1994 Honda Accord

WHILE DRVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, HEATER FAN, AND BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC GOING 70MPH AND THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUITE. A SECOND LATER THE ENGINE RESTARTS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE RUNNING THE CAR. IT WILL START BUT NOT RUN. TO HAVE THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO RUN THE KEY NEEDS TO BE FORCED FORWARD. I NEEDED TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES IN HONDA'S AND ACURA'S. HE SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY.*AK

MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAFETY DEFECT PRESENT IN 1998 HONDA ACCORDS (REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000). I WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BUT DIDN'T REALIZE THE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL UNTIL SEEING AN ARTICLE IN FEBRUARY 2004 CONSUMER REPORTS (PAGE 11). I BELIEVE A RECALL AND DEALER REPAIR MIGHT SAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE. *JB

ON TWO OCCASSIONS ( APRIL AND JUNE 2003) MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD EX ROLLED BACKWARDS FROM MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER SECOND EVENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KEY LOCK CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE LETTING KEY RELEASE IN ANY POSITION. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. EACH TIME THER WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE ALL WELL AS COST TO CURE THE DEFECT.

ON TWO OCCASSIONS ( APRIL AND JUNE 2003) MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD EX ROLLED BACKWARDS FROM MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER SECOND EVENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KEY LOCK CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE LETTING KEY RELEASE IN ANY POSITION. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. EACH TIME THER WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE ALL WELL AS COST TO CURE THE DEFECT.

I OWN A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. OVER THE PAST MONTH, WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL - ALMOST AS IF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. OVER TIME THE SYMPTOMS BECAME MORE FREQUENCY AND THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO SWITCH OFF. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S ACCESSORIES INCLUDING POWER STEERING TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH THOUGH KNOWN TO AFFECT MANY HONDA ACCORDS DOES NOT COVER THE 1994 MODEL YEAR. REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, AT MY EXPENSE, HAS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHILE INTERSTATE DRIVING, CAR (ENGINE) SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN . NOTICED RPM DROPS TO 0 AT THE INSTANT OF THE SHUTDOWN. LOST STEERING CAPABILITY (STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION), LOST ACCELERATION POWER. HAD TO DRIFT OFF TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED IGNITOR COIL, IGNITOR U AND ENGINE OIL SEAL ALL FAILED. LOST ALL OIL FROM ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED COIL IGNITOR, IGNITOR U, T-BELTS, OIL SEALS, WATER PUMP, COOLANT AND RUBBER, ACCORDING TO PARTS LISTING ON INVOICE. DAMAGE AMOUNTED TO $837.33. HONDA NOW RECALLING AND REPAIRING OIL SEAL BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR WATER PUMP, EXTERIOR BELTS OR THE TWO IGNITION/IGNITOR PARTS REPLACED. THIS WAS A MAJOR FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH ON THE INTERSTATE. IF HONDA RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF A PART TO PREVENT FUTURE FAILURE AS IN THE CASE OF THE WATER PUMP, THEN HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR SAME. *AK