Four problems related to vehicle shudder 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.
At 57 to 60 mph, when accelerating the whole car shudders. Was told the front axles needed to be replaced. I did some research and found this is a very common problem with Honda Accord from 1997 to 2005. One piece of anecdotal evidence from a Honda repair technician was that he saw this problem at least once a day. This has to be a produce defect for this to happen so frequently. I am not sure of the ramifications of this problem on vehicle safety if left unrepaired but I have to imagine any problem with an axle could be potentially serious and/or life threatening.
The vehicle is automatic and takes up to 3-5 seconds before wanting to accelerate once its put into drive and then slight kick once it gets into gear. The vehicle begins to vibrate at the speed of 55 as well. The vehicle kicks also when in drive and it switches gears around 30 mph.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. When she drove over 50 mph the vehicle was shaking. The tires were rotated and aligned; however, that didn't correct the problem. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle wasn't included in recall 04v176000. The current and failure mileages were 130,000.
When I drive 40mph to 60phm under light to moderate load my vehicle shakes and vibrates excessively. I have asked my local Honda dealer on any service bulletins but apparently nothing outside of my airbag. I am concerned because a lot of people report online the exact same problem. " Honda case # n012008-04-1100-403 Honda at 1-800-999-1009 NHTSA campaign id number : 04v176000 my car a 2004 Honda Accord 4 door 4 cylinder. When I am drive at a speed of about 25 mph the car trembles/shakes momentarily and then continues to gain speed. If I continue driving at about 25 mph the car trembles/shakes momentarily without warning. The same issue with trembling and shaking happens also when I drive the car at a speed of about 40 mph. This issue does not occur at any other driving speed ranges. The second gear in the automatic transmission momentarily trembled the car. I have been told by the dealership that this problem can cause gear failure and transmission lockup resulting in a crash. The driving tremble problem started happening at about 50k miles. I brought the car to the dealership and the problem could not be replicated so it was not repaired. I brought the car back at 75k, 80k, 85k, 90k. Finally at 95k the problem could be easily detected by the mechanics and they wanted to try some simple changes. First the mechanics tried fuel injector cleaners. At 97k the mechanics tried changing the erg or ekg valve. At 99k the mechanic changed the catalytic converted heat shield and changed the spark plugs. The problem continue at 101k the mechanic now tells me the problem is with the transmission and that I should think about replacing the transmission because the wear of the gears can cause a tooth to chip or gear breakage which could result in the gear failure. The gear failure can result in a transmission lockup, which could result in a crash. I am upset because the car transmission was under warranty from 80k to 100k miles and I had bought the Honda care warranty. Now it".