1988 HONDA ACCORD
102 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 18 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
Recent Complaints
ON 12/24/02 I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DODGE NEON TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AT THE TIME. MY CAR HONDA [VIN [XXX]] WAS TOTALED. DURING THE CRASH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED. THE RESULT WAS I WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THE STEERING COLUMN WITH GREAT FORCE. I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES BUT IN PARTICULAR I BROKE THREE RIBS ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF MY RIB CAGE . THERE IS NO QUESTION BUT THAT THE BROKEN SEAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURIES. IT IS MY PRACTICE TO ALWAYS W
Mileage: 110,000
I STARTED THE CAR AND REVERSED IT FROM GARAGE. CAR STALLED. I FORGOT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK BEFORE TAKING THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER SOME TIME I STARTED THE CAR STANDING OUTSIDE WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STILL WIDELY OPENED. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WENT BACKWARD PULLING ME WITH THE OPEN DOOR. I FELL ON THE GROUND. MY LEG GOT CAUGHT IN THE FRONT WHEEL. I GOT SOME SCRATCH ON MY LEFT LEG WITH SEVERE PAIN THROUGH OUT MY LEFT LEG. THE DOOR OF THE CAR HIT ON THE SIDE OF HOUSE WHICH STOPPED THE
DAUGHTER HAD DRIVEN CAR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET HOME. SHE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND CAME IN. SHE SAID NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. SOME MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND SAID THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. WE CHECKED AND THERE WAS SMOKE AND SPARKS FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GOT SO BAD WE CALLED 911 AND FIRE COMPANY FORCED THE HOOD OPEN AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTED/DAMAGED. AM EXPECTING THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOT
THE CAR HAD BEEN STARTED IN PARK, THEN IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ACCELERATED INTO A VAN AT A HIGH SPEED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
CAR DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO A TREE TO STOP THE CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THE DEALER WAS INFORMED. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
THE IDLE SPEED SOLENOID STUCK, CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED, WITNESS SAID IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, VEHICLE HIT POLE BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SOLENOID ON THE CARBURETOR LOCKED UP, VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, OWNER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVER WHO HAD ON SEAT BELT AT THE TIME, WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SUNROOF, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN, DRIVER DIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, OWNER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVER WHO HAD ON SEAT BELT AT THE TIME, WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SUNROOF, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN, DRIVER DIED.*AK
SEAT BELT RELEASED DURING REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *DH
VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 5:00 POSITION, SPEED 10 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILED, DOOR LATCH FAILED, DOOR CAME OPEN, THROWING PERSON OUT. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE . TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE AND THROUGH CONSUMER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAR WAS TOTALED . TT
AUTO-TRAN: SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, BRAKES APPLIED; ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL; LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED; HIT TWO SMALL TREES; NO WARNING
BRAKE FAILURE. TT
THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVERS SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM THEREFORE HE HIT THE WINDOW AND NOW HAS SEIZURES DUE TO INJURY. DESCRIBE. TT
CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN, THE PERSON WAS BADLY INJURY. TT