Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10052488January 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
STRONG SMELL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN CAR CABIN FIRST NOTICED AT 1,000 MILES MOST PRESENT WHEN ACCELERATING OR WHEN HEAT/AC IS ON. SMELL CAN BE SO SEVERE IT CAUSES HEADACHE AND SORE THROAT. I REPORTED PROBLEM TO TOXIC RELASE DIVISION OF THE EPA. ( E-MAIL TO: [email protected]) . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053603January 5, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD THREE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF A BLIND SPOT CREATED BY THE FRONT WINDOW FRAME'S DESIGN. *LA THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FRAME COMPLETELY BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION WHEN GOING AROUND A LEFT CURVE. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053332January 5, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051349December 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 - ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 5 TIMES I START MY CAR, IT DOES NOT START SMOOTHLY. USUALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052073December 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID INTO A GUARD RAIL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051154December 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY BRAKE PADS. CAUSES VIBRATION ON HIGH SPEEDS AND NOISES. COMPANY ALLEGES BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND PADS ARE ON BACK ORDER. PROBLEMS INCREASING WITH ADDITIONAL VEHICLE USE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051042December 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ROTTEN EGG SMELL IN AND AROUND 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 MODEL. FIRST NOTICED WHEN PARKING NEW CAR IN GARAGE, THEN NOTICED WHEN PARKING OUTDOORS. IT HAS ALSO OCCURED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, TO THE EXTENT WHERE OPENING THE WINDOWS AND MOONROOF DOES NOT HELP. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051045December 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY BREAKING SITUATION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A GRINGING NOISE WHEN APPLIED EVEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A STONE BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE ROTORS. THE GRINDING NOISE PERSISTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051988December 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. FIRST THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THEN A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM IN FRONT INDICATING THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE WORN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051909December 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. DEALER FOUND THERE WAS 40% FRONT BRAKES LEFT AND 75% REAR BRAKES LEFT. BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050668December 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ON JUNE 23, 2003, I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA. IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A CONSTANT SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WAS DONE WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING 5,150 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. ON JULY 17, 2003, I TOOK THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. THIS TIME I WAS CHARGED FOR A BALANCE AND ROTATION WHICH I AGREED TO. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS STILL EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS WAS DONE WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING 6, 784 MILES ON IT. ON OCTOBER 17, 2003, I TOOK THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. THIS WAS DONE WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING 11,692 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS TO GO BACK INTO THE REPAIR SHOP ONCE AGAIN FOR ROTOR WARPING. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WITH THIS NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049612December 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2003 HONDA ACCORD, BEEN INTO DEALER TWICE FOR BRAKE SHUDDER AND GRINDING NOISE. ROTOR WAS RESURFACED, DEALER SAYS BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE THE RESULT OF HARD BRAKING. STILL HAVE PROBLEMS, NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050271December 9, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE DRIVER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 35 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049183December 4, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX (2-DOOR COUPE) FROM THE MADISON HONDA DEALER LOCATED IN MADISON, NJ IN APRIL OF 2003. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW CAR I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR INTO HONDA AND THEY ROTATED MY TIRES TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM WASN'T AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE BUT BALANCING OF THE TIRES. I DROVE MY CAR AND REALIZED THAT IS WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TOOK MY CAR IN AGAIN AND THEY RE-ROTATED AND BALANCED MY TIRES. AFTER THAT, MY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TOOK MY CAR IN AGAIN STATING THAT I WANTED TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED OUT AS IT APPEARED THAT THE PROBLEM FOLLOWED THE TIRES. THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE FINE AND THERE WAS SOMETHING OFF IN MY FRONT SUSPENSION THAT THEY RE-ADJUSTED. I DROVE MY CAR AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT TO DISCOVER THAT THE CAR STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT IN YET AGAIN AND DROVE WITH A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR ALL 2003 ACCORDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THAT THEY COULD DO AS MY CAR WAS WITHIN THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. NOT BEING SATISFIED I KEPT REQUESTING TO SPEAK TO MORE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE HONDA ORGANIZATION ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING MORE, THAT PULLING TO THE RIGHT IS NORMAL ON ALL CARS. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWER THAT HONDA HAD GIVEN ME AND I WANTED TO RAISE THIS ISSUE TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AS I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS RISK IF MY CAR IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD BE PUTTING NOT ONLY MYSELF AT DANGER BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME. ANY RESPONSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS! *NLM 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
#10049205December 4, 2003
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED THIS HONDA ACCORD 2003 IN APRIL 2003. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING I NOTICED A RAMBLING NOISE ON THE ENGINE, FOUL SMELL, VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND SQUEAKING BRAKES. ALSO WHEN I BRAKE THE CAR SEEMS TO ACCELERATE LIKE THE IDLE IS TOO FAST. I REPORTED IT IMMEDIATELY TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANY HONDA DEALER. I TOOK IT TO HONDA IN GLEANDALE AND AFTER INSPECTING IT THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO I KEPT TAKING THE CAR TO DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS BUT NONE COULD COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. WHEN I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT I HAD TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT.! I FEEL TOTALLY FRUSTRATED BY THIS SITUATION AND VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS PIECE OF CRAP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045015December 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT FULLY DISENGAGE. IT CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK TAPPING THE BRAKE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED CAUSED ONE TO TWO SECOND DISENGAGEMENT FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO RESUME TO THE PREVIOUS OR ANOTHER SPEED. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO OPERATION. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049008December 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN WITH 4 CYLINDER. CAR HAS DEVELOPED HIGH IDLE 1800 RPM WHEN STARTING A COLD ENGINE(STARTED AFTER 3500-4000 MILES). CAR WILL ACCELERATE (ACTUALLY JUMPS) TO 20 MPH WITH FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR(IT WILL SPIN THE TIRES ON WET PAVEMENT AND WINTER IS AROUND THE CORNER AND CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT DRIVING WILL BE LIKE). TAKES OVER +5 MINUTES BEFORE IT REDUCES TO A NORMAL IDLE (APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WORTH OF DRIVING). THIS IS A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO EXPERIENCING THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL ENTERING INTO THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT. THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) HAS A SERIOUS VIBRATION WHEN COMING ON THAT HAS HAD SEVERAL PASSENGERS ASK ME WHAT THE NOISE AND VIBRATION WERE. IT'S A SHAME SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND CAME AWAY WITH THEM MAKING ME FEEL GUILTY AND THAT I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAVE TOLD THE DEALER SO. I GUESS I'M GLAD THAT SITES LIKE THIS EXIST...THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047648November 26, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMING AS I DRIVE ALONG. THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BE FLASHING HIGH TO LOW. WHEN THEY DIM THEY LOSE 20 TO 30 PERCENT OF THEIR BRIGHTNESS. I CAN REALLY SEE THEM FLASHING ON DARK ROADS WERE THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS. HONDA DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047298November 21, 2003
VISIBILITY
THE VEHICLE (VIN:[XXX]) WAS PURCHASED ON 5/30/03. UNFORTUNATELY WE DID NOT NOTICE THE VERY SIGNIFICANT DESIGN DEFECT UNTIL AFTER WE HAD PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DESIGN DEFECT IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS VERY RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, PARTICULARLY NOTED WHILE DRIVING. IT'S AS IF "YOU'RE LOOKING OUT THROUGH SLOTS." AFTER MY WIFE HAD A SMALL ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE, AT LEAST PARTIALLY DUE TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, WE SOLD THE VEHICLE, FEARING WORSE ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. CORRESPONDENCE WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN ANSWERED. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047350November 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST. WENT TO DEALER ASK THEM TO CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM. THEY ASK IF I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN I TOLD THEM NO THEY SAID MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE GASOLINE THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE EMISSION SYSTEM I STILL HAVE THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL I HAVE 6000 MILES ON THE CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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