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 1992 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 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
1992 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES AND STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM, ABS SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIRS NEED TO BE COMPLETED. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL DILUTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.
1992 HONDA ACCORD WITH MOTOR SEAL RECALL DOWNGRADED TO BULLETIN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL SENT TO HER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SHE STATES SHE LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE DUE TO THIS RECALL AND HAD NO TRANSPORTATION. *KB
WHILE DRIVING , THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE DONE BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. JB THERE WAS A BAD DISTRIBUTOR, SEAT BELT FAILURE AND AN INOPERATIVE AIR BAG. *SC
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN IT WAS WARM AND HUMID VEHICLE DID NOT START. DEALER FOUND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK
I USED TO OWN A FIREBIRD, BUT I HAD TO TRADE IT IN FOR A BIGGER CAR CAUSE MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS GETTING TO BIG FOR THE BACK SEAT. I FOUND THIS CAR PLACE AND WENT IN AND MET WITH THE OWNER, TOLD HIM I DIDN'T WANT A PIECE OF CRAP CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A DAUGHTER TO LOOK OUT FOR, SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT MONEY AND PROBLEMS. THE CAR I TRADED IN FOR HAD NO PROBLEMS. HE HAD TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE, IT HAD NEW TIRES, AND BRAKES, AND IT RUNS GREAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER, NEW TIRES, NEW BRAKES, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, NEED A RADIATOR, I'M A SINGLE PARENT WITH LOW INCOME I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR EVERYTIME SOMETHING GOES WRONG.
CONSUMER STATES HE STARTED HIS AUTO AND THE OIL STARTED SHOOTING OUT RIGHT NEAR THE TIMING BELT, ABOUT 3 QTS OF IT. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. TS
THE PAINT ON HOOD WENT FROM BLUE TO CHALKY WHITE, I'VE SEEN IT ON SEVERAL SIMILAR HONDA'S (SAME COLOR&AROUND SAME YEAR, ALSO HAD LOTS OF ENGINE, A.C. AND OIL LEAK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE OIL LEAK, DEALER STATED THE SEAL ON THE BALANCE SHAFT HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE LEAK HAD DAMAGED A NUMBER OF BELTS WITHIN THE AREA, DEALER ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ACCORDS FROM 1994 TO PRESENT ARE COVERED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER HER VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. *SLC
TROUBLE TURNING IGNITION WITH THE KEY. HAS HAD CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED, HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE CAR WILL START HAVE ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION TAKEN IT TO PIEDMONT HONDA, ANDERSON, SC UNABLE TO GET ANY SERVICE OR A CHECK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR OPENING HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR HAS BROKEN REPEATEDLY HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES THIS IS A COSTLY REPLACEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE THERMOSTAT KNOB CRACKS REPEATEDLY THIS ALSO HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER NEED TO MAKE A BETTER KNOB.*AK
THE OIL SEAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING. ALL OF THE OIL IN CAR DRAINED OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE I HAD THE OIL SEAL REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE TIMING BELT AS A RESULT OF OIL SATURATION ON THE BELT. I CONTACTED, HONDA ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 , BECAUSE A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 93-95 ACCORDS AS A RESULT OF AN OIL SEAL PROBLEM. HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY MODEL YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT TSB 9610001B RELATES TO THIS PROBLEM ON 1992 HONDA ACCORDS AND WISH TO REPORT THIS FAILURE AND HONDA'S INACTION IN RESPONSE TO NHTSA.
SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION, STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD SHAKE, VERY DISTRACTING, AND CONCERNED THAT DAMAGE COULD RESULT TO SOME COMPONENTS FROM THIS SHAKING. JUST HAD 90000 MILE SERVICE DONE. ASKED IF THE SHAKING HAD GONE AWAY. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE IS OK, HOWEVER, THE SHAKING IS COMMON ON THIS YEAR ACCORD (1992). WHEN ASKED HOW IT COULD BE FIXED, HE SAID IT WAS LIKELY A MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM, POSSIBLY THE ONE WITH FLUID IN IT. HE SAID THIS CAN DEVELOP AS THE ENGINE "SETTLES" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I SAID THAT THIS IS STRANGE SINCE MY 1986 ACCORD NEVER DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM. MIGHT THIS BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? THANK YOU.
ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT 30 TO 60 MPH. *AK
THE VEHICLES WAS LEAKING OIL FROM A STRIPPED OIL PLUG IN THE ENGINE. THE COMPLETE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STOPPED ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
ENGINE FAILED. YH
DOOR - DRIVER DOOR LOCKED FAILED. ACCESS AND ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE. ENGINE - OIL SEAL FAILURE; CRANK AND CAM AT 109,000 DISTRIBUTOR - FAILED AT 92,925. JUST BEYOND MFGR'S LETTER NOTIFYING ME THAT IT WILL FAIL AROUND 75,000 MILES. SUSPENSION - BOTH STRUT SPRINGS FAILED AT 95,000 MILES
THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED THE FAN MELTED INTO THE SHROUD WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
THE OIL GASKET/SEALS FAILED AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK THAT RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT, AIR CONDITIONING BELT, AND THE POWER STEERING BELT.
VEHICLE VIBRATES. TT
BRAKES MAKE SQUEAKING NOISE. TT
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