Ownership Cost for 1987 Honda Accord (DX 4-Door Sedan)
Estimated: $26546 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$477
$253
$137
$225
$1239
$2331
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$5256
$4849
$4837
$5168
$6436
$26546
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Doors: 4
Engine HP: 125
Engine H P_to: 130
Engine KW: 93.2125
Engine Model: F22A1 or F22A4
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 988
Model: Accord
Model Year: 1987
Plant City: Maryville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: OH
Seat Belts All: Automatic
Series: Prelude
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Trim: S
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OVER 6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT WHICH SHOWS WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN ON THE SHIFT COLUMN ON THE FLOORBOARD WASN'T STAYING LIT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD COME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND OTHER TIMES NOT. SOMETIMES IF I THUMPED ON THE SHIFTER ON PURPOSE, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THEN SEVERAL WEEKS AGO MY RADIO STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST THERE WAS NO SOUND BUT THEN A VERY LOUD WEIRD NOISE STARTED HAPPENING AND IT IS EXTREMELY LOUD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NOISE IS TO TURN THE RADIO OFF. THEN AT OTHER TIMES YOU TURN ON THE RADIO AND IT WORKS FINE. NOT LONG AFTER THAT I WAS DRIVING ONE NIGHT AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKED OFF AND ON AGAIN VERY QUICKLY. IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY 3 HOUR TRIP AND THEN STOPPED AND I HADN'T NOTICED IT AGAIN UNTIL TODAY. TODAY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I KNOW SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T CLICK YOUR FUEL CAP THREE TIMES AFTER REFUELING IT CAN CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME ON BUT I HAVE NOT REFUELED IN SEVERAL WEEKS. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OFF AND THEN CAME ON AGAIN. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHED ON AND OFF AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES VERY QUICKLY. THE BATTERY IS NOT THAT OLD AND THIS CAN HAPPEN WHETHER IT'S WET OR DRY CONDITIONS. THE USER MANUAL SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS EMISSION RELATED BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS HAPPENING THAT I WONDER IF THIS IS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CANNOT BE SEEN SO YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE OR ANYTHING. IT'S OK IF IT HAPPENS IN DAYLIGHT BUT IS TRULY UNSAFE IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT. *TR