1999 HONDA ACCORD Electrical Systemignition Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE IGNITION RELAY. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER CLEANED AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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

I WAS TRYING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND TRIED TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. IT CONTINUED TO STALL AND RESTART NINE TIMES IN A 3 MILE STRETCH. THE LAST TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT RESTART. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO START THE CAR. IT STARTED. I DROVE THE NEXT 10 MILES HOLDING THE KEY STEADYING IN THE IGNITION. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPED BUT I GOT HOME WITHOUT IT STALLING AGAIN. I KNEW IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY EMISSION SYSTEM AND I HAD TO HAVE MY EVAC CANISTER REPLACED ($250). I DID THAT AND WAS DRIVING HOME...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SIMILAR RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL NOT CORRECTED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL JUST STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREMELY PERILOUS WHEN IT HAPPENS IN A TURN AND AT LOW SPEEDS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING OR IF SITTING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION. DASH LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT FLASH ON AN OFF. ADJUSTMENT OF THE IGNITION KEY POSITION/ANGLE FIXES IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK BETWEEN 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY REPLACED THE KEY PORTION OF THE IGNITION LOCK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM SF TO OUR HOME IN SANTA ROSA, AND I NOTICED SMOKE STREAMING FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THEN THE ODOMETER DROPPED FROM 65 TO 0, WENT BACK TO 65, THEN FLUCTUATED. AS 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 ENGINE DID NOT START WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED IT, ALTHOUGH IT CRANKED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MARIN HONDA. THEY TESTED AND FOUND THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE D4(TRANS GEAR SELECTION)LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROBLEM, AND THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID 7 WEEKS AGO.(MY WIFE TOLD THE CUSTOMER SERVICE...

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX IN 2002. NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THE CAR WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR ACTED SLUGGISH WHEN GOING FROM A STOP. IT WASN'T THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM SO WE DIDN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT OTHER THAN ADDING HEET TO THE GASOLINE THINKING WE HAD BAD GASOLINE. THEN WE STARTED NOTICING A SORT OF GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD START THE CAR WHICH CAME FROM THE KEY IGNITION. THE CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE WOULD TRY AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD START. THIS YEAR 2006 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN WE WOULD STOP AT STOP SIGNS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WE PAID FOR NEW SPARK WIRE AND PLUG. SOON AFTER THE CAR STARTED STALLING AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS INCIDENT REOCCURRED THREE TIMES A WEEK IN A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE STALLINGS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAD PROBLEMS TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE ABOUT RECALL # 02V120000, WHICH DESCRIBED THE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE REPETITIVE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXISTENT RECALL FOR THE IGNITION DEFECT DUE TO THE VIN.

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX AND AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS SUMMER, MY CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START DURING HOT WEATHER. THE CAR GIVES A HEALTHY CRANK BUT WILL NOT FULLY TURNOVER. USUALLY AFTER WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO COOL DOWN, THE CAR THEN STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V025000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH. 1,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND REPLACED THE SWITCH.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY DASHBOARD LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED WAS THE GREEN KEY LIGHT. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SHE BELIEVED IT MAY BE A PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM. *AK

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE V6 (CALIFORNIA) ENGINE STALLS IMMEDIATELY WHEN BLINKER/SIGNAL LEVER IS USED, FOR LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. WHEN ENGINE STALLS, GREEN "KEY" LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD. OTHERWISE, FAILURE HAPPENS RANDOMLY. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE DRIVING AT 60+ MPH AND WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. AT HIGH SPEEDS, ENGINE STALLS AND THEN RESTARTS IN A FEW SECONDS. HAS NOT OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD/NOT-WARMED-UP. FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AT FIRST, BUT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, AVERAGES ABOUT ONE FAILURE A WEEK. FAILURE STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS ~92,000 MILES. CAR HAS HAD ONE OWNER SINCE PURCHASED NEW. CAR RECIEVES REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. CAR HAD COMPLETE TUNE-UP (OIL/FILTER,SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION CAP & ROTOR, IGNITION WIRES, TRANSMISSION FLUID (HONDA), AIR FILTER, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER, ETC...) AFTER FIRST FAILURE. ALTERNATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED MANY MONTHS AFTER "STALLING/BLINKER" FAILURES FIRST OCCURRED, AND HAD...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDE BY PHOUNG'S BROTHER DONG NGO.*AK

EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH HONDA'S RESPONSE TO THE CONSUMER'S MECHANICAL PROBLEM. (NAR) *PH *CB

HONDA REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *PH *LA

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTER ON JUNE 2002, AND JANUARY 3, 2004, RECALL #02V120000 AND 02V43000. THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT THE RECALL. *NM

IGNITION INTERLOCK PROBLEM. KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN CAR IS IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. RECOGNIZED RECALL ISSUE. MY CAR IS IN AFFECTED 1999 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT WITHIN VIN RANGE!! THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECOGNIZED VEHICLE RECALL. HONDA REFUSES TO HONOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE NOT IN VIN RANGE BUT LOTS OF OTHER CARS IN 99 MODEL YEAR HAVE FAILED BECAUSE OF THIS. BECAUSE OF THIS CAR WILL ROLL IF PARKED AND KEY REMOVED AND CAR IS NOT IN PARK. INTERLOCK IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. DANGEROUS! IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME. *JB SEE ODI 10054995. *DSY

IGNITION INTERLOCK PROBLEM. KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITH CAR PARKED IN NEUTRAL. CAR WILL ROLL IF ON A HILL. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS BEEN SUBJECT OF A RECALL, BUT HONDA WON'T FIX MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN THEIR VIN RANGE. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL , BUT THEY REFUSE . *JB SEE ODI 10054990. *DSY

I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE IGNITION AND MY DOOR LOCKS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK FOR THE RECALL, BUT I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, BUT MORESO WITH THE CAR ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF. I GET FLICKERING OF ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS, AND IF I DO NOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. I ALSO HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY DOORS NOT LOCKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN I HIT THE LOCK BUTTON, ALL DOORS LOCK EXCEPT MINE. MY ALARM SYSTEM (VIPER) HAS AN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FEATURE BUT ALL THE DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ONGOING, SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE A CORRECT INCIDENT DATE, SO I'M GIVING THE DATE IT LAST HAPPENED.*AK

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

ONCE THE RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH WAS DONE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY 79.99 TO HAVE THE ALARM REWIRED. PH

DOBBS HONDA, 810 W. WETMORE RD.,TUCSAN , AZ 85705, 520-292-0790. CONSUMER STATES RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR IGNITION SWITCH 02 V 120 000. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER STATES" IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND PARTS STILL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WENT TO WADE RAULERSON HONDA. GAINESVILLE, FL. 32608 352-372-2329. TS

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

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.

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

HONDA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL SCHEDULED ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR 1999 ACCORDS INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE CAR TO QUIT WHILE DRIVING AND/OR NOT START PROPERLY. THESE HAVE BOTH HAPPENED TO ME, BUT HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS MY VIN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BAD SWITCH. MY VEHICLE IS ACTING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ON THE WEBSITE. IT HAS QUIT WHILE DRIVING TWO TIMES AND NOT STARTED ONCE. BOTH TIMES IT QUIT I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. IT IS UNRELIABLE THE WAY IT IS. DT

CONSUMER STATED HE COULD REMOVE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK.*JB

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING; PANEL LIGHTS BLINK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ONE TIME, IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE 5TH OR 6TH TURN OF THE KEY. I COULD NOT EVEN CHANGE GEARS. THE ANTI- THEFT LIGHT HAS BLINKED ON OCCASION WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL. ALSO, IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 11/1999 FOR REPAIR. THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, IT LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO MOVE AT A GREEN LIGHT. THE DEALER EVEN CHARGED ME $15 FOR A RENTAL CAR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS LEASED IN AUGUST 1999 AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK