1995 Honda Accord

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, SPONGINESS OCCURRED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEN FAILURE. CAR WENT THRU INTERSECTION BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER MECHANIC NOTICED SLOW LEAK ABS MODULATOR/ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM, AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. ABS UNIT REPLACED AT 71,035 MILES. 8/2010. COST FOR REPAIRS $1600, MUST REPLACE BOTH AS 1 UNIT, DESPITE NO FAILURE WITH ACCUMULATOR. AT 104,000 MILES, 6/2014, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AT BRAKE, TIRE, FRONT END, AND ALIGNMENT SHOP, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY MAINTAINED. AN EXAMINATION WAS DONE AND NO SIGNS OF UNUSUAL WEAR OR DAMAGE TO FRONT OR REAR BRAKES, TEST DRIVE DONE BY TECHNICIAN. RECOMMENDED ABS UNIT BE DIAGNOSED. DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AT SHOP, DETERMINED THAT ABS MODULATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. IT HAD BEEN 32,965 MILES SINCE THE ORIGINAL ABS MODULATOR WAS REPLACED. CHECKED IN WITH DEALER AND THE ABS MODULATOR WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 12,000 MILES. ABS UNIT NOT REPLACED. AT 117,141, 3/2016, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. WHILE BACKING UP AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY BECAME SPONGY, WENT TO FLOOR, DESPITE PUMPING, AND FAILED AGAIN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACK INTO WOODEN BENCHES, DAMAGING CAR PAINT. DEALER ESTIMATION FOR ABS UNIT REPAIRS IS $2300. PRESENTLY, ABS UNIT NOT REPLACED. THESE OVERWHELMING COMPLAINTS, FROM VEHICLE OWNERS, REGARDING THE ABS MODULATOR UNIT, ALONG WITH TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, REGARDING THE 1995 HONDA ACCORD, SUPPORT A RECALL BEING ISSUED FOR THE 1995 HONDA ACCORD ABS UNIT. THIS DEFECTIVE ABS MODULATOR IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO COUNT ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM WORKING, WHEN IT IS VITAL TO THE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE, AND SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD!