Honda Accord Complaints (1996)

472 consumer complaints on file.

#551003February 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, REPLACED AND STARTED TO FAILED IN 1999 AGAIN. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856798February 14, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718728February 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718435February 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A FEW MINUTES AFTER LEAVING A RETAIL BUSINESS, THE BUSINESSMAN CALLED ME ON MY CELL PHONE TO ADVISE ME THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FRESH OIL WHERE I HAD PARKED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ON THE FREEWAY ONLY TO FIND OIL GUSHING OUT OF MY ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND WENT TO THE 7-11 AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP. I ADDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AWAY. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP ALL THE OIL HAD GUSHED OUT AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SEAL ON THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT HAD BECOME DISLODGED. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $750 TO REPAIR. THE TIMING BELT WAS FULL OF OIL SO IT TOO HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE ALERT BUSINESSMAN AND THE FLUKE THAT I HAD GIVEN HIM MY PHONE NUMBER, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL EITHER THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND/OR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER SEEMED UNFAZED BY THE POTENTIAL DISASTER THAT I NARROWLY AVERTED SIMPLY BY A FLUKE OF CHANCE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM GETTING KILLED IF THE CAR CATCHES ON FIRE AND SEIZES UP WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855647January 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTRURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550502January 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS UNIT FAILURE AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN, OWNER WOULD LIKE ABS TO BE REPAIRED WITHOUT COSTS DUE TO DEFECT IN DESIGN. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716728January 1, 2000
CHILD SEAT
CENTURY SMARTMOVE CAR SEAT: MODEL 4765FOX, MANUFACTURE DATE 07-16-97; PROBLEM: CHILD RESTRAINT BAR BROKE OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716405December 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
SECOND FAILURE OF SEAL.SEE PREV. QUESTIONNAIRE FILED . REF. #827854, 14 SEP 1998. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716177December 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716079December 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549642November 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TIMING BELT,DRIVE BELTS AND WATER PUMP REPLACED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852856November 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DUE TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE PASSENGER'S CHIN , KILLING THE NERVES IN THE MOUTH OF THE PASSENGER. DEALER COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#851177October 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. MECHANIC SAID IT HAD NO OIL . DEALER HAD JUST CHANGED OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548979October 13, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT AND THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849957October 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT DUE TO A FUSE WHICH KEPT BLOWING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712789October 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
LOST ENGINE OIL. BLANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SEAL, TIMING BELT AND BALANCE SHAFT BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849662October 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE CHATTERING WHEN EVER THE BRAKES WOULD BE APPLIED. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS HAD TO BE CUT DOWN & THEN TURNED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712533September 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OF MY ACCORD EX COUPE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCURRED ON JULY 27, 1997 AT AN ODOMETER READING OF 21536. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR NO COST. THE NEXT FAILURE OCURRED ON OCTOBER 20, 1998 WHEN THE ODOMETER READING WAS 43050. THIS WAS ALSO FIXED WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER A GOODWILL WARRANTY. THE LAST FAILURE OCURRED ON 9/28/99 WHEN THE ODOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 61442. THE DEALER (WOODLAND HILLS HONDA) INDICATED THE CAR WAS WELL PAST WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD DO A ONE TIME ONLY WARRANTY REPAIR FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY THE BALANCE OF $182.09. I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND THOUGHT HONDA SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER DENIED THE REQUEST. DO I HAVE RECOURSE? PLEASE ADVISE AT THE INDICATED TELEPHONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848895September 28, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN SRS. THIS WOULD POSSIBLY LEAVE A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE WITHOUT AIRBAG PROTECTION IN CASE OF A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711537September 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT OF ENGINE AND OIL SOAKED ENTIRE ENGINE INCLD. TIMING BELT,AUX.BELT,SPARK PLUG RINGS. INFORMED BY BOTH HONDA DEALEARSHIP AND AN INDEPENDANT SHOP THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. HONDA REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH PAYMENT. TOOK CAR TO AN INDEPENDANT A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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