When sitting at a stop light for a minute or more with my foot on the brake and the trans in drive waiting for the light to change , then upon releasing the brake and no pressure on the gas pedal the auto surged forward at a rapid speed.causing loss of control and a rear end collision with the auto in front of me. I researched this anomaly on line and found a list of testimony with the same complaint. Honda did a diagnosis of this problem and found no defects. I'm scared to death to drive this car.
1999 Honda Accord: sudden unintended acceleration
17 of the 1,135 complaints about the 1999 Honda Accord describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 82,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while sitting at a stop light, the vehicle independently accelerated, causing a crash between the contact and another motorist. The motorist pulled forward and the contact's vehicle crashed into him a second time due to the unintended acceleration failure. The contact shifted into park in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating any further. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that no failures were found that could have caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 82,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact attempted to park the vehicle and it surged forward. The vehicle crashed into a building. The vehicle has been diagnosed by the dealer. The speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 94,000. Updated 09/24/08. *lj the consumer was injured from the seatbelt. The air bags did not deploy. The dealer could not find anything wrong. Updated 10/01/08.
1999 accord accelerates while parking. Engine revved to 6000 RPM. *ts the consumer experienced sudden acceleration four times each time the vehicle was being parked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who felt there was nothing wrong with the vehicle therefore no repairs were made.
Dt: consumer reports when pressing on the brake pedal, the car lunges forward; and is out of control. In reading other complaints from other consumers, he noticed other similar complaints. The very same day he brought the car home, the car lunged forward at four-way stop and he went through the mid-section. The car revs up at violent pace.
Upon starting the vehicle and moving the gear from the park position to the reverse position, the vehicle accelerated. *jb there was persistent intermittent sudden acceleration, upon shifting after ignition from park. *sc
The transmission in my accord went out and was unsafe to drive. The car would suddenly shift into neutral while driving or stopped. When stopped at a stop light, the car would suddenly accelerate in gearing and car would jump forward while even on the brake. If the car was placed into reverse, if on a slight hill, the car would roll forwards or backwards before catching gears and acting the proper way. This has happened repeatedly over the course of a few weeks. Failed transmission in 2 differnent late 1990s honda cars. The first being a 1998 honda civic hx coupe with vortech engine and the second being a 1999 honda accord 4dr ex v6 (vortech) engine. Tranmission failure between 80k and 110k miles. Found other people with similar problems with their hondas.
While starting up vehicle driver's foot was on the brake pedal and vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle ,and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the thottle body was corroded, and needed to be replaced.
While applying the accelerator pedal vehicle suddenly accelerated. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and dealer informed consumer that transmission need to be replaced.
Sticky accelerator in the morning, noted in honda service bulletin jan-2001, can cause sudden acceleration trying to unstick accelerator.
Consumer complained about a transmission problem. While driving transmission goes in and out of gear. Also, when driving down hill or on a bumpy road vehicle will lunge forward involuntarily.
Intermittently gas pedal stuck, and there was a sudden acceleration. Dealer indicated the need to clean and lubricate. The throttle. But, there was no indication in the owner's manual how to lubricate the throttle.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Honda Accord sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1999 Honda Accord?
17 of 1,135 owner complaints about the 1999 Honda Accord (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Honda Accord?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Honda Accord
Stalling 213Transmission failure 87Check engine light 56Jerking 50Slipping 44Loss of power 28Won't shift 19Won't start 19No deployment 18Harsh shifting 18Hesitation 17Door locks 16Airbag light 15Grinding brakes 13Power steering loss 13Brake failure 11Warning lights 11Ball joint 10Engine failure 10Tire blowout 9Seat belt 8ABS 7Headlights 7
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