Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10032121August 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF GOING TO STALL. DOWN THE STREET FROM HOME CAR STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN HOME, AND WITHOUT WARNING FLAMES "SHOT" OUT FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. EVERY COMPONENT UNDER THE HOOD BURNED COMPLETELY. **REQUEST CALLBACK FROM ODI** *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032052August 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING THE GEAR SHIFT AND WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030588August 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE BEARINGS WENT BAD IN THE OUTPUT SHAFT CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 89,000 MILES. HONDA PAID FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR COST, BUT AFTER REVIEWING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031711July 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#99V06900, LOWER BALL JOINT. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030330July 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD ALL DEALER PRESCRIBED MAINTENANCE AT DEALER AND I SUDDENLY HAVE A TRANSMISSION THAT IS BEYOND REPAIR, ACCORDING TO THEM. LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD - 114,000 MILES. HONDA WEBSITE DID HAVE TRANSMISSION RECALL ON SIMILAR MODEL ACCORDS (SAME BODY TYPE, LATER YEAR), BUT NOT MINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031492July 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. A CODE (P0401) POINTED TO AN EGR PROBLEM BUT WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE EGR PORTS THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITHIN HOURS. *MR *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026076July 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WORKS ONLY INTERMITANTLY SINCE NEW, DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG AND IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THEN ONE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WE HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS FACTORY DEFECT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025775July 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE NOW HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON THIS CAR TWICE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET. I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WERE THE CONSUMERS HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026829July 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PARTS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02 V 120 00 HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 8 MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025746July 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JERK THEN FAILED IN ALL BUT LOW GEAR DAELER SAYS HONDA HAS SO MANY REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS THAN NONE ARE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025647July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS ROUGH IN SHIFTING WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TOTALLY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONE DAY AND THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF A SUDDEN SWITCHED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE I WAS GOING 55 MPH. I THOUGH THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY'RE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE 8OK MILES, BUT I FEEL HONDA HAS MADE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025687July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN '1998 ACCORD LX(2.3L) DOES NOT UP/DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY WHEN COLDONCE ENGINE/TRANS GET UP TO FULL OPERATING TEMP ALL FEELS OK. NO USEFUL RESPONSE FROM HONDA DEALER TO ON GOING PROBLEM (@ LAST YEAR+). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025563July 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
98 HONDA ACCORD WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAUSED BY A CLOGGED EGR VALVE: I'VE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM FOR HONDA FOR 10+ YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026441July 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE KEY CAN COME OUT THE IGNITION WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025238July 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO AN EMBANKMENT. MY SON RECEIVED FACIAL & HEAD LACERATIONS, AN ACUTE CONCUSSION, AND OTHER INJURIES. HE HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER IN MISSION HILLS, CALIFORNIA FROM PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE OF HIS INJURIES, HE IS HAVING A LOT OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD IF THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED AS IT WAS MADE TO DO. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10023841June 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 85,000 ON 1998, HONDA, ACCORD. DEALER SAYS NEW TRANSMISSION NECESSARY AT $5000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024662June 23, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021474June 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN 2002, WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AXLE SEALS LEAKING ON OUR 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED HONDA'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, AND THUS TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE SEEN THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES, REPLACING THE SEALS AT LEAST ONCE. THEY NOW ADVISE US THAT BY DIAGNOSING THE SYMPTOMS (THEY CANNOT DISSEMBLE THE TRANSMISSION) THEY FEEL THE LEAKING IS DUE TO WORN DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE REPORTED TO HONDA NORTH AMERICAN WHO ADVISES THEY CAN DO NOTHING AS THIS IS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. IF SO, WHY WASN'T THIS CAUGHT DURING ONE OF THE MANY VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP? WHEN THE PROBLEMS BEGAN, THIS CAR ONLY HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT. WITH THE LEAK, THERE HAS ALSO BEEN CLUNKING AND SLOPPING SHIFTING, ALMOST SINCE THE FIRST DAY WE OWNED THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021516June 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
REFERENCE COMPLAINT #10008215: NHTSA ASSISTED IN ARRANGING A MEETING WITH MIKE MONELL PART/SERVICE DIRECTOR FOR NORM REEVES HONDA AND ERIC CATHERINE, DISTRICT PARTS/SERVICE MGR. FOR AMERICAN HONDA. THE MEETING TOOK PLACE ON 3/24/03 AND I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 2003 HYBRID AND MY 1998 ACCORD. THE PRIMARY CONCERN ABOUT THE ACCORD WAS THE RECALL OF ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. NORM REEVES HAD CLAIMED TO INSTALL A COMPLETE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF AMERICAN HONDA. AFTER THE ALLEGED REPAIR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. I PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING: (1) I BUY THE NEW PART, (2) I WITNESS THE INSTALLATION, AND (3) I RECEIVE THE PART REMOVED. MR. CATHERINE PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS NEVER HAPPENED. I BOUGHT A NEW PART FROM ANOTHER DEALER AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT HONDA MECHANIC ON 5/9/03. HIS OPINION WAS THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE AND THAT THE PART REMOVED SHOWED WEAR UNLIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE SHORT INTERVAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT NORM REEVES COULD NOT HAVE REPLACED THE COMPLETE IGNITION, SINCE THAT TYPE OF REPAIR WOULD HAVE NECESSITATED THE RE-PROGRAMMING OF THE KEYS. FURTHER, HONDAS WRITTEN SERVICE BULLETIN 02-031 CLEARLY INSTRUCTS THE DEALER: CENTER-PUNCH A COMPLETION MARK ABOVE THE EIGHTH CHARACTER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT VIN. NO SUCH MARK APPEARS ON MY VEHICLE. IN VIEW OF THE EVIDENCE, I NOW BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS ENGAGED IN A FRAUDULENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECALL ORDER. TO FURTHER PROVE THIS ALLEGATION, I SEEK THE ASSISTANCE OF NHTSA TO DETERMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HAND-WRITTEN NUMBERS ON THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH PART. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH THE ORIGINAL PART (35130-S84-A01) AND THE REPLACEMENT PART (35130-S84-305). FURTHER, I NOTE THAT THE RAISED PLASTIC NUMBERS ON THE PARTS DIFFER BY ONE DIGIT. I BELIEVE THAT NHTSA SHOULD ASCERTAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BOTH THE RAISED PLASTIC NUMBERS AND THE HAND-WRITTEN NUMBERS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A NEW INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021394June 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING EVEN THOUGH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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