2005 Honda Accord Engine Problems
- 23
- 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 23 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
Repeatedly stopping. With no warnings. When driving, engine quit in january, would not move or even turn over. The manual transmission would not move. Door locks, electric as well as with the key could not be used at. Called aaa to be able to open the door. Jumped the battery to move the car. Still frozen in gear. Had it towed to two dealers. Said the clutch was destroyed. Prior to this issue, not one problem. I had…
ODI 11220497
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. While the vehicle was idling at a red light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and it operated normally. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled on two other occasions. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11163011
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. While driving 32 mph, the engine misfired and then stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and repairs, but the specifics were not provided. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 11099501
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
The car went into full throttle while waiting at a light while my foot was on the brake, throwing me out and into the intersection and getting hit by on coming traffic. My foot was no where near or on the gas pedal.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11091449
Engine · Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
Takata recall -i am the owner of a beautiful 2005 honda accord ex. I am the original and only owner of my car. My car has this issue where it is burning excessive oil and engine siezes. (i mean really bad). I would get an oil change today and car would be out of oil within 2weeks...i've spent over 3000k dollars on trying to figure what the problem was and no mechanic could figure it out. I finally went to a special…
ODI 11054777
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle shut off while making a turn. All the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired with a new battery; however, the vehicle had to be placed into park before it would restart. The failure continued intermittently. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 132,747.
ODI 10874815
Engine · Steering · Suspension
When i first purchased my honda, it was brought back to the dealer several times for a "shaking" at certain speeds. This was dismissed over and over and blamed on tire air pressure and alignment. I knew this could not be the cause and found other honda drivers complaining about the same issue. Recently, the passenger side tire came disengaged while driving the vehicle causing the car to crash down on the rotor. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10871556
Engine
Having the dreaded oil burning problem with this vehicle and had to replace my engine 4 times since december 2015. I tried to take it to the dealership the 1st time thinking they would have a solution to this known problem with this year and make of their car. They played extremely dumb and said they never heard of the issue i was having and that i was the first one they heard it from even though it's worldwide on…
ODI 10910423
Engine · Power Train · Suspension
Owner:i hit a dip with this accord 3.0 with vtec engine was driving down street when car made funny noise and the steering got hard to turn. Pulled over and found power steering was leaking. Drove it to shop ordered hose then dropped hose with fluid at repair shop. Technician: power steering hose broke hard and old leaking fluid everywhere causing cerpintine belt come off. The hardened power steering hose broke due…
ODI 10795347
Engine · Power Train
I have a honda accord v6 2005 model car and maintenance done as per manuals. I am now getting jerks while accelerating or after starting and putting car in reverse gear.the check engine light turned on now. I did a code scan and getting code p0741. This is an issue with transmission power. I did some google and found that honda had this manufacturing defect in this model and lot of car were recalled for this reason.…
ODI 10766687
Engine
Drive light started flashing while on the freeway at the speed of 60 mph. Took it to the honda dealership for maintenance and i informed them of the flashing drive light. Later advised me after the intermediate maintenance is done that the transmission needs to be replaced that will cost me $5,000 (on sale for $4100) plus the intermediate maintenance of $313.00. The car has 137 k miles. Is this vehicle part of any…
ODI 10732697
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. The contact stated that while slowing down to approximately 5 mph, there was a sudden increase of engine rpms. The driver was able to park the vehicle. However, the shifter became stuck and could not be switched out of the park position. After approximately 3 minutes, the rpms reduced and the driver was able the change the shifter. The vehicle was not diagnose or repaired.…
ODI 10723556
Electrical System · Engine
The car sporadically turns off while driving. Before the car shuts off sometimes the dashboard lights will flicker. The check engine light will sometimes go on for a day or two and then turn off. The car was checked out by three nys mechanics who all drove the car at length only to determine that nothing was wrong. One of the mechanics was from a honda dealership. *tr
ODI 10668304
Air Bags · Body · Engine
I was driving home, i fell asleep at the wheel approaching a stop light. I hit the corner of the vehicle in front of me and my front left and kinda in the middle (hood area) was smashed in almost to my windshield. None of my airbags deployed & i hit my face on the steeling wheel causing my teeth to go through my bottom lip & broke my nose. Insurance claimed it as a total loss. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10658774
Engine
The #2 spark plug shot out of the engine thru the ignition coil, stripped the threads of the cylinder, hit the firewall, and caused the engine to lose power immediately while on the freeway. Repair costs quoted by dealer were $6200 to replace cylinder or $4650 plus $700 machining costs to repair. In reading the blogs of others, this defect is related to the v6 vtec engines and always involves the first or second…
ODI 10565467
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
On several occasions i've experienced my car pulling itself to drive forward when i am at a complete stop. *js
ODI 10617072
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Car details: - 05 accord se coupe with ~65k miles (automatic transmission, 4 cylinder) recently, i have noticed that the car will not accelerate even when i keep pushing the gas pedal. Typically happens at around 50 to 60 mph marker (the mph needle will just stall at one location and not move). I have to tap the brake lightly a couple of times or let the car coast down without giving it any gas (it kind of releases…
ODI 10535844
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on interstate 20/59 near ft. Payne, alabama with the cruise control set on 75 mph. I changed lanes to pass a slower car but did not touch the gas pedal. The car started to accelerate on its own. I tapped the breaks to turn cruise control off but the car continued to accelerate without touching the gas pedal. The acceleration was not a full throttle acceleration, just a moderate increase. I then shifted…
ODI 10512859
Electrical System · Engine
Driving on the highway, there was a pop and the car lost all propulsion. An original factory installed spark plug had blown out of its hole, damaging the cylinder head and destroying several coils, rendering the car undriveable and leaving me with a $4,000 repair job. From internet honda chat boards, it is apparent that this problem has occurred in as many as 1 in 600 honda accords, generally with the number 5 spark…
ODI 10512431
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System · Engine
Airbags failed to deploy upon impact of collision. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10519968
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. While driving at any speed, the driver stopped at an intersection and the vehicle idled at a high speed. The driver had to apply extra pressure to the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from accelerating. During the failure, the contact had to shift into neutral and turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the throttle body was replaced…
ODI 10881984
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Windows wont come down, its a electric problem, certain lights in the car nwould go on and off example tale light. Tire problems, and other stuff
ODI 10736048
Electrical System · Engine · Hose, Piping, And Connections · Steering
My vehicle was parked in the parking lot of a grocery store. I was on my home from work and had stopped to purchase a few items. The engine was turned off. I had been in the store for about 10 minutes when i heard the loudspeaker asking for the owner of a 2005 gold honda accord to come to the customer service counter. When i approached the person behind the counter, he asked me to look outside to see if the vehicle…
Fire reported
ODI 10767531