Honda Del Sol 1995
Model Del Sol made in 1995 by Honda got 18 consumer complains there are 5 recalls as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags, latches/locks/linkages and seat belts. Technical service bulletines regarding air bags, structure. There was one recall concerning exterior lighting .
Model 1995
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E065000 | AJ MOTORSPORT | E (Equipment) | 3593 | 07/31/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 07/17/2006 | 07/17/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Aj motorsport will notify owners and offer reimbursement for the lamps. the recall began on july 31, 2006. owners may contact aj motorsport at 626-618-2026. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aj motorsport aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled | |||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 03/23/2006 | 03/23/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to pro-a motors aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| 06E064000 | TRADESONIC | E (Equipment) | 4029 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 07/17/2006 | 07/17/2006 | 571 | 108 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain tradesonic combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Tradesonic will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during july 2006. owners may contact tradesonic at 626-934-8884. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to tradesonic aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled | |||||||||||||||
| 06E060000 | AAI MOTORSPORTS USA, LLC | E (Equipment) | 87745 | 08/01/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 06/29/2006 | 06/29/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aai motorsports combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above list passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Aai motorsports will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. the recall began on august 1, 2006. owners may contact aai motorsports at 909-923-9188. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aai motorsports aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| 06E049000 | CK MOTORSPORT, INC. | E (Equipment) | 27176 | 07/01/2006 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 05/24/2006 | 06/05/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ck motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. the recall began on july 1, 2006. owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by the vehicle manufacturers.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 050199 | 05/01/1999 | 605838 | Various information regarding airbag on-off switch program. *tt | 07/29/1999 | |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| 010901 | 09/01/2001 | 626808 | Information regarding water leakage during a car wash. *yh | 12/18/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/11/2005 | 155000 | 1 | 03/09/2001 |
| I was driving on i-95 n in northern va around mile marker 145, around noon, when all of a sudden both driver and passenger airbags deployed. i was on flat smooth surface road and did not strike any obstacles in the roadway. after regaining control of the vehicle, i pulled it to the side of the road avoiding contact with other vehicles. i have a claim filed with north american honda(vehicle-1995 honda del sol vtec). the dealership(pohanka honda fredericksburg, va), at first, said that they did not have an opinion on what transpired, because this matter is too legally sensitive. after putting pressure on north american honda, they had the dealership put the car on a lift finally, and took pictures to email their corporate office in california. their corporate office then called me and stated that they felt it was reasonable that the airbags deployed because they found scratches on oil pan and exhaust system. these scratches are obviously old and have heavy rust, and they definitely shouldn't have caused the airbags to have deployed. honda has said that to repair the vehicle they would need to replace the airbag control module in addition to both airbags, which seems odd to me if they wont tell me what's wrong with the vehicle. *jb | |||
| 12/18/1998 | 1 | 07/01/1995 | |
| False deployment of air bag while driving. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Requesting permission to disconnect airbags. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/24/2003 | 32700 | 3 | 12/14/1995 |
| On may 24, 2003, i was driving along on interstate 77 in west virginia on a sunny day in my 1995 honda del sol with the top off with the cruise control on and obeying the speed limit. within seconds, something happened to. the car swerved across three lanes of traffic into the birm and back across those lanes. the last thing i remember is seeing is the hillside coming at me. i can't be sure what happened, but it felt like the cruise control sped up the car when the tire blew. i awoke in the hospital about two and one half hours later. not only had i been unconscientious, i had amnesia. they had apparently found me on the side of the road, speaking to a passerby. i was taken to the hospital by amublence. someone said that the horrible pain in my chest was because i had hit the steering wheel with my chest. that, along with the laceration in the top-left side of the back of my head were evidence that my seat belt had not locked. the air bag failed to inflate. i contacted honda's custiomer service and cooperated fully with honda's private investigator. when i contacted honda for the results of the investigation, they refused to speak to me. they said that they would only speak to my attorney or my insurance company. when my insurance company called, they refused to talk to them. when i called them back, they told me that their company didn't investigate crashes. i told them that the company had sent a private investigator. later, she called me back and told me that i could contact the private investigator and he would answer my questions. the p.i. told me that honda's position was that the air bag didn't deploy because the car did not hit head on. when i asked him where exactly it would have had to been hit to inflate, he said he didn't know. when iasked him to get the information for me, he said he couldn't. when i asked for a copy of his report, he refused. | |||
