Honda Accord Complaints (1998)

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#822434April 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DRIVER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP. DRIVER THINKS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822254April 7, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
WHEN VEHICLE IS MAKING A U-TURN THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHES OUT THE WAY IN WHICH IT CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO DIE. IN AN EMERGENCY CASE, THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822267April 7, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533580April 2, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE NEVER SHOWS PAST 2/3 WHEN GAS TANK FULLY FILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533247March 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE RECALLED ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARKING MECHANISM, FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533285March 25, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON BRAKE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822050March 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. VEHICKLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. (98V-018). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532617March 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE EXPERIENCES HESITATION AND SURGING, REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COIL AND ECU DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532378March 6, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
FAULTY COMPUTER CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531763March 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531368February 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. ONCE RPMS REV TO APPROX. 4000-5000, TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821610February 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, IT MEANS THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531269February 22, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF COMING TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE AS THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER WHICH LEAD TO HIS FOOT SLIPPING OFF THE BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524196February 9, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK ROCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821480January 7, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT. THIS CAUSED THE RACK & PINION TO BE DAMAGED & HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526020December 9, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, HORN LOCATION, TO ACTIVATE HORN DRIVER HAS TO REMOVE HAND FROM WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525632December 2, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE'S GEARS DISENGAGE AND MAKE LOUD NOISE WHILE ENGAGING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524016October 28, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DUE TO THE DESIGN OF DASH BOARD LIGHTS, IT IS HARD TO READ ODOMETER, DIGITAL CLOCK, AND RADIO INDICATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526214October 21, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION WHEN GOING ABOVE 90 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817081October 14, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT PUSH DOWN, HAVE TO PUSH DOWN WITH BOTH FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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