1999 Honda Accord complaints

1999 HONDA ACCORD: DRIVER'S WINDOW. LESS THAN 60,000 MILES USUALLY PARKED MOST OF THE DAY. DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN BUT NOT UP. WAS TOLD "DUE TO USE - WINDOW WIRE GEARS STRIPPED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR AND DROVE TAURUS TO 120,000 UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. I COULD SEE IT IF THERE WAS MORE THAN SLIGHT USE OF THE WINDOW!!! COST $282 TO REPLACE GEAR. (MIDWEST LOCATION) *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 6 HOURS, THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED OUTWARDS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS NOT VANDALIZED. THE GLASS WAS CRACKED INTO TINY PIECES. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE A FOREIGN OBJECT AS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE GLASS FELL INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE ON TO THE BACK SEAT. *AK

ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SPONTANEOUSLY QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT THEN RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WOULD APPEAR TO START, BUT WOULD QUIT IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE KEY WAS RELEASED FROM THE START POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A FAULTY ELECTRICAL PART IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE LEARNED THAT SOME HONDA MODELS MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME AS MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. CONSIDERING THE HISTORY, IT SOUNDS AS IF NOT ALL OF THE PROBLEMATIC CARS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND/OR RECALLED. THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. LOSING POWER TO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. AS A RESULT, I FEEL THAT MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT RECALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE BEFORE IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NM

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS. *JB

OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, MY ACCORD EX HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, MAJOR STREETS, AND A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. NOT ONLY DOES IT STALL, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START UP AGAIN. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO SIT WHEREVER I MAY BE FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHILE TRYING TO START UP AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH TAKEN CARE OF, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS ALREADY DONE IN OCTOBER 2002. YET, THEY TOLD ME MY PROBLEM WAS A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO FIX IT SINCE THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED IT ONCE. WHEN I COMPLAINED THAT 3 1/2 YEARS WAS AN UNUSUALLY SHORT LIFE FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH, ESPECIALLY AFTER A RECALL, I WAS GIVEN THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO CALL AND COMPLAIN. UPON CALLING, I WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING. I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN. FINALLY, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD FILE A CASE FOR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW. TODAY, I RECEIVED THE DECISION THAT MY CASE DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A "GOODWILL CASE" BECAUSE MY CAR DOES NOT RECEIVE ITS MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER. (WHY SHOULD I WHEN I CAN GET THE SAME WORK DONE FOR 1/3 TO 2/3 OF WHAT THE DEALER CHARGES.) I TOLD THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, CHRIS, THAT APPARENTLY THE SWITCHES HONDA FURNISHED THE DEALERS FOR THE RECALL PARTS WERE AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ORIGINAL AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS OR FOR POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THEM. HE DID NOT DISAGREE

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH A REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND BELT FAILURE. A FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION 7 MONTHS EARLIER AND BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHUDDERS, FREE SPINS, AND SHIFTS VERY ERRATIC. IT STARTED SUDDENLY JUST OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS TRANSMISSION ISN'T VERY GOOD, AND HONDA IS DENYING ANY DEFECTS IN IT. ITS REALLY MESSED UP HOW HONDA IS TREATING CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE COME TO LOVE HONDA CARS. *NM

THE CAR HAS HAD DIFFICULTIES STARTING AND STALLED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A RECALL BY AMERICAN HONDA FOR 1997-2000 HONDA ACCORDS DATED MAY 23, 2002. THEY SUGGESTED IN THE RECALL THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD BE REPLACED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE'S VIN [XXX] DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF THIS RECALL THAT AFFECTED OVER 1.3 MILLION CARS. MY PROBLEM IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY SET UP A CASE [XXX]. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IF THE CAR STALLS. AS INDICATED THIS CAR HAS ALREADY STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. I REQUEST THAT YOU REQUIRE AMERICAN HONDA TO COVER THE REPAIRS OF THIS ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUE. VEHICLE PURCHASED SEPT 2000 WITH APPROX 15K MILES. VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING AFTER THROTTLE HAD BEEN PRESSED AT APPROX 42K MILES. BAD HESITATION, AND ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS. PRESS ON THE GAS, THE ENGINE REVS, BUT VEHICLE BARELY MOVES AND WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE IT IS VERY HARSH. DANGEROUS TRYING TO ENTER FREEWAYS, PASS OTHER VEHICLES OR CROSS STREETS/INTERSECTIONS. THE BASIC HONDA WARRANTY OF ONLY 3/YR 36K MILES HAD ALREADY LAPSED. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED IN AUG 2002 WITH 31K MILES. AGAIN CHANGED(DRAIN/FILL) IN JUNE 2004 WITH 46K MILES AND AGAIN IN SEPT 2006 WITH 61K MILES. HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID USED. *JB

1999 HONDA ACCORD V-6, 90K MILES. IN JULY, 2005. I STARTED NOTICING A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS ON AND THE ABS AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. DURING NORMAL MAINTENANCE, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE NOISE AND DASH LIGHT PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF EVER SINCE. TODAY WHEN THE CAR WAS CRANKED, IT MADE A LOUDER THAN NORMAL WHISTLING SOUND. AFTER DRIVING IF FOR 1/2 A MILE THE NOISE STOPPED. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR, IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I PARKED IT AND ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT AGAIN BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER RECHARGING THE BATTERY, IT STILL COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I REALIZED THAT MANY OTHERS WITH 99 ACCORDS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. CONSIDERING THIS IS THE 3RD HONDA I HAVE PURCHASED (THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 93 HONDA ALSO) IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH STEADY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATED, BUT LURCHED FORWARD AFTER THE SLOW START. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA. WANTED TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEAN INJECTORS FOR $305.00. COST CONTACT JUST TO CLEAN IT, $45.00. TOOK IT TO LOCAL GARAGE, AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND LINKAGE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. *AK

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT RESTARTED OKAY. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN 2000, WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL. WITH THAT SYMPTOM. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED , PROBLEM WAS FIXED. (2) THE SYMPTOM OF SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING CONTINUED AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. IT OCCURRED 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK. IT ALSO BECAME HARD TO RESTART. SEVERAL TIMES IT SHUT OFF WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS HARD TO PRESS IN CERTAIN SPOTS. THE DEALERSHIP RE-FITTED THE HORN WIRES AND DETERMINED THE HORN WAS OPERATING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THE REPAIRS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD ALWAYS STICK IN THE MORNING. THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WOULD SQUEAK WHEN GOING UP. THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/16/06. *JB

1999 ACCORD ACCELERATES WHILE PARKING. ENGINE REVVED TO 6000 RPM. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOUR TIMES EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FELT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THEREFORE NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *NM

I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD FROM CROWN AUTO IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA IN APRIL OF 2005. FOUR MONTHS LATER MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2005 , NOW IT IS FEBRUARY AND MY TRANSMISSION IS GIVING OUT . *JB

(1) THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT RESTARTED OKAY. I CALLED AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND HE ADVISED ME OF AN IGNITION RECALL WITH THAT SYMPTOM. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED , AND A DIFFERENT RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, BUT I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE MY PROBLEM WAS FIXED. (2) THE SYMPTOM OF SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING CONTINUED AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. IT OCCURRED 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK. IT ALSO BECAME HARD TO RESTART. SEVERAL TIMES IT SHUT OFF WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE. (3) I RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V025000 AND HONDA #S P69 & P69, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. I CALLED HONDA'S (800) 999-1009 TO SEE I THEY WOULD COVER MY CAR UNDER THE RECALL, AND I WAS TOLD NO, BUT IT WOULD BE DOCUMENTED. I NEW IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND I USED TO BE AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, SO I PURCHASED THE PART AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. AT THE PARTS COUNTER THE ASKED IF I WANTED THE RECALL IGNITION SWITCH. I PAID $54.55 FOR THE PART AND IT TOOK 1 HOUR TO INSTALL, AND THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 THAT I HAVE TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT FOR MAINTENANCE BY THE BOOK. TODAY I FOUND OUT MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND IT WILL COST $4200 TO REPAIR. I HAVE READ THE EMAILS OF HONDAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS? I DID EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO HONDA AND NOW MY BELOVED VEHICLE HAS FAILED ME. I HAVE BEEN A TRUE HONDA PERSON. THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA. *NM

1999 HONDA ACCORD LX FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BALL JOINT BROKE. *JB

RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH/STEERING COLUMN CASE STEERING COLUMN HAD GROOVE MARKS FROM STEERING WHEEL IGNITION SWITCHED REPLACED / STEERING COLUMN CASE REPLACED SINCE THEN THE HORN DOESN'T BLOW ALL THE TIME WHEN BLOWN. I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO THE STATE POLICE HERE IN BATON ROUGE, LA. *JB

I HAVE A 99 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS HAVING SERIOUS SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE HADN'T EVEN HIT 90,000 MILES YET. WHEN I WENT IN TO HONDA TO SEE WHAT THE LIGHT WAS ON FOR IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A "TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM FAILURE" AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HONDA TOLD ME IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (3YR, 36K MI WARRANTY) SO THEY CLAIM THEY COULDN'T REPLACE IT. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER IF IT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY. NO ONE PURCHASES A CAR, NEW OR USED, TO HAVE TO GET A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION BEFORE THE CAR EVEN MAKES IT TO 100,000 MILES. BESIDES THE MAJOR MECHANICAL PURCHASE, HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. I CAN'T RECALL HOW MANY TIMES I'VE PRACTICALLY BEEN RAN OFF THE ROAD BY TRACTOR TRAILERS BECAUSE MY CAR COULDN'T SHIFT AND ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. DOES IT REALLY TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY TRY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY DASHBOARD LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED WAS THE GREEN KEY LIGHT. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SHE BELIEVED IT MAY BE A PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM. *AK

I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION WITH MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6,[XXX]. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE CODE AND IT INDICATED TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MALFUNCTION. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING AND DRIVING FINE, SO I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE HONDA DEALER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. I CLEARED THE ERROR, BUT IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING AND DRIVING FINE. TODAY ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 75 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT SHIFTED IN TO SECOND AND STAYED THERE. YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT THAT DID TO RPMS! NOW IT WON'T GO IN TO REVERSE OR ANY OTHER FORWARD GEAR BUT SECOND. I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID I'M LOOKING AT A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. $2950 JUST FOR THE PARTS (DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR). THAT COMES WITH A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT I WILL EASILY USE UP IN ONE YEAR DUE TO MY LONG COMMUTE. BEING THAT THE CAR HAS 136,000 MILES ON IT, I FIGURED IT WAS HIGHLY REGRETTABLE, BUT UNDERSTANDABLE. UNTIL I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE! I SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUT THIS THREAD! HTTP://WWW.AUTOFAN.COM/FORUM_THREAD.ASP?MESSAGE=3625 THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY WIDESPREAD. THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THAT POST WITH 72,000 MILES AND THREE DEALER REPLACEMENTS, SOME WITH SIX DEALER REPLACEMENTS. MY BIG WORRY NOW, AFTER READING SO MANY OTHER EXPERIENCES, IS THAT I'LL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND BE BUYING ANOTHER $3000 TRANSMISSION A YEAR LATER. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC,. THEY PUT THE VEHICLE ON A MACHINE THAT INDICATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BROKE . THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

1999 HONDA ACCORD FAILED TRANSMISSION. NO TRANSPORTATION FOR A MONTH DEALER ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR $4000.00. I FEEL THIS IS NOT FAIR HONDA RECALLED EVERY YEAR OF THIS SAME MODEL AFTER MY CAR. THERE NEED TO BE SO JUST OR A CLASS ACTION SUIT. *JB

THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD. *TS THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS SINCE 2001. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1999. THE TIRES HAVE DRY ROT AND CRACKED ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE HAVE BEEN ROTATED FREQUENTLY AND THE TREAD IS VERY GOOD BUT THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY REACH THEIR MILEAGE WARRANTY (MICHELIN TIRES). *NM

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE QUITS AND MANY GAUGES GO TO ZERO. I PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT USUALLY STARTS. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE I JIGGLED THE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED GOING AGAIN. I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ALL IS WELL. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR 1998 MODELS BUT NOT FOR MINE. I THINK THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM HONDA DESCRIBES IN THE BULLETIN THAT RECALLS CERTAIN 1998 MODELS FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ACCORD DX SEDAN. THE CLUTCH WENT OUT RECENTLY. ACCORDING TO HONDA, THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, HONDA SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING FROM A VENDOR AT ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY. INSTEAD OF REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PART THAT IS FAULTY THE WHOLE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO NEW MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN SPECS. SO INSTEAD OF A COST OF @ $150.00 IT WILL COST ME @ $500.00. PLUS THERE ARE NO ASSEMBLIES AVAILABLE - IT'S BACK ORDERED DUE TO THE DEMAND OF THIS ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE ORIGINAL. AS OF THIS TIME - EVEN THOUGH HONDA FREELY ADMITS THE TO BAD MANUFACTURING -THEY ARE OFFERING NO REIMBURSEMENT OR OFFER NO ASSISTANCE FOR A RENTAL CAR. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS WITH NO REPAIR DATE IN SIGHT. *NM

PURCHASED A PR-OWNED VEHICLE FROM POWER TOYOTA CERRITOS AND THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS AFTER 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. *JB

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY 3 LANE HIGHWAY MY HONDA WOULD NOT GO FORWARD ANY MORE. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS IT WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I COULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE, BUT IN DRIVE I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO ABOVE 10 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE WHO TOLD ME HONDA HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 98-2000 ACCORDS UNDER 100,000 MILES, AND THEY WILL REPLACE YOUR TRANSMISSION. SINCE MY CAR ONLY HAD 80,000 MILES, I CALLED THE SERVICE STATION, MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME OKAY, BUT THERE WOULD BE A $95 FEE IF IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY, AND SAID MY VIN# DIDN'T MATCH THE RECALL, SO SORRY. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA, AND THEY SAID I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT INFORMATION, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I STATED SO WHAT YOU ARE TELLING ME IS THAT IN 98,99 & 00, YOU PUT BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN YOUR ACCORDS, I HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION IN MY ACCORD, BUT I'M NOT COVERED??? TO WHICH THEY REPLIED YES. *JB

HONDA ACCORD 99 V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED, SPEED 10 MPH WHILE IT'S 6000 RPM, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, VERY DANGEROUS, IT'S 2ND TRANSMISSION. THE 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 70K MILES, AND THE 2ND FAILED AT 82K. *JB

I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY HONDA ACCORD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IN PARKVILLE, MISSOURI, HE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FOUND IT BLACK. HE FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, PUT NEW FLUID IN, AND CHANGED A FILTER BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HONDA FROM 98 TO 2002 HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND SEE IF THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. I COULD TELL AS I DROVE HOME THAT IT WAS NOT FIXED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 1,600 TO 1,800 DOLLARS. SINCE I HAVE HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE IN MY ACCORD OR MY LEMON, THREE NEW BATTERIES, AND NOW A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT IS NOT ALREADY PAID FOR BECAUSE I LEASED IT AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING IT, I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 1999 HONDA ACCORD I HAD CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE, WHICH IS RESULTED IN THE THROTTLE STICKING. REGARDLESS, OF HOW LONG THE VEHICLE SAT, WHEN THE CONSUMER GAVE THE VEHICLE GAS, THE THROTTLE STUCK. IT DID NOT MATTER IF IT WAS IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 4 TO 5 YEARS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED THAT SHE BRING IT IN FOR A THROTTLE CLEANING, WHICH SHE DID. THE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE BEEN OF NO HELP. AND OFTEN REFER HER TO HAVE THE THROTTLE CLEANED AGAIN AT HER COST. AT THIS RATE, THE THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED EVERY FEW MONTHS. AT THIS POINT, THE THROTTLE IS STICKING AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED, BUT THE OWNER SUGGESTED THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT OR RECALL. *AK *JB

THE LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN

1999 HONDA ACCORD DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR. *MR THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO LOSE POWER, BRAKING AND STEERING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT WAS SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO CONSIDER ANY COMPENSATION. *SC

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2005, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I REFERRED TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AS WRITTEN. THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY INDICATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND THEY QUOTED ME $1100 TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE 8 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? NOT ONLY WILL I HAVE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, BUT I WILL BE POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE SAME TIME. I GUESS I NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE EPA AS WELL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX IN THE SUMMER OF '99. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT THE BLACK PAINT WAS STARTING TO CHIP AND FLAKE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (PERFORMANCE HONDA, FAIRFIELD, OH) TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR OFFERED MANY EXCUSES SUCH AS THAT I MUST HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH A STREET PAINTING PROJECT, ENCOUNTERED ACID RAIN, USED A POWER WASHER TOO OFTEN, OR DIDN'T KEEP THE VEHICLE CLEAN. MY HUSBAND AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLES WITH THE INTENT OF KEEPING THEM FOR MANY YEARS. THIS VEHICLE WAS WAXED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE AND HAD BEEN WASHED AND MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE CONTINUED TO SEE MORE PAINT SPECS MISSING IN THE BLACK PAINT. AT EACH SERVICE VISIT, I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN CAME TO OUR HOUSE AND TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE EXCUSES POINTED TO OUR INADEQUATE CARE OF THE VEHICLE. ON MY LAST VISIT, THEY ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE A QUOTE ON A NEW PAINT JOB FROM THEIR BODY SHOP. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HONDA WEB SITES AND I WONDER IF THERE WAS EVER ANYTHING DONE TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION WITH THIS BATCH OF BAD PAINT. HONDA SEEMS UNWILLING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION OR OFFER ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE PAINT TROUBLES. *NM

1999 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMERS WIFE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. ON 4-5 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ABOUT RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND WE STRICTLY ADHERED TO THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. BASED ON RESEARCH ON THE WEB, THIS IS QUITE COMMON BUT HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. HONDA RECOGNIZED THE ISSUES WITH THE 2000-2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS BUT FAILED TO INCLUDE THE 1999'S WHEN THEIR IS OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR LATCH DISCONNECTED. *AK *JB

DT: THE BOLT BACKED OUT OF THE PULLEY IN THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN RUINED PULLEY/ BENT THE CRANK SHAFT/LOSS OF POWER STEERING/ DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR, AND AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS SURPRIDE. CONSUMER, HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE NEW PULLEY.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES: THE CRANK PULLEY SEPARATED FROM THE CRANK. SHE HAS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE DEALER FIXED IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS SERIOUS . CONTACT FELT IT WAS SERIOUS. CRANK PULLEY BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO GARAGE. *AK

HAD TWO (2) GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES BLOW OUT APPROXIMATELY A MONTH APART ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD - HIGHWAY DRIVING...FRONT TIRES, FIRST THE LEFT AND YESTERDAY THE RIGHT TIRE. LUCKILY NO INJURIES. WONDERED IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS.

DT: THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. MAINTENANCE LIGHT WILL STAY ON, AND THEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60-80 MPH THE GREEN LIGHT WILL POP ON, AND THE VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF. *AK

DT: CONSUMER REPORTS WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD; AND IS OUT OF CONTROL. IN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, HE NOTICED OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE VERY SAME DAY HE BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT FOUR-WAY STOP AND HE WENT THROUGH THE MID-SECTION. THE CAR REVS UP AT VIOLENT PACE. *JB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE WHICH IS CLOGGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO KEEP FLASHING OFF/ON SINCE LAST SUMMER. DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, HOWEVER, A PRODUCT UPDATE HAS BEEN IMPOSED. THIS IS DIRECTED TO THOSE VEHICLE WHICH CAME WITH AN 80,000 MILES AND 8 YEAR WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD, BUT HAS 95,000 MILES. *AK *SB *NM

1999 HONDA ACCORD'S CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. *MR THE LOWER PULLEY "IN HAND" HAD COME OFF OF THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT. *SC *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FLASHED FOR A WHILE, AND THEN IT STAYED ON, REPEATING ITS CYCLE. CALLED DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WOULD HAVE TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE COST OF AT LEAST $90.00. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM.

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE V6 (CALIFORNIA) ENGINE STALLS IMMEDIATELY WHEN BLINKER/SIGNAL LEVER IS USED, FOR LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. WHEN ENGINE STALLS, GREEN "KEY" LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD. OTHERWISE, FAILURE HAPPENS RANDOMLY. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE DRIVING AT 60+ MPH AND WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. AT HIGH SPEEDS, ENGINE STALLS AND THEN RESTARTS IN A FEW SECONDS. HAS NOT OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD/NOT-WARMED-UP. FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AT FIRST, BUT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, AVERAGES ABOUT ONE FAILURE A WEEK. FAILURE STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS ~92,000 MILES. CAR HAS HAD ONE OWNER SINCE PURCHASED NEW. CAR RECIEVES REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. CAR HAD COMPLETE TUNE-UP (OIL/FILTER,SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION CAP & ROTOR, IGNITION WIRES, TRANSMISSION FLUID (HONDA), AIR FILTER, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER, ETC...) AFTER FIRST FAILURE. ALTERNATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED MANY MONTHS AFTER "STALLING/BLINKER" FAILURES FIRST OCCURRED, AND HAD NO APPARENT AFFECT ON STALLING PROBLEM. STALLING STILL OCCURS, AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSE IS.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V423000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THIS RECALL. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS RECALL REPAIRS DONE. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE THE OWNER $500.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK