1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN HIS KNEE HAPHAZARDLY STRUCK THE GEAR SELECTOR, CAUSING THE GEAR TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED DURING THE TIME OF THE UNINTENDED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000. KMJ

1999 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A POWER SURGE AND RPM, SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO THEN FLICKERED BACK ON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ONE DAY LATER, ONLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OFF, SHE PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, TAPPED THE REVERSE AND COMPLETELY DAMAGED THE REVERSE GEAR. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED A RECALL, BUT IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ONCE BEFORE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING EVER WRONG WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR OR THE REVERSE GEAR, BUT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG. *JB

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) THAT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) FOR THE REDESIGNED INTERLOCK LEVER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

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 CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 153,000.

I HAVE HAD INCIDENTS WITH MY HONDA ACCORD FOR MONTHS. MANY TIMES, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT, IT WOULD TAKE AS LONG AS 15 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED. BUT WORSE, IT WOULD JUST SIMPLY DIE WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. SOMETIMES THIS WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH WASN'T SCARY, BUT A COUPLE OF TIMES IT WAS IN MAJOR TRAFFIC AND ONCE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER (WHERE IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT!) AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY CHARGED ME $100 TO TELL ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. MY SISTER FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES, SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TOLD HIM TO CHECK THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE CHARGED ME $40 TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH LOOKED FINE, BUT MAYBE IT WAS THE FUEL SWITCH. HE REPLACED THAT AND I STILL HAD ISSUES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE LAST GUY AND TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH ANYWAY. THE CAR FEELS GREAT! IT HASN'T RUN THIS WELL IN A YEAR. MY POINT IS THAT IF YOU HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS, AND THEY TELL YOU IT LOOKS FINE, INSIST ON THE SWITCH REPLACEMENT. THIS GUY CHARGED ME $180 (AND THAT INCLUDED AN OIL CHANGE) AND IT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME TIME, MONEY AND SOME VERY SCARY SITUATIONS HAD HONDA DONE THAT TO BEGIN WITH! *TR