE "ROAD DAMAGE" IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CHARGED ME $700 TO REPLACE A NEW A/C CONDENSER. LAST WEEK, I TRIED TO TURN ON MY A/C AND FOUND OUT THE AIR WAS NOT COLD AT ALL. I TOOK MY ACCORD BACK TO THE DEALER AND LEARNED THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME A SMALL PEBBLE MIGHT DAMAGE THE CONDENSER CAUSING ALL THE FREON TO LEAK. I REPLACED TWO A/C CONDENSERS WITHIN A YEAR. I HAD DRIVEN MANY OTHER CARS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD MY A/C CONDENSER BREAK DOWN BECAUSE OF A SMALL PEBBLE. HONDA ACCORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE VENTING SYSTEM AND SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THE VENTING SYSTEM IS IT DOES NOT PROTECT THE A/C CONDENSER FROM THE SMALL OF PEBBLES OR DEBRIS. THE LOCATION OF THE A/C CONDENSER ALLOWS THE TUBING EXPOSED IN FRONT OF THE FINS WHERE IT IS LIKELY TO BE HIT. ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT ON THE A/C CONDENSER IS USING A STRONGER MATERIAL ON THIS PRODUCT SO IT IS NOT THAT FRAGILE. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE MY A/C CONDENSERS AND IMPROVE THE DESIGN OF THE VENTING SYSTEM. *NM

Occurrences: 2	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/06/2007	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 1/9/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10208096

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

Details: MY 06 HONDA ACCORD WAS SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT 24K MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECK THE BRAKES SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AT 36K MILES I HAD TO CHANGE THE BACK BRAKE PADS. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT'S NOT RIGHT BUT HE SAID SORRY YOU NEED THEM NOTHING I CAN DO. 13K MILES LATER THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SO I HAVE 50K MILES ON THE CAR STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT AND ARE ON MY THIRD SET OF PADS IN THE BACK. BUT THEY SAY NO PROBLEMS ?!@#$%!!!! *TR

Occurrences: 20	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 06/24/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/6/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10187541

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK

Details: WHEN VARIOUS PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THE RPMS INCREASE AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE I HAD THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006. *AK

Occurrences: 6	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/04/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 4/11/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10168790

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

Details: I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN MARCH 2006 AND I EXPERIENCED A THUMPING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE WHERE THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH A NEW VEHICLE HAVING RESURFACED ROTORS SO I HAD THE DEALER MAKE A NOTATION ON MY WARRANTY ORDER. WITHIN A WEEK I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY RESURFACED THEM AGAIN AND I WAS REAL UNHAPPY BECAUSE WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO AGREED TO HAVE THE ROTORS CHANGED WHICH SUPPOSEDLY THEY DID. WELL I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME TYPE OF THUMPING WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY BUT AT A LESSER LEVEL AT THIS TIME. I DO FEEL HOWEVER THAT HONDA MAY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA AND WOULD HOPE THEY CORRECT IT SOON AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED HONDA'S SINCE 1975 AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS HONDA AS I HAVE ON ALL MY OTHER HONDA'S COMBINED. *JB

Occurrences: 3	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/09/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/20/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10167160

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK

Details: DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ROARED AND VIBRATED WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE. THE DEALERSHIP SWITCHED OUT THE PADS ON 6-06. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR.

Occurrences: 2	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 08/31/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/31/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10153780

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK

Details: THE SIXTH INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3928 MILES. THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006. I STARTED MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 11:49 AM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006, AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MINUTES. I INCREASED THE RPM TO 1500 TWO TIMES FOR ONE SECOND EACH. I REVERSED AND BRAKED. MY VEHICLE STOPPED. I DROVE FORWARD UP AN INCLINE AND BRAKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, NO PEDESTRIANS OR CARS WERE PRESENT IN THE STREET. TWO DISTRICT PARTS & SERVICE MANAGERS (DPSM) FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE FOR 8 MILES AT MY RESIDENCE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE DPSM, THE BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MEDIATION DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. HAS DETERMINED THAT NO OFFERS WILL BE MADE. I HAVE DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH ARBITRATION VIA BBB AUTO LINE. *JB

Occurrences: 6	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/24/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 3/27/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10152343

