1997 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

SRS LIGHT/SENSOR UNIT. WE OWN A 1997 ACCORD. IN 2002, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE BROUGHT IT TO HONDA DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN RECENTLY, AND AS LAST YEAR THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. THEY SAID IF IT COMES ON AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR FOR $825. WELL, A WEEK LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 39K MILES ON THE CAR. ACCORDING TO HONDA, IT'S NOT THE AGE, OR MILEAGE, BUT HOW MANY TIMES YOU START YOUR VEHICLE THAT WEARS AWAY AT THIS EXPENSIVE UNIT. I PROBABLY START MY CAR 2 TIMES A DAY, SOMETIMES LESS. IF WE DON'T REPLACE THE UNIT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEEPLY (ACCORDING TO HONDA). NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS HAVE BEEN FACED WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY ARE HONDA OWNERS BEING SACKED WITH THE COST OF A DEFECTIVE PART? WHAT IS BEING DONE TO MAKE THIS PART MORE DURABLE? MY FRIEND BOUGHT A NEW 2002 ODYSSEY, AND ALREADY HAD THE LIGHT GO ON AFTER 7 MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *AK *JB

ABS SYSTEM WASL LEAKING COST$ 640 TO REPAIR. THEN FOUND THAT ABS MODULATOR HAD FAILED WHICH COST OVER $940 TO REPLACE. WHAT KIND OF BRAKE DESIGN IS THIS? TOTAL RIPOFF. NEVER AGAIN HONDA.

SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS DURING COLD WEATHER. REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHINGS BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. HAVE FOUND OUT AFTER TALKING TO HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE STRUTS IN THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS ARE WORN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN FROM HONDA. VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT FIX.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. *AK

AIR BAG ARE DEFECT. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE UNTIL WE PAID $800.00 TO REPAIR IT. *JB

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 107000 MILES. IT WAS CHECKED AND RESET AT HONDA SERVICE. WITHIN 100-200 MILES IT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN TAKEN TO HONDA SERVICE FOR THE NEXT OIL SERVICE THE LIGHT-ON WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND COULD NOT BE RESET. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $715.00. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM DRIVING WITH THE LIGHT ON. I BOUGHT THE VEH. NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT OF PARTS FOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IS UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT NOT FOR PARTS THAT ARE NEVER ACTIVATED. THIS SHOULD BE A HONDA RESPONSIBILITY. I AM NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE LIGHT IS A CONSTANT NUSANCE. I HAVE ASLO HAD THE SERVICE ENGINE ON LIGHT RESET A NUMBER OF TIME DURING OWNERSHIP WITH NO FAULT PRESENT. THE DAY I WAS AT HONDA SERVICE THERE WERE 2 OTHER OWNERS REQUESTING SERVICE FOR A SRS ON LIGHT. JENKINS AND WYNNE HONDA OF CLARKSVILLE, TN SERVICES MY VEH. (931-647-3353) .*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. DEALER FOUND THAT ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE. BUT DEALER DID NOT WANT TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX V4 FAILED PREMATURELY AT 58000 MILES, AND HONDA REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD HISTORY OF SUCH PROBLEMS, AND EVEN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SUCH PROBLEMS ON NEWER HONDA AND ACURA BRANDED VEHICLES.THE REASON FOR REFUSAL WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLES MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD.BUT THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL SO THIS WAS A MANUFECTURING DEFECT, AND THERE WAS CERTAIN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAT WAS EXPECTED FROM ANY PRODUCT, AND THE MANUFECTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY PRODUCT THAT FAILED, EVEN IF IT HAPPEND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT THEY PROVIDED 7 YEARS/100000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY ON NEWER VEHICLES, SET UP A PRECEDENT, THAT WAS THAT THEY EXPECTED A DEFECT FREE TRANSMISSION TO LAST AT LEAST THAT LONG.*AK ALSO ALARMING IS THE WAY IN WHICH FAILURE OCCURED. ON 7/27/03, SUNDAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT SHOWED UP, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY, AND SO ON MONDAY MORNING I COULDN'T EVEN GET OUT TO THE MAIN ROAD FROM MY DEVELOPMENT AND THE CAR JUST LOST THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, AND THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE TURNED FATAL, IF THE FAILURE OCCURED AT FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR ENTERING PASSENGER CABIN. CONSUMER INSPECTED AND DISCOVERED THAT 1 OF THE ENGINE COOLING FANS IS CONTAINED IN A PLASTIC HOLDER BEHIND THE RADIATOR. THE PLASTIC HOLDER COMPLETELY MELTED WHILE FAN WAS IN OPERATION AND ALMOST STARTED A FIRE. *AK