GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 988
Model: Accord
Model Year: 1998
Plant City: Marysville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LX
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: LX
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE HANDLING BECAME UNSTABLE. VEHICLE AS TAKEN TO OURISMAN HONDA (BETHEDSA, MD) FOR SERVICE. DIAGNOSIS WAS WORN BALL JOINTS. REPLACED AT COST OF $500. ISSUE IS NOT COST, BUT SAFETY. IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE BALL JOINT(S) COULD HAVE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER DRIVEN ROUGHLY. THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WAS FOLLOWED FAITHFULLY. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUAFACTURER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED.*AK
1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA GOING 40MPH IN RAIN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT AND THE 2 VEHICLES COLLIDED ON FRONT END SIDE OF PASSENGER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. HONDA DEALER WAS GIVING CONSUMER SOME PROBLEMS TO HAVE FIXED. *AK *JB