1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I DRIVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT IS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. IT SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND, THEN WHEN I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!*AK

FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN 1998 HONDA ACCORD. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FLUID. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT AND DAMAGED THE AXLE SEALS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

VEHICLE LUNGED OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. CAR JUMPED OVER, AND COLLIDED WITH THE CONDOMINIUM WALL. *AK

I WAS DRIVING TO LA FOR BUSINESS. ALONG THE FREEWAY, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN INCREASE IN WIND NOISE THAT GOT LOUDER, AND I REALIZED IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. BY THE TIME I REACHED LA, IT WAS A GEARING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 98 HONDA ACCORD. I STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE AUTO TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT WAS FULL AND THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH. LATER, THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO TO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL AAMCO, WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS WAS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME SINCE THE CAR HAD ONLY 93K MILES - MY TOYOTA'S RAN WELL OVER150K EASY. I CONTACTED HONDA MOTORS, I DESCRIBE THE SITUATION TO DARCEL (4/19/04) WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO THEIR LOCAL DEALE ($100). THEN, HONDA MOTORS TOOK ONE WEEK TO ASSIGN TO A PERSON WHO NEGLECTED TO CALL THE DEALER, I HAD TO CALL THE DEALER TO CALL DAVID. IN ADDITION, DAVID HUMBRAY, 800-999-1009, EXT 118128, NEGLECTED TO READ THE INTAKE INFORMATION THAT I GAVE TO DARCEL. TWO WEEKS LATER, STILL NO ACTION. DAVID FINALLY CALLED AND ASKED FOR ALL THE OIL CHANGE AND OTHER MAINTENANCE RECORDS. GIVEN THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGES MYSELF, INFORMATION I GAVE TO DARCEL DURING THE INTAKE, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE RECORDS. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT THERE IS A TRACK RECORD OF 98 HONDA ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURES WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT - THIS SITE, THERE ARE 133 COMPLAINTS COMPARED TO ABOUT 8 FOR A 98 TOYOTA CAMRY. HONDA ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF 2000-2001 HONDA ACCORDS WITH AUTO TRANSMISSIONS TO 100K. I WAS JUST ASKING FOR THE SAME. BUT THE RUN AROUND THAT HONDA MOTORS GAVE ME WAS RIDICULOUS AND ADDED INSULT. I ENDED UP PAYNG $100 JUST TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FINAL RESULT IS THAT I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND HAD IT REPAIRED. IT IS NOW FOR SALE AND I AM NEVER GOING TO BUY ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT - SO MUCH FOR HONDA RELAIBILITY AND QUALITY.

1. AUTO TRANSMISSION SKIPPING AND LUNGING AT STOP SIGN 2. ACCORDING TO MECHANICS AND ACCORD WEBSITE ACCORD TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE RECALL 98-02 3. CHANGED FLUIDS AND STILL OCCURS. *LA

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE V6. I RECENTLY HAD THE CABLE REEL ASSEMBLY FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE (PN: 77900-S84-A22). THIS IS THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE REST OF THE CAR. THIS PART FAILED CAUSING ALL OF MY SWITCHES ON MY STEERING WHEEL TO FAIL AND THERE IS A HIGH LIKELYHOOD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS INOPERABLE ALSO. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME THAT THESE PARTS ALMOST ALLWAYS FAIL ON 1998 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS PART IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG, AND THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA DOES NOT LIST A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE.*AK

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD HAS 80,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED CALIFORNIA STATE INSPECTION DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. HONDA STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE 1998 CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR PART AND LABOR FOR IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK RECALL WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. *PH THIS IS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIR MADE IN GERMANY. *LA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK