Honda Accord Complaints (1996)

472 consumer complaints on file.

#749713August 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
POOR GAS MILEAGE, AVG. 17 MPG FOR CITY AND HIGHWAY COMBINED. DEALER SAYS THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED OF THIS CAR. I THOUGHT THIS 4 CYL. WOULD DO BETTER. VERY DISAPPOINTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749615August 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE MECHANIC FOUND OIL LEAK AT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE CAUSED BY A DISLODGED SEAL ON THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749208July 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEAL BELT RETAINER "POPPED OUT" RESULTING IN TIMING, COMBO, & P.S BELT BEING REPLACED ALONG WITH THE OIL SEALS AT A COST OF $354. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748567July 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BOUGHT MY 1996 HONDA ACCORD EX ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THAT IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT THAT IT HAD BEEN CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD AN ABS LIGHT PROBLEM. I TALKED TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WAS AN ABS MODULATOR THAT WOULD COST 1,200+. WHEN I START MY CAR IT MAKES A FUNNY NOISE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THEN MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE NOISE STOPS. I WASN'T CONCERNED AT FIRST , BUT I FOUND OUT THAT I COULD CONTACT NHTSA AND SOME ACTION COULD BE TAKEN. IF MY ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND I SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND THEY LOCK UP AND I HIT SOMEONE THEN I AM AT FAULT , BUT I COULD NOT HELP HITTING THEM IF MY BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP AND I AM STILL GOING. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR MAYBE EVEN DEATH. I DO NOT HAVE 1,200+ TO FIX THIS. THE HONDA CO. SHOULDN'T HAVE USED FAULTY PARTS. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW SOMETHING. A GOOD PLACE TO GO TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ON ABS MODUALTORS IS YAHOO.COM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS DONE CASE-BY-CASE. HERE IS A CASE NUMBER THAT I ATTAINED OFF OF THE INTERNET. : (301).990.2000. I HOPE THIS HELPS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY COMPLAINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747452June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAD TO HAVE THE BALANCER SHAFT SEALS REPLACED ON MY 96 ACCORD AFTER THEIR COMPLETE FAILURE AT A COST OF $700. IN OCTOBER I RECEIVED WORD THAT THE CAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR HE PROBLEM AND THAT I COULD SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WAS TOLD TO EXPECT PAYMENT IN 8 WEEKS. THAT WAS 8 MONTHS AGO. HONDA IS NOT PROCESSING THESE REIMBURSEMENTS IN EVEN A REMOTELY TIMELY MANNER. THEY CLAI THEY UNDERESTIMATED THE TIME INVOLED, BUT EVEN IF THEY PROCESS 5 A DAY THEY SHOULD BE MAILING OUT CHECKS. THEY ARE STONEWALLING, AND REFUSE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONSUMER OVER THE MATER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891290June 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747093June 20, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ORIGINAL VEHICLE OWNER. PURCHASED THESE TO REPLACE WORN FACTORY TIRES. NUMBER INCLUDES USE OF FULL SIZE SPARE. OVER A PERIOD OF 30,000 MILES, 7 OUT OF 10 TIRES HAVE HAD SIDEWALL FAILURES INCLUDING STATIONARY AND MOVING BLOWOUTS. MANUFACTURER TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO REPORTED FAILURES FROM OTHERS. IN MY LIFETIME I HAVE OWNED OVER 200 TIRES AND HAVE NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED A SINGLE FAILURE, LESS 1 LOST TO A NAIL 10 YEARS AGO AND NORMAL WEAR.. *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890029June 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
WAS MAKING A TURN AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED ENTIRE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAD SEPARATED. CONTACTED A TOW COMPANY, AND WAS INFORMED AFTER ARRIVAL THAT THE CV JOINT HAD BROKEN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745460May 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, OIL SEAL BLEW OUT, CAUSING RAPID LOSS OF OIL. VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887473May 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ACTUATOR IN ABS IS LEAKING FLUID WHICH IS NOT ALLOWING ABS TO ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP IS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE, AND WILL REPAIR THE UNIT FOR $430.00. .*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886280April 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS CONSUMER NEEDS A NEW CONTROL SWITCH THAT WILL COST CONSUMER $700.00 . COSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS GOTTEN NO RESPONSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885830April 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE STOPPED THEN STARTED UP A SLIGHT HILL DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A HOUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743781April 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884835April 2, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN SEAT BELT IS BEING USED BUCKLE RELEASES FROM LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884122March 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAMSHAFT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742932March 23, 2001
AIR BAGS
MY DASHBOARD LIGHT SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WENT ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY CHARGED ME $55.20. FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD INCREASED PRESSURE AND THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. NEITHER AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CHARGE TO FIX IT WAS $1200 AND IT WAS NOT STILL UNDER WARRANTEE. I SPOKE WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP IN CHICAGO AND HE OFFRED ME $300 TOWARD THE REPAIR AND I THEN SPOKE TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER WHO UPED THE OFFER TO HALF - $600. EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SYSTEM IS A STATIC SYSTEM AND THERE HAS BEEN NO WEAR AND TEAR ON THE SYSTEM. ALL INVOLVED SAY THEY HAVE NOT SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTEE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE AIRBAGS ARE NOT A MANDATED SAFETY ITEM. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING, BUT IT DID. ONE OTHER NOTE IS THAT THE MILEAGE READING ON THIS CAR IS 47147, HOWEVER, THE TRUE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. THE SPEEDOMETER WITH THE ODOMETER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES BECAUSE IT MALFUNCTIONED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883552March 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REPORTING OIL SEAL CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED LOSS OF OIL / LEAKAGE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560404March 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE ENGINE OIL LEAK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, THE MANUFACTURER HAD SENT A PRODUCT UPDATE CAMPAIGN STATING THERE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE BALANCE SEAL OIL SHAFT, THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883323March 19, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, NOT TO DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559998February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AN OIL SEAL FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE OIL TO DRAIN OUT RAPIDLY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP, A PRODUCT UPDATE CAMPAIGN WAS SENT REGARDING THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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