Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10022686June 9, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS CAUSED BY THROTTLE STICKING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017705June 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FIRST SERVICE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE LIGHT. A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THE "CATALYST" THAT COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019340June 6, 2003
SEATS
THE AUTOMATIC DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BECAME DETACHED. *NLM *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022208June 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020572May 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1998 HONDA ACCORD LX, 43,000 MILES. CAR'S ENGINE QUIT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS ABOUT A WEEK APART WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. AFTER COMING TO STOP, ENGINE STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH (UNDER RECALL) AND NO MORE PROBLEMS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018952May 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
AT 87,200 MILES MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAM ($83.00) SHOWED A FAILURE IN MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER, IT WOULD COST $891 (NO LABOR). THE SERVICEMAN SAID THAT THIS "MIGHT" SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018869May 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILT @ 55000 MILES ON MY 1998 ACCORD EX BUY AAMCO TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2001 ODESSEY AND RECEIVED RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY 1998 ACCORD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018867May 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
AT APPROXIMATELY 87,500 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN. COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS OF THE TROUBLE CODE READ "CATALYST DETERIORATION." I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THREE WEEKS LATER. THIS TIME, THE TROUBLE CODE SAID THAT THERE WAS A BAD PRIMARY OXYGEN SENSOR. THIS TOO, WAS REPLACED, AND I AM HOPING THAT THE LIGHT STAYS OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018753May 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AT 92000 MILES. I HAD THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER CODES EVALUATED BY A SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THE POST OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018150May 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE DEALER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016890May 2, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED 4 TIMES: 12/98, 12/99, 8/00 AND 4/03. AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A GENERIC DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT. DID NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THE 4TH FAILED SENDING UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018110May 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS PRESSED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE STICK SHIFT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017697April 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SIX MONTHS HAD PASSED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NO RECALL PARTS REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE AVAILABLE. RECALL #02 V 120 000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016060April 17, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THERE WAS CONDENSATION INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT BEAM TO REFLECT, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014509April 17, 2003
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A MULTI-VEHICLE CAR ACCIDENT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2003 AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THEN A DIFFERENT CAR SLAMMED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. GIVEN THE SPEED OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015738April 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011565April 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE DEALER REFUSED TO RECONNECT THE AFTER MARKET REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PERFORMED. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012367April 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CONSUMER RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR, THE DEALER FOUND THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE BEARING PLAY AT THE LEFT OUTPUT SHAFT. *MR *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014623March 27, 2003
STEERING
THE VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HARD TO CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012264March 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE 6 TIMES BUT CANNOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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