1990 Honda Accord Lx, DX Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD LX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS WERE FASTENED BUT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING SOUND CONTINUED TO ALERT AS IF THE SEAT BELT WAS UNFASTENED. THERE WERE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINIUSLY WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 11/18/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE SEATBELT BUZZER WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AS LONG AS THE ACTUAL SEATBELT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY THEN SHE SHOULD DISREGARD THE NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING DUE TO THE VOLUME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN UPDATED 04/22/11

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS OPERATED FINE FOR YEARS THEN ONE DAY IT WAS CLOSED NORMALLY AND IS NEVER TO BE OPENED AGAIN (FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, LOCKED OR UNLOCKED). IT APPEARS THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE INTERNAL DOOR LATCH. AT THIS POINT, THE DOOR WILL JUST NOT OPEN. I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DOOR IS CLOSED. IT'S A REAL CATCH22. I AM NOW FORCED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSANGER SIDE. WHICH HAS ME CONCERNED BECAUSE IF I HAVE TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY IT MAY BE A PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW I AM TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR BUT NO ONE CAN BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL FIRST. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART DUE TO IT'S DESIGN (IF THE DOOR LATCH IS TO FAIL FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THEN THERE SHOULD AT LEAST BE SOME MEANS TO OPEN THE DOOR SO IT CAN BE REPAIRED!) SO FAR NO DEATHS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURED BUT I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF SOMEONE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CAR.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND BROKE THE WHOLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONSEQUENCES HAVE MADE IT TO WHERE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, GOD FORBID IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE, HOW WOULD MY PASSANGER GET OUT OF THE CAR IN A HURRY?*AK HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE IT MYSELF........WHY? OBVIOUS DEFAULT IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I NOTICED THAT WHEN I SPEED UP THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND IT GOES BACK ON. IT DOES IT AROUND 55 MPH. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THE PART. BUT I REALLY THINK THAT YOU TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE OR MYSELF GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

CONSUMER HAD THE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED TWICE. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HONDA KNEW THAT THE DISTRIBUTORS WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING HAD DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED A BOLT AND PIN WHICH FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE SAME REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BOLT AND PIN WAS DRILLED INTO THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE FAILURE WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING AND THE CONTACT STARTED HEARING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING SNAPPED OFF. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

HONDA MOTORS DOES NOT HAVE INSPECTION CRITERIA FOR BALL JOINTS. THEY HAVE NO TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS ON THIS AREA AS CONFIRMED BY THEIR CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT IS THERFORE POSSIBLE THAT VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS MAY BE ON THE ROAD.

THE DRIVER DOOR ON HONDA ACCORDS 1990-1993 THE DOOR IS JAMMING CLOSED WON'T OPEN THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT OPEN IS TO WELD THE DOOR OFF, THIS COST IS 700.00 TO HAVE THIS DONE EVERY HONDA REPAIR AND DEALER I HAVE CALLED SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND IT IS HAPPENING TO ACCORDS 1990-1993, I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION DONE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THE OWNER CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY AND HAS TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THAT DOOR AND IT WONT OPEN OR THE WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL DOWN FOR WHAT EVER REASON THIS IS HAPPENING TO THESE CARS HOW WILL A PERSON GET OUT? *JB