1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH 71,000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DEALER SAYS THE P0740 CODE IS TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE IS A $2900 REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION JOB. A TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THE SAME THING. A TRANSMISSION WITH 71,000 MILES, EVEN 7 YEARS OLD, SHOULD NOT GO OUT!!!! THERE WAS A HONDA TRANSMISSION CLASS ACTION SUIT COVERING ONLY 2000-2003 TRANNYS, MY MODEL YEAR IS EXCLUDED BUT SAME PROBLEM EXISTS !!!!! *TR

I WAS TRYING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND TRIED TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. IT CONTINUED TO STALL AND RESTART NINE TIMES IN A 3 MILE STRETCH. THE LAST TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT RESTART. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO START THE CAR. IT STARTED. I DROVE THE NEXT 10 MILES HOLDING THE KEY STEADYING IN THE IGNITION. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPED BUT I GOT HOME WITHOUT IT STALLING AGAIN. I KNEW IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY EMISSION SYSTEM AND I HAD TO HAVE MY EVAC CANISTER REPLACED ($250). I DID THAT AND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND RESTARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR MAN WHO TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SIMILAR RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL NOT CORRECTED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD BE EITHER DIFFICULT TO START OR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE VEHICLE STALLED EACH TIME IT WAS STARTED. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL THE FIRST TIME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL, AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TWO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE REFERENCED: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) AND 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,144 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,227.

1999 HONDA ACCORD V-6 EGR EMISSION DEFECT, EGR PORTS CLOGGED WITH CARBON DEPOSITS, REFERENCE NHTSA #627312, TSB 99085, HONDA IS UNWILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT APPLIES TO OF THE SAFETY ITEMS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I WAS CHARGE BY A HONDA DEALER $498.00 INCLUDING TAXES. THE REASON I HAVE I BROUGHT MY CAR WAS: WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ( I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IS NOT ON THE TICKET ). AS A SECONDARY ISSUE I HAVE MENTIONING THE LOCK NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS A RESULT OF YOUR PREVIOUS WORK (RECALL IN 2007). YOUR TECHNICIAN HAS TOLD ME THAT WAS A NORMAL THING. THE MECHANICAL FROM FIRESTONE RAFAEL TOLEDO, (PHONE +1 (305) 667-4866) DISAGREE WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS AT THAT TIME, THE CAR SHOULD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ME WITH THE LOCK LIKE THAT, BUT THAT WAS NOT IMPORTANT TO ME NOT EVEN NOW.. ANYWAYS IT ALWAYS TURN MY CAR ON. I TOLD THE ADVISOR NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE RECODE OF THE OLD KEY BECAUSE IT WAS WORN; I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. ( PHONE CONVERSATIONS). *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, WHEN MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE TRYING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE. IT WAS A COLD MORNING, AROUND 12 DEGREES, SO I FIRST THOUGHT THAT I WAS SLIPPING ON ICE AND HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. ONCE OFF THE ICY PATCH, MY CAR CONTINUED TO TAKE OFF ON ME, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. IT ACTUALLY CONTINUED TO SPEED UP AND THAT WAS THE MOMENT I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO I DID NOT HAVE ALOT OF ROOM OR TIME TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR ACTUALLY JUMP OUT. I SPED OUT OF THE ENTRY, THROUGH THE STREET, OVER THE CURB, THROUGH THE FENCE AND LANDED ON RAILROAD TIES, THAT THANKFULLY HIGH CENTERED ME, AND ANOTHER FENCE THAT ULTIMATELY STOPPED ME. BOTH BAGS DEPLOYED AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. ONCE I KNEW THAT I WAS O.K., I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. THAT, I KNOW, IS NOT RIGHT. THE WHOLE TIME I COULD SMELL BURNT RUBBER OR BRAKES. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL, AND I DEFINITELY HAD MY BRAKES APPLIED. WHY WOULD I WANT TO CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND ESPECIALLY MYSELF ? I COULD HAVE ACTUALLY KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE RAILROAD TIES THAT HIGH CENTERED ME. I WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE SECOND FENCE AND ENDED UP, WHO KNOWS WHERE. I DEFINITELY HAD AN ANGEL WATCHING OVER ME. I AM SO UPSET AND SORE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SPENT ALL DAY ON THE INTERNET LOOKING AT OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I GUESS THIS IS NOT JUST "DRIVER ERROR" THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK, NOW IS IT. *TR

HI, I OWN A 1999 4 DOOR AUTOMATIC HONDA ACCORD EX-UL, BUT THE TRANSMISSION LITERALLY FAILED ON THIS CAR AND IS DUE TO THE FACT OF A DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH I FOUND FROM READING VARIOUS ARTICLE ON THE WEBSITE. THE HONDA IS NOT ACCEPTING ITS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN SERIAL COMPLAINTS OUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE WEBSITE. HONDA HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY RECALL ON 2000-2001 HONDA ACCORD MODELS, BY THEY HAVEN'T DONE FOR 1999 MODELS. MY PERSONAL VIEW IS THAT THEY ARE AVOID A HUGE RECALL BY HIDING THE PROBLEM. I WOULD REQUEST YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AS IT MAY CAUSE LOTS OF ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE OF THE FREEWAY. SINCE HONDA IS PROTECTING HIMSELF, WE WOULD NEED YOU HELP TO CHECK ON THE REALITY OF BAD TRANSMISSION PUT IN 1999 HONDAS. *TR

CAR IS STALLING AND SEEMS THAT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IN RESEARCHING WEB, I HAVE RUN ACROSS AT LEAST 20 DRIVERS, WITH EXACT SAME MAKE, MODEL ETC. ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS 120K MILES, SOME ONLY HAD 60K WHEN THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILED. EVERY MECHANIC THAT I SPOKE WITH (INCLUDING DEALERSHIP) ADMITS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE MODELS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A DEALER AS REPUTABLE AS HONDA HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO REENGINEER THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ, EVEN THE 2004 MODELS HAVE TRANSMISSIONS BEGINNING TO FAIL. IT SEEMS EXTREMELY UNFAIR THAT THE CUSTOMERS ARE THE ONES FOOTING THE BILL. *TR