Honda Accord Complaints (1997)

460 consumer complaints on file.

#10049232December 4, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKES A NOISE AND AT TIMES I AM UNABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS WITH ACCORDS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1995-1997 AND THEY ALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAMPLE PROBLEM. IS THIS RECALLED BY HONDA? *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044712December 2, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. *JB THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HER THE PROBLEM WAS THE ROTORS, HOWEVER AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL AND TO JUST GET A ALIGNMENT. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047956November 13, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON/OFF. VEHICLE WAS ASSESSED BY HONDA. THE CONTROL UNIT IN THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, THUS DISABLING THE AIR BAGS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045368November 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, THE SRS LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY 97 ACCORD LX WAGON HAS 72000 MILES. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED A YEAR AGO (AT ABOUT 65,000), AND I PAID ABOUT $40 TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT, AND RESET THE LIGHT. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN EXPENSE THE OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR. OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043824October 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044780October 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
RECALL 02V120000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THE STALLING PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, AND HE WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043558October 25, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE "SRS" LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON. HONDA SERVICE SAYS THE SENSOR/MODULE IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $715.00. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. HONDA SHOULD WARRANT THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT ITEM AT NO CAST TO THE OWNER. THE WARNING LIGHT IS CURRENTLY "ON" AND CANNOT BE RESET ACCORDING TO HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041306October 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT/SENSOR UNIT. WE OWN A 1997 ACCORD. IN 2002, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE BROUGHT IT TO HONDA DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN RECENTLY, AND AS LAST YEAR THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. THEY SAID IF IT COMES ON AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR FOR $825. WELL, A WEEK LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 39K MILES ON THE CAR. ACCORDING TO HONDA, IT'S NOT THE AGE, OR MILEAGE, BUT HOW MANY TIMES YOU START YOUR VEHICLE THAT WEARS AWAY AT THIS EXPENSIVE UNIT. I PROBABLY START MY CAR 2 TIMES A DAY, SOMETIMES LESS. IF WE DON'T REPLACE THE UNIT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEEPLY (ACCORDING TO HONDA). NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS HAVE BEEN FACED WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY ARE HONDA OWNERS BEING SACKED WITH THE COST OF A DEFECTIVE PART? WHAT IS BEING DONE TO MAKE THIS PART MORE DURABLE? MY FRIEND BOUGHT A NEW 2002 ODYSSEY, AND ALREADY HAD THE LIGHT GO ON AFTER 7 MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034296October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040941September 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS SYSTEM WASL LEAKING COST$ 640 TO REPAIR. THEN FOUND THAT ABS MODULATOR HAD FAILED WHICH COST OVER $940 TO REPLACE. WHAT KIND OF BRAKE DESIGN IS THIS? TOTAL RIPOFF. NEVER AGAIN HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039508September 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:REAR
SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS DURING COLD WEATHER. REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHINGS BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. HAVE FOUND OUT AFTER TALKING TO HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE STRUTS IN THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS ARE WORN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN FROM HONDA. VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040406September 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039140September 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG ARE DEFECT. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE UNTIL WE PAID $800.00 TO REPAIR IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037115September 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 107000 MILES. IT WAS CHECKED AND RESET AT HONDA SERVICE. WITHIN 100-200 MILES IT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN TAKEN TO HONDA SERVICE FOR THE NEXT OIL SERVICE THE LIGHT-ON WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND COULD NOT BE RESET. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $715.00. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM DRIVING WITH THE LIGHT ON. I BOUGHT THE VEH. NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT OF PARTS FOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IS UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT NOT FOR PARTS THAT ARE NEVER ACTIVATED. THIS SHOULD BE A HONDA RESPONSIBILITY. I AM NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE LIGHT IS A CONSTANT NUSANCE. I HAVE ASLO HAD THE SERVICE ENGINE ON LIGHT RESET A NUMBER OF TIME DURING OWNERSHIP WITH NO FAULT PRESENT. THE DAY I WAS AT HONDA SERVICE THERE WERE 2 OTHER OWNERS REQUESTING SERVICE FOR A SRS ON LIGHT. JENKINS AND WYNNE HONDA OF CLARKSVILLE, TN SERVICES MY VEH. (931-647-3353) .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037896August 28, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. DEALER FOUND THAT ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE. BUT DEALER DID NOT WANT TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032863August 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX V4 FAILED PREMATURELY AT 58000 MILES, AND HONDA REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD HISTORY OF SUCH PROBLEMS, AND EVEN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SUCH PROBLEMS ON NEWER HONDA AND ACURA BRANDED VEHICLES.THE REASON FOR REFUSAL WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLES MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD.BUT THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL SO THIS WAS A MANUFECTURING DEFECT, AND THERE WAS CERTAIN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAT WAS EXPECTED FROM ANY PRODUCT, AND THE MANUFECTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY PRODUCT THAT FAILED, EVEN IF IT HAPPEND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT THEY PROVIDED 7 YEARS/100000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY ON NEWER VEHICLES, SET UP A PRECEDENT, THAT WAS THAT THEY EXPECTED A DEFECT FREE TRANSMISSION TO LAST AT LEAST THAT LONG.*AK ALSO ALARMING IS THE WAY IN WHICH FAILURE OCCURED. ON 7/27/03, SUNDAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT SHOWED UP, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY, AND SO ON MONDAY MORNING I COULDN'T EVEN GET OUT TO THE MAIN ROAD FROM MY DEVELOPMENT AND THE CAR JUST LOST THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, AND THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE TURNED FATAL, IF THE FAILURE OCCURED AT FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030215July 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR ENTERING PASSENGER CABIN. CONSUMER INSPECTED AND DISCOVERED THAT 1 OF THE ENGINE COOLING FANS IS CONTAINED IN A PLASTIC HOLDER BEHIND THE RADIATOR. THE PLASTIC HOLDER COMPLETELY MELTED WHILE FAN WAS IN OPERATION AND ALMOST STARTED A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019952July 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REFUSE TO FIX HIS VEHICLE::: THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX HIS VEHICLE DUE TO HIS SON WAS IN MILITARY. AND THE RECALL EXPIRED FOR A SEAL TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS HONDA HE SPOKE WITH A SERVICE MANAGER 889 991 9009 WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIR. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026053July 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I DROVE TO A RESTAURANT ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOUSE AND PARKED NOSE-IN TO A CURB IN A PARKING LOT. I PLACED THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR, AS ALWAYS, AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS I AND MY THREE COMPANIONS LEFT THE CAR, I CLICKED THE REMOTE KEYLESS LOCK, AS I USUALLY DO. AFTER DINNER, WE CAME OUT TO RETURN HOME. MY HUSBAND WAS TO DRIVE BACK, SO I AGAIN USED MY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY CLICKER AND THE CAR UNLOCKED. MY HUSBAND HELD OPEN THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR FOR ME, AND I SAT IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE CLICKER IN MY HAND, BUT NO BUTTON ACTIVATED. BEFORE MY HUSBAND COULD SHUT THE DOOR, THE CAR STARTED (NOTE: NO KEY IN THE IGNITION), AND CLIMBED THE CURB IN FRONT. IT STALLED, THEN STARTED AGAIN AND CONTINUED UP AND OVER THE BUSHES IN FRONT. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE IGNITION. THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL ON. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR SEPARATED AS WE BACKED OFF THE BUSH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017862July 11, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM. *JB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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