DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH IN THE SNOW HIT A PERSON AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT
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 →
PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS. *AW
BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. *SKD
EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS FOG UP IN SPRING AND FALL, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD
SHORT ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, ALSO ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE. *SKD
WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT CAR SHAKES. TT
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SKD
HAND BRAKE PIVOT WAS TOO TIGHT, PREVENTING HAND BRAKE FROM STAYING DOWN.
BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELDS HAVE A SEVERE GLARE CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING. TT
HORN PERFORMS POORLY IN EMERGENCY SITUTATION DUE TO ITS DESIGN AND LOCATION. TT
GERRY GUARDIAN. BELT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. TT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AT 20,000 MILES AND REAR AT 24,000 MILES, DEALER SAID PROBLEM RESULTED FROM ABS SYSTEM. TT
LEFT/RIGHT FRONT STRUTS FAILED. *SKD
VEHICLE DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, ALSO LOSES SPEED ON FREEWAYS, DROPPING FROM 55 MPH TO 30 MPH. *SKD
BODY METAL OF VEHICLE IS TOO LIGHT/THIN AND WOULD NOT HOLD UP DURING AN ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ANY SPEED. TT
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. TT
ALL FOUR VEHICLE WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE IN COLD WEATHER. TT
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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