Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10759560August 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, IN MY SAFETY BELT AS NOTED IN POLICE REPORT. SUBSEQUENT DETAILS ARE NOTED POLICE REPORT. MY VEHICLE AIR BAG BURNED ME VERY SEVERELY, AND CAUSED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO MY LEFT ELBOW TO WHICH I SUSTAINED A FRACTURE AND CALCIUM DEPOSIT AND ARTHRITIS AT AGE 30. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND WAS PUT IN A CAST DUE TO THE AIR BAG BURN. I STILL HAVE THE SCAR FROM THE AIR BAG BURN, AND THE EMOTIONAL REMINDER FROM THE BURN OF THAT AIR BAG KNOWING THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING DONE IS A JUST HORRIBLE!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10759599August 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
PURSUANT TO RECALL NOTICE ISSUED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (DATED JULY 2015) REGARDING DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR, THE REFERENCED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER WHERE AT THE REPLACEMENT DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS INSTALLED. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON MOST OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF AFTER STARTING BUT THEN COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. IT'S NOT ONLY DISTRACTING, BUT FRIGHTENING NOT KNOWING WHETHER THE INFLATOR WILL DETONATE. IT'S ALSO UNNERVING HAVING TO DRIVE WITHOUT AN AIRBAG SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL. CAN WE HAVE THE OLD INFLATOR PUT BACK IN, AT LEAST THERE WOULD BE A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758982August 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758613August 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET THE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL DONE. WHEN THE DEALER (AUTONATION HONDA 2999 WEST 104TH AVE. WESTMINSTER, CO 80234) ADVISED ME THE CAR WAS READY TO PICK UP AND THE SAFETY RECALL WAS COMPLETE...THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THEY MADE THE REPAIR, BUT THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF (AN ADDITIONAL $99 FOR AN ALLEGED NO CHARGE SAFETY RECALL). THE WARNING LIGHT ADVISES THE DRIVER THE VEHICLE IS SAFE, OR NOT SAFE. RIGHT NOW THE LIGHT ADVISES THE DRIVE THE REPAIR IS NOT COMPLETE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE REPAIR WAS DONE TO SAFETY STANDARD WITH THE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758479August 21, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
ON 7/21/15 I TOOK MY HONDA TO THE DEALER AT 9213 HARFORD ROAD, 21234, FOR SAFETY RECALL 15V-320 & 370, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEY SCANNED FOR CODE AND SAID THAT THE SRS UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. A REPAIR PRICE WAS QUOTED OF $735. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE QUITE UPSET OVER THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ASKING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR OR "LIFETIME" WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS ONLY 64,000 MILES. A REP RESPONDED BY PHONE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE CAR WAS "OLD." WHETHER THE CAR IS OLDER OR NEW, THIS IS STILL A "SAFETY" PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE HONDA COMPANY OR THE NHTSA. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME A CODE NUMBER AFTER THE SCAN SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT WAS CORRECT. I REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN CHECKING OUT THE SAFETY ISSUE ON THE SRS UNITS IN THE HONDA ACCORD. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION, BUT IT COULD HAPPEN. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RECALL AND ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE UNIT, IF THAT IS THE CAUSE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD MANY PROBLEMS OUTSIDE OF A FEW RECALLS. I PLAN TO KEEP IT AS IT IS NOT IN MY BUDGET TO ACQUIRE A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. SAFETY OF HONDA VEHICLE OR ANY VEHICLE IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN THEIR MARKETING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749955August 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2015. AFTER NOTIFYING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748125August 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEM 03 ACCORD LX - 4 DOOR/ AUTO TRANSMISSION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN WALKING PAST THE LOCKED CAR, NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THE DISPLAY WOULD LIGHT UP EVER FEW MINUETS. THE RADIO TURNS ON SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, DRAINING BATTERY, LEAVING ME STRANDED. COULD HEAR A CRACKLING LOUD SOUND COMING FROM SPEAKERS OFF AND ON WHILE TAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS FOR ABOUT A YEAR, RADIO WORKING OFF AND ON, EVENTUAL THE SOUND WENT OUT, RADIO APPEARS TO WORK BUT NO LONGER HAS SOUND, DISPLAY STILL LIGHTING UP AND DRAINING BATTERY. NO WRECKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747873August 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747982August 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
A SAFETY RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED ON BOTH OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS. HONDA OF NC REFUSES TO REPLACE. LEITH HONDA ON CAPITAL BLVD. SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME. WHEN I ARRIVED THEY INFORMED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. AUTOPARK HONDA IN CARY I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THEY WILL ORDER THE PARTS AND CALL ME. THEY HAVE NOT CALLED. IT HAS BEEN OVER FOUR MONTHS, SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND ONE TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA OF NC REFUSES TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746965August 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING BEFORE MOVING FORWARD AND THE TSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,967.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746322August 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN JULY OF 2015, I WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY CAR AND ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY CAR WON'T START. AFTER TRYING FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND A DAY LATER, I WENT BACK TO TRY AGAIN, MY CAR FINALLY STARTED. FEW DAYS AFTER THAT INCIDENT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME, I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND IT WON'T START UNTIL AFTER TWO DAYS OF TRYING AND IT FINALLY STARTED. THE MOST RESENT TIME WAS ON AUGUST 4, 2015 IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA WHILE ABOUT TO LEAVE, I GOT INTO MY CAR AND START IT, IT WON'T START. I SAT THERE TRYING FOR TWO HOURS BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744286July 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743685July 27, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT LIGHT IN TRAFFIC AND CAR JUST STOPPED AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY CARS IN MY REAR . I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND CAR(CAR MILEAGE AT 131239 )WOULDN'T MOVE .IT ALSO WOULDNT GO IN TO PARK AND THERE WAS GRINDING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO PUT IN PARK . HAD CAR TOWED TO FIND OUT ITS WAS TRANSMISSION ,PAID 1895.00.NOW HERE I AM 7/27/2015 AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN (CAR MILEAGE AT 153000) . HOW IS HONDA NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. IT IS DANGEROUS AND I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR .I SPENT ALOT OR MONEY TO HAVE A CAR CONTINUE TO NEED TRANSMISSION FIXED AT $2000 COST .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735455July 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE TSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734227July 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733718July 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731159June 30, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WERE FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730400June 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN I HIT THE TRUCK. MY CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE FRONT HOOD IS BENT DOWN TO THE ENGINE AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CHEST AND MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEELS GOOD THING I HAVE MY TWO HAND ON THE STEERING WHEELS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730497June 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE OWNED FOUR HONDAS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED OR HEARD OF ISSUES LIKE THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CARS AND DO NOT DRIVE THEM HARD EITHER. I BOUGHT MY 03 ACCORD IN 2010 AND HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS DRIVING WHAT IS TANTAMOUNT TO A TICKING TIME BOMB. ROUGHLY A MONTH AGO, MY TACH STARTED SLIPPING AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND CLUNKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE PROBLEMS DO NOT BEGIN AT A SET AMOUNT OF TIME BEHIND THE WHEEL. IT STARTS I THE LOWER GEARS AND I CAN TELL IT IS STARTING WHEN I DECREASE MY SPEED TO A STOP, AT 10 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR ?SHUDDERS? AND ?CLUNKS?. IT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AND THE HIGHER GEARS BECOME AFFECTED. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, ON MY WAY HOME FROM AN APPOINTMENT IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 55 ? 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENTIRE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED. IT WAS ENOUGH TO THROW MY HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOW IN NEUTRAL. I BABIED THE CAR HOME AND CHECKED THE FLUID. IT WAS FINE. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT BEING WILLING TO BE INJURED OR WORSE. THE COST OF REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT A POSSIBILITY. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I CANNOT FIX AND CANNOT DRIVE. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT A CAR COMPANY THAT IS BUILT ON ITS RELIABILITY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE FIRST? I GUESS THAT I AM UNWILLING TO RISK GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A HONDA AGAIN. THE SCARIEST PART OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION WAS THAT I WAS GOING TO PUT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THIS CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE?NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724907June 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR GET STOP THOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING ON HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE WARNING. AUTO GEARS STARTED SLIPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Honda Accord