Honda Accord Complaints (2003)
1,987 consumer complaints on file.
- #10256890January 29, 2009VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH WAS INCREASED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND BLADES AT THE COST OF $200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V169000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). SHE SUBMITTED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO REIMBURSEMENT, BUT SHE WAS DENIED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10256442January 26, 2009AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND WAS DRIVING ON I-55 IN THE CHICAGO AREA AT ~70 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR COLLISION, NO ROAD DEBRIS OR POTHOLES ETC. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY AS IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY MY HEARING WAS IMPACTED. THERE WERE NO MARKS, SCRATCHES OR DENTS IN MY VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AND SLOWLY PROCEEDED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY TO DRIVE HOME. I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER AND TOOK MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE / REPAIRS. THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT EITHER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER AND THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ORDERED. NOW HONDA CLAIMS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND IS KICKING IT BACK TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS EVENT WOULD HAVE HAD MUCH MORE SERIOUS IMPACTS HAD THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10255887January 21, 2009STEERING
I TAKE MY HONDA TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 5,000 MILES FOR MAINTENANCE. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN AUGUST 2008 - SOMEONE HIT MY DRIVER SIDE REAR. THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES. AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 5,000 MILE CHECKUP. THEY BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES. THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THE WHEEL WAS BENT. WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS GOING OUT. I CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING RACK PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. I NEED TO KNOW IF HONDA IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERYTIME (MAINTENANCE) SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10255338January 16, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 12/23/08 I LEFT TO DRIVE AROUND THREE MILES TO GET TAKE OUT FOOD. IT WAS JUST AROUND 7:30 P.M. SEVERAL MILES FROM MY HOUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. KNOWING I COULD NOT MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I HAD TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES AND I ACCELERATED THE CAR MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. SHIFTING GEARS BROUGHT NO RESULT BUT FINALLY, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. AT THAT POINT THE CAR WOULD GO INTO GEAR FOR A SHORT TIME. I HAD TO DO THAT TWICE MORE TO GET HOME. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL DONE IN 2004 AND HAS LESS THAT 58,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR IS, AT PRESENT, AT A HONDA DEALER HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. I THINK THE RECALL FIXED SOME TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT ALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254950January 14, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD FAILED AT 51000 MILES. COMPLETE REPAIR THAT COST 3500. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED (60MPH) ON HIGHWAY. DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254717January 12, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY STALL. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BATTERY FAILURE. THE BATTERY HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR FIND ANY ERROR CODES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,520 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,826.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254779January 12, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NORMAL DRIVING..90,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HAPPENS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES I DRIVE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HONDA DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL COST $2800, BUT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WAS A RECALL ITEM IN 2005. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254470January 10, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED YESTERDAY ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WAS AS IF MY CAR HAD BEEN THROWN INTO NEUTRAL. OF COURSE, I CHECKED IT AND I WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I ONLY HAVE 79,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL BE A $3,000 TO $4,000 REPAIR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254204January 8, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, IT HAS 142,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING HARD ON 1-5-09 THEN ON 1-6-09 IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT ERRATICALLY AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS I WAS NEARLY REARENDED TWICE ON 1-6-09 WHEN IT DECIDED TO DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. 1-7-09 I WENT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME AND ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE I STOPPED A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THAT IT HASN'T SHIFTED OUT OF 1ST GEAR SINCE THEN, I HAD TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY AT 20MPH WITH MY FLASHERS ON PULLING OVER SO THE CARS BEHIND ME TO WOULD GO AROUND. AS OF RIGHT NOW IT'S SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM HAVING TO BORROW FRIENDS CARS OR GET A RIDE TO WORK AS IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I DO NOT HAVE $3000 LYING AROUND FOR THE REPAIR. THIS I HAVE FOUND THROUGH MY INTERNET SEARCHES IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HASN'T HAD A RECALL CAUSE "IT DOESN'T POSE A SAFETY THREAT" WELL I'M HEAR TO TELL YOU IT DOES. NOT ONLY ARE YOU JOLTED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, WITH YOUR SEAT BELT CATCHING YOU, OUCH, WHEN IT SHIFTS ERRATICALLY BUT I HAD PEOPLE SWERVING AROUND ME NOT TO RUN INTO ME THIS IS INSANE. I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM RECURRING NOT ONLY ONCE BUT MULTIPLE TIMES OVER AGAIN AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION??? