1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

NOTICED LURCHING AND TRASNMISSION SLIPPING. THE CAR WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CHANGING GEARS. NEXT DAY I HAD CAR CHECKED OUT WAS ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK( BURNT) AND THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS ALSO WEAK. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO ED VOYLES HONDA FOR MY 45,000 MILE/3 YR SERVICE. I WAS THEN ADVISED BY SERVICE ADVISOR, JIM VARTIAK, THAT LARGE METAL PIECES CAME OUT WHEN THE TRASNMISSION FLUID WAS BEING DRIANED AND WAS A SIGN OF DETERIORATION OF THE TRASNMISSION. AFTER MY SERVICE ON 10-28-02 I WENT TO WORK. ON MY COMMUTE BACK, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING WELL, THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I NOTICED THAT I WAS PARKED . WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REVED UP TO MAKE THE SLIGHTEST MOVE. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO MOVE THREE FEET. THE NEXT MORNING, 10-30-02, THE CAR WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THEN SUDDDENLY DROPPED TO 10 MPH DURING A BUSY HOUR APPROX. 7:30 AM. AT TIMES THE HONDA ACCORD WOULD NOT EVEN MOVE AT ALL AND THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY JOT OUT. I MADE IT HOME, BUT THE CAR IS COMPLETELY IMMOBLE THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. THE WORST PART IS THERE WAS NO HELP OFFERED FOR A RESOLUTION. I HAVE MADE CALLS AND ALSO WRITTEN TO AMERICA HONDA MOTOR CO., INC, BUT I HAVE NOT YET RECIEVED ANY RESPONSE FROM MY. CORRESPONDENCE. DT

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES' WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES WON'T START. VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (02V120000) REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN ADMINISTERED AS OF YET, DUE TO NOT HAVING THE PARTS, CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENING THE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *JG

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V120000 IGNITION SWITCH; THE OWNER IS DISSATISFIED WITH THE PROCEDURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE ALARM/KEY ENTRY SWITCH WIRES REMOVED IN ORDER TO PERFORM RECALL. HE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE SINCE THEY ISSUED THE RECALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TS *NLM

DEALERSHIP IS NOT MAKING ANY APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH DONE, UNTIL JANUARY 2003. TS

PARTS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROW THE DEALERSHIP. TS

PARTS TO RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. TS

CONSUMER STATED TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL AAA OFFICE FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE DEALER WHO INFORMED THAT ROTTING WAS DUE TO OZONE CRACKING, BUT TIRES ARE SAFE. 1999 HONDA ACCORD. TIRE INFO: MICHELIN/ENERGY MXV4 P195/65R15 DOT NO.-M3TAC66X159 26K MILES ON TIRES ORIGINAL TS

CONSUMER STATES HER BRAKES LIGHTS STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. AFTER SHE DRIVES THE CAR FOR A WHILE THE LIGHT GOES OUT. ALSO THE POWER OUTLET SWITCH DOES NOT WORK EITHER. SHE HAS TAKEN THIS AUTO TO THE DEALER SHIP THREE TIME ALREADY. TS