2001 Honda Accord Suspension Problems

FFRONT SUB FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY. WAS GETTING A QUOTE FROM YPSILANTI HONDA DEALER FOR BALL JOINTS/BRAKES AND WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE FRONT SUB FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY. THIS DEALER QUOTE IS $1633 JUST FOR SUB FRAME. CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION WITH 100000 MILES. HAD A AC LEAK WHICH WAS RECHARGED. CAR WAS MY SON`S COLLEGE STUDENT CAR AND IS A GRAVE SAFETY CONCERN.

I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. I NOTICED A LITTLE NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. I TOOK TIRE OFF AND SEE THAT THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT. I LOVE THE CAR BUT NOW I AM NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL HAVE A RECALL. I

BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAMES HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH SUCH THAT THE CAR IS NOT ROAD WORTHY

FRONT SUB FRAME ROT DUE TO AC DRIPPING CAUSING ADVANCED RUST ON PASSENGER SIDE. CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. MAKING NOISE AS IT IS FALLING APART

FRONT SUB FRAME SUSPENSION PASSENGER SIDE ROTTED . ABOUT TO FALL APART AND/OR CAUSING RIGHT SIDE TO LOSE STEERING CAPABILITY.

UPON INSPECTION BY A GARAGE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE A/C DRAINS INTO FRONT CROSSMEMBER/ SUBFRAME, CAUSING ACCELERATED LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY BY RAPID OXIDATION.

VERY RUST UNDERNEE THE MOTOR SUPORT IS BROKE IS TNGER ON ROAD

RIGHT SIDE OF SUBFRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS A 6" GAP, THE DAMAGE SEEMS TO BE DIRECTLY UNDER A/C DRAIN HOSE, I NOTICED THIS WHEN REPLACING BRAKES.

THE SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS EXTREMELY RUSTED OUT ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE FRAME MAKING IT HARDER TO NOTICE. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS FINE, BUT UNDER THE AC DRAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. FORTUNATELY, I NOTICED IT WHILE REPLACING THE STABILIZER LINK BUT THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR HONDA.

I WAS AT DEALER FOR REGULAR CHECK UP AND THEY MENTIONED MY CAR SUBFRAME REAR BEAM PASSENGER SIDE IS RUSTED AND ITS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY QUOTED ME $2500 AND OTHER MECHANICS $1600. I WAS KEEP ON CHECKING THE RUST REGULARLY FOR MY SAFETY AND NOTICED THE AC WATER IS DROPPING FROM THE SUBFRAME AND THAT PART IS ALWAYS WET. AFTER RESEARCH IN ONLINE, I CAME TO KNOW THIS IS A HONDA 98-02 CAR DESIGN ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE AC DRAIN PIPE NOW MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I CANT SPEND $2500. THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO AVOID ANY CRASH. REQUEST YOU TO TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE MANY CRASHES IN UPCOMING YEARS AND NOW THIS DEFECT IS FOR 15 YEARS AND PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE NOT NOTICED UNTIL NOW. IN UPCOMING YEARS THEY WILL SEE THIS OR RUN INTO AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH GOING AROUND A TURN, HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE SUBFRAME HAD SNAPPED. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP LESS THAN 1 MONTHS AGO. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE THE SUBFRAME RUSTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN 90% DEALER MAINTAINED IT'S WHOLE LIFE. I LIVE IN OHIO AND DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN AN ACCORD RUST IN THAT AREA. HONDA NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND FIX ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ALMOST NOT WORTH THE REPAIR COST. $2500+ AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO REPORT THIS THIS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET REAR STRUTS REPLACED AND STATE INSPECTION. WAS TOLD CAR WOULD FAIL BECAUSE REAR CROSSOVER SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR ALONG WITH REAR BUMPER FRAME. IVE BEEN HEARING THUMPING COMING FROM REAR RIGHT OF VEHICLE THTS WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS A STRUT. IM GETTING IT REPAIRED BUT IT SEAMS LIKE AN AWEFUL LOT OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM TO ME. THE REST OF MY CAR IS RUST FREE.

THIS IS JUST TO ENTER A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ABOUT A SUBFRAME ISSUE ON THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR CAR. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS BUT NOT ENOUGH AT THIS TIME TO INVOLVE A RECALL. I AM WRITING TO YOU IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE SUBFRAME OF MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX HAS ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE STRUT ASSEMBLY, BENEATH THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN, AS NOTED BY OTHERS ON POSTING ON THE INTERNET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER HOSE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE, ESPECIALLY WITH VERY LOW MILES (77,000) THERE IS NO OTHER ROT ON THE VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW AND BE ACCOUNTABLE TO REPAIR THIS UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA CORP. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY GIVEN THE MOUNTING EVIDENCE OF THIS FLAW BEFORE SOME POOR UNAWARE SOUL IS HURT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT ANOTHER DESIGN FLAW WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CAR'S CLEAR COAT IS PEELING AND HAS BEEN SINCE ABOUT 2013, WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION I WAS INFORMED MANY OTHERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED I WENT TO A PROFESSIONAL PAINT PLACE AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS EITHER THE WAY IT WAS APPLIED OR THE BATCH LOT WAS A BAD CATCH AND YOU CAN TYPICALLY ISOLATE IT TO AN AREA OR MANUFACTURER. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR REPAINTED AS I BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THIS TO BE REPAINTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME REGARDING THESE ISSUES. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR RESPONSE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2001. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE DRIVER SIDE SUB FRAME HAS NOT RUSTED IN THAT MANNER. IN CHECKING FURTHER, THE AIR CONDITION DRAIN HOSE/OUTLET DRIPS DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME AND IS THE SOURCE OF THE RUSTING CONDITION THAT ONLY EXISTS ON THAT SIDE. I NO LONGER FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE OTHERS MAY BE OPERATING THEIR 1999-2002 HONDA ACCORDS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DANGEROUS PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ALERT REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE AND ALSO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO MAKE THE VEHICLES SAFE AGAIN TO OPERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 137,010. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STATED THE RUST WAS CAUSED BY THE A/C LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. 3/16/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AXLE BEARING WAS WEARING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AXLE TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A 2001 HONDA ACCORD THAT I OWN. I HAVE CLOSE TO 76,000 MILES, AND I HAVE ALWAYS DONE EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE WITH A LOCAL HONDA DEALER HERE IN CANANDAIGUA , NY. ON JUNE 21, 2007 I TOOK THE HONDA TO DEALER FOR A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR, IT TURNED OUT TO BE REAR STABILIZER JOINTS, BOTH OF THEM WERE REPLACED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER, I AM DRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP AND HEAR THIS LOUD POP LIKE MY TIRE BLEW UP. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE NEXT THING I KNEW SOMETHING WAS SCRAPING THE ROAD, AND I COULD SEE SOME SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, I SOMEHOW STOPPED THE CAR AND MY MOTHER AND I GET OUT. FORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T KILLED, A LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND PULLED THE AXLE OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER. I NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM A HONDA, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A LOWER BALL JOINT,WAS IT SOMETHING THAT COULD GO OR BREAK APART. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. WHEN REPAIRING THE CAR I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THE OTHER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND THEY NOTICED SOME PLAY OR MOVEMENT IN THEM. SO THEY REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. WHICH WAS ALSO ODD TO ME THAT 3 OUT OF 4 BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AT THE HONDA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2006, AND DURING AN INSPECTION I UNDERSTOOD THAT BALL JOINTS WERE TO BE LOOKED AT. IF SO, HOW COME I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RUST IN THE BALL JOINTS AT THAT TIME. HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD IN 8 MONTHS TIME TO CAUSE SUCH A CATASTROPHE. *AK

WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES FROM BOTH FRONT TIRE AREAS. THE CAR SUSPENSION FELT LOOSE AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT LACK OF CONTROL. THE HONDA DEALER TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE LINKS THAT HOLD THE STABILIZING BARS TO THE FRAME. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BEARINGS IN THE BACK WHEELS. *NM

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE IAC VALVE. *AK BOTH REAR SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY NOISY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING NOISE. *NM

I HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN A DEALER WHO REPLACED A BROKEN DRIVER SIDE REAR STABILIZER LINK. IN FEBRUARY 2005 I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT HONDA REPAIR SHOP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STABILIZER LINK BROKE AGAIN. I HAD TO REPLACE IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR STRUTS MADE A RATTLING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY FATHER IS AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2001 AND HAS RECENTLY EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY MILEAGE OF 36,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AGO, AS MY FATHER WAS REPLACING THE REAR BREAK PADS, HE NOTICED THE LINKAGE CONNECTING THE REAR SWAY BAR TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AT THE WELD POINTS. THIS BROKEN LINKAGE HAD CAUSED THE INSIDE BREAK PAD TO WEAR AT MUCH GREATER RATE THAN THE OUTSIDE PAD. MY UNCLE IS ALSO AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN AND UPON HEARING OF THE BROKEN SWAY BAR IN MY FATHER??S CAR, HE INSPECTED THE REAR SWAY BAR IN HIS ACCORD AND FOUND THAT THE SAME LINKAGES WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. HIS BROKEN LINKAGES ALSO CAUSED THE SAME PATTERN OF UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR IN HIS CAR. *NLM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TS ALSO, THE WHEEL BEARING(S) FAILED. SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE, VEHICLE SHUDDERS/VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. CHECKED BY DEALER 3X WHO FINALLY REPLACED RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*JB *YH

VIBRATION PROBLEM - VIBRATION IS FELT THROUGHOUT THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TESTED BY THE HONDA DEALER AND BY THE DISTRICT MANAGER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE VIBRATION. HONDA TOOK BACK THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS AND CONDUCTED TESTS. THEY CONCLUDED THE VIBRATION IS ACCEPTABLE - HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY WRITTEN COORESPONDENCE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MY CAR AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE EASILY DIAGNOSED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER VEHICLE BEGINS TO WANDER AND THERE IS A VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STARTING PROBLEMS. *JB

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LINKS CONNNECTING THE REAR STABILIZER BAR TO THE REST OF THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE BAR ITSELF TO SWING FREELY AND BANG AGAINST OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. BOTH LINKS FAILED IN THE SAME WAY, BREAKING INTO TWO AT THE LOWER WELDED JOINT.*AK

VBIRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT 55-60 OR MORE MPH; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING 50-70 MPH. NLM