Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#10763185September 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 239,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762157September 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760480August 31, 2015
SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE 2 MILLION+ HONDA ACCORDS WITH SUB-FRAME ROT, CAUSED BY THE A/C DRAIN HOSE. I HAVE HAD IT INSPECTED THROUGH LOCAL MECHANICS DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND THEY WARN ME IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM WORRIED THE ENGINE AND/OR TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OUT. IT IS ONLY ROTTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE AC HOSE, DRIVER SIDE IS FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748550August 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND A STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745782August 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745351July 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736167July 23, 2015
STEERING, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE I WAS CHANGING THE PASSENGER SIDE DRIVE AXLE OF A BROKEN CV JOINT BOOT LAST YEAR (JULY 2014), I NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED OUT (ABOUT 60% CAME THROUGH AND OFF WHEN I PUNCHED THE AREA WITH A SCREW DRIVER) WHERE THE STABILIZING BAR BRACKET AND LOWER CONTROL ARM PIVOT ARE MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. THE PROBLEM AREA OF THE SUBFRAME IS RIGHT UNDER THE DRAIN HOLE FOR THE A/C EVAPORATOR. THE SUBFRAME TO THE DRIVER SIDE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO RUST ISSUE. THE LOCATION OF THE RUST AREA SUGGESTS THAT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE DRAIN HOLE OF THE A/C SYSTEM OR/AND SOMETHING SIMILAR (SUCH AS RAIN) THAT HAD LED TO WATER STAYING IN THE AREA. THE RUST IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. I CHECKED IT TODAY (JULY 23, 2015) AFTER NOTICING YELLOWISH DRIPPING MARKS LEFT ON THE DRIVER WAY. MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE WHEN THERE WAS A HEAVY RAIN. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVE WAY (UP HILL ABOUT 15 DEGREES) OVER NIGHT. WHEN SHE PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE NEXT DAY, WE SAW YELLOWISH WATER DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE CAR. SO, I LOOKED AT THE AREA. FOR SURE, IT'S GETTING WORSE THAN LAST YEAR. I PUNCHED AROUND AND GOT ABOUT A COUPLE OF SPOONFULS OF RUST OFF THE FRAME. I USED MY PRY BAR TO PRY AROUND THE AREA AND I CAN SEE THAT THE FRAME IS GETTING VERY WEAK. NOW I CAN SEE THE RUST IS PROGRESSING OVER TIME. AS THE AREA IS GETTING MORE RUSTED, THE STRUCTURE IS LOSING ITS STRENGTH. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND/OR THE STABILIZING BAR WILL COME OFF THE FRAME, CAUSING DISASTER ON THE ROAD. I SEARCHED THE INERNET ON THE ISSUE ("HONDA ACCORD SUBFRAME RUST"). THE ISSUE SEEMS VERY COMMON. THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW (A/C DRAIN OR RAIN WATER) WITH THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THE ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN UNDERSTOOD AND TAKEN CARE OF BY HONDA. I AM URGING SOMEBODY LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AND HAVE HONDA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734515July 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR JUST SHUTS WHEREVER YOU ARE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START. BUT MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS VERY LUCKY THAT AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR. THIS PART (IGNITION SWITCH HAS BE ON RECALL) FOR THE 98 ACCORD BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR VIN# WHICH I THINK IS RIDICULOUS. WHY WOULD IT BE ON 98 ACCORDS AND BEYOND BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR VIN AND WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732721July 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731354June 30, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION GOES OUT ON ALL OF THE HONDA BRAND VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GETTING OFF MY EXIT AND CRASHED BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I LOOKED UP WHAT WAS GOING WITH MY CAR AND THEIR WAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESES CARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED!!!!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725732June 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 266,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725734June 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 266,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716380May 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CLANKING NOISE WAS PRESENT NEAR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME TO SEPARATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716479May 14, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE INSPECTED BY MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE CRADLE IS CORRODED AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. SUBSEQUENT INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE PRIOR TO A DESIGN CHANGE IN THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP (CSR) WHO CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF EVER HAVING RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THOUGH NHTSA COMPLAINT IDS 10668618, 10632816 AND MANY OTHERS INDICATE THAT MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. CSR STATED REPEATEDLY "THERE IS NOTHING WE (HONDA) CAN DO", BUT ON FURTHER QUESTIONING AGREED THAT IT WAS MORE ACCURATE TO STATE "WE [HONDA] WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS". AS HONDA CLAIMS TO NOT BE RECEIVING THESE COMPLAINTS, A COPY OF THIS IS BEING SENT USPS PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ARE BEING LODGED. TRACKING #9505 5000 0753 5133 0002 72
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713824April 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR DIED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. I DROVE A FEW MORE MILES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT APPEARS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704177April 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703182April 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO BLINK, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V012000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700888March 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, STEERING
HTTP://WWW.NEWSNET5.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/CENTER-FOR-AUTO-SAFETY-REQUESTING-RECALL-OF-1-5-MILLION-HONDA-ACCORDS-FOR-RUST-ISSUE-IN-SUB-FRAME. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683656February 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
BODY PANEL OF THE PASSENGERS IS ALL SCRATCHED AND THEIR IS CAMERAS IN MY BUILDING COMPLEX AND I TOLD THE OWNER TO CHECK THEM AND HE SAID IT WASN'T HIS PROBLEM AND NOW I'M SEEING MORE SCRATCHES AND I TOLD HIM AGAIN AND HE TOLD ME TO PARK OUTSIDE NOW NOT INSIDE WHEN I'M ACTUALLY PAYING $50 FOR THE PARKING EVERY MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681116February 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,442. UPDATED 04/13/15*LJ UPDATED 11/12/15 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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