1994 Honda Accord

FIRST REPAIR DONE CLINTON HONDA (1511 ROUTE 22 EAST, ANNANDALE, NJ) - 6/12/01 SYMPTOM: ABS LIGHTS ON. 6/19/01 CLINTON HONDA DIAGNOSIS NEED TO REPLACE ACCUMULATOR,AND RESEAL MODULATOR. 6/26/01 PARTS IN, REPLACED ACCUMULATOR. PROBLEMS NOT FIXED. CLINTON HONDA SAID NEED TO REPLACE PUMP. 7/11/01. PUMP IN AND REPLACED. 7/18/01 ABS LIGHT BACK ON. 7/19/01 BACK TO CLINTON HONDA. BLEED AND REPLACE FLUID ON THE ABS SYSTEM. TOTAL COST. $ 1000.00. 07/23/2002 ABS LIGHT BACK ON. CALL CLINTON HONDA (MIKE DIANA) REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE LABOR WARRANTY, WHICH ONLY PASSED 5 DAYS. GO TO DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER (AUTOSPORT HONDA, NJ), BECAUSE DO NOT TRUST THE CLINTON HONDA MECHANICS WHO APPARENTLY USING TRIAL AND REPLACE TO FIX METHOD. NEED TO REPLACE MODULATOR. COST $ 1900.00. TOTAL ABS REPAIR COST IN ONE YEAR $ 2900.00. LOTS OF COMPLAINT WITH ABS FOR 1994 ACCORD MODEL, WHY HONDA DOESNOT ISSUE A RECALL. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEBODY GOT KILLED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THEIR ABS SYSTEM. HONDA MUST KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY REDESIGN THE ABS IN 1996 MODEL. OR DO WE NEED TO HIRE A LAWYER TO START THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINTS HONDA?*AK

THIS IS MY SECOND "MAJOR" DEFECT WITH MY 1994 HONDA. THE FIRST WAS AN OIL SEAL WHICH HONDA A YEAR LATER HAD A RECALL ON. I HAVE NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND GOT NUMEROUS ANSWERS ON WHY THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. NOW ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER THEY TELL ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM WHICH IS GOING TO COST $1300.00. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOUR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SHOULD BE A HONDA RECALL. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR HAVE COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THE SAME ANSWERS. HONDA SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

AS I APPROACHED A STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AT ALL. THE PEDAL RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY, HOWEVER THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I HIT A VAN IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH WAS PUSHED INTO A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH THEN COLLIDED WITH A POLICE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $4000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE OTHERS ARE BEING ASSESSED. I TRIED TWICE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITHOUT SUCCESS. ALSO NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH.*AK

A/C RECALL - COOLING SYSTEM NEVER WORKS PROPERLY. DEFROST DOESN'T CLEAR WINDOWS ON LEFT SIDE. ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL PROFUSELY (PART RECALL?) ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT. LIGHTING SWITCH WENT OUT & ALL LIGHTS BLEW. ANTENNA DOES'NT WORK PROPERLY. WINDOWS ARE COMING DOWN SLOWER AND SLOWER. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT BE THE NEXT TO GO. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL CASE OF MURPHY'S LAW.*AK

AS I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SIGNALLING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, THE MODULATOR IS LEAKING. BOTH THE MODULATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS AT TWO HONDA DEALERS IN MY AREA (OPEN ROAD HONDA, EDISON, NJ; Z&W HONDA, PRINCETON, NJ) THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON '94 HONDAS, AND THAT THE ABS BREAKDOWN IS THE RESULT OF INADEQUATE DESIGN. THESE PARTS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD, HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO PREVENT BREAKAGE. THE ABS SYSTEM IS A TRUE SAFETY FEATURE, AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR.*AK