1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BADLY. WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR IT JUMPS BADLY AND SOMETIMES WONT SHIFT AT ALL. AND EVEN FROM SECOND TO THIRD IT DOES IT TOO. AFTER I'M IN THE HIGHER GEARS IT SHIFTS BETTER. BUT IN THOSE EARLY GEARS MY CAR IS DANGEROUS. I'M AFRAID IT MIGHT COMPLETELY STOP WORKING ONE DAY. I'VE READ ONLINE ALL THE COMPLAINTS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT MY SAME YEAR OF ACCORD AND THE YEARS SURROUNDING IT: ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I THINK THAT HONDA NEEDS TO FESS UP ABOUT THEIR FAULTY TRASMISSION AND DO A REAL RECALL. I'M ONE OF MANY CONCERNED HONDA OWNERS AND WISH THAT THEY WOULD OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WONT BE GOING BACK TO HONDA BRAND CARS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING ME. *TR

OVER THE LAST WEEK I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CAR SUDDENLY TURNING OFF....NO RPM'S, NO SPEED...WHILE I AM STILL IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IN VIEWING VARIOUS WEBSITES, THIS IS NOW BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE...AND IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALTHOUGH HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK, POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE...SO I MUST HURRIEDLY SHIFT INTO N TO GLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR DOES NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT INTERSECTIONS, ON THE HIGHWAY (AT 70 MPH) AND WHILE GOING 20 MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE IGNITION FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN/AROUND 2002-2003. I RECEIVED THIS LATE...BUT DID GO TO THE DEALER AND HAVE IT REPLACED IN 2009 (HONDA RECALL #02V120000). AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM RECENTLY, I HAVE GONE ONLINE TO SEE COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS....EVEN AFTER HAVING THE RECALL FILLED. EVIDENTLY, THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN FAILING...OR IT WAS NOT THE FIX TO BEGIN WITH. THIS HAS WAS A VERY POPULAR MODEL..AND THERE ARE SURE TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE ON THE ROAD...ABOUT TO RUN INTO SOMETHING WHEN THE POWER FAILS. I AM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED...BUT IT IS INCUMBENT UPON YOUR ORGANIZATION TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REVIEWED..AND A SOLUTION AVAILABLE...ASAP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS....I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A FRIGHTENING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU. *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY, MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF AND HAD TO PULL OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT BUSY, BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT LATELY. THAT MEANS I DON'T HAVE A CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THEY HAVE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. AT FIRST I CHANGED THE MAIN RELAY TO A BRAND NEW ONE FROM HONDA. BUT IT STILL DID THE SAME THING, TILL IT DIDN'T START AGAIN. *TR

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

HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. AT THEIR SUGGESTION I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. JUST RECENTLY I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR REPLACEMENT AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. WHY WAS THE ORIGINAL SWITCH A SAFETY CONCERN IN THEIR EYES BUT THEIR DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT SWITCH IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR REPLACEMENT SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN INCREMENT WEATHER. THE CONTACT LOST POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION DEFECT ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 UPDATED 02/06/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG TRIED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 03/05/12

CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. WOULD USUALLY RESTART AFTERWARDS AND RUN FINE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2002 WHICH I HAD PERFORMED. APPARENTLY REMAINS A PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE AGES AS I JUST HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED FOR A SECOND TIME 9 YEARS LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC THE SUBFRAME(CROSS MEMBER) WAS FOUND UNSAFE AND RUSTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH HOLES AND BROKEN. IT WAS DETERMINED A SAFETY ISSUE AND FAILED INSPECTION. LOOKS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW THAT COLLECTED WATER. EXPENSIVE PART AND REPAIR. HONDA IS NOT COVERING IT. THE REST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR