Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 07012004 | 07/01/2004 | 10014017 | Poor a/c cooling during hard acceleration. *eh | 04/27/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 11012003 | 11/01/2003 | 10009278 | Heater blower motor gets hot or blows a fuse. honda. servicenews. *tt | 09/21/2004 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| A000036 | 10/05/2000 | 622540 | Parts information bulletin regarding product update for the front balancer oil seal retainer kit. *tt | 10/19/2001 | |
| 98009 | 04/13/1999 | 98009 | 604880 | Experiencing ticking noise from the valve train. *tt | 05/18/1999 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 010402 | 04/01/2002 | 636738 | Subject regarding customer complaints that the engine hesitates briefly when accelerating. *tt | 11/13/2002 | |
| 302 | 03/16/2002 | 631027 | Customers may complain of a brief hesitation when accelerating at high engine speeds. *tt | 05/01/2002 | |
| 061301 | 06/12/2001 | 624570 | Information regarding balancer shaft oil seal labor operation . *et | 11/07/2001 | |
| 00073 | 03/13/2001 | 00073 | 619921 | Product update regarding front balancer shaft oil seal. *tt | 07/06/2001 |
| 00073 | 10/06/2000 | 618908 | A condition may exist where the front balancer shaft oil seal may back out of the oil pump housing over time. if this happens, the oil can be rapidly pumped out of the engine without warning causing serious engine damage if continued to | 05/07/2001 | |
| 011000 | 10/01/2000 | 618907 | Letter to service manager regarding product update campaign - balancer shaft oil seal. *tt | 05/07/2001 | |
| 161000 | 10/16/2000 | 615783 | Subject regarding the front balance shaft retainer product update. *tt | 01/30/2001 | |
| 98042 | 05/12/1998 | 601697 | Concerns of oil seepage from the engine block. *yc | 08/19/1998 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 98081 | 10/16/1998 | 6092355 | Honda has agreed to extend the emissions warranty on all affect vehicles to rovide emissions-related services during the warranty. *tt | 12/06/2000 | |
| 097 | 06/17/1999 | 606117 | Information regarding service bulletin 98-081, emissions warranty extension. *tt | 08/10/1999 | |
| 98081 | 03/09/1999 | 98081 | 604837 | Emissions warranty extension. *tt | 05/17/1999 |
| A2 | 10/01/1995 | 46389 | Automobile engineering wishes to obtain one exhaust system from a 1995 accord ex with the symptom of 1800 rpm buzz described in service bulletin 94-041 (files under negine). the exhaust system assembly we want includes the a pipe, mid pipe | 04/25/1996 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||||
| 090199 | 09/01/1999 | 608022 | Information on troubleshooting exhaust gas recirculation (egr) diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0401 and p1491. *tt | 10/28/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 143000 | ||
| While driving, both tach and speed needles dropped to 0, engine died and had to switch off. sometimes, the car would start back up again. other times, the engine would die right after the engine starts. it sometimes would take about 15 minutes of switching the keys off/on before the engine would stay running. then after some distance, the engine would die without warning again. | |||
| 01/30/2007 | 147323 | 5 | 09/06/1995 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 1995 honda accord. the contact stated that on 12/27/1997 the dealer installed a new srs control unit. a few months after the repair, she began having problems with the srs consistently engaging, and had the srs reset on four different occasions since getting a new one on 12/27/1997. the srs light continued to stay on. the contact stated that the last time it was reset was 2003, and a month later ,the light turned on again, and it has been on every since. the contact stated that there was a safety recall on this component, but this vehicle id number is not included due to the vin. the contact stated the vehicle could not pass inspection because of the srs light being on. the contact would like the vehicle to be included in the safety recall. *ak the consumer complained about an exhaust noise coming from the vehicle, so the dealer installed an exhaust kit. the thermostat and head gasket cover were replaced. the timing belt and cv joints were replaced. updated 03/30/07. *jb | |||
| 02/01/2002 | 89000 | 5 | 02/01/2002 |
| The srs light failed and the 02 senor emission light replaced. the timing belt, water pump and belts were replaced. *bf the battery was found bad. *sc | |||
| 10/15/2003 | 76000 | ||
