1999 Honda Accord complaints

MANUFACTURER# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000: IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER, BREAKAWAY HONDA IN GREENVILLE, SC. PHONE# 864//234-6447 WAS REFUSING TO GIVE AN APPOINTMENT AND ORDER THE PARTS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR CONSUMER CONFRONTED THE DEALERSHIP WITH A LETTER FROM NHTSA AND THE PART WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE SAME DAY. *JG *JB

CONSUMER STATES AFTER RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLE. THEY ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. BRONX HONDA 718-904-3080. *MR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES HARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIES TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *MR *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX RECALL UNTIL JAN 2ND OF 2003. *MR

MFR# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, RICK CASE HONDA IN CLEVELAND, OH. PHONE# 216/531-7835 WANTS TO CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

DEALERWILL NOT HONOR SERVICE ON ANY AFTER MARKET PRODUCT ON THE SWITCH IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

ONLY AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT FOR INSTALLATION FOR THE NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH TO THIS VEHICLE IS DECEMBER 2ND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $50.00 TO RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM. NLMTHIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A RECENT RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JG

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN SHE RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. SHE WAS CHARGE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE ALARM SYSTEM BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE NAME OF THE DEALERSHIP IS SELMA HONDA 2705 AUTOMALL DRIVE SELMA CA 93662 559 891 3100 SERVICE MANAGER RUDY DIAZ. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPLACE ALARM SYSTEM AFTER REMOVING IT TO DO RECALL. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE CHECK ENGING LIGHTS COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THIS OCCURS BECAUSE GAS IS LEAKING INTO THE SPARK PLUG,WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT SHE HAS TO CLICK HER CAP 3 TIMES TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. NLM CONSUMER STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD EVAPORATIVE CANISTER CONTROL VALVE AND REPLACED THE VALVE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER STARTING VEHICLE YOU HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD ON GAS PEDAL FOR VEHICLE TO MOVE.VEHICLE WILL THEN JUMP.DEALER CONTACTED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES GRIND ALOT,DEALER REPLACED THE ROTOS BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS DEALER ALSO SHAVE THEM DOWN BRAKE PADS DID NOT CORRECT. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK CAN NOT CHANGE GEAR DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BAKE SWITCH.DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH. NLM

MFR# 02-031 & NHTSA# 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES DEALER, PARAMUS HONDA IN PARAMUS, NJ. PHONE# 201/368-0190 WANTED TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT ON THE 5TH OF DEC 2002 FOR MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIRS. NOTICE STATES REPAIRS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 60 DAYS. NLM

CAR WAS SLUGGISH WHEN BACKING UP. WOULD HAVE TO REV ENGINE TO GET IT TO BACK UP. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MR

WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM, WINDOW "EXPLODED" AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED UNEXPECTEDLY. MR

THE CAR JERKED AND STALLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CARS WERE ABLE TO MISS ME AT THAT TIME. THIS OCCURED AND I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP WHERE REPLACEMENTS OF OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL X 2 WAS DONE. IT HAS CONTINUED TO PULL AND STALL AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE TRASMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBEMS. FEEL THAT A 99 HONDA SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT THIS TIME. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO RECALL WITHIN A RESONABLE TIME. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER IS CHARGING HER TO RECONNECT THE REMOTE STARTER. CONSUMER FELT THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWITCH. HERB CHAMBERS HONDA BRIGHTON, MA 617-731-0100. *MRJLG

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. CONSUMER AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *MR

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER TRANSMISION,CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS METTER ON 2000 AND 2001 VEHICLES ALREADY.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *MR

THE CONSUMER HAD A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE ALARM SYSTEM. REAPIRS WAS MADE AT CARRS HONDA, 6600 NORTH WESTERN CHICAGO, IL . *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN DOES NOT SOUND. DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG WAS THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE LOCKS. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE LOCKS BECOMES INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL PAUSE AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, HONDA OF HAYWARD IN HAYWARD CA. PHONE# 510/582-1300. STATED A RECONNECTION FEE OF $90.00 DOLLAR WOULD BE CHARGE FOR RECONNECTION OF THE REMOTE WIRING AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

CONSUMER STATES AFTER LEAVING HER DRIVEWAY AND APPROACHING THE FIRST STOP SIGN THE AUTO DIED, THEN ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE AUTO. THEN AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ANOTHER 3-4 MINS AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE AUTO CUT OFF AGAIN. NOW SHE HAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION AND SHE IS TOLD BY HER DEALER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART, AND WILL NOT HAVE IT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE WEEKS.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL THAT ARE ON THE ACCORDS. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP DOESN'T NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVIALABLE FOR RECALL AND DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AVIALABLE. CONSUMER AFRAID THAT WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS DEFECT STATED IN RECALL WILL ACCUR AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. NLM

CONSUMER STATES CONTACTED DLR REGARDING RECALL REMEDY 02V12000. DLR ADVISED WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH UNTIL 01/03/02. CONSUMER FEELS AS IF DLR IS DELAYING RECALL REMEDY IN FAVOR OF PAYING CONSUMER REPAIRS. NLM

VEHICLE ROTORS AND PADS HAS BEEN CHANGE EIGHT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. DEALER HAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE IN PARK THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY JUMPED INTO REVERSE. CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE PART. *AK THE PART TOOK A MONTH TO OBTAIN. SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO THAT OF THE 2000-01 HONDA ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSIONS AS DOCUMENTED IN A RECENT RECALL. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIBRATE AT OVER 75 MPH AND IT GETS TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONSUMER CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE MIRROR. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB

CONSUMER NOTICED HEAVY NOICE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, DEALER REPLACED THE PADS AND THE ROTORS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.*JB

VEHICLE HANDLING BECAME UNSTABLE. VEHICLE AS TAKEN TO OURISMAN HONDA (BETHEDSA, MD) FOR SERVICE. DIAGNOSIS WAS WORN BALL JOINTS. REPLACED AT COST OF $500. ISSUE IS NOT COST, BUT SAFETY. IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE BALL JOINT(S) COULD HAVE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER DRIVEN ROUGHLY. THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WAS FOLLOWED FAITHFULLY. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUAFACTURER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN STEERING, THE WHEEL DEFINITELY IS NOT TURNING AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE OTHERS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION YET NO SERVICE BULLITEN CAN BE FOUND ON THE ACCORD.HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS STILL ASKING OWNERS TO PAY FOR THE COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILD.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN LOWER GEARS. ALSO LURCHES FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION IN ALL GEARS. THIS LURCHING IS OFTEN QUITE SEVERE CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE WHICH IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT, AND IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CAR DIED WHEN PULLING FROM STOP, HAD PREVIOUSLY DIED WHEN GOING 20 MPH. FIRST TIME DEALER SAID NO WAY TO CHECK. THIS TIME ANOTHER DEALER CHECKING AND SAID IDLE WAS LOW. CAR NOT PART OF IGINITION RECALL BUT VERY SAME SYMPTONS. WHEN CAR WS LESS THAN 1 YR OLD, TOOK TO DEALER FOR SOMEWHAT SIMILAR PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT KEYCHAIN MAY HAVE INTERFERRED WITH IGNITION. MADE DETAILED REPORT OF PROBLEM AT THE DEALER. HAD 1990 HONDA CIVIC DIE ON FREEWAY, HAD 49,000 MILE ON CAR. WAS A SWITCH AND UNDER WARRANTY.VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS FAR TOO COMMON WITH HONDA. WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT EVER BUYING ONE AGAIN. HAD 1980 HONDA THAT STALLED AT RED LIGHTS BUT CAR SO OLD -ABOUT 140,000 MILE THAT I JUST TRADED IT IN.

WHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHIFTS GEARS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE CHANGING OF SPEEDS. OTHER TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC (AT A STOP LIGHT OR MERGING) THE VEHICLE WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL REDLINE BUT NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *SCC

VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT MUTIPLE SPEEDS. VEHICLE HASBEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL, AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM.*JB *DT

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V120000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS, AND THEN TOLD CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE PARTS. CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE, AND CONTACTED HONDA. HONDA ADVISED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE DEALER NEVER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN.*AK

WHILE CHILD WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE WITH WITH NO WARNING SLIDING DOOR STARTS TO CLOSE CAUSING CHILD LEG STO GET CRUSHED IN BETWEEN THE DOOR, CAUSING INJURIES. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY HESITATE TO STOP, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT STOP. THEN THEY WILL JUST STOP SUDDENLY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP.*JB

THIS PROBLEM EFFECTS EMISSIONS, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAS MANDATED AN EXTENSION ON HONDA WARRANTIES TO 8 YEAR/ 80,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. ONE TO WHICH THE HONDA CORPORATION FAILS TO RESPOND. THERE APPEARS TO BE EITHER A FAULTY INDICATION OF EMISSION PROBLEMS OR PARTS THAT ARE TRULY DEFECTIVE - WEARING OUT BEFORE THEIR NORMAL LIFE EXPECTANCY.*AK