1997 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

REFUSE TO FIX HIS VEHICLE::: THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX HIS VEHICLE DUE TO HIS SON WAS IN MILITARY. AND THE RECALL EXPIRED FOR A SEAL TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS HONDA HE SPOKE WITH A SERVICE MANAGER 889 991 9009 WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIR. *CB

I DROVE TO A RESTAURANT ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOUSE AND PARKED NOSE-IN TO A CURB IN A PARKING LOT. I PLACED THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR, AS ALWAYS, AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS I AND MY THREE COMPANIONS LEFT THE CAR, I CLICKED THE REMOTE KEYLESS LOCK, AS I USUALLY DO. AFTER DINNER, WE CAME OUT TO RETURN HOME. MY HUSBAND WAS TO DRIVE BACK, SO I AGAIN USED MY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY CLICKER AND THE CAR UNLOCKED. MY HUSBAND HELD OPEN THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR FOR ME, AND I SAT IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE CLICKER IN MY HAND, BUT NO BUTTON ACTIVATED. BEFORE MY HUSBAND COULD SHUT THE DOOR, THE CAR STARTED (NOTE: NO KEY IN THE IGNITION), AND CLIMBED THE CURB IN FRONT. IT STALLED, THEN STARTED AGAIN AND CONTINUED UP AND OVER THE BUSHES IN FRONT. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE IGNITION. THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL ON. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR SEPARATED AS WE BACKED OFF THE BUSH.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM. *JB *JB

I AM EXACTLY IN THE SAME SITUATION AS COMPLAINT NUMBER 566928. SRS LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND STAYED ON, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND RESET THE SYSTEM. WITH IN 2 WEEKS, SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON STAYED ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT COSTS $825.50 AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. IT WASN'T SIMPLY FAIR AND I AM NOT HAPPY TO PAY FOR THIS. IT IS NOTHING THAT I DID WRONG, SIMPLY ONE OF THEIR SAFETY FEATURES WAS DEFECTIVE. SINCE THERE WAS ANOTHER CASE EXIST ON THIS. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND MAY NEED TO RECALL THIS. IF THE SRS SYSTEM BECOME DEFECTIVE, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. *NLM

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MR. DAN OLSON, FLOOR MANAGER, INDICATED THAT MANUFACTURER HAS SEND A BULLETIN #100 CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE SEAL CRACK BLOCK EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SO HE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OVER $400.00. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL FOR A 97 HONDA ACCORD THAT MATCHES THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND SAID THAT MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW THE BUILD DATE OF MY VEHICLE, YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD KNOW THAT SINCE THEY BUILT IT, NO INFORMATION WAS GIVEN, THEY DON'T KNOW. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #99V069000. *NLM

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EGR VALVE. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT ON OUR 1997 HONDA EX-V6 MODEL WILL NOT GO OFF. WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, WILLEY HONDA, (WHERE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ALL SERVICE WORK HAS BEEN DONE) AND THEY SIMPLY TURNED THE LIGHT OFF SAYING THERE MUST BE A "SHORT" IN THE LIGHT. THE FIRST COMPLAINT WAS BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP ON THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WHEN IT HAS COME BACK ON - THEY WOULD TURN IT OFF. NOW THEY ARE TELLING US IT MUST BE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THEY WANT US TO PAY $750.+ TO HAVE IT REPAIRED PROPERLY AS THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT BE WORKING RIGHT! WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME INSTEAD OF "GUESSING". THIS SHOULD NOT BE OUR PROBLEM NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES ARE ON THE CAR! WE ARE, NOW, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN CASE THEY INFLATE WHEN THEY "SHOULDN'T" OR WHEN THEY "SHOULD". I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE HONDA AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY. I JUST HEARD ABOUT YOUR AGENCY OR I WOULD HAVE CONTACTED YOU WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED! THANKS SO MUCH FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN DO FOR ME! THERE ISN'T REALLY AN "INCIDENT DATE" BUT THE PROGRAM WOULDN'T LET ME GO ON WITHOUT A "DATE". I PUT THE DATE THE "NEWS OF THE COST" WAS GIVEN TO ME AT WILLEY HONDA! *JB

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A "POPPING SOUND" ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER FROM THE FRONT END. THE OWNER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE STRUTS WERE FAILING. *NLM

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WHILE DRIVING IT STAYS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS