Honda Accord Complaints (1996)

472 consumer complaints on file.

#733292October 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BALANCE SHAFT OIL SEAL FAILED RESULTING IN RAPID LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733234October 2, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733241October 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, GOING 35MPH, HIT SMALL BUMP IN ROAD AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WINDSHIELD BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733243October 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS
ENGINE SEAL WENT BAD AND LEAKED OUT OIL. SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND MECHANIC TOLD SRS CONTROL UNIT WENT BAD WITH A REPAIR OF $600. CONTACTED HONDA AND THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR EITHER PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871933October 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL HOSE BROKE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SOAKING THE TIMMING BELT WITH OIL WHICH COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE FIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732963September 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SAME EXACT INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ANOTHER CAR I OWNED, HONDA ACCORD LX 97, AT THE SAME MILEAGE RANGE (59K-60K). ONLY WITH ACCORD 1996, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO STOP ON TIME, AND WAS ABLE TO SAVE THE ENGINE. WHEREAS, IN THE ACCORD 97 SITUATION, I WAS TOO LATE, ALL OF THE OIL CAME OUT, AND ENGINE WAS IRREPARABLY DAMAGED. THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR ACCORD 97 WAS $2,000, IT REQUIRED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE + OIL PUMP, CHANGE OF SEALS AND BELTS. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA ACCORD MANUALS, MAINTENANCE (CHANGE OF TIMING BELTS, ETC.) ON THE CAR SHOULD BE DONE AT AROUND 90K MILES, EXCLUDING THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THEREFORE, BOTH INCIDENTS WERE NOT RELATED TO A DELAYED MAINTENANCE, BUT TO AN IRREGULAR FAILURE OF THE OIL PUMP AND THE OIL SEAL. BOTH CASES ARE IDENTICAL ON SIMILAR CARS AND DESERVE TO BE INVESTIGATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732406September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL SEAL BLOW-WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF OIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731633September 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, OIL LIGHT INDICATOR SUDDENLY STARTED FLASHING. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND PROCEEDED TO NEAREST GAS STATION. I TOLD THE GAS STATION MECHANIC THAT MY OIL LIGHT INDICATOR HAD SUDDENLY STARTED FLASHING. GAS STATION MECHANIC OPENED UP THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE OIL. DIPSTICK CAME UP DRY. ALL OIL HAD BEEN LOST. GAS STATION MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO PUT TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN VEHICLE. WHILE DOING THIS GAS STATION MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK. HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN REPORTS OF A DEFECTIVE OIL SEAL IN 1996 HONDA ACCORDS AND HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP. AT THAT TIME, I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO PROVIDED TOWING SERVICES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED MORSE HONDA ON US1 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. I ADVISED MARK GREENE, SERVICE ATTENDANT AT ED MORSE, OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ALSO TOLD HIM THAT THE GAS STATION MECHANIC HAD MENTIONED A DEFECTIVE OIL SEAL. I LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY PROMISED TO CALL WITH AN ESTIMATE. WHEN MR. GREEN CALLED BACK WITH THE ESTIMATE, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE OIL SEAL WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY HONDA. THE COST TO FIX THE OIL SEAL WAS $510. MR. GREENE ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FOR AN ADDITIONAL $170.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870492September 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HOOD LATCH POPPED OPEN, AND HOOD FLEW ON WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED HONDA DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870519September 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR HANDLE INSIDE OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FELL APART, , DOOR HANDLE JAMMED. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WHEN CONSUMER WAS IN THE INSIDE. SHE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, AND THEN UNLOCK THE DOOR ON THE OUTSIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870368September 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1996 HONDA, ACCORD TAKEN TO TIRE CENTER FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THREE OF THE TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P185/65R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE, AND THEY WOULD PRORATE THE DIFFERENCE. *AK THE TREAD SEPARATIONS OCCURD ON LEFT FRONT, RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730560September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT AN ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST OCCURRED YESTERDAY, 09/04/00, WITH MY 