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1997 Honda Accord Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Dec 4, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 460 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Dec 4, 2003
Crash reportedFire reported1 injury reported

THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKES A NOISE AND AT TIMES I AM UNABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS WITH ACCORDS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1995-1997 AND THEY ALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAMPLE PROBLEM. IS THIS RECALLED BY HONDA? *NLM

NHTSA ID
10049232
Incident
Apr 22, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 21, 2003

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID
10004201
Incident
Dec 15, 2002
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Sep 18, 2002

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 02V120000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH. TECHNICIAN LEFT LIVE WIRES HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD.*AK

NHTSA ID
8018969
Incident
Sep 17, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 26, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND ENDED UP IN BACK SEAT. FIRST SHE WENT FORWARD AND BOUNCED BACK, AND ENDED UP IN REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND SUSTAINED HEAD/ EYE, AND NECK INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
8008686
Incident
Jan 26, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 14, 2001

SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON AND STAYED ON.VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. CONSUMER HAS NOT YET CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
890412
Incident
Jun 14, 2001
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Jan 24, 2000
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS COMING TO STOP WHEN IT WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN HITTING A GUARDRAIL WHERE NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, FALLING BACKWARD WHERE A CHILD CAR SEAT WAS LOCATATED, VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

NHTSA ID
855496
Incident
Jan 24, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999

BACK SEAT LATCH FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
606108
Interior & seats
Filed May 13, 1997

CONSUMER WENT TO ADJUST ELECTRICAL DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, HEARD LOUD NOISE, AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO COME OFF TRACK. SEAT MOVES IN ALL DIRECTIONS WHEN PRESSURE IS APLLIED TO GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

NHTSA ID
812236
Incident
May 12, 1997

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Airbags113Electrical95Engine58Driver assistance38Brakes37Suspension29Seat belts24Transmission20Tires & wheels16Powertrain (other)15Visibility13Body & structure12Heating & air conditioning11Steering11Other / unspecified8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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