Honda Accord Complaints (1996)

472 consumer complaints on file.

#881749February 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741297February 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFICE LIGHT, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO THE NEAREST BUSINESS I THOUGHT WOULD HAVE A MECHANIC, WHICH WAS A QUICK OIL CHANGE TYPE PLACE. OIL WAS POURING FROM MY ENGINE. SEALS AND BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT SO THE REPAIR WAS OVER $500. HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS STILL LEAKING OIL (WHICH IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE). SOON AFTER I RECEIVED HONDA'S BALANCER SHAFT SEAL RECALL INFO IN THE MAIL. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED SEEMED TO BE PRECISELY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR INSPECTED AND TO HAVE THE OIL LEAK CHECKED OUT. I LEFT WITH ANOTHER $250 BILL AND THE MECHANIC FELT THAT MY PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN THE BALANCER SHAFT SEAL BECAUSE THE MECHANIC AT THE QUICK CHANGE PLACE INCORRECTLY LISTED A PART REPLACED AS AN OIL SEAL ON THE INVOICE. THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE ORIGINAL REPAIR TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY THE BAL SHAFT SEAL THAT HE HAD REPLACED AND OFFERED TO CONSULT WITH THE HONDA TECH. HONDA TECH WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND UNINTERESTED IN HEARING FROM THE MECHANIC. AFTER I SENT IN ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT I RECENTLY RECEIVED MORE INFO FROM HONDA, WHICH INSTRUCTED ME TO AGAIN HAVE MY REPAIR INSPECTED BY A HONDA DEALER. AGAIN I LEFT WITH A $450 BILL IN ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PERSISTENT OIL LEAK. I HAVE SUBMITTED ALL THE INFO AND INVOICES TO HONDA AND AM WAITING ON REIMBURSEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741346February 22, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT(SRS) REMAINS ON. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741215February 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE BOTH A 1996 AND 1997 ACCORD WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IN BOTH CARS THE SOUND OF AN ELECTRIC ENGINE CAN BE HEARD WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND LASTS FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS MOTOR AND THE 1996 HAS A CONFIRMED LEAK. I WAS TOLD THIS I
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741138February 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COMPLETE DRAINAGE OF OIL FROM ENGINE DUE TO BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL FAILURE. OIL BLOWN ONTO ENGINE, UNDERCARRAIGE AND TIMING BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880370February 12, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE HESITATES AND APPEARS NOT TO GAIN ANY POWER. ALSO, A LOUD UNUSAL NOISE OCCURS. *AK BRAKES SQUELED, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MACHINED ROTORS. DEALER FOUND B-PIPE GASKETS LEAKING WHICH WAS CAUSING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559314February 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE SRS LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE, MECHANICS RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH TURNED THE LIGHT OFF, SEVERAL WEEKS LATER LIGHT CAME BACK ON, AIR BAG SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER EXPENSE. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740202January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS JUST RECENTLY MADE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WITH THE OIL SEAL FAILURE WAS NOT UNIQUE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED OUT OF A LEASE WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES. ALL SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE AT HIDY HONDA BEAVERCREEK, OHIO SINCE I'VE ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740250January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND FOUND THAT IT TOOK ALMOST 4 QUARTS OF OIL TO FILL IT BACK UP. I THEN STARTED THE CAR TO SEE WHY AND WHERE THE OIL WAS COMING FROM AND IT WAS GUSHING OUT OF THE TIMING BELT COVER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BLOWN BALANCER SHAFT SEAL. AFTER EVERYTHING WAS ADDED UP, IT COST $653.80 TO REPAIR. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED, BUT WERE TOLD IT WAS A WEARABLE PART THAT WE WERE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE GO. MY FATHER RECENTLY TOLD ME HE READ IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER AUTOMOTIVE COLUMN THAT A WOMAN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOOKED UP THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT, AND WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THERE WERE QUITE A FEW. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 15 MONTH OLD SON, AND THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF THIS PROBLEM HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL ISSUE A RECALL; HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL OUT $653.80.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740110January 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON 1/4/01 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT TOTALLED MY 1996 HONDA ACCORD. THE OTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND I HIT HIM BROADSIDE GOING ABOUT 30 M.P.H. THE WHOLE FRONT END CRUNCHED LIKE A CAN AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I NEED TO KNOW WHY THEY DI NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT WAS ONE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE. MY INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE LOWER DUE TO THIS SAFETY FEATURE, BUT WHAT GOOD ARE THEY IF THEY DO NOT WORK, I FEEL I WAS LEAD INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#559164January 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED PREMATURELY AT 47000 MILES, PRIOR SERVICE OF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739579January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BALNCER OIL SHAFT GAVE OUT AND CAR LEAKED ALL OIL OUT IMMEDIATELY AND ENGINE SEIZED AND WE HAD TO REPLCE ENGINE AT THE COST OF $2,860 (USED ENGINE) - HONDA HAS BEEN EXTREMELY UNCOOPERATIVE - RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THEM TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT AND HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE NOVEMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878437January 18, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
REAR HATCH STRUTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN COLD WEATHER HATCH FELL DOWN. DEALER CLAIMED STRUTS USUALLY FAILED WITHIN A 2 YEAR PERIOD, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878451January 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WHILE CONSUMER TURNED ON IGINITON TO START VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR CRASH INDICATION /WARNING OF DEFECT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND REASON FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878363January 17, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738798January 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP AND ASSEMBLY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877323January 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738328December 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL SEAL FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DIRVING AT LOW SPEED IN PARKING LOT. OIL LOSS ESTIMATED AT 1 QUART PER 3 MINUTES AT ENGINE IDLE RPM. WHEN DRIVEN (AFTER OIL REFILL) OIL SOAKS L. FT. BRAKE CALIPER AND ALL ENGINE BELTS. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT PREVENTED DRIVING TO ENGINE SEIZURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738044December 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737783December 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND ABS MODULATOR LEAKS. DEALER SUGGESTED TO RESEAL IT, AND DEALER SAID THEY'VE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEMS BEFORE BUT CANNOT PROVIDE INFORMATION WHAT CAUSES THE LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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