Honda Accord Complaints (1996)

472 consumer complaints on file.

#10001640December 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE ABS SYSTEM WAS LEAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006544December 20, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1996 HONDA ACCORD. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS---------------770774. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022255November 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT VEHICLE. AS CONSUMER WAS REFILLING OIL, IT WAS POURING BACK OUT OF THE "SEAL". MR *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568122November 4, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE DEALT WITH BY HONDA'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE GLITCH WAS CORRECTED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A HONDA REP. THAT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEY ONLY RESET THE COMPUTER. *JG *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021746October 28, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SATISFY HER RECALL NOTICE , ALL OF HER OIL LEAKED OUT OF HER AUTO, AND HER ENGINE SEIZED UP. IT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. NO INJURIES. THE AUTO WAS ABLE TO ROLL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS BEEN TO MORE THAT 2 PLACES AND HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020769October 15, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768379October 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE BALANCER SHAFT SEAL ON THE CAR HAS BLOWN. CAUSING THE OIL TO DRAIN OUT AT AN ALARMING RATE. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE ENGINE MUST BE PULLED OUT TAKE APART THEN REPLACED. ALL OF THIS FOR A SEAL THAT COSTS NO MORE THAN 20 DOLLARS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020728October 11, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768165October 7, 2002
AIR BAGS
SRS DASH BOARD LIGHT HAD BEEN INTERMITTENLY STAYING ON AFTER ENGINE START UP. TURNING OFF AND ON ENGINE WOULD CAUSE LIGHT TO GO OFF. TWO DAYS AGO, LIGHT STAYED ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, WHILE INGNITION IS ON. SYSTEM WAS SCANNED AND CODE INDICATES AIR BAG PASSIVE RESTRAINT CONTROLLER HAS FAILED. AIR BAG SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG IN THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN ACTIVATED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEM DEFECT SINCE CONTROL UNIT HAS NEVER HAD TO BE ACTUATED. HONDA SHOULD BE ASKED TO COVER THIS ITEM BY RECALLING VEHICLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019374September 24, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE HAD BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BCKLE OUT WITH OUT RELEASING THE LOCK.DEALER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766956September 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, I TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT STOP, IT WAS HARD AS A ROCK. I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR BETWEEN 2 CARS AND THE CAR CONTINUE TO SURGE FORWARD AND I MANAGE TO HIT ANOTHER CAR, A TRUCKS REAR BUMPER, EVEN AFTER THIS THE CAR CONTINUED ON IT OWN COURSE UNTIL IT STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, ONE OTHER TIME, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE CAR AGAIN SURGED FORWARD BUT THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND AGAIN, IT STOPPED ON ITS OWN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018336September 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017536August 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND HAD SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM UNIT REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACING. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765950August 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016672August 19, 2002
TIRES
FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING HARNESS WIRING TO COME OUT OF AUTO. ALSO, BLEWOUT A CORNER LIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765671August 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE BALANCER SHAFT SEAL BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF IMMEDIATE OIL LOSS W/NO WARNING INDICATORS. JUST HAD OIL CHANGE AND TRANSMISSION OIL FLUSH A MONTH AGO. HONDA NEEDS TO REIMBURSE COSTS OF TOTAL REPAIR DUE TO DEFECTIVE ITEM. NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE EITHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764529July 21, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE IN THE SET OF FOUR TO DEVELOP A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL.(DOT # MMV9MAHR0100)THIS WOULD INDICATE A 50% FAILURE RATE ON THIS BATCH OF TIRES!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764458July 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THERE IS A RATTLE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AT 2000 RPM'S, WHICH APPEARS TO CAUSE A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT FEELS THAT IT DOESN'T WARRANT REPAIR AT THEIR COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764096July 11, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WE HAD OUR BATTERY REPLACED BY A NATIONAL AUTO CHAIN. WHEN COMPLETE, THE "SRS" WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. PURSUANT TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER - CASEY, NEWPORT NEWS,VA. THEY INFORMED US IT REQUIRED A NEW CONTROL UNIT, THE COST $565.00. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER - WILLIAMSON, HAMPTON,VA. THEY ALSO INFORMED US IT REQUIRED A NEW CONTROL UNIT FOR $583.00 SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE IT WAS SAID IT WAS DUE TO "LOW VOLTAGE". AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT EACH TIME A HONDA REQUIRES A BATTERY, IT WILL COST $583.00 + THE COST OF THE BATTERY. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764020July 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 1996 ACCORD EXL. ONE MORNING RECENTLY MY CAR STARTED HUMMING WHEN I TURNED IT ON AND WHEN THE HUMMING STOPPED MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS ABS PUMP RUNNING EXCESSIVELY AND LEAKING MODULATOR. THE COST OF THE REPAIR TOTALLED $1,920.00. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CONTACT HONDA AS THEY THOUGHT THAT THE ABS SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS EARLY. WHEN I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUTSIDE THEIR ASSISTANCE AS I HAD OVER 36,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IN ADDITION, THIS WAS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PART LIKE BRAKE PADS. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAULTY ABS PART WHICH PRIMARILY AFFECTS 94, 95 AND 96 MODELS HAS BEEN MODIFIED. I ALSO OWN A 1994 HONDA ACCORD EX AND A 1995 CIVIC EX. NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT THOSE ABS PARTS FAILING TOO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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