1994 Honda Accord complaints

IT IS DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE DRIVER'S SEATBELT. IT TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT BUCKLES. SOMETIMES BUCKLE WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER YET.*AK

WHEN THE BALL JOINT BROKE, THE ENTIRE ARE CAME OUT OF THE DRIVETRAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OIL BLEW OUT OF OIL SEAL ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING HEAVY SMOKE TO COME FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER'S VISION WAS TEMPORARILY IMPAIRED, VEHICLE SHUT OFF/ LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT REGULAR SPEED VEHICLE MAKES A TICKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC REPLACED CV JOINTS.*AK

OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS - TOOK CARE IN FOR REPAIR OF OIL LEAK AND DISCOVERED MAIN SEAL PROBLEM. *AK

ON MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD THE GAS LIGHT HAS FAILED TO COME ON SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AROUND 25,000 MILES. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A CLOSE FRIEND AND IT CONTINUES TO BE FAULTY. THIS IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE TANK REGISTERED AROUND 1/4 TANK THE CAR DIED, LEAVING ME STRANDED AND THIS IS COMMON TO EVERY 1994-97 HONDA ACCORD I HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AS IT COULD LEAVE OTHERS STRANDED IN MORE DRASTIC CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK

GAS GAUGE IS ALWAYS INACCURATE AND NEVER TELLS THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK.*AK

HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME GAS GAUGE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING COLLISION.*AK

GAS GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL OPERATES ERRATICALLY AND DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH HAVING A FAULTY "SENDING UNIT" WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH IN HIGH SPEED LANE, LOST ALL POWER TO CAR--HAD TO BE TOWED, DISTRIBUTOR AT FAULT--COST $682 TO REPAIR. SINCE LEARNED THIS IS THE ACHILLES HEEL OF HONDAS--NOT TOO HAPPY TO BE IN HIGH SPEED LANE AND LOSE ALL POWER--DANGEROUS.*AK

THIS IS MY SECOND "MAJOR" DEFECT WITH MY 1994 HONDA. THE FIRST WAS AN OIL SEAL WHICH HONDA A YEAR LATER HAD A RECALL ON. I HAVE NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND GOT NUMEROUS ANSWERS ON WHY THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. NOW ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER THEY TELL ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM WHICH IS GOING TO COST $1300.00. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOUR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SHOULD BE A HONDA RECALL. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR HAVE COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THE SAME ANSWERS. HONDA SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

P195/60R15, DOT VD, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 30000 MILES ON A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING $ 4000.00 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THREE OF THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING SOME DEFECTS, DOT NUMBER VDV9JBB 233 AND 238, FIRESTONE FIREHAWK. *SLC

FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATE. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. SENDING UNIT BAD.*AK

ABS BRAKE FLUID MODULATOR LEAKS OUT ALL BRAKE FLUID.*AK

FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATE. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. SENDING UNIT BAD.*AK

185 70 R14, REPLACEMENT TIRES 55K MILES, MOUNTED ON A 1994, HONDA, ACCORD. CONSUMER HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVLING ON EXPRESSWAY. BEFORE BLOWOUT, LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. *AK

WHILE ON AN UPHILL GRADE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLES MOTOR REVVED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHCILE ACCELERATED FOWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH CONSUMERS FOOT WAS STILL FIRMLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE.*JB

SPEEDOMETER WAS ORDERED BY THE DEALER ON 2 FEB 2001. TO DATE THERE IS NO EXPECTED ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE PART (SPEEDOMETER). DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS IS CAUSED BY A INTERNAL LEAK THAT DURING WARM WEATHER WOULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE. DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS UNIT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK

SEAT BELTS HAVE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS RETRACTING; THUS, CONSTANTLY GETTING SLAMMED IN DOORS AND SCARRING DOOR JAMS. RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT HAS FAILED TO RETRACT TWICE, AND IT IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY SPRUNG AND UNABLE TO RETRACT.*AK

MY BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL FAILED, AND PUMPED OUT ALL THE OIL IN MY ENGINE. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS PART OF AN ON GOING PRODUCT UPDATE. HONDA AMERICA AGREED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO THE SEAL, BUT THE TIMING BELT ALSO NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO OIL SATURATION FROM THE FAILED OIL SEAL. THEY STATE THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $410 FOR THIS REPAIR! IN THE HONDA CAMPAIN, IT MANDATES A CHANGE OF THE TIMING BELT. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS, AND IF THE TIMING BELT FAILS DUE TO THE OIL, WILL HONDA BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY THIS MAY CAUSE? IF THE TIMING BELT SNAPS, I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD LOSE ANY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD DIE.*AK

SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED ,AND SPEEDOMETER HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER CLAIMS PARTS IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, AND NO CURRENT RELEASE DATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER HIT GUARD RAIL HEAD ON, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY TO TAKE CAR IN. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.*AK

THE SEAL WENT BAD CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 98V-231. NLM

MASSIVE OIL LEAK DUE TO FAILURE OF BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL. $1,700 PERIPHERAL ENGINE DAMAGE. ITEM RECALLED, BUT HONDA WILL NOT HONOR MAJORITY OF REPAIR COST. VERY LATE RECALL; 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES INVOLVED ACCORDING TO HONDA.

