Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had to wait several minutes in order for the vehicle to restart. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the main relay failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
1999 Honda Accord electrical complaints
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Vehicle stalls or engine shuts off while driving on roadway. Has been happening for several months, but lately has gotten much worse. The last time I drove the car to work it shut-off over 10 times.
As I was driving my vehicle on the highway, the engine suddenly turned off. As a result, I had to maneuver the car to the side of the highway as I coasted to a stop. During this time it was difficult to steer. I was able to turn the car on again and be on my way. It then happened again several miles down the highway. This was about 5 days ago and it has not happened since.
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.
1999 honda accord was subject of a recall in may 2002 for ignition switch that the car would shut down unexpectedly. Repair was completed on subject auto and has not had any further problems with the switch until two weeks ago. The car would shut down and did at 65mph in traffic. Managed to steer to the roadside and restart the car. This could have been a major accident! The switch has again been replaced at my expense. This is not right.
Tl* the contact owns 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was coasted off the roadway and able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 161,000. ..updated 06/25/14 *bf the consumer stated the failure has occurred multiple times. The failures of this vehicle have the exact symptoms of the failure described in the recall for the model and year. The consumer was advised the VIN was not included in the recall. Updated 06/30/2014
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while being inspected, it was found that sub frame was severely rusted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 181,000. ...updated 06/04/2014 *bf the consumers stated the vehicle was not being used because it was deemed unsafe. Replacement subframes are difficult to find because the failure is widespread. Updated 06/06/2014
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle within a few minutes. The failure recurred whenever traveling at high speeds in warm weather temperatures. In 2003, the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 02v120000 (electrical system). The most recent the failure recurred and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
While driving the vehicle, the engine will quit completely without any warning or indication of malfunction; it just stops. Sometimes it will start up again immediately, sometimes multiple attempts where it catches for a fraction of a second and stops again have been required over a period of several minutes. Over time, it seemed to become clear that turning the key to the off position instead of attempting a start from acc would almost always result in immediate restart. The issue disappeared over what was a fairly cold winter, but has returned with the warming weather. Total number of occurrences: somewhere around fifty or higher. Sometimes it would happen numerous times the same day, increasingly with increased temperature, and seemed much more prone to occur when the air-conditioning was in use. The repair shop was never able to capture an obd code with its recording device. As a commuter on rural roads, this has been inconvenient but so far not unsafe, but there is a potential for it occurring under adverse traffic conditions that might be unsafe, e.g., at highway speed with close following traffic on a road with no shoulder. These incidents may or may not be related to two repairs that almost immediately preceded the first occurrence of this problem: 1. The car wouldn't start one day, no electrical output at all was available, though the battery was only a few months old. A local (I.e., non-dealer) repair shop replace the negative battery cable that grounds the battery to the vehicle. 2. Timing belt replacement was performed a couple of months prior, again by a local repair shop.
The ignition shuts off. The gm recall on ignition sounds very similar. The car just shuts off on the freeway going any speed 20-70 miles per hour and sometimes at a stop sign. No warning at all. Almost caused accident on freeway with having to get to shoulder as soon as possible. Realize sometimes I put pressure on key toward clockwise slightly and engine right back on like nothing happened. But sometimes need to keep the forward pressure on it or it goes off again immediately. New key helped some but not completely.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 150,000.
My 1999 honda will randomly just quit running. The engine dies and the door locks unlock. It will start right away. From what I've been reading, there was a recall for this exact situation. Do you know how I can contact the company to final a complaint?
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 02v120000 (electrical system) but the dealer refused to repair the vehicle a second time. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
7/8/2013 approaching a stop sign on a flat residential street, the car suddenly died. It restarted right away. The next morning the car died as soon as I put it in gear. Again it restarted. On my way home from work that same day all the lights on the dash came on for a second, but the car did remain on, although there seemed to be a second or two where everything felt like it froze up. Ever since then, I have to hold the key turned for about 5 whole seconds to keep the car started. If I let go right away, the car immediately dies. Then on friday 8/31, all the lights flashed on the dash, and then the car died completely as I was accelerating on the on ramp to the highway. I was able to pull over quickly and fortunately did not cause an accident. After a few minutes the car did restart and I was able to make it home. I called my honda dealer in july after the first incident, and was told they would only look at it for $100 diagnostic fee. I had my local independent mechanic check everything they could think of a few days later , battery, alternator- and the last resort they had was the ignition switch. Honda has already had two recalls on my vehicle for ignition switch issues, 2002 and 2005. The honda dealer was very unwilling to check anything this time around and made it very clear that I would be responsible for paying for the diagnostic check , and that did not seem appropriate given the ignition switch issues in the past.
