1993 HONDA ACCORD Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

MY 1993 HONDA ACCORD WILL CONTINUOUSLY HESITATE TO RESPOND TO GASOLINE AROUND 60 MPH OR AT 1500 OR 2500 RPMS, THIS IS LISTED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 603961. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY DAY. THE CAR WILL ALSO STALL OUT AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IDLE. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND THEY LITERALLY LAUGHED AT ME WHEN I ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX IT FOR FREE. THIS IS ABSURD SINCE THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS MY SAFETY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. HE HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE IGNITER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

1993 ACCORD BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED CAR. OIL CHECK FOUND NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. GARAGE STATED THAT BALANCE SHAFT SEAL HAD BLOWN OUT. LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BEGINNING WITH 1994 MODELS. A RETAINING RING WAS AVAILABLE TO PREVENT THIS, BUT NO NOTIFICATION OF IT WAS PROVIDED. *NM

CONSUMER NEVER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM/RECALL CONCERNING AN OIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM.*MR (NAR) *CB *JB

VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAD A NEW BATTERY, BUT DASH LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER, AND VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE SAME EVENT ALSO HAPPENED 1 WEEK LATER. WHEN IT DID THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

BELIEVE FAILURE OF DISTRIBUTOR WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND RESULTED IN LACK OF OIL PRESSURE AND RESULTING IN ENGINE CAMSHAFT (LACK OF OILING) BREAKING AND DESTROYING CYLINDER HEAD AND ENGINE, RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE REPLACMENT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH BALANCING SHAFT SEAL FELL OUT FROM ENGINE BLOCK WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL TO LEAK. ALSO, A RECALL DUE TO SAME PROBLEM, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED.*AK THE OIL LEAK DAMAGED THE ENGINE BELTS. *YH

NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY, AND NO COMPONENT GIVEN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL IS FAILING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ENGINE OIL, AFTER REPAIR FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL REPAIR ONLY FOR THE 1994-1997 MODELS. *SLC

ON TWO OCCASIONS, MY HONDA ACCORD DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK WITHOUT ANY WARNING FROM A DEFECTIVE OIL SEAL. MY CAR BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS TOWED FOR REPAIRS. I CALLED SACCUCCI HONDA TO SEE IF THE WORK WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAN'T. I ALSO OWN A 1994 HONDA ACCORD AND THAT CAR IS BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

I LEFT MY HOME AND DROVE PAST ABOUT 8 OTHE HOUSES WHEN MY OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. A TRAIL OF OIL WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND A PUDDLE OF OIL FORMED IN THE GARAGE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO BAIERL HONDA WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW ENGINE SEALS. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT HONDA HAS A "PRODUCT CAMPAIGN" TELLING SOME OWNERS OF HONDA ACCORDS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM (BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL) AND TELLING THEM TO GET IT REPAIRED AT A DEALER OR IF THEY ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM, TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA. MY FRIEND GOT THIS LETTER. HIS IS A 94 HONDA, MINE A 93. BAIERL TELLS ME MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER, I NOTICED IN YOUR TECHNICAL BULLETIN DATA BASE THAT NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SBO49981 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM FOR BOTH 1993 AND 1994...

THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I PULLED OVER TO A GARAGE, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE THE ENGINE OIL HAD COMPLETELY LEAKED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE MAIN OIL SEAL. CONTACTED THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR WHO STATED THAT THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 1994 AND ONWARD MODELS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE OIL SEAL PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT YET RECALLED THE 1993 MODEL. THE ENGINE CAN SUDDENLY SEIZE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE BALANCE SHAFT OIL SEAL AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN OIL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED & CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED NOTHING AMISS. DROVE VEHICLE HOME & CHECKED AGAIN AFTER PUTTING OIL IN ENGINE. NOTICED OIL LEAKING OUT BECAUSE SEAL HAD POPPED OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP & MECHANIC KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HAD THE SEAL REPLACED & A RETAINING CLIP PLACED ON IT. *AK

CAME TO A STOP & VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP & PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SOLVED. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC NOTICED REAR MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT & NOT THE FRONT ONES. REPLACEMENT PART SAME AS ORIGINAL, SAME PROBLEM COULD REOCCUR. *AK *ML

OIL PAN PLUG HOLE IS STRIPPED, AND CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. THIS CAN LEAD TO A FIRE IF CONTACTED TO A IGNITION SOURCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ON THIS VEHICLE THE ENGINE BALANCE SHAFT OIL SEAL DISLODGES, POTENTLY CAUSING AN UNDERHOOD FIRE OR THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE THIS COULD RESULTS IN A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE IS CATASTROPHIC, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. COMPLETE OIL LOSS OCCURS IN APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 3 MINUTES. AGAIN, THE POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEMS ARE ENGINE FIRE AND SEIZURE. MINOR COMPLICATIONS ARE THE REQUIREMENT OF NEW OR REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 961001B / BULLETIN SEQUENCE NO.: 46 / NHTSA ITEM NO.: SB049981

WARPED OIL COOLER CAUSES OIL TO LEAK AROUND OIL FILTER. *DSH