Honda Accord Complaints
25,389 consumer complaints on file.
- #536546June 10, 1998UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER CAN NOT VISIBLY SEE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT DURING THE DAYTIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823685June 9, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE WILL CUT OUT AT IRREGULAR TIMES AND APPROACHING STOP SIGNS IT CUTS OUT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE COMPUTER CONTROLS THE ENGINE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536315June 4, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
OCCASIONALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR THE VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823882June 3, 1998SEAT BELTS
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT ANYTIME, THE SEAT BELTS WOULD TIGHTEN UP. WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING, SEAT BELTS WOULD LOOSEN UP. HAPPENS EVERYTIME. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC & OWNER WENT FOR TEST DRIVE & IT HAPPENED. MECHANIC SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536615June 3, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY FOR NOT APPARENT REASON.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536003May 29, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES LOCKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY RESULTING IN SUDDEN STOP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536155May 29, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD DESIGN ALLOWS FOR HAZE TO REFLECT CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536097May 28, 1998TIRES:SIDEWALL
BUBBLES ON SIDE OF MICHELIN TIRES TWICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535834May 26, 1998VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536131May 25, 1998STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DEAR SIR: OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS BOTH REAR WINDOWS DEVELOPED A CLICKING NOISE. WHEN A MECHANIC INVESTIGATED, HE REPORTED THAT THE TAKEUP REELS IN THE CABLE ASSEMBLIES WERE DEFECTIVE. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, HE WAS QUOTED A PRICE FOR THE PART IN EXCESS OF $250.00 PER UNIT. THIS SEEMS QUITE EXCESSIVE CONSIDERING WE DO NOT HAVE SMALL CHILDREN WHO MIGHT PLAY WITH THE WINDOWS. IN FACT, THESE TWO WINDOWS RECEIVED ONLY NOMINAL USE DURING THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE MACHENIC WHO NORMALLY INSPECTS OUR CAR, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT IN PA THAT REAR WINDOWS, WHERE SO EQUIPED, MUST FUNCTION DURING THE YEARLY INSPECTION. IF SO, THEN THIS SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF DESIGN FLAW SINCE THE REAR WINDOW MOVEMENT IN OUR VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXCESSIVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536454May 24, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536073May 23, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NOISY ENGINE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823587May 22, 1998VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN DRIVEWAY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING IT HIT A TREE AND AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DEPLOYED AIR BAGS CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823592May 22, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. PRIOBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE 10,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535872May 19, 1998VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 55 MPH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823408May 18, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE REAR LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS, ON THE RIGHT, DO NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535480May 13, 1998LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822596May 12, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS COMING ON EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE SRS MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE. FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER OF 97, SECOND TIME ON APRIL 9, 1998. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781661May 11, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A SMELL OF FUEL AS STATE IN RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823136May 7, 1998STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY STEERING DOESN'T HANDLE PROPERLY. IT SHIFTS AND IS HARD TO CONTROL, SPEED LIMIT UP TO 65 MPH IS MORE DANGEROUS. HONDA SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONTACTED TWO TIMES AND STATED OTHER COMPLAINTS , BUT CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TEST DROVE VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT IT WAS LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS TOO MUCH WEIGHT IN THE BACK END. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0