1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECALL WORK DONE (02V-120 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH), BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED THE ENGINE, THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE TWO ARE UNRELATED, BUT THEY SAID THAEY HAD TO UNPLUG THE SRS UNIT TO WORK ON THE INGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW AIRBAG, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE AIR BAG FAILURE IS RELATED THO THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH SINCE THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WHERE THE ORIGINAL RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH A REMOTE STARTER THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO A BUSH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS TAKING A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *MR

MFR# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, BRAIMAN HONDA IN MIAMI, FL. PHONE# 305/266-9900.IS CHARGING CONSUMER TO RECONNECT THE ALARM AFTER THE RECALL. CONSUMER WANT TO KNOW DOES THE DEALER HAVE THAT RIGHT. *NLM *JB

MFR# 02-031 & 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, POHANKA HONDA IN COLLEGE PARK. PHONE# 301/899-7800. DID NOT RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WAS MADE. CONSUMER WANT TO KNOW DOES THE DEALER HAVE THAT RIGHT? AND CAN NHTSA ASSIST IN THIS MATTER? FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER IS CHARGING FOR THE REMOVAL OF AN ALARM TO GET TO A RECALLED PART. CONSUMER FEELS THERE SHOULD NOT BE A CHARGE. THE ALARM WAS UNINSTALLED IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. CONSUMER DOESNT FEEL A CHARGE SHOULD INCURRED. CONSUMER FEELS THE MECHANIC SHOULD REINSTALL THE ALARM SINCE IT WAS A PART OF THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. *JG

TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. D4 LIGHT COMMENCES FLASHING INDICATING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS AT RANDOM SPEEDS UP OR DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER ISSUED PROBLEM REPORT NO12002-08-2800-1311 AND ASSIGNED CASE OFFICER, RON ROBBINS. INSPITE OF MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS SINCE AUGUST 2002 THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING. NLM

I PROVIDED YOU THE DEALER INFO. WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW MY CAR IS AT 'MCKEAN HONDA' : 5033 LIBERTY AVE. PITTSBURGH, PA 15224, (412)683-3800. RADIATOR SUDDELY BLEW UP AFTER A 10MIN. OF DRIVING. A MECHANIC AT THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENGINE'S GOT OVERHEATED FIRST AND THEN POSSIBLY THE CYLINDER HEAD DAMAGED LEADING TO A MIXTURE OF ENGINE OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THEY HAVEN'T DISSASEMBLED THE ENGINE YET BUT I ASKED THEM TO DO IT TO FIND OUT THE ACTUAL DAMAGE. HONDA SAYS IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN IT'S OVERHEATED BUT DON'T EXPLAIN WHY IT'S OVERHEATED. I FOLLOWED ALL MAINT. SCHEDULE AND GOT MY CAR INSPECTED(INCLUDING OIL CHANGE) JUST 2 MONTHS AGO(JULY 10 2002) AT THAT DEALER. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW AN ENGINE WITH 37K MILEAGE CAN FAIL THIS EASILY. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A POSSILBILTY OF A CRACK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE $4K ESTIMATION IS TRUE WHEN THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS THE WORST CASE. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THE RADIATOR EXPLODED WITH LOTS OF SMOKE WITH 4IN LONG SPLIT ON THE TOP. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON A WAY BACK HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY WIFE AND KID. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED. I CAN'T BELIEVE IF ANY VEHICLE ENGINE CAN FAIL THIS EASY. THE 3 YEAR LONG WARRANTY'S BEEN EXPIRED AND I DIDN'T GET ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IS THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS REPENTING NOT HAVING ONE? NLM

THE LEFT REAR END LINK THAT CONNECTS TO THE REAR ANTISWAY BAR BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. LAST YEAR THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BASED ON COMMENTS FROM THE GUY AT THE PARTS COUNTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER.IT WILL BE HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO START AGAIN.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

DEALER: CORAL SPRINGS AUTO MALL, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 954-346-1000 WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO RECONNECT ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED ALARM SYSTEM. *AK