1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING INTERMITTINGLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH), BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY '99 HONDA ACCORD HAS BECOME LOOSE, ROCKS AND PULLS AWAY FROM STEERING WHEEL UPON ACCELERATION, CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL SINCE MOMENTUM PULLS DRIVER AWAY FROM WHEEL. WHEN SEAT IS NOT OCCUPIED, THIS IS EVIDENT BY PUSHING ON HEADREST, CAUSING SEAT TO 'ROCK' BACKWARDS APPROX 6". MECHANIC SAID THAT A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT IS BROKEN (& SEAT BRACKET IS THE SAME FOR ALL 1998-2002 MODELS). DEALER SAID THIS ISN'T A RECALL OR ANYTHING SO REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. CAR CANNOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL THIS IS FIXED, SO LOOKS LIKE I NOW HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY & LOCATE A REPLACEMENT BRACKET AT A JUNKYARD & PAY SOMEONE TO INSTALL, COSTING ME AT LEAST $300 (WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE REPLACEMENT BRACKET WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM). BIG SAFETY ISSUE HERE WITH LOTS OF COMPLAINTS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM (PER ONLINE SEARCH)- WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADDRESSED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR HAD NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE RPMS DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

HORN BUTTON NEEDS REPAIR BUT IS INTEGRAL TO A VERY EXPENSIVE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, MAKING THE HORN REPAIR FINANCIALLY UNACHIEVABLE, RESULTING IN CONSUMERS DRIVING CARS WITH INOPERABLE HORNS, VERY UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP FOR REPAIRS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COST OVER $2500, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 227,000.

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

DEAR SIR / MADAM - HONDA IN USA HAS INTENTIONALLY DROPPED A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES FROM ITS LIST OF RECALLS/ FIX NEEDED TO SAVE THE COSTS AND MAXIMIZE THEIR PROFITS. THIS CASE IS ONE OF THEM. MY HONDA - [XXX] IS FACING ALL ISSUES SIMILAR TO ONES RECALLED FROM 1999-02 MODELS. FIRST THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES LAST YEAR AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID ITS NOT PART OF RE-CALL WHILE EVERYONE KNOWS THESE WERE PART OF RE-CALLS SO WHY WAS THIS VEHICLE DROPPED FROM THE RECALL DATABASE ? HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES WERE DROPPED FROM THE LIST AND WHY ? I THINK THE ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO AGE BUT SOMETHING ELSE AND NEEDS INVESTIGATION. NOW IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY VEHICLES THEY INCLUDE AND WHAT THEY DROP FROM RE-CALLS AS COST SAVING MEASURE ? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES IN MIXED CITY/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE CUT OFF, TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AND IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM INDICATOR FLASHED. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY WHEN KEY WAS TURNED TO "START" POSITION. SAME THING OCCURRED ABOUT A MILE LATER AND A THIRD TIME 23 DAYS LATER WHEN ACCELERATING ON A RURAL FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AFTER OPERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. QUICK ACTION TO RESTART THE ENGINE AVERTED A POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION. REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT MAR. 10, 2011. WILL SAVE FAULTY PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH REPAIR WHERE HE WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.