1999 Honda Accord Engine Problems

MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A MAIN ST. THE VEHICLE BEEPED AND THE GREEN KEY LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH, THEN ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKES STOPPED AS WELL. I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING AN 18 WHEELER.

THE A/C COMPRESSOR DRIPS DIRECTLY ON THE SUBFRAME, WHICH RUSTED IT COMPLETELY APART. WHICH IN TURN, DESTROYED THE SUSPENSION. MY CAR IS NOW WAITING TO BE TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE, TOTALLY NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS ON A CITY STREET. NORMAL TURN AROUND A CORNER. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED, I WOULD BE FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR EXTREMELY POOR ENGINEERING AND LACK OF THINKING THIS HORRIBLE DESIGN FLAW THROUGH COMPLETELY. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE NAME OF THE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 236,988.

OIL IS POURING OUT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. OIL ALSO FILLED THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW. THE PROBLEM IS A POROUS ENGINE CASTING. THIS CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO SIEZA AS IT LOSES OIL QUITE RAPIDLY. IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THERE ARE MANY REPORTED CASES OF THIS ONLINE, BUT HONDA IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY. A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED. WHILE THIS IS AN OLDER CAR IN YEARS, THE MILEAGE IS LOW FOR A HONDA OF ITS AGE AND FOR ANY HONDA FOR THAT MATTER AND A PROBELM THAT REQUIRES AN ENTIRE NEW ENGINE IS UNACCEPTABLE. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING.

TOOK MY CAR TO GET TIRES AND NOTICE SOMETHING HANGING! DROVE RIGHT TO AUTO SHOP FROM THERE ! PUT THE CAR UP AND RIGHT AWAY HE SAW THE PROBLEM! SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH! I DRIVE BACK IN FROTH FROM MICHIGAN TO OHIO TWICE A WEEK,HAVING KNOW IDEA THAT AT ANYTIME MY ENGINE MIGHT FALL OUT AND KILL ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER MULIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 261,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,030.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FOR A MOMENT AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 193,323.

UPDATE TO ODI 10444643 FILED 1/20/12. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT AT A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AND THE HONDA TOTALLY STALLED AND THE GREEN KEY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE TOTAL POWER BUT IT STALLED WHILE A FAST VEHICLE APPROACHED FROM THE RIGHT. I WAS AFRAID I WOULD NOT GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT A WRECK. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. AFTER THAT FIRST EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE TOTALLY LOST POWER WHILE AT A STOP SIGN IN A MALL. IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART CAR. I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY BE SO I RESEARCHED THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS HONDA HAD IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007 AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 121,200 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2002 DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AM "IGNITION SWITCH UPDATE" WAS COMPLETED ON 10/1/02 AT 59,183 MILES. BY AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL JAN 2012. LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS SWITCH AGAIN BUT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. CAN'T IMAGINE THIS PROBLEM AT 70 MPH. UPDATE; TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER ON 1/23/12 AND TOLD THE TECH WHAT I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE TEST SHOWED IT WAS INDEED THE IGNITION SWITCH ONCE AGAIN . THE COST FOR REPLACING WAS $206. 36. . SO, HONDA'S RECALL IN 2002 DID NOT CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT AT A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AND THE HONDA TOTALLY STALLED AND THE GREEN KEY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH . THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE TOTAL POWER BUT IT STALLED WHILE A FAST VEHICLE APPROACHED FROM THE RIGHT. I WAS AFRAID I WOULD NOT GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT A WRECK. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. AFTER THAT FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE TOTALLY LOST POWER WHILE AT A STOP SIGN IN A MALL. IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR. I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY BE SO I RESEARCHED THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS HONDA HAD IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2007 AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 121, 200 MILES . I CHECKED THE PAPERS RECEIVED WHEN BUYING THE AUTO AND THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2002 DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AN "IGNITION SWITCH UPDATE" WAS COMPLETED ON 10/1/02 AT 59,183 MILES BY AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. I HAVE HAD NOT ISSUES UNTIL JANUARY 2012. LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS SWITCH AGAIN BUT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. CAN'T IMAGINE THIS PROBLEM AT 70MPH . *TT

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT RESTART AND GEAR SHIFT WOULD LOCK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES; SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

1999 HONDA ACCORD STALLS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SINCE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

