1999 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 05V025000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE HONDA REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR PER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175000.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, A RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETED IN 2002 FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. NHTSA #02V120000 THE VEHICLE IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, I CONTACTED HONDA USA ON 08/11/2009 TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR A RECALLED ITEM ONCE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION, I WOULD HOPE NHTSA WOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR PARTS AND REPAIRS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS BLINKING. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 99 HONDA ACCORD COUPE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR FAILING TO START IN CERTAIN TYPES OF WEATHER AND THE LONGER I'VE HAD THE CAR THE MORE THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED AND IT IS NOW STALLING WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, INCLUDING YESTERDAY WHEN I HAD MY 4 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY WHO KNOWS THE DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE BEEN ON HONDA'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE RECALLS AND MINE HAVE BEEN FIXED LONG BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEMS I'VE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SEEM TO BE VERY UNWILLING TO HELP ME FURTHER AND SO I AM STUCK AT THIS POINT WITH A VEHICLE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE I'D BE PUTTING MYSELF, MY DAUGHTER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER. I'VE RECENTLY FOUND THE WEBSITE CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND UNDER ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS I WAS BAFFLED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THEIR RECALL HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ALSO, AND THAT WAS ONLY ONE WEBSITE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE JABS IN THE DARK REPLACING PARTS THAT DON'T NEED REPLACED ESPECIALLY AFTER I'VE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TWICE NOW (NOT CHEAP). I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WONDER WHETHER OR NOT A CAR THAT IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND UNDER 100,000 MILES IS GOING TO START OR NOT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL MOVE SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE HELP FROM ANYONE ELS

MY CAR BEGAN QUITTING WHILE DRIVING MAY 2009, HOWEVER, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY START AGAIN. 06/2009-7/2009 WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE IGNITION, THE DASHBOARD WOULD FLICKER. AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE CAR WOULD START BUT THEN QUIT. ON 8/4/2009, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR QUIT AGAIN BUT THEN SMOKE CAME FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL ( STEERING COLUMN AREA). SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CAR QUIT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL BY TURNING THE IGNITION FORWARD. HOWEVER WHEN TURNING IT BACKWARDS IT WOULD TRY TO CRANK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AND NOW CURRENTLY SITS AT BLUEGRASS HONDA IN PADUCAH, KY. ACCORDING TO HONDA, IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH I FOUND WAS UNDER RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED IN 2002. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE BECAUSE HERE I HAVE THE VERY PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL ACKNOWLEDGED. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT ON A RECALL,HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME $200.00. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX CAR STALLS RANDOMLY. *TR

I HAVE REPAIRED MY TRANSMISSION TWICE NOW AND ITS IN MY GARAGE NOW IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION AGAIN I HAVE CHANGED ALL SENSORS EGR O2 SENSOR THIS LAST TIME WAS DIFFERENT I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED THEN SUDDENLY I GOT A HARD JERK AND I KNEW MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AGAIN IN 2005 WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF MY 99 ACCORD V6 COUPE WAS ONE THAT WAS ON THE RECALL AFTER TAKING MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID IT WASN'T BUT IF IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE IS WHY IM NOT GETTING THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON" AND THE TROUBLE CODE IS P0740, TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THE CAR SURGES FORWARD FROM A STOPPED POSITION EVEN AT THE SLIGHTEST DEPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL WHICH MAKES IT PRONE TO AN ACCIDENT BY HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT, TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE GETTING BAD. ON THE WAY HOME, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE TROUBLE CODE TO BE THE SAME P0740 CODE. THEY CHECKED THE RESISTANCE OF ALL THE SOLENOIDS AND REPLACED THE LINEAR SOLENOID WHICH WAS OUT OF SPEC. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE DRIVE HOME. I HAD IT SCANNED AGAIN AND THE CODE WAS P0740 AGAIN. THE TRANS SHOP SAID THAT THEY MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO COMPLETELY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND MAY COST AROUND $3500-4000. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $400 SO FAR. I NOW DRIVE THE CAR SPARINGLY UNTIL I CAN HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET A REBUILT TRANS. I WISH THE NHTSA WOULD REQUIRE HONDA TO RECALL THIS MODEL YEAR LIKE THEY DID FOR THE 2000 MODEL SINCE THERE SEEMED TO BE AN UNUSUALLY ALARMING HIGH RATE OF COMPLAINTS ON 1999 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

1. CAR SHUTS OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE IDLING AND WHEN MOVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. 2. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN 2002 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AT THE TIME BUT THE WORK TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DONE IN 2002. CAR BEGAN PROBLEMS EARLY IN 2009 WITH 125,000 MILES AT RANDOM INTERVALS. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT STILL A VERY SCARY INCIDENT. 3. SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY AFTER DIAGNOSIS SHOWED NOTHING FOR A TOTAL OF $212. ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED THE VERY SAME DAY SO I RETURNED TO DEALER AND GOT THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AT A COST OF $146. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE RPMS AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD GAIN POWER ON ITS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 130,000.

