1994 HONDA ACCORD Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

BROUGHT CAR TO MIKE PIAZZA LANGHORNE PA HONDA DEALER (1908 E. LINCOLN HWY - 215-702-1500 / ) - REFUSED TO FIX DEFECT UNLESS I PAID $68 IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP MAY BREAK AN AFTERMARKET IGNITION WIRE WHILE CONDUCTING THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE THE DEFECT FIXED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THEY WANTED ME TO PAY ADDITIONAL MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEFECT OCCURRED OUT OF MY CONTROL. MY QUESTION, AM I LIABLE FOR THIS OCCURRENCE UNDER A MFG RECALL? ISN'T A MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE TO FIX DEFECTIVE PRODUCT FREE OF CHARGE? IS THIS HOW THEY GO ABOUT MAKING MONEY ON RECALLS? A DEFECTIVE PART - IS A DEFECTIVE PART. IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED NO MATTER WHAT EXPENSE IS TO COME TO THE MANUFACTURER. WHAT ARE THE QUALITY CONTROLS METHODS GOING ON AT HONDA MFG PLANT TO ELIMINATE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? THIS LANGHORNE DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING FOR...

WHILE DRIVING OIL BLEW OUT OF OIL SEAL ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING HEAVY SMOKE TO COME FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER'S VISION WAS TEMPORARILY IMPAIRED, VEHICLE SHUT OFF/ LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS - TOOK CARE IN FOR REPAIR OF OIL LEAK AND DISCOVERED MAIN SEAL PROBLEM. *AK

THE SEAL WENT BAD CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 98V-231. NLM

MY BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL FAILED, AND PUMPED OUT ALL THE OIL IN MY ENGINE. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS PART OF AN ON GOING PRODUCT UPDATE. HONDA AMERICA AGREED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO THE SEAL, BUT THE TIMING BELT ALSO NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO OIL SATURATION FROM THE FAILED OIL SEAL. THEY STATE THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $410 FOR THIS REPAIR! IN THE HONDA CAMPAIN, IT MANDATES A CHANGE OF THE TIMING BELT. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS, AND IF THE TIMING BELT FAILS DUE TO THE OIL, WILL HONDA BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY THIS MAY CAUSE? IF THE TIMING BELT SNAPS, I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD LOSE ANY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD DIE.*AK

MASSIVE OIL LEAK DUE TO FAILURE OF BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL. $1,700 PERIPHERAL ENGINE DAMAGE. ITEM RECALLED, BUT HONDA WILL NOT HONOR MAJORITY OF REPAIR COST. VERY LATE RECALL; 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES INVOLVED ACCORDING TO HONDA.

A/C RECALL - COOLING SYSTEM NEVER WORKS PROPERLY. DEFROST DOESN'T CLEAR WINDOWS ON LEFT SIDE. ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL PROFUSELY (PART RECALL?) ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT. LIGHTING SWITCH WENT OUT & ALL LIGHTS BLEW. ANTENNA DOES'NT WORK PROPERLY. WINDOWS ARE COMING DOWN SLOWER AND SLOWER. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT BE THE NEXT TO GO. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL CASE OF MURPHY'S LAW.*AK

HONDA IS NOW GIVING ME THE RUN-AROUND ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. THEY HAVE SET UP A SERIES OF HOOPS THAT ARE GOING TO COST ME TIME, MONEY AND THE USE OF MY CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ENGINE OIL SEAL RETAINER WAS OMITTED BY FACTORY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, AS THEREHAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF DEFECT. SEAL RUPTURED WHILE I WAS DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AND I SAW OIL POURING FROM ENGINE WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE TO RUN DRY OF OIL AND RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FIRE RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUOPANTS. HONDA REDUCED COST OF REPAIR TO $332 , BUT SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL.*AK

VEHICLES ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STOPPING OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DEALER REPLACED THE T/W SENSOR WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ONE YEAR LATER CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AGAIN. NLM

VEHICLES ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STOPPING OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DEALER REPLACED THE T/W SENSOR WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ONE YEAR LATER CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AGAIN. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLOWN, TIMING BELT REPLACED ALSO. NLM

SEAL BLEW CAUSING MASSIVE LOSS OF OIL. HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE NECESSARY BEFORE A RECALL TAKES PLACE?

BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLEW OUT IT CAUSED A OIL SLICK ON THE FREEWAY SOAKED THE TIMING BELTS AND LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHARGED ME 400.00 FOR THE REPAIR THEY SAID THE HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT INSIST ITS NOT A SAFTEY CONCERN.CAUSING A OIL SLICK AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ISN'T A CONCERN. AS A MECHANIC I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN MY SHOP 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. *AK

THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL BLEW OUT, CAUSING RAPID OIL LOSS, AND THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, 20 MILES FROM HOME. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER KNEW OF THIS SEAL PROBLEM AND SOLD ME A RETAINER (NOT MADE BY HONDA) THE TIMING BELT AND BALANCER BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL DAMAGE, ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP, WHICH A DEALER WOULD REPLACE AT TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. PARTS ALONE WERE $123.00. IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA THAT THIS SEAL MAY BLOW OUT, I WOULD HAVE INSTALLED THE RETAINER WHEN THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AT 90,000 MILES. THE OIL COATED MUCH OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, AND POSED A FIRE AND POLLUTION HAZARD. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE MORE FORTHCOMING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

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TIMING BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT NORMAL 90,000 MILE CHECKUP. THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BROKE WHILE CAR IN DRIVEWAY, ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL WAS DISCHARGED. CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHERE THE SEAL AND ALL TIMING BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER DENIED THAT THE "BLOWING" OF COUNTER SHAFT SEALS IS A PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS TO YOUR DEPARTMENT, IT APPEARS THAT ESPECIALLY IN 1999 THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (POSSIBLY A CONNECTION WITH THE CHANGING OF TIMING BELTS?). THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THERE IS EVEN A "FIX" USED BY SOME (BUT NOT ALL) HONDA DEALERS [SURE SEAL COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL SHIELD]. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE LOCAL DEALER TO FULLY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE FULL COST OF THIS REPAIR, AND I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE. GIVEN YOUR RESEARCH, HOW EXTENSIVE IS...

WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO STOP AND CHECK OIL LEVEL. OLI DIP STICK SHOWS NO OIL,AND ENGINE IS SMOKING.O

OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO COMPLETELY LOSE POWER. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES

1) CAM SEAL BLEW, OIL EXPELLED, SATURATED BELTS; REQ'D CAM, CRANK, & AXLE SEALS, REPLACE TIMING BELT, BALANCE BELT; 2) DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN HEAD ON ACCIDENT 25 MPH, WHIPLASH RESULT

ENGINE LOST ALL OIL ON FREEWAY DUE TO SEAL FAILURE, MECHANIC SAID IT'S COMMON

BALANCE SHAFT OIL SEAL BLOWN RESULTING IN OIL TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS. NLM

AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH OR MORE, IF CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

FAULTY OILS SEAL CAUSED VEHICLE TO LEAK OIL. NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. PULLING OVER THE THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, I FOUND THE ENGINE TO HAVE NO OIL AS DETERMINED BY THE DIP STICK. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT OIL SEAL HAD FALLEN OUT AND WAS HANGING ON THE BALANCE SHAFT. THIS SUDDEN LOSE OF ALL OIL IN THE ENGINE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

OIL SEAL/BALANCER SEAL "POPPED OFF" OF THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SEES 3-4 OF THESE EVERY OTHER WEEK. TECHNICIAN HAS INVENTED OIL SEAL HOLDER PART TO HOLD OIL SEAL ON BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY OF THIS REPAIR. HONDA WILL NOT RECALL. MY COSTS $399.87. ALL OF THE OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE ENGINE WHEN THIS OCCURS; VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING WITH THIS FAULTY PART IN SO MANY HONDA ACCORDS FROM 90-97. CONTACT CROWN HONDA IN GREENSBORO NC FOR CONFIRMATION OF FREQUENCY OF OCCURANCE OF THIS DEFECT.

ALL REPAIR PEOPLE WHO LOOKED AT AND WORKED ON THE CAR REPORTED THEY HAD NOT EVER SEEN A SEAL "BLOW OFF" IN THIS AREA AND THAT THE PART LOOKS LIKE A DEFECT FROM THE START OR WAS PUT ON WRONG. THE CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. ALL REPAIR PERSONS SAID THEY WOULD VOUCH FOR THE CONDITION OF THE CAR AND THE PART--WHICH I HAVE.

SHAFT SEAL AND WATER PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

ENGINE OIL SEAL DISLODGED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. CAUSED ALL OF THE OIL TO DRAIN OUT WITHIN A MATTER OF SEVERAL SECONDS. BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ROUND 20,000 MILES. ODOMETER FAILED TO RECORD MILEAGE CORRECTLY. IT WOULD STICK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 32,000 MILES.

ENGINE OIL SEAL BREAKS; VEHICLE LOSES ALL OF THE OIL, AND THEN ENGINE SEIZES WHILE DRIVING. **AK

ENGINE FIRE.

SHORT ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, ALSO ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE. *SKD