IllustrationWHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLEW OUT. ALSO, OIL LIGHT CAME ON & VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE FUEL. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP & THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL. *AK
1995 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 69 of 543 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 211 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 122 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
81 crash reports5 fire reports49 injury reports
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
43 reportsEXHAUST SYSTEM NOISE, REPLACEMENT OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN PART (GASKET) ON THREE OCCASIONS HAS NOT RECTIFIED NOISE. MJS
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN,AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY TYPE OF PROBLEMS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE A/C UNIT STARTED TO GET HOT AND THEN TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE. *AK
THE ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACK. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WAS INFORMED WOULD PATCH CRACKS BUT WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE.
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A VAPOR SMELL OF GAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE, AND DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
MY 1995 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN HAS HAD AN EXHAUST BUZZ SINCE THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM FREELAND HONDA. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM HAVE FAILED. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA TO "LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM" BECAUSE SOME HONDAS MAKE THIS NOISE AND WE CAN'T FIX IT. IT IS A CONSTANT BUZZ AT 1800 RPM…
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MY 1995 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN HAS HAD AN EXHAUST BUZZ SINCE THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM FREELAND HONDA. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM HAVE FAILED. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA TO "LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM" BECAUSE SOME HONDAS MAKE THIS NOISE AND WE CAN'T FIX IT. IT IS A CONSTANT BUZZ AT 1800 RPM'S. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD, THE "BUZZ" HAS GROWN TO A CONSTANT VIBRATION WHICH CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE FLOOR AND SEATS. *AK
WRONG PCV VALVE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN GASOLINE FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT FAILURE BEING DETECTED, FUMES CAUSED CONSUMER VASCULAR SYSTEM DAMAGE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
INSTALLATION OF THE WRONG PCV VALVE HAS CAUSED CONTINUED FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO CONSUMER. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
THE MUFFLER IS CORRODED AND LEAKING AIR FROM THE PIPES. THE ACCELERATER HAS TO BE APPLIED HARDER TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. DEALER SAYS A NEW MUFFLER IS NEEDED. *AK
Official recalls
298V231000 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood
Sep 22, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN, COUPE AND WAGON PASSENGER VEHICLES EXCEPT THE DX MODEL AND MODELS WITH V6 ENGINES. THE FACTORY INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER WIRE HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED ALLOWING SOME WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SHORT CIRCUIT CANPOSSIBLY CAUSE THE UNDERHOOD WIREING TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A BLOWN FUSE OR DEAD BATTERY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THESE WIRES. ANY HARNESS IMPROPERLY ROUTED WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND THE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED. IF ANY INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH AND THE COPPER WIRES ARE EXPOSED, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL PLASTIC TUBING TO PROTECT THE HARNESS.
96V217000 · Air Bags
Oct 4, 1996
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS TYPE OF UNANTICIPATED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN ABRASION TO THE HANDS, ARMS, OR FACE OF A PROPERLY-POSITIONED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, OR COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
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
2DP01002 · Abs
Opened Mar 1, 2001 · Closed Aug 6, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
No summary supplied.
PE96014 · Oversensitive Air Bag Deployment
Opened Feb 23, 1996 · Closed Oct 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available