1997 Honda Accord Complaint Log

REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT DID NOT RECTIFY FAILURE.

DOOR CONTINUALLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND LOOSE WEATHER STRIPPING/SEAL CAUSING NOISE.

SEAT BELT DESIGN ALLOWS FOR CONTINUED TIGHTENING WHEN MOVEMENT IS FELT, CAUSING A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TIGHT FEELING ON CONSUMER.

CLOCK MALFUNCTIONED. YH

SEAT BELT TOO TIGHT ACROSS CHEST OF CONSUMER. NLM

BACK SEAT LATCH FAILED. NLM

IGNITION LOCK STICKS CONTINUALLY, UNABLE TO TURN KEY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS

TIRE WENT FLAT AT 6000 MILES.

DIFFICULTY HAVING ELECTRIC A/C CABLES REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

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

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *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

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

SPEEDOMETER UNIT.

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

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

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

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CALLED HONDA RE: CAMPAIGN #99I002000 & WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ERROR AND DOES NOT APPLY TO THE ACCORD BUT ONLY TO THE 96 CIVIC. MY ACCORD'S ACCELERATOR SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF "THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FEELS ROUGH OR NOTCHY WHEN YOU PRESS IT" AND "AND "ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE SLIGHT SPEED ADJUSTMENTS". YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THIS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND THE CAR EITHER ACCELERATES TOO SLOW AND/OR WHEN ADJUSTING FOR MORE ACCELERATION IT THEN ACCELERATES TOO FAST AND NOT SMOOTHLY. FIND THAT I HAVE TO REALLY FOCUS MY ATTENTION ON THE USE OF THE ACCELERATOR FOR FEAR THE CAR WILL ADVANCE TOO QUICKLY ON ICE AND/OR RUN INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. DEALER STATES THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR OPERATES.*AK( DOT NUMBER: Y7LX 00L TIRE SIZE: 185/65R15 )

OIL SHIELD ON THE BALANCE SHAFT HAS POPPED OUT, CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK ONT THE GROUND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD HAD SCRATCH. *SLC

THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTIVATOR IS DEFECTIVE, WHEN ALL DOORS ARE LOCKED THEY WILL START ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. *MJS

THE FUSE BOX FAILED CAUSING COMPLETE POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT WERE PROBABLY RELATED TO THE FUSE BOX FAILURE. *MJS

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *SLC

SEAT BELT NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR MY DAUGHTER IN LAW TO USE. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS TOLD HONDA DOESN'T MAKE EXTENTIONS LIKE FORD DOES. CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS?*AK

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON PANEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. SHE NEEDS A SRS CONTROL UNIT, AND DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THEM IN STOCK. WATER HAS GOOTEN INSIDE OF RADIO. DRAINAGE COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER LEAKAGE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES POSSIBLY THE WATER CORRODED SRS COMPUTER MODULE AS THE RESULT OF FAULTY WATER DRAINAGE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *YH

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE FROM LOCKING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DEALER FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING WITH OUT ANY INDICATION AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT WOULD STAY ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICIAN STATED AIR BAGS NOT WORKING .*AK *JB

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

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.

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

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

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

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

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT ALWAYS GOES ON WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR, WHICH MEANS THE SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE SRS IF THERE WERE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURERTOLD OWNERS TO HAVE THE SRS CHECKED AFTER 10 YEARS OLD OF THE CAR. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 42000 MILES ON IT. I GUESS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER SAYS A COMPUTER CHIP HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ERRATIC PERFORMANCE IS ACCURRING IN THIS VEHICLE WITH LIGHTS COMING ON WITHOUT SWITCH BEING ON. ALSO, OWNER NOTICES OTHER FAILURES. HE WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL 02V120000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO DO RECALL 02V12000 REPAIRS CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH.AK

NHTSA RECALL 02V120000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. GWINNETTE PLACE HONDA, GA; PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN PARTS ARE COMING IN. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER TO GO TRY ANOTHER LOCATION, WITH LACK OF CONCERN FOR REFERRALS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, OWNER WENT TO REACH FOR THE RADIO AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT GEAR SHIFT. LEVER MOVED AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS DESIGN FEATURE IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONCERNING THE IGINITION SWITCH RECALL ON HONDA VEHICLES - WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS BE MADE TO PAY ALMOST ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE AN ALARM SYSTEM REWIRED FOR THE VEHICLE??? THE RECALL WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CONSUMER, AND HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING EXORBITANT PRICES TO HAVE THE ALARM SYSTEM REWIRED. EVEN IF THE ALARM IS NOT A HONDA PART, THE 1997 MODEL DID NOT COME WITH AN ALARM, SO OBVIOUSLY ONE HAD TO BE BOUGHT, AND IF THE HONDA HAS TO REMOVE THE WIRES BECAUSE OF THEIR RECALL, THEN THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON TO HAVE TO PAY SUCH HIGH FEES TO HAVE THOSE WIRES REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT END BECOMES ERRATIC WITH MOVEMENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ALSO, VIBRATES IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED STATED THAT PROBLEM WERE HANKOOK TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK