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1991 Honda Accord complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →

Seat Belts
Filed May 12, 1997NJ

SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR DELAYED BECAUSE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Apr 23, 1997CA

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

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Apr 11, 1997NY

THREE NUTS HOLDING THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME LOOSE.

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 17, 1997CA

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Mar 11, 1997SC

THE CABLE CORD FOR THE HEAT TEMPERATURE STICKS, CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE DIAL NOT TO MOVE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Mar 4, 1997NJ

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

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 20, 1997NC

IN COLD WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN, ONCE ENGINE HEATS UP PROBLEM SUBSIDES. *AK

Exterior Lighting › HeadlightsFire
Filed Feb 11, 1997TX

HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULB BECAME DETACHED FROM THE REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING FIRE.

Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Jan 17, 1997MD

GOT A FLAT TIRE, WENT TO CHANGE TIRE AND TIRE DIDN'T FIT . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 13, 1997WI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp
Filed Dec 31, 1996NY

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Dec 19, 1996CA

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

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Dec 9, 1996FL

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 15, 1996MS

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 8, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 4, 1996IN

WHEN TO APPLYING ABS BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS A NOISE AND NO BRAKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Nov 4, 1996CA

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD. THE BOLTS ATTACHED TO THE RACK & PINION, AND THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER HAD DISCONNECTED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 23, 1996VA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK POSITION/ COULD NOT REMOVE IGNITION KEY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Oct 17, 1996NY

MUFFLER REPLACED.

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft
Filed Oct 15, 1996NY

RIGHT SIDE AXLE FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 24, 1996IN

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

Exterior Lighting › HeadlightsFire
Filed Sep 4, 1996TX

HOT HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULB DETACHED FROM REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Aug 5, 1996TX

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Jul 19, 1996NH

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 21, 1996DC

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlFire
Filed Apr 23, 1996TX

PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL RESULTED IN FIRE. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 22, 1996NY

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DLRS OBSERVATION DISTRIBUTOR. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 15, 1996LA

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK HANDLE WOULDN'T UNLOC. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Mar 28, 1996CA

HATCHBACK STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL DOWN. *DSH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 20, 1996MD

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DIRT FROM TRANSMISSION FILTER. *DH

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Feb 21, 1996MD

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STICKS. *SD

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 20, 1996NC

FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE COMES OFF WHILE OPENING; IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, OCCUPANT WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE; REPAIRED THREE (3) TIMES. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Feb 13, 1996CA

HYDRAULIC LIFTS ON HATCHBACK SUPPORT COLLAPSED. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 12, 1996OH

PLASTIC DOOR COVERS CRACKED. *SD

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Feb 2, 1996NY

TRUNK WILL SHUT WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING, NO SUPPORT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Steering
Filed Feb 2, 1996NJ

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND STEERING LOCKED UP . TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 22, 1996CA

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN DISCONNECTED AT SOME POINT, RESULTING IN NO CONTROL. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Jan 8, 1996MO

TAILGATE IN OPEN POSITION, MAY SUDDENLY FALL. *SD

Power Train
Filed Jan 4, 1996NJ

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO. DRIVER CAN NOT TELL SPEED WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 7, 1995PA

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES REPEATEDLY BREAK DUE TO BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601369) *DSH

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Oct 5, 1995CO

FRONT PASSENGER LAP BELT WILL NOT SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Sep 28, 1995CA

THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS AT 40,000 MILE. IT LETS IN BRAKE FLUID INTO RUBBER DIAPHRAM AND YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 18, 1995CA

THE WHOLE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED . TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash3 injured
Filed Aug 31, 1995SD

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.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 24, 1995MD

PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE METAL DOOR KNOB ON DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE CRACKED, PREVENTING DOOR LOCK FROM UNLOCKING, TRAPPING PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. *DSH

Seat Belts
Filed Aug 8, 1995NJ

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

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 3, 1995AZ

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENS WHEN WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN, ELECTRIC WINDOWS. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Aug 1, 1995CA

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE AT 16K MILES. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 24, 1995TX

THE AIR CONDITIONER KNOB BROKE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE HANDLE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR MOVE SLOW . TT

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