| 2 | 12/01/2000 | ||
| Two separate front end collisions at 45-50mph... dirver and passenger air bags never deployed... one accident in wet conditions... driver injured in both accidents... estimated total damage for both accidents is at $10,000. *ak | |||
| While driving at 10 mph both driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed for no reason without impact. cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer son was in an accident and the drivers side air bag didn't deployed. tt | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer son was in an accident and the passengers side air bag didn't deployed. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| Striker plate welds are cracking on both sides. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 05/24/2003 | 32700 | 3 | 12/14/1995 |
| On may 24, 2003, i was driving along on interstate 77 in west virginia on a sunny day in my 1995 honda del sol with the top off with the cruise control on and obeying the speed limit. within seconds, something happened to. the car swerved across three lanes of traffic into the birm and back across those lanes. the last thing i remember is seeing is the hillside coming at me. i can't be sure what happened, but it felt like the cruise control sped up the car when the tire blew. i awoke in the hospital about two and one half hours later. not only had i been unconscientious, i had amnesia. they had apparently found me on the side of the road, speaking to a passerby. i was taken to the hospital by amublence. someone said that the horrible pain in my chest was because i had hit the steering wheel with my chest. that, along with the laceration in the top-left side of the back of my head were evidence that my seat belt had not locked. the air bag failed to inflate. i contacted honda's custiomer service and cooperated fully with honda's private investigator. when i contacted honda for the results of the investigation, they refused to speak to me. they said that they would only speak to my attorney or my insurance company. when my insurance company called, they refused to talk to them. when i called them back, they told me that their company didn't investigate crashes. i told them that the company had sent a private investigator. later, she called me back and told me that i could contact the private investigator and he would answer my questions. the p.i. told me that honda's position was that the air bag didn't deploy because the car did not hit head on. when i asked him where exactly it would have had to been hit to inflate, he said he didn't know. when iasked him to get the information for me, he said he couldn't. when i asked for a copy of his report, he refused. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 08/01/1999 | 2 | 06/01/2099 | |
| Striker plate welds on chassis of vehicle have cracked causing the door to close improperly. mr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - ROOF AND PILLARS | |||
| 02/21/2003 | 50000 | 1 | 04/19/2002 |
| Roof seals leaking badly... need replacement.. expensive repair for a young car. common on almost all del sols | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 04/01/2011 | |||
| Driver side door hinge plate welds on the chassis of the vehicle have cracked causing it to close improperly.it can cause the door to open by itself if the hinge plate completely and it can cause an accident. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 05/24/2003 | 32700 | 3 | 12/14/1995 |
| On may 24, 2003, i was driving along on interstate 77 in west virginia on a sunny day in my 1995 honda del sol with the top off with the cruise control on and obeying the speed limit. within seconds, something happened to. the car swerved across three lanes of traffic into the birm and back across those lanes. the last thing i remember is seeing is the hillside coming at me. i can't be sure what happened, but it felt like the cruise control sped up the car when the tire blew. i awoke in the hospital about two and one half hours later. not only had i been unconscientious, i had amnesia. they had apparently found me on the side of the road, speaking to a passerby. i was taken to the hospital by amublence. someone said that the horrible pain in my chest was because i had hit the steering wheel with my chest. that, along with the laceration in the top-left side of the back of my head were evidence that my seat belt had not locked. the air bag failed to inflate. i contacted honda's custiomer service and cooperated fully with honda's private investigator. when i contacted honda for the results of the investigation, they refused to speak to me. they said that they would only speak to my attorney or my insurance company. when my insurance company called, they refused to talk to them. when i called them back, they told me that their company didn't investigate crashes. i told them that the company had sent a private investigator. later, she called me back and told me that i could contact the private investigator and he would answer my questions. the p.i. told me that honda's position was that the air bag didn't deploy because the car did not hit head on. when i asked him where exactly it would have had to been hit to inflate, he said he didn't know. when iasked him to get the information for me, he said he couldn't. when i asked for a copy of his report, he refused. | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | LATHAM | 12110 | LATHAM FORD | |
| OH | STEUBENVILLE | 43952 | OHIO VALLEY HONDA | 740-283-3435 |
| VA | FREDERICKSBURG | POHANKA | (540)898-5200 |