1999 Honda Accord

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2017· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  WHILE TRYING TO GET CV SHAFTS REPLACED, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRONT SUBFRAME REAR CROSSMEMBER, SPECIFICALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE, HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TOP HALF AND WAS THUS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE SAME AREA THAT RUSTED AWAY IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN PIPE. IT STANDS TO REASON THAT THIS DRAIN PIPE DIRECTS WATER RIGHT ONTO THE SUB FRAME IN THIS SECTION, WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT TO RUST OUT FASTER THAN THE REST OF THE FRAME. MY SUPPORTING EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) THERE ARE 316,000+ MILES REGISTERED ON THE ODOMETER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GARAGE KEPT. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT SURFACES EXPOSED TO ROAD DEBRIS, SALT, AND WATER SHOULD BE EQUALLY AS RUSTED. 2) THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY INTACT. 3) THE AFFECTED PORTION OF THE SUBFRAME IS ACTUALLY THE SUPERIOR (TOP) ASPECT WHICH IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE DRAIN PIPE, AS OPPOSED TO THE INFERIOR (BOTTOM) ASPECT, WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE ROAD. JUST 2 MONTHS BEFORE I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THIS INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR CV SHAFT SERVICE, I HAD A HONDA DEALERSHIP, SPECIFICALLY CLASSIC HONDA LOCATED IN STREETSBORO, OHIO PERFORM A FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING SERVICE AND I RECEIVED A COMPLEMENTARY INSPECTION. FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SWAY BAR BUSHING LOCATION, THE BUSHINGS ARE HELD AGAINST THE FRONT SUBFRAME REAR CROSSMEMBER VIA BRACKETS THAT BOLT IN. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THE HONDA TECHNICIAN WHO SERVICED MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT THE DAMAGED SUBFRAME. NOT ONLY DID THEY FAIL TO DETECT THIS ISSUE DURING THE SERVICE, THEY ALSO FAILED TO DETECT THIS ISSUE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR WHICH I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT THEY LOOK AT THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION TO ASSESS SAFETY. IF THIS SUBFRAME WOULD HAVE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION, TAKING AWAY MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THROWING DEBRIS.

• 12/30/2012· STRUCTURE

  DURING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THE SUB-FRAME HAD ERODED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. AS THIS WAS A NORTHERN CAR, I EXPECTED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RUST AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME PAINT CORROSION. THE MECHANICS STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH AN EXTREME EROSION OF THE SUB-FRAME AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT HONDA TO DETERMINE IF THIS HAD BEEN REPORTED AND RECALLED, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE SUCH A HAZARD. HONDA STATED THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF SUCH DEFECTS AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE SINCE THE SUB-FRAME SHOULD NOT RUST THROUGH, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT JEOPARDIZES THE INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

• 12/30/2003· POWER TRAIN

  INTERMITTENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO ENGAGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP WHILE UP SHIFITING, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AND THEN JERK INTO GEAR. WHEN DOWN SHIFITING, THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECVTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE 2000/01 MODEL YEARS WHICH HAVE THE SAME V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT ON THE 99 HONDAS.

• 12/30/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER, ON HIS HONDA ACCORD RECALL, ON OCTOBER 10, 2002 CONSUMER CALL THE DEALER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, AND DEALER TILL TODAY DON'T HAVE YET THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/29/2014· SUSPENSION

  I HEARD A KNOCK IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND TOOK THE ACCORD INTO AN AUTO SHOP THAT WAS OPEN ON SUNDAY. THEY PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND FOUND THE ENGINE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD REQUIRE A NEW SUBFRAME. IT'S THE ONLY RUST ON THE CAR. RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND THAT IN 2012 THE CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY IDENTIFIED THIS AS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS, AS HONDA DESIGNED THE AC TO VENT CONDENSATION DIRECTLY ONTO THE SUBFRAME. THEY ASKED HONDA TO DO A VOLUNTARY RECALL, AS BOTH TOYOTA AND FORD DID WITH SIMILAR ISSUES FOR SIMILAR YEARS. HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM, AND DENIED THE RECALL. *TR

• 12/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND IT TOOK FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

• 12/28/2016· STRUCTURE

  MY ACCORD WAS MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ANALYZED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND WAS LOOSE FROM THE CAR'S BODY AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. OTHER AREAS OF THE SUB-FRAME HAVE MINIMAL RUST AND DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. MY MECHANIC HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE IN MANY OTHER HONDA ACCORDS IN THIS AGE RANGE AND SAYS IT'S CAUSED BY THE AC'S CONDENSER DRAIN THAT'S LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THAT AREA OF THE SUB-FRAME. HONDA MOVED THE DRAIN LOCATION IN THE 2003/2004 MODEL. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS IN THE $2500 AREA WHICH IS MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. HONDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR SUCH A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW.

• 12/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON 3 OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 12/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE EGR TO 8 YRS DUE TO FAILURES. *AK

• 12/27/2020· AIR BAGS,ENGINECrash

  MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. I WENT AND DIDNT REALIZE THE FAR RIGHT LANE WAS FOR PARKING ONLY ON A 1 WAY STREET LEFT HEADED EAST IT WAS A 1 WAY WITH 2 LANES MOVING FORWARD A 1 LANE NEXT TO THE CURB WHERE VEHICLES PARK IN FRONT OF THERE RESIDENTS. I SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE PARKED WHITE CHEVY TRUCK. MY VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP FORCING MY BODY FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. MY SEATBELT ONLY RESTRAINED MY BODY SO FAR SO I USED MY FOOT TO APPLY THE BRAKE. MY CARS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT. MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I THEN LATER HAD A FRIEND DRIVE ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I DIDNT WANT TO GO BY AMBULANCE DUE TO PANDEMIC IN PLACE. ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS LATER I RECIEVED THE RECALL LETTER IN MY MAILBOX. SINCE THE ACCIDENT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO WORK OR EVEN DAILY FUNCTIONS. I HAVE A CRUSHED HEEL AND UNABLE TO WALK. SEVER PAIN AND SWELLING. MY LIFE HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED.

• 12/27/2016· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELSCrash

  TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE WHEN WHEN FRONT-END OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. MOMENTS AFTER THE VIBRATION, THE CAR VEERED HARD RIGHT ON ITS OWN. UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AS STEERING WHEEL SEEMED AS IT WAS "LOCKED" IN A HARD-RIGHT ENABLING POSITION. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT A RETAINING WALL AT APPROX 55MPH, CAUSING BODILY INJURY. INSPECTION REVEALED A FAULTY/FAILED STEERING KNUCKLE, WHICH HAD COMPLETELY FAILED/SNAPPED. CAR CONSIDERED A TOTAL, AFTER INCIDENT.

• 12/27/2004· POWER TRAIN

  NORMAL DRIVING OF MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY AND AT 107,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT CHARGED ME THE LABOR EVEN THOUGH THERE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW I HAD A TRANSMISSION COOLER INSTALLED, WHICH I BELIEVE EXTENDED ITS LIFE. I BELIEVE HONDA HAS SURPRESSED A DRECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND IS PASSING THE INSTALLATION LABOR ON TO THE CONSUMER. THEREFORE, I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.*AK

• 12/27/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VARIOUS LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE AND ENGINE WILL STALL SUDDENLY. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *NLM

• 12/27/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN.*AK

• 12/26/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON 9/19/02, I WAS LEAVING A STORE WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A RATTLING SOUND. I THEN LOST POWER STEERING, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. I POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT ALL OF THE ENGINE BELTS HAD BEEN THROWN. AFTER TWO DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED THE CRANK BOLT (KEY WAY AND CRANKSHAFT PULLEY) HAD FAILED. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (DON CARLTON, TULSA, OK) COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED, ONLY THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $536.61. I ALSO INCURRED A $57.34 TOW BILL TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP.

• 12/24/2002· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SEAT LOOSEN UP, BECAME VERY MOBILE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IF VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/23/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 256,482.

• 12/21/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1) HONDA IGNITION SWITCH: FOUR TIMES BETWEEN END NOVEMBER AND FIRST WK OF DECEMBER: VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN CITY STREETS - SO DANGEROUS! I HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. NEED TO WIGGLE IGNITION KEY TO START ENGINE. 2) -INTERIOR LIGHTING DOES NOT WORK WHEN OPENING DOORS. -LIGHT ON CLOCK DOES NOT WORK -PANEL LIGHT OK

• 12/20/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 THAT I HAVE TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT FOR MAINTENANCE BY THE BOOK. TODAY I FOUND OUT MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND IT WILL COST $4200 TO REPAIR. I HAVE READ THE EMAILS OF HONDAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS? I DID EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO HONDA AND NOW MY BELOVED VEHICLE HAS FAILED ME. I HAVE BEEN A TRUE HONDA PERSON. THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA. *NM

• 12/20/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RECALL CAMPAIGN: IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE RECALLED SWITCH REPLACED BUT THERE WERE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE. *NM

• 12/19/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RE: 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX (VIN: [XXX]) WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 25-30 MPH (APPROX), THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING CLANKING NOISE AND ENGINE DIED. SHE LET IT ROLLED, PULLED OVER AND PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN PULLEY BROKE LOOSE AND THE DRIVE BELTS CAME OFF THE ROLLERS DUE TO A BROKEN (SHEARED OFF) BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE PULLEY TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 61K MILES ON IT AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TOTALLY PREMATURE. THE BALL HONDA SERVICE REP TOLD US THAT HONDA MOTORS CO. WILL NOT COVER FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT THIS IS TOTALLY PREMATURE I THOUGHT, AND MAYBE IT WAS CAUSED BY INFERIOR MATERIAL (BOLT) AND/OR BY POOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP (OVER-TORQUE'D). THE CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE BY HONDA DEALER AND HAS NO PREVIOUS ENGINE WORK DONE EXCEPT FOR THE MFR RECOMMENDED REGULARLY-SCHEDULED SERVICES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/19/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING. THIS ENGINE SHUTS DOWN FORCING ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP WHETHER I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR SURFACE STREETS. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE AUTO REPARI SHOP EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, FOR A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. EACH TIME THE CAR IS PROBED AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IS CONDUCTED BUT STILL THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT THE COMPUTER IN MY CAR FAILS TO PROVIDE A CODE WHICH COULD THEN BE USED TO TRACE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, DEC. 18TH, THE MECHANICS HAD A GROUP DISCUSSION ABOUT HO*AK

• 12/19/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/19/1998· SEAT BELTS

  I FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS. WHEN YOU PUT THEM ON, THEY LOCK TIGHT AROUND YOUR NECK AND YOU CAN NOT LOOSEN THEM UNLESS YOU UNHOOK THEM AND LET THE BELT GO ALL THE WAY BACK. I WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO SEE IF THIS WAS A DEFECT AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPOSED TO DO. IF THESE BELTS DO NOT GIVE DURING A COLLISION, THEY WILL BREAK YOUR NECK OR CHOKE YOU TO DEATH. PLEASE ADVISE. I THOUGHT SEAT BELTS WERE MENT TO BE ADJUSTABLE.

• 12/18/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE FLOWING BY DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD BLOWING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/18/2001· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION FLOOR MAT STUCK UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A STOPPED CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. NOTE: 2 INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER VEHICLE ARE CLAIMING UNKNOWN INJURIES. *AK

• 12/17/2002· SUSPENSION

  THE STRUTS AND ALL 4 WHEEL BEARINGS WAS REPLACED.TS *JB

• 12/16/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V1200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

• 12/16/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TOOK 1999 HONDA ACCORD IN FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH, HOWEVER DID NOT RECONNECT ALARM SYSTEM. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP THAT "IT WAS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW FOR THEM TO DO SO". ADDITIONALLY CARS ITERMITTENT WIPER SYSTEM IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SPOKE WITH HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL DEALER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAR ALARM ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECALL.

• 12/15/2011· ENGINE 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

• 12/15/2000· PARKING BRAKECrash

  AFTER PARKING VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A HOUSE. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/14/2020· STRUCTURE

  MY WIFE HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN THE 1999 MODEL YEAR AND I REALIZE HONDA IS PROBABLY EXPECTING THESE CARS TO BE PAST THEIR USEFUL LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY UNAWARE CONSUMERS AND YOUNG ADULTS WILL BUY THESE EXPECTING TO PILE MILES ON THESE WHICH HONDA IS KNOWN FOR. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. I PERSONALLY WATCHED THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE CAR RAPIDLY RUST AND DETERIORATE EVEN AFTER COATING IT WITH SOME RUST INHIBITORS. THE PROBLEM AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS DRIPPING CONDENSATION ON THE FRAME CAUSING THE STRUCTURE TO ROT. I REALIZED IT WAS ALMOST ROTTED THROUGH WHEN I WAS PUTTING ON A NEW PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ON, SO NOT WANTING TO PUT MONEY IN THAT KIND OF REPAIR, I GUESS MY CAR IS DONE. MY POINT IS BUYER BE WARE, HONDA HAD TO KNOW AND I STILL SEE THESE 1999 TO 2002 MODELS RUNNING AROUND.

• 12/14/2011· ELECTRICAL 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

• 12/13/2005· SUSPENSION

  1999 HONDA ACCORD LX FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BALL JOINT BROKE. *JB

• 12/13/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION MAKING GRINDING NOISE AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH GEARS AND ENGINE RPM. HONDA DEALER ADMITS IT'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MILAGE IS ONLY 37500 MILES ON.VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SHOULD RECALL OR EXTEND WARRANTY.

• 12/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50-60 MPH FELT A SHIMMYING SENSATION IN STEERING WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS DEALING WITH DEALER. HEARD SCREECHING NOISES, AND WHILE ACCELERATING STICKING FEELING. *AK

• 12/12/2014· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER HONDA IMMEDIATELY AFTER HONDA REALIZED THE 199 HONDA ACCORD TORQUE CONVERTERS WERE FAULTY. I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW AND WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE SITUATION UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA DID NOT SET UP A RECALL OR NOTIFY 199 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. THEY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS WHEN THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILED FOR A FEW YEARS. I HAVE ONLY 62,45A MILES ON MY CAR AND NOW HAVE A $3007.00 BILL TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER BY HONDA AS SOON AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY HONDA. THEY REFUSE TO DO SO. *TR

• 12/12/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSON SHIFTS HARD. SOMETIMES IT EVEN SLIPS. IT STARTED DOING IT FEW MONTHS AGO. RIGHT KNOW MY CAR HAS ABOUT 80000 MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS A RECALL ON 2000 BUT SINCE IT IS A 1999 THEY ARE MAKING A EXCUSS. MY OLDER 91 ACCORD WAS PERFECT TILL 250,000 MILES . I GUESS WITH THIS KINDA QUALITY THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA EVER.

• 12/11/2019· STRUCTURE

  FRAME HAS RUSTED DUE TO AC DRAIN HOLE FROM THE EVAPORATOR. DUE TO WATER DRIPPING ON THE FRAME, FRAME HAS A BREAK CAUSING IT TO HIT THE BODY EVERYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP AND THE SWAY BAR IS CONNECTED TO THE PART OF THE FRAME THAT HAS BROKE.

• 12/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE KEY OF THE CAR CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT FIRST PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE KEY WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT BUT CAN BE DONE AT ANY TIME.

• 12/10/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  IGNITION SOME TIMES DOESN'T WORK

• 12/10/2019· STRUCTURE

  AC DRAIN HOLE IS ABOVE THE FRAME OVER TIME IT CAUSED RUST AND NOW IT AND CRACKED, AND ALMOST HAS BROKEN COMPLETELY.

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  I WANTED TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WITHIN 5 YEARS THAT I'M HAVING TO HAVE MY EGR PORT CLEANED AGAIN WHICH IS COSTLY. ALSO I THE SAME THING WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRES, WHICH WERE RECALLED AND REPLACED 5 YEARS LATER ALSO TRYING TO SPARK A FIRE. I AM STILL THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY HONDA AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN ABOUT MY EGR AFTER I PAID LOTS OF $$$$$$$$$$.I THINK SOMEBODY NEED TO INVESTIGATE IF THE PARTS ONLY LAST FOR 5 YEARS AT A TIME. *TR

• 12/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. *MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND JUST TURN THE LIGHT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *NM

• 12/10/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP.*AK WHEN CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG AND REEL WOULD HAVE TO BEEN REPLACED AT ESTIMATE OF $873.90 TO REPAIR. AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA, THEY AGREED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. ON NOVEMBER 13, THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF SOMETHING HAPPENING. *PH

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA

• 12/10/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAD RECEIVED RECALL #02V120000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR IGNITION REPAIR. MECHANIC INDICATED WOULD DO REPAIR WHEN CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. TS

• 12/09/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DEFECTIVE IGNITION WITH RESULTS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V 120. VIN NOT ON LIST. HONDA WILL NOT CORRECT. *TR

• 12/09/2008· AIR BAGS

  THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD IS CONTINUALLY ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY AIRBAG WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. COST OF THE "DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR" IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

• 12/09/2006· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  [XXX] NOVEMBER 21, 2006 I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, AND I NOTICED SMOKE STREAMING FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK THE EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER, AND JERKED WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MARIN HONDA, A NEAREST DEALER. NOVEMBER 24, 2006 THEY TESTED AND FOUND THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE (TRANS GEAR SELECTION) LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROBLEM. MARIN HONDA CHARGED US $205 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH. NOVEMBER 24, 2006 EVER SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE TRANS GEAR SELECTION BEGINS TO FLASH WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON. AND IT MAKES A CLUNK SOUND AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFTED TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I CALLED THE MARIN HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MUST BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT, BUT HE WAS ADAMANT THAT IGNITION SWITCH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION. HE SAID IT IS PURE COINCIDENCE THAT BOTH THE IGNITION AND TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS AT THE SAME TIME. NOVEMBER 28,2006 DECEMBER 1, 2006 THE MECHANIC AT PETALUMA HONDA SAID THAT THE RANGE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THERE ARE A FEW WIRES DANGLING WHICH MAY BE WHY THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE TAKE THE CAR BACK TO MARIN HONDA. I DROVE THE CAR TO MARIN HONDA. DECEMBER 2, 2006 EDDIE PARNELL, SERVICE MANAGER AT MARIN HONDA SAID THAT THEY'VE REPLACED THE RANGE SENSOR BUT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HE THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THAT THEY CONTINUE CHECKING. DECEMBER 9, 2006 AFTER EIGHT DAYS, JACK, SERVICE ADVISOR AT MARIN HONDA, CALLED AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY HALF OF THE COST. *NM UPDATED 07/11/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)