Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10312368February 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND IT SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. MY CAR SLOWED ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED MY PASSENGER AND ME TO PHYSICALLY "JERK" IN THE CAR. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND NO COLLISION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. IN REVIEWING A NUMBER OF WEBSITES, I SEE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. I WILL NOW CONTACT HONDA FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312386February 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TPK. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE RPMS SHOT UP LIKE IF THE CAR HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED LATER THAT YEAR IN NOVEMBER. I HAD OTHER MINOR INCIDENTS OF SLIPPAGE BUT IT WOULD QUICKLY SLIP BACK INTO GEAR. I NOW HAVE ALMOST 90,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES HAPPENING RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH AND AT LOW SPEEDS. THE GEAR SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC TIMES, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS BECOMES A RECALL/FULL ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA. THE CAR WAS JERKING TO TRY TO FIND THE GEAR AND THE FIRST THING I DID AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER WAS CALL MY WIFE AND TELL HER WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I CALLED BRAMAN HONDA IN MIAMI, FL AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT DATE TO BRING IT IN ON 12/6/08. AMERICAN HONDA CASE: N032008-12-0200567. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, THEY CALLED ME BACK TO SAY AMERICAN HONDA WAS GOING TO SPLIT THE TOTAL COST AND PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION (GOODWILL DEED) AND I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR, WHICH WAS ABOUT $1,700. I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AND CONTINUED TRYING TO CONTACT THEM FOR A FULL REPAIR. NO LUCK. I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY HONDA WITH 75,000 MILES NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! I HAVE FOUND OUT ALMOST 1.1 MILLION 2003 V-6 ACCORDS LIKE MINE ARE AFFECTED, BUT YET NO RECALL?? HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THE 2003 ACCORDS HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. INSTEAD OF STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, THEY ARE HIDING THE TRUTH. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT AIDS IN GETTING THE TRUTH. I AM CONTACTING A LAWYER IN NY AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312253February 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT HAS REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER COVER THE COST THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA'S TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311215February 17, 2010
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TALKED WITH THE DEALER HE TOLD ME TO GET THE SRS MODULE REPLACED. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS FAULT NOT INSTALLING PROPER SRS SENSOR MODULE INTO HONDA ACCORD EX MODEL CARS. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308665February 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED THE CAR 1.5 YRS AGO @ 99,000 FROM A "CERTIFIED" USED HONDA DEALERSHIP. DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN 1/10. REPLACE REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. 2/10 TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND RED LINING THE RPM'S. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308805February 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS EVENT OCCURRED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010. I WAS IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 50-55MPH. I WAS COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT AND MY CARE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT BRAKE. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES AS I POSSIBLY COULD (MY FEET AND BODY WAS COMPLETELY ENGAGED AS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRAKES) AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKILY I WAS THE FIRST CAR AT THE RED LIGHT IN THE FARTHEREST LEFT LANE. I ENDED UP ROLLING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND IT WAS A TIME OF DAY WHEN TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY (THANK GOD) I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND VEERING TO A MEDIAN. I APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I ENDED UP SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. ONCE I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS A VERY LOUD ACCELERATING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I COULD NOT GO BACK INTO ANY OTHER GEARS. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING SOME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH MY ACCELERATOR CABLE. I AM BLESSED I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY TO THEM, MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD. BY THE TIME MY HUSBAND CAME TO ASSIST ME THE CAR STARTED BACK UP LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED! THIS FREAKED ME OUT EVEN MORE, SO HE FOLLOWED ME HOME WHERE MY CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED. I CONTACTED HONDA IN TYLER, TX LOCATED ON LOOP 323 TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT. LOOKING AT THIS SITE REALLY CAME IN HANDY BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ISSUES LIKE MYSELF, UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE ISSUES RESULTED IN A WRECK AND I DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR GET ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I HOPE THIS IS CONSIDERED A RECALL BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE REPORTS AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS SITUATION IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE. I WILL BE POSTING MY UPDATE AFTER I COME FROM THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308612February 10, 2010
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. I WILL TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART AND THE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OFF. IT MAY BE A FEW DAYS OR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308111February 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE IDLE ALWAYS SEEMED TOO FAST. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED THE CAR APPEARED TO WANT TO GO AHEAD ON ITS OWN WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY PARENTS HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD MY MOTHER SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND ASKED MY FATHER IF HE BOUGHT GAS AT A LOCAL INDIAN RESERVATION INSINUATING IT WAS CHEAP GAS THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY FATHER STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE HE FELT HE COULD NOT CONTROL IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO FAST. I DROVE THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS FELT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. ON THE DATE NOTED PRIOR TO THE CRASH MY MOTHER WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED SHE HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. PRIOR TO THE CRASH SHE WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT AND HAD TAKEN HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL-UP IN FRONT OF A BUILDING. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED-JUMPED A CURB CROSSED OVER A FLOWERBED AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A BRICK RETAINING WALL. MY MOTHER TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD AND HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR JUST KEPT THE MOMENTUM GOING UNTIL IT HIT THE RETAINING WALL. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY FATHER WHO WAS THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER WAS BADLY INJURED BREAKING SEVERAL RIBS, REQUIRING SURGERY AND MONTHS OF HOSPITALIZATION. HE IS NOW NON-AMBULATORY AND STILL RECOVERING. MY MOTHER WAS ALSO BADLY BRUISED AND COULD NOT SPEAK FOR WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG HITTING HER SO HARD. WE REQUESTED THAT THE POLICE INVESTIGATE IF THE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK AND TO CHECKOUT THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPORT. BASICALLY, THEY BLAMED MY MOTHER BECAUSE OF HER AGE. WHEN MY MOTHER EXITED THE CAR AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY UPSET AND WAS TALKING TO WITNESSES AND THE POLICE TOOK WHAT SHE SAID TO BE HER 'STATEMENT OF ADMISSION OF GUILT'. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10307594February 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. NO FAILURE BEFORE RECALL. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR RECALL - PART REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED AND TECHNICIAN SAID NO "VISIBLE" SIGNS OF WEAR. 2. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE - IN SECOND GEAR... 2. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMNET 2009 (AT MY EXPENSE) *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305374February 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS LIT WHENEVER IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS AS IS AN ONGOING SITUATION SINCE SEPTEMBER,2009. I KNOW MANY HONDAS IN THAT TIME FRAME HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY HAVE BEEN RECALLED, I BELIEVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305640February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL; CAR REVVED TO 2000 RPM'S. HAD TO REALLY STOMP BRAKES TO STOP CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BROUGHT INTO HONDA. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305784February 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WAS ABLE TO REMOVE CAR KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR STILL IN "DRIVE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304487February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER RAINING CONDITION. WHEN DRIVING UNDER THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. THE CAR SIMPLY SLIP AND HARDLY STOP WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303769February 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD MODELS. ONE GOOGLE SEARCH CAN PROVE WHAT AN EPIDEMIC IT IS AS OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION HAVE COMPLAINED ON SITES SUCH AS WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING LIGHT ON, THE VEHICLE WILL REDLINE ON THE RPM'S WITHOUT GOING INTO GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST FAILS THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CALLED HONDA CORPORATION OF AMERICA (AWARE OF THE PROBLEM) AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. ACTED LIKE THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS INEVITABLE FAILURE AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303869February 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE "SLIPS" OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION TO REV IN NEUTRAL. GEAR SELECTOR NEVER MOVES. THIS "SLIPPING" HAPPENS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS, BUT PARTICULARLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN PASSING GEAR OR DOWNSHIFTING TO GO UP HILLS. SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN GEAR IS MOVING THE GEAR SELECTOR TO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND THEN MOVING IT BACK INTO DRIVE. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN TIME IT WILL GO BACK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303675February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 41,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED HAD TO PAY $3600 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303678February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD IN THE CAR, GOING ABOUT 70/HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 30/HOUR. IT FELT AS IF WE HIT A BRICKWALL. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE BEHIND, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT MY 2003 ACCORD NEEDED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, MANY OF WHICH OCCURRED IN THE SAME DANGEROUS MANNER. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE CORPORATE OFFICE COVERED 25%, AND I WAS STILL OUT OF POCKET $2300 FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, WHICH I FEAR WILL ALSO FAIL AT A LATER DATE...SEEING AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE, SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303483January 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN GEARS WERE SHIFTING. CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ON HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER. FOUND OUT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT SHIFT GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303486January 31, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE GOT STUCK AND CAR WAS NOT BREAKING. SHE HAD TO HIT THE DIVIDER AND OTHER 2 CARS AND THEN ONLY THE CAR STOPPED. EVENTUALLY OUR CAR WAS TOTALED. IT IS EVEN MENTIONED IN THE POLICE REPORT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303012January 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. HE ASSUMED HE WAS REAR-ENDED BUT THERE WAS NO FOLLOWING VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED AT 40 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT HIS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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