Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2000 Honda Accord

The "balance shaft seal pop out" is known issue (defect) since day1, however, american Honda motor company was trying to cover it up and my year model (2000) was intentionally not included in the original recall list in order for them to reduce the cost by risking people's life. However, if you google it, 2000 year and even later model are all over the places. Honda motor company was betting on its dealer would be supposed to put a retainer on top of the seal when the car is due on its first timing belt replacement. However, it did not happen, the net result is it costs me over $720 to fix it and I was fortunate enough the engine was not blown up (and I had not been killed) on the highway because of the empty engine oil resulted from this sudden sealed being popped out (the oil would be gone seconds after pop out happens). Worst yet, after this incident happened, I contacted with american Honda motor talked with todd with some japanese last name who had very bad attitude and very unprofessional, simply flatted out and told me I am sorry and we can not help in anyway. I believe it is time to do the right thing and gradually drive this very foreign motor company out of us, they do not care our lives here in us anymore.

During a normal drive and then a stop at a red light, car's engine stalls. After auto shop examination, the conclusion was that the ball bearing in the engine's tensioner locked up, thus throwing the timing belt off and bending valves due to incorrect timing. A whole new engine was required to fix it because of the extensive damage. Old engine has been removed and replaced and I don't think it would be available.

The case # is n012005121900955. This is my story: I was driving north on I-5 in heavy traffic. When I slowed down to about 40 miles an hour my car just died. I was able to barely able start the car and slowly drove off the off the road less than 50 feet. I barely made it off the road. I had no clue happened. Up to that point car ran good. Fortunately I was on the far right lane. It could have been disastrous with all the traffic. I wonder if any accidents have been caused by harmonic balancer coming loose and loosing all power? both fan belts were off. Upon further inspection by the hi way rescue team, he noticed that the harmonic balancer was not inline. I called tacoma Honda the following morning and inquired about the harmonic balancer coming loose on Honda engines and the service manager said he hasn't heard any problems. So I had the car towed to a mechanic friend of mine, VIN, and he repaired. VIN informed me that he worked on one who had the same thing happen about the same day on a 1999 Honda with less miles. Also his friend had a harmonic balance come loose on a prelude. I don't know what year this car was made. This cannot be just a tacoma, washington problem. I asked the parts manager about harmonic balancers coming loose and he said he has heard of it. A harmonic balancer should never come loose for 2 reasons. One, it is tighten so tight that you can not loosen it with a impact wrench. Two, it turn against the direction of the thread. This is what carla told me this morning that she is not aware of any problems similar to what I experienced. I will wait for a week for any feedback from you. If your research finds no problems with harmonic balancer coming loose I would like to know. You should be able to find out how many harmonic balancers has been sold or replaced. I will write to NHTSA to see if this is a fluke that happened in tacoma or more widespread.

While driving warning indicators on the dashboard illuminated. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, who determined that crank pulley wore out, and replaced the crankshaft assembly.

Upon inspection of vehicle mechanic discovered that oil pan was leaking at timing belt cover. Please provide further information.