1999 Honda Accord complaints

I HAVE HAD INCIDENTS WITH MY HONDA ACCORD FOR MONTHS. MANY TIMES, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT, IT WOULD TAKE AS LONG AS 15 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED. BUT WORSE, IT WOULD JUST SIMPLY DIE WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. SOMETIMES THIS WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH WASN'T SCARY, BUT A COUPLE OF TIMES IT WAS IN MAJOR TRAFFIC AND ONCE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER (WHERE IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT!) AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY CHARGED ME $100 TO TELL ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. MY SISTER FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES, SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TOLD HIM TO CHECK THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE CHARGED ME $40 TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH LOOKED FINE, BUT MAYBE IT WAS THE FUEL SWITCH. HE REPLACED THAT AND I STILL HAD ISSUES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE LAST GUY AND TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH ANYWAY. THE CAR FEELS GREAT! IT HASN'T RUN THIS WELL IN A YEAR. MY POINT IS THAT IF YOU HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS, AND THEY TELL YOU IT LOOKS FINE, INSIST ON THE SWITCH REPLACEMENT. THIS GUY CHARGED ME $180 (AND THAT INCLUDED AN OIL CHANGE) AND IT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME TIME, MONEY AND SOME VERY SCARY SITUATIONS HAD HONDA DONE THAT TO BEGIN WITH! *TR

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER LESS THAN 24 HOURS SHE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE ENTIRE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE NOT ACCELERATING. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO HONDA FOR MANY YEARS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS DOCUMENTED ONLINE. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE INJURED OR EVEN DIE WHEN THE CAR FAILS TO RESPOND TO A DRIVER ENTERING TRAFFIC BEFORE HONDA WILL ADMIT THEY KNEW THE TRANSMISSIONS THEY WERE INSTALLING WERE DEFECTIVE AND PROVIDE A FIX? *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999 WHILE WORKING AS A SALESMAN FOR A HONDA DEALERSHIP.ITS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AS IT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE.I NO LONGER WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT MY LITTLE BOY NEEDS A WAY TO GET TO VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SCHOOL.WE DEPEND ON THIS MACHINE AND HONDAS REPUTATION TO GET THINGS DONE.AROUND 76000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AND NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR. AFTER CHECKING AROUND VARIOUS SHOPS AND THE INTERNET I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1999-2002 ACCORDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OR WORST.SOME WITH ONLY 50000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED.I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS AN AMERICAN HONDA DEAL AS THE JAPANESE PEOPLE WOULD BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS.ONCE AGAIN WE GET SCREWED BY OUR FELLOW GREEDY AMERICANS.I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT BE IT A LAWNMOWER,CAR,MOTORCYCLE,GENERATOR OR PAPER BAG FOR THAT MATTER.I WILL ALSO WARN EVERYONE I KNOW BY INTERNET AND CARRIER PIDGEON ABOUT AMERICAN HONDA AND THEIR LACK OF ETHICS.WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND! *TT

1999 HONDA ACCORD STALLS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SINCE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUT OFF AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S WITH THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND IT WAS RECALLED..THIS IS VERY SCARY AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IS THERE ANYTHING ONE CAN DO TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF..THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE , THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

THE NHTSA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT HONDA HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY MANY ACCORD OWNERS OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, NAMELY, AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT MAY CAUSE THEIR CARS TO QUIT AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. NHTSA RECALL 02V120000 OF MAY 16, 2002 INCLUDED THE 1997-1999 ACCORDS; HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS MANY OF THESE ACCORDS, INCLUDING OURS, WERE EXCLUDED DUE TO THEIR VINS AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE SWITCHES WITHOUT CHARGE. OUR 1999 ACCORD EX RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND EXAMINATION OF THE OLD SWITCH (PHOTOS INCLUDED IN A LETTER TO THE NHTSA) SHOWED THAT DETERIORATION OF THE SWITCH CONTACTS CAUSED THE SWITCH TO REACH A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE SOLDER ON THE V+ WHITE WIRE/SWITCH BOND. REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS THE CAR QUITS IMMEDIATELY AND THE DRIVER IS LEFT WITH NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- WHICH AT HIGH SPEED AND IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC MAY LEAD TO A SERIOUS/DEADLY COLLISION. UPDATED 08/17/11. *JB

ON THE WAY BACK TO HOME, SUDDENLY THERE WAS BURST SOUND, WHEN I CHECKED, THE RADIATOR TUBE HAD BURST. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC, THEN HE SAID, THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR AND HE FIXED THE RADIATOR. IT WORKED WELL FOR A WEEK AND THEN STARTED LEAKING OF COOLANT. I TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE MECHANIC, THEN HE SAID IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET OR MAY BE WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD. IF IT IS THE HEAD GASKET IT WILL BE 1200 TO 1500. IF IT IS THE HEAD THEN YOU END UP SPENDING UP TO 3000 TO 3500. I CAN'T IMAGINE A CASE IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS WHEN I WAS ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR EXACTLY ONE YEAR BACK AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED ON THE WEB, THERE WERE A QUITE A FEW SIMILAR CASES. GOD KNOWS ONLY WHY FEW CARS FROM HONDA GET THIS PROBLEM. MY FRIEND WHO IS HOLDING A SIMILAR CAR HAS 40K MORE MILES ON IT AND USES IT WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY ON MAINTENANCE.

OUR 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX AUTOMATIC IS PART OF THE RECALL PROGRAM ON FAULTY ELECTRIC IGNITION SWITCH. SO SOMETIME IN OCT. 2002 THE ELECTRIC IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT ROBERTSON HONDA IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. NO SUCH STALLING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED UNTIL DECEMBER, 2010. BUT ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 2011 THE CAR STALLED IN THE FREEWAY WITH FOUR PASSENGERS IN IT. EVERYONE IS SO FEARFUL BECAUSE THE FREEWAY IS BUSY WITH CARS DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS AGAIN FOUR TIMES WITHIN THE SPAN OF 6 MONTHS AFTER JANUARY 2011 ON THE FREEWAY AND ON SURFACE STREET . I BROUGHT THE CAR TO ROBINSON HONDA AT NORTH HOLLYWOOD ON JANUARY 30, 2011 FOR SERVICE TELLING THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME BEFORE THE RECALL AND THAT IT MAY STILL BE COVERED BY THE NHTSA RECALL PROGRAM BUT HE SAID IF IT WAS FIXED BEFORE THEN YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE SECOND FREE SERVICE. AT 2:30PM , I CALLED [XXX] FOR STATUS OF MY CAR BUT HE SAID THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM SUSPICIOUS THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I MENTIONED TO HIM IT MAY BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. I TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE ELEC. IGNITION SWITCH AND I WILL PAY FOR IT. THEY DID IN A FLASH FOR $180. I PLACE A COMPLAINT AT HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE AT TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA IN AUGUST 2, 2011. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER TO MEDIATE THE ISSUE BUT STILL YET TO RECEIVE THE OUTCOME OF MY COMPLAINT. THE CAR

ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. RADIO, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES REMAIN ON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS; HOWEVER A GREEN KEY SYMBOL LIGHT DOES APPEAR ON THE DASH AFTER THE CUT-OUT. ISSUE HAS RECURRED THREE TIMES SO FAR. MECHANIC STATES ISSUE IS DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE AS DESCRIBED BY NHTSA 02V120000. HOWEVER, HONDA STATES THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING NHTSA FOR RESOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING INTERMITTINGLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH), BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

PURCHASED 99 HONDA ACCORD V6 IN 2007. ONE OWNER CAR. IM SECOND OWNER. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON SCHEDULE. ON 5/29/11 TRANSMISSION FAILED. I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID "WE KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WE'RE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY ACCORD V6. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY FOUR SMALL CHILDREN. THEN HAD TO PAY $350 FOR THE TOW HOME. I AM A LOYAL HONDA OWNER. THIS IS MY FOURTH HONDA. I HAVE NEVER HAD MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH ANY OF MY HONDAS. HONDA ADMITTED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY '99 HONDA ACCORD HAS BECOME LOOSE, ROCKS AND PULLS AWAY FROM STEERING WHEEL UPON ACCELERATION, CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL SINCE MOMENTUM PULLS DRIVER AWAY FROM WHEEL. WHEN SEAT IS NOT OCCUPIED, THIS IS EVIDENT BY PUSHING ON HEADREST, CAUSING SEAT TO 'ROCK' BACKWARDS APPROX 6". MECHANIC SAID THAT A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT IS BROKEN (& SEAT BRACKET IS THE SAME FOR ALL 1998-2002 MODELS). DEALER SAID THIS ISN'T A RECALL OR ANYTHING SO REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. CAR CANNOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL THIS IS FIXED, SO LOOKS LIKE I NOW HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY & LOCATE A REPLACEMENT BRACKET AT A JUNKYARD & PAY SOMEONE TO INSTALL, COSTING ME AT LEAST $300 (WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE REPLACEMENT BRACKET WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM). BIG SAFETY ISSUE HERE WITH LOTS OF COMPLAINTS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM (PER ONLINE SEARCH)- WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADDRESSED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR HAD NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

HORN BUTTON NEEDS REPAIR BUT IS INTEGRAL TO A VERY EXPENSIVE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, MAKING THE HORN REPAIR FINANCIALLY UNACHIEVABLE, RESULTING IN CONSUMERS DRIVING CARS WITH INOPERABLE HORNS, VERY UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE RPMS DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP FOR REPAIRS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COST OVER $2500, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 227,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. SHUTS OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES TIGHTENS UP BUT THIS LAST TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT A PROBLEM. GOOD THING I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE CLOSE TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY. AT FIRST IT WOULD GO DOWN TO A REALLY LOW IDLE BEFORE IT SHUT OFF BUT NOW IT JUST TURNS OFF. IT'S EVEN WORSE NOW THAT I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. *TR

DEAR SIR / MADAM - HONDA IN USA HAS INTENTIONALLY DROPPED A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES FROM ITS LIST OF RECALLS/ FIX NEEDED TO SAVE THE COSTS AND MAXIMIZE THEIR PROFITS. THIS CASE IS ONE OF THEM. MY HONDA - [XXX] IS FACING ALL ISSUES SIMILAR TO ONES RECALLED FROM 1999-02 MODELS. FIRST THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES LAST YEAR AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID ITS NOT PART OF RE-CALL WHILE EVERYONE KNOWS THESE WERE PART OF RE-CALLS SO WHY WAS THIS VEHICLE DROPPED FROM THE RECALL DATABASE ? HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES WERE DROPPED FROM THE LIST AND WHY ? I THINK THE ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO AGE BUT SOMETHING ELSE AND NEEDS INVESTIGATION. NOW IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY VEHICLES THEY INCLUDE AND WHAT THEY DROP FROM RE-CALLS AS COST SAVING MEASURE ? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH REPAIR WHERE HE WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES IN MIXED CITY/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE CUT OFF, TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AND IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM INDICATOR FLASHED. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY WHEN KEY WAS TURNED TO "START" POSITION. SAME THING OCCURRED ABOUT A MILE LATER AND A THIRD TIME 23 DAYS LATER WHEN ACCELERATING ON A RURAL FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AFTER OPERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. QUICK ACTION TO RESTART THE ENGINE AVERTED A POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION. REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT MAR. 10, 2011. WILL SAVE FAULTY PART. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR AN IGNITION INTERLOCK *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WHEN THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR A SHOP FOREMAN TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE HIM 2 HOURS OF LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENTLY RELATED TO THEM TRYING TO FIX THE IGNITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PRE-EXISTING ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER AND THAT THE 2 FREE HOURS NO LONGER APPLIED. THE DEALER LATER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HIM THE COST WOULD BE $650 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER MECHANISM.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY W/ MY 6 YR GRAND DAUGHTER IN BACKSEAT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ( NO WARNING ) MY CAR DIED. WE ALMOST WERE REAR ENDED. WHEN IT DIED, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKERED ON AND OFF ABOUT 4 XS. MECH STATE IG SWITCH BURN OUT CUZ 2 MUCH AMP GOIN THR SYSTEM. HONDA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING EVEN THOU IG SWITCH WAS ON RECALL BUT NOT MY VIN NUMBER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS/CALLS WERE MADE TO HONDA-SAID NO. THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS TAKEN OUT, WELL IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THERE IS TOO MUCH OF SOMETHING GOING THRU CAUSING THE MELTING OF ALL THE STUFF I CAN SEE. I HAVE THE OLD SWITCH. I HAD THE MECH GIVE IT TO ME. WHEN HE TOLD ME IT WAS SWITCH I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL SO HE CHECKED AND YES SO I CALLED HONDA. THE WOMAN I SPOKE TO WAS VERY MEAN/SNOTTY SAYING MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. SO, I HAD TO GO AHEAD AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET AT THE DEALERSHIP MY INSURANCE COMP TOWED TO FOR FIXING. IF HONDA WAS GOING TO FIX IT, I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TAKEN ON TO A HONDA DEALER. THE POOR WAYS I WAS TREATED ON THE PHONE, I DON'T THINK MUCH OF HONDA ANYMORE.MECH SAID HONDA HAS NOT MADE A SWITCH YET THAT WILL HANDLE THE AMPERAGE THAT IS GOING TO IT SO THIS ONE WILL ONLY LAST 4-5 YEARS GIVE OR TAKE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN THE CAR DIED. *TR

