Honda Accord Complaints (1991)

212 consumer complaints on file.

#10386787March 7, 2011
SEAT BELTS
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD LX SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I TALKED TO A SERVICE MECHANIC AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELTS DD NOT COVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A LAPBELT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. CURRENTLY I CAN NOT AFFORD THE COST THAT THEY QUOTED FOR REPAIR AND I AM DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT A FUNCTIONAL SEAT BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362895October 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO TURN ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,382 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,800. UPDATED 01/13/11*BF UPDATED 01/24/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350529August 19, 2010
SEAT BELTS
FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS, BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELTS SIMULTANEOUSLY BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR, THE FRONT SHOULDER BELTS HAVE DONE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, THEN HOURS OR DAYS LATER RETURNED TO NORMAL. ----- (A) FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN CAR STOPPED AND DOOR OPENED, AND REMAIN PERMANENTLY ENGAGED FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR SEVERAL DAYS. ----- (B) FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN I ENTERED AND STARTED THE CAR, THEN REMAINING PERMANENTLY UNENGAGED FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR DAYS. ----- (C). DISENGAGED WHILE I DROVE THE CAR, SENDING THE SHOULDER BELT OVER MY ARM. ----- WHEN THE SEAT BELT REMAINS DISENGAGED, I MUST EITHER PUSH THE SHOULDER BELT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL OR DISCONNECTED IT. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF THIS, THE MECHANISM CEASED BEEPING, AND THE DUMMY LIGHT CEASED LIGHTING FOR THIS PROBLEM. ----- HONDA TOLD ME THESE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THREE YEARS LATER, I WAS TOLD THE SEAT BELT CONTROL UNIT WAS THE PROBLEM AND WOULD COST $730. NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM, AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH $700 COST DISCUSS HOW TO DISABLE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ACCORD/TOE3QOLCUR8BQTB4P. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330508May 14, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND WARNING BUZZER SOUND CONTINUOUSLY. PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT REMAINS LOCKED IN REAR POSITION AND WILL NOT TRAVEL. HONDA REFUSED TO HONOR LIFETIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELT OPERATION STATING THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE "ELECTRONIC" AND NOT SEAT BELT WARRANTY ISSUES. PARTS AND LABOR TO CURE THESE PROBLEMS ESTIMATED AT IN EXCESS OF $1,000. DUE EXPENSE, ONLY SOLUTION IS TO DISCONNECT SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM AND DISABLE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304483February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
SPORT MODE LIGHT FLASHES THEN TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN GEARS. IT STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING SOUND ,CAR MOVES SLOWLY WHEN GAS IS PRESSED. HAPPENS MORE WHEN WEATHER IS HOT. POSSIBLE PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT (TCU). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296572December 21, 2009
SEAT BELTS
SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACTIVATE EVEN WHEN THE SEATBELTS ARE CONNECTED.THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS IN USE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR WHAT PARTS TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295733December 15, 2009
SEAT BELTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
IN NOVEMBER 2005, THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT ON MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (EX) STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT RETRACT TO THE DRIVING POSITION. THERE WAS AN ANNOYING BEEPING SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER (IN ST. THOMAS VI) INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND QUOTED 4 PARTS COSTING OVER $1,411.62, AND THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE ME THAT THESE REPLACEMENTS WOULD WORK. SO THEY DISCONNECTED THE SEAT BELT MOTOR (UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT), MANUALLY MOVED THE SEAT BELT INTO THE DRIVING POSITION, AND ALSO DISCONNECTED SOME OTHER SEAT BELT ELECTRONIC PART BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT NEAR THE HANDLE AND STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE BACK SEAT, BEHIND A SORT OF PANEL IN THAT AREA. OVER TWO YEARS LATER IN 2008, THE DRIVER SIDE LAP BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE AND FELL INSIDE THE SEAT BELT CLIP PREVENTING ME FROM LOCKING THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY HONDA RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALER TO GET THEM TO ADMIT THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX, AND THEY DID; BUT FORCEFULLY STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED. IN LOOKING IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM, I REALIZED THAT THEY HAD MISREPRESENTED THAT "I CHOSE NOT TO FIX THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT PROBLEM" IN 2005. I REFUTED THE ACCURACY OF THE STATEMENT. I WAS BILLED $26.38 AND RECEIVED NO SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS SO I DEMANDED A QUOTE TO FIX IT. THAT'S WHEN I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER $630 FOR THE PART AND $50 OR $75 FOR THE LABOR. I HAD TO INSIST THAT THEY GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE WITH THE PART NO. IN CHECKING WITH ANOTHER DEALER, I WAS ABLE TO BUY THE PART FOR $362 (INCL. S/H). I PAID THE LABOR TO DEALER TO HAVE IT PUT IN, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ABOUT APRIL 2009, I STARTED GETTING OCCASIONAL BEEPS AND STICKING OF THE SEATBELT AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. SINCE LAST WEEK, AROUND DEC. 2, 2009, IT'S STICKING CONSTANTLY. I CAN'T PAY FOR THIS AGAIN; HONDA SHOULD PAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293957November 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. WHEN I TRY TO START IT AGAIN, IT TRIES TO TURN OVER BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT WILL START. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A FEW DAYS BUT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THE RPMS WOULD REV PAST 5000, I WOULD LOSE POWER AND THE CAR WOULD DIE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293059November 20, 2009
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILS TO RETRACT THEREFORE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. DUE TO THIS DEFECT IT ALSO CAUSES A DASH SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT TO BLINK AND CONSTANT ALARM TO SOUND. ANOTHER PART OF THIS SITUATION IS THAT HONDA HAS A LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY THAT STATES: "HONDA WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE, AT ITS OPTION, ANY HONDA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS WARRANTY INCLUDES PARTS AND LABOR CHARGES." YET WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE MY PROBLEM FIXED THEY SAID THAT THE "SEAT BELT MOTOR" IS NOT A "SEAT BELT COMPONENT" AND IT IS AN "ELECTRICAL COMPONENT". HOWEVER, WHEN THE PART IS SEARCHED FOR ON ALL DEALERS SITES IT IS LISTED UNDER SEAT BELT COMPONENTS AND IN THE SEAT BELT PARTS DIAGRAM AS #12, PART #81831-SM4-A03. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286934October 9, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
A MICHELIN DESTINY 195/60/15 TIRE WITH DOT # HONDA-F5AX-5005 FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON CA-94E IN SAN DIEGO AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE STEEL BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE CAP PILES IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE CAUSING THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE TO RUPTURE AND THE TIRE TO SUBSEQUENTLY DISINTEGRATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTER SIDE WALL ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD WAS OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE TIRE FAILING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED BY THE TIRE FAILURE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW ON 07/31/2006 FROM DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY. MILEAGE ON THE TIRES AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. REMAINING TREAD WAS MEASURED AT 1/8". THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES AND AIR PRESSURE WAS LAST CHECKED SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO TIRE FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING THREE TIRES IN DAYLIGHT REVEALED SLIGHT CRACKING IN THE SIDE WALLS OF EACH. DISCOUNT TIRE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH MICHELIN HYDROEDGE TIRES UNDER THE 80,000 MILE PRORATED WARRANTY FROM MICHELIN, HOWEVER, I WAS STUCK FOOTING 3/4 THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENTS. THE DEFECTIVE TIRES HAVE BEEN SENT TO MICHELIN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276189July 9, 2009
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING ON 91 HONDA ACCORD. TOOK IT TO HONDA & WAS TOLD THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT APPLICABLE. THAT MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT I HAVE NO SEAT BELT MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE & I DON'T HAVE $400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. HONDA SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIED THIS WHEN MAKING THESE CARS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT LIVING UP TO THERE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SAFE AUTOMOBILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268202May 8, 2009
SEAT BELTS
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR ARE THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. THE SEAT BELT ALERT LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SEAT BELT ALARM BEGAN GOING OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT BELT APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING OFF AND ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO THE "ON" POSITION WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER ARE ALWAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266323April 21, 2009
AIR BAGS
IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN INTO LAW THAT ALL CARS HAVE AT LEAST FRONT & SIDE AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10262774March 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1991 HONDA ACCORD SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS AND BEEPS ALL THE TIME. HONDA WILL NOT COVER UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY, WANTS $685.00 TO REPLACE SEAT BELT WARNING CONTROL UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262827March 23, 2009
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK TO SECURE HIM IN THE SEAT ONCE THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BECAUSE THE CONTACT REFUSES TO PAY $90 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WITHOUT THE REPAIR BEING INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/10/09.*JB *UPDATED 07/20/09 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252826December 26, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN MVA WITH SEVERE INJURIES. I HAD SEATBELT ON, BUT SUSTAINED INJURIES OF SEVERED HIP BONE, BROKEN FEMUR, BROKEN WRIST, LACERATION TO BOTH LEGS AND DISLOCATED HIPS, INJURY TO RIGHT EYE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ENGINE CAME INTO CAB OF FRONT SEAT INCURRING MOST OF RIGHT SIDE INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10249069November 18, 2008
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 1991 HONDA ACCORD AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES WITH THE ALARM BEEPING. WHEN I OPEN EITHER DOOR THE SOUND AND BLINKING WILL STOP, BUT CONTINUE AGAIN WHEN I CLOSE THE DOORS AND BEGIN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243092September 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. IN JUNE OF 2008, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. IT FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE PART ITSELF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213999January 7, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. I HAD TO EXIT CAR OVER THE CONSOLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFRAID TO BE TRAPPED IN CAR DURING ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211815December 13, 2007
INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND IGNITED INTO FLAMES WHEN IT REACHED THE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR OR AROUND THE PASSENGER SEAT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 91V195000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND CAVED INWARDS, THE GARAGE DOOR WINDOWS MELTED AND FELL, AND THE ADDRESS NUMBERS ON THE HOUSE MELTED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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