Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#11218034June 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
ON 5/11/2019 I WAS IN A SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT TO WHERE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED AND I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TODAY. I'M CONCERNED WAY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THERE WAS IMPACT ON EVERY SIDE AND TRIGGER POINTS OF MY CAR. I WANT TO KNOW DID I EVEN HAVE AIRBAGS BECAUSE I EVERYONE THAT HAS INSPECTED THE CAR SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH ALL THE IMPACT TO THE CAR. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS DUE TO MY LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN THAT NIGHT AND MY CARS AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND NOW I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN AND DAMAGES IT HAS DONE TO ME. I WAS DRIVING AND GOT INTO THE MIDDLE LANE AND THEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND FROM A FORD F-150 FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD DUE TO I LOST CONCUSSION WHILE MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND THEN I WOKE UP SLAMMED UP AGAINST TREES, IN A DEEP DITCH. SINCE I DON'T REMEMBER ALL OF WHAT HAPPEN THIS IS THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL CASE NUMBER ( 88109030 ), SO YOU CAN LOOK MORE INTO THE CASE. I WILL ATTACH A FEW PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS TAKEN WHEN I HAD TO GET MY STUFF OUT OF IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11209875June 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204545April 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ENTERED HIGHWAY AT 50 55 WHEN RPMS WENT UP AND LOST ACCELERATION QUICKLY ABOUT GOT REAR ENDED AND ONCE I GOT TO THE SHOULDER I TURNED OFF CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND ONLY THING I COULDN'T ENGAGE IN CAR ..PARK WORKED BUT THE REST WAS IN NEATRAL LUCKY NOONE WAS HURT..TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING I FIND THIS A MAJOR ISSUE SINCE SO MANY OTHER 03 ACCORDS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M ASKING FOR HONDA TO REPLACE MY TRANDMISSION..NUMBER OF MILES 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204067April 27, 2019
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY, NO REASON AS TO WHY IT WOULD TURN ON BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET INTO A WRECK OR CRASH AT ALL. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BOUGHT IT FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER THEY HAD SAID IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. SO IRRITATED BECAUSE I USE THIS CAR EVERY SINGLE DAY TO DRIVE TO WORK AND FROM AND I ALSO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO HER DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS IN THIS VEHICLE. II DON'T WANT THE AIRBAGS GOING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND POSSIBLY CRASH BECAUSE I WILL SUE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON SINCE LIKE A WEEK INTO BUYING THE CAR AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC BUT IT STILL TURNS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203670April 25, 2019
SEAT BELTS
HONDA DENYING WARRANTY REPAIR FOR SEAT BELT ERROR CODE DTC 54-50 MALFUNCTION FOR THE SRS (FOR WHICH I WAS ALSO CHARGED $65 BY DEALER TO APPLY DIAGNOSTIC CODE ANALYZER). USER MANUAL STATES BROADLY: "SEAT BELT LIMITED WARRANTY -- A SEAT BELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE CAR." HONDA STATES SUCH LIFETIME WARRANTY PER LAW ALLOWS IT TO LIMIT REPAIRS TO THE BELT STRAP MATERIAL AND THE METAL BUCKLE ONLY, AND LAW DOES NOT EXTEND TO EMBEDDED ELECTRIC CONTROLS WHICH ENGAGE RESTRAINT WHEN BRAKING OR SEND AUDIBLE ALARM TO USER WHEN OPERATING WITHOUT BUCKLE BEING INSERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194500April 7, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED HONDA CORD WITH PERFECT CARFAX AND ALL STOCK PARTS. THE BATTERY DIED ON IT TWICE AND IT FAILED TO START WITHIN TWO DAYS OF BUYING IT. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND AS SOON AS I DID MY 3RD GEAR OF MY ENGINE 'WENT OUT' ACCORDING TO THE MIDAS MECHANIC. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGH WAY AND ALMOST YANKED ME INTO THE CONCREATE STREET RAILS. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186344March 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL (POSSIBLY?). I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 21, 2018, IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE ROAD WAS WET, AND I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD (GOING ABOUT 40 MPH). MY CAR LOST TRACTION AND FISH TAILED, THEN ENDED UP SLAMMING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BEING IMPACTED FIRST. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AIRBAG WENT OFF, BUT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND BECAUSE I WAS NOT WEARING MY SEATBELT MY FACE SMACKED INTO THE STEERING WHEELL. I HAD TO GET STITCHES ON MY CHIN, LIP, AND NOSE. I ALSO HAD TO GET MY FRONT LEFT TOOTH EXTRACTED, AND SUFFERED A DEVIATED SEPTUM AND ROAD RASH FROM THE IMPACT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
7
Deaths:
0
#11186529March 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD AND I FEEL AS IF MY CAR HAS A AIRBAG PROBLEM FOR SOME REASON WHEN I PLUG MY SEAT BELT IN THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND IF I LEAVE MY SEAT BELT OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHTS FLASHES HERE AND THERE NOT SURE IF THERES A RECALL FOR THAT I CHECKED SAYS THERE ISN'T BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF I SHOULD BE WORRIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186331March 12, 2019
AIR BAGS
