1997 Honda Accord

SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS DURING COLD WEATHER. REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHINGS BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. HAVE FOUND OUT AFTER TALKING TO HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE STRUTS IN THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS ARE WORN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN FROM HONDA. VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT FIX.

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 107000 MILES. IT WAS CHECKED AND RESET AT HONDA SERVICE. WITHIN 100-200 MILES IT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN TAKEN TO HONDA SERVICE FOR THE NEXT OIL SERVICE THE LIGHT-ON WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND COULD NOT BE RESET. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $715.00. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM DRIVING WITH THE LIGHT ON. I BOUGHT THE VEH. NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT OF PARTS FOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IS UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT NOT FOR PARTS THAT ARE NEVER ACTIVATED. THIS SHOULD BE A HONDA RESPONSIBILITY. I AM NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE LIGHT IS A CONSTANT NUSANCE. I HAVE ASLO HAD THE SERVICE ENGINE ON LIGHT RESET A NUMBER OF TIME DURING OWNERSHIP WITH NO FAULT PRESENT. THE DAY I WAS AT HONDA SERVICE THERE WERE 2 OTHER OWNERS REQUESTING SERVICE FOR A SRS ON LIGHT. JENKINS AND WYNNE HONDA OF CLARKSVILLE, TN SERVICES MY VEH. (931-647-3353) .*AK

TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX V4 FAILED PREMATURELY AT 58000 MILES, AND HONDA REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD HISTORY OF SUCH PROBLEMS, AND EVEN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SUCH PROBLEMS ON NEWER HONDA AND ACURA BRANDED VEHICLES.THE REASON FOR REFUSAL WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLES MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD.BUT THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL SO THIS WAS A MANUFECTURING DEFECT, AND THERE WAS CERTAIN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAT WAS EXPECTED FROM ANY PRODUCT, AND THE MANUFECTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY PRODUCT THAT FAILED, EVEN IF IT HAPPEND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT THEY PROVIDED 7 YEARS/100000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY ON NEWER VEHICLES, SET UP A PRECEDENT, THAT WAS THAT THEY EXPECTED A DEFECT FREE TRANSMISSION TO LAST AT LEAST THAT LONG.*AK ALSO ALARMING IS THE WAY IN WHICH FAILURE OCCURED. ON 7/27/03, SUNDAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT SHOWED UP, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY, AND SO ON MONDAY MORNING I COULDN'T EVEN GET OUT TO THE MAIN ROAD FROM MY DEVELOPMENT AND THE CAR JUST LOST THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, AND THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE TURNED FATAL, IF THE FAILURE OCCURED AT FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS.

I DROVE TO A RESTAURANT ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOUSE AND PARKED NOSE-IN TO A CURB IN A PARKING LOT. I PLACED THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR, AS ALWAYS, AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS I AND MY THREE COMPANIONS LEFT THE CAR, I CLICKED THE REMOTE KEYLESS LOCK, AS I USUALLY DO. AFTER DINNER, WE CAME OUT TO RETURN HOME. MY HUSBAND WAS TO DRIVE BACK, SO I AGAIN USED MY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY CLICKER AND THE CAR UNLOCKED. MY HUSBAND HELD OPEN THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR FOR ME, AND I SAT IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE CLICKER IN MY HAND, BUT NO BUTTON ACTIVATED. BEFORE MY HUSBAND COULD SHUT THE DOOR, THE CAR STARTED (NOTE: NO KEY IN THE IGNITION), AND CLIMBED THE CURB IN FRONT. IT STALLED, THEN STARTED AGAIN AND CONTINUED UP AND OVER THE BUSHES IN FRONT. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE IGNITION. THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL ON. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR SEPARATED AS WE BACKED OFF THE BUSH.*AK