Four problems related to starter have been reported for the 2004 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Honda Accord based on all problems reported for the 2004 Accord.
Car would not always start when turning the key. Sometimes is would start immediately and other times I would have to keep turning the key and eventually it would start. A few times it took me over 1/2 hour to get the car started. Battery was less that a year old. Had the battery checked and it was ok. Had to take car to garage and have the starter replaced. I tried finding more information on line and found this is a common complaint with the Honda Accord. My vehicle is only 5 years old and has 63,000 miles on it. I should not of had to replace the starter. I had to pay $390. 91 to replace the starter.
Air bags replaced, after picking up car from Honda dealer; car will not start. Appears something is sucking all the juice so starter does not have enough power to start. Car worked great before (besides the kill people at low speeds thing), handed over to Honda, now wont start. Mind you this car was actually recalled in 2014 but only just now received new bags. Very un-pleased with the way Honda handled this very scary situation.
Battery light continually flickers intermittently. When the battery light flickers, my headlights get very dim, my a/c fans fluctuate in speed, and my aftermarket stereo amplifiers (2) cut out. When it first happened, I immediately took my vehicle to an auto parts store where they tested the battery, starter, and alternator. Battery had a dead cell but was still holding a charge. Starter and alternator tested ok. I bought a new battery on the spot. That did not correct the problem. I have brought the vehicle to get checked at multiple auto parts stores and the auto repair shop. No one can find anything wrong. Every day seems to get a little worse. It has gotten to the point where the battery light is always on and the car loses power intermittently along with all of the other symptoms I have already listed.
I was driving my 2004 Honda Accord ex-l navi sedan and went to get gas. As I finished pumping the gas and went to start the car the car would not start. The car had to be towed to the closest Honda dealership. They looked at the car the next day and said that the starter had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced.