1998 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TIRE FAILED. NLM MICHELINE MXV4 ,DOTB9PAEMNX287 ,SIZE- P205/65R15 92V

BRAKES LOCKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY RESULTING IN SUDDEN STOP.

INTERIOR OF VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED WHEN DELIVERED FROM FACTORY (TWO DOOR PANELS AND BACK SEAT COVERS).

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..

GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH

WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. YH

LOOSE BOLT ON SWAY BAR STABILIZER CAUSING FAILURE. *YC

ENGINE LOSING OIL PRESSURE. *YC

FUEL SENSOR FAILED.

ENGINE STALLED (AFTER VEHICLE HAS STOPPED AND ACCELERATOR THEN SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED).

FUEL METER, RPM GAUGE.

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

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

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIGHTNESS CONTROL SWITCH OR KNOB DOES NOT DIM THE LIGHTS ADEQUATELY FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING, THE PANEL IS TOO BRIGHT AT NIGHT AND INTERFERES WITH NIGHT VISION.

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

IGNITION COIL BURNT OUT. YH

TRUNK LATCH: TRUNK UNIT ASSEMBLY (KEYLESS REMOTE).

ELECTRICAL--MAIN RELAY.

WHEN VEHICLE IS MAKING A U-TURN THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHES OUT THE WAY IN WHICH IT CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO DIE. IN AN EMERGENCY CASE, THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. YH

WHILE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON BRAKE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

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

FUEL PURGE VALVE IN THE EMMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM IS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN PURGING THE VAPORS INTO THE COAL CANNISTER. HONDA IS MAKING NO EFFORT TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IS PERFORMING THE WAY IT SHOULD. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW.

DOOR AND DASHBOARD RATTLES. MJS

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

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

BUMPER CLIP.

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. DEALER REPLACED SOMETHING AND THE ODOMETER REGISTERED ZERO MILES, INSTEAD OF 4588 AND THE FUEL GUAGE STILL DOES NOT WORK.

WHILE SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF COMING TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE AS THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER WHICH LEAD TO HIS FOOT SLIPPING OFF THE BRAKE.

WHILE IN NEUTRAL POSITION AND ON A FLAT SURFACE VEHICLE ACCLERATED FORWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEAT BELT TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT-BACK LEVER CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE FULLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, DUE TO DESIGN FLAW OF LEVER.

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, IT MEANS THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. *AK

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

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. ONCE RPMS REV TO APPROX. 4000-5000, TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR.

FUEL GAUGE NEVER SHOWS PAST 2/3 WHEN GAS TANK FULLY FILLED.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CONSTANTLY. YH

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED.

MOONROOF RATTLES.

ENGINE EXPERIENCES HESITATION AND SURGING, REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COIL AND ECU DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DRIVER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP. DRIVER THINKS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER. *AK

ENGINE CONTINUALLY BUCKS AND STALLS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW, THE CAR HAS STALLED PERIODICALLY. USUALLY FROM STOPPED POSITION, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING/SLOWING. AIR TEMP. NOT A FACTOR. HAS HAPPENED ANYWHERE FROM 20F TO 80F. DEALER APPARENTLY UNABLE TO REPLICATE

PCM FAILED CAUSING LOW IDLE AND STALLING. YH

FUEL GAUGE.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. NLM

POWER BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING LOWER. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES IN 11 MONTHS. DEALER STATED A DEFECT, AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE 11 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THE CAR. NOT KNOWN IF THE PROBLEM IS INHERENT WITH THE PART OR THE CAR.

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED. *YC