115 complaints reported

1998 Honda Accord Engine

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
115
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 1999

ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAKES NOISE, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY SOURCE. MJS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jan 1999

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED. MJS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jan 1999

COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING. *YC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1998
Jan 1999

ENGINE FAILED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jan 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA HONDA, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Dec 1998

ENGINE CONTINUALLY BUCKS AND STALLS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 1998
Oct 1998

ENGINE LEAKED OIL DUE TOA DEFECT IN THE MOLD USED TO CAST THE ENGINE BLOCK. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 1998
Sep 1998

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1998
Aug 1998

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 1997
Jul 1998

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1998
Jun 1998

SOMETIMES, AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, PRESSING ON THE GAS, VEHICLE STALLS THEN COMPLETELY DIES OUT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Apr 1998

LOUD NOISE ACCELERATING/AT IDLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 1998
Mar 1998

ENGINE EXPERIENCES HESITATION AND SURGING, REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COIL AND ECU DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 1998
Mar 1998

ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLS, REPLACEMENT OF THE PCM (NOT FAILED), DID NOT RECTIFY STALLING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 1998
Feb 1998

VEHICLE STALLS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1998 Honda Accord has 115 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.