1999 Honda Accord Electrical System

MY HONDA ACCORD EX 1999 ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WITH IN 2MILES OF THE PLACE IT WAS STARTED. IF YOU LET IT WARM UP IT WILL RUN FINE. HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS 12 TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE POWER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. OCCASIONALLY, IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES OR OVER AN HOUR FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA CENTER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS. *TR

HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE LEADING TO ENGINE CUT OUT ON HIGHWAY (GOING 80), ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED SMOKING FROM DASH. *TR

AFTER MY SECOND HONDA IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED AFTER ALMOST GETTING ME KILLED BY CUTTING OUT WHILE I WAS GOING 80 (IN A 75), THE REPLACEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS AND INSTALLED BY HONDA OF FLAGSTAFF AZ, WITH AROUND 1000 MILES ON IT IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PRE-FAILURE SYMPTOMS EXHIBITED BY THE SWITCH IT HAD REPLACED. FAILURE TO START AFTER BEING LEFT IN DIRECT SUN FOR PROLONGED PERIOD. IT THEN WILL STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING, THEN REFUSE TO TURN OVER AT ALL. ADDITIONALLY, AND HERE IS THE SAFETY COMPLAINT, THE CAR WILL LOSE ITS ELECTRICS AND THEM SPONTANEOUSLY TURN BACK ON WHILE THE CAR IS BEING OPERATED. THE INCIDENT ON AUGUST 9TH OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS IN ESCONDIDO CA AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 35 MPH. *TR

IGNITIONS SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO CAR RANDOMLY STALLING ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO SAFELY REMOVE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT THE IGNITIONS SWITCH HAD BEEN RECALLED HOWEVER THE IGNITIONS SWITCH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO UNDER THIS RECALL AND ANY REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. REPAIR INVOICE IS AVAILABLE AS CAN VERIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM BY THE REPAIR SHOP WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS REPEATED PROBLEM ILLUSTRATES FAILURE ON HONDA TO RESOLVE THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH PRESENTS AN IMMEDIATE TREAT TO LIFE OF ALL OWNERS OF THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AFFECTED BY THE ORIGINAL RECALL AND ANOTHER RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED BY THE NHTSA. *TR

MAIN RELAY PROBLEMS I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 99 HONDA ACCORD LE COUPE - 6 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC. ONCE I GOT THE CAR HOME I FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A STARTING PROBLEM. EARLY MORNING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COOL THE CAR WOULD START FINE. AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY WHILE AT WORK THE CAR WOULD FAIL TO START. OPENING THE DOORS AND LETTING THE INTERIOR HEAT DROP WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START. WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OTHER THAN LOOKING AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR HONDA HARD STARTING PROBLEM... I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT GAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING AND DIRECTED TO HOW TO REPAIR THE MAIN RELAY. I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS AS THEY EXPLAINED AND RE-SOLDERED 5 CONNECTIONS ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT OF THE MAIN RELAY... SINCE THAT TIME THE HONDA WILL START IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER. JUST SEEMS ODD AFTER SEARCHING THE FORUMS AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I WAS HAVING AND NOBODY HAS SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT IT WAS... SOME SEARCHING TURNED UP A PROBLEM RESOLVE... NOW YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM AND HONDA SERVICE CENTERS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM LIKE MINE.... DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE THE ACCORD AND CAN LIVE WITH SOME OF THE PROBLEMS BUT AS A CUSTOMER I EXPECT THAT HONDA WOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND BY THE DESCRIPTION THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT THEY THINK IT IS AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE....I'M NOT CHASING A RECALL... I SIMPLY WANT MY CAR TO START WHEN I TURN THE KEY... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TOUCHES ANY METAL PORTION OF THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, A SHOCK OCCURS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ANY SPEED MY CAR MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES IT OCCURS DURING A TURN, OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 30-45 MPH. IT THEN WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY OF 2003 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,745. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH. UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER IT WAS SHIFTED BACK INTO PARK. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER 5 OR 6 ATTEMPTS AND WOULD RUN NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, BUT EVERY 4 OR 5 TIMES THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SIMILAR RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL NOT CORRECTED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT WIGGLES THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES RESTART. A MECHANIC INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 02V120000, 03V423000, AND 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL STALL. I THEN HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY TO START THE CAR UP. SOMETIME IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT GOING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT OCCURS ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS AND OCCURS WHILE STOPPED A LIGHT TO EVEN MORE FRIGHTENING WHILE DRIVING IN FOUR GEAR. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, THE POSSIBILITY IS VERY HIGH. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2002 (#02V120000). I CALLED HONDA TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OR WHY THE DEAL DID NOT FIX DURING MY COUNTLESS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISITS. OUT OF 1,000,000 RECALLS I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR THE YEAR OF MY CAR, BUT I AM BEING TOLD IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGH AND LOW RATES OF SPEED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE REPAIR WAS MADE PREVIOUSLY DUE TO A RECALL, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $270.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126000.

I WAS TRYING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND TRIED TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. IT CONTINUED TO STALL AND RESTART NINE TIMES IN A 3 MILE STRETCH. THE LAST TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT RESTART. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO START THE CAR. IT STARTED. I DROVE THE NEXT 10 MILES HOLDING THE KEY STEADYING IN THE IGNITION. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPED BUT I GOT HOME WITHOUT IT STALLING AGAIN. I KNEW IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY EMISSION SYSTEM AND I HAD TO HAVE MY EVAC CANISTER REPLACED ($250). I DID THAT AND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND RESTARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR MAN WHO TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD BE EITHER DIFFICULT TO START OR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE VEHICLE STALLED EACH TIME IT WAS STARTED. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL THE FIRST TIME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL, AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TWO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE REFERENCED: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) AND 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,144 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,227.

PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT APPLIES TO OF THE SAFETY ITEMS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I WAS CHARGE BY A HONDA DEALER $498.00 INCLUDING TAXES. THE REASON I HAVE I BROUGHT MY CAR WAS: WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ( I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IS NOT ON THE TICKET ). AS A SECONDARY ISSUE I HAVE MENTIONING THE LOCK NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS A RESULT OF YOUR PREVIOUS WORK (RECALL IN 2007). YOUR TECHNICIAN HAS TOLD ME THAT WAS A NORMAL THING. THE MECHANICAL FROM FIRESTONE RAFAEL TOLEDO, (PHONE +1 (305) 667-4866) DISAGREE WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS AT THAT TIME, THE CAR SHOULD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ME WITH THE LOCK LIKE THAT, BUT THAT WAS NOT IMPORTANT TO ME NOT EVEN NOW.. ANYWAYS IT ALWAYS TURN MY CAR ON. I TOLD THE ADVISOR NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE RECODE OF THE OLD KEY BECAUSE IT WAS WORN; I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. ( PHONE CONVERSATIONS). *TR

SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL JUST STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREMELY PERILOUS WHEN IT HAPPENS IN A TURN AND AT LOW SPEEDS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING OR IF SITTING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION. DASH LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT FLASH ON AN OFF. ADJUSTMENT OF THE IGNITION KEY POSITION/ANGLE FIXES IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS ALWAYS TO OCCUR WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO AFTER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. OTHERWISE I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, AND IT HAS OCCURRED IN A VARIETY OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON EXPRESS OR FREEWAY LANES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THEY DENY THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG OR THAT THEY CAN FIX IT. THE INCIDENT DATE REPORTED HERE IS ONLY THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN DRIVING AT FAST SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ITSELF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 147,500. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I HAVE A 99 HONDA ACCORD IN WHICH THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND REALIZED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE MECHANIC SAID NO BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULD HAVE COME ON. HE SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THESE IN 2003. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BECAUSE HONDA SAID MY SWITCH WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AS THE SWITCH WITH THE RECALL. I CALLED HONDA TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND TO FIND OUT WHY THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS WHO RIDE IN THIS CAR WHICH BY THE WAY IS MY ONLY CAR AND WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED DUE TO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY @ 60 MPH. CAUSE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH FOR WHICH SOME 1999 ACCORDS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT ALL. MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISITS. NOTIFIED HONDA OF AMERICA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE GREEN KEY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2002, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.