1994 Honda Accord SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WE PURCHASED OUR 1994 HONDA ACCORD WAGON NEW ON 4/10/94 FROM HONDA OF HAYWARD IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OR SO MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT BUT COULD NOT SPECIFICALLY STATE WHY. ON 7/19/96 WE BROUGHT OUR CAR INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I QUESTIONED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT AFTER 18261 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I WAS CHARGED $129.08 FOR THIS WORK. ON 11/26/97 WE NEEDED TO HAVE OUR HONDA SERVICED DUE TO A FAILED CAM BEARING SEAL. WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED WE TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER JIM MCLAUGHLIN THAT THE BRAKES FELT STRANGE IN THAT THEY PULSED AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON TRIPS OF 100 MILES OR SO BUT WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. WE WERE AGAIN TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR. (WE WERE ALSO CHARGED BY THE DEALER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAL AND HAD TO APPLY FOR A REFUND SEVERAL YEARS LATER WHEN THE SAFETY RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED) ON 11/17/98 I HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED WITH THE ODOMETER READING 36198. THIS COST $166.49. ON 5/1/02 WE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN WITH 66246 MILES ON THE CAR. ALL DURING THIS TIME WE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THIS COST $289.21 FOR THE REPAIRS. FINALLY ON 9/13/03 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MIDAS FACILITY WHERE I EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE CHECKED THE CAR AND THEN SHOWED ME THE SERVICE BULLETINS THAT WERE ON HIS COMPUTER FOR 94 ACCORDS WITH VIN NO'S STARTING WITH 1HGC. THE DEFECTIVE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED ($1182.54). AFTER COMPLETING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCUMULATOR WE DROVE THE CAR AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FADING INTO THE FLOOR AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1400 TO REPAIR. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH LOW MILEAGE.

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THE DEALER STATES I NEED A NEW ABS MODULATOR. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS LOW MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.*JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ALL THE TIME. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DID NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TT THE VEHICLE SKIDDED IN RAIN AND QUICK STOPS *CB *JB

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT DISC ROTORS. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ROTORS WARPED AND HAD TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES. REPLACED AT 125000 MILES (2002) WITH HONDA PARTS AND THE NEW ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AFTER 2000 MILES. NOW ABOUT 6000 MILES LATER THEY ARE BADLY WARPED AGAIN. STOPPING DISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED WHEN THE ROTORS ARE THIS BADLY WARPED. *JB

MY ABS MODULE WAS TRYING TO PUMP PRESSURE EVERY 2-3 MINUTES, IT IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. IT IS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE.*AK

ABS VACCUUM LEAK FROM UNDER HOOD. AFTER SEVERAL DRAW DOWNS, ABS WARNING LAMP COMES ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MULTIPLE ABS LISTINGS IN SERVICE BULLETINS POINTS TO SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM, NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

FIRST REPAIR DONE CLINTON HONDA (1511 ROUTE 22 EAST, ANNANDALE, NJ) - 6/12/01 SYMPTOM: ABS LIGHTS ON. 6/19/01 CLINTON HONDA DIAGNOSIS NEED TO REPLACE ACCUMULATOR,AND RESEAL MODULATOR. 6/26/01 PARTS IN, REPLACED ACCUMULATOR. PROBLEMS NOT FIXED. CLINTON HONDA SAID NEED TO REPLACE PUMP. 7/11/01. PUMP IN AND REPLACED. 7/18/01 ABS LIGHT BACK ON. 7/19/01 BACK TO CLINTON HONDA. BLEED AND REPLACE FLUID ON THE ABS SYSTEM. TOTAL COST. $ 1000.00. 07/23/2002 ABS LIGHT BACK ON. CALL CLINTON HONDA (MIKE DIANA) REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE LABOR WARRANTY, WHICH ONLY PASSED 5 DAYS. GO TO DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER (AUTOSPORT HONDA, NJ), BECAUSE DO NOT TRUST THE CLINTON HONDA MECHANICS WHO APPARENTLY USING TRIAL AND REPLACE TO FIX METHOD. NEED TO REPLACE MODULATOR. COST $ 1900.00. TOTAL ABS REPAIR COST IN ONE YEAR $ 2900.00. LOTS OF COMPLAINT WITH ABS FOR 1994 ACCORD MODEL, WHY HONDA DOESNOT ISSUE A RECALL. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEBODY GOT KILLED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THEIR ABS SYSTEM. HONDA MUST KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY REDESIGN THE ABS IN 1996 MODEL. OR DO WE NEED TO HIRE A LAWYER TO START THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINTS HONDA?*AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *JLG

I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS ABOUT THE ABS MODULATOR ON THE 1994 ACCORD. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS PRIMARILY IN THE CARS MANUFACTURED AT THE OHIO PLANT (BEGINNING VIN# 1HG). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDS TO IMMEDIATELY BE TAKEN ON. THANK YOU.*AK

THIS IS MY SECOND "MAJOR" DEFECT WITH MY 1994 HONDA. THE FIRST WAS AN OIL SEAL WHICH HONDA A YEAR LATER HAD A RECALL ON. I HAVE NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND GOT NUMEROUS ANSWERS ON WHY THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. NOW ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER THEY TELL ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM WHICH IS GOING TO COST $1300.00. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOUR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SHOULD BE A HONDA RECALL. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR HAVE COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THE SAME ANSWERS. HONDA SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

ABS BRAKE FLUID MODULATOR LEAKS OUT ALL BRAKE FLUID.*AK

AS I APPROACHED A STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AT ALL. THE PEDAL RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY, HOWEVER THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I HIT A VAN IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH WAS PUSHED INTO A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH THEN COLLIDED WITH A POLICE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $4000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE OTHERS ARE BEING ASSESSED. I TRIED TWICE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITHOUT SUCCESS. ALSO NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH.*AK

ABS FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW WHICH COMPANY CORRECTED STARTING IN 1997 MODEL YEAR. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN FURTHER AND FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ABS ACCUMULATOR HAS AN INTERNAL LEAK, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID PRESSURE. *AK

AS I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SIGNALLING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, THE MODULATOR IS LEAKING. BOTH THE MODULATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS AT TWO HONDA DEALERS IN MY AREA (OPEN ROAD HONDA, EDISON, NJ; Z&W HONDA, PRINCETON, NJ) THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON '94 HONDAS, AND THAT THE ABS BREAKDOWN IS THE RESULT OF INADEQUATE DESIGN. THESE PARTS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD, HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO PREVENT BREAKAGE. THE ABS SYSTEM IS A TRUE SAFETY FEATURE, AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR.*AK

VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS AND LABOR! A DANGEROUS BRAKING PROBLEM AWAITING OWNERS. SOFT PEDAL RESULTS DURING LEAKING. *AK

LOOKING INTO THE TECHINCAL SERVICE BULLETIN YOU WILL SEE OVER 6 BULLETIN REPORTING THE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE ABS ACCUMULATOR / MOLDULATOR AREA. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. SINCE I HAVE NEVER USED MY ABS, I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. I FEEL THAT SINCE THE GOVERMENT PUSHED ABS AND THE MANUFACTURE CHARGES ADDITIONAL FOR THE FEATURE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE DEFECTS OF THE UNIT. THIS REPAIR IS OBNOXIOUS FOR THE TYICAL CONSUMER, COSTING ALMOST $1200.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS ABSURB, THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED PREVIOUSLY? ITS TIME THAT SOMEONE STOOD UP TO THE MANUFACTURE AND EXPRESSED THAT IF THEY CHARGE ADDITIONAL FOR FEATURES OF SAFETY THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO BACK THEM. THANK YOU. *AK

I COMPLANED TO THE DEALER AND SEVERAL SHOPS AND THEY ALL TOLD ME MY BRAKES ARE FINE, I AM STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. ROTORS GOING BAD/CAILPERS FREEZING TO THE ROTORS, AND VIBRATION AND PULLING IN THE STEERIN. THE DAMAGE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER GOING WAS 500 IN FRONT FORKS, 140 IN TOWING, I LOST ALL THE BRAKE LINES, AND HAD THEM ALL REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL THE PADS. THE DEALER WAS BURNS OUT OF DOVER NH AND THE ARE NOW DOVER AUTO WORLD, I HAVE A PRIVATE SHOP DO MY WORK CAUSE THE DEALER IS NOT VERY GOOD. *AK

DRIVING ON FREEWAY 60MPH AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIRS,THEY REPLACED ACCUMULATOR AND RESEALED MODULAR. ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON. *AK

HAVE SEEN MANY PREVIOUS COMPALINTS ABOUT 1994 ABS SYSTEM WITH HONDA AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE FILED AS A CAMPAIGN FOR A RECALL

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND FLUID LEVEL LOW AND ABS MODULATOR LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AFTER +/- 12 HOURS TOPPING OFF FLUID, ABS LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON . CALLED MANUFACTURER, WAS ASKED TO TALK TO DEALER.

DRIVER AND PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL SHOCKS FROM BUILDUP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY, POSSIBLY DUE TO UPHOLSTERY OR TIRE COMPOSITION.