1982 HONDA SILVERWING Problems & Recalls

A 1999 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE WAS CONVERTED TO A TRIKE USING A CONVERSION KIT MANUFACTURED BY CHAMPION TRIKES, A DIVISION OF CHAMPION MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC FROM GARDEN GROVE CALIFORNIA. THE KIT USED WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST OF 2006 WITH A SERIAL NUMBER OF 709268. THE SWING...

A 1999 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE WAS CONVERTED TO A TRIKE USING A CONVERSION KIT MANUFACTURED BY CHAMPION TRIKES, A DIVISION OF CHAMPION MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC FROM GARDEN GROVE CALIFORNIA. THE KIT USED WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST OF 2006 WITH A SERIAL NUMBER OF 709268. THE SWING...

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN AN INTERSECTION. NEAR COLLISION BY 2 CARS CAUSED AN INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *KB

WE HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAIL ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER DENIED WE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF IT BY HONDA. AFTER MUCH WRANGLING, H...

REAR BRAKES ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX NEED REPLACING AT 18,000 MILES. *TR

ON THE AFTERNOON OF 8/15/2009 IN GRAHAM COUNTY NC I WAS STOPPED, DETAINED AND TICKETED FOR VIOLATION OF THE SAFETY HELMET LAW, WHICH THE OFFICER COULD NOT SUPPLY ME WITH. HE SAID MY HELMET WAS NOT DOT APPROVED, BUT, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A LIST OF APPROVED HELMETS. HE SAID HE COULD TELL BY LO...

ON THE AFTERNOON OF 8/15/2009 IN GRAHAM COUNTY NC I WAS STOPPED, DETAINED AND TICKETED FOR VIOLATION OF THE SAFETY HELMET LAW, WHICH THE OFFICER COULD NOT SUPPLY ME WITH. HE SAID MY HELMET WAS NOT DOT APPROVED, BUT, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A LIST OF APPROVED HELMETS. HE SAID HE COULD TELL BY LO...

SWITCH, FRONT BRAKE LIGHT. PART NO. 35340-MA5-671 HONDA GL 1100 GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE REPLACED SEPT. 2006 / REPLACED MAY 2007 / REPLACED OCT. 2007 / REPLACED MAY 2008. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED 2MM DIAMETER CONTACT POINTS, OFFSET AND ANGLED AT 45. THIS CONTACT SURFACE HAS BEEN FURTHER REDUCED ...

HONDO ODYSSEY, 2001 DOOR LATCHES. DOOR DID NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN DOOR COMPLETELY STOPPED OPENING OR CLOSING EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE SYSTEM. HONDA GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $995.00 FOR THE LEFT DOOR AND $875.00 FOR THE RIGHT DOOR. I KNOW PRIOR TWO YEARS THIS MODEL WAS PRODUCED T...

ON OCTOBER 30, 2004, I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC PER THE RECALL. IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2007, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR. ON SIX OCCASIONS, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING -- ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE (UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- WITH NO SHOULDER). TH...

ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2007 I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ALONE IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX ON A DIRT ROAD. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AND I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I CHOSE A DIFFERENT ROUTE FROM MY NORMAL ROUTE AND MISSED THE S CURVE IN THE ROAD. MY CAR WENT TO THE DITCH ROUGHLY 3 FEET DEEP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, ...

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF AN EXPRESS WAY AND EXITING ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS ACCELERATING, SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT AN ACCELERATED RATE, SO I CONTINUED TO PUMP AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT S...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD BLOW HOT AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PEBBLE DAMAGED THE AIR CONDENSER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 1982 HONDA SILVERWING AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE SOUND, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MEC...

MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO GO OUT AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR SO HE HAD TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IT' WAS A POWER OPERATED SEA, ) AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT TO GET IN TO THE CAR I TRIED TO MOVE THE SEAT POSITION CLOSER AND IT WENT UP A ...

MULTIPLE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES ON 2002 ACURA MDX. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILES. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT 79,000 MILES. BOTH FAILURES WERE IDENTIFIED BY AN ACURA DEALER AS IMPORTANT MECHANICAL AND SAFETY CONCERNS. BOTH FAILURES WERE REMEDIED BY AN ACURA DEALER. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS COVER...

CAR STALLED WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE A TURN ON5-24-07, STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE FINE. CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PHARMACY PARKING LOT ON 5-25-07, STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND DROVE OK AFTER THAT. I WAS THIRTY MILES FROM HOME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR SO I STARTED HOME ON I-44 ...

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO FILE AN OFFICIAL SAFETY COMPLAINT AND REQUEST A FORMAL CORRECTIVE ACTION AGAINST GAUDY HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF ALHAMBRA CALIFORNIA. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES AN INCIDENT IN WHICH MY AUTOMOBILE RECEIVED IMPROPER BRAKE SERVICE THAT CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF REAR BRAKES W...

98 HONDA ACCORD, CAR WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, COASTED INTO LOT AND RESTARTED. RAN FINE. 2 WEEKS LATER CAR WENT DEAD WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, TURNED KEY WHILE DRIVING, CAR RESTARTED, KEPT DRIVING. CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR EARLIER, 2003 OR 2004 , IGNITION RECALL. DO NOT KNOW IF REPLACED. NOW AT ...

VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT 02/2006. TO DATE THE ODOMETER IS READING MORE THAN 30,546 MILES. MY DAILY COMMUTE TO MY JOB ROUND TRIP. IS APPROX 76 MILES DAILY. MY PREVIOUS CAR WAS A TOYOTA HYLANDER. IT WAS BOUGHT IN AUGUST 2002. WHEN I TRADED THAT CAR IN TO COGGINS HONDA IT HAS A TOTAL OF 57,816 MILES AND IT...

I WAS DRIVING FROM OSSINING, NY TO TAKOMA PARK , MD , 260 MILES ON I95 WHEN AT 70 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TACHOMETER WENT UP TO 7000 RPMS. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, I ...

HONDA TRANSMISSIONS: 2002 HONDA ACCORD TANSMISSION SLIPPING OR NOT CHANGING GEAR. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN A YEARS TIME. THIS ONE IS NOW SLIPPING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR. 8AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND HESITATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE ...

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 I BROUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND EVERY TIME I SIT IN THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT START. THE DEALER TOLD ME BATTERY DRAINED OUT. IT ALREADY HAPPEN 4 TIMES AND THE MAIN SWITCH OF THE LIGHT IS ALREADY OFF THEY KEEP ON SAYING THAT WE LEFT THE LIGHT ON. FOR GOODNESS ...

MY CAR SHUT OFF WHEN I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 M.P.H, THIS CAR WAS RECALL IN 2002 FOR A IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS BAD. IT WAS REPLACED BUT UNFORTUNATELY I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT IT WAS EARLY IN THE DAY AND NOT RUSH HOUR OR ANYTHING COULD HAD HAPPEN.

I PURCHASED A 2005 ACURA RSX TYPE-S ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO AROUND 4/20/05. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY SUSPENSION, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW STRUT. THE NEXT MONTH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THEY HAD TO R...

THE SRS LIGHT DOES NOT GOES OFF DURING DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WILL DISABLE THE AIRBAG, AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME. JUST LET OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HOPE HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM

SUSPENSION /CHECK ENGINE LIGHT /LOWER BALL JOINT: DEALER REPLACE @54,353 MILES, LOWER ARM IN 2004 AND 8/2006 REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED I HAVE TAKEN MY 2001 SANTA FE TO DEALER 8 PLUS TIMES FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WAS TOLD FOUND TETHER ON GAS CAP NOT LETTING CAP CLOSE TIGHT ENOUGH /MOVED TETHER AN...

ACURA 3.2 TL 2000 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000; THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SOMETIME WITHIN THAT FIRST YEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN SAME MANNER IN 2003; THE DEALER REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE IN 2004; I TOOK MY CA...

AT FIRST MY SPEEDOMETER WHERE THE RPMS ARE AT WOULD FLICKER UP AND DOWN FOR A WHILE AND NOW MY MPH DOESN'T WORK. AT FIRST IT STARTED TO FLICKER AND NOW IT WILL NOT WORK FOR A WHILE THEN IT KICKS IN WHEN EVER IT WANTS TO WORK. BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS ALSO WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, THEN THE M...

ON MONDAY 06/05/06 AT AROUND 8:45 PM. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING LIKE GUN POWDER WHEN A FEW SECONDS LATER ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE SEAT BELT PULLED ME BACK AGAINST THE SEAT REALLY HARD. I DIDN'T CRAS...

