Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10247120October 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/19/08 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246963October 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE CODE P0740 TCC MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246231October 21, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE PAINT ON MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD HAS FADED OFF. THE PAINT HAS COME OFF ON THE TOP AND THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. THE PAINT HAS JUST FADED AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245133October 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A '98 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC, AT SLIGHTLY OVER 100K MILES THE\ TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING - SLIPPING, THEN SUDDENLY SHIFTING INTO 1ST AT 50MPH, THEN SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL (ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS, NO REASON FOR THE TRANS TO DO ANY SHIFT, MUCH LESS 2 OR 3 GEARS SUDDENLY.) $3K TO REPLACE, NOW THE REPLACEMENT IS STARTING TO FAIL WITH 40K ON IT. JUST FOUND OUT IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT WITH ACCORDS FROM '97 -'02, "ESPECIALLY THE V6" (CHECK MSNAUTOS.COM OR EDMUNDS.COM FOR MORE INFO.) A MECHANIC SHOWED ME A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT, BUT HONDA HAS NEVER STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. MY 3RD ACCORD AND LAST HONDA, NEXT CAR IS TOYOTA AFTER YEARS AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242462September 16, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2002-2003 ACCORDS. ONCE THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLS AWAY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242148September 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE IS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING WHETHER YOU ARE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES ONE. AS I LOOKED ON THE WEB I SEE WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242073September 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WORKS ONLY ON RARE OCCASIONS, PRIMARILY WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY TO EITHER DIRECTION. DEALER HAS STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX, WHICH INCLUDES REPLACING PART OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED, AND DEALER SAYS IT LIKELY THE HORN WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL COMPLETELY.*AK DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX, THUS I NO LONGER HAVE A WORKING HORN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY ALSO FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. I NOTICE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET NO INVESTIGATION OR RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MANY OWNERS OF THESE CARS MAY HAVE NON-WORKING HORNS AND NOT EVEN REALIZE IT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240946September 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HONDA 1998 ACCORD EX WITH A KNOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE THE P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT AT HONDA AND LET YOU KNOW MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237679August 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE KEY SWITCH WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $250. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236688August 1, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
THREE FAULTY VALVE STEMS FROM TIRES PLUS. THREE OF THE VALVE STEMS FAILED ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER INSTALLATION. CONDITION WAS SIMILAR TO A BLOW OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235714July 25, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE HAD TWO VALVE STEM FAILURES IN AS MANY MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234411July 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF REGARDLESS IF IT IS ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR AT A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234208July 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TURNING LEFT FROM A STOP SIGN, ACROSS TWO LANES OF EASTBOUND TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. CAR COULD BARELY BE DIRECTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF THE WAY OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. ASSESSMENT AT REPAIR SHOP WAS THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD SEPARATED RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF SUSPENSION. THIS ALSO CAUSED IN A BROKEN DRIVER-SIDE AXLE. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER DRIVER-SIDE BALL JOINTS WITH AFTER-MARKET PARTS. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE PASSENGER-SIDE, UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACED (FEBRUARY 2008) WITH HONDA PARTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSISTENT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, BOTH FRONT AND REAR INCLUDING LOOSENESS AND CLUNKING THAT HONDA DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE EFFECTIVELY. THERE IS A RECALL ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD LOWER BALL JOINTS, BUT ALLEGEDLY THIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED. VEHICLE HAD 117,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233116July 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1998 HONDA ACCORD KEPT SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR STOPPED ON A BACK ROAD AROUND A TURN AND COMPLETELY STALLED. THEN WHEN DRIVING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233114July 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HONDA COUPE V6 HAD 67,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS, I CANNOT SAFELY MAKE LEFT TURNS AS THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AND PASSING IS NOT SAFELY DONE EITHER. I DO NOT DRIVE IT NOW EXCEPT TO WORK, 2 MILES AWAY, AND LOCALLY. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE COST WILL BE BETWEEN $2,500 TO $3,000. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231815June 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING IT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A TEMPORARY LOWER BALL JOINT SO THAT THE CONTACT COULD DRIVE TO A LOCAL DEALER. ONCE AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE WAS FOUND, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 154,112. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ RECALL # 99V069000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT WAS IN GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK AS WELL. UPDATED 07/29/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231383June 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX IS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF WHILE I AM STOPPED, OR WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT NEVER OCCURS AT ANY CERTAIN TIME OR SPEED. I HAVE MANY THINGS REPLACED IN THE CAR AND NOTHING HAS FIXED IT. I HAD A RECALL DONE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT STILL DID IT. I TALKED WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN RELAY SYSTEM ARE NOTORIOUS FOR GOING OUT, SO I TOOK A CHANCE SINCE IT WAS ONLY 65 DOLLARS AND REPLACED IT AND IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. I HAD READ ON MANY FORUMS FROM TONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE MY CAR COULD BE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY GOING 65 AND IT WOULD JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND I HAD TO FORCE MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK WHICH COULD LEAD TO FATALITIES IF IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229206May 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR STARTED LEAKING GAS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND HAS HAD ALL OF ITS SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THIS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR A 10-YEAR OLD, DEALER MAINTAINED CAR THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. BUT HONDA COULD PROVIDE NO OTHER REASON FOR THE TANK TO HAVE BEGUN LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228154May 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. IN HOT WEATHER, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, MY CAR WILL EITHER NOT START AT ALL, START AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF, OR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS TO THE POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY HONDA. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS, INCLUDING AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER, WHICH HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN HOT OR WARM WEATHER. IT WILL HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK, AND THEN WON'T AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AM FEARFUL OF THE CONSEQUENCES ENOUGH THAT I AM NOT DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN OR WHERE MY CAR WILL RANDOM SHUT OFF. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD, AND MEN IN OTHER CARS HAD TO PUSH MY CAR ACROSS HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET IT OFF OF THE ROAD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF REST, MY CAR STARTED AGAIN. I AM ALSO AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT BECAUSE AUTHORIZED MECHANICS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227591May 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY MUST REMAIN IN THE RUN POSITION TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THE KEY IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, HE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE KEY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 176,360.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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