1993 Honda Accord Owner Complaints

IN SEVERAL SEPARATE INCIDENTS, WHILE DRIVING AT OVER 60MPH ON BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OUT AND WENT DEAD, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE SITUATIONS ALL REQUIRED TRYING TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE ROAD SHOULDER, STEERING WITH NO POWER ASSIST, BRAKING WITH NO POWER ASSIST, AND SIGNALING AND MANUEVERING TO SAFELY, THREADING OUR WAY THROUGH TRUCK AND CAR TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. VERY HARROWING. ENGINE WOULD RESTART IN 1-2 HRS AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. BY THEN THE CAR WAS IN A GARAGE (HONDA, IN ONE INSTANCE - THEY CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND PUT US BACK ON ROAD WHEN CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND CLAIMED THIS TO BE A MYSTERY TO THEM - YET, WE HAVE LATER LEARNED THAT HONDA HAD IN THEIR FILES SOME INTERNAL WARNING LETTER - (TSB 95049, ISSUED DEC 95, 'TITLE- DISTRIBUTOR, UPDATED UNIT) AT THE TIME OF OUR SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS (2012 - 2014). A MECHANIC TOLD US CONFIDENTIALLY THAT HE WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING WRONG ON THE DISTRIBUTOR, AND WE SHOULD GET IT REPLACED. WE WENT TO HONDA DEALER/GARAGE AND REQUESTED THIS REPLACE, AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT NECESSARY. FROM THEIR VIEW AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. SO WE DID, TO SAVE OUR LIVES!

NHTSA ID

11132333

Incident

Jun 26, 2012

Mileage

190,700 mi

BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA TIRE - WITHIN A YEAR FROM THE DATA OF MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRE, A BUBBLE ACCRUED ON THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE, UPON CAREFUL INSPECTION OF TIRE THE CONDITION APPEARS TO BE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS NO ABRASIONS OR SURFACE DAMAGE WAS FOUND.

NHTSA ID

11012419

Incident

Jul 18, 2017

Mileage

295,000 mi

USED ENGINE KEEPS FAILING ALSO BAD MECHANICS IN THE AREA INCLUDING HONDA DEALERSHIP OVER PRICED FEATURES FOR REPAIRS. ALWAYS IDLING TOO HIGH WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR PROPER EMISSIONS EXPLAINING OIL LIGHT REASONS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10712893

Incident

Mar 12, 2015

Mileage

243,000 mi

WAS MY VEHICLE IN A POLICE OPERATION IN THE PAST AND GIVING BACK IN RETURN? *TR

NHTSA ID

10542715

Incident

Sep 9, 2013

OFTEN WHEN I HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND PUSH THE BUTTON TO INCREASE MY SPEED, WHEN I HAVE REACHED THE DESIRED SPEED AND LET GO OF THE BUTTON, MY CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND WON'T STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL I TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT'S VERY FRIGHTENING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ONCE IN EVERY 7 TIMES I TRY TO USE THIS FEATURE OF ACCELERATING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL. BECAUSE OF ITS REGULAR RECURRENCE, THE "INCIDENT DATE," BELOW, IS MEANINGLESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10316434

Incident

Mar 15, 1995

I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING/BRAKES THE EMERGENCY FLASHER AND TURN SIGNAL ALSO DIDN'T WORK I HAD NO DASH LIGHTS WITH THE KEY ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I TURNED THE KEY AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN SINCE THEN IT HAS LOST POWER BUT ONLY FOR A HALF SECOND ---- JUST ENOUGH TO CAUSE A JERK MY HONDA DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH THEY ARE GRIFFITH MOTORS IN THE DALLES OR PAT DONNELLY *TR

NHTSA ID

10296818

Incident

Dec 22, 2009

Mileage

200,000 mi

1993 HONDA ACCORD TRUNK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A PASSERBY. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS BURNED WHILE TRYING TO THE PUT THE FIRE OUT. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0725-90

NHTSA ID

10284352

Incident

Aug 7, 2009

MY 1993 HONDA ACCORD WILL CONTINUOUSLY HESITATE TO RESPOND TO GASOLINE AROUND 60 MPH OR AT 1500 OR 2500 RPMS, THIS IS LISTED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 603961. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY DAY. THE CAR WILL ALSO STALL OUT AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IDLE. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND THEY LITERALLY LAUGHED AT ME WHEN I ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX IT FOR FREE. THIS IS ABSURD SINCE THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS MY SAFETY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10237177

Incident

Aug 5, 2008

Mileage

137,000 mi

IGNITION IGNITER FAILURE: I WAS JUST DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO RAMP AT TIME. CALLED AAA SERVICE AND VEHICLE TOWED TO ED VOYLES HONDA, MARIETTA, GA. 30067. MECHANIC DETERMINED IGNITION IGNITER FAILED AND REPLACED. HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222067

Incident

Mar 16, 2008

Mileage

76,975 mi

I HAVE A 1993 HONDA ACCORD WGN. MY DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE NOR THE OUTSIDE. THE LOCKS ARE WORKING FINE IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH!! I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT VERY EASILY. THE LEAST HONDA SHOULD DO IS PUT OUT A BULLETIN REQUIRING HOW TO FIX OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MAYBE EVEN HAVE THE DEALER DO THE REPAIR?? THANK YOU WILLIAM D DARBY *TR

NHTSA ID

10210935

Incident

Nov 17, 2007

1993 HONDA ACCORD. CUSTOMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE DRIVERS AIR BAG WAS DESIGNED ONLY TO DEPOLY DURING FRONT AND/ OR REAR IMPACT. CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT ANY AIR BAG RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10203731

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL AMERI-GS60 TIRES, SIZE P185/70R14. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE A PORTION OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE TIRE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 181,934. THE CONSUMER STATED FAULTY TIRE INSTALLED ON RIM APPROXIMATELY 15-16 MONTHS AGO. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10199053

Incident

Aug 9, 2007

Mileage

181,934 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. HE HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE IGNITER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10194206

Incident

Jun 10, 2007

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL*-THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A SNOWY DAY AT 20 MPH AND THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK RAPIDLY ON THE DASHBOARD OF HER 1993 HONDA ACCORD. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PUT IN FOUR QUARTS OF OIL AND NOTICE A LEAK. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE INCIDENT SHE CHECK THE OIL AGAIN AND FOUND THAT IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN. SHE POURED ANOTHER QUART OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP HALF A BLOCK AWAY AND THEY TOLD HER IT WAS THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THE REPAIR COST $750.00. HONDA STATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT A UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF THE FAILURE IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10179085

Incident

Jan 13, 2007

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1993 HONDA ACCORD WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 175000 MILES WHO'S REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT, AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE LOW VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLED THE SEAT BELT AROUND HIS CHILD SEAT THE WEBBING WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT HAS NOT RETRACTED SINCE AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE SEAT BELT REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS CHANGED ALL THE BULBS IN HIS HEADLIGHTS BUT HE STILL HAS VERY LOW VISIBLY AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN RECALL (06E023000). THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10178932

Incident

Jan 9, 2007

Mileage

175,000 mi

1993 ACCORD BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED CAR. OIL CHECK FOUND NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. GARAGE STATED THAT BALANCE SHAFT SEAL HAD BLOWN OUT. LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BEGINNING WITH 1994 MODELS. A RETAINING RING WAS AVAILABLE TO PREVENT THIS, BUT NO NOTIFICATION OF IT WAS PROVIDED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171526

Incident

Oct 18, 2006

Mileage

139,930 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10167868

Incident

Sep 11, 2006

Mileage

77,000 mi

MY SRS (AIRBAG) SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. RECENTLY VIRGINIA PASSED A LAW FOR STATE INSPECTIONS THAT THIS UNIT MUST WORK BEFORE PASSING INSPECTIONS. THE PRICE WENT UP FROM $400 TO $1200 TO FIX IN LESS THAN A YEAR. MANY HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ON. HONDA TELLS ME IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS FIXING A SEAT BELT (WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY). THIS JOGGED MY MEMORY. IT WAS AFTER MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR STARTED INTERMITTENTLY WORKING THAT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IN OTHER WORDS, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I TAKE OFF MY SEAT BELT THEN RE-ATTACHED IT, THE SENSOR DID NOT WARN ME THAT IT WAS OFF. OR SAY THOSE RARE OCCASIONS WHEN I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR, DRIVE OFF AND REMEMBER THAT I WAS NOT SECURE, THERE WOULD BE NO LIGHT TELLING ME SO. THEN SOMETIMES IT WORKED FINE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED SO DID THE SRS. HONDA WILL BE REPLACING THE SENSOR FOR $1200, IN ORDER FOR ME TO PASS VIRGINIA INSPECTION. HOW IS IT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN SO MANY WIDE SPREAD YEARS AND MAKE OF HONDAS? IT COVERS RECENT YEARS AS WELL. I GOOGLED AND FOUND AN ENTIRE OF FAMILY OF HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS SRS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND HONDA I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE. I AM HOPING THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM AND I REALLY HAVE AN AIRBAG, G-D FORBID I SHOULD NEED IT! DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. *JB

NHTSA ID

10167194

Incident

Aug 28, 2006

REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED IN AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGER WAS NOT SUPPORTED RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE HEAD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157215

Incident

Mar 9, 2006

Mileage

156,000 mi

1993 ACCORD LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT FROM VEHICLE. *TS THE CONSUMER RAN OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A MEDIAN WALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10155161

Incident

Feb 23, 2006

I HAVE A 1993 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 DOOR , MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 3/9/2006, 5 PEOPLE WAS IN THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR BEHIND THE DRIVER FAILED TO STOP HIS GIRL FRIEND DOING THE COLLISION AND SHE IN TURN BUMPED HER HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT CAUSING HER INJURY. THE OTHER FOUR SEAT BELTS WORKED FINE. HAS HONDA ISSUE A RECALL ON SEAT BELT FAILURE

NHTSA ID

10153703

Incident

Mar 9, 2006

Mileage

156,000 mi

1993 HONDA ACCORD DIED IN TRAFFIC. IGNITION FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10148306

Incident

Jan 13, 2006

Mileage

152,000 mi

EVERYTIME WHEN ITS RAINING THE DOORS ISN'T LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEYS NORMALLY AFTER THE HEATING OF ENGINE (MAYBE 15 MINUTES) THE SECOND SPEED NOT WORK NORMALLY (MINE IT'S MANUALLY) IT'S SCRATCH MY HEARING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132971

Incident

May 1, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 HONDA ACCORD. FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS SHE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HER IGNITION SWITCH . CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, BUT DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE CONTACT HAD TO KEEP IT RUNNING BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID THAT IT WILL NOT START UP. SHE WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE INCIDENT DATE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10130091

Incident

Jul 26, 2005

1 I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WANT IT IS BUT MY TIMING ARE ALWAYS WEARING OUT. SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW WANT I CAN DO TO FIX IT. 2 ENGINE IDLE IS UNSTABLE ENGINE IS RACING WHEN THE GAS IS NOT BEEN TOUCHED . TOOK OFF TIMING BELT COVER TO FIND THAT THE BELT IS WORN, REPLACED TIMING BELT TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10100117

Incident

Nov 17, 2004

Mileage

213,582 mi