2000 HONDA ACCORD Structure Problems

The engine cradle is rooting out from the AC unit is draining on it and it about to brake because of the way Honda did it I hope the recall is made on it

Subframe on passenger side is rusted through creating a safety hazard. I was unaware of this issue on 1999-2002 Honda Accords but when researching for the cause of a noise coming from the front end found plenty of articles but no corrective action from Honda.

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 THE WINDOW LATCHES AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE PAID OUT OF MY POCKET 500$ FOR A DOOR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO CONSIDERING ALL THE VIDEOS I HAVE SEEN OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS EXACT SAME YEARS AND MODELS I'M SERIOUS ABOUT CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR IGNORING THIS ISSUE AND NOW YET AGAIN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED THERE'S THOUSANDS OF CARS SAME YEAR SAME PROBLEM AND YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RIGHT THIS WRONG ALSO THE FRAME BRACKET OF THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATION LINE DRIPPED FLUID ON TOP OF THE KEY SUSPENSION COMPONENT, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

RIGHT SIDE SUB-FRAME, REAR BEAM, K FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH FROM A/C DRAIN LINE INSTALLED TO DRAIN DIRECTLY ONTO THE SUBFRAME. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING TO FLEX SUBSTANTIALLY AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC COULD CAUSE THE CAR STEERING TO FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY OR COULD ALLOW THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. ANTI-SWAY BAR IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. FOUND BY MECHANIC CHECKING MY CAR TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING AND CORNERING.

Mileage: 223,000

I WAS DRIVING ON CITY WHEN I HEARD METAL NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE I HAD IT CHECK ED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE K FRAME-SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED AND CRACKED ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM DUE THAT THE AC WAS DRIPPING WATER ON TOP OF IT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT

Mileage: 5

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS BADLY COMPROMISED BY RUST (SOME HOLES). PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING CAN BE COMPROMISED IS IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER SIDE IS NOT BADLY RUSTED. HONDA HAS RELOCATED THE AIR CONDITIONING DRIP TUBE IN LATER YEARS WHICH MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM

Mileage: 206,000

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKE OFF I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET ON THE WAY TO WORK I TURNED THE CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK SOUND AND GOT UNDER MY CAR AND LOOKED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME IS BROKE OFF

Mileage: 210,000

4TH JULY MY WIFE WAS IN A COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN HER SUFFERING MEMORY LOSS, SPEECH ISSUES , STUTTER, A SEVERE CONCUSSION AND WEEKS AND WEEKS ON CONTINUED THERAPY TO INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AND CONTINUED CARE. THE AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOY . NO REASON WITH THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE CAR IT SHOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED. MY THREE CHILDREN WHERE ALSO IN THE CAR TO INCLUDE MY 12YR OLD SON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER. MY CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES BUT AS A RESULT OF FAILED EQUIPMENT MY WIFE NEARLY FORGOT WHO I WAS TO INCLUDE LAST LAST TEN YEARS OF OUR LIVES AMOUNGST OTHER THINGS , AND COULD POSSIBLY HAVE MOST HER LIFE. ONE OF THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS IS : CONCUSSION WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTER. (SPEECH PATHOLOGICAL TREATMENT PLAN ONGOING ) MY WIFE IS ALSO UNABLE TO WORK AND PROVIDE , AND TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN IN MY ABSENCE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION , SPEED 40-55MPH OHIO STATE ROUTE 68 IN URBANA, OHIO. NIGHT TIME FOLLOWING JULY 4TH FIREWORKS.

Mileage: 200

SUBFRAME RUST-OUT OF FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BACK BEAM ON RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE, BOTH BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. LARGE HOLE IN FRAME WAS NOTED DURING OTHER REPAIR WORK AND MATCHES NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND PICTURES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION FROM HONDA.

Mileage: 219,000

PAINT LOOKS LIKE A BRILLO PAD WAS TAKEN TO IT

Mileage: 100,000

PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT. SWAY BAR BUSHING BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 260514

Mileage: 260,451

THE SUB-FRAME ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST THROUGH, PRESUMABLY DUE TO A POORLY PLACED AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATE DRAIN, WHICH DRIPS WATER ON THE AFFECTED COMPONENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THE TOP PART OF THE COMPONENTS IS MOSTLY EATEN AWAY BY RUST. THE PART HAS NOT BROKEN, YET, BUT IT EVENTUALLY WILL. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE SAME COMPONENT IS UNAFFECTED. THE REMAINDER OF THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR ITS AGE.

