Honda Accord Complaints (1997)

460 consumer complaints on file.

#8015229July 31, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER SAYS A COMPUTER CHIP HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014488July 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, REAR LAP BELT UNBUCKLED WHERE AN UNOCCUPIED CHILD RESTRAINT WAS LOCATED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013805July 11, 2002
AIR BAGS
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER . HAD TO REPLACE AIR BAG SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763927July 8, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT FAILED SPONTANEOUSLY (NO ACCIDENT OR TAMPERING) IN A VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. FAILED CONTROL UNIT MEANS THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS HONDA'S PREDATORY PRICING FOR THIS COMPONENT - $580 FOR THE PART, MORE THAN $700 WITH DEALER INSTALLATION. THIS WOULD SEEM TO LEAD MOST OWNERS (POSSIBLY MYSELF INCLUDED) TO IGNORE A PROBLEM IN A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012952June 28, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. AND WAS HARD TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011487June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 8 TIMES AT 30-65 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, SAID A RECALL WAS FORTHCOMING ON THIS ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762761June 7, 2002
AIR BAGS
MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SRS MODULE REPLACEMENT IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762474May 30, 2002
AIR BAGS
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT ALWAYS GOES ON WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR, WHICH MEANS THE SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE SRS IF THERE WERE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURERTOLD OWNERS TO HAVE THE SRS CHECKED AFTER 10 YEARS OLD OF THE CAR. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 42000 MILES ON IT. I GUESS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009414May 8, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRING. *AK DEALER PERFORMED ALIGNMENT AND CONSUMER EVEN TRIED DIFFERENT TIRES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761646May 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STALLED (NO POWER) WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN THREE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE BEING REPAIRED. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY IGNITION WAS BAD ON THE LAST VISIT (THE MECHANIC HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR). NO PROBLEM EXCEPT THAT I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR, EVEN AFTER HAVING TO START THE CAR AND MOVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP ON THE DAY OF THE REPAIR. WHEN I INITIALLY DECLINED THE REPAIR SOLUTION (UNBELIEVABLE) I ASKED TO TALK TO THE MANAGER. THE MANAGER NEVER SPOKE TO ME BUT DID ADJUST THE PRICE DOWN BETTER THAN $50 AND MADE THE REPAIR WITHOUT MY CONSENT. I PAID RELUCTANTLY INFORMING THEM THAT IF THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS. I THOUGHT ONLY TO USE THE INTERNET TO FIND IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITHOUT HAVING BEEN RECALLED. SOMEONE MAY HAVE LOST LOST THEIR LIFE OR WILL LOOSE THEIR LIFE. MY CAR HAS NOT STALLED SINCE BEING REPAIRED. MY LAST THREE CARS WERE HONDA ACCORDS. I DON'T THINK FUTURE PURCHASES WILL BE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565499April 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST DURING ACCELERATION, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A SECOND TIME IN WHICH THE DEALER REMOVED THE HEADS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IN WHICH THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACED, THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008872April 30, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK FOR THE SECOND TIME, FIRST WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK ENGINE REVVED AND BRAKE WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE RAN INTO LARGE BOULDER, CAUSING $ 4000.00 DAMAGE. ALSO, ON 5 APRIL 2002 AT SLOW SPEED ENGINE REVVED, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT A CEMENT POST, CAUSING $ 6100.00 DAMAGE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008889April 30, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WENT FORWARD WITH SPEED AND HIT A POLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008686April 26, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND ENDED UP IN BACK SEAT. FIRST SHE WENT FORWARD AND BOUNCED BACK, AND ENDED UP IN REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND SUSTAINED HEAD/ EYE, AND NECK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#760889April 19, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON APRIL 9, 2002 AS I WAS PARKING INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVE, GOING ABOUT 5 MPH PARKING IN A SPACE. MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD SE ACCELERATED FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING MEDIAN AND I ENDED UP IN SOME BRUSHES AND ON ONE OF THE APARTMENT PATIO BALCONIES. PRAISE GOD, THE BRUSHES WAS THERE WHICH SLOWED THE SPEED AND DID NOT CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN IT DID. THE CAR PICKED ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, I WOULD SAY ABOUT 30-45 OR MORE MPH. IT SOUNDED LOUD LIKE AN ACCELERATOR JUST PICKED UP VERY HIGH SPEED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007319April 10, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BRAKING TO PARK, ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND TOOK OFF OUT OF CONTROL, FORCING VEHICLE INTO SOME BUSHES AND A PRIVATE PATIO DECK BEFORE STOPPING. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8007071April 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING STOLEN, THE ALARM DID NOT SOUND OFF. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759924March 28, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
1ST ACCIDENT OF 2 INVOLVING HONDA ACCORD. BOTH ACCIDENTS HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF EACH OTHER IN DIFFERENT TOWNS. BOTH DRIVERS OF THE 97 AND 98 ACCORDS SAID WHEN THEY WERE PASSING A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. STEERING LINKAGES AND SUSPENSION PARTS WERE INSPECTED AND CHECKED OUT FINE. UNKNOWN IF STEERING COLUMN HAS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF LOCKING UP. STEERING COLUMN WAS TURNING FINE AT INVESTIGATION. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8005607March 13, 2002
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT APPEAED ON DASHBOARD FOURTH TIME WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759293March 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL SEAL BLOWN OUT AT VERY LOW MILEAGE; GARAGE INFORMS THAT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AT HIGH FREQUENCY AMONG HONDAS OF SIMILAR AGE, ALTHOUGH NOT MILEAGE, AND THAT HONDA IS AVOIDING OR DELAYING SENDING OUT NOTICES OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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