| A/c-heat- the switch to change hot/cold on dash keeps breaking. it "freezes into on position, and you cannot adjust the temperature. driver power window switch- only when it rains or snows the window will go down just fine, but will not go back up. you have to keep the window up so you can pull up on the window glass and press the window switch "up" to get the window back up (if your lucky & it goes up !!!) transmission-the transmission slips when you go around a corner. it also slips if you are coming up behind someone, slow down for them to turn (or whatever) when you re-accelerate, the trans. slips, then kicks in. when you are going 65mph on a highway, the trans. "jumps", and you can watch it do so on the tachometer while it does so. | |||
| 14000 | 1 | ||
| Front balancer shaft seal has a failure that cause the oil to leak onto the engine.*ak | |||
| 07/26/1999 | |||
| While driving at 35 mph the a/c unit started to get hot and then temperature gauge went all the way up, and the vehicle overheated, causing the anti-freeze to leak out of the engine. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/18/2000 | |||
| Engine crack | |||
| 07/26/1999 | |||
| While driving at 35 mph the a/c unit started to get hot and then temperature gauge went all the way up, and the vehicle overheated, causing the anti-freeze to leak out of the engine. *ak | |||
| 03/15/1995 | 5 | ||
| Engine cooling fan motor failed. *skd | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/10/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Radiator return hose neck disintegrating, pieces inside radiator. hose likely to seperate from radiator and spew hot . *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 1995 honda accord wagon. consumer states oil pan is rusted and should be replaced. consumer would like to know whether honda has recalled these vehicles to make such changes and forgot send him a recall notice *tgw | |||
| 08/29/2006 | 8 | 12/08/1995 | |
| Brakes failed but engine revved up. harder i pushed the brakes, the car increased speed. on most occasions, i was able to coast to a stop or use the emergency brake. in this instance, the emergency brake did not hold and crash occurred. dealer could not find problem when informed of braking issue. it was an intermittent issue but very scary. *nm | |||
| 06/11/2003 | 60000 | 4 | 04/15/1995 |
| Check engine light stays on/door locks intermittently lock/unlock/radio, tape unit plays only intermittently/fuel gauge readings grossly inaccurate, and power antenna will not retract. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The front balance shaft failed which caused an oil leak. *jb | |||
| 09/22/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1997 | |
| A valve connected to engine broke, causing damage to cylinder head. *ak | |||
| 06/28/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Brittle fracture to the key way holding cam gear in place on end of the camshaft. *ak | |||
| 05/02/2001 | |||
| After taking vehicle in to dealer to get serviced dealer noted that engine block had a crack, and it was leaking oil onto engine.*ak | |||
| 05/02/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| Vehicle had a cracked engine block. dealer has repaired vehicle.*ak the engine block was defective. the consumer states there had been many engine block failures. *yh | |||
| 10/20/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Engine oil seepage from front of engine block, cost me $1400 for labor, honda took care of engine cost. this happened before honda conducted a campaign for engine oil leakage. honda said, that what happened to my car wasn't correlated to the campaign. every scheduled maintenance i took my car to a certified honda center plus the car haven't driving a lot in 2000 since i'm in the military and deployed to korea for a year without my car, my wife was only driving the car on base and short errands off-base. i want for honda to admit that what happened to my car was a major safety manufacturing defect and reimburse me for what i paid ($1400) to get engine replaced.*ak | |||
| 02/23/2001 | 09/01/2000 | ||
| While on the highway, the camshaft seal failed and all the oil leaked out of the engine, casuing the engine to be destroyed. the cam shaft seal has been recalled by honda. | |||
| 02/08/2001 | 1 | 08/27/1995 | |
| A valve connected to engine broke, causing damage to a cylinder head. dealership was aware of problem. *ak | |||
| 07/21/2000 | 1 | 08/09/1995 | |
| The crankshaft of the engine broke (attorney for consumer). nlm | |||
| 04/10/2000 | |||
| While vehicle was in dealer's shop for routine service dealer noticed a crack in the engine block. it was not covered under manufacturer's recall. provide further details. *ak | |||
| 12/03/1999 | 08/01/1995 | ||
| Re: exhaust valve springs - car continually stalled. re: air conditioner - leak behind glove compartment. re: cracked engine block- discovered when mechanic was looking for air conditioner leak. fixed crack and remounted engine block without using existing screw because the screw was causing stress to the block. | |||
| 10/27/1999 | |||
| While traveling approximately 35mph the balance shaft seal blew out. also, oil light came on & vehicle started to lose fuel. pulled to side of road. vehicle was towed to a dealership & the mechanic informed the owner the problem was normal. manufacturer knows about the balance shaft seal. *ak | |||
| 01/16/1999 | |||
| The engine block is crack. this causes the engine fluid to leak out. have taken to dealer for repairs. was informed would patch cracks but will not repair or replace. | |||
| 03/15/1997 | 3 | ||
| Valve cover gasket replaced several times due to leak. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 03/08/2002 | 2 | 04/01/2000 | |
| While driving 75 mph the oil drained from the vehicle, causing engine to lock up. dealer determined that plug from engine housing came out. *ak while driving the service engine soon light illuminated, vehicle would not accelerate or respond, engine locked up, consumer was not able to restart the vehicle, dealer replaced the timing belt, balancer shaft belt, balancer shaft seal and a retainer was put in to hold the shaft seal in place, consumer has been informed that a new engine is needed, consumer states there are two bulletins regarding the front balancer shaft seal and the front balancer seal, however honda will only pay 1/3 of the engine replacement cost. faulty brakes were causing a noise in the right front, dealer machined rotors and serviced front brakes. *slc | |||
| 03/08/2002 | 1 | 04/01/2000 | |
| I recently was a victim of a honda recall on front balancer shaft seal, which causes oil to be rapidly pumped out engine without warning, causing serious engine damage. i took my car to empire honda in denver,co (303)-399-8443. at empire honda they admitted it was the honda recall that caused me to almost wreck on the highway. they stated that it was covered under the honda recall and they started to make repairs. when they discovered that i needed a new engine, they stated they would only cover 1/3 of the cost. which is totally unacceptable, because problem never would have occurred if it were not for the defect in honda cars. i have the papers on the honda recall that states honda is suppost to replace my engine at no cost (front balancer shaft oil seal replacement pg. 5 d). i know you have access to these papers please look at them, so you can see that i am correct. honda is trying to weasel their way out of taking responsibility for the defects in honda cars. if there is any information or help that would help me in my fight against honda to make them take responsibilty for their defects, please contact me (303)-458-6314. if there is anybody that can make honda take responsibility it is the nhtsa.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2002 | |||
| While driving vehicle lost all oil and engine seized. dealer has yet to be contacted. please provide further details.*ak | |||
| 01/14/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1995 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | 06/01/1995 | ||
| Repairing cost estimate from dealer will cost close to $1,000. it is outrageous! no defect listed within summary. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1996 | |||
| While driving at 25 mph and without prior warning vehicle shut down,and the dealer could not determine any type of problems. *ak | |||
| 04/14/1998 | 1 | ||
| Noisy engine. | |||
| 12/13/1996 | 1 | 09/01/1995 | |
| Vehicle fire. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 03/26/2003 | 1 | ||
