1999 Honda Accord Electrical System
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Why you are driving the RPMs drop down to zero and the car just shuts off and you could be sitting at a light it does the same thing our traffic it is just shut off I Googled about the car and it said it was the ignition switch and then when I Googled that it said it was a recall on my car I'm just trying to see what's going on
WHEN YOUR DRIVING OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT AND YOU HAVE TO TRY TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE AND TRY TO START IT A COUPLE OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY START 95 % OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ITS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AND CITY STREETS THE OTHER 5% OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS WHEN I COME OUT TO START THE CAR IT WILL START THEN SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND IT'S UNSAFE WHEN I'M ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND IM COASTING IN TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT
INGNITION SWITCH NO RETORNA A PASO 0 EL MOTOR NO RETORNA A OFF , Y SE ACTIVA EL MOTOR DE ARANQUE SIN CONTROL Y COJE FUEGO
CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE INCOMING TRAFFIC. WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I REMEMBERED THEY HAVE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. IT PROBABLY GOT REPLACED BUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IS IT TIME FOR ANOTHER RECALL? HONDA DID NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
MY VEHICLE QUITS RUNNING FOR LACK OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THE ENGINE!!!!! THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM, WHILE DRIVING, AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING, INCLUDING MAIN RELAY, FUEL PUMP PRESSURE, INJECTORS ECT..I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS TO HONDAS 1998 TO 2001, HONDA MOTORS IS AWARE OF DEFECT!!!! THE IGNITION SWITCH IS THE PROBLEM!!!!! THE IGNITION SWITCH HARDNESS IS THE DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE!!!! HONDA MOTORS NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES!!!!!!!
IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ON1999 HONDA ACCORD CAUSES THE CAR TO STALLS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH THAT HAD A RECALL IN 2004 BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS RECALL IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT SO THE DEALER WANTS TO START WITH DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH I HAVE HAD DONE AND IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THAT. THE FIRST HOUR IS $120. RECALL NUMBER WAS 02V120000. ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DEGRADES DUE TO HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH SWITCH WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. THIS STALL HAS HAPPENED ON FREEWAY LEAVING ME TO BE IN A ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF OLATHE (1000 N ROGERS RD, OLATHE, KS 66062) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 256,482.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND CALLED FOR EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS LATER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER WHO WANTED THE VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE HORN, IT FAILED TO SOUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,300.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS SINCE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY ENGINE STALLS. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME AS MY CAR WAS COASTING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STEER MY CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER AS WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR AGAIN. IN DOING SOME INVESTIGATING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THE MAIN ISSUE IS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WERE A FEW RECALLS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH I HAD GONE TO THE DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF (YEAR 2002 AND 2005). IT APPEARS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IS STILL FAULTY. I HAVE AROUND 143K MILES ON MY CAR WHEN THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPEN A FEW OTHER TIMES WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, BUT AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I WANT TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS RECALL REPLACEMENT PART DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND CAN STILL ENDANGER THE LIVES OF OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE HOTTER THE VEHICLE WAS, THE MORE FREQUENTLY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.
WHEN I'M DRIVING ALONG, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY DIE. NO SPUTTER, NO NOTHING, JUST DEAD. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND I JUST TOOK IT TO HONDA. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET SAYS THAT ELECTRICAL SWITCH SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AT DCH KAY HONDA, 200 NJ-36, EATONTOWN, NJ 07724. THEY SAID NO COMPLAINTS OR RECALL ON MY VIN. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT MAY STOP AT ANY TIME DURING THE DRIVING.
MY CAR HAS BEEN RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NO ONE COULD TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES INCLUDING ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE IS NO WARNING OTHER THAN LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE DASH AND THEN CUTS OFF. I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND CAN BARELY GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN IT WILL RESTART ON THE FIRST TRY BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WORK WITH IT TO GET IT TO START AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY HONDA ACCORDS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY A RECALL ON 97-2000 HONDA ACCORDS. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO AREN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WITH 99 HONDA ACCORDS WHOSE VIN NUMBER BEGINS IN 1HGCG JUST AS MINE DOES AND ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. IT DOES NOT TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO GATHER THAT. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET HONDA TO RECALL IT?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
CAR WAS IN MOTION DRIVING 70 MPH AND ENGINE CUT OUT, MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHT FLASHED, POWER STEERING LOCKED, CAR JOLTED. IT DID THIS TWICE WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND RESTARTED BOTH TIMES. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD AND IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. I TRIED TO REPLICATE IT BUT COULD NOT. I RAN THE VIN LOOKING FOR RECALLS BEFORE PURCHASE BUT FOUND NONE FOR MY VEHICLE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I SAW ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE USED CAR DEALER WHO HAS A MECHANIC ONSITE AND I SHOWED HIM THE COMPLAINTS I HAD FOUND THAT WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD HIM REMOVE AND INSPECT THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE DID FIND UPON OBSERVATION THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THERE HAD BEEN SOME ELECTRICAL SPARKS AND I BELIEVE HE SAID SOME CORROSION TOO, AND THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE. I PAID HIM TO PUT IN A NEW ONE AS THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM THANKFUL THE FAILURE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THAT THE CAR RESTARTED, OTHERWISE I'M NOT SURE MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY STEER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND BECAUSE SHE IS NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. THE CAR HAS ONLY 81,500 MILES AND I BELIEVE ONLY HAD ONE OWNER PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET AN ACCORD WITH LOW MILES, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND HAZARD.
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.
SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE WITH A 1999 HONDA ACCORD VIN # STARTING WITH 1HGCG, WAS TOLD BY HONDA MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. MY CAR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN AT 70 MPH AND I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN AT 15 MPH. NORMALLY WILL TURN OFF AND RESTART ITSELF (WHILE DRIVING) AND THE KEY SIGNAL WILL FLASH. THE PAST TWO TIMES MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO GET OVER BEFORE GETTING KILLED. AS WELL AS, MY CAR HAS TURNED OFF WHILE IN DRIVE AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PARK AND THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IF THESE WERE THE RECALLS AND I HAVE A 1999 HONDA I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. I PROMISE I WILL CALL EVERYONE I HAVE TO, TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. I HAVE A CHILD AND I CAN NOT BE STALLING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.
1999 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE WAS REPLACED PER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT PART FAILED, TOO. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
RECALL ORDER FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO DEALER TO PERFORM. NOW THAT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED DEALERSHIP REPAIR CLAIMS TO HAVE DONE WORK ON TWO RECALL ITEMS THAT WERE NEVER BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR. I.E., FRAUDULENT CLAIM OF REPLACEMENT WORK WAS FILED WITH HONDA BY DEALERSHIP. CLAIM REPAIR WAS DONE 1/28/2006. HAVE ALL REPAIR RECORDS FROM 2000.
CAR CUTS OFF AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING. STOP CAR CUT OFF SWITCH AND IT WILL START AFTER 1 OR 2 ATTEMPTS. HONDA HAD RECALLED THIS IN 2004 AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON CAR BUT THIS ONE ALSO WENT BAD I. REPLACED WITH NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SO FAR. *TR
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The 1999 Honda Accord has 333 Electrical System complaints on file. 7 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.