Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Honda Accord.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY SON, WHO IS 18, AND WHEN A FRIEND WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE OIL AND HE HOISTED IT TO WORK UNDERNE… |
| 2006-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1989 ACCORD ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. … |
| 2004-04-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | (1) EVENT HYBRID DESIGN FLAW: 1989 HONDA ACCORD 2.0L FUEL INJECTION: MANUFACTURED AS A HYBRID, JULY 1989. PRO… |
| 2004-03-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TO STOP DRIVING BECAUSE SEAT BELTS DID NOT STAY LATCHED. *AK |
| 2003-06-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WISH I HAD KNOWN EARLIER THAT THIS COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA WAS POSSIBLE. FOR YEARS, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT … |
| 2003-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING THE KEY RELEASES FROM THE IGNITION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-03-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *JB |
| 2001-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | MY PROBLEM CONTINUES. SO I REPAIR, IT CONTINUES. IT IS HARD TO GET A NEW CAR AND AT THE PRESENT TIME FINANCES AREN'T … |
| 2001-06-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 2 | THE VEHICLE'S LEFT BALL JOINT SHREARED OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRIKE A GUARDRAIL RE… |
| 2000-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | UNKNOWN CAUSE FOR FIRE. MELTED ENTIRE ENGINE AND HOOD AREA, HOOD HAD TO BE CUT OPEN. CAR IS TOTALED. |
| 2000-09-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | FULL TREAD SEPARATION ON THIS TIRE. TREAD/INFLATION WAS FINE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. CAR WAS… |
| 2000-09-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | BACK BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF TWICE. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. … |
| 2000-09-11 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | A NEW SET OF FIRESTONE TIRES WAS INSTALLED IN SEP 1998. MILEAGE APPR 135000. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 THE DRIVERS SIDE FRO… |
| 1999-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, AND DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. AFTER DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS VEHICLE LEAKED. OWN… |
| 1999-03-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | PUT IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHT. UPON TAKING OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE SHOT UP TO 5000 RPM. HAD TO TURN OFF CAR, BURNING SMELL, … |
| 1998-11-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SAFETY BELTS. THE BASE OF THE BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR, WHICH PO… |
| 1998-03-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALERSHIP ADVISING THE CORRECTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. |
| 1998-02-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER'S WIFE STATED THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS HANGING OUT. THIS WAS THE SECOND 1986… |
| 1998-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | SECOND VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH RELEASING KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH DURING COLD WEATHER SEASON. DEALE… |
| 1998-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE THERMOSTAT GOT STUCK, CAUSING WATER NOT TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK |
| 1997-10-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP, FORCING DRIVER INTO STEERIN… |
| 1997-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. *AK |
| 1997-01-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECALL #95V103001: VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR SINCE JANUARY, AND EACH TIME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE… |
| 1996-11-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING THE HOOD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK |
| 1996-11-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. BOTH BUCKLES ON THE FRONT SEAT BELT WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN A… |
| 1996-11-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE CRACKED. |
| 1996-09-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK, CAUSING FIRE. |
| 1996-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | THE FUEL INJECTOR LEAKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | REPLACED BRAKES. *AK |
| 1996-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE EGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 1 | WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE CAR ACCELERATED WITH AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF SPEED AND HIT A TREE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. |
| 1996-06-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TWO FRONT WHEEL FAILURES. *AK |
| 1996-05-27 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH/COIL FAILED. |
| 1996-05-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AND CAUSED INJURY TO OWNER. *AK |
| 1996-04-09 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | Yes | 0 | RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/DAMAGE TO WHEEL AND CONTROL ARM. *SD |
| 1996-03-11 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW SHEARED WHILE PARKED, THEN REPLACEMENT CRACKED ALSO. *AK |
| 1996-02-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS NOT STABLE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1996-02-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELTS NOT FIXED CORRECTLY UNDER RECALL. JUST REPLACE WITH SEAT BELT GUIDE WHEN BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES … |
| 1996-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK |
| 1995-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PLACING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS O… |
| 1995-10-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-103.001) |
| 1995-09-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNFASTENS, LEAVING PASSENGERS UNSECURED. |
| 1995-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN THE DISC BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-08-13 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, A/C COMPRESSOR GOT EXTREMELY HOT MELTING METAL THAT ATTACHES HOSE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE UNDERHOOD. P… |
| 1995-06-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. ALSO NOTICEABLE WEAR. TT |
| 1995-06-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WAS CUT IN HALF BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY SO THE DOOR CUT THE BELT. TT |
| 1995-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT SLIPS ON TRACK WHEN LOCKED IN POSITION WHILE BRAKING. |
| 1995-05-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN EVER IT'S RAIN WHICH TAKES AWAY FROM VISION. TT |
| 1995-05-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELTS FRAY WHEN RELEASED FROM RETRACTOR HOUSING. TT |
| 1995-05-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THE ENGINE SURGE AND HIGH IDLE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. TT |