Honda Accord Complaints (1999)

1,135 consumer complaints on file.

#10173341November 13, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN TRACTION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN, BUT DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THAT TIME DUE TO THE REMAINING TREAD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE CONTACT REFERRED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE TREAD WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING 195/65R15, DOT RADIAL 91HCH95.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172429November 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL # 02V120000 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH WAS PERFORMED IN 2003. THE IGNITION FAILED AGAIN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE STALLING HAD OCCURRED 30 TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10172041October 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX IN 2002. NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THE CAR WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR ACTED SLUGGISH WHEN GOING FROM A STOP. IT WASN'T THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM SO WE DIDN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT OTHER THAN ADDING HEET TO THE GASOLINE THINKING WE HAD BAD GASOLINE. THEN WE STARTED NOTICING A SORT OF GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD START THE CAR WHICH CAME FROM THE KEY IGNITION. THE CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE WOULD TRY AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD START. THIS YEAR 2006 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN WE WOULD STOP AT STOP SIGNS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WE PAID FOR NEW SPARK WIRE AND PLUG. SOON AFTER THE CAR STARTED STALLING AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! MY HUSBAND DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS THE PROBLEM SO WE DIDN'T HAVE IT REPLACED. THE CAR KEPT ON GETTING WORSE ALMOST CAUSING A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS WHEN IT WOULD QUIT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE THEN HEARD OF A RECALL ON 1999 HONDA ACCORDS THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AGAIN BUT WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE OUR CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL! WE CALLED HONDA CORP TO FIND OUT WHY IT WASN'T INCLUDED AND WERE TOLD THEY RECALLED ONLY CERTAIN MAKES AND MODELS AND OURS WASN'T ONE OF THEM. WE OF COURSE WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DIDN'T HAVE OUR MODEL AND MAKE RECALLED WHEN WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AT THE VERY LEAST WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD OF A PROBLEM SO WE COULD HAVE REPAIRED IT RIGHT AWAY. WE DID KEEP THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE JUST HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BUT HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170937October 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY THROUGH 1ST,2ND,AND 3RD WITHOUT A CHANGE IN SPEED. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE FOLLOWING GEAR RESULTING IN THE RPM'S TO INCREASE FOLLOW BY IT JAMMING IT INTO GEAR. THE CAR MUST NO BE REPLACED WITH A USED OR NEW TRANSMISSION AND I WAS QUOTED $3000+ TO GET THIS DONE. AFTER ALOT OF READING AROUND AND INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND THE 00-01 ACCORDS HAVE A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 155K MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS AND CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I JUST THINK IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THERE IS NO WAY FOR HONDA TO SPLIT THE COST AT THE LEAST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170832October 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED SEEING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON LT SIDE UNDER VEHICLE. HAD SEAL REPLACED BY LOCAL TRANS SHIP. TWO WEEKS LATER FLUID LEAKING AGAIN. RESEARCHED AND FOUND RECALL ON 2000 AND UP FOR BAD BEARING CAUSING THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THOSE VEHICLES. TOOK VEHICLE TO RT.23 HONDA AND THEY ADVISED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE ONLY ITEM THAT THE HONDA FIELD SERVICE MANAGER WOULD ONLY ALLOW THE PART ONLY. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $1000 LABOR. I REQUESTED THE FIELD MANAGER'S NAME BUT BRAD MORDER (SERVICE WRITER AT RT.23 HONDA) REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME. I LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA (CASE #12006-04-250-0809)THAT WAS HANDLED BY CHRIS MARTINEZ OF HONDA (X-118183) WHO STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE PARTICULARS AND THAT HE HAD NO AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE DECISION OF THE FIELD MANAGER. AGAIN, WHEN I ASKED FOR THE NAME OF THE FIELD MANAGER MR. MARTINEZ WOULD NOT GIVE IT TO ME. WHEN I ASKED HIM FOR HIS SUPERIOR'S NAME SO THAT I COULD ESCALATE THIS MATTER, HE ADVISED THAT HIS DECISION WAS FINAL AND THERE WAS NO OTHER RECOURSE I COULD TAKE. ANY HELP YOU COULD FURNISH WOULD BE APPRECIATED. C. O. HEINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170191October 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR BRACKET CRACKED TWICE IN ONE YEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169935October 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS INCIDENT REOCCURRED THREE TIMES A WEEK IN A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE STALLINGS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAD PROBLEMS TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE ABOUT RECALL # 02V120000, WHICH DESCRIBED THE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE REPETITIVE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXISTENT RECALL FOR THE IGNITION DEFECT DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169686October 1, 2006
AIR BAGS
SRS AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY ON 1999 HONDA CIVIC DX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169158September 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED LEAKING ON 99 ACCORD EX WITH >92100 MILES. ESKRIDGE HONDA TIGHTENED BOXTON BOLT. LEAKING GOT WORST. TOOK CAR BACK 2 DAYS LATER. ESKRIDGE STATED A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REQUIRED BECAUSE THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT IT WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY OTHER MODELS -- 00-0 MODELS WHERE HONDA USA PROVIDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THOSE TRANSMISSIONS. 2. FROM MY RESEARCH, OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THEIR 99 HONDAS, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO RECALLS. 3. SINCE I VIEW IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE, I PLAN TO PAY IF NECESSARY TO REPLACE IT, SINCE I DON'T WANT MY 16-YR SON DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. 4. IS NHSTA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 99 HONDAS? IF SO, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF YOUR ACTIONS IN GETTING HONDA USA TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR 99 HONDAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168664September 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX AND AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS SUMMER, MY CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START DURING HOT WEATHER. THE CAR GIVES A HEALTHY CRANK BUT WILL NOT FULLY TURNOVER. USUALLY AFTER WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO COOL DOWN, THE CAR THEN STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167639September 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND IT ONLY HAS 96K MILES. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. IT BURNS OIL AND NO ONE CAN DETERMINE WHY. I JUST REPLACED 2 VALVES DUE TO THE OIL AND NOW MY EGR VALVE IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE EGR VALVE FOR A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167536September 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PRIOR TO EACH INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE USUALLY RESTARTS AFTER WAITING LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167553September 7, 2006
SEATS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PIECE OF METAL DETACHED FROM THE SLIDER OF THE DRIVER SEAT, CAUSING FREE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167589September 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN 2002 ARRIVED THE SAME DAY MY WIFE HAD OUR 1999 HONDA DIE ON HER WHILE DRIVING ON I-95. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DYING (TURN THE KEY AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN) HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME WE'VE TAKEN IT TO OUR HONDA DEALER. THEY EVENTUALLY SAID TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT TIME IT QUITS (WITHOUT RE-STARTING IT) SO THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. HOW DO I DO THAT? THE RECALL STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH A NEW IMPROVED ONE. ONLY RECENTLY DID I FIND OUT THAT THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE WIRING (TWICE) AND IT CONTINUES TO DIE. THE DEALER SAYS IT CAN'T BE THE CYLINDER/TUMBLER (AND I SAY IT MUST BE THE TUMBLER) AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $380 TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE IGNITION SWITCH (WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166330August 23, 2006
SEATS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHERE THE SEAT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME, THE SEAT WAS ONLY HELD ON BY A SPOT-WELD. UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, THE SPOT WELD BREAKS LOSE CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 6-8 INCHES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165777August 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE BOLT HOLDING THE MAIN CRANK SHAFT PULLEY CAME LOOSE CAUSING ALL EXTERIOR BELTS TO COME OFF AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR TIMING BELT, SHEARED THE WOODRUFF KEY, AND WARPED PULLEY. THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF BECAUSE TIMING WAS NOW OFF ON ENGINE AND THE PISTONS CAME UP AND BENT SOME VALVES. NOW I AM OUT $3,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PER MYCARSTATS.COM, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS BOLT/ DESIGN ASSEMBLY CAME DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY WORK RELATED TO THIS BOLT AND PULLEY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165317August 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 99K MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD ON THE SECOND SHIFT. DEALER ADVISES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COST $3800. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164459August 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CONTINUOUS ENGINE CHECK LIGHT POINTING TO FAILURES IN THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. MONETARY LOSS IS BECOMING UNACCEPTABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164437August 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1999 HONDA ACCORD: DRIVER'S WINDOW. LESS THAN 60,000 MILES USUALLY PARKED MOST OF THE DAY. DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN BUT NOT UP. WAS TOLD "DUE TO USE - WINDOW WIRE GEARS STRIPPED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR AND DROVE TAURUS TO 120,000 UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. I COULD SEE IT IF THERE WAS MORE THAN SLIGHT USE OF THE WINDOW!!! COST $282 TO REPLACE GEAR. (MIDWEST LOCATION) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164331August 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V025000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH. 1,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND REPLACED THE SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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