1994 HONDA ACCORD Electrical Systemignition Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEYS WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IN PARK OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND ONLY COMES OUT WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY ON THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE LOCK POSITION. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS PLACED IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEY RELEASED OUT OF THE IGNITION AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 170,000. UPDATED 7/9/09 *CN UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED, AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GET IT RESTARTED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AGAIN, I THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED, BUT I THOUGHT IT ODD THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 45 MPH. I HAD TO COAST ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE SPEED THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BEFORE IT LOST POWER. I HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS 2 LANES OF BUSY AND FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC AND BARELY MADE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. I FEEL I ONLY MADE IT OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP BEHIND ME REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, AND HE STRADDLED THE LANES OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, FORCING TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN SO I COULD GET THROUGH....

WHILE DRVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, HEATER FAN, AND BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC GOING 70MPH AND THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUITE. A SECOND LATER THE ENGINE RESTARTS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE RUNNING THE CAR. IT WILL START BUT NOT RUN. TO HAVE THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO RUN THE KEY NEEDS TO BE FORCED FORWARD. I NEEDED TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES IN HONDA'S AND ACURA'S. HE SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY.*AK

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH IN HIGH SPEED LANE, LOST ALL POWER TO CAR--HAD TO BE TOWED, DISTRIBUTOR AT FAULT--COST $682 TO REPAIR. SINCE LEARNED THIS IS THE ACHILLES HEEL OF HONDAS--NOT TOO HAPPY TO BE IN HIGH SPEED LANE AND LOSE ALL POWER--DANGEROUS.*AK

WHILE INTERSTATE DRIVING, CAR (ENGINE) SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN . NOTICED RPM DROPS TO 0 AT THE INSTANT OF THE SHUTDOWN. LOST STEERING CAPABILITY (STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION), LOST ACCELERATION POWER. HAD TO DRIFT OFF TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED IGNITOR COIL, IGNITOR U AND ENGINE OIL SEAL ALL FAILED. LOST ALL OIL FROM ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED COIL IGNITOR, IGNITOR U, T-BELTS, OIL SEALS, WATER PUMP, COOLANT AND RUBBER, ACCORDING TO PARTS LISTING ON INVOICE. DAMAGE AMOUNTED TO $837.33. HONDA NOW RECALLING AND REPAIRING OIL SEAL BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR WATER PUMP, EXTERIOR BELTS OR THE TWO IGNITION/IGNITOR PARTS REPLACED. THIS WAS A MAJOR FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH ON THE INTERSTATE. IF HONDA RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF A PART TO PREVENT FUTURE FAILURE AS IN THE CASE OF THE WATER PUMP, THEN HONDA SHOULD...

ELECTRICAL PART OF IGNITION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN RECOVERED; FINALLY FAILED PERMANENTLY. EACH FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP, SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAFFIC. *AK

ON VACATION. DRIVING CAR ENGINE STOPPED. HAD TOWED. MECHANIC SAID IGNITOR IN DISTRIBUTOR WAS BAD, AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF ALL 94 HONDAS TO REPLACE THIS PART. HE SAID IT WAS THE ORGINAL PART AND WAS NOT REPLACED. COST $424.00 TO BE REPAIRED.

CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH THE RPM METER SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ZERO, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. DEALER STATED THAT A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN THE COILS/ROTORS AND WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OIL LEAK AT DISTRIBUROR. DEALER SAYS DISTRIBUTOR IS COVERED IN OIL AND WILL FAIL. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 1990 THROUGH 1993 MODELS.

TWO HOURS AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SUSPECTED TO HAVE ORIGINATED WITH THE IGNITION. *AK