2006 Honda Accord Engine

ACCORDING TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP I AM HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES RELATED TO THE HOSE GETTING TOO HOT AND ERODING CAUSING MY CAR TO START BURNING UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING NOT ONLY A BURNING SMELL BUT ALSO VISIBLE MELTING TO AREAS OF MY VEHICLE BOTH UNDER THE HOOD AND AREAS ON THE PASSAGE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I AM LUCKY MY CAR DID NOT SET IN FIRE WHILE DRIVING AROUND WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE ISSUE HAD GONE UNDIAGNOSED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS ALTHOUGH I HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE.

WITHIN 4 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LAST TWO OIL CHANGES, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. OIL IS TWO QTS LOW. NO INDICATION OF LEAK, BURNING OR IN RADIATOR. NOT SURE WHY USING OIL WITH NO INDICATION. MECHANIC STATES IT IS NORMAL TO USE OIL AND NEEDS TO BE ADDED BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING CAR CEASE OR STOP IN TRAFFIC. THEN JERK OR ACCELERATED AFTER APPLYING GAS PEDAL.

IN JANUARY, THREE WEEKS AFTER DRIVING 1000 MILES TO FLORIDA THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND WITH IN A MILE I COULD NOT GO 10 MILES A HOUR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORT MYERS, FLORIDA HONDA DEALER. I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE REAR SPARK PLUGS WAS LOOSE AND THE BLOW-BY OVER-HEATED THE SPARK PLUG CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE PLUG TO COME LOOSE FALL INSIDE THE HEAD THUS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE COIL MOUNTED TO THE SPARK PLUG WAS CHARRED INDICATING VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE FROM THE BLOW-BY. THE PLUG WAS LOOSE IN THE SOCKET INDICATING IT WAS NOT TIGHTEN SECURELY. THE TOP OF THE PLUG IS STILL IN-PLACE ON THE SPARK PLUG. I HAVE THE PARTS. THE ENGINE HAD THE FLUIDS CHECK AND OIL CHANGED EVERY 4000 MILES AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. I DO MOST OF MY OWN MAINTENANCE AND HAD NO REASON TO CHECK THE SPARK PLUGS. I KEEP TRACK OF GASOLINE USAGE AND THE CAR HAD NO CHANGE IN GAS CONSUMPTION, AN INDICATION OF BAD SPARKPLUGS. OVER ALL USAGE OF 22 M/G. THE SUGGESTION OF THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS THAT THE LEASE EXPENSIVE WAY TO GET BACK TO MY HOME IN OHIO WAS TO HAVE A USED ENGINE INSTALLED. IT TOOK OVER A WEEK. I NOW HAVE ALMOST $5000 MORE INVESTED IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING. *TR

I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE A SERIOUS AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A USED 2006 HONDA ACCORD 6 MONTHS AGO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. AS SOON AS WE HAD OUR FIRST WARM SPELL I REALIZED THAT THE AC IS DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COOL, AIR-CONDITIONED AIR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT WAS "REPAIRING" MY AIR CONDITIONER, SAID THE AIR WAS MUCH COOLER NOW BUT THAT IT WOULD ALWAYS BE COOLER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECAUSE THERE IS A "CHILLER" ON THAT SIDE. WHY IN THE HECK DON'T THEY HAVE A CHILLER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOO?!! ALL AUTOMOBILES HAVE A DRIVER! I JUST PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER PAYING $168.15 TO FIND IT IS NO BETTER THAN WHEN I TOOK IT IN. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS A VALVE REPLACEMENT ON THE LO SIDE, THE REPLACEMENT OF A HIGH SIDE SHREADER AND AN EVACUATE & RECHARGE. FRUSTRATED, I CAME STRAIGHT HOME AND RESEARCHED MY CONCERNS ONLINE. WHAT I FOUND WAS VERY CONCERNING AND IRRESPONSIBLE ON THE PART OF HONDA. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH NEARLY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE. IT APPEARS THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND CAN BE DAMAGED QUITE EASILY. IF HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW THEY OWE IT TO THEIR BUYERS TO RECALL THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE REPAIR, BUT IF WE AS THE BUYERS PUT A GUARD/COVER OVER THE CONDENSER TO PROTECT IT THE WARRANTY IS VOID. WE CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING. I HAVE OWNED FOUR HONDA VEHICLES OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS AND I'M SO UPSET THAT THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT(S) MORE THAN THIS. I WILL LIKELY NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER DAMAGED FOR 3RD TIME. CAR HAS TOTAL 35,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY FLYING DEBRIS. SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE FOR HONDA. HONDA OF COURSE REFUSES TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. POOR DESIGN, RECALL. *TR

