1999 Honda Accord Engine

MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A MAIN ST. THE VEHICLE BEEPED AND THE GREEN KEY LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH, THEN ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKES STOPPED AS WELL. I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING AN 18 WHEELER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE NAME OF THE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 236,988.

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.

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.

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! *TR

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.

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.

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. *TR

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.

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. *TR

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 NHTSA 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. *TT

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.

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. *TR

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX BLEW OUT AN ENGINE VALVE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MPH. HONDA SERVICE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD ONLY 110K MILES. APPARENTLY, IT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE DESIGN. *TR

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING... GOING 70MPH OR GOING 15MPH. ENGINE CLICKS OFF, LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT CAR ENGINE IS NO LONGER RUNNING. *TR

ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO BREACH IN THE ENGINE DUE TO A POROUS ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW2 ENGINE PUT IN CAR. *TR

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD KEEPS STALLING ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'M ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN BUT IT CUTS OFF AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MORE ATTEMPTS IT WILL STAY RUNNING BUT WILL STALL AGAIN WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE TRYING TO ENTER THE ENTRANCE OF THE FREEWAY. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND...VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH YOU. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA DEALER THAT IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH...A $400.00 PLUS COST TO FIX. *TR

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. *TR

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.

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 99 HONDA ACCORD EX SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS STARTED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. THE CAR PROVIDES ZERO NOTICE. I RECENTLY ATTENDED A AUTO PARTS SHOP FOR TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. I WAS DIRECTED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. I RESEARCHED THE MATTER ONLINE AND DETERMINED MY CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I BRIEFLY REMEMBER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTIFICATION BY MAIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT DID NOTHING. I CALLED BREAKAWAY HONDA IN GREENVILLE SC AND WAS DENIED RECALL BASED ON MY VIN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

JUST FOUND OUT TODAY FROM MY MECHANIC DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO MY ANTIFREEZE COMPONENT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY OIL CHAMBER WAS NEAR-EMPTY AND MY ANTIFREEZE COMPONENT WAS BLACK AND FULL OF OIL. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN OTHER CASES OF THIS IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL WHERE THE ENGINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DECELERATING TO 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,950.