Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 04/03/2004 | 25 | 01/03/2004 | |
| (1) event hybrid design flaw: 1989 honda accord 2.0l fuel injection: manufactured as a hybrid, july 1989. proof of hybridization: auto part dealers show different parts for this model before, during, and after july 1989. also, the hybrid fuel injection is visible from the number of wire and tubes from the valve cover for the carburetor and the official fuel-injected model. an original equipment installed yet unused valve-drive cog sits idly under a cover while a hybrid timing chain system runs the valves in perfect timing. vin number: 1hgca624xka066292 the hybrid honda has a dangerous engine and transmission design-flaw vibration. an original design causes the vibration. we replaced the tires with new perfectly balanced tires and replaced the brake rotors and brake pads and replaced the suggested engine and transmission mounts. the honda still has the dangerous design flaw engine and transmission vibration. auto-parts dealers differ on what engine and transmission mounts to use. honda will not provide a factory manual on how many or where engine mounts and transmission mounts the hybrid needs. the hybrid design flaw vibration caused me to swerve into the other lane and barely avoid a head-on collision. when the driver applies an initial load as small as engagement of the air conditioning, the steering wheel actually jumps up and down. the design flaw dangerously vibrates the whole automobile. we replaced the tires with perfectly balanced tires, the motor mounts and the transmission mounts, and brake rotors and brake pads. braking is smooth. honda will not provide a factory manual to determine where or how many parts to use. chilton and hayes auto repair manuals do not have the hybrid detail. all part suppliers have too many variations for the engine and transmission mounts for this hybrid. honda should repair this design flaw in this automobile since it is a hybrid design flaw.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 02/27/1995 | |||
| Determined to be steering.front left tire. upon making slow left turns, front tire makes a grinding noise. *ak | |||
| 02/29/1996 | |||
| The vehicle is not stable when driving the vehicle. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 06/29/2001 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle's left ball joint shreared off causing the driver to loose control of the vehicle and strike a guardrail resulting in injury to occupants (abdominal and neck pain) and damage to the vehicle. (ohio traffic crash report) *yh | |||
| 09/22/2000 | 2 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Back ball joints broke off twice. dealer checked vehicle, and noticed left front ball joint had the same problem. *slc | |||
| 02/12/1998 | 4 | 11/02/1985 | |
| Wheel fell off while driving. consumer's wife stated that the right wheel was hanging out. this was the second 1986 honda accord that had wheel fall off, due to upper control arm failure. *ak *ml | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Control arm assembly and left/right control arms replaced. *skd | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Lower ball joints replaced. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Upper ball joint replaced. | |||