Honda Accord Complaints (1999)
1,135 consumer complaints on file.
- #10443419January 11, 2012POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN HIS KNEE HAPHAZARDLY STRUCK THE GEAR SELECTOR, CAUSING THE GEAR TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED DURING THE TIME OF THE UNINTENDED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
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- #10440694December 15, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT RESTART AND GEAR SHIFT WOULD LOCK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES; SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB
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- #10439886December 14, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000. KMJ
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- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10438552December 5, 2011POWER TRAIN
FAILED TRANSMISSION. *TR
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- Deaths:
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- #10438553December 5, 2011POWER TRAIN
FAILED TRANSMISSION. *TR
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- #10437132November 29, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1999 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A POWER SURGE AND RPM, SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO THEN FLICKERED BACK ON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ONE DAY LATER, ONLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OFF, SHE PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, TAPPED THE REVERSE AND COMPLETELY DAMAGED THE REVERSE GEAR. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED A RECALL, BUT IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ONCE BEFORE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING EVER WRONG WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR OR THE REVERSE GEAR, BUT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG. *JB
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10434787November 7, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT TIMES, ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP (TRAFFIC LIGHT; STOP SIGN). THE CAR HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I CAN EASILY PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" AGAIN AND RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 80K MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. AFTER A FEW OF THESE SCARY EXPERIENCES, TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ATLANTA GA. COST OF $160 (DESCRIPTION - ROUTINE MAINTENANCE - BG FUEL SERVICE ALL - CLEANED THROTTLE BODY). ASSUMED THIS WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE. I WAS WRONG. IN TWO MORE OCCASIONS - HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A "STOP SIGN". THE CAR STARTED AGAIN (TAKES A WHILE IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THOUGH). I WAS LUCKY A CAR BEHIND ME HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO STOP. THIS TIME, I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND NOTICED MANY OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ACCORD 1999. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THOUGH (THE CAR HAD NOT YET STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN A BUSY TRAFFIC). AT 20,374 MILE, THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE "2002 SAFETY RECALL - ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH" - "ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH FP NUMBER : 3510-S84-305 (SWITCH E 79530)", THIS WAS DONE ON 12/03/02. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 10/28/11. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO LOOK INTO THE 2002 IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ; CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS & WHAT ELSE WAS PERFORMED TO CORRECT IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS SERVICE ADVISER WAS AWARE OF THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH HONDA ACCORDS (1999). THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SURPRISED ME WITH REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. THIS WAS A $405 REPAIR. THE FP NUMBER IS 35130-S84-A01 (SWITCH S 79530). I ASSUME THERE ARE TWO PARTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I AM NOT CERTAIN WHY THE 2002 SAFETY RECALL DID NOT ADVICE THE DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS (E & S SWITCHES). THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE "S" SWITCH IS BEHIND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
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- #10433637October 31, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) THAT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) FOR THE REDESIGNED INTERLOCK LEVER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
- Crash:
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- 0
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- #10432695October 25, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS A V6 AUTOMATIC. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE EXACTLY AS HONDA HAS INSTRUCTED. I HAVE EVEN GONE AS FAR TO ONLY GET IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED WEIRD FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. AT 75000 MILES IT BEGAN HARD SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND AROUND 85000 MILES IT BEGAN TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT FROM 1ST INTO 2ND AND ESPECIALLY 2ND BACK TO 1ST. NOW PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE IS CAUSING PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE WITH 1999 V-6 AUTOMATICS IS DOCUMENTED EVERYWHERE. THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE AWARE THE ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS A WIDE SPREAD DEFECT AND THE NHTSA SHOULD PUT SOME PRESSURE ON HONDA TO STEP-UP. A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 90K MILES ON THIS HONDA. NOT OK AND HONDA KNEW AND KNOWS THEY BUILT A CAR WITH A MAJOR DEFECT. *TT
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10430007October 13, 2011AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 153,000.
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- #10429225October 9, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
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- #10428253October 3, 2011POWER TRAIN
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
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- #10425873September 17, 2011POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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- #10423147September 3, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
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- 0
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- #10421004August 22, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
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- Injuries:
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- #10419185August 12, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10418813August 7, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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
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- #10418818August 6, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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.
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10416871August 3, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 HAS REGISTERED WITH 180,326 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *KB
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10412928July 14, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0