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1994 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 1994 record →

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 2, 1998TX

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. FRONT END DAMAGES TOTALED $7,000.00. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 2, 1998OK

OIL LEAK DUE TO CRACKED ENGINE SEALS AROUND THE ENGINE OIL PAN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 21, 1998TN

WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER AND THEY HIT HEAD-ON, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES DID'T DEPLOY, AND THE IMPACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 15, 1998FL

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS GET OVERHEATED AND WARPED, CAUSING ALOT OF PULSATION IN THE STEERING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND ARE AWARE, BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Oct 1, 1998NY

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH REARENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING FACE AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 14, 1998HI

VEHICLE LOSS ALL OIL DUE TO CAM SEAL MALFUNCTION.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 6, 1998FL

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR FAILED. (QCAW)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 26, 1998AL

ABS DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN FLUID LEAKS OUT OF RESERVOIR, BUT THE STANDARD BRAKING STILL WORKS, THOUGH DIFFERENTLY ON WET ROADS. SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST REGARDING THIS PROBLEM.

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed May 24, 1998MS

STARTER FAILED.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed May 1, 1998WA

WHILE SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 20, 1998TN

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 14, 1998WA

PLEASE IGNORE THIS RECORD (TESTING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 4, 1998FL

ABS MODULATOR LEAKS BRAKE FLUID UNTIL EMPTY, THEN ABS LIGHT COMES ON.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 24, 1998CO

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN TWO COLLISIONS/MINOR INJURIES. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 20, 1998CO

THROTTLE PLATE GUMMED UP AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TWICE, WITHIN MINUTES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 18, 1998CA

A LEAK IN THE ENGINE CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF OIL AND CUT OFF WHILE GOING 60MPH. DEALER SAID IT WAS PART OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 4, 1997DC

RIGHT FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILURE, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Oct 22, 1997NY

RADIATOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 25, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH DROVE OVER A HIG RISE MANHOLE HITTING TRANSMISSION CASE, CAUSING THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, CAUSING UNNESSARY INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. *AK

TiresCrash1 injured1 killed
Filed Sep 22, 1997NY

TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHERE SHE WAS GOING, RESULTING IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. DRIVER DIED AFTER 5 DAYS, PASSENGER AN INFANT, WAS SEVERELY INJURED BY AIR BAG, BUT SURVIVED. *AK

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 10, 1997CA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WENT INTO THE RECLINING POSITION UPON IMPACT.OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 8, 1997TX

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Unknown or Other1 injured
Filed Jul 8, 1997NJ

REFLECTION OF SUN ON DASH BOARD REFLECTED BACK ON THE WINDSHIELD, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISION AND, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 30, 1997VA

WHILE DRIVING THE SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY TIME THE LIGHT GOES OFF IS WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Jun 30, 1997KY

TRUNK DOOR LID WOULD NOT CLOSE, IT WAS MISALIGNED. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A CRASH. PLEASE DESRIBE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 9, 1997CA

ENGINE OIL SEAL BREAKS; VEHICLE LOSES ALL OF THE OIL, AND THEN ENGINE SEIZES WHILE DRIVING. **AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 25, 1997FL

DOOR ASSEMBLY; DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WITHOUT USING KEY. CAUSE UNKNOWN, HAS NOT HAD ANYONE TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Mar 18, 1997MN

THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE NOT EASY AS OTHER TYPES OF BULBS TO REPLACE, BECAUSE THEY ARE SEALED BEAM TYPE OF HEADLIGHT BULBS.

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Feb 26, 1997WA

SEVERE DRIVETRAIN SHUDDER - CLUTCH CHATTERS WHEN DRIVETRAIN IS COLD. HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM OR REPAIR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 24, 1997MO

APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP ABOUT 30YARDS AWAY AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, DID NOT PICK UP, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON,RESULTING IN AHEAD-ON COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Steering
Filed Jan 16, 1997MD

WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE AND MAKING A TURN THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING . *AK

Seats
Filed Jan 14, 1997MI

PASSENGER SEAT WILL GO FORWARD DURING STOPPING.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 9, 1997NY

SMOKE FROM POWER WINDOW SWITCH.

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 30, 1996MO

MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1996MA

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 27, 1996MO

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 50MPH, 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 13, 1996NY

ENGINE CYLINDERS NOT FIRING.

Tires
Filed Nov 12, 1996NY

MICHELIN TIRES REPLACED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 25, 1996FL

DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 25, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist SystemCrash
Filed Oct 16, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE, NOTICED IT TOO LATE TO APPLY BRAKES, REARENDED THE VEHICLE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 15, 1996MD

INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE WAS OUT OF THE CAR. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash3 injured
Filed Oct 15, 1996VA

DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK *JB

Wheels › Rim
Filed Oct 3, 1996CA

WHEEL RIM BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 24, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED HONDA, HONDA HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 19, 1996CT

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH NEITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER WAS INJURED.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 18, 1996VA

CONSUMER WAS GIVEN ONLY ONE KEY FOR THE ELECTRO LOCK RECALL INSTEAD OF TWO.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 16, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, FREAK STORM APPEARED, VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED, HONDA REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, PUSHED HONDA INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Sep 4, 1996NC

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ELECTRO LOCK, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 17, 1996MD

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

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