ON THE WAY BACK TO HOME, SUDDENLY THERE WAS BURST SOUND, WHEN I CHECKED, THE RADIATOR TUBE HAD BURST. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC, THEN HE SAID, THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR AND HE FIXED THE RADIATOR. IT WORKED WELL FOR A WEEK AND THEN STARTED LEAKING OF COOLANT. I TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE MECHANIC, THEN HE SAID IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET OR MAY BE WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD. IF IT IS THE HEAD GASKET IT WILL BE 1200 TO 1500. IF IT IS THE HEAD THEN YOU END UP SPENDING UP TO 3000 TO 3500. I CAN'T IMAGINE A CASE IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS WHEN I WAS ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR EXACTLY ONE YEAR BACK AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED ON THE WEB, THERE WERE A QUITE A FEW SIMILAR CASES. GOD KNOWS ONLY WHY FEW CARS FROM HONDA GET THIS PROBLEM. MY FRIEND WHO IS HOLDING A SIMILAR CAR HAS 40K MORE MILES ON IT AND USES IT WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY ON MAINTENANCE.

AT TIMES, ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP (TRAFFIC LIGHT; STOP SIGN). THE CAR HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I CAN EASILY PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" AGAIN AND RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 80K MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. AFTER A FEW OF THESE SCARY EXPERIENCES, TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ATLANTA GA. COST OF $160 (DESCRIPTION - ROUTINE MAINTENANCE - BG FUEL SERVICE ALL - CLEANED THROTTLE BODY). ASSUMED THIS WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE. I WAS WRONG. IN TWO MORE OCCASIONS - HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A "STOP SIGN". THE CAR STARTED AGAIN (TAKES A WHILE IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THOUGH). I WAS LUCKY A CAR BEHIND ME HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO STOP. THIS TIME, I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND NOTICED MANY OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ACCORD 1999. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THOUGH (THE CAR HAD NOT YET STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN A BUSY TRAFFIC). AT 20,374 MILE, THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE "2002 SAFETY RECALL - ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH" - "ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH FP NUMBER : 3510-S84-305 (SWITCH E 79530)", THIS WAS DONE ON 12/03/02. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 10/28/11. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO LOOK INTO THE 2002 IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ; CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS & WHAT ELSE WAS PERFORMED TO CORRECT IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS SERVICE ADVISER WAS AWARE OF THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH HONDA ACCORDS (1999). THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SURPRISED ME WITH REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. THIS WAS A $405 REPAIR. THE FP NUMBER IS 35130-S84-A01 (SWITCH S 79530). I ASSUME THERE ARE TWO PARTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I AM NOT CERTAIN WHY THE 2002 SAFETY RECALL DID NOT ADVICE THE DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS (E & S SWITCHES). THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE "S" SWITCH IS BEHIND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. SHUTS OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES TIGHTENS UP BUT THIS LAST TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT A PROBLEM. GOOD THING I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE CLOSE TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY. AT FIRST IT WOULD GO DOWN TO A REALLY LOW IDLE BEFORE IT SHUT OFF BUT NOW IT JUST TURNS OFF. IT'S EVEN WORSE NOW THAT I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. *TR

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING... GOING 70MPH OR GOING 15MPH. ENGINE CLICKS OFF, LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT CAR ENGINE IS NO LONGER RUNNING. *TR

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD KEEPS STALLING ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'M ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN BUT IT CUTS OFF AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MORE ATTEMPTS IT WILL STAY RUNNING BUT WILL STALL AGAIN WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE TRYING TO ENTER THE ENTRANCE OF THE FREEWAY. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND...VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH YOU. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA DEALER THAT IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH...A $400.00 PLUS COST TO FIX. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD 4DR AT WITH 77K MILES. WITHOUT WARNING, CAR STALLED WHEN DECELERATING ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP. "MAINT REQ" LIGHT CAME ON. POWER DOOR LOCKS CLICKED UP AND DOWN. ABLE TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP. CAR RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN LEAVING MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 1 BLOCK, FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH. SAME SYMPTOMS -- MAINT REQ LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS CLICKED UP AND DOWN. RESTARTED CAR RIGHT AWAY. LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE, BUT SUGGESTED REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED. I HAD HIM PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT, EVEN THROUGH IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN SEPT 2005 WHEN CAR HAD ABOUT 35K MILES. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN ITSELF WHEN RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE STREET ROADS. *TR