Six problems related to gasoline fuel system have been reported for the 1998 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1998 Honda Accord lx. The contact was driving 50 mph when the check engine light illuminated and the smell of fuel emitted inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 120,000.
The engine fails while driving for no apparent reason. The car is running fine, then at different speeds, the engine fails. All braking and power functions fail. This occurs at different times and dates. There does not seen to be any reason for it. The engine runs fine when it is re-started.
Throttle body pulley. The pulley for the throttle uses two cables, each anchored in the pulleys. The anchoring area for the cruise control cable has broken, possibly from corrosion. The same material and assembly also is for the accelerator pedal, so this break in the pulley could also mean the accelerator pedal would not work. Broken part is the throttle body pulley.
Honda Accord accelerator cable failure. I picked up my son from school. I started to drive away from the school and the accelerator pedal stopped responding. I steered the car back to the curb using the remaining momentum, stopping near the curb at an angle. I opened the engine hood to locate any loose cables going from the engine to the accelerator pedal. When I touched the accelerator cable, the metal cable was loose and fell out of the housing, revealing a broken frayed cable. I called a tow truck to deliver the car to a Honda dealer for repair.
My 1998 Honda Accord 4 door sedan l4 engine stalls and the engine dies while driving in traffic. I am very concerned about this issue as it relates to my safety and the safety of my family. The first time this event happened the car stalled then died. The check engine light came on. After I let the car sit for awhile I attempted to start the car. It took four times. I then sought service or repair. Four attempts have been made to correct this problem. None of which are successful.
Fuel gauge sending unit failed 4 times: 12/98, 12/99, 8/00 and 4/03. American Honda would not admit that there is a generic design problem with the fuel gauge sending unit. Did not offer to replace the 4th failed sending unit free of charge.