Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10290821November 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR SHAKES VIGOROUSLY DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THE PEDALS PULSATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 120,000 MILES! I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS AND HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290376October 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3521.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289801October 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAN NOT ACCELERATE, ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289509October 23, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. NONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. SHE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TURN SIGNALS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77482.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289282October 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD. 82,000 MILES WHILE GETTING ON THE RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR WHILE GOING 60MPH. WHEELS INSTANTLY LOCKED UP, SENDING THE CAR INTO A SKID. BARELY AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT. 3 PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR TO TESTIFY. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288845October 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288738October 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR WHEN COASTING IN 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. CAR LOSES POWER AND HESITATES CAUSING TRAFFIC BLOCKAGE DURING RUSH HOUR. CAR HAS TO BE STOPPED AND THEN RE-ACCELERATED TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME VEHICLE DOES STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I.E. ALL OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288791October 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'VE OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX 6CYL SINCE NEW . THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS DONE . AT 53,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP . IT'S SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALER NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT PAY . I SAW ONLINE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT SO I'M NOT ALONE . LOCKING UP WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST A LIFE WHEN IN TRAFFIC . SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288591October 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR HAS POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE TRANSMISSION WILL OCCASIONALLY REV UP TO 4000 RPM BUT THE CAR IS STUCK AT LOW GEAR OR SOMETIMES IT IS NOT MOVING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BY DIFFERENT OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE SANTA CLARA HONDA DEALER NEVER ADMITS TO IT. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING FOR ALL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287116October 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 ACCORD HAS TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAS A FIXED. THE RECALL WAS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES THE GEARS START TO SLIP ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIX WAS A JET KIT IN THE TRANSMISSION TO HELP COOL DOWN THE FLUID. MY TRANSMISSION WAS TOO LATE FOR THE KIT AND WAS ALREADY DAMAGED SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT 65,000 MILES (IN 2005) AND TO TOP IT OFF THE DEALER SAID MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT WHEN I REGISTERED IN HONDA OWNER LINK SITE IT CLEARLY SAYS THAT MY VIN IS PART OF THE RECALL. WELL NOW IT IS 2009 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS 50,000 MILES AND IT IS FAILING AGAIN. THIS FIX THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID IS NOT WORKING AND IT NEEDS SOME INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THERE IS WAY MORE COMPLAINT NOT REPORTED AND I THINK THIS WILL GIVE THEM A PUSH TELLING THEM THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I HONESTLY THINK HONDA NEED TO COME OUT WITH A BETTER SOLUTION. OR EVEN CONVERT THE VEHICLE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286658October 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING CAR ON US HIGHWAY 90 BETWEEN LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA AT A SPEED OF ABOUT SIXTY (60) MILES AN HOUR WHEN CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO EITHER FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION PRACTICALLY SHOVED ME FORWARD FEELING AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL PREVENTING CAR TO SPIN OR SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE OR SLIGHTLY HEAVY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AT A CLOSE DISTANCE. HAD THERE BEEN, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LIKELY. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE OR TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286290October 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT WITH LESS THEN 100K. COULD CAUSE A CRASH IF YOUR TRYING TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND YOUR TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO GO OUT. BIG PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL FROM WHAT I READ. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286222October 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 03 ACCORD EX-V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS VERY UPSET AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 45MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BY THE D4 LIGHT AND SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT A OWNER COST OF $3600. THE 03 ACCORD V-6 COUPE IS THE WORST YEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HONDA IGNORES THE OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285097September 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284803September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ON 9/19 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY CAR SHIFTED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, WITH THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3 RPM'S. MY CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HOLT AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO MISS FROM HITTING ME. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 80,098 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T THE RIGHT THING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEM OVER 200 CASES JUST LIKE ME AND I BELIEVE ITS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE LIVES BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284802September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 113,236 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE SOLENOID CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RECALL 04V176000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284826September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN 2006 AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH ANY SERVICE RECORDS. THE CAR IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTING SUDDENLY AS WELL AS GETTING STUCK IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ON AN INCLINE IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TODAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284613September 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 9-17-09 I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE, HONDA ACCORD, EX 6 CYLINDER VIOLENTLY LUNGED CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN FORWARD, HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY UPPER BODY AND THEN BACKWARDS INTO MY SEAT. I EXPERIENCED NO LOSS OF POWER AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. IF I HAD BEEN CLOSE TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I BEGAN TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE. IF I HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT I MAY BE EITHER DEAD OR IN A HOSPITAL, AND EVEN WORSE COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, INJURING SOMEONE ELSE. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM, AND AFTER THERE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED I GO TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 9-10-09, THE SERVICE MANAGER IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WILL DETERMINE IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284542September 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. HE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE INTENDED SPEED, AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 2,300.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,600. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND ACCORDING TO AAMCO THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR HAD TOTALLY FAILED. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283971September 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 ACCORD V6 TAKEN TO CENTURY HONDA (CINCINNATI, OH) MANY TIMES BUT DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AUG. 13, 2009 TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH, WITHIN SECONDS CAR SLAMMED DOWN TO 15 MPH, DUE TO QUICK THINKING MAJOR ACCIDENT AVOIDED. TOWED TO DEALER, SERVICE TECH, STRANDED BY CAR. PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. QUOTED $3400 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. IT'S NOW SEPT. 16TH, WORKED WITH HONDA AMERICA ON PRICE, PROBLEM. RELUNCTANTLY, CAME DOWN TO $1700 PLUS TAX BUT NO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT TRANSMISSION IS BIG PROBLEM. AGREED UPON SOLUTION, NOW HONDA SERVICE SAYS UNABLE TO GET TRANSMISSION. THAT'S RIGHT, 1 MONTH, BIG EXPENSE AND STILL NO CAR. SAFETY, SECURITY PUT AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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