Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#873266October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHEN DECELERATING. VEHICLE WILL START BACK, BUT IS VERY HAZARDOUS IN TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS CHANGED IGINITION SWITCH. BUT BECAUSE PROBLEM IS SO INTERMITTENT, THEY CAN'T FIND A REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734569October 17, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BODY PANELS ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL WELL RUST THOURHG PAINT ON BOTH SIDES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. REGIONAL MANAGER DID NOT SHOW UP FOR APPOINTMENT. DEALER DID NOT RETURN FOLLOW UP CALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734416October 16, 2000
SUSPENSION
BALANCER SHAFT SEAL BURST DAY AFTER OIL CHANGE, ALL OIL HAD LEAKED OUT DUE TO BALANCER SHAFT SEAL BURSTING. DAMAGED ENGINE, $510.00+ REPAIR COSTCOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY WE HAD STOPPED PRIOR TO OIL LIGHT GOING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873033October 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. TIRE SIZE P20560R15. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1996, HONDA, ACCORD. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 40,000. TIRE DEALERSHIP IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT VIBRATE AND HAS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. IT IS SIMPLY A TIRE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556015October 13, 2000
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE TIRE FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556064October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL CAME OUT AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734202October 12, 2000
TIRES
FULL TREAD SEPARATION ON THIS TIRE. TREAD/INFLATION WAS FINE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. CAR WAS HANDLING POORLY FOR 30 MINS BEFORE FAILURE. FAILURE WAS AFTER 60-90MINS OF TRAVEL AT 70-80 MPH ON 90+ DEGREE DAY IN TEXAS. COULD BE ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT WAS THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE AS THE ATX RECALL. (TIRESIZE: 185 90 R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185 90 R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872850October 12, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
COATING ON THE FUEL FILLER TUBE RUSTED THROUGH WHICH MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE A LEAK. THERE WAS RECALL 92V028001 WHICH OFFERED A REMEDY, BUT VEHICLESEEMED TO BE HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872861October 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UNABLE TO RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH DURING COLD WEATHER SEASON. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872863October 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SECOND VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH RELEASING KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH DURING COLD WEATHER SEASON. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872887October 12, 2000
TIRES
PEOO 020; ATTENDANT AT GARAGE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKING ALL AROUND SIDEWALL. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING MORE WEAR . ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING. BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA, RE92 1856515, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK CRACKING WAS ON INSIDE AND CORD FAILURE WAS VISIBLE ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734031October 11, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS
MY VEHICLE WAS HIT DIRECTLY FROM BEHIND AT HIGH IMPACT. AT IMPACT, MY DRIVER'S SEAT WENT TO THE RECLINING POSITION. AFTER THE IMPACT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MANUAL SEAT BACK ADJUSTMENT LEVER HAD BEEN PULLED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE SEAT, APPARENTLY DUE TO ENTANGLEMENT WITH THE SEAT BELT DURING THE IMPACT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#734050October 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE BEGAN POURING OUT OIL FROM WITHIN THE TIMING COVER. ENDED UP REPLACING ALL BELTS INCLUDING TIMING BELT DUE TO OIL HAVING COVERED EVERYTHING. ALSO REPLACED WATER PUMP WHILE UNIT WAS OPEN. MECHANIC SAID BALANCE SHAFT SEAL WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM - SAID IT WAS THE 4TH HE HAD SEEN IN ABOUT THE LAST WEEK THAT INVOLVED AN ACCORD. RESEARCHED RECALL INFO ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED IN USA TODAY SEPT 19,2000 THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN OHIO MANUFACTERED CARS AND THOSE WERE BEING RECALLED FOR WHAT APPEARS AS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN HOWEVER. MADE A CALL TO HONDA MOTOR CO., SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR BUT THAT THEY RECEIVED THEIR INFO FROM NHTSA AND COULD NOT HELP ME SINCE THERE WAS NO EXISTING RECALL. SEEMS A HONDA SHOULD GO MORE THAT 50,000 WITHOUT MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR WORK. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872715October 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BALANCING SHAFT SEAL WAS CAUSE OF OIL LEAKAGE. REPAIRS DONE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DEATILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733913October 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. IF FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WILL OCCUR WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733919October 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING, OIL INDICATIOR LIGHT STARTED TO FALSHING. LOST ALL OIL IN ENGINE. BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BURST. TIMING BELT AND OTHER BELTS REPLACED. COST $700. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR (FRONT & BACK) POWER LOCKS ARE INOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872628October 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE MAKING A U TURN BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. IT JUST HAPPENED LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 99V069000, BALL JOINT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND SEPARATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872658October 10, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT40 MPH CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733784October 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS AFFECTED BY THE USE OF THE BLINKERS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. THE ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE FOURTH ATTEMPT AT LEAST ONCE MONTHLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733820October 9, 2000
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN MY WIFE WAS ON A TRIP FAR FROM HOME. WHEN SHE RETURNED, I TOOK THE CAR TO MILTON MARTIN HONDA. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER, BUT COULD FIND NO FAULT CODE. THEY RESET THE SRS LIGHT, BUT IT CAME ON AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THEY HAD SAID THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THEY OFTEN HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG COMPUTER. I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR 1995 HONDA ACCORDS FOR AIR BAG PROBLEMS (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB041021). I ALSO FOUND A HONDA TSB ON THE PROBLEM (SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER HON/A90). FINALLY I FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE BY OTHER OWNERS OF 1995 HONDA ACCORDS. CONSEQUENTLY I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AT 1-800-999-1099 AND SPOKE TO NICOLE ROYER AT EXT. 124157. SHE PROMISED TO CALL ME BACK WITHIN 3 DAYS WITH FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT HONDA PROPOSED TO DO ABOUT MY PROBLEM. SHE HAS THUS FAR FAILED TO CALL BACK 6 DAYS LATER, AND ALL I CAN REACH IS HER VOICE MAIL WHEN I ATTEMPT TO CALL HER. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE RECALL, THE TSB, AND THE LARGE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS THAT HONDA HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS IN THE 1995 ACCORD WHICH THEY SEEM UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT. I HOPE THAT NHTSA INSTITUTES AN INVESTIGATION AND COMPELS HONDA EITHER TO RECALL THE 1995 ACCORDS FOR THIS PROBLEM OR AT LEAST PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I OWN 3 HONDAS WHICH I BOUGHT BECAUSE OF HONDA'S OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND HONESTY, BUT I AM BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED AT THEIR APPARENT LACK OF CONCERN ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DAMAGING PROBLEM. I WOULD REMIND THEM AND NHTSA OF THE FORD/FIRESTONE CASE IN WHICH A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM WENT UNACKNOWLEDGED UNTIL A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS WITH INJURIES AND FATALITIES OCCURRED. SURELY HONDA WOULD NOT WISH TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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