This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
A few minutes after leaving a retail business, the businessman called me on my cell phone to advise me there was a large amount of fresh oil where I had parked. I immediately pulled over on the freeway only to find oil gushing out of my engine. I immediately exited the freeway and went to the 7-11 at the top of the exit ramp. I added 4 quarts of oil and drove straight to the Honda dealership approximately 5 miles away. By the time I arrived at the dealership all the oil had gushed out again. The dealership said the seal on the front balancer shaft had become dislodged. They said it would cost $750 to repair. The timing belt was full of oil so it too had to be replaced. If it wasn't for the alert businessman and the fluke that I had given him my phone number, I never would have been aware of the problem until either the engine seized up and/or caught on fire. The dealership and the manufacturer seemed unfazed by the potential disaster that I narrowly averted simply by a fluke of chance. This problem should result in a recall to prevent others from getting killed if the car catches on fire and seizes up while driving at highway speeds!!
Engine block - had previous old leaks from oil pan gasket, tooken to dealer 4 times for repairs and on the fourth time they discovered a cracked block. They advised me it was my responsibility and I should be lucky I have a extended warranty to pay for the repair. Also I was told my Honda world where the car was repaired somewhat and my american Honda that they have known about this problem and it is caused by a manufacturing defect (porous engine block). Dealer and manufacturer takes no responsiblity both has stated I bought the car and know it is my problem. On the window regulators they have a bulletin and know they go out prematurely but they state it can be fixed at my expense. Again the manufacture knows they have problems but still believe the consumer should pay for their short doings. Please help them understand the consumer should not have to pay for there errors in manufacturing.
Oil light came on after the oil had been changed three days prior to driving. When checking oil, there was no oil. Dealer stated the cam seal was blown and replaced timing belt/balancing belt/oil and seals, with various others.
Vehicle after sitting for a while hesitates to start or turn over. Dealer contacted, and states the engine is flooded for the fourth time of incident happening, ran a psmif test and no problem. Cannot duplicate the problem.
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- Bedford, TX, USA