1998 Honda Accord: engine failure

Filed Jul 7, 2016 · Engine · CA

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.

Filed Aug 14, 2013 · Electrical · 27,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. The contact stated that the engine failed, causing the vehicle to stall without warning while driving at various speeds. Additionally, the engine would sporadically fail to start. The contact inspected the vehicle and located the failure at the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.

Filed Apr 14, 2009 · Electrical · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would stall without warning. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic and the entire engine was replaced. One year later, the failure resurfaced accompanied by a no-start condition. The dealer would not repair the vehicle according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 02v120000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) because she allowed an independent mechanic to replace the engine. The manufacturer also would not assist. She never received a recall notice, even though she is the original owner of the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 127,111.

Filed Aug 17, 2006 · Electrical · 51,000 miles · UT

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.

Filed Jun 22, 2006 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · AZ

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.

Filed May 20, 2006 · Engine · 63,200 miles · MI

The "check engine" light lit up on a sunday, but the service dealer who looked at the car on monday could not determine why. A diagnostic device indicated a problem around the carburetor so the technician turned off the "check engine" light and I was told to drive around for awhile and see what happened. The vehicle suddenly started to overheat while driving within the city. There had been no problems before this incident and all regular maintenance was done on the vehicle. When the car overheated, it could not even be driven for a mile without stopping to let it cool down. This would've been a serious problem if it had occurred on the highway because there was no warning and the vehicle was immediately incapacitated. The service dealer determined that the engine block had cracked and the only remedy was to replace the engine. The car only had 63,000 miles on it, but the cost of a rebuilt engine (with 120,000 miles on it) was almost as much as the blue book value. Suddenly, our car was worthless when we expected it to last for several more years. The dealership saw no reason to provide any compensation. An employee at the dealership bought the car for $1000 for parts.

Filed Mar 31, 2006 · Engine · 132,000 miles · MD

I have taken my 1998 honda accord lx to the dealership to have my oil changed. (my check engine light was on) I was told by the dealer that my engine was leaking oil, oil had leaked through out the cars entire system so they flushed out as much oil as they could. I was skeptical so I went to get a 2nd and third opinion and it was the same consensus- I needed a new engine. My vehicle has 134,000 miles. For a used engine it will cost about 3,000 for a new engine 5,000.00 . I was told to that I either had to replace the engine or purchase a new car. Since the system was drained, the car has leaked oil again this time the oil was all over the drive way and it is almost april.

Filed Sep 23, 2002 · Engine · PA

I provided you the dealer info. Where I purchased the car. Now my car is at 'mckean honda' : 5033 liberty ave. Pittsburgh, pa 15224, (412)683-3800. Radiator suddely blew up after a 10min. Of driving. A mechanic at the dealer says that the engine's got overheated first and then possibly the cylinder head damaged leading to a mixture of engine oil and anti-freeze. No warning light was on at the time of incident. They haven't dissasembled the engine yet but I asked them to do it to find out the actual damage. Honda says it can happen when it's overheated but don't explain why it's overheated. I followed all maint. Schedule and got my car inspected(including oil change) just 2 months ago(july 10 2002) at that dealer. I can't understand how an engine with 37k mileage can fail this easily. They're talking about a possilbilty of a crack on the engine block. The $4k estimation is true when the whole engine needs to be replaced which is the worst case. It can be very dangerous if I was driving on a highway. The radiator exploded with lots of smoke with 4in long split on the top. Fortunately I was at a stop light on a way back home after picking up my wife and kid. The car was immediately towed. I can't believe if any vehicle engine can fail this easy. The 3 year long warranty's been expired and I didn't get any extended warranty. Is the only thing I can do is repenting not having one? Nlm

Filed Oct 27, 1999 · AZ

Compressor knocks loudly and seized once

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Engine · CA

Engine failed.