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1997 Honda Accord repairs by problem area
Engine (50%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)
Brakes and Traction Control (1%)
Suspension and Steering (20%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (13%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)
Other (8%)
Chart based on 92 repairs.
1997 Honda Accord repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (8%)
$500 - $999 (14%)
$100 - $499 (40%)
< $100 (36%)
Chart based on 77 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
1997 Honda Accord
Engine not specified
| Honda in Minnesota, United States Sep 2012 - Oct 2012 | |||
| Oct 2012112000 miUS $1000 | distributor | ||
| Honda in New Jersey, United States Jul 2012 - Sep 2012 | |||
| Sep 2012238000 mi | Needed new Power Steering Rack w/Fluid and Alignment Distributor O-ring and housing w/Heater Hose. Timing Belt/Water Pump w/Seals. Valve Train Seals, Tube Seals, Valve Cover Gasket and Spark Plug Wires. Oil Pressure Switch. | ||
| Honda in Rhode Island, United States Nov 2011 - Jan 2012 | |||
| Dec 2011243000 miUS $110 | The starter failed, and was replaced with a new starter. | ||
| Honda in Maine, United States Jun 2014 - Jun 2014 | |||
| Jun 2014334000 miUS $260 | Replaced exhaust mid pipe. Flex pipe had worn out, could not find somebody to weld in an aftermarket product, so had to purchase the entire section ( cat-back to muffler). | ||
| Honda in North Carolina, United States Oct 2007 - Feb 2009 | |||
| Dec 2007159000 mi | Replaced radiator. | ||
| Aug 2008167000 miUS $550 | Starter replacement. | ||
| Sep 2008170000 miUS $200 | Window regulator driver side. | ||
| Feb 2009177000 mi | The old war horse died quietly and gracefully. Died in the driveway after safely delivering the family home. Transmission died, completely fried. The cost of the repair is greater than the value of the product. Looking for a new home. | ||
| Honda in Virginia, United States Jul 2015 - Jul 2015 | |||
| Jul 2015175000 miUS $300 | Replaced engine gasket and o-rings | ||
1997 Honda Accord 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Honda in New York, United States Jun 2007 - May 2010 | |||
| Jan 2008140000 miUS $404 | Loose lower ball joint front passenger wheel. Replaced. | ||
| Feb 2008141000 miUS $329 | Oil leaking out of engine block due to detoriating valve cover gaskets and side cover gaskets. Repair included diagnosis and gasket replacement. | ||
| Jun 2008144000 miUS $517 | Car initially refused to start. Bad distributor replaced. Problem solved. | ||
| Dec 2008151000 miUS $286 | While in for oil change, mechanic (thankfully) discovered right front wheel wobbled. Wheel bearing replaced. | ||
| Jan 2009151000 miUS $98 | Replaced passenger-side front fender liner. | ||
| Feb 2009152000 miUS $295 | Front lower ball joints loose. Replaced with new ball joints. | ||
| Apr 2009155000 miUS $650 | Broken wiper linkage. Replaced. Bad lower ball joints again, both sides. Upper control arm and ball joint assembly replaced (driver side) along with lower ball joints (both sides). | ||
| Jul 2009159000 miUS $614 | Replaced upper control arm w/ ball joint (passenger side) & wheel bearing (driver side wheel bearing). Solved thumping noise. 4 wheel alignment also. | ||
| Oct 2009161300 miUS $105 | Check engine light on. Mechanic cleaned resurculation port runners to remove carbon buildup. | ||
| Dec 2009163000 miUS $300 | Replaced center pipe and muffler. Oil pan gasket was leaking; gasket replaced and engine degreased. Left axle seal was leaking transmission oil. Engine ran unevenly and idled low. Then check engine light came on, and engine ran smoothly. Dealer diagnosed as misfiring cylinder and fouled spark plugs, with arcing across ignition wires. Replaced ignition wires, cap, rotor, and spark plugs. | ||
1997 Honda Accord 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| Honda in California, United States Mar 2011 - Nov 2011 | |||
| Oct 2011265000 miUS $200 | Alternator internal voltage regulator failed. Caused damage to starter. Starter replaced under AutoZone warranty. Alternator replaced at owner's expense. Belts replaced at owner's expense. | ||
| Honda in Maryland, United States Jun 2007 - Mar 2010 |
| Honda in Virginia, United States Dec 2010 - Aug 2012 | |||
| Jan 2011148000 miUS $650 | Oil pan is leaking and will cost $249 to replace. Amazing how Honda can make such reliable vehicles w/ such lousy oilpans. | ||
| Aug 2011164000 mi | Oil pan replaced due to leaking BP-magnitude levels onto driveway. Will never understand how Honda can produce such outstanding engines & transmissions, & fail so miserably at making an oil pan. | ||
| Sep 2011164000 miUS $44 | Heater hose was leaking coolant. Replaced, no longer leaks coolant. Check engine light due to EGR valve needing replacement, EGR port needing to be cleaned. Symptoms include an immediate 25% reduction in gas mileage, sluggish throttle response. Power lock- driver door thinks it isn't locked, and keeps attempting to "relock" doors for several hours. Power window for both front doors come up very slowly even after channel runs were greased. Hurricane Irene came in immediately after greased was applied, and may have washed it away. Rear windows function normally. | ||
| Dec 2011169000 mi | Slow front power windows fixed by numerous applications of silicone grease to the surrounding seals. | ||
| Jan 2012169500 miUS $148 | VTEC solenoid gaskets were leaking, and were the likely cause of the earlier heater hose needing replacement. Thermostat replaced. | ||
| Aug 2012176000 mi | Power locks never fixed aside from having a mechanic disconnect the power door lock. | ||
| Honda in North Carolina, United States Jun 2007 - Dec 2007 | |||
| Dec 2007120000 miUS $540 | It received a 120,000 mile service in which they replaced a bunch of gaskets, etc.; but no repairs per se. | ||
| Honda in Ontario, Canada Aug 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Sep 2009154380 miC $1170 | Actuator assembly for passenger front door lock replaced. Replaced radiator and coolant. Replaced intermediate pipe. | ||
1997 Honda Accord 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Honda in California, United States Oct 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Nov 2010154000 miUS $400 | driverside axle and bearing replaced due to noises and wear. | ||
| Honda in Ontario, Canada Jun 2011 - Jun 2012 | |||
| Jun 2012193440 miC $395 | Replacement of upper control arm (driver side). Repair was not done to my satisfaction. Passenger side control arm was replaced in 2010 and is in need of replacement as well. My 1997 Accord has had 4 control arm replacements since 2004. | ||
| Honda in New York, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Sep 2010150000 miUS $370 | right lower ball joint failure | ||
| Honda in Ontario, Canada Apr 2011 - Dec 2011 | |||
| May 2011120280 miC $70 | Small problem in old cars, the rust tail pipe. Cut and weld, done. | ||
| Sep 2011124620 miC $210 | One window regulator died. Also replace a pair of link bolts. This is old car already. | ||
| Honda in Washington, United States Jul 2017 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Jul 2017 | Car over heated, head gasket failed. Head warped(discovered later). Warped head lead to future oil leak which damaged electrical components (sensors). | ||
| Honda in California, United States Jan 2011 - Apr 2011 | |||
| Apr 2011132000 mi | Suspension is worn and needs replacement, including strut and control arms. living with squeals for now. | ||
| Honda in Pennsylvania, United States Oct 2009 - Aug 2012 | |||
| May 2010173000 miUS $90 | The drivers door handle assembly broke(interior). Replaced to fix. | ||
| Jul 2010174000 mi | A slight rattle from the exhaust heat shields; all of the shield are shot and will be replaced when the exhaust finally goes south. | ||
| Honda in Rhode Island, United States Jul 2007 - Jun 2010 | |||
| Aug 2007182000 miUS $250 | Radiator was leaking due to corroded core. | ||
| Sep 2008204000 miUS $10 | Replaced leaky oil pressure switch. | ||
| Honda in Idaho, United States Nov 2007 - Feb 2008 | |||
| Feb 2008157000 mi | Speed sensor replaced, in the shop for one day. Outcome was unsuccessful. | ||
| Honda in California, United States Jul 2007 - Sep 2011 | |||
| Mar 200871000 miUS $150 | The driver's side front window regulator had worn out. It needed to be replaced OEM. | ||
| Dec 200986000 miUS $2300 | From leaving my car parked overnight-to-morning, when I'd start it up, my engine would race while idling in park. After it warmed up, the fast idling stops. During the past few weeks, I would notice a puddle of some liquid towards the front right side underneath the block. The techs. said I have a crack in the radiator. | ||
| Aug 201093000 miUS $550 | I had an emissions warranty extension TSB. Plus a problem code P1457 (EVAP canister shut valve). CEL. CV boots cracked and repaired the inners and outers. | ||
