1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO WHAT DEALER SAID IS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. CAR FINALLY RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2002 UNDER RECALL #02V12000. DEALER SAID THIS REPAIR NOT COVERED BY RECALL AS PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. MECHANIC REPORTS FAULTY SWITCH IS BROWN (BURNED?). DEALER REPLACED SWITCH WITH NEW ONE BUT IS SAME PART THAT FAILED.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION, CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BECOMING WORN AND CAUSING LOOSE SUSPENSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE EXTERIOR BODY CLEAR COAT PAINT WAS PEELING SEVERELY ON THE ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK LID AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT BODY COLLISION SHOPS WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,527.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND NONE APPEARED ON THE DIPSTICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL SEAL HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT ENGINE SEALS AND ALL PUMPS SEALS WITH AN UPGRADED SEAL RETAINER AS WELL AS THE TIMING BELTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE, SOMETIMES IT WOULD START UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND GET IT. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I PAID $233.27 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THEY ALSO CHARGED ME TO REPAIR A FEW OTHER THINGS, IN TOTAL I SPENT AROUND $400.00. SINCE THEN MY BROTHER PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ACCORD AND THEY STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE FOUND OUT THAT HIS CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HE TOOK HIS CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT HONDA ACCORDS FROM 1997-2002 ALL HAVE THIS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILING. I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AND I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE IN REPAIRING THE IGNITION SWITCH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED (THIS INFORMATION GIVEN PER RECALL 02V120000-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE RECALL, IT WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY DUE TO WATER AND SALT ACCUMULATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUBFRAME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,648. UPDATED 3/11/11 *CN UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AT TIMES AND THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.