1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY VEHICLE QUITS RUNNING FOR LACK OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THE ENGINE!!!!! THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM, WHILE DRIVING, AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING, INCLUDING MAIN RELAY, FUEL PUMP PRESSURE, INJECTORS ECT..I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS TO HONDAS 1998 TO 2001, HONDA MOTORS IS AWARE OF DEFECT!!!! THE IGNITION SWITCH IS THE PROBLEM!!!!! THE IGNITION SWITCH HARDNESS IS THE DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE!!!! HONDA MOTORS NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES!!!!!!!

CAR REPEATEDLY SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND MY HONDA LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND THE SPEEDOMETER HANDS STARTED FLICKERING. MY CAR THEN SHUT OFF AND MY WHEEL LOCKED. I TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. IT SOUNDED LIKE MY CAR WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING BUT I CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. AFTER GASSING THE CAR WHILE STARTING, IT FINALLY STARTED BACK UP BUT YOU COULD TELL IT WAS BARELY BEING POWERED. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TRYING HARD TO POWER BUT IT WAS ONLY DOING IT SO MUCH. NOW I'M SITTING STILL ON SIDE THE HIGHWAY AND IT ALSO RUNS HOT SO I FILLED THE ANTIFREEZE AND NOW I'M LETTING T RUN, HOPING THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IS THE CAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY CAR SOUNDS AWFUL!!!!! IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 150K MILES!!!! FOR IT TO BE A 1999!!!!!!

IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ON1999 HONDA ACCORD CAUSES THE CAR TO STALLS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH THAT HAD A RECALL IN 2004 BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS RECALL IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT SO THE DEALER WANTS TO START WITH DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH I HAVE HAD DONE AND IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THAT. THE FIRST HOUR IS $120. RECALL NUMBER WAS 02V120000. ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DEGRADES DUE TO HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH SWITCH WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. THIS STALL HAS HAPPENED ON FREEWAY LEAVING ME TO BE IN A ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME.

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD V6 HAS A RUSTED SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY DRIPPING WATER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUBFRAME IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH UNCOVERS SEVERAL NEWS STORIES AND OFFICIAL INQUIRIES TO HONDA FOR AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM. FURTHER NO DEALER OR MECHANICS UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ME. AFTER SEEING THE EXTENSIVE RUST MISSING SECTIONS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO NOT SEE THE DAMAGE WHEN CHANGING THE OIL. EVEN I CAN TELL THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CAR IS NOW INOPERABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE. AT THE MOMENT IT ONLY HAS 110K MILES OR APPROX 6K A YEAR. I DON'T SEE A RECALL FOR THIS YET THE ISSUE SEEMS COMMON.

1) HONDA IGNITION SWITCH: FOUR TIMES BETWEEN END NOVEMBER AND FIRST WK OF DECEMBER: VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN CITY STREETS - SO DANGEROUS! I HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. NEED TO WIGGLE IGNITION KEY TO START ENGINE. 2) -INTERIOR LIGHTING DOES NOT WORK WHEN OPENING DOORS. -LIGHT ON CLOCK DOES NOT WORK -PANEL LIGHT OK

THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH ON ONE SIDE ONLY. IT'S THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AC DRAIN HOSE DIPS ON THE FRAME. THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE GOOD SHAPE AND DOESN'T PRESENT ANY REAL ISSUES BUT THE RUST IS SO BAD THAT IT IS MAKING THE CAR VERY UNSAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF OLATHE (1000 N ROGERS RD, OLATHE, KS 66062) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

FORWARD CRADLE SUBFRAME (REAR BEAM) RUSTED OUT. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ. I WAS WONDERING IF HONDA HAS HAD A RECALL WITH THE ISSUE?

MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 -20 MPH ON A MAIN ST. LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH, THEN ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKES STOPPED AS WELL. I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING A VEHICLE AT A LIGHT.

WHILE TRYING TO GET CV SHAFTS REPLACED, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRONT SUBFRAME REAR CROSSMEMBER, SPECIFICALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE, HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TOP HALF AND WAS THUS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE SAME AREA THAT RUSTED AWAY IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN PIPE. IT STANDS TO REASON THAT THIS DRAIN PIPE DIRECTS WATER RIGHT ONTO THE SUB FRAME IN THIS SECTION, WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT TO RUST OUT FASTER THAN THE REST OF THE FRAME. MY SUPPORTING EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) THERE ARE 316,000+ MILES REGISTERED ON THE ODOMETER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GARAGE KEPT. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT SURFACES EXPOSED TO ROAD DEBRIS, SALT, AND WATER SHOULD BE EQUALLY AS RUSTED. 2) THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY INTACT. 3) THE AFFECTED PORTION OF THE SUBFRAME IS ACTUALLY THE SUPERIOR (TOP) ASPECT WHICH IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE DRAIN PIPE, AS OPPOSED TO THE INFERIOR (BOTTOM) ASPECT, WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE ROAD. JUST 2 MONTHS BEFORE I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THIS INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR CV SHAFT SERVICE, I HAD A HONDA DEALERSHIP, SPECIFICALLY CLASSIC HONDA LOCATED IN STREETSBORO, OHIO PERFORM A FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING SERVICE AND I RECEIVED A COMPLEMENTARY INSPECTION. FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SWAY BAR BUSHING LOCATION, THE BUSHINGS ARE HELD AGAINST THE FRONT SUBFRAME REAR CROSSMEMBER VIA BRACKETS THAT BOLT IN. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THE HONDA TECHNICIAN WHO SERVICED MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT THE DAMAGED SUBFRAME. NOT ONLY DID THEY FAIL TO DETECT THIS ISSUE DURING THE SERVICE, THEY ALSO FAILED TO DETECT THIS ISSUE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR WHICH I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT THEY LOOK AT THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION TO ASSESS SAFETY. IF THIS SUBFRAME WOULD HAVE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION, TAKING AWAY MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THROWING DEBRIS.