1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 36 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD, FOLLOWED BY A METAL TO METAL NOISE. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE FLUID WAS BURNT, BUT THE METAL NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE FRONT PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. EXCESSIVE METAL WAS ALSO FOUND IN TRANSMISSION PAN AS WELL AS FLUID AND THE FORWARD DRUM WAS DAMAGED. A RE MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER WAS INSTALLED. *JB NO RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS VEHICLE FOUND. *TC

1 AUOTMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING DIFFERENTLY 2 TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT UNTILL CAR IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP 3 NO PARTS REPLACED YET. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THIS DEFECT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 02V120000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. EVOQ FILED BY: ROBERT MURPHY 770- 806-1911. *AK *TC

MY 1999 ACCORD HAS 70,000 ORGINAL MILES ON IT. THEN ONE DAY THE GEARS STATED SLIPPING AND WITHIN A WEEK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4000. BUT DOSEN'T KNOW WHY TRANMISSION HAS FAILED. STILL WORKING WITH DEALERSHIP ON REPAIR.*AK

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER I LEFT IT PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND LOCK THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS LEFT IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR ROLLED BACK 15-20 FEET AND WAS STOPPED BY SOME LARGE BUSHES AND SMALL TREES. I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE TO MY HONDA DEALER TO INSPECT THE CAR AFTER THE NHTSA RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. THE DEALER DECLINED TO INSPECT THE IGNITION INTERLOCK BECAUSE HONDA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE AN INSPECTION SINCE CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. I HAVE SPENT ROUGHLY $100 TO FIX THE PUNCTURED TAIL LIGHT COVER (BECAUSE TRUNK WOULD FLOOD WHEN IT RAINED). THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TRUNK, REAR BUMPER, AND SIDE PANELS AROUND THE TRUNK. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR COSTS BETWEEN $1-2K. THE IGNITION INTERLOCK HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED SINCE THE ROLLBACK INCIDENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT INCIDENT MILEAGE AND INCIDENT DATE ARE ESTIMATED AS I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF THE INCIDENT UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL AND LEARNED OF THE FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD.*AK SEE ALSO ODI 10094192. *DSY

THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *NM THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT, THE ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND FAULTY AND MADE NOISES, AND THERE WAS MOANING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

FAX PETITION FOR NHTSA TO REOPEN ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEFECTS ON 1999-2001 HONDA ACCORDS PURSUANT TO 49 CFR 552.4 WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TOT HE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER LATER ISSUED A RECALL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL WAS TOO LIMITED. *NM SEE ALOS ODI 10093469. *DSY

AFTER TILTING FORWARD PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT ONLY LOCKS INTO PLACE IF THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS LOCKED BACK BEFORE SLIDING THE SEAT BACK INTO PLACE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE PASSENGER SLID FORWARD WHILE BRAKING. THE SEAT BELT HELD, BUT THE PASSENGERS WERE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE. I SHOWED THE DEALER THIS AND WAS TOLD WELL, JUST LOCK THE SEAT BACK. HOWEVER, WHEN THE SEAT HAS BEEN TILTED FORWARD, PASSENGERS NATURALLY SLIDE IT BACK INTO PLACE. IF THEY DO NOT LOCK THE BACK UPRIGHT FIRST, THERE IS A CHANCE THE SEAT IS NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY MOM'S 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HOME LAST NIGHT AROUND 11:00 PM. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE EXIT AND PROCEEDED TO DECELERATE FROM 65MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. A LARGE TRACTOR-TRAILER WHICH WAS BEHIND ME WAS NARROWLY ABLE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING (OR RUNNING ME OVER!) BY SWITCHING LANES. MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE ME AS I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE END OF MY LIFE. FORTUNATELY, I SURVIVED, HOWEVER, I HAVE A NASTY CASE OF WHIPLASH. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE 98-2002 ACCORDS V6 HAVE A FAULTY CARRIER BEARING WHICH BRAKES AND RUINS THE INNERDS OF THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AFTER CALLING HONDA USA, I WAS TOLD TOUGH LUCK, AND WAS SARCASTICALLY TOLD THAT IF I EXPECTED THEM TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT, I SHOULDN'T HOLD MY BREATH. REGARDLESS OF THE EXTRORDINARY INFLATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $4800.00, THE NHTSA MUST OPEN A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. ALTHOUGH THE 2001-2002'S WERE "RECALLED," THE 98-99'S WITH THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSIONS HAVE NOT. I FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH THESE CARS - ESPECIALLY IF THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE OUTRAGEOUS COST TO REPLACE HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS TRULY AN INJUSTICE!*AK