1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

THE IGNITION SYSTEM FAILS IN MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE RECALL PROCESS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (03V423000). DESIGN PROBLEMS WERE OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECTED. THE RECALL APPEARS TO HAVE REPLACED EXISTING PARTS WITH NEW PARTS THAT ARE THE SAME. CAR CUTS OUT DUE TO FAILURE OF IGNITION CIRCUIT TO BE COMPLETED. THIS CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE. IT HAS HAPPENED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH. SITTING FOR 1 MINUTE WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THE SITUATION. JIGGLING THE KEY WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THE SITUATION. CAN RESULT IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD INTO A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF A HALLMARK STORE AND RIGHT BEFORE I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION, MY CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON ITS OWN AND WENT THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS WINDOWS IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP AND IT WENT THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS WINDOW IN A SPLIT SECOND. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO THINK, IT HAPPENED SO FAST. I WAS NOT HURT AND THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT HURT, BUT SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH, THE EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING BEHIND THE COUNTER WAITING ON A CUSTOMER AND THEY HAD JUST WENT OUT ON THE FLOOR RIGHT BEFORE IT CRASHED THROUGH THEIR WINDOW AND UP TO THEIR REGISTERS. THEY MISSED BEING HURT BY A FEW SECONDS. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, SO THEY CAN INVESTIGATE FURTHER. I ALSO CALLED 1-800-HONDA AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT AND WHAT DID I EXPECT THEM TO DO ABOUT IT. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MAYBE KEEP SOMEONE FROM GETTING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. WE FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED ALLWORLDAUTO.COM THAT LISTS SEVERAL INCIDENTS HAVING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THAT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN CAUSING NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AROUND THE U.S. HONDA'S MECHANICS JUST SAID ALL THE INCIDENTS WERE DUE TO DRIVER ERROR, BUT EVERYONE THAT WROTE IN ABOUT THEIR INCIDENTS KNOW, THE SAME AS I DO, THAT IS WAS NOT CAUSED BY DRIVER'S ERROR AT ALL. POLICE TRIED TO SAY MY FOOT WAS ALSO ON THE EDGE OF THE FOOT FEET AS WELL AS ON THE BRAKE AND I KNOW THAT WAS NOT TRUE. I WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN LOCAL TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAILING. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 02V120000 OR 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WILL PURCHASE THE SWITCH AND REPLACE IT HIMSELF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

HAD 4 TIRES AND VALVE STEMS ON A 1998 HONDA ACCORD REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2007 AT GOLD COAST AUTO CENTER. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008 THE FIRST VALVE STEM FAILED. LUCKILY I NOTICED THE TIRE WAS CONTINUOUSLY GETTING LOW ONLY WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE STEM REPLACED BEFORE IT CAUSED A CRASH. THE SECOND STEM FAILED IN DECEMBER OF 2008, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN A WATER BATH, THE STEM ONLY LEAKED WHEN IT WAS FLEXED TOWARD THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE WHEEL. THIS IS THE FLEXING THAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE THAT IS APPLIED TO THE STEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN THE CASE OF THE SECOND FAILURE, THE LEAKAGE WAS SO SLOW THAT THE TIRE DEFLATED AND WAS RUN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR AN HOUR OR MORE. THE TIRE EVENTUALLY BEGAN VIBRATING BADLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE TIRES SIDEWALL EXHIBITED NUMEROUS BULGES AND WAS RUINED. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS INJURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, AS A RESULT OF CHANGING THE TIRE, I SLASHED MY HAND ON THE LUG WRENCH. I TOOK THE ISSUE BACK TO GOLD COAST TIRE AND THE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NO RASH OF VALVE STEM FAILURES. THAT IS A LIE, AS INDICATED BY NUMEROUS REPORTS OF VALVE STEM FAILURES REPORTED BY CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG. ITS TIME FOR A LETTER WRITING PROJECT TO OUR LEGISLATORS. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT ACTS AS IF THE TWO FRONT SEAT MOUNT BOLTS ARE NOT BOLTED TO THE FLOOR IT ROCKS BACK WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. IT STARTED WITH JUST SLIGHT MOVEMENT BACK AND WITHIN A 30 DAYS IT NOW MOVES SEVERAL INCHES EVERYTIME YOU ACCELERATE. YOU HAVE TO KEEP A TIGHT GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU DRIVE OR YOU COULD MOVE BACK FAR ENOUGH TO HAVE YOUR HANDS SLIP OFF THE WHEEL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE HAD ESTIMATE FOR A $1200 REPAIR AS THEY SAID THE ENTIRE SEAT TRACK AND MOTOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT COLLAPSED -SEPARATED FROM SUSPENSION, LUCKILY WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY, AT SLOW SPEED - CAR BECAME IMMOBILE. THIS RECALL EXISTS AS CAMPAIGN #99V069000 FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL, BUT ACCORDING TO HONDA, NOT FOR THIS CAR'S VIN NUMBER. LEADS ME TO THINK THAT THIS IS MORE PREVALENT THAN AT FIRST THOUGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH THE FOLLOWING DAY ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE POSITIVE COIL AT THE COST OF $300 AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 145,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) IN 2004, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,688.

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME, AND I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES OF THEM WITH THE 98-2002 ACCORDS UNTIL JUST NOW. MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT MAKES DRIVING HE VEHICLE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NO LONGER HAVE YOUR SECONDARY BACKUP SYSTEM TO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE IN A ACCIDENT. AND FROM WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING IT ALSO MINIMIZES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SEAT BELT AS WELL. IF THE NHTSA GROUP IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS NOT FORCED HONDA TO DO RECALL WORK ON THIS MATTER THAN SHAME ON YOU. WE ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES IN YOUR HANDS TO MAKE THESE COMPANIES KEEP THEIR SAFETY TRACK RECORD. MY ACCORD HAS NEARLY 139K MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. I FEEL AS IF I HAVE HAD A INJUSTICE DONE TO ME, AND NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN OR IF I GET IN A ACCIDENT WHETHER OR NOT MY AIR BAG WILL WORK, AND ACCORDING TO OTHERS WITH HE SAME PROBLEM IT DOESN'T. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN A CRASH DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF ON A SIX-LANE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 03V423000 OR 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD FLICKERED OFF AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE SECOND BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELEVANT RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.