1999 Honda Accord Complaint Log

1999 HONDA ACCORD: THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER SEAT BOTTOM TO THE SEAT BASE AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER IS FRACTURED DUE TO THE WELD CONDITION OF BRACKET, THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND I GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AS A SUPPORT WHEN SEAT POSITION SHIFTS. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD: THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER SEAT BOTTOM TO THE SEAT BASE AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER IS FRACTURED DUE TO THE WELD CONDITION OF BRACKET, THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND I GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AS A SUPPORT WHEN SEAT POSITION SHIFTS. *TR

HONDA ACCORD HAD UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND RAN THRU FENCE ALMOST HIT ELEC POLE,WIFE FINALLY THOUGHT TO TURN OFF KEY TO STOP CAN. HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

EXPERIENCED IN MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SUDDEN EXTREME ACCELERATION ON 12/14/2009 CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT ON COMMACK ROAD, COMMACK, NY WHICH INVOLVED SEVERAL CARS, CAR DRIVEN FROM MASS. PARK, NY TO GRAND STREET, MANHATTAN TO PICKUP MOTHER-IN-LAW AND AIDE TO BRING TO EYE SPECIALIST IN BETHPAGE, NY, RETURNING HER TO HER HOME, BACK TO COMMACK FOR WIFE'S JOB. I TOOK CAR TO DO SOME SHOPPING, CAR STARTEDTO ACCELERATE ON LIE SIDE RIDE, ULTIMATELY LOOSING CONTROL. UNCERTAIN WHAT INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT NO DEATHS! HEARD OF OTHER INCIDENTS WITH HONDAS, 2005 ACCORD. NO INJURIES. SPOKE TO DRIVER. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A 'GLITCH' AFTER TEST RIDE. ANOTHER STORY, TOO. *TR

THE SEAT BRACKET ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD BROKE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE02072. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT AND DENIED THAT THERE WAS EVER A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;IGNITION:SWITCH) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

MY SON'S 1999 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT IGNITION FAILURE, FORCING HIM TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO RE-START THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED RANDOMLY OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT A MONTH, AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 117,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS SUBJECT TO AN EARLIER RECALL CAMPAIGN 02-031, WHICH RESULTED IN CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES. NOW THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FAILED. HE TOOK IT TO HONDA OF EL CERRITO IN THE BAY AREA AND THEY CHARGED HIM ABOUT $100 AND TOLD HIM THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED AN IGNITION SWITCH FROM A DISCOUNT HONDA PARTS SUPPLIER OVER THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT $50, AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. I FOUND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES THAT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL, AND I FEEL THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I HAVE A 99 ACCORD AND A 92 CIVIC WHICH BOTH EXPERIENCED IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, SO I HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING WRONG, EVEN IF THE DEALER WAS NOT BEING VERY SMART ABOUT IT. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. I WISH THE DEALERS WERE MORE HELPFUL. I SPOKE WITH AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, THAT IF THE PART FAILED AGAIN, IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT HOLDS UP LONGER THAN 50,000-60,000 MILES? THE LAST TIME IT FAILED WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA ON HIGHWAY 50 ON OCTOBER 24, 2009. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED WAS AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, THEN DIFFICULT TO START AGAIN. UNTIL REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION, THEN PUT BACK AND RETRY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE GAS PEDAL IS VERY STIFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PEDAL IS HAVING A HARD TIME ENGAGING AT FIRST AND THEN AS THE VEHICLE WARMS THE PEDAL RESETS AND THE PEDAL WORKS PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000. BL UPDATED 11/23/10 *BF THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. UPDATED 11/23/10

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT NORTH LOOP 1604 WEST ON 9/26/09, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO SIT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND STRUGGLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND HOPE NO ONE CAME BEHIND ME. WHILE DRIVING ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, THE ENGINE STALLED OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 6 TIMES PER DAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUSY CITY STREETS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE EXTREME STRESS AND FEAR FOR MINE AND OTHERS' SAFETY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP ON ME. THIS EXACT ISSUE IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD BY ON OPERATOR THAT THERE IS NO SUCH ISSUE WITH THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, YET I FOUND OVER 15 RECALLS ON THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD BY SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE. WHILE IT MAY BE TRUE THAT NOT ALL OF THOSE RECALLS MAY APPLY TO THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD THAT I DRIVE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. *TR

A WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR AUTO. ITS PAINT CAME OFF, OR IS DAMAGED. DAMAGE APPEARS AS THREE EACH SIX INCH WIDE STRIPES RUNNING THE LENGTH OF CAR. SIDE PANELS OF CAR NOT EFFECTED AND PAINT IN GOOD CONDITION . *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE WAS REPLACED PER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT PART FAILED, TOO. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. *JB

1999 HONDA ACCORD OCCASIONALLY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ALL CAR FUNCTIONS FAIL (POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS...). WILL NEED TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH ACCORDING TO DEALER. FOR SOME REASON DEALER SAYS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE UNWARRANTLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE HE SUSTAINED SEVERE BODILY INJURIES.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS CAUSING SEVERE CHATTERING AND/OR LURCHING WHEN STARTING UP OR AT LOW SPEED. CAR IS NEAR STALL AND IS VULNERABLE TO AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS AFTER A STOP. CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES. *TR

MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT WHEN STOP OR DRIVING. ITS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, TURNING AFTER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, THE RPM WILL FALL TO ZERO, ITS WILL KIND OF CHUG LIKE IF A MANUAL WERE TO STALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION SWITCH, DISTRIBUTOR AND PVC VALVE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

I GOT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JUST LOSS POWER AND I WAS SCARED I WAS ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE GOING 70 ML. WITH ON GOING TRAFFIC AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO THE CAR WAS JUST SLOWING DOWNED PLEASE HELP AND DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS THANK YOU. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 99 HONDA ACCORD COUPE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR FAILING TO START IN CERTAIN TYPES OF WEATHER AND THE LONGER I'VE HAD THE CAR THE MORE THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED AND IT IS NOW STALLING WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, INCLUDING YESTERDAY WHEN I HAD MY 4 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY WHO KNOWS THE DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE BEEN ON HONDA'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE RECALLS AND MINE HAVE BEEN FIXED LONG BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEMS I'VE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SEEM TO BE VERY UNWILLING TO HELP ME FURTHER AND SO I AM STUCK AT THIS POINT WITH A VEHICLE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE I'D BE PUTTING MYSELF, MY DAUGHTER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER. I'VE RECENTLY FOUND THE WEBSITE CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND UNDER ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS I WAS BAFFLED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THEIR RECALL HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ALSO, AND THAT WAS ONLY ONE WEBSITE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE JABS IN THE DARK REPLACING PARTS THAT DON'T NEED REPLACED ESPECIALLY AFTER I'VE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TWICE NOW (NOT CHEAP). I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WONDER WHETHER OR NOT A CAR THAT IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND UNDER 100,000 MILES IS GOING TO START OR NOT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL MOVE SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE HELP FROM ANYONE ELSE. I FEEL THAT THIS CASE SHOULD BE REOPENED AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE HONDA RESPONSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, A RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETED IN 2002 FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. NHTSA #02V120000 THE VEHICLE IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, I CONTACTED HONDA USA ON 08/11/2009 TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR A RECALLED ITEM ONCE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION, I WOULD HOPE NHTSA WOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR PARTS AND REPAIRS. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN QUITTING WHILE DRIVING MAY 2009, HOWEVER, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY START AGAIN. 06/2009-7/2009 WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE IGNITION, THE DASHBOARD WOULD FLICKER. AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE CAR WOULD START BUT THEN QUIT. ON 8/4/2009, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR QUIT AGAIN BUT THEN SMOKE CAME FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL ( STEERING COLUMN AREA). SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CAR QUIT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL BY TURNING THE IGNITION FORWARD. HOWEVER WHEN TURNING IT BACKWARDS IT WOULD TRY TO CRANK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AND NOW CURRENTLY SITS AT BLUEGRASS HONDA IN PADUCAH, KY. ACCORDING TO HONDA, IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH I FOUND WAS UNDER RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED IN 2002. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE BECAUSE HERE I HAVE THE VERY PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL ACKNOWLEDGED. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT ON A RECALL,HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME $200.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V1200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

JUST FOUND OUT TODAY FROM MY MECHANIC DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO MY ANTIFREEZE COMPONENT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY OIL CHAMBER WAS NEAR-EMPTY AND MY ANTIFREEZE COMPONENT WAS BLACK AND FULL OF OIL. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN OTHER CASES OF THIS IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL WHERE THE ENGINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

1. CAR SHUTS OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE IDLING AND WHEN MOVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. 2. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN 2002 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AT THE TIME BUT THE WORK TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DONE IN 2002. CAR BEGAN PROBLEMS EARLY IN 2009 WITH 125,000 MILES AT RANDOM INTERVALS. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT STILL A VERY SCARY INCIDENT. 3. SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY AFTER DIAGNOSIS SHOWED NOTHING FOR A TOTAL OF $212. ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED THE VERY SAME DAY SO I RETURNED TO DEALER AND GOT THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AT A COST OF $146. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 08/29/12*JB

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX CAR STALLS RANDOMLY. *TR

ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO BREACH IN THE ENGINE DUE TO A POROUS ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW2 ENGINE PUT IN CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE RPMS AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD GAIN POWER ON ITS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 130,000.

I OWN A 4 CYLINDER 4 DOOR 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT REASON IN JUNE OF 2009. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE LIGHT WILL THEN TURN OFF WITHOUT ILLUMINATING THE CAUSE. SHORTLY AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER, THE LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS LONG AS THE LIGHT IS ON. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT THEY HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE SEATBELTS BUT NOT THE AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN USED. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. THIS WILL COST CLOSE TO $1000. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. EVEN IF I CHOOSE TO START REPLACING THE UNIT, IT WON'T GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED. THEY DON'T KNOW THE REASON THAT THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IT SHOULD BE HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T CAUSED BY ME, THE CONSUMER. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INTERNET SITES WITH CONSUMERS JUST LIKE ME COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. A LINK TO ONE IS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/SRS_LIGHT_IS_ON.SHTML PLEASE MAKE HONDA DO THE RIGHT THING AND KEEP THEIR PATRONS SAFE. *TR

THIS IS A V6 AUTOMATIC. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE EXACTLY AS HONDA HAS INSTRUCTED. I HAVE EVEN GONE AS FAR TO ONLY GET IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED WEIRD FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. AT 75000 MILES IT BEGAN HARD SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND AROUND 85000 MILES IT BEGAN TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT FROM 1ST INTO 2ND AND ESPECIALLY 2ND BACK TO 1ST. NOW PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE IS CAUSING PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE WITH 1999 V-6 AUTOMATICS IS DOCUMENTED EVERYWHERE. THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE AWARE THE ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS A WIDE SPREAD DEFECT AND THE NHTSA SHOULD PUT SOME PRESSURE ON HONDA TO STEP-UP. A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 90K MILES ON THIS HONDA. NOT OK AND HONDA KNEW AND KNOWS THEY BUILT A CAR WITH A MAJOR DEFECT. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 05V025000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE HONDA REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR PER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP FOR REPAIRS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COST OVER $2500, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 227,000.

ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM I WILL HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR STARTED, CAR WILL START, THEN LIGHTS IN THE DASH WILL FLASH AND THEN THE CAR WILL CUT OFF, EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE. THE PROBLEM IS VERY CONSISTENT AND NOT RELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE REPAIRED MY TRANSMISSION TWICE NOW AND ITS IN MY GARAGE NOW IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION AGAIN I HAVE CHANGED ALL SENSORS EGR O2 SENSOR THIS LAST TIME WAS DIFFERENT I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED THEN SUDDENLY I GOT A HARD JERK AND I KNEW MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AGAIN IN 2005 WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF MY 99 ACCORD V6 COUPE WAS ONE THAT WAS ON THE RECALL AFTER TAKING MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID IT WASN'T BUT IF IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE IS WHY IM NOT GETTING THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE OF MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX (4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC) BEGAN DYING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THREE TIMES I HAVE BEEN PULLING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, AND I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE, AUDIBLE OR TACTICAL SIGNS THAT THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN, AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHARGED ME $100 TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION TO NO AVAIL. USE OF FUEL CLEANER WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION, BUT THAT DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FRUSTRATED, I CONSULTED THE INTERNET AND FOUND 43 SEPARATE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. COMPLAINANTS ALL SAY THAT THEY HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON GOING FROM DEALER TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND A VARIETY OF REPAIRS, NONE OF WHICH SEEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I DOUBT SERIOUSLY THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS AS IGNORANT OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY CLAIM TO BE, BUT THEY OFFER NO HELP. PLEASE LOG ONTO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM TO SEE HOW WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE. I'M SURE THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. *TR

