Honda Accord Complaints (1997)

460 consumer complaints on file.

#10101711February 10, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND RESET IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109903February 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES. SERVICE PERFORMED PRIOR TO NORMAL CYCLE PER OWNERS MANUAL AT 45,000 MILES. LOCAL HONDA CAR DEALER PERFORMED SERVICE NOTED ON A SERVICE BULLETIN (5 FLUSHINGS) AND DID NOT WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108016January 27, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND RESET IT ON THREE DIFFERENT VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109728January 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I HAVE A 1997 HONDA ACCORD, WITH BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE BALL JOINT RECALL AND THE AIR CONDITION RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO HER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE BALL JOINT FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109729January 19, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG MODULE WHICH CAUSED THE SRS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NM *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106653January 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED, AND THE AXLE CRACKED. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BALL JOINT NHTSA RECALL 99V069000. *AK....AS ARESULT, OF BROKEN LOWER BALL JOINT RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED AND WAS LODGED UNDENEATH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS ON THE GROUND, AND FLUID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER CALLED AAA AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED T A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT. HOWEVER, IT WAS OBVIOUS TO THE MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS NOT A TYPICAL PROBLEN, AND WAS NOT THE RESULT OF NAURAL WEAR. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVIC EBULLETIN WHICH APPLIED TO THIS VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINT AND CRACKED AXLE. IN ADDITION, HAD THE BALL JOINT ON THE OTHER SIDE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMED TO BE TIGHT, AS A PRECAUTION SO THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105278November 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
EMISSIONS RECALL ON VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TC EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER VENT VALVE. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS CLOSE TO IT'S 150,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095177October 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ISSUED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF AN AFTER MARKET ANTI-THEFT DEVICE THAT WAS ADDED BY THE MANUFACTURER UPON DELIVERY OF VEHICLE TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094188September 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091357September 20, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY 1997 ACCORD HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER EVERY YEAR ATLEAST TWO TIMES, I NEED TO HAVE SOME PART OF THE AC REPAIRED OR REPLACED, CONTACTED HONDA USA AND ALL I GOT WAS A SORRY, THIS IS THE 7TH HONDA/ACURA VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF ISSUE W/ ANY OTHER ONE. HAVE A SPENT WELL OVER 3,000 DOLLORS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR ON AC ISSUES ALONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091917September 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NORMAL CONDITIONS ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO CONSUMER ABS MODULE AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSES OF $2,200, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088323August 21, 2004
AIR BAGS
S.R.S LIGHT MALFUNCTING ON 97 HONDA ACCORD AND HONDA MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWDLEDGE IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM. ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET REPORT THAT HONDA AIRBAGS AT TIMES DO NOT DEPLOY WHEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY STATES IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE AND THAT BE CHECKED IN 10 YEARS. I FEEL THE THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND MADE LIABLE TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN CONTACTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086684August 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 HONDA ACCORD, MODEL LX-V6, VIN [XXX] WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PHILADELPHIA AND NEARING HOME WHEN AFTER STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT IN D4 (AUTO) THE CAR VIBRATED VIGOROUSLY AND STALLED. (THE VIBRATION AND STALLING WAS LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OPERATING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY.) I PULLED OVER AND STARTED THE ENGINE FROM PARK TO D4 AND AGAIN I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I REPEATED WITH D2 AND THE CAR DID NOT STALL ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS MAKING SOME NOISE. I DROVE THE CAR TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALER, PLANET HONDA IN UNION, NJ AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR 2 DAYS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE A REASON FOR THIS. THE NOISE IN THE ENGINE STILL APPEARS AND THE DEALER IS SUGGESTING REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF A LOCAL ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN HAZARDOUS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083914July 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082536July 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP, EQUIPMENT
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF SUBJECT VEHICLE. THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING THRICE ON MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD EX WAGON [XXX] WITH 31000 MILES; THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS AFTER BRAKE SWITCH FAILS. PREVIOUS IDENTICAL FAILURES WERE AT 22000 MILES ON 06/18/2002 AND 164K MILES ON 09/29/2000. MY DEALER SAYS THAT SUCH A FAILURE IS TYPICAL AFTER EACH 100-150K MILES ON THESE VEHICLES. WHEN THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILS, THE OPERATOR MUST USE THE "SHIFT LOCK RELEASE" (SLR) TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR FROM THE PARK POSITION. PAGE 105 OF THE OWNS MANUAL MERELY STATES "IF YOU NEED TO USE THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE, IT COULD MEAN YOUR CAR IS DEVELOPING A PROBLEM. HAVE THE CAR CHECKED BY YOUR HONDA DEALER." THERE IS NO MENTION THAT THE CAR MAY NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THERE NO DASH INDICATOR NOTIFYING THE DRIVER THAT THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS: THERE IS NO WARNING OF ANY SORT THAT ALL BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. (THE "BRAKE LAMP" FAILURE DASH LAMP ONLY TELLS IF A BULB IS OUT IF THE BRAKE SWITCH IS WORKING.) THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN FATAL ACCIDENTS. IN THIS LASTEST BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE, I WAS 500 MILES FROM HOME AND OPERATED THE CAR FOR THE NEXT DAY UNAWARE OF THIS CONDITION UNTIL I RETURNED HOME AND WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BY REPLACING THE BRAKE SWITCH AT A COST OF ABOUT $127. I HAVE MY SERVICE RECEIPTS FROM ALL THREE REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083303July 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL(98V231000) WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082315July 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I RECENTLY ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS AGO HAD MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED, 2 DAYS AGO THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, I HAVE DONE ALL THE CHECKS AND EVERYTHING IS FINE...ESTIMATED REPAIR RUNS FROM $900-$1500..I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS FOR THE SAME THING I FEEL THAT HONDA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND GET THIS ISSUE CORRECTED..IT SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE CONSUMER HONDA NEEDS TO STAND UP AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE FACT THEY HAVE VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082184July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON A RECALL NUMBER 99I-0020000 ON JANUARY 20. THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN IN JUNE. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE WRONG. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075536July 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE SENSOR LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK *SC THE VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078550June 21, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT IN MY 1997 ACCORD WAGON IS ON FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME HONDA SIMPLY TURNED IT OFF (AND CHARGED ME). NOW I WILL BE PAYING $1,000 TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN HONDAS AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR OR HAVE HONDA RECALL. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SATISFIED WITH HONDA - THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA - AND IT WILL SURELY BE MY LAST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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