1998 Honda Accord transmission problems

Filed Feb 7, 2021 · Acceleration, Transmission · 140,000 miles · CA

During the normal speed on the 40 mile per hour street transmission suddenly stack and the vehicle did not accelerate more than 30 mile per hour .after that date this condition continues on and off .on the other side the transmission changes the speed only in 1st and 2nd gear. All nesessary transmission adjustments has been done. Oral mechanical estimate for repair costs $ 2200

Filed Apr 1, 2017 · Transmission · 131,000 miles · NY

Transmission is failing. It is slipping between shifts, which leads to spiked rpms because of the delayed shift. The shift is also very harsh, where it jerks, shakes, and rumbles the car. Gears also grind occasionally between stop and first gear.

Filed Aug 23, 2016 · Transmission · WA

This is exactly what happened to our car please see below from the other honda owner's description: at 100,000 miles my 1998 honda accord began jerking and bucking when shifting from first to second gear and also when accelerating in higher gear. I was almost killed by a semi truck behind me when the car bucked and decelerated rapidly. These are dangerous cars! The check engine light came on and in the lower gears the car would go into "limp mode" and I would have to pull off the road and restart the engine in order to drive it. I took the car to a very reputable mechanic and he diagnosed a complete failure of the transmission and told me this was a known issue with this year and model of honda. To replace the transmission would cost $3,400.00. After researching I have come to learn that it is a manufacturing defect in the transmission that honda has been aware of and has done nothing to rectify. I contacted honda and was told that they "sympathize with the problem I had but because they have no recalls or alerts in their system" there was nothing they would do to help. There have been hundreds of complaints about transmission failure in 1998 honda accords and in my case it almost cost me my life. If you have a similar problem, please report it to the national highway safety administration.

Filed Jun 17, 2015 · Transmission · 266,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle jerked and stalled. In addition, the vehicle failed to shift out of reverse and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 266,000.

Filed Jun 17, 2015 · Transmission · 266,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle automatically decelerated to 25 MPH. The contact was unable to shift the gear into reverse and the vehicle jerked while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 266,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2013 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · AZ

This is my second honda I owned and I have been dealing with my second honda's transmission problem for a about 6 months now. I first noticed a slipping and a delay in speed when I started to drive it. At first I thought it was a fuel pump issue but then it started to slip more severely to the point I almost wrecked trying to make a left hand turn into oncoming traffic. I have several incidents where this car has almost caused an accident. I have taken it to a mechanic, check engine light was on. He said it was a shift solenoid, $365 dollars later just for the part alone, no fix. The same slipping and jerking continued. I have looked for a good price for a transmission and it cost about $1,800> to get a the transmission installed with labor. A price that I am not willing to pay. I feel honda is responsible for this faulty car. So many of the same complaints is not a coincidence its a fact. Honda get it together or you will lose many loyal customers!!

Filed Nov 14, 2012 · Transmission · 114,000 miles · TX

On the date specified above up to the current date 11/14/2012 I [xxx]have had this 1998 honda accord ex for less than a year and I have had problems out of this car's take off speed. To further explain the car struggles to take off, and when it does and tries to shift, the shifting is either delayed, and or the vehicle shifts very rough. It is almost as thought the vehicle is leaping forward. There are even times when I try to take off after stopping in traffic, the car behaves as though it is in neutral when trying to shift from first gear to second gear. My engine light did not come on until later indicating that there was a malfunction somewhere. I pulled out my code reader and hooked it to the obd outlet on my car and it indicated, low torque shift solenoid circuit. I checked the internet to see if any other honda owners had this same issue with their honda accords, and it appears that I am not alone with having the same symptoms. It also appears that honda has had these problems with the craftsmanship of their transmissions on the accords from year models 1998-2002. However, so far from what I have researched on the web their has been no accidents or fires reported yet. I am urging the federal safety agency or to immediately investigate this issue. This is a safety issue that I believe needs to be addressed. Although my car is a 1998 model, their have been customers whom have had their vehicles have transmission failures with mileage as low as 56000. This type of mileage of 56000-117000 miles for a transmission to fail is not normal. Especially if the vehicle has been very well maintained, with maintenance records to back it up to date. Anyway, please investigate before someone gets seriously hurt or even killed. I don't want anyone or honda to suffer like firestone tires did a few years ago. Come on honda, fix your product that you have been standing behind. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Oct 27, 2012 · Transmission · 215,000 miles · GA · 1 injury

I bought the car from a dealership. And it was ok at first than check engines light came on and I got it checked out long story short the dealer replaced it. But I messed up my wrist bc of the jerk from the vehicle. And now a year and a half later my torque converter goes out again at 245,000 miles which means your transmission is out too. I been all over the web why hasn't the federal safety agency made honda recall their transmission when its effecting so many people. I'm now about to be out of a job, and home. I'm begging the federal safety agency do something about this 2000-2003 weren't the only year to have a defective transmission problem 1999 are to. I think there is no better proof than research. If u google transmission problem honda accord/odyssey 1998-2002 have bad issues with the torque converter code p0740. Please resolve this issue transmission shouldn't go out after 50,000 miles. Safety wise: this past week I almost hit to semi truck bc it jerked forward I could've died. And being on the highway n the middle is a dangerous situation when it you and your family. Another issue is that people wanted to know the issues with the car they are buying carfax only stats recall. I prefer a recall like a thousands of other people but if you can't, at least make honda come up with a better solution a better transmission have them add a transmission filter.

Filed Sep 18, 2012 · Electrical, Transmission · 2,450 miles · NY

Please be advised that this has happened on multiple dates ranging from 1999-2012. I thought it was covered through the federal safety agency campaign id #: 98v018000 but I did not use the car enough to recognize a pattern until 2002. I think at that time, there may have been several thousand miles in 2002 when I began to use the car on more routine bases. There are two occasions that cause the issue to arise. While I am driving, the steering column will lock up causing an issue to shift from gear to gear and the mobility of the car. As the steering column would lock and cause the horn to malfunction and not make a sound and the limit my mobility to park the car. Most streets that I drive are not on an incline but there have been few occasions, where if the car was on a slight incline, it would begin to roll. I would use the gear brakes to prevent an accident. Another issue involves another path (occasion) which causes the steering wheel to lock which causes malfunctions in the horn and the interlocking incident. If I am driving and in the stages of parking my car, the steering column will lock affecting the ability for me to change gear and my ability to adequately mobility when park. This has occurred more frequently now but it has occurred in 1999. When I was advised of the interlock recall, I thought this was addressed. Once this occurs, the car can only be unlocked when I drive when I press down of the hear charger, put the key in the slight covering the gear changer and move the steering wheel. Between the federal safety agency campaign id #: 03v423000 and the federal safety agency campaign id #: 02v120000, I thought these issue was addressed. When I called honda today and spoke to [xxx] 800‑999‑1099 ext [xxx], the recall is associated with the VIN soi wanted to make sure this was acknowledged for incidents for my car model & VIN. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 14, 2012 · Transmission · 91,150 miles · GA

1998 honda accord complete automatic transmission failure at 91,150 miles. Incident below resulted in near collision when my vehicle pulled out to merge into traffic and vehicle would not accelerate more than approximately 15 MPH. Other vehicle had to slam on brakes to avoid side collision. I have a 1998 honda accord lx, 4- door, 4 cylinder, automatic transmission. At approximately 91,000 miles, I noticed that the automatic transmission started to "slip" shifting from first gear into second gear, especially right after the vehicle was just started. This issue would get worse under medium to heavy acceleration. Having had another 1997 honda accord lx, 2 door, automatic transmission, that failed at 66,000 miles, I suspected that the transmission was failing on this 1998 honda accord lx. The vehicle was taken to cottman transmission for evaluation, and the technician test drove the vehicle immediately after starting up the vehicle in the morning. The technician confirmed the severe "slippage" from first into second gear and ran diagnostic tests on all the electric components, including automatic transmission solenoids. Upon completion and additional examination of the problem, the technician stated that the automatic transmission was failing, and required a total rebuild. Once the honda accord automatic transmission was removed from the honda accord and taken apart, it was noted that the internal metal filter was plugged with metal savings, the clutch bands were burned, and an internal electric switch was defective. Expect no help and/or compensation from honda corporation as pursing that route has been futile. It would seem that honda corporation had been over confident in the sale of hondas in the united states, that the "quality" of their product now suffers.