CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2000 Honda Accord suffers from widespread transmission failure, subframe rust, & problems with the airbag system (SRS). We recommend avoiding this model year like the plague.
The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 90,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000.
Subframe rust near the front passenger side wheel has become a problem recently, due to the poorly positioned A/C drain hose directly above that area. Repair cost to the subframe is over $2,000.
The SRS warning light likes to come on due to a defective seat belt sensor -- typically the driver's side. This sensor is covered under Honda's lifetime seat belt warranty, but some dealers charge a $100+ "diagnostic fee" or tell customers the entire SRS unit ($800) is bad.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
107,878 miles
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The contact owns a 2000 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the driver gear light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact had to wait ten to twenty minutes to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the transmission shift malfunctioned. The vehicle was also experiencing problems with the ignition where it would not read the key to start the vehicle. The private mechanic stated that it would take ten attempts to start the vehicle so that the ignition could read the key. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 132,346.
Transmission & internal parts failure during very busy morning drive in atlanta>>>almost caused a multiply car collusion>>>>part of the junk Honda has put in these cars & denied any liability>>>>also have an )@ Odyssey with a junk transmission>>>I will never buy another Honda>>>anyone need some Honda garbage cheap?
Ignition key can be removed when the shifter is in non-park position and couple of times when this happened, the vehicle rolled away. This failure symptom was captured in NHTSA 05V-025, but, when asked, Honda motor company responded that the NHTSA mandate didn't include this VIN number. This suggests there may a reason to expand the VIN numbers affected by this mandate.
The first failure was in 2003. While I was driving on the highway my transmission went out completely in traffic. I was able to get off the street before the car completely stopped. The repair was done in 2003 during a national recall. The car started showing signs of slipping in 2009. I contacted Honda about the replacement transmission and they said it was out of warranty. The transmission completely failed in March, 2010. I was traveling at 55 mph when the car started to lose power. This is the second incident with this car where the transmission went out while I was driving this car.
I have a 2000 Honda Accord with an automatic transmission and V6 engine. On 12/13/2008, the transmission was shifting hard and check engine light came on. The transmission has to be rebuilt at the tune of $3200. Here has been yearly service done to prevent any other issues. On 12/28/11, the transmission was shifting hard, engine light came on and a P740 code was found. Clearly this is a faulty transmission design and a recall should be in order. There are many people that had the same issues from years 1999 to 2001. This issue is a hazard.
- San Jose, CA, USA
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I am the original owner and bought my 2000 Honda Accord brand new from the same dealership that has done 99% of the maintenance on the vehicle, minus a few oil changes. The car has had a "hard" shift at times for approximately a year. I had never thought much about it until the last few weeks when the car started to rev up at low gears and then violently jerking to shift to higher gear. This in addition to also displaying check engine light constantly while green D or drive light is blinking. When this occurs the car will not accelerate when gas pedal is depressed for a few seconds and then will slowly begin to go. I was almost rear ended twice on my way home with my 7 year old son in his booster seat. The car would act like it was going to go and then I had no power, could not even get over to the curb. Closest dealership is 30 minutes away via interstate and after reading multiple online complaints and stories of near fatal accidents online I am at a loss as to how to handle this. Dealership told me it was okay to drive as long as engine light was steadily on. Luckily, I am in walking distance to my job, but I need to make a decision on how to proceed. It appears that Honda has known of the defective transmission, but I never received a letter in the mail alerting me to the fact I was facing possible total transmission failure that could have endangered not only myself, but my small son and those drivers around me. I have read that Honda will not offer any financial compensation for replacement of the defective transmission. I am going to continue to research the issue, but if this is accurate it is a shame as I have owned two Honda's and always bragged about how much I loved driving my Honda. Not thrilled about owning a vehicle made by a company who is aware of a serious safety hazard and does not do a better job of alerting their loyal customers.
I have had my transmission go out twice in my 2000 Honda Accord. Each time, the gears start clunking while shifting and shortly after the transmission fails and is completely useless. Currently, my car will rev up like it's in neutral and then spontaneously slam into gear and slip back into neutral again which has, again, ruined the transmission. This is a recurrent problem and nothing has been done to make the issue better.
After driving my 2000 Honda V6 coupe for 30 minutes or more, it would have problems starting if shut off for about 20 minutes. It would start and then stall. The only way to get it started is to give it gas and shift into gear quickly which is dangerous. Also there was a tsb 00-024 for this and I got it done for close to $710. This really isn't fair as I didn't do anything wrong to have this issue. It is clearly a case of a manufacturing defect.
In March of 2008, my 2000 Accord SE Honda's transmission failed and had to be replaced at 122,206 miles; I had to pay for a rebuilt replacement transmission, today I was informed that I will need yet another transmission by Honda, that my car is not safe to drive until the repair is completed, and that the three-year or 36,000-mile warranty will only extend as far as the original warranty (that is roughly another 15,000 miles or until March 2012). The current transmission only functioned for less than 21000 miles. I do not understand why there has been no recall for this model's potentially catastrophic failure of a transmission. Even though I was not in an accident, I easily could have been as I have to commute 44 miles a day to work. Clearly, if the second identical failure happened in so short a time, there is a serious flaw---one with potentially lethal consequences that needs to be investigated.
The contact owns a 2000 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 65 mph, the speed control was engaged. The driver attempted to disengage it by depressing the brake pedal and there was a sudden forceful acceleration. The vehicle became uncontrollable. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle slowed down. He pulled over and turned off and restarted the engine. The vehicle resumed normal operation. In addition, the vehicle failed to operate in reverse. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was unable to be entered into the system. The failure and current mileages were 125,000.
The contact owns a 2000 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the key could be removed from the ignition without the vehicle being placed into park. The shifter would also display that the vehicle was in park and drive at the same time. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 05V025000 (electrical system:ignition:switch), although the failures were identical. The failure and current mileages were less than 170,000.
I continue to get these E-mail updates and my problems with my 2000 Honda Accord sound so eerily familiar. I had 2 major issues with my Honda beginning well before 70,000 miles. I too was meticulous about maintaining my vehicle every 3 month at the dealer. First I experienced a transmission failure. They "replaced" it under the recall...within 3 weeks the "replaced" transmission failed. They "replaced" it again; I then found out that it was "replaced" with a "rebuilt" transmission and not a new one. Shortly thereafter, I experience all kinds of "check engine" light codes. It was never ending for 6 months...of course everything was my fault. The dealer insisted that I replaced my own radiator fluid and that my radiator needed to be replaced. Trust me, I am not mechanical whatsoever. It was always serviced by the dealer...finally I got California involved and after alot of hubabaloo it was decided that I might not need a radiator after all after an experienced tech came out to "look at the engine and cooling system". long story short, California called me and told me that my radiator needed to be replaced and they were certain that the engine issues would go away. This was all at 70,000 miles. This car was purchased brand new from the very same dealer. I find it ironic that other folks are having the same issues and are being jerked around in the same manner. I am a single mother of an autistic child living in the ne; I could not afford the car failing me on a cold winter day in the middle of no where. I traded it in and purchased another vehicle. I want nothing to do with Honda's for the remainder of my lifetime!
When the key was not in the ignition switch, the gear shifted from park. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. Since purchase the key could be removed in any position of the transmission lever.
The vehicle's has had multiple transmission failures. The vehicles engine revved etween 4000 to 5000 RPM before the consumer noticed the vehicle was not moving forward. Once the transmission slipped into gear the consumer was whip-lashed and body slammed into my seat belt. The vehicle driver seat has a sudden shift movement while the consumer drives that occurs intermittently as vehicle rounds sharp corners and turns. In Sep 2003 sent a notice about a problem with the drivers seat loosening. The key gets stuck in the ignition. The side airbag light comes on when the consumer has something on the front passenger seat cushion. The consumer hears a rattle in the dash near the coin drawer.
Around this time period my transmission was replaced with a new transmission since it was giving me problem. The car was with dealer for 5 business days. It worked for a while and then it had some problems when in transmission shifted hard and some codes were programmed in Sept'02. In Dec'02 my car had a total break down and it needed to be towed to the dealer for a repair. I do not know if this problem can be fixed
As reported by numerous other owners, the speedometer reads about 8% faster than actual speed. Dealer refuses to do anything, says Honda requires at least 10% error before it will do anything.
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- West Monroe, LA, USA