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?
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 8
Average Mileage:
17,622 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
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.
The SRS indicator light keeps coming on in vehicle. It's faulty defective piece. Airbags needed to be replaced. Manufacture felt not responsible for repairs. The vehicle has not been in accident. The failure of the air bag is factory defect.
Air bag sos control unit broke, causing the air bag system to become inoperable. Contacted both dealer and Honda, part not available, waiting for shipment from Japan.
Airbag light came on while driving. Contacted dealer who said that the airbag computer had gone bad, and that the warranty expired. Therefore, could not fix the air bag computer.
Just finished washing car at the touchless car wash. Put the car in drive, went over a metal bump at the end of the car wash and the airbags deployed. I wasn't even going 1 mph.
- Carson City, NV, USA
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While driving thinks that the air bag is going to deploy. Does not understand why the government has the right to tell consumers what they can or cannot do to vehicles that the have paid for. The air bag light stays on, and that does not seem to be safe.
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- Davidson, MI, USA