1991 Honda Accord from North America - Comments

Oil leak after the first 6 months cost me 1200 dollars.

Head gasket and timing belt replaced.

Leaked coolant.

Electrical problem with the dash lights and radio!!!

Dies out - a pile of junk!

I bought a Honda because people just rant and rave about them, well I've had nothing but trouble. It's a pile of trash - I'll stick with german engineering. I wish I had my benz back!

Honda cars have got to be the most overrated cars ever built. It seems that anyone who owns a Honda becomes a brainwashed Lemming, buying into the delusion that Hondas are defect free, never break down, and have better performance than any other make of car, especially those "unreliable American gas guzzlers". The automotive press consistently praise Honda products while overlooking their flaws, and do exactly the opposite to any domestic vehicles.

I have to agree with you-Asian cars are not immune from mechanical problems. My sister bought a '96 Toyota Corrola in '97 (with only 20,000 kms.) & 2 months later the motor went in it (luckily the car was still under warranty).I think any vehicle is as good as the previous owner takes care of it.

How can you call this car " a piece of junk" if you put 0 miles on it in 2 years?

Whenever you buy a car, there is always risk that what you buy is a lemon... even with new cars (just ask anyone who owns a VW with the 1.8L 20V turbo... specifically ask them about their ignition coils)

Sure you can get the odd problematic Honda or Toyota... but the chances of getting one are a lot smaller than most other makes. And with a Honda, when something gets fixed, it usually stays fixed.

For example, if a Honda engine needs a new head gasket, it is likely due to the engine overheating previously. As long as the cause of the overheating has been dealt with, the engine will stay fixed. Compare this to a 1st generation Neon, where replacing the head gasket is practically a regular maintenance item.

Some car owners don't seem to understand how a small problem (like a coolant leak) can turn into a big problem (blown headgasket, caused by overheating, which was caused by low coolant).

I personally witnessed someone who had a new engine put in their car and something happened where the new engine was making a 'funny sound'... I checked the oil and found there was little or no oil. I told this person to walk to the store, buy oil and put in into the engine. But instead, this person chose to drive home without topping up the oil...

Yet this person blames the car and not herself for having major reliability issues with the car her parents bought for her.

This is why some people seem to always have bad luck with their cars... they don't pay attention to the small issues. And the small issues then cause big issues.

Sounds like that HOnda took a beating from you. Like ^ said, "minor problems turn to large ones." Take care of your cars.

U can't beat a car and not keep maintaining it or else it will wind up like how ur's did. Out of all the comments in this forum urs is the only one that's bad.. Sry, but I think you just got screwed with that car.

PPIII.

When everyone loves their Hondas, that mean's that you bought a crappy car... How is that Honda's fault? Someone didn't do routine maintenance! Someone let things go!

As said above, there are cars you can buy new (like a VW 1.8T) that will have serious problems with just about every part of it, stemming from the waterpump impeller falling off (common problem), ignition coils that fail every 100 000km's at least, shift forks in the transmission that bend and break (common problem), the list goes on and on!

Then there are cars that people change their oil, and do routine maintenance, and their Honda Accords get well over 400 000km's...