JUST FOUND OUT TODAY FROM MY MECHANIC DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO MY ANTIFREEZE COMPONENT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY OIL CHAMBER WAS NEAR-EMPTY AND MY ANTIFREEZE COMPONENT WAS BLACK AND FULL OF OIL. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN OTHER CASES OF THIS IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL WHERE THE ENGINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

1999 HONDA ACCORD ENGINE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. IGNITION PART WAS RECALLED BY HONDA IN 2003 AND WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. PROBLEM STARTED FEW MONTHS BACK AND IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. HONDA REGIONAL OFFICE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SINCE FIXED THE IGNIGION CABLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, TIMING BELT, EXHAUST, AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED IN HOPES THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CORRECTED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT MORE THAN $3,000 BY AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE IGNITION KEY SWITCH WAS CAUSING THE STALLING. IF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND SLIGHTLY TOUCHED, THE IGNITION WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 160,000.

ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE OF MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX (4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC) BEGAN DYING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THREE TIMES I HAVE BEEN PULLING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, AND I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE, AUDIBLE OR TACTICAL SIGNS THAT THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN, AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHARGED ME $100 TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION TO NO AVAIL. USE OF FUEL CLEANER WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION, BUT THAT DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FRUSTRATED, I CONSULTED THE INTERNET AND FOUND 43 SEPARATE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. COMPLAINANTS ALL SAY THAT THEY HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON GOING FROM DEALER TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND A VARIETY OF REPAIRS, NONE OF WHICH SEEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I DOUBT SERIOUSLY THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS AS IGNORANT OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY CLAIM TO BE, BUT THEY OFFER NO HELP. PLEASE LOG ONTO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM TO SEE HOW WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE. I'M SURE THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. *TR

ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM I WILL HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR STARTED, CAR WILL START, THEN LIGHTS IN THE DASH WILL FLASH AND THEN THE CAR WILL CUT OFF, EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE. THE PROBLEM IS VERY CONSISTENT AND NOT RELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN 2002 UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY. NOW 7YEARS LATER(2009)120,000MILES, I AM HAVING THE SYMPTOMS OF A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. IT WILL START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT WILL RUN FINE FOR ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AND QUIT AGAIN. I TALKED WITH A HONDA REPAIR MAN AND HE SAID THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT SWITCHES IN 2002 ARE STARTING TO FAIL NOW. *TR

WHILE CHANGING MY BRAKES, I NOTICED SIGNIFICANT RUSE ON THE VEHICLE SUB-FRAME. IT IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NEAR THE REAR OF THE FRONT TIRE. THE SUB-FRAME COMPONENT IS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE TOP SIDE, LEAVING ONLY THE LOWER PORTION OF IT HOLDING THE ENGINE AND SUSPENSION IN PLACE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE SUB-FRAME COMPONENT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS CALLED THE "REAR BEAM" (PART NUMBER 50200-S84-A00). TOTAL COST OF REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS ORIGINALLY $1400, BUT DEALER QUOTED $1100 DUE TO THE UNCOMMON OF THE REPAIR AND ITS SEVERITY IF THE PART WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS RECENTLY SEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME AGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS TYPICALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DONE ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME TO CONTACT THE AMERICAN HONDA SERVICE CENTER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD AT ALL ASSIST IN THIS SERVICE ISSUE. MY REQUEST WAS ESCALATED TO WALTER, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM MANAGER, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. I PLAN ON GETTING THIS COMPONENT REPLACED BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT MY ENGINE AND SUSPENSION TO BECOME DETACHED FROM MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, BUT FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SERVICE AS THE CAR IS 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS OLD SINCE MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE SUB-FRAME SHOULD NOT RUST THROUGH. *TR

