2005 Honda Accord Electrical System

I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD 2005 EX TO WORK TODAY FROM BURKE TO FT BELVOIR, VA, AND 25 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, THE CAR STALLED ON FAIRFAX COUNTY IN THE PASSING LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, EACH ABOUT 3 WEEKS APART. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE IGNITION IMMOBILIZER SWITCH LIGHT IMMEDIATELY FLASHES. I HAVE TO STOP THE MOVING CAR, AND RESTART IT, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CALLED HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS SYMPTOM. THE SYMPTOMS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT IS REFERENCED ON THIS WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.VISUALIMPRESSIONS.CA/SWITCH/. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL #07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) . HOWEVER THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN UPDATED THE ECM. A WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RESURFACED. A TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACUTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,0000.

STARTING AT AROUND 70K MILES, THE RADIO DISPLAY BACKLIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH THE RADIO AND CONTROLS WORK, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO VIEW THE TIME, RADIO VOLUME, OR STATION NUMBER WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT LIGHT SOURCE SUCH AS THE OVERHEAD LIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2003-2004 MODEL YEAR. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 2005 MODEL YEAR AS WELL BECAUSE THERE IS NO MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN AUDIO UNIT DESIGN. *TR

IF YOU LEAVE THE RADIO ON FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES WITH THE CAR OFF, IT REFUSES TO START. EITHER MUST JUMP START OR WAIT 10 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES. AFTER STARTING, EVERYTHING IS GOOD UNTIL YOU HAPPENED TO DO THIS AGAIN. *TR

THE AUDIO UNIT DISPLAY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THE RADIO DIAL, CLOCK, AND HVAC CONTROL SWITCHES ARE NOT LIT. THE ONLY LIGHT ON IN THE AREA IS THE SMALL GREEN LIGHT SHOWING WHICH HVAC BUTTON HAS BEEN SELECTED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO LIGHT UP ARE CONTROLLABLE WITH THE DIMMER SWITCH. THIS PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY - ONE NIGHT THEY WORKED WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE NEXT NIGHT THEY DID NOT WORK. SO FAR THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES; NONE WERE BLOWN. AS A DRIVER I CAN COPE WITH THE PROBLEM THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT AS WINTER SETS IN AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE CLEARED OF INTERIOR FOG WITH THE DEFROSTER I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHICH CONTROL TO HIT CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS WAS/IS A PROBLEM WITH EARLIER MODEL YEARS (2003-2004) OF THIS MODEL RUN. IN 2007 HONDA ISSUED A 7 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER FOR THESE YEARS. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

CAR REFUSES TO START. USED A JUMPSTART FROM A FRIEND TO COME HOME. CHECKED THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR - SHOWS GREEN (MEANING FULLY CHARGED) - BUT CAR DOES NOT START WITH THAT BATTERY. REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE OTHER PROBLEMS. DASHBOARD LIGHT SEEM TO FLICKER EVERY NOW AND THEN. NOT SURE WHAT THE EXACT ISSUE IS. *TR

SIX CHANGER CD PLAYER OVERHEATS. AFTER 30 SECONDS OF PLAYING TIME , THE PANEL TURNS EXTREMELY HOT AND CD ERROR MESSAGE FLASHES. WHEN THE CD IS REMOVED, IT IS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHERE IT MUST BE PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF MORE THAN ONE CD IS IN THE SIX CD CHANGER, THE PANEL GETS VERY HOT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PANEL DISPLAY GOES BLANK. THE RADIO WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE UNIT HAS COOLED. THERE IS A POTENTIAL DANGER FOR FIRE OR OTHER SYSTEM FAILURE. CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD.*CN

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE IMA BATTERY HAS SPONTANEOUSLY DISCHARGED. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT IS GOING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THERE IS A ZAPPING NOISE COMING FROM BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL, ACCOMPANIED BY A SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION DID NOT START. THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, WITH NO SUCCESS. A SLIGHT LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER WAS NOTICED WHILE STARTING UP, A DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.

CAR SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION(ENGINE RUNNING). DASH ACTIVATION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON(BLINKING) BOTH DOORS LOCKED. STOPPED CAR OPENED DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND ALARM WENT OFF---HORN SOUNDED, LIGHTS FLASHED. DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO STOP ALARM. DEALER NOTIFIED AND LETTER SENT TO HONDA. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES AFTER DRIVING HER VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER DID REPLACE A SPEAKER BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THIS MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. . VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE STALLED. CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THE DEALER SAID THEY FORGOT TO HOOK THE ALTERNATOR TO THE BATTERY. CONSUMER DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE CAR WAS DRIVING AND DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. THE BRAKES ALSO PERFORMED POORLY. *BF *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BY THE HEADLIGHTS AND TIRE AREA. THIS WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER EXCHANGED LICENSE AND INSURANCE INFORMATION AND GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS PLANNING TO DRIVE AWAY. WHILE ON THE CELL PHONE A PEDESTRIAN WAVED ALERTING THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AREA HAD BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM WHERE IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY STRUCK. THE SMOKE LATER TURNED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS FIRE BEGAN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND DEALER COULD NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION AT THIS TIME. AN INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR, FIRE INSPECTOR, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AMERICAN HONDA CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. NO REPORT WAS ISSUED, BUT THE CONSUMER WISHED TO FILE A COMPLIANT. NO CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS WERE DONE. NO FINAL DETERMINATIONS WILL BE MADE UNTIL AFTER INSPECTIONS. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT BUT NOT THE FIRE. *AK