Vehicle Data Hub

1998 Honda Accord wipers, windshield & visibility problems

30 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 1998 Honda Accord, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
30 2% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Takata recall the windshield washer pump failed as well. This would not allow me to clear the salt spray from the windshield resulting in almost no visibility. I was driving in stop and go traffic on interstate 94 heading east.

Reported at 223,993 miles, December 2016 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. While the contact was driving approximately 25-30 MPH, the windshield became extremely foggy making it difficult to see. The defroster was activated which failed to effectively correct the failure. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The windshield was replaced on two occasions by an independent auto glass company. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. Updated 08/27/10. The consumer stated the windshield was replaced three times.

Reported at 30,000 miles, September 2001

Other problems reported for the 1998 Honda Accord

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Honda models