1997 Honda Accord

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

• 12/31/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PER CONSUMER, AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SUPERIOR HONDA; ORANGEBURG SC; 803-531-6161, HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK THE RECALL FOR THE IGNTION SWITCH 02 V 070 000 WAS NOT DONE. TS

• 12/28/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

• 12/25/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HEARED A LOUD BANGING NOISE UNDER THE SHIFT LEVER WHILE DRIVING 40+ MPH ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING CORNER. EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH AND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER (WITH FREQUENT STALLING DRIVING BETWEEEN 10 TO 65 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL AREA OR ON A HIGHWAY). HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN REMOVED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL & MAIN RELAY, AND ADVISED ME TO DISCONNECT A NON-HONDA CAR THEFT ALARM SYSTEM FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. PROBLEM GOT WORST AFTER DISCONNECTING CAR THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. CAR LOST POWER, (SOMETIMES POWER COMES BACK ON WHEN FOOT WAS LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL), MORE THAN 15 TIMES WITHIN 8 MILES OF DRIVING AT 4:30AM AND HAD DIFFICULTY RESTARTING. EXPERIENCED HARD START LATER THAT DAY AT 3:30PM. TODAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, CLEANED THE TERMINALS, CHECKED THE WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD FOR CUT OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS, RECONNECT THE BATTREY, TEST DRIVED, AND CAR STALLED WITH SOME WEIRD NOISE (LIKE A NOISE MADE BY AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT LOSSING POWER) BY FRONT/LOWER OF THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM HAD ALREADY COST ME A LITTLE OVER $500.00 AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND JUST TO GUESS WHAT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/23/2014· STRUCTURE

  CLEAR COAT PEELING AWAY FROM PAINT ON HOOD ROOF TRUNK AND DOORS. *TR

• 12/22/2005· WHEELS

  1997 HONDA ACCORD LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. *TS THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO IT'S LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. THE LUG NUTS HAD SHEARED OFF. ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD ONE TIRE REPLACED AND THE WHEELS ROTATED (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

• 12/19/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL #02120000 IGNITION SWITCH. ATAMAN HONDA 978-851-4356 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS. TS

• 12/19/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO FULE PUMP IN TOWN, ON ORDER FOR 4 DAYS NOW. FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT 40000 MILES. *AK

• 12/19/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL SEAL BLEW, LOST ALMOST ALL OF THE OIL. NO WARNING. HONDA DEALER IN ALHAMBRA, CA SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD CEASED, WANTED OVER $8,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD NOT CEASED. HE HAD 2 OTHER HONDA ACCORDS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/19/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN SUN VISOR IS OPENED IT BLOCKS THE VISION OF THE DRIVER COMPLETELY DUE TO ITS SIZE AND DESIGN.

• 12/18/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I REMOVED IGNITION KEY , THINKING TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK, AND EXITED FROM CAR. THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. I DISCOVERED IT WAS IN DRIVE. HONDA HAS A RECALL # 03V423000 FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ON MY CAR HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY THE DEALER. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE 1997S , ONLY 1998-1999. I AM HEREBY INFORMING YOU THAT THE PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS ON 1997S (DEMONSTRATABLE ON MY VEHICAL WITH 59K MILES.) 1997'S SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CASE NUMBER WITH HONDA IS NO12003-12-1000057. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I CAN GET A FIX TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK YOU.*AK

• 12/16/2014· SEAT BELTS

  I HAD FILED A REPORT WITH THE BAR ABOUT A SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY HONDA ACCORD STARTING TO FREY AND THEY HAD SPOKE WITH HONDA IN POWAY CA AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT IS NOT BROKEN. TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WILL THE SEAT BELT BE WORKING 100%? THERE ARE TEAR MARKS ON THE BELT WERE IT CLICKS TO THE BELT BUCKLE AND I FEEL THIS IS NOT SAFE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS. *TR

• 12/15/1998· AIR BAGS

  JUST FINISHED WASHING CAR AT THE TOUCHLESS CAR WASH. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, WENT OVER A METAL BUMP AT THE END OF THE CAR WASH AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WASN'T EVEN GOING 1 MPH.

• 12/11/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 71 MPH AND ENTERING HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS SHUT OFF IN ORDER TO DECELERATE, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE AT ALL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE, BOUNCE OFF, AND HIT A THIRD. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE, BUT WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. UPDATED 2/9/2007 - *NM

• 12/10/2014· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED/FAILED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND IT FELT LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING ALONG WITH THE DASH LIGHTS. DURING THE STALLING PERIOD - I PULLED OVER AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. SOON THERE AFTER, THE ENGINE CAME ON AND I BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE DURING A 30 MINUTE RIDE WHILE IT WAS RAINING. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

• 12/10/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HONDA MISSED A RECALL ON AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME A FATAL ACCIDENT AS THE CAR WAS STOPPING ON THE FREEWAY ONCE AT FULL SPEED 65+ MPH I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WITH DETAIL OF THE PROBLEM "THE CAR DYING' AND THEY MISDIAGNOSED IT AND FAILED TO SEE THE RECALL WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO ONCE THEY INPUT THE VIN - HONDA THEN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME THE MONEY I PAID FOR THE UNNECESSARY AND UNSUCCESSFUL WORK THAT THEY DID. *TR

• 12/10/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF 60 TO 70 MPH. CONSUMER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN AFTER RUNNING OVER AN OBJECT THAT FLATTENED THE TIRES, AND CONSUMER SHUT ENGINE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *NLM

• 12/09/2013· SUSPENSION

  I'M THE OWNER OF 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX.RECENTLY, I HAVE CHECKED SAFERCARS.GOV WEBSITE TO SEE IF MY CAR HAS ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS PENDING. YET,I HAVE FOUND ONE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. FOR VEHICLES YEAR 1997-1998 HONDA ACCORD'S. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA ON 09 DEC 13 AT WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY MY VEHICLE FOR A RECALL.I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ,SINCE IT MAY CAUSE SUDDEN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING CONTROLLABILITY COULD BE ALSO BE AFFECTED. SAFETY IS OUR BIGGEST CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/09/1998· STRUCTURE

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

• 12/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 12/07/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLEW, OIL SOAKING THE TIMING AND DRIVE BELTS. DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR THAT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SEAL THAT HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH. *AK

• 12/06/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1997 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLE WITH A LEAKING AND CORRODED RADIATOR. CONSUMER STATES THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AND NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. THERE IS CORROSION ON THE BACK AND FRONT OF THE RADIATOR. *KB THE THERMOSTAT WAS STUCK OPEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. *JB

• 12/06/1996· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, ESPERIENCING WIND NOISE, WIND NOISE IS SO LOUD AND ANNOYING. *AK

• 12/04/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESCrashFire

  THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKES A NOISE AND AT TIMES I AM UNABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS WITH ACCORDS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1995-1997 AND THEY ALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAMPLE PROBLEM. IS THIS RECALLED BY HONDA? *NLM

• 12/04/1998· AIR BAGSFire

  CJONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45MPH WHEN THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON . CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL #98-V-321 FOR AIR CONDITIONER WIRING HARNESS, REPAIRED EARLY IN NOVEMBER 98. *AK

• 12/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, CONSUMER HAD TO HIT A CURB. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/03/2015· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THIS CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN AS I AM DRIVING HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS PLACES AND NOTHING IS FOUND. SHUT DOWN 6 TIMES IN A ROW LAST TIME WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR ON A DARK HIGHWAY COLD AND RAINING. VERY DANGEROUS!!! THE INSIDE LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL OF THE TIME MOSTLY TURNING CURVES, WASTING BATTERY. NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEELS/TIRES/AXLES LIKE SOMETHING IS WAITING TO BREAK OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING. OVERHEATED LAST YEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON COSTING TON OF MONEY. I HAVE REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR TWICE AND STILL THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T COOL. I LEAVE THE "AIR" BUTTON ON TO KEEP THE FANS RUNNING SO IT DOESN'T OVERHEAT AS I'M DRIVING. NOT TO MENTION IN THE SUMMER IT IS BLOWING OUT HEAT AND ALL THE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN. THIS CAR IS A MESS AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. THANKS-

• 12/03/1999· AIR BAGS

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

• 12/03/1998· SUSPENSION

  REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT DID NOT RECTIFY FAILURE.

