Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 192 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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.
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The contact owns a 1990 Honda Accord. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the driver’s side seat belt retractor failed to work as needed. The seat belt warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the local dealer with seat belt failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,022.
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.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR STREET WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. I REACTED QUICKLY AND WAS ABLE TO COAST AND PULL OFF ONTO A SIDE STREET WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I BARELY MADE THE TURN WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD SOME BURNED CONTACTS. THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A SEATBELT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SEATBELTS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V103001 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR NEEDED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 250,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN
1990 HONDA ACCORD TWO DOOR COUPE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. MY FRONT TRACK SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN THE FORWARD POSITION. NORMALLY IT RETRACTS TO REAR POSITION AFTER DOOR CLOSES. I TOOK MY CAR TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY SAID OVER THE PHONE THAT SEAT BELT REPAIR WAS COVERED FOR LIFETIME OF VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS THEN SAID I NEEDED A SEAT BELT CONTROL UNIT, NOT COVERED BY LIFETIME WARRANTY. DEALER DID NOT FIX MALFUNCTIONING SEAT BELT. I CALLED HONDA USA IN TORRENCE, CA.(1-800-999-1009), THEY ALSO SAID SEAT BELT CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT WARRANTED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN FIX PROBLEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE. IS HONDA'S ASSUMPTION CORRECT IN STATING SEAT BELT CONTROL UNIT IS NOT PART OF THE SEAT BELT, THUS NOT COVERED UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY? *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 270,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WENT TOTALY FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE TIRE SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL HAD BEEN DAMAGED. ALL OF THE VALVE STEMS ON THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SHE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOOSING AIR, THAT TIRE WAS OKAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE VALVE STEMS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000. KG UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE HAD SUDDENDLY DEFLATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A CUT VALVE STEM. THE SESCOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACEDDUE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL 4 VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB
THE PASSANGER FRONT LAP BELT HAS FAILED. IT IS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HANDA HAS FAILED TO FIX IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOULDER STRAP OF HER SEAT BELT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER AND THEY BOTH STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE SEAT BELTS WERE INSPECTED, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT CONTROL UNIT WAS PART OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,020.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FILLED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. SHE ALSO SMELLED GAS FUMES IN THE GARAGE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD EXPLODE AT ANY TIME. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE ATTEMPTED TO RIG THE FUEL TANK DURING A PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 214,000.
THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN WHETHER THE KEY OR THE REMOTE WAS USED TO UN LOCK. THE CONSUMER HAS TO CLIMB THROUGH THE WINDOWS TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED.
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHUT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. TAPPING THE BRAKES DID NOTHING. FINALLY, CONSUMER EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF.*AK
ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT REQUEST A COMPLETE COPY OF ANY AND ALL RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE 1986-1991 SEAT BELT CAMPAIGN. *NM RECALL NUMBERS: ( 93V056000 ,95V103001 ) SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE AND SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY ARE THE ISSUES WITH THE SEAT BELT FOR CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *TC
CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. ALSO, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE BACK WINDOW SHORTED OUT. THIS CAUSED A WIRE TO IGNITE AND THERE WERE FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE. THE INTENSE HEAT CAUSED THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO EXPLODE. PLEASE HELP AS SHE STATES SHE NEEDS HELP TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *LA
IGNITION SWITCH FAULTY. *JB
THE CONSUMER HAD ENGINE TROUBLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND HAD BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *PH *SC
MY DAUGHTER WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND HER BODY SLAMMED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS WEARING BOTH THE LAP AND AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. APPARENTLY THE LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT WORK ON THE SHOULDER BELT.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. *AK *TT *JB
WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT TO THE RIGHT. FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON. MECHANIC STATES IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN CHANGED AND NEW KEY GIVEN. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS UNABLE TO SHUT IGNITION OFF UNTIL I MONKEY AROUND WITH KEY FOR UP TO 3 MINUTES. LIGHT THEN GOES ON AT TOP OF TRANSMISSION SELECTOR PANEL AND THEN KEY IS RELEASED FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM IGNITION. DT
STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WOULD MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT DIDN'T MOVE. DT
NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM
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
1ST REPLACEMENT OF SAME PART DONE BY DEALER AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE REPORTED ITERMITTENT PROBLEMS PRIOR TO END OF WARRANTY. SECOND FAILURE OF SAME PART OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS.*AK
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