1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS BRIGHTER THAN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER THE HEADLIGHT WAS SHADED WITH A YELLOW FILM OVER IT, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT TO APPEAR DIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 80,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ,AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK LEVER, WHICH WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2006. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A PREVIOUS RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS INCORRECT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 148000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON/OFF, AND IT WAS RELATED TO A PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT WAS AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS TURNING ON/OFF NORMALLY HAPPENED UPON THE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD BE DRIVING AT 5 MPH OR MORE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED A NEW DRIVER'S SEAT BECAUSE OF THE WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY OR RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2004 AND 2005 MODEL VEHICLES ALREADY HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT ON THIS 1999 VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 109,000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 111036 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES THAT CONTINUE TO GO FLAT. THE CONTACT HAD THE TIRE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT HAD NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 2-23-07 WHILE DRIVING UNDER DRY CONDITIONS AT 60 MPH HAD ANOTHER TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED GOODYEAR, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT THEIR FAULT ,AND THAT THEIR TIRES DID NOT HAVE DEFECTS AND TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS.

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD STALLED. AS HE MADE HIS WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER THE CAR STARTED BACK UP. THE VEHICLE STALLED SIX TIMES , THEN IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY START BACK UP. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $400.00. THE VEHICLE HAD A NHTDA RECALL 02V120000 REPAIRS FOR IGNITION DONE. ALSO, HE CALLED THE HONDA MANUFACTURER, AND THE CASE NUMBER WASD N032007-02-2101897.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WITH 80000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 45 MPH AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT IN AN ATTEMPT THE DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT MOVE, IT JERKED FORWARD EVENTUALLY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS RECOMMENDED. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THE DEALER CHECK FOR THE CODE WHICH CAME UP AS P1491, EGR VALVE ISSUE. THERE IS DOCUMENTED RECALL/NOTE FOR THIS MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT PART, BUT ONLY FOR 8YR/80K MILES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ASKED FOR "GOOD FAITH"/IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. AM/HONDA REFUSED MY REQUEST. MY 99 ACCORD EX V6 HAS 130K MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW. EMISSION PARTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. HAD TO SHELL OUT $300 FOR THAT REPAIR. I HAVE OWNED 7 OTHER HONDA'S PLUS THIS CAR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AMERICAN HONDA NEEDS TO DO BETTER. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING CHANGING CAR BRANDS, POSSIBLY SWITCHING TO TOYOTA. *JB

WHEN STARTING FROM COLD IN THE MORNING, THE VEHICLE COUGHS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. AFTER SOME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. VEHICLE RUNS SMOOTHLY AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. MILEAGE REDUCED FROM 29 MPG IN CITY TO 25 MPG. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FOR "LEAN FUEL MIXTURE". HE RESET THE ALARM AND SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. SAME PROBLEM HAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA RELEASED A KIT TO SOLVE IT BUT I'LL HAVE TO BUY IT. HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND INSTALL THE KIT. *JB

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS ALWAYS TO OCCUR WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO AFTER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. OTHERWISE I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, AND IT HAS OCCURRED IN A VARIETY OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON EXPRESS OR FREEWAY LANES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THEY DENY THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG OR THAT THEY CAN FIX IT. THE INCIDENT DATE REPORTED HERE IS ONLY THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *JB

[XXX] NOVEMBER 21, 2006 I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, AND I NOTICED SMOKE STREAMING FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK THE EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER, AND JERKED WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MARIN HONDA, A NEAREST DEALER. NOVEMBER 24, 2006 THEY TESTED AND FOUND THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE (TRANS GEAR SELECTION) LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROBLEM. MARIN HONDA CHARGED US $205 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH. NOVEMBER 24, 2006 EVER SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE TRANS GEAR SELECTION BEGINS TO FLASH WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON. AND IT MAKES A CLUNK SOUND AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFTED TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I CALLED THE MARIN HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MUST BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT, BUT HE WAS ADAMANT THAT IGNITION SWITCH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION. HE SAID IT IS PURE COINCIDENCE THAT BOTH THE IGNITION AND TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS AT THE SAME TIME. NOVEMBER 28,2006 DECEMBER 1, 2006 THE MECHANIC AT PETALUMA HONDA SAID THAT THE RANGE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THERE ARE A FEW WIRES DANGLING WHICH MAY BE WHY THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE TAKE THE CAR BACK TO MARIN HONDA. I DROVE THE CAR TO MARIN HONDA. DECEMBER 2, 2006 EDDIE PARNELL, SERVICE MANAGER AT MARIN HONDA SAID THAT THEY'VE REPLACED THE RANGE SENSOR BUT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HE THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THAT THEY CONTINUE CHECKING. DECEMBER 9, 2006 AFTER EIGHT DAYS, JACK, SERVICE ADVISOR AT MARIN HONDA, CALLED AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY HALF OF THE COST. *NM UPDATED 07/11/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)