Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10401133May 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH NO WARNING MY 3RD GEAR WENT OUT IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A VEHICLE IS BEHIND YOU AND YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE DUE TO NOT HAVING A 3RD GEAR. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BUT LUCKILY GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LOOKING IT UP ONLINE I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE 03 ACCORDS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE HONDA WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP BUT WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BEING $3500-$4000 THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400921May 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON 495 AT NIGHT WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR STARTED COASTING AND I COULD NOT REENGAGE TRANSMISSION. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A STOP BETWEEN 2 BARRELS. TRANSMISSION WORKED AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. FAILED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALERS. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT MY COST MINUS 25% CREDIT FROM HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400938May 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING DOWN SUNRISE HIGH WAY IN NEW YORK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2003 V6 EX HONDA ACCORD DOWN SHIFTS FROM 5TH TO 1ST. THEN IT STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE FORWARD OR BACK. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE PASSING SURROUNDING CARS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT. THE CAR JUST TURNED OVER 90,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400720May 13, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND CRASHED INTO THREE NEARBY POLES. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE CAUSE ON FAILURE HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401599May 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES HAD BEEN SLAMMED ABRUPTLY AND SHE WENT FLYING FORWARD. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, SHE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF HER VEHICLE. UPON DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY $2100 OF THE $4300 BILL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398859May 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398637May 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 2003 ACCORD ONE MONTH AGO AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE CAR HAD 90600 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS MODEL YEAR HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH WHEN THE CAR SLAMMED TO ALMOST A DEAD STOP AND THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED TO ABOUT 6000. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR IS GOING TO BE APPROX. $3500. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOLD "AS IS" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398424May 1, 2011
STRUCTURE
THE CLEAR COAT IS DELAMINATING/PEELING FROM THE PAINT COAT ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, I MEET WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. THIS WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DELAMINATION AND PEELING MUST BE A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398270April 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SHIFTS VIOLENTLY INTO FIRST GEAR. COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CALLED HONDA USA AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED IN OR BY A 2003 HONDA ACCORD BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES ACTION!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398156April 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TIMING BELT WAS STRETCHING. THE CONTACT WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE TENSION SENSOR FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TENSIONER GUIDE FOR THE TIMING BELT FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,551.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397999April 27, 2011
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD ABNORMALLY BRAKING TO A STOP AND WHEN ACCELERATING, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE FIXED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397366April 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE RECALL ONLY EFFECTING V6 ENGINE MODELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 1202/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397206April 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT MILEAGE AROUND 33,000 MY CAR HONDA ACCORD (2003) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED DISPLAYING THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE SYMPTOMS. THE ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398971April 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2003 ACCORD EXL 6 CYLINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW RAPIDLY AS IF SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT AND WERE IT WAS TOWED TO A HONDA SERVICE FACILITY. FACILITY INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE CAR WAS JUST MINUTES EARLIER WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 75 MPH AND IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT THIS SPEED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY WIFE, MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND A FAMILY FRIEND. I HAD BEEN READING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURES FOR OVER A YEAR AND AS SOON AS MY WIFE DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT THE CAR WAS SERVICED DURING THE EARLY TRANSMISSION COOLER RECALL BUT DID NOT PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE VEHICLES TRANSMISSIONS LOCK UP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED LEADING TO A RAPID DECELERATION AND BEING HIT FROM BEHIND LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. HONDA MOTOR CORP HAS IGNORED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE 03 ACCORDS AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AT THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR. I DO FEEL HONDA SHOULD SUBSIDIZED A PORTION OF THE COST. I DO NOT SEE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WITH OTHER HONDA YEARS OR MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396964April 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR DECELERATED. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME AND AVERTED AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE REVVED WAY UP, BUT CAR'S SPEED WENT DOWN. LATER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET, THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I AM READING ONLINE THAT MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396838April 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD DOWN SHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN ACCOUNT NO WAY TO GET THERE OR CAR TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WORKING ON HAVING IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395971April 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4/13/11 DRIVING ON A MAIN ROUTE, WITH MORNING FLOW OF TRAFFIC MY CAR REVVED AS IF MOVING BUT JUST STOPPED MOVING FORWARD, THEN WOULD KICK BACK INTO FORWARD MOTION, TRAFFIC BEHIND, TO THE RIGHT AND IN FRONT OF, NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER - I HAD 2MILES TO REACH WORK. HAD IT TOWED FOR INSPECTION, STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE ASKED IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL OTHER THAN RECENTLY-IGNITION ISSUES. HE FORWARDED ME A COPY OF THE RECALL - HAD IT TOWED TO O'DONNELL HONDA, PLACE OF PURCHASE AND ALL SCHEDULED AND WANTED SERVICE SINCE PURCHASE IN 2003. THEY AGREED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FAXED TO THEM A COPY OF A RECALL NOTING "ALL" 2003 HONDA ACCORDS NEEDED A 2ND GEAR REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE 2ND GEAR WAS REPLACED, ? 04 OR 05 BUT NO DOCUMENT HISTORY OTHER THAN HONDA'S WAS THERE. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS AND NOTHING INCLUDES THAT REPLACEMENT. O'DONNELL HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST AND WELL, THOSE THINGS HAPPEN...WHAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GOING. MY CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION, ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MINIMAL NEEDS AND AT 81,000 ALSO HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME DEALER, MY DAUGHTERS HONDA SI V-TECH, A TRUE LEMON AND THEM NOT STANDING BEHIND THE CARS THEY SELL. OUR FAMILY HAS PURCHASED THREE CARS FROM THEM, BRAND NEW, SERVICED BY THEM BUT THEY SEEM TO BE LOOSING THEIR STANDARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395928April 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. A MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN ORDER FOR THEN TO CONSIDER PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395947April 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DROP FROM 4 GEAR TO 3 GEAR OR 1 GEAR WITHOUT WARNING - CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION. NOTE THAT SINCE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE BRAKES, THERE IS NO INDICATION TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE DECELERATING. THE OTHER ISSUE IS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BUT WILL REV THE ENGINE UP TO RED-LINE WITHOUT ACCELERATING. THIS IS WHERE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING ACCELERATE ON TO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT - BUT RED-LINED AND WOULDN'T ACCEL. I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORDS GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE SO I AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED THAT HONDA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THESE TRANSMISSIONS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND AGREE TO HELP THE CONSUMER FIX THEM. HONDA AMERICA DENIED MY REQUEST TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397868April 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
IMPECCABLY WELL MAINTAINED HONDA 2003. ALL OF A SUDDEN THIRD GEAR IS GONE. MECHANIC SAYS REBUILT TRANSMISSION $3800. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! WE ALSO OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT, THIS PAST YEAR COST $2000 TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ANOTHER HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. UNLESS HONDA DOES SOMETHING FOR US ON THIS PROBLEM THESE WILL BE THE LAST HONDA'S THIS FAMILY BUYS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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