Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10248446November 11, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 25MPH AND WAS STUCK HEAD ON DIRECTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CAR WAS TOTALED. DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE CAR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247948November 7, 2008
VISIBILITY
MILLENNIUM HONDA WAS CONTACTED 32 DAYS AGO AS WELL AS TODAY TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT CONCERNING POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THEY NEVER RESPOND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. RECENTLY WHEN I CALLED THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK BUT NEVER DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248149November 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX AND ACCORD LX SAFETY RECALL WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY STOP WORKING. CONSUMER HAS ISSUES WITH THIS RECALL AND ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *NJ THE CONSUMER HAS TWO HONDA ACCORDS AND WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLES TO THE DEALER ON DIFFERENT DATES, THE INVOICES GAVE DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHAT WAS DONE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE SEDAN EX. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE SECOND LEVEL SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH THE SECOND GEAR. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247828November 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT CRAZY AND WHEN I WENT TO TAP MY BRAKES TO PULL OVER IT JUST SLAMMED INTO A LOWER GEAR BRINGING MY CAR TO A JOLTING STOP, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WAS JERKED FORWARD, FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND MOVED AROUND ME QUICKLY UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE I DISCOVERED NUMEROUS IN THE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL, YEAR. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RANGING FROM 60,000 MILES TO 127,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF SOME SORT OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID A RECALL IN 04 FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ALL THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON-LINE WERE ALL POST RECALL FAILURES. MINE FAILED AT NIGHT AT LOW SPEED IN MINIMAL TRAFFIC WITH FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WOULD HATE TO IMAGINE HIGHER SPEED, THICKER TRAFFIC, AND EVEN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247667November 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS SLIPPING. THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AFTER FIRST GEAR. I HAVE TO REV IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT INTO SECOND. I'M AFRAID THAT I WILL BE LEFT STRANDED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO AAMOCO TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 3,594+TAX TO FIX. IF THIS IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION MADE BY HONDA. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SO IT MUST BE A DEFAULT IN THE CAR AND NOT THE DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247448November 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC,THE TRANSMISSION HAD A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO,NO REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AT THE TIME, BUT NOW WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT, IT BROKE DOWN, I CAN NOT EVEN PUT IT ON REVERSE ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247219October 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, FROM BEING AT FULL STOP IN RED LIGHT, I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE CAR WILL NOT BUDGE. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT THERE WAS NO POWER--IT WAS LIKE BEING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION ON A SIDE STREET. CONTACTED HONDA, AND I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS AROUND $3000. HONDA OFFERED TO PAY ONLY 25%, SO I WAS STILL STUCK WITH A $2300 BILL. I THINK THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HONDA AND THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED MORE THAN 25% IF IT IS INDEED SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T HAVE TOTAL FAILURE WHEN I'VE STUCK TO THE SCHEDULE OF SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION AT 60K, 90K, AND 120K AS PRESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247147October 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED THAT NHTSA IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LEAVE A COMPLAINT SAYING THAT SOMEONE HAS DIED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2003 ACCORD AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR AND ALREADY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 102,000 AND PAST THE WARRANTY OF I THINK 36-46,000 MILES WARRANTY. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR RECEIVED A OIL JECT KIT IN 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. NOW, IF SOME REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR IN 2004, THEN WHY HAS MY TRANSMISSION GONE OUT. IT SADDENS ME THAT HONDA AND NHTSA KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY TO HAVE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY CHILDREN AND I WERE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAVE HAD SO MANY CLOSE CALLS THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CRY BECAUSE I WAS SO UPSET. I WAS TOLD THAT I AM PROBABLY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THIS FIXED AND LORD KNOWS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY! HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING. A COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND STAND BY AND LEAVE THEIR VALUED CUSTOMERS ON A BRANCH ALONE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANY ONE. THEY BRAG ABOUT THEIR CAR BUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HONDA IS NOT BACKING IT UP! I AM LOOKING INTO TALKING TO A LAWYER ABOUT THIS DEAL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246959October 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND ENGINE REVVED. TRANSMISSION FAILED. COULD NOT MAINTAIN POSTED SPEED LIMIT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. HONDA REFUSED TO HONOR PREVIOUS RECALL FROM SUMMER OF 2004. CLAIMED CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247011October 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL NOTICE FOR RADIO DISPLAY. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE RADIO STATION NUMBERS, THE TEMPERATURE ON THE AIR CONDITION OR THE HEATER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247009October 22, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2003 HONDA ACCORD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246089October 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700. OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION (FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR GETS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246178October 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 10/1/08, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN BETWEEN GEARS. WE WENT AND GOT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND FILLED UP ON SATURDAY. ON MONDAY, OUR TRANSMISSION COMPLETED DIED, LEAVING ME, MY 9 YEAR OLD, AND 18 MONTH OLD STRANDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO COME PICK US UP, AND I HAD TO GET OUR CAR TOWED TO OUR HOUSE SINCE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO TAKE IT TO. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, IT ALMOST CAUSED SOMEONE TO REAR-END OUR CAR AND CAUSE A HUGE CAR ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS, I NOW HAVE TO MISS WORK AND TRY TO GET THIS FIXED. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I WILL NOT BE WORKING BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245865October 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD WAS FOUND IN 2004 TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION DESIGN PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF NOT ADDRESSED. I WAS NOTIFIED IN 2005 OF THIS AND TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, GUARANTEED BY HONDA THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN IN 2007, THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED A TOTAL FAILURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHILE I WAS NOT INJURED, HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THAT I HAD TO PAY THE $700 IN LABOR SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF ITS ORIGINAL THREE YEAR WARRANTY. EVEN AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS TO GET HONDA TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE DESIGN PROBLEM AND INEFFECTIVE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE IN EFFECT, EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE LABOR CHARGE. THIS DISREGARD OF RESPONSIBILITY BY A MAJOR CAR COMPANY FOR THE QUALITY OF MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN DESIGN PROBLEMS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BIG BUSINESS ABUSING INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO SO. THE REGULATORY ARMS OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEED TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM SUCH ABUSE AND ORDER HONDA, AT A MINIMUM, TO PAY THE $700 LABOR CHARGE, AND TO BE PUT ON NOTICE THAT, UNLIKE THE FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATORY AGENCIES TO DO THEIR JOBS, NHTSA WILL NOT FAIL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FAVORABLY FROM YOU SOON. BEST REGARDS, JAMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245660October 16, 2008
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK, FOREHEAD, KNEES, AND CHEST DUE TO BEING THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL FROM IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE LATCH AND WAS THROWN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER INCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AGAIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOW OPERATE CORRECTLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,694.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10245731October 16, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IF IT IS NOT CAUSED BY A SEAT BELT DEFECT, THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY HONDA. THE SAME DEFECT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR THE 2004 ACCORD BUT NOT THE 2003. I BELIEVE IT IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245583October 15, 2008
VISIBILITY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HONDA HAS A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR 2003 ACCORD AND AIRBAG SENSORS. THEY CLAIM MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED. THEY SAY EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IT IS JUST COINCIDENTAL AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. THEY CLAIM THE ARE NOT LIABLE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT SINCE MY VIN # DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245346October 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700. OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION (FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THE RAPID DECELERATION WHEN THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES ON THE HIGHWAY SENDS ALL THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS INTO EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR GETS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING). CAR IS BEING SENT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, AWAITING THE FINAL VERDICT BUT I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE TRYING TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $6000 FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED MY CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON MY WAY TO WORK ON I 97 NORTHBOUND (MAIN BALTIMORE/ANNAPOLIS ARTERY) GOING UP AN INCLINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING AT APPROX 70MPH. SEVERAL CARS HAD TO DIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN GRASS TO AVOID A MASSIVE REAR END COLLISION DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245462October 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 A/T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245308October 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 DOWNSHIFTS FROM WHATEVER GEAR TO FIRST OR SECOND WHEN TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO FAIL. THIS CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK AND THE CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER 93000 MILES. THE CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH PUTS A BANDAID ON THE SITUATION AND DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED AND BEING STUCK WITH A VERY LARGE BILL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 100 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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