1999 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

PASSENGER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES. THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN ON 1/26/01. WHEN THE OWNER TOOK THE CAR IN THE FIRST TIME, THE SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED HER THAT THIS IS A ONE TIME THING AND IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THE OWNER HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF A BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR. THE BRAKES INSISTLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE AT STOP SIGNS OR AT AN IDLE, OCCASIONAL STALLING OCCURS AT 55 MPH AND UNDER, THE VEHICLE ALWAYS STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, THE DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND THAT THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *SLC

LEFT METAL CONTROL ARM THAT RAISES AND LOWERS THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN. BOTH THE METAL AND THE WELD HAVE BROKEN AND THE BAR UNDER THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CONTROL ARM UNDER THE LEFT FRONT OF THE SEAT. THE SEAT FLOPS AND IS UNSTABLE. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT THE FEAR IS THAT HAD IT BEEN OR SHOULD IT BE, THE SEAT WILL FALL BACKWARDS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER. SHOULD THE RIGHT SIDE FAIL, THE SEAT WILL NOT BE HELD IN PLACE AT ALL. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE TYPE OF FAILURE THAT SHOULD OCCUR UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR EVEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HONDA WILL ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.*AK

THROTTLE WAS STICKING MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED, AFTER IT WARMED UP THROTTLE WAS FINE. DEALER CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THROTTLE BODY. *AK

WHENEVER KEY IS IN IGNITION & PRESSING ON BRAKES, VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. WOULD HAVE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION & PLACE IT IN HOLE NEXT TO THE IGNITION & THEN TURN IT. AFTERWARDS, KEY MUST BE REMOVED & PUT BACK IN IGNITION SWITCH TO START VEHICLE. IT CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS, AND HAZARDOUS.*AK

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT COLLAPSES INTO A RECLINING POSITION WHILE PARKING , THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES. *AK

THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. IT SEEMS THAT ONLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT COULD EXPLAIN WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. *SLC

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A HOUSE. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50-60 MPH FELT A SHIMMYING SENSATION IN STEERING WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS DEALING WITH DEALER. HEARD SCREECHING NOISES, AND WHILE ACCELERATING STICKING FEELING. *AK