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1999 Honda ACCORD problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,084 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

106,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data snapshot: . 639 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 184 of 1,084 complaints (17.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting22320.6%
Engine operation20418.8%
Electrical and battery issues12111.2%
Braking behavior878.0%
Steering behavior585.4%
Fuel system concerns70.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission
184
Electrical System:Ignition:Switch
172
Electrical System
170
Air Bags
43
Engine And Engine Cooling
41
Power Train
36
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
33
Electrical System:Ignition
32
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Automatic Transmission184
Electrical System:Ignition:Switch172
Electrical System170
Air Bags43
Engine And Engine Cooling41
Power Train36
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine33
Electrical System:Ignition32

Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 184; Electrical System:Ignition:Switch: 172; Electrical System: 170; Air Bags: 43; Engine And Engine Cooling: 41; Power Train: 36; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 33; Electrical System:Ignition: 32

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
21
25,000 to 49,999
40
50,000 to 74,999
91
75,000 to 99,999
136
100,000 to 149,999
198
150,000 and above
153
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00021
25,000 to 49,99940
50,000 to 74,99991
75,000 to 99,999136
100,000 to 149,999198
150,000 and above153

Under 25,000: 21; 25,000 to 49,999: 40; 50,000 to 74,999: 91; 75,000 to 99,999: 136; 100,000 to 149,999: 198; 150,000 and above: 153

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (198). 445 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
49
2001
48
2002
146
2003
130
2004
148
2005
47
2006
42
2007
39
2008
48
2009
55
2010
53
2011
38
2012
46
2013
30
2014
45
2015
25
2016
30
2017
13
2018
5
2019
11
2020
26
2021
5
2022
1
2023
3
2024
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200049
200148
2002146
2003130
2004148
200547
200642
200739
200848
200955
201053
201138
201246
201330
201445
201525
201630
201713
20185
201911
202026
20215
20221
20233
20241

2000: 49; 2001: 48; 2002: 146; 2003: 130; 2004: 148; 2005: 47; 2006: 42; 2007: 39; 2008: 48; 2009: 55; 2010: 53; 2011: 38; 2012: 46; 2013: 30; 2014: 45; 2015: 25; 2016: 30; 2017: 13; 2018: 5; 2019: 11; 2020: 26; 2021: 5; 2022: 1; 2023: 3; 2024: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 223 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 204 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 121 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10000005 · 2002-12-11 (December 11, 2002)

THE KEY OF THE CAR CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT FIRST PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE KEY WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT BUT CAN BE DONE AT ANY TIME.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10000005 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10000103 · 2002-12-13 (December 13, 2002)

TRANSMISSION MAKING GRINDING NOISE AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH GEARS AND ENGINE RPM. HONDA DEALER ADMITS IT'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MILAGE IS ONLY 37500 MILES ON.VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SHOULD RECALL OR EXTEND WARRANTY.

Owner-reported narrative. 37,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000103 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10000370 · 2002-12-26 (December 26, 2002)

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000370 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009602 · 2003-03-17 (March 17, 2003)

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009602 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10026834 · 2003-07-09 (July 9, 2003)

NHTSA# 02-V-120- 000: ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THIS RECALL FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10026834 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10032688 · 2003-08-12 (August 12, 2003)

SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DASHBOARD CLOCK LIGHT WENT OUT, FOLLOWED BY THE AC ADAPTER. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER THE ADAPTER WENT OUT (WORKING SPURATICALLY) THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND/OR THE DOOR IS OPENED. I ALSO HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COME ON WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY ENGINE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 97,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10032688 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005565 · 2003-02-09 (February 9, 2003)

BRAKE SWITCH INOP. THE BRAKE SWITCH GOES OUT REQUIRING THE MANUAL OVER-RIDE TO SWITCH THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE SWITCH GOES OUT, ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. WE HAVE OWNED OUR 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX SINCE IT WAS NEW AND WE ARE NOW GOING ON OUR FOURTH BRAKE SWITCH. THIS LAST OCCURENCE IT APPEARS TO BE INTERMITENT. SO I DO NOT KNOW FOR HOW LONG WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING EVERY TIME WE USE OUR BRAKES. THE MILEAGE AND DATES OF …

Owner-reported narrative. 53,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005565 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011753 · 2003-04-04 (April 4, 2003)

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO DETERIORATION. THE TRUNK LATCH, TIMING BELT, BALANCER BELT, AND THE POWER DOOR ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ADJUSTED, THE ARE REST AND AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, AND THE WINDOWS RATTLED. *PH *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10011753 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10015676 · 2003-04-21 (April 21, 2003)

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE THERMOSTAT, BRAKES, ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, OVERHEATING, SQUEALING WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE WINDOW, THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, MAINTENANCE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED EARLY. MR SCC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10015676 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011601 · 2003-03-31 (March 31, 2003)

THE VEHICLE DIED DUE TO THE FUEL LINE COMING OFF, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE FAULTY INSTALLATION OF THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS SENT A RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. SCC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10011601 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10049081 · 2003-12-02 (December 2, 2003)

WHEN TEMPERATURE REACHES UNDER 32F, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THE CAR WAS WARMED UP, AND AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE, THE CAR SHUT-DOWN AND WON'T RESTART. *AK PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE FUEL PUMP, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, HE HAS KNOWN OF AT LEAST 20 ACCORDS FROM THE SAME MODEL 98-02, WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND IT ALL WAS TRACED TO THE SAME MANUFACTURER WHO MADE THE FUEL PUMPS.

Owner-reported narrative. 62,575 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049081 at NHTSA ↗