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2004 Honda Accord Other Problems

24 owner-reported other complaints from NHTSA data

24
Complaints
1
Crashes
Feb 2016Dec 2019
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (24)

criticalUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Oct 2025

Your 2004 Honda Accord V6 experiences transmission problems where it loses power while driving — the engine races (wines) as if in neutral even though the gear selector shows Drive, forcing you to coast and manually downshift to regain control. This issue worsens in cold weather and may be related to transmission fluid contamination or a faulty shift solenoid, similar to a known recall on other 2004 V6 models. A transmission specialist should inspect the transmission fluid condition and test the shift solenoid to determine if transmission fluid service, solenoid replacement, or full transmission overhaul is needed.

NHTSA #: 11695331
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Filed: Oct 2021

Safety recall for second gear. When driving it has a problem shifting in 2nd and out of 2nd gear

NHTSA #: 11437874
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2019

AS I WAS DRIVING TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY THE SUNROOF GLASS DETACHED AND FLEW AWAY.

NHTSA #: 11291609
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Oct 2019

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND MY CAR STARTED ACTING STRANGE .. I WAS BARELY PRESSING THE GAS BUT IT WAS OVER REVVING. I WAS ONLY GOING 10MPH AND THE CAR WAS REVING LIK IF I WAS GOIN OVER 80 . THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPED. I CANT MOVE THE CAR . IT ONLY GOES IN NEUTRAL. DOESNT GO IN GEAR NOR IN REVERSE .

NHTSA #: 11268132
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Oct 2018

WENT INTO HONDA FOR A RESISTANT POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL INSTALLATION ON 10/22/18. AFTER LOOKING UP THE VIN TODAY ON 10/23/18, THE RECALL STILL EXISTS. HOW DO I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THE DEALER ACTUALLY TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM?

NHTSA #: 11141986
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2017

PAINT ON THE HOOD IS PEELING OFF, THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO,AC. CD STEERING WHEEL AND DOORS ARE NOT WORKING.

NHTSA #: 11054819
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CrashFiled: Jul 2017

WENT ONTO HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY CAR WON'T DRIVE YOU CAN HERE WHEN I PUT GAS INTO IT BUT WOULDN'T DRIVE AT ALL.

NHTSA #: 11003532
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2017

WHAT IS GOING ON??? HOW CAN HONDA TAKE ZERO RESPONSIBLY FOR THIS? MY CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION MECHANICALLY BUT THE OUTSIDE IS SO ROUGH. THE PAINT IS PEELING EVERYWHERE, TERRIBLE ON MY HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS AN ISSUE! HELP PLEASE!

NHTSA #: 10992881
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Mar 2017

WE BOUGHT A CAR FROM A CAR DEALER AND AFTER PURCHASING WE GOT A CAR FACTS AND IT SAYS THE MILEAGE IS WRONG AND INACCURATE IN STATE OF CALIFORNIA IT HAS A BRANDED TITLE BUT IT DOESN'T IN OREGON OREGON BUT IT SHOULD THE MILEAGE IS CONFLICTING IT'S NOT CORRECT ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE CAR HISTORY SITES IT SAYS 147K BUT ENGINE SAYS 151K AND CAR FACTS HAS MILEAGE STATED AS HIGH AS 208K

NHTSA #: 10960014
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Nov 2016

AS IM DRIVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDAL I START HEARING A SOUND LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SPINNING AND POWER STEERING NOSIE ONCE IT WARMS UP THE NOSIE STOPS WHILE ON THE STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY ALSO.

NHTSA #: 10927860
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Aug 2016

WHILE DRIVING, I HEAR AND FEEL A LOUD THUMP, THE CAR BEGINS TO JERK, SLOWS DOWN, AND THREE DIFFERENT LIGHTS APPEAR ALL AT ONCE ON THE DASHBOARD. IT'S BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG. I AM AWARE THAT HONDA PASSED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY CAR, BUT MY CAR WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RECALL, BECAUSE MY VIN # DIDN'T APPLY. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND ALL VIN #'S THAT SHARE THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL AS I SHOULD BE AWARDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS RECALL OPTION AS WELL.

NHTSA #: 10894353
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2016

CAR IS NOT STARTING WE CHECKED EVERYTHING ON THE CAR.

NHTSA #: 10887951
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Mar 2016

THE RADIO/CD PLAYER HASN'T WORKED ABOUT 95% OF THE LIFE OF THIS CAR. WHEN IT DOES IN FACT DECIDE TO TURN ON OUT OF NOWHERE, IT CREATES AN EXTREMELY LOUD STATIC NOISE THAT GREATLY STARTLES THE DRIVER, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA #: 10852359
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Feb 2016

THE CAR RADIO DOES NOT WORK, IT WILL TURN OFF SUDDENLY AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME WILL COME BACK ON AND THE LOUD UNANTICIPATED NOISE STARTLES THE DRIVER. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF THE RADIO SWITCH IS TURNED OFF.

NHTSA #: 10824357
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2014

THE GEAR SHIFT RELEASE "BUTTON" DISLODGED FROM THE SHAFT SO YOU WERE UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR- IT JUST FELL OUT, NEVER SEEMED LOOSE. WHEN I HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED I WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY PREVELANT IN THE 2004 ACCORD (V-6) AND THAT THEY SELL MANY OF THESE GEAR SHIFT "BUTTONS" A WEEK! THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE IS A SYSTEM-WIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION. *TR

NHTSA #: 10663114
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Sep 2013

I PURCHASED MY USED 04 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 FROM MIDLANDS HONDA IN OCTOBER 2007 WITH APPROX. 35,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER HAD ANY REAL MECHANICAL ISSUES AND ALWAYS GOT IT SERVICED BY THE DEALER. LOW AND BEHOLD I RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION THAT GAVE ME NO WARNING. I APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING OR SOMETHING, SO I HAD IT SERVICED AND TO NO SURPRISE, IT IS NOT FIXED. THE SHOP HAS ADVISED THAT WITH ONLY 118,000 MILES THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I RESEARCHED A PAST RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR ACCORDS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS MISLED THEIR CONSUMERS AND THAT THEIR PRODUCTS ARE NOT LIVING UP TO THEIR MARKETING AND SUGGESTED QUALITY. I USED TO OWN 5 DIFFERENT NISSAN VEHICLES, BUT THE LAST PURCHASE WAS REPURCHASED BY THE DEALER AS A LEMON BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS ISSUES FROM SUDDEN STALLING TO ELECTRONIC ISSUES, BUT NO RECALLS B/C IT WAS TOO NEW. I LEFT NISSAN AND WELCOMED HONDA INTO MY FAMILY AT THAT TIME, BUT I FEEL THAT MY KIDS AND ARE NOT SAFE. I HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AS LONG AS MY ENGINE, WHICH RECEIVED HER NEW TIMING BELT AT 100,000 MILES. I MAY BE SUBMITTING MY ISSUE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESOLUTION, SINCE HONDA DID AND IS NOT REALLY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY IN THEIR MALFUNCTION. I JUST WANT OTHER HONDA OWNERS TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL EXISTS AND PROBABLY WILL FOR YEARS TO COME. I GUESS AFTER THIS REPAIR IS DONE, I MAY SEEK TO INVESTIGATE TOYOTA OR EVEN AND AMERICAN MADE CAR. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT IS COSTING ME TO REPIAR THIS USED CAR IS SENSELESS AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED A LONG TIME AGO. I PRAY THAT NO ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE FROM THIS PROBLEM. THANKFULLY MY CHILDREN AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME OK.

NHTSA #: 10544214
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2010

2004 HONDA ACCORD. *LN

NHTSA #: 10372234
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Mar 2010

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ENGAGED ITSELF AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. I WAS TRYING TO BREAK BUT THE BREAK PEDAL ALSO WAS LOCKED AND I HAD TO MOVE AWAY FROM CAR TO CAR SO THAT I WOULD NOT HIT THEM AND THEN FINALLY THE PEDAL RELEASED ITSELF AND REDUCED THE SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO NEXT.

NHTSA #: 10321319
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2006

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING. I TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT ROCKS HAD HIT THE CONDENSER AND DAMAGED. SUPPOSEDLY, IT WAS REPLACED BUT LESS THAN 7 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED (NO COOLING) AND ROCKS HAD AGAIN DAMAGED THE CONDENSER. FALL WAS COMING UP, SO THE A/C WAS NOT USED AGAIN UNTIL APRIL '06. I FEEL THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A DESIGN DEFECT THAT IS COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL. THE LOWER FRONT GRILL BUMPER IS DESIGNED IN A SUCH A WAY THAT ANY ROAD DEBRIS CAN ENTER AND DAMAGE A FULLY EXPOSED AND UNPROTECTED A/C CONDENSER. THE DESIGN OF THE GRILL AND CONDENSER MATERIAL LEAVES IT VULNERABLE TO BE EASILY DAMAGED BY SMALL GRAVEL. THERE IS NO SCREEN OR DEFLECTOR IN PLACE FOR THE CONDENSER TO PROHIBIT ANY ROAD DEBRIS FROM DAMAGING THE CONDENSER: THEREFORE, THE CLEARING AND DEFOGGING OF THE INSIDE WINDOW IS DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE DEHUMIDIFIER EFFECT. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON THE VULNERABILITY OF DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER SYSTEM. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF THIS PART IS INFERIOR AND/OR DEFECTIVE. *JB

NHTSA #: 10159731
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: May 2006

I BROUGHT THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP LIED TO ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE MAKING CERTAIN PAYMENTS WHICH AT THE END WERE NOT THE PAYMENTS THAT I ENDED UP MAKING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRIED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT MY PROBLEMS BUT NOBODY WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO ME. NOBODY WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM . THE DEALERSHIP IS A FRAUD. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PROBLEM OF THIS CAR. *JB

NHTSA #: 10157165
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Sep 2005

AC CONDENSER FAILURE - ALLEGEDLY PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS. MY WIFE WAS BEHIND A TRUCK CARRYING GRAVEL TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. GRAVEL MAY HAVE SPILLED OUT AND ENTERED FRONT OF CAR, PUNCTURING CONDENSER UNIT. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER - THEY CLAIM ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. I CLAIM THAT IF THE CAR WAS PROPERLY DESIGNED, A SIMPLE PEBBLE COULD NOT CAUSE $500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *JB

NHTSA #: 10135258
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2004

COMPLAINT REGARING WINDOW TINTING. *MR *SC *JB

NHTSA #: 10083456
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: May 2004

POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD WITH 2004 HONDA ACCORD. (NAR) *MR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, AS THE CONSUMER APPROACHED THE OFF RAMP, HE ATTEMPTED TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PRESSING WHAT THE CONSUMER THOUGHT WAS THE CANCEL BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE THREE BUTTON THAT WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE (RES/ACCEL) BUTTON AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SPEED UP. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HONDA SHOULD ADD ILLUMINATION TO THE THREE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL THAT ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. *SC *JB *CB

NHTSA #: 10073385
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Mar 2004

I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILES ON THE CAR. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR IT INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED.*AK

NHTSA #: 10062171

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