CarComplaints.com Notes: The 1999 Honda Accord suffers from widespread transmission failure, subframe rust, engine shuts off while driving, & peeling paint. We recommend avoiding this model year like the plague.
The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 100,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000.
Subframe rust near the front passenger side wheel has become a problem recently, due to the poorly positioned A/C drain hose directly above that area. Repair cost to the subframe is over $2,000.
Engine stalling while driving in the 1999 Accord is typically caused by a defective ignition switch -- inexpensive to repair (under $200) but dangerous.
Peeling paint has also been an issue for these Accords. Most of the complaints are with darker paint colors -- especially green & blue.
2.1
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
73,902 miles
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The A/C compressor drips directly on the subframe, which rusted it completely apart. Which in turn, destroyed the suspension. My car is now waiting to be towed back to my house, totally not drivable. I was on a city street. Normal turn around a corner. If I would have been injured, I would be filing a lawsuit against Honda for extremely poor engineering and lack of thinking this horrible design flaw through completely. Please contact me asap at [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
When I purchased my car the ac was not working so I had it checked and was told that it was not connected and was told that Honda's have been having problems with the frames rotting out due to the location of the ac drain. Upon having the frame inspected was told that my vehicle would not pass another state inspection. My car is in great shape body wise with no other rust. I was told that this is a big safety issue and upon researching on line have seen that numerous people are having the same problems. Just want to know why Honda is not being held responsible for these repairs. Honda has always been a car of choice for my family but after this I will never purchase another Honda.
My honda1999 barley has 79,000 on it, im second owner. I bought it when it had only 37,000 mil. On it. The car is already having transmission problems. It jerks when driving and coming to a stop, like a pop jerky feel. My cooling system had problem in 2010 oil going into my radiator. And know I have electrical problem. The car at times would go off. 79,000 I cant believe it. You would think this my car was a Ford with their older modules. Known to have engine problems after 70,000. This is crazy. I have all papers from first owner, never realized till reaching the chaos of my engine. That my car as well was a recall. I have the documents.
Update to ODI 10444643 filed 1/20/12. I was attempting to turn left at a highway intersection and the Honda totally stalled and the green key light came on the dash. The vehicle did not lose total power but it stalled while a fast vehicle approached from the right. I was afraid I would not get through the intersection without a wreck. It was a terrifying experience. After that first experience the vehicle totally lost power while at a stop sign in a mall. It took 2 attempts to restart car. I could not imagine what the problem could possibly be so I researched the possible problem and found that this Honda had ignition switch problems. I purchased the vehicle in 2007 and it had approximately 121,200 miles. The vehicle was recalled in 2002 due to a defect in the ignition switch. Am "ignition switch update" was completed on 10/1/02 at 59,183 miles. By an authorized Honda dealer. I have had no issues until Jan 2012. Looks like I will have to replace this switch again but it is too dangerous to not address the problem. Can't imagine this problem at 70 mph. Update; took the vehicle to Honda dealer on 1/23/12 and told the tech what I thought the problem was. The test showed it was indeed the ignition switch once again. The cost for replacing was $206. 36.. so, Honda's recall in 2002 did not correct this defect.
I was attempting to turn left at a highway intersection and the Honda totally stalled and the green key light came on the dash. The vehicle did not lose total power but it stalled while a fast vehicle approached from the right. I was afraid I would not get through the intersection without a wreck. It was a terrifying experience. After that first incident the vehicle totally lost power while at a stop sign in a mall. It took 2 attempts to restart the car. I could not imagine what the problem could possibly be so I researched the possible problem and found that this Honda had ignition switch problems. I purchased this vehicle in 2007 and it had approximately 121, 200 miles. I checked the papers received when buying the auto and the vehicle was recalled in 2002 due to a defect in the ignition switch. An "ignition switch update" was completed on 10/1/02 at 59,183 miles by an authorized Honda dealer. I have had not issues until January 2012. Looks like I will have to replace this switch again but it is too dangerous to not address the problem. Can't imagine this problem at 70mph.
- Bells, TN, USA
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1999 Honda Accord ex-V6. Consumer states vehicle engine quit and would not restart and gear shift would lock the consumer stated after waiting for about five minutes; she was able to restart the vehicle and continue as normal. The dealer was unable to find a problem.
At times, engine suddenly dies out when coming to a stop (traffic light; stop sign). The car has automatic transmission. I can easily put the car in "park" again and restart with no problem. The car has 80K miles and is well maintained. After a few of these scary experiences, took the car to a local Honda dealership in atlanta ga. Cost of $160 (description - routine maintenance - bg fuel service all - cleaned throttle body). Assumed this would have corrected the issue. I was wrong. In two more occasions - had the same problem again. The last time it happened, the car suddenly stopped while slowing down to stop at a "stop sign". the car started again (takes a while in an automatic transmission though). I was lucky a car behind me had enough space to stop. This time, I researched the web and noticed many owners have similar problems with Honda Accord 1999. I was one of the lucky ones though (the car had not yet stopped while driving in a busy traffic). At 20,374 mile, the same Honda dealership performed the "2002 safety recall - Accord ignition switch" - "electrical ignition switch fp number : 3510-S84-305 (switch E 79530)", this was done on 12/03/02. Took the car back to the Honda dealership on 10/28/11. I asked the service technician to look into the 2002 ignition switch recall ; customer complaints & what else was performed to correct it. I don't believe this service adviser was aware of this major safety issue with Honda Accord (1999). This time the dealership surprised me with replacing ignition switch again. This was a $405 repair. The fp number is 35130-S84-A01 (switch S 79530). I assume there are two parts in the ignition switch. I am not certain why the 2002 safety recall did not advice the dealerships to replace both parts (E & S switches). The dealership advised me the "S" switch is behind the ignition switch.