2003 ACCORD EX SEDAN, 4 CYL, 95,970 MILES. THE SIDE AIRBAG (DRIVERS SEAT) DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT, 35 MPH ROADWAY. THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK-UP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER BY PHONE, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT MY SON WAS AT FAULT. HE TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS CAN DEPLOY JUST FROM SLIDING SIDEWAYS. HE ALSO STATED THAT IF I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HIM AND PAID $135.00 HE WOULD CHECK THE CAR (COMPUTER) AND SHOW THAT THERE WAS AN "INCIDENT" THAT DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG. AS A RETIRED STATE TROOPER (RET. 2015) I HAVE INVESTIGATED IN EXCESS OF 4,000 CRASHES. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR, NO INDICATION OF A COLLISION WITH ANYTHING. I ALSO KNOW MY SON. I HAVE ALSO NEVER SEEN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT SOME SORT OF COLLISION. A SIMPLE INTERNET QUERY SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, NOT JUST WITH FRONT AIRBAGS. I DID TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CAR, BUT CAN'T UPLOAD THEM NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185583March 9, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING HOSE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT, WHEN I GOT HOME THERE AN EXECUTIVE AMOUNT OF POWER STEERING FLUID UNDER THE CAR ON THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD, THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD COME APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183580March 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I JUST BOUGHT MY HONDA ACCORD 2003 FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND IT HAD 120XXX MILES LITERALLY DROVE IT TWO MONTHS AND IT BROKE DOWN MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TEANSMISSION SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I SEEN THAT THESE ACCORDS HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS EVERYWHERE I SEEN SOMEONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANS I CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY SAID THERE WASN'T THIS IS REALLY DISAPPOINTED KNOWING I I LYNCH HAD IT TWO MONTHS AND HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180261February 15, 2019
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CATASTROPHIC CENTRIFUGAL EXPLOSION OF A FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRE WHILE TRAVELLING ON A CONGESTED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED (65MPH). THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION TORE OFF THE BUMPER VALANCE, BUMPER CUSHION, BELLY PAN, INNER FENDER WELLS, FENDER SKIRT, FENDER TO BODY MOUNTS AND DAMAGED THE FENDER AND SAME-SIDE DOOR. THE DEBRIS SHOWERED INTO TRAFFIC. TIRE WAS PURCHASED NEW AT A FIRESTONE DEALER IN 2014 AND HAD 26K MILES ACCORDING TO THE FIGURE ON WARRANTY. IT HAD NO INJURIES AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED. IT'S SPEED RATING WAS 92T AND IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN WEEK 31 OF 2012. THIS TIRE AS WELL AS OTHER THREE SHOWED SIGNS OF PREMATURE WEAR AND DETERIORATION. HAVE PURCHASE RECEIPT AND WARRANTY TO SUPPORT THE CLAIM OF PREMATURE WEAR AND DETERIORATION. HAVE THE TIRE AND CAR ALSO. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO A GOOGLE'S DATA BASE FOR "FIRESTONE CENTRIFUGAL TIRE EXPLOSION."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171832January 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS BAD ALSO. WASTED MONEY FOR THE SAME THING MULTIPLE TIMES AND HONDA WILL NOT HELP. THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE SAME EXACT MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. IT IS HARD TO FIND A TRANSMISSION, AND AFTER SEEING THE RECALL AND IT MATCHING BOTH TRANSMISSIONS I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON FAULTY PARTS. ALL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAD RECALLS AND WERE FAULTY. WE WANT HONDA'S HELP TO FIX IT FOR GOOD SINCE NO OTHER MECHANIC CAN FIGURE IT OUT AND WE HAVE SPENT MONEY BACK TO BACK ON THE SAME THING. THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS TERRIBLE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FEEL IT IS WRONG TO HAVE YOUR CUSTOMERS BUY TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE TO BE THE SAME THAT CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND WE ARE WASTING ALL OF OUR TIME AND MONEY TO DO SO, BECAUSE ANY TRANSMISSION WE BUY IS ALREADY MESSED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171659January 23, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA CITY CHICAGO (4950 S PULASKI RD, CHICAGO, IL, (773) 582-5000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V220000 (AIR BAGS) TWICE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162203December 18, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MALFUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152562November 19, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THEY HIT ME ON THE BACK OF THE CAR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152051November 16, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER FRONTAL AND SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141095October 17, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING FLUID ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD... RECALL FOR 6 CYL BUT NOT FOR 4 CYL ???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133322October 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS FOR BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED IN 2014 AND 2015 BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124320September 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 HONDA ACCORD 2DR EX V-6, WITH HIS 110 LB GIRLFRIEND. THE CAR WAS VERY HOT INSIDE, AS IT WAS A 90 DEGREE DAY. HE SLOWLY PULLED OUT OF HIS APARTMENT ENTRANCE. AS SOON AS HE TURNED ONTO A SMALL NEIGHOOD ROAD, THE SIDE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS BOTH ACTIVATED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO COLLISION OR CONTACT WITH ANYTHING. LUCKILY HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS NOT INSURED, SHE DOES STILL HAVE A RINGING OR WHITE NOISE SOUND IN HER RIGHT EAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THEY WERE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SHE DOES STILL HAVE A RINGING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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