CAR DIED AS IF SOMEONE TURNED THE KEY OFF. FIRST 5 TIMES IT WAS WHILE SLOWING DOWN. LAST TIME ON 2/7/11 WAS GOING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT JUST QUIT RUNNING AS IF I TURNED THE KEY OFF. IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA CLAIMS THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM, HOWEVER, MANY HONDA'S OF THAT YEAR AND OTHER YEARS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ANOTHER PART OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM THAT COVERED MY YEAR AND MODEL. THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, FIRST THE MAINTENANCE BLINK THEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS BLINK AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH TO PARK AND RESTART. *LN

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. TRANSMISSION. CAR JERKS FORWARD, LOSSES POWER, ACCELERATES. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, WHY NO RECALL? THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING YET NOTHING IS DONE!! WHY CAN A CAR MANUFACTURER GET AWAY WITH INSTALLING DEFECT PARTS WHICH ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE NHTSA DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT!! *TR

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A HONDA SWITCH RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN STALLING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THEREFORE, THEY WERE NO LONGER CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN COLD WEATHER. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,972 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,972.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND IT TOOK FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

1999 HONDA ACCORD V6 2 DR SOMETIMES STARTS AND NOT START. ONGOING ISSUE FOR 3 MONTHS. TOOK IT A HONDA DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TOLD VIA INTERNET IT MAY BE A MAIN RELAY, COIL OR FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. WHAT'S SCARY IS HONDA HAS NO CLUE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALL RECALLS (2) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. *TR

WAS PASSING A CAR ON A RURAL ROAD AND THE VEHICLE JUST DIED THEN RESTARTED LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR COMING BUT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD LATER I FOUND OUT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY VIN NUMBER WELL... I SAY IT DOES! *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD LX 4-DOOR SEDAN VEHICLE HAS AN UNWARRANTED ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO SLOW IT DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION. SPECIFICALLY, THE DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A LARGE TREE. POLICE REPORTED THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE BRAKES WERE STILL DEPRESSED AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON BEFORE BEING TOWED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE. *TR

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING... GOING 70MPH OR GOING 15MPH. ENGINE CLICKS OFF, LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT CAR ENGINE IS NO LONGER RUNNING. *TR

STARTING IN APRIL OF 2010, MY CAR STARTED STALLING AT "RANDOM" TIMES; THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT AND NO NOTICEABLE ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS. THE CAR WOULD SIMPLY STALL OR COMPLETELY CUT OUT ON ME IN AN INSTANT, WHETHER I WAS IDLING, STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOST COMMONLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY IN TRAFFIC, BUT THREE TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. MOST OFTEN AFTER IT STALLED AND I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT WOULD START AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, IT WAS ALSO COMMON FOR THE CAR TO STALL AND FOR IT TO TAKE 5-6 TRIES FOR IT TO RESTART. THIS STALLING OCCURRED NEARLY DAILY, MOST OFTEN ONCE BUT SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES EACH DAY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP TWICE, IN MAY AND JUNE 2010, TO HAVE THIS STALLING LOOKED INTO, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE BOTH TIMES TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I FINALLY TOOK IT IN A 3RD TIME ON OCTOBER 11, 2010 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

