Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Honda Accord.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY 1988 ACCORD HATCHBACK IS HAVING SEATBELT RETRACTOR ISSUES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONE A COUPLE OF YE… |
| 2016-12-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE.… |
| 2013-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE...MY FIRST ONE NEVER GOT A RESPONSE AND IT HAS BEEN MONTHS SINCE I SENT IT.… |
| 2008-12-22 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | I HAD TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 3 WEEKS,THE TIRE VALVE STEMS ON BOTH TIRES WERE SEVERLY SUN CRACKED,I HEARD ABOUT THE DI… |
| 2008-08-22 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | I HAD REPLACED THREE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AT SEARS. APPROXIMATELY, THREE WEEKS AGO, I HAD A TIRE DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING … |
| 2004-07-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LINE RUNS UNDERNEATH THE CARPET INSIDE THE CAR AND THERE WAS A GAS LEAK FROM THE FUEL LIN… |
| 2002-12-24 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | ON 12/24/02 I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DODGE NEON TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AT THE TIME. … |
| 2002-12-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO OVER HEAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, RADIATOR HOSE, AND BACK UP FOR T… |
| 2002-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THE HIDE AWAY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY KEEPS CUTTING THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS IN TWO AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS OPEN AND SHUT S… |
| 2002-02-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKIN… |
| 2001-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WAS EXITING FROM TRAFFIC WHEN BRAKES FAILED AFTER BEING APPLIED. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD CON… |
| 2001-11-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | I STARTED THE CAR AND REVERSED IT FROM GARAGE. CAR STALLED. I FORGOT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK BEFORE TAKING THE KEY OUT … |
| 2001-08-09 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE 175/13, TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE.*AK |
| 2001-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE AXLE BROKE IN TWO AT LOW SPEED(LUCKILY), SPUN AROUND THE STEERING LINKAGE AND PUNCTURED THE OIL PAN IN TWO PLACES. … |
| 2001-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE AXLE IN QUESTION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, WITHOUT WARNING AFTER ONLY 26000 MILES OF USE. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED … |
| 2000-12-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED OR ENGINE OFF. THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG AFTER THE ENGINE WAS OFF. … |
| 2000-01-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS. I GOT THIS PROBLEM A COUPLE MONTHS A GO. WHEN DRIVING THE BEEPING OF TH… |
| 1999-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT 2 FUSES FAILED. WIRING HARNESS AT LAS TSTRAP TOO SHORT, AND ALL THREE CONDUCTORS HAD BARE INSU… |
| 1999-09-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT WHEN BUCKLED THEN RELEASED. DURING AN ABRUPT STO… |
| 1999-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN FAILED. *MJS |
| 1998-12-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. PROPERTY DAMAGE TO APARTMENT C… |
| 1998-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. |
| 1998-07-25 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | CAR DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO A TREE TO STOP THE CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THE DEALER WAS INFORMED. *AK |
| 1998-01-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. |
| 1998-01-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 2 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. |
| 1998-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FIFTH GEAR FAILED. |
| 1998-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. |
| 1998-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER PIPE RUSTED THROUGH AT TOP CONNECTION TO VEHICLE BODY (AWAY FROM DIRECT CONTACT WITH WEATHER, AND CAUSED FU… |
| 1997-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK |
| 1996-11-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES REPLACED.(2ND VEHICLE ON 511132) |
| 1996-10-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SOLENOID ON THE CARBURETOR LOCKED UP, VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. … |
| 1996-10-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED, WITNESS SAID IT WAS APPROXIMAT… |
| 1996-08-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, OWNER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVER WHO HAD ON SEAT BELT AT THE TIME, WAS EJECTED OUT OF T… |
| 1996-07-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | FILM BUILD-UP ON WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.(2ND VEHICLE ON 507164) *SD |
| 1996-05-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WILL STOP AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP AND IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE EITHER. PLEASE DESR… |
| 1996-05-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT REPAIRS PRIOR TO RECALL. |
| 1996-02-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 5:00 POSITION, SPEED 10 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILED, DOOR LATCH FAILED, DOOR … |
| 1996-02-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. TT |
| 1996-01-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 2 | THE IDLE SPEED SOLENOID STUCK, CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES. |
| 1995-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | SEAT BELT RELEASED DURING REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *DH |
| 1995-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | RUSTY OIL PAN REPLACED DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE RUNNING CLOSE TO THE PAN. *SD |
| 1995-08-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW |
| 1995-08-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | HEARD A NOISE, 8 MONTHS LATER, AXLE CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. TT |
| 1995-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT INNER PLASTIC RETAINER RELEASE FAILED, RESULTING IN BUCKLE BEING JAMMED. *DSH |
| 1995-06-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEATBELTS FAILED. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 485848) *DSH |
| 1995-06-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | MOTOR HEADLIGHT WHEN IT POPPED UP, IT SEVERED WIRES TO THE HEADLIGHT. *AK *JB |
| 1995-05-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479680) *AW |
| 1995-05-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION BLOW OUT . TT |
| 1995-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FREEZE PLUG LEAKS. *AW |
| 1995-04-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN, THE PERSON WAS BADLY INJURY. TT |