IllustrationON VACATION. DRIVING CAR ENGINE STOPPED. HAD TOWED. MECHANIC SAID IGNITOR IN DISTRIBUTOR WAS BAD, AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF ALL 94 HONDAS TO REPLACE THIS PART. HE SAID IT WAS THE ORGINAL PART AND WAS NOT REPLACED. COST $424.00 TO BE REPAIRED.
1994 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 52 of 369 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 84 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 46 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
74 crash reports4 fire reports39 injury reports
What owners actually said
369 reportsNONE
WHILE DRIVING ALONG OIL LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP/GARAGE. VEHICLE LOST ALL OIL BECAUSE THE BALANCER SEAL BLEW. SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*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
CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN REVERSE, BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THEN LURCHED FORWARD & WAS STOPPED BY THE GARAGE WALL. INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL WHILE ON HIGHWAY - I LATER FOUND OUT THIS WAS THE FAILURE OF THE BALANCE SHAFT, WHICH HAD BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL SINCE 1996. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP (THE DEALER WAS TOO FAR AWAY TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE). THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM (ALL MY BELTS AND…
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COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL WHILE ON HIGHWAY - I LATER FOUND OUT THIS WAS THE FAILURE OF THE BALANCE SHAFT, WHICH HAD BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL SINCE 1996. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP (THE DEALER WAS TOO FAR AWAY TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE). THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM (ALL MY BELTS AND HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLDING TEH TIMING BELT) TO THE TUNE OF $565.45. SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR (NEW) I HAD IT FAITHFULLY SERVICED AT THE DEALER. SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I REGULARLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED WITH THIS HONDA DEALER, WHY DIDN'T THEY ALERT ME AND HAVE THE RESTAINING CLIP INSTALLED? THIS COST ME $565.45 AND PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (TO AVOID BLOWING OUT THE ENGINE). NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALER SINCE THIS INCIDENT. I BELIEVE I DESERVE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE BY HONDA. *AK
PART ON NATIONAL BACKORDER; NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
THE TIMIMG CHAIN BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Official recalls
194V155000 · Tires:valve
Aug 16, 1994
THE TIRE VALVE STEMS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SIGNIFICANT AIR LOSS CAN RESULT IN STEERING PULL,TIRE OVERHEATING, AND EVENTUAL TIRE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT ALL TIRES TO DETERMINE IF THE VALVE STEMS WERE DAMAGED. ANY DAMAGED TIRE STEMS WILL BE REPLACED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.