1988 HONDA ACCORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (HONDA OF THOUSAND OAKS, 3925 AUTO MALL DR, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *BF *TR

Mileage: 200,000

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE...MY FIRST ONE NEVER GOT A RESPONSE AND IT HAS BEEN MONTHS SINCE I SENT IT. PLEASE RESPOND WITH HELP FOR THIS. I WAS REALLY HOPING TO AVOID A LOCAL NEWS STORY FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT I WILL GIVE THIS ONE LAST CHANCE BEFORE I GO THAT ROUTE. MY 1988 HONDA ACCORD LXI HATCHBACK HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE ONE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. NOW THE ONE IN THE FRONT/PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT IS HANGING ALL OF THE WAY OUT OF THE DOOR. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER IS MORE INTERESTED IN SELLING NEW CARS THAN TAKING CARE OF OLD ONES THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE AND RUNNING. THE SEAT BELTS ARE WARRANTEED FOR THE LIFE OT FHE CAR. THE DEALER KEEPS BRUSHING ME OFF AND I AM SICK OF IT. I CAN'T HAVE ANY PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY CAN'T GET THE SEAT BELTS ANYWHERE. THAT IS STRANGE OF THEM TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I WENT ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND

Mileage: 206,000

MY 1988 ACCORD HATCHBACK IS HAVING SEATBELT RETRACTOR ISSUES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONE A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. (DIFFERENT COLOR, BUT THAT IS OK). I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SEATBELT COMES ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE DOOR AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THE SEAT BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GUARANTEED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T HELP ME...GAVE ME A PHONE # TO HONDA AMERICA TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. THAT IS A DEAD END TOO. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS A LAST STITCH EFFORT TO GET SOME HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I DRIVE MY CAR ON A DAILY BASIS AND A LOT OF TIMES I HAVE A FRONT PASSENGER WHO IS USING A FAILED SAFETY BELT!!! IF THERE IS A CRASH AND MY PASSENGER DIES BECAUSE OF THE FAILED PART, THERE IS GOING TO BE ONE HEFTY LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA! I DON'T WANT IT TO GET TO THAT POINT, SO I AM HOPING THAT FILING THIS COMPLAINT WILL TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED (

Mileage: 200,000

I HAD TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 3 WEEKS,THE TIRE VALVE STEMS ON BOTH TIRES WERE SEVERLY SUN CRACKED,I HEARD ABOUT THE DILL COMPANY'S RECALL ON VALVE STEMS MADE IN 2006 BOTH MY STEMS WERE MADE IN 2005 MODEL #TR 418,I THINK THEY NEED TO EXPAND THIS RECALL DRASTICALLY BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS KILLED!!!,BOTH TIRES WERE DESTROYED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE LAST ONE,3 YEAR OLD TIRE VALVES SHOULD NOT BE ROTTEN BY THE SUN AND FAIL,PLEASE HELP US,YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN !!! *TR

I HAD REPLACED THREE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AT SEARS. APPROXIMATELY, THREE WEEKS AGO, I HAD A TIRE DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING AREA TOWARD THE FREEWAY. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND DISCOVERED AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. I FILLED THE TIRE AND DROVE THE CAR TO SEARS A COUPLE MILES AWAY AND IT WAS REPAIRED. LAS NIGHT AS I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME, ANOTHER LEAK OCCURRED FROM A DIFFERENT TIRE, AGAIN IT WAS THE VALVE STEM. I PLAN ON TAKING THE CAR INTO SEARS FOR REPAIR AND TO HAVE THEM ALSO CHECK THE THIRD TIRES VALVE STEM. *TR

Mileage: 318,965

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LINE RUNS UNDERNEATH THE CARPET INSIDE THE CAR AND THERE WAS A GAS LEAK FROM THE FUEL LINE AND HER CAR FILLED UP WITH GASOLINE. THIS HAPPENED ON 7-16-05. SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO A DEALER AND THEY PUT A SPLICE IN THE FUEL LINE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. SHE HAS NOT HAD FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR WAS DONE. *JB

Mileage: 195,000

THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO OVER HEAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, RADIATOR HOSE, AND BACK UP FOR THE RADIATOR. ALSO THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME UNDONE ONCE SOMEONE HAS LOCKED THEMSELF IN. WE HAVE TO TAKE A SCREW DRIVER TO GET THE LOCK OUT. THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN IT DOES IT SLAMS INTO GEAR OR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR.

THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO OVER HEAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, RADIATOR HOSE, AND BACK UP FOR THE RADIATOR. ALSO THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME UNDONE ONCE SOMEONE HAS LOCKED THEMSELF IN. WE HAVE TO TAKE A SCREW DRIVER TO GET THE LOCK OUT. THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN IT DOES IT SLAMS INTO GEAR OR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR.

THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO OVER HEAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, RADIATOR HOSE, AND BACK UP FOR THE RADIATOR. ALSO THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME UNDONE ONCE SOMEONE HAS LOCKED THEMSELF IN. WE HAVE TO TAKE A SCREW DRIVER TO GET THE LOCK OUT. THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN IT DOES IT SLAMS INTO GEAR OR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROLLBACK WHILE PARKED WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION.*MR 1988 HONDA ACCORD HAS EXPERIENCED ROLL BACK WHILE PARKED WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHICH IN TURN PAID NO ATTENTION TO THEIR COMPLAINT.*MR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION IT INADVERTENTLY ROLLS BACKWARDS. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT WHEN BUCKLED THEN RELEASED. DURING AN ABRUPT STOP THE BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. *NLM

ON 12/24/02 I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DODGE NEON TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AT THE TIME. MY CAR HONDA [VIN [XXX]] WAS TOTALED. DURING THE CRASH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED. THE RESULT WAS I WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THE STEERING COLUMN WITH GREAT FORCE. I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES BUT IN PARTICULAR I BROKE THREE RIBS ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF MY RIB CAGE . THERE IS NO QUESTION BUT THAT THE BROKEN SEAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURIES. IT IS MY PRACTICE TO ALWAYS WEAR A SEAT BELT. BROKEN SEAT = BROKEN RIBS + CHEST TRAUMA ???? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE HIDE AWAY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY KEEPS CUTTING THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS IN TWO AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS OPEN AND SHUT SEVERAL TIMES. THIS LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE PERSONALLY FIXED THIS PROBLEM TWICE IN 76000 MILES WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER DOING IT TWICE.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING DUE TO THE NUMBER 3 AND 4 PISTONS HITTING THE HEAD. ALSO, CONSUMER STATES ENGINE PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER THE THROTTLE STUCK AND THE TIMING BELT JUMPED A COUPLE NOTCHES. *YD

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING DUE TO THE NUMBER 3 AND 4 PISTONS HITTING THE HEAD. ALSO, CONSUMER STATES ENGINE PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER THE THROTTLE STUCK AND THE TIMING BELT JUMPED A COUPLE NOTCHES. *YD

WAS EXITING FROM TRAFFIC WHEN BRAKES FAILED AFTER BEING APPLIED. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK

I STARTED THE CAR AND REVERSED IT FROM GARAGE. CAR STALLED. I FORGOT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK BEFORE TAKING THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER SOME TIME I STARTED THE CAR STANDING OUTSIDE WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STILL WIDELY OPENED. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WENT BACKWARD PULLING ME WITH THE OPEN DOOR. I FELL ON THE GROUND. MY LEG GOT CAUGHT IN THE FRONT WHEEL. I GOT SOME SCRATCH ON MY LEFT LEG WITH SEVERE PAIN THROUGH OUT MY LEFT LEG. THE DOOR OF THE CAR HIT ON THE SIDE OF HOUSE WHICH STOPPED THE FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED. AS A SAFETY, A CAR MUST NOT START WHEN IT IS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE MODE. THIS CAR DOES EVERY THING. ON PREVIOUS 3 OCCASIONS THE CAR STARTED AND WENT FORWARD WHILE ON DRIVE MODE. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO DEATH. I NOW NEED MY CAR TO BE FIXED (BODY AND TRANSMISSION). ANY HELP FROM NTSB OR MANUFACTURER IS APPRECIATED.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE 175/13, TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE.*AK

THE AXLE BROKE IN TWO AT LOW SPEED(LUCKILY), SPUN AROUND THE STEERING LINKAGE AND PUNCTURED THE OIL PAN IN TWO PLACES. I BELIEVE I CAN SHOW THAT THE AXLE WAS CRACKED AT OR BEFORE THE TIME OF RE-MANUFACTURE AND WAS NOT PROPERLY INSPECTED BY CRS.