MY FIANCEE, HER BROTHER, OUR 22-MONTH OLD SON , AND MYSELF WERE ON THE HIGHWAY (270S) TO REAGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 6:30 PM WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND STARTED SHAKING. NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I WALKED AROUND THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, STARTED THE ENGINE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL WITHOUT MUCH OF AN ACCELERATION. WE CALLED A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A SPARK PLUG ISSUE. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO HIS SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTICS WAS CYLINDER MISFIRING. IT TURNED OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG BECAME LOOSE,MELTED, AND DESTROYED THE CYLINDER. HE FIXED THE TREADS WHERE THE SPARK PLUG SCREWS INTO THE ENGINE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT PRESSURIZE. HE WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE LOT OF LOOSE DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE AND THE SMOOTH SURFACE AGAINST WHICH THE CYLINDER GLIDES IN THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS VERY ROUGH. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, WHICH HE IS CURRENTLY DOING FOR A MINIMUM OF $2500 OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HOPE THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM. OUR CAR IS WELL-MAINTAINED AND ALL THE FACTORY-RECOMMENDED SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE. WE WERE NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALERS THAT THE SPARK PLUGS CAN BECOME LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH AND IT TURNED OUT THAT MANY HONDA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE 6-CYLINDER VEHICLES (ACCORDS/ODYSSEY) HAVE THE LOOSE SPARK PLUG PROBLEM AND ALMOST ALWAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS NOT PROPERLY PUTTING OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

SMELLED SMOKE IN INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AS OF I WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE CAR. GOT OUT OF THE CAR WITH ALL PASSENGERS.. THEN SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES. BY-STANDARDS GRABBED EXTINGUISHERS (4) IN TOTAL BUT DID NOT PUT THE FLAMES OUT. FIRE DEPT CAME, CUT OPEN THE HOOD AND PUT IT OUT WITH WATER. FRONT BUMPER AND HEADLIGHTS HAD MELTED COMPLETELY. BATTERY AND FUSE BOX NEARLY GONE AND NOTHING BUT BARE WIRES ALL OVER THE ENGINE. EVEN THE HEAD COVER ALL MELTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ROAD DEBRIS ON A HIGHWAY SO SMALL WE DIDN'T HEAR A THING CAUSED A HOLE TO BE PUNCTURED IN MY AC CONDENSER. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS SITES, THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW WITH VARIOUS YEAR MODEL ACCORDS, AS THE CONDENSER IS EXPOSED AND NOT PROTECTED BY ANYTHING. THE CONDENSER WAS JUST PUT IN BY HONDA IN 2011 AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A KNOWN FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS FAR TOO FREQUENTLY TO THE ACCORDS. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ECM COMPUTER FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ECM WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY FAILED DUE TO CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER LOCATED ABOVE THE PART. HONDA CORPORATION DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WAS BEYOND THE CUSTOMERS CONTROL, BUT WAS ALSO CLAIMING IT WAS OUT OF THEIR CONTROL AS WELL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON I 95 TO BALTIMORE, MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSA, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FROM 70 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED EVEN WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. PULLED OFF THE ROAD SHUT DOWN THE CAR, RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, NO OUT OF THE ORDINARY EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. PUNCTURED/DAMAGED A/C COMPRESSOR. A/C DOES NOT FUNCTION, REPAIR COSTS $120-180 AC COMPRESSOR, $30-40 A/C RECEIVER/DRIER, $130-200 DRAIN/RECHARGE OF A/C SYSTEM. TOTAL FOR REPAIR $660-700. *TR

A/C IN MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD SE I HAD PURCHASED ONLY 2 WEEKS PRIOR WAS COMING OUT AS WATER VAPOR AND STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID A ROCK OR PEBBLE MUST'VE HIT THE COMPRESSOR, AND THAT THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WRAP WARRANTY. IT COST $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC ALONE, AND WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $550 FOR THE ACTUAL REPAIR. ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS FOR A CAR I HAD LESS THAN A MONTH! *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2.5 YEARS AGO. 55,000 MILES AND THE A/C CONDENSER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $800 DUE TO A PUNCTURE FROM A ROCK. NOT COVERED UNDER HONDA WARRANTIES, NOT CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD - A/C CONDENSER BROKE TWICE DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS, TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE - HOWEVER I SEE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. WITHOUT AC WINDOWS FOG UP ON RAINY HUMID DAYS AND VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. TOTAL DESIGN FLAW ON BEHALF OF HONDA AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THE ITEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD LX. AFTER DRIVING A MILE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO BLOW COLD AIR. THE FAN WAS ACTIVATED, BUT NO COLD AIR WAS PRODUCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A PUNCTURE IN THE CONDENSER. SHE ALSO HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT NO HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE CONDENSER AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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

TOOK A ROAD TRIP ON I40E TO WINSTON SALEM (3 HR. EACH WAY), WHILE DRIVING BACK THE AC STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO APPLE TREE HONDA AND THEY STATED A ROCK HAD PUNCTURED THE CONDENSER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS COST OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR, AND IS A MAJOR FRONT END DESIGN FLAW, THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND PUT COVERS OVER THE HOLES IN THE FRONT GRILL AREA. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, IT IS A $200.00 FIX OR LESS FOR THEM, AND I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA FOR $28K WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN CORRECT THEIR OWN MISTAKES. *TR

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

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