1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. THERE ARE SCORES OF OTHER ACCORD OWNERS THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS. IT CAN BE DISTRACTING DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THIS LIGHT ON. *NLM

MY MOTHER WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED HER CAR. MY BROTHER AND HIS WIFE WERE THE FIRST OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE, AND MY MOTHER HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS. SHE HAD STOPPED, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, GOT OUT TO OPEN A PARKING LOT GATE, GOT BACK IN, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND TRIED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SHE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR. SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SHIFT AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A HIGH REV AND ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR SMASHING INTO A WALL LESS THAN 60 FEET AWAY. LUCKILY THE AIR BAGS WORKED AND MY MOTHER & STEP-FATHER'S INJURIES WERE NOT TOO SERIOUS. MY MOTHER'S FOOT WAS DEFINITELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THERE IS A LOCK OUT MECHANISM THAT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING TAKEN OUT OF PARK IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED, BUT SHE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE HANDLE TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM WITH IT NOT MOVING HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, USUALLY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, BUT THE HONDA DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD HER NOTHING WAS WRONG. MY MOTHER IS A RETIRED SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD, NO ACCIDENTS, AND ONLY USES ONE FOOT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NOW SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE AND IS WORRYING AND SECOND GUESSING HERSELF THAT SHE DID SOMETHING WRONG. I HAVE FOUND OVER 30 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING 1998 HONDA ACCORDS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OTHER HONDA'S ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA CONTINUES TO PLACE THE BLAME ON DRIVER ERROR, BUT WE BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE. *JB

RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. AFTER RECEIVING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02V12 AND EXPERIENCING VEHICLE STALL-OUT CONDITION, CONSUMER WAITED FOR 60 DAYS AND RECALL REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. *TT *JB

1998 HONDA ACCORD PAINT PROBLEM: MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE EXTERIOR PAINT CAUSING IT TO CRACK UNDERNEATH THE COATING LAYER. *NLM

TRANSMISSION JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY THROUGH GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. MARCH 4 2003, HONDA DEALERSHIP FOUND TRANSMISSION FAILED INTERNALLY AND CAR NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. ALSO, ON AUGUST 5,2002 A COMPLAINT WAS MADE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION JUMPING WHEN STOPPING AND A TRANSMISSION SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. *NLM

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD (VIN [XXX]) WAS RECALLED DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. AS A RESULT, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 10, 2002. HONDA STATED IN ITS RECALL NOTICE THAT IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO MANUFACTURE PARTS FOR THE 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES INVOLVED." PRIOR TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REPLACEMENT PART, HONDA INSTRUCTED THE DEALER TO USE EXISTING STOCK TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. THIS REPLACEMENT PART IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALLED PART. THE INVOICE STATED THE FOLLOWING: CAR STALLS AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH PER AMERICAN HONDA. REPLACEMENT OF COMPLETE IGNITION SWITCH WILL RELIEVE IGNITION RECALL PER [XXX] AND [XXX] WITH AMERICAN HONDA. NO FURTHER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION WILL BE NECESSARY.*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CONSUMER HAD RECALL#02V120000 PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE ALARM SYSTEM HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL. SCC *JB

THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM BUT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM DEALING WITH THIS EGR VALVE ON THIS HONDA. FIRST, ONE YEAR AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS CUTTING OFF WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP OR WAS IDLING AND THE HONDA DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY REPAIR ON THE CAR. THEY REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. 7 MONTHS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON BUT THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE HAD NOT CHANGED. HOWEVER, I TOOK MY CAR TO GET AN EMISSIONS TEST AND MY CAR FAILED EMISSIONS WITH THE TROUBLE CODE REPORTING EGR INSUFFICIENT FLOW. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT THAT THEY CANNOT HELP WITH THIS REPAIR. ALSO THE EGR CLEANING KIT IS ON BACKORDER FOR 2 WEEKS, WHICH TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE OTHER HONDAS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH SMART CHOICE AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY CANNOT COVER EMISSIONS SYSTEMS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THE REPAIR AND DIAGNOSTIC FEE IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $300. HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE HELPING ME WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS CAR WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL EMISSIONS IF THIS EGR SITUATION IS NOT RESOLVED. I WILL MORE THAN LIKEY SELL THIS CAR THIS YEAR ONCE THIS EMISSIONS SITUATION IS OVER. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN.*JB

I PURCHASE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE INTENTIONS OF KEEPING IT FOR A LIFETIME AT 30,000 UNFORTUNATELY AT 50,000 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WHEN YOU BEGAN TO BRAKE. IT SEEMS THE CAR DIDNT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. AFTER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE PROBLEM HONDA CORP. ASSURED ME THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A PROBLEM IN ANY OF THEIR CARS AND HAD NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THEIR 1998 ACCORDS. THEY THEN CHARGED ME 1,500 DOLLAR FOR THE REPAIR NOT COUNTING THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS I PAID THEM TO SIMPLY FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW JUST 6 MONTHS LATER MY TRANSMISSION FEELS AS IF IT'S SLIPPING WHEN I PARK ON A HILL. AGAIN THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMITT TO ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PAST PROBLEMS. NOW I'M SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF PAST PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THE TRANSMISSION I RECEIVED 6 MONTHS AGO WAS A REPAIRED TRANSMISSION FROM ANOTHER ACCORD. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MYSELF????? ANYONE PLEASE HELP!