Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of Honda Accord - part 1

This 2008 Honda Accord constantly misses mostly from cylinder 1 and sometimes just spits oil out of the tailpipe. The misses happen at idle, and almost 100% when attempting to pass making it extremely unsafe. It has had many sensors replace, its timing belt replaced, all coils, and sparkplugs many times. The mechanic says the spark plugs are laser irridium and should last 100,000 miles but are lucky to last 10,000 miles. I am not sure what documents to include but am just getting this complaint started. I have the Accord at the mechanic today but it has been multiple repairs prior to this.

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My vehicle was in the left turn lane waiting for the light to turn green. I went and didnt realize the far right lane was for parking only on a 1 way street left headed east it was a 1 way with 2 lanes moving forward a 1 lane next to the curb where vehicles park in front of there residents. I slammed into the back of the parked white chevy truck. My vehicle came to a sudden stop forcing my body forward towards the windshield. My seatbelt only restrained my body so far so I used my foot to apply the brake. My cars passenger side air bag did deploy but the drivers side did not. My vehicle needed to be towed because it was not drivable. I then later had a friend drive me to the emergency room. I didnt want to go by ambulance due to pandemic in place. About 2 to 3 weeks later I recieved the recall letter in my mailbox. Since the accident I have been unable to work or even daily functions. I have a crushed heel and unable to walk. Sever pain and swelling. My life has completely changed.

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Tension bolt snapped causing the belt to loosen and no power steering while I was driving, all this happend while I was on a highway was the scariest moment of my life having no steering power! also check engine light went on few months ago issue with oxygen sensor. I taught Honda is such a good car, this will be my last time buying a Honda. This car has cost me so much money and towing its rediculos. I read that people had issue with this and Honda only made that bracket 2 years becuase of issues why was there never a recall on this?.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle at various speeds, the check oil warning light would illuminate. The contact took the vehicle to priority Honda hampton 4115 w Mercury blvd, hampton, va 23666 where they initially could not find a defect with the vehicle; the contact also mentioned to the dealer that she would frequently replace her oil soon after oil changes. As the failure persisted, she returned the vehicle back to the same dealer where they replaced valve cover gasket and the serpentine belt. Despite the repair, the failure continued to occur. The contact brought the vehicle back for a third time where they informed her that her engine pistons needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.

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Car has been with mechanics for day 3 now they thought the problem was at 1st timing belt went to replaced it found out it was not that issue thought it was a sensor was not that as well now told by Honda that it is camshaft, I've always maintained my vehicles and oil changes only a 150000 miles on my vehicle. This is extremely stressful I just bought the car from dean Honda in 2017.

Tl the contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the heat failed to work while the vehicle was being operated. Honda of new rochelle (25 e main st, new rochelle, NY 10801, (888) 905-3762) suggested that the contact "trick" the vehicle by putting on her seat belt and shifting into drive. The heat started to work; however, the vehicle shut off and the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle would not restart and was towed back to the dealer. The dealer called back one month later and stated that they replaced the engine when the vehicle was purchased brand new. The contact researched and found out that there were reports that the engine was defective. The contact notified her state's attorney general's office and researched the lemon laws. The contact informed the dealer that she did not want the vehicle and informed both the dealer and manufacturer by letter that she wanted another vehicle. The dealer's general manager instructed the contact to remove the vehicle off the dealer's lot. The general manager threatened to have the vehicle placed by the road where it would get ticketed. The contact removed the plates and left the vehicle at the dealer. The contact filed a complaint with the attorney general's office. The failure mileage was 818.

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I got my Honda Accord sport on November 30 2018 with 8 miles on the odometer. I noticed immediately that there was no heat in the car. I also noticed the temperature gauge in the dash was not reaching �engine temperature. I went back to the dealer Honda of new rochelle, complaining of no heat while idling. I was told to put the car in drive with my seatbelts and brakes on to trick it� that seemed to work. A week later it started to get to engine temperature while idling without tricking it. A week later while idling the vehicle shut off never to start again. The valves were damaged. Honda replaced the engine that only had 800 miles. Now they want to give me back the car when I know there is something inherently defective with the engine design.

My son and his friend were both wearing their seatbelts and they ran the light on yellow since it was not safe to stop because of the speed he was going. Which anything above 35 makes it unsafe. And of course the person took off being careless herself. And of course an accident occurred, but the Honda airbags did not deployed and the seatbelts became loose so both my son & his friend had to brace themselves from the impact of the accident. Because the seatbelts became loose and now they don't work at all and the airbag light is on. As if the airbags were suppose to deployed and never did.

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For the steering, the power steering pump doesn't hold power steering fluid and when you go around a curve and there is a bump in the road, your steering wheel jerks the other way. It's way worse with no power steering but it is still there even if you have fluid. The transmission will jump in between first and second gear so roughly it feels like your transmission is going to fall out, sometimes you can't go because of it and it's almost caused some accidents. You can't get up to the speed you need to with it being so rough and jumpy. Then there is a ticking noise when I press on the gas peddle, from the timing belt and transistor. Some of these problems have been happening since I got the car, like the shifting and the steering. The ticking has been there but not as badly as it is now. I also know I'm not the only Honda driver with these issues from this make and model and era for this car.

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The timing between shifts on the automatic shifts are good sometimes and when air conditioning is on it makes noises and causes the car to have latency in gear shifts, the front wheel hub covers fall off causing the tire to roll over the plastic and rip it off the body , the coolant system is definitely compromised because the car overheats too fast especially in hot weather, the debris from the road get caught up in and around the engine and air filtration system from the wheel covers being faulty the parking break doesn't work well and it's been having the same problem since the day I bought it off the show room floor also the tie rods wear out so fast causing major problems while on highway shaking and vibrating the car and steering wheel, also the car burns oil so fast that you have to change the oil and filter at max 3000 miles, being that the newer models are having timing belt recalls in June 2019 this leads me to question why my model wouldn't have the same issues if not worse.

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Terrible gas milage and massive oil burning. Took it into o'hare Honda who replaced 2 oil pressure switches after they updated the vcm software. I also had oil consumption monitoring done and was told my car doesn't burn enough oil. It was monitored to burn 9/10ths a quart for every 1000 miles and was told it needed to burn at least a full quart for every 1000 miles for Honda to offer an engine replacement. For the last 2 to 3 years I have been adding 2-3 quarts every oil change and I used to get 4000-6000 miles per oil change when I bought the car certified pre-owned (cpo). While under warranty I made claims to Honda and they would tell me I am using the wrong oil. The dealer valley Honda when I bought the car specifically told me that I needed to put the same quality oil into the car as the previous owner and According to their records the vehicle was only serviced by them and the only oil to put in the car was full synthetic 0w20 and that is all it has ever had. Please note oil changes every 4k to 6k miles at 80 dollars each seemed good, but now it's every 2k to 3k miles at the same price not to include the additional quarts at 10 dollars each costing me an additional 20 to 30 dollars each oil change and I am averaging 13 to 17 miles per gallon city/highway combined a far cry from the original 19 to 29 miles per gallon previously achieved as promised. All services done to the vehicle include: timing belt replaced, oil pressure switches replaced, fluid serviced and flushed; brakes, transmission, power steering, coolant system all of these were done on the same day, with a heavy bill of 1300 dollars. Timing was done because the engine oil consumption issue and because I was told the vehicle had over 100k miles and it was required. Currently I have 133k miles my 2008 Accord ex-l v6 navi.

My Accord oil light illuminated on and off when there was 40% oil remaining, and therefore, I took my vehicle into fletcher jones Honda, which is where I regularly go for routine maintenance service. Then I received horrific news concerning the life of my vehicle, which is in need of a brand new 3. 5-liter vtec v6 engine, which will costs $12,372. 87. This was especially alarming news because, my vehicle is only six years old and I've only have Honda to service it. Also, it was recommended that the following maintenance is performed: timing belt replacement $565. 39; clutch assembly $2,019. 86; spark plugs replacement $209. 52 and syn power (efi service/fuel injection cleaning service $159. 95,which brings my out of pocket costs to $15,327. 59.

2008 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to brake , engine, electrical, air bag light, seat belt, light problems and radio problems. The consumer stated the pistons were replaced a couple of years ago. The engine has been misfiring since July 2014. The coils, spark plugs and fuel injectors were replaced and the check engine light continued to stay on.

The seal on the balance shaft came out, draining all the engine oil out of the car. Possibly causing engine damage. The car had it's timing belt changed, now it has to be done again. Could have caused an engine fire. Honda does not have a recall but should. Dorman made a part to lock the seal in to prevent it from happening. Honda should have to reimburse for the expense.

