1989 Honda Accord Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 8%of 86 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the fuel system of the 1989 Honda Accord, 8% of the 86 complaints for this model year. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10195961, filed 2007-07“(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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10086374, filed 2004-08“Put in neutral at stop light. Upon taking out of gear, engine shot up to 5000 RPM. Had to turn off car, burning smell, car dieseled for one minute. Had to get carburator fixed.”
NHTSA complaint #708475, filed 1999-07Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2% |
| 2024 | 22 | 14% |
| 2023 | 8 | 9% |
| 2022 | 17 | 6% |
| 2021 | 18 | 7% |
| 2020 | 63 | 17% |
| 2019 | 192 | 28% |
| 2018 | 476 | 25% |
| 2017 | 65 | 12% |
| 2016 | 44 | 7% |
| 2015 | 39 | 6% |
| 2014 | 37 | 4% |
| 2013 | 45 | 3% |
| 2012 | 16 | 4% |
| 2011 | 7 | 2% |
| 2010 | 13 | 2% |
| 2009 | 14 | 2% |
| 2008 | 11 | 1% |
| 2007 | 18 | 3% |
| 2006 | 4 | 1% |
| 2005 | 23 | 4% |
| 2004 | 14 | 1% |
| 2003 | 16 | 1% |
| 2002 | 11 | 1% |
| 2001 | 18 | 2% |
| 2000 | 32 | 3% |
| 1999 | 24 | 2% |
| 1998 | 82 | 7% |
| 1997 | 6 | 1% |
| 1996 | 11 | 2% |
| 1995 | 12 | 2% |
| 1994 | 18 | 5% |
| 1993 | 3 | 2% |
| 1992 | 1 | 0% |
| 1991 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 4 | 2% |
| 1989 | 7 | 8% |
| 1988 | 4 | 5% |
| 1987 | 25 | 23% |
| 1986 | 18 | 33% |
| 1985 | 4 | 31% |
| 1984 | 4 | 18% |
| 1983 | 1 | 14% |
| 1982 | 2 | 20% |
| 1981 | 2 | 29% |
Other parts of the 1989 Honda Accord
32 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1989 Honda Accord
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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