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
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 →
OIL LEAK DUE TO CRACKED ENGINE SEALS AROUND THE ENGINE OIL PAN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
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
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
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH REARENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING FACE AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE LOSS ALL OIL DUE TO CAM SEAL MALFUNCTION.
AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR FAILED. (QCAW)
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.
STARTER FAILED.
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
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
PLEASE IGNORE THIS RECORD (TESTING. *AK
ABS MODULATOR LEAKS BRAKE FLUID UNTIL EMPTY, THEN ABS LIGHT COMES ON.
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN TWO COLLISIONS/MINOR INJURIES. *AK
THROTTLE PLATE GUMMED UP AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TWICE, WITHIN MINUTES.
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
RIGHT FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILURE, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES.
RADIATOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
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
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
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
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
REFLECTION OF SUN ON DASH BOARD REFLECTED BACK ON THE WINDSHIELD, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISION AND, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING THE SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY TIME THE LIGHT GOES OFF IS WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK
TRUNK DOOR LID WOULD NOT CLOSE, IT WAS MISALIGNED. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A CRASH. PLEASE DESRIBE. *AK
ENGINE OIL SEAL BREAKS; VEHICLE LOSES ALL OF THE OIL, AND THEN ENGINE SEIZES WHILE DRIVING. **AK
DOOR ASSEMBLY; DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WITHOUT USING KEY. CAUSE UNKNOWN, HAS NOT HAD ANYONE TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK
THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE NOT EASY AS OTHER TYPES OF BULBS TO REPLACE, BECAUSE THEY ARE SEALED BEAM TYPE OF HEADLIGHT BULBS.
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.
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
WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE AND MAKING A TURN THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING . *AK
PASSENGER SEAT WILL GO FORWARD DURING STOPPING.
SMOKE FROM POWER WINDOW SWITCH.
MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 50MPH, 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
ENGINE CYLINDERS NOT FIRING.
MICHELIN TIRES REPLACED.
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
TRANSMISSION SLIPS.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE, NOTICED IT TOO LATE TO APPLY BRAKES, REARENDED THE VEHICLE. *AK
INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE WAS OUT OF THE CAR. *AK
DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK *JB
WHEEL RIM BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED HONDA, HONDA HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH NEITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER WAS INJURED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS GIVEN ONLY ONE KEY FOR THE ELECTRO LOCK RECALL INSTEAD OF TWO.
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
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ELECTRO LOCK, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
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