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:
24 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
24 / 1
Average Mileage:
60,488 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
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The SRS light on my 2000 Honda Accord ex indicating failure has illuminated for the secoind time. The first time I took the car to my Honda dealereship and they rest the light, 1 minute job for $100. They said if it goes on again I may need a new system which can run up to $1000 or more. If this is an important safety component as defined by NHTSA, why is not covered by a lifetime warranty?
SRS light turned on spontaneously; Honda keeping diagnostic codes secret, so my local shop is unable to fix; could be simple seat belt switch, could be airbag failure; not with $150+ to check for simple seat belt switch. Solution is to make the codes accessible to the public instead of keeping them secret so customers can choose where to have the repairs done instead of forcing repairs at Honda dealership.
2000 Honda Accord hit dry ice and hit sanding truck on front of Accord no air bags deployed I was passenger and wearing a seat belt broke my sternum due to great impact of crash. Ended up spending 3 days in hospital and 6 weeks off of work.
SRS light has been on for weeks, found it means faulty airbag. Found Honda issued "technical bulletin 02034 (update 06-009) for a faulty control unit that caused the SRS to come on. The warranty is for 10 years or 150,000 miles." Called stevens creek Honda dealership (san jose), and service advisor quoted $126 just for checking if my case applies to it. If it is, he said he will call Honda for action. Why does not Honda just recall this " do I have to pay $126 just to see if it is warranty item " I know from website (www.carcomplaints.com) that many guys are reporting same problem. Thanks.
2000 Honda Accord SE with 105K mileage. The SRS faulty light is constantly on, which I was told may cost over $1000 to fix. Airbag system is a basic safety feature in automobile. It should have life time warranty on it same as the seat belt.
I too have problems with the SRS light. It came on about a year ago, I new they would charge a small fourtune to repair. Then I received the extended warranty letter. However, I can't afford to give up my car for a day or so while they diagnose what the cause is.
After years of paying $100 a shot to have my Honda Accord SRS light analyzed and turned off, the opds was replaced under Honda's extended warranty. Guess what" the SRS light came back on a week later. I'm told by Honda customer service I have to go back to a dealer, pay another $100 for another evaluation. They also said I could get reimbursed for all the times I already paid the fee if I could get the service history from the dealers. Guess how cooperative the dealerships are being at providing that information? I wonder how much the company has made off of this "defect" and how many people -- like myself -- are still driving around with two young children wondering if my air bags will deploy if I have an accident" my nys inspection is coming up and I'm not going to pass unless I pay yet again for this light to be evaluated and simply shut off...only to turn on again in days.
At around 43,000 miles, the SRS light came on in our 2000 Honda Accord. I called the local Honda dealer and they said that I would have to pay $60 for a diagnostic test, then a charge for fixing the defective part. I asked what would be the cost to replace the air bag, if that was the problem, and they said that they would not tell me the cost.
My SRS light came on. I believe this is related to a safety item, the airbags of the car. When I called the local dealership (open road Honda) they informed me that it would cost 105 just to diagnose the problem then from there it would be additional costs. I read on your website that all safety items should be fixed at no cost. The dealer told me that only safety belts are under that warranty. I'm very unhappy. I looked around some websites and other dealers have fixed it for no cost. Why is my local dealer asking me for 105 just to diagnose a safety product on my car? it is unsafe to drive without my airbags on! I am afraid of driving it since one of the reasons why I bought the car was because it has airbags. Now they don't work.
My supplemental restraint system (SRS) warning light went on. This is serious because when the light is on, Honda told me, that the airbags are disengaged. I took the 2006 Honda Accord sedan V6 to the dealer. The service department told me that there was a service bulletin out on this problem, 02-077 dated Dec 17, 2002. I was told it would take $1600 to fix. I read the service bulletin. It states that this problem is due to static electricity problem in the system. As an electrical engineer this means there is a design problem with this vehicle. Even though this is a design problem and the bulletin came out while my car was still under warranty, Honda, East coast headquarters, has only offered to cover parts. I believe that this not just my problem and that Honda needs to issue a recall due to the safety issues related to a SRS light. Again, when the SRS light is on, airbags will not deploy.
My 2000 Honda Accord ex has recently had the SRS light come on, when I took it to the dealer cambridge Honda they charged me $98 informed me that the car had recently been in accident (it hasn't) and that the box wouldn't communicate with their test set so to fix it would require replacing the entire system ($1000 +).
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