Problems with 2004 Honda Accord ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Ignition is locking up at times or not turning on at all

Car would not always start when turning the key. sometimes is would start immediately and other times i would have to keep turning the key and eventually it would start. a few times it took me over 1/2 hour to get the car started. battery was less that a year old. had the battery checked and it was ok. had to take car to garage and have the starter replaced. i tried finding more information on line and found this is a common complaint with the honda accord. my vehicle is only 5 years old and has 63,000 miles on it. i should not of had to replace the starter. i had to pay $390.91 to replace the starter.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. when the vehicle was started, the driver's seat belt warning indicator illuminated and remained lit until the vehicle was turned off. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the failure mileage was unknown.

Seat belt will not reset the light is on constantly the wind shield wipers control the water will never pump the water out however the pump is good. the radio works however you can not see the panel and lights, that includes the air conditional and heater lights. the pain on all of my honda's are coming off or fading with a white color and spots all over.

Heads lights dim as i drive in city streets. honda has a service bulletin on this but never did a recall on hondas 2003 to 2005. the eld has a faulty solder joint. this is what the honda factory service bulletin states. this is very dangerous at night. part is over $550.00 plus labor.

There was a recall on the torque convertors for 2004 honda accords but i cannot get anyone to fix my honda's torque convertor under the recall

I purchase a car from sunshine auto new link finance on west tennessee st tallahassee fl on march 22 2016 i purchase this auto off good faith from the sale women and owner after taking vehicle home i notice the vehicle was barely pulling like it was low on fluids i also notice 2 recalls air bags n one back seat beat working as require by law it was also pently motion on highway turning n riding down road this company runs a fraud scams n owner claims he always out state n business closed down after fraud customer out there money comany has been under 8 differnt name since 2011 please feel free to call [xxx] any more questions. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

The panel lights on the radio has went out. i can't recall if it happened while i was driving or not, but i noticed it while driving. in the 2004 honda accord, the ac, radio, & clock share the same display. it was raining the other night while i was driving and my windows fogged up. it was impossible to find the defrost button at night since all the display lights stop working. this is a big safety issue and hopefully honda will step up to the plate and fix this issue to ensure their customers are safe while driving their vehicles.

The headlights flicker between normal output and dim output making it very difficult to verify if the headlights are even operational at times much less see in front of you while driving. it looks as if the headlights are rapidly turning off and on. this has been happening since the car was brand new but every time it's taken to a honda dealership, they don't know what the issue is. i have paid hundreds and hundreds of dollars repairing random things honda "thinks" might fix the problem but it's still a major issue that affects safety of the honda driver, passengers and other drivers on the road.

Radio does not play audio, randomly blasts static at very loud level, causing driver to be startled. no functions of radio work.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. while the vehicle was parked, the air bag warning light illuminated and the radio failed to function. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake pads, dome light, and multiple parts needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 252,869.

Air bags replaced, after picking up car from honda dealer; car will not start. appears something is sucking all the juice so starter does not have enough power to start. car worked great before (besides the kill people at low speeds thing), handed over to honda, now wont start. mind you this car was actually recalled in 2014 but only just now received new bags. very un-pleased with the way honda handled this very scary situation.

While driving the vehicle at night, i experienced a spontaneous total electrical failure when switching the dash control which powers the digital thermometer/odometer control. this effected headlights, steering and braking, as if the car was turned completely off, but i was able to coast toward the road shoulder.

Radio stopped playing music and makes loud cracking noise that is startling when driving. when searching for solutions online, it was suggested "a chip for the audio output has failed and exploded on the internal printed circuit board." there are hundreds of complaints posted online by other honda accord owners. honda won't fix and some comments say that the non-dealer mechanics have further damaged the vehicle when trying fix the issue. the costs to possibly fix with chances of causing more damage is greater than $500. if it's not a common issue, honda should take responsibility and correct the issue. it is dangerously loud sometimes and causes me to lose focus on the road.

This reported issue is not specific to my 2004 honda accord, but applies to many vehicles. on almost a weekly basis, i see people driving their cars at night on freeways and city streets without their lights on, posing a danger to other motorists who might not see them. i believe the cause of this can be solved simply: change the light switch to not illuminate the dashboard unless the lights are on. my car always has its dashboard illuminated, regardless of whether the lights are on or not. there is a small "idiot light" of a green headlight when the lights are on, but it hardly noticeable. if instead the car's dashboard would be dark when the lights aren't on (like in 25+ year-old cars), i believe most drivers would be much less likely to forget to turn their lights on -- do you agree? *tr