1998 Honda Accord Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 67 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 1998 Honda Accord, 6% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 65,434 miles. The words owners use most often: “sudden acceleration” (9% of reports).
- 67vehicle speed control complaints
- 65,434median miles at failure
- 22mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 5%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Sudden acceleration: mentioned in 6 of 67 complaints (9%)
- Suddenly accelerated: mentioned in 6 of 67 complaints (9%)
- Pedal sticks: mentioned in 5 of 67 complaints (7%)
- Further information: mentioned in 5 of 67 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 13 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 67 complaints, 22 mention a crash, 4 an injury.
Honda Accord vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 3 | 3% | 6,090 |
| 2024 Accord | 5 | 3% | — |
| 2023 Accord | 2 | 2% | — |
| 2022 Accord | 11 | 4% | 1,700 |
| 2021 Accord | 8 | 3% | 17,000 |
| 2020 Accord | 13 | 4% | 10,600 |
| 2019 Accord | 32 | 5% | 7,500 |
| 2018 Accord | 111 | 6% | 10,514 |
| 2017 Accord | 18 | 3% | 12,000 |
| 2016 Accord | 23 | 4% | 10,600 |
| 2015 Accord | 26 | 4% | 26,500 |
| 2014 Accord | 41 | 4% | 8,739 |
| 2013 Accord | 51 | 4% | 7,500 |
| 2012 Accord | 26 | 7% | 20,592 |
| 2011 Accord | 11 | 4% | 4,000 |
| 2010 Accord | 23 | 4% | 37,000 |
| 2009 Accord | 21 | 3% | 45,056 |
| 2008 Accord | 33 | 2% | 40,000 |
| 2007 Accord | 41 | 8% | 40,000 |
| 2006 Accord | 24 | 6% | 36,000 |
| 2005 Accord | 58 | 9% | 75,250 |
| 2004 Accord | 58 | 6% | 70,000 |
| 2003 Accord | 81 | 4% | 89,000 |
| 2002 Accord | 46 | 4% | 58,295 |
| 2001 Accord | 57 | 6% | 44,000 |
| 2000 Accord | 64 | 5% | 81,000 |
| 1999 Accord | 51 | 4% | 82,500 |
| 1998 Accord | 67 | 6% | 65,434 |
| 1997 Accord | 38 | 8% | 149,950 |
| 1996 Accord | 29 | 6% | 177,500 |
| 1995 Accord | 27 | 5% | 94,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 1998 Honda Accord. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
During the normal speed on the 40 mile per hour street transmission suddenly stack and the vehicle did not accelerate more than 30 mile per hour .after that date this condition continues on and off .on the other side the transmission changes the speed only in 1st and 2nd gear. All nesessary…
My 98 honda accord lx automatically decelerated to 0 mph when i drove it on the highway (i-10 houston). The signal lights (maintenance light and the key light) turned on first and then the speed dropped to zero all the sudden by itself. I tried to push the acceleration pad and no response at all. I…
I was trying to park my 1998 honda accord into a parking spot in front of a hallmark store and right before i tried to put the car in park and shut off the ignition, my car accelerated suddenly on its own and went through the plate glass windows in the front of the store. I had my foot on the brake…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1998 Honda Accords have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 67 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 1998 Honda Accord (6% of the 1,200 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Honda Accord vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 65,434 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 1998 Honda Accord?
The most frequent phrase is “sudden acceleration”, in 6 of 67 complaints, followed by “suddenly accelerated” (6).
Other 1998 Honda Accord problems
See all 1998 Honda Accord problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Accord years.