Any 1998-02 Honda Accord owners

[compguy786]

Hey Guys!,
any members on here own 98-02 Accords ?
i am about to get one, i have heard alot of problems with the car i.e V6. what experiences/problems have you had and what do you think about the car
thanks

 

[michaels]

I had a 2000 Ex with a 4 cyl, great car with no problems.

 

[raildogg]

Excellent cars

 

[SSSnail]

Crappy transmissions, everything else is great.

 

[thomsbrain]

the V6 had a bum transmission. honda extended the drivetrain warrenty to 100,000 miles to partially compensate. too bad, because it is otherwise a great car for the money. quick, comfortable responsive.

a 4-cylinder EX with the 5-speed will be nearly as quick and still a great car. this would be my top choice for a used car in the $8K-$12K range, period.

 

[RossMAN]

We own a 2002 Honda Accord SE 4 cylinder and just passed the 24,000 mile mark today

Great car, we just need to drive it a little more.

 

[Legendary]

I own a 4 cylinder 2001 SE and I love driving it. However if it's V6 you want feedback for I have nothing for you.

 

[OS]

dig up a little extra money and get an 03+

particularly if you are considering a 6th gen V6, just get a 7th gen I4. The new 4 cylinder is basically as fast as the old V6 and does not suffer from weak tranny, timing belt replacement, etc.

 

[Imdmn04]

Sh!tty trasmission, driving one with it right now.

 

[snoopdoug1]

99' 4 cyln 4 door. Been driving it for 5 years.

Bad transmission... and the poster above said that honda extended the warrenty? That's only partially true. They only extended it on the 00-02 models. So when mine went bad, that was one expensive repair... and also one long story.

Only things I've had to do to mine was replace the cat converter and the transmission, everything else seems to be running ok. Good gas mileage too... ~30 mpg, mostly highway driving.

PM me if you have any questions

 

[LegendKiller]

My wife's 00 had a new transmission at 31k, warranty extended out to 100k. It's still a finnicky sucker and I notice lack of smoothness to it at 110. AC is on/off (hit the dash and it works).

Personally, I think Honda is in the crapper.

 

[MiniDoom]

02' 4 cyln 4 door.

Bad transmission at 50k, warranty replacement. everything else has been great.

 

[LegendKiller]

This is what I find amusing. If an American car had complete transmission failure at less than 100k it'd be tarnished as all heck in Consumer Reports. Yet Honda has had a few model years with crap transmissions and their reliability hasn't been touched. Why?

If you ask my wife, the car has been perfect, she wouldn't even report the transmission problem to CR. That is the problem, people are so wrapped up in their own hubris of a "good purchase" that they won't even dare question themselves or Honda/Toyota.

This is why I think the mirage of foreign superiority is stupid.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
This is what I find amusing. If an American car had complete transmission failure at less than 100k it'd be tarnished as all heck in Consumer Reports. Yet Honda has had a few model years with crap transmissions and their reliability hasn't been touched. Why?

If you ask my wife, the car has been perfect, she wouldn't even report the transmission problem to CR. That is the problem, people are so wrapped up in their own hubris of a "good purchase" that they won't even dare question themselves or Honda/Toyota.

This is why I think the mirage of foreign superiority is stupid.

Its true.
Meanwhile my Nissan has been 100% trouble free in a year of ownership and almost 30,000 kms. (bought used)
I also chalk that up partially to the fact its not a crappy autotragic gearbox

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Crappy transmissions, everything else is great.

Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Sh!tty trasmission, driving one with it right now.

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
02' 4 cyln 4 door.

Bad transmission at 50k, warranty replacement. everything else has been great.

my 98 prelude auto tranny went out just before 90k and cost over $3k to replace. i do not think the accord has the same tranny but i sense a pattern here.

 

[DougK62]

Hondas are very well known for their poor automatic transmissions. Get a manual - they're a lot better.

 

[jhayx7]

My wife has one, have not had a single problem out of it.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
This is what I find amusing. If an American car had complete transmission failure at less than 100k it'd be tarnished as all heck in Consumer Reports. Yet Honda has had a few model years with crap transmissions and their reliability hasn't been touched. Why?

If you ask my wife, the car has been perfect, she wouldn't even report the transmission problem to CR. That is the problem, people are so wrapped up in their own hubris of a "good purchase" that they won't even dare question themselves or Honda/Toyota.

This is why I think the mirage of foreign superiority is stupid.

You also have to look at the impression they left people with. There are *tons* of people with very high mileage Accords/Civics/etc. that still love them. They've had good gas mileage from the first day, will run as long as you want them to, and are very reliable. The recent issues are something newer, not the Honda that we all know.

Also, look to Toyota - have you ever been inside one of their plants? How about Honda's? When you compare those two brands to the production facilities of other brands, you'll *easily* see why they have a superior edge in many parts behind the scenes.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: DougK62
Hondas are very well known for their poor automatic transmissions. Get a manual - they're a lot better.

My dad drove an Accord the first 150k miles on the original clutch, then I did, and finally had it changed around 185k miles, they last for ages.

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: DougK62
Hondas are very well known for their poor automatic transmissions. Get a manual - they're a lot better.

My dad drove an Accord the first 150k miles on the original clutch, then I did, and finally had it changed around 185k miles, they last for ages.

Your one example about a manual transmission when I was talking about automatics doesn't mean anything. lol

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: DougK62
Hondas are very well known for their poor automatic transmissions. Get a manual - they're a lot better.

Talk about generalizations ...

Is that why they are among the top reliable auto makers?

 

[LegendKiller]

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: DougK62
Hondas are very well known for their poor automatic transmissions. Get a manual - they're a lot better.

Talk about generalizations ...

Is that why they are among the top reliable auto makers?

How are they rated? Self-reporting by purchasers avoiding cognative dissonance from their purchases? Self-reporting by the company which doesn't allow full access to all maintenance reports, logs, and results?

There is not one method of rating vehicles in existance today that shows in a non-biased reporting standard that doesn't rely on consumer self-reports or manufacturer self-reports.

Face it, if you buy a Honda and you utterly believe in it's quality and you are asked, after major failures in the car, whether you made a good pruchase, many people would *STILL* say yes. My wife is the same way. She thinks that just because Honda honored it's warranty and replaced a crap transmission, extending out the warranty to where many companies *ALREADY* have it (100k) that it's STILL a great car.

Sorry to say, any car that needs a new tranny at less than 36k *AND* still has problem with that tranny afterwards is not that great of a car and certainly doesn't belong as the "most reliable" or even close. Look at the posts above, this isn't just me, it's many people.

yet, somehow, this never showed up in Honda's reliability ratings. Why? Could it be because consumers refuse to acknowledge bad purchases? Could it be because manufactureres filter data? Could it because CR and others depend on the previous two pieces of data for the bulk of their ratings?

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: DougK62
Hondas are very well known for their poor automatic transmissions. Get a manual - they're a lot better.

Talk about generalizations ...

Is that why they are among the top reliable auto makers?

Of course it's a generalization. Nice job, Sherlock. That doesn't mean it isn't true. It's just like people generalizing that recent VW/Audi cars have electrical issues.

Ask any respectable mechanic to speak about Honda problems and the first thing they'll mention is poor automatic transmissions.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I had a '98 Accord EX V6 for about a year. I really, really disliked it. It was quick and had a nice engine note, but the suspension was, IMO, awfully floaty, and overall I felt like I was driving a Buick. It also had somewhat unimpressive fit and finish, and just never felt properly buttoned down, in spite of the fact it had only 36K miles when I got rid of it.

I am not anti-Honda at all - I loved my '84 Accord (which had 206K miles when I sold it), and liked my Acura Integra GSR sedan well enough, and I've loved my family's Acuras and Hondas - but my '98 was nothing special.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
This is what I find amusing. If an American car had complete transmission failure at less than 100k it'd be tarnished as all heck in Consumer Reports. Yet Honda has had a few model years with crap transmissions and their reliability hasn't been touched. Why?

If you ask my wife, the car has been perfect, she wouldn't even report the transmission problem to CR. That is the problem, people are so wrapped up in their own hubris of a "good purchase" that they won't even dare question themselves or Honda/Toyota.

This is why I think the mirage of foreign superiority is stupid.

It's because the vast majority of V6s do not fail (honda qoutes a single digit failure percentage), and on top of that, most accords are not V6s. V6 failures are a tiny subset out of the entire accord population.