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1989 Honda Accord Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Oct 1, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 86 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesDriver assistanceSteering+1 more
Filed Oct 1, 1998

FRONT ROTORS/CALIPERS FAILED; APPLEID BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT STOP, CAUSING A ACCIDENT (NO INJURY BUT $3,000 IN DAMAGE); RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED; POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED; AND THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
780629
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Mar 9, 1998

UNSPECIFIED FUEL LEAK IN EITHER THE CARBURETOR OR GASOLINE SUPPLY HOSE.

NHTSA ID
511414
Incident
Jul 24, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 7, 1996

UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

NHTSA ID
511148
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 26, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE CAR ACCELERATED WITH AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF SPEED AND HIT A TREE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA ID
800030
Incident
Jun 7, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 26, 1996
Crash reported

WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PLACING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TT

NHTSA ID
978204
Incident
Dec 15, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed May 22, 1995

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THE ENGINE SURGE AND HIGH IDLE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. TT

NHTSA ID
965604
Incident
May 22, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 10, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION 3 TIMES, TWICE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
482264
Incident
Dec 5, 1994
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 1, 1995
Crash reported

HAD A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION,PROBLEM IS REOCCURING. TT

NHTSA ID
959430
Incident
Jan 30, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 5, 1995
Crash reported

ENGINE SURGED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH

NHTSA ID
501553
Incident
Apr 1, 1979

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.

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