1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

RECALL CAMPAIGN: IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE RECALLED SWITCH REPLACED BUT THERE WERE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE. *NM

RE: 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX (VIN: [XXX]) WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 25-30 MPH (APPROX), THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING CLANKING NOISE AND ENGINE DIED. SHE LET IT ROLLED, PULLED OVER AND PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN PULLEY BROKE LOOSE AND THE DRIVE BELTS CAME OFF THE ROLLERS DUE TO A BROKEN (SHEARED OFF) BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE PULLEY TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 61K MILES ON IT AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TOTALLY PREMATURE. THE BALL HONDA SERVICE REP TOLD US THAT HONDA MOTORS CO. WILL NOT COVER FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT THIS IS TOTALLY PREMATURE I THOUGHT, AND MAYBE IT WAS CAUSED BY INFERIOR MATERIAL (BOLT) AND/OR BY POOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP (OVER-TORQUE'D). THE CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE BY HONDA DEALER AND HAS NO PREVIOUS ENGINE WORK DONE EXCEPT FOR THE MFR RECOMMENDED REGULARLY-SCHEDULED SERVICES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE FLOWING BY DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD BLOWING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TOOK 1999 HONDA ACCORD IN FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH, HOWEVER DID NOT RECONNECT ALARM SYSTEM. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP THAT "IT WAS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW FOR THEM TO DO SO". ADDITIONALLY CARS ITERMITTENT WIPER SYSTEM IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SPOKE WITH HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL DEALER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAR ALARM ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECALL.

TRANSMISSION MAKING GRINDING NOISE AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH GEARS AND ENGINE RPM. HONDA DEALER ADMITS IT'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MILAGE IS ONLY 37500 MILES ON.VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SHOULD RECALL OR EXTEND WARRANTY.

THE TRANSMISSON SHIFTS HARD. SOMETIMES IT EVEN SLIPS. IT STARTED DOING IT FEW MONTHS AGO. RIGHT KNOW MY CAR HAS ABOUT 80000 MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS A RECALL ON 2000 BUT SINCE IT IS A 1999 THEY ARE MAKING A EXCUSS. MY OLDER 91 ACCORD WAS PERFECT TILL 250,000 MILES . I GUESS WITH THIS KINDA QUALITY THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA EVER.

THE KEY OF THE CAR CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT FIRST PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE KEY WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT BUT CAN BE DONE AT ANY TIME.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL #02V120000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR IGNITION REPAIR. MECHANIC INDICATED WOULD DO REPAIR WHEN CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. TS

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION GEARS SHIFTED HARD, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TS *JB

HONDA HAS A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT ON 2000/2001 MODELS AND NOT ON THE 1999 MODEL. THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ON THE 2000 AND 2001 MODEL. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE 1999. WHAT CAN NHTSA DO? DT