1999 Honda Accord complaints

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE SHIFTS DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW STOP. FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO REMAIN ON THE GAS IT LURCHES. IT'S LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS BEFORE ACCELERATION. *AK

A BANGING NOISE AND A VIBRATION ARE EXPERIENCED WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. IT HAPPENS IN EVERY NEW HONDA ACCORD LX 1999 AND 2000 YEAR CAR AS THE DEALER LET ME TESTED THESE CARS IN STOCK. IT IS NOT ONLY UNCOMFORTABLE BUT ALSO DANGEROUS BECAUSE NOISE AND VIBRATION LOOSES SCREWS AND CONNECTIONS FOR THE LONG RUN. IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED, SOME CONNECTIONS MAY DROP AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS.*AK

VEHIICLE HESISTATED WHEN ACCLERATING AND IT STALLED. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR TROUBLE OVER 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR ACCELERATE. BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPPED AND REAR DRUM WERE SCORED PREMATURELY. CLINCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO COMBO SWITCH FAILURE. DRIVER SEAT BELT SQUEAKE WHEN LEANING FORWARD OR BACKWARD DUE TO RETRACTER FAILURE. *YH

PAINT ON HOOD IS CHIPPING AND PAINT ALL OVER CAR CRACKS EASILY. ENGINE FAILS TO START OR TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO TURN OVER. DEALER FAILED TO DUPLICATE. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED. *AK

THE TWO ORIGINALMICHELIN TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. YH

CARS STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAS DONE THIS ON 4 OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS CHECKED TWICE AND STATES CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOORS AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE KEY FOR ENTRY. NLM

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE FAILING TO START (8 TIMES). *MJS

WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINED ALL THE WAY BACK. CONSUMER COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE SEAT ADJUSTING MECHANISM. *AK *ML

I PURCHASED MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD IN JULY 99. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED A LEAKING SUNROOF ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH IS A CONTINUOUS SAFTEY HAZARD. I HAVE VISITED THE HONDA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL NO SOLUTION. I HAVE APPLIED FOR THE LEMON LAW AND WILL GO INTO ARBRITION IN A FEW DAYS. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. *AK *ML

WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TRAVELING UNTIL IT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL APPEARS TO BE REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY FORK, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET AT 35MPH. THE GREEN SECURITY KEY LIGHT CAME ON...EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THEN ALL OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER ON THE FREEWAY...AT 70MPH...GREEN SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON...EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER...AND THEN...POWER CAME BACK AND CAR DROVE ON NORMALLY. THIRD TIME, DRIVING OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS, AT 10 MPH, GREEN LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE CUT OFF...VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. FOURTH TIME, FREEWAY AT 70MPH, GREEN KEY LIGHT CAME ON, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE CUT OFF. TRIED TO RESTART CAR SEVERAL TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. WAITED 45 MINUTES AND THEN CAR RESTARTED. THIS PROBLEM IS A DIRECT THREAT TO MY LIFE. PLEASE HELP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS REARENDED WITH SUCH GREAT FORCE THAT IT PUSHED VEHICLE FOWARD, HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK

FIRST TIME I RECEIVED THE LIGHT 09/18/1999, I WENT THRUGH THE DRIVER'S MANUAL AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION. THE BOOK TOLD ME TO TIGHTEN UP THE FUEL CAP AND DRIVE FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS. THE PROBLEM STAYED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 09/23/1999 AND RECEIVED THE APPOINTMENT FOR 09/30/1999. TOLD THEM ABOUT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT. THE DEALER FOUND CODE 1146. THE DEALER RESET THE CODE AS REQUIRED THEN WARMED UP THE CAR AND ROAD TEST WITH WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AND RELEASE/NO CODE RETURNED. TECH INSPECTED PRIMARY OXYGEN SENSOR AND ALL WAS OKAY. I GOT THE CAR BACK WITH INSTRUCTION THAT IF THE CODE APPEAR AGAIN THEY NEED TO ORDER THE PRIMARY OXYGEN SENSOR. ON 10/07/1999 JUST SEVEN DAYS LATER I RECIEVED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND GOT THE APPOINTMENT FOR 10/13/1999. THE DEALER FOUND THE SAME CODE P1146, OXYGEN SENSOR FOUND FAULTY AND REPLACED IT. I GOT THE SAME INSTRUCTION, IF THE LIGHT COMES BACK AGAIN PLEASE BRING IT BACK. I GOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN ON 12/22/1999. WE WENT OUT FOR CHRISTMAS WEEKEND. CALLED THE DEALER ON 12/28/1999 AND GOT THE APPOINTMENT FOR 01/04/2000. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THE SAME CODE AND TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT WORTH REPLACING THE OXYGEN SENSOR BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THE HONDA TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNIT IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT CLOSE THE INVOICE BUT RETURNED MY CAR SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR EXCEPT ONE YELLOW LIGHT WITH "CHE

FUEL GAUGE INCORRECTLY REGISTERS AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. EVEN WHEN FILLED, GAUGE REGISTERS NO MORE THAN 3/4 FULL. OCCASIONALLY REGISTERS FULL IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLUP, BUT SOON DROPS TO 3/4 OR LESS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING AND STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A WALL ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT PLAYED NO PART IN RESTRAINT WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY SEAT BELTS. HONDA LEASE DEPT HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK.ET.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

LEFT STOP LIGHT & "T" BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE ENTERING INTERSECTION. UPON IMPACT WITH VEHICLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN. DRIVER HIT SUPPORT BETWEEN SIDE WINDOW & FRONT WINDOW. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE HESITATES PAUSED AND THEN SURGES DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. YH

