NHTSA Complaint #10101170 — 2000 HONDA ACCORD

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. IN 9-25-03 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE CAR IN PARK. WAS TOLD THE SWITCH INSIDE THE CENTER CONSOLE FAILED BECAUSE SODA WAS SPILLED. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I ASKED IF IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. IF I WANTED IT FIXED IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $200.00, AND THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. TOOK CAR HOME, INSPECTED UNDER THE CONSOLE, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SODA OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE. ON 6-12-04 THE CAR SEEMED TO BE HAVING POOR ACCELERATION HOME AT 4 PM, AND AT 1130 PM POLICE NOTIFIED ME THAT MY CAR WAS FOUND IN NEIGHBOR'S YARD, HAD RAN INTO THE CORNER OF THE HOME, CAUSING $3000 DAMAGE TO HOME AND $800.00 TO FRONT OF CAR. ON JULY 13 2004 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR HAD SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE IGNITION ISSUE. ALSO, NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL, STATING THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED ABOUT THE IGNITION ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FORGOT TO LOOK AT IT. I INSISTED IT BE LOOKED AT,AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I WAS AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE 1999 MODEL, AND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME MAKE & MODEL HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *AK