Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10053424February 19, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE CONSUMER CUT HIS FINGER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10058417February 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS, MY ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING OR JERKING IN THE LOWER GEARS (SLIPPING). WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, IT'S NOT AS BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057980February 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD LIT UP AND VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058050February 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPED TO A LOWER GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057933February 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE APPOINTMENT DATE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE ON AN ERRAND. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN A PARKING LOT. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER TO GET VEHICLE TOWED FOR RECALL REPAIRS AT THEIR EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056840February 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD AT ABOUT 54,000 MILES IN NOVEMBER, 2002. I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS TO YOUR AGENCY. HONDA HAS ONLY PAID FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE COST OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY AAMCO. MY QUESTION IS WHETHER THE NHTSA IS GOING TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE 1998 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. MY REVIEW OF YOUR DATABASE TODAY INDICATES OVER 100 INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS MODEL HONDA ACCORD. ISN'T THAT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE AN INVESTIGATION BY YOUR AGENCY AND A SAFETY RECALL? PLEASE ADVISE AS TO YOUR INTENDED ACTION IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU TARYNN YOKOMIZO [email protected]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056787February 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD WITH 61000 MILES ON ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS JOINED THE GROWING POPULATION OF ACCORDS WITH FAILED CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE FINAL DRIVE (TRANSMISSION). I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY SERVICE WORK DONE AT THE SERVICE SHOP WHERE MY SON IS EMPLOYED AS A MECHANIC. THUS WHEN I DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY MECHANIC FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A SEAL REPLACEMENT, ONLY TO BE HIT WITH THE HORRIFIC NEWS THAT IT IS GOING TO COST ME $2500-$3000 TO FIX THE FAILED CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE FINAL DRIVE! I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM (KLEIN HONDA IN EVERETT WA.) AND WAS TOLD BY TREVOR IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE V-6 ENGINES, BUT NOT THE 4 CYLINDERS (MINE). WHEN I ASKED HIM TO HELP ME THIS THE EXPENSE HE RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND WISHED ME LUCK SINCE I HADN'T HAD ANY OF MY SERVICES CONDUCTED WITH A DEALERSHIP. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, SO MY CALL TO HONDA CUSTOMER CARE WILL OCCUR ON 2/9/04. IF I DON'T GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM I DO PLAN ON TURNING THIS IN TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND EVERYPLACE ELSE I CAN FIND TO LODGE COMPLAINTS WITH. WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE OVER THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY A HONDA RECALL ACTION! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056570February 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE TOOK MY 1998 ACCORD EX IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE (90,000 MILES) AND TO HAVE THE INTERLOCK SWITCH RECALL DONE. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR, THE DEALER TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION - NO LEAKS IN THE GARAGE, NO STRANGE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. WE DECLINED THE SERVICE, BUT THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID OUR RE-MANUFACTURED TRANS WAS IN AND SINCE I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE (INCL. RENTAL CAR). I WAS SUSPICIOUS THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART AND PUSH THE ISSUE SO STRONGLY, SO I DID SOME RESEARCH. ON WWW.ACCORDFORUMS.COM I FOUND THAT OTHERS HAD BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THIS TRANSMISSION CAN SUDDENLY FAIL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A BEARING (IN FACT, THE SERVICE WRITE-UP STATES "TRANS FLUID LEAK, TRANS MAY FAIL DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL BEARING GOING OUT CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK"). I THOUGHT THIS WAS WARRANTY FRAUD BY THE DEALER, BUT APPARENTLY THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY AREN'T CLEARLY EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM TO OWNERS, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES THE ISSUE SEEM SUSPECT. IN FACT, WHEN WE PICKED UP OUR CAR, THE DEALER WAS EXPLAINING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM TO THE PERSON IN LINE BEFORE US (WHICH IS WHY WE GOT SUSPICIOUS). IT SEEMS THAT HONDA HAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL VEHICLE OWNERS ABOUT, BUT THEIR DEALERS ARE PUSHING TO FIX IT ANYWAY. OF COURSE, THEY ORIGINALLY QUOTED US $1,600 TO $5,000 FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER WE TOLD THEM NO, WE WERE INFORMED IT WOULD BE COMPLETED AT NO COST TO US. SOUNDS LIKE A STEALTH RECALL TO ME. (THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BE FREE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE THROUGH HONDA CARE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I BELIEVE THAT EITHER.) WE'RE HAVING THE WORK DONE TODAY NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ARE. I THINK OTHERS NEED TO BE INFORMED OF THIS ISSUE SO NO ONE GETS KILLED OR INJURED IF THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T PAY FOR THIS WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056426February 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, EQUIPMENT
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY HONDA ACCORD WAS REPLACED IN 2002. NOW, FEBRUARY 2004, THE HONDA DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056478February 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 98 HONDA ACCORD. THIS SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN BY REPAIR PEOPLE THAT 98,99 AND 00 HAVE TRANMISSION PROBLEMS. WHY WON'T THE DEALERSHIPS REPLACE THESE WHEN THERE SO MANY PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056243January 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY DASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057228January 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 15 MPH ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SPECIFY THE SPECIFIC FAILURE, THEY JUST SAID THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055171January 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION - HAVE SERVICED 4 TIMES IN 1 1/2 YEARS. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IS ONLY OFFERING TO COVER 1/2 OF PARTS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD. IT SHIFTS INCORRECTLY AND REVS VERY HIGH, THEN SLAMS INTO NEXT GEAR. PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 74K MILES AFTER I OWNED FOR 7 MONTHS. SAID THEY WON'T COVER WHOLE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE REGULAR SERVICE DONE AT HONDA DEALERSHIPS. I WAS ABLE TO PROVE I HAD SERVICE DONE AT REPUTABLE DEALERS BUT NOT HONDA. IT IS ESTIMATED THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WILL COST ME AROUND $1500.00. HONDA OF AMERICA SHOULD PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING IN MY MIND. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055055January 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I GOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 1998-ACCORD-LX (97000 MILES ON THIS ONE). TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED COMPLETELY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I GOT ALL THE REGULAR SEVICES DONE AT ONLY HONDA DEALERS AND THERE WAS NO INDIATION ABOUT THIS FAILURE. FOR NO FAULT, THIS THING HAS FAILED. I WOULD THINK THAT THE PART ITSELF IS DEFECTIVE, IN THE FIRST PLACE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055098January 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BACK LAST YEAR IN MAY I HAD TO REPLACE MY V-6 3.0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION AT 74,000 MILES! I CAN UNDERSTAND IF THE TRANSMITION GOES OUT AT 125,000 MILES OR MORE BUT 74,000 DOESNT SOUND RIGHT TO ME. THEY SAID WHEN I HAD THE TRANSMITION REPLACED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMITION COMPLEATLY WORE AWAY! THIS REPAIR COSTED ME $2,000 AND AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THE CAR HAD REGULAR CHECK UPS AND WAS WORKING FINE FOR YEARS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CHECK MORE ACCORDS IF THEY HAVE TRANSMITION PROBLEMS LIKE I HAVE HAD, I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE ONLINE WHO ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE ONE FRIEND WHO ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT FOR HIM HE JUST HAD TO PAY FOR THE PARTS BECAUSE HE COULD FIX IT HIM SELF. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IF THERE IS COMPONSATION PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THAT IS ALOT OF MONEY THAT I DO NOT MAKE AS A STUDENT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055803January 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE NOT MAKING APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. RECALL 03V423000 SUBJECT: IGNITION SWITCH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055825January 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055830January 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055674January 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WON'T DO REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SECURITY ALARM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055694January 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION IS VERY LOOSE WHEN THE KEY IS PLACED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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