1991 HONDA ACCORD Problems & Recalls
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THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON MY DRIVER SIDE IS STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT WORKS JUST FINE, JUST NOT THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD MY DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED AND WHEN I STARTED MY CAR UP, IT WOULDN'T WORK.
Mileage: 213,869
CAR DIED WHEN I'M STOPPED AND WHEN I ACCELERATE. NOW I CAN'T GET IT TO START AT ALL. THE SPARKS ARE GOOD, THE FUEL PUMP IS GOOD AND IT HAS GAS IN IT .
Mileage: 123,000
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND NOW STAYS IN A DOWN POSITION AND SWINGS FREELY. WAS TOLD TO VISIT JUNK YARD TO FIND A FUNCTIONAL VISOR (WHOLE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED). THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 5 YEARS AGO. THE WINDSHIELD SUN VISOR IS A BIG ISSUE SINCE IT OBSTRUCTS MY VISION (ESPECIALLY AT ...
Mileage: 180,000
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND NOW STAYS IN A DOWN POSITION AND SWINGS FREELY. WAS TOLD TO VISIT JUNK YARD TO FIND A FUNCTIONAL VISOR (WHOLE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED). THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 5 YEARS AGO. THE WINDSHIELD SUN VISOR IS A BIG ISSUE SINCE IT OBSTRUCTS MY VISION (ESPECIALLY AT ...
Mileage: 180,000
NTSB: 1991 HONDA ACCORD: CONSUMER STATES THEY WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION TO REFERENCE THE SAFETY OF TURN SIGNAL. *SS
THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION BY THE WINDOW AND WILL NOT RETRACT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO VERIFY THAT IT NEEDS REPLACED. THE PART IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER THE LIFETIME SEATBELT WARRANTY BUT WE ARE H...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND EXPAND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...
Mileage: 229,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SEAT BELT WARNING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A BEEPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE ...
Mileage: 202,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH OR RETRACT. IN ADDITION, THE BUCKLE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED ...
Mileage: 268,000
MY AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STOPPED RETRACTING, AND NOW THE SEATBELT LIGHT FLASHES AND WARNING BELL KEEPS BEEPING. EVEN WHEN I HAVE THE SEAT BELT FASTENED. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE THE WARRANTY AND...
Mileage: 256,000
MY AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STOPPED RETRACTING, AND NOW THE SEATBELT LIGHT FLASHES AND WARNING BELL KEEPS BEEPING. EVEN WHEN I HAVE THE SEAT BELT FASTENED. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE THE WARRANTY AND...
Mileage: 256,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE REAR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.
Mileage: 216,000
THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER RESTRAINT IS LOCKED IN A RETRACTED POSITION. HONDA AMERICA SAYS THAT ONLY THE BUCKLE IS WARRANTEED FOR LIFE AND NOT ANY OTHER PORTION OF THE SYSTEM. MY OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT IS WARRANTEED FOR THE USABLE LIFE OF THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR
Mileage: 235,000
THE SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE FAILED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THE LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY COVERS THE SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE AS IT IS A SEAT BELT COMPONENT. *TR
Mileage: 159,500
1991 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM HONDA OR ANY AFTER-MARKET SOURCE.
THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT HAS GONE FORWARD AND WILL NOT RETRACT OBSTRUCTING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IS JUST GENERALLY UNSAFE... THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BY A LIFETIME HONDA WARRANTY BUT THEY REFUSE TO HONOR IT. *TR
Mileage: 250,667
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT OR FASTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD TO BE PERFORMED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED...
Mileage: 246,000
1991 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEAT BELTS AND MOTOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SEAT BELT PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE MOTOR THAT OPERATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO B...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT AND AN OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Mileage: 121,000
TREADS SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. A COUPLE OF MILES BEFORE IT CAME APART, THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION. I SLOWED DOWN TO FIFTY MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE TIRE BLEW APART, MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND ONCE I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I PULLED OV...
Mileage: 116,700
I HAVE A 1991 HONDA ACCORD EX AND MY SEAT BELT REACTORS NEVER WORKS LIKE ITS SUPPOSED TO! I WENT TO THE HONDA PLACE HERE IN CARTERSVILLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SEAT BELTS FOR MY CAR ISN'T COVERED AND I KNOW SEAT BELTS ARE APART OF A LIFETIME WARRANTY. IM NOT GONNA PAY $110 JUS FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT ...
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD LX SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I TALKED TO A SERVICE MECHANIC AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELTS DD NOT COVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A LAPBELT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH...
Mileage: 210,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO TURN ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEE...
Mileage: 123,382
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO TURN ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEE...
Mileage: 123,382
FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS, BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELTS SIMULTANEOUSLY BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR, THE FRONT SHOULDER BELTS HAVE DONE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, THEN HOURS OR DAYS LATER RETURNED TO NORMAL. ----- (A) FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN CAR STOPPED AND DOOR O...
Mileage: 91,000
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND WARNING BUZZER SOUND CONTINUOUSLY. PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT REMAINS LOCKED IN REAR POSITION AND WILL NOT TRAVEL. HONDA REFUSED TO HONOR LIFETIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELT OPERATION STATING THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE "ELECTRONIC" AND NOT SEAT BELT WARRANTY ISSUES. PAR...
Mileage: 120,220
SPORT MODE LIGHT FLASHES THEN TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN GEARS. IT STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING SOUND ,CAR MOVES SLOWLY WHEN GAS IS PRESSED. HAPPENS MORE WHEN WEATHER IS HOT. POSSIBLE PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT (TCU). *TR
Mileage: 72,000
SPORT MODE LIGHT FLASHES THEN TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN GEARS. IT STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING SOUND ,CAR MOVES SLOWLY WHEN GAS IS PRESSED. HAPPENS MORE WHEN WEATHER IS HOT. POSSIBLE PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT (TCU). *TR
Mileage: 72,000
SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACTIVATE EVEN WHEN THE SEATBELTS ARE CONNECTED.THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS IN USE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR WHAT PARTS TO REPLACE. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
IN NOVEMBER 2005, THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT ON MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (EX) STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT RETRACT TO THE DRIVING POSITION. THERE WAS AN ANNOYING BEEPING SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER (IN ST. THOMAS VI) INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T K...
Mileage: 90,000
THE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. WHEN I TRY TO START IT AGAIN, IT TRIES TO TURN OVER BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT WILL START. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A FEW DAYS BUT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THE RPMS WOULD REV PAST 5000, I WOULD LO...
THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILS TO RETRACT THEREFORE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. DUE TO THIS DEFECT IT ALSO CAUSES A DASH SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT TO BLINK AND CONSTANT ALARM TO SOUND. ANOTHER PART OF THIS SITUATION IS THAT HONDA HAS A LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY THAT S...
Mileage: 172,938
A MICHELIN DESTINY 195/60/15 TIRE WITH DOT # HONDA-F5AX-5005 FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON CA-94E IN SAN DIEGO AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE STEEL BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE CAP PILES IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE CAUSING THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE TO RUPTURE AND TH...
Mileage: 295,398
AUTOMATIC SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING ON 91 HONDA ACCORD. TOOK IT TO HONDA & WAS TOLD THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT APPLICABLE. THAT MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT I HAVE NO SEAT BELT MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE & I DON'T HAVE $400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. HONDA...
Mileage: 240,000
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR ARE THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. THE SEAT BELT ALERT LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SEAT BELT ALARM BEGAN GOING OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT BELT APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING OFF AND ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT MO...
Mileage: 200,146
IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN INTO LAW THAT ALL CARS HAVE AT LEAST FRONT & SIDE AIR BAGS. *TR
1991 HONDA ACCORD SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS AND BEEPS ALL THE TIME. HONDA WILL NOT COVER UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY, WANTS $685.00 TO REPLACE SEAT BELT WARNING CONTROL UNIT. *TR
Mileage: 207,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK TO SECURE HIM IN THE SEAT ONCE THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BECAUSE THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 138,000
I WAS INVOLVED IN MVA WITH SEVERE INJURIES. I HAD SEATBELT ON, BUT SUSTAINED INJURIES OF SEVERED HIP BONE, BROKEN FEMUR, BROKEN WRIST, LACERATION TO BOTH LEGS AND DISLOCATED HIPS, INJURY TO RIGHT EYE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ENGINE CAME INTO CAB OF FRONT SEAT INCURRING MOST OF RIGHT SIDE INJURIES. *...
Mileage: 11,300
I HAVE A 1991 HONDA ACCORD AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES WITH THE ALARM BEEPING. WHEN I OPEN EITHER DOOR THE SOUND AND BLINKING WILL STOP, BUT CONTINUE AGAIN WHEN I CLOSE THE DOORS AND BEGIN DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 146,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. IN JUNE OF 2008, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. IT FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE PART ITSELF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. I HAD TO EXIT CAR OVER THE CONSOLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFRAID TO BE TRAPPED IN CAR DURING ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN CAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND IGNITED INTO FLAMES WHEN IT REACHED THE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND POLIC...
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 240,000.
Mileage: 240,000
MY 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE CAR JERKS, OR IF IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING THE CAR STALLS. IT THE LIGHT IS ON I HAVE TO SHIFT BEFORE THE RPM 'S GET TO 3500 OR THE CAR SHAKES AND LOOSES POWER. WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF THE CAR RUNS FINE. I CAN ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 10 M...
I WAS NOT TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THEREFORE LEADING TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WAS A DEFECTED PART PUT ON THAT WAS OLD AND RUSTED,AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE,THUS LEADING TO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO WARN EVERYONE WHO IN THE FUTURE I...
Mileage: 159,000
I WAS NOT TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THEREFORE LEADING TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WAS A DEFECTED PART PUT ON THAT WAS OLD AND RUSTED,AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE,THUS LEADING TO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO WARN EVERYONE WHO IN THE FUTURE I...
Mileage: 159,000
I WAS NOT TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THEREFORE LEADING TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WAS A DEFECTED PART PUT ON THAT WAS OLD AND RUSTED,AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE,THUS LEADING TO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO WARN EVERYONE WHO IN THE FUTURE I...
Mileage: 159,000
1991 ACCORD FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. *TS THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG PRIOR TO THE FIRE ERUPTING. *NM
THE PASSIVE (MOTORIZED) SEAT BELT IN MY CAR WILL NOT RETRACT/OPERATE. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA VEHICLE WARRANTY MANUAL, IT IS COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HONDA REFUSES TO REPAIR/REPLACE MY SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE EXACT STATEMENT FROM THE WARRANTY MANUAL: "THIS WARRANTY CONTINUES FOR THE USEF...
Mileage: 187,699
FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING, I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY SEAT BELT WAS WORKING. IT WASN'T. I THEN TRIED THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY 13 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD WAS, AND IT WASN'T WORKING EITHER. (WOULD NOT CATCH TO HOLD A PERSON IN) WENT ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. OF COUR...
Mileage: 54,274
3 CAR COLLISION - VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING 60 MPH AND SHOVED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVER SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Mileage: 104,500
3 CAR COLLISION - VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING 60 MPH AND SHOVED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVER SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Mileage: 104,500
SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE DISTRIBUTOR. CUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE DRISTRIBUTOR WENT BAD. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE WAS RECALLS A WHILE AGO FOR THIS.*AK
Mileage: 175,000
WHILE LIFTING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BY THE HANDLE FROM THE SOFA THE HANDLE FELL APART, THROWING THE CHILD FACE FIRST BACK ONTO THE SOFA. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT.*AK
D4 GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH FAILED: BURNED BULB OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT FAILUTE (RECALL)?
D4 GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH FAILED: BURNED BULB OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT FAILUTE (RECALL)?
D4 GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH FAILED: BURNED BULB OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT FAILUTE (RECALL)?
WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT MY VEHICLE THROUGH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. UNTIL I HAD THE $600 FOR THE REPAIR, I WAS FORCED TO ENTER MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM A FULL-TIME STUDENT, WORKING A FULL-TIME JOB, LIVING IN A BUSY WORLD. IT W...
Mileage: 100,000
ONE DAY I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND THE DOOR JUST WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY, AND IT CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE COST OF REPLACING THE LATCH IS APPROXIMATELY $700. ONE WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD RECALL THIS...
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS WERE STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER NOT TO BE RESTRAINED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, AND DAMAGED TWO TIRES AND BENT A RIM.*AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Mileage: 222,000
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, AND DAMAGED TWO TIRES AND BENT A RIM.*AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Mileage: 222,000
BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED, MAKING DOORS INOPERATIVE. *AK
Mileage: 200,000
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON DRIVER-SIDE ONLY WILL NOT MOVE FROM RETRACTED POSITION AS IF DOOR IS OPEN AT ALL TIMES AFTER SENSOR ON DASHBOARD MALFUNCTIONED TEMPORARILY. AS A RESULT, LAP BELT IS ONLY AVAILABLE RESULTING IN LACK OF SAFETY FOR DRIVER. *NLM
Mileage: 97,000
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON DRIVER-SIDE ONLY WILL NOT MOVE FROM RETRACTED POSITION AS IF DOOR IS OPEN AT ALL TIMES AFTER SENSOR ON DASHBOARD MALFUNCTIONED TEMPORARILY. AS A RESULT, LAP BELT IS ONLY AVAILABLE RESULTING IN LACK OF SAFETY FOR DRIVER. *NLM
Mileage: 97,000
THE VEHICLE DOORS JAMMED AND THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM
LETTER FROM DAVID WYNNE (NJ) RE HIS 1991 HONDA, ACCORD. HE WAS NEVER CONTACTED RE THE 1993 HONDA RECALL OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTOR DEFECT, REPLY ATTN DEE DENTON/ MT, HOLLY OFFICE, NO RECORD SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND ON PREVIOUS LETTER. IGNITION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTOR FAILURE IN THE 1993, HONDA ...
IGNITION SYSTEMS - DISTRIBUTOR DEFECT.
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF DRIVER DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE AND GO OUT PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN SHE WENT AROUND TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE SHE FOUND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD HER THIS WAS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WI...
BACK SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE A CARSEAT AND A BOOSTER SEAT. PROBLEM IS NOT MATTER WHAT KIND OF BOOSTER SEAT I PURCHASE IT DOES NOT WORK WITH THESE SEATBELTS IN MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE LAW STATES I MUST PUT MY 5 YEAR OLD IN A BOOSTER SEAT, AND FOR HIS SAFETY I ...
DURING NORMAL TO HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKE PEDAL FAIL AND WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESS. THE CAR SLOWLY SLOW DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPEN AND HAS NO BRAKING FEELING IN THE FRONT WHEELS.
Mileage: 145,520
CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT DRIVE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
AFTER CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE, AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR, VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND STICK. CONSUMER UNABLE TO SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 152,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER FROM BEHIND AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO THE CONSUMER HAD SOME INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC KEY LOCKING DEVICE W/BUTTON ON DOOR FAILED. WOULD NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO EXIT. BUTTON WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHEN TRYING TO EXIT. *AK DEALER REPLACED FRONT DOOR LOCK. *TT
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK VEHICLE ONE DAY FROM INSIDE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. SHE HAD TO CLIMB ACROSS CONSOLE, AND GO OUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. ON SAME DAY SHE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AND AGAIN COULD NOT DO SO. CONSUMER THINKS THERE IS A RECALL BECAUSE SHE H...
FRONT STRUTS DEVELOP SEVERE SQUEAKS AND EVENTUALLY WILL NOT COMPRESS VERY WELL.*AK
VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE DIRECTLY HEAD-ON AT 70MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAIN SEVERE INJURIES. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF MY TIGERPAW SIDEWALLS, AFTER 30,000 MILES ON 80,000 TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P175/13)
DRIVER DOOR IS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM EITHER SIDE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE REVS UP AND DOWN WHILE IN PARK, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY LOCKED CLOSED, AN INTERNAL COMPONENT INSIDE THE DOOR IS BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR OR THE EXTERIOR. SHOULD THERE BE A COLLISION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER WILL BE LOCKED IN.
SHEET METAL DIRECTLY ABOUT THE GAS FILLER ACCESS DOOR ALONG LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, SIMILAR DAMAGE NOTICED ON RANDOM SAME MAKE MODEL YEARE AUTO'S. POSSIBLE DUE TO POOR MOISTURE DRAINAGE.
AFTER CLOSING DRIVER'S DOOR IT LOCKED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS CAR SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STED THAT IT WAS WIRE TO ALTERNATOR THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPAIRED WIRE. A WEEK LATER ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DOOR LOCKS ARE AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING PROPERLY EXCEPT THAT YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE. OBVIOUSLY, THE POWER LOCK ON THIS SIDE IS ALSO OPERATING FINE. I BELIEVE THAT THE HOOK AT THE DOOR LOCK WAS NOT ABLE TO RELEASE. THIS WILL CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, UNDER HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DIRECTLY TO FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING AT OUTSIDE OF MASTER CYLINDER. O-RINGS ON INSIDE CAN DEGRADE AND CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. PL...
WHILE DRIVING IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, UNDER HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DIRECTLY TO FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING AT OUTSIDE OF MASTER CYLINDER. O-RINGS ON INSIDE CAN DEGRADE AND CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. PL...
DRIVERS DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. HAD TO CLIMB OVER STICK SHIFT TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. WHEN CHECKING WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY FIX AN AVERAGE OF TWO A WEEK. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT, ELDERLY OR WEIGHT CHALLENGED WOULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME. HONDA HAS NOT ...
DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BREAKS, CANT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OF CAR. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.*AK
DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE NOR FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DOOR HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD TO EXIT AND ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH PASSENGER'S DOOR.*AK
AFTER DRIVING HOME AT 70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDERHOOD. ENGINE COOLING FAN HAD MELTED. *AK THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MELTED DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE CIRCUIT. *YH
NEEDED TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP PROPERLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIIED AT THIS TIME. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. *YH
HONDA'S ARE SOLD WITH "DONUT" SPARE TIRES WHICH ARE OF REDUCED SIZE AND DURABILITY AND INCREASED PRESSURE. IN MY FIRST USE, THE TIRE FAILED IN LESS THAN 30 MILES DRIVEN AT UNDER 50 MPH. IN MY VIEW THIS IS AN INHERENTLY UNSAFE ARRANGEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SERVICES THIS CAR SINCE NEW ACCORDING...
YOKOHAMA 382 ALL SEASON TIRE (P185 70 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
DRIVER'S-SIDE DOOR LATCH JUST FAILED AND THE DOOR WAS JAMMED SHUT. THIS IS THE ONLY CASE OF A DOOR LATCH JUST FAILING IN ANY VEHICLE THAT I OR ANY OF MY FAMILY/FRIENDS HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS COST OVER $700 TO REPAIR (SINCE THE DOOR WAS JAMMED SHUT)AND ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS UNOFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ABOUT TH...
WINDOWS DO NOT WORK UP AND DOWN
I BOUGHT 4 TIRES FOR MY HONDA ACCORD AROUND SUMMER 97, THEY HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THEM AT THIS MOMENT. DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER IN OK AND TX; LAST FRIDAY, I WAITED UNTIL 800PM FOR THE HEAT TO COME DOWN TO DRIVE FROM OKLAHOMA CITY TO DALLAS. ABOUT 60 MILES NORTH OF DALLAS, MY REAR RIGHT TIRE BLE...
I BOUGHT 4 TIRES FOR MY HONDA ACCORD AROUND SUMMER 97, THEY HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THEM AT THIS MOMENT. DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER IN OK AND TX; LAST FRIDAY, I WAITED UNTIL 800PM FOR THE HEAT TO COME DOWN TO DRIVE FROM OKLAHOMA CITY TO DALLAS. ABOUT 60 MILES NORTH OF DALLAS, MY REAR RIGHT TIRE BLE...
PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS LOCKED IN THE TRACK IN CLOSE POSITION. BELT WILL NOT MOVE UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THREE OF FOUR TIRES SEPARATED ONE WILL BE REPLACED SHORTLY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/60R15 )
FUEL RELAY SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL START AT TIMES AFTER WAITING 3O MINUTES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
SPRING CAME OUT OF PLASTIC HOUSING THROUGH MANUFACTURES MADE OPENING, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE UNABLE TO RETRACT.*AK
ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A LARGE RUST SPOT IS CONTINUING TO FORM DIRECTLY ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS SPOT HAS BEEN INCREASING IN SIZE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER FEELS THE SPOT IS A DEFECT; THEY HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR IN THE PAST BUT ALSO SAY HONDA VIEWS THE PROBLEM DIFFE...
SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY WHEN VEHICLE STRUCK THE METAL GATE AT 25-30 MPH;. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE OCCUPANT UPON AN IMPACT WITH A GATE POST. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN OPENING THE DOOR AND UPON EXITING VEHICLE, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS BECOME VERY TIGHT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE LATCH FAILED AND DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF CAR. THE ONLE ENTRANCE OR EXIT IS THROUGH THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAR WHICH IS DIFFICULT; IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IF INJURED.*AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT FROM VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT UNLATCH, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT LOCK HAS DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. *YH
WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE BY USING THE DOOR HANDLES , DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT LATCHES AND LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS STUCK , AND DOOR WAS LOCKED. WIIL NOT OPEN FOR A MONTH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET TRAVELING 35MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS DIDN'T RESTRAINT, ALLOWING CONSUMER TO GO FORWARD. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOURTYFIVE MINUTES AFTER USE. CAR STARTS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DRIVERS FRONT . THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TOTHE BUMPER AREA. VERY EXTREME HEAT THERE. THE FIRE DAMAGED WIRING MAINLY ON THE DRIVERSIDE WHEEL WELL. ALSO BURNT MANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES, THE POWERESTE...
TWO YOKOHAMA TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT WHEELS. AFTER 27,000 MILES, STEEL BELTS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILED. TEN MILES LATER, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE FAILED THE SAME WAY. BOTH FAILURES NEARLY CAUSED VERY BAD ACCIDENT IN HEAVY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 1796036 TIRE SIZE: P18...
THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY BROKE, MAKING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE BOTHE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. EVERYONE I KNOW WITH A HONDA ACCORD OF THIS YEAR HAS THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED ALREADY. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLES BROKE. OCCUPANTS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE WHICH MAY TRAP AN OCCUPANT UNLESS GOING THROUGH THE REAR DOORS. *AK
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT ENGINE SUDDENLY ACELERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A CONCRETE WALL BEFORE STOPPING. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED OCCASIONALLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE SEAT BELTS EITHER FAIL TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED, OR THEY FAIL TO ENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THERE IS A PASSE...
TWO BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING UNIT WERE LOOSE AND TWO MISSING. YH
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCKED AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO OPEN IT. MY WIFE HAD TO EXIT BY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE.
INSIDE HANDLE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS OFF, AND THE HANDLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF ALSO. CONSUMER SAYS THAT PLASTIC CRACKED, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO FALL OFF. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF CONSUMER HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. *AK
ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, THE RPM WILL SHOOT UP TO 4000 RPM, CAUSING DRIVER TO TURN VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. *YC
THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT STAY CONSISTEN WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT WILL JUMP FROM 2 TO 4 RPMS EVEN IF VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVING THAT FAST.
TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CONTROL WIRE CABLES FAILED. MJS
BRAKE FADE IN HOT WEATHER AND A/C RUNNING.
ON WAY TO WORK CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING. THEY ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ...
ON WAY TO WORK CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING. THEY ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ...
ON WAY TO WORK CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING. THEY ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ...
ON WAY TO WORK CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING. THEY ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ...
FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS COMPLETELY RELEASED. THEY FAILED TO TIGHTEN WHEN IN USE.*AK
AIR BAG FAILED ON CRASH
UNEXPECTED/PREMATURE RUST-THROUGH OF BODY ADJACENT TO WHEEL WELL
METAL ABOVE THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELLS IS RUSTING AND PAINT IS COMING OFF( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: HR7014R )
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY LOCKED UP. ABS SYSTEM DI''NT KICK IN DUE TO THE BRAKE MODULE FAILURE. *AK
THE HYDRAULIC SHOCKS THAT SUPPORT THE HATCHBACK GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME CRASHING DOWN ON OWNER'S HEAD. OWNER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE SHOCKS.*AK.ET.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF HANDLE, CAUSING DOOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK
DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN EVEN IF PUSHING OR PULLING FROM EITHER SIDE. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTION. *AK
THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY ACCORD, IS THAT THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS, WILL NOT TIGHTEN, WHEN I WOULD SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY PULL ON IT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS WOULD BE A MAJOR PROBELM, BECAUSE, IF DO NOT USE THE SUPPLEMENTAL SEATBELTS (THE WAIST ONES), THEN ESSENTAILLY I WOULD BE DRIVING WITHOUT A SEATBE...
