Ignition problems of the 1997 Honda Accord

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. The contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning numerous times. The dealer advised the contact that NHTSA campaign id number 02v120000 electrical system: ignition: switch repair was performed; however the failure was not corrected. The contact stated the ignition failure caused the muffler to fail. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. The contact stated the keys became lodged in the ignition and would not release unless the vehicle was in park. The dealer advised that the vehicle was not under recall and any repairs would be at the expense of the contact. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 131,000.

I have noted that I can remove the key from the ignition of my 1997 Honda Accord without being in park. The safety issue is that the driver turn off the engine, remove the key (not in park), leave the car and the car can then roll away. This is the same safety defect that is now being recalled on the 2003 Honda.

The contact owned a 1997 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the key should not be removed from the vehicle unless the gear shift selector was in park. He stated that the key came out of the ignition when the vehicle was moving which caused unsafe conditions. Updated 08/24/10. Updated 08/25/jb.

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. While the vehicle was at a complete stop, the contact took the key out of the ignition without the vehicle being placed in parked and the vehicle rolled forward. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled into another vehicle but there were no damages. The contact stated the failure has happened 4 or 5 times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the ignition lock cylinder. The failure mileage was 90,348 and the current mileage was 97,000. Updated 01/21/11 updated 04/04/11.

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord se (na). The contact stated that when the vehicle was set on cruise control and the temperature was below 45 degrees, the vehicle would continuously accelerate. The contact also mentioned that he was unable to remove the key out of the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that they were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was contacted who stated that the vehicle was not covered under warranty and was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 180,000.

The contact owns 1997 Honda Accord. While the vehicle was in park gear the contact was able to remove the key from the ignition. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in recall 10v364000 electrical system: ignition. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 150,000. Updated 10/21/10. Updated 10/26/jb.

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. While driving, the vehicle completely shut off as if the contact turned the vehicle off herself. She steered the vehicle into the emergency lane and restarted it after a few minutes. The first failures occurred 1-2 months apart. Most recently, the failure has been occurring every other day. She took the vehicle to a mechanic friend, who stated that the issue may have been caused by NHTSA campaign id number 02v120000 regarding the ignition; however, a formal diagnosis was never received. The latest occurrence was on April 16, 2009 while driving 15 mph. The dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. The current mileage was approximately 183,400 and failure mileage was approximately 175,000.

1997 Honda Accord ignition recall. (nar).

I drove to a restaurant about one mile from my house and parked nose-in to a curb in a parking lot. I placed the car in first gear, as always, and engaged the emergency brake. As I and my three companions left the car, I clicked the remote keyless lock, as I usually do. After dinner, we came out to return home. My husband was to drive back, so I again used my remote keyless entry clicker and the car unlocked. My husband held open the passenger-side front door for me, and I sat in the front seat, the clicker in my hand, but no button activated. Before my husband could shut the door, the car started (note: no key in the ignition), and climbed the curb in front. It stalled, then started again and continued up and over the bushes in front. I was the only one in the car. There was no key in the ignition. I was on the passenger side of the front seat. The car does not have a remote ignition. The car is a manual transmission. The emergency brake was still on. The front bumper of the car separated as we backed off the bush.

Consumer states that vehicle was taken in for an ignition kit to be replaced for vehicle not cranking. Consumer states after the repair consumer states problem seemed to have gotten worse. Please provide any further information. Mr.

While driving the engine just quits.

While driving on the highway the car stalled (no power) without warning. This occurred several times between three visits to the dealership before being repaired. I was informed that my ignition was bad on the last visit (the mechanic had trouble starting the car). No problem except that I never had a problem starting the car, even after having to start the car and move it at the dealership on the day of the repair. When I initially declined the repair solution (unbelievable) I asked to talk to the manager. The manager never spoke to me but did adjust the price down better than $50 and made the repair without my consent. I paid reluctantly informing them that if this happened again they have a serious problem on their hands. I thought only to use the internet to find if this was a common problem without having been recalled. Someone may have lost lost their life or will loose their life. My car has not stalled since being repaired. My last three cars were Honda Accords. I don't think future purchases will be.

Engine died without any warning lights. Took vehicle to dealer. Dealer looked at it and could not find cause of problem. Consumer had this problem about 3 more times. Took vehicle back to dealer, and they said igniter needed to be changed. Consumer could not afford, and distributor was changed. But, problem still exists. When vehicle dies consumer loses power steering, and brakes get hard.

Driver side airbag deployed when a parked vehicle was being started and injured the driver, at the time of the deployment the ignition system was not working. Yh.

The ignition key gets stuck.