1987 Honda Accord LX review from North America
"Most unreliable car I ever had"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
EVERYTHING... worst car I ever owned.
9 days after I bought it, every hose in the whole engine compartment blew out, stranding me. Wouldn't pass DEQ.
Transmission blew out, stranding me again. Was so bad it couldn't even be towed in neutral, they had to drag it onto a flat bed truck.
Engine had bad seals, leaked oil into the AIR FILTER?!? How does that happen?
Pop-up headlights froze shut.
Power antenna would not lower.
Oil coming out the exhaust.
Oil leaking out the bottom of the car.
Talk about a money pit! And I drove this car gently, I was not abusive in my driving.
General comments?
Nothing good about this car. I unloaded it at a loss, and then STILL had a $2000 loan for my new transmission to repay after the car was long gone.
I listened to the hype about Honda, ditched my Mercury after someone ran into it.. big mistake. Hondas break like any other car, and when they do, they are more expensive to fix.
I ran back to Ford, and my Mustang has treated me great in 5 years and nearly 100,000 miles.. not a problem yet!
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| Perhaps I got a lemon..? |
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| Good price and good times... but, a very short time.... needed lots of work |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1987 |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 1994 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1997 |
| Engine and transmission | 4 cylinder Automatic |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 0 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 60000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 85000 miles |
| Previous car | Mercury Topaz |
| Date of Entry | 7th September, 2005 |