Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10110262February 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE (FACING FORWARD), WHILE STILL RUNNING. DRIVER LEFT THE VEHICLE, WALKED APPROX 15 YARDS. AN AUDIBLE (FAIRLY LOUD) "POP" WAS HEARD AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, STRIKING A FENCE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111110February 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHT FLASHED FROM DIM TO HIGH BEAM WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107545January 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ACCORD 2003 4 CYL,55000 MILES, DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH, CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED,RESTARTED BUT NO REVERSE DEALER SERVICE DEPT DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION PARTS BROKEN, REBUILD OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED FROM HONDA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101849January 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH CONSUMERS VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE GUARD RAIL. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED RECALL O4V176000 FOR TRANSMISSION. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105649January 3, 2005
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. CAR WAS SOLD AS A WHITE HONDA ACCORD, ALL BUMPERS ARE EGGSHELL, DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS THE COLOR ON ALL WHITE HONDA VEHICALS. 2. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS, DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS THE WAY ALL NEW HONDAS ARE BUILT TO VERE OFF THE ROAD RATHER THEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 3. BRAKES MAKE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AFTER IN REVERSE TO DRIVE, DEALER SAID THAT WAS THE BRAKES RESETTING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106678January 3, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DROPPED DOWN, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. THE HEADLINER WAS RIPPED 6 TO 8 INCHES TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT RETRACTS THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT OPERATE EITHER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THE STORY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT STAND BY ITS PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105677January 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AT JUST OVER 3000 MILES ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I CONTINUE TO GET AN EXTREMELY STRONG SULFAR ODOR. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN SEVERAL EXCUSES AS TO WHY THERE IS A SMELL. ALSO THEY HAVE OFFERED DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. NONE OF WHICH WORKED. NOW I AM HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX EITHER. BOTH PROBLEMS SEEM SEVERE ENOUGH THAT I WOULD THINK HONDA WOULD STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105609January 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD INTO A UTILITY POLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AND MY PASSENGER WERE SAVED FROM SERIOUS HARM BECAUSE WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON. IF THE IMPACT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREATER I FEAR ONE OR BOTH OF US COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN BEEN KILLED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10104207December 21, 2004
STRUCTURE
I WASH THE VEHICLE WEEKLY AND ON MY WEEKLY WASH I REALIZED THAT THE PAINT WAS PEELING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD. NOW THERE ARE VARIOUS AREAS ON THE CAR WHERE THE PAINT IS PEELING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099772December 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END BRAKE. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE PAD NOTICED THAT THEY WERE CRACKED. THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE PAD, AND THIS SHOULDN'T OF HAPPEN. THEY KEPT THE BRAKE PAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109024December 9, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
MALFUNCTION WITH BULB OR ILLUMINATION DEVICE. THE LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES THE RADIO, TIME,AND CD DISPLAY HAD MYSTERIOUSLY GONE OUT. *BF THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WOULD NEED A NEW RADIO AT A COST OF $750.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103834December 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *BF THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRUNTING NOISE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BUT THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK SO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103094December 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101747November 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER CAN HEAR A CLANKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100408November 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS THAT "DIM" TO 40%-50% OF THEIR NORMAL BRIGHTNESS ABOUT ONCE EVERY MINUTE OF OPERATION. I TOOK MY CAR THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; THEY SHOWED ME SOME INFORMATION FROM HONDA OF AMERICA THAT SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL AND HAS NO REPAIR. I TRUST MY THAT MY LOCAL DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR MEANS TO FIX THE PROBLEM; IF HONDA OF AMERICA HAS ADMITTED THAT THIS PROBLEM EXSISTS, WHY AREN'T THEY BEING FORCED TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD? WHO HOLDS HONDA OF AMERICA ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX KNOWN PROBLEMS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100333November 22, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
ELECTRIC SEAT MALFUNCTION. WHILE TURNING CORNERS, SEAT MAKES NOISES AND MOVES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100203November 19, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
FAULTY POWER STEERING RACK IN MY 2003 ACCORD V6. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS A 6000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE A "FAULTY RACK" THAT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY PUMP. BOTH RACK AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND CAR RE-ALIGNED. DEALER SAID SOMETIMES THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN, "PARTS CAN EVEN BE DAMAGED DURING SHIPPING." SAME THING HAPPENED AT ABOUT 14,000 MILES - "FAULY RACK THAT DAMAGED PUMP." AND DEALER SAID SAME THING "PARTS CAN EVEN BE DAMAGED DURING SHIPPING." I WISH DEALER WOULD STOPPING INSTALLING "FAULTY PARTS" BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ACTUAL STEERING SYSTEM. I AM ALMOST TO 16,000 MILES, I EXPECT ANOTHER LEAK SOON. GUESS I CAN'T TAKE ANY LONG ROAD TRIPS IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM A BRAND NEW CAR!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098926November 17, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DID NOT FUNCTION AS ADVERTISED AND FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG IN THE OTHER CAR DEPLOYED, AND THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED. I SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE HEAD WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED OR AT LEAST MINIMIZED HAD MY AIR BAG FUNCTIONED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEED OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS 30-35 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10101074November 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAD TO BE SERVICED AT 12,000 MILES. CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY OWNED ANOTHER HONDA AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. THE MATERIAL WAS INFERIOR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098715November 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES ARE SHAKING REALLY BAD WHEN BRAKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT IT APPEARS SEVERAL PEOPLE IN FORUMS ARE REPORTING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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