As I prepared to slow to a stop in a relatives circular driveway, the engine began to rev up with a high pitched whine. I turned the wheel to avoid hitting a parked car in hopes of stopping the car but it continued to gain speed and ended up hitting a pickup in the same circular driveway. The brakes did not seem to function as the car picked up speed.

- Portland, OR, USA

1996 Honda Accord brake lines under car rusted thru to failure where plastic clamps hold them in place. Brakes failed cannot see corrosion with out removing plastic cover. Fuel line also severly rusted in same location where clamped.

- Lusby, MD, USA

Both the ABS and the SRS indicator lights came on. Had dealer check and was told I need a new ABS accumulator and modulator, in addition to a new SRS controlunit, ( air bag system). These are both cost prohibitive, were very expensive optional saftey features offered at the time of sale. I have looked on line and this appears to be a wide spread problem with the Accord 1994-1999 and the Odyssey, both of which use the same ABS modulator/accumulator. Upon diagnosis, the dealer assured me that this was "normal wear and tear."

- Madison, WI, USA

Anti-lock brake system modulator failure. Leaking fluid in close proximity to exhaust manafold. Fire hazard. Dealer repair price quoted at $1400 - $1600. This ABS modulator appears to have a much higher failure rate than expected, based on the number of complaints I've seen on the internet. Based on the excessive repair price many people will chose to ignore the problem, or continue to add fluid, which will only increase the fire hazard. Others have chose to bypass the ABS, which defeats the purpose of having the ABS safety enhancement in the first place

- Santa Clara, CA, USA