Two problems related to radiator have been reported for the 1998 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I provided you the dealer info. Where I purchased the car. Now my car is at 'mckean Honda' : 5033 liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224, (412)683-3800. Radiator suddely blew up after a 10min. Of driving. A mechanic at the dealer says that the engine's got overheated first and then possibly the cylinder head damaged leading to a mixture of engine oil and anti-freeze. No warning light was on at the time of incident. They haven't dissasembled the engine yet but I asked them to do it to find out the actual damage. Honda says it can happen when it's overheated but don't explain why it's overheated. I followed all maint. Schedule and got my car inspected(including oil change) just 2 months ago(July 10 2002) at that dealer. I can't understand how an engine with 37k mileage can fail this easily. They're talking about a possilbilty of a crack on the engine block. The $4k estimation is true when the whole engine needs to be replaced which is the worst case. It can be very dangerous if I was driving on a highway. The radiator exploded with lots of smoke with 4in long split on the top. Fortunately I was at a stop light on a way back home after picking up my wife and kid. The car was immediately towed. I can't believe if any vehicle engine can fail this easy. The 3 year long warranty's been expired and I didn't get any extended warranty. Is the only thing I can do is repenting not having one? nlm.
Vehicle experienced a coolant leak due to a faulty radiator, consumer was charged for labor and feels he should not have been due to service bulletin 98054.