1999 Honda Accord: engine failure

Filed Jul 6, 2015 · Engine · 113,000 miles · PA

Oil is pouring out the bottom of my car. Oil also filled the radiator overflow. The problem is a porous engine casting. This can cause the car to sieza as it loses oil quite rapidly. It cannot be driven. There are many reported cases of this online, but honda is taking no responsibility. A new engine is required. While this is an older car in years, the mileage is low for a honda of its age and for any honda for that matter and a probelm that requires an entire new engine is unacceptable. I contacted honda and they will do nothing.

Filed Sep 17, 2014 · Acceleration · 189,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle began to accelerate without the accelerator pedal being depressed. The driver attempted to use the brakes to slow the vehicle and stated that the steering wheel seized, making it very difficult to steer. The contact mentioned that in order to stop the vehicle, the transmission had to shift into park. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the accelerator was stuck in position. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,000.

Filed Oct 2, 2012 · Steering · 236,196 miles · NJ

The federal safety agency case # [xxx] my power steering return line in my 1999 honda accord equipped with a 3 liter v6 engine failed and started leaking very badly. The power steering line connects with the power steering hoses. My mechanic told me that this problem occurs quite frequently on accords with v6 engines. The reason I'm contacting you is the current recall of defective power steering lines and hoses on 2003-2007 honda accords equipped with 6 cylinder engines. Although my vehicle is not included in the recall, honda may not be aware of the problem occurring on 6-cylinder accords in years other than 2003-2007. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Mar 24, 2012 · Electrical · 222,200 miles · CA

My wife was in drive-thru at mcdonald's when the engine died suddenly. She was able to started back up right away by turning the ignition off and on to crank the engine. Later around 1pm on the same day, while driving on hwy 101 at 65 MPH, the engine died suddenly, the 'key in ignition warning' came on that warns the driver not to forget to take the key out before leaving the vehicle. The car coasted with engine dead just a short distance and the engine started up again. The car ran fine after that until my wife got home. I googled '1999 honda accord engine shut off while driving' and found a dozen other drivers had posted about the similar problem with their honda accord. I found that the ignition switch is the cause of engine shut-off and there's honda recall on them. The car had a problem with the ignition switch in november 2006 at 135,500 miles. While driving on the freeway, smoke came out of the steering column and the car started jerking. The ignition switch was replaced at a dealer after having the car towed there.

Filed Apr 9, 2010 · Engine · 106,402 miles · NJ

As I was driving down hwy 95 in maryland the engine died. Luckily I was in the right lane so I was able to coast off the road to the shoulder. The problem has occurred several times since and the mechanics I have taken the car to have not been able to find the problem.

Filed May 29, 2009 · Engine · 103,800 miles · TN

About 5 weeks ago, the engine of my 1999 honda accord ex (4-cylinder automatic) began dying while I am driving. Three times I have been pulling into heavy traffic when the engine died, and I am lucky not to have been injured or killed in an accident. There are no visible, audible or tactical signs that the engine is about to shut down, and no indicator lights. The local honda dealer charged me $100 to evaluate the situation to no avail. Use of fuel cleaner was their recommendation, but that did nothing to solve the problem. Frustrated, I consulted the internet and found 43 separate similar complaints on carcomplaints.com. Complainants all say that they have spent hundreds of dollars on going from dealer to dealer for diagnosis and a variety of repairs, none of which seem to resolve the problem. I doubt seriously that american honda is as ignorant of this problem as they claim to be, but they offer no help. Please log onto carcomplaints.com to see how widespread and dangerous this problem appears to be. I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Filed Sep 12, 2005 · Transmission · 102,331 miles · MO

I have had a transmission failure in my honda accord. When I took it to a mechanic in parkville, missouri, he checked the transmission fluid and found it black. He flushed the transmission, put new fluid in, and changed a filter behind the glove compartment. He told me that honda from 98 to 2002 had transmission problems. He told me to drive the car for a few days and see if that didn't fix it. I could tell as I drove home that it was not fixed. The mechanic said that a new transmission would cost 1,600 to 1,800 dollars. Since I have had to get a new engine in my accord or my lemon, three new batteries, and now a new transmission and it is not already paid for because I leased it and am in the process of buying it, I need all the help I can get.

Filed Sep 16, 2003 · Engine · 65,000 miles · CA

Re: 1999 honda accord ex (VIN: jhmcg667xxxxxxxxx). Opted not to drive on freeway that evening due to rush hour traffic, took back streets (probably would have been killed on freeway). Suddenly engine started to make loud noises & engine died; lost power steering. Check engine lights & all panel lights came on. Tow truck arrived, driver discovered belts came off & the pulley was broken. Bolt attaching it was sheared off & broken in half, too. Submitted anomaly to honda corporate (case # n012003-09-1001253)(ph # (800) 999-1009) to review case once our local honda dealer completes repairs. Corporate honda offered "goodwill assistance" if case deemed valid enough for them to pay for some if not all of the costs. Have not heard from them yet. Honda dealership noticed pulley was also warped. They have never seen anything like this before. Reported car had 56k miles, but mistaken; should be approx. 65k. I think this is a safety issue and not just "wear & tear"; more like a design flaw or something! We have an 1987 honda with no problems & its pulley does not even wobble like it is doing now in the 1999 since it has been repaired. It's still on a trial basis for 1 week starting 9/15/2003. To continue further may cost us an add'l $3k out of pocket with no guarantees from the dealership.

Filed Aug 13, 2003 · Electrical, Engine · 80,000 miles · MN

Driving down the road when the crankshaft pully fell out of the bottom of the engine, resulting in power steeering failure and engine died. The power steering went out, the altenator quit, the water pump quit. Luckily I could coast into a parking lot entrance to get off of the highway.the crankshaft bolt "crystalized" and broke off inside the crankshaft. The timing belt, crankshaft pully and bolt, and the water pump had to be replaced.

Filed Dec 19, 2002 · Engine · 61,165 miles · CA

Re: 1999 honda accord lx (VIN: [xxx]) while my wife was driving in a residential area at 25-30 MPH (approx), the engine started making clanking noise and engine died. She let it rolled, pulled over and parked on the side of the street. We discovered that the main pulley broke loose and the drive belts came off the rollers due to a broken (sheared off) bolt that attached the pulley to the crankshaft. The car has only 61k miles on it and I thought that it was totally premature. The ball honda service rep told us that honda motors co. Will not cover for the repair since the warranty expired, but this is totally premature I thought, and maybe it was caused by inferior material (bolt) and/or by poor quality workmanship (over-torque'd). The car has had regular maintenance service by honda dealer and has no previous engine work done except for the mfr recommended regularly-scheduled services. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).