1998 Honda Accord DX from North America - Comments

Engine block replace due to high oil consumpion at 20,000 miles. Catalytic converter replaced at 60,000 miles. Front brakes replaced at 100,000 miles.

Timing belt and pump at 90,000. Rings did not break in. New block, 4K for an new engine. Disappointed in this Accord.

Get one made in Japan is my advice, not Ohio, where the workers are...

Front brakes at 100,000 miles?!?! You should be lucky considering you went 100,000 miles for front brakes! Consider American cars for example, I have a friend how drives a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee and he has to replace his brakes every 20,000 miles! If your brakes went out at 100K for the first time, I'd consider that QUALITY! Also, you mentioned the block went for high oil compsuption, did you change the oil yourself and overfill it? Also, the timing belt is a common thing with Honda's. It's reccommended to be changed at 75,000. I have owned a few Honda's and I NEVER had any problems with them whatsoever. Just oil changes and timing belt and pump at 75,000 miles (manual stated to be changed at 75K). All I ever owned were Japanese cars and I believe in there quality, I WILL NEVER BUY AMERICAN CARS EVER! The reason why I think your Honda was junk is that you never took care of it. Period.

To the first above comment of this review:

Hey now, calm down! Have some pride in your country! I drive a Honda too, but I know that we Americans make the toughest vehicles when it comes to endurance. Foreign cars, especially Japanese are good when it comes to road driving and consistency of quality, they break down usually much cheaper and are cheaper to maintain, but when you want a vehicle that will pull LOTS of weight with little effort and is heavy and rock solid, get one of "The big three!" from our country! We started the mass production of the car and we are the ones with the rich history of automotive innovation and technology, that's why other foreign companies seek to bring their cars over here! No foreign company would be half as good as they are today if it wasn't for American engineers working for them and carrying over ideas from American car companies!

Why would anyone consider brake replacement a fault? That's like complaining because "the darn thing's gas tank keeps going dry!" You can't expect a company to use magic and change the laws of physics and make your brakes last forever! The same goes on the oil, the radiator fluid, the tires, and many other things! Any car is going to have to have its brakes replaced eventually! If you got 100,000 miles out of your brakes, you're lucky! So what are you complaining about? Some people just can't be pleased!

I've owned 2 hondas a 1986 accord carb.

I drove that car HARD!

Did'nt change the oil till a year later (don't ask why)

it had over 230,xxx miles on the original engine and auto transmission.

Since it was totaled in a hit and run, I went and got another one a 1988 accord.

I owned a mercury cougar, and that gave me noting, but problems, you wanna talk about power, heh, the accord was faster than the cougar.

And before I owned a beretta, that was a better one, but the honda is better.

I hated honda myself till I drove one...

I have owned a 1992 civic hatchback

for a 1.5 sohc it was killing 1990 to 1999 z22's

that car was abused like no other (my first car)

Had it for 1 year, about 30000km of shifting at 6.5

alternator died at 167000km (about normal)

original clutch at 187000km...

The car never wanted to die.

Now I got a hyundai elentraGT 2002 and I think it will be the new "civic" in reliablity.

Anyways American cars are known to have the best V8's

the best pickups

the best heavy cars.

But economy cars... they are pretty sad

and the regular cars have reliablity issues

chrisler does not know how to built a trannys

if that wasnt true, then I wonder why so many small american cars have the mechanics of

mitsubishi

toyota (vibe)

suzuki...

Point being... the guy who claims the accord isn't reliable... well I think he doesn't know anything about cars.

100k on your brakes!!! What were you doing? Flinstoning your way to stops!!! How can you complain about brakes going out? I agree with the guy about the gas tank goin dry. You have to expect to change something on your car. Nothing lasts forever except traffic. The only way I can get 100k from my brakes is to stick my foot out of the door and burn the soles off of my prowings!

Speaking of a strong vehicles, the American auto industry is highly worried about Toyota's new line of Heavy Duty trucks. I hope what you meant about American cars being strong you meant that the trucks were strong and not the cars, because the cars sure do give up easily.

That's too much engine trouble by 140k. That sounds like the supposed American crap that can be bought for less dough. Hondas are not all they're cracked up to be. Just not. I feel the same way about Toyota with their cheap plastic looking interiors and high price tags. Read about engine failures there too.