1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD WAS AT HOWDY HONDA ON 6/26/2002 FOR TROUBLE WITH HARD, JERKY SHIFTING AT 20 MPH. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT. ON 7/31/2002, EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING AT 40 MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD REV, DIE DOWN, AND THEN SUDDENLY JERK INTO GEAR. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN UNTIL TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/2002. WAS INFORMED AT THIS TIME BY SAME DEALERSHIP (6/26/2002) THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

AT 35MPH HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN REAR SEATBELT STARTS TO RETRACT, IT WILL CAUSE SEATBELT TO UNLOCK, CAUSING CHILD SEAT TO BE UNSECURE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HE TRIED TO GET SERVICE PER WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE CENTER REAR BELT WAS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS AND REFUSED SERVICE. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS THERE SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR.THE DEALER SAID THAT'S NORMAL WITH NEW HONDAS B/C THE GEARS . HAD BROKEN-IN, BENEFIT OF A DOUBT. BUT AFTER THAT THE KNOCKING HAPPENED MO RE OFTEN I BECAME SUSPICIOUS AND ASKED A FRIEND WITH A 4CYL '99 ACCORDLX HE SAID THAT HE NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM. MINE WAS AN EXV6 TOP OF THE LINE THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. AND THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY HEARD IT AT LEAST ONCE BUT THAY SAID THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT ON DEMAND SO THEY CAN'T PINPOINT WH AT'S CAUSING IT. THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED A LONG TIME AGO BY THE DEALER. BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK, CAR FROZE,CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD: REPAIR MECH ANIC SAID,'TIMING BELT". MAINTENANCE WAS DONE 2 MO. PRIOR AT DEALER. THE DEALER SERVICE STATION SHOULD HAVE INSPECTED THE TIMING BELT. EVEN SO THE CAR SHOULD NO T FREEZE B/C OF A TIMING BELT- BRAKES AND STEERING ARE VITAL TO A VEHICLES SAFET Y WITHOUT THESE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS ARE JUST CUSHIONS FOR ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM TO PREVENT CRASHES INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON CRASH SAFETY. I LOST A CAR BUT I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE FROM THIS H ORRIFYING ORDEAL. I WANT AT LEAST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CAR FROM EITHER THE MANU FACTURER OR THE DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CRANKSHAFT/PULLEY ENGINE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT A BOLT INSIDE THE ENGINE WAS MISSING, AND SOME PART OF THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY TO BREAK (ALL PART OUTSIDE ENGINE).*SCC

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY PROBLEM AND HAS TRIED BY REPLACING THE IGNITOR ON TWO OCCASIONS AND SPARK PLUGS ONCE. *SLC

THE DRIVER SEAT GOT LOOSE SUDDENLY AND TILTED BACKWARD WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER TRACK BRACKET. *YH

THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING AND PULLING VIOLENTLY FORWARD. TWICE HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED THE SECOND DRUM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE CATYLIC CONVERTER TO GO OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY CORRECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*JB