2004 Honda Accord Electrical System Problems
- 113
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 113 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- Instrument Cluster/Panel · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 100–150k mi | 26 |
| 30–60k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Radio turns off, display goes dim, now has started to make a loud noise. *tr
ODI 10212382
Electrical System
1. Car would not start. Called aaa, jump started. Battery was fully charged. No apparent reason for not starting. No further problems. 2004 honda accord on april 3, 2007. 2. Neighbor has 2006 honda accord. He started and was backing out of driveway and the car stalled half way onto street and would not start. Taken to dealer. No problem foundon april 9,2007. Could be dangerous if happened on road.*ak
ODI 10187505
Electrical System
(1) enough accumulated driving hours will cause the failure, per honda service bulletin 04-027, and online information: the resistor in the audio unit over time will be heated up and fail due to a design defect, resistor" too close to the a heat sink. 2) cd/ac/fan unit display went dark. Consequently, the defroster cannot be reliably set, causing a driving hazard, especially in the wet pacific nw and at night. This…
ODI 10186048
Electrical System
Radio and climate control display stops working. *jb
ODI 10160652
Electrical System
This is the third time this has happened. While driving my 2004 honda accord ex the light denoting the driving gear has come on. The 1st time it happened i took it to crown honda dealership. They said the computer didn't record the act and couldn't find the problem. Today on the way to the crown dealership the same thing happened twice. Both times i stopped the car and restarted the car. On the second restart the…
ODI 10153979
Electrical System · Interior/Under Dash
Radio/hvac lighting has failed two times, repaired by honda dealership. The unit is not working again. Unable to see hvac/climate control/radio/clock when unit is out. I almost rear ended another vehicle trying to adjust heat (had to swerve into emergency lane and nearly landed in a ditch. Honda of america refuses to replace the unit despite unsuccessful attempts to repair it. *jb
ODI 10151162
Electrical System
Radio and hvac controls lights are out. The radio operates but the lights are out. *jb
ODI 10147135
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was pulling out of my parking spot at the local kmart, in my 2004 honda accord ex, i noticed another car backing out also. I applied my brake and put my car from reverse into drive to pull a little ways back into my parking space so i would not get into an accident, when suddenly and without warning (the blink of an eye) my car crashed into another vehicle. In shock, i pressed harder on the brake, but my car…
Crash reported
ODI 10141194
Electrical System · Hydraulic Power Assist System
Car struck deer, damaging front left headlight. Within minutes car caught on fire and completely burned out.*ak
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 10114101
Electrical System · Ignition · Switch
Could not start car on 2 occasions months apart. Originally thought steering wheel was locked hard against switch. This time switch easily turned but car seemed to have dead battery. Both times no further indication of battery problems.*ak
ODI 10090503
Electrical System
I had purchased my 2004 honda accord ex on 7-16-04 with 145 miles on it. Two days later i was attempting to accelerate and the car went dead, no power,steering or brakes. I hit the guard rail with my new car. It has about 202 miles on it. So far the dealer said this is the first time this has ever happened from other articles posted here, i see its not. Also on other sites, the end result is always honda finds no…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10082444
Electrical System
I had purchased my 2004 honda accord ex on 7-16-04 with 145 miles on it. Two days later i was attempting to accelerate and the car went dead. No power,steering or brakes. I hit the guide rails with my new car. It has about 202 miles on it. So far the dealer said this is the first time this has ever happened from other articles posted here, i see its not. Also on other sites. The end result is always honda finds no…
1 injury
ODI 10082441
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Purchased car with 10 miles on it. Failed to start upon leaving dealership. Apparently loose wire. Salesman wiggled with cable and car started. Every day since the purchase of car, i would have a false start requiring a second or even third try to start the car. 25 days later, 1200 miles later, the car died and was towed to the nearest honda dealer. Apparently, the battery was not installed properly and all cables…
ODI 10068128
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2004 Honda Accord.
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