11-7-2000 INCURRED AN EXPENSE OF $827.93 RESULTING FROM A BLOWN OUT BALANCE SHAFT SEAL. 11-29-2000 MAILED TO HONDA A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT WITH: THE PROCARE INVOICE FOR 827.93, COPY OF THE RECEIPT, AND CENTURY HONDA INVOICE CONFIRMING INSPECTION OF BALANCE SHAFT SEAL CORRECTION. 1-13-2001 RECEIVED POSTCARD FROM HONDA CONFIRMING RECEIPT OF CLAIM. THEY CLAIMED THE DID NOT RECEIVE THE CENTURY HONDA INVOICE. 1-23-2001 AFTER DAYS, YES DAYS, OF BUSY SIGNALS I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FAX THE INVOICE THEY SAID THEY DID NOT RECEIVE. ALL PHONE CALLS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF THIS ORDEAL HAVE RESULTED IN BUSY SIGNALS OR BEING PUT ON HOLD. I HAVE PUT THE PHONE ON SPEAKER AT WORK AND WAITED AS LONG AS AN HOUR BEFORE GIVING UP. HONDA HAS BASICALLY MADE THEIRSELVES INACCESIBLE. 3-2-2001 TO DATE NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA EXCEPT PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED POSTCARD.HAVE

AS I APPROACHED A STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AT ALL. THE PEDAL RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY, HOWEVER THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I HIT A VAN IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH WAS PUSHED INTO A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH THEN COLLIDED WITH A POLICE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $4000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE OTHERS ARE BEING ASSESSED. I TRIED TWICE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITHOUT SUCCESS. ALSO NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH.*AK

CAR IS EXPERIENCING SLOW AIR LEAK ON 2 WHEELS. TIRES AND VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THE SLOW LEAKS CONTINUE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY ALLOY RIMS (STANDARD ON EX MODEL) MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEAK. I SEE NO OTHER POSSIBILITY SINCE THE TIRES AND VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBEM WASN'T SOLVED. READING FAILURES REPORTS FOR THE 94 ACCORD MODEL, I FIND SIMILAR PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY OTHER OWNERS. IF THERE IS A PATTERN OF LEAKY ALLOY RIMS ON 94 HONDA ACCORD MODELS, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ENTERING INTO AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER MOTORIST RAN RED LIGHT, HE WAS GOING STRAIGHT, AND RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. A DRIVER GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RAN A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED HIS VEHICLE INTO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. ESTIMATED SPEED OF OTHER VEHICLE AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR (ACCORDING TO VERBAL REPORT OF INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICER). NEITHER OF THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! *AK

A/C RECALL - COOLING SYSTEM NEVER WORKS PROPERLY. DEFROST DOESN'T CLEAR WINDOWS ON LEFT SIDE. ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL PROFUSELY (PART RECALL?) ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT. LIGHTING SWITCH WENT OUT & ALL LIGHTS BLEW. ANTENNA DOES'NT WORK PROPERLY. WINDOWS ARE COMING DOWN SLOWER AND SLOWER. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT BE THE NEXT TO GO. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL CASE OF MURPHY'S LAW.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON AN UPHILL GRADE WITH BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY PRESSED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN CAUSING ANOTHER CRASH. *SLC

HONDA IS NOW GIVING ME THE RUN-AROUND ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. THEY HAVE SET UP A SERIES OF HOOPS THAT ARE GOING TO COST ME TIME, MONEY AND THE USE OF MY CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE INTERSTATE DRIVING, CAR (ENGINE) SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN . NOTICED RPM DROPS TO 0 AT THE INSTANT OF THE SHUTDOWN. LOST STEERING CAPABILITY (STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION), LOST ACCELERATION POWER. HAD TO DRIFT OFF TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED IGNITOR COIL, IGNITOR U AND ENGINE OIL SEAL ALL FAILED. LOST ALL OIL FROM ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED COIL IGNITOR, IGNITOR U, T-BELTS, OIL SEALS, WATER PUMP, COOLANT AND RUBBER, ACCORDING TO PARTS LISTING ON INVOICE. DAMAGE AMOUNTED TO $837.33. HONDA NOW RECALLING AND REPAIRING OIL SEAL BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR WATER PUMP, EXTERIOR BELTS OR THE TWO IGNITION/IGNITOR PARTS REPLACED. THIS WAS A MAJOR FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH ON THE INTERSTATE. IF HONDA RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF A PART TO PREVENT FUTURE FAILURE AS IN THE CASE OF THE WATER PUMP, THEN HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR SAME. *AK

OIL PAN GASKET SUDDENLY BLEW, SPRAYING HOT OIL ALL OVER ENGINE, DESTROYING NEW TIMING BELT, ALL OTHER ENGINE BELTS AND HOSES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 1800 RPM, THERE IS A BUZZ IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *SLC

ELECTRICAL PART OF IGNITION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN RECOVERED; FINALLY FAILED PERMANENTLY. EACH FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP, SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAFFIC. *AK

FUEL LINES WERE CORRODING AND RUSTING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO LEAK FUEL AND RESULT IN A FIRE. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL LINE. *AK

BALANCER SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT. ALL ENGINE OIL QUICKLY LOST. CAMSHAFT FROZE IN HEAD. CRANKSHAFT CONTINUED TO TURN, STRIPPING TEETH OFF OF TIMING BELT. OIL SOAKED BRAKE PADS, TIRES AND BELTS. MECHANIC SAID ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT, DAMAGE IRREPAIRABLE. HEAD, CRANKSHAFT, AND PISTONS DAMAGED. REPAIR COSTS $2000 -$4000. CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS STRANDED IN THE ROAD, COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. IF I HAD TO STOP IN A HURRY, COULD HAVE CRASHED DUE TO OIL SOAKED BRAKES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLANTS ON THIS SAME FAULTY OIL SEAL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED & HAD BEEN REPAIRED FROM A CRASH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN AUG99 CRASH. SUSPECT AIRBAGS WERE NEVER REPAIRED FROM FIRST CRASH AND DEALER THAT REPAIRED & SOLD VEHICLE MISREPRESENTATED AIRBAG STATUS. RULES, REGULATIONS, RECOURSE??? BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED HONDA FROM AUG99 CRASH SAID "THE AIRBAGS IN THOSE HONDAS NEVER GO OFF". HE HAD A 99 ACCORD IN SHOPAT TIME THAT HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END TORN OFF ($10K+) AND THE AIRBAGS HAD NEVER DEPLOYED??? BY THE SAMR TOKEN HE HAD A CHEVY WITH MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE FROM A CURB & ALL BAGS HAD DEPLOYED.???? BUT MY QUESTION IS: IF MY AIRBAGS WERE NEVER PROPERLY REPAIRED/REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST CRASH WHAT ARE RECOURSE/OPTIONS. WHAT DOES THE NHTSA REQUIRE. HAVE FULL DOCUMENTATION.?*AK

BALANCER SEAL FAILED, ENGINE LOST OIL NOW ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED. *AK

BODY PANELS ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL WELL RUST THOURHG PAINT ON BOTH SIDES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. REGIONAL MANAGER DID NOT SHOW UP FOR APPOINTMENT. DEALER DID NOT RETURN FOLLOW UP CALL.*AK

VEHICLE BEGAN POURING OUT OIL FROM WITHIN THE TIMING COVER. ENDED UP REPLACING ALL BELTS INCLUDING TIMING BELT DUE TO OIL HAVING COVERED EVERYTHING. ALSO REPLACED WATER PUMP WHILE UNIT WAS OPEN. MECHANIC SAID BALANCE SHAFT SEAL WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM - SAID IT WAS THE 4TH HE HAD SEEN IN ABOUT THE LAST WEEK THAT INVOLVED AN ACCORD. RESEARCHED RECALL INFO ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED IN USA TODAY SEPT 19,2000 THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN OHIO MANUFACTERED CARS AND THOSE WERE BEING RECALLED FOR WHAT APPEARS AS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN HOWEVER. MADE A CALL TO HONDA MOTOR CO., SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR BUT THAT THEY RECEIVED THEIR INFO FROM NHTSA AND COULD NOT HELP ME SINCE THERE WAS NO EXISTING RECALL. SEEMS A HONDA SHOULD GO MORE THAT 50,000 WITHOUT MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR WORK. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!*AK

FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. IF FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WILL OCCUR WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.

AS I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SIGNALLING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, THE MODULATOR IS LEAKING. BOTH THE MODULATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS AT TWO HONDA DEALERS IN MY AREA (OPEN ROAD HONDA, EDISON, NJ; Z&W HONDA, PRINCETON, NJ) THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON '94 HONDAS, AND THAT THE ABS BREAKDOWN IS THE RESULT OF INADEQUATE DESIGN. THESE PARTS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD, HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO PREVENT BREAKAGE. THE ABS SYSTEM IS A TRUE SAFETY FEATURE, AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR.*AK

BALANCE SHAFT SEAL FELL OUT CAUSING A MAJOR LOSS OF OIL. *SLC

BOLT SNAPPED ON REAR CRADLE BUSHING, ENGINE SHIFTED AND SEPARATED FROM FRAME BODY AND ENGINE. THERE IS A BAD CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. , MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FRONT AND REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND BUSHINGS WERE BAD. CONSUMER FELT ENGINE MAY DROP OUT.*AK

ENGINE OIL SEAL RETAINER WAS OMITTED BY FACTORY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, AS THEREHAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF DEFECT. SEAL RUPTURED WHILE I WAS DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AND I SAW OIL POURING FROM ENGINE WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE TO RUN DRY OF OIL AND RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FIRE RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUOPANTS. HONDA REDUCED COST OF REPAIR TO $332 , BUT SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL.*AK

THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. IT CONSISTANTLY SHOWS THE TANK TO BE EMPTY.*AK