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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

81 crash reports5 fire reports49 injury reports

What owners actually said

543 reports

45,000 miles · Jun 17, 2003

Air Bags

SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. DEALER STATED THAT IF LIGHT IS ON AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10024238

60,000 miles · Jun 11, 2003

Engine And Engine CoolingEquipmentFuel System, Other

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON/DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK/UNLOCK/RADIO, TAPE UNIT PLAYS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY/FUEL GAUGE READINGS GROSSLY INACCURATE, AND POWER ANTENNA WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10021408

60,000 miles · May 28, 2003

Air Bags

AIRBAG COMPONENT FAILURES

NHTSA ODI #10020632

148,500 miles · May 20, 2003

Air Bags

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HIT A CURB AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10020221

147,215 miles · May 9, 2003

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON NO MATTER WHAT I DO. BRAKES FEEL HESITANT. BRAKE PADS ARE FINE, BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND ALL HONDA MOTOR COMPANY KEEPS DOING IS DUCKING AND DODGING AND ITS TIME FOR THE PROPER AUTHORITIES TO DO SOMETHING. I FEEL RIPPED OFF. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10018458

146,000 miles · Apr 28, 2003

Suspension

BALL JOINT (LOWER?) BROKE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR WARNING. ACTUAL BREAKAGE DIDN'T OCCUR IN JOINT, BUT ON THE ROD LEADING UP TO IT. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN POOR GRADE OF METAL. THANK GOD I WAS ON A 45 MPH ROAD AND THE CAR HANDLED EXCELLENT, EVEN WITHOUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE POINTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10016612

Mileage unknown · Apr 10, 2003

Air BagsCrashInjury

THE VEHICLE HIT A SEMI-TRUCK AT 30 MPH. AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10015588

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 2003

Air Bags

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10012527

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 2003

Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainSeats

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HONDA ACCORD 95. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, COST TO FIX: $2000. HONDA CAR NOT RELIABLE. HAD OTHER PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT PART: $700. DEALER CAN'T BE TRUSTED! BRAKES PULSATING, FIXED AT PEP BOYS: $200. BRAKE PROBLEMS! POWER DRIVER'S SEAT COST FOR FIXING: $200. CONSTANT PROBLEM! STILL A PROBLEM, STILL NOT WORKING WELL! TIMING BELT CHANGE : $500. COSTS MORE THAN OTHER CARS TO GET THIS DONE! ABS LIGHT CAME ON, I HAVE TO REPLACE MODULATOR THAT IS LEAKING, $1400. I WANT HONDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME IS SOMETHING ELSE! ENOUGH! I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GET A NEW CAR! I CAN'T GET A NEW CAR AND USED CARS ARE NOT RELIABLE EITHER!!!!! *JB

NHTSA ODI #10011076

130,000 miles · Mar 18, 2003

Electrical System

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UPON PARKING AT THE MALL TODAY, I PARKED NEXT TO ANOTHER, 1995 HONDA ACCORD/ 4- DOOR. THE LADY INSIDE ASKED, WAS THAT NOISE MY CAR LOCK, SHE SHOWED ME THAT HERS WAS THE SAME, WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR ANTENNA'S, AND WINDOWS. THIS IS NOT A REAL HOW OFTEN DO YOU MEET SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS?( WE BOTH HAVE TWO WINDOWS,TWO DOORS LOCKS, AND ANTENNAS PROBLEMS) AND THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. I JUST WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM????? AND ARE NOT COMPLAINING. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10010709

Official recalls

98V231000 · 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

DP01002 · 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

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