Honda Accord Complaints (1999)

1,135 consumer complaints on file.

#10345604July 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343058July 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342669July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236 1-888-327-4236 ). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342737July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342280July 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341017July 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340840June 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340683June 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336503June 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336027June 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335042June 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335102June 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332339May 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332005May 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331778May 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328911May 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327853April 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327959April 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327981April 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN ITSELF WHEN RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE STREET ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324679April 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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