1999 Honda Accord complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 40MPH THE ACCELORATOR STUCK AND CONTINUED TO ACCEL AT UNCONTROLABLE SPEEDS. THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND SLAM ON THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR TO MEL RAPTON HONDA AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO CLAIMS THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. IT HAS NOT DONE IT SINCE. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE ACCELERATOR CABLES AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES AND THERE WERE NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.

NEED TO LUBRICATE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FILLER NECK IS BENT. NEED TO REPLACE FUEL PIPE.

TRANSMISSIONS SLIPS AND SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND INCONSISTENTLY. WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED BUT ONLY FOR '00 & '01 MODELS. SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION STANDARD WITH 1999 ACCORDS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HIT AND DO THE HITTING AS SHIFTING BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE.

DIFFERENTIAL SEALS ON 1999 HONDA ACCORD EXL ARE LEAKING.*MR (NAR) TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *CB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO WOULD NOT ASSIST CONSUMER, AND CONTINUOUSLY TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THE RECALL. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY GAS PEDAL STUCK, AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER INDICATED THE NEED TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE. THE THROTTLE. BUT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO LUBRICATE THE THROTTLE. *AK

POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - ACCORD 1999 EX-V6 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SOMETIMES IT EVEN SLIPS (PAUSES WHEN SHIFTING GEAR). SUSPECT THE PROBLEM TO BE SIMILAR TO MODEL YEAR 2000 AND 2001, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED FOR 1999.

FILE FOLLOW UP REGARDING A COMPLIANT THAT WAS FILED IN REFERENCE TO A 1999 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH RECALL.*MR WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEY REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL STATING THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT, THE CONSUMER THEN TOLD THE DEALER IT WAS A NATIONAL RECALL, THE DEALER THEN STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE, THE CONSUMER SHOWED THE DEALER THE TITLE AND THEN THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NOT RECONIZE THE RECALL. *CB *JB

1999 HONDA ACCORD NEEDED TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 40,000 AND NOW IS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN AT 46,000 MILES. A REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. CAR IS SLOW TO MOVE IN 1ST AND DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. HARD TO GET MOVING WITH TRAFFIC AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN FAST ACCELERATION IS NEEDED IN TRAFFIC. *LA

INTER LOCK FAILED, CAUSING THE KEY TO COME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING PARKED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS A PARKING LOT CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *MR

MY HONDA ACCORD LX 4DR 1999 MODEL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT GO LITTLE UPSLOPE ON REVESE GEAR. I FOUND LOT OF COMPLAINT ON THE WEB ABOUT REVERSE GEAR SLEEPING GOING UPSLOPE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO ENGAGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP WHILE UP SHIFITING, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AND THEN JERK INTO GEAR. WHEN DOWN SHIFITING, THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECVTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE 2000/01 MODEL YEARS WHICH HAVE THE SAME V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT ON THE 99 HONDAS.

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP.*AK WHEN CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG AND REEL WOULD HAVE TO BEEN REPLACED AT ESTIMATE OF $873.90 TO REPAIR. AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA, THEY AGREED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. ON NOVEMBER 13, THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF SOMETHING HAPPENING. *PH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA

VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. *MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND JUST TURN THE LIGHT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *NM

JUST PRIOR TO A CELLULAR PHONE RINGING, THE CAR MAKES CLICKING AND BUZZING NOISES WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH IN THE AREA OF THE FUSE BOX. ONCE THE CELL PHONE IS ANSWERED, THE CLICKING AND BUZZING NOISES STOP. *JB

WHEN TEMPERATURE REACHES UNDER 32F, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THE CAR WAS WARMED UP, AND AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE, THE CAR SHUT-DOWN AND WON'T RESTART. *AK PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE FUEL PUMP, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, HE HAS KNOWN OF AT LEAST 20 ACCORDS FROM THE SAME MODEL 98-02, WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND IT ALL WAS TRACED TO THE SAME MANUFACTURER WHO MADE THE FUEL PUMPS.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MORE THAN TWENTY TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK AND CAR KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE DRIVER HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE TWO SEATS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED. *AK THE FAILED PART IS AVAILABLE. *NLM

WHILE AT SLOW SPEED THE TRANSMISSON PAUSED AND KICKED FORWARD ON A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH ONLY 78,000 PLUS MILES. *LA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: HARSH SHIFTING. CAR WOULD REV AND HAVE TROUBLE ENGAGING INTO GEAR FROM TO GEAR. HIT THE GAS PEDAL, BUT CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE . VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS!! ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. *LA

OWNER STATES VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHERS VEHICLES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED STALLING WITHOUT WARNING.*MR (NAR) ENCLOSED IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES ON HONDA VEHICLES. *CB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY.*MR (NAR) DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A FULL REFUND FOR LABOR CHARGES ACQUIRED FROM FAILED LOCK ASSEMBLY. *CB

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 500-600 MILES. SCHOMP HONDA IN DENVER SAID FLUSH TRANSMISSION. IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, THERE WAS A VALVE TO REPLACE IN THE TRANSMISSION. IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NEEDED AT $50,000. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FLUSHED, AND THE VALVE REPLACED (BY KOOL HONDA, MCCOOK, NE). THIS TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 1000 MILES. THIS STARTED BEFORE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED, AND SUSPECT THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENT WHEN THE PRIOR OWNER TRADED IT IN. HONDA NEEDS TO RESPOND TO ALL THE OWNERS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS,BY FIXING/REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO OWNERS. *LA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THEN IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND EVENTUALLY ENGAGE THE CORRECT GEAR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPS.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX-VL 3.0L V6... MAY 1999. THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT JERK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS FROM DAY ONE. HONDA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. WELL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IT STARTED TO GET WORSE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING FLUID AT THE LEFT CV BOOT. I TOOK IT INTO THE HONDA DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A ROLLER BEARING THAT IS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY CAUSING A SLIGHT VIBRATION THAT CAUSES THE SEAL TO LEAK. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST $5,500 ++ TO REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. (3 YEARS OR 30K MILES) I HAVE OWNED A HONDA FOR 17 YEARS. I HAVE A 1986 WITH OVER 250,000 MILES AND STILL GOING STRONG. I PURCHASED THIS 1999 BASED ON THE HONDAS PAST HISTORY OF QUALITY. THIS MAY BE THE END OF HONDA OWNERSHIP FOR ME IF THEY DON'T REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION.I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND WAS OVERWHELMED AT SO MANY 1999 HONDA ACCORDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPLACE ALL OF THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND SAVE THERE GOOD NAME. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS OR100K TO COVER THERE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!HEY DID EXTENDED THE 2000-2001... BUT NOT THE 1999 ??? WHY... IT'S THE VERY SAME TRANSMISSION! *AK

AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS IT BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN DUE TO AN ALTERNATOR BOLT BREAKING. IT WAS REPLACED. ON A THIRD OCCASION, THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT DEALERS SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE IT WILL NOT START.*AK *JB *NLM

IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING A 1999 HONDA, ACCORD, HE ENCOUNTERED SOME PROBLEMS. WHEN MAKING A TURN, EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. BUT, IT WOULD START RIGHT UP IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A TURN OUT OF TRAFFIC OR INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 1999 HONDA ACCORD. HONDA WILL NOT EXTEND WARRANTY AS THEY HAVE ON 2000-2001 MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM. SEE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 00-065 DATED 8/22/00. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON THE HIGHWAY. *LA

1999 HONDA ACCORD V-6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 51,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON FOR THIS MODEL CAR. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD ORDER A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION OR OFFER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FROM THE CURRENT 36,000 MILES. *LA

TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WITH 38,000 MILES. TRANS. DOWNSHIFTS ROUGHLY FROM SECOND TO FIRST. FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX BY DEALER JULY 5, 2003. PROBLEM SEEMED TO IMPROVE. RETURNED TO DEALER OCTOBER 2, 2003 WHEN GOT WORSE. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS IT SAID WERE COLLAPSED; CHARGED ME MORE THAN $400. TRANSMISSION STILL DOWNSHIFTS ROUGHLY ON OCCASION. REQUEST TO DEALER TO REFUND PORTION OF MOTOR MOUNT COST HAS RECEIVED NO RESPONSE AS OF OCT. 22 DESPITE NUMEROUS CALLS AND VOICE MAILS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. DAVE KITCHEN, 310.783.3025. *LA

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. *LA

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. NO CONTACT WITH CURB, POTHOLE, OR ANY OTHER ROAD HAZARD. TIRE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT BLOWOUT ORIGINATED FROM INSIDE THE TIRE. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 20K MILES. 2ND BLOWOUT IN 16 MONTHS. MICHELIN MX4 195/65R15. *LA

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 ON FREEWAY. *LA

DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SKIPPING SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT REVERSE UP A HILL. LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO TRANSMISSION WAS DOING THE SAME THING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK A YEAR LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT. CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 ACCORDS BUT NOT 1999. CONSUMER REPORTED BOTH INCIDENTS TO NHTSA IN CASE THERE'S A RECALL ISSUED FOR HIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. *PH *NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V120000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE CONTAINED AN AFTER MARKET ALARM SYSTEM WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE IGNITION. DEALER CHARGED A FEE TO DISCONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM IN ORDER PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS.*AK

PROBLEMS GETTING STARTER RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETE.*MR THE STARTER WAS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE WORK WAS NOT DONE BECAUSE SOMETHING CAME UP. AFTER THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONSUMER INSTALLED A NON-HONDA ALARM ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AGREED TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING WENT WRONG AND GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO DO THE WORK BUT THEY SAID NO. *NLM

I HAVE 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX V6. MY TRANNY WENT AT 66'000 MILES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON 99 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS BUT THERE IS AN EXTENSION ON 2000/2001 TRANSMISSIONS FOR 7 YEARS 100'00 MILES. I AM VERY UPSET AND HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS....OR AT LEAST COMPENSATE FOR THE $3000 I SPENT TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THANK YOU

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN DAYS AFTER MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAD 90K SERVICE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE. THE FIRST TRIP BACK TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECORDING THE CODE IN THEIR COMPUTER THEN TURNING THE INDICATOR LAMP OFF IN MY ACCORD. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LAMP RETURNED SOON AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE 2ND VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE CODE INDICATED THE EGR VALVE WAS CLOGGED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 92K MILES YET I WAS NEVER ADVISED OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP'S OWN TESTING DURING THE 90K SERVICE DID NOT DETECT THE EMISSION PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS WITH LESS MILEAGE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.

RE: 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX (VIN: JHMCG667XXXXXXXXX). OPTED NOT TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY THAT EVENING DUE TO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, TOOK BACK STREETS (PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON FREEWAY). SUDDENLY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES & ENGINE DIED; LOST POWER STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS & ALL PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, DRIVER DISCOVERED BELTS CAME OFF & THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN. BOLT ATTACHING IT WAS SHEARED OFF & BROKEN IN HALF, TOO. SUBMITTED ANOMALY TO HONDA CORPORATE (CASE # N012003-09-1001253)(PH # (800) 999-1009) TO REVIEW CASE ONCE OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER COMPLETES REPAIRS. CORPORATE HONDA OFFERED "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE" IF CASE DEEMED VALID ENOUGH FOR THEM TO PAY FOR SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE COSTS. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET. HONDA DEALERSHIP NOTICED PULLEY WAS ALSO WARPED. THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. REPORTED CAR HAD 56K MILES, BUT MISTAKEN; SHOULD BE APPROX. 65K. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT JUST "WEAR & TEAR"; MORE LIKE A DESIGN FLAW OR SOMETHING! WE HAVE AN 1987 HONDA WITH NO PROBLEMS & ITS PULLEY DOES NOT EVEN WOBBLE LIKE IT IS DOING NOW IN THE 1999 SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT'S STILL ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR 1 WEEK STARTING 9/15/2003. TO CONTINUE FURTHER MAY COST US AN ADD'L $3K OUT OF POCKET WITH NO GUARANTEES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD WHEN MY CD STARTED SKIPPING AND THEN MY ABS DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED ON THE HIGHWAY (A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC) UNTIL MY EXIT. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AT AN APPROACHING INTERSECTION, MY CAR JUST DIED. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING QUIT...RADIO, AC,ETC...CAR FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK, I WAS STRANDED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WAY TO LET APPROACHING TRAFFIC KNOW I HAD CAR TROUBLE. PUT MY HOOD AND TRUNK UP AND ESCAPED MY CAR. IT WAS TERRIBLE...BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I HAD STILL BEEN ON I-285 WHICH IS A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ARTERY AROUND ATLANTA WITH MULTIPLE LANES AND FAST TRAFFIC. I GOT ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN...NO DASH LIGHTS (I.E. BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT) CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY ALTERNATOR HAD DIED. THAT IS WHY THE CAR QUIT AS I SLOWED AT THE INTERSECTION...THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED COMPLETELY. I HAVE HAD NIGHTMARES ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME HAD I STILL BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE OR HAD THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE I TRAVEL THAT BUSY HIGHWAY EVERY DAY! I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL DEFECT. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT CAREY PAUL HONDA IN SNELLVILLE GA AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM...BUT, NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT ALL! PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. I WILL ALSO CONTACT HONDA OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

SERVICE BULLETIN #' 030013 & 03034 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST RECALL REPLACED BRACKET FOR LOOSENESS IN SEAT-BACK & CUSHION - DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM - RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP & WAS ADVISED SEAT TRACK - NEEDED REPLACEMENT - ($758.53 TRACK - LABOR $218.38) THE SEAT STARTED SHIFTING WHEN VEHICLE WAS APPROX 2.5 YEARS OLD - CONTACTED HONDA DIRECT (800-999-1009 CASE#N012003-08-220-1363) WAS ADVISED THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF SEAT TRACK. THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA DIRECT HAVE BEEN COURTEOUS & KIND. I DO NOT FEEL UNDER NORMAL USAGE THAT THE SEAT TRACK SHOULD FAIL. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE TRACK NOT THE BRACKET. *PH

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAIL AT 40,000 MILES, 80,000 MILES, AND 126,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT, BUT HONDA AND MY LOCAL DEALERS REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED AND ACCELERATED OVER 45 MILES PER HOUR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER AT 25 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

1999 HONDA ACCORD-VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE REVVING ON OWN WHILE IN PARK. TOWED TO DEALER. SERVICE DEPT SAYS THROTTLE BODY IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT AND WAS LEFT AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING PART.*AK