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vehicle
1997 / honda / accord
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
484 on file (1996-06-17 → 2023-09-07)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
343 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
10358843 MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH 107,000 MILES THAT I HAD OWNED SINCE BRAND NEW AND HAD SERVICED ROUTINELY DEVELOPED AN ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. MY BRAKES WERE DETERMINED TO BE OK AND THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY WOULD MAKE A LOUD
10069909 WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED I HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ABS MODULATOR. THE NOISE REPEATEDLY OCCURS APPROX EVERY 2-3 MINUTES. AFTER APPROX 5 MILES OF DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON
10091917 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NORMAL CONDITIONS ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING
Engine stall linked to ignition switchELECTRICAL SYSTEM48 complaints2002-12 → 2023-09accord-1997-ignition-switch-stall
10850118 HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN THE 2002 RECALL. THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2016 AFTER EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT LED TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL: SILENT STALL
10629338 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE O-RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND AN OIL LEAK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED
10083914 CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM
SRS warning light and control module failureAIR BAGS39 complaints2002-12 → 2017-11accord-1997-srs-airbag-light
11051464 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OFF. I HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING AND I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT JUST CAME ON
10482958 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
10043558 THE "SRS" LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON. HONDA SERVICE SAYS THE SENSOR/MODULE IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $715.00. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED
Front lower ball joint separationSUSPENSION12 complaints2003-05 → 2013-12accord-1997-front-lower-ball-joint
10458906 THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED --THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED, BREAKING THE AXLE AND RIM OF FRONT LEFT TIRE AND TURNED THE LEFT TIRE SIDEWAYS
10378480 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY
10106653 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED, AND THE AXLE CRACKED
Automatic transmission slipping or failurePOWER TRAIN19 complaints2002-11 → 2015-06accord-1997-automatic-transmission-failure
10475458 COMPLETE HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 69,550 MILES BELOW INCIDENT ALMOST RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO ENTRANCE RAMP AND VEHICLE BEHIND REQUIRED EVASIVE ACTION TO PREVENT REAR END
10069263 STARTED AT ABOUT 46K TACH STARTED BOUNCING OVER 2K RPM THAN STARTED EXPERANCING POWERLOSS AND ERATIC SHIFTING THAN INTERMITANT UNDRIVEABLE CONDITIONS DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANS
770237 AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT TO MAKE THE CAR MOVE; D3/D4 WERE NOT WORKING AND ENGINE MERELY REVVED AS THOUGH I WAS IN NEUTRAL
Unintended acceleration with cruise control engagedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL13 complaints2003-02 → 2019-05accord-1997-cruise-control-acceleration
11210337 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH (THE CRUSE CONTROL ON), WHEN ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE VEHICLES IN FRONT, WENT IN TO AN EMBANKMENT
10472989 PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ON MY CAR, AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND THE GAS PEDAL GOT HARD I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO STOP IT FROM HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALL WHILE THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING
10143025 DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE THE VEHICLE SURGED AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT
Engine cooling system overheating and water pump failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING16 complaints2003-05 → 2021-05accord-1997-engine-cooling-overheat
11415315 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30- 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SMOKE WAS DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED
10327619 HONDA RECOMMENDS REPLACING TIMING BELT, BALANCER BELT AND WATER PUMP AT 7 YEARS OR 105,000 MILES ON THE 1997 HONDA ACCORD. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THEM ALL AT 7 YEARS AND 36,139 MILES, IN 2004. THE REPLACEMENT WATER PUMP FAILED PREMATURELY IN JUST OVER FIVE YEARS
10360441 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HOT AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE HOOD
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1997 Honda Accord vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/honda/accord
@misc{wrenchpro_1997_honda_accord_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1997 Honda Accord},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/honda/accord}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
