1998 Honda Accord air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 79 complaints for the 1998 Honda Accord, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 103,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 45 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 103,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 45 crashes, 32 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Takata recall, my son was turning on north cook street and was in a car wreck another car. The impact was so bad but the airbags didn't even come out to help him as they was put in the car to do!
1998 honda accord defect number:2303 idle air bleed may be restricted so that idle air flow is reduced. Jerking during deceleration, hesitation at acceleration afterward unstable idle and engine stall at vehicle stop. This is the information I was given after a vehicle inspection was done on my car.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Honda Accord
- Electrical system 319 complaints
- Transmission 239 complaints
- Engine 150 complaints
- Fuel system 83 complaints
- Body & structure 77 complaints
- Cruise control 69 complaints
- Suspension 65 complaints
- Brakes 56 complaints