Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10460348June 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING UP A SLIGHT HILL. CAR STARTED JERKING AND REVVING UP. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PULL OFF. PROBLEM WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VERY LOW MILEAGE AND TRANS MISSION HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. COULD OF BEEN MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SLOWED DOWN AND CAUSED A STOPPING OF TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459297May 22, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM [SRS]) COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, BUT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459129May 21, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FAILURE AND LEAK. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458998May 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING IN GEARS HIGHER THAN 2, NEED TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO ASSIST CAR IN SHIFTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458616May 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND CAME DOWN TO 40MPH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457868May 9, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457612May 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
STARTING THE CAR FROM A STOPPING POINT AND SLOWLY INCREASING THE SPEED TO 40 WILL RESULT IN SLIGHT JERKS IN THE CAR. AS THE SPEED INCREASE BEYOND 45 INTO THE 60 THE CAR WILL JERK REPEATEDLY AND TRY TO SHIFT DOWN. RPM REVS INTO THE 5 OR 6 ZONE, NEAR REDLINING WHILE ONLY GOING 40 MPH. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL SHIFT DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING CAR TO JERK DRIVER FORWARD. COULD LEAD TO MAJOR CAR WRECK. THIS CAR MODEL ALREADY HAD A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS FIXED BY HONDA, YET IT SEEMS TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUE NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457536May 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
SEVEN DAYS AGO, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD AT MID-LEVELS SPEEDS (BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH). AFTER FOUR INCIDENTS IN TWO DAYS, I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY, SHAKING VIOLENTLY, BUT NOW ALSO AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. TODAY, THE RPMS RANDOMLY SPIKED WHILE DRIVING, THEN VIOLENT SHOOK AT A MODEST (40 MPH) AND CONSTANT SPEED, THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY (E.G., AT 40 MPH, THE RPMS WERE ABOUT 4100; PUSHING TO 50 MPH ONLY RAISED THE RPMS TO 5000). I STOPPED FOR GAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND UPON RE-STARTING THE CAR, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) AND THE GREEN LIGHT NEXT TO "D" WERE ALL LIT UP. I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (COST QUOTED WAS $4281 PLUS TAX). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456734April 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANYTHING THAT SHOWED A FAILURE OF ANY KIND. I SLOWLY NURSED IT TO MY HONDA DEALER WHO CHECKED IT OUT (CHARGED $108 JUST TO TELL ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $4400.) I TOOK IT TO AAMCO WHO SAID BASICALLY THE SAME THING BUT CHARGED ONLY $2900. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ACCORD V6 5SP TRANSMISSION. HONDA SEEMS TO DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM...HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SAY OTHERWISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455976April 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR IN 45 MPH ZONE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. I HAD TURN OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED ENGINE AND CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH AND DROVE 2 MILES HOME. NEXT DAY I DROVE VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER. VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR TWICE, EACH TIME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEED LIMITS. HONDA DEALER HAS CALLED TO TELL ME IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. WILL RECEIVE PRICE QUOTE ON 4/23/12. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455604April 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO EVERY REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A VISIT ONE MONTH AGO. THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. I ALMOST CAUSED A CAR CRASH INVOLVING MULTIPLE CARS DUE TO THE ABRUPT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455491April 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE SRS AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON ALMOST DAILY SINCE MY PURCHASE OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 IN SEPTEMBER 2010, INDICATING MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN I NEED THEM MOST (IN THE EVENT THAT I NEED THEM). THIS IS A HIGHLY CONCERNING COMMON TREND OF THIS GENERATION OF ACCORDS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO RESULT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455259April 14, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HONDA ACCORD JUST STOPPED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN TRIED TO RESTART. FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED ON OUR COURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454110April 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION *TGW IN APRIL 2004, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY PERFORMED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NOW A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR IN 2004. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIX THAT WAS DONE, WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454706April 10, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE RADIO AND THE A/C WORK, BUT YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY, AND THE BACKLIGHT FOR THE A/C PANEL DO NOT WORK, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL BUTTONS SUCH AS THE ONE FOR THE COMPRESSOR, THAT WILL COME ON WHEN YOU PUSH IT IN. THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIO DISPLAY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS/100K MILES ON THE 2003-2004 ACCORD. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. MY CAR IS 75000 MILES, BUT IS OVER 7 YEARS. IF THE PROBLEM IS COMMON HONDA SHOULD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454767April 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY REDUCE SPEED FROM 30MPH TO 5MPH. DUE TO THIS JERK OF MOTION, THE CAR WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I WAS WITHIN A MILE OF THE I-66 HIGHWAY ON-RAMP AND COULD HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN SEVERELY REAR-ENDED AND INJURED BUT A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE ALSO OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10453651March 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ON THE DASHBOARD. HONDA SERVICE SAID THAT THERE IS INTERNAL FAILURE OF SRS UNIT AND THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453129March 26, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VERY FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO. WHEN PARKED, THE RPMS WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP TO 2000 WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS, THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. MY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON BRIEFLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND THEN WENT OFF. THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON A WEEK AFTER THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, AND NOW BLINKS EVERYTIME I TURN MY CAR ON. I WAS DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AT A RANGE OF SPEED BETWEEN 0 TO 50MPH. VERY SUDDENLY, THE RPMS SHOT UP TO 6000, AND IT VIOLENTLY JERKED AS THOUGH I WAS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A BURNT RUBBER SMELL RIGHT AFTERWARDS. THE LONGER I DROVE, THE MORE FREQUENTLY IT HAPPENED. IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY SEATBELT ON, MY HEAD WOULD HAVE SMACKED THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND SEVERAL TIMES. NOW EVEN WHEN I AM DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND TIME, THE RPMS ARE HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND THEN THE VIOLENT JERKING BEGINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452543March 21, 2012
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A RAMP, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPRINGS ON THE SEAT FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE SEAT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 04/19/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STORING SPRING WAS MISSING. UPDATED 05/07/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452059March 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY (AUDIO-HVAC DISPLAY) FAILURE. I HAVE A 2003 HONDA 4 DOOR (W/O NAVIGATION) ACCORD EX. (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE). THIS PROBLEM, WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPLICATIONS SEEMS TO RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A DEFECT. AS I WRITE, THE DISPLAY IS DARK AND OCCASIONALLY FLICKERS. THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS RELEASED ON THIS ISSUE AND ITS A KNOW DEFECT; HOWEVER I DID CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ON DECEMBER 2011 BUT, HONDA AND HONDA DEALER'S REFUSES TO REPLACE PART WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT. WINDSHIELD WIPER (LINKAGE ARM) FAILURE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAD MENTIONED TO MULTIPLE HONDA DEALER'S THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER ARE BANGING WHEN RETURNING TO START POSITION AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AND THEY HAD CHECKED THE WIPER MOTOR AND IT WORKS FINE. WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED BANGING YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2003. I WAS ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE BY REPLACING WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM AT MY OWN COST AFTER I FOUND THE SOLUTION ON INDEPENDENT HONDA FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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