Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 32 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 32, in the owner's own words
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 DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH THE SQUARE LATCH ATTACHED TO THE HOOD BROKE. THE HOOD FLEW UP BREAKING BOTH THE WINDSHIELD AND SUN ROOF AND DAMAGING THE HOOD. *AK
THE FRONT DOOR JAM CLOSE AND WOULD NOT OPEN, BODY SHOP HAD TO CUT APART L/S DOOR LATCH TO GET THE DOOR OPEN.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. HAD TO DRILL OUT DOOR LATCH AND REPLACE.*AK
I SHUT THE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE LOCKS WORK, BUT THE DOOR WILL STILL NOT OPEN. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, I OR A DRIVER WILL BE UNABLE TO GET OUT. IF THE ACCIDENT IS ON THE RIGHT DOOR, I AM TRAPPED. THIS IS A SERIOUS. *AK
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILURE. CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUT. DEALER SAYS OLD LATCH MUST BE DRILLED OUT. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT HONDA WILL NOT PICKUP THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF A CHILD SOMEHOW GOT INSIDE A PARKED CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. DEALER STATED THE LOCK HAS FAILED. LOCK HAS TO BE DRILLED OUT AND REPLACED. *AK
DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STUCK SHUT, TO ENTER OR EXIT HAS TO BE DONE BY WAY OF THE WINDOW, OR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER A WEEK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WHICH CAUSED THE LOCKS TO JAM, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME TRAPPED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE PARKING/TESTING AND TURNING SIGNALS, UNDER THE DASH BEGAN TO SMOKE, AND FLAMES STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTCTED. *AK
DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY OR WITHOUT THE KEY. HE DID NOT HAVE VIN. NUMBER AT THIS TIME. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY. AFTER CLOSING DOOR, IT CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WITH A KEY. THE LATCH FAILED. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
A BAR IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM IS JAMMED, CAUSING DOOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE FOR ENTERING OR EXITING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK IS INOPERABLE WHICH CAUSES NO ENTRY OR EXIT OF THE DRIVER DOOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKED SHUT AND WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
DOOR LATCH FAILED.
AFTER DRIVING PARKED THE CAR, WENT TO GET OUT AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR; ALSO, SOMETIMES TO GET INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, HAVE TO GET IN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
TRUNK LID FLEW OPEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE LATCH.
DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO STICK.
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
FAILURE ON THE DOORS AND LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. *AK
DRIVERS DOOR LATCH STUCK, PREVENTING DOOR FROM OPENING. *DH
DRIVERS DOOR LOCK FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO STICK. *DSH
VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS BROKEN AND DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED. TT
WHILE DRIVING, HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED, FLEW UP, SMASHED INTO WINDSHIELD, BENT BACKWARDS BREAKING GLASS SUN ROOF. TT
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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