Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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
TAMARA RECALL , I BOUGHT THE C A E FROM BIRTHDAY AUTO AUCTION AND I HAD IT FOR 2\1 MONTHS AND IT'S STARTED MAKING A STRUGGLING SOUND AND WOULD TAKE LONGER TO START UP THEN AFTER THAT THE WHOLE ENGUIN STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE THERMOMETER WENT OUT THEN IT WOULDN'T SPEED UP PAST 25 MILES FROM THAT POINT I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING IT.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FUEL TANK. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE FUEL LINE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
AT REST STOP ON NJ TURNPIKE WHILE PULLING INTO FILLUP A GASOLINE PUMP MY MOTOR BEGAN RACING AND I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR, A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. I HIT A LARGE VAN/SMALL MOTOR HOME IN FRONT OF ME AND SUSTAINED $4187 IN DAMMAGE. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
I WAS RECENTLY DENIED ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF WHAT I CONSIDER A SAFETY CONCERN ON THE 1994 HONDA ACCORD. THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION IS A SAFETY RELATED CONCERN. I LEARNED THE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THIS WASN'T RELEASED UNTIL 1995. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP TO ASK IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY CONCERN WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT READING PROPERLY NATURALLY THEY SAID NO. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR WAS NEVER BOUGHT INTO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. HERE ARE EXCERPTS FROM MY LETTER TO HONDA: RE: VIN # [XXX] MY FIANC IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. HER ACCORD NOW HAS ABOUT 150,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN MY FIANCE STARTED A NEW JOB AND BEGAN DRIVING THE ACCORD MORE FREQUENTLY(OVER 500 MILES/ WEEK) I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. FOR THE MOST PART IT ONLY REQUIRED SOME MINOR MAINTENANCE. THE ONE ISSUE THAT I DID DISCOVER HOWEVER WAS THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I ASKED MY FIANC ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID THAT IT WAS LIKE THAT SINCE THE DAY SHE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY BULLETINS FROM HONDA TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN. I LEARNED ABOUT BULLETIN NO. 95-013, WHICH SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE FUEL GAUGE CONCERN. LAST WEEK I ASKED MY FIANC TO TAKE THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THIS CONCERN. THE BULLETIN EVEN MENTIONS THAT REPAIRS MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR GOODWILL CONSIDERATION AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION. MY FIANC WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE SERVICE ADVISOR BASICALLY BLEW HER OFF SAYING THAT WITH THE MILEAGE SHE HAD ON THE VEHICLE THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE BULLETIN STATES IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE IN THE SENDING UNIT. TO ME THIS SAYS THAT IT WASNT WORKING RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST PRODUCED. THE OWNERS OF THIS CAR SHOULD'VE BEEN ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONCERN REPAIRED.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER READS CORRECTLY.*AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE. GOOD WILL REPAIR IS PENDING BECAUSE OF SERVICE BULLETIN. *JG
ON MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD THE GAS LIGHT HAS FAILED TO COME ON SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AROUND 25,000 MILES. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A CLOSE FRIEND AND IT CONTINUES TO BE FAULTY. THIS IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE TANK REGISTERED AROUND 1/4 TANK THE CAR DIED, LEAVING ME STRANDED AND THIS IS COMMON TO EVERY 1994-97 HONDA ACCORD I HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AS IT COULD LEAVE OTHERS STRANDED IN MORE DRASTIC CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK
HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME GAS GAUGE PROBLEM. *AK
GAS GAUGE IS ALWAYS INACCURATE AND NEVER TELLS THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK.*AK
GAS GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL OPERATES ERRATICALLY AND DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH HAVING A FAULTY "SENDING UNIT" WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATE. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. SENDING UNIT BAD.*AK
FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATE. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. SENDING UNIT BAD.*AK
FUEL LINES WERE CORRODING AND RUSTING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO LEAK FUEL AND RESULT IN A FIRE. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL LINE. *AK
THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. IT CONSISTANTLY SHOWS THE TANK TO BE EMPTY.*AK
FUEL LINE/HOSE WHICH CONNECTS TO FILTER ONTO THE ENGINE, HAS A COVER OVER THE FUEL LINE/HOSE. "CRIMPED END OF THE HOSE/LINE" IS WHERE WATER GETS TRAPPED IN BETWEEN COVER AND HOSE/LINE, CAUSING FUEL LINE TO RUST. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE CAR PULLS TOWARDS THE LEFT VERY STRONGLY AND YOU NEED TO APPLY FORCE TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. I GOT ALL OF THE WHEELS ALIGNED, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MAKES UNNECESSARILY LOT OF NOISE, THE GAS INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW THE FULL INDICATOR. THE TRUNK HYDRAULIC OPENING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER TEH WARRANTY, STILL IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE A/C HAS HOT AIR/ BAD SMELL COMING OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GET SICK. ALSO, THERE IS A GAS LEAK. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEAKED RIGHT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
FUEL LEAK NEAR THE GAS TANK. TT
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF GAS IN CAR PARKED ON DECLINE VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO FUEL NOT REACHING THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. TT
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