1999 Honda Accord Complaint Log

CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL ON DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND DEALER HAS FAILED TO FIX IT. NAR 1-22-03 WHEN THE CONSUME ARRIVED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR MADE, SHE WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT HER ALARM AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER INCURRED A COST OF $65.00. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA. (LAWYER PAMELA BATES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT FRAN MORRALL)*JB

NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A WAITING LIST. *JB

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. PH

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER, ON HIS HONDA ACCORD RECALL, ON OCTOBER 10, 2002 CONSUMER CALL THE DEALER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, AND DEALER TILL TODAY DON'T HAVE YET THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SEAT LOOSEN UP, BECAME VERY MOBILE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IF VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

RE: 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX (VIN: [XXX]) WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 25-30 MPH (APPROX), THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING CLANKING NOISE AND ENGINE DIED. SHE LET IT ROLLED, PULLED OVER AND PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN PULLEY BROKE LOOSE AND THE DRIVE BELTS CAME OFF THE ROLLERS DUE TO A BROKEN (SHEARED OFF) BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE PULLEY TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 61K MILES ON IT AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TOTALLY PREMATURE. THE BALL HONDA SERVICE REP TOLD US THAT HONDA MOTORS CO. WILL NOT COVER FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT THIS IS TOTALLY PREMATURE I THOUGHT, AND MAYBE IT WAS CAUSED BY INFERIOR MATERIAL (BOLT) AND/OR BY POOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP (OVER-TORQUE'D). THE CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE BY HONDA DEALER AND HAS NO PREVIOUS ENGINE WORK DONE EXCEPT FOR THE MFR RECOMMENDED REGULARLY-SCHEDULED SERVICES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 30/40 MPH, THE BOLT FOR THE MAIN PULLEY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE BELT BECOMING LOOSE. *AK *JB

THE TRANSMISSON SHIFTS HARD. SOMETIMES IT EVEN SLIPS. IT STARTED DOING IT FEW MONTHS AGO. RIGHT KNOW MY CAR HAS ABOUT 80000 MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS A RECALL ON 2000 BUT SINCE IT IS A 1999 THEY ARE MAKING A EXCUSS. MY OLDER 91 ACCORD WAS PERFECT TILL 250,000 MILES . I GUESS WITH THIS KINDA QUALITY THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA EVER.

THE KEY OF THE CAR CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT FIRST PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE KEY WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT BUT CAN BE DONE AT ANY TIME.

ONCE THE RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH WAS DONE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY 79.99 TO HAVE THE ALARM REWIRED. PH

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. TS

TRANSMISSION MAKING GRINDING NOISE AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH GEARS AND ENGINE RPM. HONDA DEALER ADMITS IT'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MILAGE IS ONLY 37500 MILES ON.VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SHOULD RECALL OR EXTEND WARRANTY.

VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARDS WHILE ON INCLINE. TS

THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ALARM IN ORDER TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ALARM RECONNECTED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *JB

TOOK 1999 HONDA ACCORD IN FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH, HOWEVER DID NOT RECONNECT ALARM SYSTEM. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP THAT "IT WAS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW FOR THEM TO DO SO". ADDITIONALLY CARS ITERMITTENT WIPER SYSTEM IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SPOKE WITH HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL DEALER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAR ALARM ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECALL.

LTR FM CHRISTINA ILER (NY) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING HONDA TO PAY FOR DAMAGES TO HER 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX DUE TO A RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. *MR *TS BEFORE THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD OF A RECALL, THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT WAS THEN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE STALLING WAS CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB *PH *CB *JB

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02120000 IGNITION SWITCH DEZEL HONDA 847-965-8833 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS.. TS

DEALERSHIP IS NOT MAKING ANY APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH DONE, UNTIL JANUARY 2003. TS

PARTS TO RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. TS

NOTICED LURCHING AND TRASNMISSION SLIPPING. THE CAR WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CHANGING GEARS. NEXT DAY I HAD CAR CHECKED OUT WAS ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK( BURNT) AND THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS ALSO WEAK. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO ED VOYLES HONDA FOR MY 45,000 MILE/3 YR SERVICE. I WAS THEN ADVISED BY SERVICE ADVISOR, JIM VARTIAK, THAT LARGE METAL PIECES CAME OUT WHEN THE TRASNMISSION FLUID WAS BEING DRIANED AND WAS A SIGN OF DETERIORATION OF THE TRASNMISSION. AFTER MY SERVICE ON 10-28-02 I WENT TO WORK. ON MY COMMUTE BACK, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING WELL, THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I NOTICED THAT I WAS PARKED . WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REVED UP TO MAKE THE SLIGHTEST MOVE. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO MOVE THREE FEET. THE NEXT MORNING, 10-30-02, THE CAR WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THEN SUDDDENLY DROPPED TO 10 MPH DURING A BUSY HOUR APPROX. 7:30 AM. AT TIMES THE HONDA ACCORD WOULD NOT EVEN MOVE AT ALL AND THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY JOT OUT. I MADE IT HOME, BUT THE CAR IS COMPLETELY IMMOBLE THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. THE WORST PART IS THERE WAS NO HELP OFFERED FOR A RESOLUTION. I HAVE MADE CALLS AND ALSO WRITTEN TO AMERICA HONDA MOTOR CO., INC, BUT I HAVE NOT YET RECIEVED ANY RESPONSE FROM MY. CORRESPONDENCE. DT

