1999 Honda Accord Engine

WHILE DRIVING AT 30/40 MPH, THE BOLT FOR THE MAIN PULLEY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE BELT BECOMING LOOSE. *AK *JB

AUTOMATIC SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED AFTER IGNITION REPAIRS, WHICH LED TO INABILITY TO TURN ON HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER. *LA *MR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CODE P0427) ON A HONDA ACCORD 1999 EX 4CYL, 4 DR.*AK

P0420 CODE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON - CATALYST EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD - BANK 1 NLY 6 YEARS OLD AND 95,000 MILES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON MANY SITES, THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD $1100 TO GET THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AND THERFORE CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHILE POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND POSSIBLY OVERLOOKING OTHER FAILURES THAT MAY BE MORE SAFETY CRITICAL BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT ALWAYS BEING ON.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MORE THAN TWENTY TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK

VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. *MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND JUST TURN THE LIGHT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *NM

THE CRANK BOLT TO THE ENGINE BROKE OFF.*JB

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN DAYS AFTER MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAD 90K SERVICE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE. THE FIRST TRIP BACK TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECORDING THE CODE IN THEIR COMPUTER THEN TURNING THE INDICATOR LAMP OFF IN MY ACCORD. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LAMP RETURNED SOON AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE 2ND VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE CODE INDICATED THE EGR VALVE WAS CLOGGED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 92K MILES YET I WAS NEVER ADVISED OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP'S OWN TESTING DURING THE 90K SERVICE DID NOT DETECT THE EMISSION PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS WITH LESS MILEAGE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.

RE: 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX (VIN: JHMCG667XXXXXXXXX). OPTED NOT TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY THAT EVENING DUE TO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, TOOK BACK STREETS (PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON FREEWAY). SUDDENLY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES & ENGINE DIED; LOST POWER STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS & ALL PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, DRIVER DISCOVERED BELTS CAME OFF & THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN. BOLT ATTACHING IT WAS SHEARED OFF & BROKEN IN HALF, TOO. SUBMITTED ANOMALY TO HONDA CORPORATE (CASE # N012003-09-1001253)(PH # (800) 999-1009) TO REVIEW CASE ONCE OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER COMPLETES REPAIRS. CORPORATE HONDA OFFERED "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE" IF CASE DEEMED VALID ENOUGH FOR THEM TO PAY FOR SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE COSTS. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET. HONDA DEALERSHIP NOTICED PULLEY WAS ALSO WARPED. THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. REPORTED CAR HAD 56K MILES, BUT MISTAKEN; SHOULD BE APPROX. 65K. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT JUST "WEAR & TEAR"; MORE LIKE A DESIGN FLAW OR SOMETHING! WE HAVE AN 1987 HONDA WITH NO PROBLEMS & ITS PULLEY DOES NOT EVEN WOBBLE LIKE IT IS DOING NOW IN THE 1999 SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT'S STILL ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR 1 WEEK STARTING 9/15/2003. TO CONTINUE FURTHER MAY COST US AN ADD'L $3K OUT OF POCKET WITH NO GUARANTEES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN THE PARK GEAR TO RESTART BECAUSE IT WOULD CRANK IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK UPDATED 5/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAIL AT 40,000 MILES, 80,000 MILES, AND 126,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT, BUT HONDA AND MY LOCAL DEALERS REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NLM *CB *JB

OWNER OF 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4-CYLINDER ENGINE.APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. DRIVING WHEN HEARD NOISE. PULLED OVER AND LOST POWER STEERING. CAR STOPPED RUNNING. PARKED IN PARKING LOT. LOOKED UNDER HOOD SAW BELT LOOSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO INDEPENDENT HONDA SHOP. MECHANIC STATES THAT BOLT ON CRANKSHAFT PULLEY WAS NEVER TIGHTENED PROPERLY AT FACTORY, ALLOWING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY MECHANISM TO LET BELTS SLIP OFF. DAMAGE DONE TO END OF CRANKSHAFT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC STATES CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP IN CALSBAD, CA AND THEY HAVE SEEN THREE CARS COME IN LIKE THIS. SAFETY CONCERN SINCE I WAS ON A SMALL SIDE ROAD ONLY GOING 25 MPH , COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT IF ON FREEWAY. HAD SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR AT TIME AND ALSO MY REALTOR, COULD BE A WITNESS. CAR INSPECTED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 6-17-03.*JB. MECHANIC STATES HE CALLED CALSBAD, CA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAV ESEEN AT LEAST ONE CAR PER MONTH WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ACCORD WITH 2.3L ENGINE WITH 21K MILES. THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAME LOOSE AND CREATED INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. HONDA WILL NOT CLAIM A DEFECT. CHECK COMPLAINT #'S 8013427,750032,10000253,10000370,10001199,10006874. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO YOU COULD SEND ME. *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S EMISSIONS SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *MR PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING A 1999 HONDA, ACCORD, HE ENCOUNTERED SOME PROBLEMS. WHEN MAKING A TURN, EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. BUT, IT WOULD START RIGHT UP IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A TURN OUT OF TRAFFIC OR INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. *AK

ON 9/19/02, I WAS LEAVING A STORE WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A RATTLING SOUND. I THEN LOST POWER STEERING, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. I POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT ALL OF THE ENGINE BELTS HAD BEEN THROWN. AFTER TWO DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED THE CRANK BOLT (KEY WAY AND CRANKSHAFT PULLEY) HAD FAILED. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (DON CARLTON, TULSA, OK) COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED, ONLY THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $536.61. I ALSO INCURRED A $57.34 TOW BILL TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP.

RE: 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX (VIN: [XXX]) WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 25-30 MPH (APPROX), THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING CLANKING NOISE AND ENGINE DIED. SHE LET IT ROLLED, PULLED OVER AND PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN PULLEY BROKE LOOSE AND THE DRIVE BELTS CAME OFF THE ROLLERS DUE TO A BROKEN (SHEARED OFF) BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE PULLEY TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 61K MILES ON IT AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TOTALLY PREMATURE. THE BALL HONDA SERVICE REP TOLD US THAT HONDA MOTORS CO. WILL NOT COVER FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT THIS IS TOTALLY PREMATURE I THOUGHT, AND MAYBE IT WAS CAUSED BY INFERIOR MATERIAL (BOLT) AND/OR BY POOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP (OVER-TORQUE'D). THE CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE BY HONDA DEALER AND HAS NO PREVIOUS ENGINE WORK DONE EXCEPT FOR THE MFR RECOMMENDED REGULARLY-SCHEDULED SERVICES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR *NLM

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TS *NLM