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1997 Honda Accord electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 101 complaints for the 1997 Honda Accord, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
101 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
140,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 6
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 1997 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 140,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 8 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 140,000 miles
Based on 44 complaints that include mileage. 9% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles8

What the data shows

Of the 44 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 140,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 6 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

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. The faulty switch LED to a stall at a stop light and when the light turned green I was rear ended as I was attempting to restart the car. I had to reach out to honda asking them to verify the problem and replace at no charge.

Reported at 201,300 miles, February 2016 CrashInjury

Tl*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.

Reported at 90,348 miles, March 2009

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