general problems of the 2001 Honda Accord

Tl * the contact owns a 2001 Honda Accord ex. While driving at speeds of 45 mph, the vehicle began to abnormally shake. The contact then drove the vehicle to a local repair shop while driving at relatively low speeds. The independent mechanic advised the contact that the exhaust gas recirculation flow and port were clogged, causing the violent shaking. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage were 83,000.

Honda 2001 Accord v6 has stuttering start problem , occasionally engine stops after starting. I contacted Honda USA who said that there was an advisory about it but refused to compensate me for replacing the engine control module (ecm). I went ahead and had the ecm fixed as I was concerned that the car would "die" on the road while driving. I now read that other manufacturers are replacing the ecm as part of a recall because of the safety implication of this issue. The date of the incident is an approximate date inserted for your advisory completion. I have had the car for several years and the problem occurs in spring and fall due to gas formulation changes.

While starting the vehicle, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The consumer called the dealership and the person who answered, indicated to the consumer that they already knew what it was , a carbon buildup in the gas line that froze the line. Consumer was charged $120. 00 to fix it. The gas pedal sticks causing the vehicle to lurch forward.

Once engine is warm, exhaust fumes and raw fuel get into cab. While sitting in traffic consumer feels dizzy. Engine has to be shut off. It is very unhealthy to breath. The dealer could not duplicate the problem after performing short and long term test, fuel pressure check, valve timing check and valve clearance check.

2001 ex-v6 Honda Accord. Consumer states vehicle was averaging only 9 mile/gallon and expresses discontent regarding an airbag replacement. The consumer stated even though the recall is suppose to be free of charge, she suspects they will try to charge her a ridiculous amount of money as they did previously when she complained about the vehicle not performing as expected concerning the gas mileage.

Vehicle is subject to hesitation or performing erratic while being driven. The owner has taken the vehicle several times to the dealership which they were not able to correct due to the failure not duplicating while at the shop. Please describe details.