1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

FAULTY TRANSMISSION - HAVE SERVICED 4 TIMES IN 1 1/2 YEARS. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IS ONLY OFFERING TO COVER 1/2 OF PARTS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD. IT SHIFTS INCORRECTLY AND REVS VERY HIGH, THEN SLAMS INTO NEXT GEAR. PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 74K MILES AFTER I OWNED FOR 7 MONTHS. SAID THEY WON'T COVER WHOLE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE REGULAR SERVICE DONE AT HONDA DEALERSHIPS. I WAS ABLE TO PROVE I HAD SERVICE DONE AT REPUTABLE DEALERS BUT NOT HONDA. IT IS ESTIMATED THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WILL COST ME AROUND $1500.00. HONDA OF AMERICA SHOULD PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING IN MY MIND. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?*AK

BACK LAST YEAR IN MAY I HAD TO REPLACE MY V-6 3.0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION AT 74,000 MILES! I CAN UNDERSTAND IF THE TRANSMITION GOES OUT AT 125,000 MILES OR MORE BUT 74,000 DOESNT SOUND RIGHT TO ME. THEY SAID WHEN I HAD THE TRANSMITION REPLACED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMITION COMPLEATLY WORE AWAY! THIS REPAIR COSTED ME $2,000 AND AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THE CAR HAD REGULAR CHECK UPS AND WAS WORKING FINE FOR YEARS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CHECK MORE ACCORDS IF THEY HAVE TRANSMITION PROBLEMS LIKE I HAVE HAD, I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE ONLINE WHO ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE ONE FRIEND WHO ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT FOR HIM HE JUST HAD TO PAY FOR THE PARTS BECAUSE HE COULD FIX IT HIM SELF. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IF THERE IS COMPONSATION PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THAT IS ALOT OF MONEY THAT I DO NOT MAKE AS A STUDENT!*AK

I GOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 1998-ACCORD-LX (97000 MILES ON THIS ONE). TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED COMPLETELY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I GOT ALL THE REGULAR SEVICES DONE AT ONLY HONDA DEALERS AND THERE WAS NO INDIATION ABOUT THIS FAILURE. FOR NO FAULT, THIS THING HAS FAILED. I WOULD THINK THAT THE PART ITSELF IS DEFECTIVE, IN THE FIRST PLACE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM.

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE NOT MAKING APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. RECALL 03V423000 SUBJECT: IGNITION SWITCH. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WON'T DO REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SECURITY ALARM.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR. *AK

VEHICLE HAD CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION HESITATED, THEN JERKED INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

I OWN A 1998 HONDA ACCORD W/ LESS THATN 60000 MILES. MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELEY DIED. HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS / THEY RECALLED MY MAKE AND MODEL 2000/2001 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT I WANT THEM TO FIX MY CAR/ THIS PROBLEM IS CHRONIC W/ HONDA. *AK