1998 Honda Accord

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2004· SEATS

  1998 HONDA ACCORD W/ 8 WAY POWER SEAT. HAVE HAD TWO WELD FAILURES OF FRONT TORQUE TUBE TO LIFT LEVERS. FIRST FAILURE WAS LEFT HAND CORNER TWO YEARS AGO. REPAIRED THIS BREAK MYSELF WITH TIG WELD, THE DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANT THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND HONDA'S 36MO/36K WARRANTY. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON CENTER LIFT LEVER THIS PAST NOVEMBER, 2004. MY SEAT FREELY AND LOOSELY ROCKS BACK AND FORTH THE NORMAL FRONT SEAT TILT TRAVEL. I ASKED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT MENTIONED BY HONDA IN DEFECT SUMMARY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE02072. I WAS TOLD MY ACCORD HAD TOO MANY MILES (140,000). MY REPLACEMENT COST FOR THIS OVER $300.00 OR DISASSEMBLE THE FRAME AND REDO ALL THE "COLD" WELDS. THE WELDS ON THIS SEAT FRAME ARE DEFECTIVE. NONE OF THEM APPEAR TO HAVE PROPER PENETRATION. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT, SIMILAR TO A DEFECTIVE SAFETY BELT. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY COOPERATION FROM MY HONDA DEALER CONTRARY TO HONDA'S STATEMENT, THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING "...NO-COST REINFORCEMENT FOR THE SEAT...". *AK

• 12/31/2002· SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD 4-DOOR. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RECOIL WHEN I REMOVE IT. I GETS HUNG UP IN THE SWITCH THAT MOVES THE SEAT BACK. ON THE DATE BELOW, I HAD MY SON IN A FORWARD FACING CAR SEAT IN THE MIDDLE REAR SEAR. I PARKED AND UNCLIPPED MY SEAT BELT AND OPENED THE TRUNK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR BUT DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS PUSHING AGAINST THE SEAT BACK SWITCH AND LOWERED THE SEAT BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT CAUGHT MY SON'S FOOT BETWEEN HIS CAR SEAT AND THE SEAT BACK. HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. IT ONLY TOOK THE TIME FROM ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GO TO THE TRUNK TO RETRIEVE HIS STROLLER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

• 12/31/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CONTINUALLY BUCKS AND STALLS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

• 12/30/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TAKATA RECALL IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAR WON'T STAY ON UNLESS KEY IS HOLD FORWARD

• 12/30/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 12/30/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WIRING SHORT NEAR GLOVE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS IN PARKING LOT AT WORK. STARTED INTERNAL FIRE. INTERIOR COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CAR TOTALLED. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/29/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) IN 2004, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,688.

• 12/29/1999· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S EXTERIOR AND REAR MIRRORS VIBRATE SO HARD WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT THEY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. ALSO SQUEAKING NOISE COMING THE SUN ROOF WHICH DEALER HAVE REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/28/2014· STRUCTURE

  I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SUB FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED. I CALLED A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPLACE THE SUB FRAME, BUT THEY REFERRED ME TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP, AS THEY COULDN'T DO THE WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP. I THEN GOT A SECOND OPINION AT ANOTHER SHOP. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD PROBABLY ONLY HAVE A FEW MONTHS LEFT BEFORE THE SUB FRAME BROKE FROM THE RUSTING. RUST IS ONLY A PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE, DESPITE LIVING IN A NORTHERN AREA AND PARKING ON THE STREET YEAR ROUND. HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE MUCH SINCE SUMMER 2014 AND AM STILL TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO REPLACE THE SUB FRAME OR SCRAP THE CAR, WHICH IS OTHERWISE FINE. *TR

• 12/28/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. KMJ

• 12/28/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT FIVE TIMES IN FOUR MONTHS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

• 12/28/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STICKS CONTINUALLY AFTER COLD STARTS OR SHORT PERIODS OF NOT RUNNING. EXCESSIVE AND HARD PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL, EVIDENTLY TO ENGAGE THE THROTTLE PLATE AND/OR THROTTLE LINKAGE. THE SURPRISING RESULT TO THE DRIVER IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD, OFTEN SQUEALING TIRES, IN A SPEEDY AND DANGEROUSLY UNCONTROLLED MANNER. CAN BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING IN CONFINED AREAS, PARKING LOTS OR AROUND PREDESTRIANS. OUR SON RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAD DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS OFFICE ADMITS A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED TO ITS DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED 1981, 1987, STILL OWN A 1993 HONDA ACCORD AMONG OTHER MAKES AND MODELS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED GAS PEDALS THAT BIND AND STICK LIKE THE ONE IN THIS 1998 HONDA ACCORD.*AK

• 12/27/2000· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN FRONT AT ABOUT 60MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD. *AK *SLC

• 12/27/1999· EQUIPMENT

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/25/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND ALSO FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING. *AK

• 12/24/2003· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HORN PROBLEM. THE HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD MY A MECHANIC THAT THE AIR BAG MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE HORN PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO "HIT" THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE HORN TO ACTIVATE. *PH *NM

• 12/23/2013· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  "HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER V TEC ENGINE MANUAL TRANSMISSION RUNS GREAT CLEAN INTERIOR CLEAN OUTSIDE SOME MINOR DINGS NOTHING BIG SMALL AMOUNT OF SUN DAMAGE CAR HAS 158XXX MILES IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL AT [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX] IT ALSO HAS AUTO PAGE ALARM AND A DOUBLE DIN STEREO " HTTP://DENVER.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/CTO/4241444804.HTML THIS I DID A CARFAX REPORT AND SOMEONE ROLLED BACK THE MILES. SELLER SAYS IT HAS 158XXX MILES AND CARFAX SHOWS 218,489 LAST REPORTED ODOMETER READING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/22/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN A CRASH DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF ON A SIX-LANE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 03V423000 OR 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD FLICKERED OFF AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE SECOND BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELEVANT RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

• 12/22/2008· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME, AND I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES OF THEM WITH THE 98-2002 ACCORDS UNTIL JUST NOW. MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT MAKES DRIVING HE VEHICLE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NO LONGER HAVE YOUR SECONDARY BACKUP SYSTEM TO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE IN A ACCIDENT. AND FROM WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING IT ALSO MINIMIZES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SEAT BELT AS WELL. IF THE NHTSA GROUP IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS NOT FORCED HONDA TO DO RECALL WORK ON THIS MATTER THAN SHAME ON YOU. WE ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES IN YOUR HANDS TO MAKE THESE COMPANIES KEEP THEIR SAFETY TRACK RECORD. MY ACCORD HAS NEARLY 139K MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. I FEEL AS IF I HAVE HAD A INJUSTICE DONE TO ME, AND NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN OR IF I GET IN A ACCIDENT WHETHER OR NOT MY AIR BAG WILL WORK, AND ACCORDING TO OTHERS WITH HE SAME PROBLEM IT DOESN'T. *TR

• 12/21/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DELAY OF ACCELERATION FROM ROLLING. WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO SPEED UP, FROM SLOW ROLLING, THE CAR DOES NOT SPEED UP. INSTEAD, THERE ARE FEW SECONDS OF LAGGING BEFORE ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO THE FREEWAY/HIGHWAY.*AK

• 12/21/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED. CONSUMERS KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMERS TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN WHICH HE INCURRED THE LABOR CHARGE OF $572.40. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION HAPPENED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HIM. THE CONSUMER HAS A HONDA CR-V THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS WELL. *JB

• 12/21/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO SUMMARY

• 12/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLING EXPERIENCES HESITATION, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS

• 12/20/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY FRIDAY NIGHT AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CAR ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, INTO THE YARD, AND HIT A TREE WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE. SINCE THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND REALIZED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THIS VERY REASON, BUT I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE CAR STILL HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNERS INFO IN THEIR SYSTEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP, YET THEY SAID THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THEM TO CHANGE THE INFORMATION OVER TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTACT ME WITH RECALL INFORMATION. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WOULD HONDA NOT HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY IN THE ACCIDENT?*AK

• 12/20/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAS A MILEAGE OF ONLY ABOUT 50,000 MILES. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON AND I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH DELAYED AND HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS . THE ENGINE CHECK CAME UP WITH A DIAGNOSIS CODE OF P740. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO DETECTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I FIX THE SEALS AND DRIVE IT AROUND FOR SOME TIME. EVEN AFTER THE SEALS WERE REPLACED I STILL FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LUNGING FORWARD WHENEVER IT CAME TO A STOP AND IT WOULD HAVE A TROUBLE CHANGING GEARS (ESPECIALLY THE SECOND GEAR). THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVABLE CONDITION IT SEEMS LIKE A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF ABOUT $4000. GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE AND OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION OF MY VEHICLE I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS PROBLEM TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 98 ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FACING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SENT A FAX TO HONDA OF AMERICA WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANY RESPONSE. I AM EXPECTING HONDA TO TAKE A GREATER RESPONSIBILITY IN UNDERSTANDING AND RECTIFYING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH SUCH SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SO FAR. I AM CURRENTLY NOT USING THIS VEHICLE MUCH GIVEN THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. *LA

• 12/20/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION CAME APART INTERNALLY.*AK

• 12/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CAR WAS PARKED. WHEN STARTED IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, FIRST BACKWARD ONTO THE SIDEWALK, RESULTING IN A CRASH. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY DESPITE APPLYING THE BRAKES FULL FORCE. I ESTIMATE SPEED OF 50+ MPH DOWN A CROWDED CITY STREET. WHEN I PULLED THE EMERGENCY. *AK

• 12/19/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1998 HONDA ACCORD HAS INSUFFICIENT EGR FLOW INDICATOR LIGHT CODE P0401. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO INFORM THEM THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS NEVER RECEIVED. THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH HOW THE MANUFACTURER IS HANDLING THIS PROBLEM MAINLY BECAUSE THEY EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN DEFICIENCY MODIFICATION (SERVICE BULLETIN #99-085). *NM

• 12/19/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ONSEVERAL OCCASIONS CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN PARKED ON INCLINE. AFTER A FEW HOURS CAR WOULD START. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT AT THIS TIME. TOOK TO DEALER AND HE INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. DEALER REFERRED TO EMISSION SPECIALIST. I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AND RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON AFTER A FEW DAYS, CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW CAR STALLS WHILE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WHILE IN USE. I HAVE BEEN PARKING MY CAR DOWNHILL AND IT STARTS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. TODAY, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CAR STALLED ON THE ROAD. FOR SOME REASON I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES AND DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED.*AK

• 12/19/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE TURNS ITSELF OFF. FIRST TIME WHILE IN PARK, SECOND TIME WHILE ON HWY AT 45 MPH, LOSING ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER STATES NEEDS NEW IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

• 12/19/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  EXCESSIVE PRESSURE NEEDED TO MOVE STUCK ACCELERATOR, THEN SUDDENLY LOOSENS AND CAR LURCHES. *AK

• 12/18/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STICKS. DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY THREE TIMES UP TO DATE OF DEC/2000. ADVISED DEALER OF ISSUE, THEY ADVISED FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT. CALLED MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED NOT REPRESENTING ISSUE. WAITING ON RETURN CALL FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

• 12/17/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA DATED "SUMMER 2002" TO REPLACE AN IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 1998 ACCORD. WITHIN 24 HOURS I CALLED THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR, SCHALLER HONDA OF NEW BRITAIN, CONN. I LEFT A DETAILED MESSAGE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. NOT HEARING ANY KIND OF RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER EVEN AFTER A REPEAT TELEPHONE CALL, I WAITED MORE THAN 60 DAYS (MORE LIKE 120 DAYS) TO CALL THE AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE. THIS WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, AND AGAIN I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THUS THIS COMPLAINT.

• 12/16/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MY 98 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER 76,000 MILES, IT WILL JERK WHEN I TRY TO GO FROM LOW GEAR TO HIGH GEAR, IT ALSO LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL, I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK I OPEN A CASE WITH HONDA AMERICAN AND MADE A DEAL WITH THEM TO REPIRE MY TRANY.

• 12/16/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60000 MILES.*AK

• 12/16/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL SHOW UP AT ALL TIME ON THE DASHBOARD, AND LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR LONG TIME. *AK

• 12/16/1999· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER ERROR HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY AAA. ALSO, A COWORKER WITH THE SAME CAR, HAS SIMILAR HIGH READINGS. THIS ADDS ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE COSTS AS WELL AS LOWERS THE RESALE VALUE. *AK

• 12/15/2020· SUSPENSION

  05/12/1999 MANUFACTURER SAFETY ELATED RECALL ISSUED , NHTSA #99V-069 RECALL # K59 1997-98 HONDA BALL JOINT SAFETY RECALL. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE MADE , SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME IT WAS BE 5 DAYS TO GET PART. SERVICE ASK ME IF I WANTED TO WAIT, I REPLIED YES 12/07/2020,TODAY 12/15/2020 I WAS TOLD IT COULD NOT BE DONE , I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAYBE IMPOSSIBLE TO RECEIVE PARTS FOR REPLACING THOSE BALL JOINTS AND THAT MY VEHICLE HAD AFTER MARKET PARTS , AND REGRETTABLY THAT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT PERFORM THOSE RECALLS , I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF TOWN WHERE I LEFT MY VEHICLE . THE DEALERSHIP MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE A REPORT OF MY REPAIRS FOR THOSE RECALLS , 12/15/2020 WAS TOLD IT ITS WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP WITHOUT THOSE REPAIRS , I ALSO OFFERED TO PAY FOR MY OWN REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT EVEN POSSIBLE FOR THAT DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THOSE REPAIRS. *DT*JB

• 12/15/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY CAUING INJURES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

• 12/15/2008· POWER TRAIN

  SECOND AND THIRD GEARS ARE DEFECTIVE IN MY 1998 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ACCORD, EVERYTIME I HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I STOP THEN MOVE AT A STOP LIGHT. *TR

• 12/14/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING. *AK

• 12/14/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR A BREIF PERIOD OF TIME, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT MAY ENDANGER CITIZENS IN PARKING LOTS AND OTHER AREAS WHEN TRYING TO GENTLY MANUEVER THE VEHICLE. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND THEY FELT THAT IS WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY THIS FAULTY THROTTLE BOX. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 12/13/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED AT 41,000 MILES. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $4,100. CARE DRIVEN AND MAINTAINED CAREFULLY. *AK

• 12/13/2000· SEATSCrash

  WHILE AT A STAND STILL VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR, ESTIMATED SPEED WAS NOT DETERMINED. BUT, IT FORCED VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, CAUSED SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 12/12/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  AFTER HEARING AND FEELING A CRACKING SOUND AND THEN INSPECTING UNDER THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED THRU AND A VISIBLE SEPARATION OF THE SUBFRAME. THE POINT OF THE RUST THRU IS AT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CORNER OF THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME. THE CAR IS AT THE MECHANIC'S BEING REPAIRED, HE STATED THE CAUSE IS THE DRAIN HOSE FOR CONDENSATION FROM THE AC AT THAT LOCATION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE THROUGHOUT. THIS RUST THRU OF THE SUBFRAME COULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT. *TR

• 12/12/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 12 TIMES PRIOR AND EACH TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK BUT THERE HAS BEEN THREE CLOSE CALLS WHERE THE HORN DID NOT WORK AND A CAR BACKING ALMOST HIT MY CAR. WE HAD TO YELL TO MAKE THE OTHER CAR STOP! TODAY 12/11/02 WE HAD YET ANOTHER VERY CLOSE CALL AND THE DEALER FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SEE THERE IS A FAULT AS THE HORN DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MAY COST OVER $250 TO FIX! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND SHOULD BE FIXED FREE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANKS VERY MUCH!

• 12/11/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS A PREMATURE LIFE SPAN ACCORDING TO A NUMBER OF MECHANICS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 80,000 MILES, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE COMPUTER SENSED A FAILURE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WE HAD THE HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY STATED THAT IT DID NOT COVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER *AK

• 12/10/2020· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED HUGGINS HONDA (7551 NE LOOP 820, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180, (855) 902-9103) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE, AND PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/10/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DECREASE IN SPEED ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,000.