1997 Honda Accord complaints

THE SEAT BELT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH. THE DEALER HAS INFORM ME THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTENSION FOR THE SEAT BELT, IT IS ILLEGLE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE BUT MY STATE WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT FASTEN. *AK

I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY A/C DRAINING INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR OF MY CAR. THE WATER FROM MY A/C DRAINS INTO THE CAR AS A RESULT OF BLOCKAGE OF THE DRAIN HOSE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR. ON 3/14/2000, AFTER REPAIRING THE SERVICE REP. STATED MY A/C SHOULD BE OPERATED IN THE RE-CIRCULATION MODE VICE THE FRESH AIR MODE. I EXPLAINED WE HAVE 4 OTHER CARS PARKING IN THE SAME AREA AS I DO, AND NONE ARE EXPERIENCING AC DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. I ASK THE REP. DOES THAT MEANS ALL HONDA MUST BE OPERATED IN THE RE-CIRCULATION MODE? HER RESPONSE WAS YES, THEY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT TO ALL THEIR HONDA ACCORDS OWNERS. THE SERVICE REP. STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT TO OPERATE THE AC IN RE-CIRCULATION MODE. *AK

I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY A/C DRAINING INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR OF MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THIS DEALER AND ANOTHER DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR. THE SERVICE REP. STATED I SHOULD ONLY OPERATE THE AC IN THE RE-CIRCULATION MODE VICE FRESH AIR MODE. I EXPLAINED WE HAVE ABOUT 4 OTHER CARS PARKING IN THE SAME AREA AS I DO, AND NONE ARE EXPERIENCING AC DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. I ASK THE REP. DOES THAT MEAN ALL HONDA MUST BE OPERATED IN THE RE-CIRCULATION MODE? HER RESPONSE WAS YES, THEY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT TO ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE SERVICE REP. STATED THIS IS NOT AN UNSUAL SITUATION FOR HONDA. IS THAT TRUE? *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL (99V-069) OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT REPAIR, EIGHT MONTHS LATER CUMSUMER RECIEVED REMINDER CARD STATING REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED YET. NLM

THE ONBOARD COMPUTER/BRAIN IS MALFUNCTIONING. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME THAT THE ABS/BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE SRS/AIR BAG SYSTEM COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME DUE TO THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. I AM CONCERED THAT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT IF THE BRAKES FAIL OR THE AIR BAGS PREMATURELY DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING. *AK

INTERNAL PIECES OF THE HEATER FAN ARE FALLING OFF, GOING INTO THE FAN ITSELF, CAUSING THE FAN TO BE INOPERATIVE. PROBLEM COULD CREATE A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO THE MATERIAL GOING INTO THE FAN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS COMING TO STOP WHEN IT WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN HITTING A GUARDRAIL WHERE NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, FALLING BACKWARD WHERE A CHILD CAR SEAT WAS LOCATATED, VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WANDERING TO THE LEFT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 OR MORE MPH. PROBELM WAS CORRECTED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

THE STEERING HAS FOR 4 STEMS TO THE CENTRAL SHAFT. THE HORN IS A SMALL BUTTON ON 2 OF THESE STEMS (THE UPPER STEMS WHEN THE STEERING IS NOT TURNED; WHEN THE STEERING IS TURNED, IT IS ANYBODY'S GUESS). CAN'T FIND HORN QUICKLY ENOUGH.

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 TO 30MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

EXHAUST PIPE HAD A HOLE AND RUST, AND MUFFLER WAS COMPTETELY HOLLOW TOO. YH

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, AND HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES ARE ERRATIC. SOMETIMES WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED THE PEDAL PULSATES AND VIBRATES. THIS IS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED LIKELY CAUSE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED BODILY HARM. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN A PARKED VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED AND INJURED THE DRIVER, AT THE TIME OF THE DEPLOYMENT THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. YH

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE AIRBAG COMPUTER HAD GONE BAD, AND THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEREFORE, COULD NOT FIX THE AIR BAG COMPUTER. *AK

SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR COME OUT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 5/97. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 99V069000 RECALLED SIMILAR MODEL FOR DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, FOR UNITS MANUFACTURED FROM 7/97 TO 8/97. I BELIEVE MY MODEL, MANUFACTURED 5/97, HAS SAME PROBLEM. CAR MAKES "GROANING" NOISE WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED AT STARTUP, AND AROUND CURVES. FEAR UNSAFE CONDITION COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT. PLEASE IMMEDIATELY EXTEND RECALL #99V069000 TO COVER HONDA ACCORD 1997 MODELS MANUFACTURED IN MONTHS PRIOR TO JULY 1997!!! I ASKED DEALER TO CHECK BALL JOINTS DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WAS TOLD THAT MY MODEL WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL.

WATER LEAKED INTO FRONT FLOORING, CAUSED BY "LEAF BUILDUP" IN A/C.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER UNIT.

TIRE. VALVE MAKES NOISE. DOT M3HX83AX356MICHELIN RAINFORCE185-65R1588S.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS. MJS

ROAD WATER GOT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS PICKED UP BY FAN BELT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). MJS

I SPENT OVER $800 IN EIGHT MONTHS ON NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE PARTS REPLACED WERE ORIGINAL FROM THE DAY BOUGHT MARCH 1, 1997. HONDA OF SCOTTSDALE, HONDA OF TEMPE, AND HONDA OF MESA ALL HAVE KEPT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE RECORDS. AT ABOUT 32K MILES I ASKED SCOTTSDALE HONDA TO CHECK A RATTLING SOUND. THEY SAID I STELL HAD 7500 MILES ON THE BRAKES. AT ABOUT 34K I TOOK IT TO ECONOLUBE N' TUNE BECAUSE I WAS GETTING NO SATISFACTION. HE CHARGED ME $350 AND SAID THE ROTOR COULD NOT BE TURNED ON HIS LATHE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MARY CUTBIRTH, CUSTOMER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE FOR HONDA IN COLARADO (303-696-3935) SAID TRY TO GET THE CALIPERS BACK BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER THE 36K MILES WARRANTY. ECONOLUBE N' TUNE THREW THEM AWAY. HONDA WOULD NOT HELP, AT 45K MILES HONDA OF MESA DID THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. I TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE I HEARD RATTLING. THEY DID NOTHING. AT 50565 MILES I WAS FEELING SHAKING WHEN I STOPPED. HONDA OF MESA SAID THE ROTOR NEEDED REPLACING WITH BRAKE PADS. IT COST $450. *AK

BRAKES DON'T GRIP, THEY GLIDE AND IN THE RAIN ANDTHEY LOCK. I'VE ALMOST HAD ALOT OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE HAD THEM SERVICED THREE TIMES AND STILL NO DIFFERENT RESPONSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WEARING OUT. CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP REPLACING THE ROTORS. *AK CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SPENT OVER $800.00 IN 8 MONTHS REPLACING REAR AND FRONT ROTORS.*JB

SIZE OF THE SUN VISOR IS INADEQUATE AND DOES NOT COVER ENOUGH TO BLOCK SUN. MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPORX. 35-40 FROM A DEAD STOP, BOTH AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOYED. DEALER / MFR. WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 1998 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE (98V-231) ON MAY OF 1999 AND CALLED THE 800 NUMBER ON THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. THE RECALL WAS FOR A WIRE HARNESS THAT COULD SHORT CIRCUIT, AND CAUSE POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. POSSIBLE INJURIES MAY HAVE OCCURED DUE TO FALSE INFORMATION FROM DEALER. *YC

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUEL OR VAPORS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE SMELL GETS INTO VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE FUEL OR VAPORS ARE COMING FROM. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP HOLDING THE PASSENGER TIGHTLY AGAINST THE SEAT AND CAN ONLY BE RELEASED IF THE SEAT BELT IS COMPLETELY RETRACTED. THIS CAN BE DONE MANUALLY WITHOUT THE CAR DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED OUR DEALER AND IT SAYS ALL IS WELL.LOOKING AT YOUR DATABASE INDICATES HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK

I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE ON MY DRIVEWAY TO GO TO WORK. I GENTLY PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL LIKE I DO EVERY DAY. THE CAR JUMPED LIKE A BULLET SPUN 180 DEGREES HIT A TREE IN MY FRONT YARD SPUN AROUND FOR ANOTHER 180 DEGREES AND LANDED IN MY FRONT YARD. THE TRUNK OF THE CAR WAS TOTALY DESTROID AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BADLY DAMAGED WHEN THE CAR SPUN THE SECOND TIME AND HIT ANOTHER TREE IN MY FRONT YARD. I THINK WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL SOMEHOW IT GOT STUCK AND CAUSED THE RAPID UNCONTROL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT MAKE A REPORT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A PRIVATE PROPERTY AND NOBODY WAS INJURED. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALER.

POWER WINDOWS(ESPECIALLY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE) OPERATE VERY SLOWLY AFTER RAINSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO SOME SORT OF STICKY FILM THAT DEVELOPES ON THE INNER TOP PART OF ALL THE WINDOWS WHERE THE GLASS COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE WEATHER STRIPS. A LOUD , UNSTICKING SOUNDS COMES FROM THE WINDOWS WHEN THEY ARE FIRST LOWERED. TRIED TO CLEAN WINDOWS AND WEATHER STRIPING WITH A MILD CLEANSER, BUT NO LUCK! THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ALREADY.

NOTICED WATER ACCUMILATION ON BOTTOM PART OF ALL DOORS AFTER RAINSTORMS. WATER ALSO ACCUMILATE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS, ALONG THE ENTIRE PLASTIC MOLDING. ALSO CAN HEAR WATER DRIPPING SLOWLY WITHIN THE DOORS. ALSO NOTICED HOLES ON THE BOTTOM OF EACH DOORS, THEY SEEM TO BE THERE TO LET WATER ESCAPE. WONT ALLOWING WATER TO BE INSIDE THE DOORS DAMAGE THE SPEAKER, POWER WINDOW MOTOR, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONANTS?

TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AFTER ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED PROBLEM IS THAT ABS MODULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PART COST $963.50 AND LABOR AT DEALERSHIP IS $189.60. THAT IS IN ADDITION TO $59.00 I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. *AK

EXCESSIVE TIRE AND WIND NOISE ENTERING CAR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45MPH. CAN HEAR EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE FROM BACK SEAT AREA. CAN HEAR EXCESSIVE AIR NOISE FROM FRONT PASSENGER AREA. MUCH NOISIER THAN 91 ACCORD COUPE OF SAME STYLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED, FULL THROTTLE, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, NO BRAKES, CRASH OCCURRED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NOT ABLE TO WEAR WEAT BELTS, NOT BIG ENOUGH , THERE IS NO EXTENSION AVABILITY

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FAILED. YH

A SUDDEN SURGE OCCURS WITHOUT APPLYING GAS PEDAL. IF THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE WILL REV VERY HIGH. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF TO GET IT TO STOP REVVING. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POP AND HIT A BUMP AND REAR GLASS WINDOW STARTED TO SHATTER INTO THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS ON. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. LEASED VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OIL PLUG THAT ON THE OIL PAN FELL OFF, CAUSING THE OIL TO SPRAY UNTO ENGINE, RESULTING IN DAMAGES AND ALMOST A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

RECALL WORK CAN NOT BE PERFORMED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.