MY POWER ASSISTED DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT BOTTOM TO THE SEAT BASE HAS FRACTURED BECAUSE OF THE WELD CONDITION OF BRACKET. MY SEAT WELD AT THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE SEAT BOTTOM NOW CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK WITH NO STABILITY. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE PE02072 STATING THAT MY VIN NO. IS NOT IN THE RANGE AND THAT THE TIME PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WELD FAILURE THAT ODI SHOULD HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD: THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER SEAT BOTTOM TO THE SEAT BASE AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER IS FRACTURED DUE TO THE WELD CONDITION OF BRACKET, THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND I GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AS A SUPPORT WHEN SEAT POSITION SHIFTS. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD: THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER SEAT BOTTOM TO THE SEAT BASE AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER IS FRACTURED DUE TO THE WELD CONDITION OF BRACKET, THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND I GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AS A SUPPORT WHEN SEAT POSITION SHIFTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35MPH AND OTHER VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA#02V120000; COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH BUT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $600. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND ALSO INFORMED HIM HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF UPDATED 01/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TH DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH ) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD KEEPS STALLING ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'M ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN BUT IT CUTS OFF AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MORE ATTEMPTS IT WILL STAY RUNNING BUT WILL STALL AGAIN WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE TRYING TO ENTER THE ENTRANCE OF THE FREEWAY. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND...VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH YOU. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA DEALER THAT IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH...A $400.00 PLUS COST TO FIX. *TR

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX BLEW OUT AN ENGINE VALVE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MPH. HONDA SERVICE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD ONLY 110K MILES. APPARENTLY, IT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE DESIGN. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD REPEATEDLY HAS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOSE SURROUNDING PREVIOUS RECALL SUGGESTING AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. LOCAL DEALER INDICATED THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD 4DR AT WITH 77K MILES. WITHOUT WARNING, CAR STALLED WHEN DECELERATING ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP. "MAINT REQ" LIGHT CAME ON. POWER DOOR LOCKS CLICKED UP AND DOWN. ABLE TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP. CAR RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN LEAVING MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 1 BLOCK, FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH. SAME SYMPTOMS -- MAINT REQ LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS CLICKED UP AND DOWN. RESTARTED CAR RIGHT AWAY. LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE, BUT SUGGESTED REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED. I HAD HIM PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT, EVEN THROUGH IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN SEPT 2005 WHEN CAR HAD ABOUT 35K MILES. *TR

I HAVE 91,000 MILES ON MY HONDA ACCORD LX 99 YEAR MODEL. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT VERY WELL WITH REGULAR CHECK UPS AND SERVICES. TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR BEHAVES SO ERRATIC AND ITS BEYOND MY CONTROL. IT SUDDENLY STOPS IN MIDDLE OF DRIVE AND I AM AFRAID OF SOMEONE HITTING ME FROM BEHIND BECAUSE OF THIS NATURE OF MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS REPOSITIONING THE KEY. ONCE HE GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED HE DROVE TO THE DEALER BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.

1. ENGINE STALLED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. 2. OCCURRED ONCE. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK. 3. MAIN FUEL RELAY REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE SHIFTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING....HAD SWITCH REPLACED AND STILL STOPS WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIX IS THE MAIN RELAY UNDER THE DASH....$55 FIX COST ME $700 PLUS AS HONDA SAID IT WAS THE SWITCH THE EGR AND WANTED TO HOOK UP ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.....ONLY COST $55 FOR MAIN RELAY AND CAN EASILY POP IN AND OUT...C'MON HONDA, DRIVING AND THEN CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING>>>>>@#$%^&*().......WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW HONDA EXECS WOULD FEEL IF THEIR FAMILY WAS IN SUCH A CAR AND IT HAPPENS WITH AN 18 WHEELER RIGHT BEHIND YOU ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU CANT SWITCH LANES AS YOU CANT ACCELERATE AS THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF! *TR

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL. AFTER THE CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AGAIN AND WOULD NOT REPLACE AGAIN UNDER RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. AFTER PAYING DEALER THE CAR WAS FIXED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THIS AS IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS NOR THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS. AFTER A FEW HOURS TROUBLESHOOTING, I REALIZED THAT IF I WIGGLE THE LOWER OF FIVE WIRES ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR WILL RETURN TO FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE CAR WILL THEN BE ABLE TO START. WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, IF I WIGGLE THE SAME WIRE, THE ENGINE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL NOT OPERATE. *TR