PAINT ON HOOD AND BUMPER IS CHIPPING. DEALER WILL NOT FIX. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

LEFT TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO CANCEL. VISUAL DISTORTION IN WINDSHIELD

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON TIED IN WITH EMISSION CONTROL.* ET

CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AND A VEHICLE HIT HER FROM BEHIND, THE SEAT BROKE AND WAS LEFT IN A RECLINING POSITION. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING, AND THIS HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. *AK

CONSUMER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED INTO HIS LANE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T SEE OTHER VEHICLE, AND FORCED HIM TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE VEERED OFF ON THE SHOULDER, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCEING PROBLEM WITH FOOT SLIPPING OFF BRAKE PEDAL WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKES. ALSO, WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUDDENLY, IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE ACROSS THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MAY NOT RETRACT IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU EXIT THE CAR. IF IT DOESN'T, IT WILL RETRACT, BUT WILL GET CAUGHT ON THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS. WHEN IT RETRACTS, IT PULLS THE SEAT RECLINE LEVER AND CAUSES THE SEAT BACK TO RECLINE UNTIL IT CANNOT DO SO BECAUSE IT IS STOPPED BY THE REAR SEAT. ONE TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS OUT OF THE CAR FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN, I COULD SMELL THE POWER SEAT MOTOR BURNING - THE SEAT BELT WAS FORCING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO RECLINE. IF ONE OF MY KIDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN PINNED AND COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE (EXCEPT FOR SOME TYPE OF GUARD OVER THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS). I THINK THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW - NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. ITS A GREAT CAR OTHER THAN THIS STRANGE PROBLEM. *AK

MECHANICAL ENGINE LIFTERS WERE BADLY DAMAGED. ENGINE KEPT MAKING A TAPPING SOUND. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS TIGHTEN TOO HARD WHICH CAUSES THE OCCUPANTS TO CHOKE AND RELEASE THE BUCKLE. THEY ARE UNABLE TO WEAR THE REAR SEATBELTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING; PANEL LIGHTS BLINK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ONE TIME, IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE 5TH OR 6TH TURN OF THE KEY. I COULD NOT EVEN CHANGE GEARS. THE ANTI- THEFT LIGHT HAS BLINKED ON OCCASION WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL. ALSO, IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 11/1999 FOR REPAIR. THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, IT LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO MOVE AT A GREEN LIGHT. THE DEALER EVEN CHARGED ME $15 FOR A RENTAL CAR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS LEASED IN AUGUST 1999 AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATION SINCE DAY 1. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW OR STOP POSITION, THE ENGINE HESITATES, THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES RATTLING NOISE, THEN SOMETIMES STALLS. THE ENGINE IS NOT UP/DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY AND POSES SERIOUS SAFETY CONC

ENGINE MOUNT MAKES VERY LOUD CLUNK AT START-UP. HONDA SAYS IN NORMAL.

BROUGHT CAR HOME FROM DEALER AFTER 1ST OIL CNANGE. A FEW MINUTES LATER WE DISCOVERED THE GARAGE FILLED WITH SMOKE. (OILFILTER DRIPS ONTO EXHAUST PIPE. SEEODI ID 710860) DEALER NOTIFIED. ADVISED TO DRIVE CAR FOR 5 TO 10 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. (WELIVE ABOUT 8 MILES FROM DEALER.) *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCEED A LOUD GUN SHOT SOUND FROM DASHBOAD AREA WHILE DRIVING. BUT NO REASON OR CAUSE COULD BE FOUND. TWO DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND NO REASON COULD BE GIVEN.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, HITTING A POLE, DRIVER PULLED BACK INTO PARKING SPACE AND VEHICLE ACCLERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE CAME TO STO. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

BOLT THAT HOLDS LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING WHEEL TO COME OUT OF FENDER, AND LOSS OF CONTROL . *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS FACING DOWN HILL , AND YOU PUT IN REVERSE IT GOES FORWARD .I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL.I PERSONALLY DO NOT THINK ITS NORMAL .I HAVE AN `89 FORD TEMPO AS OLD AS IT IS IT DOES NOT ROLL DOWNHILL WHEN IN REVERSE AND FACING DOWNHILL.I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING MY GARAGE DOOR BECAUSE OF THAT. ALSO WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR IN ANY KIND OF LAND LEVEL IT CRACKS AND MAKES NOISES. TIRES VIBRATE ,FRONT ONES ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY IT STRAYS TO THE RIGHT A LOT . I`VE CHECKED AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES TO MAKE SURE THAT DID NOT CAUSE THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AND IT WAS NOT THAT .AIR PRESSURE IS LOST A LOT ALSO ,EVERY 2-3 WEEKS AIR IN FRONT TIRES GOES DOWN APPROXIMATELEY 4-6 POUNDS, AND REARS GO DOWN 2-3 PUONDS.I HAVE TO CHECK AIR PRESSURE ON A WEEKLY BASES .( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/65R15 )

PAINT BUBBLES AND PEELS ON HOOD, TRUNK, NOW ROOF. COMPANY WILL NOT FIX

DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR STRUCK A FORD RANGER TRUCK FROM BEHIND, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE CAR WENT UP UNDER THE TRUCKS BUMPER. *AK

THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, YET HONDA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS ONLY WEEKS OLD. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING; WHENEVER PULLING INTO A INTERSECTION OR FROM A STOP POSTION IT APPEARS AS IF IT WOULD STALL, BUT DOES'NT. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE VEHICLE. IT WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER BEFORE THIS CAUSE A VEHICLE COLLISON. *AK

CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR AT 70MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHILE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE WHEELS HIT THE CURB. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD NOTIFIED DEALER & MANUFACTURER. WS INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL TO HIT RAISED OBJECTS AND /OR TO DEPLOY AIR BAGS. *AK

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