1997 Honda Accord Engine Problems

“While driving on the highway the engine stalled/failed, windshield wipers stopped working and it felt like the ignition switch was the cause of the failure. Headlights were working along with the dash lights. During the stalling period - I pulled over and came to a stop on the highway. Soon there after, the engine came on and I began to drive again. This happened twice during a 30 minute ride while it was raining. Very dangerous.”

“My car engine some times used to suddenly shut off and stop abruptly, while slowing or braking. At times, it will start right away after cranking the ignition switch, but, some times, required several tries. Abrupt stopping caused extremely dangerous situation, as the drivers behind had to make very hard stops and narrowly missed hitting rear end of my Honda. Since the problem was occurring intermittently, it was very difficult to diagnose and took almost one year. …”

“Engine stalled suddenly, without warning, while driving on highway. Since first occurrence it has been happening more frequently, sometimes on the highway and sometimes while stopped at traffic lights. Is very difficult to restart.”

“I bought this car from a private owner about 2 months ago ever since I had it the car shuts off I think it O2 sensor is not working or it's gone the CV joint went out on the right side I had it replaced and it still messed up it's something with the suspension and stuff the front end alignments out real bad it ate up my tires really bad to where it keeps eating up tires every time I put them on here badly real fast too the left side CV joint I believe is about to go out cuz it's knocking the lights are messed up the wiring in this car is bad with the lighting system because the left…”

“The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the engine lost power. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was awaiting diagnostic testing and repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.”