| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083631 | Incident Date: Oct, 19 2001 |
| Consumer's City: LANGHORNE | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCD5635VA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 12 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving the car (approx. 50 mph) the balancer shaft oil seal backed out. the engine oil was pumped out. the warning lights came on and my wife pulled the car off the road. but it was too late the engine seized. honda was willing to replace the seal but said they would not repair the engine. honda knows that this seal is a problem and has sent a service bulletin out telling people so. (we did not receive a notice from honda on this) instead of recalling the faulty part honda has figured out that they can put the responsibility for their design mistakes on their customers by simply sending out a service bulletin. if you don't get a letter from honda --oh well. honda should replace the seals in all of the affected cars and honda should be required to repair/replace any engines destroyed by the faulty seal. *ak |