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT I PURCHASED FROM BEAUDRY HONDA IN TUCSON, AZ. I HAD THE COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA OF AMERICA, TORRANCE, CA, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE ME F...

PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNING OFF FREQUENTLY. THERE IS ALWAYS A STRONG CRACK WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE. THERE IS A DECOLORING PASSENGER AIR BAG PLACE. IT EATS GAS IF YOU TURN ON THE BACK AIR CONDITIONER. THE PASSENGER CONSOLE HAD A BIG VIBRATION. THE ODYSSEY HAS GONE TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FOUR T...

ACURA AND ITS DEALER FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED IN RECALL 02V120000 CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. INSTEAD, THEY REPLACED A COMPONENT OF THE SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH FAILED A SECOND TIME. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2005 HONDA CRV AND THE CAR STARTING SMOKING AND LEAKING OIL. THE HONDA DEALER STATED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS IMPROPERLY DONE. HOWEVER, I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND WANTED TO REPORT IT SO IT WAS ON FILE AT THE NHTSA.. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. IT WAS SINGLE HANDEDLY DRIVEN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2000. I HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING IT PER THE SPECIFICATIONS STIPULATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND GETTING IT SERVICED FROM HONDA SERVICE CENTERS ONLY. I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF UN-PROFESSIONAL EXP...

RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH/STEERING COLUMN CASE STEERING COLUMN HAD GROOVE MARKS FROM STEERING WHEEL IGNITION SWITCHED REPLACED / STEERING COLUMN CASE REPLACED SINCE THEN THE HORN DOESN'T BLOW ALL THE TIME WHEN BLOWN. I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO THE STATE POLICE HERE IN BATON ROUGE, LA. *JB

I HAVE THIS CLASSIC PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 ACCORD SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN I BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. 60000 MILES IT WAS REPLACED ALSO MY SEAT BUCKET FOR FREE , BUT THE SRS LIGHT COME ON AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER , I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE SOME MODULE IT...

(1) NORMAL DRIVING OF MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR DX (2) THE SRS LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR THE LAST YEAR - THIS MEANS MY AIRBAGS DON'T WORK. - DEALER CHECKED IT OUT ($90 CHARGE) AND SAID THAT MY SRS UNIT IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND CAN'T TELL ME WHY - CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECK...

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW FROM SCHRODER'S HONDA. AFTER THE PURCHASE TRANSACTION WAS COMPLETE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE 3 RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE PERFORMED, WE SCHEDULED A DATE TO DO THEM AT THAT TIME. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO DO THE RECALLS THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO DO THEM AND RESCHEDUL...

I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY HONDA ACCORD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IN PARKVILLE, MISSOURI, HE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FOUND IT BLACK. HE FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, PUT NEW FLUID IN, AND CHANGED A FILTER BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HONDA FROM 98 TO 2002 ...

TURN IGNITION KEY. NO CRANK. NO START. REPEATEDLY TRIED TO TURN IGNITION KEY. AGAIN, NO CRANK START. POWER WINDOWS, RADIO AND LIGHTS APPEARED WORKABLE. SMELLED AND OBSERVED SMOKE EMANATING THROUGH VENTILATION VENTS. EXITED CAR AND TOOK PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THEN, VISIBLE FLAMES APPEARED BELOW DASHBO...

I PURCHASED AN ACURA MDX IN NOVEMBER OF 01 AND FROM FEBRUARY OF 02 UNTIL AUGUST OF 03' MY TRANSMISSION KEPT DOWN SHIFTING AND I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS APPROX 6 TIMES WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WRITTING THAT MY TRANS WAS ASSEMPLED INCORRECTLY. THEY TRIED TO FIX IT AGAIN BECAUSE...

I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. WHEN I FOUND OUT MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA CUSTOMER LINE EMPLOYEE AT 800 999 1009 THAT A REPAIR WAS MADE TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT TELLING ME IT WAS DONE. THE RECALL WAS APRIL 2004. THE ALLEGED...

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP TO GET A MAJOR SERVICE DONE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE RECOMMENDS THE TIMING BELT CHANGED SO I WENT AHEAD AND OKAYED IT. GOT MY CAR BACK THREE DAYS LATER BECAUSE BEFORE I LEFT I TOLD THE SALES REP. TO DO THE JOB RIGHT. WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALER THE CAR...

NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE. *JB