1994 HONDA ACCORD Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS IN PARK. ON JULY 5, 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WHEN THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO A DITCH NEAR HIS NEIGHBORS RESIDENCE. THE WHEELS WERE STRADDLED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DITCH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000. UPDATED 09/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON HONDA ACCORD 1994 EX SEDAN. WHILE DRVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS.WHEN YOU FINALLY COAST TO A STOP AND TRY TO RE-START, IT IMMEDIATELY RE-STARTS AND RUNS OKAY.WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO 'START', THE ENGINE DID START BUT AS SOON AS YOU RELEASED THE KEY TO SPRING BACK TO THE 'RUN' POSITION, THE ENGINE WOULD QUIT. EVENTUALLY, IT WOULD STAY RUNNING BUT IT QUIT REGUARLY AFTER THAT. I AM GOING TO REPALCE THE PART BY TOMARROW BECUASE THIS IS SERIOUS . THE CAR STOPPED IN THE HIGHWAY , THE STERING WHEEL STOP BECAUSE IT IS HYDRAULIC AND ABS BRAKE STOPED WORKING.

MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAFETY DEFECT PRESENT IN 1998 HONDA ACCORDS (REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000). I WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BUT DIDN'T REALIZE THE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL UNTIL SEEING AN ARTICLE IN FEBRUARY 2004 CONSUMER REPORTS (PAGE 11). I BELIEVE A RECALL AND DEALER REPAIR MIGHT SAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE. *JB

ON TWO OCCASSIONS ( APRIL AND JUNE 2003) MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD EX ROLLED BACKWARDS FROM MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER SECOND EVENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KEY LOCK CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE LETTING KEY RELEASE IN ANY POSITION. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. EACH TIME THER WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE ALL WELL AS COST TO CURE THE DEFECT.

ON TWO OCCASSIONS ( APRIL AND JUNE 2003) MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD EX ROLLED BACKWARDS FROM MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER SECOND EVENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KEY LOCK CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE LETTING KEY RELEASE IN ANY POSITION. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. EACH TIME THER WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE ALL WELL AS COST TO CURE THE DEFECT.

I OWN A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. OVER THE PAST MONTH, WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL - ALMOST AS IF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. OVER TIME THE SYMPTOMS BECAME MORE FREQUENCY AND THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO SWITCH OFF. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S ACCESSORIES INCLUDING POWER STEERING TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH THOUGH KNOWN TO AFFECT MANY HONDA ACCORDS DOES NOT COVER THE 1994 MODEL YEAR. REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, AT MY EXPENSE, HAS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR PER INVOICE, INTERMITTENT/NO START CONDITION OR STALLING. REPLACED-IGNITION SWITCH. *SCC

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