1999 Honda Accord Electrical System

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE S/B : 05-007 FIXED IN APRIL 2007. AUGUST 2007 WHEN LEAVING WORK, CAR WOULD STALL @ 2ND OR 3RD TRAFFIC SIGNAL. NO LIGHTS OR ELECTRIC (ALL GAUGES OFF) (ONCE OR TWICE). WOULD PLACE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED, WITH NOW PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER 2007 THE PROBLEM BEGINS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY (TWICE A WEEK). NOW, OCTOBER 2007, CAR HAS NOW STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH). TAKING BACK TO DEALER, WILL UPDATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2005 FOR NHTSA RECALL 02V120000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. THERE WAS NO FAILURE AT THE TIME THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY FOR THE FIRST YEAR. UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN SUMMER 2002 FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. I HAD THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OFF IN OCTOBER 2002. NOW, IN 2007, THE SAME PART WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. THE COST TO ME TO HAVE THIS FIXED WASA $293. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP W/ THE COST BECAUSE OF THE TIME LAPSE. HONDA REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL PART WAS ONLY REPAIRED ONCE A PERIOD! ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THAT PART WERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. MY POSITION WAS THAT IF THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN, THIS SHOULD STILL BE HANDLED AS A RECALLED ITEM. I HAVE NO TRUE WAY OF KNOWING IF THE PART I RECEIVED IN 2002 WAS INDEED A REDESIGNED PART, OR SIMPLY THE SAME PART IN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I AM ASKING SPECIFICALLY FOR ALL OF THE CHARGES TO BE REFUNED OR AT THE MINIMUM SOME PART THERE OFF 1/2 TO BE SHARED BY BOTH PARTIES. THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. CAR STALLED 3 TIMES IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *AK

{NHTSA RECALL 02V120000}. MY VEHICLE EXIBITED THE EXACT SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL, YET HONDA DEALERSHIPS ADVISED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEREFORE, I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. HOW CAN I VERY IT IS THE SAME AS THE ONE RECALLED IN ORDER TO GET REIMBURSEMENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTS THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE NOTED IN RECALL # 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CONTACT'S FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON APRIL 24, 2006, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 166,000.

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO DIE WITHOUT WARNING. SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2002 AFTER RECALL NOTICE, AND AGAIN IN 2006 AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF CAR STALLING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. A YEAR LATER, THE CAR DIED AGAIN - SAME SYMPTOMS AS LAST YEAR. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE SWITCH COULD BE THE PROBLEM. *TR

1999 HONDA ACCORD WHILE DRIVING CAR CUT OFF. I COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE, CAR BEGAN TO COAST UNTIL I COULD PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF SO THAT I COULD PLACE THE CAR IN PARK. ONCE CAR STOPPED, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS THE CAR HAS BE HAVING TROUBLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESTART. WHEN CAR WAS AT A PARKED STATUS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I WOULD NOT ANY PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE. BUT IF THE CAR WAS DRIVEN, PARKED AND THEN RESTARTED THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE RESTARTING AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ACCORD WAS TAKEN IN 2002 TO GET REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL 02V120000. THE CAR WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY. *JB

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL TO START WHEN BATTERY AND ALL OTHE MECHNICALS COMPONENTS WERE NORMAL. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO GARAGES THE PROBLEMWAS NARROWED DOWN TO THE IGNITION SWITCH THATWA S NOT PROPERLY DISABLING IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. *AK I FOUND OUT THERE IS AN OUTSTANING RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM (RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 02V120000). HOWEVER, HONDA LIMIT THE RECALL TO A SMALL NUMBER OF VINS AND FAIL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK BETWEEN 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY REPLACED THE KEY PORTION OF THE IGNITION LOCK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUT OFF ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PER RECALL#02V120000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH . THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16000.*AK

1999 ACCORD TWO RECALLS FOR IGNITION CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HER ENGINE WOULD STALL ANYWHERE IT DIDN'T MATTER. CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION SWITCHED REPLACED. SHE WOULD LIKE MORE INFO. *KB UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR THE CONSUMER STATED CAR SHUT DOWN ON 8/2/07 IN THE PARKING LOT AND THEN AGAIN AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS VERY HARD TO RESTART. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHE WAS INFORMED THERE WERE 2 RECALLS ISSUED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH OF HER VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THE RECALL NOTICED SAID THE REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL CONTACT PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE RETAINING THE ORIGINAL LOCKS AND ASSEMBLIES BUT THE CONSUMER STATED HAD TO HAVE THE LOCKS REPAIRED, IT WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVER SIDE LOCK PUSHED IN. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE FIRST TIME BUT IS HESITANT ABOUT TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALER DUE TO THE FACT THEY WILL STATE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ,AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK LEVER, WHICH WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2006. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A PREVIOUS RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS INCORRECT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 148000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY USUALLY WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAS THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH SHOWS THE PLASTIC AND WIRES WERE MELTED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES THAT DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF RECALL # 02V12000 IN 2002 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ,AND THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $143.52. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,500 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.*AK

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN THE 1999 HONDA ACCORD STALLED. AS HE MADE HIS WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER THE CAR STARTED BACK UP. THE VEHICLE STALLED SIX TIMES , THEN IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY START BACK UP. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $400.00. THE VEHICLE HAD A NHTDA RECALL 02V120000 REPAIRS FOR IGNITION DONE. ALSO, HE CALLED THE HONDA MANUFACTURER, AND THE CASE NUMBER WASD N032007-02-2101897.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX IN 2002. NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THE CAR WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR ACTED SLUGGISH WHEN GOING FROM A STOP. IT WASN'T THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM SO WE DIDN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT OTHER THAN ADDING HEET TO THE GASOLINE THINKING WE HAD BAD GASOLINE. THEN WE STARTED NOTICING A SORT OF GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD START THE CAR WHICH CAME FROM THE KEY IGNITION. THE CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE WOULD TRY AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD START. THIS YEAR 2006 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN WE WOULD STOP AT STOP SIGNS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WE PAID FOR NEW SPARK WIRE AND PLUG. SOON AFTER THE CAR STARTED STALLING AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! MY HUSBAND DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS THE PROBLEM SO WE DIDN'T HAVE IT REPLACED. THE CAR KEPT ON GETTING WORSE ALMOST CAUSING A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS WHEN IT WOULD QUIT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE THEN HEARD OF A RECALL ON 1999 HONDA ACCORDS THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AGAIN BUT WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE OUR CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL! WE CALLED HONDA CORP TO FIND OUT WHY IT WASN'T INCLUDED AND WERE TOLD THEY RECALLED ONLY CERTAIN MAKES AND MODELS AND OURS WASN'T ONE OF THEM. WE OF COURSE WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DIDN'T HAVE OUR MODEL AND MAKE RECALLED WHEN WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AT THE VERY LEAST WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD OF A PROBLEM SO WE COULD HAVE REPAIRED IT RIGHT AWAY. WE DID KEEP THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE JUST HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BUT HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING. *NM

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX AND AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS SUMMER, MY CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START DURING HOT WEATHER. THE CAR GIVES A HEALTHY CRANK BUT WILL NOT FULLY TURNOVER. USUALLY AFTER WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO COOL DOWN, THE CAR THEN STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *NM

THE CAR HAS HAD DIFFICULTIES STARTING AND STALLED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A RECALL BY AMERICAN HONDA FOR 1997-2000 HONDA ACCORDS DATED MAY 23, 2002. THEY SUGGESTED IN THE RECALL THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD BE REPLACED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE'S VIN [XXX] DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF THIS RECALL THAT AFFECTED OVER 1.3 MILLION CARS. MY PROBLEM IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY SET UP A CASE [XXX]. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IF THE CAR STALLS. AS INDICATED THIS CAR HAS ALREADY STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. I REQUEST THAT YOU REQUIRE AMERICAN HONDA TO COVER THE REPAIRS OF THIS ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SPONTANEOUSLY QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT THEN RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WOULD APPEAR TO START, BUT WOULD QUIT IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE KEY WAS RELEASED FROM THE START POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A FAULTY ELECTRICAL PART IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE LEARNED THAT SOME HONDA MODELS MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME AS MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. CONSIDERING THE HISTORY, IT SOUNDS AS IF NOT ALL OF THE PROBLEMATIC CARS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND/OR RECALLED. THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. LOSING POWER TO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. AS A RESULT, I FEEL THAT MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT RECALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE BEFORE IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NM

ALTERNATOR BRACKET CRACKED TWICE IN ONE YEAR. *JB

THE HONDA ACCORD IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN 2002 ARRIVED THE SAME DAY MY WIFE HAD OUR 1999 HONDA DIE ON HER WHILE DRIVING ON I-95. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DYING (TURN THE KEY AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN) HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME WE'VE TAKEN IT TO OUR HONDA DEALER. THEY EVENTUALLY SAID TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT TIME IT QUITS (WITHOUT RE-STARTING IT) SO THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. HOW DO I DO THAT? THE RECALL STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH A NEW IMPROVED ONE. ONLY RECENTLY DID I FIND OUT THAT THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE WIRING (TWICE) AND IT CONTINUES TO DIE. THE DEALER SAYS IT CAN'T BE THE CYLINDER/TUMBLER (AND I SAY IT MUST BE THE TUMBLER) AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $380 TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE IGNITION SWITCH (WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM!

OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, MY ACCORD EX HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, MAJOR STREETS, AND A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. NOT ONLY DOES IT STALL, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START UP AGAIN. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO SIT WHEREVER I MAY BE FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHILE TRYING TO START UP AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH TAKEN CARE OF, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS ALREADY DONE IN OCTOBER 2002. YET, THEY TOLD ME MY PROBLEM WAS A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO FIX IT SINCE THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED IT ONCE. WHEN I COMPLAINED THAT 3 1/2 YEARS WAS AN UNUSUALLY SHORT LIFE FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH, ESPECIALLY AFTER A RECALL, I WAS GIVEN THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO CALL AND COMPLAIN. UPON CALLING, I WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING. I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN. FINALLY, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD FILE A CASE FOR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW. TODAY, I RECEIVED THE DECISION THAT MY CASE DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A "GOODWILL CASE" BECAUSE MY CAR DOES NOT RECEIVE ITS MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER. (WHY SHOULD I WHEN I CAN GET THE SAME WORK DONE FOR 1/3 TO 2/3 OF WHAT THE DEALER CHARGES.) I TOLD THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, CHRIS, THAT APPARENTLY THE SWITCHES HONDA FURNISHED THE DEALERS FOR THE RECALL PARTS WERE AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ORIGINAL AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS OR FOR POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THEM. HE DID NOT DISAGREE, BUT MAINTAINED HIS STANCE THAT THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION SINCE THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND I DON'T HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW POLICY FOR "GOODWILL" CASES CAN SUPERSEDE SAFETY ISSUES. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH. THEY ARE FLAT DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT CAN AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAS RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. *JB

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT RESTARTED OKAY. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN 2000, WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL. WITH THAT SYMPTOM. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED , PROBLEM WAS FIXED. (2) THE SYMPTOM OF SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING CONTINUED AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. IT OCCURRED 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK. IT ALSO BECAME HARD TO RESTART. SEVERAL TIMES IT SHUT OFF WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE. *JB