1) I TRIED TO SIT IN MY FRONT SEAT 2) THE FRONT SEAT (DRIVER) CAME OFF ITS TRACK. THIS IS AN ELECTRIC SEAT. 3) I AM RUNNING DOWN A REPLACEMENT NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DECELERATING TO 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,950.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $700 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1-2 AND 2-3 GEARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPORTING "PO740 - TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT ERROR". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS ROLLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 03V423000, 02V120000, AND 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON 1999 HONDA ACCORD. NOT ONE OF THE VIN NUMBERS I WAS TOLD THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. HAD TO REPAIR ON MY OWN. THE CAR STOPS RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO POWER AT ALL AND THEN RESTARTS. *TR

SINCE 2006 THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING (RPM'S DROP TO ZERO AND CAR TURNS OFF) STARTED BY STALLING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY BUT WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP WITHIN SECONDS WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS. RECENTLY, THE PROBLEM HAS ACCURED EVERYDAY SOME TIME 3 TIMES A DAY. I COULD BE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CARS' RPM'S JUST DROP AND ALL THE LIGHTS BATTERY LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DOOR AND TRUCK LIGHT TURNS ON BUT THE RADIO AND A/C STAY ON. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER BY OTHER MOTORIST TRYING TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH. SO I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TUMBLER FOR THE KEY HAD BEEN RECALLED AND WAS REPLACED BACK IN 2003. I BOUGHT A NEW KEY AS THE OLD KEY WAS WORN AND THE CAR DID NOT STALL FOR OVER 2 MONTHS BUT YESTEDAY CAR STALLED OVER 3 TIMES. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSITIC DONE WHICH SAID IT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH MY MECHANIC SAYS IS TOTALLY UNREALATED TO THE STALLING PROBLEM. BUT I PLAN TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED SOON. I REALLY NEED TO GET THIS STALLING PROBLEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY AS THIS IS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ME OR MY SON TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND BE INJURIED OR EVEN KILLED. AND BASED ON THE INTERNET FORUMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA AND HON

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,000.

FOR THE LAST 4 TO 5 YEARS MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON OR WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TAKEN MY HONDA TO SEVERAL PLACES FOR CHECKUPS, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND A SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK INDICATED THAT I LIKELY HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, THAT REPAIR COMPANY REFERRED ME TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE NEW AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY MY WIFE HAD THE CAR ON THE CITY OF MEMPHIS BUSIEST STREET WHEN IT STALLED WITH HER IN THE CENTER LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING BY THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. SHE CALLED ME FRANTIC TELLING ME THAT ALMOST EVERY CAR PASSING HER NEARLY HIT HER. I CALLED THE POLICE TO HELP GET TRAFFIC CONTROL TO HELP HER. SHE AS A FEW OTHERS HAVE INDICATED COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS TO NEUTRAL WHILE STALLED. FINALLY AFTER SITTING 10 MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AND MY WIFE WAS REAR ENDED WITH MY 19 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, I WOULD HAVE LIKELY GONE NUTS ON HONDA. INSTEAD THIS MORNING I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER WHO KEPT THE CAR RUNNING FOR A WHILE WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STALL (OR SO THEY SAY). THE DEALER SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AT A COST OF $300 ON TOP OF THE $75 DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER ONE MONTH AGO AND A $49 DIAGNOSTIC AT A SMALL SERVICE STATION NOT TO MENTION THE SENSORS THAT WERE SWITCHED OUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA INDICATING THA

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE ENGINE STALLING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT SHOP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CAR FINALLY STALLED COMPLETELY AND THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND SAID IT WAS UNDER RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE FROM HONDA OF A RECALL. DURING TWO RECENT VISITS TO THE DEALER THE PAPERWORK INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE CAR. I HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN 1999. I RECEIVED AND RESPONDED TO AN EARLIER RECALL. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT HONDA AND THEIR DEALERS ARE NOW NEGLECTING TO INFORM OWNERS OF REQUIRED RECALLS. I WAS UNNECESSARILY PUT IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND MONEY ADDRESSING A PROBLEM I WAS NOT PROPERLY NOTIFIED ABOUT. *TR

WHY ARE ALL AUTO MANUFACTURERS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE VEHICLES IN COLORS OF SILVER, GREY AND BLACK WHICH ALL BLEND IN WITH FOG, ASPHALT, CONCRETE AND THE DARK OF NIGHT? WHAT A BRILLIANT SAFETY FEATURE. IS THIS SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE REPLACED OFTEN AS NO ONE CAN SEE THEM VERY WELL? NO BRAINER! *TR

BOUGHT THIS 99 HONDA ACCORD DX 4 DOOR 5 SPEED BACK IN 2006 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN THE END OF 2007 THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE HIGH WAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING!!! THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT! IT THEN HAPPENED AGAIN A MONTH LATER! IT THEN HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY TILL I COULD NO LONGER LET THE KEY GO WITHOUT IT SHUTTING OFF! WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF EVERYTHING STOPS, INCLUDING POWER STEERING!!! VERY DANGEROUS!!! WE LOOKED OVER THE CAR AND LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT. WE CALLED HONDA'S 1800 NUMBER AND THEY TOLD US THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AND FIXED IN 2002 SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING FOR US!!! SO WHY THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER WOULD THE SAME PROBLEM BE HAPPENING!? I AM SCARED THAT IF I GO AND HAVE IT FIXED IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF ON ME AGAIN IN FOUR YEARS, OR LESS!? DID THEY JUST REPLACE THE FAULTY PART WITH ANOTHER FAULTY PART?! I HAVE READ SOME OF THE FORUMS ON LINE AND THEY SEEM TO INDICATE THAT IT COULD BE THE WIRING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NOT THE WHOLE PART. WE HAVE RIGGED THE CAR BY HANGING OBJECTS OFF OF THE KEYS TO GET IT TO STAY ON... I KNOW IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT STOPS ALTOGETHER! HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEY'RE PRODUCTS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALOUD TO CONTINUE THIS! HOW CAN WE ALLOW THEM TO PUT UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD PUTTING PEOPLES LIFE'S IN DANGER!? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX. IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST. THE COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $2,630. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,000.

ON 01/10/2009, I BROUGHT MY 1999 ACCORD TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD BEEN STALLING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A YEAR AGO AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE TECH REPLACED THE IGNITION BACK SWITCH AND ALSO PERFORMED THE SAFETY RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. A WEEK LATER, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR NOW STALLS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD EX 1999 ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WITH IN 2MILES OF THE PLACE IT WAS STARTED. IF YOU LET IT WARM UP IT WILL RUN FINE. HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS 12 TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE POWER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. OCCASIONALLY, IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES OR OVER AN HOUR FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA CENTER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

IN 2002 - 2004 MY 1999 HONDA, ACCORD HAD A RECALL TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH, VEHICLE COULD STALL IN TRAFFIC CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY HONDA IN 2004. DECEMBER 2008, MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD JUST SHUTS OFF, AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTS. THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF STARTS TO GET MORE FREQUENT, SO I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACES THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FIXED FOR NOW. APPARENTLY HONDA DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE FIRST RECALL. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD IS CONTINUALLY ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY AIRBAG WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. COST OF THE "DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR" IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

IGNITIONS SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO CAR RANDOMLY STALLING ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO SAFELY REMOVE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT THE IGNITIONS SWITCH HAD BEEN RECALLED HOWEVER THE IGNITIONS SWITCH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO UNDER THIS RECALL AND ANY REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. REPAIR INVOICE IS AVAILABLE AS CAN VERIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM BY THE REPAIR SHOP WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS REPEATED PROBLEM ILLUSTRATES FAILURE ON HONDA TO RESOLVE THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH PRESENTS AN IMMEDIATE TREAT TO LIFE OF ALL OWNERS OF THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AFFECTED BY THE ORIGINAL RECALL AND ANOTHER RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED BY THE NHTSA. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PULLING INTO A 7/11 PARKING LOT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSURANCE DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. *TR

MAIN RELAY PROBLEMS I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 99 HONDA ACCORD LE COUPE - 6 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC. ONCE I GOT THE CAR HOME I FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A STARTING PROBLEM. EARLY MORNING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COOL THE CAR WOULD START FINE. AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY WHILE AT WORK THE CAR WOULD FAIL TO START. OPENING THE DOORS AND LETTING THE INTERIOR HEAT DROP WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START. WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OTHER THAN LOOKING AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR HONDA HARD STARTING PROBLEM... I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT GAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING AND DIRECTED TO HOW TO REPAIR THE MAIN RELAY. I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS AS THEY EXPLAINED AND RE-SOLDERED 5 CONNECTIONS ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT OF THE MAIN RELAY... SINCE THAT TIME THE HONDA WILL START IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER. JUST SEEMS ODD AFTER SEARCHING THE FORUMS AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I WAS HAVING AND NOBODY HAS SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT IT WAS... SOME SEARCHING TURNED UP A PROBLEM RESOLVE... NOW YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM AND HONDA SERVICE CENTERS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM LIKE MINE.... DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE THE ACCORD AND CAN LIVE WITH SOME OF THE PROBLEMS BUT AS A CUSTOMER I EXPECT THAT HONDA WOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND BY THE DESCRIPTION THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT THEY THINK IT IS AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE....I'M NOT CHASING A RECAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER IT WAS SHIFTED BACK INTO PARK. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE THEN RESTARTED BY ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE A WEEK AND HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 149,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ANY SPEED MY CAR MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES IT OCCURS DURING A TURN, OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 30-45 MPH. IT THEN WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY OF 2003 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,745. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH. UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

