Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 28, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 10, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Honda Accord. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–13 of 13
Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Oct 28, 2003
Crash reportedFire reported3 injuries reported
HONDA ACCORD GOING 45 MPH WAS STRUCK ON LEFT REAR BY ANOTHER CAR GOING ALSO FORTY 45 MPH HITTING GAS TANK LOCATED BEHIND LEFT BACK PASSENGER DOOR. CAR INGNITED UNDER CAR AS CAR WAS SPINNING FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE. FIRE BURNED THOURGH BACKSEAT IGNITING SEAT AND SEATBELT TENNSIONIERS.CAR DOORS DID NOT OPEN BUT WINDOWS WERE DOWN. ONE ADULT TWO CHILDREN WERE PASSENGERS,ONE CHILD SUFFERED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS FROM BEING IN BACK SEAT. OLDER BROTHER EXTRICATED GRANDMOTHER AND YOUNGER SISTER FROM BACKSEAT OF BURNING CAR OUT OF RIGHT FRNOT PASSENGER WINDOW.AK
NHTSA ID
10043715
Incident
Aug 9, 2001
Suspension
Filed Nov 1, 2002
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT SUSPENSION CRADLE BOLTS SNAP, AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR PHOTOS ATTACHED. *TT
NHTSA ID
8022050
Incident
Oct 26, 2002
Mileage
117,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 3, 2001
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON TWO JUPITER YP-701 TIRE MADE BY WOOSUNG. 3/14/01, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED, TIRE WAS NOT BALD BUT STILL HAD AN ESTIMATED 10,000 OR MORE TREADLIFE. 6/28/01, REAR DRIVERS SIDE,TREAD SEPARATION, 37,000 MILES ON TIRE, TRAVELING 50-55 MPH WHEN HE TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING.
NHTSA ID
9003239
Incident
Jun 28, 2001
Engine
Filed Nov 9, 1999
WHILE DRIVING OIL LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO THE ENGINE LEAKING OIL ALSO, DEALER REPLACED SEALS AND BELTS. *AK
NHTSA ID
852715
Exterior lightingTransmission
Filed Jul 17, 1999
CLUTCH FAILED. NLM
NHTSA ID
782535
Incident
Jul 15, 1998
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Jun 3, 1997
Crash reported1 death reported
18-YEAR OLD SON DROWNED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A CANAL AND THE POWER WINDOWS/POWER LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
516572
Incident
Mar 13, 1990
Seat belts
Filed May 19, 1997
SEAT BELTS IN REAR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. PARKED VEHICLE, TOOK TIRE OFF & NOTICED THAT REAR SEAT BELT CAME DETACHED FROM ANCHOR ATTACHMENT. WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
812373
Incident
May 13, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 17, 1997
Crash reported
HIGH SPEED INVOLUNTARY EXCELLERATION, RESULTING IN CRASH. *AK
NHTSA ID
811090
Incident
Apr 9, 1997
BrakesSuspension
Filed Jan 2, 1997
REPLACEMENT ROTORS BECAME WARPED AFTER SIX MONTHS AND LESS THAN 6000 MPH; ALSO, FRONT OF VEHICLE MAKES NOISE AFTER FRONT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ID
513219
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Visibility
Filed Dec 31, 1996
IN THE MORNING WHEN OPENING UP THE TRUNK THERE'S OVER CONDENSATION OF WATER BECAUSE THERE MAY NOT BE ANY AIR CIRCULATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK
NHTSA ID
806932
Fuel system
Filed Apr 16, 1996
FUEL LEAKAGE DUE TO RUSTING OF THE GAS LINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
NHTSA ID
982791
Incident
Apr 16, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Nov 27, 1995
SUN WEST HONDA IN COLORADO SPRINGS REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL FOR FILLER NECK DUE TO OWNER NOT BEING IN SERVICE AREA. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
975636
Fuel system
Filed Jul 10, 1995
RUSTED FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO WRONG ADDRESS (92V-028). *AK
NHTSA ID
485959
Incident
Jul 10, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.