Mileage: 154,000

TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH NO AIR BAG AND ALSO SUSPENSION IS NO GOOD

PAINT BUBBLES ON THE FRONT ROOF NEAR THE WINDSHIELD HAS RESULTED IN WINDSHIELD SEAL TO DISINTEGRATE AND LEAK WATER WHEN IT RAINS. CAN'T RUN THE CAR THROUGH CARWASH! EXPECT THE WATER LEAK TO DAMAGE INTERNAL ELECTRONICS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Mileage: 220,000

AFTER A LONG TRIP OUT WEST WE NOTICED A NOISE IN THE FRONT END, WE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE SUB FRAME ON RIGHT SIDE WAS RUSTED OUT. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES LUCKY NOTHING HAPPENED ON THE TRIP. FROM OHIO TO SOUTH DAKOTA.

Mileage: 108,000

FRONT SUB-FRAME OR ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED AND BROKEN. ITS VERY UNUSUAL IN HONDA. MY WHOLE CAR WAS RUST FREE EXCEPT THAT PART. THERE ARE LOT OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN FLAW RAPIDLY CORRODES FRONT SUBFRAME. VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION AFTER SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME COMPROMISED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. LOCALIZED CORROSION OCCURRING SUDDENLY DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS ALMOST CERTAINLY RELATED TO FAULTY PLACEMENT OF AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN HOSE. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE SUBFRAME, REPAIR COST QUOTED AT $1,700. VEHICLE DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE PENDING THIS NECESSARY STRUCTURAL REPAIR. CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2000 HONDA ACCORD GOING ON TO 270 NORTH ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS HOOD CAME POPPING UP SMASHING HIS WINDSHIELD AND HE WAS LUCKY HE WAS IN THE LANE CLOSEST TO THE BRIM. HE COULD NOT SEE AND WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OR AT THE SIDE OF HIM. THE POLICE OFFICER THAT ARRIVED ASKED US IF THIS WAS A 2000-2002 HONDA AND MY SON SAID YES. HE EXPLAINED TO US THIS IS THE 5TH HONDA VEHICLE IN A MONTH THAT THIS SAME THING OCCURRED. HIS DAUGHTERS SAME CAR AS MY SON DID THIS A MONTH AGO. HE RECOMMENDED TO ME TO EMAIL YOU AND LET YOU KNOW. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ISSUE, AND IF THIS COLUMBUS OHIO POLICE OFFICER HAS SEEN 5 I WONDER WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN OTHER STATES. THE POLICE OFFICERS NAME IS OFFICER [XXX] PHONE NUMBER [XXX] POLICE OFFICER NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RATTLED, SHOOK, AND AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED AND ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

Mileage: 214,000

THE ARM BROKE INTO ON MY CAR. THE WELDING WAS BAD. ALSO THE CLEAR COAT LOOK AWFUL, IT WAS PAINTED CHEAPLY AND , IT A EYE SORE. I JUST WANT IT FIXED . I LOVE MY CAR, BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH RECALLS.

SUBFRAME ROT CAUSED FROM THE AC DRAIN LINE. MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND BROKEN BECAUSE OF THIS. COULD'VE CAUSED A CRASH.

Mileage: 200,000

SUBFRAME/CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO MANUFACTURERS ROUTING OF AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATION ONTO SUBFRAME. NO DAMAGE/RUST ON DRIVERS SIDE WHERE A/C DOES NOT DRAIN. AROUND $400 IN PARTS AND OVER $700 IN WORK.

Mileage: 171,365

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMIT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

JUST PURCHASED A 2000 ACCORD ON SAT 8-22-15. BODY LOOKS GREAT,RUNS SHIFTS GREAT,BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING OIL CHANGE I REALIZED PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY GONE. YES,GONE. IT'S MISSING @4 INCHES OF METAL WHICH HAS OBVIOUSLY RUSTED AWAY,WITH SURROUNDING METAL RUSTED. DRIVER SIDE LOOKS PERFECT. SAME PART,TWO DIFFERENT PLACES,ACTING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

Mileage: 115,900

CAR FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO CORRODED SUBFRAME ON RIGHT HAND SIDE FRONT PASSENGER AREA. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF COMPONENT FAILED.

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

Mileage: 223,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. AS A RESULT, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

Mileage: 220,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN HEARD CLUNK FROM PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. JACKED UP CAR, PULLED WHEEL AND FOUND SUB FRAME HAD ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HAVE BEEN IN/CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A 2000 ACCORD AND HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER ACCORD VEHICLES ( 1999-2002) WITH THE SAME CONDITION. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE SUB FRAMES ON THE AFFECTED ACCORD VEHICLES.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE REVEALED SHOCKING FINDING: THE R/F CORNER OF SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BREAKING. DEALER ADVISES IT SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP AND THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. OBVIOUSLY IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SPEND THE $2,500+TAX THAT THE DEALER PROPOSES, AS THE CAR IS BARELY WORTH THAT MUCH. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN 1998-2002 HONDAS AS THE AIR CONDITIONER DRIPS RIGHT ONTO THIS PART OF THE SUBFRAME. THE INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE IS THE DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SUBFRAME RUST FILED HERE WITH THE NHTSA AND ELSEWHERE - ALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN ON THE 2003 MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE NHTSA IS WAITING TO FORCE A RECALL?? WHAT IF I HADN'T GOTTEN THE MAINTENANCE FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS?? WHAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY HAPPENED?? COULD I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE BOTTOM PARTIALLY FELL OUT?? THIS IS A SERIOUS INJURY, IF NOT DEATH, WAITING TO HAPPEN! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!??? AS FOR HONDA, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. THEY OFFERED MINIMAL GOODWILL ASSISTANCE, AND, THROUGH THE DEALER, BASICALLY SAID, IT'S AN OLD CAR, PARTS FAIL. DISGUSTING THE CALLOUSNESS AND DISREGARD FOR CUSTOMER LOYALTY. THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE WORTH APPROX $2,500 RESALE VALUE GIVEN ITS MILEAGE AND CONDITION OTHERWISE. NOW IT'S A HEAP OF METAL. HONDA, I'LL TAKE MY HARD-EARNED MONEY TO YOUR COMPETITORS. *TR

Mileage: 123,859

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD IT MADE LOUD BANGING NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE MECHANIC TO DISCOVER THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF HONDA ACCORDS MADE IN (1999-2002). (HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME) FURTHER MORE, HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN LOCATION OF THE DRAINAGE HOSE IN 2003, AND SAID IT WAS UNRELATED TO SUB-FRAME RUST. NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME IS KILLED BECAUSE OF HONDA FAILED ENGINEERING. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SUB-FRAME IS ABOUT $1300.00 + INCIDENTALS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITION HOSE WAS LEAKING WATER ONTO SUB FRAME CAUSING IT TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SUB-STRUCTURE HAD BECOME RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

THE CAR MADE A KNOCKING SOUND AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. MECHANIC NOTICED THE SUB FRAME ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND STATED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ENTIRE FRONT SUB FRAME TO BE REPLACED. NO EVIDENCE OF RUST ON THE REST OF THE SUB FRAME OR UNDERCARRIAGE.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HAS FAILED. VERY DANGEROUS AS OCCUPANT CANNOT EXIT FROM DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. 68,158 MILES ON VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 68,158

A MONTH AND A HALF AGO I TOOK MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD FOR EXHAUST REPAIR, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SUBFRAME THAT HOLD THE CAR ENGINE MOTOR HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED, I WENT AHEAD AND TO THE CAR TO HONDA MOTORCAR DEALER BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCH SWITCH THAT MADE THE FACTORY CAR ALARM SYSTEM TO GO OFF NON-STOP, I LIVING A NIGHTMARE. NWAY THE DEALER WANTED AND STILL WANT 400 TO REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH SWITCH, THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE SAME THING THE MECHANIC HAD SAID EARLIER THAT THE VEHICLE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, THEY NEED ALMOST 1200 DOLLARS TO DO SO. THIS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE THAT CAN ACCIDENT AND DEATH. I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY FOR WORK PURPOSES. HOW COMES THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE VEHICLE TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I HAD A SCHEDULE OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT MY SUBFRAME WAS RUSTING AWAY. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE SUBFRAME SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS CONDITION AS A RESULT OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. I DO HAVE PHOTO'S OF THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 123,616

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED AUTO SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND DURING THE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC LIFTED THE CAR AND ALLOWED ME TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE RUSTED SUB- FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DRAINS DIRECTLY INTO SUB-FRAME CAUSING CONDENSATION ALONG WITH A PUDDLE OF WATER SITTING ON THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED A RUSTED HOLE IN THE SUB-FRAME. THE SPOUT FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALLOW THE WATER TO GO DIRECTLY ONTO THE GROUND. DUE THE FAULTY DESIGN SEVERAL HONDA OWNERS WILL NEED TO HAVE THEIR SUB FRAME REPLACE ALONG WITH THE BEARING. THIS IS A HIGH SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING, THE RUSTED FRAME COULD FALL APART AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I LEARNED WHEN I CHANGE MY OIL. I NOTICE THE SUBFRAME HAVE FELL OFF AND RUST OUT. I CALL THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SENT ME TO V MAIL. *TR

THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT. THE RUST IS BELOW THE AC DRAIN HOSE. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1600 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 202,550

FRONT SUBFRAME ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD RUSTING EXCESSIVELY CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AC CONDENSATION LINE IS DESIGNED WRONG AND HONDA WILL NOT FIX. ALL OF US ACCORD OWNERS NEED YOUR HELP. THE OWNER I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM FIRST BEGAN NOTICING THE RUST IN 2007. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THIS YEAR AFTER IT COMPLETELY CRACKED OFF. *TR

I WENT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. FROM WHAT HE SAID AND WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THIS IS QUITE COMMON. WITH HOW SERIOUS THIS IS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DOES NOT RECALL VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE. WITH THE AC LEAKING RIGHT ONTO THIS SPOT AND THEM FIXING THAT DEFECT AFTER 2002, IT IS CLEARLY THEIR FAULT. IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND AN OVERALL HASSLE FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN, EVEN IN A 15 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

Mileage: 209,000

THE AC RUBBER HOSE LEAKS WATER AND DRIPS ON THE SUB FRAME CAUSING THE SUB FRAME TO RUST OUT. THE RUST TOTALLY CRACKED THE SUB FRAME, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO THE BE LOOSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDRED OF CONSUMERS. MY HUSBAND HAS MADE A VIDEO AND HAS TAKEN THE STEPS TO WARN THE CONSUMERS OF A CARS WHICH WERE ENGINEERED SO POORLY, AND COULD RISK THE LIVES OF ANY ONE DRIVING THIS MODEL. I WONDER WHO IS IN CHARGE OF SAFETY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY HONDA--THE COMPLAINTS FROM HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE DATED WAY BACK 2009, BUT IT SEEMED THAT NEITHER HONDA, NOR THE GOVERNMENT DID ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I HOPE YOU ACT, BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED DUE TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I WILL SAVE THIS COMPLAINT AND RESEARCH HONDA CARS 1999 THRU 2002 AND WHEN SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS MISTAKE WILL MAKE SURE THE WORLD WEIGHS IN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

I NOTICED THAT DURING SIDE WIND OR GOING OVER DIPS IN HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER AND SWAY MAKING STEERING QUITE DIFFICULT AND SO I HAD MIDAS DO A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH DIDN'T HELP. THE MIDAS INSPECTOR TOLD ME THAT HE WASN'T ABLE TO GUARANTEE THE ALIGNMENT, SINCE HE THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN WRECKED AND THAT THE FRAME WAS OUT OF KILTER. HOWEVER I RESEARCHED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A TYPICAL DESIGN FLAW ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL, WHERE THE A/C LIQUID DISCHARGE WAS RIGHT ABOVE THE SUB-FRAME AND HAD RUSTED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. SINCE I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY-DISABILITY, I AM UNABLE TO PAY TO REPLACE PART #50200-584-A00-RR BEAM. *TR

Mileage: 185,203

THE PAINT AND CLEAR COAT HAVE CHIPPED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE MECHANIC FOR TWO ISSUES: A POSSIBLE BRAKE FLUID LEAK, AND A WEAK TO ALMOST NONFUNCTIONAL A/C IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. HE TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT DUE TO RUST (THE RUST WAS NOT MENTIONED WHATSOEVER DURING THE CAR'S INSPECTION ONLY 6 MONTHS PRIOR) AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHECKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY PREVALENT ISSUE WITH GEN 6 ACCORDS (98 - 02). I'VE LIVED IN A SNOWY CITY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BUT THERE IS NO APPRECIABLE RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE CAR. ONLY IN THIS ONE SPOT, WHICH IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE A/C DRAIN. HONDA CHANGED THE LOCATION OF THE A/C DRAIN IN 2003 (WITH THEIR 7TH GEN ACCORDS), AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISSUE ON THOSE CARS. HONDA HAS SAID THAT IT IS JUST A COINCIDENCE, BUT THEY ARE BETTER OFF PUTTING OUT A RECALL AND COVERING THE COST OF REPLACING THESE FRONT PASSENGER SUBFRAMES THAN HAVING TO PAY FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ONCE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF A ROTTING SUBFRAME. WHILE I THINK THAT MY WEAK A/C MAY BE WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION OF THIS SUBFRAME ROT, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE SUBFRAME AND HONDA HAS MADE NO ATTEMPTS TO RECONCILE THE ISSUE. FORD DID A RECALL ON A 12 YEAR OLD CAR WHEN THEY DISCOVERED A DESIGN FLAW. I AM CONSULTING LAWYERS AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE THERE IS A REPORT OF SOMEBODY DYING DUE TO THIS. *JS

Mileage: 155,500

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF SUBFRAME ROTTED. DRIVER SIDE IS GOOD. INSPECTOR SAID HONDA WILL NOT FIX. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. WHEN WILL NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. SHOULD I CALL MY CONGRESS MAN TO GET THIS PROBLEM TO BE KNOWN TO THE MASS PUBLIC. I CANT BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN KILLED WITH THIS BLATANTLY OBVIOUS DISREGARD FOR FAMILES WHO USE THESE CARS, AND NOT KNOW THE DANGER.REMINDS ME OF WHEN I CONTACTED THE NHSTA ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUSTING OFF THE TRUCK AND HAVING MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK PRAYING WE COULD MAKE IT HOME. I ENDED UP SELLING THE TRUCK FOR HALF THE PRICE OF IT TO ONLY HEAR A MONTH LATER THAT TOYOTA WAS AT LEAST WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT TO LATE FOR ME AND A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO INSPECT WHEEL NOISE. INSPECTION RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF BALL JOINT. INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED 80-85% RUST-OUT OF SUBFRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE. NO OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE RUST IS EVIDENT AND THE VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS THE SAME AREA OF THE SUBFRAME WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A 'DEFECT' DUE TO FACTORY PLACEMENT OF THE A/C DRAIN HOSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JS

Mileage: 757,777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AC DRAINING VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

ON MY HONDA ACCORD 2000, I CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO 'PARK'. I PARKED MY CAR, AND LEFT THE TRANSMISSION ON 'DRIVE'. THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR PARKED FEW YARDS AWAY. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL 05V02500 (IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK) MATCHES EXACTLY MY CAR CHARACTERISTICS AND THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. *TR

Mileage: 205,000

SUB-FRAME RUSTING: UPON RECENT INSPECTION THIS VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE RUSTING THROUGH THE SUB-FRAME ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RESULTING IN FAILURE TO PASS INSPECTION DUE TO BEING UNSAFE. COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE PART AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE WILL BE $1500.00. NO OTHER SIGN OF RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCH INTO THIS SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT WE NOTED THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF ACCORD VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FLAW. ADDITIONALLY, OUR MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WEEP HOLE DRAINS DIRECTLY ONTO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUB-FRAME ROT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DURING AN OIL CHANGE, MY HUSBAND NOTICE A CRACK IN THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE IDENTIFIED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE TOP DOWN WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN WAS. THE REPLACEMENT PART COST $530 (REGULARLY $720 FROM HONDA) AND OVER $400 IN LABOR TO REPLACE IT. THE PART WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES, AND WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY CAUSED A STEERING PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE WATER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSE LEAKED ONTO THE FRAME AND AS A RESULT, THE FRAME HAD BECOME SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD WITH 162,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD ALL IT NEEDED WAS BRAKES AND ROTORS. WHEN I WAS REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE I INSPECTED ALL OTHER PARTS AS WELL AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE BIG PROBLEM. THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND THAT HONDA RECOGNIZES THIS BUT FAILS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AIR CONDITION DRAIN IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT IS CONSTANTLY DRIPPING ON TO THAT PART OF THE SUB FRAME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD THE PART REPLACED. I RESEARCHED THE PRICE AND LABOR FOR THE PART : PART: $600+ HONDA GARAGE. LABOR: $500+ HONDA GARAGE. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AS OTHER HONORABLE COMPANIES HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 163,000

ON NOV 12, 2011 I WENT TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AND THE WOULD NOT PASS IT BECAUSE THE FRONT REAR SUBFRAME IS ROTTED. THE DRIVER SIDE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ....THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1600.. I KNOW IT'S OLD BUT IT ONLY HAS 72000 MILES ON IT ....IM HEARING THAT ALLOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ...I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR....I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GET HURT...HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ... *TR

Mileage: 72,000

HEARD SOME STRANGE NOISES AND TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THEY REPORTED THAT THE REAR BEAM HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TOLD ME IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW COMMON TO THAT YEAR ACCORD. THEY NOTED THAT THE SAME PART ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT RUSTED AND ATTRIBUTED THE PASSENGER SIDE PROBLEM TO IT'S LOCATION BENEATH THE DRAIN FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT AT MY DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME OF MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS FINE. I SPENT OVER $1,400 TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED ONLY TO SEE A REPORT ON THE NEWS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A BADLY PLACED DRAIN OFF FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING. I THINK THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE SUBFRAME REPAIRED ALREADY SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

