1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

THIS COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE 03-014. MY WIFE'S 1998 HONDA ACCORD (4 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ROLLED AWAY FROM THE SPOT WHERE SHE HAD PARKED IT. APPARENTLY SHE HAD LEFT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WHEN SHE RETURNED FROM HER ERRAND, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER IN THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHE HAD LEFT IT. THE CAR HAD ROLLED ABOUT 75 FEET AWAY, SOMEHOW MANAGING TO MISS SEVERAL OTHER CARS IN THE PARKING LOT. THANKFULLY, SHE AND OUR BABY WEREN'T HALFWAY OUT THE CAR DOOR WHEN THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. I VERIFIED THAT THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITH THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER HERE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE MAY BE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THAT IT ISN'T COVERED BY A WARRANTY OR RECALL. THEY ALSO SAID IT WOULD BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE TO FIX SINCE THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE MECHANICAL PART AND THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SWITCH HAS AN ANTI-THEFT FEATURE THAT READS A COMPUTER CHIP IN THE KEY AND THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED (INCLUDING THE REMOTE CONTROLS FOR THE DOORS...). THE CAR HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. WE DON'T RECALL THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2002 WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. MICHAEL BRADY (719) 668-4068. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED BUT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR IT. *NLM THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AFTER A YEAR. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF GOING TO STALL. DOWN THE STREET FROM HOME CAR STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN HOME, AND WITHOUT WARNING FLAMES "SHOT" OUT FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. EVERY COMPONENT UNDER THE HOOD BURNED COMPLETELY. **REQUEST CALLBACK FROM ODI** *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING THE GEAR SHIFT AND WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

THE BEARINGS WENT BAD IN THE OUTPUT SHAFT CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 89,000 MILES. HONDA PAID FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR COST, BUT AFTER REVIEWING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#99V06900, LOWER BALL JOINT. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH

1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD ALL DEALER PRESCRIBED MAINTENANCE AT DEALER AND I SUDDENLY HAVE A TRANSMISSION THAT IS BEYOND REPAIR, ACCORDING TO THEM. LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD - 114,000 MILES. HONDA WEBSITE DID HAVE TRANSMISSION RECALL ON SIMILAR MODEL ACCORDS (SAME BODY TYPE, LATER YEAR), BUT NOT MINE.*AK

THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. A CODE (P0401) POINTED TO AN EGR PROBLEM BUT WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE EGR PORTS THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITHIN HOURS. *MR *CB *NLM

HORN WORKS ONLY INTERMITANTLY SINCE NEW, DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG AND IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THEN ONE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WE HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS FACTORY DEFECT!*AK

I HAVE NOW HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON THIS CAR TWICE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET. I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WERE THE CONSUMERS HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY.*AK