Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ACCORD / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301653 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2004
Consumer's City: ESCONDIDO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ACCORD Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCG5647WA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 04 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Check engine light came on about 2 months ago. it went off without anything being done. since then the cel has gone on and off for 4-5 times. i took the car in okimoto's for service and they found po420, catalytic converter inefficiency. this is on a 1998 honda accord, that has been well-maintained. took the car to norm reeves and the got the same code po420. cost of repair $1000. many people are having problems with the cel and the catalytic converter. *ak