Traveling north on I-83 from baltimore to pennsylvania, the car started jerking violently, and came to a complete stop, front wheels quit rotating (locked?). We were thrown forward against our seatbelts, the rear of the car jumping slightly to the right. Gratefully, traffic was light. We shifted gears on the console back and forth and got the car moving again, taking the middletown rd. Exit, pulled off the road, checked transmission fluid, read the car manual. Half-hour later, we continued slowly, but after a few miles, the car began jerking again, slowing, sometimes stopping. We were able to get home with hazard lights flashing, letting cars pass by pulling to the side. This was early afternoon, very little traffic, and we were not far from home. Had car towed to dealer who said transmission failure, needed to be replaced. We bought this car new in 2003, maintained it per manufacture suggestions, and had no prior problems or indication the transmission was failing as the car was running as smoothly as it has since it was new.

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The contact owns a 2006 Honda Accord. The contact stated while that driving approximately 65 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was maneuvered off the roadway when the contact noticed that a trail of oil was leaking from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that a seal needed to be replaced in the compartment of the timing belt . The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 05/12/14 MA.

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I bought my car used and granted it has almost 200,000 miles on it but I trusted in Honda that it was a good car now my transmission has gone out and I haven't had my car a year yet granted I'm disappointed in Honda bc I have read several forums about 2003 Accords have transmission issues with way less mileage than mine Honda really needs to investigate this issue. It's christmas time and I'm out a car I would fix the transmission on this vehicle but it's no point in doing 3000 dollars worth of work on a car when I owe more than that on it and I have already had to replace engine mounts, thermostat, crank shaft pulley.

While driving the vehicle, the engine will quit completely without any warning or indication of malfunction; it just stops. Sometimes it will start up again immediately, sometimes multiple attempts where it catches for a fraction of a second and stops again have been required over a period of several minutes. Over time, it seemed to become clear that turning the key to the off position instead of attempting a start from acc would almost always result in immediate restart. The issue disappeared over what was a fairly cold winter, but has returned with the warming weather. Total number of occurrences: somewhere around fifty or higher. Sometimes it would happen numerous times the same day, increasingly with increased temperature, and seemed much more prone to occur when the air-conditioning was in use. The repair shop was never able to capture an obd code with its recording device. As a commuter on rural roads, this has been inconvenient but so far not unsafe, but there is a potential for it occurring under adverse traffic conditions that might be unsafe, e. G. , at highway speed with close following traffic on a road with no shoulder. These incidents may or may not be related to two repairs that almost immediately preceded the first occurrence of this problem: 1. The car wouldn't start one day, no electrical output at all was available, though the battery was only a few months old. A local (I. E. , non-dealer) repair shop replace the negative battery cable that grounds the battery to the vehicle. 2. Timing belt replacement was performed a couple of months prior, again by a local repair shop.

On cold starts the car intermittently fails to drive with full power. Is happening about 10 times a month. Feels like car operates with only 20% power & feels like cvt tranny belts slipping. The engine revs up, whines and the car barely moves. Honda says "they are aware of problem but have no fix for it at this time. " vehicle bought new, has been in for service on this issue 5-7 times with various Honda repair centers keeping the vehicle for 25+ days. Have dealt with service personnel, managers, general managers and regional managers. The bottom line is this expensive car is broken while Honda is unresponsive to resolving this problem.

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2003 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle repairs and seeks reimbursement. The consumer stated within the past year, the timing belt, serpentine belt, water pump, transmission, heater valve, transmission mounts, power steering pump, dash and steering links were all replaced.

I bought my Honda from the dealership 06/23/12, 1 owner completely serviced through the dealership then traded in at same dealership. When bought it had 101,793 miles, timing belt was done at 90k and power steering pump. Not even month later I had to replace throttle body. I've always felt something wrong with the transmission after bought car. On 11/10/2012 out of no where when I was getting off the freeway my car started to down shift really hard, was jerking while driving and then was stuck in first gear, luckily I was less than a mile from my house so I drove home then parked it and no indicator lights on. The next morning (today) called a friend who works on Hondas and he looked at it and said the transmission fluid was very dirty and practically gone. Drove around the block twice and transmission was working fine. Then later drove about 8 miles and started hard down shifting and was stuck in first gear. Then parked and tried to put my car in reverse and it not move acted like was in neutral. Put it in park, turned it off then started it again and put it into reverse, reverse now worked. After that I had my friend look under the hood at the transmission fluid and it was practically empty again. So I went to the store got more transmission fluid and put some in and tried to drive back home. Everything seemed fine for about another 8 miles then it started to hard down shift all over again. After another 3 miles the car completely freaked out check engine light finally came on along with the abs, tsc, and the light showing I was in drive started flashing. So I pulled over and put the car in park and everything was still doing the same thing, including the light indicating I was in drive even thought I was in park and the park gear light was on. So I turned off my car, sat for a min then restarted. Driving slow needed to stop and brakes started to go out.

Y 2009 Honda Accord has a grinding noise that occurs when the ignition is activated from a cold start. The noise lasts for approximately two seconds and sounds like the timing belt system is ratcheting into place. This only occurs on a cold start, meaning the engine has not been running for 4 or more hours. I have had this problem for over a year. An internet search located Honda service bulletin 09-010 dated 08/17/10 and then updated on 10/21/11. The safety bulletin describes the variable valve timing control (vtc) actuator as being, "defective". Additional internet search identified that the grinding noise was common with the 2009 Accord. I spoke with my dealer, hugh white Honda, columbus, ohio. The dealership agreed with my diagnosis and noted that Honda was aware of the problem, but had not issued a recall on the vtc actuator. Further, the dealer noted that Honda issued a 2011 software update on the 2009 Accord to address complaints of excessive oil consumption. A September 2011 notice from Honda is titled "product update: software update to improve fuel-injector and vtc timing" the notice states that the fuel injector timing and vtc timing at cold start may create deposits on the oil control rings that could contribute to increased oil consumption. " the dealership confirmed that my car had the software update. The dealer argues that the update is separate from the current grinding noise and that the vtc actuator has failed. The dealership could not explain why my grinding noise appears to have started after the 2011 software update was completed. Based on the foregoing, I am forwarding this complaint. I believe there is some evidence to indicate the vtc actuator is defective as being not suited for its intended purpose.

I did the routine maintenance on my Honda Accord. I have followed all of the specifications regarding oil changes, maintenance on the transmission, timing belt replacement, etc. Unfortunately, even with the routine maintenance performed on this car, my transmission failed on a road trip on July 7, 2012. I was driving on the interstate going 75 miles per hour when my Honda Accord would not accelerate anymore. Thankfully, I was able to safely pull across three lanes of traffic in order to get to the shoulder. Unfortunately, that is when I discovered that my transmission failed and I had to take it to the nearest garage.

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On exiting from a beltway on to a ramp and applying the brakes to slow the car, it accelerated the car and as I took my foot off the accelerator, it sped up further. I applied the brakes and the emergency brake and after going very fast over several curbs and through an intersection I was able to stop the car along side of another curb. This damaged the right fender and activated the passenger side airbag. All of the tires were flattened and the frame bent, so the car could not be repaired. The event was quite frightening and fortunately there were no cars in the road or intersection and the car stopped before hitting any structure. I was alone and not injured. I had the car inspected during the past year, since it had accelerated a few times after I removed my foot from the accelerator and applied the brakes.

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The very first thing I noticed was approximately 3 months ago. When parked, the rpms would suddenly jump to 2000 without pressing on the gas, then it would go back to normal. My malfunction indicator lamp came on briefly about a month ago, and then went off. The maintenance required light came on a week after the malfunction indicator lamp, and now blinks everytime I turn my car on. I was driving for approximately 15 minutes at a range of speed between 0 to 50mph. Very suddenly, the rpms shot up to 6000, and it violently jerked as though I was slamming on the brakes. There was a burnt rubber smell right afterwards. The longer I drove, the more frequently it happened. If I didn't have my seatbelt on, my head would have smacked the steering wheel. I was almost hit from behind several times. Now even when I am driving for a short distance and time, the rpms are higher than normal, and then the violent jerking begins.

My 2009 Honda Accord has a grinding noise that occurs when the ignition is activated from a cold start. The noise lasts for approximately two seconds and sounds like the timing belt system is ratcheting into place. This only occurs on a cold start, meaning the engine has not been running for 4 or more hours. I have had this problem for over a year. An internet search located Honda service bulletin 09-010 dated 08/17/10 and then updated on 10/21/11. The safety bulletin describes the variable valve timing control (vtc) actuator as being, "defective". Additional internet search identified that the grinding noise was common with the 2009 Accord. I spoke with my dealer, hugh white Honda, columbus, ohio. The dealership agreed with my diagnosis and noted that Honda was aware of the problem, but had not issued a recall on the vtc actuator. Further, the dealer noted that Honda issued a 2011 software update on the 2009 Accord to address complaints of excessive oil consumption. A September 2011 notice from Honda is titled "product update: software update to improve fuel-injector and vtc timing" the notice states that the fuel injector timing and vtc timing at cold start may create deposits on the oil control rings that could contribute to increased oil consumption. " the dealership confirmed that my car had the software update. The dealer argues that the update is separate from the current grinding noise and that the vtc actuator has failed. The dealership could not explain why my grinding noise appears to have started after the 2011 software update was completed. Based on the foregoing, I am forwarding this complaint. I believe there is some evidence to indicate the vtc actuator is defective as being not suited for its intended purpose.

