1997 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING PLACED IN PARKED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE NO DAMAGES. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 4 OR 5 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,348 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 01/21/11 *BF UPDATED 04/04/11

MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH 107,000 MILES THAT I HAD OWNED SINCE BRAND NEW AND HAD SERVICED ROUTINELY DEVELOPED AN ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. MY BRAKES WERE DETERMINED TO BE OK AND THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY WOULD MAKE A LOUD AND SLOW "CLICK CLICK" SOUND, THE ABS BUZZING SOUND OCCURRED, THE BRAKES WOULD PUSH UP AND THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. DEALER REPLICATED THE ISSUE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS LIKELY THE MODULATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON HERE- PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! *TR

1997 HONDA ACCORD COUPE, 2.2L, DX TRIM IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. FIANCE' AND HER DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST "DIED", NO POWER, NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATIONS, ETC. VEHICLE DID/DOES RESTART AT THIS TIME. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE HONDA CAMPAIGN RECALL #02V120000 WHICH COVERS SOME HONDAS OF THIS YEAR/MODEL. I CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS BASICALLY BLOWN OFF... "SORRY, THIS RECALL DOESN'T COVER YOUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE'S VIN." FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY, AT RANDOM, NO PARTICULAR INDICATORS THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE FATAL IF THIS FAULT OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION, WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, ETC. BECAUSE HONDA WOULD NOT MAKE SAFE THEIR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, I REPLACED THE SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE AT APPROXIMATELY $60/PART, PLUS MY TIME. HONDA CHARGES $211 TO REPAIR THIS, SO THE "TOTAL" REPAIR COST WITH MY PARTS/LABOR IS $211. I DID NOT SAVE THE PART UNFORTUNATELY, NOT THINKING OF NOTIFYING YOU UNTIL TOO LATE. THE FINAL "DYING" THAT OCCURRED ON 9/18/2010 WAS THE LAST STRAW. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF OTHERS SUFFERING FROM THIS OBVIOUS FAULT COULD BE REIMBURSED OR PREVENTED FROM HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

1997 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF 2002 RECALL BUT HAS A PROBLEM CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY ROLLED IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NOT MUCH OF AN INCLINE, SO NEITHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. NO WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AND ALSO REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL AND HE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,500.

I HAVE NOTED THAT I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD WITHOUT BEING IN PARK. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVER TURN OFF THE ENGINE, REMOVE THE KEY (NOT IN PARK), LEAVE THE CAR AND THE CAR CAN THEN ROLL AWAY. THIS IS THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT THAT IS NOW BEING RECALLED ON THE 2003 HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEYS BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1997 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK GEAR THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V364000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LOCK. HE HAD TO TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT BEING IN PARK. THE FAILURE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE ROLL AWAY AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. HONDA STATED THAT THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN UPDATED 11/16/10*JB

THE SRS LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS MODULE COMPUTER WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR