1991 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING ON 91 HONDA ACCORD. TOOK IT TO HONDA & WAS TOLD THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT APPLICABLE. THAT MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT I HAVE NO SEAT BELT MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE & I DON'T HAVE $400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. HONDA SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIED THIS WHEN MAKING THESE CARS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT LIVING UP TO THERE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SAFE AUTOMOBILES. *TR

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR ARE THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. THE SEAT BELT ALERT LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SEAT BELT ALARM BEGAN GOING OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT BELT APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING OFF AND ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO THE "ON" POSITION WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER ARE ALWAYS ON. *TR

IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN INTO LAW THAT ALL CARS HAVE AT LEAST FRONT & SIDE AIR BAGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK TO SECURE HIM IN THE SEAT ONCE THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BECAUSE THE CONTACT REFUSES TO PAY $90 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WITHOUT THE REPAIR BEING INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/10/09.*JB *UPDATED 07/20/09 *BF

1991 HONDA ACCORD SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS AND BEEPS ALL THE TIME. HONDA WILL NOT COVER UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY, WANTS $685.00 TO REPLACE SEAT BELT WARNING CONTROL UNIT. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN MVA WITH SEVERE INJURIES. I HAD SEATBELT ON, BUT SUSTAINED INJURIES OF SEVERED HIP BONE, BROKEN FEMUR, BROKEN WRIST, LACERATION TO BOTH LEGS AND DISLOCATED HIPS, INJURY TO RIGHT EYE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ENGINE CAME INTO CAB OF FRONT SEAT INCURRING MOST OF RIGHT SIDE INJURIES. *TR

I HAVE A 1991 HONDA ACCORD AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES WITH THE ALARM BEEPING. WHEN I OPEN EITHER DOOR THE SOUND AND BLINKING WILL STOP, BUT CONTINUE AGAIN WHEN I CLOSE THE DOORS AND BEGIN DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. IN JUNE OF 2008, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. IT FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE PART ITSELF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. I HAD TO EXIT CAR OVER THE CONSOLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFRAID TO BE TRAPPED IN CAR DURING ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND IGNITED INTO FLAMES WHEN IT REACHED THE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR OR AROUND THE PASSENGER SEAT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 91V195000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND CAVED INWARDS, THE GARAGE DOOR WINDOWS MELTED AND FELL, AND THE ADDRESS NUMBERS ON THE HOUSE MELTED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.