NHTSA Complaint #10448959 — 1998 HONDA ACCORD

ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 68,000 MILES THE DATE I LISTED WAS THE DATE I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE I BEGAN NOTICING IT AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE BUT DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THEN. (ON SSD) THE ROOF, TRUNK, L PANEL R & L LENS & HOUSING, REAR BUMPER HAD TO BE REPAINTED/REPAIRED. IT STARTED BEFORE THAT PARTICULAR DATE. IT BEGAN WITH WHITE SPOTS THAT STARTED PEELING AND IT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE. COULD NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS LOW AND I NEED A CAR I DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT RUNS GOOD, BUT LOOKED TERRIBLE!! THE MONEY I SPENT WAS AN EXTREME BURDEN ON ME. I AM ON A FIXED LOW INCOME. I READ HERE THAT IN '98 THEY CHANGED THE PAINTING PROCESS.NOW I DISCOVER MANY COMPLAINTS WITHT SAME PROBLEM ON NEWER YEARS. THEY APPARENTLY STARTED A FAULTY PAINT PROCEDURE AND STILL USE IT AND ARE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF. I KNOW CARS, NO GARAGE, WITH NO PEELING, ETC. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER: THERE ARE WHITE SPOTS SHOWING THROUGH WHERE IT WAS NOT PAINTED, R FRONT AND REAR PANEL!!!!! HONDA SHOULD, AT THE VERY LEAST REIMBURSE FOR WHAT I SPENT AND FIX THE CURRENT PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO HONDA THEY JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT AWARE (BUT THEY PROBABLY WERE) THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD KNOWN PROBLEM!! ANYWAY, HONDA SHOULD BE SUED! . I'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE THANK ME FOR TELLING THEM ABOUT THIS SAYING THEY WON'T BUY A HONDA!! *TR