1997 Honda Accord Engine

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR (APPROX. 50 MPH) THE BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL BACKED OUT. THE ENGINE OIL WAS PUMPED OUT. THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY WIFE PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE ENGINE SEIZED. HONDA WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE SEAL BUT SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE. HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS SEAL IS A PROBLEM AND HAS SENT A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT TELLING PEOPLE SO. (WE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM HONDA ON THIS) INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE FAULTY PART HONDA HAS FIGURED OUT THAT THEY CAN PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN MISTAKES ON THEIR CUSTOMERS BY SIMPLY SENDING OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. IF YOU DON'T GET A LETTER FROM HONDA --OH WELL. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE SEALS IN ALL OF THE AFFECTED CARS AND HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR/REPLACE ANY ENGINES DESTROYED BY THE FAULTY SEAL. *AK

THE LOUD NOISE TICKING VALVE PROBLEM HAS START AROUND 50000 MILES. AFTER HAVING THE VALVES ADJUST, PROBLEM STILL PERSIST.*AK

THE MUFFLER FAILED AT 33,695 MILES. DEALER SAID ORIGINAL MUFFLER IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OFF, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND DEALER STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, AND IS ALSO INTERMITTENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD DIE INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OIL SEAL BLEW, LOST ALMOST ALL OF THE OIL. NO WARNING. HONDA DEALER IN ALHAMBRA, CA SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD CEASED, WANTED OVER $8,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD NOT CEASED. HE HAD 2 OTHER HONDA ACCORDS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL CAME OUT AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

SAME EXACT INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ANOTHER CAR I OWNED, HONDA ACCORD LX 96, AT THE SAME MILEAGE RANGE (59K-60K). ONLY WITH ACCORD 96, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO STOP ON TIME, AND WAS ABLE TO SAVE THE ENGINE. WHEREAS, IN THIS CAR - ACCORD 97 SITUATION, I WAS TOO LATE, ALL OF THE OIL CAME OUT, AND ENGINE WAS IRREPARABLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA ACCORD MANUALS, MAINTENANCE (CHANGE OF TIMING BELTS, ETC.) ON THE CAR SHOULD BE DONE AT AROUND 90K MILES, EXCLUDING THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THEREFORE, BOTH INCIDENTS WERE NOT RELATED TO A DELAYED MAINTENANCE, BUT TO AN IRREGULAR FAILURE OF THE OIL PUMP AND THE OIL SEAL. BOTH CASES ARE IDENTICAL ON SIMILAR CARS AND DESERVE TO BE INVESTIGATED.

BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLEW, OIL SOAKING THE TIMING AND DRIVE BELTS. DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR THAT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SEAL THAT HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH. *AK

I LOST MORE THAN HALF OF THE OIL ON 2 MILE DRIVE TO SCHOOL- BROKEN SEAL, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. MY LUCK IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY- THE CAR WOULD'VE BEEN GONE. A MECHANIC AT FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER WAS NOT SURPRISED - HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON MANY OTHER ACCORDS.*AK

OIL SHIELD ON THE BALANCE SHAFT HAS POPPED OUT, CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK ONT THE GROUND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EXHAUST PIPE HAD A HOLE AND RUST, AND MUFFLER WAS COMPTETELY HOLLOW TOO. YH

HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 4 TIMES AND THEY JUST RESET IT. THEY KEEP ON TELLING THAT THERE'S NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM YET. THEY CONTACTED THE HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO SATISFY ME. I DO NOT FEEL CONFORTABLE ABOUT MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO MISS WORK AND SCHOOL SO MUCH FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND YET THEY DO NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I THINK I HAVE A LEMON AND I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THEY ARE TREATING THIS SITUATION. *AK

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUEL OR VAPORS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE SMELL GETS INTO VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE FUEL OR VAPORS ARE COMING FROM. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

ROAD WATER GOT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS PICKED UP BY FAN BELT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

OIL PLUG THAT ON THE OIL PAN FELL OFF, CAUSING THE OIL TO SPRAY UNTO ENGINE, RESULTING IN DAMAGES AND ALMOST A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON TURNED OFF. BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO SLOW OR STOP VEHICLE. ONLY WHEN PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED DID VEHICLE SLOW.

DESIGN OF THE OIL FILTER (LOCATION) WHICH IS OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALLOWS OIL TO BE RELEASED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHILE CHANGING FILTER. THIS RESULTS IN SMOKE FROM BURNING OFF OF UNIT.