Check engine light came on. Had the dealer check for the code which came up as P1491, egr valve issue. There is documented recall/note for this major design defect part, but only for 8yr/80K miles. I called american Honda and asked for "good faith"/if they would pay for the repair. Am/Honda refused my request. My 99 Accord ex V6 has 130K miles. This is a known documented design flaw. Emission parts should last the life of the car. Had to shell out $300 for that repair. I have owned 7 other Honda's plus this car. This is the first time I have had this type of issue. American Honda needs to do better. I am seriously considering changing car brands, possibly switching to Toyota.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

Alternator bracket cracked twice in one year.

- Walnut Creek, CA, USA

The bolt backed out of the pulley in the engine, resulting in ruined pulley/ bent the crank shaft/loss of power steering/ defective alternator, and air conditioning (A/C) failure. Dealership was surpride. Consumer, had to pay out of pocket for the new pulley.

- Eugene, OR, USA

The vehicles automatic transmission would slip between first and second gear. The interior lights were intermittent, the alternator was found faulty and made noises, and there was moaning coming from the engine area at times. The consumer requested reimbursement.

- Essex Junction, VT, USA

While driving altenator failed. No lights illuminated. The consumer stated that there should be a warning light when altenator stops charging. Vehicle had to be pushed off the roadway. The vehicle drove until the battery failed resulting in a sudden stop.

- Goffstown, NH, USA

Defective alternator caused vehicle to lose power when driving. Vehicle was returned to dealer, but problem was not solved.

- Placentia, CA, USA

After owning the vehicle for two days it broke down on the highway. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the battery and the alternator. On another occasion, the vehicle broke down due to an alternator bolt breaking. It was replaced. On a third occasion, the serpentine belt failed. Currently, vehicle is at dealers shop again because it will not start.

- Dallas, TX, USA

I was driving my 1999 Honda Accord when my cd started skipping and then my ABS dash light came on. I continued on the highway (a major interstate with heavy traffic) until my exit. When I slowed down at an approaching intersection, my car just died. Absolutely everything quit...radio, ac, etc...car flashers would not work, I was stranded in heavy traffic without any way to let approaching traffic know I had car trouble. Put my hood and trunk up and escaped my car. It was terrible...but would have been much worse if I had still been on I-285 which is a heavily trafficked artery around atlanta with multiple lanes and fast traffic. I got absolutely no warning that this would happen...no dash lights (I.e. battery indicator light) came on to let me know that my alternator had died. That is why the car quit as I slowed at the intersection...the battery had been drained completely. I have had nightmares about what would have happened to me had I still been on the interstate or had this occurred at night, and I do not feel safe knowing that this could happen again since I travel that busy highway every day! I think this is a major electrical defect. My car was repaired at carey paul Honda in snellville ga and they assured me that I did not have an electrical problem...but, no indicator light came on at all! please investigate this. I will also contact Honda of America about this problem.

- Decatur, GA, USA

Driving down the road when the crankshaft pully fell out of the bottom of the engine, resulting in power steeering failure and engine died. The power steering went out, the altenator quit, the water pump quit. Luckily I could coast into a parking lot entrance to get off of the highway.the crankshaft bolt "crystalized" and broke off inside the crankshaft. The timing belt, crankshaft pully and bolt, and the water pump had to be replaced.

- Waconia, MN, USA