1998 Honda Accord Complaint Log

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 03V423000 WAS PERFORMED. *JB

NOTICE REF: HONDA LAWYER STATEMENT ON RECALL NOTICE JULY 2004 REF. LETTER TO NVSC ON 01072015 THIS IS RECENT NOTICE TO BH, IE BEAVERTON HONDA, I AM STILL AM COMPLAINING THAT BEAVERTON HONDA HAS CONTINUED AN ONGOING REFUSAL TO REPAIR / REPLACE ?? WITH HONDA ACCORD LX ??STARTER SWITCH?? Y 98 PROBLEM I HAVE PURCHASED NEW FROM B-H, WHICH SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE AT 50-60 MPG ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE REPEATED;U AT BH MAINTENANCE DEPT. ON CANYON RD. WITH THIS COMPLAINT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING 2004,5,6,7,8,9,2010,11,12,13,14. T QUESTION: HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR POSITION, OF, REFUSAL, TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART.? DO YOU STILL NEED RECALL STATEMENTS, WHICH I HAVE PROVIDED YOU IN THE PAST?. REF SEE RECALL NOTICE HONDA LAWYER STATEMENT ON RECALL NOTICE JULY 2004 LETTER HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/ACM2840814/RCDNN-03V423-6128.PDF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND NEW REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED AT 76000 MILES. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, AND APPRENTLY I AM NOT ALONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT THIS LOW MILEAGE.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 ACCORD IS SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS. IT HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AND SOMETIMES ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES WITHOUT NOTICE. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SCRUPULOUSLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST AT LEAST 120,000 MILES, BUT I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY REFERENCES TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON LATE MODEL HONDAS THAT HAVE FAILED WITH EVEN VERY LOW MILEAGE. REPLACEMENT IS COSTING OWNERS UPWARDS OF $4,000 AND HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF MODELS AND YEARS, ALTHOUGH THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS IN MANY OF ITS OTHER CARS. MY MECHANIC IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR IT WLLL FAIL ON THE FREEWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT AND KEY WAY HAD CAME LOOSE. THE BOLT, PULLEY, KEY WAY AND TWO POWER BELTS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED.

JUST PURCHASED A 98 HONDA ACCORD V-6, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. DEALER TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION,AT A COST OF 3900 DOLLARS CAR HAS 110,000 MILES BUT DOING SOME RESEARCH LEARNED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL, IT SOMETIMES TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CATCH INTO A GEAR, AND OFTEN HITS THE GEAR HARD CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION. HEN THE CAR STOPS, IT SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR.*AK

FRONT TIRES STARTED SHAKING AND DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AT 73 MPH ONE THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER TO COLLAPSE PLUS OTHER DAMAGE IN THIS AREA. TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONETURANZA H REVO P205/65R15 92H ON A 1998 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. TIRES REPLACED. TIRE AVAILABLE AT DEALER. FRONT END DAMAGE ($1800.00) PENDING RESULTS FROM FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE OFFICE. *AK

AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIR WAS PERFORMED NHTSA RECALL #03V423000. THE CAR WAS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CAR, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6. TRANSMISSION IS DEAD AT 99,000 MILES. OTHER CASES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED (HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVETALK.NET/SHOWMESSAGES.PHP?ID=720). IT IS AN APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HONDA WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION RE-BUILT.*AK

1. VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD, CLUNKING IN TO GEAR, AND NOT WANTING TO GO INTO GEAR. 2. DEALER DETERMINED FAILURE TO BE THE TRANSMISSION 3. WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

PROBLEM INVOLVING BROKEN SEAT RAILS ON 1998 HONDA ACCORD.*MR THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL THROUGH A HONDA SERVICE UPDATE 03-034 CONCERNING SEAT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM THAT THE UPDATE INDICATED WAS THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE THAT THE CONSUMER'S CAR EXHIBITED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH HIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT BETWEEN THE DATES GIVEN THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE UPDATE DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THAT MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *NM

DT: HAD TO DIFFERENT PARTS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE IGITION SWITCH AND THE INNER LOCK SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EGR FOR THE EXHAUST EMISSION.. HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONTACTED THE THREE DEALERS, AND MANUFACTURER AND STILL HAD NO HELP FROM EITHER. THESE PROBLEMS STARTING HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO AROUND JUNE 29, 2004. AFTER THEY FIXED THE IGITION SWITCH IT WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN, VEHICLE COMPETELY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. *AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES STARTING THE VERY FIRST YEAR THAT I BOUGHT MY 1998 ACCORD. I HAVE RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0401 INSUFFICIENT EGR FLOW DETECTED AND P1456 EVAP SYSTEM LEAK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. I HAVE TRIED THE "GAS CAP NOT BEING TIGHT ENOUGH TRICK", I HAVE HAD THE CAR TEST FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND RECIEVES NO ERRORS. I ONLY USE MID GRADE GASOLINE BUT HAVE RECENTLY TRIED PREMIMIUM. I HAVE USED FUEL CLEANERS AND HAVE HAD THE EGR REPLACED. THIS LIGHT STILL COMES ON.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGES, AND THE RPMS GO WAY UP. THEN, TRANSMISSION CATCHES, AND VEHICLE IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. @ 25000 AND 1.5YRS OF OWNERSHIP, I REALIZED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO ACT UP. DEALERSHIP SHAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. I RETURNED @ 35000 BEFORE MY WARRANTY WOULD BE VOID, AND STILL THEY INSIST NO PROBLEMS. CAR WOULD MAKE A THRASHING SOUND WHEN ENGAGED INTO REVERSE. @ 77000 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING ABRUPTLY AND HARSHLY. THE CAR WOULD MISS DOWN AND UP SHIFTS. NOW 111K000 THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A PRICE OF $4700. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT HONDA NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AND HANDLE ITS CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AT HAND. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE ACORDS BELONGING TO THE 1998-2002 MODEL YEARS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK AT AXLE SEALS. *AK

VEHICLE LUNGED OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. CAR JUMPED OVER, AND COLLIDED WITH THE CONDOMINIUM WALL. *AK

THE PAINT AND CLEARCOAT ARE BREAKING DOWN ON MY CAR. IT HAS NEVER BEEN WAXED OR BUFFED. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL SPOT, THEN GREW. NOW, ALL OF THE EDGES, THE TOP, SIDE PANELS AND TRUNK HAVE WHITISH GRAY AREAS WHERE IT USED TO BE THE ORIGINAL BLACK PAINT.

VEHICLE FAILED CALIFORNIA STATE INSPECTION DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. HONDA STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE 1998 CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE V6. I RECENTLY HAD THE CABLE REEL ASSEMBLY FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE (PN: 77900-S84-A22). THIS IS THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE REST OF THE CAR. THIS PART FAILED CAUSING ALL OF MY SWITCHES ON MY STEERING WHEEL TO FAIL AND THERE IS A HIGH LIKELYHOOD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS INOPERABLE ALSO. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME THAT THESE PARTS ALMOST ALLWAYS FAIL ON 1998 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS PART IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG, AND THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA DOES NOT LIST A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE.*AK

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD HAS 80,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED, AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *SC

IF I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK, I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE SHIFTER TO GET IT OUT OF PARK THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE MY CAR SO I CONSTANTLY KEEP IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS AND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED YET. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING TO LA FOR BUSINESS. ALONG THE FREEWAY, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN INCREASE IN WIND NOISE THAT GOT LOUDER, AND I REALIZED IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. BY THE TIME I REACHED LA, IT WAS A GEARING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 98 HONDA ACCORD. I STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE AUTO TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT WAS FULL AND THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH. LATER, THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO TO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL AAMCO, WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS WAS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME SINCE THE CAR HAD ONLY 93K MILES - MY TOYOTA'S RAN WELL OVER150K EASY. I CONTACTED HONDA MOTORS, I DESCRIBE THE SITUATION TO DARCEL (4/19/04) WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO THEIR LOCAL DEALE ($100). THEN, HONDA MOTORS TOOK ONE WEEK TO ASSIGN TO A PERSON WHO NEGLECTED TO CALL THE DEALER, I HAD TO CALL THE DEALER TO CALL DAVID. IN ADDITION, DAVID HUMBRAY, 800-999-1009, EXT 118128, NEGLECTED TO READ THE INTAKE INFORMATION THAT I GAVE TO DARCEL. TWO WEEKS LATER, STILL NO ACTION. DAVID FINALLY CALLED AND ASKED FOR ALL THE OIL CHANGE AND OTHER MAINTENANCE RECORDS. GIVEN THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGES MYSELF, INFORMATION I GAVE TO DARCEL DURING THE INTAKE, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE RECORDS. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT THERE IS A TRACK RECORD OF 98 HONDA ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURES WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT - THIS SITE, THERE ARE 133 COMPLAINTS COMPARED TO ABOUT 8 FOR A 98 TOYOTA CAMRY. HONDA ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF 2000-2001 HONDA ACCORDS WITH AUTO TRANSMISSIONS TO 100K. I WAS JUST ASKING FOR THE SAME. BUT THE RUN AROUND THAT HONDA MOTORS GAVE ME WAS RIDICULOUS AND ADDED INSULT. I ENDED UP PAYNG $100 JUST TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FINAL RESULT IS THAT I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND HAD IT REPAIRED. IT IS NOW FOR SALE AND I AM NEVER GOING TO BUY ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT - SO MUCH FOR HONDA RELAIBILITY AND QUALITY.

1. AUTO TRANSMISSION SKIPPING AND LUNGING AT STOP SIGN 2. ACCORDING TO MECHANICS AND ACCORD WEBSITE ACCORD TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE RECALL 98-02 3. CHANGED FLUIDS AND STILL OCCURS. *LA

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE WITH 108,000 MILES. UPON REACHING AROUND 104,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AT LOWER GEARS. HAD IT FLUSHED AND THE PROBLEM SOMEWHAT WENT AWAY BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER 2 WEEKS. THE ABRUPT SHIFTING IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN I GET STUCK IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT DOESN'T DO THAT WHEN IT'S RAN COLD LIKE IN THE MORNING. I'M TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. I'M AFRAID THEY WILL TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX V4. I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMMING ON. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE O2 SENSORS AND HAD THE CODE CLEARED AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. MY MECHANIC HAS NOTED THAT HE CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THIS WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/HONDA/33.HTML AND IT HAS BECOME APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. BECAUSE I CURRENTLY HAVE 87,000 MILES ON MY CAR HONDA HAS SAID THAT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. MY CAR DOES NOT DRIVE ROUGHLY AND I HAVE DRIVEN FOR MILES WITH THE LIGHT ON. IT GENERALLY STAYS ON FOR ABOUT 1,000 MILES OR SO, THEN RESETS ITSELF FOR A FEW MORE THOUSAND MILES. AFTER WORRYING ABOUT THE LIGHT REPEATED COMMING ON AFTER IT HAD RESET ITSELF I BROUGHT IT INTO MY MECHANIC AGAIN, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT WHEN AN EMISSIONS CHECK IS RAN ON THE CAR THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. SINCE I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, HAVING THIS LIGHT ON MEANS THAT MY CAR WILL FAIL A SMOG CHECK, EVEN THOUGH THE EMISSIONS ARE WELL UNDER THE LIMIT. BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF AN ODBII CODE ISSUE AND OTHER EMISSIONS RELATED PROBLEMS, I FEEL COMPELLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HONDA WAS FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR 95,96,AND 97 VEHICLES AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO GIVE LESS IMPORTANCE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, COST ME OVER $200 WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM, AND HINDERS MY ABILITY TO SELL OR EVEN SMOG THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY, I WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, EVEN THOUGH THE TWO O2 SENSORS ARE NOT GIVING THE SAME OUTPUT, THUS SHOWING THAT THE CAT. IS IN FACT DOING ITS JOB. THIS WOULD COST AT LEAST $400, $1100 AT HONDA. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS NECCESSARY ON THE EMISSIONS COMPONENTS, AND THAT THOSE OF US WHO HAVE TRIED TIRELESSLY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RECOMPENSATED FOR TRYING TO FIX A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW.

MY CARS STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. WHEN I SEARCHED THE RECALLS FOR 98 ACCORDS, IT CAME BACK AS SAYING THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH) ON OTHER 1998 HONDA ACCORDS. HOWEVER, HONDA SAYS MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL.

I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 0 AND 5 MPH WHEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMERY. HIS APPX. SPEED WAS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS COMPLETLY LAYED BACK. I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME BUT IT APPEARS THE METAL IN THE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. THE SEAT WAS IN THE TOTAL RECLINED POSITION. WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED TO COMBS COLLISION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE METAL HOLDING THE TOP OF THE SEAT TO THE BOTTOM HAD BROKEN. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PUSH THE SEAT BACK UP ALL THE WAY. THE PASSENGER SEAT ALSO HAD DAMAGE TO IT.

FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN 1998 HONDA ACCORD. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FLUID. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT AND DAMAGED THE AXLE SEALS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD. HAD IT FLUSHED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE "A FEW" CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS LIKE A BAD DESIGN TO ME. *AK

I OWN A 1998 HONDA ACCORD (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, V6, 4DR) WITH A MILEAGE OF 120K MILES. I BOUGHT IT WHEN 110K , PRIOR TO WHICH IT WAS A LEASE CAR WITH PROPER MAINTAINANCE HISTORY. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I NOTICED I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH DELAYED AND HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS . HONDA DEALER CHECKED AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS DID NOT HELP AND A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON. A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SERVICE ADVISOR RUN COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND CAME UP WITH A DIAGNOSIS CODE OF P740 AND PO230. THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE EXACT FAULT. AT THIS POINT 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. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF ABOUT $5600+LABOR. GIVEN OTHERWISE EXTREMELY 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 HUNDREDS OF 98 ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FACING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. I AM EXPECTING HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY SINCE MANY HONDAS EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR FATE AND THE HONDA SERVICE WHO CHANGED THE OIL THE FIRST TIME COULD HAVE TRIED HARDER BEFORE MORE DAMAGE MAY BE DONE. I AM CURRENTLY NOT USING THIS VEHICLE MUCH GIVEN THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. *AK

MY 1998 ACCORD EX V-6, WITH 62,000 MILES AND PERFECT MAINTENANCE, NOW REQUIRES A NEW "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $7000, AS EXPLAINED BY A SALES PERSON FOR HONDA. AT MY LAST SERVICE, THE TECH MENTIONED THE TRANS FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BUT IT SEEMED DIRTY SO I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER WHERE I WAS GIVEN THE NEWS. SIDENOTE: THEY WANTED TO SELL ME A NEW 04 ACCORD, SAID MY CAR WAS "A WASH" AND HAD NO VALUE!*AK

1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 LX SEDAN WITH 80,000 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3500. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT PROPER INTERVALS USING HONDA ATF. OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON HONDA FORUMS, THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, NOT ME.*AK

I DRIVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT IS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. IT SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND, THEN WHEN I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!*AK

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX. FOR LAST 3-4 MONTHS STARTED NOTICING THAT THE ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN FIRST STARTING TO DRIVE. ON APPLYING MORE THAN NORMAL PRESSURE IT SUDDENLY RELEASES AND VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. MY MILEAGE IS ONLY 54,000 NOW. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN HARTFORD AND HE SAYS I NEED TO SHELL OUT NEARLY 200 BUCKS TO GET THROTTLE CLEANED, THIS DESPITE REGULAR MAINTAINANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WHO GOT THROTTLE CLEANED AND IT WAS GIVING SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER 2000 MILES, SO WHAT'S THE GURANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. MONEY IS NOT IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HONDA SHOULD BE FIXING AND NOT DENYING. I HAVE NEARLY CRASHED INTO OTHER CARS IN THE PARKING LOT, ALMOST HIT THE PARKING LOT ENTERANCE GATE AS THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLE RACES FORWARD. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS FROM A HONDA, IT HAS BEEN FLAWLESSLY WORKING SO FAR.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON INTERSTATE 89. DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

BEARINGS IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REMOVED AND TAKEN APART TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS. REPAIR COST WAS $1113. CAR HAS ONLY 61,000 MILES AND IS MAINTAINED REGULARLY.*AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NEW 1998 AND HAVE MAINTAINED A PERFECT SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE RECORD WITH DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 70,000 MILES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DISCOVERED OVER 100 SIMILAR CASES INVOLVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE 1998 HONDA ACCORD ON THIS SITE.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 ACCORD EX WITH 113,000MILES AND HAVE HAD THE SAME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM 2 TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAVE TO REPLCE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $1,000. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECK ED BY A MUFFELER SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY ALSO SAID CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON HONDA NEVER GOES BAD. NOT SURE WAHT TO DO?*AK

HORN WORKS ONLY ON RARE OCCASIONS, PRIMARILY WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY TO EITHER DIRECTION. DEALER HAS STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX, WHICH INCLUDES REPLACING PART OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED, AND DEALER SAYS IT IT LIKELY THE HORN WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL COMPLETELY.*AK DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX, THUS I NO LONGER HAVE A WORKING HORN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY ALSO FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. I NOTICE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET NO INVESTIGATION OR RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MANY OWNERS OF THESE CARS MAY HAVE NON-WORKING HORNS AND NOT EVEN REALIZE IT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

I OWN A 1998 HONDA ACCORD AND THE RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT HAS FREQUENTLY FAILED TO RE-COIL CATCHING ON THE LEVER THAT MOVES THE SEAT TO A RECLINING POSITION. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL TO LATE , IT EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE SEAT MOTOR TO "BURN" OUT .THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME JUST UNDER $800.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR , OBVIOUSLY THAT IS UN -ACCEPTABLE TO ME . DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ? *AK

CONSUMER STATES ROOF LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. SHE DOES NOT THINK DEALER WILL TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

1998 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION, 108,000 MILES - PROBLEM SINCE 86,000. SEEMS THAT QUITE A FEW CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL; HOWEVER, AMERICAN HONDA HAS IGNORED THE COMPLAINTS OF 1998-1999 OWNERS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FORTUNATELY, FOR THE 2000-2001 OWNERS GOT A RECALL. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME IN THE 1998-1999 MODELS. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OURSELVES WHEN THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM (LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS). ALSO, HONDA NEVER SENT ME ANY RECALL OR SERVICE NOTICES FOR OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE FUEL FLOAT, EGR PROBLEM, OR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA - FIRST I OWNED FOR 17 YEARS, AND NOW THIS? I AM VERY UPSET.*AK

JOIN THE CLUB, I HAVE A 1998 ACCORD WITH 120,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS ALMOST RAN OVER BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THIS CAR HAS HAD A CLUNKY TRANSMISSION SINCE 80,000 MILES AND I WOULD GET THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND IT WOULDN'T HELP. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION IS DEAD. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HONDA? I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE RELIABLE? AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT HELP, THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP SO BASICALLY I'M SCREWED. USED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ESTIMATES ARE $1700-2500. THIS IS TERRIBLE, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? SOMEONE REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I ALMOST DID. HONDA KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG. THIS IS EVEN LISTED ON CARPOINT.MSN.COM THAT THIS CAR HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION. I AM GOING TO FIX IT AND SELL IT AND GO BACK TO TOYOTA, I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS, MY ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING OR JERKING IN THE LOWER GEARS (SLIPPING). WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, IT'S NOT AS BAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING. *AK