2001 Honda Accord Electrical System

I am able to turn the ignition to the off position and remove the key without putting the vehicle in park. While this has not resulted in an accident YET, the car did roll down my driveway once. Someone could die as a result of this problem. I believe the issue is with the ignition interlock. Both the dealer and an independent mechanic told me it was an expensive repair and “not worth doing on this car”. The thing is, there is a recall for this very issue on other 1999-2002 Honda Accord sedans, but the recall does not include my car’s VIN. This is a public safety threat that make me afraid to sell or donate my car. The problem has been ongoing for about 3 years. There are no warning lights associated with the problem, but a number of other electrical issues have been developing.

I TOOK IT TO OREILYS TO READ THE OBD AND THE GUY TOLD ME MY ECU WAS WIPED. MY IDENTITY HAS ALSO BEEN STOLEN AND THESE GANG OF PEOPLE WHO IMPERSONATE ME HAVE DONE THIS, AT AN EARLIER TIME 8/19 MY KEYS WERE STOLEN FROM MY ROOMMATE AND I REPORTED IT BECAUSE THEY GOT TICKETS IN MY NAME. ANYHOW I HAVE TO PUSH START MY CAR TO OVERRIDE THE FACT THAT THERES NO DATA TO TELL MY CAR WHAT TO DO AND MY KEY IS ALSO INVALID AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. WAS HOPING THERE WAS A WAY YOU COULD GET INFO ON WHO DID THIS AND ACCESSED THE INFO?? OR IF I AM COVERED UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT?? [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM RETRIEVING THE KEY WHILE SHIFT LEVER IS IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN PARKING. THIS FAILURE ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO RETRIEVE THE KEY WHILE THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN ANY POSITION THEREFORE ALLOWING THE CAR TO ROLL DOWN IF PARKED IN A SLOPE AND HIT PEOPLE OR OTHER CARS.

RECALL # 04V256000 6/7/04 05V025000 1/28/05 NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL, HAVING THESE ISSUES CURRENTLY ON MY CAR HONDA STATES NO RECALL IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME FOR MY VIN.

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUPPLIERS OF ALTERNATORS USING SUBSTANDARD PARTS. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACK LIGHTING DIMMED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GAUGES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COMPLETELY OUT. VERY OBVIOUSLY THE SAME ISSUE REFERENCED IN NHTSA RECALL #04V256000 FOR THE LX VERSION OF THE ACCORD. YOU CAN FEEL THE HEAT COMING OFF THE PANEL (BEFORE IT WAS PERMANENTLY BROKEN.) PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO FIND THAT NEW BULBS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL DIDN'T WORK. READING OVER THE NHTSA IS LIKE DEJA VU, THIS IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I'M FACING BUT FOR SOME REASON THE EX VERSION OF THE HONDA ACCORD IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WELL ASK THE DEALER IF I CAN PAY TO HAVE THE SAME WORK AS THE 'SHOULD BE FREE' RECALL IS FOR THE NEARLY IDENTICAL VERSION OF THE CAR. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING, MAKES THE CAR VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP, AND MY SRS LIGHT IS ON! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD DIFFICULT STEERING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE IGNITION KEY WAS IN THE RUN POSITION, IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERLOCK LEVER AND THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. DJR

BACK IN 2007 I NOTICED I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN NOT IN PARK. I TALKED TO THE HONDA DEALER TO WHICH I TOOK MY CAR AT THE TIME AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS LIKELY AN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE, WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. SINCE THE ISSUE WAS INFREQUENT AND COULD BE SOLVED BY ENSURING THE CAR WAS IN PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY, I WAS TOLD IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE FIXED. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE YEARS. I CAN NOW EASILY SLIDE THE KEY OUT WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND RUNNING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER, WAS ADVISED HONDA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE NHTSA DATABASE IDENTIFIES THIS ISSUE AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000. I CALLED AND SPOKE TO HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISE THE ISSUE WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. I AM UPSET AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED HONDA WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR YEARS AND MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND FIND IT VERY SUSPECT THAT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEIR VINS ARE ALSO SUSPICIOUSLY ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADD ANY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE TO THE RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND HER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

HORN FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD (NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING), HORN DOES NOT WORK. ISOLATED THE MALFUNCTION AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING SHAFT IS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY GROUNDED, AND THE HORN REQUIRES THAT GROUND IN ORDER TO FUNCTION. THE HORN (AND THE STEERING SHAFT GROUND) OPERATES PERFECTLY WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS CAUSING THE LOSS OF GROUND. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. *TR

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC...PULL OFF ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND CAR WILL START.HAS HAPPENED MULTIBLE TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS...MY PROBLEM IS THERE IS A RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCHES FOR 1998 HONDA ACCORDS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND LOOKING AT ONLINE BLOGS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM FOR THE 2001 ACCORDS....WHY NOT?????

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAD GAS SO I COASTED ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED FINE WENT ABOUT 3/10THS OF A MILE GOT SPEED UP TO 30 MPH ALSO THIS TIME I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND A/C AND IT STALLED AGAIN COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED PUT IN PARK AND TRIED TO CRANK THIS TIME IT JUST TURNED OVER AND WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL I SAT THERE WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS FLASHING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT STARTED FINE THAT TIME I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP IT WAS IN THE DAY TIME THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT I HAD DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN IT STARTED THIS, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION FROM HONDA ACCORDS IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY BEING REMOVABLE WHEN SHIFT LEVER IS OUT OF PARK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN HER HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. HONDA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION. HONDA STATED THAT HIS 2001 VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX - V6, AND I FOUND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT BEING IN PARK. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE RECALL 05V025000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT WAS FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S AND FOR EARLIER YEARS. THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK. THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR IF HE DOES NOT SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH); HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 177,000.

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY SOMETIMES THEY ARE COMPLETELY OFF AND CAN NOT SEE THE PANEL SOMETIMES THEY TURN BACK ON AND STAY ON FOR DAYS AND THEN RANDOM TURN OFF SOMETIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STAYS ON. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, IT IS AN INDICATOR THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY SHOULD ONE BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOT PLEASED, TO SAY THE LEAST. I ALSO READ THAT HONDA SUPPOSEDLY SENT A LETTER TO OWNERS INFORMING THEM OF THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF RECEIVING SUCH A LETTER. THE AVERAGE COST FOR THE REPAIR IS $700.00. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT AND SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT THEIR COST. THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 127,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, A GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HE FEELS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SEVERE CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,121.