1999 Honda Accord Power Train

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle jerked and inadvertently decelerated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 214,251.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE RPM REVVED UP AND JERKED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

AT AROUND 185000 MILES NOW, THIS CAR WHICH WE BOUGHT A FEW YEARS AGO WITH MAYBE 50,000 TO 60,000 LESS MILES STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD BETWEEN 1ST GEAR AND 2ND GEAR. NOW IT SLAMS IN GEAR. FROM ALL WE'VE READ IT IS A DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE FILTER WHICH COLLECTS TINY METAL PARTICULATES PREVENTING ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO PROPERLY AND SMOOTHLY SHIFT. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND WILL NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I FIND WHEN READING ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT ONLINE AND EVERYONE SAYS THE SAME THING. AND THERE ARE SO FEW LEFT OF THESE YEARS THAT HONDA OUGHT TO HAVE NO PROBLEM REPLACING OR REPAIRING THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE STILL DRIVING THESE CARS. I WANT THEM TO REPAIR OR REPLACE OUR TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN FLAW, NOT OUR MISUSE. PLEASE SEE THIS GETS REVIEWED BY A DECISION MAKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ON 03/19/20016 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND OUT OF NOW WHERE I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND I TRIED TO TAKE OFF I HAD TO HIT THE GAS PEDDLE BEFORE THE CAR WOULD MOVE. I MADE IT TO WORK AND I TOOK INTO A MECHANIC THAT SAME NIGHT AND HE INFORMED ME THAT I MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 5,000 AS THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NOISE IN THE RIGHT AXLE IN THE TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR. BASICALLY, AT CERTAIN POINTS (I THINK THESE ARE AT GEAR SHIFTS) THE ENGINE REVS UP AND I GET A BIG JERK IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY PERCEPTIBLE AT THE GEAR SHIFT NEAR A SPEED OF 40-45 MPH. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER HONDA IMMEDIATELY AFTER HONDA REALIZED THE 199 HONDA ACCORD TORQUE CONVERTERS WERE FAULTY. I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW AND WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE SITUATION UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA DID NOT SET UP A RECALL OR NOTIFY 199 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. THEY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS WHEN THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILED FOR A FEW YEARS. I HAVE ONLY 62,45A MILES ON MY CAR AND NOW HAVE A $3007.00 BILL TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER BY HONDA AS SOON AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY HONDA. THEY REFUSE TO DO SO. *TR

DROVE CAR 70MPH. THE GEAR DOWN SHIFTED TO 55. CAN'T GET PAST 55. *TR

CARS JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING LOSING ALL POWER. WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT IT WAS REPLACED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RECURRINGLY FAILED. INITIALLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID CIRCUIT FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT 46,000 MILES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,029.

LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WON'T REALLY ENGAGE AT TIMES. WHEN I STOP MY CAR MY IT STARTS STUTTERS AND THEN IT JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING. MY TRANSMISSION POPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHEN I TURN THE CORNER MY CAR BASICALLY STOPS. I HAVE 2 CODES ON MY VEHICLE P0740 THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID VALVE IS ACTIVATED, WITH THE GEAR IN D4, BY THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) IN RESPONSE TO SIGNALS SENT FROM THE VEHICLE SPEED AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). LOCK-UP PISTON OPERATION WILL THEN BE CONTROLLED. WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID VALVE IS ACTIVATED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP CLUTCH WILL ENGAGE CREATING A 1 TO 1 RPM RATIO BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT AND THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. LOCK-UP OPERATION, HOWEVER, IS PROHIBITED WHEN A/T FLUID TEMPERATURE IS TOO LOW. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED (LESS THAN 2/8) IN LOCK-UP CONDITION, THE ENGINE SPEED SHOULD NOT CHANGE ABRUPTLY. IF THERE IS A BIG JUMP IN ENGINE SPEED, THERE IS NO LOCK-UP. THEN THE OTHER IS P0700 THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) MONITORS THE MALFUNCTION OF SENSORS AND ACTUATORS RELATING TO TRANSMISSION CONTROL. WHEN THE TCM DETECTS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE CONTROL, A SIGNAL IS SEND TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) TO TRIGGER THE ENGINE LIGHT OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE ECM STORES THE P0700 CODE AND IT MEANS THE TCM DETECTED A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLS. *TR

DRIVING AT 65 MPH, SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING SPEED TO GO FROM 65 TO MUCH MUCH LESS. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. SEVERAL TIMES I OR ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER HAVE RETURNED TO THE CAR TO FIND IT IN DRIVE, BUT ON LEVEL GROUND, SO IT DID NOT ROLL MORE THAN A FEW INCHES AT MOST. HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL TO ROLL FURTHER AND CAUSE A CRASH IS DEFINITELY THERE IF ONE FAILS TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. HONDA (NATIONAL LEVEL) CLAIMS THIS RECALLED ISSUE WAS REPAIRED 10 YEARS AGO AND WILL NOT DO A DIAGNOSTIC WITHOUT GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT BY ME. THEIR DEFENSE IS THAT IT COULD BE SOME OTHER PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE ONCE A REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE. I AM ALERTING YOU TO THIS POTENTIAL "OTHER PROBLEM" AS A SAFETY CONCERN. EITHER THE PARTS USED TO REPLACE THE RECALLED PARTS ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH, OR A DIFFERENT PROBLEM IS CAUSING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A CRASH. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE MILESTONES AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION AFTER THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD AT LEAST HELP IN THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WHICH ARE AROUND $3,600.00 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAIL SQUILLS WHINES LOUD IN REVERSE WON'T GO IN REVERSE SOMETIME SQUILLS WHINES IN PARK WHEN STARTED ONLY WAY TO HUSH IT IS TO THROW IN DRIVE THEN INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL THE PARK BRAKE. IN DRIVE IT SHIFTS HARD GOING UP IN GEARS THEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN IT DOWN SHIFTS HARD LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SOMETIME HARD ENOUGH TO SQUILL THE TIRES . THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH 98-02 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ITS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED . HONDA NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CAR/ CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN HIS KNEE HAPHAZARDLY STRUCK THE GEAR SELECTOR, CAUSING THE GEAR TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED DURING THE TIME OF THE UNINTENDED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 11/27/12 *CN

MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BADLY. WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR IT JUMPS BADLY AND SOMETIMES WONT SHIFT AT ALL. AND EVEN FROM SECOND TO THIRD IT DOES IT TOO. AFTER I'M IN THE HIGHER GEARS IT SHIFTS BETTER. BUT IN THOSE EARLY GEARS MY CAR IS DANGEROUS. I'M AFRAID IT MIGHT COMPLETELY STOP WORKING ONE DAY. I'VE READ ONLINE ALL THE COMPLAINTS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT MY SAME YEAR OF ACCORD AND THE YEARS SURROUNDING IT: ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I THINK THAT HONDA NEEDS TO FESS UP ABOUT THEIR FAULTY TRASMISSION AND DO A REAL RECALL. I'M ONE OF MANY CONCERNED HONDA OWNERS AND WISH THAT THEY WOULD OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WONT BE GOING BACK TO HONDA BRAND CARS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING ME. *TR

OVER THE LAST WEEK I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CAR SUDDENLY TURNING OFF....NO RPM'S, NO SPEED...WHILE I AM STILL IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IN VIEWING VARIOUS WEBSITES, THIS IS NOW BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE...AND IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALTHOUGH HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK, POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE...SO I MUST HURRIEDLY SHIFT INTO N TO GLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR DOES NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT INTERSECTIONS, ON THE HIGHWAY (AT 70 MPH) AND WHILE GOING 20 MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE IGNITION FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN/AROUND 2002-2003. I RECEIVED THIS LATE...BUT DID GO TO THE DEALER AND HAVE IT REPLACED IN 2009 (HONDA RECALL #02V120000). AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM RECENTLY, I HAVE GONE ONLINE TO SEE COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS....EVEN AFTER HAVING THE RECALL FILLED. EVIDENTLY, THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN FAILING...OR IT WAS NOT THE FIX TO BEGIN WITH. THIS HAS WAS A VERY POPULAR MODEL..AND THERE ARE SURE TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE ON THE ROAD...ABOUT TO RUN INTO SOMETHING WHEN THE POWER FAILS. I AM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED...BUT IT IS INCUMBENT UPON YOUR ORGANIZATION TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REVIEWED..AND A SOLUTION AVAILABLE...ASAP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS....I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A FRIGHTENING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU. *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE , THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999 WHILE WORKING AS A SALESMAN FOR A HONDA DEALERSHIP.ITS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AS IT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE.I NO LONGER WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT MY LITTLE BOY NEEDS A WAY TO GET TO VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SCHOOL.WE DEPEND ON THIS MACHINE AND HONDAS REPUTATION TO GET THINGS DONE.AROUND 76000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AND NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR. AFTER CHECKING AROUND VARIOUS SHOPS AND THE INTERNET I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1999-2002 ACCORDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OR WORST.SOME WITH ONLY 50000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED.I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS AN AMERICAN HONDA DEAL AS THE JAPANESE PEOPLE WOULD BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS.ONCE AGAIN WE GET SCREWED BY OUR FELLOW GREEDY AMERICANS.I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT BE IT A LAWNMOWER,CAR,MOTORCYCLE,GENERATOR OR PAPER BAG FOR THAT MATTER.I WILL ALSO WARN EVERYONE I KNOW BY INTERNET AND CARRIER PIDGEON ABOUT AMERICAN HONDA AND THEIR LACK OF ETHICS.WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND! *TT

PURCHASED 99 HONDA ACCORD V6 IN 2007. ONE OWNER CAR. IM SECOND OWNER. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON SCHEDULE. ON 5/29/11 TRANSMISSION FAILED. I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID "WE KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WE'RE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY ACCORD V6. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY FOUR SMALL CHILDREN. THEN HAD TO PAY $350 FOR THE TOW HOME. I AM A LOYAL HONDA OWNER. THIS IS MY FOURTH HONDA. I HAVE NEVER HAD MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH ANY OF MY HONDAS. HONDA ADMITTED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION. *TR