Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT SECTOR | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| Random occurrences of car suddenly beginning to shake as the car is being driven. typically occurs on highway going speeds of 60 mph or greater. however, after shaking begins, slowing down or speeding up has no effect - the shaking continues. *ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 01/04/2002 | |||
| Consumer was in an accident and airbags didnot deploy. another vehicle cut in front, and consumer lost control. vehicle hit sand barrels and side rails.*ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - ARM - IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | |||
| 07/01/1998 | |||
| Honda guilty of breach of warranty and ignoring recall issue. paint repair done 4 times including 1 out of pocket expense while under warranty defective paint problems. sunvisor intermittently comes out when driving which suddenly is a hindrance in driving. horrible rust problems that will cause defects in equipment. cruise control failed under warranty honda did not repair although they claimed they would initially.*ak | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 10/12/2000 | 11/01/1996 | ||
| For last 1-1/2 years (at mileage about 30000) steering wheel bcomes tight and gives click noise only when codl temp about 30. after driving say 1/2 hour and as the temp rises steering returns to normal. ultimately risky to drive, steering assembly was replaced on 10/12/2000 for the cost of about s1000.00. per the honda dealership such failures occurs around 100,000 mileage or more. american honda consumer dept does not take responsibility for this manufacturing defect. | |||