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK

Details: THE FOURTH INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3591 MILES. THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 4:40 PM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006. I STARTED MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5:40 AM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006, AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MINUTES. I INCREASED THE RPM TO 1500 TWO TIMES FOR ONE SECOND EACH. I REVERSED AND BRAKED. MY VEHICLE STOPPED. I DROVE FORWARD UP AN INCLINE AND BRAKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, NO PEDESTRIANS OR CARS WERE PRESENT IN THE STREET. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. MY CASE IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. FIVE TIMES AND I HAVE WRITTEN ONE LETTER. I HAVE ALSO OPENED A CLAIM WITH BBB AUTO LINE.*JB

Occurrences: 4	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/09/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 3/9/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10150907

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

Details: DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES ANYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER, BUT WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE BEGINNING TO SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR AT ONLY 6,812 MILES. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - *NM

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 02/22/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 2/22/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10195927

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Details: THE IGNITION KEY IS STUCK AT POSITION 1 OF 3 AND CANNOT BE RETURNED TO 0. I AM UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT IN ANY GEAR POSITION AND OTHERS HAVE TRIED AS WELL AND ARE UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY.*AK

Occurrences: 5	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/08/2007	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/9/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10187588

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY

Details: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. BEFORE THE FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD BEEN LISTENING TO THE RADIO WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. AAA STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DESIGNED FOR A HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

Occurrences: 2	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/01/2007	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 4/11/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10200522

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Details: I NOTICED MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENTWITH A HONDA DEALER ON 8/13/07 AND WAS TOLD ROAD DEBRIS PUNCTURED MY A/C CONDENSER AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE GRILL DESIGN ALLOWS ROAD DEBRIS TO COME INTO AIR CONDITIONER. *TR

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 08/08/2007	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/22/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10193737

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER NEEDED UPDATING, CLEARED THE CODE. THE NEXT DAY IT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS THE ALARM. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO IT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN I WAS OUT OF STATE. DEALERSHIP TESTED IT, AND DETERMINED IT WAS A BENT CYLINDER HEAD, THEY GUESSED IT WAS CAUSED BY BAD SHIFTING, BUT FREEZE DATA SHOWED I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MPH AT 1300 RMPS. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HONDA HAS BEEN STALLING FOR 26 DAYS. *AK

Occurrences: 3	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/25/2007	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 6/19/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10163880

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

Details: IT WAS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING , HAD DRIVEN IT LATE THE PREVIOUS EVENING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON , THE CAR BUCKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE . I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ASKED ME IF I "TOPPED OFF" AT THE GAS STATION. I DID IN FACT TOP OFF THE LAST FILL UP. I WAS TOLD THAT COULD MAKE THE ENGINE LIGHT GO ON. NOW I HAVE A RENT A CAR. THEY NEED TO ORDER A NEW PART. V TEC. I HAVE ALWAYS TOPPED OFF AT THE GAS STATION. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD OR WARNED NOT TO DO THAT WITH THE NEW HONDA'S IF IN FACT THAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS. *JB

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/29/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/29/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10214574

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: AIR BAG FAILURE DURING CRASH OF 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX, VECHICLE ACCIDENT BETWEEN TWO CARS, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED INTO MAIN TRAFFIC MY HONDA STRUCK SAID VEHICLE IN REAR QUARTER, HONDA THEN SPUN OFF INTO GUARD RAIL STRIKING LEFT FRONT SIDE.BOTH SIDE OF HONDA CRUSDED GEICO HAS TOTALED THE HONDA, THIS WAS AT 55 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GEICO HAS HONDA AT BRANDYWINE SALVAGE,PG,MD. *TR

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 1
Fail Date: 01/07/2008	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 1/12/2008 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10196785

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: I WAS IN A HIGH SPEED MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH ALONG WITH A COWORKER THAT I CAR POOL WITH IN THE 2006 ACCORD WHEN A DOG RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AT 4:30 AM ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, BRAKED AND SWERVED, BUT STILL HIT THE DOG AT HIGH SPEED. THE DOG WAS OF MEDIUM TO LARGE SIZE APPROXIMATELY 60-70 LBS AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. I THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WENT OF THE ROAD , AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AS WELL AS TO THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, YET NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD BY MY HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT "THE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAGS WERE VERY SMALL AND MUST BE HIT DIRECTLY IN ORDER FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, SO THE SENSORS MUST NOT HAVE BEEN HIT JUST RIGHT , AND THERE WAS PROBABLY NO REASON TO BE CONCERNED. HOWEVER, ANYONE WHO SAW THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, INCLUDING STATE TROOPERS, EMS, TOW TRUCK DRIVERS, AS WELL AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ALL STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS INSTANCE. I DID NOT FIND THAT THESE AIRBAGS TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL IF WHAT THE PERSON AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID WAS TRUE. BOTH MY PASSENGER AND I SUFFERED WHIPLASH, BACK AND NECK STRAIN, AND MILD CONCUSSIONS, THANKFULLY THAT WAS ALL. HOWEVER I COULD NOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE SAVED US FROM THE INJURIES WE DID SUSTAIN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY . THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. I AM DEBATING WHETHER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA REGARDING A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN AIRBAG SENSORS.*AK

Occurrences: 4	Injuries: 2
Fail Date: 07/11/2007	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/18/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10167146

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: LOW SPEED PARKING LOT ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PROPELLANT WAS NOT PROPERLY VENTED AND CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE THUMB TO THE ELBOW. **NM

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 1
Fail Date: 07/22/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/31/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10157185

Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Details: FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. JUST BOUGHT 2006 ACCORD SE MID APRIL TAKING DELIVERY A WEEK LATER. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TODAY AFTER LONG TRIP TO BORDERING STATE IN WHICH THE CONNECTION AT THE DOOR PANEL OF THE SHOULDER SAFETY BELT RATTLES RIGHT INTO THE DRIVERS LEFT EAR. HAD THIS TRIP BEEN TAKEN WITHIN THE 5 DAY PERIOD AFTER TAKING DELIVERY AND BEEN TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING WHICH COULD NOT BE FIXED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR RETURN OF OUR 99 ACURA. NOW I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR WITH RATTLE AT MY LEFT EAR AND MOST UNHAPPY. I LOVE DRIVING AND THIS TAKES AWAY DRIVING PLEASURE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST HONDA WE HAVE OWNED BUT MAY WELL BE THE LAST! WE HAVE PRAISED THE HONDA PRODUCTS WHEN ASKED ABOUT OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ON HONDAS, AS HUSBAND HAD ACURA WHICH WAS TRADED IN FOR THIS VEHICLE. WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR A FEW YEARS. WE HAD 87 CIVIC, 90 ACCORD SE, 99 ACURA, AND 97 ACCORD SE. THIS IS FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT FIXED!!!! HAD THE FEELING SINCE DOES NOT AFFECT HOW THE CAR RUNS OR SAFETY FACTOR, IT IS NOTHING. *JB

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/10/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 5/10/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10203336

Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Details: I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF AN EXPRESS WAY AND EXITING ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS ACCELERATING, SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT AN ACCELERATED RATE, SO I CONTINUED TO PUMP AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING AND STILL CONTINUED GOING FORWARD. WITHIN SECONDS I WAS AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP?WHERE I QUICKLY OBSERVED 3 ROWS OF CARS (ON THE LEFT SIDE) WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT. AT THAT POINT, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND I DID NOT WANT TO HIT ANY OF THE CARS WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT?SO I DIRECTED THE CAR STRAIGHT AHEAD AND BEYOND THE 3 ROWS OF WAITING CARS TO AVOID HITTING THEM?AND HOPING I WOULD HIT A POLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER I AWOKE, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, I HAD SHATTERED GLASS ON MY BODY, THE AIR BAGS HAD ALREADY DEFLATED, AND SOMEONE WAS YELLING TO OPEN MY DOOR. THIS, I COULD NOT DO?AND I JUST SAT THERE. THEN SOMEONE JAMMED THE DOOR OPEN?AND I WAS PULLED OUT TO A WAITING AMBULANCE. OTHER CARS WERE HIT AND THERE WERE SERIOUS INJURIES. HONDA: WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BRAKES?TO MAKE THEM MALFUNCTION WHEN I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUALLY? WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE. *JB

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 2
Fail Date: 05/08/2007	Deaths: 1
Date added to datbase: 9/18/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10190715

Component: OTHER

Details: 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX L 4DR SEDAN. AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) BLOWS WARM AIR. DEALER SAID A/C CONDENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLEWAS 8 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 11000 MILES. HONDA CUSTEMER SERVICE NOT HELPFUL.*AK

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/13/2007	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 5/14/2007 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10169617

Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Details: DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION TO KEEP IT FROM SURGING FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/31/2006 -*NM

Occurrences: 3	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 09/29/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/29/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10169115

Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

Details: CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING HIS 2006 HONDA ACCORD. *KB THE LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED STATED HIS OWNERS MANUAL MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. *JB

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/01/1901	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/26/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10168869

Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Details: DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REVVED AT AN ACCELERATED RATE AND LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH PRODUCED NO FAILURE CODES, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/9/2006 - IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS USER RELATED. WHENT HE BRAKE PEDAL DECENDED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CONSUMER'S FOOT CONTACTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV. *NM

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 09/21/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/21/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10146620

Component: POWER TRAIN

Details: WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM IN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT ON OUR TRIP BACK FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP LAST WEEKEND. AS A RESULT OF THIS EXPERIENCE MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND DECELERATING THROUGH AN EXIT RAMP, THEN RE-ACCELERATING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT WE EXPERIENCED AND AN EXTREMELY RESISTANT BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRING EXTREMELY HARD PEDAL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO CONTINUE TO REV DURING BRAKING. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV ABNORMALLY. OUR 30-YEAR-OLD SON WAS DRIVING. HE DID NOT MOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR FEAR OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. HE SWITCHED INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. WHILE KEEPING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HE PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. THEN THE ENGINE SEEMED NORMAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS WAS A DISCONCERTING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT WAS ABNORMALLY DIFFICULT TO STOP, AND WE ALMOST RAN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF US. THERE WERE THREE ADULT WITNESSES TO THIS FRIGHTENING EPISODE, MY WIFE, OUR ADULT SON, AND ME. WE DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ANY TIME DURING THIS TRIP. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR HONDA DEALER. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR THOROUGHLY AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. THEY HYPOTHESIZED THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A COMPUTER ERROR, BUT THE SYSTEMS TEST OUT FINE NOW. NOW OUR FAMILY IS LEFT WITH A CAR THAT WE KNOW HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT, AND WE DRIVE IT IN FEAR THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, HURTING OTHERS OR US. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS STEALTH DEFECT MAY BE LURKING TO HURT OTHERS IN OTHER 2006 HONDA ACCORD V6 CARS. *JB

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 12/24/2005	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/31/2005 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10152057

Component: STRUCTURE

Details: WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK DAMAGING SOME MATERIALS THAT WERE BEING STORED IN THE TRUNK. AFTER A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP (THIRD TRIP FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS), THE DEALERSHIP RETURNED THE VEHICLE WITH AN EXPLANATION THAT IT DID NOT LEAK WATER. I KNOW THE CAR DID INDEED LEAK WATER. I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE TRUNK UP AND HAVE CLEARANCE TO SEE! I FEEL HONDA REPAIRED THE LEAK AND THEN RETURNED IT STATING IT DID NOT LEAK. THE PARTICLE BOARD COVERING THE TIRE IS WARPED NOW. SINCE HONDA CLAIMS IT DID NOT LEAK, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. *NM

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/28/2006	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 3/6/2006 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10222081

Component: TIRES:SIDEWALL

Details: MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 PROBLEMS. WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AS THE ONE OF THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRES. AS I CHECKED THE DAMAGED, I NOTICED A HUGE CRACK ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE (NO CURB DAMAGE POSSIBLE). SO WE WENT TO A MICHELIN STORE TO REQUEST A WARRANTY EXCHANGE (TIRE HAD LESS DEN 10K MILES). THE REP SAID IT SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS KIND OF TIRE AND HE WILL TRY TO GET US A WARRANTY EXCHANGE. BUT BECAUSE OF MICHELIN DENYING THE PROBLEM, WE PROB. WONT GET THE TIRE EXCHANGED. SO WE BOUGHT A NEW SINGLE TIRE FOR $200.16. WE ARE VERY UPSET... *TR

Occurrences: 1	Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 02/16/2008	Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 3/23/2008 [FILE] your own complaint on this model car.