NHTSA Complaint #10315726 — 1998 HONDA ACCORD

I HAVE HAD 2 HONDA ACCORDS AND MY GIRLFRIEND HAS A 3RD HONDA ACCORD. OVERALL THE CARS ARE GREAT, BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ADDRESS. THE EVAP SYSTEM IS FLAWED AND ESPECIALLY IN NEW ENGLAND WEATHER, THE CANISTER AND SHUT VALVE GET ATTACKED BY ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE WINTER AND SOMETHING FAILS. WHY SHOULD WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR CONSTANTLY WHEN THE ISSUE IS SIMPLY AN OVER-SIGHT ON PACKAGING THE UNIT TO PROTECT IT. LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND RUN CODE P1456 AND P1457. IF YOU LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND YOU WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR YOU WILL BE VERY LUCKY. YOU ASK, HOW DO I KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THIS? I AM BATTING %100. 3 HONDA ACCORDS 1998-2000 YEAR MODELS AND 3 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P1457. IT IS PRETTY RIDICULOUS. THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AGES AGO. I JUST SPENT MONEY TO GET IT FIXED ON THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, RIGHT AROUND A YEAR AFTER THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD. COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME AND DO THE RESEARCH. THESE ARE GREAT CARS SO YOU PROBABLY DON'T GET MANY COMPLAINTS, BUT HONDA IS GETTING OVER. THEY SCREWED UP AND THEY KNOW IT. LOOK AT THE NEW HONDA ACCORD, TOTALLY REDESIGNED EVAP CONTROL UNIT. COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR