1999 Honda Accord complaints

DRIVING CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON 1999 HONDA EX ACCORD...MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR REGULAR ROADS.. YOU HAVE A LARGE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BUT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST..NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED VINS BUT YOU ALLOW HONDA TO EXCLUDE THE REPAIR..YOU ARE TO BLAME WHENEVER PEOPLE ARE KILLED OR INJURED.. YOUR JOB IS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC NOT HONDA....RECALL WAS IN 2002. *TR

ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT ITEM IN JUNE 2002 (AND THE RECALL ITEM WAS FIXED BY PREVIOUS OWNER IN OCTOBER 2002. THE DEALER AND HONDA OF AMERICA BOTH TOLD ME THAT IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED, THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE, EVEN THOUGH EVIDENTLY THE REPAIR HAS THE SAME DEFECT ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. BELOW IS A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE: RECALLS FOR THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD ELECTRICAL & LIGHTS: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 DATES MANUFACTURED: 05/1998 TO 08/1999 NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1,000,000 MODEL YEARS AFFECTED: 1997, 1998, 1999 DATE OWNER NOTIFIED: 06/2002 DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 1-800-382-2238 . RECALL NOTES: CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONA

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX AND WHILE PASSING A TRANSPORT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED AT 140KM/HR. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BUT IT DIDN'T START,SO AS WE SLOWED DOWN ANOTHER TRANSPORT WHICH WAS COMING UP BEHIND US TO PASS THE SLOWER TRANSPORT AS WELL THEN STARTED HONKING THE HORN AND WE COULD NOTHING BUT WAIT TILL THE TRANSPORT WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PASS GOT FURTHER AHEAD OF US SO WE COULD PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND ALLOW THE TRANSPORT BEHIND US TO GET BY. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SCARY SITUATION. THE CAR DID RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WE HAD JUST HAD THE IGNITION CHANGED UNDER THE RECALL ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS. WE HAVE RECENTLY REMOVED ANY UNNECESSARY KEYS AND USED ONLY THE HONDA KEY AND IT HAS NOT QUIT SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

1999 HONDA ACCORD - WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. IT IS SO DANGEROUS THAT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND YOU ARE DRIVING ON 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL STALL, WITH A TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND YOU, ONLY GOD CAN SAVE FROM THE DEATH SITUATION. *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. FORTUNATELY, I LIVE IN A SEMI-RURAL AREA SO TRAFFIC DID NOT PRESENT A PROBLEM BUT ON A BUSY FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DEADLY. IMAGINE PASSING A CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, NO ENGINE!!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS FOR US AND SEES TO HAPPEN REGULARLY ON WARMER DAYS, BUT OCCURS EITHER DRIVING 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST TURNING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE SITUATION IS THAT VERY SITUATION TO THE CASE AT HTTP://WWW.VISUALIMPRESSIONS.CA/SWITCH/ AND WE'RE PLANNING TO GET THE SWITCHES REPLACED. I WAS GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THE CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED BY GUESSWORK WITHOUT REALIZING IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA MODEL. WE OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. PLEASE SHARE THIS DEFECT WITH OTHER CONSUMERS OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS VERY INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS FOR US. TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY TO START UP RISKING THE CAR MORE BY HAVING A HORRIBLE SCRATCHING SOUND. LUCKILY THIS WORKS IN THE MEANTIME WHILE I FIND THE WIRES, HOWEVER I WISH I'D KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECT AHEAD OF TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 99 ACCORD EX. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING AT ANY SPEED . AFTER SEEING ALL THE PROBLEMS ONLINE AND THEIR OWN TECH'S TELLING ME IT IS AN IGNITION SWITCH , I THOUGHT THEY WOULD HELP. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA MANY TIMES AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. I KNOW OF THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THEY SAID MY ACCORD IS NOT ON THE LIST. I HAVE WORKED FOR HONDA FOR 15 YEARS AND ALWAYS BACKED THERE CARS BUT THAT DIDN'T MATTER TO THEM, I GUESS THAT'S HOW THEY TREAT THEIR EMPLOYEES. I'D RATHER HAVE A TOYOTA . *TR

