1997 Honda Accord complaints

ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK FOR THE SECOND TIME, FIRST WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK ENGINE REVVED AND BRAKE WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE RAN INTO LARGE BOULDER, CAUSING $ 4000.00 DAMAGE. ALSO, ON 5 APRIL 2002 AT SLOW SPEED ENGINE REVVED, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT A CEMENT POST, CAUSING $ 6100.00 DAMAGE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK

WHILE PARKING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WENT FORWARD WITH SPEED AND HIT A POLE.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST DURING ACCELERATION, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A SECOND TIME IN WHICH THE DEALER REMOVED THE HEADS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IN WHICH THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACED, THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND ENDED UP IN BACK SEAT. FIRST SHE WENT FORWARD AND BOUNCED BACK, AND ENDED UP IN REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND SUSTAINED HEAD/ EYE, AND NECK INJURIES. *AK

ON APRIL 9, 2002 AS I WAS PARKING INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVE, GOING ABOUT 5 MPH PARKING IN A SPACE. MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD SE ACCELERATED FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING MEDIAN AND I ENDED UP IN SOME BRUSHES AND ON ONE OF THE APARTMENT PATIO BALCONIES. PRAISE GOD, THE BRUSHES WAS THERE WHICH SLOWED THE SPEED AND DID NOT CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN IT DID. THE CAR PICKED ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, I WOULD SAY ABOUT 30-45 OR MORE MPH. IT SOUNDED LOUD LIKE AN ACCELERATOR JUST PICKED UP VERY HIGH SPEED.*AK

WHILE BRAKING TO PARK, ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND TOOK OFF OUT OF CONTROL, FORCING VEHICLE INTO SOME BUSHES AND A PRIVATE PATIO DECK BEFORE STOPPING. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *TT

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING STOLEN, THE ALARM DID NOT SOUND OFF. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *YH

1ST ACCIDENT OF 2 INVOLVING HONDA ACCORD. BOTH ACCIDENTS HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF EACH OTHER IN DIFFERENT TOWNS. BOTH DRIVERS OF THE 97 AND 98 ACCORDS SAID WHEN THEY WERE PASSING A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. STEERING LINKAGES AND SUSPENSION PARTS WERE INSPECTED AND CHECKED OUT FINE. UNKNOWN IF STEERING COLUMN HAS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF LOCKING UP. STEERING COLUMN WAS TURNING FINE AT INVESTIGATION. NLM

SRS LIGHT APPEAED ON DASHBOARD FOURTH TIME WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

OIL SEAL BLOWN OUT AT VERY LOW MILEAGE; GARAGE INFORMS THAT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AT HIGH FREQUENCY AMONG HONDAS OF SIMILAR AGE, ALTHOUGH NOT MILEAGE, AND THAT HONDA IS AVOIDING OR DELAYING SENDING OUT NOTICES OF DEFECT. *AK

THE "SRS" SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED LIT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC (A HONDA SPECIALIST) WHOSE COMPUTER TESTING INDICATED THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE.HE STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND SUGGESTED I SPEAK TO HONDA HEADQUARTERS, WHICH I DID. PLEASE NOTE THAT A FRIEND WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SRS LIGHT STAYING ON.HAVING EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND CONCERNS OVER SAFETY ISSUES, I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THAT I MUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY FOR THIS VERY COSTLY PART ($600+), AND THAT THEY MUST MAKE DIAGNOSIS THERE FOR HONDA TO CONSIDER "GOOD WILL" REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT., THE WOMAN ANSWERING THE PHONE SAID SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER HONDA AND HAD TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED! UPON BRING CAR INTO DEALERSHIP, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT,AS THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. I PRESENTED DOCUMENTATION AS TO MY METICULOUS SERVICE RECORD WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ARGUED THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL, NOT HAVING BEEN A REGULAR USE PART AND CERTAINLY SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE PART, BUT NOT TAX OR LABOR. MY TOTAL EXPENSE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND SERVICE COST $450.00. I WAS QUITE DISSATISFIED AND ATTEMPTED TO PURSUE THIS WITH HONDA AMERICA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEMATIC PART IN NUMEROUS HONDA VEHICLES, FROM ANECDOTAL ACCOUNTS, AND THAT I

WITH IN 12,000 MILES OF PURCHASE 2 OF 4 BUBBLED ON SIDEWALLS AND WENT FLAT, BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS FOR AIR BAG ILLUMINATES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD. SPOKE WITH DEALER.*AK *YH

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DRIVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SAW THAT OIL WAS POURING ONTO THE GROUND. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW RETAINER, BALANCE BELT AND TIMING BELT. *SLC

GASOLINE LEAKS -- SUSPECT THAT IT IS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTS W/ SUPPORT RESEARCH. *AK

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER CLEARED THE FAULT CODE, HOWEVER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO INSURE THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK PROPERLY. *SLC

ALL WINDOWS WHEN BEING OPERATED EITHER UP OR DOWN CONTINUE TO COME OFF TRACK. DEALER HAS REPLACED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BUT ALL WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE TRACK INSIDE THE DOORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

FRONT AND REAR SHOULDER BELTS FAIL TO PROPERLY RETRACT, CAUSING INADEQUATE PROTECTION WHEN BELTS ARE NEEDED. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK THE REAR SEAT BELT IS NOT USABLE AT ALL AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *YH

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS. IN JUNE, IT WAS RESET, AND REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED ITSELF. *AK

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, IT HAS BEEN A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR (APPROX. 50 MPH) THE BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL BACKED OUT. THE ENGINE OIL WAS PUMPED OUT. THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY WIFE PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE ENGINE SEIZED. HONDA WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE SEAL BUT SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE. HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS SEAL IS A PROBLEM AND HAS SENT A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT TELLING PEOPLE SO. (WE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM HONDA ON THIS) INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE FAULTY PART HONDA HAS FIGURED OUT THAT THEY CAN PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN MISTAKES ON THEIR CUSTOMERS BY SIMPLY SENDING OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. IF YOU DON'T GET A LETTER FROM HONDA --OH WELL. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE SEALS IN ALL OF THE AFFECTED CARS AND HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR/REPLACE ANY ENGINES DESTROYED BY THE FAULTY SEAL. *AK

THE LOUD NOISE TICKING VALVE PROBLEM HAS START AROUND 50000 MILES. AFTER HAVING THE VALVES ADJUST, PROBLEM STILL PERSIST.*AK

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 35,000 MILES WHEN THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE COST IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY..

THE MUFFLER FAILED AT 33,695 MILES. DEALER SAID ORIGINAL MUFFLER IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

I WANT TO KNOW WHY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE POWER STEERING FAILURE.

THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED.

DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR

WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OFF, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND DEALER STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. BELT WILL LOCK BUT CAN EASILY BECOME UNDONE. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE TRUNK SPRING SPLIT.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER THEN CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, CAR WAS STEAMING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, AND IS ALSO INTERMITTENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND BUMPER, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T1 P185/65R15, CLAIM 01-6215-223. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND BUMPER, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T1 P185/65R15, CLAIM 01-6215-223. *SLC

THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THE SOUND HEARD WHEN CARS RUNNING OVER THE SEWER MANHOLE COVER) DURING THE FIRST BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE (2-3 HOURS) OR AFTER THE GEAR HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND BACK TO DRIVE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT CONSUMER HIT A WALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, HE HAD CHANGED LANES AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THAT IS WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

BOTH FRONT AND REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS DO NOT OPERATE. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO LOCK DOORS OR, ONCE LOCKED, TO UNLOCK DOORS. COULD PRESENT PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS NOTICED HIGH FREQUENCY OF SIMILAR FAILURES AND SAID SUCH PROBLEM SHOULD NOT EXIST ON CAR SO NEW WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE.*AK

SRS DASH BOARD LIGHT IS 'ON' AND WILL NOT TURN-OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE F DEALER REPAIRED IT FOR FREE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALER ABOUT THE SECOND FAILURE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ONLY WARRENTY THE REPAIR FOR ONE YEAR - THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE ONE YEAR WARRENTY EXPIRED. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN JAN 2001, WAS RESET BY DEALER. ON 9 JULY 2001, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS APPOINTMENT TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT AND INTERSECTION. LEG WAS FULLY EXTENDED, AND PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. HALF OF VEHICLE LANDED IN INTERSECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON AND STAYED ON.VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. CONSUMER HAS NOT YET CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2000. AS CERTIFIED VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP,, CERTIFIED FOR SAFETY INSPECTIONS 150 POINT? I NOTICED WHEN TEST DRIVING VEHICLE. FRONT OF VEHICLE HAD SEVERE VIBRATION, I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR PRESSURE. PROBLEM CONTINUED, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIME TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. AT THE TIME OF SALE THE INSPECTION WAS TO BE FINAL. I LATER FOUND OUT THE INSPECTION WAS NEVER COMPLETED PROPERLY, THER ARE TWO ACTIVE TITLES CURRENTLY ON VEHICLE, OHIO AND CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA IS NOW SALVAGED TITLE AS OF 2/04/2001. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIME REGARDING THE FINDINGS ON THE BUMPER COVER THAT HAD MEDICAL TAPE HOLDING THE SIDE SECURE FASTNERS TOGETHER. AND BUMPER COVER OUT OF ALLIGNMENT. RADIATOR SUPPORT HAD BEEN BUCKLED AND NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY, PRIMER ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT HOOD, HEAD L IGHT ASSEMBLY UNIT NOT COMPLETE AND OUT OF ALLIGNMENT, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, NO OWNERS MANUAL, TIRES SWITCHED AT TIME ALLIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP RENTED VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS., DEALERSHIP REPRESENTED PREFERRED BODY SHOP AMERICAN AUTOBODY AND PAINT AS BOAR OFFICIAL THAT WAS MISREPRESENTATION, CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AS WELL AS HONDA CARE REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP? I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHAT THE CERTIFICATION APPLIED TO? IT WAS TO BE WARRANTIED JUST LIKE A NEW VEHICLE..VEHICLE WARRANTY DOCS WERE INCOMPLETE AND NOT VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED? DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE PUSHED HUSBAND AGAINST WALL? NO OWNERS MANUAL? MICHEL

ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IGNITER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. CONSUMER COULD NOT AFFORD, AND DISTRIBUTOR WAS CHANGED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WHEN VEHICLE DIES CONSUMER LOSES POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES GET HARD. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD DIE INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE SRS SYSTEM TO BE INACTIVE. HONDA STATES THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THAT IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE AROUND THE COUNTRY MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT GOOD IS A SAFETY FEATURE IF THE MANUFACTURER WON'T WARRANT IT FOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS? *AK

WAS TRAVELING 25-30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDESWIPED HONDA ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ACCIDENT, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.*AK