1999 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JULY 5, 2007 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON JULY 7, 2007, WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF RETRIEVING HIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY AND THEN STALLS. HE PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNS IT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTS THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND THEN FAILS AGAIN. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 197,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL TO START WHEN BATTERY AND ALL OTHE MECHNICALS COMPONENTS WERE NORMAL. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO GARAGES THE PROBLEMWAS NARROWED DOWN TO THE IGNITION SWITCH THATWA S NOT PROPERLY DISABLING IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. *AK I FOUND OUT THERE IS AN OUTSTANING RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM (RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 02V120000). HOWEVER, HONDA LIMIT THE RECALL TO A SMALL NUMBER OF VINS AND FAIL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS.

{NHTSA RECALL 02V120000}. MY VEHICLE EXIBITED THE EXACT SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL, YET HONDA DEALERSHIPS ADVISED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEREFORE, I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. HOW CAN I VERY IT IS THE SAME AS THE ONE RECALLED IN ORDER TO GET REIMBURSEMENT.

CAR STALLED WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE A TURN ON5-24-07, STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE FINE. CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PHARMACY PARKING LOT ON 5-25-07, STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND DROVE OK AFTER THAT. I WAS THIRTY MILES FROM HOME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR SO I STARTED HOME ON I-44 IN A RAIN STORM. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH IN THE INSIDE LANE WHEN THE CAR STALLED. THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. THIS ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR OVER THE OUTSIDE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND GET IT OFF THE ROAD. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I DID TURN OFF THE AC AND PRAYED ALL THE REST OF THE 20 MILES OR SO THAT I HAD TO GO TO GET HOME, WHICH I DID. CALLED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT I HAVE USED BEFORE AND BEING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, COULD NOT GET IT IN BEFORE TUESDAY, 5-29-07. FOUND TO BE IGNITION SWITCH. WAS TOLD TO CALL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SPRINGFIELD, MO AND WAS TOLD WAS FIXED AFTER RECALL. IN LOOKING AT THE PAPER WORK I HAD FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, IT HAD BEEN DONE AT 67375 MILES AND AGAIN HAD PROBLEMS AND WAS DONE AT 83050 MILES AGAIN. THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AT ALL AT THE DEALERSHIP SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THE CAR NOW HAS 103596 MILES ON IT. SO THAT TELLS ME THAT THESE IGNITION SWITCHES ARE GOOD FOR 20,000 OR LESS AND MY LIFE WAS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SWITCH. NOW HOW LONG CAN I DRIVE AND BE SAFE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN???? THE VERY LEAST THAT HONDA COULD DO IS PAY FOR THIS BUT MORE IMPORTANT FIX THE SWITCH S

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE HONDA ACCORD VEHICLE YEARS 1998-2003 ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AT AS EARLY AS 70,000 MILES. MY ACCORDS TRANSMISSION RECENTLY FAILED AT AN ESTIMATED 80,000-85,000 MILES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT HONDA DID/OR WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN ONLY THE 2000 AND UP ACCORDS BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM IN THE 98 AND 99 HONDA ACCORD DESPITE KNOWING THAT THE SAME EXACT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION WAS USED IN THE 98 AND 99 VERSIONS AS WELL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING HONDA'S REFUSAL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN 98 AND 99 AS WELL. IS THEIR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO SPEND OVER $2,600 TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT HONDA KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ACTIONS I COULD TAKE. THANKS *TR

PAINT FADED ON HOOD, TOP OF ROOF AND TRUNK. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, IT WAS SLOW IN SHIFTING. WHEN EVER THIS HAPPENED ENGINE WOULD REV. *AK

TL*THE CONTACTS FRIEND OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN FUEL RELAY SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,475. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS FORWARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTS THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE NOTED IN RECALL # 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CONTACT'S FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON APRIL 24, 2006, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 166,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUT OFF ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PER RECALL#02V120000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH . THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16000.*AK

FOUR YEARS AGO, I REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. BECAUSE HONDA HAS A REPUTATION OF PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY, I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE CONVERTER KEEPS TEARING UP. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR. *TR

THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN SUMMER 2002 FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. I HAD THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OFF IN OCTOBER 2002. NOW, IN 2007, THE SAME PART WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. THE COST TO ME TO HAVE THIS FIXED WASA $293. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP W/ THE COST BECAUSE OF THE TIME LAPSE. HONDA REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL PART WAS ONLY REPAIRED ONCE A PERIOD! ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THAT PART WERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. MY POSITION WAS THAT IF THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN, THIS SHOULD STILL BE HANDLED AS A RECALLED ITEM. I HAVE NO TRUE WAY OF KNOWING IF THE PART I RECEIVED IN 2002 WAS INDEED A REDESIGNED PART, OR SIMPLY THE SAME PART IN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I AM ASKING SPECIFICALLY FOR ALL OF THE CHARGES TO BE REFUNED OR AT THE MINIMUM SOME PART THERE OFF 1/2 TO BE SHARED BY BOTH PARTIES. THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. CAR STALLED 3 TIMES IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES THAT DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF RECALL # 02V12000 IN 2002 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ,AND THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $143.52. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,500 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS BRIGHTER THAN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER THE HEADLIGHT WAS SHADED WITH A YELLOW FILM OVER IT, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT TO APPEAR DIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 80,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ,AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK LEVER, WHICH WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2006. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A PREVIOUS RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS INCORRECT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 148000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON/OFF, AND IT WAS RELATED TO A PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT WAS AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS TURNING ON/OFF NORMALLY HAPPENED UPON THE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD BE DRIVING AT 5 MPH OR MORE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED A NEW DRIVER'S SEAT BECAUSE OF THE WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY OR RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2004 AND 2005 MODEL VEHICLES ALREADY HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT ON THIS 1999 VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 109,000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 111036 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES THAT CONTINUE TO GO FLAT. THE CONTACT HAD THE TIRE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT HAD NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 2-23-07 WHILE DRIVING UNDER DRY CONDITIONS AT 60 MPH HAD ANOTHER TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED GOODYEAR, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT THEIR FAULT ,AND THAT THEIR TIRES DID NOT HAVE DEFECTS AND TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS.

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD STALLED. AS HE MADE HIS WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER THE CAR STARTED BACK UP. THE VEHICLE STALLED SIX TIMES , THEN IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY START BACK UP. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $400.00. THE VEHICLE HAD A NHTDA RECALL 02V120000 REPAIRS FOR IGNITION DONE. ALSO, HE CALLED THE HONDA MANUFACTURER, AND THE CASE NUMBER WASD N032007-02-2101897.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WITH 80000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 45 MPH AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT IN AN ATTEMPT THE DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT MOVE, IT JERKED FORWARD EVENTUALLY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS RECOMMENDED. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THE DEALER CHECK FOR THE CODE WHICH CAME UP AS P1491, EGR VALVE ISSUE. THERE IS DOCUMENTED RECALL/NOTE FOR THIS MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT PART, BUT ONLY FOR 8YR/80K MILES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ASKED FOR "GOOD FAITH"/IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. AM/HONDA REFUSED MY REQUEST. MY 99 ACCORD EX V6 HAS 130K MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW. EMISSION PARTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. HAD TO SHELL OUT $300 FOR THAT REPAIR. I HAVE OWNED 7 OTHER HONDA'S PLUS THIS CAR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AMERICAN HONDA NEEDS TO DO BETTER. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING CHANGING CAR BRANDS, POSSIBLY SWITCHING TO TOYOTA. *JB

WHEN STARTING FROM COLD IN THE MORNING, THE VEHICLE COUGHS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. AFTER SOME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. VEHICLE RUNS SMOOTHLY AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. MILEAGE REDUCED FROM 29 MPG IN CITY TO 25 MPG. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FOR "LEAN FUEL MIXTURE". HE RESET THE ALARM AND SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. SAME PROBLEM HAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA RELEASED A KIT TO SOLVE IT BUT I'LL HAVE TO BUY IT. HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND INSTALL THE KIT. *JB

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS ALWAYS TO OCCUR WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO AFTER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. OTHERWISE I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, AND IT HAS OCCURRED IN A VARIETY OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON EXPRESS OR FREEWAY LANES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THEY DENY THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG OR THAT THEY CAN FIX IT. THE INCIDENT DATE REPORTED HERE IS ONLY THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *JB

[XXX] NOVEMBER 21, 2006 I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, AND I NOTICED SMOKE STREAMING FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK THE EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER, AND JERKED WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MARIN HONDA, A NEAREST DEALER. NOVEMBER 24, 2006 THEY TESTED AND FOUND THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE (TRANS GEAR SELECTION) LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROBLEM. MARIN HONDA CHARGED US $205 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH. NOVEMBER 24, 2006 EVER SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE TRANS GEAR SELECTION BEGINS TO FLASH WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON. AND IT MAKES A CLUNK SOUND AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFTED TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I CALLED THE MARIN HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MUST BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT, BUT HE WAS ADAMANT THAT IGNITION SWITCH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION. HE SAID IT IS PURE COINCIDENCE THAT BOTH THE IGNITION AND TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS AT THE SAME TIME. NOVEMBER 28,2006 DECEMBER 1, 2006 THE MECHANIC AT PETALUMA HONDA SAID THAT THE RANGE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THERE ARE A FEW WIRES DANGLING WHICH MAY BE WHY THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE TAKE THE CAR BACK TO MARIN HONDA. I DROVE THE CAR TO MARIN HONDA. DECEMBER 2, 2006 EDDIE PARNELL, SERVICE MANAGER AT MARIN HON

WHEN RETRACTING, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CAN CATCH ON THE POWER SEAT LEVER WHICH RECLINES THE DRIVER SEAT. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BACK RECLINES UNLESS SOMEONE DETERMINES THE REASON FOR THE SEAT GOING BACK. THE SEAT RECLINES WITH SUCH FORCE THAT ANYONE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT CAN BE SEVERELY INJURED AND POTENTIALLY CRUSHED BY THE FORCE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM SF TO OUR HOME IN SANTA ROSA, AND I NOTICED SMOKE STREAMING FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THEN THE ODOMETER DROPPED FROM 65 TO 0, WENT BACK TO 65, THEN FLUCTUATED. AS I TOOK THE EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER, AND JERKED WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. THE ENGINE DID NOT START WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED IT, ALTHOUGH IT CRANKED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MARIN HONDA. THEY TESTED AND FOUND THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE D4(TRANS GEAR SELECTION)LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROBLEM, AND THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID 7 WEEKS AGO.(MY WIFE TOLD THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR THAT WE HAD THE TRANS WORK DONE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN IT FACT IT WAS JUST CHANGING FLUID AS PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE). MARIN HONDA CHARGED US $205 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH. THE D4 STARTS FLASHING WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED AND SHIFT TO ANY ONE OF GEARS. AND IT MAKES A BIG CLUNK AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFTED TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I CALLED MARIN HONDA CUST ADVISOR AND TOLD HIM IT MUST BE RELATED TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT, BUT HE'S ADAMANT THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. WHEN WE CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE AND LOOKED UNDER "RECALL" FOR 1999 ACCORD, WE FOUND IT HAD IGNITION SW RECALLS IN THREE DIFFERENT YEARS, 2002, 2003, AND 2005. IGNIT

