1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 225,000.

1998 HONDA ACCORD STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. DASH LIGHT FLASHES FOR A BRIEF INSTANT AT SAME TIME ENGINE STALLS. AT FIRST DEALER TOLD ME TO TRY DIFFERENT KEYS AS IT MAY BE A BAD KEY TRIGGERING THE ENGINE IMMOBILIZER, BUT PROBLEM OCCURS WITH OTHER KEYS. THIS CAR HAS HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR SHOWS THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT NOW IT APPEARS THE SAME SITUATION IS COMING BACK AS THE REPLACEMENT SWITCHES MAY BE FAILING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS IT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING "FREEWAY DRIVING" AND CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS TO OCCUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED WHICH FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTO GLASS COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 08/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 08/30/10*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 98 HONDA ACCORD AT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AS THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT BUSY AND I ESCAPED ANY CRASH. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO FIND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. A HONDA DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN A RECALL. *TR

1998 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOES NOT WANT TO RESTART AND RUN. YOU HAVE TO LET IT SIT THEN RESTART. FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON LINE CHECKED WITH HONDA FOR IGNITION RECALLS. NONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAVE HAD IT REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND HOPE IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 1998 ENGINE HAS STOPPED. WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START IT WAS WORKING BUT ONLY TILL I LOOSE SWITCH IN "ON" POSITION. SO I COULDN'T TO DRIVE, BECAUSE IT NOT SAFE. IN MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS ELECTRICAL SWITCH (PART OF IGNITION SWITCH) PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PRIOR TO THE FAILURE REGARDING IGNITION PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 02V120000 AND 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,445.

HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. I PICKED UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL. I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING. I STEERED THE CAR BACK TO THE CURB USING THE REMAINING MOMENTUM, STOPPING NEAR THE CURB AT AN ANGLE. I OPENED THE ENGINE HOOD TO LOCATE ANY LOOSE CABLES GOING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, THE METAL CABLE WAS LOOSE AND FELL OUT OF THE HOUSING, REVEALING A BROKEN FRAYED CABLE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO DELIVER THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME WITHIN A FEW MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR SEDAN L4 ENGINE STALLS AND THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THE FIRST TIME THIS EVENT HAPPENED THE CAR STALLED THEN DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I LET THE CAR SIT FOR AWHILE I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. IT TOOK FOUR TIMES. I THEN SOUGHT SERVICE OR REPAIR. FOUR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. NONE OF WHICH ARE SUCCESSFUL. *TR