I have serious issues with my honda accord. First, the transmission has failed. It began with it slipping in higher gears when hot and finally failed when it wouldn't shift out of low gear. This transmission is the same transmission that is in the 00-04 honda accords that were recalled. Honda refused to offer any type of owner assistance. My expense to repair: $1516.30 second issue: in 2002 the ignition switch was recalled. The car died on the freeway and had to be towed two days after I received the recall notice. Honda repaired the vehicle no charge for parts and labor but refused to pay for the towing expense. My cost: $75. Now the ignition switch has failed again and honda has refused to replace it at no charge or with any type of owner assistance even though this same part was replaced as part of a recall. I have been given an "estimate" of $275 to repair. Freeman honda of dallas replaced the switch under the recall. I've contacted john eagle honda of dallas, on lemmon ave, and left messages for[xxx] the service manager but have not received a return phone call. I spoke with a service consultant who point blank told me my car is out of warranty and they will do nothing to help me. I called honda customer assistance and was told they would not participate in any type of owner goodwill or assistance with either repair. I understand parts fail but these two repairs are known product issues for honda! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and simultaneously, the vehicle stalled. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for diagnosis. The contact was informed that the recall repair for the federal safety agency campaign number: 02v120000 (electrical system) would need to be performed but an interlock lever would need to be purchased and replaced first. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 160,000. The consumer stated the vehicle continued to stall. Updated 05/29/13... Updated 06/10/13
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic ignition switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v423000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000 and the current mileage was 133,000.
The engine shuts-off at random times -- on freeway, city streets, stop signs/lights -- idling, accelerating, maintaining speed. Likely the ignition switch for which there was a recall, but the recall did not include this VIN -- I assume the "early" failure was addressed, but at what age/mileage is this no longer a safety issue? Is there some standard age/mileage until which a vehicle should be designed for safety under normal maintenance and after which one should not assume such?
While driving between 40-45 miles an hour, my car shut down. The radio shut off, the whole car shut down! Thank goodness no one was behind me. I sat there in shock and tried to restart it, and it started right back up. This has happened twice before, but I was a red light/stop sign. I didn't think anything about it, because I thought I let up a little to much on the clutch. It just quietly shut down. I can't imagine if I was on the interstate with a tractor trailer behind me. I went straight home and googled and found out that there was recalls on electrical parts of switch. Called local honda dealer. He stated that many has come through the door over this, but my VIN was not part of it. I will contact honda corporation and try my luck there. It just shut down with no warning. Unbelievable!!
When traveling at any speed, but primarily above 50mph the car stalls. I will pull the car off the roadway, wait 30 seconds and attempt to restart. At times it will take up to a couple of minutes for the car to eventually start. Around the same time as the onset of this problem the car makes a grinding sound when you turn the key to start it. The same sound you would her if you were to try and turn the key to the start position after it is already started. The amount of pressure you put on turning the key does not seem to make a difference. The stalling problem has me the most concerned for myself and others.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord ex. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. After playing with the ignition switch for several moments, the vehicle was able to be restarted and all of the gauges were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who inspected the vehicle and advised the contact of a recall related to the failure under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 02v120000 (electrical system: ignition: switch). The manufacturer was notified who advised that the contact's VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The failure mileage was 125,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after various attempts. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 02v120000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact made a stop and restarted the vehicle. The failure recurred frequently. The vehicle was taken to dealer for inspection who determined that the failure was related to the ignition switch. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v025000 (electrical system: ignition: switch), but the recall only covered the interlock function. The vehicle was repaired under the recall however, the ignition switch also needed to be replaced and was not covered under the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 180,000. The current mileage was 199,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred at different speeds intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the ignition switch would have to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 02v120000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
While coming to a stop at a stop sign the car shut itself off, but restarted, all the electronics were not affected. A second event happened two weeks later while the car was being driven at 65mph, power steering, and power brakes were affected.
The car cuts off at any giving time the lights are dim and the electrical is malfuntioning.
My car stalls while driving. This is dangerous and I am afraid.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact was traveling 30 to 40 MPH when the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four times where they stated the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 140,000. Updated 8/31/12 *cn the consumer stated the dealer did replace the recalled ignition switch but the failure recurred after six (6) months. When the failure occurred the vehicle would shut down (brakes, power steering, etc.) and did not start up immediately(5 minutes later). The dealer was not able to replicate the failure. The consumer stated the failure occurred about once every 5-7 days. Once the failure occurred four (4) times in one (1) day. The manufacturer was notified. Updated 09/11/2012
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