1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 68,000 MILES THE DATE I LISTED WAS THE DATE I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE I BEGAN NOTICING IT AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE BUT DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THEN. (ON SSD) THE ROOF, TRUNK, L PANEL R & L LENS & HOUSING, REAR BUMPER HAD TO BE REPAINTED/REPAIRED. IT STARTED BEFORE THAT PARTICULAR DATE. IT BEGAN WITH WHITE SPOTS THAT STARTED PEELING AND IT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE. COULD NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS LOW AND I NEED A CAR I DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT RUNS GOOD, BUT LOOKED TERRIBLE!! THE MONEY I SPENT WAS AN EXTREME BURDEN ON ME. I AM ON A FIXED LOW INCOME. I READ HERE THAT IN '98 THEY CHANGED THE PAINTING PROCESS.NOW I DISCOVER MANY COMPLAINTS WITHT SAME PROBLEM ON NEWER YEARS. THEY APPARENTLY STARTED A FAULTY PAINT PROCEDURE AND STILL USE IT AND ARE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF. I KNOW CARS, NO GARAGE, WITH NO PEELING, ETC. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER: THERE ARE WHITE SPOTS SHOWING THROUGH WHERE IT WAS NOT PAINTED, R FRONT AND REAR PANEL!!!!! HONDA SHOULD, AT THE VERY LEAST REIMBURSE FOR WHAT I SPENT AND FIX THE CURRENT PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO HONDA THEY JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT AWARE (BUT THEY PROBABLY WERE) THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD KNOWN PROBLEM!! ANYWAY, HONDA SHOULD BE SUED! . I'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE THANK ME FOR TELLING THEM ABOUT THIS SAYING THEY WON'T BUY A HONDA!! *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT 18000 MILES GRADUALLY GOT WORSE ,HONDA AND DEALER REFUSED TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V42300 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 252,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE HARNESS WAS INSTALLED, THE STALLING HAS CEASED. UPDATED 02/22/12

THE ENGINE FAILS WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE, THEN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE ENGINE FAILS. ALL BRAKING AND POWER FUNCTIONS FAIL. THIS OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DATES. THERE DOES NOT SEEN TO BE ANY REASON FOR IT. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE WHEN IT IS RE-STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45-55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE RECALL HAD SINCE EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,100.

THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX HAS RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO SALT ACCUMULATION AT ONLY ~95K MILES MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS THE ONLY RUSTING ON THE CAR, EITHER THAN THAT SPOT THE CAR IS RUST FREE. *TR

MY CAR UNDERWENT THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK RECALL IN 2002. BUT THIS IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND AGAIN IN 2011, THE SWITCH FAILED. MY CAR STALLED A FEW TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS IN GREAT DANGER OF BEING IN A ACCIDENT. THE SYSTEM WAS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND IF I PUT IT BACK IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT WOULD START FINE. HONDA KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY SWITCH REPLACED AND NOW IS RECOMMENDING A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION AT THE OWNERS COST. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR AT MY EXPENSE TO A NEARBY MECHANIC AND SPEND MY MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE INSTEAD OF HONDA FIXING THE FAULTY COMPONENT. *TR