Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10041066October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON SUNDAY SEPT. 28, 2003 MY DOOR LOCKS FAILED, THE ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROLS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED TO OPERATE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS (HOWEVER THE WINDOW CONTROLS ON THE INDIVIDUAL DOORS STILL WORKED) AND MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED AND IT CURED THE DOOR LOCK AND ELECTRIC WINDOW PROBLEM. THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE DEALER REFUSES TO RESET THE CODE FRO THE SRS LIGHT AND WANTS TO CHARGE A $88.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THIS PROBLEM IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAULTY IGINITION SWITCH AND SHOULD BE FIXED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040782September 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT EVERY 500 MILES VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THE KEY WAS TURNED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034286September 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM OTHER GEARS BESIDES PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. *AK THE KEY COULD BE MOVED FROM ANY GEAR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. (SHOULD BE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039201September 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE THIS IS THE THIRD IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. HONDA REPLACED THE FIRST TWO BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE THIRD. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER DECIDED IT WAS NOT THE SWITCH THIS TIME BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. CURRENTLY THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC GOT THE CAR TO ACT UP AND SAID IT IS DEFINITELY THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT THE CAR DIED ON THE BELTWAY AT 65 MPH. A BIG SUV CAME UP ON MY BUMPER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A HILL AND COULD NOT GET TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE CARS WERE PASSING ME ON THE RIGHT. IT WAS SCARY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039202September 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MASTER CYLINDER ON CLUTCH FAILED. HAD NO CLUTCH. IT TOOK HONDA A WEEK AND ME CALLING CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT AMERICAN HONDA TO LOCATE THE PART. THE CAR RENTAL WAS $315. CUSTOMER RELATIONS IS "PLAYING GAMES" WITH CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR CAR RENTAL. THEY ARE NOT "USER FRIENDLY." I HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR OR LOOSE TIME FROM WORK MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THESE PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040067September 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE FREEWAY CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT BELTWAY OFF A RAMP, APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE VEERED OVER THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO THE CHEST, NECK, ARMS AND FACE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10020222September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #02V120000 REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE/SHE WERE TOLD ONLY THE VEHICLE'S THAT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED.*JB THE VEHICLE DIED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038442September 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE DEALER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. TWO WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSIONS WAS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037312September 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
1998 HONDA ACCORD EX 4-CYLINDER, MANUAL TRANSMISSION: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AT 71,000 MILES; ALTHOUGH RESOLVED THROUGH REPLACEMENT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER "UNDER WARRANTY", SUCH EARLY FAILURE SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED BY NHTSA AS SUBSEQUENT FAILURES ARE LIKELY. SUSPECT IS FAULTY/SUB-STANDARD CATALYTIC CONVERTER USED BY HONDA.UGGESTION: QUERY MANUFACTURER ON IN/OUT OF WARRENTY FAILURES ON CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR HONDA ACCORD, MODEL YEARS 1998 - 2002. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038204September 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATE PEDAL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037638August 26, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WERE A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER.THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. DUNLOP, SIZE 14, DOT # DBR48188E. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033433August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 ACCORD EX, ONLY 75000 MILES. AT FIRST I HEARD NOICES UNDER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED. LATER I NOTICE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AND THEN THE NOICE GOT LOUDER. THE GEAR SEEMS TO SLIP AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY WHEN ACCELLERATING AND DECELERATING, THIS OCCURRED MORE ESPECIALLY AT COLD START. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY FAMILY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MY TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REBUILT, THAT I HAVE A BROKEN BEARING WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK AND MAKING ALL THE NOICES. LATER HE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE SOLENOID SHIFT VALVE WAS BAD IN WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT UP AND DOWN AT LOW GEAR PER ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED (RPM). HE TOLD ME THAT IF I HAD DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE LONGER IT WOULD COST ME A FORTUNE TO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH HONDA, WHY IT'S NOT RESOLVING THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL. I AM SO SKEPTICAL OF BUYING ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. MY LAST 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM AT 189,000 MILES. IF YALL OUT THERE KNOW ANY INFO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033463August 25, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
ALL 4 RIMS ON VEHICLE ARE LEAKING AIR PRESSURE. MUST FILL TIRES ON A DAILY BASIS. CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT COULD CAUSE CRASH AND FATALITY IF TIRE WERE TO BLOW OUT BECAUSE OF UNDER INFLATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033464August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH FAILURE ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD-REPLACEMENT PART (CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER) ON EMERGENCY NATIONAL BACKORDER. TOLD THAT HONDA HAD EXPERIENCED "PROBLEMS" WITH THIS PART. ARE THERE NOT ENOUGH TO HANDLE NATIONWIDE DEMAND?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033372August 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98 HONDA ACCORD, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE SEALS ARE DAMAGED BECAUSE THE INTERNAL CV JOINT BEARING IS DAMAGED, CAUSING METAL TO RUIN TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR$5,000. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND I WAS TOLD TO" ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY CAR". THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP AT 103,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 110,000 AND HOPE IT WILL LAST LONG ENOUGH TO SCRAPE UP THE MONEY TO BUY SOMETHING ELSE. NOTE PLEASED WITH THE ATITUDE OF ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF HONDA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034158August 19, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033094August 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD 4DR EX THAT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO DRIVE FORWARD. WHEN IT DOES GO FORWARD, SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEAR. THE RPMS GOES UP ABOUT 5000 AND THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO MOVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, IT WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IS THERE ANY RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033135August 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSISTANT PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" IN MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD. HAVE BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND ALL THREE HAVE A DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS (ALL OVER $500). I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, AND THAT I SHOULD JUST IGNORE THE LIGHT. BUT NOW MY CAR WON'T PASS NEW JERSEY INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF ACCORD OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET (HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/HONDA/33.HTML) AND I NOW REALIZE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT HONDA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033072August 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THIS COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE 03-014. MY WIFE'S 1998 HONDA ACCORD (4 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ROLLED AWAY FROM THE SPOT WHERE SHE HAD PARKED IT. APPARENTLY SHE HAD LEFT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WHEN SHE RETURNED FROM HER ERRAND, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER IN THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHE HAD LEFT IT. THE CAR HAD ROLLED ABOUT 75 FEET AWAY, SOMEHOW MANAGING TO MISS SEVERAL OTHER CARS IN THE PARKING LOT. THANKFULLY, SHE AND OUR BABY WEREN'T HALFWAY OUT THE CAR DOOR WHEN THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. I VERIFIED THAT THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITH THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER HERE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE MAY BE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THAT IT ISN'T COVERED BY A WARRANTY OR RECALL. THEY ALSO SAID IT WOULD BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE TO FIX SINCE THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE MECHANICAL PART AND THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SWITCH HAS AN ANTI-THEFT FEATURE THAT READS A COMPUTER CHIP IN THE KEY AND THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED (INCLUDING THE REMOTE CONTROLS FOR THE DOORS...). THE CAR HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. WE DON'T RECALL THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2002 WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. MICHAEL BRADY (719) 668-4068. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017710August 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED BUT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR IT. *NLM THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AFTER A YEAR. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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