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Seat Belts
09/10/2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 270,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
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Tires
08/15/2008
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WENT TOTALY FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE TIRE SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL HAD BEEN DAMAGED. ALL OF THE VALVE STEMS ON THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SHE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOOSING AIR, THAT TIRE WAS OKAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE VALVE STEMS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000. KG UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE HAD SUDDENDLY DEFLATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A CUT VALVE STEM. THE SESCOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACEDDUE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL 4 VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB
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Seat Belts
05/10/2008
THE PASSANGER FRONT LAP BELT HAS FAILED. IT IS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HANDA HAS FAILED TO FIX IT. *TR
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Seat Belts
04/15/2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOULDER STRAP OF HER SEAT BELT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER AND THEY BOTH STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE SEAT BELTS WERE INSPECTED, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT CONTROL UNIT WAS PART OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,020.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic, fuel System, Gasoline, exterior Lighting
09/21/2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 HONDA ACCORD. A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FILLED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. SHE ALSO SMELLED GAS FUMES IN THE GARAGE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD EXPLODE AT ANY TIME. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE ATTEMPTED TO RIG THE FUEL TANK DURING A PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 214,000.
