1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CONTINUOUS ENGINE CHECK LIGHT POINTING TO FAILURES IN THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. MONETARY LOSS IS BECOMING UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

1999 HONDA ACCORD: DRIVER'S WINDOW. LESS THAN 60,000 MILES USUALLY PARKED MOST OF THE DAY. DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN BUT NOT UP. WAS TOLD "DUE TO USE - WINDOW WIRE GEARS STRIPPED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR AND DROVE TAURUS TO 120,000 UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. I COULD SEE IT IF THERE WAS MORE THAN SLIGHT USE OF THE WINDOW!!! COST $282 TO REPLACE GEAR. (MIDWEST LOCATION) *JB

LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL FOUND IN ANTI-FREEZE RESEVOIR TANK. GARAGE SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. GARAGE SAID THEY'VE NEVER SEEN A HEAD GASKET BLOW WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V025000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH. 1,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND REPLACED THE SWITCH.

ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SPONTANEOUSLY QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT THEN RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WOULD APPEAR TO START, BUT WOULD QUIT IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE KEY WAS RELEASED FROM THE START POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A FAULTY ELECTRICAL PART IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE LEARNED THAT SOME HONDA MODELS MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME AS MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. CONSIDERING THE HISTORY, IT SOUNDS AS IF NOT ALL OF THE PROBLEMATIC CARS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND/OR RECALLED. THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. LOSING POWER TO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. AS A RESULT, I FEEL THAT MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT RECALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE BEFORE IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 6 HOURS, THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED OUTWARDS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS NOT VANDALIZED. THE GLASS WAS CRACKED INTO TINY PIECES. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE A FOREIGN OBJECT AS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE GLASS FELL INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE ON TO THE BACK SEAT. *AK

OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, MY ACCORD EX HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, MAJOR STREETS, AND A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. NOT ONLY DOES IT STALL, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START UP AGAIN. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO SIT WHEREVER I MAY BE FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHILE TRYING TO START UP AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH TAKEN CARE OF, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS ALREADY DONE IN OCTOBER 2002. YET, THEY TOLD ME MY PROBLEM WAS A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO FIX IT SINCE THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED IT ONCE. WHEN I COMPLAINED THAT 3 1/2 YEARS WAS AN UNUSUALLY SHORT LIFE FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH, ESPECIALLY AFTER A RECALL, I WAS GIVEN THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO CALL AND COMPLAIN. UPON CALLING, I WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING. I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN. FINALLY, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD FILE A CASE FOR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW. TODAY, I RECEIVED THE DECISION THAT MY CASE DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A "GOODWILL CASE" BECAUSE MY CAR DOES NOT RECEIVE ITS MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER. (WHY SHOULD I WHEN I CAN GET THE SAME WORK DONE FOR 1/3 TO 2/3 OF WHAT THE DEALER CHARGES.) I TOLD THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, CHRIS, THAT APPARENTLY THE SWITCHES HONDA FURNISHED THE DEALERS FOR THE RECALL PARTS WERE AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ORIGINAL AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS OR FOR POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THEM. HE DID NOT DISAGREE, BUT MAINTAINED HIS STANCE THAT THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION SINCE THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND I DON'T HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW POLICY FOR "GOODWILL" CASES CAN SUPERSEDE SAFETY ISSUES. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH. THEY ARE FLAT DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT CAN AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAS RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH A REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND BELT FAILURE. A FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION 7 MONTHS EARLIER AND BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHUDDERS, FREE SPINS, AND SHIFTS VERY ERRATIC. IT STARTED SUDDENLY JUST OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS TRANSMISSION ISN'T VERY GOOD, AND HONDA IS DENYING ANY DEFECTS IN IT. ITS REALLY MESSED UP HOW HONDA IS TREATING CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE COME TO LOVE HONDA CARS. *NM

THE CAR HAS HAD DIFFICULTIES STARTING AND STALLED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A RECALL BY AMERICAN HONDA FOR 1997-2000 HONDA ACCORDS DATED MAY 23, 2002. THEY SUGGESTED IN THE RECALL THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD BE REPLACED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE'S VIN [XXX] DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF THIS RECALL THAT AFFECTED OVER 1.3 MILLION CARS. MY PROBLEM IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY SET UP A CASE [XXX]. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IF THE CAR STALLS. AS INDICATED THIS CAR HAS ALREADY STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. I REQUEST THAT YOU REQUIRE AMERICAN HONDA TO COVER THE REPAIRS OF THIS ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)