My balancer shaft oil seal failed, and pumped out all the oil in my engine. I found out that this was part of an on going product update. Honda america agreed that they would pay for the repair to the seal, but the timing belt also needs replacement due to oil saturation from the failed oil seal. They state that they would not cover this, and I would have to pay $410 for this repair! In the honda campain, it mandates a change of the timing belt. I will not pay for this, and if the timing belt fails due to the oil, will honda be liable for any accidents, damage, or injury this may cause? If the timing belt snaps, I believe that I would lose any power steering and brakes because the engine would die.
1994 Honda Accord engine complaints
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The seal went bad causing oil to leak out of the engine prior to recall notice 98v‑231. Nlm
Massive oil leak due to failure of balancer shaft oil seal. $1,700 peripheral engine damage. Item recalled, but honda will not honor majority of repair cost. Very late recall; 1.2 million vehicles involved according to honda.
11-7-2000 incurred an expense of $827.93 resulting from a blown out balance shaft seal. 11-29-2000 mailed to honda a request for reimbursement with: the procare invoice for 827.93, copy of the receipt, and century honda invoice confirming inspection of balance shaft seal correction. 1-13-2001 received postcard from honda confirming receipt of claim. They claimed the did not receive the century honda invoice. 1-23-2001 after days, yes days, of busy signals I was finally able to fax the invoice they said they did not receive. All phone calls in the last three months of this ordeal have resulted in busy signals or being put on hold. I have put the phone on speaker at work and waited as long as an hour before giving up. Honda has basically made theirselves inaccesible. 3-2-2001 to date no response from honda except previously mentioned postcard.have
A/c recall - cooling system never works properly. Defrost doesn't clear windows on left side. Engine started leaking oil profusely (part recall?) ABS braking system went out. Lighting switch went out & all lights blew. Antenna does'nt work properly. Windows are coming down slower and slower. Seems like the transmission might be the next to go. This car has been a continual case of murphy's law.
Honda is now giving me the run-around about reimbursement. They have set up a series of hoops that are going to cost me time, money and the use of my car. No safety defect listed.
While interstate driving, car (engine) suddenly shuts down . Noticed RPM drops to 0 at the instant of the shutdown. Lost steering capability (steering wheel hard to turn in any direction), lost acceleration power. Had to drift off to side of highway. Luckily no traffic immediately behind. Car towed to dealer. Dealer determined ignitor coil, ignitor u and engine oil seal all failed. Lost all oil from engine. Dealer replaced coil ignitor, ignitor u, t-belts, oil seals, water pump, coolant and rubber, according to parts listing on invoice. Damage amounted to $837.33. Honda now recalling and repairing oil seal but will not reimburse for water pump, exterior belts or the two ignition/ignitor parts replaced. This was a major failure that could have resulted in death on the interstate. If honda recommends replacement of a part to prevent future failure as in the case of the water pump, then honda should reimburse for same.
Oil pan gasket suddenly blew, spraying hot oil all over engine, destroying new timing belt, all other engine belts and hoses.
While driving at 1800 RPM, there is a buzz in the exhaust system.
Balancer shaft seal popped out. All engine oil quickly lost. Camshaft froze in head. Crankshaft continued to turn, stripping teeth off of timing belt. Oil soaked brake pads, tires and belts. Mechanic said engine needs replacement, damage irrepairable. Head, crankshaft, and pistons damaged. Repair costs $2000 -$4000. Car lost all power and was stranded in the road, could have caused accident. If I had to stop in a hurry, could have crashed due to oil soaked brakes. Why isn't there a recall on this engine. I see numerous complants on this same faulty oil seal.
Balancer seal failed, engine lost oil now engine block is cracked.
Vehicle began pouring out oil from within the timing cover. Ended up replacing all belts including timing belt due to oil having covered everything. Also replaced water pump while unit was open. Mechanic said balance shaft seal was cause of problem - said it was the 4th he had seen in about the last week that involved an accord. Researched recall info on internet and discovered in USA today sept 19,2000 that there was a problem in ohio manufactered cars and those were being recalled for what appears as the same problem. This vehicle was manufactured in japan however. Made a call to honda motor co., said that there were no recalls for this vehicle in particular but that they received their info from the federal safety agency and could not help me since there was no existing recall. Seems a honda should go more that 50,000 without major engine repair work. Thanks for your help!
Failure occurred while vehicle was idling. If failure occurred at highway speeds complete loss of vehicle control will occur with high potential for fire.
Balance shaft seal fell out causing a major loss of oil.
Engine oil seal retainer was omitted by factory. Honda should have issued a recall, as therehave been numerous instances of defect. Seal ruptured while I was driving a short distance and I saw oil pouring from engine when I got out of the car. Defect could have caused engine to run dry of oil and resulted in a catastrophic fire resulting in injury or death to occuopants. Honda reduced cost of repair to $332 , but should have issued a safety recall.
Engine seal came out, causing major oil leak while on the parkway, all belts including timing belt had to be replaced.
Fuel is leaking from engine head gaskets. Please give any further details.
Whiile traveling noticed oil indicator light. Dealer stated vehicle has a bad oil seal. *ak oil seal popped out. The vehicle has defective wiring in audio equipment.
Oil is leaking from the oil seals and spilling onto ground. Dealer has replaced timing belt/balance shaft belt and water pump. Please provide further information.
Engine leaked oil constanly. Consumer had contacted a technician. Technician said that pot seal popped out, causing leakeage.
While driving engine light came on where engine ran out of oil. Then ,vehicle had to be towed, and technician stated that it was a balance shaft seal problem.
While driving along oil light came on. Vehicle was towed to a repair shop/garage. Vehicle lost all oil because the balancer seal blew. Seal has been replaced. Please provide any further information.
Complete loss of oil while on highway - I later found out this was the failure of the balance shaft, which had been a known problem with this make/model since 1996. I had to have my car towed to the nearest repair shop (the dealer was too far away to have it towed there). They diagnosed and repaired the problem (all my belts and hoses had to be replaced inclding teh timing belt) to the tune of $565.45. Since the day I bought the car (new) I had it faithfully serviced at the dealer. Since this was a known problem and I regularly had my car serviced with this honda dealer, why didn't they alert me and have the restaining clip installed? This cost me $565.45 and put me in a very dangerous position on the side of the road (to avoid blowing out the engine). Needless to say I have not had my car serviced at a honda dealer since this incident. I believe I deserve to be reimbursed for this expense by honda.
No summary listed for abov evehicle.
The timimg chain broke at highway speeds. Manufacturer and dealer have been notified.
Balance shaft seal blown, timing belt replaced also. Nlm
Vehicles engine began to race intermittently while stopping or pulling into a parking space, dealer replaced the t/w sensor which seemed to fix the problem, one year later consumer is experiencing problems again. Nlm
Seal blew causing massive loss of oil. How many of these complaints are necessary before a recall takes place?
The gaskets wore out causing the crank and balance shafts to blow out resulting in oil spill from the engine. Yh
This crack has now completely circled the the bolt and the bolt broke off, leaving a hole in the block. Please inform me of my rights regarding this my car has a lot more miles and the dealer will not honor this repair without charge to me.
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