Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10102394December 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD'S MAINTENANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND SERVICED AT HONDA. I ONLY HAVE 49,000 ACTUAL MILES ON MY 98 HONDA. THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE. FURTHERMORE, WHEN ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL SEEM AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL AND KEEP PRESSING AND RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE GEAR WILL MOVE. HONDA HAS NOW INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS; A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 49,000 MILES? HONDA HAS AGREED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FOR NO CHARGE OF THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR COSTS. HONDA OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, WHY SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS?I HOPE I'M NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MY HONDA. THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR A PROBLEM THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. HOPEFULLY, AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THERE WILL BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE IS FATALITIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102231December 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WITH CLUTCH PRESSED DOWN WHILE CAR IN GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO ENGAGE. PROBLEM WAS OCCASIONAL AT THE BEGINNING, THEN WORSENED TO THE POINT VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE. (1 YEAR PERIOD) TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THEY WERE CLUELESS TO ANY CAUSE. VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN STALL IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND AT ANY LIGHTS. IF CLUTCH WAS PRESSED DOWN FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS WHILE IN GEAR THE HYDROLICS WOULD FAIL AND KILL THE ENGINE. SLAVE CYLINDER, CLUTCH HYDROLICS EVENTUALLY FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SLAVE CYLINDER AND LINE FOR OVER $500, CLUTCH NOW OPERATES FINE. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE WITH MODIFIED HONDA PARTS SINCE ORIGINAL SLAVE AND LINE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA FOR RELIEF DO TO FAULTY DESIGN/PARTS BUT REFUSED DUE TO ULTIMATE FAILURE OCCURRING OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101921December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES. CONSUMER THEN PURCHASED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY AT 106,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108651November 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING HIS CAR. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097665November 17, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098728November 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JULY 03 AT 110K MILES, CODE P0420. TO PASS EMISSIONS, AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL SOURCES, I REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH AN OEM REPLACEMENT ($250 INSTEAD OF $800 FROM THE DEALERSHIP). THE C.E. LIGHT HAS NOW COME BACK ON WITH THE SAME CODE AS BEFORE, P0420. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S EMISSION SYSTEM OR IT'S SENSORS. THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR 11 MONTHS WITH THE NEW C.C.. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE I HAVE BURNED THROUGH ANOTHER C. CONVERTER IN 25K MILES. I SEE THE COURT RULING IN 1998 THAT HONDA HAD LEFT MISFIRING MONITORING DEVICE IN THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) FOR PRE-1998 MODELS DISABLED. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DETECTED IT CAN LEAD TO INCREASED EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF HYDROCARBONS AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES CATALYST. I WILL NOT PAY $250 PER YEAR TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE CONVERTERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099577November 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STOPPED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE , HOWEVER IT WOULD ONLY GO 20 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096190October 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HEARD "THUMPING" TYPE NOISE IN 1998 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER WHERE ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ORIGINALLY TOLD THAT WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED BUT THEN INFORMED THAT BEARING IN TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE DESPITE THE VEHICLE'S IMPECCABLE SERVICE RECORDS, LOW MILES, AND EXCELLENT CONDITION. REMANUFACTURED HONDA TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, BUT THE PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THOSE OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS FAILURE DESERVE FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096626October 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AT THIS TIME HE CAN NO LONGER STEER THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING SOUND. HE STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES. HE HAS TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093711October 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT WENT OFF WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING DONE. SINCE THEN THE CEL HAS GONE ON AND OFF FOR 4-5 TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR IN OKIMOTO'S FOR SERVICE AND THEY FOUND PO420, CATALYTIC CONVERTER INEFFICIENCY. THIS IS ON A 1998 HONDA ACCORD, THAT HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED. TOOK THE CAR TO NORM REEVES AND THE GOT THE SAME CODE PO420. COST OF REPAIR $1000. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CEL AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090413September 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
LAST SPRING (4/25/03) , I TOOK MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD IN TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKES AND WHILE THERE, THEY FIXED THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED. NTIL THEN, I HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM STARTING MY CAR. AFTER THE RECALL REPLACEMENT, I NOW HAVE STARTING PROBLEMS! IT SEEMS THAT MY CAR WILL CRANK NORMALLY BUT NOT TURN OVER. IT APPEARS NOT TO BE GETTING FUEL. THE CAR WILL THEN START NORMALLY AFTER AN HOUR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED BUT I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. STRANGELY ENOUGH, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN IN THE COLD WEATHER, ONLY ON HOT DAYS. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER AND PRIVATE MECHANICS THAT THEY NEED TO SEE IT WHEN IT WILL NOT START IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE & FIX THE PROBLEM. AS I HAVE STATED ABOVE, IT WILL START AFTER AN HOUR OR SO, IT WILL START BEFORE I CAN HAVE IIT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I HAVE 39,963 MILES ON THIS CAR AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND HAD THE SAME YEAR & MODEL CAR AND HAD THE SAME STARTING PROBLEMS. SHE GOT RID OF THE CAR. I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088760August 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD CAME ON AGAIN AFTER 101000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1998 HONDA ACCORD, BUT THE COMPANY HAS NOT COMMENCED ANY RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088315August 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK AND LURCHING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. DIAGNOSED AS A BEARING FAILURE DUE TO POSSIBLE GROUND STRAP FAILURE. TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND TORQUE CONVERTER REBUILT. GROUND STRAP, 1 SET OF DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER BEARINGS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086964August 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER TURNING OFF CAR IN THE "PARK" POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086852August 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 HONDA ACCORD EX- HAD TO REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAILURE OF TRANSFER BEARING. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AT APPROX 85,000 MI. HAVE RECORDS LISTING ALL SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE. WHY DID HONDA OFFER TO REIMBURSE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS IN 2000 - 2002 ACCORDS AND NOT EARLIER MODELS IF THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS WERE USED IN 1998 & 1999 MODEL YEARS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087783August 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 03V423000 WAS PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082942July 29, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT TIRES STARTED SHAKING AND DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AT 73 MPH ONE THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER TO COLLAPSE PLUS OTHER DAMAGE IN THIS AREA. TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONETURANZA H REVO P205/65R15 92H ON A 1998 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. TIRES REPLACED. TIRE AVAILABLE AT DEALER. FRONT END DAMAGE ($1800.00) PENDING RESULTS FROM FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE OFFICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082894July 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND NEW REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED AT 76000 MILES. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, AND APPRENTLY I AM NOT ALONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT THIS LOW MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082646July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL, IT SOMETIMES TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CATCH INTO A GEAR, AND OFTEN HITS THE GEAR HARD CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION. HEN THE CAR STOPS, IT SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082564July 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 ACCORD IS SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS. IT HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AND SOMETIMES ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES WITHOUT NOTICE. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SCRUPULOUSLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST AT LEAST 120,000 MILES, BUT I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY REFERENCES TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON LATE MODEL HONDAS THAT HAVE FAILED WITH EVEN VERY LOW MILEAGE. REPLACEMENT IS COSTING OWNERS UPWARDS OF $4,000 AND HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF MODELS AND YEARS, ALTHOUGH THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS IN MANY OF ITS OTHER CARS. MY MECHANIC IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR IT WLLL FAIL ON THE FREEWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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