Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10143826November 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHY MY 98 HONDA ACCORD WITH 87000 MILES. 1 YEAR LATER WITH LESS THAN 100000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETLY OUT. IT WAS $3000 TO FIX. 2 YEARS LATER WITH ONLY 140000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. $3000 TO FIX. IT NOW HAS 170000 MILES AND IS STARTING TO SLIP. IT ALSO STALLS WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS STALLED MANY TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. HONDA REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH 1 MONTH AGO AND SINCE IT HAS CONTINUED TO STALL. HONDA WILL NO LONGER FIX IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140725October 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 COUPE. IT BEGAN TO HESITATE GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FUSE TO MY RADIO BLEW. WAS TOLD BY HONDA NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION $3-4K. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140566October 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP. A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ISSUED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ONE TO TWO MONTHS. SHE STATED IT HAPPENED ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WILL START AFTER SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140547October 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 98 HONDA ACCORD AND AROUND 87,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED THEY SAID HAD TO REBUILD. $2900.00. AL MONTH LATER I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE GEAR BOX AND THEY FIXED IT. I TOOK IT BACK TWICE SINCE HAVING TRANNY REBUILT NOW ITS A YEAR LATER AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIP AND JERK AND NOW THERE IS A METAL SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR BOX WHEN IN GEAR. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140058October 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP, NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY, JERKING, ETC. THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THIS WILL COST $4,500.00 THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR I BOUGHT NEW AND THAT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH ALL SERVICE INTERVALS DONE BY A QUALIFIED HONDA DEALER (HUGGINS HONDA, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX) AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT HONDA HAS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD IT. I HAVE A 20 MILE COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK EVERY DAY AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL COMPLETELY WHILE I AM COMMUTING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139049October 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
DT: 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATES THE HORN DOES NOT BLOW WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS THE HORN WILL BLOW. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WILL COST $800 TO FIX IT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING AND THERE WAS A HEAT AT HER FEET . TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BLOCKED . NEITHER OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137180October 6, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: THE CALLER SAID THE FRONT CRADLE ASSEMBLY WAS RUSTED. SHE SAID WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT IT MADE A POPPING NOISE. PART WAS REPLACED. DEALER STILL HAS THE PART. DEALER SAID NOTHING ELSE WAS RUSTED, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PART EASY BECAUSE THAT PART DID NOT GO BAD THAT OFTEN. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CALLER WANTED TO CALL NHTSA TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE RUSTED PART.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136462September 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2005 .THAT SAME WEEK THE CAR STOPPED. SHE CALLED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS HOSTILE, AND TOLD HER SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. HOWEVER, SHE CALLED BEFORE SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. SHE WENT TO DEALER ON 9-7-05, AND THE PERSON IN CHARGE WAS NOT THERE. ON 9-14-05 SHE WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, AND HE WAS HOSTILE. DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALER FINALLY LOOKED IT UP IN THE COMPUTER AND SAID THEY WOULD SERVICE IT UNDER THE RECALL. HE TOLD HER SHE COULD BRING THE CAR ANYTIME. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE DEALER THAT SHE WOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TOMORROW, AND HE TOLD HER HE WOULD NOT BE THERE. HE WAS EVASIVE ABOUT WHEN SHE SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136539September 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS EASING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 7, 2005. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BE REPAIRED. THEY DID NOT TELL HER WHAT HAD CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE SHOULD GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT HER OWN EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133511August 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) DRIVING FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO OCEAN CITY,MARYLAND FOR VACATION AND THE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WE WERE ALMOST THERE. WE PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD AND CHECKED FLUIDS AND CAR AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE OKAY UNTIL WE COULD MAKE IT TO GARAGE. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN IN 4TH GEAR AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND CAR STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT AND RPM'S WENT UP. (2) LET CAR SIT AND THEN TRIED TO DRIVE AGAIN IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS BUT SAME PROBLEM KEPT OCCURING. THEN WE PUT IT IN 2ND GEAR AND THAT WORKED FINE. WE DROVE IN 2ND GEAR GOING SLOW IN THE MIDDLE OF A PLACE WE DID NOT KNOW AND BARELY MADE IT TO THE BEACH WHERE MY CAR SAT THE WHOLE TIME AND WE COULD NOT DRIVE ANYWHERE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED FROM OCEAN CITY TO HARRISBURG, PA (ABOUT A 4 HOUR DRIVE) (3) AFTER TALKING WITH A HONDA CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND OTHERS WE DETERMINED IT WAS THE TRANMISSION GOING OUT. MY CAR IS STILL SITTING AND I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I AM GOING TO DO CONSIDERING A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS 3 TO 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS AS I WAS TOLD BY HONDA. THIS IS GREAT CONSIDERING I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND STILL HAVE 3 YEARS TO PAY ON IT AND IT ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131575August 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: HAD TO DIFFERENT PARTS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE IGITION SWITCH AND THE INNER LOCK SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EGR FOR THE EXHAUST EMISSION.. HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONTACTED THE THREE DEALERS, AND MANUFACTURER AND STILL HAD NO HELP FROM EITHER. THESE PROBLEMS STARTING HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO AROUND JUNE 29, 2004. AFTER THEY FIXED THE IGITION SWITCH IT WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN, VEHICLE COMPETELY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130276July 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 STARTED FAILING AT 116K MILES. THE CAR BEGAN MISSING OUT AND THEN LURCHING FORWARD WHEN DRIVING, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,200. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH '98 HONDAS, AS WELL AS THE 200 AND 2001 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129606July 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: CALLER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 03088 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. THE KEY WOULD COME OUT IN ANY GEAR, AND THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT. CURRENTLY, THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT WHEN IT IS IN PARK. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS CALLER PAYS FOR IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON JULY 18, 2005 TO GET IT FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130183July 15, 2005
WHEELS:HUB
1998 HONDA ACCORD WHEELS COVERS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE TIRE VALVE STEMS.*MR THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPLAINED THAT IT IS DIFFICLT TO FIT THE AIR HOSE OVER THE VALVE STEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116109June 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 103000 MILES ON IT AND SUSPECTED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE 93000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT 20, 30, AND 40 MPH. I CALLED THE HONDA CORP IN CA AND TOLD THEM MY HONDA ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER TO CHECK IT BEFORE I CAN MAKE A CLAIM ON IT. THE HONDA DEALER LOOKED AT IT SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THERE WILL BE A $90 FEE. THE DEALER AND I CALLED THE HONDA CORP TO PUT IN A CLAIM AND HE EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE COMPLETED ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND A DAY LATER THE HONDA CORP CALLED THE DEALER AND DENIED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY WITH MY CLAIM. I DID NOT EVEN RECEIVE A PHONE CALL BACK FROM THE HONDA CORP. THE DEALER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE NEWS AND THEY GAVE ME A TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4200. I CALL THE HONDA CORP AND SPOKE WITH KEVIN BROWN AND HE SAID CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP AND SORRY YOUR CASE IT CLOSED. HOW IS MY CASE CLOSED ONLY AFTER ONE DAY OF EVALUATION. KEVIN BROWN ALSO SAID THAT THE HONDA CORP HAS ASSISTED OTHER PEOPLE WITH 98 V6 ACCORDS WITH MORE MILES THAN I HAVE, BUT HE SAID THOSE CASES WERE DIFFERENT. HOW ARE OTHER CASES SO DIFFERENT WHEN I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR. AFTER READING OTHER WEBSITES AND FORUMS, I CAN SEE THIS IS A MORE COMMON PROBLEM THEN I THOUGHT AND NOW I HAVE READ OVER 100 COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA ACCORD V6 98 AND 99 TRANSMISSIONS ON THE SITE. SOME ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN NOW!!!!!!!!!*AK THE CONSUMER DISPUTES NHTSA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 1998 HONDA ACCORDS TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE CONSUMER FOUND SEVERAL ISSUES WHICH WERE VERY SIMILAR TO HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124236June 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DURING PERIODS OF WET WEATHER, HIGH HUMIDITY, POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, AND RIGHT SIDE POWER WINDOWS DO NOT FUNCTION FROM DRIVER'S SEAT LOCATIONL. NO PARTS REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESOLVE ITSELF WHEN HUMIDITY DROPS AND THINGS DRY OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122051May 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH . SOME OF THE 1998-1999 HONDA ACCORDS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM ,BUT THE DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF, AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. DEALER SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH FAULTY WIRING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH . SHE DID QUALIFY FOR THE FIRST RECALL BUT NOT FOR THIS ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120147May 6, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOLLOW-UP TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. HAD CATYLITIC CONVERTER REPLACED AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS, LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER ONLY 30 MILES WITH DIFFERENT ERROR CODE. I WONDER HOW LONG HONDA WILL LET THIS PROBLEM GO WITH OUT RECOGNIZING THERE IS A OBD COMPUTER PROBLEM! IF THIS IS NOT FIXED SOON I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119693May 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 HONDA ACCORD HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. STARTED SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM JUST GOT WORST OVER TIME. WE FINALLY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. OUT OF ALL THE CARS I'VE HAD, NEW OR OLD, NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118650April 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON & OFF INTERMITANTLY SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2002. THE LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER CHECK THIS NUMEROUS TIMES, AND GOT ERROR CODES RANGING FROM O2 SENSOR FAILURE, WHICH WAS REPLACED, TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. TWICE THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THE MOST RECENT TESTS REVEALED A CATALYTICCONVERTER PROBLEM, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED BY ANOTHER HONDA DEALER LAST SPRING. THE COST OF REPLACING THIS ITEM WAS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $1000. AS A GESTURE OF GOOD FAITH, HONDA OFFERED TO GOODWILL THE PARTS. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT 2 DAYS AFTER THE TEST, BUT THE LIGHT WENT OFF & STAYED OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,. IN JANUARY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. I HAD THE TEST RAN BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY HAD THE SAME CONCLUSION. THE LIGHT IS STILL ON TO THIS DATE (APRIL 28, 2005). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS CONDITION AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE & MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION, REPAIRED THEIR VEHICLES AT GREAT EXPENSE, ONLY TO HAVE THE EMMISIONS LIGHT COME BACK ON AND THE CAR BEING DIAGNOSED WITH THE INITIAL PROBLEM AFTER ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPAIR THE CONDITION AND GUARANTEE THE VEHICLE WILL PASS EMMISIONS TESTS, WHICH ARE MANDATORY BY THE END OF MAY. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRUST IT TO TELL ME THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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