2000 HONDA ACCORD Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

CAR WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE ALMOST STOPPED RUNNING. SEEMED LIKE IT HAD ONLY 1 OR 2 CYLINDERS WORKING. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A PARKING LOT, TURN OFF ENGINE, WOULDN'T RESTART. TOWED IN TO SHOP AND FOUND GASOLINE FILLING 3 CYLINDERS (6 CYL. ENGINE). BROKE A CONNECTING ROD, REPLACED ENGINE. *TR

IT HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION, DRIVING AND STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENED IS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.*AK

ENGINE HESITATES WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR TRAVELING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. ENGINE PINGS LOSES POWER AFTER CAR SITS FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES WHEN AIR TEMP. IS ABOVE 60 DEGREES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASSIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THE DEALER ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM AS THE CONSUMER FLOODING THE ENGINE, ALSO AFTER THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED THE ENGINE GIVES OFF A BURNING SMELL FOR A SHORT TIME.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE STARTED TO SKIP AND SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

SIRS:WE HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2000 ACCORD EX FROM TIME OF PURCHASE THAT OUR DEALER, CROWN HONDA, HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THE CAR HAS A STUTTER WITHIN THE FIRST MILE DRIVEN WHEN STARTED. THE SECOND IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM.*AK

EITHER ENGINE SIEZED (0W-20 OIL) OR INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPOLYMENT. *AK

I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AND TURNED LEFT ONTO BUSY ROAD. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE AND MADE IT SAFELY TO MY NEXT STOP. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN IT STARTED BUT SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT STARTED WHEN IT GOT THERE AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE TYPE OF GAS I USED. THEY SAID THAT GAS STATIONS SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FUEL IN THE FALL/WINTER AND THAT IT CAN CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.*AKY

1. 3.0 L V-6 ENGINES HESITATES UNDER SLIGHT LOAD OR ACCELERAION BETWEEN 5 AND 60 MPH. HONDA REFUSES ANY ATTEMPT AT REPAIR. "A CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT CAR"

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. THEY KEPT FOR TWO WEEKS AND CLAIMED FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN A FEW DAYS. THE CAR, AGAIN WAS TAKED BACK TO DEALER . THEY KEPT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND SAID THE CAR HAD NO PROBLEM. THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. IN TWO CASES, THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN I AM DRIVING. I ALMOST GOT AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR BEHIND MINE NEARLY COLLIDE WITH MINE IN THE BACK. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PROBLEM OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STAND STILL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS AFFECTED BY THE USE OF THE BLINKERS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. THE ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE FOURTH ATTEMPT AT LEAST ONCE MONTHLY.

THE HONDA ACCORD 3.0 V-6 ENGINE HAS A HESITIATION PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS ANYTIME THAT THE ENGINE IS PLACED UPON A SLIGHT LOAD CONDITION, SUCH AS GOING UP ANY GRADE. HONDA INDICATES THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE 'DRIVEABILITY CONDITION' AND REFUSE TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY ANOTHER HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT HONDA HAS ATTEMPTED MANY TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THAT BEING THE CASE, HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO STATE IN ALL THEIR SALES PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS THAT THE 3.0 V-6 HAS A DRIVEABILITY CONDITION WHICH HONDA CAN NOT OR WILL NOT BE FIXING. IF I HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE 'DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM' BEFORE THE PURCHASE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE, BUT WOULD HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THE ACCORD I PURCHASED IS UNSAFE. THERE IS A HESITATION AT 40 MPH. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT IF SOMEONE WERE FOLLOWING TO CLOSELY WHEN THE HESITATION OCCURS AND MY CARS SPEED DECREASES THEN I AM SUBJECT TO POSSIBLY BE REAR ENDED POTENTIALLY CAUSING MYSELF OR PASSENGERS TO BE INJURED. I WAS NEVER TOLD OF THIS SO CALLED NORMAL FUNCTION AS HONDA HAS STATED. I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTED, AND THAT I AT THAT TIME COULD HAVE OPTED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING, I HAVE SPOKEN TO AND WRITTEN ABOUT THIS TO THEM. THANK YOU. *AK