1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER LESS THAN 24 HOURS SHE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE ENTIRE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE NOT ACCELERATING. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO HONDA FOR MANY YEARS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS DOCUMENTED ONLINE. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE INJURED OR EVEN DIE WHEN THE CAR FAILS TO RESPOND TO A DRIVER ENTERING TRAFFIC BEFORE HONDA WILL ADMIT THEY KNEW THE TRANSMISSIONS THEY WERE INSTALLING WERE DEFECTIVE AND PROVIDE A FIX? *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999 WHILE WORKING AS A SALESMAN FOR A HONDA DEALERSHIP.ITS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AS IT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE.I NO LONGER WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT MY LITTLE BOY NEEDS A WAY TO GET TO VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SCHOOL.WE DEPEND ON THIS MACHINE AND HONDAS REPUTATION TO GET THINGS DONE.AROUND 76000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AND NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR. AFTER CHECKING AROUND VARIOUS SHOPS AND THE INTERNET I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1999-2002 ACCORDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OR WORST.SOME WITH ONLY 50000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED.I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS AN AMERICAN HONDA DEAL AS THE JAPANESE PEOPLE WOULD BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS.ONCE AGAIN WE GET SCREWED BY OUR FELLOW GREEDY AMERICANS.I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT BE IT A LAWNMOWER,CAR,MOTORCYCLE,GENERATOR OR PAPER BAG FOR THAT MATTER.I WILL ALSO WARN EVERYONE I KNOW BY INTERNET AND CARRIER PIDGEON ABOUT AMERICAN HONDA AND THEIR LACK OF ETHICS.WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND! *TT

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

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUT OFF AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S WITH THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND IT WAS RECALLED..THIS IS VERY SCARY AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IS THERE ANYTHING ONE CAN DO TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF..THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE , THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

THE NHTSA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT HONDA HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY MANY ACCORD OWNERS OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, NAMELY, AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT MAY CAUSE THEIR CARS TO QUIT AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. NHTSA RECALL 02V120000 OF MAY 16, 2002 INCLUDED THE 1997-1999 ACCORDS; HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS MANY OF THESE ACCORDS, INCLUDING OURS, WERE EXCLUDED DUE TO THEIR VINS AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE SWITCHES WITHOUT CHARGE. OUR 1999 ACCORD EX RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND EXAMINATION OF THE OLD SWITCH (PHOTOS INCLUDED IN A LETTER TO THE NHTSA) SHOWED THAT DETERIORATION OF THE SWITCH CONTACTS CAUSED THE SWITCH TO REACH A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE SOLDER ON THE V+ WHITE WIRE/SWITCH BOND. REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS THE CAR QUITS IMMEDIATELY AND THE DRIVER IS LEFT WITH NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- WHICH AT HIGH SPEED AND IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC MAY LEAD TO A SERIOUS/DEADLY COLLISION. UPDATED 08/17/11. *JB

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.

OUR 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX AUTOMATIC IS PART OF THE RECALL PROGRAM ON FAULTY ELECTRIC IGNITION SWITCH. SO SOMETIME IN OCT. 2002 THE ELECTRIC IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT ROBERTSON HONDA IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. NO SUCH STALLING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED UNTIL DECEMBER, 2010. BUT ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 2011 THE CAR STALLED IN THE FREEWAY WITH FOUR PASSENGERS IN IT. EVERYONE IS SO FEARFUL BECAUSE THE FREEWAY IS BUSY WITH CARS DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS AGAIN FOUR TIMES WITHIN THE SPAN OF 6 MONTHS AFTER JANUARY 2011 ON THE FREEWAY AND ON SURFACE STREET . I BROUGHT THE CAR TO ROBINSON HONDA AT NORTH HOLLYWOOD ON JANUARY 30, 2011 FOR SERVICE TELLING THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME BEFORE THE RECALL AND THAT IT MAY STILL BE COVERED BY THE NHTSA RECALL PROGRAM BUT HE SAID IF IT WAS FIXED BEFORE THEN YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE SECOND FREE SERVICE. AT 2:30PM , I CALLED [XXX] FOR STATUS OF MY CAR BUT HE SAID THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM SUSPICIOUS THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I MENTIONED TO HIM IT MAY BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. I TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE ELEC. IGNITION SWITCH AND I WILL PAY FOR IT. THEY DID IN A FLASH FOR $180. I PLACE A COMPLAINT AT HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE AT TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA IN AUGUST 2, 2011. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER TO MEDIATE THE ISSUE BUT STILL YET TO RECEIVE THE OUTCOME OF MY COMPLAINT. THE CAR HAS REGISTERED WITH 180,326 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *KB

ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. RADIO, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES REMAIN ON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS; HOWEVER A GREEN KEY SYMBOL LIGHT DOES APPEAR ON THE DASH AFTER THE CUT-OUT. ISSUE HAS RECURRED THREE TIMES SO FAR. MECHANIC STATES ISSUE IS DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE AS DESCRIBED BY NHTSA 02V120000. HOWEVER, HONDA STATES THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING NHTSA FOR RESOLUTION.

PURCHASED 99 HONDA ACCORD V6 IN 2007. ONE OWNER CAR. IM SECOND OWNER. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON SCHEDULE. ON 5/29/11 TRANSMISSION FAILED. I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID "WE KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WE'RE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY ACCORD V6. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY FOUR SMALL CHILDREN. THEN HAD TO PAY $350 FOR THE TOW HOME. I AM A LOYAL HONDA OWNER. THIS IS MY FOURTH HONDA. I HAVE NEVER HAD MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH ANY OF MY HONDAS. HONDA ADMITTED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR