1993 Honda Accord Engine Problems

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS AND INDICATORS WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I COULD NOT RESTART IT UNTIL 15 MINUTES AFTER IT STALLED. 10 MINUTES AFTER RESTART, THE ENGINE WENT DEAD (AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH) ONE MORE TIME AND I NEEDED TO WAIT ANOTHER 10~15 MINUTES TO RESTART.*AK

NHTSA ID

10057116

Incident

Feb 12, 2004

Mileage

999,998 mi

THE MUFFLER IS RUSTED THROUGH, THE PAINT ON THE BUMPER BY THE TAILLIGHTS IS RUSTED AND CHIPPING OFF. I WAS NEVER REARENDER. MY DRIVER WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN, BECAUSE THE SWITCH WENT OUT. THE OTHER WINDOWS STICK BUT ARE OK FOR NOW. THE TRUNK LEAKS CONSTANTLY WHEN IT RAINS, I HAVE TRIED TO SEAL IT BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. MY MASTER CYLINDER JUST WENT OUT AND MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

10070679

Incident

May 15, 2001

Mileage

134,232 mi

MASSIVE OIL LEAK. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OIL SPILL SPLATTERED ALL OVER INSIDE OF ENGINE. HAD TO CHANGE ALL BELTS,INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT. BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT OF PLACE!

NHTSA ID

10068986

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

CATASTROPHIC OIL LEAK CAUSED BY KNOWN FAILURE OF BALANCER SHAFT SEAL. ENGINE REPLACEMENT WILL COST $3500- I WAS GOING TO SELL THE CAR TWO DAYS FROM NOW. LAST MONTH, ANOTHER KNOWN FAILURE OF THE IGNITER LEFT ME STRANDED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10049571

Incident

Dec 7, 2003

Mileage

164,000 mi

CONSUMER NEVER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM/RECALL CONCERNING AN OIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM.*MR (NAR) *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10048304

Incident

Nov 1, 2003

VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAD A NEW BATTERY, BUT DASH LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER, AND VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE SAME EVENT ALSO HAPPENED 1 WEEK LATER. WHEN IT DID THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042472

BALANCE SHAFT RECALL IN PLACE FOR 1994-1997 HONDA ACCORDS MY VEHICLE 1993 HONDA ACCORD. LETTER BEING MAILED TO AMERICAN HONDA P.O. BOX 2964, TORRANCE CA 90509. WAS INFORMED BY DAWN AT CORPORATE HONDA DID NOT RECALL 1993 BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH INCIDENTS WERE FILED FOR THIS FAILURE. WAS DIRECTLY ADVISED BY COURTNEY HONDA TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED AT ACURA AND TAKE UP THE PROBLEM WITH CORPORATE. ONE 12/04/02 STARTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE WAY, ALL FLUID EMPTIED OUT OF VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVERY WENT ON WHEN SYSTEM EMPTIED. WAS ADVISED BY COURTNEY TO TOW VEHICLE IN. AAA TOWED VEHICLE 12/04/02 TO ACURA(AFFALIATED WITH HONDA) WAS TOLD IF UNDER EXTENDED RECALL WARRANTY THEY WOULD GET VEHICLE TO COURTNEY. WAS IFORMED BY HONDA RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM COVERS ONLY 1994-1997 HONDA ACCORDS, I WOULD HAVE TO REUEST A GOOD WILL CONSIDERATION FROM CORPORATE. I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED WHERE IT WAS AND ADDRESS CORPORATE. I LOST EVERYTHING, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELTS, INTERNAL VEHICLE SOAKED WITH OIL. I HAVE DONE EVERY MAINTENCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND BEYOND. I HAD THE 90,000 MILE DONE ON OCT 14, AT COURTNEY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION IT WOULD LAST DOUBLE THE MILEAGE BECAUSE I CARE FOR IT SO WELL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED OR HURT. WE FEEL HONDA 1993 ACCORD SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON RECORD. NOTE AGAIN PLEASE THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER THE VEHICLE WAS TO EMPTY OUT. THE SERVICE WAS DONE AT ACURA OF MILFORD 203 877 4333 SCOTT PALA NOTE ON INVOICE: FIND BALANCE SHAFT SEAL TO HAVE FALLEN OUT, NEED TO REPLACE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL, INSTALL RETAINER KIT AND REPLACE TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, BALANCER BELT AND DRIVE BELTS MAY BE COVERED UNDER HONDA WARRANTY (WHICH IS NOT AS STATED) THEY ALSO REPLACED THE OIL FILTER HOUSING GASKET. RECORDS AVAIL FROM DEALER. I THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE US IN GETTING THIS ADDED TO THE PRESENT RECALL. PATRICIA A. AND PHILIP NOVAK 10 WOODRIDGE ROAD, WEST HAVEN, CT. DT

NHTSA ID

770741

Incident

Oct 4, 2002

ALL OIL DRAINED FROM ENGINE IN SECONDS. BALANCE/COUNTER SHAFT FRONT OIL SEAL BLEW OUT. DT

NHTSA ID

770544

Incident

Nov 14, 2002

THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURED TWICE, A SEAL AROUND THE CRANK CASE POPPED OUT ALLOWING THE OIL TO RUN OUT ONTO ALL THE BELTS. THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

NHTSA ID

8017969

BALANCE SHAFT SEAL FAILED. SEAL RETAINER NOT APPLIED AT TIME OF TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT BY GENTILE IN 1999. THIS IS GROSS INCOMPETENCE.*AK

NHTSA ID

756973

Incident

Jan 16, 2002

RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 1994 AND NEWER ACCORDS WITH THIS SAME ENGINE. MY VEHICLE IS A 1993 MODEL. THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. I AM OUT 600 BUCKS. IS HONDA GOING TO REIMBURSE ME?NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

747630

Incident

Aug 3, 2000

BELIEVE FAILURE OF DISTRIBUTOR WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND RESULTED IN LACK OF OIL PRESSURE AND RESULTING IN ENGINE CAMSHAFT (LACK OF OILING) BREAKING AND DESTROYING CYLINDER HEAD AND ENGINE, RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE REPLACMENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

744715

Incident

May 20, 1999

I HAD CALLED PREMIER HONDA IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND ASKED ONE OF THEIR PARTS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE GENTLEMAN TO WHOM I SPOKE TO STATED THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN MADE AS OF YET. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL HONDA ACCORDS "1993" WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE ADVISED ME TO SAVE ANY RECEIPTS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.*AK

NHTSA ID

744571

Incident

Oct 19, 2000

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH BALANCING SHAFT SEAL FELL OUT FROM ENGINE BLOCK WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL TO LEAK. ALSO, A RECALL DUE TO SAME PROBLEM, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED.*AK THE OIL LEAK DAMAGED THE ENGINE BELTS. *YH

NHTSA ID

883790

Incident

Feb 14, 2001

NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY, AND NO COMPONENT GIVEN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL IS FAILING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ENGINE OIL, AFTER REPAIR FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL REPAIR ONLY FOR THE 1994-1997 MODELS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

882766

Incident

Jan 19, 2001

DEALER DID NOT REVEAL ALL DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

740995

Incident

Jan 5, 2001

ON TWO OCCASIONS, MY HONDA ACCORD DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK WITHOUT ANY WARNING FROM A DEFECTIVE OIL SEAL. MY CAR BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS TOWED FOR REPAIRS. I CALLED SACCUCCI HONDA TO SEE IF THE WORK WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAN'T. I ALSO OWN A 1994 HONDA ACCORD AND THAT CAR IS BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

738077

Incident

Dec 5, 2000

I LEFT MY HOME AND DROVE PAST ABOUT 8 OTHE HOUSES WHEN MY OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. A TRAIL OF OIL WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND A PUDDLE OF OIL FORMED IN THE GARAGE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO BAIERL HONDA WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW ENGINE SEALS. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT HONDA HAS A "PRODUCT CAMPAIGN" TELLING SOME OWNERS OF HONDA ACCORDS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM (BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL) AND TELLING THEM TO GET IT REPAIRED AT A DEALER OR IF THEY ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM, TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA. MY FRIEND GOT THIS LETTER. HIS IS A 94 HONDA, MINE A 93. BAIERL TELLS ME MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER, I NOTICED IN YOUR TECHNICAL BULLETIN DATA BASE THAT NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SBO49981 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM FOR BOTH 1993 AND 1994 HONDAS. I ALSO NOTICED IN YOUR COMPLAINT DATA BASE ON 1993 HONDAS, THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT I GOT HOME BEFORE THE OIL COMPLETELY RAN OUT. OTHERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH YOU WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE, INCURRING SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LONG KNOWN PROBLEM WIT HONDAS AND I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME JUST AS THEY ARE THOSE WITH 94S AND HIGHER. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SERIOUS ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT CLEARLY STARTED BEFORE 1994. IT COST ME $521.68 TO REPAIR THIS. NOW I HAVE A QUARTER SIZE LEAK OF OIL EVERY MORNING THAT NEVER EXISITED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE DEALER ALSO SAYS THAT 1993 HONDAS DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, HE IS CLEARLY IN THE DARK IF NOT LYING. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA BUT EACH TIME I DO, I AM TOLD THE CALL VOLUME IS HIGH AND TO CALL BACK LATER AND THEN I AM CUT OFF. I ASKED BAIERL HONDA TO CONTACT HONDA ON MY BEHALF AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME IN RECOVERING MY MONEY FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CLEARLY KNOWN BY HONDA.

NHTSA ID

737491

Incident

Nov 17, 2000