1998 Honda Accord Complaint Log

NO SUMMARY

SHOULDER AND LAP BELT COMBINATION HAD TO BE CUT OFF THE CHILD BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT BECAME SO TIGHT THAT IT NEARLY STRANGLED THE CHILD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GAS GAUGE.

TRANSMISSION TROUBLE.

CAR REMOTE FOR GARAGE DOESN'T WORK.

ENGINE STALLS OUT WHEN IDLING.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE WANTS TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT STOPS--WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED, THEN HESITATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELEARATE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DISCUSSED TWO TIMES, EACH TIME DEALERSHIP CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED OF THE POTENTIAL "ACCIDENT" WAITING TO HAPPEN. AFTER READING THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, AND NOTICING ACCIDENTS WITH THIS ISSUE CAUSES ME GREATER CONCERN. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP TO GETTING THIS FIXED?

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL AND SIDE COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE QUITS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN COASTING TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH IN (ABOUT TWICE A MONTH). DEALERS HAVE INSPECTED WITH NO DIAGNOSIS; INDEPENDENT OF ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER. *AK

UPON SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON FLAT SURFACE WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RUNNING INTO A FENCE/TRASH CANS, AND A STREET SIGN EFORE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. ALSO,GAS TANK HOSE WAS PUNCTURED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND WAS THEN REAR ENDED ITSELF AT SPEED OF 25-30 MPH. UPON IMPCT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

YOU CAN FEEL THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED A RED LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH, STATING DANGER. ALSO, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO SEND PARTS TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HESITATES AT ALL SPEEDS, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AT AROUND 7K MILES, BUT I DID NOT BELIEVE IT AT FIRST. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL ONCE A WEEK. THE ENGINE BURNS CLOSE TO 3/4 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES, BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S FINE. I BELIEVE IT IS EXCESSIVE FOR A RELATIVELY NEW CAR, AND HONDA HAS A KNOWN REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN RELABILITY AND LOW MAINTENACE. *AK

HORN INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG MECHANISM AND CABLE INTO STEERING WHEEL, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AT RECOMMENDATION OF HONDA, PROBLEM SOLVED. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS AND APPLYING NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURE, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE POSSIBLY DUE TO ROTORS WARPING. 2. AFTER DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES , IT WILL NOT RESUME DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL STICKING.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND ,WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT WILL NOT CRANK BACK UP RIGHT AWAY, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT AND DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE BACKED OUT AT 5 MPH AND ROLLED 20 FEET BEFORE STOPPING AND LOCKING BACK INTO PARK. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID, LET UP ON BRAKES. THROTTLE WAS STICKING CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE STEERING WHEEL IN MY VEHICLE HAS SLACK IN IT SOMETIMES AND GET HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

TREADS SEPARATED ON BOTH REAR TIRES @ 37,000 MILES. VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. DEALER ACKNOWLEGED DEFECT AND DISCOUNTED 2 NEW TIRE BUT WITH BOTH TIRES FAILING IT MAY BE A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM THANKS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 14INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 14INCH )

WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO FLOORBOARD CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE JERKING HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND DOES NOT HOLD WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE. TRANSMISSION HAS BURNED COMPLETLY OUT. DEAELR IS GOING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 FRONT END HEAD ON COLLISIONS; ONE AT 30 MPH, AND OTHER AT 45 MPH. BOTH TIMES DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. CAN HEAR A BUZZING NOISE LIKE ITS TRYING STO SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR AFTER GAS PASSES THROUGH. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED A NOISE, HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED ENGINE HAD A CRACK. *AK THE CRACK IN THE ENGINE CREATES AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. YH

THE SEAT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MOVES BACK AND FOURTH ON THE TRACK.

ENGINE QUITS PERIODICALLY (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK) WHEN COASTING WITH THE CLUTCH IN. DEALERS WHO HAVE SERVICED CAR HAVE BEEN TOLD, HAVE LOOKED FOR PROBLEM, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. HAS DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASED NEW.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY,CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A PASSENGER AIR BAG WHICH DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, THIS HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IN ONE INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK WHILE STALLED OUT IN AN INTERSECTION. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COOLANT LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR LABOR AND FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN 98054. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS OF VEHICLE. ODOR IS GETTING WORSE AND VERY SICKENING. IT MAKES CONSUMER SICK WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH HAS CAUSED COOLANT AND OIL TO MIX TOGETHER. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

REAR END LINK IS BROKEN WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE REAR SWAY BAR. APPEARS THAT THE WELD ON THE END LINK DID NOT HOLD. *AK

ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, ENGINE, RADIO, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AS IF KEY TURNED OFF . AT A 4 WAY STOP, MOVING INTO INTERSECTION, HALFWAY THROUGH A RIGHT TURN. WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CAR SHUT DOWN WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE PROPERLY, CAR CROSSED ONCOMMING TRAFFIC LANE ENDING UP ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD. RESTARTED OKAY, RAN FOR 2 SECONDS THEN FAILED AGAIN. RESTARTED AGAIN AFTER 10 MINUTES AND RAN LONG ENOUGH TO GET HOME 2 MILES THEN TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CANNOT FIND ROOT CAUSE, REPRODUCE THE FAILURE, AND HE DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. WE CANNOT DRIVE IT THINKING IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN WITH POTENTIAL LETHAL CONSEQUENCES. *AK

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

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

I HAVE HAD A STROKE. MY LEG IS GETTING BETTER AND MY LEGS ARE 34". I DID'T REALIZE THAT THE 1998 CAR DOES NOT HAVE AS MUCH ROOM AS THE19 89(MY PREVIOS CAR). I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO APPROVE MODIFIFYING MY CAR,SO I CAN HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO DRIVE. THANK YOU. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

MY CONCERN IS THAT THE LUG WRENCH PROVIDED WITH THIS CAR AND MOST OTHERS WILL NOT ALLOW MOST PEOPLE TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN TORQUED BY A TIRE DEALERSHIP. EITHER THE TORQUE BEING APPLIED IS TOO MUCH OR THE WRENCHES ARE NOT ADEQUATE. MANY PEOPLE THERES DAYS HAVE SOME TYPE OF ROAD-SIDE INSURANCE AND NEVER REALLY HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL, HOWEVER IF A FLAT HAPPENS IN A REMOTE AREA AND THE ONLY EQUIPMENT AVAIABLE IS THE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR, MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS. MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY THE EQUIPMENT IN THE CAR, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF TORQUE APPLIED. I BELIEVE THE TORQUE BEING APPLIED BY THE TIRE DEALERSHIPS IS WITHIN THE SPECIFICATIONS, HOWEVER I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS MORE THAN NECESSARY. IF YOU HAVE LUG NUTS TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION ON YOUR CAR, ASK YOUR WIFE TO TRY AND LOOSEN ONE. NLM