2007 Honda Accord: engine failure

Filed Jan 31, 2021 · Suspension, Wheels · 225,000 miles · KS

I was driving on a city road/side street at approximately 25 MPH, when I turned right onto another street the vehicle jerked or seized slightly, could not control the steering and heard metal scraping on the road. Stopped vehicle immediately. Front passenger side of tire popped off was turned at about 45 degree angle and broke off the arm, ball and joint. This occurred on a relatively smooth road, no obstacles in road. Did not hit a pothole when this occurred or other object, the tire and ball and joint just broke off the arm. I believe it also damaged the drive shaft.

Filed Jul 1, 2016 · Steering · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda accord. The contact stated that there was an internal power steering failure and the steering wheel seized. In addition, the contact noticed smoke under the hood that entered the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v222000 (steering). The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Oct 8, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · NY

I purchased/financed a used- 2007 honda accord on 4/2/2015. Outside of an airbag recall notice received in june, there were 4 consecutive electrical malfunctions that occurred and is currently pending - 1) rear driver-side window motor seized, 2) both keyless fobs stopped working and requires reprogramming, according to mechanic, 3) cd/aux button no longer functioning, and 4) rear driver, passenger, and front passenger-side window motors have all seized and no longer functioning. It should be noted that the salesman did not disclose physical front bumper damage on sale date, and did not offer any corrective action upon notification. Vehicle was stationary in dealership's possession over a year - from sale date. However, they (owner/salesman) guaranteed the condition of the vehicle as above standard and recommended extended warranty.

Filed Nov 1, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 51,721 miles · CA

I was driving & notice my car was driving a little bit sluggish & kept on getting worse, so I took it in to the dealer they had my car for a week & told me that both cat. Converters had to be replaced, the cause: tensioner leaking & mounts broken, so I paid for work, got my car back but it seemed like they didn??t even touch my car because it was driving the same way it was the day I took it to be fixed, I had call the dealer told them & they told me to continue driving & it should go back to normal again, it wasn??t even a week later & not only was car losing power while driving, I heard a loud pop noise come from the engine & then car came to a complete stop, also car was leaking oil at the bottom all over the road, had to find away to get it off the road (traffic was busy), when I got it back to the dealer again, they were giving me the run around they had my car for 4 months, & didn??t even offer me no means of transportation, I had to pay for the work they done $2000 (powertrain warranty should of covered) the day I got it back the engine was making a ticking noise, so I call them to see if that??s normal, they told me, yes, that it just needed to be broken in, they had replace short block and the some internal parts, since they made think I could trust they're work they did & gave me their word & didn??t want to be months with out a car I continue to drive it, constantly having to change oil or add more, now its been a little bit over a year & the ticking noise never went away & things kept getting worse, so I finally took it back in to dealer they have had it for 2weeks now and haven't done anything to my car, not even the recall that was on my car, they called me yesterday telling me that I would have to pay for a whole new engine due to internal damage, due to the work that they had done in the past.

Filed Oct 9, 2012 · Engine · 100,000 miles · MI

I was passing a car on the expressway doing 75 MPH when the engine sent too strong a current to the spark plug which grenaded it. This sent pieces into the engine destroying it. The engine is honda's 3.0 vtec v6. The engine had less than 50000 miles on it when it happened. The first engine blew the same way when the motor grenaded the spark plug at 53000 miles. Honda replaced the first engine because it was under factory warranty. Honda of casper wyoming would not replace the second motor because the factory warranty was up. This is ridiculous for them not to stand by a motor when it has less than 50000 miles and the same problem that the first engine and many other owners have experienced. I was forced to buy a used car so I could get to work and was not given any trade in value. I even had to pay for the tear down on the blown motor .

Filed Apr 30, 2011 · Engine · 69,658 miles · MN

When driving the car, the check engine light flashed on, then off. We took it to the mechanic who found nothing wrong. A week later, the light flashed on and off again. Another trip to the mechanic and then to the dealer revealed that a spark plug had come loose and broke apart causing the cylinder head, cylinder wall and piston to be damaged. The fix was that the car basically needed a new engine (replaced short block, cylinder head, all spark plugs and all necessary gaskets and seals). Due to the number of miles on the car (69k at the time of incident), it was no longer under warranty. Everyone from the mechanic to the dealer said they had never seen this happen before. Honda did end up paying for a percentage of the repair, but our portion was still around $2500. This was our first honda, we bought it based on reputation and because we put a lot of miles on cars. We never expected to have to replace the engine at three years old.