1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CAR STALLED WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE A TURN ON5-24-07, STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE FINE. CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PHARMACY PARKING LOT ON 5-25-07, STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND DROVE OK AFTER THAT. I WAS THIRTY MILES FROM HOME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR SO I STARTED HOME ON I-44 IN A RAIN STORM. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH IN THE INSIDE LANE WHEN THE CAR STALLED. THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. THIS ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR OVER THE OUTSIDE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND GET IT OFF THE ROAD. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I DID TURN OFF THE AC AND PRAYED ALL THE REST OF THE 20 MILES OR SO THAT I HAD TO GO TO GET HOME, WHICH I DID. CALLED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT I HAVE USED BEFORE AND BEING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, COULD NOT GET IT IN BEFORE TUESDAY, 5-29-07. FOUND TO BE IGNITION SWITCH. WAS TOLD TO CALL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SPRINGFIELD, MO AND WAS TOLD WAS FIXED AFTER RECALL. IN LOOKING AT THE PAPER WORK I HAD FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, IT HAD BEEN DONE AT 67375 MILES AND AGAIN HAD PROBLEMS AND WAS DONE AT 83050 MILES AGAIN. THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AT ALL AT THE DEALERSHIP SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THE CAR NOW HAS 103596 MILES ON IT. SO THAT TELLS ME THAT THESE IGNITION SWITCHES ARE GOOD FOR 20,000 OR LESS AND MY LIFE WAS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SWITCH. NOW HOW LONG CAN I DRIVE AND BE SAFE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN???? THE VERY LEAST THAT HONDA COULD DO IS PAY FOR THIS BUT MORE IMPORTANT FIX THE SWITCH SO THAT PEOPLE DO NOT THINK THEY ARE GOING TO DIE LIKE I ALMOST DID. I AM 69 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS A STRAIN MENTALLY AND FINANCIALLY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE HONDA ACCORD VEHICLE YEARS 1998-2003 ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AT AS EARLY AS 70,000 MILES. MY ACCORDS TRANSMISSION RECENTLY FAILED AT AN ESTIMATED 80,000-85,000 MILES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT HONDA DID/OR WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN ONLY THE 2000 AND UP ACCORDS BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM IN THE 98 AND 99 HONDA ACCORD DESPITE KNOWING THAT THE SAME EXACT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION WAS USED IN THE 98 AND 99 VERSIONS AS WELL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING HONDA'S REFUSAL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN 98 AND 99 AS WELL. IS THEIR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO SPEND OVER $2,600 TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT HONDA KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ACTIONS I COULD TAKE. THANKS *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, IT WAS SLOW IN SHIFTING. WHEN EVER THIS HAPPENED ENGINE WOULD REV. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS FORWARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACTS FRIEND OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN FUEL RELAY SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,475. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTS THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE NOTED IN RECALL # 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CONTACT'S FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON APRIL 24, 2006, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 166,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUT OFF ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PER RECALL#02V120000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH . THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16000.*AK

FOUR YEARS AGO, I REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. BECAUSE HONDA HAS A REPUTATION OF PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY, I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE CONVERTER KEEPS TEARING UP. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR. *TR

THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN SUMMER 2002 FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. I HAD THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OFF IN OCTOBER 2002. NOW, IN 2007, THE SAME PART WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. THE COST TO ME TO HAVE THIS FIXED WASA $293. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP W/ THE COST BECAUSE OF THE TIME LAPSE. HONDA REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL PART WAS ONLY REPAIRED ONCE A PERIOD! ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THAT PART WERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. MY POSITION WAS THAT IF THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN, THIS SHOULD STILL BE HANDLED AS A RECALLED ITEM. I HAVE NO TRUE WAY OF KNOWING IF THE PART I RECEIVED IN 2002 WAS INDEED A REDESIGNED PART, OR SIMPLY THE SAME PART IN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I AM ASKING SPECIFICALLY FOR ALL OF THE CHARGES TO BE REFUNED OR AT THE MINIMUM SOME PART THERE OFF 1/2 TO BE SHARED BY BOTH PARTIES. THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. CAR STALLED 3 TIMES IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES THAT DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF RECALL # 02V12000 IN 2002 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ,AND THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $143.52. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,500 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.*AK