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Complaint for Honda Accord 1998

Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Consumer Complaint:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH THE FOLLOWING DAY ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE POSITIVE COIL AT THE COST OF $300 AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 145,000.

Date of Incident:
20020310