1995 Honda Accord

WHILE DRIVING, BOTH TACH AND SPEED NEEDLES DROPPED TO 0, ENGINE DIED AND HAD TO SWITCH OFF. SOMETIMES, THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP AGAIN. OTHER TIMES, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE RIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE STARTS. IT SOMETIMES WOULD TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF SWITCHING THE KEYS OFF/ON BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STAY RUNNING. THEN AFTER SOME DISTANCE, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE BANGS INTO GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MEINEKE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE RIMS WERE BENT. THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE HAS AN INCH AND A HALF GAP, IN WHICH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAN BE SEEN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, REAR BRAKES, ROTORS, MOTOR MOUNT, AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE RIMS WERE BENT. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,027 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,806.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12/27/1997 THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW SRS CONTROL UNIT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, SHE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS CONSISTENTLY ENGAGING, AND HAD THE SRS RESET ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE GETTING A NEW ONE ON 12/27/1997. THE SRS LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LAST TIME IT WAS RESET WAS 2003, AND A MONTH LATER ,THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, AND IT HAS BEEN ON EVERY SINCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT, BUT THIS VEHICLE ID NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT BEING ON. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN EXHAUST NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, SO THE DEALER INSTALLED AN EXHAUST KIT. THE THERMOSTAT AND HEAD GASKET COVER WERE REPLACED. THE TIMING BELT AND CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

BRAKES FAILED BUT ENGINE REVVED UP. HARDER I PUSHED THE BRAKES, THE CAR INCREASED SPEED. ON MOST OCCASIONS, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP OR USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN THIS INSTANCE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AND CRASH OCCURRED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WHEN INFORMED OF BRAKING ISSUE. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE BUT VERY SCARY. *NM

A/C-HEAT- THE SWITCH TO CHANGE HOT/COLD ON DASH KEEPS BREAKING. IT "FREEZES INTO ON POSITION, AND YOU CANNOT ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE. DRIVER POWER WINDOW SWITCH- ONLY WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN JUST FINE, BUT WILL NOT GO BACK UP. YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE WINDOW UP SO YOU CAN PULL UP ON THE WINDOW GLASS AND PRESS THE WINDOW SWITCH "UP" TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP (IF YOUR LUCKY & IT GOES UP !!!) TRANSMISSION-THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CORNER. IT ALSO SLIPS IF YOU ARE COMING UP BEHIND SOMEONE, SLOW DOWN FOR THEM TO TURN (OR WHATEVER) WHEN YOU RE-ACCELERATE, THE TRANS. SLIPS, THEN KICKS IN. WHEN YOU ARE GOING 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE TRANS. "JUMPS", AND YOU CAN WATCH IT DO SO ON THE TACHOMETER WHILE IT DOES SO.