1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

ON 8/30/02 I TOOK MY CAR TO IMMKE NW HONDA TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO A HONDA RECALL. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER FOR THE WEEKEND BECAUSE I WENT AWAY ON A TRIP. WHEN I RETURNED SUNDAY NIGHT I HAD A VOICE-MAIL MESSAGE FROM JASON WHITE SAYING THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD NOT BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT "BE TOUCHED" BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO IT. HE SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT RECONNECT THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND WOULD RATHER LEAVE IT ALONE UNTIL I AGREED TO INCUR THE COST OF RECONNECTING IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT TO PICK-UP MY CAR WITH THE IDEA THAT I'D CALL HONDA ABOUT THIS. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I FOUND THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN MY CAR HAD BEEN DISABLED AND THE IGNITION SWITH WAS NOT REPLACED. I CALLED IMMKE ABOUT THIS AND HAVE CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE ONLY TO GET PEOPLE BLAMING OTHERS AND NOBODY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER (TERRI NADER)DOES NOT RETURN MY CALLS. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAY ITS THEIR POLICY NOT TO RE-CONNECT AFTER MARKET SECURITY SYSTEMS. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSE AFTER THEIR RECALL.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCEC SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 02V-120 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATON, ALSO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NLM

SECOND TIME THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALER TWICE. THEY RESET IT TWICE. NOW RECENTLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. RESET IT MYSELF FOUR TIMES...AND IT COMES ON AGAIN AFTER I LET OF THE GAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. DON'T LIKE SPENDING $70 TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND FIND NOTHING.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHEN STARTING COLD VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTINGTO DEPRESS GAS PEDAL, HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT. WHEN CONSUMER IS ABLE TO DEPRESS PEDAL, TIRES SPIN,AND VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD, THROTTLE STICKS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. RMP WILL GO UP AND VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR.VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD WHEN STOPPING.CONTACTED DEALER. CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. LEFT FRONT TIRE VALVE STEM SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. TOOK KEY OUT AND WENT INSIDE. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN INTO STREET. THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, VEHICLE WILL STILL BE IN DRIVE GEAR.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

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*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR. A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES LATER, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE RESULT WAS THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, BUT THAT IT WAS USUALLY THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS CHANGED. ABOUT 200 MILES LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTORS IN THESE VEHICLES. *JG