| Honda in Vermont, United States Jul 2007 - Oct 2009 | |||
| Dec 2007112000 miUS $75 | Replace gasket in engine | ||
| Aug 2009122000 miUS $200 | The automatic transmission is not working correctly and may have to be replaced! | ||
| Oct 2009122000 mi | Cooling system overheated. There was combustion within the cooling system. Car is dead! | ||
| Honda in Massachusetts, United States Jun 2007 - Sep 2007 | |||
| Sep 200794000 miUS $450 | Oil pan crack. We surmise that it was the overfilling of oil by another shop that caused the problem. | ||
| Honda in Pennsylvania, United States Jun 2007 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Jul 200783000 miUS $400 | needed two new CV axles. | ||
| Oct 200794000 miUS $50 | Check engine light on. needed sensor | ||
| Aug 2008117000 miUS $120 | drivers window regulator and window motor replaced. | ||
| Dec 2008124000 miUS $80 | Temp gauge not working, bad low temp sensor. | ||
| Jan 2009128000 mi | Bad temp sensor,temp gauge was eratic, went half way up then all the way back to cold. Dealer sent wrong part to garage. | ||
| Feb 2009130000 miUS $40 | Window channel worn on driver front window. Window didn't always close right. | ||
| Jan 2010159000 miUS $76 | Car was making a low "droning" sound. Replaced cheap muffler shop muffler with a new muffler, problem solved. | ||
| Feb 2012173000 miUS $70 | replaced ball joint. noticed during yearly inspection. | ||
| Aug 2012173300 miUS $7000 | leak in gas line | ||
| Honda in Florida, United States Aug 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Sep 2010126000 miUS $400 | Replaced the right and left axle. Knocking sound when turning the car. Started happening on both sides, although more often when turning left. Replaced the right axle first and it fixed most of the problem. Went back next day to do left. | ||
| Honda in Pennsylvania, United States Apr 2008 - Jul 2008 | |||
| May 2008139000 miUS $594 | Exhaust pipe rusted through, final piece of completely replacing exhaust system which was begun at 137,000 miles (also had to do this at 110,000 miles...) | ||
| Honda in Virginia, United States Nov 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Feb 2010128000 miUS $1000 | Transmission died, had to get a new one | ||
| Honda in Texas, United States Apr 2010 - May 2013 | |||
| Jun 2010148000 miUS $160 | Water pump leaking. This was an AC Delco water pump with about 40,000 miles. Replaced with Honda OEM Water pump | ||
| Nov 2010152000 miUS $80 | VSS (speed sensor) replaced. Speedometer no longer jumping and the check engine light is off. | ||
| Jun 2011160000 miUS $300 | Steering rack was replaced with rebuilt rack | ||
| Honda in Vermont, United States Oct 2008 - Feb 2009 | |||
| Feb 2009115000 mi | needed a new muffler to pass inspection, but I bought another car instead | ||
| Honda in West Virginia, United States May 2009 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Jun 2009215000 miUS $850 | oil sending unit replaced | ||
| Mar 2010225000 miUS $75 | hole in exhaust pipe | ||
| Sep 2011236000 miUS $400 | replaced distributor | ||
| Feb 2012237300 miUS $100 | new wheel and wheel bearings | ||
| Jul 2012239000 miUS $330 | bad window switch | ||
| Honda in Arkansas, United States Mar 2009 - May 2012 | |||
| Apr 2009157000 miUS $425 | Radiator cracked | ||
| May 2010168000 miUS $700 | Left and right and upper and lower ball joints. | ||
| Sep 2010172000 miUS $1000 | Hand crank window regulator (driver's side front) failed with the window in the down position. | ||
1997 Honda Accord 2-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| Honda in Virginia, United States Nov 2011 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Dec 2011151000 mi | Brought in the car to get front tires replaced and tires could not be aligned because the front upper left wheel bearing had worn and needed to be replaced. Quoted price of $275. | ||
| Jun 2018237000 miUS $80 | Replaced headlights due to hazing and damage. | ||
| Jul 2018238000 miUS $100 | Replaced outer tie-rod ends on both sides. Replaced all rotors on vehicle. | ||
| Aug 2018239000 miUS $150 | Had hole patched in exhaust. | ||
1997 Honda Accord 2-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Honda in Georgia, United States Oct 2010 - Sep 2011 | |||
| Feb 2011232000 miUS $150 | also replaced water pump | ||
| Apr 2011234000 mi | upper radiator hose bulged and swelled to about twice normal size replaced hose, burped through rad cap | ||
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