Honda Accord Complaints (1994)

369 consumer complaints on file.

#718008January 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BALANCER SEAL FAILER CAUSED OIL LOSS SOAKING TIMING BELT AND BALANCER BELT MUST ALL BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718012January 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL CAME OUT CAUSING MAJOR OIL LEAK. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE, BUT TIMING BELTS AND WATER PUMP THAT WERE REPLACED FEB.99, HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855436January 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON ICY ROADS TRAVELLING ABOUT 50MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE OF A PATROL CAR WHICH WAS ASSISTING WITH AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND A DIESEL TRUCK HIT THE CAR, CAUSING THAT CAR TO SPIN INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHERE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND SLID IN BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED AREA OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716613December 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A SEAL ON A SHAFT NEAR THE TIMING BELT CAME OFF CREATING A MASSIVE OIL LEAK. ALL BELTS AND PARTS WERE SOAKED WITH OIL. I HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE TIMIMG BELT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. I HAD JUST HAD THIS PROCEDURE AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM MAY NOW BE RECOGNIZED BY HONDA AS THEY HAVE ISSUED A SEAL RETAINER TO HOLD THE SEAL IN PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716314December 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE BALANCER SHAFT SEAL BROKE AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE CAMSHAFT TO CRACK, RESULTING IN MY HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. HONDA AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE ENGINE 50/50, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID THE TOTAL BILL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE SINCE UPDATED THE SEAL, AND ARE NOW PUTTING A GUARD/PLATE ON THE SEAL TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. PLEASE INFORM AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER AS I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 IN NEW JERSEY, AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAM BROKE. THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE, AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715790December 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY VEHICLE HAD THE OIL PUMP SEAL "FALL OUT," CAUSING A LARGE VOLUME OF OIL TO BE PUMPED OUT OF THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY THE ENGINE WAS NOT DAMAGED AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED FOR A TRIP OF ABOUT THREE MILES, AND WAS TURNED OFF BEFORE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED. MY AUTO TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THIS SEAL WAS LAYING INSIDE THE TIMING BELT COVER. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPAIRED A NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HE ALSO TOLD ME HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS DESIGNED A RETAINER TO INSTALL TO KEEP THE SEAL FROM FALLING OUT. THIS RETAINER WAS INSTALLED BY HIM, PLUS A BUNCH OF OTHER BELTS THAT HAD BEEN SOAKED BY OIL AND RENDERED UNUSABLE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER, BUT MY TECHNICIAN HAS TOLD ME THAT HONDA IS NOT OFFERING ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN COVERING THIS REPAIR, WHICH JUST COST ME $390.00. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL (IT LOST THREE QUARTS OF OIL OVER A DISTANCE OF A MILE OR LESS; IT ONLY HOLDS FOUR QUARTS!), POTENTIALLY CAUSING ENGINE LOCKUP AND THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ENGINE, PLUS OUR INCONVENIENCE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW, AS HONDA HAS IMPLICITLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING THIS RETAINER FOR THE OIL PUMP SEAL. I THINK HONDA OWES ME SOME MONEY, AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM HONDA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THAT IS MY OPINION. I KNOW THE VEHICLE HAS 90000 MILES, BUT THIS WASN'T A PART THAT WORE OUT - IT FELL OUT! THAT IS PRIMARILY WHAT MY OPINION IS BASED ON. INCIDENTALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE FROM ME AND MY TECHNICIAN. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715760December 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DRIVER AND PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL SHOCKS FROM BUILDUP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY, POSSIBLY DUE TO UPHOLSTERY OR TIRE COMPOSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715634December 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL BLEW OUT, CAUSING RAPID OIL LOSS, AND THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, 20 MILES FROM HOME. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER KNEW OF THIS SEAL PROBLEM AND SOLD ME A RETAINER (NOT MADE BY HONDA) THE TIMING BELT AND BALANCER BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL DAMAGE, ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP, WHICH A DEALER WOULD REPLACE AT TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. PARTS ALONE WERE $123.00. IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA THAT THIS SEAL MAY BLOW OUT, I WOULD HAVE INSTALLED THE RETAINER WHEN THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AT 90,000 MILES. THE OIL COATED MUCH OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, AND POSED A FIRE AND POLLUTION HAZARD. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE MORE FORTHCOMING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714900November 17, 1999
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714925November 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I COMPLANED TO THE DEALER AND SEVERAL SHOPS AND THEY ALL TOLD ME MY BRAKES ARE FINE, I AM STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. ROTORS GOING BAD/CAILPERS FREEZING TO THE ROTORS, AND VIBRATION AND PULLING IN THE STEERIN. THE DAMAGE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER GOING WAS 500 IN FRONT FORKS, 140 IN TOWING, I LOST ALL THE BRAKE LINES, AND HAD THEM ALL REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL THE PADS. THE DEALER WAS BURNS OUT OF DOVER NH AND THE ARE NOW DOVER AUTO WORLD, I HAVE A PRIVATE SHOP DO MY WORK CAUSE THE DEALER IS NOT VERY GOOD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852755November 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT AT ONCE, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAD TO PUT IN NEW BALANCER SHAFT SEAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714325November 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852495November 3, 1999
SEAT BELTS
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK IN BUCKLE MECHANISM PROPERLY. WILL NOT STAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714211November 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714054October 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT NORMAL 90,000 MILE CHECKUP. THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BROKE WHILE CAR IN DRIVEWAY, ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL WAS DISCHARGED. CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHERE THE SEAL AND ALL TIMING BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER DENIED THAT THE "BLOWING" OF COUNTER SHAFT SEALS IS A PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS TO YOUR DEPARTMENT, IT APPEARS THAT ESPECIALLY IN 1999 THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (POSSIBLY A CONNECTION WITH THE CHANGING OF TIMING BELTS?). THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THERE IS EVEN A "FIX" USED BY SOME (BUT NOT ALL) HONDA DEALERS [SURE SEAL COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL SHIELD]. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE LOCAL DEALER TO FULLY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE FULL COST OF THIS REPAIR, AND I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE. GIVEN YOUR RESEARCH, HOW EXTENSIVE IS THIS PROBLEM? I AM 20 YEAR HONDA OWNER, AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA IF I AM UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS REIMBURSEMENT ISSUE. I DON'T EXPECT HONDA'S TO BE PERFECT, BUT I DO EXPECT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO BE HONEST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE--I HAD RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A "DRIVING VACATION" WITH MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD SON. HAD EITHER OF US BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE SEAL BROKE, ENGINE LOCKED UP, ETC., THE INJURY AND/OR FATALITY SECTION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED VERY DIFFERENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852119October 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING ON FREEWAY 60MPH AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIRS,THEY REPLACED ACCUMULATOR AND RESEALED MODULAR. ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713841October 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO STOP AND CHECK OIL LEVEL. OLI DIP STICK SHOWS NO OIL,AND ENGINE IS SMOKING.O
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851346October 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRAVELING 40 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER FRONT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713583October 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
STARTER FAILED ONCE, AND IT MADE STRANGE SOUND AND FAILED TO START FIRST TIME AND THEN AFTER COUPLE OF TIMES IT STARTED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE STARTER DIED. I GOT IT REPLACE FROM DEALER WITH ORIGINAL PART. AFTER AN YEAR OR SO LOOKS TO BE I AM IN TROUBLE AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO FRONT RIGHT POWER WINDOW RATTLES AND DEALER MENTIONED IT NEEDS REGULATOR ($330). NUMEROUS TIMES THE OVERHEAD LIGHT IN THE CAR FAILS. I AM NOT SURE IS THERE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IN THE CAR ITSELF OR I AM UNLUCKY TO HAVE ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713356October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAVE SEEN MANY PREVIOUS COMPALINTS ABOUT 1994 ABS SYSTEM WITH HONDA AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE FILED AS A CAMPAIGN FOR A RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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