Honda Accord Complaints (1996)

472 consumer complaints on file.

#10227719May 14, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS PEP BOYS DEFINITY EX600 TIRES, SIZE P215/60R15. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE TIRES AND NOTICED A BULGE NEAR THE TREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE BULGE WAS THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO NOTICING THE BULGE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,590.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213319December 31, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT COMES ON. EFFORTS TO CORRECT/RESET BY DEALERSHIP AND OTHERS HAS ONLY A TEMPORARY AFFECT. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THE SRS "CONTROL MODULE" NEEDED REPLACING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210107November 27, 2007
AIR BAGS
1-THERE ARE NO MAJOR EVENTS WHICH LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. 2-THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON RANDOMLY 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON IN HONDA ACCORDS AND MINE IS NO EXCEPTION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY HONDA TO MAKE SURE THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS CORRECTED. THAT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200527August 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL (SLIPPED FROM D4 TO NEUTRAL). ENGINE REVVED TO RED LINE BEFORE I PULLED OVER. JUST NARROWLY MISSED GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188232April 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL FREEWAY SPEED, ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT, TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, FAN, RADIO STILL WORKED. A FEW SECONDS LATER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL COASTING, ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, QUITE SCARY, AND DANGEROUS WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR ON A BUSY FREEWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188265April 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER HAD STOPPED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 50 DEGREES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,620.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179319January 22, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SRS LIGHT IN THE 1996 HONDA ACCORD WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THEY WILL CHARGE HIM $75. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT HAD ANY REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE AIR BAG. *AK UPDATED 2/22/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177652January 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD AT 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND MADE A LEFT TURN DIRECTLY STRIKING THE CONTACT'S 1996 HONDA CIVIC HEAD ON, AND NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY MAINTENANCE WORK DONE ON THE AIRBAGS . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169649September 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS LIGHT CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY BUZZER. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND THAT I WAS ALMOST EMPTY IN ABS RESERVOIR. ADDED FLUID AND HAD ABS MODULATOR CHECKED. MODULATOR WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM FITTING ON UNDERSIDE. I CONTACTED DEALER TO EFFECT REPAIR,AND WAS TOLD A NEW ABS MODULATOR WOULD BE ABOUT $1500-$1600 DOLLARS. SINCE VEHICLE WAS JUST PAST WARRANTY LIMITS, I INQUIRED IF SOME CONSIDERATION MIGHT BE MADE SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED A NON-WEAR ITEM. DEALER DENIED ANY CONSIDERATIONS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THE MATTER, I DISCOVERED A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN RELEASED TO DEALERS PRIOR TO MY COMPLAINT THAT ACKNOWLEDGES A PROBLEM WITH "LEAKING ABS MODULATORS" HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN # 960-50 JUNE 30,1998. IT STATES THAT THE PLUGS IN THE ABS MODULATOR MAY NOT BE PROPERLY TIGHTENED,AND GOES ON TO DESCRIBE A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE FIX FOR THIS SYMPTOM. WHEN I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THIS,THEY AGAIN SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT BY REPLACING THE UNIT FOR $1500-$1600-NO WARRANTY-NO EXCEPTIONS. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE REGIONAL WARRANTY REPRESENTATIVE,GOT HIS PHONE NUMBER,AND CALLED HIM. AGAIN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM,MY CONCERNS,AND THE HONDA ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN. HE SAID THAT WHILE THE BULLETIN DOES DESCRIBE ONE POSSIBLE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM,THE HONDA DEALERS WERE NOT BOUND TO FOLLOW THAT RECOMMENDED AVENUE OF REPAIR. IN OTHER WORDS,"SPEND 1/2 HR. FIXING SOMETHING FOR $100, OR SPEND 1/2 HR FIXING IT FOR $1500". I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT,SINCE I WORK IN A CONSUMER RELATED FIELD, AT NO TIME DID I PRESENT MYSELF UNPROFESSIONALLY,OR FAIL TO SHOW RESPECT TO THE PERSON TO WHOM I WAS SPEAKING,AS I BELIEVED THAT ULTIMATELY,"REASON" WOULD WIN OUT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168566September 18, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY PART THAT HAS TO DO WITH CAR SAFETY NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. YET, I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC. BOTH OF THEM REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY EVEN TOLD ME THAT THEIR SUPERVISOR'S NEVER CONTACT OR TALK TO CAR OWNERS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR HAS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM AND A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND I WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY MY AIRBAG. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. YET, I AM ENTERING THE INFORMATION BELOW OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT LET ME CONTINUE. *JB CONSUMER STATES HE WANTS AIR BAGS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER ALSO STATES DEALERSHIP HAS WARRANTY ON AIRBAGS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES OR WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 4/23/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163074July 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR 1996 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE ERROR CODE AND SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF SRS CONTROL UNIT. NOT CHANGING THE SRS CONTROL UNIT MIGHT CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT INFLATE WHEN REQUIRED. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $800 AND NOT NECESSARY IT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS. SUCH SAFETY RELATED PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160211June 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IT BEGAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING FOR NO REASON. IT WOULD START UP AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. NOW, THE CAR WILL ONLY RUN WHILE HOLDING THE KEY BETWEEN THE RUN AND START POSITION. AS WHEN IT BEGAN HAPPENING, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN GEAR OR NOT, SITTING IDLE OR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156366April 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK FROM THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS, IT MUST BE PERFORMED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A REMOTE LOCKING DEVICE. THE CONTACT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED THE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK UPDATED 5/16/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156367April 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE LOCKING DEVICE IT MUST BE PERFORMED MANUALLY. THIS BEGAN AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 05/16/2006. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153074March 18, 2006
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
SHOULDN'T SAFETY EQUIPMENT BE REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER IF CONSUMER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE MALFUNCTION? MY SRS LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT IS ON(1996 HONDA ACCORD EX). MY HONDA DEALER WANTS $1000+ TO FIX THE SRS LIGHT AND $1500-$1700 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULATOR/ACCUMULATOR. I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW I HAVE TWO SAFETY PROBLEMS. CAN YOU HELP ME OUT ON THIS?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153088March 18, 2006
AIR BAGS
SHOULDN'T SAFETY EQUIPMENT BE REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER IF CONSUMER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE MALFUNCTION? MY SRS LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT IS ON(1996 HONDA ACCORD EX). MY HONDA DEALER WANTS $1000+ TO FIX THE SRS LIGHT AND $1500-$1700 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULATOR/ACCUMULATOR. I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW I HAVE TWO SAFETY PROBLEMS. CAN YOU HELP ME OUT ON THIS? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150945February 22, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. IS THEIR RECALL ON THIS?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150131February 13, 2006
AIR BAGS
ON FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 2006, AT 10:12 AM (PST) THE SANTA MARIA FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED TO A TRAFFIC COLLISION AND AFTER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG COVER SPLIT PARTIALLY OPEN AS DID THE PASSENGER'S, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE INFORMATION: 1996 HONDA ACCORD 2-DOOR. VIN: 1HGEJ6225TLO36355 OUR INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER 2006-0000786. DIGITAL PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND ARE ON FILE IF NEEDED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145109December 13, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1: MANUAL DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM ON FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILS. DOORS DO NOT REMAIN CLOSED. DOORS ARE DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHEN CLOSED. DOORS FAIL TO LOCK. BOTH DOORS HAVE OPENED WHILE PASSENGERS WERE IN THE CAR, INCLUSION MY 7 YEAR OLD SON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144693December 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY STATED THE ENGINE SEAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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