1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN STEERING, THE WHEEL DEFINITELY IS NOT TURNING AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE OTHERS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION YET NO SERVICE BULLITEN CAN BE FOUND ON THE ACCORD.HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS STILL ASKING OWNERS TO PAY FOR THE COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILD.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN LOWER GEARS. ALSO LURCHES FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION IN ALL GEARS. THIS LURCHING IS OFTEN QUITE SEVERE CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE WHICH IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT, AND IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CAR DIED WHEN PULLING FROM STOP, HAD PREVIOUSLY DIED WHEN GOING 20 MPH. FIRST TIME DEALER SAID NO WAY TO CHECK. THIS TIME ANOTHER DEALER CHECKING AND SAID IDLE WAS LOW. CAR NOT PART OF IGINITION RECALL BUT VERY SAME SYMPTONS. WHEN CAR WS LESS THAN 1 YR OLD, TOOK TO DEALER FOR SOMEWHAT SIMILAR PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT KEYCHAIN MAY HAVE INTERFERRED WITH IGNITION. MADE DETAILED REPORT OF PROBLEM AT THE DEALER. HAD 1990 HONDA CIVIC DIE ON FREEWAY, HAD 49,000 MILE ON CAR. WAS A SWITCH AND UNDER WARRANTY.VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS FAR TOO COMMON WITH HONDA. WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT EVER BUYING ONE AGAIN. HAD 1980 HONDA THAT STALLED AT RED LIGHTS BUT CAR SO OLD -ABOUT 140,000 MILE THAT I JUST TRADED IT IN.

VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT MUTIPLE SPEEDS. VEHICLE HASBEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL, AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM.*JB *DT

WHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHIFTS GEARS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE CHANGING OF SPEEDS. OTHER TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC (AT A STOP LIGHT OR MERGING) THE VEHICLE WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL REDLINE BUT NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *SCC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V120000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS, AND THEN TOLD CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE PARTS. CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE, AND CONTACTED HONDA. HONDA ADVISED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE DEALER NEVER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN.*AK

WHILE CHILD WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE WITH WITH NO WARNING SLIDING DOOR STARTS TO CLOSE CAUSING CHILD LEG STO GET CRUSHED IN BETWEEN THE DOOR, CAUSING INJURIES. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY HESITATE TO STOP, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT STOP. THEN THEY WILL JUST STOP SUDDENLY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP.*JB

THIS PROBLEM EFFECTS EMISSIONS, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAS MANDATED AN EXTENSION ON HONDA WARRANTIES TO 8 YEAR/ 80,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. ONE TO WHICH THE HONDA CORPORATION FAILS TO RESPOND. THERE APPEARS TO BE EITHER A FAULTY INDICATION OF EMISSION PROBLEMS OR PARTS THAT ARE TRULY DEFECTIVE - WEARING OUT BEFORE THEIR NORMAL LIFE EXPECTANCY.*AK