1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

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 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.

DURING LATE NIGHT DRIVE IN CLEAR WEATHER AT ABOUT 30 MPH, AUTO VEERED INTO UTILITY POLE HITTING ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. THE HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS SEAT BELT WHOSE HEIGHT WHERE MOUNTED TO SIDE BODY OF CAR IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE SEAT BELT WORN CORRECTLY BY DRIVER, CUT ACROSS THE NECK OF THE 5'3" DRIVER AND ABOVE HER RIGHT BREAST. DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO TWO HOSPITALS (THE FIRST DIDN'T FEEL IT COULD HANDLE THE INJURY). THE ONLY MAJOR INJURY WAS C2 CERVICAL FRACTURE REQUIRING (SO FAR) THE WEARING OF A RIGID MIAMI J NECK BRACE. FOLLOWUP WITH NEUROSURGEON WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE INJURED NECK IS HEALING PROPERLY OR WILL REQUIRE SURGERY. *TR

THE SUBFRAME OF MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE STRUT ASSEMBLY, PRESUMABLY BENEATH THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN, AS NOTED BY OTHERS ON POSTINGS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE, ESPECIALLY WITH VERY LOW MILES (77,000 MILES) I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY STATE THAT THE ROT IS NOT COVERED BY THEM. THIS WILL COST ME $1800 TO REPAIR. THERE IS NO OTHER ROT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN. HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR THIS UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN RELAY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THIS CAR'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AWHILE. THIS EXACT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAVE BEEN PART OF A VERY LARGE RECALL BUT THIS SPECIFIC CAR'S VIN WASN'T LISTED AS PART OF IT. I CONTACTED HONDA MORE THAN THREE WEEKS AGO AND WAS ASSIGNED A RECALL CASE MANAGER. THE CASE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD ADD THIS VIN TO THE AIRBAG RECALL. I'VE LEFT AT LEAST THREE FOLLOW-UP MESSAGES WITH THE CASE MANAGER SINCE THAT TIME. THE VIN IS STILL NOT APPEARING IN DATABASE. WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR FOR WEEKS AS A RESULT OF SAFETY CONCERNS. THERE HAVE BEEN WIDELY PUBLICIZED NEWS REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM HONDA'S FAULTY AIRBAGS. THE LOCAL SHOP WANTS TO CHARGE US TO INSPECT IT, WHICH SEEMS INAPPROPRIATE ON A SAFETY RECALL WHERE PEOPLE ARE BEING HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW SUBFRAME WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD HAD A STRANGE PASSENGER-SIDE BODY SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. I WENT TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE SUB-FRAME WAS THOROUGHLY RUSTED. I SPENT $3300 TOTAL TO REPLACE THE SUB-FRAME WITH A NEW ONE FROM A HONDA DEALER FOR $982.18 AND TWO DAYS OF LABOR FOR $1100. THE MECHANIC AND I BOTH REVIEWED THE INTERNET FOR HONDA ACCORD RECALLS ON THIS SUB-FRAME FOR THE 1999-2002 MODEL YEARS. I WAS SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AS I WAS LUCKY TO NOTICE THIS BEFORE IT BECAME A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. AS THE MECHANIC REPLACED THIS LABOR-INTENSIVE SUB-FRAME, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ALSO WAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND NEED REPLACEMENT - THE ASSEMBLY COSTING $417.49. ALSO A MAJOR LEAK OCCURRED IN THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH THE PART COSTING $148.89. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK IN POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

VEHICLE STALLS OR ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAY. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT LATELY HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK IT SHUT-OFF OVER 10 TIMES. *TR