WE BOUGHT OUR USED ACCORD ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO GO TO COLLEGE AND NOT TO LONG AFTER WE REALIZE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SHIFT VERY ROUGH ESPECIALLY FROM THE LOWER GEARS TO THE HIGH ONES..WE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DO ALL THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE FOR THE VEHICLE.. YET WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE.. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NOT ONLY JERKS REALLY BAD SHIFTING UP BUT IT'S WORSE GOING DOWNWARDS.. SOMETIMES NOW THE REVERSE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE AND WE HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON BEFORE IT GOES TO REVERSE.. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND MOST PROBABLY THE ENGINE MOUNTS.. $2500 TO $3500 WE CALL AMERICAN HONDA AND SEE IF THEY WILL HELP AND OF COURSE OUR FACTORY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT SO WE ARE ON OUR OWN.. ACCORDING TO SOME AUTO SHOPS THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO THIS THE PROBLEM THAT THESE ACCORDS HAVE... FAULTY TRANSMISSION.. WHAT IS HONDA DOING? NOTHING .. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? SHOULDN'T WE FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT ITSELF OFF. LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2002 FOR THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH COULD DEGRADE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ONCE, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS A SECOND TIME. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 109,000.

BELOW ARE BITS OF A LETTER I SENT IN AS PART OF A SURVEY TO THE HONDA DEALER: THE HONDA (H) DEALER IN FTWALTONBEACH, FL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE RECALL PART. I HAVE EMAILS AND NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE IT REPLACED; ONCE I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL PART, HONDA STILL WOULDN'T AGREE TO FIX IT. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THEY COULDN'T FIX MY CAR PROBLEM, SO I BOUGHT A HAYNES MANUAL, SEARCHED THE WEB AND ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE IT MYSELF. THAT IS HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT MY DISCOVERY, AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC (WHICH WAS INDICATED TO ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR) TO DETERMINE IF THE PART TRULY NEEDED REPLACING. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART. THEY STATED THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY 1/2 WAY THROUGH MY STRUGGLE TO GET THEM TO REPLACE IT. I WAS TOLD BY H CORP. THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. HONDA.COM INDICATED THAT IT NEEDED REPLACING, AND THEN MIRACULOUSLY MID-WAYS THROUGH MY BATTLE WITH GSH IT SHOWS UP IN THE COMPUTER AS HAVING BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE BEFORE THE RECALL. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. I DO WONDER HOW MANY OTHER WOMEN AND UNSUSPECTING MEN THEY HAVE GOUGED IN THE POCKET TO RANDOMLY REPLACE GOOD PARTS ($1000 - $2000 FOR ME). MY CAR FINALLY BROKE DOWN (WOULDN'T CRANK); I WAS W/OUT A VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK; ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAD IT TOWED TO HER CAR DEALER. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH INDICATED THE RECALL PART NEEDED REPLACING, DAH. HE REPLACED THE RECALL PART. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 M

GOT A CAR TUNE-UP DONE BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE GEARS SHIFTED A LTTLE DIFFERENT BUT I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE TUNE-UP. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORST SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. AFTER THEIR ANALYSIS, THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A "BAD DIFFERENTIAL" AND IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR ONLY HAD 78,000 WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THE TUNE-UP THE END OF MAY. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER???

WE HAVE A BLACK 1999 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS A SEVERE PAINT/CLEAR COAT ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, KEEPING IT GARAGED AND WASHED AND WAXED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD US THAT "IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE OWNERS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CAR". THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, PAINT ISSUES 'HAPPEN' AND THEY DON'T OFFER SERVICE ON THAT OLD OF A CAR. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. WE JUST HAD IT IN TO FIX THE IGNITION THAT WAS UNDER A RECALL, AND THEY TELL US THAT THEY DON'T OFFER SERVICE ON THAT OLD OF A CAR? MY WIFE AND I ARE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AT HOW WE HAVE BEEN TREATED OVER THIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE CLEAR COAT FINISH THAT WAS BACKED UP BY OUR LOCAL SERVICE TECH WHO SAID IT WASN'T SPRAYED ON THICK ENOUGH, THUS THE PROBLEM. *TR