1999 Honda Accord complaints

THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH HIGHWAY APPROACHING AN INTERSE CTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. APPLIED HER BRAKES, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE PARKING GEAR INADVERTENTLY JUMP OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AND FORCE VEHICLE TO HIT A WALL AND FENCE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

VEHICLE STALLED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. *YH

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES TWICE WITHIN 8 MONTHS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THEY HAVE BEEN WORKED ON. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE REPAIR. THIS LAST TIME I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 15,000 MILES! THERE WAS ONLY 8 MONTHS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SET OF BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR.*AK

CRANKSHAFT BOLT APPEARS TO BE SHEARED OFF. THAT HELD THE PULLY IN PLACE WHICH HOLDS ON THE TIMING CHAIN AND 2 OTHER BELTS. I CONTACTED THE HONDA CORPORATION WHO WAS IN TOUCH WITH WILDE HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE BOLT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FACTORY TORQUEING THE BOLT DOWN TO TIGHT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A STRESS FRACTURE. WILDE HONDA ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE AIR INTAKE FILTER BEING CHANGED AND THE TIRES BEING WORN. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ,THATIS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CASES LIKE THIS. THANK YOU. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BACK AUTOMATICALLY RECLINED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ALL THREE TIMES THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD AND THE SEAT BACK DID NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED UNTIL THE SEAT WAS MOVED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

CAR PAUSES THAT SURGES FORWARD WILE DRIVING ESP AT LOWER SPEEDS DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER FELT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

THROTTLE SUDDENLY ACELLERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BECAUSE SPEED CONTROL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SPEED UP WHEN APPLYING GAS AND RELEASING IT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN SHUTTING ENGINE OFF AND PULLING KEY OUT OF IGNITION, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD ENGAGE AND LOCK DOORS AS SOON AS CONSUMER PULLED ON DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER WOULD THEN HAVE TO PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION, UNLOCK DOORS, AND THEN EXIT VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED MULTI PLUG SYSTEM ON 8 JUNE 2001. CURRENTLY, WHEN CONSUMER PULLS KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND PULLS ON DOOR HANDLE, DOORS LOCK AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS TO INSERT KEY IN IGNITION, SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL, THEN ENGAGE THE UNLOCK DOOR BUTTON TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THIS NEW PROBLEM YET. *AK

I PULLED MY ACCORD UP TO THE FRONT DOOR OF A SUBWAY SHOP. I SET THE BRAKE, REMOVED KEYS AND PUT MY CELLULAR PHONE IN MY TRUNK. NO MOVEMENT OF CAR TOOK PLACE. I WENT IN THE SHOP TO ORDER MY SANDWICH. I SAT DOWN TO EAT---THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PLACE.AS I WAS DISPOSING OF TRASH. WHEN I WENT TO GET IN VEHICLE, IT WAS GONE.I THOUGHT SOMEONE GOT ANOTHER ACCORD.I LOOKED 100 FEET TO MY LEFT AND THE CAR WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO CARS.THE KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET.THE TWO OWNERS OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLES COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED.ONE OWNER, AN INSURANCE BROKER, SAID THIS WAS A FIRST FOR HIM. MY QUESTION : WHY WOULD A VEHICLE ROLL WHEN THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED? *AK

CAR SQUEAKS CONSISTENTLY FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE WHEN CAR IS COLD. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN NOV. 2000 AND THEY REPLACED THE SWAY LINK BAR DUE TO THE LINK BEING BROKEN. CAR STILL SQUEEKS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK ON 5 DIFFERENT OCASSIONS AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, IT WAS SLOW IN SHIFTING. WHEN EVER THIS HAPPENS, ENGINE WOULD REV UP. HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED, EVEN THOUGH WAS TOLD ITS REPAIRABLE. *AK *JB

WHILE TRAVELING IN GERMANY (US ARMY) AT SAFE CRUISING SPEEDS AVERAGING 100 TO 115 MPH (NORMAL FOR GERMANY), THE BLACK TRIM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FROM BOTTOM TO TOP AND WAS FLAPPING IN THE WIND. NOTICED THE PASSANGER SIDE TRIM WAS ALSO COMING LOOSE. DEPENDING UPON SPEED, IT WAS HITTING DRIVERS WINDOW. INCIDENT WAS SURPRISING AND COULD HAVE SHOCKED THE DRIVER INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THE TRIM WAS GLUED AND NOTCHED SO IT COULD NOT COME LOOSE BUT LEFT ENOUGH HANGING OVER THE PAINTED AREAS TO BE CAUGHT BY THE WIND. APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. GOING TO SEE LOCAL DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MD, AAFES SELLS THE SAME HONDA ACCORD HERE TO THE MILITARY. HAD TO USE DUCT TAPE AND REDUCE SPEED TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.*AK

THERE IS VIBRATION IN BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS, AND RESURFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HEAT LINES ON FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WAS CAUSED BY OVERHEATING OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK CAME UNBOLTED FROM FLOOR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK THE DEALER PAID HALF THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 2MPH AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. WHEN PUSHING IT DOWN HARDER VEHICLE WENT INTO A CROSSWALK, AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSUMER STATES THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON FEB 23, 2001 SHE HIT A VEHICLE AS AHE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE.*JB

REAR SEAT BELTS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE FRAYED IN IDENTICAL PLACES, WHERE THE SHOULDER BELT ENTERS THE HOUSING IN THE SEAT. PLASTIC "GUARD" IS SHARPED EDGED, AND HAS CUT 1/2" INTO EACH SEAT BELT. SHOWED TO DEALER DURING ROUTINE MTC. THEY CLAIMED THEY HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ("DID YOU CLOSE IT IN THE DOOR?" "NO, WE HARDLY USE THE BACK SEATS AT ALL, SINCE ONLY TWO ADULTS RIDE/DRIVE THIS CAR.") THEY AGREED TO ONE ROUND OF REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WE EXPECT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK

SEAT TRACK BROKEN. *AK

CONSUMER'S RIGHT TIRE DID A 90 DEGREE TURN CAUSED BY A TIE ROD PROBLEM AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED DURING THIS. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR IT WILL STICK WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE TO SIDE AND TURN OFF ENGINE.THEN, RESTARTED AND ACCELERATOR WORKED AGAIN, AND AFTER AWHILE WOULD STICK ONCE AGAIN.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO RIGHT, AND BRAKES STARTED MAKING A REAL LOUD NOISE. FIRST PAIR OF BRAKES WERE PUT ON 6,000 MILES, SECOND PAIR PUT ON AT 11,000 MILES. DEALER WAS SEEING A PROBLEM, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO LOOK INTO. DEALER HAD NEVER SEEN BRAKES WEAR THAT FAST. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TRYING TO SPEED UP. ALSO, HAPPENS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP.CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CLEANED ENGINE AND REPLACED THROTTLE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AT STOP LIGHTS FIVE TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN AT A COMPLETE STOP FOR EACH ONE OF THESE. IN SEARCHING FOR A REASON FOR THIS I HAVE REALIZED THAT THE 1999 HONDA ACCORDS HAVE DIM BRAKE LIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THIS HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND HEARTACHES. I HAVE NOT BEEN AT FAULT IN ANY OF THESE, AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BEFORE OWNING THIS CAR. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK RECLINED AUTOMATICALLY ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTUTRER. *YH

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

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

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

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BRAKING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER FOR 1 MONTH, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN REAR-ENDED BY A TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS THEN PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT HENCE A REAR AND FRONT IMPACT TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

DRIVER'S FRONT AND REAR AND PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE HAD BLOWOUTS. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED BY MICHELIN. ANGLE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSES A GLARE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WHICH RESULTS IN VISUAL DIFFICULTY, AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY BREAKS HAVE NOT FAILED, BUT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR THEY HAVE MADE A TERRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER AND HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT TWICE. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE NEW MATERIALS USED TO MAKE BREAKS CAUSES THIS NOISE. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER SINCE VERY FEW IF ANY OF THE OTHER NEW CARS I SEE AND HEAR ON THE ROAD ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE. HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER HONDA OWNERS? IS IT IN FACT DUE TO THE MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE BREAK PADS? IT IS REALLY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A NEW CAR AND HAVE IT SOUND LIKE THE BREAKS NEED REPLACING.

ENGINE HESTITATES/LURCHES FORWARD AT ANY SPEED WHEN USING REGULAR UNLEADED GASOLINE. PROBLEM LESS FREQUENT WHEN USING PREMIUM GAS, BUT IS CAUSING CARBON BUILDUP ON THROTTLE BODY OVER TIME, WHICH LEADS TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. LOCAL DEALER STATED THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. DEALER SUGGESTED LOWER GRADE GASOLINE TO PREVENT CARBON BUILDUP. DEALER OFFERED NO EXPLAINATION WHY ENGINE IS HESITATING.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I BELIEVE THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE ARE PLACED TO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING RAPID ACCERLATION.SIMILAR TO THE 1980 'S PROBLEM FOUND ON THE AUDI 5000.THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE RECENT ACCIDENT OF THE NY NURSES WHO DIED RECENTLY WHEN THEIR CAR WENT OF THE TOP OF THE PARKING GARAGE.*AK

MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSENT FOR FOUR TIRES. *SLC

ENGINE HESITATES AND SPUTTERS AT HALF-THROTTLE. DEALER STATES HONDA SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL" WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF AIR INTAKE IS OVER 150 DEGREES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY AT A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE.

THESE TIRES FLATTEN OUT LIKE THE OLD BIAS PLY TIRES, AND FEEL LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON A WASHBOARD FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MILES. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER RADIAL EVER. I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 22 AUTOMOBILES WITH VARIOUS BRANDS OF RADIALS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/65R15 )

WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENTAND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

A BANGING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND A VIBRATION ARE EXPERIENCED EVERY TIME WHEN I START THE ENGINE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, SINCE THE DEALER LET ME TEST DROVE SEVERAL NEW HONDA CARS IN STOCK AND EVERY 1999 AND 2000 YEAR NEW HONDA ACCORD LX HAS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE NOISE AND VIBRATION LOOSE SCREWS AND CONNECTIONS FOR THE LONG RUN. SOME OF THOUSANDS OF SCREWS AND CONNECTIONS IN A CAR MAY DROP OUT SOME DAY AND CAUSE ACCIDENT.

INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM; STALLED @LIGHT ROLLED BACK -DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK