1. Honda Accord
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  3. 1993
  4. Gasoline

1993 Honda Accord Gasoline Problems

15
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 7, 2003 · 164,000 miles

    Gasoline

    Catastrophic oil leak caused by known failure of balancer shaft seal. Engine replacement will cost $3500- i was going to sell the car two days from now. Last month, another known failure of the igniter left me stranded.*ak

    ODI 10049571

  • November 14, 2002

    Gasoline

    All oil drained from engine in seconds. Balance/counter shaft front oil seal blew out. Dt

    ODI 770544

  • October 4, 2002

    Gasoline

    Balance shaft recall in place for 1994-1997 honda accords my vehicle 1993 honda accord. Letter being mailed to american honda p.o. Box 2964, torrance ca 90509. Was informed by dawn at corporate honda did not recall 1993 because not enough incidents were filed for this failure. Was directly advised by courtney honda to have vehicle serviced at acura and take up the problem with corporate. One 12/04/02 starting…

    ODI 770741

  • January 16, 2002

    Gasoline

    Balance shaft seal failed. Seal retainer not applied at time of timing belt replacement by gentile in 1999. This is gross incompetence.*ak

    ODI 756973

  • January 5, 2001

    Disc · Gasoline

    Dealer did not reveal all defects with the vehicle upon purchase. No safety defect listed. *ak

    ODI 740995

  • October 19, 2000

    Gasoline

    I had called premier honda in albuquerque, new mexico and asked one of their parts and service department. The gentleman to whom i spoke to stated that a recall had not been made as of yet. He also stated that he had worked on several honda accords "1993" with the same problems. He advised me to save any receipts for future reference.*ak

    ODI 744571

  • August 3, 2000

    Gasoline

    Recall was issued for this same problem for 1994 and newer accords with this same engine. My vehicle is a 1993 model. The recall does not apply. I am out 600 bucks. Is honda going to reimburse me?no safety defect mentioned. *ak

    ODI 747630

  • December 23, 1999

    Gasoline · Radiator Assembly

    Balance shaft seal leaking caused damage on timing and all other belts. Yh

    ODI 552805

  • May 20, 1999

    Engine · Gasoline · Ignition

    Believe failure of distributor while vehicle in motion caused the oil pump to stop functioning and resulted in lack of oil pressure and resulting in engine camshaft (lack of oiling) breaking and destroying cylinder head and engine, resulting in total engine replacment.*ak

    ODI 744715

  • December 22, 1998

    Gasoline

    This happened to both of the 1993 honda accord lx cars we own. Both cars were and are driven by different drivers. Please see #702495 for information on the other car. Both cars are 5 speed.

    ODI 702496

  • December 19, 1998

    Gasoline

    Additional email on this matter is sent to the webmaster

    ODI 701666

  • August 3, 1998

    Gasoline

    The garage where i had the car repaired said they had repaired other 1993 honda cars with the same problem. I would not have bothered to report this, but also happened to the other 1993 h0nda accord that we own. I believe this is a serious safety defect, which could result in serios injuries or death if the engine runs out of oil on an interstate and the engine seizes up. My son was smart enough to push the ctutch…

    ODI 702495

  • July 9, 1998

    Gasoline

    In extreme hot weather conditions, the vehicle experiences a no start situation. Consumer afraid problem may occur when driving vehicle. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer unable to determine the cause of the problem. *ak

    ODI 827293

  • September 12, 1995

    Gasoline · Hinge And Attachments

    OIL LEAK.

    ODI 514052

  • Gasoline

    This failure has occured twice, a seal around the crank case popped out allowing the oil to run out onto all the belts. This happened both times while the vehicle was being driven. Please describe details.*jb

    ODI 8017969