Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#8021532October 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO RECONNECT THEIR ALARM SYSTEM AFTER DISCONNECTING IT TO DO RECALL. AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR RECALL. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021551October 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL DONE. PART ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND BY THE MEAN TIME THE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL IS HAPPENING TO VEHICLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021414October 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE MODEL WAS RECALLED AND THEY HAVE REPLACED HE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE AND VEHICLE IS WORSE THAN EVER. DEALER IS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768743October 22, 2002
WHEELS
REAR BEARING HAD BEEN WHINING FOR ALMOST A YEAR, BUT I WAS BLAMING THE TIRES SINCE THE POSSIBILITY OF BEARING FAILURE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE DID NOT OCCUR TO ME. BEARINGS USUALLY LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEIZURE IN THE BEARINGS AND A RESULING ACCIDENT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021386October 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT HAS RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL THREE MONTHS AGO FOR THE IGNITION SWICH AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021260October 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT REGARDING RECALL. DEALER ADVISED A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PARTS CAME IN AND NOW IGNITION SWITCH IS ON BACK ORDER. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A RECALL REMEDY DATE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020897October 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION WILL STAY RUNNING AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRS. NARDI HONDA ST. JAMES, NY 631-724-0500 MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020902October 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING THROUGH THE BEARINGS WHEN DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. MR THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS FAULT WAS NOT A DEFECT PROBLEM FOR THE MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020908October 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NO PARTS AVAILABLE RECALL#02V120000IGNITION SWITCH. THILHUGAES HONDA 1800-969-0347 ASPEN, GA 30606 MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020944October 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NO PARTS AVAILABLE.RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWITCH. HOLLER HONDA HWY 1792 WINTER PARK, FL 32789 407-645-2282 MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020801October 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR IGNITION. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO PERFORMED RECALL TILL DECEMBER 2002. DEALER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020815October 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT UNABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR OVER A MONTH,AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING HER SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER MONTH TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020877October 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES: DEALER HAS BEEN SCHEDULED THREE TIMES FOR CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THREE TIME HAS BEEN CANCELLED THE APPOINTMENT, SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020723October 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE POWER LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENLEY. RIGHT SIDE CAR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567786October 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH FROM HONDA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING THE RECALL WORK DONE, THE DEALER UNHOOKED THE AUTO LOCK SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY HAD FOUND THIS KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. HONDA WOULD NOT PAY TO REINSTALL THIS SYSTEM. AS A RESULT THE KEYLESS ENTRY IN VEHICLE IS DANGLING, AND THE WIRES WERE LEFT ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS CLEAR THAT THIS POSITION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY HONDA AS SOLELY AS A WAY TO REDUCE THEIR COST, AT EXPENSE OF THE CUSTOMER. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020470October 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED WITH OUT ANY WARNING, DUE TO THE DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568017October 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED AND SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO COME TO A SAFE HAULT THERE BY SLAMMING INTO GEARS AND CAUSING INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO OCCUR. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE SHUTTING OFF PROBLEM WOULD STILL OCCUR. SOON AFTER CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL HONORED AND DUE TO THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SHUTTING OFF. CONSUMER FEELS THE EXPENSE INCURRED WAS A RESULT OF THE RECALL. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567743October 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, THE DEALER HADTO DISCONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM. THE DEALER IS CHARGING CONSUMER A RECONNECTION FEE. THE ALARM IS NOT AN AFTER MARKET PRODUCT. IT IS THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. *JG *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020453October 8, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
UPON ACCELERATION DRIVER SEAT FELL BACK INTO BACK SEAT AREA. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WELD USED TO TILT THE SEAT BROKE, IN TURN, CAUSED THE SEAT TO DETACH FROM THE BASE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020279October 7, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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