1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY OF 2003 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,745. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH. UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

WE BOUGHT OUR USED ACCORD ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO GO TO COLLEGE AND NOT TO LONG AFTER WE REALIZE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SHIFT VERY ROUGH ESPECIALLY FROM THE LOWER GEARS TO THE HIGH ONES..WE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DO ALL THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE FOR THE VEHICLE.. YET WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE.. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NOT ONLY JERKS REALLY BAD SHIFTING UP BUT IT'S WORSE GOING DOWNWARDS.. SOMETIMES NOW THE REVERSE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE AND WE HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON BEFORE IT GOES TO REVERSE.. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND MOST PROBABLY THE ENGINE MOUNTS.. $2500 TO $3500 WE CALL AMERICAN HONDA AND SEE IF THEY WILL HELP AND OF COURSE OUR FACTORY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT SO WE ARE ON OUR OWN.. ACCORDING TO SOME AUTO SHOPS THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO THIS THE PROBLEM THAT THESE ACCORDS HAVE... FAULTY TRANSMISSION.. WHAT IS HONDA DOING? NOTHING .. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? SHOULDN'T WE FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT ITSELF OFF. LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2002 FOR THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH COULD DEGRADE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ONCE, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS A SECOND TIME. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 109,000.

BELOW ARE BITS OF A LETTER I SENT IN AS PART OF A SURVEY TO THE HONDA DEALER: THE HONDA (H) DEALER IN FTWALTONBEACH, FL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE RECALL PART. I HAVE EMAILS AND NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE IT REPLACED; ONCE I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL PART, HONDA STILL WOULDN'T AGREE TO FIX IT. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THEY COULDN'T FIX MY CAR PROBLEM, SO I BOUGHT A HAYNES MANUAL, SEARCHED THE WEB AND ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE IT MYSELF. THAT IS HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT MY DISCOVERY, AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC (WHICH WAS INDICATED TO ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR) TO DETERMINE IF THE PART TRULY NEEDED REPLACING. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART. THEY STATED THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY 1/2 WAY THROUGH MY STRUGGLE TO GET THEM TO REPLACE IT. I WAS TOLD BY H CORP. THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. HONDA.COM INDICATED THAT IT NEEDED REPLACING, AND THEN MIRACULOUSLY MID-WAYS THROUGH MY BATTLE WITH GSH IT SHOWS UP IN THE COMPUTER AS HAVING BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE BEFORE THE RECALL. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. I DO WONDER HOW MANY OTHER WOMEN AND UNSUSPECTING MEN THEY HAVE GOUGED IN THE POCKET TO RANDOMLY REPLACE GOOD PARTS ($1000 - $2000 FOR ME). MY CAR FINALLY BROKE DOWN (WOULDN'T CRANK); I WAS W/OUT A VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK; ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAD IT TOWED TO HER CAR DEALER. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH INDICATED THE RECALL PART NEEDED REPLACING, DAH. HE REPLACED THE RECALL PART. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 MTHS NOW & NO CAR PROBLEMS AT ALL; WHERE BEFORE IT HAD GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS SHUTTING OFF ON ME AT LEAST ONCE ABOUT EVERY 30 M. I HAVE EMAILS WITH GSH, NOTES FROM PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH GSH AND KAI, NOTES FROM VISITS TO GSH W/ THE SERV. DEPT. MANAGER AND THE GSH MANAGER, RECEIPTS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF IN WARRANTY PARTS & RANDOMLY REPLACED NEW PARTS, A COPY OF THE FAX I SENT KAI AND A CONFIRM. INDICATING IT WENT THROUGH, IN ADDITION TO HAVING PRINTOUTS OF MY SEARCHES ON THE WEB. *TR

GOT A CAR TUNE-UP DONE BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE GEARS SHIFTED A LTTLE DIFFERENT BUT I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE TUNE-UP. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORST SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. AFTER THEIR ANALYSIS, THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A "BAD DIFFERENTIAL" AND IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR ONLY HAD 78,000 WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THE TUNE-UP THE END OF MAY. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER???

WE HAVE A BLACK 1999 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS A SEVERE PAINT/CLEAR COAT ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, KEEPING IT GARAGED AND WASHED AND WAXED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD US THAT "IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE OWNERS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CAR". THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, PAINT ISSUES 'HAPPEN' AND THEY DON'T OFFER SERVICE ON THAT OLD OF A CAR. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. WE JUST HAD IT IN TO FIX THE IGNITION THAT WAS UNDER A RECALL, AND THEY TELL US THAT THEY DON'T OFFER SERVICE ON THAT OLD OF A CAR? MY WIFE AND I ARE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AT HOW WE HAVE BEEN TREATED OVER THIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE CLEAR COAT FINISH THAT WAS BACKED UP BY OUR LOCAL SERVICE TECH WHO SAID IT WASN'T SPRAYED ON THICK ENOUGH, THUS THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND IT SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000. UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED FROM THE SEATBELT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB

AFTER MY SECOND HONDA IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED AFTER ALMOST GETTING ME KILLED BY CUTTING OUT WHILE I WAS GOING 80 (IN A 75), THE REPLACEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS AND INSTALLED BY HONDA OF FLAGSTAFF AZ, WITH AROUND 1000 MILES ON IT IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PRE-FAILURE SYMPTOMS EXHIBITED BY THE SWITCH IT HAD REPLACED. FAILURE TO START AFTER BEING LEFT IN DIRECT SUN FOR PROLONGED PERIOD. IT THEN WILL STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING, THEN REFUSE TO TURN OVER AT ALL. ADDITIONALLY, AND HERE IS THE SAFETY COMPLAINT, THE CAR WILL LOSE ITS ELECTRICS AND THEM SPONTANEOUSLY TURN BACK ON WHILE THE CAR IS BEING OPERATED. THE INCIDENT ON AUGUST 9TH OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS IN ESCONDIDO CA AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 35 MPH. *TR

HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE LEADING TO ENGINE CUT OUT ON HIGHWAY (GOING 80), ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED SMOKING FROM DASH. *TR

ALL DASH LIGHTS GO OUT ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. A SAFETY RECALL WAS DONE FOR THIS PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DEFECTED MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT ON THE HONDA ACCORD YEARS 2000 TO 2004. WHY ARE OLDER ACCORDS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL SINCE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART WAS INSTALLED ON THEM?*TR