• 12/02/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. *JB THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HER THE PROBLEM WAS THE ROTORS, HOWEVER AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL AND TO JUST GET A ALIGNMENT. *JB *NM

• 12/02/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. TS AIRBAG MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TT *JB

• 12/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/01/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OFF. I HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING AND I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT JUST CAME ON.

• 11/30/2001· AIR BAGS

  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

• 11/30/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

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

• 11/29/2006· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. COMPANY REFUSES TO REPAIR. HONDA CO. THEY KNOW THAT BY LAW THEY NEED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY WANT CLIENTS TO REPAIR THEIR CARS AT OWNERS EXPENSE BREAKING THE LAW. THE NHTSA IS NOT ENFORCING THE LAW WHEN THEY KNOW HONDA CO HAS TO COVER THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. *JB

• 11/29/2002· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT TO MAKE THE CAR MOVE; D3/D4 WERE NOT WORKING AND ENGINE MERELY REVVED AS THOUGH I WAS IN NEUTRAL. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM AND DID NOT REPAIR. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN OUT COMPLETELY AND MOST GEARS DO NOT WORK OR PRODUCE LOUD GRIDING NOISES ALONG WITH SEVERE JOLTING. DT

• 11/27/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT, AND THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/24/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

• 11/24/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THEY SQUEAK AND GRIND TO THE METAL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/23/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EMISSIONS RECALL ON VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TC EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER VENT VALVE. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS CLOSE TO IT'S 150,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. *NM

• 11/21/2010· POWER TRAIN

  HONDA ACCORD 1997, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOOSING GEARS, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SAFE HIGHWAY SPEED AND ASSOCIATED HIGH RISK MANEUVERS TO EXIT THE DRIVE LANES ONTO A SHOULDER. THIRD INCIDENT, THIRD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME REASON. ALL HAD SUGGESTED MANUFACTURES MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE PERFORMED. *TR

• 11/18/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  IN A SHORT DISTANCE THE VEHICLE IS LIKELY TO HAVE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, JUMPED A CONCRETE CURB, AND STRUCK A TREE. THE DECEASED HAD A BROKEN ANKLE, WHICH WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. OTHER INJURIES INCLUDED BROKEN JAW AND SEVER INTERNAL INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SINCE THE CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT. HOWEVER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY ME AND MY WIFE FOR OVER 25K MILES DURING WHICH TIME WE HAD NO PROBLEMS. RECENTLY THERE WAS A CLAIM STATING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A RUN-AWAY HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL AND I BELIEVE MY WIFE'S ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN. THANK YOU, [XXX] DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/18/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH TO 70 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID'NT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/17/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE THE VEHICLE SURGED AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION ON THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE DOOR AND PART OF THE HOUSE.*AK UPDATED 12/22/2005. *NM

• 11/16/2001· AIR BAGS

  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

• 11/14/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DESIGN OF THE OIL FILTER (LOCATION) WHICH IS OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALLOWS OIL TO BE RELEASED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHILE CHANGING FILTER. THIS RESULTS IN SMOKE FROM BURNING OFF OF UNIT.

• 11/13/2003· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON/OFF. VEHICLE WAS ASSESSED BY HONDA. THE CONTROL UNIT IN THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, THUS DISABLING THE AIR BAGS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.*AK

• 11/13/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WAS ANY RECALL REPORTED ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DT

• 11/13/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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