MY 99' HONDA ACCORD WOULD SLIP GEARS AND JERK A LOT WHEN I WOULD PUT IT IN GEAR OR STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN PROCEED TO GO AGAIN. AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT COMPLETELY AND THAT THEY SEE IT HAPPEN TO MY MAKE AND YEAR OF CAR ALL OF THE TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TAKE A HIT OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET MY CAR FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. IT AMAZES ME THAT THERE IS STILL NOT A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ALMOST EVERYONE WHO OWNS THESE CARS HAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR 1ST GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SEEN ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEALER, THEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN TRACTION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN, BUT DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THAT TIME DUE TO THE REMAINING TREAD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE CONTACT REFERRED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE TREAD WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING 195/65R15, DOT RADIAL 91HCH95.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL # 02V120000 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH WAS PERFORMED IN 2003. THE IGNITION FAILED AGAIN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE STALLING HAD OCCURRED 30 TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX IN 2002. NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THE CAR WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR ACTED SLUGGISH WHEN GOING FROM A STOP. IT WASN'T THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM SO WE DIDN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT OTHER THAN ADDING HEET TO THE GASOLINE THINKING WE HAD BAD GASOLINE. THEN WE STARTED NOTICING A SORT OF GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD START THE CAR WHICH CAME FROM THE KEY IGNITION. THE CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE WOULD TRY AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD START. THIS YEAR 2006 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN WE WOULD STOP AT STOP SIGNS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WE PAID FOR NEW SPARK WIRE AND PLUG. SOON AFTER THE CAR STARTED STALLING AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! MY HUSBAND DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS THE PROBLEM SO WE DIDN'T HAVE IT REPLACED. THE CAR KEPT ON GETTING WORSE ALMOST CAUSING A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS WHEN IT WOULD QUIT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE THEN HEARD OF A RECALL ON 1999 HONDA ACCORDS THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AGAIN BUT WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE OUR CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL! WE CALLED HONDA CORP TO FIND OUT WHY IT WASN'T INCLUDED AND WERE TOLD THEY RECALLED ONLY CERTAIN MAKES AND MODELS AND OURS WASN'T ONE OF THEM. WE OF COURSE WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DIDN'T HAVE OUR MODEL AND MAKE RECALLE

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

STARTED SEEING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON LT SIDE UNDER VEHICLE. HAD SEAL REPLACED BY LOCAL TRANS SHIP. TWO WEEKS LATER FLUID LEAKING AGAIN. RESEARCHED AND FOUND RECALL ON 2000 AND UP FOR BAD BEARING CAUSING THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THOSE VEHICLES. TOOK VEHICLE TO RT.23 HONDA AND THEY ADVISED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE ONLY ITEM THAT THE HONDA FIELD SERVICE MANAGER WOULD ONLY ALLOW THE PART ONLY. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $1000 LABOR. I REQUESTED THE FIELD MANAGER'S NAME BUT BRAD MORDER (SERVICE WRITER AT RT.23 HONDA) REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME. I LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA (CASE #12006-04-250-0809)THAT WAS HANDLED BY CHRIS MARTINEZ OF HONDA (X-118183) WHO STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE PARTICULARS AND THAT HE HAD NO AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE DECISION OF THE FIELD MANAGER. AGAIN, WHEN I ASKED FOR THE NAME OF THE FIELD MANAGER MR. MARTINEZ WOULD NOT GIVE IT TO ME. WHEN I ASKED HIM FOR HIS SUPERIOR'S NAME SO THAT I COULD ESCALATE THIS MATTER, HE ADVISED THAT HIS DECISION WAS FINAL AND THERE WAS NO OTHER RECOURSE I COULD TAKE. ANY HELP YOU COULD FURNISH WOULD BE APPRECIATED. C. O. HEINE. *NM

ALTERNATOR BRACKET CRACKED TWICE IN ONE YEAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS INCIDENT REOCCURRED THREE TIMES A WEEK IN A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE STALLINGS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAD PROBLEMS TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE ABOUT RECALL # 02V120000, WHICH DESCRIBED THE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE REPETITIVE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXISTENT RECALL FOR THE IGNITION DEFECT DUE TO THE VIN.

