1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY INCLINED, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 ACCORD V6 WILL SLIP AS IF THE GEARS ARE NOT MESHING AND IT VIOLENTLY POPS. IT ALSO REQUIRES ME TO PRESS HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE CAR TO EVEN BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY WHEN DRIVING AND SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFTS ERRATICALLY, SUCH AS AFTER I'VE ALREADY STOPPED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 72,000 MILES AFTER TAKING IT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A THOROUGH CHECKOUT PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. I WAS NOT TOLD OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL BY THE DEALER, AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK EXCEPT THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, WHICH I DID. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH ME. I CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL" FOR A HONDA. WELL, IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR MY OTHER TWO HONDA ACCORDS (91 AND 92). IT NOW SLIPS EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE IT AND I BELIEVE IT WILL COMPLETELY FAIL PRETTY SOON. I SUSPECT THE PREVIOUS OWNER PROBABLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED AND THEN SOLD IT TO ME. I ALSO HAVE A 2002 ODYSSEY, WHICH IRONICALLY, IS IN THE SHOP TODAY FOR A RECALL TO CHECK THE 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANMISSION FOR OVER-HEATING AND TO INSTALL A "OIL JET" WHATEVER THE HELL THAT IS. I AM VERY ANGRY AT HONDA AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA OF ANY KIND IF A RECALL IS NOT ISSUED ON THESE OBVIOUSLY CHEAPLY DESIGNED AND DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIONS. WHY CAN'T YOU PUT SOME PRESSURE ON HONDA TO INCLUDE THE 1999 MODEL ACCORD WITH THE 2000+ MODELS FOR THE TRANS RECALL? IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION CONSUMER COULD REMOVE THE KEY WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE ON ITS OWN AND CAUSE A COLLISION. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING LEANED BACK AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THAT REPAIR WAS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED SHE WILL HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED ON MONDAY JUNE 28, 2004. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK A PART WAS ADDED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PART WAS ADDED TWICE AND WORKED NEITHER TIME. AT TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE SEAT WOULD JERK FORWARD AND BACK. *SC *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RETAINING PIN BROKE AND ALLOWED ONE OF GEARS ON SPIDER ASSEMBLY TO MOVE. THIS CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION- DAMAGING GEARS AND THE CORE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ACCORD WENT OUT AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE IN GEARING AND CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD WHILE EVEN ON THE BRAKE. IF THE CAR WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, IF ON A SLIGHT HILL, THE CAR WOULD ROLL FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS BEFORE CATCHING GEARS AND ACTING THE PROPER WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS. FAILED TRANSMISSION IN 2 DIFFERNENT LATE 1990S HONDA CARS. THE FIRST BEING A 1998 HONDA CIVIC HX COUPE WITH VORTECH ENGINE AND THE SECOND BEING A 1999 HONDA ACCORD 4DR EX V6 (VORTECH) ENGINE. TRANMISSION FAILURE BETWEEN 80K AND 110K MILES. FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HONDAS. *AK

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BEGAN UPON RETURN FROM 100K SERVICE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. ERRATIC SHIFTING/SLIPPING OCCURS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FLUID LEAKS AT VARIOUS POINTS OF THE UNDER CHASSIS. MY ACCORD HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A HONDA SERVICE DEPT. WAS INFORMED BY TECH THAT A "FAULTY" CARRIER BEARING WAS NOTED. A "REFURB" TRANNY INSTALL WAS RECCOMMENDED ($3000) INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE FAULTY BEARING. *JB

AFTER FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL 70 MPH, THE CONSUMER HIT A ROAD SIGN AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *LA

WIITHOUT WARNING, MY DRIVER SIDE POWER ASSISTED SEAT COLLAPSED AND CANNOT LOCK UPRIGHT. IT CAN ONLY LOCK IN LAY-DOWN POSITION. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (PATTY PECK HONDA, RIDGELAND) TO IMMEDIATE REPAIR. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THIS DEFECT. ANOTHER HONDA OWNER TOLD ME TODAY, JUNE 13, 2004. *AK

AS THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, MY CAR WAS TURNED TO IDEL AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY 99 ACCORD V6 TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY SAID THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST $5200 AND PAYING OUT MY POCKET . MY MAJOR CONCERN WAS SAFETY FOR THOSE DRIVING THIS TYPE OF CAR. *AK