1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

1998 HONDA ACCORD DOES NOT ALWAYS START AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY CLAIMED, BASED ON MY VIN NUMBER, THAT THE RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT APPLY TO MY PARTICULAR CAR. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM IF, AS HONDA CLAIMS, THIS DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST IN MY CAR. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGHLY OCCASIONALLY SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. CAR IS NOW SLIPPING GEARS ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ~143000 MILES 16 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE OF SLIPPING GEARS. THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT IF I AM TOLD THIS IS BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR HAS ~160000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FAILED AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. A REPAIR ESTIMATE HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V069000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT); THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 30 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECT. HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,100. UPDATED 08/31/09 *BF UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS IGNITION SWITCH CORROSION. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V1002000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,950. UPDATED 10/06/09 *BF UPDATED 10/08/09.*JB

THE A/C LIGHTS WONT WORK, THE A/C WONT WORK, THE MILEAGE ODOMETER NUMBERS DISAPEARED. *TR

HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON OUR 1998 HONDA ACCORD DX IN 2002 VIA THE NHTSA# 02V120000 RECALL AT HONDA DEALER. RECENTLY CAR STALLED A FEW TIMES AND I DISCOVERED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THEY REPLACED IN 2002. I HAVE SINCE MOVED BUT CALLED NEAREST HONDA DEALER 60 MILES AWAY AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AND THEY REFUSED, STATING I DID NOT HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. I FEEL SINCE THE PART WAS ON SAFETY RECALL AND IT FAILED AGAIN; I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $150.00 I HAD TO SPEND LOCALLY TO REPAIR PROBLEM SO THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY. I ALSO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS REPLACED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS NANKANG ULTRASPORT NS2 TIRES (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRE SPLIT. SINCE THAT TIME, TWO OTHER TIRES HAVE BEGUN TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED FIVE MONTHS AGO. THE TIRE MILEAGE OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS WAS 20,000 AND THE REMAINING TREAD DEPTH WAS 80%. THE CONTACT DOES NOT REMEMBER ANY ADVERSE ROAD CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES. HE HAS PICTURES OF THE TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

REAR BRAKES ON MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 20,000 MILES. *TR