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 1991 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 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
SPORT MODE LIGHT FLASHES THEN TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN GEARS. IT STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING SOUND ,CAR MOVES SLOWLY WHEN GAS IS PRESSED. HAPPENS MORE WHEN WEATHER IS HOT. POSSIBLE PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT (TCU). *TR
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. I HAD TO EXIT CAR OVER THE CONSOLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFRAID TO BE TRAPPED IN CAR DURING ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN CAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND IGNITED INTO FLAMES WHEN IT REACHED THE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR OR AROUND THE PASSENGER SEAT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 91V195000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND CAVED INWARDS, THE GARAGE DOOR WINDOWS MELTED AND FELL, AND THE ADDRESS NUMBERS ON THE HOUSE MELTED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.
WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT MY VEHICLE THROUGH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. UNTIL I HAD THE $600 FOR THE REPAIR, I WAS FORCED TO ENTER MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM A FULL-TIME STUDENT, WORKING A FULL-TIME JOB, LIVING IN A BUSY WORLD. IT WAS QUITE EMBARASSING, AN INCONVIENIENCE, AND AN INCREDIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. BEFORE VISITING THIS SITE, I THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS A STRANGE MISFORTUNE ONLY I SUFFERED. THIS IS THE MOST COMMON DEFECT LISTED; NOT TO MENTION THE MOST EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IF THIS DEFECT IS NOT WORTHY OF A RECALL, WE NEED TO RE-THINK THE "RECALL STANDARDS" AND PUT REALISTIC MEASURES INTO THE PROCESS. MY CAR DOOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND PAID FOR BY HONDA, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM ONE IN ENOUGH WITH THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE CAR. WHEN I PURCHASED A BIG NAME COMPUTER AND REALIZED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM, IT WAS REPAIRED WITH NO CHARGE TO ME. THE COMPANY I AM EMPLOYED BY WILL TAKE FULL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT IN A PRODUCT WE HAVE ISSUED. IF WE IGNORED ISSUES SUCH AS MINE WITH MY HONDA ACCORD, WE WOULD NOT BE THE MAGNIFICENT COMPANY THAT WE ARE. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS PERMANENTLY SHUT, I HAD NO WAY OF ENTRY OTHER THAN THE DOOR MY PASSENGERS/CLIENTS USED. ENTERING AND EXITING MY VEHICLE WAS AN OBSCENITY AS I WOULD TRY MY HARDEST TO REMAIN THE PROFESSIONAL FEMALE THAT I AM. I WAS ALWAYS IN FEAR THAT A CAR WOULD PLOW INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEAVING ME TRAPPED IN WHATEVER EMERGENCY WOULD ARISE. PLEASE EXAMINE THIS DEFECT AND DEMAND A RECALL TO PREVENT FUTURE DISASTERS AND TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF HONDA ACCORD DRIVERS. *LA
ONE DAY I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND THE DOOR JUST WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY, AND IT CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE COST OF REPLACING THE LATCH IS APPROXIMATELY $700. ONE WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM, CONSIDERING IT'S SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS ONE CRASH TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I WOULD BE TRAPPED IN MY VEHICLE! *LA
BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED, MAKING DOORS INOPERATIVE. *AK
THE VEHICLE DOORS JAMMED AND THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF DRIVER DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE AND GO OUT PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN SHE WENT AROUND TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE SHE FOUND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD HER THIS WAS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND GAVE HER A PRINT OUT OF HOW TO FIX THE DOOR, WHICH IS QUITE COMPLEX, BUT WOULD SAVE HER $600.00 TO DO THE WORK HERSELF. SHE HAD 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE THEIR CAR SEATS IN THE BACK AND THIS COULD BE A VERY DEADLY SITUATION SHOULD SHE HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE AND NEED TO EXIT THE CAR OR GET ACCESS TO HER CHILDREN IMMEDIATELY. *JB
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK VEHICLE ONE DAY FROM INSIDE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. SHE HAD TO CLIMB ACROSS CONSOLE, AND GO OUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. ON SAME DAY SHE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AND AGAIN COULD NOT DO SO. CONSUMER THINKS THERE IS A RECALL BECAUSE SHE HAS FOUND THAT OTHER DOORS ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS.*AK
DRIVER DOOR IS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM EITHER SIDE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY LOCKED CLOSED, AN INTERNAL COMPONENT INSIDE THE DOOR IS BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR OR THE EXTERIOR. SHOULD THERE BE A COLLISION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER WILL BE LOCKED IN.
AFTER CLOSING DRIVER'S DOOR IT LOCKED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY. *AK
DRIVERS DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. HAD TO CLIMB OVER STICK SHIFT TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. WHEN CHECKING WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY FIX AN AVERAGE OF TWO A WEEK. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT, ELDERLY OR WEIGHT CHALLENGED WOULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME. HONDA HAS NOT CONSIDERED THIS A RECALL SITUATION. *AK
DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE NOR FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DOOR HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD TO EXIT AND ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH PASSENGER'S DOOR.*AK
DRIVER'S-SIDE DOOR LATCH JUST FAILED AND THE DOOR WAS JAMMED SHUT. THIS IS THE ONLY CASE OF A DOOR LATCH JUST FAILING IN ANY VEHICLE THAT I OR ANY OF MY FAMILY/FRIENDS HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS COST OVER $700 TO REPAIR (SINCE THE DOOR WAS JAMMED SHUT)AND ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS UNOFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE DRILLING (FROM THE INSIDE) PROCEDURE TO RELEASE THE JAMMED LATCH, THEY HAVE NO OFFICIAL DOCUMENT RELATING TO THIS. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER, I WAS BASICALLY TOLD "SORRY, YOUR CAR IS PAST THE WARRANTY" - END OF STORY. FROM THE REPORTS I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEB SITE AND IN TALKING WITH A LOCAL HONDA MECHANIC, IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS TYPE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL DOOR LATCH DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, SINCE I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANY CAR (OF ANY AGE) OR EVEN HEARD OF A CAR (BESIDES THE ACCORD REPORTS I GOT FROM THIS WEB SITE AND THE LOCAL HONDA MECHANIC) WHERE THE DOOR LATCH JUST FAILED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS REPRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE IF THE LATCH MECHANISM IS PRONE TO FAILURE WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE INFLUENCE, THEN THAT MECHANISM WILL BE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, JAMMING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SHUT AND PREVENTING EASY EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY BY REPLACING THE FAULTY DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS, OR AT LEAST OFFERING TO COMPENSATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD TO SPEND WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE AN INORDINATE SUM OF MONEY TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT HAS TAKEN ME NEARLY A YEAR TO GET AROUND TO WRITING THIS, AND I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THAT FOR EACH PERSON WHO FILES A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR AGENCY OR DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO FILE A REPORT. THANK YOU.*AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT FROM VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT UNLATCH, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT LOCK HAS DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. *YH
WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE BY USING THE DOOR HANDLES , DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT LATCHES AND LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN EVEN IF PUSHING OR PULLING FROM EITHER SIDE. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTION. *AK
MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DOOR LATCH/ASSEM. WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED? *AK
WHY HAS NORTH AMERICAN HONDA NOT ISSUED A RECALL OF ALL HONDA DOOR FAILURES ? ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC, THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF THE VERY SAME DOOR LOCK FAILURES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE SPENT OVER $600.00 DOLLARS TO GET OUR DOOR CUT OFF, SO THA IT COULD HAVE THE INTERNAL PARTS REPLACED, SO THAT WE COULD OPEN THE DOOR NORMALLY. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEND IF IT OCCURED DURING AN ACCIDENT, AND THEN WE COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, WHAT IF BECAUSE OF THE FAILING WE HAD DIED ? WHAT THEN, WOULD NORTH AMERICAN HONDA ISSUE A RECALL THEN ? IS THAT THE PRICE IT TAKES TO GET SOMEBODY TO NOTICE THE OBVIOUS AND BLATANT DISREGARD THAT HONDA HAS FOR IT'S CUSTOMERS AND THE SAFETY OF ALL AMERICANS WHO DRIVE THESE DEATH TRAPS JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN? I DEMAND A RECALL!, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, ALL BECAUSE A GREEDY CORPORATION WAS UNWILLING TO RECTIFY A FAULT CLEARLY OF THEIR OWN MAKING, AND TOO CALLOUS TO CARE ABOUT THE LIVES AND SAFTY OF AMERICAN DRIVERS.
DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN AT ALL. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE OCCUPANT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT. *AK
THE DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS JAMMED. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, CANNOT OPEN DOOR WITH KEY. DEALER STATED THAT THE MECHANISM IN THE LOCK NEEDS REPLACING. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE, HAVE TO GO IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB
WHILE RIDING ALONG THE HIGHWAY PASSENGER'S DOOR BECOMES SHAKY, OWNER FEELS THAT PASSENGER'S DOOR MAY COME OPEN WHILE DOOR IS BEING CLOSED TIGHTLY AND LOCKED. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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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