1999 Honda Accord Electrical System

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON 1999 HONDA EX ACCORD...MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR REGULAR ROADS.. YOU HAVE A LARGE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BUT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST..NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED VINS BUT YOU ALLOW HONDA TO EXCLUDE THE REPAIR..YOU ARE TO BLAME WHENEVER PEOPLE ARE KILLED OR INJURED.. YOUR JOB IS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC NOT HONDA....RECALL WAS IN 2002. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK FROM THE DEALER FOR A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. FORTUNATELY, I LIVE IN A SEMI-RURAL AREA SO TRAFFIC DID NOT PRESENT A PROBLEM BUT ON A BUSY FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DEADLY. IMAGINE PASSING A CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, NO ENGINE!!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS FOR US AND SEES TO HAPPEN REGULARLY ON WARMER DAYS, BUT OCCURS EITHER DRIVING 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST TURNING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE SITUATION IS THAT VERY SITUATION TO THE CASE AT HTTP://WWW.VISUALIMPRESSIONS.CA/SWITCH/ AND WE'RE PLANNING TO GET THE SWITCHES REPLACED. I WAS GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THE CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED BY GUESSWORK WITHOUT REALIZING IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA MODEL. WE OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX. PLEASE SHARE THIS DEFECT WITH OTHER CONSUMERS OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS VERY INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS FOR US. TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY TO START UP RISKING THE CAR MORE BY HAVING A HORRIBLE SCRATCHING SOUND. LUCKILY THIS WORKS IN THE MEANTIME WHILE I FIND THE WIRES, HOWEVER I WISH I'D KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECT AHEAD OF TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 99 ACCORD EX. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING AT ANY SPEED . AFTER SEEING ALL THE PROBLEMS ONLINE AND THEIR OWN TECH'S TELLING ME IT IS AN IGNITION SWITCH , I THOUGHT THEY WOULD HELP. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA MANY TIMES AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. I KNOW OF THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THEY SAID MY ACCORD IS NOT ON THE LIST. I HAVE WORKED FOR HONDA FOR 15 YEARS AND ALWAYS BACKED THERE CARS BUT THAT DIDN'T MATTER TO THEM, I GUESS THAT'S HOW THEY TREAT THEIR EMPLOYEES. I'D RATHER HAVE A TOYOTA . *TR

OCCASIONALLY THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR INTERSTATE. THE TACH DROPS IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO AND I THINK ALL OR MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON LIKE THEY WOULD WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION. WHEN I TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, IT STARTS AND RUNS FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND THEN DIES AGAIN. SOMETIMES, IT WILL TAKE FOUR OR MORE ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL KEEP RUNNING LIKE NORMAL. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR HOT AND HAS DONE THIS IN INTERSECTIONS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA NO. 02V120000) FOR 1999 HONDA ACCORDS, BUT HONDA SAYS MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, THEREFORE I AM NOT COVERED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. IT HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX AGAIN WITHOUT PAYMENT. THIS HAZARD PRESENTS A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD V6 2 DR SOMETIMES STARTS AND NOT START. ONGOING ISSUE FOR 3 MONTHS. TOOK IT A HONDA DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TOLD VIA INTERNET IT MAY BE A MAIN RELAY, COIL OR FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. WHAT'S SCARY IS HONDA HAS NO CLUE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALL RECALLS (2) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CONTINUED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 SOUTH BOUND ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR (1999 HONDA ACCORD) STALLED, IMMEDIATELY I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, I REALIZED THIS WAS AN ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. I COULD HOLD THE IGNITION KEY AND DRIVE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HE TOOK ME TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE GAVE ME TEMPORARY FIX THAT WOULD GET ME HOME AND I COULD TALK TO MY HONDA DEALER. THE ISSUE IS IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF WAS FIXED (NEXT MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY RECALL WAS FIXED) WHY DID IT OCCUR AGAIN. WAS THE FIX DONE DURING THE RECALL WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH? IS THERE A REALLY AN PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH? I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT THE DEALER AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MILES AN HOUR - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED - ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND CAR DIED...BARELY MADE IT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. CAR WAS TOWED, DIAGNOSIS WAS BAD IGNITION SWITCH. I JUST SEARCHED WEB AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2002. *TR

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. IT WILL PERIODICALLY STALL WHILE I AM DRIVING. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF SOME SORT BECAUSE SOME OF THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AND IT JUST QUIETLY STALLS. THIS HA HAPPENED IN TOWN, IN INTERSECTIONS, ON THE HIGHWAY...IT IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITH NO PATTERN. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FOUND A DESCRIPTION OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE IGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD DEGRADE DUE TO A HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH IT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER RECALL 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) BUT THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN BUT THE CONTACT WAS STILL CONCERNED THAT IT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,500.

AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY LATE LAST NIGHT MY HONDA ACCORD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IN GEAR. DURING THIS TIME I HAD NO ENGINE POWER. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY THIS OCCURRED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. SINCE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES. THE DEALER SEEMED FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND RECOGNIZED IT AS BEING RELATED TO A 2002 RECALL OF THE 1999 ACCORD V6. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED IN THE RECALL. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR SHUT OFF THREE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYING A KEY SYMBOL CAME ON EACH TIME IT SHUT OFF. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. BUT AFTER LOOKING ON YOUR SIGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOW CAN I GET HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAY DOES NOT EXIST? *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN ENGINE JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN AFTER PULLING OVER. CHECK THE INTERNET AND EVERYONE POINTED TO IGNITION SWITCH. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE CAR. DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOUR CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH WAS UNDER RECALL AND WAS FIXED IN 2004 HOWEVER AGAIN THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND TWO CHILDREN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND STALLED WHILE I WAS GOING 65 MPH. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESTART. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THAT AGAIN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD IN MY VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE SAFETY HAZARDS AND FLASHERS ON MY VEHICLE ALSO FAILED SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO WARN ANYONE ON THE ROAD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD - WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. IT IS SO DANGEROUS THAT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND YOU ARE DRIVING ON 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL STALL, WITH A TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND YOU, ONLY GOD CAN SAVE FROM THE DEATH SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER CLEANED AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V1200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, A RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETED IN 2002 FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. NHTSA #02V120000 THE VEHICLE IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, I CONTACTED HONDA USA ON 08/11/2009 TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR A RECALLED ITEM ONCE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION, I WOULD HOPE NHTSA WOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR PARTS AND REPAIRS. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, SECOND OCCURRENCE. CAR STALLS DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPAIRED THE INTERLOCK. THE SWITCH FAILED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS NOT A FIX ONLY A DELAY OF THE NEXT FAILURE SINCE THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED. I USED DETAILED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE INTERNET TO MAKE THE SECOND REPAIR MYSELF. I REQUESTED "GOODWILL" FROM AMERICAN HONDA WHICH WAS DENIED SO I AM OUT OF POCKET FOR PARTS AND MY TIME TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAILS AT THE SAME RATE AS THE ORIGINAL COMPONENT. WHEN THIS FINALLY CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH I'M SURE THEY WILL SETTLE OUT OF COURT TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS ON THIS COMPONENT WHEN ALL THEY REALLY HAD TO DO WAS ENGINEER A NON-DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT. IN OTHER WORDS FIX IT ONCE BUT FIX IT RIGHT. HONDA DID NOT DO THIS AND WILL NOT WARRANT THE SECOND DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THEY BETTER HOPE I AM NOT INJURED WHEN THIS FAILS FOR THE THIRD BECAUSE I HAVE MY DOCUMENTATION. *TR

MY SON'S 1999 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT IGNITION FAILURE, FORCING HIM TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO RE-START THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED RANDOMLY OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT A MONTH, AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 117,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS SUBJECT TO AN EARLIER RECALL CAMPAIGN 02-031, WHICH RESULTED IN CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES. NOW THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FAILED. HE TOOK IT TO HONDA OF EL CERRITO IN THE BAY AREA AND THEY CHARGED HIM ABOUT $100 AND TOLD HIM THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED AN IGNITION SWITCH FROM A DISCOUNT HONDA PARTS SUPPLIER OVER THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT $50, AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. I FOUND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES THAT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL, AND I FEEL THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I HAVE A 99 ACCORD AND A 92 CIVIC WHICH BOTH EXPERIENCED IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, SO I HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING WRONG, EVEN IF THE DEALER WAS NOT BEING VERY SMART ABOUT IT. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. I WISH THE DEALERS WERE MORE HELPFUL. I SPOKE WITH AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, THAT IF THE PART FAILED AGAIN, IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT HOLDS UP LONGER THAN 50,000-60,000 MILES? THE LAST TIME IT FAILED WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA ON HIGHWAY 50 ON OCTOBER 24, 2009. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED WAS AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE CONTINUES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/13/09.*LJ UPDATED 11/16/09.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;IGNITION:SWITCH) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.