Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 33 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.
The 25 most recent of 33, in the owner's own words
HI WE'LL ALL I COULD SAID THAT PARK MY CAR ON 53TH ST AND HOOPER YESTERDAY AT 11PM WAS MY LAST SEEN OF THE CAR IS A HONDA ACCORD 90 GREEN THE PROBLEM IS THAT IS NOT REGISTER UNDER MY NAME BUT I HAVE THE PAPERS ON HAND.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE. THE DOOR IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE OR INTERIOR HANDLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE OR OTHER MISHAP, THIS MAY PROVE FATAL. IN FACT, WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A STATE OF ILLINOIS EMISSIONS TEST, THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE TEST BECAUSE THEY SAID THE DOOR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I WOULD NEED TO GET THE DOOR FIXED FIRST. HONDA MOTORS WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. I LEARNED FROM A WEBSITE POSTING VEHICLE PROBLEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMONLY OCCURING PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL CAR THAT HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE CAR MAKES IT MY RESPONSIBILITY. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT GO WRONG WITH A CAR--SIMILAR TO A SEAT BELT OPERATING PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES.*AK
THE DRIVER'S DOOR MECHANISM FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THE SITUATUION IS SUCH THAT WHEN THE MECHANISM FAILS, THE OPTIONS ARE TO RIP OFF THE DOOR AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER DOOR. *YH
DRIVER'S DOOR "FROZE" SHUT, DOOR WAS INOPERABLE. LOCK ASSEMBLY/ACTUATOR MECHANISM THAT FROZE ALSO CONTROLS AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS, WHICH WOULD NOT WORK. CONTACTED SEVERAL HONDA DEALERSHIPS, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1990 AND 1991 MODELS. THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING PART 364246 LOCK ASSEMBLY ($265) IN STOCK, DUE TO NUMBER OF FAILURES. HONDA WOULD DRILL OPEN DOOR AND REPLACE ASSEMBLY FOR $800. SAFETY HAZARD CREATED BY BOTH DRIVER'S DOOR AND SHOULDER SEAT BELT BEING INOPERABLE. IF KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD/DEFECT, WHY IS CONSUMER EXPECTED TO PAY $800?*AK
DIVER SIDE DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE, COULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. LOCKSMITHS COULD NOT OPEN DOOR. REQUIRED BODY SHOP TO REMOVE ENTIRE DOOR REPLACE ENTIRE LOCKING SYSTEM. ENTIRE EFFORT COST IN EXCESS OF $600.00. LOCAL HONDA DEALER REPORTED THIS AS A PROBLEM AND REQUIRES THE INSIDE PANNEL TO BE CUT AWAY AND AIR CHISEL THE LOCKING DEVICE FREE.
DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK
CONSUMER WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS STIFF AND HARD, IT WOULDN'T OPEN AT ALL DUE TO HINGES COMING OFF. IT COST CONSUMER $403.00 TO REPLACE DOOR. *AK
POWER DOOR LATCH FAILS TO ALLOW DOOR TO OPEN AT TIMES,DOOR WOULD NOT ALLOW AN EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY, IF SOME HOW THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT WITHOUT CLIMBING OVER THE SEAT TO THE NEXT DOOR, THIS DOOR LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN JUST OVER 1 YEAR. HONDA KNOWS THAT THESE ARE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALER PARTS COUNTERS STOCK THIS DOOR LATCH,HONDA ONLY WARRANTYS THESE LATCHES FOR 1 YEAR. *AK
MY CAR, LIKE MANY OTHER HONDA'S I'VE OBSERVED, IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE-OUT AROUND BOTH REAR FENDER WELLS. SINCE I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE WEATHER RELATED. I'VE SINCE NOTICED MANY OTHER HONDA ACCORDS FROM VARIOUS OTHER STATES, WITH LITTLE TO NO SNOW, ICE, AND/OR SALT DURING THE WINTERS, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PAINT IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IS STILL THERE, BUT HAS BUBBLED. BEFORE I HAVE THIS REPAIRED, I JUST WANTED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THIS IS POSSIBLY A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURES DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS.
UNABLE TO OPEN REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.
THIS WAS A LIGHTLY USED HONDA GIVEN TO ME BY MY FATHER WHO WAS ORIGINAL OWNER. ODOMETER READING WHEN I WAS GIVEN CARE IN 12/97 WAS 60,079. IT COULD COST UP TO $650.00 ACCORDING TO HONDA TO FIX. HONDA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT, AND SAID MILEAGE ON VEHICLE WAS HIGH. THESE ARE HIGHWAY MILES, AND BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I AM SURE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO ASK ABOUT REPAIRS, THE MANAGER SAID HE'S DONE A FEW OF THEM WHICH COULD COST ANY WHERE FROM 350 TO $650, WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR ON THIS CAR. NOW THE PASSAGER DOOR HANDLE IS BREAKING (BASICALLY ON A THREAD). AGAIN THIS CAR WAS VERY LIGHTLY USED WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO ME IN 1997, AND DON'T FEEL MILEAGE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOOR HANDLE PERFORMANCE. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS APPRECIATED. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *AK
WHEEL BEARING FAILED.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. FAILED AFTER BEING CLOSED ONE DAY AND HAS NOT OPENED SINCE. *AK
VEHICLE'S PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S INSIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING REPEATEDLY, CAUSING EXIT OF THE CAR TO BE DIFFICULT. HAVING TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE MOLDED AND THAT DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
STRUCTUR DOOR ASSSEMBLY: INSIDE DOOR HANDLE LATCH BROKE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. *AK
POWER DOOR LATCHES ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE, TRAPPING OCCUPANT INSIDE, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE/OUTSIDE; AGAIN, ON MARCH 1997, SAME PROBLEM WITH LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH; CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE LATCH, REPAIRED BY OWNER. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT THE REAR QUARTER PANEL RUSTED. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALERS HAVE NO ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM.OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK
DRIVERS DOOR LOWER THAN THE REST, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, AND CAUSING INSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO BREAK.
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR FROM THE OUTSIDE, EA91-013.*AK CONSUMER STATES POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FUNCTIONS IRREGULARLY. *SLC
PLASTIC DOOR COVER HANDLE BROKE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. *SD
DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. *DH
THE FRONT DOOR INSIDE HANDLE BROKE PLEASE DESRCIBE . *AK
PLASTIC HOUSING FOR LEFT FRONT DOOR HANDLE BREAKS REPEATLY AFTER REPLACING SEVERAL TIMES; TRAPS OCCUPANTS INSIDE. TT
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS. *SD
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