WHILE CHANGING MY BRAKES, I NOTICED SIGNIFICANT RUSE ON THE VEHICLE SUB-FRAME. IT IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NEAR THE REAR OF THE FRONT TIRE. THE SUB-FRAME COMPONENT IS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE TOP SIDE, LEAVING ONLY THE LOWER PORTION OF IT HOLDING THE ENGINE AND SUSPENSION IN PLACE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE SUB-FRAME COMPONENT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS CALLED THE "REAR BEAM" (PART NUMBER 50200-S84-A00). TOTAL COST OF REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS ORIGINALLY $1400, BUT DEALER QUOTED $1100 DUE TO THE UNCOMMON OF THE REPAIR AND ITS SEVERITY IF THE PART WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS RECENTLY SEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME AGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS TYPICALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DONE ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME TO CONTACT THE AMERICAN HONDA SERVICE CENTER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD AT ALL ASSIST IN THIS SERVICE ISSUE. MY REQUEST WAS ESCALATED TO WALTER, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM MANAGER, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. I PLAN ON GETTING THIS COMPONENT REPLACED BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT MY ENGINE AND SUSPENSION TO BECOME DETACHED FROM MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, BUT FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SERVICE AS THE CAR IS 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS OLD SINCE MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE SUB-FRAME SHOULD NOT RUST THROUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DECELERATING TO 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,950.

1) I TRIED TO SIT IN MY FRONT SEAT 2) THE FRONT SEAT (DRIVER) CAME OFF ITS TRACK. THIS IS AN ELECTRIC SEAT. 3) I AM RUNNING DOWN A REPLACEMENT NOW. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON" AND THE TROUBLE CODE IS P0740, TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THE CAR SURGES FORWARD FROM A STOPPED POSITION EVEN AT THE SLIGHTEST DEPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL WHICH MAKES IT PRONE TO AN ACCIDENT BY HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT, TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE GETTING BAD. ON THE WAY HOME, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE TROUBLE CODE TO BE THE SAME P0740 CODE. THEY CHECKED THE RESISTANCE OF ALL THE SOLENOIDS AND REPLACED THE LINEAR SOLENOID WHICH WAS OUT OF SPEC. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE DRIVE HOME. I HAD IT SCANNED AGAIN AND THE CODE WAS P0740 AGAIN. THE TRANS SHOP SAID THAT THEY MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO COMPLETELY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND MAY COST AROUND $3500-4000. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $400 SO FAR. I NOW DRIVE THE CAR SPARINGLY UNTIL I CAN HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET A REBUILT TRANS. I WISH THE NHTSA WOULD REQUIRE HONDA TO RECALL THIS MODEL YEAR LIKE THEY DID FOR THE 2000 MODEL SINCE THERE SEEMED TO BE AN UNUSUALLY ALARMING HIGH RATE OF COMPLAINTS ON 1999 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

SINCE 2006 THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING (RPM'S DROP TO ZERO AND CAR TURNS OFF) STARTED BY STALLING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY BUT WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP WITHIN SECONDS WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS. RECENTLY, THE PROBLEM HAS ACCURED EVERYDAY SOME TIME 3 TIMES A DAY. I COULD BE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CARS' RPM'S JUST DROP AND ALL THE LIGHTS BATTERY LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DOOR AND TRUCK LIGHT TURNS ON BUT THE RADIO AND A/C STAY ON. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER BY OTHER MOTORIST TRYING TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH. SO I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TUMBLER FOR THE KEY HAD BEEN RECALLED AND WAS REPLACED BACK IN 2003. I BOUGHT A NEW KEY AS THE OLD KEY WAS WORN AND THE CAR DID NOT STALL FOR OVER 2 MONTHS BUT YESTEDAY CAR STALLED OVER 3 TIMES. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSITIC DONE WHICH SAID IT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH MY MECHANIC SAYS IS TOTALLY UNREALATED TO THE STALLING PROBLEM. BUT I PLAN TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED SOON. I REALLY NEED TO GET THIS STALLING PROBLEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY AS THIS IS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ME OR MY SON TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND BE INJURIED OR EVEN KILLED. AND BASED ON THE INTERNET FORUMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA AND HONDA HEADQUARTERS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY PLAN ON DOING ANY THING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FOR THE LAST 4 TO 5 YEARS MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON OR WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TAKEN MY HONDA TO SEVERAL PLACES FOR CHECKUPS, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND A SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK INDICATED THAT I LIKELY HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, THAT REPAIR COMPANY REFERRED ME TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE NEW AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY MY WIFE HAD THE CAR ON THE CITY OF MEMPHIS BUSIEST STREET WHEN IT STALLED WITH HER IN THE CENTER LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING BY THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. SHE CALLED ME FRANTIC TELLING ME THAT ALMOST EVERY CAR PASSING HER NEARLY HIT HER. I CALLED THE POLICE TO HELP GET TRAFFIC CONTROL TO HELP HER. SHE AS A FEW OTHERS HAVE INDICATED COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS TO NEUTRAL WHILE STALLED. FINALLY AFTER SITTING 10 MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AND MY WIFE WAS REAR ENDED WITH MY 19 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, I WOULD HAVE LIKELY GONE NUTS ON HONDA. INSTEAD THIS MORNING I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER WHO KEPT THE CAR RUNNING FOR A WHILE WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STALL (OR SO THEY SAY). THE DEALER SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AT A COST OF $300 ON TOP OF THE $75 DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER ONE MONTH AGO AND A $49 DIAGNOSTIC AT A SMALL SERVICE STATION NOT TO MENTION THE SENSORS THAT WERE SWITCHED OUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA INDICATING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH THEY SHOULD REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL LIKELY SEE A LAWYER I JUST PRAY THAT MY FAMILY IS NOT INJURED OR WORSE. THIS MORNING THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD ALSO BE THE MAIN RELAY BUT SINCE THEY WERE ABLE TO SUPPOSEDLY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY REPLACED ONLY THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE IS INVOLVED IN LITIGATION TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AND RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,000.

WHY ARE ALL AUTO MANUFACTURERS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE VEHICLES IN COLORS OF SILVER, GREY AND BLACK WHICH ALL BLEND IN WITH FOG, ASPHALT, CONCRETE AND THE DARK OF NIGHT? WHAT A BRILLIANT SAFETY FEATURE. IS THIS SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE REPLACED OFTEN AS NO ONE CAN SEE THEM VERY WELL? NO BRAINER! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS ROLLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 03V423000, 02V120000, AND 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX. IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST. THE COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $2,630. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,000.

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE ENGINE STALLING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT SHOP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CAR FINALLY STALLED COMPLETELY AND THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND SAID IT WAS UNDER RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE FROM HONDA OF A RECALL. DURING TWO RECENT VISITS TO THE DEALER THE PAPERWORK INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE CAR. I HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN 1999. I RECEIVED AND RESPONDED TO AN EARLIER RECALL. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT HONDA AND THEIR DEALERS ARE NOW NEGLECTING TO INFORM OWNERS OF REQUIRED RECALLS. I WAS UNNECESSARILY PUT IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND MONEY ADDRESSING A PROBLEM I WAS NOT PROPERLY NOTIFIED ABOUT. *TR

ON 01/10/2009, I BROUGHT MY 1999 ACCORD TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD BEEN STALLING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A YEAR AGO AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE TECH REPLACED THE IGNITION BACK SWITCH AND ALSO PERFORMED THE SAFETY RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. A WEEK LATER, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR NOW STALLS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN COLD WEATHER. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,972 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,972.