CarComplaints.com Notes: 1997 is the last model year in the 5th generation of Accord. Which means it's also the last model year before problems like widespread transmission failure, subframe rust and peeling paint took over.
Does the 1997 have problems? Sure it does. Any car this old will. Some owners say their engine started to cut out around 147,000 miles. That's still not bad, and getting to 200,000+ miles isn't out of the question.
Does anyone believe a newer Accord will reach 200,000 miles?
I was turning right into a parking place and slowly breaking when our Honda Accord ran away with itself, shooting forward like a rocket without my foot on the accelerator. It knocked a pedestrian over and was stopped by a large boulder. It was the scariest thing that ever happened to me. Honda's home office in Torrance, California didn't seem to care when notified by phone. I told them that sooner or later someone will loose their life in such a situation. Then I searched the internet and found many other personal accounts of unintended acceleration !
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I was turning right into a parking place and slowly breaking when our Honda Accord ran away with itself, shooting forward like a rocket without my foot on the accelerator. It knocked a pedestrian over and was stopped by a large boulder. It was the scariest thing that ever happened to me. Honda's home office in Torrance, California didn't seem to care when notified by phone. I told them that sooner or later someone will loose their life in such a situation. Then I searched the internet and found many other personal accounts of unintended acceleration !
- Louisa P., Vancouver, WA, US