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2004 Honda Accord engine and engine cooling problems

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

28
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
3%
share of all complaints
69,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • As I am driving my vehicle gets stuck at 20 mph and the rpms go high (above 3,000-4,000). Then the rpms eventually go back down and the vehicle speeds up. I have 2 boys, a 2 year old and a 5 year old along with my wife. I am fearful for their safety. I researched that there was a recall in regards…

    filed Jan 2, 2013

  • Smell something burning while running the car on freeway. Axle seal leaking and coolant bypass hose leaking was confirmed later. *tr

    filed Oct 27, 2012

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
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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.