CONSUMER STATES HER BRAKES LIGHTS STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. AFTER SHE DRIVES THE CAR FOR A WHILE THE LIGHT GOES OUT. ALSO THE POWER OUTLET SWITCH DOES NOT WORK EITHER. SHE HAS TAKEN THIS AUTO TO THE DEALER SHIP THREE TIME ALREADY. TS

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR *NLM

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02120000 IGNITION SWITCH. ISLAND HONDA 609-597-0034 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS. TS

CONSUMER STATED TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL AAA OFFICE FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE DEALER WHO INFORMED THAT ROTTING WAS DUE TO OZONE CRACKING, BUT TIRES ARE SAFE. 1999 HONDA ACCORD. TIRE INFO: MICHELIN/ENERGY MXV4 P195/65R15 DOT NO.-M3TAC66X159 26K MILES ON TIRES ORIGINAL TS

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWTICH. GOODSON HONDA 713-464-9502 TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO RECONNECT ALARM SYSTEM, AFTER HAVING IT REMOVED TO DO RECALL. MR

CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO REINSTALL ALARM AFTER RECALL REPAIR. MR *DT

THE CRANK BOLT TO THE ENGINE BROKE OFF.*JB

TRANSMISSIONS SLIPS AND SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND INCONSISTENTLY. WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED BUT ONLY FOR '00 & '01 MODELS. SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION STANDARD WITH 1999 ACCORDS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HIT AND DO THE HITTING AS SHIFTING BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE.

CONSUMER STATES: DEALER HAS BEEN SCHEDULED THREE TIME FOR CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM AND THE THREE TIME HAS BEEN CANCELED THE APPOINTMENT, SAYING THEY DONT HAVE THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NO PARTS AVAILABLE.RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWITCH. HOLLER HONDA HWY 1792 WINTER PARK, FL 32789 407-645-2282 MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX RECALL UNTIL JAN 2ND OF 2003. *MR

VEHICLE HOOD OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. NAR 07/02/2003 *MR *NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER WILL BE FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

MFR# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, MARONONH HONDA IN HOLLYWOOD, FL. PHONE# 954/989-9127 WANT TO CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM WIRING AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

HONDA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL SCHEDULED ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR 1999 ACCORDS INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE CAR TO QUIT WHILE DRIVING AND/OR NOT START PROPERLY. THESE HAVE BOTH HAPPENED TO ME, BUT HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS MY VIN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BAD SWITCH. MY VEHICLE IS ACTING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ON THE WEBSITE. IT HAS QUIT WHILE DRIVING TWO TIMES AND NOT STARTED ONCE. BOTH TIMES IT QUIT I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. IT IS UNRELIABLE THE WAY IT IS. DT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $50.00 TO RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM. NLMTHIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A RECENT RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JG

MFR# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, EDMORSE HONDA IN RIVERA BEACH, FL. PHONE# 561/844-5700 WANT TO CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES AFTER RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLE. THEY ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. BRONX HONDA 718-904-3080. *MR

MANUFACTURER# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000: IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER, BREAKAWAY HONDA IN GREENVILLE, SC. PHONE# 864//234-6447 WAS REFUSING TO GIVE AN APPOINTMENT AND ORDER THE PARTS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR CONSUMER CONFRONTED THE DEALERSHIP WITH A LETTER FROM NHTSA AND THE PART WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE SAME DAY. *JG *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL SERVICED BY THE DEALER, BUT WAS CHARGED FOR DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING WIRES TO REMOTE STARTER WHILE DOING THE REPAIR. *YH

TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PRODUCE A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN SHE RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. SHE WAS CHARGE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE ALARM SYSTEM BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE NAME OF THE DEALERSHIP IS SELMA HONDA 2705 AUTOMALL DRIVE SELMA CA 93662 559 891 3100 SERVICE MANAGER RUDY DIAZ. NLM

MFR# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, RICK CASE HONDA IN CLEVELAND, OH. PHONE# 216/531-7835 WANTS TO CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES RECIEVED RECALL LETTER FOR IGNITION, CALLED DEALER, DEALER STATED THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE IN 75 DAYS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON. MR

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION GEARS SHIFTED HARD, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TS *JB

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG HAD FAILED AND MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *NLM *SCC *JB

DEALERWILL NOT HONOR SERVICE ON ANY AFTER MARKET PRODUCT ON THE SWITCH IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE ALARM SYSTEM WHILE DOING THE REPAIR. *YH