1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

DT: CONTACT STATES: THE CRANK PULLEY SEPARATED FROM THE CRANK. SHE HAS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE DEALER FIXED IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS SERIOUS . CONTACT FELT IT WAS SERIOUS. CRANK PULLEY BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO GARAGE. *AK

DT: THE BOLT BACKED OUT OF THE PULLEY IN THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN RUINED PULLEY/ BENT THE CRANK SHAFT/LOSS OF POWER STEERING/ DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR, AND AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS SURPRIDE. CONSUMER, HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE NEW PULLEY.*AK

DT: THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. MAINTENANCE LIGHT WILL STAY ON, AND THEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60-80 MPH THE GREEN LIGHT WILL POP ON, AND THE VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF. *AK

DT: CONSUMER REPORTS WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD; AND IS OUT OF CONTROL. IN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, HE NOTICED OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE VERY SAME DAY HE BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT FOUR-WAY STOP AND HE WENT THROUGH THE MID-SECTION. THE CAR REVS UP AT VIOLENT PACE. *JB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE WHICH IS CLOGGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO KEEP FLASHING OFF/ON SINCE LAST SUMMER. DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, HOWEVER, A PRODUCT UPDATE HAS BEEN IMPOSED. THIS IS DIRECTED TO THOSE VEHICLE WHICH CAME WITH AN 80,000 MILES AND 8 YEAR WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD, BUT HAS 95,000 MILES. *AK *SB *NM

1999 HONDA ACCORD'S CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. *MR THE LOWER PULLEY "IN HAND" HAD COME OFF OF THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT. *SC *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FLASHED FOR A WHILE, AND THEN IT STAYED ON, REPEATING ITS CYCLE. CALLED DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WOULD HAVE TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE COST OF AT LEAST $90.00. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM.

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE V6 (CALIFORNIA) ENGINE STALLS IMMEDIATELY WHEN BLINKER/SIGNAL LEVER IS USED, FOR LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. WHEN ENGINE STALLS, GREEN "KEY" LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD. OTHERWISE, FAILURE HAPPENS RANDOMLY. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE DRIVING AT 60+ MPH AND WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. AT HIGH SPEEDS, ENGINE STALLS AND THEN RESTARTS IN A FEW SECONDS. HAS NOT OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD/NOT-WARMED-UP. FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AT FIRST, BUT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, AVERAGES ABOUT ONE FAILURE A WEEK. FAILURE STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS ~92,000 MILES. CAR HAS HAD ONE OWNER SINCE PURCHASED NEW. CAR RECIEVES REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. CAR HAD COMPLETE TUNE-UP (OIL/FILTER,SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION CAP & ROTOR, IGNITION WIRES, TRANSMISSION FLUID (HONDA), AIR FILTER, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER, ETC...) AFTER FIRST FAILURE. ALTERNATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED MANY MONTHS AFTER "STALLING/BLINKER" FAILURES FIRST OCCURRED, AND HAD NO APPARENT AFFECT ON STALLING PROBLEM. STALLING STILL OCCURS, AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSE IS.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V423000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THIS RECALL. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS RECALL REPAIRS DONE. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE THE OWNER $500.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK