1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD. *BF ALTHOUGH EACH COMPONENT WAS REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY WITH A SENSOR. *NM

SUBJECT: 1. INFREQUENT STALLING WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP, AND STARTS UP AGAIN AND I CONTINUE DRIVING. 2. TWICE, IT HAS STALLED WHEN MAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN. HOWEVER, STARTS UP AGAIN WHEN I TURN THE KEY AND I CONTINUE DRIVING. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6. TRANSMISSION IS DEAD AT 99,000 MILES. OTHER CASES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED (HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVETALK.NET/SHOWMESSAGES.PHP?ID=720). IT IS AN APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HONDA WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION RE-BUILT.*AK

IF I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK, I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE SHIFTER TO GET IT OUT OF PARK THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE MY CAR SO I CONSTANTLY KEEP IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS AND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED YET. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IT WILL GO INTO THIRD GEAR BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT IN TO SECOND GEAR. *AK

1998 HONDA ACCORD 4DR 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 50000 MILES ,VERY DANGEROUS THE FIRST TIME IT SLIPPED FROM 4TH GEAR INTO 2ND DOING 75 MPH ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. HONDA REFUSED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ESTIMATES FORM TRANSMISSION SHOPS $2000-$4000 FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

1) NOTHING NOTICEABLE. CAR WAS ABLE TO START ALL THE TIME COLD AND WARM. 2) CAR ALL OF SUDDEN STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN STEP ON GAS PEDAL CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT JUST SILENTLY STALLED. CENTER CONSOLE WHERE SHIFT-SELECTOR INDICATOR HAS NO POWER WHILE RADIO, HAZARDOUS SIGNALS WERE WORKING AFTER THE STALL. WEREN'T ABLE TO RESTART RIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT 45 SEC TO 1 MIN, CAR STARTED NORMALLY. 3) DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE IAC VALVE AND MAIN RELAY ON MY EXPENSE BUT WILL NOT VERIFY THE IGNITION SWITCH IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY THAT WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS EARLIER EXCEPT THAT AN UPDATED IGNITION SWITCH WAS ALREADY INSTALLED. *NM

AT 88,740 MILES, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE/SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC HAD TO TURN THE FRONT ROTORS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND BEING OUT OF ROUND. NOW, AT THE PRESENT TIME WITH 100.000 MILES OF WEAR THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AND THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDS TO BE TURNED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 98V018000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO GILMAND'S HONDA FOR REPAIRS. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER WAS STILL WAITING TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT MOVES AND THEN JERKS AND STOPS. *TC

THE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE PART IS UNDER ENGINEERED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM