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1999 HONDA ACCORD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

crash · 451873 · 2004-01-27

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Miles at failure
52,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HONDA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL SCHEDULED ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR 1999 ACCORDS INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE CAR TO QUIT WHILE DRIVING AND/OR NOT START PROPERLY. THESE HAVE BOTH HAPPENED TO ME, BUT HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS MY VIN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BAD SWITCH. MY VEHICLE IS ACTING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ON THE WEBSITE. IT HAS QUIT WHILE DRIVING TWO TIMES AND NOT STARTED ONCE. BOTH TIMES IT QUIT I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. IT IS UNRELIABLE THE WAY IT IS. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10054977
Machine
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