1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

POSSIBLE PARKING PAWL FAILURE, LOUD CLANGING NOISE IN FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS IF METAL COMPONENT BROKE. IN MOVING SHIFTER FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE LOUD TRANSMISSION GEAR NOISE IS EVIDENT. FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE NOISE IS NOT AS LOUD. WHEN SHIFTER IS MOVED TO PARK THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE MOVEMENT IN VEHICLE AS TRANSMISSION GEAR LOCKS INTO PARKING GEAR. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR ON TRANSMISSION , AS DEALER STATES. *AK

ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE FAILS WHEN DEFOGGER AND LIGHTS ARE ON. ALSO, GAS GAUGE DID NOT READ OVER 3/4 FULL. *AK

ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH SPEED, CAUSING OWNER TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE SHAFT AND BUMPER.

ALL REAR SEAT BELTS RATCHET TIGHT IF YOU MOVE JUST A LITTLE BIT AND PIN YOU TO THE BACK SEAT, CHOKING THE PASSENGER. IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND THE BELT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND THEN REBUCKLED AND MY PASSENGERS FEEL SO CONSTRICTED THAT THEY DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WEARING THE SEAT BELTS AT ALL!!!! NOT SAFE!!!

SINCE 1/99, CAR WILL NOT START SPORADICALLY, DEALERSHIP AND REGIONAL OFFFICE CONTACTED. KEYS AND IMMOBILIZER REPLACED. TODAY, CAR SHUT OFF IN THIRD GEAR. HAD TO COME TO FULL STOP AND START UP AGAIN. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AGAIN.

HEADLIGHTS DIM (ALMOST FLASH) WHEN AN ACCESSORY IS ACTIVATED. DEALER STATES IT IS NORMAL.*AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED COMPLY WITH INVESTIGATION NUMBER IE98073. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS "ADJUSTED" BY THE DEALER FOR BEING HARD TO OPEN. *YC

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS GOOD AS STATED IN ADVERTISED. MJS