Honda Accord Complaints (1993)

186 consumer complaints on file.

#748429July 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DISTRIBUTOR PROBLEM, SCREECHING, EMISSION SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT, ENGINE STALL. NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAT 75000 MILES AND SIX YEARS. UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR ON THE PART OF THE COMPANY. RECALL MUST BE EXTENDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747630June 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 1994 AND NEWER ACCORDS WITH THIS SAME ENGINE. MY VEHICLE IS A 1993 MODEL. THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. I AM OUT 600 BUCKS. IS HONDA GOING TO REIMBURSE ME?NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890445June 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PARKING INTO A SPACE VEHICLE JERKED/ FORWARD GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, LIFTING IT ONTO HIS. WHEELS WERE STILL SPINING WHEN THEY HIT. INSURANCE TOTALED VEHICLE OUT. DEALER NEVER INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889441May 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A FENCE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONSUMER NURSED VEHICLE TO HOUSE USING EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL. A DEALER STATED THAT MASTER CYLINDER COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE OR LIP SEALS ON MASTER CYLINDER COULD HAVE FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDIITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WITH NO PRESSURE BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER PUMPED THE BRAKES THEY OPERATED PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745096May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IT SEEMS THAT THE IGNITION FAILIURE IS COMMON ON ALL 1990 TO 1993 HONDA MODELS. SUCH FAILIURE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUSE AND CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, BECAUSE ONCE THE IGNITION FAILS THE CAR JUST DIES. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND MAYBE FORCE HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL. NHTSA SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR A HIGH NUMBER OF FATALITIES IN ORDER TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION, PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744715April 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BELIEVE FAILURE OF DISTRIBUTOR WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND RESULTED IN LACK OF OIL PRESSURE AND RESULTING IN ENGINE CAMSHAFT (LACK OF OILING) BREAKING AND DESTROYING CYLINDER HEAD AND ENGINE, RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE REPLACMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744571April 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAD CALLED PREMIER HONDA IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND ASKED ONE OF THEIR PARTS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE GENTLEMAN TO WHOM I SPOKE TO STATED THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN MADE AS OF YET. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL HONDA ACCORDS "1993" WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE ADVISED ME TO SAVE ANY RECEIPTS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883790March 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH BALANCING SHAFT SEAL FELL OUT FROM ENGINE BLOCK WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL TO LEAK. ALSO, A RECALL DUE TO SAME PROBLEM, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED.*AK THE OIL LEAK DAMAGED THE ENGINE BELTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882766March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY, AND NO COMPONENT GIVEN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL IS FAILING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ENGINE OIL, AFTER REPAIR FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL REPAIR ONLY FOR THE 1994-1997 MODELS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881615February 27, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY, WHEN IT'S FASTENED WHILE DRIVING IT WILL POP LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741487February 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE OF MY 1993 ACCORD COMPLETELY STALLED (NO POWER). AFTER QUICK TROUBLESHOOTING, THE CAR REPAIR FACILITY, S&R SERVICE CENTER IN VISTA, CA , DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITER HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE CAR STARTED AND NOW APPEARS TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740995February 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER DID NOT REVEAL ALL DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739756January 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON SATURDAY 1/13/2001 THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY HONDA ACCORD THAT THE RADIATOR WAS MOVED THE HOOD WAS SMASHED TOWARD WINDOW, BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DIDNT COME OUT SHOULD IT HAVE POPPED OUT? AND WHEN I PLUG SOMETHING INTO MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER IT MAKES A FLICKER LIKE WIRES ARE NOT CONNECTED RIGHT SHOULD I BE CONCERNED?????*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739757January 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WINDOW DOESNT ROLL DOWN ITS BROKEN MORE THAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS AND ALSO HANDLE TO OPEN FRONT DOORS ALWAYS BREAKS, I'VE REPLACED THOSE ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739559January 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TREAR SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND IS NOT USABLE AS A SAFETY DEVICE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM . THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877094December 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DISTRIBUTOR FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DISTRIBUTOR AT 73,000 MILES EXPIRED, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS COST WENT TO CONSUMER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ISSUE ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738077December 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON TWO OCCASIONS, MY HONDA ACCORD DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK WITHOUT ANY WARNING FROM A DEFECTIVE OIL SEAL. MY CAR BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS TOWED FOR REPAIRS. I CALLED SACCUCCI HONDA TO SEE IF THE WORK WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAN'T. I ALSO OWN A 1994 HONDA ACCORD AND THAT CAR IS BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876567December 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM PREMATURELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ABS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876568December 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM PREMATURELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ABS SYSTEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.PLEASEPROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737491December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I LEFT MY HOME AND DROVE PAST ABOUT 8 OTHE HOUSES WHEN MY OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. A TRAIL OF OIL WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND A PUDDLE OF OIL FORMED IN THE GARAGE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO BAIERL HONDA WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW ENGINE SEALS. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT HONDA HAS A "PRODUCT CAMPAIGN" TELLING SOME OWNERS OF HONDA ACCORDS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM (BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL) AND TELLING THEM TO GET IT REPAIRED AT A DEALER OR IF THEY ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM, TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA. MY FRIEND GOT THIS LETTER. HIS IS A 94 HONDA, MINE A 93. BAIERL TELLS ME MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER, I NOTICED IN YOUR TECHNICAL BULLETIN DATA BASE THAT NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SBO49981 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM FOR BOTH 1993 AND 1994 HONDAS. I ALSO NOTICED IN YOUR COMPLAINT DATA BASE ON 1993 HONDAS, THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT I GOT HOME BEFORE THE OIL COMPLETELY RAN OUT. OTHERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH YOU WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE, INCURRING SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LONG KNOWN PROBLEM WIT HONDAS AND I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME JUST AS THEY ARE THOSE WITH 94S AND HIGHER. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SERIOUS ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT CLEARLY STARTED BEFORE 1994. IT COST ME $521.68 TO REPAIR THIS. NOW I HAVE A QUARTER SIZE LEAK OF OIL EVERY MORNING THAT NEVER EXISITED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE DEALER ALSO SAYS THAT 1993 HONDAS DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, HE IS CLEARLY IN THE DARK IF NOT LYING. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA BUT EACH TIME I DO, I AM TOLD THE CALL VOLUME IS HIGH AND TO CALL BACK LATER AND THEN I AM CUT OFF. I ASKED BAIERL HONDA TO CONTACT HONDA ON MY BEHALF AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME IN RECOVERING MY MONEY FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CLEARLY KNOWN BY HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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