1992 Honda Accord EX from North America - Comments

90,000 miles stock CD player began to act weird in cold weather.

100,000 miles faulty starter.

120,000 miles tint began to bubble.

130,000 miles transmission computer shorted ended up costing a whole new transmission as well as computer.

130,000 miles master cylinder cracked.

140,000 miles compressor hose sprung leak and freon escaped.

140,000 miles thermostat faulty and car overheated.

150,000 miles transmission still acts up, but unhooking the battery for about 30 minutes works very well.

160,000 miles compressor switch went out.

160,000 miles stock CD player no longer works.

160,000 miles fuel injectors cracked.

The trunk leaks.

Door seals deteriorate.

Vibrates heavily in reverse.

Door sensors (for headlight warnings, dome light, door ajar, keys in ignition, etc.) Stick and/ or only work in cold/damp weather.

Door speaker fabric comes off.

Retractable antenna doesn't retract all the way.

I know I put a lot of faults, but I get great gas mileage, and when it rains it pours, but at the same time once I get it fixed its fixed. I have put a lot of miles on it since I have had it, I drive 80+ miles a day in the Texas heat and the only thing that I have had to really invest in was the transmission.

In such a warm climate, it is probably safe to remove and discard the thermostat.

Modern thermostats are a real problem - they are the wax pellet type which when they fail, fail in the closed position, causing overheating. (The old, more expensive bellows type fail safe, in the open position.)

Engines with light alloy cylinder head or light alloy block and head are easily damaged by overheating.

Here in Indonesia it is quite common to remove the 'stat esp on old cars, for that reason.

Ridiculous that an item costing a couple of dollars could end up causing thousands of dollars damage.

And as for those bloody silly rubber-toothed timing belts - crazy!

All cars should have duplex timing chains. They last almost forever.

I simply do not understand how you have experienced so many problems with your Honda. My 1991 Accord now has 200k Miles and runs like a top. I do however drive slowly, never going over 3500RPM.Perhaps that has something to do with my Accord running so well.