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2004 Honda Accord engine problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2004 Honda Accord3% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Engine complaints
3%
share of all complaints
113,150 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Automatic transmission. Car stalls out coming to/at stop in drive. Idling is way to high and irregular. Potential for crash.

    filed Mar 18, 2022

  • I was driving down a city road and the vehicle started to accelerate on its own and it did not want to shift gear. I was able to apply brakes but the car continued to accelerate to very high rpms. I had no choice but to turn the shut off the car midway and pull-over. While stationary and car shut…

    filed Jan 16, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Service bulletin - Emission certification labels that were replaced on a small number of vehicles may have been replaced with a label listing incorrect information. The affected emission labels are replacement service…

    A18070 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 9, 2018
All 2004 Honda Accord TSBs →

Engine problems in other Accord years

YearReportsShare
2025 Accord23%
2024 Accord108%
2023 Accord1215%
2022 Accord2913%
2021 Accord3014%
2020 Accord6719%
2019 Accord16325%
2018 Accord52129%
2017 Accord6212%
2016 Accord447%
2015 Accord10518%
2014 Accord17918%
Accord engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.