CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Honda Accord suffers from transmission failure. It's not a huge widesperad problem like in prior years, but definitely still something to consider.

The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 90,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000.

Transmission failure problems have been a huge problem for the Accord & several other Honda models all through the early 2000s model years. Honda eventually extended the transmission warranty to 93 months/109k miles for the 2000-2001 Accords as a class action lawsuit settlement, but owners of other Accord model years with transmission problems are out of luck.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
41 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
48 / 0
Average Mileage:
73,608 miles

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2005 Honda Accord seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2005 Honda Accord Owner Comments (Page 1 of 10)

problem #182

Jul 032023

Accord

  • 230,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owned a 2005 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and attempting to pass a vehicle on the right lane of the road, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and pulled to the left side of the road and towards the median. The contact did not recall whether a warning light was illuminated. The vehicle crashed into the pole of a traffic sign, and the traffic sign broke the windshield. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts pretensioners failed to engage, causing the contact to hit her head against the windshield. The shattered pieces of the windshield were propelled to the contact. The contact stated that she was unconscious for an hour. The contact was transported to the hospital by emergency unit. The contact sustained severe headaches and was advised to follow up with a neurologist. Additionally, the contact sustained minor lacerations on the legs and arms. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot, where it was totaled. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

- Bellevue, NE, USA

problem #181

Apr 062023

Accord 4-cyl

  • 315,986 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. The contact stated while entering a parking lot the vehicle accelerated on its own. The contact stated he noticed several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact desperately pressed on the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The front driver-side air bag deployed without any warning obstructive the contact's view and causing him to crash into a building and causing the other air bags in the vehicle to deploy. The contact's daughter stuffed minor injuries but did not seek medical attention. The front end of the vehicle was damaged. The vehicle was not towed, but the contact was able to drive the vehicle home. A police report was not filed. The dealer was contacted but the dealer stated that there were no open recalls under the VIN. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 315,986.

- Barstow, CA, USA

problem #180

Feb 122022

Accord

  • miles
The passengers airbag light keeps on turning on and off

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #179

Oct 082021

Accord

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Lost control of my car my brakes either locked up or went out and steering wheel was hard to turn & it caused me to hydroplane and none of my airbags deployed

- Lagrange, GA, USA

problem #178

Jul 172021

Accord

  • miles
Air bag indicator light is always on. Went to the Honda dealer (Auto NAtion Honda, Tucson) and was informed that there is a recall but the part was not available. So come back after the part. Came back today, and there was a new person, and was informed it wont be covered under the warranty, and needs to replace the driver's side seat belt wire harness and had to pay $235. There is a Safety Recall: Driver's Seat Position Sensor Harness Replacement service bulletin 07-002 for this wire harness but was informed does not cover my vehicle. I think this is the same issue, but why does not cover my vehicle? This is clearly Honda's fault.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #177

May 182021

Accord

  • miles
My daughter was in a car accident 5/18/21 and totaled her car, airbags opened on sides and in seat but her steering wheel never opened. I have pictures of the car and even police officer, paramedic and tow guy said it seems strange that they did not open. She is very lucky to be ok but I am concerned that the steering wheel did not open. Maintenance was kept up on car along with inspections.

- Wake Forest, NC, USA

problem #176

Apr 062021

Accord

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Bolsa de aire

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

problem #175

Aug 202020

Accord

  • 50 miles
Hi. I got an accident about 3 week ago. My vehicle was damaged at front of bumper and the airbag driver side is pull out, but the cost is too expensive for repair my car. I don't have that much at the moment. Can you help me? please

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #174

Jul 242020

Accord

  • 200,000 miles
It says there is a problem with the airbag, but the mechanics are saying that there is nothing wrong with the airbag system, but they can not get the airbag light to go off.

- Jacksonville, AL, USA

problem #173

Feb 292020

Accord

  • miles
Dealership failed to properly install airbag inflator after I recieved a recall notice. Then proceeded to tell me the SRS code that was showing up on my car after installation was there before service and everything was properly installed on their end.

- Tigard, OR, USA

problem #172

Aug 142019

Accord

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Passengers side window mirrors not working and airbag issue

- Cloves, CA, USA

problem #171

Jan 142020

Accord

  • 199,000 miles
My airbags are off my door lock is broke I tried to lock the car one day the alarm went off and when I tried to put the key in the driver door the spring popped out so I haven't been able to lock my car. I put my car in the shop and once I did a few days later the maintenance required light came on.

- Country Club Hills, IL, USA

problem #170

Jan 112020

Accord

  • miles
We brought this in to both vern eide Honda, sioux falls, sd and brookdale Honda, brooklyn park, mn. It has been taken care of this is not the original airbag and there are no recalls on the current airbag. Somehow this investigation by both dealerships has not been recorded in the system. Our understanding from brookdale Honda is that photos of the installed airbag were sent to Honda corporate and nothing needed to be done further. We continue to receive notifications going so far as to receive them from the dvs. Please assist. The number and frequency of notification is becoming annoying since the care has been in twice to Honda for rectification of the airbag.

- New Hope, MN, USA

problem #169

Apr 132017

Accord

  • 150,000 miles
Airbag deployed while driving and caused accident. Accord rear ended another vehicle. There is a recall on the airbag of this vehicle with offer to remedy however Honda told me they will not honor the recall after the fact because the bag already deployed. 4/13/2017 accident is recorded on Illinois motorist report #209078 filed in cook county via schaumburg police department report# 17-07912. Airbag still has not been repaired as the vehicle is unsafe to drive due to another safety recall not being honored - (fuel pump issue causing vehicle to stall while driving).

- Schaumburg, IL, USA

problem #168

Nov 222019

Accord

  • 297,371 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact's vehicle was cut off by another vehicle. As a result, the contact rear ended the other vehicle. The front passenger air bag failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact stated that all four passengers in the vehicle sustained injuries that required medical attention. The driver and front seat passenger sustained whiplash and injuries to the neck, back, and leg due to the seat belt restraints not operating properly. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 297,371.

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #167

Aug 152019

Accord

  • 135,000 miles
Airbag light stays on. Its been 2 months now. I fear for mine and my child's life when seeing it. Apparently a lot of people have made complaints about this but I can't find any specific recalls for it. How do I go about this?

- Odessa, TX, USA

problem #166

Oct 212019

Accord

  • 158,432 miles
I dont know if my vehicle have a air bag recall because its saying 0 unrepaired and I'm confused if I have a recall or not on my airbag

- West Columbia, SC, USA

problem #165

Feb 092017

Accord

  • 95,621 miles
Air bag light is currently on. Light stays on, on the dashboard of vehicle

- Fishers, IN, USA

problem #164

Jul 132015

Accord 4-cyl

  • miles
2005 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to driver and passenger side frontal airbags safety recalls. The consumer stated there have been too many recalls concerning the airbags.

- Emporia, VA, USA

problem #163

Jul 252017

Accord

  • miles
"takata recall".....I purchased this car 2 years ago and the seat belt warning light has always been lit. I just had my oil changed today and the repair shop advised me that there was an error code which means defective air bag. Also the driver seat belt buckle showed defective. Yesterday I received 2 different emails from NHTSA for 2 recalls (#19V499 and #19V501). No letter was received from Honda yet but I hate to wait for a letter to arrive as that could take 60 days, then would have to wait for the dealer to get the parts and then get an appointment. This situation is life-threatening. Is there any way to speed this process up? also the repair shop stated that a lot of the air bags that have been replaced, are now being recalled.

- Mckinney, TX, USA

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