WHEN SITTING AT A STOP BRAKE PEDAL DECOMPRESSES BY ITSELF,AND WHEN STOPPING PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS ITS COMMON WITH HONDAS. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DOOR LATCH/ASSEM. WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED? *AK
I SUBMITTED A DETAIL E-MAIL, W/ATTACHMENT, TO YOUR WEBMASTER ON THIS DATE DETAILING THE PROBLEM. MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS [email protected]. NO SAFETY DEFECTSMENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD . OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIRSHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTERCYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FAULTY CONTROL PANEL FOR A/C/HEATER FAILED.
THERMOSTAT STICKS, CAUSING OVERHEATING.
ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT FAILED.
THE C0NSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. DURING AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
WHY HAS NORTH AMERICAN HONDA NOT ISSUED A RECALL OF ALL HONDA DOOR FAILURES ? ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC, THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF THE VERY SAME DOOR LOCK FAILURES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE SPENT OVER $600.00 DOLLARS TO GET OUR DOOR CUT OFF, SO THA IT COULD HAVE THE INTERNAL PARTS REPLACED, SO ...
VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES.
VEHICLE WILL CUT BACK AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED, NO WARRANTY. *AK
DISTRIBUTOR FAILED.
HONDA'S AFTER-MARKET CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED BY HONDA DEALER, WILL GAIN OR LOSE SPEED AT A RATE OF 57 MPH. THIS FEATURE IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. USUALLY HAPPENS EARLY INTO TRIP.
THE IGINTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID THAT A PIN BROKE IN THE IGINTION SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLES SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED TO BETTER WITH STAND SIDE IMPACTS.
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ALSO THE SAME SWITCH THAT IS USED FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THE SWITCH IS VERY LOOSE. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP'S TO BE CHECKED OUT. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINING THAT INNER DOOR PLASTIC PANEL IS CRACKING AND BREAKING FROM BOTH INNER FRONT DOORS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ONLY REPLACED DEFECTIVE PARTS WITHIN 3 YEAR. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. PRIOBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE 10,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
METAL ABOVE THE RIGHT/LEFT REAR WHEEL WELLS IS RUSTING AND PAINT WAS COMING OFF.
VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE AND SHUDDERING.
EXCESSIVE AND CONTINUOUS LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID FROM ABS FLUID RESERVOIRS. ALSO ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. *AK
THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. TO DISENGAGE THE MOTOR THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY AND PUT THE VEHCILE INTO NEUTRAL. *AK
NOT ABLE TO GET RECALL WORK DONE ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM.
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR.
ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS PROHIBIT OWNER FROM ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN ENTRAPMENT. *AK
FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR JAMMED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. DRIVER HAD TO ENTER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED IN MAY OF 97. *AK
SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR DELAYED BECAUSE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS.
TRANSMISSION RECALL REPAIRS DELAYED DUE TO DEALERS LACK OF PARTS.
TIMING BELT FAILED.
WATER PUMP FAILED.
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN AT ALL. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE OCCUPANT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT. *AK
THREE NUTS HOLDING THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME LOOSE.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
THE CABLE CORD FOR THE HEAT TEMPERATURE STICKS, CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE DIAL NOT TO MOVE.
THE DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS JAMMED. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, CANNOT OPEN DOOR WITH KEY. DEALER STATED THAT THE MECHANISM IN THE LOCK NEEDS REPLACING. *AK
IN COLD WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN, ONCE ENGINE HEATS UP PROBLEM SUBSIDES. *AK
HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULB BECAME DETACHED FROM THE REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING FIRE.
GOT A FLAT TIRE, WENT TO CHANGE TIRE AND TIRE DIDN'T FIT . *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST BRAKING POWER WHILE BRAKING, HAD SLID INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN AT THE SAME TIME. VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM OR DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
WHILE AT STOP LIGHT VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. THE BRAKE MASTER CLYLINDER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE, HAVE TO GO IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE, HAVE TO GO IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB
WHILE RIDING ALONG THE HIGHWAY PASSENGER'S DOOR BECOMES SHAKY, OWNER FEELS THAT PASSENGER'S DOOR MAY COME OPEN WHILE DOOR IS BEING CLOSED TIGHTLY AND LOCKED. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.
WHEN TO APPLYING ABS BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS A NOISE AND NO BRAKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD. THE BOLTS ATTACHED TO THE RACK & PINION, AND THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER HAD DISCONNECTED. *AK
WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD. THE BOLTS ATTACHED TO THE RACK & PINION, AND THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER HAD DISCONNECTED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, HIT A HOUSE, WENT DOWN A DITCH AND BACKED UP, ALSO HIT A FENCE. *AK
GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK POSITION/ COULD NOT REMOVE IGNITION KEY.
MUFFLER REPLACED.
RIGHT SIDE AXLE FAILED.
HUB BEARINGS FAILED.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
HOT HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULB DETACHED FROM REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.
THE HYDRUALIC STRUTS THAT HOLD UP THE REAR HATCH SLAMS SHUT IN COLD WEATHER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WEATHER IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE, HATCH HAS RECENTLY HIT CONSUMER IN THE HEAD WHEN IT WAS WARM OUTSIDE, CONSUMER AND HER CHILDREN HAVE HAD PAIN DUE TO THE HATCH FAILING. *SLC
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL RESULTED IN FIRE. *SD
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DLRS OBSERVATION DISTRIBUTOR. *AK
THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK HANDLE WOULDN'T UNLOC. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
HATCHBACK STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL DOWN. *DSH
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DIRT FROM TRANSMISSION FILTER. *DH
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STICKS. *SD
FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE COMES OFF WHILE OPENING; IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, OCCUPANT WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE; REPAIRED THREE (3) TIMES. TT
FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE COMES OFF WHILE OPENING; IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, OCCUPANT WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE; REPAIRED THREE (3) TIMES. TT
HYDRAULIC LIFTS ON HATCHBACK SUPPORT COLLAPSED. TT
PLASTIC DOOR COVERS CRACKED. *SD
TRUNK WILL SHUT WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING, NO SUPPORT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND STEERING LOCKED UP . TT
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN DISCONNECTED AT SOME POINT, RESULTING IN NO CONTROL. TT
TAILGATE IN OPEN POSITION, MAY SUDDENLY FALL. *SD
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO. DRIVER CAN NOT TELL SPEED WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES REPEATEDLY BREAK DUE TO BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601369) *DSH
FRONT PASSENGER LAP BELT WILL NOT SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *DSH
THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS AT 40,000 MILE. IT LETS IN BRAKE FLUID INTO RUBBER DIAPHRAM AND YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE WHOLE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED . TT
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT BECAME UNDONE; THREW DRIVER FROM DRIVER TO PASSENGER SIDE; FACE ENDED UP HITTING WINDSHIELD; BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 55 MPH.
PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE METAL DOOR KNOB ON DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE CRACKED, PREVENTING DOOR LOCK FROM UNLOCKING, TRAPPING PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. *DSH
THE SEAT RETRACTOR LIGHT COMES ON AND IT KEEPS BEEPING SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED UP WHEN UNBUCKLED IT SHOULD BEEP ONLY 6 SECONDS THE BEEP WILL NOT STOP . TT
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENS WHEN WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN, ELECTRIC WINDOWS. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE AT 16K MILES. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE AT 16K MILES. TT
THE AIR CONDITIONER KNOB BROKE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE HANDLE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR MOVE SLOW . TT
THE AIR CONDITIONER KNOB BROKE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE HANDLE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR MOVE SLOW . TT
TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP FROM DRIVE TO SPORTS MODE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT, LOST USE OF HER ARM AND DAUGHTER COULD NOT GET OUT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, CAR WAS TOTALED. TT
VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP IMPACT 6:00 POSITION LAP/SHOULDER BELT OVER RETRACT TRAPPING THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. TT
VEHICLE TURNED OFF AT 60MPH ON HWY DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR END COLLISION, AT APPROX. 10MPH, DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS FAIL TO RETRACT, RESULT DRIVER HIT WINDSHIELD. TT
TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. *SKD
TIMING CHAIN MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD CRACK. WHEN TURNING STEERING VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM ASSEMBLED WITH TWO DIFFERENT CALIPERS, CAUSING PREMATURE CALIPER FAILURE. *AW
SEAT BELT BUCKLE INOPERABLE DUE TO BROKEN PIECES OF THE RELEASE BUTTON INSIDE THE BUCKLE. *SD
DRIVERS SIDE AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO LATCH. TT
SUSPENSION IS TOO LIGHT FOR VEHICLE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES/MISALIGNMENT. *SKD
PREMATURE WEAR OF FAULKNER TIRES. *SKD