1991 HONDA ACCORD
242 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | 34 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 23 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 20 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 10 |
| TIRES | 8 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 5 |
Recent Complaints
IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN INTO LAW THAT ALL CARS HAVE AT LEAST FRONT & SIDE AIR BAGS. *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
Mileage: 11,300
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 INFOR
Mileage: 115,000
I WAS NOT TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THEREFORE LEADING TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WAS A DEFECTED PART PUT ON THAT WAS OLD AND RUSTED,AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE,THUS LEADING TO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO WARN EVERYONE WHO IN THE FUTURE IS PURCHASING AN AUTOMOBILE (USED) PLEASE CHECK OUT THE CARFAX REPORT ON IT FIRST SINCE CAR DEALERS WON'T TELL YOU FIRST. THIS WAS MY LAST MISTAKE I'LL MAKE IN BUYING A USED CAR. I DON'T THINK ITS FAIR
Mileage: 159,000
I WAS NOT TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THEREFORE LEADING TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WAS A DEFECTED PART PUT ON THAT WAS OLD AND RUSTED,AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE,THUS LEADING TO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO WARN EVERYONE WHO IN THE FUTURE IS PURCHASING AN AUTOMOBILE (USED) PLEASE CHECK OUT THE CARFAX REPORT ON IT FIRST SINCE CAR DEALERS WON'T TELL YOU FIRST. THIS WAS MY LAST MISTAKE I'LL MAKE IN BUYING A USED CAR. I DON'T THINK ITS FAIR
Mileage: 159,000
I WAS NOT TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THEREFORE LEADING TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WAS A DEFECTED PART PUT ON THAT WAS OLD AND RUSTED,AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE,THUS LEADING TO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO WARN EVERYONE WHO IN THE FUTURE IS PURCHASING AN AUTOMOBILE (USED) PLEASE CHECK OUT THE CARFAX REPORT ON IT FIRST SINCE CAR DEALERS WON'T TELL YOU FIRST. THIS WAS MY LAST MISTAKE I'LL MAKE IN BUYING A USED CAR. I DON'T THINK ITS FAIR
Mileage: 159,000
1991 ACCORD FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. *TS THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG PRIOR TO THE FIRE ERUPTING. *NM
3 CAR COLLISION - VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING 60 MPH AND SHOVED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVER SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Mileage: 104,500
3 CAR COLLISION - VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING 60 MPH AND SHOVED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVER SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Mileage: 104,500
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER FROM BEHIND AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO THE CONSUMER HAD SOME INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE DIRECTLY HEAD-ON AT 70MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAIN SEVERE INJURIES. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE OCCUPANT UPON AN IMPACT WITH A GATE POST. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOURTYFIVE MINUTES AFTER USE. CAR STARTS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DRIVERS FRONT . THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TOTHE BUMPER AREA. VERY EXTREME HEAT THERE. THE FIRE DAMAGED WIRING MAINLY ON THE DRIVERSIDE WHEEL WELL. ALSO BURNT MANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES, THE POWERESTEERING RESIVOUR , CRUISE CONTROL DIGHFRAM,WINDOWWASHER BOTTLE. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY STORIES OF SIMMILAR FIRES ON AT LEAST SIX OR SEVEN VEHICLES. THER MUST BE A DEFECT SOME WHERE TO CAUSE A FIRE LIKE T
WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET TRAVELING 35MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS DIDN'T RESTRAINT, ALLOWING CONSUMER TO GO FORWARD. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT ENGINE SUDDENLY ACELERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A CONCRETE WALL BEFORE STOPPING. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
AIR BAG FAILED ON CRASH
THE HYDRAULIC SHOCKS THAT SUPPORT THE HATCHBACK GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME CRASHING DOWN ON OWNER'S HEAD. OWNER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE SHOCKS.*AK.ET.
VEHICLES SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED TO BETTER WITH STAND SIDE IMPACTS.
THE C0NSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. DURING AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULB BECAME DETACHED FROM THE REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING FIRE.