Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10028791July 22, 2003
STEERING
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN CAR IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AGAIN, AFTER 2 MONTHS SINCE IT WAS SERVICES, SAME PROBLEM ARISES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029716July 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL HESITATE TO START. IT WILL HAVE A HARD START. DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029717July 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THERE IS A STRONG FOWL EGG SMELL ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028744July 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS EVERY 5,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028761July 21, 2003
AIR BAGS
ABS LOCKED UP WHEEL ,LOST CONTROL WHEN CHANGING BACK LANE AT 70 MPH, HIT ROAD GUIDE PLATE AND SLIDED OFF ROAD.AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10028768July 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE HAS HARD STARTS. WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL START.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028769July 21, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE EXTERIOR WINDOW LEDGE IS BUBBLING. IT LOOKS LIKE CHEAP TAPE OVER METAL. HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT FROM SEVERAL OTHER 2003 ACCORD OWNERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028767July 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY IS EXTREMELY HOT AFTER REMOVING FROM IGNITION--ENOUGH TO LEAVE A SMALL BURN ON MY SKIN. THIS HAPPENS IN BOTH HOT AND COLD WEATHER, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C OR HEATER ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028770July 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST. SMELL IS MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026110July 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WARPED AT 6000 MILES AND REQUIRED RESURFACING. VEHICLE NOW HAS 15000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024267July 11, 2003
STEERING
CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING, IT CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED, THE VEHICLE HAD GONE BACK AND FORTH AND CAUSED HER TO HIT THE TIRES OF THE SEMI. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025789July 10, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS A CONSTANT POPPING NOISE THAT DEVELOPED AROUND 2500 MILES. THE NOISE OCCURS ONCE OR TWICE UPON ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP AND WHILE BRAKING TO COME TO A DEAD STOP. THE NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE FIREWALL AREA UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PAN. OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH V6 ACCORDS AND THAT THE FIX IS TO RE-WELD SOME AREAS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR PAN. MY DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH FIX AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NO IDEA AS WELL. THE POPPING NOISE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED TO BODY FLEX IN AREAS THAT WERE NOT WELDED PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025601July 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FEEL A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING TO MOVE THE CAR (UNDER 10 MPH) AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN THEREAFTER FOR OTHER STOPS AND STARTS AT RED LIGHT. THIS IS ONLY ONLY OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS OFF, THEN STARTING UP AND DRIVING AWAY FROM PARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025511July 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRADE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO STOP CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025284July 2, 2003
SUSPENSION
PURCHASED MY NEW ACCORD 9/02, TWO DAYS LATER TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TOTAL OF 5 TIME IN LAST 9 MONTHS, STILL PULLS. MANUFACTURES SAYS I WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT THAT WAY. CAR IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025266July 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNPROVOKED WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022004June 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023739June 25, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD, EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THE END OF MAY WHEN I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR EVERY TIME THE CAR STOPS, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND AFTER A FEW HOURS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLICKING OF THE CAR IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS CAR, I TOLD THEM THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE IT WHEN I BOUGHT, THEN I WAS GIVEN A PRINT OUT WHERE HONDA TALKS ABOUT THE "CLICKING OR TICKING AT IDLE" FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR, I HAVE ASKED OTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR AND HE DOESN'T HAVE THIS NOISE, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER DEALER UNDER HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUEST AND THE DEALER SAID THAT ALL CARS HAVE THAT NOISE, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NONE OF MY PREVIOUS CARS HAD THAT NOISE. SINCE THIS IS NOT CONSIDER A DEFECT OR A PROBLEM BY HONDA, THEY OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE AS A "GOOD WILL". THIS CAR IS COSTING ME OVER $27,000, HONDA CAN CALL THIS NOISE ANYWAY THEY WANT, BUT I DID NOT BUY A CAR TO HAVE SOME NOISE AFTER ONLY 4 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR, THEY ALSO ADMIT IS A PROBLEM IN THE BULLETIN WHEN THEY SAY "CHARACTERISTIC PROBLEM", THE HONEST THING FROM HONDA SINCE THEY KNEW THIS SINCE DECEMBER 2002 AND I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2003, SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO INFORM ME ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THIS NOISE IN THE CAR, AND I WOULD HAVE MADE THE DECISION OF NOT BUYING THE CAR, I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS, CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND I HAVE ONLY BEEN OFFERED A FREE OIL CHANGE, I HOPE THIS AGENCY CAN HELP ME TO DEAL WITH HONDA, I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I DON'T THINK HONDA SHOULD GET AWAY WITH HIDING INFORMATION FROM POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AND THEN WHEN THEY GET CALLED JUST ACT LIKE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THANKS, ML I ONLY SEE REPORT DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE BUT THIS NOISE WASN'T THERE WHEN I PURCHASE THE CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024783June 24, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024684June 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEYS ARE EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENTIRE UNIT ALSO GETS HOT EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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