Eight problems related to car will not start have been reported for the 1998 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
On several occasions my car would not start. This would happen out of nowhere, sometimes it would start up after a few minutes and sometimes I would have to come back and get it. On one occasion the vehicle died while I was driving down the road. Shortly after that I took it to a Honda dealership to have it repaired. According to the dealership the ignition switch was the cause of the problem. I paid $233. 27 for parts and labor. They also charged me to repair a few other things, in total I spent around $400. 00. Since then my brother purchased a 1999 Honda Accord and they started having the same problems. He found out that his car was part of a recall for the ignition switch and he took his car to the same dealership and they fixed it for free. I looked online and it seems that Honda Accords from 1997-2002 all have this common problem with the ignition switch failing. I believe my car should be included in the recall. And I believe I should be reimbursed for my expense in repairing the ignition switch.
During the last 6 months I began having problems with my ignition locking up and car would not start & occasionally the car would stop running while in motion for no reason. The dash lights would all flash and then lock-up & die. I checked online and discovered there had been two recalls on my 98 Honda Accord lx, ignition switch and interlock. I phoned my local dealer, Honda of ocala and they gave me an appt. For 10/20/06. They took a look at my car and then tried to sell me other services. I asked that they only fix the two recalls as scheduled. I waited for 1 1/2 hours and then was informed that the ignition switch was bad but I would have to pay $205. 00 if I wanted it fixed because it had already been fixed. They couldn't tell me where or when this was. I refused to pay for a recall that was supposed to be done free of charge. After making me wait another 35 minutes my car was returned. I asked about the interlock recall, had it been fixed? he said no you'll have to call and make another appt. This appt. Was for both recalls. They had my car for over 2 hrs and did nothing. I went home and called Honda of America. I spoke with a rep that took my complaint. On 10/23 I was told by both reps that my only option was paying labor and getting it done at Honda of ocala. I did not want to return to this specific dealership due to them treating me so miserably at the first appt. I have no records that this recall was ever fixed. My parents were the previous owner's and they don't either. Regardless the part is obviously defective as this is not normal and should be covered in full, free of charge by this recall.
The contact owns a 1998 Honda. The contact experienced a duplicate failure per NHTSA recall #02v120000 regarding the ignition switch. When the ignition was engaged the vehicle didn't start normally, the engine shut off and occasionally started again. Honda stated that this was not recall related, and that he needed to have the ignition switch column replaced. The dealer diagnosed all of the components except the ones that were related. A local mechanic stated that there was NHTSA recall on this year, make, and model vehicle. The failure mileage was 85,000, and the current mileage was 106000.
The vehicle failed to start when the key was turned in the ignition, two months after the ignition switch recall 03v423000 was performed.
Onseveral occasions car would not start when parked on incline. After a few hours car would start. Check engine light was lit at this time. Took to dealer and he indicated to me that it was a catalytic converter problem. Dealer referred to emission specialist. I had the catalytic converter replaced and reset check engine light. Check engine light turned back on after a few days, car would not start after a couple of weeks. I took the car to a local mechanic, he could not find the problem. Now car stalls while at least once a week while in use. I have been parking my car downhill and it starts without a problem. Today, on two different occasions car stalled on the road. For some reason I did not receive notice of ignition switch issues and did not have it replaced.
Recall 02 v 120 000/ignition switch: intermittently vehicle would not crank properly. Vehicle been to dealer, and they were unable to locate the problem. Feel free to provide any further information.
Accelerator pedal sticks at first start, dealer stated this was due to carbon built up on throttle. Needed to be cleaned regularly. Vehicle will not start due to faulty battery. Dealer replaced battery.
Consumer noticed that every 500 miles vehicle would not start unless accelerator pedal was pushed all the way down, and the key was turned at least three times. The cause of the problem had not been determined.