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY ON 1999 HONDA CIVIC DX. *JB

1. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED LEAKING ON 99 ACCORD EX WITH >92100 MILES. ESKRIDGE HONDA TIGHTENED BOXTON BOLT. LEAKING GOT WORST. TOOK CAR BACK 2 DAYS LATER. ESKRIDGE STATED A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REQUIRED BECAUSE THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT IT WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY OTHER MODELS -- 00-0 MODELS WHERE HONDA USA PROVIDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THOSE TRANSMISSIONS. 2. FROM MY RESEARCH, OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THEIR 99 HONDAS, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO RECALLS. 3. SINCE I VIEW IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE, I PLAN TO PAY IF NECESSARY TO REPLACE IT, SINCE I DON'T WANT MY 16-YR SON DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. 4. IS NHSTA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 99 HONDAS? IF SO, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF YOUR ACTIONS IN GETTING HONDA USA TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR 99 HONDAS. *NM

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX AND AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS SUMMER, MY CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START DURING HOT WEATHER. THE CAR GIVES A HEALTHY CRANK BUT WILL NOT FULLY TURNOVER. USUALLY AFTER WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO COOL DOWN, THE CAR THEN STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *NM

DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND IT ONLY HAS 96K MILES. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. IT BURNS OIL AND NO ONE CAN DETERMINE WHY. I JUST REPLACED 2 VALVES DUE TO THE OIL AND NOW MY EGR VALVE IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE EGR VALVE FOR A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PRIOR TO EACH INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE USUALLY RESTARTS AFTER WAITING LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PIECE OF METAL DETACHED FROM THE SLIDER OF THE DRIVER SEAT, CAUSING FREE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

THE HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN 2002 ARRIVED THE SAME DAY MY WIFE HAD OUR 1999 HONDA DIE ON HER WHILE DRIVING ON I-95. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DYING (TURN THE KEY AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN) HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME WE'VE TAKEN IT TO OUR HONDA DEALER. THEY EVENTUALLY SAID TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT TIME IT QUITS (WITHOUT RE-STARTING IT) SO THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. HOW DO I DO THAT? THE RECALL STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH A NEW IMPROVED ONE. ONLY RECENTLY DID I FIND OUT THAT THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE WIRING (TWICE) AND IT CONTINUES TO DIE. THE DEALER SAYS IT CAN'T BE THE CYLINDER/TUMBLER (AND I SAY IT MUST BE THE TUMBLER) AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $380 TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE IGNITION SWITCH (WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM!

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHERE THE SEAT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME, THE SEAT WAS ONLY HELD ON BY A SPOT-WELD. UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, THE SPOT WELD BREAKS LOSE CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 6-8 INCHES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

THE BOLT HOLDING THE MAIN CRANK SHAFT PULLEY CAME LOOSE CAUSING ALL EXTERIOR BELTS TO COME OFF AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR TIMING BELT, SHEARED THE WOODRUFF KEY, AND WARPED PULLEY. THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF BECAUSE TIMING WAS NOW OFF ON ENGINE AND THE PISTONS CAME UP AND BENT SOME VALVES. NOW I AM OUT $3,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PER MYCARSTATS.COM, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS BOLT/ DESIGN ASSEMBLY CAME DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY WORK RELATED TO THIS BOLT AND PULLEY. *NM

AT 99K MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD ON THE SECOND SHIFT. DEALER ADVISES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COST $3800. *JB

CONTINUOUS ENGINE CHECK LIGHT POINTING TO FAILURES IN THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. MONETARY LOSS IS BECOMING UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V025000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH. 1,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND REPLACED THE SWITCH.

LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL FOUND IN ANTI-FREEZE RESEVOIR TANK. GARAGE SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. GARAGE SAID THEY'VE NEVER SEEN A HEAD GASKET BLOW WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *JB