Four problems related to ball joint have been reported for the 1998 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
05/12/1999 manufacturer safety elated recall issued , NHTSA #99v-069 recall # k59 1997-98 Honda ball joint safety recall. When I took my vehicle in for the repairs to be made , service agent told me it was be 5 days to get part. Service ask me if I wanted to wait, I replied yes 12/07/2020,today 12/15/2020 I was told it could not be done , I was also told that it maybe impossible to receive parts for replacing those ball joints and that my vehicle had after market parts , and regrettably that dealership could not perform those recalls , I am currently out of town where I left my vehicle . The dealership might not even have a report of my repairs for those recalls , 12/15/202 was told it its was ready to be picked up without those repairs , I also offered to pay for my own repairs and was told it was not even possible for that dealership to perform those repairs.
The contact owns a 1998 Honda Accord. The contact stated that whenever a turn was made at any speed, the vehicle vibrated and a clunking noise was heard coming from the front end. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, where the ball joints were replaced on two different occasions. The failure continued. The failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 150,000.
During the first month of purchase, a strong rattling sound coming from the front end everytime the car goes over a little bump on the road. Years later the noise got louder, the front end, front stabilizer arm, ball joints, bushes got worsen. The car is very unsafe to drive.
Right front ball joint collapsed -separated from suspension, luckily while entering a driveway, at slow speed - car became immobile. This recall exists as campaign #99v069000 for this year and model, but According to Honda, not for this car's VIN number. Leads me to think that this is more prevalent than at first thought.