OCCASIONALLY THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR INTERSTATE. THE TACH DROPS IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO AND I THINK ALL OR MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON LIKE THEY WOULD WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION. WHEN I TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, IT STARTS AND RUNS FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND THEN DIES AGAIN. SOMETIMES, IT WILL TAKE FOUR OR MORE ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL KEEP RUNNING LIKE NORMAL. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR HOT AND HAS DONE THIS IN INTERSECTIONS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA NO. 02V120000) FOR 1999 HONDA ACCORDS, BUT HONDA SAYS MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, THEREFORE I AM NOT COVERED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. IT HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX AGAIN WITHOUT PAYMENT. THIS HAZARD PRESENTS A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK FROM THE DEALER FOR A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CONTINUED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 SOUTH BOUND ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR (1999 HONDA ACCORD) STALLED, IMMEDIATELY I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, I REALIZED THIS WAS AN ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. I COULD HOLD THE IGNITION KEY AND DRIVE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HE TOOK ME TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE GAVE ME TEMPORARY FIX THAT WOULD GET ME HOME AND I COULD TALK TO MY HONDA DEALER. THE ISSUE IS IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF WAS FIXED (NEXT MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY RECALL WAS FIXED) WHY DID IT OCCUR AGAIN. WAS THE FIX DONE DURING THE RECALL WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH? IS THERE A REALLY AN PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH? I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT THE DEALER AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MILES AN HOUR - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED - ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND CAR DIED...BARELY MADE IT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. CAR WAS TOWED, DIAGNOSIS WAS BAD IGNITION SWITCH. I JUST SEARCHED WEB AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2002. *TR

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. IT WILL PERIODICALLY STALL WHILE I AM DRIVING. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF SOME SORT BECAUSE SOME OF THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AND IT JUST QUIETLY STALLS. THIS HA HAPPENED IN TOWN, IN INTERSECTIONS, ON THE HIGHWAY...IT IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITH NO PATTERN. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FOUND A DESCRIPTION OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE IGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD DEGRADE DUE TO A HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH IT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER RECALL 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) BUT THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN BUT THE CONTACT WAS STILL CONCERNED THAT IT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,500.

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN ITSELF WHEN RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE STREET ROADS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 95 IN MARYLAND THE ENGINE DIED. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD TO THE SHOULDER. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE AND THE MECHANICS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 4 CYLINDER 4 DOOR 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT REASON IN JUNE OF 2009. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE LIGHT WILL THEN TURN OFF WITHOUT ILLUMINATING THE CAUSE. SHORTLY AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER, THE LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS LONG AS THE LIGHT IS ON. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT THEY HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE SEATBELTS BUT NOT THE AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN USED. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. THIS WILL COST CLOSE TO $1000. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. EVEN IF I CHOOSE TO START REPLACING THE UNIT, IT WON'T GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED. THEY DON'T KNOW THE REASON THAT THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IT SHOULD BE HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T CAUSED BY ME, THE CONSUMER. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INTERNET SITES WITH CONSUMERS JUST LIKE ME COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. A LINK TO ONE IS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2001/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/SRS_LIGHT_IS_ON.SHTML PLEASE MAKE HONDA DO THE RIGHT THING AND KEEP THEIR PATRONS SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE GAS PEDAL IS VERY STIFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PEDAL IS HAVING A HARD TIME ENGAGING AT FIRST AND THEN AS THE VEHICLE WARMS THE PEDAL RESETS AND THE PEDAL WORKS PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BATTERY, ABS AND DOOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CARE WAS DRIVING FINE AFTER THIS BUT ABOUT A MILE LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I NOTICED THE DRIVE BELTS HAD COME OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST LOCATION WITHIN 15MILES. HENCE, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY DESTINATION, THEN EVENTUALLY TOWED TO RICHFIELD-BLOOMINGTON HONDA WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT KEY WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING THE PULLEY TO BE WOBBLY FORCING THE BELTS TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. BROOKDALE HONDA PERFORMED THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO THIS INCIDENT SINCE THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT WAS NOT TIGHTENED TO THE RIGHT TORQUE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF TECHNICIAN ERROR. *TR

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH WAS UNDER RECALL AND WAS FIXED IN 2004 HOWEVER AGAIN THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND TWO CHILDREN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND STALLED WHILE I WAS GOING 65 MPH. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESTART. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THAT AGAIN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD IN MY VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE SAFETY HAZARDS AND FLASHERS ON MY VEHICLE ALSO FAILED SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO WARN ANYONE ON THE ROAD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER CLEANED AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY LATE LAST NIGHT MY HONDA ACCORD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IN GEAR. DURING THIS TIME I HAD NO ENGINE POWER. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY THIS OCCURRED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. SINCE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES. THE DEALER SEEMED FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND RECOGNIZED IT AS BEING RELATED TO A 2002 RECALL OF THE 1999 ACCORD V6. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED IN THE RECALL. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

HONDA ACCORD HAD UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND RAN THRU FENCE ALMOST HIT ELEC POLE,WIFE FINALLY THOUGHT TO TURN OFF KEY TO STOP CAN. HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST?? *TR

MY CAR SHUT OFF THREE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYING A KEY SYMBOL CAME ON EACH TIME IT SHUT OFF. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. BUT AFTER LOOKING ON YOUR SIGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOW CAN I GET HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAY DOES NOT EXIST? *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN ENGINE JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN AFTER PULLING OVER. CHECK THE INTERNET AND EVERYONE POINTED TO IGNITION SWITCH. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE CAR. DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOUR CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO BREACH IN THE ENGINE DUE TO A POROUS ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW2 ENGINE PUT IN CAR. *TR

EXPERIENCED IN MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SUDDEN EXTREME ACCELERATION ON 12/14/2009 CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT ON COMMACK ROAD, COMMACK, NY WHICH INVOLVED SEVERAL CARS, CAR DRIVEN FROM MASS. PARK, NY TO GRAND STREET, MANHATTAN TO PICKUP MOTHER-IN-LAW AND AIDE TO BRING TO EYE SPECIALIST IN BETHPAGE, NY, RETURNING HER TO HER HOME, BACK TO COMMACK FOR WIFE'S JOB. I TOOK CAR TO DO SOME SHOPPING, CAR STARTEDTO ACCELERATE ON LIE SIDE RIDE, ULTIMATELY LOOSING CONTROL. UNCERTAIN WHAT INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT NO DEATHS! HEARD OF OTHER INCIDENTS WITH HONDAS, 2005 ACCORD. NO INJURIES. SPOKE TO DRIVER. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A 'GLITCH' AFTER TEST RIDE. ANOTHER STORY, TOO. *TR

MY 99 HONDA ACCORD EX SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS STARTED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. THE CAR PROVIDES ZERO NOTICE. I RECENTLY ATTENDED A AUTO PARTS SHOP FOR TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. I WAS DIRECTED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. I RESEARCHED THE MATTER ONLINE AND DETERMINED MY CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I BRIEFLY REMEMBER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTIFICATION BY MAIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT DID NOTHING. I CALLED BREAKAWAY HONDA IN GREENVILLE SC AND WAS DENIED RECALL BASED ON MY VIN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V1200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

DEFECTIVE IGNITION WITH RESULTS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V 120. VIN NOT ON LIST. HONDA WILL NOT CORRECT. *TR

THE SEAT BRACKET ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD BROKE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE02072. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT AND DENIED THAT THERE WAS EVER A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, SECOND OCCURRENCE. CAR STALLS DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPAIRED THE INTERLOCK. THE SWITCH FAILED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS NOT A FIX ONLY A DELAY OF THE NEXT FAILURE SINCE THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED. I USED DETAILED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE INTERNET TO MAKE THE SECOND REPAIR MYSELF. I REQUESTED "GOODWILL" FROM AMERICAN HONDA WHICH WAS DENIED SO I AM OUT OF POCKET FOR PARTS AND MY TIME TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAILS AT THE SAME RATE AS THE ORIGINAL COMPONENT. WHEN THIS FINALLY CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH I'M SURE THEY WILL SETTLE OUT OF COURT TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS ON THIS COMPONENT WHEN ALL THEY REALLY HAD TO DO WAS ENGINEER A NON-DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT. IN OTHER WORDS FIX IT ONCE BUT FIX IT RIGHT. HONDA DID NOT DO THIS AND WILL NOT WARRANT THE SECOND DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THEY BETTER HOPE I AM NOT INJURED WHEN THIS FAILS FOR THE THIRD BECAUSE I HAVE MY DOCUMENTATION. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CODE INDICATED A TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED AND ROAD TESTED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION MAYBE GOING BAD. I WAS CHARGED THEIR TYPICAL OUTRAGEOUS LABOR COST. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHO COULD HAVE TOLD ME THE SAME THING FOR FREE. BUT I THOUGHT THEY WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEIR CARS THAN AN AUTO PARTS CODE READER, I WAS TOTALLY WRONG. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON DURING MY DRIVE BACK HOME FROM THE DEALER. ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALER SINCE THE TIME I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE CAR HAD AROUND 98,000 MILES WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FIRST APPEARED. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP NEXT AND THEY REPLACED THE LINEAR SOLENOID AND CHECKED THE OTHERS WHICH WERE ALL FINE, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE TRANS. SHOP SAID THIS IS A PREDOMINANT PROBLEM WITH 99 AND 2000 ACCORDS, BUT THE MFR ONLY RECALLED THE 2000 MODELS. I KNOW THIS IS TRUE BECAUSE I ALSO OWN A 2000 ACCORD WHICH WAS RECALLED BY THE FACTORY FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS MODEL YEAR ALSO SINCE THE 99 AND 2000 MODELS WERE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL. NOW THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO OVERHAUL OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST LOTS MORE MONEY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THE 99 ACCORDS AS WELL OR AT LEAST SHOULDER HALF OF

