1998 HONDA Odyssey Problems & Complaints

The contact owns a 1998 Honda Odyssey. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch. The contact was able to turn the key to start the vehicle; however, the contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 225,000.

The 1998 Honda Odyssey recall for ignition switch I don't believe included all VIN numbers affected. My van is having the exact issue for what is stated in the recall, yet my VIN does not show as a recall. When the switch is turned to the run position, the dash lights may or may not illuminate. Once the van is started, there is a 50/50 chance that the stops running because of the switch. I believe this is an issue that needs to be looked into. Has not been confirmed yet because we are awaiting service on the airbag recall to put the van into service.

VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND LEAVES US STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AT FIRST AND THEN WITH INCREASING REGULARITY. I HAD A DEALERSHIP PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE IT WAS REPLACED, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE IGNITION RECALL PERFORMED IN 2004 WITH A PREVIOUS OWNER. I FILED FOR COMPENSATION WITH HONDA AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A SECOND IGNITION SWITCH.

98 ODYSSEY, ENGINE CAN BE TURNED OFF AND KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PUTTING CAR IN PARK. APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM...NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. AM YET ANOTHER OWNER WISHING RECALL 03V423000 APPLIED TO 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY IN ADDITION TO THE 1998 HONDA ACCORD.

1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT PARTS RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2002, THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS BEING REPLACED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE WORK WAS DONE, TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STALLING. IN 2008, THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE STALLED REPEATEDLY IN TRAFFIC. HONDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CONTACTS UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL, BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. *JB

THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I PUT ANOTHER ONE IN AND IT FAILED WITHIN TWO DAYS. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THESE PROBLEM TRANSMISSIONS WITH A RECALL. I DON'T HAVE $1,500 TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION EVERY DAY OR TWO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TUMBLERS TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,400.

WE WERE JUST TOLD THAT OUR 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000. THIS WOULD BE THE 3RD TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IN THIS CAR SINCE WE'VE OWNED IT (WE'RE ORIGINAL OWNERS). THAT'S TRIPLE WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. WE HAVE TAKEN IMMACULATE CARE OF THIS CAR AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD DIE SO OFTEN. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT WE CAN BE PART OF? *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AT AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM READ THE CODE. THE CODE P0740, INDICATED A TCC FAILURE. UPON CONSULTING WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ON MY 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND CONSULTING THE INTERNET, DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1998 - 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S. HONDA OFFERED NO HELP. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON AT THE TIME. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTERED A PROBLEM CODE OF P0740-TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDAS WHICH SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. *TR

The contact owns a 1998 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V026000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PART NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. SMAIL HONDA (5043 US-30, GREENSBURG, PA 15601) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *DT CONSUMER STATED PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND REPAIR COMPLETED.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT YET NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RECALL 20V-026. A3877WC012823 RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. MADE APPOINTMENT AT DEALERSHIP. HONDA IS UNABLE TO INSPECT OR REPAIR AT THIS TIME. WAITED 60 DAYS. NOW FILING FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. DO NOT WANT TO BE INJURED BY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLY THE BRAKE AND A LOUD GROUNING SOUND CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OWNER CHECK THE VEHICLE AND REALIZE THE MOUNT FOR THE CALPIPER WAS BROKEN. NLM

BRAKE PROBLEMS, LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLIED. PURCHASED 8/98 AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERS FOR REPAIRS, 7 TIMES, FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED, AND ROTORS MACHINED, MILEAGE 22,201, 4/10/00. RETURNED 7/13/00, 3 MONTHS LATER, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM,MILEAGE 25,262 WAS TOLD FRONT BRAKES 65%. THEN TODAY, 1/22/02 RETURNED, SAME PROBLEM, MILEAGE 38,444, AGAIN, TOLD NEED TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS? WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE WHAT THE DEALER SUGGESTED NOW WHAT?.*AK

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 15 TIMES FOR BRAKES. IT HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. WOULD HAVE SQUEAKING NOISE BEFORE BRAKES GRAB AND THEN RELEASE.*AK

NOISY BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS GETTING HOT. *AK

VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHILE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT IT DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. WHEN IT BROKE, IT DANGLED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AND BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VISION OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE VISOR AND HOLD IT OUT OF THE WAY AND REGAIN SIGHT OF THE ROAD BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SUPPORTING METAL ARM SEPARATED AT THE POINT WHERE THE WIRE FOR THE MIRROR LIGHT EXITS THE ARM. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND THE CASTING. *NLM

THE SUN VISOR SNAPPED OFF WHILE BEING ADJUSTED. IT BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE AT THE PLACE WHERE THE POWER CORD FOR THE VANITY MIRROR LIGHT EXITED THE SUPPORT SHAFT. THE STRESS CONCENTRATION CAUSED BY THIS EXIT HOLE GUARANTEES THAT THIS PART WILL FAIL. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS IF IT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED.

DESIGN OF POWER SLIDING DOOR IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE. *YC

THE HONDA DEALER HAS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR UNTIL THIS EVENT. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BACKED UP AND BARELY HIT A POLE WITH THE REAR BUMPER. THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, BURNING RUBBER, EVEN THOUGH I WAS HITTING THE BRAKES, PUMPING THEM, TRYING TO STOP. I ONLY HAD TIME TO SWERVE TO AVOID A PARKED CAR, THEN WENT INTO A BRICK WALL AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THE MPH IS AN APPROXIMATION BASED ON THE CARS DAMAGE SINCE I COULD NOT LOOK AT THE ODOMETER UNDER THESE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES. I WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED, BUT I WILL HAVE TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR. *TR

VERY PRONE TO AN ACCIDENT AS CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LEAPS AHEAD. *AK

CONSUMER STATES 2 OF THE 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INNER WEAR.(NO OTHER TIRE INFO GIVEN)*JB

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT 55MPH. ABLE TO GET TO ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT INJURY BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER. CALLED GOODYEAR, THEY SAID THAT "NO GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. GOODYEAR SHOP GAVE PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT OF TIRE BUT SAID THAT THIS MODEL NO LONGER MANUFACTERED. BUMPER STILL NOT REPAIRED. AS PER NEWS MEDIA, GOODYEAR HAS A "SILENT RECALL " FOR CERTAIN 15INCH TIRES.IF SO,THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUMPER DAMAGE.I AM ALSO CONCERNED IF REMAINING TIRES POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MKURHKUR09 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

THE SUNVISOR BROKE OFF AT THE POINT WHERE THE ELECTRIC CORD COMES OUT OF THE BRACKET .THEN HANGS BY THE CORD BLOCKING MY VISION.HAD TO STOP AND TIE IT UP WITH SHOE LACES,UNTIL I GOT HOME THE NEXT DAY AND REMOVED IT MYSELF. II DID NOT GET ROUGH WITH THIS IT WOULD HAVE BROKE FOR ANYONE.NOW I HAVE NO VISOR IF I NEED ONE AND IT IS NOT GOOD TO HAVE THINGS HANGING IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES AT 65 MPH THANK YOU. *AK

VISOR CONTAINS SPRING WHICH JAMMED AND CAUSED VISOR TO JAM; WHEN DAUGHTER (ON LEARNER'S PERMIT) TRIED TO MOVE IT THE METAL BROKE AND VISOR CAME DOWN IN HER FACE. LUCKILY SHE WAS GOING FAIRLY SLOW AND IS LEFT-HANDED SO SHE JERKED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT (BECAUSE HER LEFT HAND WAS TRYING TO GET THE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY) - THE CAR ROLLED UP ON THE CURB BLOWING BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES, BUT DID NO OTHER DAMAGE. HOWEVER, IF THIS HAD OCCURRED FIVE MINUTES EARLIER WHEN WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

The contact's friend owns a 1998 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled down to the floorboard. The contact stated that her son inspected the vehicle and noticed that brake fluid was leaking from the vehicle. The contact's son added brake fluid to the vehicle; however, the brake fluid leaked out. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where the contact was informed that the subframe was severely rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 169,148.

ON 4/01/2015 THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF MY 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY BROKE, CAUSING THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND. THE HALF-AXLE SEPARATED AND FELL OUT AND THE CAR ENDED UP WITH THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER RESTING ON THE TIRE WHICH HAD FLIPPED OUT AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE HOSE ALSO BURST UNDER THE STRESS AS THE CAR CAME TO A LITERAL GRINDING HALT. I HAD JUST HAD ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON 9/23/22013 AT THE BRAKE CHECK SHOP ON AUSTIN HIGHWAY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THEY TELL ME THE PARTS WERE DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BRAND NAME DRIVEWORKS, AND SOLD BY ADVANCE AUTO PARTS. RIGHT NOW I AM HAVING THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND REPAIRED AT ANOTHER SHOP. WILL HAVE THEM SAVE THE DAMAGED BALL JOINT, WHICH I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU. JUST HAPPY ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH IN FRONT OF AN 18-WHEELER.... *TR

WAS IN MY DAUGHTERS DRIVEWAY IN NESCONSET NY, I TURNED THE KEY PUT IN DRIVE, THE CAR REVVED, TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED FINALLY HITTING A TREE. MULTIPLE INJURIES, TAKEN TO STONY BROOK MEDICAL CENTER. NINE WEEKS HOSPITAL AND REHAB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT FILED STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE AND IT LEAKED ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE AT A STOP OR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2002 FOR THE 1998 ODYSSEY. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2002. THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH IS NOW HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN 02V120000 FOR 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY CAR WAS REPLACED IN THE RECALL OF 2002. I WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEMS THEN. HOWEVER, LAST FALL (2009) AND THIS WINTER (2010) I WAS EXPERIENCING SUDDEN STALLS AND IN SOME CASES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN ACCELERATING AT INTERSECTIONS, PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ETC. MY HONDA DEALER, IN MARCH 2010, COULD NOT ID THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN THE SAME MONTH TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS DISTRIBUTOR RELATED. THEY REPLACED THAT PART. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I RETURNED IT RIGHT AWAY AND THEY DID THE RESEARCH TO ID THE PROBLEM AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT IS NOW MAY 12 AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO INSTANCES OF SUDDEN STALLS. PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

1998 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT SHOULD BE RECALLED. HE STATES THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER TO BE INVESTIGATED. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGH. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DIPSTICK WAS DRY.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 164,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPRESENTATIVE MADE A COMMENT THAT THE FIRE MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BATTERY CABLES. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S OBD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM REMAINED ACTIVATED WHICH IS AN EMISSION RELATED FAILURE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DIM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 150,000 MILES. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 153,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

FAILURE OF DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FAILED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL DRIVER SEAT WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

DATE: 3/17/99; MILEAGE: 12,264;NGINE CHECK LIGHT CODE P0740, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FLUSHED. DATE: 11/08/99; MILEAGE: 23,874 ENGINECHECK LIGHT ON, DEFECTIVE ECU, BULLETIN 98-033. DATE: 12/20/99; MILEAGE: 25,706; ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, REPLACED ECU AND FLUSHED TRANSMISSION. DATE: 7/24/01 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, CODE 740 TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP, TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. DATE: 11/06/01; MILEAGE: 61,115:ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, CODE PO740, SPECIAL ORDER PCM (CONTROL MODULE) PER BULLETIN. DATE: 11/12/01; MILEAGE: 61,281 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, INSTALLED PCU AND FLUSHED TRANSMISSION. DATE: 7/12/02; MILEAGE: 70,624; ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, FAILURE CODE P0740, CLUTCH FAILURE, WILL NEED TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, EST. COST $1400. AS CAN BE SEEN, THIS SAME DESIGN FLAW HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 12,000 MILES. THE CONTROLLER WAS "TOO SENSITIVE" AND REPLACED, WHICH BRINGS INTO QUESTION THE REASON FOR THE ULTIMATE CLUTCH FAILURE. FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE, FOR INSTANCE, SHOULD THIS OCCUR DURING ACCELERATION INTO BUSY TRAFFIC. REQUESTING ASSISTANCE ASAP. NOTE: CAR WAS PURCHASED AT GRIFFITH HONDA, BALTIMORE, MD, BUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT O'DONNELL HONDA, ELLICOTT CITY, MD.*AK

UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES A GROWLING AND A THUMPING SOUND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE WHEELS; SOUNDS LIKE AN IMPACT IS OCCURRING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REMAINS UNRESOLVED. CONSUMER HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION--KEY WILL NOT TURN TO ALLOW CAR TO START, EVEN AFTER NEW KEYS WERE TRIED. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DOOR LOCKS.