NHTSA Complaint #10342669 — 1999 HONDA ACCORD

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