Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#728632August 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION PRODUCES AN ABNORMAL AND ANNOYING DRUMMING NOISE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT40 MPH OR GREATER ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS AND ROUGH ASPHALT ROADS. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE BOUNCING BASKETBALLS WHEN CROSSING LANE MARKERS OR TAR STRIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867102August 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PARKED VEHICLE BACKED OUT AT 5 MPH AND ROLLED 20 FEET BEFORE STOPPING AND LOCKING BACK INTO PARK. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726100July 27, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726083July 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOCK UP CONVERTER FAILED, SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED WITH NEW TRANS. AFTER 2 WEEKS NEW TRANS. LOUDLY SLIPS WHILE IN REVERSE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND FIND OUT THEY PUT IN A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANS. (OH, BY THE WAY...) DEALER DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER BOB SPRINGER SERVICE MANAGER SAID "OTHER HONDAS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO". REASON FOR NOT PUTTING IN A NEW TRANS. HONDA DOESN'T HAVE ANY NEW TRANS. AVAILABLE, YET OUR SERVICE ADVISOR BRETT WAS GOING TO CHARGE US $3800 FOR A NEW TRANS. WHEN THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725182July 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864962July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND ,WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT WILL NOT CRANK BACK UP RIGHT AWAY, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT AND DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864986July 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS AND APPLYING NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURE, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE POSSIBLY DUE TO ROTORS WARPING. 2. AFTER DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES , IT WILL NOT RESUME DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL STICKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864572June 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
HORN INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG MECHANISM AND CABLE INTO STEERING WHEEL, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AT RECOMMENDATION OF HONDA, PROBLEM SOLVED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724561June 26, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE GAS PEDAL REPEATEDLY STICKS REQUIRING EXCESSSIVE PRESSURE TO GET THE CAR MOVING. THE CAR THEN DANGEROUSLY LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER HONDAS. THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO CLEAN THE LINKAGE WHICH HELPS FOR 2-3000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724563June 26, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS AND MUST BE PRESSED TOO HARD TO GET CAR GOING WHICH CAUSES CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724352June 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AT AROUND 7K MILES, BUT I DID NOT BELIEVE IT AT FIRST. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL ONCE A WEEK. THE ENGINE BURNS CLOSE TO 3/4 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES, BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S FINE. I BELIEVE IT IS EXCESSIVE FOR A RELATIVELY NEW CAR, AND HONDA HAS A KNOWN REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN RELABILITY AND LOW MAINTENACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863847June 20, 2000
SUSPENSION
CAR SHIMMIED AT 20 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS CONSUMER'S FAULT, AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPAIR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862619May 26, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT CONSUMER EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722694May 15, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TAKING OFF AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN TAKE OFF. AT AROUND 45 MPH IT WILL ALSO HESITATE. THIS HAS HAPPEND HUNDERDS OF TIMES. THE DEALER SPENT A WHOLE WEEKEND WITH THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. MY WIFE WENT THERE DROVE IT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TH KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR WORKS. MY 91 ACCORD HAS NEEVR DONE THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722474May 9, 2000
SUSPENSION
I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THEM TO FIX THE RATTLING NOISE FROM THE WINDOWS. I ALSO SPOKE TO THE REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO FIX MY CAR BUT IT STILL MAKING THE SMAKES NOISE. I BELIEVE I GOT A LEMON. THEREFORE, I HOPE MANUFACTURER WOULD HELP SOLVING THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861107April 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-45MPH WHILE IT WAS MISTY OUTSIDE, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. CONSUMER TAPPED ON BRAKES & VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. DID 3 360 TURNS & EACH TIME VEHICLE HIT THE GUARDRAILS. BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR. AIRBAGS DIDIN'T DEPLOY. *AK.ET.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861133April 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721978April 26, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 3 OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL. ALL THE INDICATORS LIGHT UP ON THE DASH. THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THERE IS NO PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR AFTER THIS OCCURS. THE CAR IS ALSO OFTEN HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859677April 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH AND CLASHED HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA HOT LINE. ALSO, IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE SENSOR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720828March 31, 2000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF WHILE IN TILT POSITION TWISTED AND TORE AWAY FROM THE ROOF OF CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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