Fuel gauge sending unit failed 4 times: 12/98, 12/99, 8/00 and 4/03. American honda would not admit that there is a generic design problem with the fuel gauge sending unit. Did not offer to replace the 4th failed sending unit free of charge.
1998 Honda Accord: wrong fuel gauge reading
43 of the 1,199 complaints about the 1998 Honda Accord describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 43
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
Gas gauge on the vehicle is defective, gauge is not able to properly display correct level of fuel in vehicle.
#1-7941 miles (gas gauge failed), #2-22960 miles (gas gauge failed-replaced fuel sending unit), #3--34496 miles (gas & temp. Gauges fail-replaced entire meter/gauge set-mileage reset to 0), #4-34996 miles (all gauges failed-replaced loose ground connection), #5-44257 miles (catalytic converter failed, pcv & egr-all replaced) ***this car has been a lemon from day one. The true mileage is unknown because it has failed for miles at a time. Honda has done nothing to compensate me for selling me this lemon. I had attempted to resolve the matter with the bbb, three dealerships, the district office and the corporate office with no compensation. I can't trade the car or sale the car because of the odometer replacement. The car is worthless. And worst of all I am still to this day having problems! Right now the check engine light is on and the service department tells me it is due to clogg egr valves that need to be cleaned at my expense, although they just covered it under warranty less that a month ago when they replaced the catalytic converter. Where do I go now? What do I do? Should I have to keep continuing paying honda for a defective car?
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.
Fuel gauge was not registering the proper amount of fuel in the fuel tank. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that this part was not covered under a manufacturer's recall, and repairs would be made at consumer expense.
Hesitates at all speeds, gas gauge does not work.
Fuel gauge reads inaccurately despite 4+ repair attempts.
Fuel sending unit failed twice causing gauge to read inaccurately
Gas gauge.
Fuel gauge.
Fuel gauge indicator needle.
Electronic climate control module fails when defogger and lights are on. Also, gas gauge did not read over 3/4 full.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Honda Accord fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 1998 Honda Accord?
43 of 1,199 owner complaints about the 1998 Honda Accord (4%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Honda Accord?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Honda Accord
Stalling 137Transmission failure 84Check engine light 74Slipping 50Jerking 45No deployment 29Ball joint 25Sudden acceleration 24Won't start 22Hesitation 21Harsh shifting 17Loss of power 16Grinding brakes 13Won't shift 13Airbag light 12Door locks 10Engine failure 10Power steering loss 10Brake failure 9Tire blowout 9Headlights 8Seat belt 8Knocking 7Adaptive cruise 6Overheating 6Fuel leak 5Fuel smell 5Warning lights 5
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