Ownership Cost for 2001 Honda Accord LX V-6
Estimated: $36086 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1416 | $680 | $595 | $538 | $481 | $3710 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2068 | $1012 | $701 | $2291 | $8835 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $397 | $397 | $397 | $397 | $397 | $588 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8629 | $7107 | $6248 | $6103 | $7999 | $36086 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | STEERING | I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW 2012 HONDA ACCORD SE MODEL WITH VIN [XXX] ON JANUARY 19TH 2012. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM RIVERSIDE HONDA THROUGH FOOTHILL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. EVER SINCE, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING NOTHING BUT NIGHTMARES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURER'S BREAK IN PERIOD FORMAT STEP BY STEP. THREE DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASED, I DROVE THE VEHICLE ON THE FWY AND NOTICED A WEIR, UNCOMMON AND RATHER DISTURBING SHIMMY ON THE STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNFIT TO BE DRIVEN ON FREEWAYS. I NEEDED YOUR HELP DESPERATELY TO PREVENT A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ARE AT RISK. I HAVE ACTED AND PROCEEDED AS INDICATED. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS SHIMMY ISSUE TO THE HONDA DEALERS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS SHIMMY ISSUE TO AMERICAN HONDA. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE WITH A HONDA ADVISER AND A FIELD REP. IN BOTH CASES, THE SHIMMY HAS BEING IDENTIFIED, NOTICED AND ESTABLISHED. YET, NOTING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH THE AMERICAN HONDA FILED REP. NO SHIMMY WAS IDENTIFIED, PROVING HONDA WRONG. THE AMERICAN HONDA FIELD REP THAT TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO HELP ME. HE STATED THAT SOMETIMES CARS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE THE WRONG TIRES INSTALLED. HE WAS TO CHECK FOR RECALLS, BULLETINS AND WHAT THE ENGINEERS FROM HONDA WILL ADVISE HIM ON MY CASE. HE OFFERED TO CARE OF THE PAPER WORK. I TRUSTED HIM. HE WAS GOING TO SEND ME A COPY OF WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED TOGETHER. THE FIELD REP MADE ONE STATEMENT VERBALLY TO ME AND WROTE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SCENARIO ON THE PAPERWORK. I HAVE BEING LIED TO, MISLEAD, AND DECEIVED AS A CONSUMER AND AS A HUMAN BEING. I AM ASKING IN THE MOST HUMBLE WAY FOR ASSISTANCE. AMERICAN HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE THEY HAVE BUILT. IT IS THEIR DUTY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR |
| 2001 | ENGINE | I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2001 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS GENERATION HAD A KNOWN TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THEY REPAIRED MY CAR FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NOW HAD AN EXTENDED 7YEAR/109,000MILE WARRANTY. ON JULY 15TH, 2012, I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101S AT 65MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. I NOTICED A SLIGHT LOSS IN POWER, BUT MY CAR DID NOT DIE OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE NEXT DAY, I DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. I STARTED UP THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND THEN TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A SUDDEN DELAYED JERK FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I MANAGED TO PLUG IN A CODE READER INTO THE CAR'S COMPUTER PORT AND PULLED UP TWO CODES: P0700 AND P0740. BOTH OF THESE CODES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOT AGAIN?!?! MY CAR HAS NOW EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I AM AFRAID THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. I READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED TO HONDA OWNERS WHERE THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXPIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR |
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