1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, IT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF. YOU HAVE TO RESTART IT AGAIN, WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU, WHO COULD SUDDENLY REAR-END YOU, WHEN NOT EXPECTING YOUR CAR TO SHUT OFF, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! THIS IS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT WAS A RECALL. HONDA HAS "FIXED" THIS PART THE FIRST TIME, AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE RECALL THE SECOND TIME. CAN I BE ANY LESS DEAD THE 2ND TIME? HONDA NEEDS TO REIMBURSE FOR EVERY BAD, DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE THAT RESULTS IN A CAR THAT SHUTS OFF! APPARENTLY, THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE COLLAPSED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. AS A RESULT, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWAYING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

ON AUGUST 23, 2014, I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED AT THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SUB-FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE CAR IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. I FIND THIS TO BE HORRIBLE. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW (A GIFT FROM MY GRANDMOTHER) AND ALL OIL CHANGES AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TIME AND THEY ARE JUST NOW TELLING ME ABOUT THIS!!! I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS RUSTING PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE? I NOW HAVE TO EITHER BUY ANOTHER CAR OR GET THIS ONE FIXED. *TR

I TOOK MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX 4CYLINDER V-TEC TO GET NEW SHOCKS, AND STRUTS WHICH HAD 161,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC CALLED TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW SUBFRAME. I HAD HEARD A TIRE SQUEAL WHEN I MADE RIGHT TURNS, AND I HAVE BRAND NEW FIRESTONE TIRES SO I KNEW IT WASN'T THE TIRES. SO I WENT TO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE CAR MYSELF, AND SURE ENOUGH UP UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED OUT AS IF THE CAR WASN'T MAINTAINED PROPERLY, WHICH ISN'T THE CASE. I KEEP MY CAR REGULARLY SERVICED, AND WHEN THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON THE ISSUE IS ALWAYS ADDRESSED, AND FIXED. I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S FAIR AS A CONSUMER TO TAKE CARE OF SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GOING TO FALL APART IN TURN. COME ON HONDA, BITE THE BULLET AND REIMBURSE US CONSUMERS WHO'VE HAD TO HAVE THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

THE CLEAR COAT ON MY BLACK 1998 HONDA ACCORD PEELED OFF LEAVING THE CAR LOOKING LIKE IT HAS A SKIN DISORDER. THE PROBLEM IS MOST PREVALENT ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK, WHILE THE DOORS, BUMPERS AND QUARTERPANELS SEEM UNAFFECTED. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR YEARS, AND I HAD IT ALSO WITH A PREVIOUS 1994 ACCORD. THE PAINT JUST FAILS AFTER 6 OR 8 YEARS--VERY DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE. *TR

FAILED CLEAR COAT AND FADED PAINT WERE THE FIRST PROBLEMS TO OCCUR WITH MY SILVER HONDA ACCORD. NEXT WAS THE GAS TANK LEAK, WHERE FUMES AND LEAKED GAS COULD BE SMELLED AND SEEN ON THE GROUND WHEN FILLING THE TANK MORE THAN HALF FULL. FINALLY MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME REAR CROSS MEMBER RUSTED THRU AND NOW THE CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND WON'T PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT MAJOR REPAIRS TO THE FRAME. NONE OF THE REST OF THE UNDER BODY IS RUSTED, JUST THAT SECTION. NOT HAPPY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SECTION OF THE SUB FRAME LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED DUE TO FLUID DRAINING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAINAGE PIPE ONTO THE SUB FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,000.

UPON ROUTINE BRAKE INSPECTION VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO PASSENGER SUB FRAME THAT HAS CRACKED DUE TO RUST. SUB FRAME IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. *TR