1998 Honda Accord Engine
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
Chronological view of owner reports
ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAKES NOISE, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY SOURCE. MJS
REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED. MJS
COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING. *YC
ENGINE FAILED.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS.
ENGINE CONTINUALLY BUCKS AND STALLS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS.
ENGINE LEAKED OIL DUE TOA DEFECT IN THE MOLD USED TO CAST THE ENGINE BLOCK. *AK
FUEL PURGE VALVE IN THE EMMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM IS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN PURGING THE VAPORS INTO THE COAL CANNISTER. HONDA IS MAKING NO EFFORT TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IS PERFORMING THE WAY IT SHOULD. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW.
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HESITATING WHEN CONSUMER STARTS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN WHEN CONDITION REOCCURS AGAIN, OR WHEN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. *AK
WHEN PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND CUTS OFF. VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBIT A HARD SHIFT CONDITION. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE WITH AN UNKNOWN PART, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. *AK
SOMETIMES, AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, PRESSING ON THE GAS, VEHICLE STALLS THEN COMPLETELY DIES OUT.
LOUD NOISE ACCELERATING/AT IDLE.
ENGINE EXPERIENCES HESITATION AND SURGING, REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COIL AND ECU DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS.
ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLS, REPLACEMENT OF THE PCM (NOT FAILED), DID NOT RECTIFY STALLING.
VEHICLE STALLS.
Trend Over Time
Complaints by year
Other Issues
Common problems reported
Quick Summary
The 1998 Honda Accord has 115 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.