1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

AT 60000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING BAD TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY PUT NEW SEALS IN IT AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK TOOK IT BACK AT 65000 MILES AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES BUT REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THIER PRODUCT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCES A LOUD RATTLE AFTER GOING OVER SMALL POTHOLES, CONSUMER STATES THE RIDE IS VERY HARSH AND ROUGH. *YH

IN JANUARY 2000, I TOOK MY HONDA IN TO THE TRICKET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A STICKING GAS PEDAL REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 35, 187. THE PEDAL WOULD STICK AND REQUIRE A HARD PUNCH WITH THE FOOT TO COME LOOSE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED BY A HONDA FLOOR MAT. THIS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. ON JANUARY 16, 2002 I TOOK THE HONDA INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED MY GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I USED NO FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE THROTTLE AGAIN WITH A CHARGE TO ME OF $35.18 WHICH SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED WHY THIS ELEMENT HAD FAILED TWICE, AT FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS, THEN THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED 98-99 HONDA ACCORDS HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT NORMALLY STICK WIDE OPEN. I GUESS DANGEROUS IS A MATTER OF OPINION. A GAS PEDAL STUCK HALF WAY DOWN COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I CALLED THE NATIONAL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO GET THE THROTTLE CLEANED AS PART OF MY NORMAL MAINTENANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS DILEMMA. IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND HONDA SHOULD BE CORRECTING IT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT LATER MODEL HONDA ACCORDS. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO PURCHASE A NEW PROBLEM. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. BY THE WAY, MY HONDA IS A "LX" MODEL.*AK

IN JANUARY 2000, I TOOK MY HONDA IN TO THE TRICKET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A STICKING GAS PEDAL REPAIR. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 35, 187. THE PEDAL WOULD STICK AND REQUIRE A HARD PUNCH WITH THE FOOT TO COME LOOSE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED BY A HONDA FLOOR MAT. THIS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. ON JANUARY 16, 2002 I TOOK THE HONDA INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED MY GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I USED NO FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE THROTTLE AGAIN WITH A CHARGE TO ME OF $35.18 WHICH SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED WHY THIS ELEMENT HAD FAILED TWICE, AT FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS, THEN THE DEALERRSHIP ADMITTED 98-99 HONDA ACCORDS HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT NORMALLY STICK WIDE OPEN. I GUESS DANGEROUS IS A MATTER OF OPINION. A GAS PEDAL STUCK HALF WAY DOWN COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I CALLED THE NATIONAL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO GET THE THROTTLE CLEANED AS PART OF MY NORMAL MAINTENANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS DILEMMA. IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND HONDA SHOULD BE CORRECTING IT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT LATER MODEL HONDA ACCORDS. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO PURCHASE A NEW PROBLEM. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. BY THE WAY, MY HONDA IS A "LX" MODEL. *AK

AT 17,000 MILES FIRST REPORTED A "RUMBLING, ROTATIONAL NOISE" TO DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE. AT 52,729 PROBLEM WITH ROTATIONAL NOISE AGAIN REPORTED -- THIS TIME LOUDER. DEALER AGAIN UNABLE TO LOCATE. AT 57,000 AGAIN REPORTED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO HEAR DURING TEST DRIVE. AT 70,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM TURNED INTO A SEVERE GRINDING WHICH MAKES OWNER BELIEVE FAILURE IS IMMINENT. COST FOR AND WAIT FO REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS EXTREMELY LONG; ONLY OTHER OPTION USED WITH 34,000 MILES (FROM ACCIDENT) -- UNACCEPTABLE. OWNER DECIDED TO TRADE IN VEHICLE AT A CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL LOSS RATHER THAN EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, TIRE BLEW OUT, THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES IN THE TIRE.(MICHELIN MXV4-PLUS 195/65 HR15)DOT M3TAC66X348.*JB

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP, WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE DRIVER SEAT COLLASPED, DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRACKET OF SEAT BOTTOM HAD BROKEN.*AK *YD

THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY AFTER A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER MOTOR VEHICLE , VEHICLE WAS TRAVEL ABOUT 30 MPH, DRIVER STRUCK HEAD ON CEILING OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND SUFFERED MINOR HEAD INJURY. *AK

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 60-70 MPH ON FREEWAY. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

GAS GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE, GAUGE IS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY DISPLAY CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. *AK