Honda Accord Complaints (2003)
1,987 consumer complaints on file.
- #10327875April 28, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 66,000 MILES. CAR REVS WITHOUT POWER TO WHEELS. UNABLE TO MOVE. TURNED CAR ON AND OFF AND ONLY BY SHIFTING TO D1 WAS I ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD IT WOULD BE $4600.00 OF WHICH HONDA WOULD PAY $2000 AS A COURTESY. FOUND OVER 400 SIMILAR REPORTS ON CARPROBLEMS.COM AND REALIZED THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON HONDA TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327419April 23, 2010VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES TO REPORT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WITH POWER WINDOWS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW TO OPEN AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED PRESSING THE SWITCH FROM BOTH THE MASTER CONTROL PANEL AND THE PASSENGER ARM REST. IN ADDITION, NONE OF THE WINDOWS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER AND HELD THE BUTTON DOWN. THE DOORS UNLOCKED, BUT THE WINDOWS DID NOT GO DOWN. THE FRONT PASSENGER REGULATOR MOTOR FAILED AND IN ADDITION TO A FUSE BLOWING, THE WIRING IN THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL BURNED AND THE VEHICLE'S FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP, SHE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE ORIGINATED WITH A CRACK IN THE MASTER CONTROL SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S PANEL. TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED PRESSING THE SWITCH TO CLOSE THE WINDOW, THE WINDOW ROSE LESS THAN AN INCH AND IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN SHE WANTED TO OPEN THE WINDOW FULLY, SHE HAD TO HOLD THE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION LONGER THAN NORMALLY REQUIRED TO AUTOMATE THE ACTION. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE RUN CHANNELS ON BOTH WINDOWS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10326952April 22, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOW ENOUGH TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND PARK THE VEHICLE. SHE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT VALVES IN THE THROTTLE BODY WERE STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000. UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/08/10
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327092April 22, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 3/23/2010 THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 80,500 MILES DIED WHILE IN DRIVE, WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPORTED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STAYING ENGAGED CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AND THAT I NEEDED MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION WORK AND HAD IT REPLACED. MY OLD, BROKEN TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10326782April 21, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, INSTEAD IT REVVED UP AND FINALLY SNAPPED INTO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR PER THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL NOW. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ON GOOGLE AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS HAPPENING HAS PUT ME IN A PLACE THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTOMOBILE DUE TO THE FACT I DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IF THIS HAPPENS I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I WILL BE GETTING THIS VEHICLE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WHAT THIS MANUFACTURER IS KNOWN FOR. IT IS NOT SAFE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10326429April 19, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 (WITH APPROXIMATELY 84K MILES) AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED INSTANTANEOUS FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, HE HAD TO DEFENSIVELY SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID UNTIL 100,000 MILES YET MY MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT THE FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BURNT-UP AND THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS 2003 V6 ACCORD HAD AN INSPECTION RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT NO REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. PLEASE REQUIRE HONDA ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!! THE DAY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR!! HOW WOULD SHE HAVE RESPONDED? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10326247April 18, 2010POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH I JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED HAS HISTORY OF TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS, BUT DID NOT KNOW THAT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUSY HIGHWAY ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR AND THEN RAPIDLY DECELERATED. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS QUITE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ME OTHERWISE IT COULD QUITE LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT, IT HAS OCCURRED, THOUGH INFREQUENTLY UNTIL QUITE RECENTLY. I AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE LESS FORTUNATE AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF ONE OR MORE VEHICLES. AFTER THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THIS NATURE, I BROUGHT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ITS MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE A "HIT" FEELING ALONG WITH RAPID DECELERATION. THEY OF COURSE SAID NO BUT WOULD CHECK INTO IT WHILE GOING THROUGH THE STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTIONS. AFTER WAITING A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH HONDA CORPORATE TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF COMPENSATION THEY AS A DEALERSHIP COULD GET. I WAS JUST INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT HONDA ESTIMATES THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OVER $3000 AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO COMPENSATE ABOUT $1000 LEAVING THE BALANCE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO MYSELF AS THE OWNER. I SUSPECT AT THIS POINT HONDA DOES NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS IS CAUSING MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I HAVE MY DAUGHTER DRIVING ALSO A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, NEARLY THE IDENTICAL VEHICLE, AND SHE JUST INFORMED ME THAT HER ACCORD WHICH SHE HAS AT COLLEGE HAS BEEN BUILDING ENGINE RPMS AND THEN JERKING THROUGH GEAR CHANGES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10325959April 16, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FELL OFF AND HE HAD TO USE HIS FINGER TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,589. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,668.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10325010April 12, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAUSED ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10325224April 12, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN JUNE 09. JUST 10 MONTHS LATER DRIVING 60 -70 ON INTERSTATE 95 IN RICHMOND, THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS ACCELERATION AND THE RPM WAS RACING. I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WE WERE JUST SECONDS FROM BEING REAR ENDED BY A FAST MOVING CAR BEHIND US. LUCKILY HE SAW THAT I WAS LOSING ACCELERATION AND SWERVED OVER IN TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE HONDA'S AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A PERSON ACTUALLY HAS TO DIE!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324914April 11, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE CREATES SAFETY HAZARD. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IRREGULARLY CAUSING CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND THEN DRIVE TO WHEELS FAILS LEAVING CAR STRANDED ON BUSY MOTOR WAY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324904April 10, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF THE CAR WAS THROWN INTO A LOWER GEAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, LET THE ENGINE RETURN TO NORMAL RPM RAGE, THEN REPLACED IT IN DRIVE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE EVENT REPEATED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER AND QUOTE ME A PRICE OF APPROX $4000 TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON A CROWDED ROAD OR UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT MY TODDLER WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324775April 9, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I FIRST NOTICED THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FUNNY SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT WITH 67,000MI. THIS WAS MY FIRST AUTOMATIC IN OVER A DECADE, AND MY FIRST HONDA EVER, SO I LEFT IT UNCHECKED FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES. WITH PROBLEM PERSISTING, I TOOK IT INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. NOW AT UNDER 80,000MI THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I'M NOW TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA IS WILLING TO COVER A MERE 10% OF THE REPAIR COST BRING THE TOTAL DOWN TO $3300. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR/MODEL THIS APPEARS TO BE A BLATANT DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHEN I CALLED HONDA AMERICA I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WITH THOUSANDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS, AND LIKELY MANY MORE THAT WENT UNREPORTED, I FIND THEIR EXCUSE HARD TO SWALLOW. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND LAST HONDA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324791April 9, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD, LEAVING THE CAR UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS THE SHIFT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324600April 8, 2010AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INFLATER AS WELL AS A THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH. I HAD THESE FIXED AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED AGAIN AND COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND SENT ME HOME AFTER RESETTING THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY THAT I DROVE MY CAR AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE. AMERICAN HONDA SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY MODEL, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. P.S. THE MODEL NUMBER FOR THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT IN THE DROPDOWN MENU, BUT ON MY PAPERWORK IT HAS 06788-SDA-A82. ONCE I STARTED WRITING 0 IN THE FIELD IT AUTOMATICALLY PICKED SOMETHING ELSE BEGINNING WITH A 0. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324207April 7, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY ACCORD STARTED "BUCKING" VIOLENTLY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED OFF ONTO AN EXIT, AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. $4300.00 TO FIX. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING HONDA CORP'S DECISION ON IF THEY'LL COVER IT OR NOT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10323788April 5, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED, REDUCING SPEED RAPIDLY. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I RETURNED TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BEFORE IT AGAIN JOLTED AS IT DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WITH IT CONTINUING TO SLIP OUT OF, AND BACK INTO GEAR. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE, A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, HAS HAD A RECALL ISSUED FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN THE PAST, HOWEVER IT APPEARS THE REPAIRS THAT THE TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 MODEL ACCORD, PARTICULARLY IN VEHICLES WITH 60,000-90,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED AN AMOUNT OF $4041.68 FOR REPAIRS. HONDA AMERICA OFFERED A 10% GOODWILL COVERAGE ON THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE OFFERED WIDELY VARYING AMOUNTS TO OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10322644March 29, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AND SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10322457March 27, 2010AIR BAGS
WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN GOOD CONDITION. FOUR TIMES SINCE JAN., 2010, OUR AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND REMAINED ON UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. APPARENTLY IT RE-SET ITSELF EACH TIME. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THIS SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH OUR HONDA DEALER WHO CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO TELL US THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS THE OWNER TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHICH WILL COST $95.00. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER? SHOULDN'T A HONDA DEALER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACTORY INSTALLED AIR BAG SYSTEM?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10322144March 25, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY - HONDA ACCORD -2003
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0