Honda Accord Complaints (1996)

472 consumer complaints on file.

#727497August 10, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS TIRE'S SIDEWALL COMPLETELY FAILED, THE TREAD COMING OFF THE CAR INTACT. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL DUE TO TIRE PRESSURE, ALTHOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE SEEMED FINE. TIRE WAS PRORATED AT 50%.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726542August 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING-OIL INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING. INDICATION OF LOSS OF ALL OIL. ABLE TO MAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN. DISCOVERED THAT BALANCE SHAFT SEAL & CAM SHAFT HAD POPPED OUT. RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL OIL IN ENGINE> THIS IS FRONT BALANCE SHAFT. ALL BELTS AND FLUIDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $483.22. WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PAID. QUESTIONED THE SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING THIS AS A FACTORY PROBLEM. TOLD NO. EVEN THOUGH SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. A CLIP IN NEEDED TO BE PLACED ON THESE SHAFT SEALS TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM CONTINUING TO OCCURR AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN REVIEWING THE WORK ORDER THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE CLIP WAS APPLIED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER SAID THEY KNEW A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR COST AND POSSIBLE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO ENGINE VEHICLE. THEY REFUSED TO SUPPLY ME WITH THE COMPLETE BULLETIN REGARDING THE PROBLEM.ONE SERVICE MGR AT ANOTHERDEALERSHIP SAID THIS PROBLEM IS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE FACTORY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726403August 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE, WHICH HONDA SERVICE ATTRIBUTES TO A PROBLEM WITH "TORQUE". SERVICE REP. CLAIMS IT HAPPENS OVER TIME, AND HONDA MAKES A "BUZZ KIT" FOR THE PROBLEM. IF IT IS ALREADY A KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER, THEN REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR SHOULD BE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726478August 2, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING OIL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON -LOST ALL OIL IN ENGINE. BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT ALONG WITH CAM SHAFT SEAL RESULTED IN LOSS OF ALL OIL NO PRIOR WARNING. COST 483.22 REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. ALL BELTS REQUIRED TO BE CHANGED. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESP FOR COST. DEALERSHIP DID NOT INFORM OF SERVICE BULLITEN NOTIFICATION DTD 10/96. CLIP NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED TO AVOID RE-OCURRANCE.NHTSA SHOULD BE MADE AWARE THAT THESE CLIPS ARE BEING INSTALLED ON CARS WHEN BELTS ARE CHANGED FOR MASINTENANCE AT 90,000. BUT WHAT OF THE OWNERS WHERE THEIR ENGINES ARE DESTROYED BECAUSE HONDA REFUSES TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR BEFORE PROBLEM OCCURRS. THEY REFUSE TO SUPPLY ME WITH COMPLETE COPY OF SERVICE BULLETIN. I HAVE NOT PAID THE BILL AND WILL NOT BECAUSE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS EVEN ON 1995 MODELS. I HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER POSTING THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE FOR OTHER OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726479August 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RE-SUBMIT//STATE REPORTED INCORRECTLY. WHILE DRIVING OIL LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON/LOST ALL OIL IN ENGINE. NO PRIOR WARNING. ABLE TO MAKE IT TO DEALER TOLD THAT BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT AND ALSO CAM SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT AT SAME TIME. REQUIRED TO REPLACE BOTH SEALS AND ALL FLUIDS/ALL BELTS REPLACED -COST - $483.22. DEALER CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF PRIOR NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER OF PROBLEM OR OFFER TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR PAYMENT AND COST RESPONSIBILITY. ABLE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THIS SITE THAT SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON BOTH 1995/1996 HONDA ACCORDS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DISLODGED SEAL ON THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT. DATED 10/96. BILL NOT PAID. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AT FIRST ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT AND REMEDY BUT REFUSES TO CONFIRM IN WRITING. CLIP IS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED ON VEHICLE WHICH WILL ENABLE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. CLIPS ARE BEING INSTALLED NOW AS PART OF MAINTENANCE WHEN BELTS ARE CHANGED AT 90,000 AND ABOVE BUT MANUFACTUER WILL NOT INSTALL CLIPS ON CARS WITHOUT CUSTOMER TAKING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. ONE DEALER WHOM I CONTACTED INDICATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND BROUGHT CAR IN BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON BOTH 1995 AND 1996 ACCORDS BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO SUPPLY ME WITH COMPLETE SERVICE BULLETIN AND HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF SUCH A BULLETIN IN EXISTENCE. I HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION IN ABLE TO BE POSTED IN IT'S ENTIRETY SO THAT OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN OR WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM KNOW OF THE CONDITION AND THE MANFACTURER'S POSITION.I*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866575August 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL DUE TO THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL AND THE CAMSHAFT SEAL COMING OUT. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK WHILE DRIVING OIL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOSS OF OIL FROM ENGINE. ALL ALLEGEDLY HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING PLACING BRACKET AT SEAL LOCATION TO PREVENT REOCURRANCE. COOLANT ALSO REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724792June 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723779June 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
BALANCER SHAFT SEAL LEAK IN THE ENGINE; FULL TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, OTHER BELT, BELT COMPRESSOR TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $750. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723346May 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DIDN'T KNOW THAT OIL WAS LEAKING OUT FROM ENGINE UNTIL OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL. WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. PUT IN A QUART TO GET TO SERVICE STATION AND IT TO LEAKED OUT. LUCKY, THAT THERE WAS NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT, THIS WAS THE 4TH ONE THEY FIXED SO FAR THIS YEAR AND THAT THERE IS A FIX TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AND THAT ONLY DEALERS AND SERVICE STATIONS WERE NOTIFIED. WHY NOT THE OWNERS? FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861071April 27, 2000
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
#9000763April 26, 2000
STEERING
STEERING AND BRAKE PROBLEM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721118April 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BALANCE SHAFT SEAL WENT BAD.ENGINE LOST OIL,CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.HONDA DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859776April 5, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720856March 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 35,000 MILES THEY REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. NOW AT 46,000 MILES THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND IVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS ABOUT 4 TIMES THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT I KNOW ITS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BECAUSE THE CAR IDLES ALL THE TIME LIKE ITS GOING TO DIE OUT ON ME AND IT HAS DIED OUT ON ME IT RUNS CRAPPY THIS IS MY FIRST CAR AND I PAID ALOT FOR IT HONDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE AND THIS ONE SURE AINT! THEY CANGED A COMPUTER PART OF THE EMISSIONS CONTROL THEY SAID THATS WHY THE LIGHT COMES ON BUT I TOOK IT HOME AND A WEEK LATER IT CAME BACK ON. SO MONDAY THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND CHECK IF ITS BURNT OUT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND IF IT IS THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551451March 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS, STEERING
BRAKES AND STREERING FROZE, CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858482March 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. CONSUMER EXITED FREEWAY, AND STOPPED AT A MECHANIC, AND VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL, MECHANIC PUT IN 4 QUARTS OF OIL. CONSUMER DROVE A BLOCK AND PARKED VEHICLE. ANOTHER MECHANIC CHECKED IT, AND OIL SHOT OUT EVERYWHERE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BALANCER SHAFT SEAL, WHICH IS PRONE TO SHRINKAGE IN THESE VEHICLES AND WILL SHOOT OUT OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551241March 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AIR CONDITIONER WIRE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (98V-231) CAUSED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO FAIL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858118March 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT 20 AND 30MPH VEHICLE LOSES POWER, AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER HAD TO ADJUST THE FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719683March 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 39,500 MILES IDLES, ACTS LIKE IT IS ALWAYS GOING TO STALL!! I BOUGHT HONDA FOR IT'S QUALITY AND WHAT I GOT WAS A LEMON WITH ONLY 39,500 MILES ON IT! CHECKED TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN SLAVAGED BUT NO RECORDS FOUND? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719427February 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS LATEST ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS YET TO BE DIANOSED BY A MECHANIC; I AM GUESSING THE CAUSE IS THE SAME AS THE 2 PREVIOUS FAILURES. WHETHER MY GUESS IS CORRECT, THE BIKE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER WITH NO WARNING, WHILE I WAS RIDING IN THE MIDDLE (THIRD) LANE OF THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH. A HONDA TECHNICIAN WHO REPLACED A DEFECTIVE REGULATOR ON THIS BIKE BEFORE TOLD ME THE UNITS TENDED TO FAIL BECAUSE THEY WERE INTENDED FOR TOURING AND DIDN'T PERFORM WELL IN COMMUTER CONDITIONS. HAVE YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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