1998 HONDA ACCORD Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED HONDA OF SALEM (1101 VAN NESS AVE NE, SALEM, OR 97301, (971) 701-2708) WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION HONDA WEST KNOXVILLE (10117 PARKSIDE DR, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922, (865) 730-0012) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE KEY INTERLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

"TAKATA RECALL I TOOK MY CAR FOR INSPECTION AND IT SAYS SAFETY/EMISSIONS RECALL. I WANTED TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER.

MY ENGINE SWITCH. DOES NOT WANT TO TURN. MY KEY ON AND OFF. I BEEN HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY. IT STARTED A WHILE AGO. MY WHEEL LOCKS ON ME NOT LETTING IT. TURN NO WERE CAUSING. AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CAR'S ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 M/H IN THE FREEWAY AND REGULAR ROAD. ALSO I COULDN'T RE START MY CAR RIGHT A WAY. IT IS HAPPENING MORE WHEN IS HOT DAYS THAN COLD DAYS. WHEN I TURN TO IGNITION SIDE NOTHING HAPPENED AND IT'S SO HARD TO SEE REGULAR LIGHTS INCLUDING AIRBAG AND ENGINE LIGHT ETC. I ALMOST GOT GET INTO ACCIDENT COUPLE TIME DURING AT NIGHT CAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET MY ENGINE TURN ON MIDDLE OF STREET. IF THIS WERE ONE OR TWO TIME INCIDENT I WOULDN'T REPORT BUT AS SUMMER IS GETTING CLOSER IT IS GETTING WORST. NOW I AM GETTING AFRAID OF WHEN I COULD GET HIT AND I CAN'T GET INTO FREEWAYS. PLEASE CHECK ON IT. I WILL TRY TO MAKE SOME KIND OF RECORDING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 259,000.

VEHICLE INSPECTED BY MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE CRADLE IS CORRODED AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. SUBSEQUENT INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE PRIOR TO A DESIGN CHANGE IN THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP (CSR) WHO CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF EVER HAVING RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THOUGH NHTSA COMPLAINT IDS 10668618, 10632816 AND MANY OTHERS INDICATE THAT MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. CSR STATED REPEATEDLY "THERE IS NOTHING WE (HONDA) CAN DO", BUT ON FURTHER QUESTIONING AGREED THAT IT WAS MORE ACCURATE TO STATE "WE [HONDA] WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS". AS HONDA CLAIMS TO NOT BE RECEIVING THESE COMPLAINTS, A COPY OF THIS IS BEING SENT USPS PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ARE BEING LODGED. TRACKING #9505 5000 0753...

ON AUGUST 23, 2014, I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED AT THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SUB-FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE CAR IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. I FIND THIS TO BE HORRIBLE. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW (A GIFT FROM MY GRANDMOTHER) AND ALL OIL CHANGES AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TIME AND THEY ARE JUST NOW TELLING ME ABOUT THIS!!! I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS RUSTING PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE? I NOW HAVE TO EITHER BUY ANOTHER CAR OR GET THIS ONE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,000.

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD WHEN I CALL HONDA TO LET THEM KNOW MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING THEY TELL ME THIS IS NOT A COVERED RECALL ON MY CERTAIN CAR FOR MY VIN ALSO THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE NOT COVERED BUT THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THE PARTS ON LINE FOR OTHER 1998 CARS BUT IT IS CRAZY NEITHER OF THESE ITEMS ARE COVERED ON MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

I HAVE A 98 HONDA ACCORD LX THAT DIES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO GET MY VEHICLE TO RESTART. I'VE CALLED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WASN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL AND IS EXPENSIVE FOR LABOR AND THE PART. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF HONDA OWNERS WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T REPLACE THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY HOWEVER THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,272.

A CLUNKING NOISE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING; ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OFF EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, OR NONE AT ALL. HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES, SOMETIMES AT FREEWAY SPEED, CAR RESTARTED FROM NEUTRAL A FEW MINUTES LATER. TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER & DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION MODULE, REPLACED FOR $450. YET THE PROBLEM JUST RECURRED NOT LONG AFTER THAT REPAIR. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD & POTENTIAL FOR CRASH & SERIOUS INJURY, AS SUDDENLY & WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN & CANNOT BE CONTROLLED WITH ANY ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING OR NORMAL BRAKING. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY, SINCE NEW, PER RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE WITH HONDA DEALERSHIPS. BROWSING THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS TO BE AN UNUSUALLY COMMON, SERIOUS & DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE WITH HONDAS & ACURAS FROM ~1997-2002. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED FIVE TIMES AFTER A PREVIOUS REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT RECENTLY BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 305,000.