1993 HONDA ACCORD Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

CATASTROPHIC OIL LEAK CAUSED BY KNOWN FAILURE OF BALANCER SHAFT SEAL. ENGINE REPLACEMENT WILL COST $3500- I WAS GOING TO SELL THE CAR TWO DAYS FROM NOW. LAST MONTH, ANOTHER KNOWN FAILURE OF THE IGNITER LEFT ME STRANDED.*AK

BALANCE SHAFT RECALL IN PLACE FOR 1994-1997 HONDA ACCORDS MY VEHICLE 1993 HONDA ACCORD. LETTER BEING MAILED TO AMERICAN HONDA P.O. BOX 2964, TORRANCE CA 90509. WAS INFORMED BY DAWN AT CORPORATE HONDA DID NOT RECALL 1993 BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH INCIDENTS WERE FILED FOR THIS FAILURE. WAS DIRECTLY ADVISED BY COURTNEY HONDA TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED AT ACURA AND TAKE UP THE PROBLEM WITH CORPORATE. ONE 12/04/02 STARTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE WAY, ALL FLUID EMPTIED OUT OF VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVERY WENT ON WHEN SYSTEM EMPTIED. WAS ADVISED BY COURTNEY TO TOW VEHICLE IN. AAA TOWED VEHICLE 12/04/02 TO ACURA(AFFALIATED WITH HONDA) WAS TOLD IF UNDER EXTENDED RECALL WARRANTY THEY WOULD GET VEHICLE TO COURTNEY. WAS IFORMED BY HONDA RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM COVERS ONLY 1994-1997 HONDA ACCORDS, I WOULD HAVE TO REUEST A GOOD WILL CONSIDERATION FROM CORPORATE. I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED WHERE IT...

ALL OIL DRAINED FROM ENGINE IN SECONDS. BALANCE/COUNTER SHAFT FRONT OIL SEAL BLEW OUT. DT

THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURED TWICE, A SEAL AROUND THE CRANK CASE POPPED OUT ALLOWING THE OIL TO RUN OUT ONTO ALL THE BELTS. THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

BALANCE SHAFT SEAL FAILED. SEAL RETAINER NOT APPLIED AT TIME OF TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT BY GENTILE IN 1999. THIS IS GROSS INCOMPETENCE.*AK

RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 1994 AND NEWER ACCORDS WITH THIS SAME ENGINE. MY VEHICLE IS A 1993 MODEL. THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. I AM OUT 600 BUCKS. IS HONDA GOING TO REIMBURSE ME?NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *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

I HAD CALLED PREMIER HONDA IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND ASKED ONE OF THEIR PARTS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE GENTLEMAN TO WHOM I SPOKE TO STATED THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN MADE AS OF YET. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL HONDA ACCORDS "1993" WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE ADVISED ME TO SAVE ANY RECEIPTS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.*AK

DEALER DID NOT REVEAL ALL DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

BALANCE SHAFT SEAL LEAKING CAUSED DAMAGE ON TIMING AND ALL OTHER BELTS. YH

ADDITIONAL EMAIL ON THIS MATTER IS SENT TO THE WEBMASTER

IN EXTREME HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A NO START SITUATION. CONSUMER AFRAID PROBLEM MAY OCCUR WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE GARAGE WHERE I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED SAID THEY HAD REPAIRED OTHER 1993 HONDA CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT HAVE BOTHERED TO REPORT THIS, BUT ALSO HAPPENED TO THE OTHER 1993 H0NDA ACCORD THAT WE OWN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOS INJURIES OR DEATH IF THE ENGINE RUNS OUT OF OIL ON AN INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE SEIZES UP. MY SON WAS SMART ENOUGH TO PUSH THE CTUTCH PEDAL IN AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF.

THIS HAPPENED TO BOTH OF THE 1993 HONDA ACCORD LX CARS WE OWN. BOTH CARS WERE AND ARE DRIVEN BY DIFFERENT DRIVERS. PLEASE SEE #702495 FOR INFORMATION ON THE OTHER CAR. BOTH CARS ARE 5 SPEED.

OIL LEAK.