The consumer's 1998 honda accord v-6 developed transmission problems. *cc the consumer found out that the 1999 and 2000 models were being repaired under a silent recall. The consumer would like to know why her vehicle is not being covered by honda.
1998 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Tl* - the contact stated that while driving the 1998 honda accord at 45 MPH the engine light came on, and the contact pulled to the side of the road. The vehicle hesitated then surged forward. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, who ran a diagnostic test on the vehicle and recommended a new transmission. The failure had occurred 45 times.
Dt*: the contact stated while accelerating, the vehicle jerked. While taking the vehicle in for an oil change the dealer determined the automatic transmission assembly needed to be replaced. The seat belt was slow to retract and the rear brakes were service. Updated 11/30/06.
During the last 6 months I began having problems with my ignition locking up and car would not start & occasionally the car would stop running while in motion for no reason. The dash lights would all flash and then lock-up & die. I checked online and discovered there had been two recalls on my 98 honda accord lx, ignition switch and interlock. I phoned my local dealer, honda of ocala and they gave me an appt. For 10/20/06. They took a look at my car and then tried to sell me other services. I asked that they only fix the two recalls as scheduled. I waited for 1 1/2 hours and then was informed that the ignition switch was bad but I would have to pay $205.00 if I wanted it fixed because it had already been fixed. They couldn't tell me where or when this was. I refused to pay for a recall that was supposed to be done free of charge. After making me wait another 35 minutes my car was returned. I asked about the interlock recall, had it been fixed? He said no you'll have to call and make another appt. This appt. Was for both recalls. They had my car for over 2 hrs and did nothing. I went home and called honda of america. I spoke with a rep that took my complaint. On 10/23 I was told by both reps that my only option was paying labor and getting it done at honda of ocala. I did not want to return to this specific dealership due to them treating me so miserably at the first appt. I have no records that this recall was ever fixed. My parents were the previous owner's and they don't either. Regardless the part is obviously defective as this is not normal and should be covered in full, free of charge by this recall.
Driving east on toll road 408 in far right lane going aprox. 60 MPH and transmission (b7xa) down shifting locking the front wheels. Lost control of the car and spun backwards across all left lanes of traffic and then back across all right lanes of traffic and almost hit a light pole. Transmission is slipping and will not shift correctly...transmission is faulty and honda knows it but will do nothing about a recall to protect people/owners.
I am a owner of 1998 honda accord and have just started having problems with my transmission knocking, clicking when I change gears, and it jumps out of gear as I am going down a hill. I did some research and found out that thousands of people are having the same issue. When I took it to the dealer they even was aware of the situation with the faulty transmission that they have been putting in people cars, but act like it is not a big deal. You think you are buying quality when you buy a honda, but that is not the case. I hope no one gets killed before they take action. If I have an accident while driving with my kids in the car and it locks up, I will be moving on up to the next step because I don't understand why they would not stand behind their faulty junk and not risk some being hurt or even killed.
Automatic transmission - it started out slipping and jerking really badly with a 2-3 second delay or more. I've had the transmission rebuilt and we are still having the same problem.
98' honda accord sedan- we purchased in november of 2004 and vehicle had 44,000 miles. After a few weeks of driving, transmission was beginning to slip between first and second gears. Took to dealership and they stated we needed a new transmission. I called american honda and they agreed to put in a rebuilt transmission even though it was a few thousand miles out of warranty. We paid for the labor. Vehicle is now at 88,000 miles and needs another new transmission. Same problems as before. Contacted american honda again and they refuse to help.
The vehicle in question has serious problems and dealership is doubting the safety of it. It has been "clipped" I had it fully inspected by a mechanic that I trusted. We took it back to the dealership and today it will be checked by there mechanic however the man was not professional in dealing with me. The car I was told was unsafe and should not have been sold in the state of california?.
The automatic transmission in my car started with hesitation during cold starts as described by numerous other honda 98 accords. It would get out of park and into 1st gear just fine, but when getting out of 1st and into 2nd, the rpms would just shoot up and the transmission would catch the 2nd gear 2-5 seconds later. In those 2-5 seconds, there would be no power transferred to the front wheels. The car is so jerky that sometimes I spin out on my front tires. The problem had been looked at by honda, but they wanted $5,000 for the repair; the entire value of the car. We took it to aamco and they did the repair for 2,200. We've been into their shop twice now in their 1 year warranty, but the hesitation has come back. The car has only 82,000 miles on it and I don't drive it hard at all. Something is definitely wrong with these units and something has to be done.
98 honda accord transmission failure. Car lunges, misses gears and needs a replacement. Car has less then 100000 miles and it needs a rebuild. Know of other people with exact same problem. Honda knows its a problem and will offer to help pay some of part cost but that's it. The transmission is a flop and honda should pay for it all. I was lied to and deceived by honda. Definitely fraudulent.
Transmission slipping daily.
My 1998 honda accord 2.3l with only 117k miles developed transmission shifting issues that would either leave me without power by slipping or drop me from 4th gear suddenly into 2nd. The first time this happened I nearly resulted in a serious accident as I was traveling on a freeway at 65 MPH. Honda says there is no recall of these transmissions and no extended warranty but the number of reported failures in 1997 versus 1998 models shows that there is clearly a serious potential of catastrophic failures introduced in 1998. Honda refused to fix this and I had to spend thousands of dollars to rebuild the transmission.
Transmission failure.
Automatic transmission failure in my honda accord ex-v6 coupe. It began to hesitate going from 2nd to 3rd gear while I was driving. It occurred immediately after the fuse to my radio blew. Was told by honda needed new transmission $3-4k.
I have a 98 honda accord and around 87,000 miles my transmission went out. I took it to aamco to have it diagnosed they said had to rebuild. $2900.00. Al month later I had to take it back for more transmission problems there was a loud knocking noise in the gear box and they fixed it. I took it back twice since having tranny rebuilt now its a year later and the car began to slip and jerk and now there is a metal scraping noise coming from the gear box when in gear. This is the 4th time I will have to take it in for transmission problems.
My honda accord automatic transmission has been acting up, not shifting smoothly, jerking, etc. The dealer has diagnosed it as needing replacement. This will cost $4,500.00 this is a low mileage car I bought new and that has been meticulously maintained with all service intervals done by a qualified honda dealer (huggins honda, north richland hills, tx) after researching this, I have found numerous exact same problems and it is obvious that honda has a serious manufacturing defect with their automatic transmissions. I have not had it repaired yet because I cannot afford it. I have a 20 mile commute to and from work every day and I am concerned that the transmission will fail completely while I am commuting.
(1) driving from pennsylvania to ocean city,maryland for vacation and the check light came on when we were almost there. We pulled over on side of road and checked fluids and car and everything appeared to be okay until we could make it to garage. Started driving again in 4th gear and transmission started to slip and car started to downshift and RPM's went up. (2) let car sit and then tried to drive again in 3rd and 4th gears but same problem kept occuring. Then we put it in 2nd gear and that worked fine. We drove in 2nd gear going slow in the middle of a place we did not know and barely made it to the beach where my car sat the whole time and we could not drive anywhere. We had to have the car towed from ocean city to harrisburg, pa (about a 4 hour drive) (3) after talking with a honda certified technician and others we determined it was the tranmission going out. My car is still sitting and I am trying to figure out what I am going to do considering a new transmission costs 3 to 4 thousand dollars as I was told by honda. This is great considering I have only had my car for 2 years and still have 3 years to pay on it and it only has 86,000 miles on it.
The transmission on my 1998 honda accord v6 started failing at 116k miles. The car began missing out and then lurching forward when driving, creating a very unsafe situation. The transmission had to be rebuilt at a cost of $2,200. I have learned that this is a very common problem with '98 hondas, as well as the 200 and 2001 models.
I have a 1998 honda accord v6 with 103000 miles on it and suspected problems with the transmission since 93000 miles. The transmission slips at 20, 30, and 40 MPH. I called the honda corp in ca and told them my honda accord ex v6 transmission was having problem and they told me to take it to a honda dealer to check it before I can make a claim on it. The honda dealer looked at it said I need a new transmission and there will be a $90 fee. The dealer and I called the honda corp to put in a claim and he explained that I have completed all recommended maintenance schedule and a day later the honda corp called the dealer and denied to assist in any way with my claim. I did not even receive a phone call back from the honda corp. The dealer called me to tell me the news and they gave me a transmission for over $4200. I call the honda corp and spoke with kevin brown and he said can not do anything to help and sorry your case it closed. How is my case closed only after one day of evaluation. Kevin brown also said that the honda corp has assisted other people with 98 v6 accords with more miles than I have, but he said those cases were different. How are other cases so different when I have taken good care of my car. After reading other websites and forums, I can see this is a more common problem then I thought and now I have read over 100 complaints with honda accord v6 98 and 99 transmissions on the site. Some action needs to be taken now!!!!!!!!!*ak the consumer disputes the federal safety agency's assessment of the 1998 honda accords transmission failures. The consumer found several issues which were very similar to his vehicle. The consumer requested a replacement transmission. *sc
1998 honda accord had transmission problems with only 67,000 miles. Started slipping from first to second. Had the transmission serviced several times but the problem just got worst over time. We finally had to have the transmission rebuilt. Out of all the cars I've had, new or old, never had a transmission problem.
I have a 1998 honda accord with transmission problems.. After startin the car in the morning as I drive down the street the transmission revs higher then normal when shifting from first to second (driving normaly) like it suppose to shift at 3000 RPM but when it gets to 3k it shifts but then the RPM's just climb for 1k more then the car just lags a lil as it goes into second after the car is warmed up that problem disapears. The other problem is when slowin down to make a turn and if no cars are comin I gently step on the gas to go (not completly stoped) the transmission slipps and then stutters till 2k RPM then it cathes and launches the car forward. I have talked to the honda dealership and they wont do anythin and want to charge me 4k for a new transmission. I read of several other people are having this problem..
Subject: 1. Infrequent stalling when coming to a slow stop, and starts up again and I continue driving. 2. Twice, it has stalled when making a slow left turn. However, starts up again when I turn the key and I continue driving.
Automatic transmission failure on a 1998 honda accord ex-v6. Transmission is dead at 99,000 miles. Other cases have been documented (http://www.automotivetalk.net/showmessages.php?id=720). It is an apparent manufacturing defect that needs to be recalled. Honda will not pay to have my transmission re-built.
If I put my vehicle in park, I have to fight with the shifter to get it out of park the next time I drive my car so I constantly keep it in neutral with the parking brake on. This has not caused any accidents and I have not had this problem fixed yet.
Vehicle experienced transmission problems. Transmission slips, it will go into third gear before it will shift in to second gear.
1998 honda accord 4dr 4 cylinder automatic transmission started slipping at 50000 miles ,very dangerous the first time it slipped from 4th gear into 2nd doing 75 MPH almost lost control of the car. Honda refused to resolve the issue. Estimates form transmission shops $2000-$4000 for the repair.
Consumer received the federal safety agency recall 98v018000 concerning transmission failure. Took vehicle to gilmand's honda for repairs. Dealer told consumer that his vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN. Consumer was still waiting to get vehicle repaired. *ak recall campaign. The consumer stated that there was a defect in the transmission. When starting the vehicle it moves and then jerks and stops.
Rec'd recall 98v018000 for power train: transmission,automatic: ignition interlock system, after car hit a neighbors house, the vehicle popped out of gear. *bf the consumer requested reimbursement. *sc the consumer received a recall letter after the incident happened.
At 66,000 miles the transmission began to slip and shift gears roughly. When I put the car in reverse it would "clunk". Then as I accelerated I would have to let off the gas so it could shift each gear. I took it to a midas shop for a transmission service - new filter/flush, etc. They would not do anything because it was leaking fluid. Another mechanic told me I needed two new axles and axle seals to fix the leak. By that time the check engine indicato was on so I wanted honda to look at it since I had researched the problem and found many instances of transmission failure at low miles. Honda cars of columbia, sc said I needed a new transmission. The computer diagnostic code was po740 torque converter failure. A honda accord with only 66,000 miles should not need a new transmission. I am aware that honda recalled 2000 and 2001 transmissions but not 1998,1999 or 2002 even though they are the same transmissions. Honda customer relations' good will assistance said they would not replace it since I did not purchase the car from a certified honda dealer or purchase an extended warranty. The fact that they have "good will assistance" shows that they know they have problems with their cars. They have replaced other owners transmissions, why not mine?
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