1989 Honda Accord Engine cooling Problems

“I wish I had known earlier that this complaint to the NHTSA was possible. For years, I did not know what to do about a serious problem with my 1989 Honda Accord. Since the first year of ownership the car overheated and revved very high whenever I had to wait in traffic for more than 15 minutes on a 70 degree or higher days. I've taken the car to several repair facilities and despite my spending nearly $3,000 on repair-work , the problem caused the car's demise at 116,000 miles on june 11, 2003. The gear would not engage despite clutch replacements in jan or feb. 2003 and in 1999. …”

“I bought the car for my son, who is 18, and when a friend was going to change the oil and he hoisted it to work underneath it, the whole underside of the car is damaged. The muffler isn't secured as it is rusted out, the gas tank is smashed in. It's running off the catalytic converter and the car dealer said the car made so much noise because of a piece they had connected to the exhaust pipe to make it that way. I was lied to and I will have to invest even more money into the car because of the dealers intentional misinformation.”

“My problem continues. So I repair, it continues. It is hard to get a new car and at the present time finances aren't allowing me to purchase a new vehicle. My health is suffering for that reason. When I warm my car upin the mornings, it revs very hard, the carbon monoxide gets into the house...I am suffering from really bad headaches. I need my car to gt back and forth to work. Without a vehicle I have no job. What do I do. I ave complained til I a blue in the face. The car is now costing more to fix than it is worth.”

“1989 Accord engine compartment caught on fire. The vehicle caught on fire while the consumer was driving 65 MPH. The consumer noticed the temperature gauge in the red prior to the fire.”

“(1) event hybrid design flaw: 1989 Honda Accord 2.0l fuel injection: manufactured as a hybrid, july 1989. Proof of hybridization: auto part dealers show different parts for this model before, during, and after july 1989. Also, the hybrid fuel injection is visible from the number of wire and tubes from the valve cover for the carburetor and the official fuel-injected model. An original equipment installed yet unused valve-drive cog sits idly under a cover while a hybrid timing chain system runs the valves in perfect timing. …”