1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHEN NOT SHIFTING TO PARK AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE CONSUMER IS ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL.*AK SHIFTER POSITION SENSOR FAILED. *TT

IN JULY 1998, I PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX. IN FEBRUARY 2000 THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CHECK AND EGR DEFECT OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND REPOSITIONING OF THE PCV VALVE AND HOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONDA RECALL INSTRUCTIONS AND RESETTING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT INDICATOR AT NO COST TO ME. SERVICE OCCURRED AT DEALER. IN APRIL 2000, THE SECOND PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE AS MANIFESTED BY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE PCV HOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONDA RECALL INSTRUCTIONS AND RESETTING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT INDICATOR AT NO COST TO ME. SERVICE OCCURRED AT DEALER. IN OCTOBER 2000, THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THE EGR VALVE FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY CLEANING THE EGR PORT AND VALVE. THIS WAS PERFORMED AT A COST OF $66 PLUS TAX. SERVICE OCCURRED AT DEALER. IN JANUARY 2001, A RELATED OCCURRENCE OF THE EGR PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH AN IDLE AIR CONTROLLER (IAC) MOTOR FAILING. THE EGR PORT AND VALVE WERE NOT CHECKED, HOWEVER THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM WERE RESOLVED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE IAC MOTOR AND CLEARING OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR. THIS RESULTED IN A COST TO ME OF $226.69. SERVICE OCCURRED AT DEALER. IN NOVEMBER 2001, I WAS SENT A NOTICE BY AMERICAN HONDA CONCERNING THE EGR FAILURES AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES. SERVICE OCCURRED AT DEALER. IN MAY 2002, THE FOURTH EGR PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE THE EGR VALVE FAILURE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE $800.00. HONDA?S DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER HAS DENIED THE CLAIM, SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 81,000 MILES, IT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED TO BE OUT-OF-WARRANTY BY HONDA AND THEREFORE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY COST. SERVICE OCCURRED AT DEALER IN TUCSON, AZ. AS A FURTHER POINT, HONDA HAS DENIED ALL CLAIMS FOR WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES, WAS PULLING OUT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL FORWARDS AND BACKARDS AND WAS STOPPED BY A CONCRETE WALL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*JBTHIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED ONCE PRIOR TO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. CONSUMER REPORTED INCIDENT BUT TO NO AVAIL. CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT SLOWLY WHEN WITH OUT WARNING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. *JG

RECALL 98V018000;WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK AND PICKING UP SPEED. FINALLY STOPPED BY RUNNING INTO SOMEONE'S YARD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH. *AK

MY CONCERN IS THAT THE LUG WRENCH PROVIDED WITH THIS CAR AND MOST OTHERS WILL NOT ALLOW MOST PEOPLE TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN TORQUED BY A TIRE DEALERSHIP. EITHER THE TORQUE BEING APPLIED IS TOO MUCH OR THE WRENCHES ARE NOT ADEQUATE. MANY PEOPLE THERES DAYS HAVE SOME TYPE OF ROAD-SIDE INSURANCE AND NEVER REALLY HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL, HOWEVER IF A FLAT HAPPENS IN A REMOTE AREA AND THE ONLY EQUIPMENT AVAIABLE IS THE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR, MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS. MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY THE EQUIPMENT IN THE CAR, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF TORQUE APPLIED. I BELIEVE THE TORQUE BEING APPLIED BY THE TIRE DEALERSHIPS IS WITHIN THE SPECIFICATIONS, HOWEVER I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS MORE THAN NECESSARY. IF YOU HAVE LUG NUTS TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION ON YOUR CAR, ASK YOUR WIFE TO TRY AND LOOSEN ONE. NLM

INVESTIGATED 2 ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST 1-1/2 WEEKS ON 97 AND 98 HONDA ACCORD THAT WAS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN DRIVER SAID STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR. RESULTED IN HEAD ON COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH STEERING OR SUSPENSION PARTS ON EITHER CAR AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THREE OUT OF THE FOUR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DAMAGED. *YH

I HAVE HAD A STROKE. MY LEG IS GETTING BETTER AND MY LEGS ARE 34". I DID'T REALIZE THAT THE 1998 CAR DOES NOT HAVE AS MUCH ROOM AS THE19 89(MY PREVIOS CAR). I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO APPROVE MODIFIFYING MY CAR,SO I CAN HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO DRIVE. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HUMIDITY GETS INSIDE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED HEADLIGHT WASN'T SEALED PROPERLY. *AK *YH

THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR SO I THOUGHT AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION TO GO INSIDE MY HOME. ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER I WAS CONTACTED BY MY NEIGHBOR WHO TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE STREET. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NARROWLY MISSED HIM BEFORE STRIKING HIS BRICK MAILBOX STRUCTURE AND DESTROYING IT. I TOLD HIM I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE ROLLED BACKWARDS AS I HAD PUT IT IN PARK AND REMOVED MY KEYS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL. I CONTACTED THE HONDA REGARDING MY CONCERN ABOUT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL NOT PARK. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS UNLESS THE CAR WAS IN PARK. THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT SAFETY FEATURES SHOULD EVER BE OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED THAT POSSIBLY THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS COULD CERTAINLY END UP GETTING SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED.*AK