Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10854429April 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY STOPPED. I ALMOST GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THESE TRANSMISSION ARE AN ISSUE AND HONDA REFUES TO RECALL THE CARS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852830March 31, 2016
SEATS
WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING MY SEAT MOVES SLIGHTLY; WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT ASK FOR A SPECIFIC DATE HOWEVER THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT I PUT TODAY DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851965March 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2003 3.0 AUTOMATIC HONDA ACCORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850823March 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" HI WE GOT THE RECALL DONE. BUT THE DEALER TRIED TO SAY THAT WE NEEDED $ 1400 IN OTHER REPAIRS??? ACCORDING TO YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS, THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS PRACTICE DURING RECALLS...... THE DEALER'S NAME WAS: DICK HANNAH HONDA 321 NE AUTOMALL DRIVE VANCOUVER WASHINGTON 98668 PHONE: 360-944-3399 THE WORK ON OUR CAR WAS PERFORMED ON 3/19/2016 AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849627March 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OR REBUILDING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NOTE, THIS IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846041March 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMMED TEMPORARILY WHEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS JIGGLED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUES UNTIL AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838678February 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS AND INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BOTH ARMS, AND BOTH SHOULDERS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V370000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10836980February 18, 2016
ENGINE
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS 110K MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 280 AND IT FELT AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND OR DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST FROM 4TH. CAR JERKED TWICE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR'S SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE D LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHICH IS THE ISSUE THAT HONDA HAD WITH THESE CARS. A CASE MANAGER AT HONDA SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823981February 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHRAPNEL EJECTED FROM THE AIR BAG AND CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND REMAINED UNRESPONSIVENESS UNTIL AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BEGAN REMOVING HER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, KNEES, RIGHT HAND, ABRASIONS TO THE STOMACH, AND THE TORSO AREA, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10836195February 3, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO, COMPONENTS AND BACK LIGHT DEFECT ISSUES. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RECENTLY, THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE RADIO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE RADIO WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE BOTH THE RADIO, ALL COMPONENTS AND VEHICLE WERE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START THE NEXT MORNING. ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES AND IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE RADIO. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY HAD RECENTLY COME ACROSS NUMEROUS 2003-2007 VEHICLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WAY HONDA INSTALLED AND MOUNTED THE RADIO, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE BRAINS OF THE RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE, THEREFORE DRAINING THE BATTERY AND CAUSING THE RADIO AND BACK LIGHT TO FAIL. THE BACK LIGHT WORKED OCCASIONALLY AND THEN STOPPED ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 05/04/16*LJ *JS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823386February 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WILL NOT START WITH KEY SHIFT LEVERAGE IS LOCKED IN PARK, MOVE OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PUT ON EMERGENCE TO KEE BREAKS TO T FROM ROLLING. MY CAR ROLLED ON ITS OWN CRASHING INTO MY OTHER PARKED CAR BREAKING THE BACK BUMPER AND DAMAGING THE TRUCK LOCK ALSO, THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE ON THIS CAR.HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO RELESSE KEY FROM IGNITION. THANK GOD I WAS IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGIN TO ROLL AND CRASH INTO MY OTHER CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823325January 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FLORIDA AND IS IN PRIORITY GROUP 1. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. HOW DO I GET HONDA TO RECALL THE CAR AND REPLACE THE AIRBAGS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822828January 28, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
HI! AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM AN OWNER OF A HONDA ACCORD 2003. I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN IT FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHILE I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL, HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES OR RECALLS TOO. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. HIS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION SINCE I THINK I DO HAVE A PROBLEM PROBABLY RELATED TO IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY LAST YEAR, FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE, AND SOON AFTER, I NOTICED A SHAKING IN THE GAS PEDAL, EVERY TIME I WAS ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH (CITY AND HIGHWAY). THE SHAKING ALWAYS GO AWAY WHEN I STOP SPEEDING IT FOR A SECOND, AND THEN CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT FIRST, AND BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE TURN ON, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC. WELL, I DID IT AND...THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. AM I IN DANGER HERE?. OK, I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE. IN THE MEANTIME, AS MIGHT UNDERSTAND, I WILL DOCUMENT THIS REQUEST, JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822652January 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FENDER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10822305January 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING ON AN ICY ROAD AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE HIGHWAY, OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS WEATHER RELATED AND INVOLVED A LOT OF VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DECLARED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED AND TOWED IT AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10819442January 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
NOVEMBER 30, 2016 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING. ON DECEMBER 1, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A REPAIR WAS DONE. THE NEXT DAY. DECEMBER 2 THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE OF THIS CLASS OF TRANSMISSIONS IS DOCUMENTED THROUGH RECALLS. MY TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME OF RECALL HAD NEW COOLING LINES AND KITS INSTALLED. NO INSPECTION WAS DONE BY CAMERA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818538January 6, 2016
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS REPAIRED. THE OTHER TWO DOORS AND WINDOW MOTORS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816919December 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SUDDEN DECELERATION CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION. VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE REAR ENDED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816946December 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AFTER BEING SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIMING BELT AND DRIVE BELT, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN I PRESS ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING AT CITY SPEED OR HIGHWAY MERGING. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSIMISSION IS BAD. THE CAR HAS ONLY 63K MILES. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECALL SINCE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUES. WELL, DRIVING AT 70 AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WOULD GO CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816289December 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH PERIODICALLY INDICATES A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO LIGHT UP AND IT DOES EVENTUALLY TURN OFF. MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST FOR TAKATA AIRBAGS, WHILE I BELIEVE I HAVE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THIS HAPPENS RATHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN WARMER WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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