| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999083726 | Incident Date: Apr, 29 1999 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCB7699PA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 16 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On this vehicle the engine balance shaft oil seal dislodges, potently causing an underhood fire or the engine to seize. on a manual transmission vehicle this could results in a loss of control while driving. this failure is catastrophic, without any warning, resulting in a complete loss of engine oil into the environment. complete oil loss occurs in approximately about 3 minutes. again, the possible safety problems are engine fire and seizure. minor complications are the requirement of new or remanufactured engine. this problem is also documented in a service bulletin: service bulletin number: 961001b / bulletin sequence no.: 46 / nhtsa item no.: sb049981 |
