Eight problems related to transmission fluid leaking have been reported for the 1998 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Transmission is slipping and also found that transmission fluid is leaking.
My 1998 Honda Accord with 61000 miles on its automatic transmission has joined the growing population of Accords with failed carrier bearings in the final drive (transmission). I have had all of my service work done at the service shop where my son is employed as a mechanic. Thus when I discovered the transmission fluid leak I took the car in to my mechanic for what I thought would be a seal replacement, only to be hit with the horrific news that it is going to cost me $2500-$3000 to fix the failed carrier bearings in the final drive! I've called the dealership that I purchased the car from (klein Honda in everett wa. ) and was told by trevor in the service department that they are experiencing this problem with the v-6 engines, but not the 4 cylinders (mine). When I asked him to help me this the expense he recommended that I contact Honda customer care and wished me luck since I hadn't had any of my services conducted with a dealership. All of this took place within the last week, so my call to Honda customer care will occur on 2/9/04. If I don't get anywhere with them I do plan on turning this in to the better business bureau and everyplace else I can find to lodge complaints with. With the research I have done over the internet I have found that this a common problem that needs to be recognized by a Honda recall action!.
My 1998 Honda Accord (automatic transmission) has a mileage of only about 50,000 miles. Over the last couple of months I noticed that the engine check light had come on and I was having a problem with delayed and hard shifting of gears especially at lower speeds . The engine check came up with a diagnosis code of p740. The service advisor also detected leaking transmission fluid and he recommended that I fix the seals and drive it around for some time. Even after the seals were replaced I still found that the vehicle was lunging forward whenever it came to a stop and it would have a trouble changing gears (especially the second gear). Though the vehicle is in drivable condition it seems like a big safety hazard and a disaster waiting to happen. I took the vehicle to a Honda dealer who recommended that I replace the entire transmission at a cost of about $4000. Given the low mileage and otherwise good condition of my vehicle I can only attribute this problem to a manufacturing defect. When I did some research I found out that there are a number of 98 Accord owners who have been facing similar problems with their transmission. I have sent a fax to Honda of America with a detailed description of this problem about a month ago but have not heard any response. I am expecting Honda to take a greater responsibility in understanding and rectifying customer complaints with such serious safety implications. However that has not happened so far. I am currently not using this vehicle much given the obvious safety issues.
98 Honda Accord, transmission fluid leakage and transmission slipping, dealer told me that the seals are damaged because the internal cv joint bearing is damaged, causing metal to ruin transmission valve body. Estimate to repair$5,000. I called american Honda and I was told to" assume responsibility for my car". The car started acting up at 103,000 miles. I currently have 110,000 and hope it will last long enough to scrape up the money to buy something else. Note pleased with the atitude of any representative of Honda.
The bearings went bad in the output shaft causing transmission fluid to leak. Had to replace the transmission at 89,000 miles. Honda paid for 50% of the repair cost, but after reviewing similar complaints, I believe this should be seriously considered for a recall.
Transmission failed. Started by making clicking noises when going from park to drive. Transmission eventually would not engaged. Gears slipped severely all the while transmission fluid leaking. I had to keep putting fluid in until I had to replace the whole transmission. I replaced it with a salvage 98 transmission only to start having problems again. Honda would not help me saying that it was my fault because I had not got the suggested service on it at 30, 60k miles.
Consumer stated there was transmission fluid leaking through the bearings when driving. The manufacturer had not extended the warranty on the year make and model. Mr the leak was discovered while the vehicle was in for it's routine maintenance. The manufacturer informed consumer that this fault was not a defect problem for the model and year of the vehicle.
The car's transmission surges. We had the car in for servicing the week before and then our son lost control and crashed into a tree. He was only going 35 mph at the time and was braking at the time. We had been experiencing problems with the transmission shifting and surging. The dealer said there was a broken seal and the transmission fluid was leaking out. This accident happened 3 days after we picked the car back up from the dealer after supposed repairs. After reading other consumer complaints, maybe this is the fuel throttle linkages control and not the transmission. We don't know. After the car is repaired from the accident we are taking back to the Honda dealership for more work on transmission/fuel throttle problem.