| Honda accord 95. transmission problem, cost to fix: $2000. honda car not reliable. had other problems, replacement part: $700. dealer can't be trusted! brakes pulsating, fixed at pep boys: $200. brake problems! power driver's seat cost for fixing: $200. constant problem! still a problem, still not working well! timing belt change : $500. costs more than other cars to get this done! abs light came on, i have to replace modulator that is leaking, $1400. i want honda to be responsible and pay for the replacement. have always had problems. every time is something else! enough! i don't want to have to get a new car! i can't get a new car and used cars are not reliable either!!!!! *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 01/30/2007 | 147323 | 5 | 09/06/1995 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 1995 honda accord. the contact stated that on 12/27/1997 the dealer installed a new srs control unit. a few months after the repair, she began having problems with the srs consistently engaging, and had the srs reset on four different occasions since getting a new one on 12/27/1997. the srs light continued to stay on. the contact stated that the last time it was reset was 2003, and a month later ,the light turned on again, and it has been on every since. the contact stated that there was a safety recall on this component, but this vehicle id number is not included due to the vin. the contact stated the vehicle could not pass inspection because of the srs light being on. the contact would like the vehicle to be included in the safety recall. *ak the consumer complained about an exhaust noise coming from the vehicle, so the dealer installed an exhaust kit. the thermostat and head gasket cover were replaced. the timing belt and cv joints were replaced. updated 03/30/07. *jb | |||
| 04/04/1996 | 3 | ||
| Exhaust system noise, replacement of the service bulletin part (gasket) on three occasions has not rectified noise. mjs | |||
| 03/21/1995 | |||
| When driving there is a vapor smell of gas within the vehicle, and dealer is aware of the problem. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1995 | |||
| My 1995 honda accord ex sedan has had an exhaust buzz since the day after i purchased the vehicle brand new from freeland honda. numerous attempts by the dealer to correct problem have failed. i was told by honda to live with the problem because some hondas make this noise and we can't fix it. it is a constant buzz at 1800 rpm's. now that the vehicle is 4 years old, the buzz has grown to a constant vibration which can be felt in the steering wheel and the brake pedal, as well as through the floor and seats. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 02/01/2002 | 89000 | 5 | 02/01/2002 |
| The srs light failed and the 02 senor emission light replaced. the timing belt, water pump and belts were replaced. *bf the battery was found bad. *sc | |||
| 10/30/2003 | 120000 | 3 | 06/25/1995 |
| Vehicle was taken to the dealer because fuel was leaking. dealer replaced two fuel lines, two brake lines, and one vent purge line. *ak *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 90806 | 10 | 01/29/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 honda accord. when shifting, the vehicle bangs into gear and the transmission jumps and makes a loud noise. he took the vehicle to a meineke dealer and they diagnosed that the muffler and catalytic converter needed to be replaced, and the rims were bent. the underbody of the vehicle has an inch and a half gap, in which the inside of the vehicle can be seen. he took the vehicle to honda and they stated that the transmission, rear brakes, rotors, motor mount, and air bags needed to be replaced. in addition, the rims were bent. the speed and powertrain were unknown. the current mileage was 91,027 and failure mileage was 90,806. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||
| 12/03/1999 | 08/01/1995 | ||
| Re: exhaust valve springs - car continually stalled. re: air conditioner - leak behind glove compartment. re: cracked engine block- discovered when mechanic was looking for air conditioner leak. fixed crack and remounted engine block without using existing screw because the screw was causing stress to the block. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 07/10/1995 | 1 | ||
| Wrong pcv valve installed in vehicle which resulted in gasoline fumes to enter vehicle over a long period of time without failure being detected, fumes caused consumer vascular system damage.(attorney for consumer). | |||
| 09/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Installation of the wrong pcv valve has caused continued fumes to enter vehicle which caused injury to consumer. (attorney for consumer). | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 1 | |||
| During routine service, mechanic found an oil leak. leaked caused by a crack in the engine block. crack caused by a bracket mounted to the block that holds up the exhaust manifold. the hold was cleaned out and filled. owner fells that this does not correct the problem and engine should be replaced. | |||
| The muffler is corroded and leaking air from the pipes. the accelerater has to be applied harder to get the car to move. dealer says a new muffler is needed. *ak | |||