Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#886789April 25, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA GOING 40MPH IN RAIN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT AND THE 2 VEHICLES COLLIDED ON FRONT END SIDE OF PASSENGER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. HONDA DEALER WAS GIVING CONSUMER SOME PROBLEMS TO HAVE FIXED. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886508April 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER'S MOTHER WAS DRIVING AND GETTING READY TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE POLE, AND CAUSING $7110.30 IN DAMAGE. INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THROTTLE ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. HONDA AUTO BODY MECHANICS STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886532April 23, 2001
TIRES
CONSUMER NOTICED TIRE SELF INSPECTION. DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAS A BUBBLE SHAPE ON TIRE. GENERAL TIRE, AMERI CSTAR, 4 S P205 65R15 DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743749April 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING AROUND NORMALLY, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL CLUNK AND JERK GOING INTO AND OUT OF 2ND GEAR. DRIVE IT A LITTLE HARDER, IT YANKS AND BUCKS THE CAR. DURING NORMAL OPERATION, WHEN YOU CAME TO A STOP (WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO GO BACK TO 1ST WHEN DECELERATING), THE TRANSMISSION WILL FIGHT THE BRAKES AND JERK THE CAR FORWARD. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN IMMEDIATE DANGER, BUT IT IS A DEGENERATING PROBLEM THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AT ANY VEHICLE SPEED. OTHER 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6-COUPE OWNERS AND EVEN DEALERS HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS AS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT. HTTP://HONDA-ACURA.NET/FORUM/FORUM12/HTML/008731.HTML*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884704March 30, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884599March 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ENGINE IS OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING DEFECT. THIS DEFECT OCCURS RANDOMLY REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK HONDA STATED NEW HEAD GASKETS WERE NEEDED, AFTER REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER THEN STATED #5 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRIING, DEALER CLEANED PLUG, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, ALL PLUGS WERE REPLACED, COMPUTER WAS RESET, AND #5 SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED, ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND EXAMINED IT FINDING BURRS WERE EVIDENT ON THE STAMPING SURROUNDING THE MOVABLE BELLOWS, A LOT OF SHINY RIDGES WERE EVIDENT ON THE BELLOWS, HE RAN A HOT WATER TEST TO SEE IF THE BURRS WOULD CAUSE THE DEVICE TO REMAIN CLOSED, HOWEVER IT STUCK CLOSE, CONSUMER REMOVED THE BURRS AND THE THERMOSTAT OPERATED PROPERLY, ON ONE OCCASION ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT DUE TO STEAM FROM THERMOSTAT, CONSUMER FEELS THE RADIATOR RECOVERY TUBE WAS BEING BLOWN OFF BY THE STEAM ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED AND CODE P1399 COMES UP, WHICH NOONE KNOWS WHAT THE CODE STANDS FOR, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH.. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741791March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SURGES. WE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING THE WEEK BEFORE AND THEN OUR SON LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. HE WAS ONLY GOING 35 MPH AT THE TIME AND WAS BRAKING AT THE TIME. WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND SURGING. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A BROKEN SEAL AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED 3 DAYS AFTER WE PICKED THE CAR BACK UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER SUPPOSED REPAIRS. AFTER READING OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, MAYBE THIS IS THE FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGES CONTROL AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION. WE DON'T KNOW. AFTER THE CAR IS REPAIRED FROM THE ACCIDENT WE ARE TAKING BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR MORE WORK ON TRANSMISSION/FUEL THROTTLE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741798March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT TREE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#741821March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BEARING GOING INTO TRANMISSION CRACKED. FRONT END MADE ODD NOISE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. EVENTUALLY TRANSMISSION FUILD LEAKED OUT, REQUIRING TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559996February 28, 2001
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND 2 SCREWS ON STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG CONNECTOR COVER WERE MISSING, DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881253February 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 FRONT END HEAD ON COLLISIONS; ONE AT 30 MPH, AND OTHER AT 45 MPH. BOTH TIMES DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740255January 31, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE DRIVER SEAT GOT LOOSE AND WHILE DOING THE 22,500 MILES MAINTAINANCE, I REQUESTED THE SERVICE PERSON TO LOOK IF SOME BOLTS HAD GONE LOOSE. HE LATER TOLD ME THAT THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. I HENCE CALLED UP THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. I GOT AN APPOINTMENT ON 01/30/2001 AND ON THE APPOINTMENT DAY THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE FOLLOWING: THE SEAT'S SLIDE ADJUSTER WAS BROKEN AND REPLACED IT AS NEEDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740074January 29, 2001
TIRES, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN A MONTH AND A HALF. THE CAR SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AT IDLE (DEALER SAYS UNBELIVABLE SHAKE IS NORMAL). WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME IT STARTS TO VIBRATE AND HESITATE AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO DRIVE IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHOLE SUSPENSION OF THE CAR IS NOT SECURE. THE BRAKES ON THE CAR HAVE ALSO BEEN FIXED OR CHECKED 4 TIMES - IT IS VERY HARD TO BREAK. THEIR IS ALSO A VERY HESITATION IN THE ENGINE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT FEELS LIKE THERE MAY BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH USED TIRES BECAUSE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THERE WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE REPLACING THE BAD TIRES WITH NEW GOOD TIRES (HOPING THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WAS DUE TO JUST THE BAD TIRES) THEY REPLACED THEM WITH USED TIRES AND DIDN'T BALANCE AND ALIGN THEM (THIS IS ON THE FORTH VISIT TO THE DEALER). THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND GETTING WORSE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M3TA TIRESIZE: 195/65R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878784January 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER PULLED INTO GARAGE ON AN UPGRADE AND PARKED. CONSUMER THOUGHT CAR WAS IN PARK BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION. CONSUMER TURNED AROUND AND VEHICLE WAS ROLLING DOWN DRIVEWAY BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER, AND HE SAID THAT IGNITION SWITCH WAS BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878715January 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND DOES NOT HOLD WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE. TRANSMISSION HAS BURNED COMPLETLY OUT. DEAELR IS GOING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739654January 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GUAGE FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878005January 11, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BULB WHICH ITS ON BACK ORDER, AND CANNOT GET THE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738506December 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WIRING SHORT NEAR GLOVE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS IN PARKING LOT AT WORK. STARTED INTERNAL FIRE. INTERIOR COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CAR TOTALLED. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877079December 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN FRONT AT ABOUT 60MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737920December 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS. DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY THREE TIMES UP TO DATE OF DEC/2000. ADVISED DEALER OF ISSUE, THEY ADVISED FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT. CALLED MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED NOT REPRESENTING ISSUE. WAITING ON RETURN CALL FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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