1992 Honda Accord

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  TROUBLE TURNING IGNITION WITH THE KEY. HAS HAD CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED, HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE CAR WILL START HAVE ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION TAKEN IT TO PIEDMONT HONDA, ANDERSON, SC UNABLE TO GET ANY SERVICE OR A CHECK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR OPENING HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR HAS BROKEN REPEATEDLY HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES THIS IS A COSTLY REPLACEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE THERMOSTAT KNOB CRACKS REPEATEDLY THIS ALSO HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER NEED TO MAKE A BETTER KNOB.*AK

• 12/28/2020· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL DILUTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.

• 12/28/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER WENT TO PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FOWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES HE STARTED HIS AUTO AND THE OIL STARTED SHOOTING OUT RIGHT NEAR THE TIMING BELT, ABOUT 3 QTS OF IT. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. TS

• 12/15/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR SUDDEN LUNGING.

• 12/14/2014· STEERING,STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN IS DESIGNED POORLY WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO HONK MY HORN AT A CRUCIAL TIME. INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO PRESS THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO HONK THE HORN, THERE ARE TWO SMALL BUTTONS AT THE 9 AND 3 POSITION THAT APPEAR TO BE POSITIONED TO PRESS WITH YOUR THUMB- IF YOUR HANDS ARE AT THE 9 & 3 POSITION. IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION, THE FIRST INCLINATION IS TO HIT THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACTIVATE THE HORN, NOT TO SEARCH FOR EITHER OF THE TWO LITTLE HORN BUTTONS. IN THE LATEST INCIDENT, I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY ON A LEFT TURN ARROW, A CAR GOING STRAIGHT WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND NEARLY BROADSIDED ME. I WAS POUNDING ALL OVER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND THE HORN. *TR

• 12/07/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE FAILED. YH

• 12/05/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD

• 12/04/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DIID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/02/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/02/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WENT INTO PARKING LOT AND CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT A LADY .*AK CONSUMER STATES HAD FOOT ON BRAKE TO TURN OFF ENGINE, VEHICLE CLIMBED OVER BARRIER UP TO LEVEL GOING AROUND POST OFFICE, AT THIS POINT ACCELERATED TOO HIGH RATE OF SPEED.*JB

• 12/01/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING , THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE DONE BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. JB THERE WAS A BAD DISTRIBUTOR, SEAT BELT FAILURE AND AN INOPERATIVE AIR BAG. *SC

• 11/16/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC

• 11/15/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CLEANING OUT MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT, AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I FOUND A HONDA WARRENTY EXTENSION FOR DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY. MY FIRST FAILURE OCCURED 3/17 98 AT 73,000 MILES AND MY SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED ON 11/09/99 AT 97,622. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY THE SECOND TIME. MY WIFE AND I ARE ON A HEAVY TRAVELLED STREET, THE CAR ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING ON A HILL WITH A BLIND CURVE RIGHT BEHIND US, AND ANGEL HELPED US GET THE CAR TO START TO GET TO SAFETY. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA RIGHT AFTER I AM DONE HERE, TO SEE IF I CAN GET REFUNDED THE MONEY I SPEND FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE I FORGOT ABOUT THE WARRENTY. I DID NOT TAKE IT TOMY DEALER, I TOOK IT TO MY MEHCANIC WHO I HAVE HAPPILY HAD FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. THE FIRST REPAIR COST ME 258.00. *AK

• 11/15/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD

• 11/13/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

• 11/07/1997· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THEIR HEIGHTS, WANTS AIR BAG TO BE DISCONNECTED.

• 11/05/1994· TIRES

  UNDERSIZED EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/31/1995· POWER TRAIN

  DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. TT *SLC

• 10/30/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  VECHILE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 25MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 10/27/1999· STRUCTURE

  PLASTIC SHROUD AROUND INSIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES (BOTH SIDES) SHATTERED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE

• 10/26/1995· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN PASSENGER BUMPS IT. *DSH

• 10/25/2000· AIR BAGS

  WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS SMOKE EVERY WHERE. CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE CHEST. THERE WAS ONLY ONE AIRBAG AND IT'S ON DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK THE MANUFACTURER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *YH

• 10/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION, STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD SHAKE, VERY DISTRACTING, AND CONCERNED THAT DAMAGE COULD RESULT TO SOME COMPONENTS FROM THIS SHAKING. JUST HAD 90000 MILE SERVICE DONE. ASKED IF THE SHAKING HAD GONE AWAY. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE IS OK, HOWEVER, THE SHAKING IS COMMON ON THIS YEAR ACCORD (1992). WHEN ASKED HOW IT COULD BE FIXED, HE SAID IT WAS LIKELY A MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM, POSSIBLY THE ONE WITH FLUID IN IT. HE SAID THIS CAN DEVELOP AS THE ENGINE "SETTLES" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I SAID THAT THIS IS STRANGE SINCE MY 1986 ACCORD NEVER DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM. MIGHT THIS BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? THANK YOU.

• 10/25/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK IN PARK POSITION.

• 10/25/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

• 10/25/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DISTRIBUTOR SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.

• 10/24/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR - DRIVER DOOR LOCKED FAILED. ACCESS AND ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE. ENGINE - OIL SEAL FAILURE; CRANK AND CAM AT 109,000 DISTRIBUTOR - FAILED AT 92,925. JUST BEYOND MFGR'S LETTER NOTIFYING ME THAT IT WILL FAIL AROUND 75,000 MILES. SUSPENSION - BOTH STRUT SPRINGS FAILED AT 95,000 MILES

• 10/23/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE OIL SEAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING. ALL OF THE OIL IN CAR DRAINED OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE I HAD THE OIL SEAL REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE TIMING BELT AS A RESULT OF OIL SATURATION ON THE BELT. I CONTACTED, HONDA ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 , BECAUSE A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 93-95 ACCORDS AS A RESULT OF AN OIL SEAL PROBLEM. HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY MODEL YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT TSB 9610001B RELATES TO THIS PROBLEM ON 1992 HONDA ACCORDS AND WISH TO REPORT THIS FAILURE AND HONDA'S INACTION IN RESPONSE TO NHTSA.

• 10/21/1999· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LEAKS

• 10/21/1997· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL COVERING CAME LOOSE. LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. *AK

• 10/21/1996· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW FRAME REPLACED.

• 10/21/1996· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW INOPERATIVE.

• 10/18/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  MRS JONES DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION (ABOVE VEHICLE); AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; FRONT TO SIDE IMPACT. TT

• 10/16/2001· TIRES

  TIRE BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. WHEN IT CAME APART IT CAUED $1400 DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THE TIRE WAS RUN LOW ON AIR. IT WAS RUN WITH OUT AIR AFTER TIRE BLEW OUT UNTIL CAR COULD BE STOPPED. TIRE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGN OF ROAD HAZARD TO CAUSE BLOWOUT. COMPANY TRYING TO COVER UP THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: B9J6BX3X39 TIRESIZE: 185/70R14)

• 10/14/2005· POWER TRAIN

  D4 LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR 10 MINUTES. TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR GEARS AT CRUISING SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, OFTEN LANDING NO GEAR, CAUSING A SCARY SCENARIO. A WEB SEARCH REVEALED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY 1989 TO 1993 OWNERS OF THAT MODEL HONDA ACCORD WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. HONDA DEALERS HAVE NO SAFETY OR MAINTENANCE RECALL/BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. THEY OFFER TO REPLACE THE TCM (GUESS THAT IS THE COMPUTER) FOR $570.00 PLUS LABOR! SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE YEARS' MODELS WERE SOLD AND ARE ON THE ROAD. IF A COMPUTER FAILURE PUTS THE DRIVER AND THE TRAFFIC AT DANGER BECAUSE THE CAR CHOOSES A DIFFERENT GEAR OR NO GEAR, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THE DAMAGED COMPUTER COMPONENT OR WHATEVER THE FAILED COMPONENT. SINCE SUCH SHEER NUMBERS ARE INVOLVED THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER INDEPENDENTLY. *JB

• 10/14/2003· TIRES

  THIS IS THE SECOND OF A SET OF FOUR TIRES BOUGHT AT COSTCO JAN99. LAST INCIDENCE OCCURED 13 MONTHS AGO WITH VERY SIMILAR DAMAGE. I WAS ON STREET BEHIND MIDDAY TRAFFIC WHEN I FELT THE TIRE GAVE IN - I DID NOT RUN OVER OR HIT ANYTHING, NOR DID I RUN UNDER PRESSURE AS MICHELIN CUSTOMER RELATION TRIED TO TELL ME. I HAVE METICULOUS RECORDS OF MY CAR AND (THOUGH I DO NOT WASH IT REGULARILY) I CONTINUOUSLY INSPECT IT. THE SIDEWALL SHREDDED AS IF A BEAR HIT THEM AND THEY SEPARTATED INTERNALLY FROM THE RADIALS (MEANING THEY PEALED INSIDE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER). I HAD/HAVE P185/70R14 (NOT ABLE TO ENTER THIS ON THIS FORM) *LA

• 10/14/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DISTRIBUTOR BEARING FAILURE CAUSED VERY ERRATIC ENGINE PROBLEMS, SOMETIMES MIS-DIAGNOSED AS DIRTY FUEL, OR INJECTORS DIRTY, ETC. HONDA REFUSES TO GO GOOD FOR REMBURSEMENT OF ANY AMOUNT! REBUILD UNIT RUNS APPROX. $230.00 PLUS LABOR.

• 10/13/1999· POWER TRAIN

  AT 25MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED, AND I DRIFTED TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR ONLY HAD 71,000 MILES ON IT.

• 10/12/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT DOES NOT SAFELY SECURE CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN POSITION. *SD

• 10/11/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE SURGED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *SD

• 10/10/1995· STEERING

  STEERING RACK SHIFTED BACK AND FORTH/SIDEWAYS AS THE WHEEL WAS TURNED DUE TO MISSING REAR BEAM AND 8 BOLTS. *AK

• 10/08/1997· STRUCTURE

  THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLE OUTER AREA BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO BECAME UNATTACHED IN WHICH THE DOOR HANDLE BECAME INOPERATIVE, PREVENTING THE USE OF THE DOOR IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 10/07/1995· STRUCTURE

  INSIDE DOOR HANDLES REPEATEDLY BREAK DUE TO BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 488943) *DSH

• 10/04/1997· STEERING

  THE RUBBER AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH ATTACHES TO THE METAL STEEL IS COMING DETACHED, ALSO THE PROBLEM IS CAUSING POOR STEEING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/04/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT

• 10/03/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY A VEHICLE VEERED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AND CAUSED A COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES OR MAJOR INJURIES. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

• 10/02/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION MANY TIMES, ON ONE OCCASION A COLLISION OCCURRED.

• 09/29/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE 1992 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WILL GENERALLY REQUIRE OVERHAUL OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SEVERAL ON-LINE RESEARCHES ON HONDA ACCORDS 1990 TO DATE, I FIND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, I.E., ACCELERATION FAILURE. WHEN ENGINE GETS HOT, THE CAR HAS ACCELERATION FAILURE. EVEN FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALS ?CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION MECHANICS REVEALED THAT THIS KNOWN PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS DUE TO AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW. IN ADDITION, ?THIS DESIGN FLAW CONSISTS OF THE HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT HAVING OUTSIDE ACCESS TO THE METAL SCREEN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FILTER WHICH BECOMES CLOGGED WITH GUNK AND METAL SHAVINGS, THUS STARVING THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSES OVERHEATING, AND FURTHER DETERIORATION AND PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.? THERE IS NO WAY TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE METAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FILTER BECAUSE THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION PAN TO UNBOLT AND ALLOW ACCESS. COMPLETE DISASSEMBLE OF THE TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED. THIS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WILL BE REPORTED TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) DECLARING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR