Driving around normally, automatic transmission will clunk and jerk going into and out of 2nd gear. Drive it a little harder, it yanks and bucks the car. During normal operation, when you came to a stop (when the transmission is trying to go back to 1st when decelerating), the transmission will fight the brakes and jerk the car forward. Not only is this an immediate danger, but it is a degenerating problem that will eventually cause a catastrophic transmission failure, creating a safety hazard at any vehicle speed. Other 1998 honda accord v6-coupe owners and even dealers have recognized this as a widespread problem with this specific component. Http://honda-acura.net/forum/forum12/html/008731.html
1998 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Bearing going into tranmission cracked. Front end made odd noise. Dealer was unable to diagnose. Eventually transmission fuild leaked out, requiring transmission to be replaced.
Transmission slipped out of gear and vehicle jumped forward. Lost control of vehicle and hit tree.
The car's transmission surges. We had the car in for servicing the week before and then our son lost control and crashed into a tree. He was only going 35 MPH at the time and was braking at the time. We had been experiencing problems with the transmission shifting and surging. The dealer said there was a broken seal and the transmission fluid was leaking out. This accident happened 3 days after we picked the car back up from the dealer after supposed repairs. After reading other consumer complaints, maybe this is the fuel throttle linkages control and not the transmission. We don't know. After the car is repaired from the accident we are taking back to the honda dealership for more work on transmission/fuel throttle problem.
Transmission is slipping and does not hold when vehicle is on an incline. Transmission has burned completly out. Deaelr is going to replace transmission.
I called american honda and was asked where I got the info from. And I told them the internet and was then asked if it was a honda site to which I said no. I was then told there was no such recall. No safety defect mentioned.
The automatic transmission for my 1998 honda accord failed 2500 miles after the warranty ended. It is my understanding that transmissions do not fail this early on in the life of the vehicle. I have taken the car to many mechanics who all stated that there must be a defect in the transmission and to take it back to the dealer because they do not go out this fast. Everyone but honda states that there must be a defect. The honda corporation accepts no responsibility for this and contends that there is no defect or recall. Through research I have found many complaints of transmission problems for the 1998 accords especially on the federal safety agency consumer complaints site. I feel that honda is ignoring/hiding customer complaints to avoid a recall on the 1998 honda accords. This is not right that the transmission went out so early on in the car's life and something needs to be done about this issue. I know that this must be going on on a larger scale probably all over the country and being ignored by the dealers.
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There is a whining noise coming from the transmission. On a hot day, at highway speeds,when the trans. Fluid gets hot and thins out the noise becomes increasingly louder. I have contacted the dealership and honda customer relations. They claim it is a harmless noise,due to transmission design. They offered to install a sound dampening kit which I consider a patch and not a repair. I declined to have this done. Honda assured me that it does not affect reliability. However, the whining is slowly getting noisier. Looking at your database, I noticed a similar complaint. Odi id 700587. Honda dealership said this is common on the v-6 models and no permanent repair bulletins have been issued from honda. This whining noise is not normal and should be addressed by honda, and a permanent repair should be initiated.
Repair shop says it'sue to a broken seal
While parked vehicle backed out at 5 MPH and rolled 20 feet before stopping and locking back into park. Manufacturer has not been contacted.
Transmission lock up converter failed, supposedly replaced with new trans. After 2 weeks new trans. Loudly slips while in reverse. Took car to dealer and find out they put in a re-manufactured trans. (oh, by the way...) dealer doesn't know how to fix this problem however bob springer service manager said "other hondas are having this problem too". Reason for not putting in a new trans. Honda doesn't have any new trans. Available, yet our service advisor brett was going to charge us $3800 for a new trans. When the first transmission failed.
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Hesitates at all speeds, gas gauge does not work.
You can feel the automatic transmission when it shifts gears.
Speedometer error has been verified by aaa. Also, a coworker with the same car, has similar high readings. This adds additional maintenance costs as well as lowers the resale value.
Speedometer is inaccurate at the 10% level which maufacturer says is within guidelines established by your agency altho could not provide me with hard copy, later dealer said inaccurate speddometer readings within dot standard and finally said it was a honda standard. Inaccurate speedometer is dangerous and may lead to a serious accident. Honda replaced it once. Told me replacement might be as bad. And it was. So does honda have who knows how may accords out on the roads with 10% inaccurate readings on their speedometers? I believe that accuracy standard shoud exist for sppedometers but am at mercy of manufacturer who says they set the accuracy level only. This is a safety issue in my humble opinion. Could you look into this for me and probabl thousands of other honda owners who do not have the faintest idea that their speedo are giving them false reasdings.
Transmission slips consistently noticeable in reverse at speeds over 5 MPH
Transmission is chronically slow to downshift. Seems to hunt for gears and downshift indecisively. Can make vehicle run as if it surges. Once in a gear, especially 3rd or 4th, still seems to hunt about or surge within that gear. Dealer visit today (ralph schomp in littleton,co - no complaints there) indicates all is well, that's the way it runs. I think an updated computer chip could cure all this.
Clutch pedal releases in jerks causes the car to lunge. Bad at stop signs and slow travel traffic.
Engine wants to lurch forward while at stops--with brake depressed, then hesitates when attempting to accelearate. Have taken to dealership and discussed two times, each time dealership can't replicate problem. I am very concerned of the potential "accident" waiting to happen. After reading the consumer complaints, and noticing accidents with this issue causes me greater concern. What is the next step to getting this fixed?
Transmission trouble.
Shift position switch, shift sensor.
Transmission.
Has been repaired 6 times, failed again. No safety defect mentione din the summary.
Clutch master cylinder is erratic,very difficult to engage and chatters at every start, new clutch master installed but the problem remains the same. Nlm
Windshiled leaking which caused headliner to be replaced. Nlm
Unable to read speedometer at speeds between 40-120 MPH due to design . Mjs
Possible parking pawl failure, loud clanging noise in front engine compartment as if metal component broke. In moving shifter from drive to reverse loud transmission gear noise is evident. From reverse to drive noise is not as loud. When shifter is moved to park there seems to be more movement in vehicle as transmission gear locks into parking gear. This is not normal wear on transmission , as dealer states.
Consumer has been experiencing engine stalls and transmission hunting for gears
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