1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. IT IS SLIPPING BETWEEN SHIFTS, WHICH LEADS TO SPIKED RPMS BECAUSE OF THE DELAYED SHIFT. THE SHIFT IS ALSO VERY HARSH, WHERE IT JERKS, SHAKES, AND RUMBLES THE CAR. GEARS ALSO GRIND OCCASIONALLY BETWEEN STOP AND FIRST GEAR.

PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED JUST BEHIND WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CONNECTS. THIS RUST IS NOT VISIBLE WHEN VIEWING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ON A LIFT, MAKING FAILURE OF THE SUBFRAME IMMINENT. HONDA SHOULD ADMIT A DESIGN FLAW EXISTS WITH THE AC DISCHARGE AND REPLACE THESE BAD FRAMES. WHAT A DISGRACE. SAD TO SAY I WILL BE SWITCHING BRANDS. I PREFER COMPANIES WHO STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS FAILURE IS VERY HARD TO DETECT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. SHAME ON HONDA. I ALREADY HAD MY BALL JOINTS FAIL (RECALL EXISTS FOR THEM) AND I ONLY HOPE MY SUBFRAME HOLDS OUT A LITTLE LONGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.

EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUB FRAME. TECHNICIAN SAYS IT'S BECAUSE THE A/C DRAIN TUBE. THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS NO CORROSION AT ALL! HONDA CHANGED THIS IN 03+ MODELS. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, THIS CAR HAS NO BODY RUST. THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN A RECALL.

"TAKATA RECALL I TOOK MY CAR FOR INSPECTION AND IT SAYS SAFETY/EMISSIONS RECALL. I WANTED TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER.

TAKATA RECALL THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED AS WELL. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CLEAR THE SALT SPRAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN ALMOST NO VISIBILITY. I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 94 HEADING EAST. *TR

MY ENGINE SWITCH. DOES NOT WANT TO TURN. MY KEY ON AND OFF. I BEEN HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY. IT STARTED A WHILE AGO. MY WHEEL LOCKS ON ME NOT LETTING IT. TURN NO WERE CAUSING. AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! IT IS NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF A PAST RECALL. HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE AND IF YOU CHECK THE INTERNET ALL KINDS OF HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BET SOMEONE HAS ALREADY BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF IT.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CAR PLEASE SEE BELOW FROM THE OTHER HONDA OWNER'S DESCRIPTION: AT 100,000 MILES MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN JERKING AND BUCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING IN HIGHER GEAR. I WAS ALMOST KILLED BY A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME WHEN THE CAR BUCKED AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. THESE ARE DANGEROUS CARS! THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IN THE LOWER GEARS THE CAR WOULD GO INTO "LIMP MODE" AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $3,400.00. AFTER RESEARCHING I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY. I CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY "SYMPATHIZE WITH THE PROBLEM I HAD BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OR ALERTS IN THEIR SYSTEM" THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO TO HELP. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 1998 HONDA ACCORDS AND IN MY CASE IT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. IF YOU HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM, PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.