1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH HONDA'S RESPONSE TO THE CONSUMER'S MECHANICAL PROBLEM. (NAR) *PH *CB

PLEASE ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP. I READ YOUR 1999 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT. I'M ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR MY TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1 & 2 GEAR AND OLNY HAS 80,000 AND MY LOCAL HONDA DLR WONT COVER THE REPAIRS WHICH RIGHT NOW I CANT AFFORD SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE LIKE THAT FOR NOW, ANY INFORMATION WOULD HELP. THANK YOU.*AK

THE CONSUMER PULLED THE SEAT BACK FORWARD TO PLACE ITEMS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SEAT BACK WAS PUSHED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION, THE BACK WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE SEAT BACK NOT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS CITED BY THE POLICE AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO THE ARMS, LEGS AND HAND. *MR

ELECTRIC MALFUNCTION FOR HONDA ACCORD EX 1999 , DOOR REMOTE KEY DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND MOST OF THE TIME KEY LESS ENTRY DOES NOT WORK FOR ALL THE DOORS. I TOOK CAR FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT HONDA DEALER IN RICHMOND VA, AND I ASKED THE SERVICE MAN TO FIX THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REMOTE KEY DOOR LOCK IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE DOOR LOCK NOB(S) TO LOCK THE DOOR AFTER INVESTIGATION HONDA DEALER SERVICE MAN NOT ABLE TO FIND OR LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND HONDA CHARGE ME $40 FOR JUST TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM I CAN UNDERSTAND HE SPEND HIS TIME, THIS IS ALRIGHT FOR ME. BUT LATER ON HONDA SERVICE MAN CALLED ME THAT I NEED TO INVESTIGATE IT MORE AND THAT WILL COST $120 MORE AND AT THAT TIME HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS WORNG WITH THE DOOR(S) LOCK PROBLEM. I ASKED HIM WHAT IS YOUR FINDING ABOUT THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. HE SAID IT MAY BE BECAUSE MOUSE MAY HAVE CUT THE ELECTRIC WIRES FOR THE DOOR LOCK , BY THE WAY I NOTICE THIS PROBLEM IOWA AND IT WAS FREEZING COLD IN JAN-FEB HOW COME A MOUSE GO INSIDE THE DOOR AND SERVIVE AND I HAD OPEN PARKING IN IOWA. I THINK THIS IS SOME FAULTY WORKMAN SHIP AT HONDA OR THE EQUIPMENT IS FAULTY WHICH CONTROL THE DOOR LOCK. NOW PRESSING THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE DOORS SO I HAVE TO PRESS THE DOOR NOB TO CLOSE THE DOOR. MY FAMILY USED TO SAY THEY GET STATIC ELECTRIC SHOCK SOMETIMES WHEN THE GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THEY CLOSE THE DOOR(S). I HAVE ONE EXTRA PROBLEM NOW EARLIER IT WAS ONLY DOOR LOCK PROBLEM NOW SECURITY LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOP COMING ON. *LA

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTER ON JUNE 2002, AND JANUARY 3, 2004, RECALL #02V120000 AND 02V43000. THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT THE RECALL. *NM

I FIRST NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN MY 99 ACCORD COUPE V6 TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS COLD OUT. THE CAR JERKED BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. IT RAN FINE ONCE THE CAR WARMED UP. WHEN I CALLED HONDA TO ASK ABOUT THE ISSUE, I WAS TOLD OLDER CARS DO THAT AND IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH WHEN BELOW 40 MPH. MY CAR THEN WOULD NOT LEAVE A STOPPED POSITION UNTIL HITTING AT LEAST 2500 RPM'S THEN IT KICKED INTO GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP - THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID - CHARGED ME $85 AND ON A SIDE NOTE ON THE BILL THEY STATED "TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT - INTERNAL DAMAGE". THEY DID NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS NOR DID THEY OFFER TO REPAIR THIS AT A CHARGE. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR I BOUGHT THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH I PAID CLOSE TO $1500 FOR. HONDA REALIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND EXTENDED THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AUTOMATICALLY FOR THE 2000-2002 MODELS. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 108,000 MILES ON MY CAR WHEN I TOOK IT TO HONDA FOR THIS ISSUE. AFTER DEALING WITH HONDA CUSTOMER CARE FOR OVER 3 WEEKS I GOT NOTHING BUT A RUN AROUND FROM THEM. I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE COMPANY THAT HANDLES THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE, THIS COMPANY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT SURE WHY HCC REFERRED ME TO THEM B/C IT WAS HCC DECISION OF HOW THEY WANTED TO HANDLE MY CASE. IN THE END HONDA DID NOTHING FOR ME. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP; AFTER THEY TORE DOWN THE TRANSMISSION THEY FOUND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2ND GEAR THRUSTER BARRING HAD FALLEN INTO THE PUMP WHICH DESTROYED IT, 2ND GEAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, THE ELECTRICAL CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR, AND THE REMAINING 3 GEAR THRUSTER BEARINGS HAD ALSO FALLEN OUT. IN THE END IT COST ME OVER $3000 ($2000 IN PARTS ALONE) AND ALMOST 2 MONTHS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION. *LA

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

HONDA REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *PH *LA

COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX 3.0 COUPE WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES. *AK

STICKY ACCELERATOR IN THE MORNING, NOTED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN JAN-2001, CAN CAUSE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TRYING TO UNSTICK ACCELERATOR. *AK