STATE INSPECTION FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. NO OTHER RUST IS VISIBLE ON FRAME. MECHANIC CLAIMS FAILURE FROM RUST MAY BE DUE TO AC DRAIN ROUTED ONTO FRAME AT THIS LOCATION. ANOTHER 2000 ACCORD WAS IN IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME FOR REPAIR OF THE SAME DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE SUB-FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 45 MINS (APPROX. 20 MILES). WHEN I WAS READY PARK THE CAR AND SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WAY TOO FAST AND HIT THE BUILDING IN FRONT. I WAS DRIVING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN AROUND 10 MPH AS I HAD TO MAKE 3 TURNS WITHIN 100 FEET BEFORE COMING INTO VACANT PARKING SPACE. MY LEG WAS ALSO IN THE BREAK PEDAL AS I MADE THOSE TURNS AFTER GETTING INTO THE PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM IL RTE 83. I CAN DEFINITELY CONFIRM THAT MY LEG WAS NOT IN GAS PEDAL AS MY RIGHT LEG WAS ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO MAKE THOSE TURNS AND STOP THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE. IT ALL HAPPENED IN THE MATTER OF FEW SECONDS AND THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT. THE CAR CAME TO HALT ONLY AFTER HITTING THE BUILDING. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THE CAR HIT THE BUILDING AND THERE WAS HEAVE SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR. IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE BY LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT LOOKS TO BE AROUND 50 MPH. IT WAS A RELATIVELY HIGHER CURB IN FRONT AND THE BUILDING WAS JUST 6 - 8 FEET AWAY FROM THE CURB, I WAS ALSO DRIVING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. I AM REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE THIS KIND OF UNINTENDED/SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPEN WITH HONDA ACCORD CARS WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE FATAL FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND PEDESTRIAN ALIKE. *TR

Mileage: 151,700

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION ABC'S INVESTIGATION INTO HONDA ACCORDS FOR DANGEROUS RUSTED/ROTTED SUB-FRAMES. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY IN WASHINGTON D.C. IS CALLING ON HONDA TO ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION 1998 THROUGH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS DUE TO RUST THAT IS QUIETLY EATING AWAY AT A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [XXX] SAID, "THERE'S NO QUESTION THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHAT YOU HAVE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS DRIVING THE ROADS ON A VEHICLE THAT MAY SUFFER CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION." [XXX] IS CALLING ON HONDA TO NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES INSPECTED. "SOONER OR LATER," SAID [XXX], "SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWSUIT AND HONDA VERY WELL MAY WIND UP PAYING MORE IN LITIGATION COSTS THEN IN DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING -- WHICH IS DO A RECALL TODAY." RECORDS ABC NEWS OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DETAIL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING SUB-FRAMES THAT WERE DESCRIBED AS "UNSAFE, FAILED INSPECTION AND IN DANGEROUS CONDITION." I BELIEVE THAT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION. HONDA WILL JUST TRY TO WAIT OUT THE SITUATION AND HOPE THAT IT WILL GO AWAY IF IT DOES NOT GET PRESSURE FROM NHTSA AND OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 82,000

MY FRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING TO GO BUY SOME FOOD DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I ENDED UP HITTING A POTHOLE I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID. AFTER I HIT THE POTHOLE MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER I TURNED THE WHEELS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED UNDERNEATH MY CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE AWFUL SOUND AND SAW A PIECE OF METAL HEAVILY RUSTED AND SHEARED RIGHT THROUGH. I CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE TO SEE IF IT WAS ALSO RUSTED AND BROKEN BUT TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS BARELY ANY RUST ON IT. I WENT ONTO THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE SUB-FRAME OF MY ACCORD THAT BROKE AND THAT I WAS ONE OF MANY PEOPLE THIS EXACT SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO. I AM EXTREMELY RELIEVED THAT NEITHER MY FRIEND OR I WERE INJURED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE FACT THAT HONDA HAS YET TO EVEN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IS TRULY RIDICULOUS AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED SUCH A MAJOR DEFECT HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE IS STUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 203,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

RECENTLY I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD RUSTED/ROTTED OUT AND THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE SUB FRAME. HE SAID THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED SUNNYSIDE HONDA AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. I SAID THAT I HAD LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS WAS A HONDA DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS HAD REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED IF HONDA WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT I HAD BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR YEARS. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED HONDAS DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WHO REPLIED THAT HONDA WAS NOT WILLING TO COVER ANY OF THE $2,000.00 COST OF REPLACING THE SUB FRAME. I THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.'S MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AND SHE PUT ME ON HOLD FOR A LONG TIME. WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE SAID THAT THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER HAD SAID HONDA WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP SO THE MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. A SHORT TIME AGO MY GRANDSON, A STUDENT AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY, PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD FOR $4000.00. UPON RECENT INSPECTION OF THAT CAR THE SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED/ROTTED OUT THE SAME AS MY CAR AND MANY OTHER HONDA ACCORDS. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLING AND REPAIRING THESE UNSAFE AUTOMOBILES BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THEIR DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNWILLING TO DO SO AS LONG AS INDIVIDUALS HAVE NO POWER TO MAKE THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I AM ASKING THAT YOU MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A RECALL OF ALL THESE AUTOMOBILES WITH HONDA'S DESIGN DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS DETERIORATING DOWN TO THE METAL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RUSTED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I TOOK THIS HONDA ACCORD DX (MY2000) TO THE DEALER FOR 120,000 MAINTENANCE IN SEPTEMBER 2011. THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED VERY BADLY. BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME WAS NORMAL WITH NO RUST. I THOUGHT UNDERBODY RUST IS NORMAL FOR MY CAR'S AGE AND DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION. BUT AFTER ONE MONTH, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO MAKE STRANGE NOISE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THE SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY AND BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THEY SAID IT ALWAYS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON HONDA ACCORD BECAUSE THE A/C CONDENSATION WATER DRIPS DOWN ON THIS POINT. I AM TAKING IT TO A DEALER TODAY TO REPLACE IT. IT WILL COST ME $2000. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

RECENTLY TOOK A 2000 ACCORD SE TO HONDA DEALER FOR TRADE IN. THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE CAR ON THE HOIST FOR INSPECTION BEFORE DETERMINING A TRADE IN PRICE. ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES THAT THE MECHANIC LOOKED WAS AT THE FRAME AND FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IT WAS FOUND THAT OVER HALF THE WIDTH OF THE FRONT CROSS BEAM WAS WASTED AWAY, AND WAS IN DANGER OF BREAKING OFF AT ANY TIME. BOTH THE MECHANIC AND SALESMAN AGREED, THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEY HAD SEEN MANY TIMES ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEARS OF THIS MODEL. THE ROTTING OF THE BEAM WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY CONDENSATE DRIPPING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN, WHICH WAS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE BEAM. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN SUCH A PROBLEM, THE DRAINS HAD BEEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION ON THE NEXT GENERATION. THE ESTIMATE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WAS $1300.00. OTHER THAN THAT, THE CAR WAS DEEMED TO BE IN EXCELLENT RE-SALE CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

DEAR NHTSA: I AM WRITING ABOUT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WHICH HAD AN ACCIDENT ON MAY 22ND, 2010. I WAS DRIVING IN DRY CONDITIONS ALONG I-85 NORTH IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, GEORGIA WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO FLIP AND ROLL OVER. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS BRIEFLY AND MY NECK WAS SEVERELY BROKEN. I HAD TO HAVE AN OPERATION AND WILL BE OUT OF WORK FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS. MY SON WAS INJURED BUT NOT AS SEVERELY AS ME, WITH MANY CUTS ON HIS FACE AND EAR. TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MANY BRUISES AND CUTS ON ARMS, LEGS AND FACES. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE ARE TWO ISSUES THAT SEEM TO POINT TO DEFECTS IN THE CAR. THE FIRST IS THAT THE ROOF COLLAPSED SO MUCH THAT IT HIT MY HEAD AND ALMOST KILLED ME. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT NONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WITH SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE CAR AS IT ROLLED OVER AND CRUSHED THE ROOF, THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATING THIS CAR TO SEE IF FEDERAL GUIDELINES WERE VIOLATED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2000 HONDA ACCORD V6 4 DOOR SEDAN, WANTED TO REPORT THE DRIVERS SIDE HONDA CARPET JAMS UNDER THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON MY YEAR, MAKE & MODEL THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT I COULD BE EXPERIENCING BOTH OF THE RECALLS, BUT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED. I ALSO HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE CLEARCOAT ON '98-'02 HONDA'S PEELING. HONDA IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE CLEARCOAT. *TR

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2000 HONDA ACCORD. *MR THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, THE EGR VALVE FAILED, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK PANEL HAD FALLEN DUE TO S DEFECTIVE PLASTIC ANCHOR PIN, THE A/C STOPPED WORKING, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SEAL AT THE BOTTOM WAS FALLING OFF. *SC *JB

Mileage: 44,692

DEFECTIVE PAINT ON NEW 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SPOT PAINTED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL HAS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH PROBLEM; AMERICAN HONDA CORP. HAS BEEN CONTACTED AGAIN AND IS WILLING TO PAY ONLY 1/2 OF COST OF REPAINTING AFFECTED AREAS OF VEHICLE. LEMON LAW MAY APPLY. VALUE OF CAR DEMINISHED CONSIDERABLY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NONEXISTANT. "ACID RAIN PROTECTANT" APPLIED AS AN AD ON FROM DEALERSHIP(189.95). DEALERSHIP/AMERICAN HONDA STATING ACID RAIN IS PROBLEM! *AK

DEFECTIVE PAINT ON NEW 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SPOT PAINTED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL HAS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH PROBLEM; AMERICAN HONDA CORP. HAS BEEN CONTACTED AGAIN AND IS WILLING TO PAY ONLY 1/2 OF COST OF REPAINTING AFFECTED AREAS OF VEHICLE. LEMON LAW MAY APPLY. VALUE OF CAR DEMINISHED CONSIDERABLY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NONEXISTANT. "ACID RAIN PROTECTANT" APPLIED AS AN AD ON FROM DEALERSHIP(189.95). DEALERSHIP/AMERICAN HONDA STATING ACID RAIN IS PROBLEM! *AK

DEFECTIVE PAINT ON NEW 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SPOT PAINTED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL HAS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH PROBLEM; AMERICAN HONDA CORP. HAS BEEN CONTACTED AGAIN AND IS WILLING TO PAY ONLY 1/2 OF COST OF REPAINTING AFFECTED AREAS OF VEHICLE. LEMON LAW MAY APPLY. VALUE OF CAR DEMINISHED CONSIDERABLY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NONEXISTANT. "ACID RAIN PROTECTANT" APPLIED AS AN AD ON FROM DEALERSHIP(189.95). DEALERSHIP/AMERICAN HONDA STATING ACID RAIN IS PROBLEM! *AK

I OWN A 200 HONDA ACCORD THAT IS CAUSING ME TO BURY MY HEAD IN THE SAND. WHEN MY SPOUSE AND I WENT LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR 3 YEARS AGO, I TOLD HIM IF HE WANTED A CAR THAT LASTED LONG AFTER THE LAST PAYMENT TO LOOK AT A HONDA. I AM QUITE SURPRISED AT THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THIS NEW ONE IS: THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDS REPLACED. CAR HAS 70K MILES ON IT. I'VE TALKED TO 2 FRIENDS WHO ALSO OWN HONDAS-SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. $350 TO FIX. THERE'S GOT TO BE A DEFECT SOMEWHERE. PLEASE HELP, WE STILL HAVE $$$ TO PAY ON THE CAR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A HONDA, IT'S MAKING ME SECOND-GUESS MYSELF.*AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR ARM REST IS MADE OF VERY FLIMSY MATERIAL. THE ARM REST HAS CRACKED AND IS BROKEN. PH

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT BUMBER IS PEELING WITHIN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, MY FRIENDS WITH OTHER HONDAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AFTER I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY USED TOUCH UP PAINT AND THEN IT STARTED PEELING AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR. I HAVE HAD OTHER HONDAS BEFORE AND NONE HAD THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETTY DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT SLIGHT INCLINE. CONSUMER OPENED TRUNK TO GET ITEM IN IT,AND TRUNK LID (EQUIPPED W/ HONDA ORIGINAL REAR WING SPOILER) FELL ON HIS FACE. RECEIVED FACE/ NOSE INJURY BADLY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT SLIGHT INCLINE. CONSUMER OPENED TRUNK TO GET ITEM IN IT,AND TRUNK LID (EQUIPPED W/ HONDA ORIGINAL REAR WING SPOILER) FELL ON HIS FACE. RECEIVED FACE/ NOSE INJURY BADLY. *AK

THE NOISE LEVEL IS SO LOUD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO GET A HEADACHE, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS, PANEL AND SIDE VIEW MIRRORS RATTLE. NLM

NOISE LEVEL SO HIGH WHEN DRIVING ON HWY (GET HEADACHES), RATTLES ON BOTH SIDES, SIDES WINDOW, PANEL, SIDEVIEW MIRRORS, MIRROR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE NOT WORKING. CJ

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN ODOR IN VEHICLE WITH OR WITHOUT VENTILATION ON, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM MANY TIMES BY CLEANING EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLY, REPLACING AIR CONDITIONER FILTERS, AND CLEANING EVAP BOX, HOWEVER STILL IS STILL IN VEHICLE. *SLC

TOTALLY I AM NOT SATISFY WITH THIS HONDA ACCORD/2DR/ V6. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

TOTALLY I AM NOT SATISFY WITH THIS HONDA ACCORD/2DR/ V6. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.