1990 Honda Accord Engine

THE CONSUMER HAD ENGINE TROUBLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND HAD BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *PH *SC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WOULD MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT DIDN'T MOVE. DT

CONSUMER ADDED INTO CRANK CASE AN ENGINE TREATMENT SLACK 50/ MANUFACTURER PETROLAN-SLACK 50 PENZOIL OIL TRATMENT UCP, CODE 027104004131 IN JUNE 2000. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT AND WILL NOT COOL OFF.*AK

OUR MECHANIC SAID OURS WAS THE SECOND CAR HE HAD SEEN THIS WEEK, WHERE A GASKET ABOVE THE TIMING BELT FELL OUT, DRAINING THE ENGINE OF OIL AND SATURATING THE TIMING BELT WITH OIL, REQUIRING IT TO BE REPLACED SO IT DOESN'T BREAK AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE. OUR HONDA ACCORD IS A 1990. THE OTHER HONDA OUR MECHANIC HAD REPAIRED WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS A 1994. THERE IS A BRACKET THAT CAN BE OBTAINED TO KEEP THE GASKET FROM FALLING OUT, BUT HONDA HAS NOT OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *AK

DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE PAN'S DRAIN PLUG WAS STRIPPED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE NEW PLUG WOULD NOT FIT ORIGINAL PAN. *AK

WHEN INTERIOR OF VEHICLE IS HOT (DUE TO WARM WEATHER) THE VEHICLE CRANKS, BUT WILL NOT START, HAS NO DIFFICULTY STARTING IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER.

ENGINE THREW A ROD. *AK

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, HEARD THUMP, STEER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF RD, HAD IT TOWED, CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE IN HALF, VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE,

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF HAVING TO PUT VEHICLE ON LIFTER WHILE ROTATING CRANKSHAFT IN ORDER TO PERFORM VALVE ADJUSTMENT. *AW

PROBLEM WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER.