1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED AT AN EARLY AGE. MY REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS TO 'SEE IT A LOT' THE REPAIR IS $1070. HONDA DEEMS IT NORMAL WEAR.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AT FIRST START, DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO CARBON BUILT UP ON THROTTLE. NEEDED TO BE CLEANED REGULARLY.*AK VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY BATTERY. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. *TT

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL SURGE FOWARD AND THEN STALL WHEN STARTING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CAR HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION PRIMARILY AS IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS HESITATION CAN AND DOES OCCASIONALLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED IN TRAFFIC.*AK

THE CONSUMER REMOVED KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED. THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILS TO PREVENT FROM REMOVING THE KEYS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. *YH

WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE COMPUTER BOARD CONTROLLING THE SRS SYSTEM FAILED. GIVEN HONDA'S SPOTTY REPUTATION WITH AIR BAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY, IT SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN WHEREBY THE MECHANISMS CONTROLLING THE AIR BAGS ARE FAULTY. A CIRCUIT BOARD SHOULD NOT BE FAILING WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ESPECIALLY A HONDA.*AK

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CONSUMER AT TIMES CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE IGNITION TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS THEY WOULD NOT WORK AS WELL.*JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP WHICH WAS DUE TO AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE.*AK *JG

THE CAR WILL JUST DIE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WILL RESTART MOST OF THE TIME, IT WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. IT CAN HAPPEN IN A PARKING LOT OR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN VEHICLE IS CHANGING GEARS, VEHICLE STOPS BEFORE GOING INTO ANOTHER GEAR.*AK