Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#876482December 13, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE AT A STAND STILL VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR, ESTIMATED SPEED WAS NOT DETERMINED. BUT, IT FORCED VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, CAUSED SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737449December 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE CAR IS TOTALED AND NEITHER ONE OF THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY FRIEND AND I WERE WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS AND BOTH OF US HAVE FACE AND HEAD INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#737165December 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS ASKED WHERE I GOT THE INFO FROM. AND I TOLD THEM THE INTERNET AND WAS THEN ASKED IF IT WAS A HONDA SITE TO WHICH I SAID NO. I WAS THEN TOLD THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875746November 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO FLOORBOARD CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE JERKING HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736767November 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREADS SEPARATED ON BOTH REAR TIRES @ 37,000 MILES. VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. DEALER ACKNOWLEGED DEFECT AND DISCOUNTED 2 NEW TIRE BUT WITH BOTH TIRES FAILING IT MAY BE A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM THANKS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 14INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 14INCH )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736241November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD FAILED 2500 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT FAIL THIS EARLY ON IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MANY MECHANICS WHO ALL STATED THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY DO NOT GO OUT THIS FAST. EVERYONE BUT HONDA STATES THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT. THE HONDA CORPORATION ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND CONTENDS THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT OR RECALL. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE 1998 ACCORDS ESPECIALLY ON THE NHTSA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS SITE. I FEEL THAT HONDA IS IGNORING/HIDING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS TO AVOID A RECALL ON THE 1998 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SO EARLY ON IN THE CAR'S LIFE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THIS MUST BE GOING ON ON A LARGER SCALE PROBABLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND BEING IGNORED BY THE DEALERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735914November 7, 2000
TIRES
EXTREME WEAR AND DELAMINATION ON BOTH FRONT TIRES DISPITE FREQUENT MAINTENANCE (TIRESIZE: P205/65R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557055November 1, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734031October 11, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS
MY VEHICLE WAS HIT DIRECTLY FROM BEHIND AT HIGH IMPACT. AT IMPACT, MY DRIVER'S SEAT WENT TO THE RECLINING POSITION. AFTER THE IMPACT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MANUAL SEAT BACK ADJUSTMENT LEVER HAD BEEN PULLED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE SEAT, APPARENTLY DUE TO ENTANGLEMENT WITH THE SEAT BELT DURING THE IMPACT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#872628October 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE MAKING A U TURN BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. IT JUST HAPPENED LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 99V069000, BALL JOINT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND SEPARATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733344October 3, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL IN MY VEHICLE HAS SLACK IN IT SOMETIMES AND GET HARD TO CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732475September 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT THIS DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE COGGIN HONDA COULDN'T TAKE MY CAR BECAUSE STATED THERE WERE 8 OTHER CAR THAT WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE RAIN, BUT PURCHASED AT COGGIN HONDA IN 7/98. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT TO DUVAL HONDA. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHERE THE LEAK IS IN MY CAR. THEY ALSO DAMAGED THE LEATHER INTERIOR ON THE FRONT DOORS WHILE IN THEIR CARE. 2 HOLES ARE ON THE DOOR., PLUS SCRATCHES ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I HAD TO PAY $500 AND NOW THE CAR IS STILL DAMAGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732335September 23, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES CAME APART AS, TREAD CAME APART FROM TIRE, COULD LIFT IT UP. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ORIGINAL )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870456September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHEN DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID, LET UP ON BRAKES. THROTTLE WAS STICKING CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869577September 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ATAPPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED INTO HER LANE, HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECT. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTEHR INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#729472August 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729322August 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ON A HOT DAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,WHEN THE TRANS. FLUID GETS HOT AND THINS OUT THE NOISE BECOMES INCREASINGLY LOUDER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY CLAIM IT IS A HARMLESS NOISE,DUE TO TRANSMISSION DESIGN. THEY OFFERED TO INSTALL A SOUND DAMPENING KIT WHICH I CONSIDER A PATCH AND NOT A REPAIR. I DECLINED TO HAVE THIS DONE. HONDA ASSURED ME THAT IT DOES NOT AFFECT RELIABILITY. HOWEVER, THE WHINING IS SLOWLY GETTING NOISIER. LOOKING AT YOUR DATABASE, I NOTICED A SIMILAR COMPLAINT. ODI ID 700587. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS COMMON ON THE V-6 MODELS AND NO PERMANENT REPAIR BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM HONDA. THIS WHINING NOISE IS NOT NORMAL AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA, AND A PERMANENT REPAIR SHOULD BE INITIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729326August 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL STICKS CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. TOOK TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND NOT THE PEDAL. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST A INCONVENIENCE NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. LATER FOUND THAT THE PEDAL WAS STICKING AND WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE HEAD ENGINEER FOR HONDA HAD TO COME AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868938August 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY UNAUTHORIZED DRIVER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 60MPH. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729107August 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT'SUE TO A BROKEN SEAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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