1997 Honda Accord: check engine light

Filed Jun 14, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · IL

I test drive 1997 honda accord and you had to pump the break paddle to slow it down within 4 block radius when returning the garage the service engine light came on the vehicle started vibrating this was last week this month june 2020. They selling the for $1600. The blue book show it worth $800. To 1200. This vehicle serious mechanical issu

Filed Feb 7, 2017 · Electrical · 234,000 miles · TN · fire

My car spontaneously blew up on monday. Hadn't driven it in over 2 hours. Believe it falls under recall number 98v231000. No check engine lights and regularly maintenanced.

Filed Sep 14, 2012 · Transmission · 69,550 miles · GA

Complete honda accord automatic transmission failure at 69,550 miles below incident almost resulted in rear end collision on interstate highway when attempting to accelerate onto entrance ramp and vehicle behind required evasive action to prevent rear end collision with my vehicle due to automatic transmission failure, failing to accelerate more than 20 MPH. Four speed automatic transmission completely failed for my 1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, with only 69,550 miles. The "check engine" light illuminated, while the "d4" automatic transmission indicator flashed off and on at same time. Honda wouldn't drive in fourth gear and acted as it was slipping. Vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011 for diagnosis. Honda technician(s) advised that the "ECM code" disclosed that the transmission had completely failed and required replacement.

Filed Jun 11, 2012 · Transmission · 69,550 miles · GA

Four speed automatic transmission completely failed for my 1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, with only 69,550 miles. The "check engine" light illuminated, while the "d4" automatic transmission indicator flashed off and on at same time. Honda wouldn't drive in fourth gear and acted as it was slipping. Vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011 for diagnosis. Honda technician(s) advised that the "ECM code" disclosed that the transmission had completely failed and required replacement. I was not notified and/or offered any information regarding honda extending the transmission warranty for this 1997 honda accord lx. At time of incident, was interstate 285 on ramp when vehicle transmission started slipping, allowing maximum speed of approximately 15 to 20 MPH. Vehicle immediately in the back of my vehicle had to take evasive action to prevent rear end collision. Premature transmission failure created a significant safety hazard to myself and other vehicles to my rear. Please note, honda accord within several years before and after the 1997 year model has a significant history of early transmission failures in which honda has failed to initiate a product recall, despite numerous website posts..

Filed Sep 14, 2011 · Transmission · 69,500 miles · GA

1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, 4-speed automatic transmission. Automatic transmission failure at 69,500 miles, september 09, 2011. Transmission slipping in fourth/third gear, with little acceleration. The "check engine" light came "on," while at the same time the "d4" automatic transmission shift indicator was "blinking" on and off. Vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011, where honda technician(s) checked diagnostic code(s) for "ECM." honda technician(s) stated that the transmission, with only 69,500 miles had completely failed and required a new and/or rebuilt transmission, despite all preventative maintenance having been performed on the vehicle. Replacement cost expected to be $2,400.00 for a rebuilt transmission, or $5,500.00 for a new oem honda replacement transmission. According to honda service advisor, honda has had previous automatic transmission failures involving this model and year. However, no mention of any extended warranty by honda was mentioned, if any.

Filed Aug 14, 2008 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 honda accord. While driving at high speeds for longer than 30 minutes, the contact noticed that the RPM's were higher than normal and the check engine light was on. The vehicle was taken to a transmission mechanic and it was discovered that the transmission was slipping. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 108,000. Updated 09/25/08 *bf the torque converter was replaced. Updated 09/26/08.

Filed May 13, 2008 · Electrical · TX

I had to split up my complaint because of the size restriction on the description field. In addition to the ignition coil problem described below I have also had problems with the SRS system, ABS system, wireless entry system, air conditioner, and the auto door locks (all of which are described in another complaint). For a long time the tachometer behaved randomly. It would surge then fall to zero. For periods of time it behaved normally. There was no pattern to the behavior. Initially the engine performance was nominal. Over time the engine began surging and stalling, not necessarily in rhythm with the tachometer, nor exhibiting such behavior when the tach was acting up. Again there was no obvious pattern. Finally the check engine light came on referencing a transmission code that referred to the ignition coil. Interestingly once the code was cleared the check engine light when out and did not illuminate for some time. The next time it illuminated it eventually turned itself out. I finally took the car to the detailer. The dealer said that the ignition coil was not talking to the tach and the computer could not read the engine idle speed. Consequently it was recommended to replace the ignition coil as it evidently had an electrical failure. I am still researching this problem, but it appears that other owners have had experiences with their 1997 honda accords' engines surging and stalling and in some cases causing accidents. This is definitely not safe and definitely unacceptable. As I mentioned before, I am through with honda!!!!!

Filed Nov 23, 2004 · Engine · MD

Emissions recall on vehicle. The engine light came on. *tc each time the vehicle was taken tot he dealer for this problem they replaced the evap canister vent valve. The consumer's vehicle is close to it's 150,000 mile warranty and is concerned that the problem will persist after the warranty expires.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Transmission · 58,500 miles · NJ

On 7/27/03, sunday the check engine light showed up, I decided to take the car to my mechanic right away the next day, but on monday morning, I couldn't even get out to the main road from my development and the car just lost the gear. This happened without any warning sign, and the incident could have turned fatal at highway traffic and speeds. Car just has 58k miles and honda refuses to help in any way, even though they have history of such problems and they even have an extended warrenty for such problems on newer honda and acura branded vehicles. The reason for refusal is that they don't provide goodwill assistance to vehicles more than 5 years old. But the bottomline is that I have maintained this vehicle well and generally the usage habits affect manual transmissions not the automatic ones. We have driven other cars to death and nothing had happened to their automatic transmissions, so this is a manufacturer defect. There is certain quality and durability that is expected from any product, and the manufecturer should be held liable for any product that fails, even if it happens outside of warrenty. The fact that they provide 7 years/100000 miles extended warrenty on newer vehicles, sets up a precedent, that is they expect a defect free transmission to last at least that long. Honda just thinks that they can get away without fixing older cars because they think oweners won't pursue their case in the court, but I am going to the small claims court for sure on this one.

Filed Aug 14, 2003 · Transmission · 58,500 miles · NJ

Transmission on my 1997 honda accord lx v4 failed prematurely at 58000 miles, and honda refused to help in any way, even though they had history of such problems, and even had an extended warranty for such problems on newer honda and acura branded vehicles.the reason for refusal was that they didn't provide goodwill assistance to vehicles more than 5 years old.but the bottom line was that I have maintained this vehicle well so this was a manufecturing defect, and there was certain quality and durability that was expected from any product, and the manufecturer should be held liable for any product that failed, even if it happend outside of warranty. The fact that they provided 7 years/100000 miles extended warranty on newer vehicles, set up a precedent, that was that they expected a defect free transmission to last at least that long.*ak also alarming is the way in which failure occured. On 7/27/03, sunday the "check engine" light showed up, I decided to take the car to my mechanic right away, and so on monday morning I couldn't even get out to the main road from my development and the car just lost the gear. This happened without any warning sign, and the incident could have turned fatal, if the failure occured at freeway traffic and speeds.

Filed May 8, 2003 · Engine · KS

The engine light illuminated on the dashboard. The dealer replaced the egr valve.