1999 Honda Accord Service and Repair Manual
This 1999 Honda Accord factory service and repair manual is built around the exact engine, trim and model-year combination stamped on your car, so the torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostic steps inside are the ones Honda published for this Accord rather than a generic substitute pulled from another year.
Engines covered
- 2.3L inline-four — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 3.0L V6 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 3.0L V6 — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
- 2-door coupe
Trims covered
- Coupe
- DX
- EX
- EX-R
- LX
Known issues on the 1999 Accord. Seventeen recalls are on federal record for this model year. One covers the driver-side frontal air bag inflator module, which can rupture during deployment and send metal fragments toward the driver, or under-inflate the cushion and leave the occupant unprotected. Three cover the ignition switch: on one group, electrical contacts can degrade under the current the switch carries and cause the engine to stall without warning, while on the other two, a worn interlock lets the key be turned off and removed without the transmission shifted into Park, letting the car roll away if the parking brake isn't set. The remaining thirteen are aftermarket headlamp and combination-lamp recalls citing missing amber side reflectors, which reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers. Owners have filed 1,154 complaints for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
Whether you're chasing the ignition-switch stall condition, inspecting the air bag inflator, or working through a routine service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1999 Accord.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SH
IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SHIFT TO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE,
DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT CONFIRMS INTERLOCK FUNCTION. VEHICLES WILL BE UPD
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND PREVENT PROPER INTERLOCK OPERATION, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REM
IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR DOES NOT SHIFT TO "PARK" BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PAR
DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF CYLINDER BODY WEAR. IF S
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 1998 Acura 2.2CL, 1998-1999 Acura 2.3CL, 1998-1999 Acura 3.0CL, 2001 Acura 3.2CL and Acura MDX, 1998-2000 Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fr
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver frontal air bag inflator, and replace
CERTAIN ANZO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICL
ANZO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 9, 2006. OW
K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH
WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTIN
K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNER
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONF
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE S
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONF
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE S
HONDA: TROUBLESHOOTING OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P1456 AND P1457. DEALERS ARE TO RUN EVAP FUNCTION TEST TO FIND IF THERE IS A LEAK SO THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. *KB
REPLACEABLE BALL JOINTS. *TT
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR DTC P1381. *NM
IF THE BLK/YEL WIRE IS SHORTED TO GROUND AT THE REAR OF THE NON ULEV ALTERNATOR, THE ECM/PCM MAY RETAIN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1298, P0141, P0135, P0753 OR P1753 AND THE NUMBER 6 FUSE IN THE DRIVER'S UNDERDASH FUSE/RELAY BOX MAY BLOW INTE
SPEEDOMETER SHOPS CAN TRANSFER ODOMETER MILEAGE. HONDA SERVICE NEWS. *TT
A SHORT TO GROUND IN THE BLK/YEL ALTERNATOR WIRE COULD CAUSE THE ECM/PCM TO SET CERTAIN DTCS AND INTERMITTENTLY BLOW THE NO. 6 (15A) FUSE IN THE DRIVER'S UNDER-DASH FUSE/RELAY BOX. *TT
REAR STABILIZER LINK IS BROKEN. *TT
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1381, CYLINDER SENSOR INTERMITTENT INTERRUPT. HONDA TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT
Showing the 8 most recent of 224 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WITH 38,000 MILES. TRANS. DOWNSHIFTS ROUGHLY FROM SECOND TO FIRST. FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX BY DEALER JULY 5, 2003. PROBLEM SEEMED TO IMPROVE. RETURNED TO D
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I OVER CORRECTED AND ENDED UP GOING DOWN HILL HITTING THIS DRAINAGE PIPE THING WITH CEMENT WALLS I FLIPPED 3 TIMES AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK
1999 HONDA ACCORD LX 4-DOOR SEDAN VEHICLE HAS AN UNWARRANTED ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO SLOW IT DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION. SPECIFICALLY, THE DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD
WHILE DRIVING DRIVING 15 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVING ABOUT 60 MPH CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
STOPPED AT A TRAIN CROSSING,I SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO CLOSE A 15 FT GAP FROM THE CAR AHEAD. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT OF CONTROLACCELERATING ON ITS OWNI PRESSED THE BRAKE & THREW IT INTO PARK
Showing the 5 most serious of 1345 complaints filed with NHTSA.
