NHTSA Complaint #884599 — 1998 HONDA ACCORD

ENGINE IS OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING DEFECT. THIS DEFECT OCCURS RANDOMLY REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK HONDA STATED NEW HEAD GASKETS WERE NEEDED, AFTER REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER THEN STATED #5 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRIING, DEALER CLEANED PLUG, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, ALL PLUGS WERE REPLACED, COMPUTER WAS RESET, AND #5 SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED, ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND EXAMINED IT FINDING BURRS WERE EVIDENT ON THE STAMPING SURROUNDING THE MOVABLE BELLOWS, A LOT OF SHINY RIDGES WERE EVIDENT ON THE BELLOWS, HE RAN A HOT WATER TEST TO SEE IF THE BURRS WOULD CAUSE THE DEVICE TO REMAIN CLOSED, HOWEVER IT STUCK CLOSE, CONSUMER REMOVED THE BURRS AND THE THERMOSTAT OPERATED PROPERLY, ON ONE OCCASION ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT DUE TO STEAM FROM THERMOSTAT, CONSUMER FEELS THE RADIATOR RECOVERY TUBE WAS BEING BLOWN OFF BY THE STEAM ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED AND CODE P1399 COMES UP, WHICH NOONE KNOWS WHAT THE CODE STANDS FOR, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH.. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS. *SLC