1995 Honda Accord complaints

ENGINE OIL SEEPAGE FROM FRONT OF ENGINE BLOCK, COST ME $1400 FOR LABOR, HONDA TOOK CARE OF ENGINE COST. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE HONDA CONDUCTED A CAMPAIGN FOR ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE. HONDA SAID, THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR WASN'T CORRELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN. EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE I TOOK MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED HONDA CENTER PLUS THE CAR HAVEN'T DRIVING A LOT IN 2000 SINCE I'M IN THE MILITARY AND DEPLOYED TO KOREA FOR A YEAR WITHOUT MY CAR, MY WIFE WAS ONLY DRIVING THE CAR ON BASE AND SHORT ERRANDS OFF-BASE. I WANT FOR HONDA TO ADMIT THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR WAS A MAJOR SAFETY MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND REIMBURSE ME FOR WHAT I PAID ($1400) TO GET ENGINE REPLACED.*AK

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER STATED THAT RECALL 96V217000/ AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF BEFORE THIS OCCURRED.VIN [XXX]. *AK *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK

ENGINE CRACK

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 15MPH GAS PEDAL STUCK OPEN. CABLE MELTED. *AK

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAMSHAFT SEAL FAILED AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE, CASUING THE ENGINE TO BE DESTROYED. THE CAM SHAFT SEAL HAS BEEN RECALLED BY HONDA.

A VALVE CONNECTED TO ENGINE BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO A CYLINDER HEAD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

DEALER REPORTED 6 OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING FOR PART, WHICH IS BACKORDERED AND MAY BE 6 MONTHS BEFORE WE GET. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

96V217000/AIR BAG: AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAITING ON PARTS THAT WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK ABS FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BUCKLE FAILS TO BUCKLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINTATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THAT SINCE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NEVER USED, IT HAD UNRELEASED PRESSURE AND BUILD UP AND THE ABS SYSTEM DESTROYED ITSELF, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *SLC

ABS MODOLATOR TOLD BY DEALER IS LEAKING, ACCUMULATOR ALSO IS LEAKING, LOW ON BRAKE FLUID, ADDED FLUID,ABS LIGHT GOES OUT. TOLD TO CHECK FLUID,AFTER 3 WEEKS NO FLUID LEAKING.COST OF REPAIR L,400.00. *AK

THE FIRST INCIDENCE OCCURRED IN JULY 1999 AND THE DEALER ATTENDED TO THE ABS LIGHT ON DEFECT BY R&R ACCUMULATOR AND ABS PUMP & REPAIR LEAK, BLEED ABS SYSTEM & RESET ECU. THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED OFF THEREAFTER. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $193.0. THE PROBLEM HOWEVER CREPT UP AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2000, AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL FAILURE IN ABS MODULATOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MODULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $1200. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO PAY 20% OF THE REPAIR COST. *AK

ABS MODULATOR IS LEAKING, ACCUMULATOR IS LEAKING, COST $1350.00 WITHOUT TAX. *AK

ABS MODULATOR LEAKING BECAUSE OF LOOSE FITTINGS OR CRACKS, ABS BRAKE FLUID MUST BE TOPPED OFF EVERY FEW MONTHS. *AK

PEDAL WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WITH DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.*AK

ABS LIGHT ON. ABS FAILED ON APPLICATION ON ICY ROAD. DEALER DETERMINED ABS MODULATOR WAS LEAKING. I NOTICE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS REGARDING THIS MATTER.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SRS LIGHT ON. DEALER PERFORMED COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. CODE 08-1. INTERMITTENT CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. CONTROL UNIT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. $695.00 PLUS TAX. *AK

DASH LIGHT COMES ON PANEL FOR AIRBAGS BLINKING. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ON. THE DEALER REPLACED MODULATOR AND ACCUMULATOR. TWO DAYS LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROLLER AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE. *YH

WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CROSSED A SIDEWALK, STRUCK A SIDE OF A BUILDING, CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 30 FEET AND STRUCK A SUPPORT POLE AND A PARKED CAR. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT40 MPH CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN MY WIFE WAS ON A TRIP FAR FROM HOME. WHEN SHE RETURNED, I TOOK THE CAR TO MILTON MARTIN HONDA. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER, BUT COULD FIND NO FAULT CODE. THEY RESET THE SRS LIGHT, BUT IT CAME ON AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THEY HAD SAID THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THEY OFTEN HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG COMPUTER. I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR 1995 HONDA ACCORDS FOR AIR BAG PROBLEMS (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB041021). I ALSO FOUND A HONDA TSB ON THE PROBLEM (SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER HON/A90). FINALLY I FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE BY OTHER OWNERS OF 1995 HONDA ACCORDS. CONSEQUENTLY I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AT 1-800-999-1099 AND SPOKE TO NICOLE ROYER AT EXT. 124157. SHE PROMISED TO CALL ME BACK WITHIN 3 DAYS WITH FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT HONDA PROPOSED TO DO ABOUT MY PROBLEM. SHE HAS THUS FAR FAILED TO CALL BACK 6 DAYS LATER, AND ALL I CAN REACH IS HER VOICE MAIL WHEN I ATTEMPT TO CALL HER. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE RECALL, THE TSB, AND THE LARGE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS THAT HONDA HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS IN THE 1995 ACCORD WHICH THEY SEEM UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT. I HOPE THAT NHTSA INSTITUTES AN INVESTIGATION AND COMPELS HONDA EITHER TO RECALL THE 1995 ACCORDS FOR THIS PROBLEM OR AT LEAST PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I OWN 3 HONDAS WHICH I BOUGHT BECAUSE OF HONDA'S OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND HONESTY, B

ABS IS LEAKING, ABS WAS UNDER RECALL BUT CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 60 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CRUSHED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. *AK THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS THE ONE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. *YH

BRAKE FLUID WOULD DRIP FROM LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSING ABS BRAKE MODULATOR TO GET WET. ABS BRAKE WOULD FAIL TO WORK WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED.*AK

ABS MODULATOR SOLENOID FAILED, FLUID LEAKED, ABS SHUT DOWN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 1996 COMPONENT FAILURE AGAIN

SHE WAS TRAVELING ALONG AND SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WOULD RECODE THE SRS LIGHT. THEN, THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD TO GET AIRBAG SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK

SRS INDICATOR ON AT 65000, BUT UNIT WAS RESET WHICH CLEARED THE PROBLEM. SRS INDICATOR BACK ON AT 134K. DELEAR THINKS THAT BAD ALTERNATOR MAY BE MASKING THE PROBLEM. ALTERNATOR BEING REPLACED (500 DOLLARS). IF THE SRS UNIT CANNOT BE RESET THEN THIS WILL BE ANOTHER 500 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE OUT BUT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR THE 4 CYL ACCORDS ONLY. LOGGING THIS ENTRY MAINLY TO GET THE WORD OUT. POSSIBLY IF ENOUGH OF US REPORT THIS AS AN ISSUE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM HONDA (YA RIGHT).

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A TIRE PLACE, AND THREE OUT FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TREAD HAD SEPARTION. TIRES WERE B.F. GOODRICH, EXCENTIA, 185-70 R14. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON AND OUTSIDE AIR CHOSEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. REPORTED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A CARBON FILTER WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ITS JOB BECAUSE OF THE HOT WEATHER. DEALER REPORTED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. NO SUGGESTION OF REMEDY.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

THE CRANKSHAFT OF THE ENGINE BROKE (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). NLM

ABS REPAIRED 7 TIMES, STILL NOT WORKING. ABS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER NO HELP.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. HAD HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECT; CONFIRMED ACCUMULATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT; COST $450.00. ABS LIGHT RETURNED/INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER; CONFIRMED THAT ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT; QUOTED $1313. AMERICAN HONDA WON'T HELP BECAUSE WE ARE THIRD OWNER, CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEY DON'T CONSIDER THE LOSS OF THE ABS SYSTEM A SAFETY THREAT BECAUSE THE ANALOGUE BREAKS WILL STILL STOP THE CAR.*AK

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER SAID SRS MODULE FAILED; REPLACEMENT WILL COST APPROX. $500.00; IN LIGHT OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT, WE BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALER ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND VARIOUS REPAIRS MADE /PARTS REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AT ALL TIMES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER, SAID THAT AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT WOULD BE A OWNER'S COST. OWNER TRADED VEHICLE IN. *AK *ML

SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

RADIATOR RETURN HOSE NECK DISINTEGRATING, PIECES INSIDE RADIATOR. HOSE LIKELY TO SEPERATE FROM RADIATOR AND SPEW HOT . *AK

WATER COULD LEAK FROM THE A/C TO THE BRAKES AND GAS PEDAL. DEALER REPAIRED IT BEFORE. *AK *ML