1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

THE CAR IS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX V-6 COUPE W/ AUTO TRANS. AND NOW HAS 65700 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE SOMETIMES DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION WELL. MOST TIMES AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. OTHER TIMES WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD START AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DIE. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2- 4 HOURS TO START. AT STILL OTHER TIMES TRYING TO START IT, IT WOULD JUST CRANK ON THE STARTER MOTOR AND NOT START AT ALL. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT OVERNIGHT TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE CAR. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2003, BUT WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS. THE FIRST MERELY SPRAYED CARP CLEANER INTO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE SECOND KEPT THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS AND REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY. LAST YEAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH SEIZED UP REPLACED. *NM

SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON EVEN AFTER HAVING CAR INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $100. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SRS SYSTEM AND RESET THE LIGHT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT MANY HONDA AUTOS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO KEEP HAVING TO SPEND $100+ TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG (AND THE LIGHT RESET) BUT AT THE SAME TIME I DON'T WANT TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE MY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT SCANNED AND PRODUCED CODE P0401 - EGR INSUFFICIENT AIRFLOW. TOLD BY HONDA THAT THIS WAS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT SINCE MY CAR HAS 113K MILES, IT WON'T FALL UNDER THE EXTENSION (80K) AND IT WILL COST ME $370 TO FIX. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT DUE TO MONEY AND IT CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS, THEREFORE, I AM DRIVING ON AN EXPIRED TAG (CANNOT GET TAG WITHOUT PASSING EMISSIONS). *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A NHTSA RECALL, #02V120000 WAS PERFORMED IN LATE 2002 CONCERNING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH. WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SINCE DECEMBER OF 2005, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-65 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. AN NHTSA RECALL, #02V120000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

1998 HONDA ACCORD CAR REFUSED TO START IN HOT WEATHER HONDA DEALER REPLACED MAIN ELE. RELAY LOCATED INSIDE OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT I WAS TOLD SOLDER HAD STARTED TO MELT PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING WORK DONE 6/8/2006. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - IT STARTED OUT SLIPPING AND JERKING REALLY BADLY WITH A 2-3 SECOND DELAY OR MORE. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND WE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD CAUSES CAR TO DIE WHILE DRIVING. SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOURCE OF RECALL FOR MANY VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR AND MAKE BUT NOT MY CAR. *JB

SRS DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. CAR WAS PARKED FOR COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN RETURNED THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND DEPLOYMENT FAILURE IS INEVITABLE. DEALER WHAT'S $85 TO RESET LIGHT. ISN'T THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS SHOULDN'T THEY RESET THIS ITEM AT NO COST. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *NM

WHITE HOUSE FOLLOW-UP TO PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION OF 12/22/05 DEATH OF MOTHER IN CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING AIRBAGS AND SAFETY BELTS POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE. *TS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH A FIRE HYDRANT, TRAINING WALL AND A TELEPHONE POLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAPS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM BEING THROWN FORWARDS INTO THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. *NM