The "balance shaft seal pop out" is known issue (defect) since day1, however, american Honda motor company was trying to cover it up and my year model (2000) was intentionally not included in the original recall list in order for them to reduce the cost by risking people's life. However, if you google it, 2000 year and even later model are all over the places. Honda motor company was betting on its dealer would be supposed to put a retainer on top of the seal when the car is due on its first timing belt replacement. However, it did not happen, the net result is it costs me over $720 to fix it and I was fortunate enough the engine was not blown up (and I had not been killed) on the highway because of the empty engine oil resulted from this sudden sealed being popped out (the oil would be gone seconds after pop out happens). Worst yet, after this incident happened, I contacted with american Honda motor talked with todd with some japanese last name who had very bad attitude and very unprofessional, simply flatted out and told me I am sorry and we can not help in anyway. I believe it is time to do the right thing and gradually drive this very foreign motor company out of us, they do not care our lives here in us anymore.

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2002 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to airbag and safety campaign the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated. The dealer cleared the code, but the next day, the light illuminated again. The dealer informed the consumer the transmission was leaking and one of the drive belts were not performing correctly.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated the check engine light came on and the timing belt was stretching. The contact was first told that the tension sensor failed and it was replaced. The check engine light illuminated again and when the vehicle was taken to the dealer, the contact was told that the engine needed to be replaced because the tensioner guide for the timing belt failed. The failure and current mileages were 83,551.

The contact owns a 1998 Honda Accord. The contact stated that after adding oil to the vehicle, he noticed oil leaking onto the ground and none appeared on the dipstick. The vehicle was taken to an local mechanic where the contact was advised that the oil seal had fractured from the vehicle. The mechanic replaced the front engine seals and all pumps seals with an upgraded seal retainer as well as the timing belts. The failure and current mileage was 150,000.

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The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle became hot and the contact noticed smoke emitting from the hood. The vehicle had just been serviced a repair shop where the water pump, thermostat and a gasket were replaced. The vehicle was taken back to another repair shop where the contact was informed that the head gasket, water pump, thermostat and timing belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The VIN was unvailable. The current and failure mileages were unknown.

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2009 Honda Accord. Consumer states a problem with the abs and squealing fan belt the consumer stated he encountered a vehicle attempting to cross two lanes of traffic abruptly and without warning. He narrowly avoided a collision, but in the process his vehicle went in a right hand skid with the tires screeching. It became apparent that the anti-lock brakes did not function, no pulsating occurred as he had experienced in previously owned vehicles. The dealer stated the belt was squealing due to it getting wet from the rain.

2003 Honda Accord. Consumer states problems with the audio unit in the vehicle the consumer stated the audio unit did not produce any sound when it was turned on. It would come on momentarily, only when driving for a few minutes, and then go out again. Also, the serpentine belt was worn due to age.

On Monday, February 22, 2010, I was driving on the highway when the battery, abs and door lights suddenly displayed on the dashboard. The care was driving fine after this but about a mile later, the engine shut off. I noticed the drive belts had come off. Roadside assistance was contacted to tow the car to the nearest location within 15miles. Hence, the car was towed to my destination, then eventually towed to richfield-bloomington Honda where they determined that the crankshaft key was installed incorrectly causing the pulley to be wobbly forcing the belts to come off while driving. Brookdale Honda performed the maintenance repair that has been linked to this incident since the crank shaft bolt was not tightened to the right torque. They are refusing to take responsibility for damage as a result of technician error.

During a normal drive and then a stop at a red light, car's engine stalls. After auto shop examination, the conclusion was that the ball bearing in the engine's tensioner locked up, thus throwing the timing belt off and bending valves due to incorrect timing. A whole new engine was required to fix it because of the extensive damage. Old engine has been removed and replaced and I don't think it would be available.