1994 Honda Accord

WE PURCHASED OUR 1994 HONDA ACCORD WAGON NEW ON 4/10/94 FROM HONDA OF HAYWARD IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OR SO MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT BUT COULD NOT SPECIFICALLY STATE WHY. ON 7/19/96 WE BROUGHT OUR CAR INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I QUESTIONED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT AFTER 18261 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I WAS CHARGED $129.08 FOR THIS WORK. ON 11/26/97 WE NEEDED TO HAVE OUR HONDA SERVICED DUE TO A FAILED CAM BEARING SEAL. WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED WE TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER JIM MCLAUGHLIN THAT THE BRAKES FELT STRANGE IN THAT THEY PULSED AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON TRIPS OF 100 MILES OR SO BUT WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. WE WERE AGAIN TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR. (WE WERE ALSO CHARGED BY THE DEALER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAL AND HAD TO APPLY FOR A REFUND SEVERAL YEARS LATER WHEN THE SAFETY RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED) ON 11/17/98 I HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED WITH THE ODOMETER READING 36198. THIS COST $166.49. ON 5/1/02 WE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN WITH 66246 MILES ON THE CAR. ALL DURING THIS TIME WE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THIS COST $289.21 FOR THE REPAIRS. FINALLY ON 9/13/03 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MIDAS FACILITY WHERE I EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE CHECKED THE CAR AND THEN SHOWED ME THE SERVICE BULLETINS THAT WERE ON HIS COMPUTER FOR 94 ACCORDS WITH VIN NO'S STARTING WITH 1HGC. THE DEFECTIVE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED ($1182.54). AFTER COMPLETING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCUMULATOR WE DROVE THE CAR AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FADING INTO THE FLOOR AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY WIFE WAS PARKING THE CAR AT APPROX 5 MPH. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL 2-3 FEET AWAY. THE 2 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD, THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAVE SEVERE DAMAGES AND MY WIFE BROKE 4 BONES IN HER RIGHT FOOT TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY STEPPING HARD ON THE BRAKE.

PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR.*MR THE ABS FAILED WITH LESS THAN 80000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MOVED TO VIRGINIA, AND NOW THE VEHICLE WON'T PASS INSPECTION UNLESS THE ABS LIGHT IS OFF. THE A/C COMPRESSOR ALSO FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS. *NLM

RE: HONDA BALANCER SHAFT DEFECTIVE OIL SEAL AND BLOWOUT PROBLEM. I RECENTLY AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH 94 HONDA ACCORD. MY FAMILY AND I HAD BEEN ON A TRIP TO L.A. AND BACK ON SEVERAL FREEWAYS, THE SEAL BLEWOUT AND THE OIL WAS DRAINED WITHIN MINUTES. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FREEZE UP AND CREATED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY HAD A VERY INDIFFERENT ATTITUDE, THEY SAID THEY MADE A PUBLIC OFFER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THAT OFFER HAS NOW "EXPIRED". "IT WASN'T OFFICALLY A RECALL SO WE DON'T HAVE TO FIX ANYTHING". "IT WASN'T OFFICALLY PEGGED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, SO NO RECALL WAS IMPOSED." TRUST ME, LOSING YOUR OIL SUDDENLY AT HIGH SPEEDS CAN VERY EASILY BECOME A' SAFETY ' ISSUE! I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE N.H.T.S.A. TO RECONSIDER THE PROBLEM AND MAKE IT A RECALL ! LET'S TAKE THE INDIFFERENT ATTITUDE AWAY FROM SMUGG AUTOMAKERS THAT ARE VERY AWARE OF "SAFETY" PROBLEMS, THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT WERE NOT CORRECTED. A $5 RETAINER (THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE ) WOULD AVOID THIS PROBLEM! PLEASE ENFORCE A RECALL ON HONDA AND MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ERROR IN DESIGN. THANK YOU, TOM ROSS. *AK

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.