Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ACCORD / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007122461 Incident Date: Oct, 04 2007
Consumer's City: RENO Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ACCORD Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCG5646WA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. while the contact's daughter was driving 70 mph, the vehicle began to lose power. as she pulled to the shoulder, the vehicle reset itself and regained normal acceleration. the ignition switch was recalled on september 9, 2002 and was replaced by the dealer. five years later, in october of 2007, the ignition switch failure recurred. while driving to the dealer regarding the ignition failure, the vehicle stalled. the dealer stated that the ignition switch was the cause of the failure and they will not repair it a second time. the current mileage was 98,000 and failure mileage was 50,000. * updated 12/12/07 *bf