Honda Accord / 1994
1994 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 476 complaints about the 1994 Honda Accord with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 19.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 14.3%.
Complaints476
Crashes105
Fires4
Injuries59
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 19.7% · 94
Service brakes, hydraulic 14.3% · 68
Air bags 10.7% · 51
Electrical system 7.6% · 36
Tires 5.3% · 25
Vehicle speed control 5.0% · 24
Power train 4.4% · 21
Visibility 4.2% · 20
Severity
Of those complaints, 105 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire, 59 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Accord in this data, 1994 sits 26th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 10 in the last three years against 9 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 122,000 miles.
In owners' own words
A seal on a shaft near the timing belt came off creating a massive oil leak. All belts and parts were soaked with oil. I had to have a complete timimg belt replacement procedure. I had just had this procedure at approximately 90,000 miles as recommended by the manufacturer. I understand that the problem may now be recognized by Honda as they have issued a seal retainer to hold the seal in place. Engine and engine cooling
While driving, the oil pressure light started blinking. Pulling over the the side of the highway, I found the engine to have no oil as determined by the dip stick. Inspection of the engine revealed that the balance shaft oil seal had fallen out and was hanging on the balance shaft. This sudden lose of all oil in the engine in highway traffic could have resulted in a major accident. Engine and engine cooling
Consumer states there is a seal that holds oil in car, seal may pop and come out, causing all oil to come out at one time. Consumer feel this is dangerous because if all of the oil comes out at once, vehicle will shut down, could be on a highway, or busy street could cause and accident. Please provide any further information. Mr Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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