2000 Honda Accord Electrical System

THE SEAT BELT, BRAKE, DOOR, EMERGENCY AND SRS LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY BURNING AT DIFFERENT TIMES ON THE CONSUMERS 200 HONDA ACCORD. *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. *JB

I DRIVE A 2000 ACCORD COUPE LX 4 CYC. AND SOME TIME MY CAR WOULD JUST LOSE POWER AND DIE. ONCE MY CAR LOOSE POWER I CAN NO LONGER HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TURN AND WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES, BUT EACH TIME THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON 2000 BUT ONLY 98-99 ACCORDS. THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE BUT AT MY EXPENSIVE. I WAS OUTRAGED THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA NEEDS TO FIX BEFORE I MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO MANY DEALERSHIPS BUT NONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO FIND A FIX. *JB

DT: WHILE THE CONSUMER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. HE WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND THEN PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IGNITION INTERLOCK REPAIRS DONE. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS STILL ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. *AK

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SEE ANY OF THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. , VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 HONDA ACCORD V6 IN JUNE OF 2000. IT IS NOW 4 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAS FEWER THAN 18,000 MILES. ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO I STARTED HEARING A WHINE OR WHIRR AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY (12/15/04). IT CHECKED OUT TO BE A BAD ALTERNATOR, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE OVER $500 TO FIX!! I FOUND SEVEN COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND ALL OF THEM (INCLUDING MINE) SHARE A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG LIGHT WHICH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. MINE HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE ALMOST DAY 1. HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME BACK THEN IT WAS DUE TO SOME CLOTHES OR CUSHION BLOCKING SOME SENSOR AT THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I HAVE HAD MAINTENANCE DONE EVERY 3 MONTHS OR SO, THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS DECEMBER 4, 2004. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NO WHINE, NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS, OR ANY INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG, BUT I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT, BUT NOW I KNOW WHY. IT WAS A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT I BEGAN HEARING THE NOISE THAT WAS TODAY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. AGAIN, GOOD MAINTENANCE RECORD, FEWER THAN 18000 MILES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, BAD ALTERNATOR. I AM DRIVING 300 MILES THIS COMING SATURDAY AND AM SCARED TO DEATH--HOPING THAT IT IS FIXED COMPLETELY AND THAT NOTHING ELSE GOES WRONG. I HOPE THIS GETS SOME ATTENTION FROM NHTSA!. *AK

I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM MY 2000 ACCORD WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT IS STILL IN DRIVE. I DID THIS ONCE THINKING I HAD PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, AND AFTER EXITING THE CAR IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. DESPITE THE FACT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 98 AND 99 ACCORDS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, THE FOLKS AT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME I NEED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A HONDA DEALER AND PAY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. HOWEVER, THEY DIDN'T PROMISE ME THEY COULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME AFTER THE INSPECTION.*AK

SINCE THE VEHICLE'S VIN WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WHICH EXPERIENCED THE DEFECT OF THE RECALL. *PH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE IGNITION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE STARTED THEN DIE OUT IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 10 TEN TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN THEN WOULD HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS RIGHT AWAY OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. SERVICE BULLETIN#00059617925 *SC

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN PARK FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 99 HONDAS FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM, BUT YET NOT ON HIS VEHICLE. *NM CONSUMER STATED THAT THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT SET IN PARK. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR . CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECENT HONDA IGNITION RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN AND REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER WAS OUT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE SHE NOTICED THE CAR WAS ROLLING. *JB

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. DRIVING 60 MPH ALTERNATOR FAILED ALONG WITH BATTERY. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT 60 MPH AT NIGHT IN THE DESERT. VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. ALTERNATOR REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. POSSIBLE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ISSUE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. DEALER STATED SORRY, THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *MR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD, THAT HAS A KNOWN IGNITION SWITCHES PROBLEM. MY CAR DIES WHENEVER THE CAR GET STARTED. THE PROLBEM BEEN GOING ON SINCE MY CAR HAVE 20000 MILES. *AK

DASHBOARD LIGHTING IS NONFUNCTIONING FOR NO KNOWN REASON. DEALER SERVICE RECOMMENDS REMOVAL OF ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR REPAIR AND /OR REPLACEMENT OF BULBS AND RECALIBRATION OF ODOMETER AT A COST OF OVER $500. VEHICLE HAS 20,000 MILES AND IS BEYOND ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *PH THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NM

WHEN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, THE LIGHT DISPLAY ON MY AUDIO TUNER/CD WENT OUT. I THOUGHT SOMEONE JUST NEEDED TO CHANGE THE DISPLAY TO GET THE LIGHT BACK ON, BUT IT TURNED OUT THAT THE WHOLE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID REPLACE IT FREE, BUT NOT UNTIL I PUSHED THEM TO SEE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. TODAY, ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER THE UNIT WAS REPLACED, I STARTED MY CAR TO FIND THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT THE AUDIO UNIT WAS NOT PRODUCING ANY SOUND. I AM CALLING THE DEALER TODAY, BUT I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A RADIO ON A CAR AT ALL, NOW I AM GOING TO REPLACE IT TWICE ON A CAR THAT IS 4 YEARS OLD. SOME HOW I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE GRATIS.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK.*AK *TS THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND IN THE DRIVE POSITION. HONDA DID RECALL THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE HIS REPLACED, BUT HIS VEHICLE YEAR WASN'T INCLUDED. *PH *JB

DELPHI ALTERNATOR FAILED. FIRST NOTICED DUE TO NOISE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. WITH NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON, VOLTAGE MEASURED AS LOW AS ~8 VOLTS, AND ENGINE THEN STALLED COMPLETELY WHEN HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE SWITCHED ON. CONFIRMED WIRING GOOD, REMOVED DISCHARGED BATTERY, RECHARGED BATTERY, BATTERY CONDITION LOAD-TESTED GOOD, AND WARNING LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON ONLY AFTER RUNNING ENGINE AT IDLE AND THEN ~3000RPM FOR ~5 MINUTES. VOLTAGE MONITORING CONFIRMED ONLY BATTERY VOLTAGE HAD BEEN PRESENT LONG BEFORE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON, BUT NOT HAVING AN IMMEDIATE WARNING INDICATION THAT CHARGING SYSTEM HAS FAILED IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. (LUCKILY THE CAR STALLED IN MY GARAGE, NOT MINUTES BEFORE IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.*AK

SUDDEN BATTERY FAILURE CAUSES LOSS OF POWER, STEERING, AND ALL-AROUND CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. DEALER INSISTS THAT THE ALTERNATORS HAVE ALL GONE BAD. NO DIAGNOSIS FOR WHAT MAY BE CAUSING ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *LA

ABILITY TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK ON A 2000 HONDA, ACCORD.*AK

THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL OF HONDA AUTOS FOR MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION SWITCH THAT ALLOWS REMOVAL OF KEY WHILE NOT IN PARK. I HAVE A 2000 ACCORD SE WITH THAT PROBLEM, BUT THE 2000'S WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE. THANKS. *LA

CONCERNING MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX, VIN [XXX] THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE WHILE IT IS IN GEAR BUT I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THIS VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT HONDA IGNITION RECALL. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME AND I'M WONDERING WHETHER THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS A FIRST OFF THE LINE 2000 AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE A CUT OFF LIKE THIS. I DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT MILEAGE THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTER I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE ABS LIGHT. THE SHORT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALERS REPLACED THE GAS TANK SENSOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *NLM (EX MODEL) THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL SENSORS AND THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OCCURRED AGAIN IN WHICH THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE SENSORS AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE. *SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS