1998 HONDA ACCORD Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE ENGINE FAILS WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE, THEN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE ENGINE FAILS. ALL BRAKING AND POWER FUNCTIONS FAIL. THIS OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DATES. THERE DOES NOT SEEN TO BE ANY REASON FOR IT. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE WHEN IT IS RE-STARTED. *TR

WHEN I STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. I HAVE NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES AND NO HAZARD LIGHTS. CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED, BUT THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,876.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND NONE APPEARED ON THE DIPSTICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL SEAL HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT ENGINE SEALS AND ALL PUMPS SEALS WITH AN UPGRADED SEAL RETAINER AS WELL AS THE TIMING BELTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE, EACH TIME, TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

ENGINE DIES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. I PICKED UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL. I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING. I STEERED THE CAR BACK TO THE CURB USING THE REMAINING MOMENTUM, STOPPING NEAR THE CURB AT AN ANGLE. I OPENED THE ENGINE HOOD TO LOCATE ANY LOOSE CABLES GOING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, THE METAL CABLE WAS LOOSE AND FELL OUT OF THE HOUSING, REVEALING A BROKEN FRAYED CABLE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO DELIVER THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR SEDAN L4 ENGINE STALLS AND THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THE FIRST TIME THIS EVENT HAPPENED THE CAR STALLED THEN DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I LET THE CAR SIT FOR AWHILE I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. IT TOOK FOUR TIMES. I THEN SOUGHT SERVICE OR REPAIR. FOUR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. NONE OF WHICH ARE SUCCESSFUL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT FIVE TIMES IN FOUR MONTHS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DECREASE IN SPEED ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,000.

1998 HONDA ACCORD KEPT SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR STOPPED ON A BACK ROAD AROUND A TURN AND COMPLETELY STALLED. THEN WHEN DRIVING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. *TR

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX IS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF WHILE I AM STOPPED, OR WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT NEVER OCCURS AT ANY CERTAIN TIME OR SPEED. I HAVE MANY THINGS REPLACED IN THE CAR AND NOTHING HAS FIXED IT. I HAD A RECALL DONE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT STILL DID IT. I TALKED WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN RELAY SYSTEM ARE NOTORIOUS FOR GOING OUT, SO I TOOK A CHANCE SINCE IT WAS ONLY 65 DOLLARS AND REPLACED IT AND IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. I HAD READ ON MANY FORUMS FROM TONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE MY CAR COULD BE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY GOING 65 AND IT WOULD JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES...

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. IN HOT WEATHER, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, MY CAR WILL EITHER NOT START AT ALL, START AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF, OR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS TO THE POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY HONDA. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS, INCLUDING AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER, WHICH HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN HOT OR WARM WEATHER. IT WILL HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK, AND THEN WON'T AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AM FEARFUL OF THE CONSEQUENCES ENOUGH THAT I AM NOT DRIVING MY...

SUBJECT: 1998 HONDA ACCORD 117,000 MILES. EVENTS THAT LED TO COMPLAINT: VEHICLE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN LEAVING NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE: NO LIGHTS, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NO SIGNALS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITH 2-3 KIDS IN CAR AND 2 ADULTS. WE WENT ON LINE FOR RECALL NOTICES AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: COMPLIANT: RECALL # 02V120000,MAY 16TH, 2002' & 03V423000 OCT 27,2003' "IGNITION SWITCH CONTACTS WORN OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WITH OUT WARNING". "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE!" HONDA OF OXNARD REPLACED PART BACK ON MAY 2002' WITH SAME FAULTY PART. REGISTERED COMPLIANT 4/3/08 WITHOUT RESOLUTION WITH HONDA AMERICA AND HONDA OF OXNARD DCH: HONDA AMERICA CASE # N012008-04-0200208 - SENIOR REGIONAL CASE MANAGER:JAMAHL BROWN 1-800-999-1009 X118263. JAMAHL ASKED THAT WE TAKE THE SUBJECT CAR IN TO DCH HONDA OF OXNARD FOR DIAGNOSTIC TO CONFIRM FAILURE. FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED BY...

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START. PROBLEMS ARE RANDOM AND OCCUR BOTH IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN PARKED. PROBLEM STARTED MID-2007 WITH MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (<1 SEC) COMBINED WITH LOSS OF POWER TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE NOW. ENGINE NOW STALLS AND DOES NOT RESTART FOR 2-3 MINUTES WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. INCIDENT DATE IS THE LATEST DATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ITSELF AND OTHER TIMES, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT MANUALLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN DECEMBER OF 2007 AND THEN DIMMED. THERE WAS NO CODE TO PINPOINT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO AUTO SHOPS, BUT NEITHER COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD, AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE CITY THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LOST POWER. NEITHER THE WEATHER NOR THE SPEED WERE A FACTOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 90,000 MILES, AND HAS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AROUND 5-15 TIMES A MONTH. BEFORE ANY OF THE INCIDENTS THERE HAS BEEN NO PRIOR INDICATION. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLET TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ANY FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NEXT TIME THE CONTACT HAD THE SAME FAILURE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT STALLED.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP. A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ISSUED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ONE TO TWO MONTHS. SHE STATED IT HAPPENED ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WILL START AFTER SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. *AK

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND HAVE HAD TWO AXLES REPLACED, AS WELL AS ROTORS AND BREAKS REPLACED TWICE. THE BRAKES WEAR, THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE HORN DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN PUSHED. RECENTLY I WENT TO GET AN INSPECTION STICKER AND FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EMISSIONS PART. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE A BULB IS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH MEANS THERE IS NO SENSOR, MY THREE WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE IS SUPPOSEDLY A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL TANK EVAPORATIVE EMISSION VALVE. RECENTLY MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO ROLL. IT HAS ALSO TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND WOULD NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES. I HAVE INVESTED ALMOST 1500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR THIS CAR AND I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPAIR AND HOPEFULLY REIMBURSE ME...

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING HIS CAR. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AT THIS TIME HE CAN NO LONGER STEER THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING SOUND. HE STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES. HE HAS TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB

THE ENGINE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT ONE DAY. I WAS ON THE WAY TO WORK AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER MY HOOD. HONDA PUT IN A RE-BUILT ENGINE AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. A FEW MONTHS LATER...THE PAINT GRADUALLY STARTED TO FADE AWAY ON THE ROOF. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND WILL GET MUCH WORSE. IT IS A 1998 HONDA!! THIS STUFF SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING!

UPON SLOWING DOWN WITH BRAKES ON, ENGINE STARTS TO BUCK AND WANTS TO QUIT, ALSO HAPPENS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP POSITION. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT HAS CAUSED A FEW SITUATIONS WHEREBY A COLLISON ALMOST OCCURRED. DEALER ADVISED, CHECKED OUT BY DEALER,STATED NOTHING FOUND WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER. NOTE-ABOVE DATES APPROX., HAVE DEALER INVOICE IF NEEDED.

THIS IS MY MOTHERS CAR (1998 HONDA ACCORD EX-VL) WHICH WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.MY WIFE WAS THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND MY MOTHER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. SHE HAD STOPPED, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, GOT OUT TO OPEN A PARKING LOT GATE, GOT BACK IN, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO GEAR. IT IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A HIGH REV AND ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY RESULTING IN THE CAR SMASHING INTO A WALL ABOUT 60' AWAY. LUCKILY THE AIR BAGS WORKED AND NEITHER HER OR MY STEP FATHER WERE SERIOUSLY HURT. HER FOOT WAS DEFINITELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THERE IS A LOCKOUT MECHANISM THAT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING TAKEN OUT OF PARK IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED, BUT SHE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE...

VEHICLE STALLED, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD STARTED THE VEHICLE ,AND DROVE IT FOR 15 MINUTES WHEN THIS OCCURRED.*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

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY IN MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4 CYLINDER FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME READING UP ON IT AND THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE REACHED THE CONCLUSION THAT HONDA SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME SORT OF INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD LIT UP AND VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. A CODE (P0401) POINTED TO AN EGR PROBLEM BUT WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE EGR PORTS THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITHIN HOURS. *MR *CB *NLM

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FIRST SERVICE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE LIGHT. A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THE "CATALYST" THAT COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM *SCC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE 6 TIMES BUT CANNOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS THE STALLING IS CONTINUOUS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE PROBLEM, AS WELL AS OTHER PROBLEM(S) BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. SCC