This is a V6 automatic. I have kept up with the maintenance of the vehicle exactly as Honda has instructed. I have even gone as far to only get it serviced at the dealership. The vehicle has always shifted weird from park into drive. At 75000 miles it began hard shifting into 1st and around 85000 miles it began to not want to shift from 1st into 2nd and especially 2nd back to 1st. Now putting the car in reverse is causing problems. This issue with 1999 V-6 automatics is documented everywhere. The dealer said they are aware the issue is wide spread and can't do anything about it. Honda has been aware of this problem as a wide spread defect and the NHTSA should put some pressure on Honda to step-up. A well maintained engine should last more than 90K miles on this Honda. Not ok and Honda knew and knows they built a car with a major defect.
1999 Honda Accord stalls while vehicle is in motion at all speeds. This is extremely hazardous since power steering and power brakes are lost. This has happened 4 times in the last month.
On the way back to home, suddenly there was burst sound, when I checked, the radiator tube had burst. I took it to the nearest mechanic, then he said, there was problem with radiator and he fixed the radiator. It worked well for a week and then started leaking of coolant. I took it again to the mechanic, then he said it may be a problem with head gasket or may be we have to replace the whole head. If it is the head gasket it will be 1200 to 1500. If it is the head then you end up spending up to 3000 to 3500. I can't imagine a case if this incident happens when I was on freeway at 70 mph. I have bought the car exactly one year back and I am the second owner of the car. When I checked on the web, there were a quite a few similar cases. God knows only why few cars from Honda get this problem. My friend who is holding a similar car has 40K more miles on it and uses it without spending any money on maintenance.
Driving down the highway and my 1999 Honda Accord ex. Shuts off. The steering wheel sometimes tightens up but this last time I was able to pull over without a problem. Good thing I was in the right hand lane close to the shoulder. My car has been doing this for a while and cannot figure out why. At first it would go down to a really low idle before it shut off but now it just turns off. It's even worse now that I changed the spark plugs.
My 1999 Honda Accord keeps stalling on me without any warning. I'm able to restart it again but it cuts off again. After a few more attempts it will stay running but will stall again without any signs of a problem. This has happened to me while trying to enter the entrance of the freeway. I'm lucky I wasn't hit from behind...very dangerous when you have kids in the car with you. I've been told by Honda dealer that it's the ignition switch...a $400 plus cost to fix.
As I was driving down hwy 95 in Maryland the engine died. Luckily I was in the right lane so I was able to coast off the road to the shoulder. The problem has occurred several times since and the mechanics I have taken the car to have not been able to find the problem.
Engine would shut down while driving. This happened several times prior to breach in the engine due to a porous engine. I had to have a new2 engine put in car.
My 99 Honda Accord ex shuts off while driving, this started almost two years ago. The car provides zero notice. I recently attended a auto parts shop for testing and they were unable to assist. I was directed to my local Honda dealership. I researched the matter online and determined my car was on recall for this problem. I briefly remember receiving a recall notification by mail several years ago but did nothing. I called breakaway Honda in greenville SC and was denied recall based on my VIN. Please help me with this matter.
Just found out today from my mechanic during an oil change that oil was leaking into my antifreeze component. As a matter of fact, my oil chamber was near-empty and my antifreeze component was black and full of oil. He also said that he had seen other cases of this in this particular make and model where the engines had to be replaced.
About 5 weeks ago, the engine of my 1999 Honda Accord ex (4-cylinder automatic) began dying while I am driving. Three times I have been pulling into heavy traffic when the engine died, and I am lucky not to have been injured or killed in an accident. There are no visible, audible or tactical signs that the engine is about to shut down, and no indicator lights. The local Honda dealer charged me $100 to evaluate the situation to no avail. Use of fuel cleaner was their recommendation, but that did nothing to solve the problem. Frustrated, I consulted the internet and found 43 separate similar complaints on carcomplaints.com. Complainants all say that they have spent hundreds of dollars on going from dealer to dealer for diagnosis and a variety of repairs, none of which seem to resolve the problem. I doubt seriously that american Honda is as ignorant of this problem as they claim to be, but they offer no help. Please log onto carcomplaints.com to see how widespread and dangerous this problem appears to be. I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The contact owns a 1999 Honda Accord. While decelerating to 10 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. Immediately after the failure, the vehicle was able to restart. The contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure and current mileages were 11,950.
Since 2006 the car has been stalling (RPM's drop to zero and car turns off) started by stalling while on the freeway but would start right back up within seconds would happen once every 3 months. Recently, the problem has accured everyday some time 3 times a day. I could be at a complete stop or on the freeway and the cars' RPM's just drop and all the lights battery light, oil light, check engine light, door and truck light turns on but the radio and A/C stay on. I have almost been rear ended on several occasions and have almost been run over by other motorist trying to push the car out of traffic. I contacted Honda headquarters and they told me that there were no recalls on my car and told me it sounded like the ignition switch. So I immediately changed the ignition switch and the next day the car stalled again. I called Honda they told me that the tumbler for the key had been recalled and was replaced back in 2003. I bought a new key as the old key was worn and the car did not stall for over 2 months but yesteday car stalled over 3 times. I have had a diagnositic done which said it is the catalytic converter which my mechanic says is totally unrealated to the stalling problem. But I plan to have a new one installed soon. I really need to get this stalling problem fixed immediately as this is problem could cause me or my son to get into an accident and be injuried or even killed. And based on the internet forums I am not the only one having this problem with my Honda and Honda headquarters doesn't seem like they plan on doing any thing to fix the problem.
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- Akron, OH, USA