MY SON'S 1999 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT IGNITION FAILURE, FORCING HIM TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO RE-START THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED RANDOMLY OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT A MONTH, AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 117,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS SUBJECT TO AN EARLIER RECALL CAMPAIGN 02-031, WHICH RESULTED IN CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES. NOW THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FAILED. HE TOOK IT TO HONDA OF EL CERRITO IN THE BAY AREA AND THEY CHARGED HIM ABOUT $100 AND TOLD HIM THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED AN IGNITION SWITCH FROM A DISCOUNT HONDA PARTS SUPPLIER OVER THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT $50, AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. I FOUND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES THAT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL, AND I FEEL THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I HAVE A 99 ACCORD AND A 92 CIVIC WHICH BOTH EXPERIENCED IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, SO I HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING WRONG, EVEN IF THE DEALER WAS NOT BEING VERY SMART ABOUT IT. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. I WISH THE DEALERS WERE MORE HELPFUL. I SPOKE WITH AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, THAT IF THE PART FAILED AGAIN, IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT HOLDS UP LONGER THAN 50,000-60,000 MILES? THE LAST TIME IT FAILED WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA ON HIGHWAY 50 ON OCTOBER 24, 2009.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE CONTINUES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/13/09.*LJ UPDATED 11/16/09.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;IGNITION:SWITCH) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, THEN DIFFICULT TO START AGAIN. UNTIL REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION, THEN PUT BACK AND RETRY. *TR

YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS CAUSING SEVERE CHATTERING AND/OR LURCHING WHEN STARTING UP OR AT LOW SPEED. CAR IS NEAR STALL AND IS VULNERABLE TO AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS AFTER A STOP. CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000. BL UPDATED 11/23/10 *BF THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. UPDATED 11/23/10

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT NORTH LOOP 1604 WEST ON 9/26/09, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO SIT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND STRUGGLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND HOPE NO ONE CAME BEHIND ME. WHILE DRIVING ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, THE ENGINE STALLED OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 6 TIMES PER DAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUSY CITY STREETS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE EXTREME STRESS AND FEAR FOR MINE AND OTHERS' SAFETY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP ON ME. THIS EXACT ISSUE IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD BY ON OPERATOR THAT THERE IS NO SUCH ISSUE WITH THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, YET I FOUND OVER 15 RECALLS ON THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD BY SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE. WHILE IT MAY BE TRUE THAT NOT ALL OF THOSE RECALLS MAY APPLY TO THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD THAT I DRIVE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. *TR

I GOT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JUST LOSS POWER AND I WAS SCARED I WAS ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE GOING 70 ML. WITH ON GOING TRAFFIC AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO THE CAR WAS JUST SLOWING DOWNED PLEASE HELP AND DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS THANK YOU. *TR

HONDA -ACCORD -MODEL 1999- V6 - HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM -WHILE CHANGING 30 TO 40 MILES -SPEED. HONDA DEALER ASKING TO REPAIR THE PART FOR $ 4,450.00 THE TRASMIICE TO HONDA TO REPAIR OR RECALL THE TRANSMISSION ( AUTOMATIC ). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE UNWARRANTLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE HE SUSTAINED SEVERE BODILY INJURIES.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

1999 HONDA ACCORD OCCASIONALLY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ALL CAR FUNCTIONS FAIL (POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS...). WILL NEED TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH ACCORDING TO DEALER. FOR SOME REASON DEALER SAYS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. *TR

MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT WHEN STOP OR DRIVING. ITS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, TURNING AFTER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, THE RPM WILL FALL TO ZERO, ITS WILL KIND OF CHUG LIKE IF A MANUAL WERE TO STALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION SWITCH, DISTRIBUTOR AND PVC VALVE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR