Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10053476January 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT PARK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DEPRESS THE MANUAL RELEASE BUTTON IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM ALSO CAUSED BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE.*AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046744December 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HORN PROBLEM. THE HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD MY A MECHANIC THAT THE AIR BAG MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE HORN PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO "HIT" THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE HORN TO ACTIVATE. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050901December 21, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DELAY OF ACCELERATION FROM ROLLING. WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO SPEED UP, FROM SLOW ROLLING, THE CAR DOES NOT SPEED UP. INSTEAD, THERE ARE FEW SECONDS OF LAGGING BEFORE ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO THE FREEWAY/HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050845December 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAS A MILEAGE OF ONLY ABOUT 50,000 MILES. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON AND I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH DELAYED AND HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS . THE ENGINE CHECK CAME UP WITH A DIAGNOSIS CODE OF P740. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO DETECTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I FIX THE SEALS AND DRIVE IT AROUND FOR SOME TIME. EVEN AFTER THE SEALS WERE REPLACED I STILL FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LUNGING FORWARD WHENEVER IT CAME TO A STOP AND IT WOULD HAVE A TROUBLE CHANGING GEARS (ESPECIALLY THE SECOND GEAR). THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVABLE CONDITION IT SEEMS LIKE A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF ABOUT $4000. GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE AND OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION OF MY VEHICLE I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS PROBLEM TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 98 ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FACING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SENT A FAX TO HONDA OF AMERICA WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANY RESPONSE. I AM EXPECTING HONDA TO TAKE A GREATER RESPONSIBILITY IN UNDERSTANDING AND RECTIFYING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH SUCH SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SO FAR. I AM CURRENTLY NOT USING THIS VEHICLE MUCH GIVEN THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050753December 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ONSEVERAL OCCASIONS CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN PARKED ON INCLINE. AFTER A FEW HOURS CAR WOULD START. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT AT THIS TIME. TOOK TO DEALER AND HE INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. DEALER REFERRED TO EMISSION SPECIALIST. I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AND RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON AFTER A FEW DAYS, CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW CAR STALLS WHILE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WHILE IN USE. I HAVE BEEN PARKING MY CAR DOWNHILL AND IT STARTS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. TODAY, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CAR STALLED ON THE ROAD. FOR SOME REASON I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES AND DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050606December 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 98 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER 76,000 MILES, IT WILL JERK WHEN I TRY TO GO FROM LOW GEAR TO HIGH GEAR, IT ALSO LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL, I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK I OPEN A CASE WITH HONDA AMERICAN AND MADE A DEAL WITH THEM TO REPIRE MY TRANY.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050622December 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049733December 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049610December 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS A PREMATURE LIFE SPAN ACCORDING TO A NUMBER OF MECHANICS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 80,000 MILES, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE COMPUTER SENSED A FAILURE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WE HAD THE HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY STATED THAT IT DID NOT COVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046348December 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE (BALL JOINT FAILURE), CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION AND STEERING LOST. ALSO THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SET TO PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR BOTH PROBLEMS THAT HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *CB (RECALLS 03V423000 & 99V069000) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051761December 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
LETTER REGARDING 1998 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION RECALL.*MR WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, THE CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE WORK DONE AND WAS ASKED TO PAY A $105.00 TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER REJECTED TO PAY THE COST AND FELT THAT IT WAS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FIRST PLACE TO MAKE IT A SAFE VEHICLE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051675December 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DIED OUT AND HAD DIFFICULTY IN STARTING. *LA THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *SC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL AFTER THE REPAIR WERE MADE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REMIMBURSEMENT. RECALL 02V120000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050001December 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION AT ANY POSITION WITHOUT CUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. ALSO, CONSUMER LEFT KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. CONSUMER WOULD TAKE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ONCE HE CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE HONDA RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049020December 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAVE TRIED THE GAS CAP TRICK BUT IT NO LONGER WORKS. THERE IS AN ENTIRE WEBSITE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT THE ADDRESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042581November 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND THERE WAS VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE INCREASED AT 40 MPH AND HIGHER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM WORSENED. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CARRIER NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038070November 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.*AK THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL OF 650,000 RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. THE INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOULD BE USED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONSUMER NOW USES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND AND PROBLEM SINCE THE FAILURE DIDN'T OCCUR AT THE SHOP. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047110November 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 98 HONDA ACCORD, REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO, SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, MAY NEED IT REPLACED AGAIN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047145November 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER EXITING MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD AFTER PARKING IT ON MY FLAT DRIVEWAY, MY CAR THEN ROLLED DOWN MY BACKYARD HILL AND 100FT INTO THE WOODS ON MY PROPERTY. THE KEY HAD COME OUT NORMALLY WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS IN THE "DRIVE " POSITION. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE CAR HAD $6500 DAMAGE. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I THOUGHT A SAFETY FEATURE OF MOST IGNITIONS IS THAT THE KEYS DO NOT COME OUT UNLESS THE CAR IS IN PARK. 2 MONTHS AFTER THIS EVENT HONDA HAS COME OUT WITH A STATEMENT REGARDING '98 ACCORDS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY COMING OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT IN "PARK." *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048036November 17, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING DOORS WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK ON THEIR OWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR MECHANIC TO CHECK. AS OF YET CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047776November 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. BECAUSE OF THE CLOSENESS OF THE TWO PEDALS, WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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