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2005 Honda Accord Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
1%of 656 total for the year
Median mileage
72,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2005 Honda Accord, 1% of the 656 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall. I took my 2005 Honda Accord to Honda world in westminster, california and was told there's no recall for my airbags even though I have received notices in the mail and the airbag light turns off and on. The vehicle is in motion on city streets or highway, whether go straight or turning, the airbag light turns off and on. This dealer has refused to check the airbags unless I pay and says there's no recall for the airbags though I've received notices.”

NHTSA complaint #11100060, filed 2018-06, 165,000 miles

“My car is not equipped with stability control, but it does have traction control, which can be disabled by a switch on the left end of the dashboard. The traction control seems to work well at speeds above 30 MPH, but when starting out, if the car hits a slippery patch, instead of pulsing the brakes to keep the wheels from spinning, as the chrysler lhs I owned previously did, it simply gives up, cutting most of the engine power, leaving the car unable to go more than 2 or 3 MPH. …”

NHTSA complaint #10826031, filed 2016-02, 100 miles

“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 to pay 250.00 for diagnostics to tell me clutch was burned out. I have driven over 34 years and always had a manual transmission. …”

NHTSA complaint #11220497, filed 2019-06, 35,000 miles

“I were driving on freeway 405 near ucla at 55mph. There was a completed flat tire on my left front wheel of Honda Accord 2005. I felt the flat tire and see the ABS light on my dash board turned on. After complete flat tire, the tire debris rip off my ABS sensor wire for the left front wheel. My rim has no damage. Since my tire is only a few months old, so I get free replacement from costco. I think the Honda has a bad design on the ABS sensor wire to my left front wheel. The ABS sensor wire is not properly covered. The flat tire debris ripped off the ABS sensor wire. …”

NHTSA complaint #10491991, filed 2013-01, 110,000 miles

“I previously drove my aunt's 2005 Honda Accord hybrid on several occasions. Almost as soon as the vehicle was purchased, on more than one occasion, the brakes failed and caused accidents. The accelerator would also accelerate on its own. The car would simply speed up on its own. The car would also at times stop or turn off on its own. I assumed because the car was a hybrid or different that it was normal. At times when accidents would occur, I couldn't believe what had happened. The car literally drove away. A few times others drove the car and mentioned the same. …”

NHTSA complaint #10410235, filed 2011-07

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202021%
2019122%
2018251%
201781%
2016132%
2015142%
2014354%
2013312%
201272%
201110%
201041%
200981%
2008101%
200792%
200651%
200561%
200471%
200340%
200240%
200130%
200020%
199961%
199820%
199421%

Other parts of the 2005 Honda Accord

Air bags
209 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
113 complaints
Electrical system
96 complaints
Vehicle speed control
58 complaints
Brakes
49 complaints
Steering
40 complaints
Body and structure
39 complaints
Other or unknown
37 complaints
Engine
29 complaints
Seat belts
28 complaints
Engine cooling
27 complaints
Fuel system
23 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Honda Accord

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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