Honda Accord Complaints (1999)

1,135 consumer complaints on file.

#10023269June 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OWNER OF 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4-CYLINDER ENGINE.APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. DRIVING WHEN HEARD NOISE. PULLED OVER AND LOST POWER STEERING. CAR STOPPED RUNNING. PARKED IN PARKING LOT. LOOKED UNDER HOOD SAW BELT LOOSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO INDEPENDENT HONDA SHOP. MECHANIC STATES THAT BOLT ON CRANKSHAFT PULLEY WAS NEVER TIGHTENED PROPERLY AT FACTORY, ALLOWING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY MECHANISM TO LET BELTS SLIP OFF. DAMAGE DONE TO END OF CRANKSHAFT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC STATES CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP IN CALSBAD, CA AND THEY HAVE SEEN THREE CARS COME IN LIKE THIS. SAFETY CONCERN SINCE I WAS ON A SMALL SIDE ROAD ONLY GOING 25 MPH , COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT IF ON FREEWAY. HAD SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR AT TIME AND ALSO MY REALTOR, COULD BE A WITNESS. CAR INSPECTED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 6-17-03.*JB. MECHANIC STATES HE CALLED CALSBAD, CA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAV ESEEN AT LEAST ONE CAR PER MONTH WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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#10023002June 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD WITH 2.3L ENGINE WITH 21K MILES. THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAME LOOSE AND CREATED INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. HONDA WILL NOT CLAIM A DEFECT. CHECK COMPLAINT #'S 8013427,750032,10000253,10000370,10001199,10006874. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO YOU COULD SEND ME. *NLM
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#10023026June 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS ON MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 49K MILES AND DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY A PRIVATE COMPANY WHEN HONDA TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THEY MAY HAVE DONE HELPED IF A DEALER HAD DONE THE WORK. *NLM
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#10021417June 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN '1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT ONLY 65,000 MILES. *AK
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#10020962June 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES ON ODOMETER HAS WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES, HOWEVER, I ALMOST ALWAYS BOUGHT TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST (AND KEPT MOST TO THE 100,000-MILE MARK). THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA. I'VE REVIEWED ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH REGARD TO THIS VEHICLE, AND CONCUR WITH OTHERS THAT THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON FOR WARPED ROTORS AT THIS POINT. FRONT AND BACK BRAKES WERE REPLACED LAST YEAR (ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS), BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED ROUTINELY, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING ROUTINELY IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC, NOR DO I TAKE MY CAR TO CAR WASHES WHEN IT IS BITTER COLD OUTSIDE (AS THE HONDA REP INDICATED COULD BE THE CAUSE). IN ADDITION TO PAYING FOR PM SERVICE AT HONDA, I NOW HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $138+ FOR ROTOR REPAIRS. MY DRIVE TO WORK IS PRETTY EASY, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO YEARS WHEN I DROVE TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS DAILY. IF I WAS EVER GOING TO HAVE "ROTOR WARP" ISSUES, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE VEHICLES THAT DROVE THE CITY MILES. THEREFORE, IT WAS A SURPRISE TO BE HIT WITH "WARPED ROTORS." I WAS ALREADY A HONDA OWNER A WHEN I HEARD ABOUT HOW "SECRETIVE" THEY ARE WITH THEIR QUALITY ISSUES. WHY DO THEY FEEL THE NEED TO HIDE THEIR PARTS, SERVICE, AND DESIGN FLAWS, AND TRY TO EVADE CUSTOMER CARE OPPORTUNITIES? HONDA SHOULD BE UPFRONT AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLES THEY MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, AND PROFIT FROM IN THIS COUNTRY. AFTER ALL, THESE WERE GENUINE HONDA PARTS THAT WARPED. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT AND HOPE THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS PART OR DESIGN FAILURE YIELDS SOME GOOD NEWS IN RECOUPING SOME OF THE COST. HAVING MADE MY LAST CAR PAYMENT YESTERDAY, I WAS HOPING TO HAVE A BREAK FROM PAYMENTS AND REPAIRS FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE A REPEAT PROBLEM, AND IF SO, I MAY NEED TO LOOK AT NEW VEHICLES. A LOT DEPENDS ON WHAT HONDA DOES, OR DOES NOT DO, TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *NLM
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Deaths:
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#10020700May 29, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AND IN MOTION, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS AFTER SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. FOR EXAMPLE, ILL BE IN 3RD GEAR (OR ANY GEAR FOR THAT MATTER) AND I HAVE TO STOP AND THEREFORE I SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. ONE TIME, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR TURNING OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4-6 TIMES. IT STARTED EARLY IN 2002 AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. IN 2003 THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 4 TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MAROONE HONDA DEALER (BECAUSE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THEM) TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THE TECHNICIANS SAY THEY CANT FIGURE IT OUT AND THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE IF ANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND/OR IF A REMEDY IS KNOWN. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
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#10022266May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. *MR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SHORT DELAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE BECAME NOTICEABLY LOUDER WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPONENT APPEARED TO BE USED OR REMANUFACTURED. *PH *NLM
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#10020548May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. WENT OUT WITH 82000 MILES. ALREADY HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 44000 MILES. TWO IN 82000 MILES. *TT
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#10019197May 23, 2003
SEATS
SEAT FRAME BRACKET FAILURE ON POWER ASSISTED DRIVER'S SEAT. THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF OF THE SEAT BOTTOM BRACKET FAILED, AND APPEAR TO BE DUE TO THE WELD CONDITION OF THE BRACKET. UNDER ACCELERATION THE SILT TILTS BACKWARDS. CAN'T BELIEVE THE NHTSA JUST CLOSED AN INVESTIGATION ON 3/2003 THIS ISSUE AND DECIDED IT DID NOT WARRANT THE USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES, I WEIGH 190 POUNDS, AND DO NOT JUMP INTO AND OUT OF MY SEAT, IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING SAFETY DEFECT.
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#10022256May 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S EMISSIONS SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *MR PH
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#10019443May 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB
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#10019444May 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB
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#10016735April 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EXV6 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING 3 MONTHS AGO. I CALLED MY DEALER AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER NOV 2001 FROM HONDA STATING THAT THERE WAS A WARRANY EXTENSION FOR EGR SYSTEM CLOGGING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THIS WOULD NOT HELP MY CASE. NOW AT 70000 I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.I BOUGHT THIS CAR AFTER OWNING A TOYOTA FOR 12 YEARS W/ NO PROBLEMS. TO SAY THE LEAST I AM DISGUSTED.
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#10015858April 22, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR SEAT BELTS TIGHTENED AS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL IT FOR SLACK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT FROM THE REAR PASSENGER. THE PASSENGER SUSTAIN SOME MARKS FROM THE TIGHT SEAT BELT. *TS *NLM
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#10016309April 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD BEEN NOTICING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH FUEL INJECTION. I WAS COMING BACK FROM A WEEKEND TRIP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR THE 75,000 MILE SERVICE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE NEXT DAY IT FAILED THE TRANSMISSION TEST. DEALER SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR. *NLM
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#10016033April 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL (#02V120000) PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DEALER WOULD CHARGE LABOR BECAUSE IT WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER INSTALLED SYSTEM. *MR *SCC *NLM
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#10015676April 21, 2003
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE THERMOSTAT, BRAKES, ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, OVERHEATING, SQUEALING WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE WINDOW, THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, MAINTENANCE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED EARLY. MR SCC *JB
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#10015678April 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIR (RECALL # 02V120000) WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEFECT RECURRED. **JB *TS
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#10015381April 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
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#10015457April 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH 02 V 120 000 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. *JB
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