1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

1998 HONDA ACCORD EX- HAD TO REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAILURE OF TRANSFER BEARING. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AT APPROX 85,000 MI. HAVE RECORDS LISTING ALL SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE. WHY DID HONDA OFFER TO REIMBURSE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS IN 2000 - 2002 ACCORDS AND NOT EARLIER MODELS IF THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS WERE USED IN 1998 & 1999 MODEL YEARS?*AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 03V423000 WAS PERFORMED. *JB

FRONT TIRES STARTED SHAKING AND DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AT 73 MPH ONE THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER TO COLLAPSE PLUS OTHER DAMAGE IN THIS AREA. TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONETURANZA H REVO P205/65R15 92H ON A 1998 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. TIRES REPLACED. TIRE AVAILABLE AT DEALER. FRONT END DAMAGE ($1800.00) PENDING RESULTS FROM FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE OFFICE. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND NEW REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED AT 76000 MILES. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, AND APPRENTLY I AM NOT ALONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT THIS LOW MILEAGE.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL, IT SOMETIMES TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CATCH INTO A GEAR, AND OFTEN HITS THE GEAR HARD CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION. HEN THE CAR STOPS, IT SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR.*AK

JUST PURCHASED A 98 HONDA ACCORD V-6, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. DEALER TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION,AT A COST OF 3900 DOLLARS CAR HAS 110,000 MILES BUT DOING SOME RESEARCH LEARNED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 ACCORD IS SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS. IT HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AND SOMETIMES ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES WITHOUT NOTICE. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SCRUPULOUSLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST AT LEAST 120,000 MILES, BUT I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY REFERENCES TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON LATE MODEL HONDAS THAT HAVE FAILED WITH EVEN VERY LOW MILEAGE. REPLACEMENT IS COSTING OWNERS UPWARDS OF $4,000 AND HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF MODELS AND YEARS, ALTHOUGH THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS IN MANY OF ITS OTHER CARS. MY MECHANIC IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR IT WLLL FAIL ON THE FREEWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

PROBLEM INVOLVING BROKEN SEAT RAILS ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD.*MR THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL THROUGH A HONDA SERVICE UPDATE 03-034 CONCERNING SEAT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM THAT THE UPDATE INDICATED WAS THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE THAT THE CONSUMER'S CAR EXHIBITED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH HIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT BETWEEN THE DATES GIVEN THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE UPDATE DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THAT MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *NM

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE WITH 108,000 MILES. UPON REACHING AROUND 104,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AT LOWER GEARS. HAD IT FLUSHED AND THE PROBLEM SOMEWHAT WENT AWAY BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER 2 WEEKS. THE ABRUPT SHIFTING IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN I GET STUCK IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT DOESN'T DO THAT WHEN IT'S RAN COLD LIKE IN THE MORNING. I'M TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. I'M AFRAID THEY WILL TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION.*AK

AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIR WAS PERFORMED NHTSA RECALL #03V423000. THE CAR WAS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CAR, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. *JB