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.
1999 Honda Accord engine complaints
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On march 3, 2015 my wife's 1999 accord would not start. We had the starter replaced for about $550.00 but the car was still near impossible to start and the engine can cut out at any time once you do have it started. The auto repairman told us the keys made poor contact inside the ignition switch and that was why it was still so hard to start. He taught us a tedious process to start the car but since then when we drive it the engine can suddenly stop running and stopp, also disabling the power steering. The car is no longer safe to drive. It stopped running 4 times on a 10 mile trip today.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. While driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contacts house. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.
Driving 55mph on expressway at 8:30 pm, not well lit. Deer ran out in front of me, pulled over. Front of car smooshed, and air bags did not deploy.
I wanted to complain because this is the 2nd time within 5 years that I'm having to have my egr port cleaned again which is costly. Also I the same thing with the ignition switch wires, which were recalled and replaced 5 years later also trying to spark a fire. I am still the original owner of my honda and having the same problem once again about my egr after I paid lots of $$$$$$$$$$.I think somebody need to investigate if the parts only last for 5 years at a time.
Took my car to get tires and notice something hanging! Drove right to auto shop from there ! Put the car up and right away he saw the problem! Sub frame was rusted completely through! I drive back in froth from michigan to ohio twice a week,having know idea that at anytime my engine might fall out and kill me!
Tl* the contact owns 1999 honda accord lx. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 300,030.
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 while traveling approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to merge to the side of the road and after muliple attempts, the vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 261,000.
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.
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.
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?
Upon inspection, the right rear portion of the front sub frame is rusted and disintegrated to a point where the car is not considered safe to operate. The frame section has lost so much material that it flexes when downward pressure is applied to the hub assembly. The left side of the front frame is intact and fully functional showing no similar signs of rust.
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.
When I purchased my car the AC was not working so I had it checked and was told that it was not connected and was told that honda's have been having problems with the frames rotting out due to the location of the AC drain. Upon having the frame inspected was told that my vehicle would not pass another state inspection. My car is in great shape body wise with no other rust. I was told that this is a big safety issue and upon researching on line have seen that numerous people are having the same problems. Just want to know why honda is not being held responsible for these repairs. Honda has always been a car of choice for my family but after this I will never purchase another honda.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The problem persisted and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
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. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted for a moment and the contact was able to drive the vehicle off the highway, but the vehicle stalled again without warning and could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home and was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied any assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 193,323.
As you are driving the engine just shuts off. After pulling over the engine will restart most of the time. The problem appears to be in the ignition switch.
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.
My honda1999 barley has 79,000 on it, im second owner. I bought it when it had only 37,000 mil. On it. The car is already having transmission problems. It jerks when driving and coming to a stop, like a pop jerky feel. My cooling system had problem in 2010 oil going into my radiator. And know I have electrical problem. The car at times would go off. 79,000 I cant believe it. You would think this my car was a ford with their older modules. Known to have engine problems after 70,000. This is crazy. I have all papers from first owner, never realized till reaching the chaos of my engine. That my car as well was a recall. I have the documents.
Update to odi 10444643 filed 1/20/12. I was attempting to turn left at a highway intersection and the honda totally stalled and the green key light came on the dash. The vehicle did not lose total power but it stalled while a fast vehicle approached from the right. I was afraid I would not get through the intersection without a wreck. It was a terrifying experience. After that first experience the vehicle totally lost power while at a stop sign in a mall. It took 2 attempts to restart car. I could not imagine what the problem could possibly be so I researched the possible problem and found that this honda had ignition switch problems. I purchased the vehicle in 2007 and it had approximately 121,200 miles. The vehicle was recalled in 2002 due to a defect in the ignition switch. Am "ignition switch update" was completed on 10/1/02 at 59,183 miles. By an authorized honda dealer. I have had no issues until jan 2012. Looks like I will have to replace this switch again but it is too dangerous to not address the problem. Can't imagine this problem at 70 MPH. Update; took the vehicle to honda dealer on 1/23/12 and told the tech what I thought the problem was. The test showed it was indeed the ignition switch once again . The cost for replacing was $206. 36. . So, honda's recall in 2002 did not correct this defect.
I was attempting to turn left at a highway intersection and the honda totally stalled and the green key light came on the dash . The vehicle did not lose total power but it stalled while a fast vehicle approached from the right. I was afraid I would not get through the intersection without a wreck. It was a terrifying experience. After that first incident the vehicle totally lost power while at a stop sign in a mall. It took 2 attempts to restart the car. I could not imagine what the problem could possibly be so I researched the possible problem and found that this honda had ignition switch problems. I purchased this vehicle in 2007 and it had approximately 121, 200 miles . I checked the papers received when buying the auto and the vehicle was recalled in 2002 due to a defect in the ignition switch. An "ignition switch update" was completed on 10/1/02 at 59,183 miles by an authorized honda dealer. I have had not issues until january 2012. Looks like I will have to replace this switch again but it is too dangerous to not address the problem. Can't imagine this problem at 70mph .
1999 honda accord ex-v6. Consumer states vehicle engine quit and would not restart and gear shift would lock *tgw the consumer stated after waiting for about five minutes; she was able to restart the vehicle and continue as normal. The dealer was unable to find a problem.
At times, engine suddenly dies out when coming to a stop (traffic light; stop sign). The car has automatic transmission. I can easily put the car in "park" again and restart with no problem. The car has 80k miles and is well maintained. After a few of these scary experiences, took the car to a local honda dealership in atlanta ga. Cost of $160 (description - routine maintenance - bg fuel service all - cleaned throttle body). Assumed this would have corrected the issue. I was wrong. In two more occasions - had the same problem again. The last time it happened, the car suddenly stopped while slowing down to stop at a "stop sign". The car started again (takes a while in an automatic transmission though). I was lucky a car behind me had enough space to stop. This time, I researched the web and noticed many owners have similar problems with honda accord 1999. I was one of the lucky ones though (the car had not yet stopped while driving in a busy traffic). At 20,374 mile, the same honda dealership performed the "2002 safety recall - accord ignition switch" - "electrical ignition switch fp number : 3510-s84-305 (switch e 79530)", this was done on 12/03/02. Took the car back to the honda dealership on 10/28/11. I asked the service technician to look into the 2002 ignition switch recall ; customer complaints & what else was performed to correct it. I don't believe this service adviser was aware of this major safety issue with honda accords (1999). This time the dealership surprised me with replacing ignition switch again. This was a $405 repair. The fp number is 35130-s84-a01 (switch s 79530). I assume there are two parts in the ignition switch. I am not certain why the 2002 safety recall did not advice the dealerships to replace both parts (e & s switches). The dealership advised me the "s" switch is behind the ignition switch.
This is a v6 automatic. I have kept up with the maintenance of the vehicle exactly as honda has instructed. I have even gone as far to only get it serviced at the dealership. The vehicle has always shifted weird from park into drive. At 75000 miles it began hard shifting into 1st and around 85000 miles it began to not want to shift from 1st into 2nd and especially 2nd back to 1st. Now putting the car in reverse is causing problems. This issue with 1999 v-6 automatics is documented everywhere. The dealer said they are aware the issue is wide spread and can't do anything about it. Honda has been aware of this problem as a wide spread defect and the federal safety agency should put some pressure on honda to step-up. A well maintained engine should last more than 90k miles on this honda. Not ok and honda knew and knows they built a car with a major defect.
1999 honda accord stalls while vehicle is in motion at all speeds. This is extremely hazardous since power steering and power brakes are lost. This has happened 4 times in the last month.
On the way back to home, suddenly there was burst sound, when I checked, the radiator tube had burst. I took it to the nearest mechanic, then he said, there was problem with radiator and he fixed the radiator. It worked well for a week and then started leaking of coolant. I took it again to the mechanic, then he said it may be a problem with head gasket or may be we have to replace the whole head. If it is the head gasket it will be 1200 to 1500. If it is the head then you end up spending up to 3000 to 3500. I can't imagine a case if this incident happens when I was on freeway at 70 MPH. I have bought the car exactly one year back and I am the second owner of the car. When I checked on the web, there were a quite a few similar cases. God knows only why few cars from honda get this problem. My friend who is holding a similar car has 40k more miles on it and uses it without spending any money on maintenance.
Driving down the highway and my 1999 honda accord ex. Shuts off. The steering wheel sometimes tightens up but this last time I was able to pull over without a problem. Good thing I was in the right hand lane close to the shoulder. My car has been doing this for a while and cannot figure out why. At first it would go down to a really low idle before it shut off but now it just turns off. It's even worse now that I changed the spark plugs.
Car shuts off while driving... Going 70mph or going 15mph. Engine clicks off, lights still work but car engine is no longer running.
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