1998 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHEN PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND CUTS OFF. VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBIT A HARD SHIFT CONDITION. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE WITH AN UNKNOWN PART, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. *AK

WHILE SEATING IN THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT INCLINE WITH THE IGNITION OFF, GEAR INDICATOR LOCKED IN THE PARKED POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, KNOCKED OVER A FENCE, WENT INTO A GARDEN AND ALMOST HIT AN APARTMENT BUILDING BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. OWNER READ ABOUT RECALL # 98V01800, TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL WHEN CONTACTING A DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

BOTH FRONT WINDOWS MAKE WHISTLING AND CRAKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVE 50MPH. I SUSPECT THE SEAL IS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH. THE DEALER, WITH ONLY VISUAL INSPECTION, SAYS ITS ONLY NORMAL..

SOMETIMES, AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, PRESSING ON THE GAS, VEHICLE STALLS THEN COMPLETELY DIES OUT.

ENGINE WILL CUT OUT AT IRREGULAR TIMES AND APPROACHING STOP SIGNS IT CUTS OUT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE COMPUTER CONTROLS THE ENGINE. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT ANYTIME, THE SEAT BELTS WOULD TIGHTEN UP. WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING, SEAT BELTS WOULD LOOSEN UP. HAPPENS EVERYTIME. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC & OWNER WENT FOR TEST DRIVE & IT HAPPENED. MECHANIC SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY STEERING DOESN'T HANDLE PROPERLY. IT SHIFTS AND IS HARD TO CONTROL, SPEED LIMIT UP TO 65 MPH IS MORE DANGEROUS. HONDA SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONTACTED TWO TIMES AND STATED OTHER COMPLAINTS , BUT CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TEST DROVE VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT IT WAS LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS TOO MUCH WEIGHT IN THE BACK END. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN, GIVING THE OWNER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS INCORRECT. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE WHILE IN A REAREND COLLISION, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BE THROWN BACK INTO THE BACK SEAT. PASSENGER ALSO FELT AS THOUGH THE SEAT RELEASED SLIGHTLY, BUT CAUGHT ITSELF. *AK