Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10436540November 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45-55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE RECALL HAD SINCE EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435166November 10, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX HAS RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO SALT ACCUMULATION AT ONLY ~95K MILES MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS THE ONLY RUSTING ON THE CAR, EITHER THAN THAT SPOT THE CAR IS RUST FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430678October 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR UNDERWENT THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK RECALL IN 2002. BUT THIS IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND AGAIN IN 2011, THE SWITCH FAILED. MY CAR STALLED A FEW TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS IN GREAT DANGER OF BEING IN A ACCIDENT. THE SYSTEM WAS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND IF I PUT IT BACK IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT WOULD START FINE. HONDA KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY SWITCH REPLACED AND NOW IS RECOMMENDING A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION AT THE OWNERS COST. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR AT MY EXPENSE TO A NEARBY MECHANIC AND SPEND MY MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE INSTEAD OF HONDA FIXING THE FAULTY COMPONENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427248September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425929September 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. I HAVE NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES AND NO HAZARD LIGHTS. CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424909September 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE BRAKING, CAR JUST DIED (INCLUDING DASHBOARD ELECTRIC) AND THEN DIFFICULT TO RESTART. AFTER CAR STARTED NO FURTHER INCIDENT FOR A FEW DAYS. NEXT, WHILE TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAY ~50MPH AT NIGHT, CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DIED (NO BRAKING INVOLVED) AND MOST, NOT ALL ELECTRIC DIED (EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORKED). NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" EVER CAME ON, BEFORE DASHBOARD BLANKED OUT. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN 2002 WITH NATIONAL RECALL. MECHANIC AT A LOSS. HONDA HEADQUARTERS INITIALLY DENIED A PROBLEM EXISTED. CAR AGAIN STALLED A FEW TIMES WHILE BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A STOP, BUT ASSUMED IT MIGHT BE "BAD GAS". EVENING OF 8/3/2011 TRAVELLING AT ~50MPH, CAR LOST ALL ELECTRIC 3 TIMES (DASHBOARD BLANKED OUT, BUT HEADLIGHTS WORKED), BUT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK ON (AS THOUGH IT "BLINKED OFF"), WITHOUT HAVING TO RESTART IT. AFTER PARKING CAR, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION- IT WAS "BURNING HOT". THIS TIME WHEN I CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS THEY SAID IT "MIGHT" BE PART OF A "SECOND RECALL", BUT CAR HAD TO BE CHECKED BY HONDA DEALER SERVICE STAFF. IF IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT WOULD BE REPLACED FREE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF A NATIONWIDE RECALL. RESULT- IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED FREE. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A BAD CRASH. PLEASE ORDER A NATIONWIDE RECALL- IT COULD SAVE A LIFE OR LIVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422840September 1, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE AND VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE HONDA DEALER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SUB-FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE DRIVER SIDE HAD NO SIGNS OF RUST DAMAGE. THE TECHNICIAN JUDGED THE CAR AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE FRAME COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME. THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SEEN THIS FAILURE ON THE 1998 ACCORD LX SEDANS. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $2,200.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421597August 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/04/12*LJ UPDATED 01/09/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421161August 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1998 HONDA ACCORD WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE RUNNING. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR A 2 MONTH PERIOD. BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO MECHANICS WHO WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. LOCATED INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT A RECALL IN 2002 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. CAR WAS FIX DURING FOR THE RECALL. BROUGHT CAR TO THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN! COST $100 TO REPLACE THE SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408637June 23, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED, BUT THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,876.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10405957June 11, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402408May 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1998 HONDA ACCORD SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. REPLACED FUEL PUMP, FUEL IGNITER, CAP, ROTOR, PLUGS, WIRES, ETC. NOTHING FIXED IT. NOW THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN 2002 BUT MY VIN DOESN'T COME UP AS PART OF THAT RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. AND THAT MAY NOT FIX IT EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398576May 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397677April 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO WHAT DEALER SAID IS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. CAR FINALLY RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2002 UNDER RECALL #02V12000. DEALER SAID THIS REPAIR NOT COVERED BY RECALL AS PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. MECHANIC REPORTS FAULTY SWITCH IS BROWN (BURNED?). DEALER REPLACED SWITCH WITH NEW ONE BUT IS SAME PART THAT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393977April 1, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT SUSPENSION, CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BECOMING WORN AND CAUSING LOOSE SUSPENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393073March 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE EXTERIOR BODY CLEAR COAT PAINT WAS PEELING SEVERELY ON THE ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK LID AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT BODY COLLISION SHOPS WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,527.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390290March 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389760March 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND NONE APPEARED ON THE DIPSTICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL SEAL HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT ENGINE SEALS AND ALL PUMPS SEALS WITH AN UPGRADED SEAL RETAINER AS WELL AS THE TIMING BELTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385750February 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE, SOMETIMES IT WOULD START UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND GET IT. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I PAID $233.27 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THEY ALSO CHARGED ME TO REPAIR A FEW OTHER THINGS, IN TOTAL I SPENT AROUND $400.00. SINCE THEN MY BROTHER PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ACCORD AND THEY STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE FOUND OUT THAT HIS CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HE TOOK HIS CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT HONDA ACCORDS FROM 1997-2002 ALL HAVE THIS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILING. I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AND I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE IN REPAIRING THE IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383957February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED (THIS INFORMATION GIVEN PER RECALL 02V120000-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE RECALL, IT WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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