Engine
Filed Feb 12, 2004
Fire reported
THE CONSUMER HAD ENGINE TROUBLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND HAD BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *PH *SC
- NHTSA ID
- 10058073
- Incident
- Dec 23, 2003
1990 Honda Accord Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine 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.
13
Latest Feb 12, 2004
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.
7%
of 192 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 13 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed Jun 23, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10024669
- Incident
- Jun 12, 2003
Engine
Filed Nov 23, 2002
STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WOULD MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT DIDN'T MOVE. DT
- NHTSA ID
- 770042
Engine
Filed Mar 20, 2001
CONSUMER ADDED INTO CRANK CASE AN ENGINE TREATMENT SLACK 50/ MANUFACTURER PETROLAN-SLACK 50 PENZOIL OIL TRATMENT UCP, CODE 027104004131 IN JUNE 2000. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT AND WILL NOT COOL OFF.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 883567
- Incident
- Mar 11, 2001
EngineSteering
Filed Aug 27, 2000
WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR THEY SAID IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT COME TO FIND OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINNON THE WATER PUMP AND THE DAY I TOOK IT HOME IT WAS LEAKING TRAN,OIL,RADIATOR FLUIDS. THE BACK RIGHT DOOR AND FENDER APPEAR TO BE REPLACED I ASKED THEM THEY SAID IT WAS JUST THE PAINT .IHAD A 30 DAY WARRENTY AFTER THE FRIST WEEK I CALLED TO MAKE AN APP. AND FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE THE END OF THE 30 DAYS EVERTIME I'D SHOW UP FOR IT THEY SAID "OH HE JUST LEFT ,HE'S AT LUNCH...ECT
- NHTSA ID
- 729250
Engine
Filed Mar 18, 2000
OUR MECHANIC SAID OURS WAS THE SECOND CAR HE HAD SEEN THIS WEEK, WHERE A GASKET ABOVE THE TIMING BELT FELL OUT, DRAINING THE ENGINE OF OIL AND SATURATING THE TIMING BELT WITH OIL, REQUIRING IT TO BE REPLACED SO IT DOESN'T BREAK AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE. OUR HONDA ACCORD IS A 1990. THE OTHER HONDA OUR MECHANIC HAD REPAIRED WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS A 1994. THERE IS A BRACKET THAT CAN BE OBTAINED TO KEEP THE GASKET FROM FALLING OUT, BUT HONDA HAS NOT OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 720288
Engine
Filed Aug 12, 1999
DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE PAN'S DRAIN PLUG WAS STRIPPED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE NEW PLUG WOULD NOT FIT ORIGINAL PAN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844957
Engine
Filed Nov 1, 1998
WHEN INTERIOR OF VEHICLE IS HOT (DUE TO WARM WEATHER) THE VEHICLE CRANKS, BUT WILL NOT START, HAS NO DIFFICULTY STARTING IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER.
- NHTSA ID
- 781442
Engine
Filed Sep 12, 1997
ENGINE THREW A ROD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 520274
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1997
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 13, 1996
FAILURE OF THE ENGINE, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 800798
- Incident
- Mar 12, 1995
Engine
Filed Jun 5, 1996
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, HEARD THUMP, STEER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF RD, HAD IT TOWED, CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE IN HALF, VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE,
- NHTSA ID
- 985359
- Incident
- May 31, 1996
Engine
Filed Sep 11, 1995
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF HAVING TO PUT VEHICLE ON LIFTER WHILE ROTATING CRANKSHAFT IN ORDER TO PERFORM VALVE ADJUSTMENT. *AW
- NHTSA ID
- 483882
- Incident
- Sep 11, 1995
BrakesEngine
Filed May 27, 1995
PROBLEM WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
- NHTSA ID
- 486669
- Incident
- May 27, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .