1999 HONDA ACCORD Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

1999 HONDA ACCORD 4DR AT WITH 77K MILES. WITHOUT WARNING, CAR STALLED WHEN DECELERATING ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP. "MAINT REQ" LIGHT CAME ON. POWER DOOR LOCKS CLICKED UP AND DOWN. ABLE TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP. CAR RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN LEAVING MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 1 BLOCK, FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH. SAME SYMPTOMS -- MAINT REQ LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS CLICKED UP AND DOWN. RESTARTED CAR RIGHT AWAY. LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE, BUT SUGGESTED REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED. I HAD HIM PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT, EVEN THROUGH IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN SEPT 2005 WHEN CAR HAD ABOUT 35K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN ITSELF WHEN RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE STREET ROADS. *TR

ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BATTERY, ABS AND DOOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CARE WAS DRIVING FINE AFTER THIS BUT ABOUT A MILE LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I NOTICED THE DRIVE BELTS HAD COME OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST LOCATION WITHIN 15MILES. HENCE, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY DESTINATION, THEN EVENTUALLY TOWED TO RICHFIELD-BLOOMINGTON HONDA WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT KEY WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING THE PULLEY TO BE WOBBLY FORCING THE BELTS TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. BROOKDALE HONDA PERFORMED THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO THIS INCIDENT SINCE THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT WAS NOT TIGHTENED TO THE RIGHT TORQUE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF TECHNICIAN ERROR. *TR

MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT WHEN STOP OR DRIVING. ITS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, TURNING AFTER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, THE RPM WILL FALL TO ZERO, ITS WILL KIND OF CHUG LIKE IF A MANUAL WERE TO STALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION SWITCH, DISTRIBUTOR AND PVC VALVE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT ITSELF OFF. LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2002 FOR THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH COULD DEGRADE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ONCE, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS A SECOND TIME. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JULY 5, 2007 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON JULY 7, 2007, WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF RETRIEVING HIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY AND THEN STALLS. HE PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNS IT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTS THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND THEN FAILS AGAIN. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 197,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL*THE CONTACTS FRIEND OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN FUEL RELAY SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,475. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND IT ONLY HAS 96K MILES. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. IT BURNS OIL AND NO ONE CAN DETERMINE WHY. I JUST REPLACED 2 VALVES DUE TO THE OIL AND NOW MY EGR VALVE IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE EGR VALVE FOR A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN. *NM

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS. *JB

1999 HONDA ACCORD HAS PROBLEMS STALLING.*MR *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THIS DEFECT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, AND STALLED THREE TIMES. ENGINE CHECK WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. STARTER WAS REPLACED, AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A VALVE JOB. ALSO, DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE TREMBLED AND STALLED WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. BUT, DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MORE THAN TWENTY TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING A 1999 HONDA, ACCORD, HE ENCOUNTERED SOME PROBLEMS. WHEN MAKING A TURN, EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. BUT, IT WOULD START RIGHT UP IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A TURN OUT OF TRAFFIC OR INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK

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...

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NLM *CB *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO DETERIORATION. THE TRUNK LATCH, TIMING BELT, BALANCER BELT, AND THE POWER DOOR ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ADJUSTED, THE ARE REST AND AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, AND THE WINDOWS RATTLED. *PH *JB

THE CRANK BOLT TO THE ENGINE BROKE OFF.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30/40 MPH, THE BOLT FOR THE MAIN PULLEY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE BELT BECOMING LOOSE. *AK *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TS *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. CONSUMER AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *MR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CRANKSHAFT/PULLEY ENGINE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT A BOLT INSIDE THE ENGINE WAS MISSING, AND SOME PART OF THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY TO BREAK (ALL PART OUTSIDE ENGINE).*SCC

CRANKSHAFT BOLT APPEARS TO BE SHEARED OFF. THAT HELD THE PULLY IN PLACE WHICH HOLDS ON THE TIMING CHAIN AND 2 OTHER BELTS. I CONTACTED THE HONDA CORPORATION WHO WAS IN TOUCH WITH WILDE HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE BOLT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FACTORY TORQUEING THE BOLT DOWN TO TIGHT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A STRESS FRACTURE. WILDE HONDA ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE AIR INTAKE FILTER BEING CHANGED AND THE TIRES BEING WORN. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ,THATIS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CASES LIKE THIS. THANK YOU. *AK

CRANKSHAFT BOLT APPEARS TO BE SHEARED OFF. THAT HELD THE PULLY IN PLACE WHICH HOLDS ON THE TIMING CHAIN AND 2 OTHER BELTS. I CONTACTED THE HONDA CORPORATION WHO WAS IN TOUCH WITH WILDE HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE BOLT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FACTORY TORQUEING THE BOLT DOWN TO TIGHT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A STRESS FRACTURE. WILDE HONDA ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE AIR INTAKE FILTER BEING CHANGED AND THE TIRES BEING WORN. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ,THATIS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CASES LIKE THIS. THANK YOU. *AK

MECHANICAL ENGINE LIFTERS WERE BADLY DAMAGED. ENGINE KEPT MAKING A TAPPING SOUND. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. *AK