1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT IS ERODING FROM HER VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER (AMERICAN HONDA) AND SENT PICTURES, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WEATHER AND ACID RAIN. HER INSURANCE STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE'S AGE. THE CLAIM ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PAINT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEAR COAT FINISH. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 176,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I PURCHASED A FULL SET OF FUTURA 775 P205/65R15 TIRES FOR 1998 HONDA ACCORD ON 05/01/2005 FROM PEP BOYS STORE. WITHIN APROX. 6 MONTHS, TWO OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED BROKEN/ SEPARATED BELTS CAUSING SEVERE HANDLING/ DRIVABLE PROBLEMS. THE STORE WAS RELUCTANT TO REPLACE ALL TIRES, BUT REPLACED THE TWO FAULTY TIRES WITH 2000LTE TIRES. NOW A THIRD TIRE HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME ISSUE. I REPLACED IT WITH A GOOD USED TIRE AND HAVE KEPT THE BROKEN ONE FOR POSSIBLE RETURN TO STORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A DUPLICATE FAILURE PER NHTSA RECALL #02V120000 REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START NORMALLY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND OCCASIONALLY STARTED AGAIN. HONDA STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT RECALL RELATED, AND THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH COLUMN REPLACED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED ALL OF THE COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE ONES THAT WERE RELATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL ON THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106000.*AK

CLEARCOAT AND PAINT FADED ON ROOF. DEALER HAD REPAINTED. 6 MONTHS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED TO TRUNK. DEALER HAD REPAINTED AGAIN. A FEW MONTHS LATER CLEARCOAT WAS COMING OFF THE DOORS. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAINT. SAID THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. *JB

ENGINE LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF! OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CHECKS IT AND FINDS NOTHING WRONG AND TURNS IT OFF. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, IT COMES ON AGAIN! I'M SICK OF THIS. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GOOD CAR. BUT I THINK THE 1998 IS A LEMON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE EGR VALVE. THE HONDA DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 85,000 MILES AND WAS OVER 8 YEARS OLD IT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS. THE GAS MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS POOR, AND FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT THREE OR FOUR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THE TESTS VERIFIED THE FAILURE TO BE THE EGR VALVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 120,000. AK

CLEAR COAT PAINT FADING AND PEELLING ON ROOF, HOOD, AND TRUNK OF 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BLACK AND THE GREEN 98 ACCORDS. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD, AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE CITY THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LOST POWER. NEITHER THE WEATHER NOR THE SPEED WERE A FACTOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 90,000 MILES, AND HAS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AROUND 5-15 TIMES A MONTH. BEFORE ANY OF THE INCIDENTS THERE HAS BEEN NO PRIOR INDICATION. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLET TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ANY FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NEXT TIME THE CONTACT HAD THE SAME FAILURE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT STALLED.*AK

MY CAR SHUT OFF WHEN I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 M.P.H, THIS CAR WAS RECALL IN 2002 FOR A IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS BAD. IT WAS REPLACED BUT UNFORTUNATELY I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT IT WAS EARLY IN THE DAY AND NOT RUSH HOUR OR ANYTHING COULD HAD HAPPEN.

I BOUGHT MY 1998 HONDA AT THE SAN FRANCISCO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SAN FRANCISCO AND DID ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE WORK AT THEIR SHOP. IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS. ON SUNDAY I WAS CROSSING THE BAY BRIDGE FROM OAKLAND INTO THE CITY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE ENGINE REVVED LIKE I WAS IN A DRAG CAR RACE AND LURCHED FORWARD AND LOST POWER AND THEN ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BRIDGE. I LITERALLY ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES AND I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO CHARGE ME A $140 NON-REFUNDABLE "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG BUT THEY SUSPECTED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I GOT A CALL THE NEXT DAY LETTING ME KNOW THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,000 PARTS AND LABOR AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD PROBABLY TAKE 2 WEEKS TO EVEN GET IT? THE WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED HAD,OF COURSE, EXPIRED AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRIED TO GET A REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING THEY JUST SAID "IT HAPPENS". SO AFTER SPENDING $17,000+ ON A CAR AND MAINTAINING IT I NOW HAVE A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE LEMON. I PAID MY $140 BLOOD MONEY AND GOT MY CAR OUT OF THERE AND DECIDING WHAT TO DO NEXT? *JB