1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS

WHEN I STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. I HAVE NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES AND NO HAZARD LIGHTS. CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TT

WHILE BRAKING, CAR JUST DIED (INCLUDING DASHBOARD ELECTRIC) AND THEN DIFFICULT TO RESTART. AFTER CAR STARTED NO FURTHER INCIDENT FOR A FEW DAYS. NEXT, WHILE TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAY ~50MPH AT NIGHT, CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DIED (NO BRAKING INVOLVED) AND MOST, NOT ALL ELECTRIC DIED (EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORKED). NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" EVER CAME ON, BEFORE DASHBOARD BLANKED OUT. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN 2002 WITH NATIONAL RECALL. MECHANIC AT A LOSS. HONDA HEADQUARTERS INITIALLY DENIED A PROBLEM EXISTED. CAR AGAIN STALLED A FEW TIMES WHILE BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A STOP, BUT ASSUMED IT MIGHT BE "BAD GAS". EVENING OF 8/3/2011 TRAVELLING AT ~50MPH, CAR LOST ALL ELECTRIC 3 TIMES (DASHBOARD BLANKED OUT, BUT HEADLIGHTS WORKED), BUT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK ON (AS THOUGH IT "BLINKED OFF"), WITHOUT HAVING TO RESTART IT. AFTER PARKING CAR, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION- IT WAS "BURNING HOT". THIS TIME WHEN I CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS THEY SAID IT "MIGHT" BE PART OF A "SECOND RECALL", BUT CAR HAD TO BE CHECKED BY HONDA DEALER SERVICE STAFF. IF IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT WOULD BE REPLACED FREE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF A NATIONWIDE RECALL. RESULT- IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED FREE. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A BAD CRASH. PLEASE ORDER A NATIONWIDE RECALL- IT COULD SAVE A LIFE OR LIVES.

DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE AND VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE HONDA DEALER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SUB-FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE DRIVER SIDE HAD NO SIGNS OF RUST DAMAGE. THE TECHNICIAN JUDGED THE CAR AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE FRAME COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME. THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SEEN THIS FAILURE ON THE 1998 ACCORD LX SEDANS. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $2,200.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/04/12*LJ UPDATED 01/09/12

1998 HONDA ACCORD WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE RUNNING. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR A 2 MONTH PERIOD. BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO MECHANICS WHO WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. LOCATED INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT A RECALL IN 2002 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. CAR WAS FIX DURING FOR THE RECALL. BROUGHT CAR TO THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN! COST $100 TO REPLACE THE SECOND TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED, BUT THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,876.

REAR DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

1998 HONDA ACCORD SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. REPLACED FUEL PUMP, FUEL IGNITER, CAP, ROTOR, PLUGS, WIRES, ETC. NOTHING FIXED IT. NOW THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN 2002 BUT MY VIN DOESN'T COME UP AS PART OF THAT RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. AND THAT MAY NOT FIX IT EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,700.