2004 HONDA ACCORD Visibility Problems

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONE AFTERNOON AND IT BEGAN TO RAIN. WE TURNED ON OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. WE WERE FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO WAIT OUT THE STORM SINCE WE HAD ZERO VISIBILITY WITHOUT THE WIPERS. OUR WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THAT POINT. I HAVE NOTED THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS HAD A RECALL FOR A DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THIS SEEMS TO FIT THAT DESCRIPTION THOUGH HONDA HAS INFORMED ME THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2004 ACCORDS, DESPITE THIS BEING AN IDENTICAL ISSUE THAT IS NOT COMMON OUTSIDE OF THIS DEFECT AND IS ON A SIMILAR MODEL. IT IS A RATHER DANGEROUS SITUATION TO OCCUR SINCE ONE WILL ONLY NOTICE THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND BECAME STUCK IN MID-OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISES THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO SEE OR USE THEM AND HAD NO PRIOR INDICATION THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. JUST SO HAPPENED I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. *TR

IN EARLY 2011, I NOTICED THAT THE BACKLIGHTS FOR THE HVAC CONTROLS, RADIO, AND GEAR SHIFTER ALL WENT OUT. THE CABIN IS COMPLETELY DARK WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA, THEY SAID THAT THIS IS AN IDENTIFIED PROBLEM ON SOME 2003-2004 ACCORDS BUT THAT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REPAIR IS $1,000 WHICH IS NOT A REASONABLE COST FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WITHOUT A PROPERLY LIT CABIN. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. 2. DRIVING HIGHWAY IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAIL, CONSEQUENCES ARE SEVERELY DECREASED VISIBILITY. 3. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DETERMINED TO BE THE FAILURE. REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE $500. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF FAILURE. FUSE IS GOOD, WIPER MOTOR WON'T TURN ON. *TR

AT 69,600 MILES THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON MY HONDA 2004 ACCORD EX V6 NAVI. HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED FOR $470. UPON DIS-ASSEMBLY CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MOTOR HOUSING. THIS IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE HONDA 2003 ACCORD RECALL. PART NUMBER: 76505-SDA-A011. THE RECALLED PART WAS -A01; WITH REPLACEMENT PART BEING -A11. MY REPLACEMENT PART IS -A11. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED IN MY DRIVEWAY; HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. REQUEST HONDA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO AND IT RARELY RAIN HERE SO I RARELY HAD TO USE MY WIPERS. EVERY TIME I USE MY WIPERS IN THE RAIN IT WOULD STOP WORKING AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES - THE WIPER WOULD START MOVING SLUGGISH AS IF GETTING STUCK THEN IT WOULD ACTUALLY STOP MIDWAY ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE RAIN FORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT RAIN VERY OFTEN IN SAN DIEGO. IT WORKS FINE WHEN NOT RAINING (WINDSHIELD FLUID CLEANING WINDOW). I CHECKED THE RECALL FOR HONDA AND FOUND THAT THE 2003 ACCORD WAS RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR AND THIS RECALL WAS ISSUE ON 4/17/2008. I CAN'T...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON MY WIFE'S 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE IT WAS RAINING. WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN DURING A RAIN STORM. SHE PULLED OFF TO SAFETY, UNTIL THE RAIN PASSED, AND PROCEEDED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAS 85,000 ODOMETER MILES, AND IS BEYOND THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I NOTICED THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A RECALL RELATING TO THE WIPER MOTOR FAILING DUE TO CORROSION. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AUGUST 28, 2009 REGARDING THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE 2004 ACCORD AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE, AND IF IN FACT THE PART NUMBER AND CONDITION WERE THE SAME AS THEY WERE EXPERIENCING WITH THE 2003 THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE CARE OF IT. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER N012009-082801597. ON SEPT 9, 2009 I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT...

I WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 50 AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THE KENT NARROWS BRIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOWN POURS THAT WE WERE HAVING HERE IN CENTREVILLE MARYLAND ON SATURDAY 8-22-2009. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA TODAY AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE ACCORDS FOR THE MOTORS CORRODING DUE TO WATER GETTING UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVERS. HONDA OF AMERICA TOLD ME THAT ONLY COVERED THE HONDA ACCORDS FOR THE YEAR OF 2003. THIS RECALL OCCURRED JULY 2008. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY MOTOR STOPPED WORKING ON ROUTE 50 IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING WITH NO VISIBILITY. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS I COULD NOT SEE A THING IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD MY 13 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED TODAY 8-24-2009 IF...

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX, DURING THE TROPICAL STORM HANNA, I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. THERE IS A RECALL ON ALL 2003 HONDA ACCORDS FOR FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS, BUT NO RECALL ON THE 2004. MY MECHANIC HAS FOUND THAT IT IS THE SAME SITUATION AS THE 2003 CARS AND WILL BE REPLACING THE MOTOR. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE, WHEN THEY QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A BAD STORM. HONDA, SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING.!!! I HAVE REPORTED MY INCIDENT TO THEM, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION TAKEN ON THIS MATTER. SARAH KING *TR