Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10558353January 3, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD FROM THE ROOF. HE OPEN THE SUN ROOF PORTAL AND FOUND THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557991December 31, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY HONDA ACCORD 2003 HAS THE CLEAR COAT OF THE PAINT COMING OFF. THE LOCATIONS RIGHT NOW ARE THE HOOD AND THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE SUN UNDER A CARPORT. I'VE READ WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE CLEAR COAT. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAINT MY CAR FOR FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557908December 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST THROWING THEM VIOLENTLY FORWARD AND NEARLY CAUSING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN SHE TOLD ME I DID A WEB SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556930December 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN APRIL 2011. IT NOW HAS 132, 000 MILES ON IT. THIS WEEK I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY "D" DRIVE ON MY HEAR START FLASHING IN MY CAR RPM STARTED REVVING UP & MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHES ON TO GET THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY MY CAR. MY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE IN THE D DRIVE SHIFT TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR IN D3 ALL THE WAY HOME. MY MECHANIC IS NOW SAYING I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ME $2500 I DON'T HAVE. I'VE DRIVEN HONDA ACCORD'S ALL MY LIFE THIS IS THE FIRST HONDA THAT I'VE HAD A MAJOR ISSUE WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555892December 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND GRANTED IT HAS ALMOST 200,000 MILES ON IT BUT I TRUSTED IN HONDA THAT IT WAS A GOOD CAR NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR A YEAR YET GRANTED I'M DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA BC I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ABOUT 2003 ACCORDS HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH WAY LESS MILEAGE THAN MINE HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AND I'M OUT A CAR I WOULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE BUT IT'S NO POINT IN DOING 3000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK ON A CAR WHEN I OWE MORE THAN THAT ON IT AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS, THERMOSTAT, CRANK SHAFT PULLEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555481December 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. TWO MONTHS AGO I WAS TOLD THE REAR MAIN SEAL MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THREE DAYS AGO THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND NEARLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED. I'M TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. WHEN I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA I SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF SOPANA. HE FIRST TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER 120K MILE HONDA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY GOODWILL ASSISTANCE, I REMINDED HIM MY CAR WAS AT 115K MILE, HE WAS THEN FLUSTERED AND SAID WELL I MEAN 100K MILE OR WHATEVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554952December 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT BEGAN PEELING UNDER TRUNK LID AND HAS NOW STARTED ON ROOF, HOOD, AND AROUND REAR AND FRONT GLASS. PAINT IS PEELING ALL THE WAY TO THE METAL IN LARGE SHEETS UP TO A DOLLAR SIZE AT A TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553044November 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE TURN THE INIGINATION ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE EACH TIME SHE RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RE OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HE STATED IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AT 150,000.LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552383November 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2004 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552253November 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 130K MILES AND HAD TO BE REBUILT AT COST TO ME OF $2800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551069November 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED INTO 1ST GEAR WITH SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND CONTROL. TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR, NO REVERSE. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS ERA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551161November 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550961November 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,072.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550422October 31, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING 60 ON A BUSY INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION DROPS GEAR MAKING MY CAR JERK HARD AND SLOW ALMOST ENOUGH FOR THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO SLAM INTO ME. PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OF THEN BACK ON TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING BAD. BOUGHT IT USED 2 YEARS AGO IT HAS 93,000 MILES AND NEVER MISSES SERVICING. I SEE IT IS NOT UNCOMMON, WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549468October 25, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOORS FAILED TO RELEASE WHENEVER BEING ACCESSED. THE DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548033October 15, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547773October 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE. EVERY THREE MONTHS I TAKE MY CAR IN TO GET SERVICE AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ME. I PLACE THE CAR ON DRIVE AND IT DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT FINALLY DRIVES. I REALLY WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS FROM HONDA. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND DROVE VERY SMOOTH BECAUSE IT IS WELL MAINTAINED. NOT IN A MILLION LIFE YEARS WOULD I GUESS MY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547086October 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING OVER A BRIDGE AT 55MPH. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A STOP WITH NO WARNING. VERY LUCKY NO ONE HIT ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546398October 1, 2013
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. ONCE FULLY INFLATED, THE AIR BAG THEN EXPLODED AND WITH SPARKS AND SHARDS OF MATERIAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, HANDS AND CHEST DUE TO THE MATERIAL BEING SPEWED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT TIE ROD ENDS WERE BENT AND A THERE WAS A DENT ON THE PAN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,980.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10545586September 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF ENTIRE CAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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