Consumer took vehicle to dealer for recall 02v120000 ignition switch repairs. Dealer advised consumer that she would have to wait until car has 50000 miles before they would do repairs.
1997 Honda Accord electrical complaints
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The federal safety agency recall 02v120000 concerning ignition switch failure. Gwinnette place honda, ga; parts are on back order, and dealership doesn't know when parts are coming in. Dealership told consumer to go try another location, with lack of concern for referrals. Please describe details.
Horn starts blowing while driving, without you touching the horn buttons. This happens without warning. The dealers does not know the cause. When the horn starts blowing it deprograms the alarm and keyless alarm remotes.
Dealership is refusing to do recall 02v12000 repairs concerning ignition switch.ak
Erratic performance is accurring in this vehicle with lights coming on without switch being on. Also, owner notices other failures. He was told that vehicle was not part of the recall 02v120000 concerning ignition switch. Please describe details.
While driving the engine just quits.
When starting vehicle SRS warning light came on and stayed on. Dealer says a computer chip has to be replaced.
While driving on the highway the car stalled (no power) without warning. This occurred several times between three visits to the dealership before being repaired. I was informed that my ignition was bad on the last visit (the mechanic had trouble starting the car). No problem except that I never had a problem starting the car, even after having to start the car and move it at the dealership on the day of the repair. When I initially declined the repair solution (unbelievable) I asked to talk to the manager. The manager never spoke to me but did adjust the price down better than $50 and made the repair without my consent. I paid reluctantly informing them that if this happened again they have a serious problem on their hands. I thought only to use the internet to find if this was a common problem without having been recalled. Someone may have lost lost their life or will loose their life. My car has not stalled since being repaired. My last three cars were honda accords. I don't think future purchases will be.
While vehicle was being stolen, the alarm did not sound off. Manufacturer was contacted. *ak
The vehicle power steering failed.
Vehicle lost all electrical power then car became inoperable. Also, car was steaming. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.
Srs light on dashboard came on and stayed on.vehicle is only 4 years old. Consumer has not yet contacted dealer. Please provide any further information.
Engine died without any warning lights. Took vehicle to dealer. Dealer looked at it and could not find cause of problem. Consumer had this problem about 3 more times. Took vehicle back to dealer, and they said igniter needed to be changed. Consumer could not afford, and distributor was changed. But, problem still exists. When vehicle dies consumer loses power steering, and brakes get hard.
The brake warning lights stay on, no problem found.
Heared a loud banging noise under the shift lever while driving 40+ MPH accelerating onto the interstate. After several days, car stalled while turning corner. Experienced sluggish and intermittent loss of power (with frequent stalling driving betweeen 10 to 65 MPH on residential area or on a highway). Honda service technician removed and replaced the ignition coil & main relay, and advised me to disconnect a non-honda car theft alarm system for further troubleshooting of the ignition system. Problem got worst after disconnecting car theft alarm system. Car lost power, (sometimes power comes back on when foot was lift off the gas pedal), more than 15 times within 8 miles of driving at 4:30am and had difficulty restarting. Experienced hard start later that day at 3:30pm. Today, christmas day, I disconnected the battery, cleaned the terminals, checked the wires under the dashboard for cut or loose connections, reconnect the battrey, test drived, and car stalled with some weird noise (like a noise made by an electrical component lossing power) by front/lower of the front passenger floor. This problem had already cost me a little over $500.00 and I just don't have that kind of money to spend just to guess what will correct the problem.
The fuse box failed causing complete power loss while driving 65 MPH, prior to this incident the vehicle had other electrical problems that were probably related to the fuse box failure.
The onboard computer/brain is malfunctioning. A certified mechanic has advised me that the ABS/brake system and the SRS/air bag system could deploy at any time due to the computer malfunction. I am concered that a serious accident could result if the brakes fail or the air bags prematurely deploy while I am driving.
Driver side airbag deployed when a parked vehicle was being started and injured the driver, at the time of the deployment the ignition system was not working. Yh
Consumer received a recall notice in october of 1998 and was told by the dealer that his vehicle was not recalled. However, consumer received another recall notice (98v‑231) on may of 1999 and called the 800 number on the recall and was told that the vehicle was recalled. The recall was for a wire harness that could short circuit, and cause possible fire in the engine compartment. Possible injuries may have occured due to false information from dealer.
Recall work can not be performed on the air conditioner system due to lack of parts.
Battery failed.
Ignition lock sticks continually, unable to turn key on several occasions. Mjs
When starting up the vehicle will overheat, and the consumer can smell wires burning. When taking the vehicle to the shop the dealer can't find the problem.
Battery went out, and two fuses had to be replaced. Also, the air conditioner is blowing out heat, making the vehicle hot, and the dealer can't found the problem.
Vehicle fire due to failure of recall component (wiring harness) prior to notice.
Driving w/daytime running light; noticed smoke coming from vent area and flames near leg/hands area; pulled off fwy into gas station; fire dept arrived & put out flames; flames reappeared & put out again; fire dept said it was electrical. At dealership, it was 3rd one that burned.
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