Honda Accord Complaints (1999)

1,135 consumer complaints on file.

#10239011August 20, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND IT SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000. UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED FROM THE SEATBELT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237725August 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE LEADING TO ENGINE CUT OUT ON HIGHWAY (GOING 80), ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED SMOKING FROM DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237731August 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER MY SECOND HONDA IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED AFTER ALMOST GETTING ME KILLED BY CUTTING OUT WHILE I WAS GOING 80 (IN A 75), THE REPLACEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS AND INSTALLED BY HONDA OF FLAGSTAFF AZ, WITH AROUND 1000 MILES ON IT IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PRE-FAILURE SYMPTOMS EXHIBITED BY THE SWITCH IT HAD REPLACED. FAILURE TO START AFTER BEING LEFT IN DIRECT SUN FOR PROLONGED PERIOD. IT THEN WILL STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING, THEN REFUSE TO TURN OVER AT ALL. ADDITIONALLY, AND HERE IS THE SAFETY COMPLAINT, THE CAR WILL LOSE ITS ELECTRICS AND THEM SPONTANEOUSLY TURN BACK ON WHILE THE CAR IS BEING OPERATED. THE INCIDENT ON AUGUST 9TH OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS IN ESCONDIDO CA AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 35 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237531August 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL DASH LIGHTS GO OUT ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. A SAFETY RECALL WAS DONE FOR THIS PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DEFECTED MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT ON THE HONDA ACCORD YEARS 2000 TO 2004. WHY ARE OLDER ACCORDS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL SINCE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART WAS INSTALLED ON THEM?*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237001August 5, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE CLEAR COAT ON MY '99 HONDA ACCORD IS FADED AND THE PAINT HAS STARTED TO COME OFF IN MANY SPOTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236666August 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
99 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO WARNING FROM DASH BOARD. CAN'T SPEED UP ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235965July 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER 5 OR 6 ATTEMPTS AND WOULD RUN NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, BUT EVERY 4 OR 5 TIMES THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236002July 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT IN HIS VEHICLE BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A SIMILAR PRODUCT UPDATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,472. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235926July 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 92 K MILES, THE ALTERNATOR BROKE DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD ON THE SECOND SHIFT. DEALER ADVISE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235892July 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 99 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 IS BEHAVING ERRATICALLY AND IS CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION ON THE ROADS AS THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS AND SPEEDS UP OR SLOWS DOWN AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. AT TIMES THE CAR JUST LOCKS UP INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR ON THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHERS AND FOR MY FAMILY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I NOTICE THAT A LOT OF OTHER CAR OWNERS HAVE HAD OR HAVING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THIS MODEL AND MAKE OF CAR. HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS OF OTHER ACCORDS FOR MODEL YEAR 2000 - 2003, HOWEVER I UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN FOR THE 1999 YEAR ACCORD, IT HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS HAVE COME UP ON THE 2000-2003 MODEL YEARS BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION MAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234358July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 99 HONDA ACCORD ON JUNE 28, 2003 FOR 16,000$ ODOMETER READOUT 56,000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE NOTICED NOISES AND JERKY LIKE MOVEMENTS UPON ACCELERATION ALSO WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDDLE WHEN THE CAR IS TRYING TO IDOL DOWN. AS IF TO BE STUCK OR REVVING IN THE GEAR IN WHICH ITS LEAVING AND ENDS WITH A JERK ONCE IT GETS TO THE GEAR ITS CHANGING TO WITH A REV OR JUMP ESPECIALLY IF ON A HILL. NOW AT JUST OVER 130,000 MILES AND IN THE YEAR 2008 THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AND WORSE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TEMP. MADE BETTER WITH FLUSHING OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THERE IS NO CHANGEABLE TRANSMISSION FLUID FILTER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHAT! 130,000 MILES AND IT ALREADY NEEDS REPLACING, THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A HONDA,, HONDA ONCE MEANT RELIABILITY, BIGGEST MILEAGE ECT. I HAVE NOT AS OF TODAY WHICH IS JULY 15, 2008, REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION, AND IM HOPING THAT WITH A LITTLE PRAYER GOD WILL HAVE MERCY ON ME AND MY DUMB CAR, BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND YES I AM WILLING TO BET THAT THEY HAVE THIS PART IN STOCK EVEN!! HONDAS GOOD TO HAVE THOSE ODD PARTS THAT BREAK , LETS YOU KNOW THAT YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEMS ON THOSE PARTS. THEY LIKE TO SCREW YOU ONCE YOU DRIVE UP AND TELL YOU LOTS OF THINGS YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO TO YOUR CAR JUST TO TAKE EVERY DIME YOU HAVE TO YOUR NAME. I ONCE SAW A HONDA OUTSIDE THE SHOWROOM WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR,, IT WAS ON SHOWCASE FOR ITS MILEAGE OF OVER 600,000 MILES! IM THINKING THEY DIDN'T HAVE TRANNY PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY REACHED 200,000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234371July 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MILEAGE AT START OF PROBLEM,, APP 60,000 NOW 130,000 IN 08! I BOUGHT MY 99 ACCORD WITH 56,000 MILES IN 2003. I WAS CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND HONDA REPLACED IT FOR FREE, ALTHOUGH AT THAT TIME I WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. OK I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING. FIRST TIME WAS ON I40 GOING APP 75. I WAS IN THE OUTER FREAKING LANE AND IT JUST TURNED OFF. I LIVED WITH THIS VERY FREAKING HAZARDOUS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I DIDN'T TRUST HONDA AND MONEY (JUST NOTE ONE OF THE PHONE CALLS FROM HONDA THE MAN TOLD ME HE THOUGHT IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR THIS FREAKING TIME BUT LATER DECIDED IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE,!)I WAS IN COLLEGE TAKING MY EMT PRACTICALS WITH AN EMS SYSTEM AND WAS HAVING TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER COUNTY AND BE IN CONTACT VIA CELL PHONE WITH HONDA, AND BORROW MY DADS TRUCK!! THEY HAD MY CAR FOR DAYS AND KEEP CALLING AND ASKING IF ONE OF THERE MECHANICS COULD DRIVE MY CAR TO LUNCH ,, AND IF THEY COULD TAKE IT HOME OVER NIGHT AND SO ON, AND FINALLY SAID IT WOULDN'T STALL FOR THEM!!!!! I WAS '!@#$%! THEY DID ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF 75$ AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T EVEN ON! THEY ALSO SAID I NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS, I HAD NEW SPARK PLUGS AND IM NOT AN IDIOT,, THERE WAS NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ?!@#$% THINGS. THEY ALSO EVENTUALLY DECIDED THAT I NEEDED MY FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED, BECAUSE THEY REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID THEMSELVES! THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE IF I GOT THE 120$ NEW SPARK PLUGS, MINE WERE NEW AND WORKING VERY WELL. SO OF COURSE I HAD NO OPTION. AFTER READING S FEW COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON OTHER SITES, I AM SEEING THAT THEY TOTALLY TOOK ME FOR OVER 500$ AND THAT MY PROBLEM WAS IN MY IGNITION SWITCH,, IM WONDERING IF THEY SNUCK AND REPLACED IT AGAIN BEHIND MY BACK JUST TO CHARGE ME FOR OTHER '!@#$% THEY DIDN'T DO. I HATE HONDA I HATE HONDA,, I WANT SOME ?!@#$% JUSTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234421July 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS PRESENTED A VERY REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS $1,300 FOR A $100 PART. I WENT TO MY HONDA INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PAID $505.31. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THIS BREAKDOWN AND PRICE GOUGING BY THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS MY REQUEST THAT THE REPAIR WORK BE COVERED UNDER DISCRETIONARY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233305July 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I TOOK MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT 78,000 MILES WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER AND MY GAS CAP WAS THE CULPRIT. THEY SAID THEY RESET COMPUTER AND ALL WAS GOOD WELL IF YOU RESET THE COMPUTER THIS MEANS YOU CLEARED ANY CODES WITCH OH BY THE WAY THERE WERE NOT ANY CODES RIGHT... LOW AND BEHOLD AT JUST AFTER 84000 MILES THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON ,AND THIS TIME THERE IS A CODE CAT AND O2 SENSOR NO GOOD 1,100.00 DOLLARS LATER IM SENT ON MY WAY. NOW AT 126,000 THE INFAMOUS P1457 CODE REARS ITS UGLY HEAD AND READ THAT HONDA MAY HAVE EXTENDED THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY TO 14 YEARS/130,000 MILES. IF THIS IS TRUE WHY WAS I CHARGED FOR CAT AND O2 SENSOR BACK AT 84,000 MILES???LETS JUST SAY IM NOT A VERY HAPPY HONDA CUSTOMER RIGHT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233174July 3, 2008
SEATS
1999 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER"S SEAT HAS DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE LOOSENESS (ROCKING MOTION). HONDA OF AMERICA ISSUED A PRODUCT UPDATE IN 2003 , BUT IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR PROBLEMS THAT AROSE AFTER 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232116June 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT WIGGLES THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES RESTART. A MECHANIC INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 02V120000, 03V423000, AND 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229606June 2, 2008
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER ASSISTED SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO ACTION NUMBER PE02072. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD RESERVE THEIR RIGHT TO PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 06/25/08*CN THE DEALER STATED THE SLIDER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPALCED AS THE BROKEN BRACKET WAS INTEGRAL WITH IT AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE SEAT LURCHED BACKWARDS. UPDATED 06/25/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229197May 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT
MY 99 HONDA ACCORD EX CUTS OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS DUE TO IGNITION SENSOR WHICH I CORRECTED SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY CAR WITH RICK HENDRICK HONDA. NOW YEARS LATER THERE IS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION INTERLOCK. BUT, HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE IGNITION SENOR BECAUSE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. CERTAINLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER AND I FEEL IT'S UNFAIR THAT HONDA WILL ONLY FIX HALF OF THE PROBLEM AND BURDEN THE COST TO ME. I DON'T THINK I'M ALONE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS IGNITION SENSOR. I HAD THE RECALL IGNITION INTERLOCK FIX AT HONDA OF COLUMBIA, P.O. BOX 8234 , COLUMBIA, SC 29202. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227971May 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2NF GEAR, IT WAS MILDLY NOTICEABLE. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOPS AND THEY SAID I WOULD BE FINE AND THERE WAS NOT ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT FOR A YEAR. THEN ONE DAY IT SHIFTED SO HARD I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY GOING THROUGH MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK IT. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY CITY, I KNOW IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227826May 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL STALL. I THEN HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY TO START THE CAR UP. SOMETIME IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT GOING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT OCCURS ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS AND OCCURS WHILE STOPPED A LIGHT TO EVEN MORE FRIGHTENING WHILE DRIVING IN FOUR GEAR. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, THE POSSIBILITY IS VERY HIGH. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2002 (#02V120000). I CALLED HONDA TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OR WHY THE DEAL DID NOT FIX DURING MY COUNTLESS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISITS. OUT OF 1,000,000 RECALLS I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR THE YEAR OF MY CAR, BUT I AM BEING TOLD IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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