1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

NO PARTS AVAILABLE RECALL#02V120000IGNITION SWITCH. THILHUGAES HONDA 1800-969-0347 ASPEN, GA 30606 MR

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING THROUGH THE BEARINGS WHEN DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. MR THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS FAULT WAS NOT A DEFECT PROBLEM FOR THE MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. *JG *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION WILL STAY RUNNING AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRS. NARDI HONDA ST. JAMES, NY 631-724-0500 MR

CONSUMER STATES: DEALER HAS BEEN SCHEDULED THREE TIMES FOR CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THREE TIME HAS BEEN CANCELLED THE APPOINTMENT, SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT UNABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR OVER A MONTH,AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING HER SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER MONTH TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. MR

CONSUMER STATES RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR IGNITION. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO PERFORMED RECALL TILL DECEMBER 2002. DEALER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

THE POWER LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENLEY. RIGHT SIDE CAR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED WITH OUT ANY WARNING, DUE TO THE DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MR

THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH FROM HONDA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING THE RECALL WORK DONE, THE DEALER UNHOOKED THE AUTO LOCK SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY HAD FOUND THIS KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. HONDA WOULD NOT PAY TO REINSTALL THIS SYSTEM. AS A RESULT THE KEYLESS ENTRY IN VEHICLE IS DANGLING, AND THE WIRES WERE LEFT ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS CLEAR THAT THIS POSITION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY HONDA AS SOLELY AS A WAY TO REDUCE THEIR COST, AT EXPENSE OF THE CUSTOMER. *SCC

UPON ACCELERATION DRIVER SEAT FELL BACK INTO BACK SEAT AREA. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WELD USED TO TILT THE SEAT BROKE, IN TURN, CAUSED THE SEAT TO DETACH FROM THE BASE. *TT