1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

DRIVERS SEAT BACK AUTOMATICALLY RECLINED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ALL THREE TIMES THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD AND THE SEAT BACK DID NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED UNTIL THE SEAT WAS MOVED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

CAR PAUSES THAT SURGES FORWARD WILE DRIVING ESP AT LOWER SPEEDS DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER FELT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

THROTTLE SUDDENLY ACELLERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BECAUSE SPEED CONTROL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SPEED UP WHEN APPLYING GAS AND RELEASING IT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN SHUTTING ENGINE OFF AND PULLING KEY OUT OF IGNITION, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD ENGAGE AND LOCK DOORS AS SOON AS CONSUMER PULLED ON DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER WOULD THEN HAVE TO PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION, UNLOCK DOORS, AND THEN EXIT VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED MULTI PLUG SYSTEM ON 8 JUNE 2001. CURRENTLY, WHEN CONSUMER PULLS KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND PULLS ON DOOR HANDLE, DOORS LOCK AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS TO INSERT KEY IN IGNITION, SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL, THEN ENGAGE THE UNLOCK DOOR BUTTON TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THIS NEW PROBLEM YET. *AK

I PULLED MY ACCORD UP TO THE FRONT DOOR OF A SUBWAY SHOP. I SET THE BRAKE, REMOVED KEYS AND PUT MY CELLULAR PHONE IN MY TRUNK. NO MOVEMENT OF CAR TOOK PLACE. I WENT IN THE SHOP TO ORDER MY SANDWICH. I SAT DOWN TO EAT---THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PLACE.AS I WAS DISPOSING OF TRASH. WHEN I WENT TO GET IN VEHICLE, IT WAS GONE.I THOUGHT SOMEONE GOT ANOTHER ACCORD.I LOOKED 100 FEET TO MY LEFT AND THE CAR WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO CARS.THE KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET.THE TWO OWNERS OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLES COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED.ONE OWNER, AN INSURANCE BROKER, SAID THIS WAS A FIRST FOR HIM. MY QUESTION : WHY WOULD A VEHICLE ROLL WHEN THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED? *AK

CAR SQUEAKS CONSISTENTLY FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE WHEN CAR IS COLD. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN NOV. 2000 AND THEY REPLACED THE SWAY LINK BAR DUE TO THE LINK BEING BROKEN. CAR STILL SQUEEKS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK ON 5 DIFFERENT OCASSIONS AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, IT WAS SLOW IN SHIFTING. WHEN EVER THIS HAPPENS, ENGINE WOULD REV UP. HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED, EVEN THOUGH WAS TOLD ITS REPAIRABLE. *AK *JB

WHILE TRAVELING IN GERMANY (US ARMY) AT SAFE CRUISING SPEEDS AVERAGING 100 TO 115 MPH (NORMAL FOR GERMANY), THE BLACK TRIM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FROM BOTTOM TO TOP AND WAS FLAPPING IN THE WIND. NOTICED THE PASSANGER SIDE TRIM WAS ALSO COMING LOOSE. DEPENDING UPON SPEED, IT WAS HITTING DRIVERS WINDOW. INCIDENT WAS SURPRISING AND COULD HAVE SHOCKED THE DRIVER INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THE TRIM WAS GLUED AND NOTCHED SO IT COULD NOT COME LOOSE BUT LEFT ENOUGH HANGING OVER THE PAINTED AREAS TO BE CAUGHT BY THE WIND. APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. GOING TO SEE LOCAL DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MD, AAFES SELLS THE SAME HONDA ACCORD HERE TO THE MILITARY. HAD TO USE DUCT TAPE AND REDUCE SPEED TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.*AK

THERE IS VIBRATION IN BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS, AND RESURFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HEAT LINES ON FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WAS CAUSED BY OVERHEATING OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK