Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ACCORD / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004017152 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2004
Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ACCORD Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1999 honda accord ex coupe v6 (california) engine stalls immediately when blinker/signal lever is used, for left or right turn signal. when engine stalls, green "key" light flashes on dashboard. otherwise, failure happens randomly. failure has occurred both while driving at 60+ mph and while vehicle is stopped. at high speeds, engine stalls and then restarts in a few seconds. has not occurred when engine was cold/not-warmed-up. failure occurred about once a month at first, but in the last three months, averages about one failure a week. failure started happening at around 70,000 miles. car now has ~92,000 miles. car has had one owner since purchased new. car recieves regular scheduled maintenance. car had complete tune-up (oil/filter,spark plugs, ignition cap & rotor, ignition wires, transmission fluid (honda), air filter, fuel system cleaner, etc...) after first failure. alternator failed and was replaced many months after "stalling/blinker" failures first occurred, and had no apparent affect on stalling problem. stalling still occurs, and have no idea what cause is.