1994 Honda Accord

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.

AFTER PURCHASING OUR NEW HONDA ACCORD WAGON ON 4/10/94 WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL AS THOUGH THEY WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER ON 7/19/96 TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN OUT AFTER 18261 MILES. WE ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES DUE TO THE PREMATURE WEARING OUT OF THE REAR BRAKES. WE WERE SIMPLY TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED AGAIN FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM ON 11/26/97 AND WE AGAIN TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT AND WE WERE AGAIN TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. ON 9/13/03 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE 880 FREWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKES FAST ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A NEARBY MIDAS REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE QUITE A FEW SERVICE BULLETINS COVERING THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE DEALT WITH THEM BEFORE THIS FAILURE. I WAS FORCED TO PAY OVER $1400.00 FOR REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE THAT WERE THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE HONDA DEALERSHIP'S FAILURE TO LOOK INTO MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND LOOK UP THE SERVICE BULLETINS ON FILE. THEY PUT ME, MY WIFE AND MY SON'S LIFE IN DANGER BY NOT DOING THEIR JOB.

I HAD 2 DIFFERENT GOODYEAR REGATTA TIRES BLOW OUT ON MY CAR. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS THE PASSENGER REAR, WHICH BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING APROX 60 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS APROX 34PSI. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS THE DRIVER FRONT ON THE SAME CAR. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH. AGAIN AIR PRESSURE WAS FINE, ~35PSI, BECAUSE I HAD CHECKED IT A WEEK EARLIER. THE TREAD WAS STILL GOOD ON BOTH TIRES AND THE CAR HAD RECENTLY PASSED A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION WHICH INCLUDES TREAD WEAR.*AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF NEMEROUS TIMES WHILE CAR IS IN USE. ACCUMULATOR MAKES LOUD NOISE AT START OF VEHICLE AND THROUGH OUT DRIVING. BRAKE SOMETIMES GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, AND WANT MORE INFORMATION ON KNOWING IF HONDA DEALER WILL REPLACE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A "SAFETY RECALL" DUE TO SO MANY DEFECTS. THIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENT FOR MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MJOR DEFECT BECAUSE HONDA CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM IN THE 1997 MODEL.*AK

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 AIRBLAGS DEPLOYED, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD, THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAVE SEVERE DAMAGES ,AND MY WIFE BROKE 4 BONES ON HER RIGHT FOOT TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY STEPPING HARD ON THE BRAKE.*AK