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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1HGCM563X4A••••••2004 Honda ACCORD
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2004 Honda ACCORD build (9 vs 4).
9on this build
871on the model
218builds in total
4involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 5Power Train 3Vehicle Speed Control 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashSep 2019
The contact owned a 2004 honda accord. While driving 15 mph, the driver's air bag deployed on its own. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. The air bag warning indicator illuminated prior to the failure. The contact sustained a bruise on…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashApr 2014
I was parking my car in a parking lot when my 2004 honda accord suddenly accelerated, jumped a curb and hit a car. The air bag did not go off. I had muscle strain in the neck and had to go to physical therapy. There was no occupant in the other car. Honda claimed to check for…
Engine And Engine CoolingcrashApr 2004
When parking the car in a parking lot, as I was turning into the parking space the car jumped (went very fast forward and hit the wall in front of me) even though I had my foot on the brakes I felt I had no control of the car and the engine turned off on it's own. I also noticed…
Power TrainJun 2012
The contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact was driving 10 mph when the transmission failed while attempting to accelerate. There was an increase in engine rpms, but the vehicle was extremely slow to respond before failing again. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for…
Air BagscrashAug 2004
During a 35 mph rear end collision, the driver's seat belt gave slack and did not retract/lock. The consumer sustained injuries. Evoq filed by: janice levsen. *ak the consumer stated the air bag did not deploy
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGCM563X4A114153 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.