1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

A WEEK AGO THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH FLASHED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPG. I DID NOT LOSE POWER, AND THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A WEEK. TONIGHT, THE CAR LOST POWER AS I WAS DRIVING, THANKFULLY ONLY AT 35 MPH. I RESTARTED IT AND I GOT HOME SAFELY. I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE THE IGNITION SYSTEM, AND AS I WAS INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET, MY SITUATION WAS VERY SIMILAR TO OTHERS MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT IS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE WITH ANY KEY OTHER THAN THE ACTUAL VEHICLE KEY. SHE HAS STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH HER HOME KEYS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STOPS ABRUPTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND DRIVING OVER 10 MPH. IN 2004, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE INTERLOCK SHIFT; HOWEVER, THE RECALL MENTIONED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED INCORRECTLY AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED AGAIN FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIME WITH NOTHING ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS A HUGE WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME. IT HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING. I WAS PULLING OUT ON TO A ROAD THAT WENT UP HILL AND ON COMING TRAFFIC ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. JUST IN TIME IT JERKED INTO GEAR AND I FLOORED IT GETTING OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME. THE ON COMING CAR WAS EXTREMELY UP SET WITH ME AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GATHER MYSELF. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT JIFFY LUBE AND ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. THAT EVENT IS WHAT STARTED IT ALL. FOR ALL OF THE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE 1998 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I CANT BELIEVE THEY DON'T SEE A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE A WRECK THAT DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I DRIVE A 98 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. THE ENGINE AND THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-75. THERE WAS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, NO HYDRAULIC BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, NO HEAD LIGHTS, IT WAS SO SCARY. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR AND GET THE CAR TO SHOULDER. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. *TR

1998 HONDA ACCORD QUIT RUNNING IN AN INTERSECTION, ON INTERSTATE, AND OTHER DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. WOULD START BACK UP SECONDS AFTER IT QUIT RUNNING. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH FOUND TO BE CAUSE. STARTED OCCURRING OVER THE LAST YEAR VERY INFREQUENTLY THEN MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RESURFACED ACCOMPANIED BY A NO-START CONDITION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BECAUSE SHE ALLOWED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO WOULD NOT ASSIST. SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH SHE IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,111.

1998 HONDA ACCORD HAD RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NJ ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART IT. THE AUTO SERVICE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THAT NO SUCH RECALL SHOWED IN THE COMPUTER DATABASE. THE CONSUMER CONTACT HONDA AND WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE THAT HE SHOULD EXPECT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH TO FAIL.*JB

1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED SINCE THE COSTS IS APPROXIMATELY $3500 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PERFORMED WITH THE RECALL CAME OUT. IN NOVEMBER 2008, I STARTED TO NOTICE STARTING ISSUES. THE DASH LIGHT WOULD FLICKER. AFTER TRYING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR WOULD START. THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL AROUND JANUARY 2009 WHEN THE CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN FEB. 2009, THE ENGINE RPM STARTED DROPPING AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET MORE SPEED. I PULLED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOPPED THE CAR WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL ON AND IN DRIVE POSITION. ONCE I STOPPED, I COULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. ANOTHER TIME THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR DID NOT START UNTIL AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES. EACH TIME, THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED, I CHECK IF IT WAS RELATED TO A CERTAIN CONDITION (WEATHER, TEMPERATURE, ETC). THE PROBLEMS HAPPENED RANDOMLY. AFTER READING VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND OTHER SITES, I STARTED TO TRY TO REPRODUCE THE DASH BOARD FLICKERING JUST BY TURNING THE CAR ON BUT NOT STARTING THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FLICKERING BY SLOWLY TURNING THE KEY TOWARD THE OFF POSITION. I TALKED TO HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED AND THE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY CAR NOW 142250 MILES. I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD THE RECALL DONE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I TALKED WITH ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET MY MAINTENANCE DONE NOW. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $100 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR. I TOLD THEM WHAT WOULD GUARANTEE ME THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FOUND IF THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AT THE TIME. I WILL BE REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH ON I FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO THE WIRING SINCE HONDA WILL HELP WITH THIS ISSUES. THIS SWITCH IS PUTTING ME IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS WHEN DRIVING. *TR