Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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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 1991 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. WHEN I TRY TO START IT AGAIN, IT TRIES TO TURN OVER BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT WILL START. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A FEW DAYS BUT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THE RPMS WOULD REV PAST 5000, I WOULD LOSE POWER AND THE CAR WOULD DIE AGAIN. *TR
1991 ACCORD FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. *TS THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG PRIOR TO THE FIRE ERUPTING. *NM
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE REVS UP AND DOWN WHILE IN PARK, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH
AFTER DRIVING HOME AT 70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDERHOOD. ENGINE COOLING FAN HAD MELTED. *AK THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MELTED DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE CIRCUIT. *YH
ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, THE RPM WILL SHOOT UP TO 4000 RPM, CAUSING DRIVER TO TURN VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. *YC
ON WAY TO WORK CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING. THEY ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR, WATER PUMP AND DISTRIBUTOR. *AK
FAULTY CONTROL PANEL FOR A/C/HEATER FAILED.
VEHICLE WILL CUT BACK AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED, NO WARRANTY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE AND SHUDDERING.
SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR DELAYED BECAUSE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS.
MUFFLER REPLACED.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. *SKD
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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