Honda Accord engine problems

engine problem

9.3

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$2,000.00

Average Mileage:

48,000 miles

Number of complaints:

3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. rebuild engine by dealer (2 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)

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problem #3

2007Mar 10

Accord

  • Manual transmission
  • 30,000 miles

We bought the car Honda accord in 2004, by 2007 we had to have a new engine, Honda did not want to know what how the problem happened, but for those that do, we heard a knocking sound at the rear of the car, we drove it to a Honda garage, they called us a day later and told us due to lack of oil the car engine had seized. We filled the car with oil only 7 days prior, and had not driven the car more than 10 miles since. The car was totally undriveable, which it was not taken into the garage in that condition. Honda did not want to hear any of our concerns or thoughts on the matter and after a week or so, we contacted their customer care again, they did not want to deal with our inquiries, they told us the car needed a new engine, no other accord has ever had an engine problem, it was our fault for not filling it up with oil,and they wanted �9,000 for a new engine. After a year of the car being in their garage we could see that Honda had no interest in the car or would look into the fault being theirs as we had heard of other accords having the same problem. In the end we went to a different garage who confirmed that no way could this car have been driven into the garage, therefore it must have been their mechanics that caused the engine to blow, not us. However we had our car engine replaced by an independent garage (not bloody Honda) at the cost of �6,000. We have had such a bad deal from this uncaring, bloody minded, arrogant money grabbing company that we will never ever buy another Honda ever.

oldies

Bracknell, U K, UK

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problem #2

2008Aug 01

Accord EX 2.4L V4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 94,000 miles

My 2004 Accord's engine seize. Took it to Dealership, they told me that it would cost anywhere from $2000 to $6000 to rebuild or even replace with new engine. My dealer thinks I'm abused the car since it is 1000 miles over the recommended oil change. When the car was looked at by dealership, they found zero amount of engine oil. There was no indicator light prior to the problem. Is this normal for a Honda vehicle? What should I do? If people have experienced this before, please offer some advice.

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leenj

Bridgewater, NJ, USA

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problem #1

2005Dec 12

(reported on)

Accord Cdti

  • 20,000 miles

The engine seized-up due to lack of oil, my fault completely, but, the dealer now tells me that this engine uses 1 liter of oil every 600 miles. There is no oil-level warning system on the car and it is therefore possible to destroy the car's engine within 3000 miles. This is not advancing the reliability of Honda vehicles.

austinp

Manchester, UK, UK

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