1991 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT MY VEHICLE THROUGH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. UNTIL I HAD THE $600 FOR THE REPAIR, I WAS FORCED TO ENTER MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM A FULL-TIME STUDENT, WORKING A FULL-TIME JOB, LIVING IN A BUSY WORLD. IT WAS QUITE EMBARASSING, AN INCONVIENIENCE, AND AN INCREDIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. BEFORE VISITING THIS SITE, I THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS A STRANGE MISFORTUNE ONLY I SUFFERED. THIS IS THE MOST COMMON DEFECT LISTED; NOT TO MENTION THE MOST EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IF THIS DEFECT IS NOT WORTHY OF A RECALL, WE NEED TO RE-THINK THE "RECALL STANDARDS" AND PUT REALISTIC MEASURES INTO THE PROCESS. MY CAR DOOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND PAID FOR BY HONDA, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM ONE IN ENOUGH WITH THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE CAR. WHEN I PURCHASED A BIG NAME COMPUTER AND REALIZED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM, IT WAS REPAIRED WITH NO CHARGE TO ME. THE COMPANY I AM EMPLOYED BY WILL TAKE FULL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT IN A PRODUCT WE HAVE ISSUED. IF WE IGNORED ISSUES SUCH AS MINE WITH MY HONDA ACCORD, WE WOULD NOT BE THE MAGNIFICENT COMPANY THAT WE ARE. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS PERMANENTLY SHUT, I HAD NO WAY OF ENTRY OTHER THAN THE DOOR MY PASSENGERS/CLIENTS USED. ENTERING AND EXITING MY VEHICLE WAS AN OBSCENITY AS I WOULD TRY MY HARDEST TO REMAIN THE PROFESSIONAL FEMALE THAT I AM. I WAS ALWAYS IN FEAR THAT A CAR WOULD PLOW INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEAVING ME TRAPPED IN WHATEVER EMERGENCY WOULD ARISE. PLEASE EXAMINE THIS DEFECT AND DEMAND A RECALL TO PREVENT FUTURE DISASTERS AND TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF HONDA ACCORD DRIVERS. *LA

ONE DAY I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND THE DOOR JUST WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY, AND IT CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE COST OF REPLACING THE LATCH IS APPROXIMATELY $700. ONE WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM, CONSIDERING IT'S SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS ONE CRASH TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I WOULD BE TRAPPED IN MY VEHICLE! *LA

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS WERE STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER NOT TO BE RESTRAINED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, AND DAMAGED TWO TIRES AND BENT A RIM.*AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED, MAKING DOORS INOPERATIVE. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON DRIVER-SIDE ONLY WILL NOT MOVE FROM RETRACTED POSITION AS IF DOOR IS OPEN AT ALL TIMES AFTER SENSOR ON DASHBOARD MALFUNCTIONED TEMPORARILY. AS A RESULT, LAP BELT IS ONLY AVAILABLE RESULTING IN LACK OF SAFETY FOR DRIVER. *NLM

THE VEHICLE DOORS JAMMED AND THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM

LETTER FROM DAVID WYNNE (NJ) RE HIS 1991 HONDA, ACCORD. HE WAS NEVER CONTACTED RE THE 1993 HONDA RECALL OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTOR DEFECT, REPLY ATTN DEE DENTON/ MT, HOLLY OFFICE, NO RECORD SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND ON PREVIOUS LETTER. IGNITION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTOR FAILURE IN THE 1993, HONDA RECALL OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTOR DEFECT, REPLY ATTEN DEE DENTON/MT, HOLLY OFFICE. HAD NOT FOUND A PREVIOUS LETTER. MR WYNNE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER NOTIFIED HIM THAT PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR. HE WANTED TO KNOW IF HONDA RECALL OF THE IGNITION DISTRIBUTE IN 1993 WOULD ALSO AFFECT HIS 1991 HONDA, ACCORD.*AK *CB *JB

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF DRIVER DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE AND GO OUT PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN SHE WENT AROUND TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE SHE FOUND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD HER THIS WAS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND GAVE HER A PRINT OUT OF HOW TO FIX THE DOOR, WHICH IS QUITE COMPLEX, BUT WOULD SAVE HER $600.00 TO DO THE WORK HERSELF. SHE HAD 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE THEIR CAR SEATS IN THE BACK AND THIS COULD BE A VERY DEADLY SITUATION SHOULD SHE HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE AND NEED TO EXIT THE CAR OR GET ACCESS TO HER CHILDREN IMMEDIATELY. *JB

BACK SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE A CARSEAT AND A BOOSTER SEAT. PROBLEM IS NOT MATTER WHAT KIND OF BOOSTER SEAT I PURCHASE IT DOES NOT WORK WITH THESE SEATBELTS IN MY 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE LAW STATES I MUST PUT MY 5 YEAR OLD IN A BOOSTER SEAT, AND FOR HIS SAFETY I WANT HIM IN ONE, BUT IT IS UNSAFE FOR HIM TO BE IN ONE BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCK. I CAN PULL ON THEM AND THEY DON'T IMMEDIATELY LOCK. THIS IS SERIOUSLY UNSAFE! I EMERGENCY RETRACTABLE SEATBELTS ARE NOT SAFE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. MY FIVE YEAR OLD STILL USES HIS CARSEAT SINCE I CAN'T USE A BOOSTER SEAT IN MY CAR. (HE IS TOO BIG FOR THE CARSEAT NOW, SO WHAT DO I DO RISK HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF THESE FAULTY SEATBELTS. NO, HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE SEAT BELTS WITH LOCKING SEATBELTS SO MY CHILD CAN BE SAFE!! *NLM