1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V1200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

DEFECTIVE IGNITION WITH RESULTS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V 120. VIN NOT ON LIST. HONDA WILL NOT CORRECT. *TR

THE SEAT BRACKET ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD BROKE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE02072. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT AND DENIED THAT THERE WAS EVER A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CODE INDICATED A TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED AND ROAD TESTED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION MAYBE GOING BAD. I WAS CHARGED THEIR TYPICAL OUTRAGEOUS LABOR COST. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHO COULD HAVE TOLD ME THE SAME THING FOR FREE. BUT I THOUGHT THEY WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEIR CARS THAN AN AUTO PARTS CODE READER, I WAS TOTALLY WRONG. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON DURING MY DRIVE BACK HOME FROM THE DEALER. ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALER SINCE THE TIME I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE CAR HAD AROUND 98,000 MILES WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FIRST APPEARED. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP NEXT AND THEY REPLACED THE LINEAR SOLENOID AND CHECKED THE OTHERS WHICH WERE ALL FINE, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE TRANS. SHOP SAID THIS IS A PREDOMINANT PROBLEM WITH 99 AND 2000 ACCORDS, BUT THE MFR ONLY RECALLED THE 2000 MODELS. I KNOW THIS IS TRUE BECAUSE I ALSO OWN A 2000 ACCORD WHICH WAS RECALLED BY THE FACTORY FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS MODEL YEAR ALSO SINCE THE 99 AND 2000 MODELS WERE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL. NOW THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO OVERHAUL OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST LOTS MORE MONEY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THE 99 ACCORDS AS WELL OR AT LEAST SHOULDER HALF OF ALL THE EXPENSES BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. I HAVE OWN SEVERAL VEHICLES OTHER THAN HONDAS AND I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND ALL HAVE GONE OVER 150,000 MILES. GOOD BYE HONDA! ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL SURELY KNOW ABOUT THIS. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, SECOND OCCURRENCE. CAR STALLS DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPAIRED THE INTERLOCK. THE SWITCH FAILED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS NOT A FIX ONLY A DELAY OF THE NEXT FAILURE SINCE THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED. I USED DETAILED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE INTERNET TO MAKE THE SECOND REPAIR MYSELF. I REQUESTED "GOODWILL" FROM AMERICAN HONDA WHICH WAS DENIED SO I AM OUT OF POCKET FOR PARTS AND MY TIME TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAILS AT THE SAME RATE AS THE ORIGINAL COMPONENT. WHEN THIS FINALLY CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH I'M SURE THEY WILL SETTLE OUT OF COURT TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS ON THIS COMPONENT WHEN ALL THEY REALLY HAD TO DO WAS ENGINEER A NON-DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT. IN OTHER WORDS FIX IT ONCE BUT FIX IT RIGHT. HONDA DID NOT DO THIS AND WILL NOT WARRANT THE SECOND DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THEY BETTER HOPE I AM NOT INJURED WHEN THIS FAILS FOR THE THIRD BECAUSE I HAVE MY DOCUMENTATION. *TR

MY SON'S 1999 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT IGNITION FAILURE, FORCING HIM TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO RE-START THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED RANDOMLY OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT A MONTH, AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 117,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS SUBJECT TO AN EARLIER RECALL CAMPAIGN 02-031, WHICH RESULTED IN CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES. NOW THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FAILED. HE TOOK IT TO HONDA OF EL CERRITO IN THE BAY AREA AND THEY CHARGED HIM ABOUT $100 AND TOLD HIM THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED AN IGNITION SWITCH FROM A DISCOUNT HONDA PARTS SUPPLIER OVER THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT $50, AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. I FOUND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES THAT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL, AND I FEEL THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I HAVE A 99 ACCORD AND A 92 CIVIC WHICH BOTH EXPERIENCED IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, SO I HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING WRONG, EVEN IF THE DEALER WAS NOT BEING VERY SMART ABOUT IT. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. I WISH THE DEALERS WERE MORE HELPFUL. I SPOKE WITH AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, THAT IF THE PART FAILED AGAIN, IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT HOLDS UP LONGER THAN 50,000-60,000 MILES? THE LAST TIME IT FAILED WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA ON HIGHWAY 50 ON OCTOBER 24, 2009. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED WAS AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE CONTINUES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/13/09.*LJ UPDATED 11/16/09.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;IGNITION:SWITCH) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, THEN DIFFICULT TO START AGAIN. UNTIL REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION, THEN PUT BACK AND RETRY. *TR

YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS CAUSING SEVERE CHATTERING AND/OR LURCHING WHEN STARTING UP OR AT LOW SPEED. CAR IS NEAR STALL AND IS VULNERABLE TO AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS AFTER A STOP. CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES. *TR