1999 HONDA ACCORD Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THREE MINUTES LATER AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED IN SPEED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,960 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,660.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 08/29/12*JB

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TWICE ON THAT DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT SOME OLD HONDA MODELS HAD THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS AND IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTED IGNITION SWITCH. I CONTACTED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER BUT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALL REGARDING OF THIS PROBLEM. I GOT MY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN A MECHANIC SHOP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, SPARK PLUG WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, AND THE FUEL PUMP. NONE OF THE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAR MAY START ONE DAY, BUT NOT START THE NEXT DAY. UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS THE ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 05/11/12*LJ UPDATED 05/15/12

1999 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A POWER SURGE AND RPM, SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO THEN FLICKERED BACK ON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ONE DAY LATER, ONLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OFF, SHE PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, TAPPED THE REVERSE AND COMPLETELY DAMAGED THE REVERSE GEAR. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED A RECALL, BUT IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ONCE BEFORE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING EVER WRONG WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR OR THE REVERSE GEAR, BUT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG. *JB

THE NHTSA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT HONDA HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY MANY ACCORD OWNERS OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, NAMELY, AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT MAY CAUSE THEIR CARS TO QUIT AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. NHTSA RECALL 02V120000 OF MAY 16, 2002 INCLUDED THE 1997-1999 ACCORDS; HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS MANY OF THESE ACCORDS, INCLUDING OURS, WERE EXCLUDED DUE TO THEIR VINS AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE SWITCHES WITHOUT CHARGE. OUR 1999 ACCORD EX RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND EXAMINATION OF THE OLD SWITCH (PHOTOS INCLUDED IN A LETTER TO THE NHTSA) SHOWED THAT DETERIORATION OF THE SWITCH CONTACTS CAUSED THE SWITCH TO REACH A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE SOLDER ON THE V+ WHITE WIRE/SWITCH BOND. REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS THE CAR QUITS IMMEDIATELY AND THE DRIVER IS LEFT WITH NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE...

1999 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR AN IGNITION INTERLOCK *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WHEN THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR A SHOP FOREMAN TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE HIM 2 HOURS OF LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENTLY RELATED TO THEM TRYING TO FIX THE IGNITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PRE-EXISTING ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER AND THAT THE 2 FREE HOURS NO LONGER APPLIED. THE DEALER LATER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HIM THE COST WOULD BE $650 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER...

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A HONDA SWITCH RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN STALLING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THEREFORE, THEY WERE NO LONGER CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN COLD WEATHER. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,972 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,972.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35MPH AND OTHER VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA#02V120000; COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH BUT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $600. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND ALSO INFORMED HIM HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF UPDATED 01/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TH DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH ) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS REPOSITIONING THE KEY. ONCE HE GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED HE DROVE TO THE DEALER BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.

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...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

OCCASIONALLY THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR INTERSTATE. THE TACH DROPS IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO AND I THINK ALL OR MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON LIKE THEY WOULD WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION. WHEN I TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, IT STARTS AND RUNS FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND THEN DIES AGAIN. SOMETIMES, IT WILL TAKE FOUR OR MORE ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL KEEP RUNNING LIKE NORMAL. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR HOT AND HAS DONE THIS IN INTERSECTIONS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA NO. 02V120000) FOR 1999 HONDA ACCORDS, BUT HONDA SAYS MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, THEREFORE I AM NOT COVERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK FROM THE DEALER FOR A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CONTINUED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MILES AN HOUR - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED - ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND CAR DIED...BARELY MADE IT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. CAR WAS TOWED, DIAGNOSIS WAS BAD IGNITION SWITCH. I JUST SEARCHED WEB AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2002. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD DEGRADE DUE TO A HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH IT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER RECALL 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) BUT THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN BUT THE CONTACT WAS STILL CONCERNED THAT IT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,500.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE CONTINUES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/13/09.*LJ UPDATED 11/16/09.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;IGNITION:SWITCH) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000. BL UPDATED 11/23/10 *BF THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. UPDATED 11/23/10

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT NORTH LOOP 1604 WEST ON 9/26/09, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO SIT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND STRUGGLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND HOPE NO ONE CAME BEHIND ME. WHILE DRIVING ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, THE ENGINE STALLED OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 6 TIMES PER DAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUSY CITY STREETS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE EXTREME STRESS AND FEAR FOR MINE AND OTHERS' SAFETY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP ON ME. THIS EXACT ISSUE IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD BY ON OPERATOR THAT THERE IS NO SUCH ISSUE WITH THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, YET I FOUND OVER 15 RECALLS ON THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD BY SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE....

1999 HONDA ACCORD OCCASIONALLY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ALL CAR FUNCTIONS FAIL (POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS...). WILL NEED TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH ACCORDING TO DEALER. FOR SOME REASON DEALER SAYS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 05V025000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE HONDA REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR PER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175000.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, A RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETED IN 2002 FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. NHTSA #02V120000 THE VEHICLE IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, I CONTACTED HONDA USA ON 08/11/2009 TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR A RECALLED ITEM ONCE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION, I WOULD HOPE NHTSA WOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR PARTS AND REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE RPMS AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD GAIN POWER ON ITS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SINCE FIXED THE IGNIGION CABLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, TIMING BELT, EXHAUST, AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED IN HOPES THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CORRECTED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT MORE THAN $3,000 BY AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE IGNITION KEY SWITCH WAS CAUSING THE STALLING. IF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND SLIGHTLY TOUCHED, THE IGNITION WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 160,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY OF 2003 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,745. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH. UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

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....

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

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...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2002. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THE VEHICLE COULD IMMEDIATELY BE RESTARTED AFTER IT STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 4/29/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TOUCHES ANY METAL PORTION OF THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, A SHOCK OCCURS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGH AND LOW RATES OF SPEED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE REPAIR WAS MADE PREVIOUSLY DUE TO A RECALL, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $270.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD BE EITHER DIFFICULT TO START OR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE VEHICLE STALLED EACH TIME IT WAS STARTED. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL THE FIRST TIME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL, AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TWO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE REFERENCED: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) AND 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,144 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,227.

PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT APPLIES TO OF THE SAFETY ITEMS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I WAS CHARGE BY A HONDA DEALER $498.00 INCLUDING TAXES. THE REASON I HAVE I BROUGHT MY CAR WAS: WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ( I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IS NOT ON THE TICKET ). AS A SECONDARY ISSUE I HAVE MENTIONING THE LOCK NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS A RESULT OF YOUR PREVIOUS WORK (RECALL IN 2007). YOUR TECHNICIAN HAS TOLD ME THAT WAS A NORMAL THING. THE MECHANICAL FROM FIRESTONE RAFAEL TOLEDO, (PHONE +1 (305) 667-4866) DISAGREE WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS AT THAT TIME, THE CAR SHOULD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ME WITH THE LOCK LIKE THAT, BUT THAT WAS NOT IMPORTANT TO ME NOT EVEN NOW.. ANYWAYS IT ALWAYS TURN MY CAR ON. I TOLD THE ADVISOR NOT TO PROCEED...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN DRIVING AT FAST SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ITSELF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 147,500. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I HAVE A 99 HONDA ACCORD IN WHICH THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND REALIZED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE MECHANIC SAID NO BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULD HAVE COME ON. HE SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THESE IN 2003. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BECAUSE HONDA SAID MY SWITCH WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AS THE SWITCH WITH THE RECALL. I CALLED HONDA TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND TO FIND OUT WHY THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS WHO RIDE IN THIS CAR WHICH BY THE WAY IS MY ONLY...

1999 HONDA ACCORD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY @ 60 MPH. CAUSE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH FOR WHICH SOME 1999 ACCORDS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT ALL. MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISITS. NOTIFIED HONDA OF AMERICA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE GREEN KEY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2002, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.