Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, it intermittently would not start without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, who was unable to duplicate the problem with the starter assembly. Although a diagnostic test was performed, no failure codes were produced. The manufacturer was not contacted.
1998 Honda Accord electrical complaints
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Key will not start the car - ignition problem - car dies going down the road and all of the lights start to flash.
The car is a 1998 honda accord lx v-6 coupe w/ auto trans. And now has 65700 miles on it. While driving at low speeds the engine sometimes died. When this happened the steering became difficult and the brakes did not function well. Most times after the car came to a complete stop I was able to restart it. Other times when I tried to start the car, it would start and then immediately die. I would have to wait 2- 4 hours to start. At still other times trying to start it, it would just crank on the starter motor and not start at all. Sometimes I would have to wait overnight to successfully start the car. These problems have been occurring since 2003, but with increasing frequency in the past 2 months. I have taken it to two different honda dealers. The first merely sprayed carp cleaner into the throttle body. The second kept the car for three days and replaced the main relay. Last year, I had to have the alternator, which seized up replaced.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at various speeds the vehicle stalled without warning. A the federal safety agency recall, #02v120000 was performed in late 2002 concerning, the electrical system: ignition: switch. When the recall work was performed there were no problems with the vehicle. Since december of 2005, the vehicle has been having the problems associated with the recall. The dealership would not offer a second repair without charge under the recall. Updated 7/13/2006 -
Dt*: the contact stated while driving between 30-65 MPH, the engine failed suddenly without warning. An the federal safety agency recall, #02v120000 was performed on the vehicle concerning, the electrical system: ignition: switch however; the recall did not remedy the problem. The dealership would not offer a second repair without charge under the recall.
1998 honda accord car refused to start in hot weather honda dealer replaced main ele. Relay located inside of passenger compartment I was told solder had started to melt preventing car from starting work done 6/8/2006.
Faulty ignition switch on 1998 honda accord causes car to die while driving. Same problem has been source of recall for many vehicles of this year and make but not my car.
I am a first hand owner of a 1998 honda accord ex coupe, the car has exhibited failure of the ignition switch since 2 months (march 2006) ago. One time I was driving about 65 miles at freeway 15, all the sudden the car just stall and lost all power; no dashboard lights, no air-conditioning and car engine stall. Fortunately, there was not much traffic and I was on a downhill slope, so the car gained some momentum and I was able to pull it to the right shoulder. The same thing happened 3 times on local streets. When I took the car to my mechanic, he said the ignition switch failed. He told me that there was a recall on accord ignition switch and suggested that I call honda to find out the details. I didn't received any notice of recall regarding ignition switch failure. I did received one regarding ignition switch interlock operation (campaign id# 03v423000) which I had fixed. I call honda customer service today and they said that my VIN# was not included in the recall of the ignition switch failure (campaign id# 02v120000), they will not pay for the cost of repair. But my car is exhibiting the exact behavior as describe in the recall (ignition switch failure caused car engine stall without warning while driving) the car was running fine before the incident happened, I believe this is a failure caused by manufacturing defect of the car and my car(VIN#) should be included in the recall!
Ignition switch failure for the second time over five years. Honda recalled this item once and now they are charging me for a second replacement. $154.00.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at various speeds the engine stalls without warning and intermittently the vehicle does not start. There is a the federal safety agency recall, # 02v120000 regarding the electrical system: ignition: switch. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. The dealership has been alerted. The interlock switch has been replaced due to bulletin #03-088 however; this did not correct the problem.
I boughy my 98 honda accord with 87000 miles. 1 year later with less than 100000 miles my transmission went completly out. It was $3000 to fix. 2 years later with only 140000 miles my transmission went out again. $3000 to fix. It now has 170000 miles and is starting to slip. It also stalls with no warning. It has stalled many times in the middle of an intersection. Honda replaced the ignition switch 1 month ago and since it has continued to stall. Honda will no longer fix it.
Dt: 1998 honda accord. The contact states the horn does not blow while the vehicle is being driven. When the vehicle stops the horn will blow. This has been happening for over a year. The contact took the vehicle to the dealership, and they stated it will cost $800 to fix it. The contact stated the vehicle kept stalling and there was a heat at her feet . Took the vehicle to the dealership. This has been happening for almost two years. The dealership told her the catalytic converter was blocked . Neither of these problems have been fixed.
Dt: the contact received a recall letter in february or march 2005 .that same week the car stopped. She called the dealer, and the dealer was hostile, and told her she would have to pay for the repair. She was going to have to have the car towed to dealer. However, she called before she took vehicle to the dealer. She went to dealer on 9-7-05, and the person in charge was not there. On 9-14-05 she went to the dealer again, and he was hostile. Dealer told the contact that there might be something else wrong with the car. The dealer finally looked it up in the computer and said they would service it under the recall. He told her she could bring the car anytime. The contact advised the dealer that she would bring the vehicle tomorrow, and he told her he would not be there. He was evasive about when she should bring the car in.
Dt: had to different parts on the vehicle for the igition switch and the inner lock switch. There was a recall on the egr for the exhaust emission.. Had recall repairs done, but the vehicle still did not function properly. Contacted the three dealers, and manufacturer and still had no help from either. These problems starting happening about a year ago around june 29, 2004. After they fixed the igition switch it was good for about 3 months. Then, vehicle competely stalled while driving on the road.
Dt: caller received manufacturer's recall 03088 concerning ignition switch key interlock. The key would come out in any gear, and the dealer tried to fix it. Currently, the key will not come out when it is in park. Dealer will not fix it unless caller pays for it. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. Caller took vehicle to dealer on july 18, 2005 to get it fixed.
During periods of wet weather, high humidity, power door locks do not work, and right side power windows do not function from driver's seat locationl. No parts replaced. Problem seems to resolve itself when humidity drops and things dry out.
Dt: the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. She is having problems with the ignition switch . Some of the 1998-1999 honda accords were recalled for this problem ,but the dealer told consumer that her vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN. She stated that while driving about 65 MPH the car will shut off, and the steering will lock up. Dealer said it had something to do with faulty wiring to the ignition switch. There was another recall on the vehicle for the ignition switch . She did qualify for the first recall but not for this one.
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 for past repairs.
When using the horn it would not shut off. Consumer pulled over and removed the horn fuse. Dealership informed the consumer that the horn was sticking to air bag.
1) nothing noticeable. Car was able to start all the time cold and warm. 2) car all of sudden stalled while driving. When step on gas pedal car did not accelerate. It just silently stalled. Center console where shift-selector indicator has no power while radio, hazardous signals were working after the stall. Weren't able to restart right away. However after about 45 sec to 1 min, car started normally. 3) dealer wanted to replace iac valve and main relay on my expense but will not verify the ignition switch is functioning properly that was replaced 2 years earlier except that an updated ignition switch was already installed.
I parked my car in my driveway friday night and took the keys out of the ignition the car was still in drive. The car rolled down my driveway, into the yard, and hit a tree with no one in the vehicle. Since there was no key in the ignition the airbags did not deploy. I did some research and realized that there had been a recall on my car for this very reason, but I had not been notified about this recall. I contacted honda and they said that I had not been notified because the car still had the previous owners info in their system. I bought the car from a honda dealership, yet they said that it was my responsibility to contact them to change the information over to allow them to contact me with recall information. Is there anything that can be done about this. Would honda not have some responsibility in the accident?
Recall campaign: ignition switch failure. Reconnect alarm system. *bf recall campaign: the consumer complained that she was charged for service completed under the recall for her vehicle. The consumer was charged for the service of reconnecting the alarm system through the new working part installed. A full refund is requested by the consumer. The recall issue dealt with the ignition switch interlock on the vehicle.
The horn failed to work intermittently. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Last spring (4/25/03) , I took my 1998 honda accord in to the dealer for brakes and while there, they fixed the ignition switch which had been recalled. Ntil then, I had never had a problem starting my car. After the recall replacement, I now have starting problems! It seems that my car will crank normally but not turn over. It appears not to be getting fuel. The car will then start normally after an hour. I have had the car back to the dealer and they can not find anything wrong. I have had the battery and the alternator replaced but I still have this problem. Strangely enough, it does not seem to happen in the cold weather, only on hot days. I am told by the dealer and private mechanics that they need to see it when it will not start in order to diagnose & fix the problem. As I have stated above, it will start after an hour or so, it will start before I can have iit towed to the dealer. I have 39,963 miles on this car and I am the original owner. I have never had any other problems with this car. My daughter's friend had the same year & model car and had the same starting problems. She got rid of the car. I do not want to do this.
Unable to remove key from ignition after turning off car in the "park" position.
The vehicle failed to start when the key was turned in the ignition, two months after the ignition switch recall 03v423000 was performed.
After the ignition switch repair was performed the federal safety agency recall #03v423000. The car was in worse shape than it was before. Honda refused to repair the car, despite the fact that the vehicle was fine when it was brought into the dealership.
1998 honda accord was turned off and key removed while vehicle was in drive. After leaving the car, it rolled backwards into a guardrail, causing damage to left rear bumper and left rear panel. This occurred on 2/11/04. Two days later we received recall notice from honda acknowledging ignition failures that could potentially cause such incidents. We have contacted honda and they are "dragging their heels" to take responsibility for the costs to have this repaired.
Horn works only on rare occasions, primarily when wheel is turned sharply to either direction. Dealer has stated that this is a known problem, but it will take several hundred dollars to fix, which includes replacing part of the driver air bag assembly. Over time, the problem has worsened, and dealer says it it likely the horn will eventually fail completely.*ak due to financial difficulties, I do not have the money to fix, thus I no longer have a working horn. I am concerned that the air bag may also fail in an accident. I notice that there have been at least 5 other complaints about this problem, yet no investigation or recall has been initiated. This is a serious and known safety defect which needs to be addressed. Many owners of these cars may have non-working horns and not even realize it until it is too late.
I have a 1998 honda accord ex coupe v6. I recently had the cable reel assembly fail on this vehicle (pn: 77900-s84-a22). This is the part that attaches the electrical connections from the steering wheel to the rest of the car. This part failed causing all of my switches on my steering wheel to fail and there is a high likelyhood that the airbag was inoperable also. The honda dealer told me that these parts almost allways fail on 1998 honda accords. This part is critical to the operation of the airbag, and this creates a safety issue. Honda does not list a recall for this issue on this vehicle. Someone should look into this issue to see if a recall needs to be made.
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