31 YEAR OLD WIFE, TONYA, AND MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD SON, JACOB. THEY TRAVELED 300 MILES TO SPEND THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND WITH MY WIFE'S PARENTS. ON THE RETURN TRIP TONYA GOT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES FROM HOME. SHE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING SMOOTHLY AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE SHAKE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO OBSERVE ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO DRIVE SO POORLY. SHE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AND SHE LIMPED THE CAR THE REMAINING SEVEN MILES TO THE HOUSE. WHEN TONYA ARRIVED SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED AT IT AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AT A VERY LOW SPEED. I COULD TELL THAT THE CAR WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. I AGAIN LOOKED THE CAR OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE'S STEEL BELT HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE, STILL HOLDING AIR PRESSURE AND BULGING, WAS THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTED AT THIS TIME THAT THE BRAND WAS FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK SS10. (FURTHER INFO ON TIRES P195/60R15 87S M+S DOT VDV9 JBB 226). AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL TIRES I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE SEPARATED TIRE ON MY 1996 HONDA ACCORD WAS MADE AT THE DECANTUR PLANT. TODAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER, P.O. BOX 16388 MISSOULA MT 59808-6388 (406) 721-1770. I LEARNED UPON ARRIVING AT THE STORE THAT THE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT WERE RECALLED DID NOT INCLUDE THE TIRE THAT ALMOST CAUSED MY LIFE TO CHANGE. MY FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME AND I PURCHASED FOUR NEW TOYO SPECTRUM ALL SEASON TIRES. THIS SET ME BACK $300.00 AND I AM NOT A RICH MAN. THE INVOICE NUMBER FOR THIS TRANSACTION WAS 298921 ON 09/05/00... TO THE PEOPLE OF NHTSA, THANKYOU FOR YOUR TIME.( DOT NUMBER: VDV9 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730608September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. LOST ALL OIL IN ENGINE.BALANCE SHAFT SEAL LEAK. TIMING BELT, OTHER BELTS REPLACED. $400 REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730713September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAK AT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE CAUSED BY A DISLODGED SEAL ON THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729979September 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MODULATER ORGINALLY FAILED AT 55,000 MILES AND WAS RESEALED AND REFAILED AND WAS TOTALLY REPLACED AT 67487.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729864September 1, 2000
TIRES
SIDE WALL BLOWOUT OF PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. INSPECTION SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION AND BULGE ON PASSENGER REAR IN SAME LOCATION AS FAILURE ON FRONT TIRE. BOTH TIRES REPLACED AND DISCARDED.( DOT NUMBER: Y7J6 TIRE SIZE: P185/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729869September 1, 2000
TIRES
BOUGHT CAR USED IN JULY. TIRES LOOKED FINE AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED A LONG TIME. OWNER SAID TIRES WERE ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD. TWO FIRESTONE TIRES ON FRONT, TWO GOODYEAR TIRES ON BACK. FIRESTONE TIRES TWO MONTHS NEWER THAN GOODYEAR. TIRES LOOKED FINE WHEN PARKED, BUT WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED, THERE WAS NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. MY HUSBAND REFUSED TO LET ME DRIVE CAR UNLESS TIRES WERE REPLACED. BY THE TIME I DROVE MY CAR TO THE TIRE DEALER (APPROX 10 MILES), THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I CALLED FIRESTONE WHILE I WAS HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON, AND THEY WOULD NOT DISCUSS IT BECAUSE THESE WERE NOT THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I AM NOT SO MUCH INTERESTED IN REIMBURSEMENT AS IN GETTING ADDITIONAL TIRES RECALLED BY FIRESTONE THAT THERE ARE OTHER TIRES THAT FIRESTONE HAS NOT RECALLED THAT ARE AS DANGEROUS AS THE ONES THEY DID RECALL. THE TWO GOODYEAR TIRES ON THE BACK WERE STILL OKAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TWO MONTHS OLDER THAN THE FIRESTONE. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/60/R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869019August 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD OIL. WHEN STARTING CAR AND PUTTING OIL IN, IT WILL LEAK RIGHT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868878August 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ENGINE JUST DIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.DEALERSHIPS WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK DISCOVERED LOOSE IGNITER CONNECTION AND THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867836August 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH PANEL A WEEK AGO. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T ENGAGE AT ALL. AT FIRST, ABS WORKED INTERMITTENLTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD COST $1600. 85 TO REPAIR IT. ABS PUMP ACCUMULATOR, AND ABS MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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