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254002January 6, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC (111,000 MILES) I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS YESTERDAY WITH MY CAR...I HAD PROBLEMS 4 TIMES YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL 4 TIMES, MY CAR WOULDN'T NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO NEUTRAL AND NOT GO AND THIS IN EFFECT CAUSED A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION...BUT I JUST HAVE A LITTLE OVER 100K MILES AND I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER, AND FOUND THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND ENGINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF PEOPLE. PLEASE READ SOME OF THESE ... HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253291December 30, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE STARTER, THEY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND RECOMMEND THAT I NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 EX V6 ACCORD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253011December 29, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON OCTOBER 5, 2004. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE SECOND GEAR WAS FAILING, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD SLAMMING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED INTO FIRST GEAR AND DRIVEN SAFELY TO THE DESTINATION, WHERE IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10252896December 27, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, ENGINE WOULD REV OVER 5 RPMS. HONDA REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10252369December 21, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING IN THE # 1 LANE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY RPM INDICATOR WENT TO RED SOMEWHERE AROUND 8 RPM. HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I HIT MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND TRIED TO GET TO THE SLOW LAND WITH THE ENGINE STILL ON BUT NOT RESPONDING. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED IT INTO PARK. IT TOOK ME 15 MINUTES TO GET INTO THAT SLOW LANE WITH THE TRAFFIC AND I ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT. I AM A MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR AND A SAFETY COORDINATOR AT WORK. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEATH AT MY JOB SITE I AM SURE OSHA WOULD BE THERE RIGHT AWAY. NOT THAT A DEATH HAPPENED TODAY BUT GIVE IT TIME. I AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION. I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING I READ...HOWEVER, I AM READING THE SAME EXPERIENCES OVER AND OVER AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 71,000 MILES ON MY HONDA ACCORD AND HAVE OWNED THEM FOR 20 YEARS. THIS IS A GRAVE HAZARD THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATION. I DRIVE APPROX. 12,000 MILES A YEAR. I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT PAYING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE HONDA CARE PLAN. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE REGARDING SAFETY. IF MY CAR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TODAY AND ONE OF YOUR LOVED ONES DIED AS A RESULT I THINK YOU TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO RESOLVE YOUR ANXIETY AND HEARTACHE. THEN YOUR ATTENTION WOULD BE FOCUSED ON WHAT CAUSED THIS INCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10252286December 19, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 AUTOMATIC WITH 84,621 MILES AND FAILED TRANSMISSION. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXACTLY ACCORDING TO MANUAL. WENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING WITH NO PROBLEMS TO INSTANTANEOUS GEAR SLIPPAGE AND HIGH RPMS. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH LOCATED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME DESCRIPTION. TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR GOING IMMEDIATELY FROM 60-30 MPH THROWING PASSENGERS AGAINST SEATBELTS AND HUGE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL FOR BEING REAR-ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND HIGHLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YET HONDA IS NOT RECALLING. THEY ONLY OFFER A "GOODWILL" REPAIR SPLITTING THE COST OF A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FROM A HONDA DEALER. THE SPLIT IS ROUGHLY THE SAME COST AS HAVING AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP DO THE WORK SO HOW IS THAT FINANCIALLY ASSISTING THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE? CONSIDERING THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE AND HONDA'S ADMISSION OF THE PROBLEM, I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FORMAL RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251938December 16, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING
IN SEPTEMBER, MY '03 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM 2ND GEAR IN MORNING TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. 1ST MECHANIC COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON THE WAY HOME, DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, OIL LIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER; TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION DYING, 6 MONTHS AGO THE DASHBOARD/RADIO/TEMPERATURE PANEL LIGHTS FAILED, THE DOME LIGHT DOESN'T WORK, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOOSE. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED/MAINTAINED AT HONDA DEALERS SINCE PURCHASE. TO HAVE ALL THESE ISSUES, PLUS HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 106,000 MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEN TO HAVE TO PAY $2200 TO HAVE A USED, REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR THE '03 ACCORD. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED, PEOPLE SHOULD BE REFUNDED THEIR MONEY ALREADY PAID AND OFFERED A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT TO BE PLACED INTO A SAFE NEW CAR. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT...OR HAS IT HAPPENED ALREADY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251866December 15, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING EXTREME DANGER ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF FROM OVERDRIVE 65 MPH TO 30 MPH AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST(WITHIN INCHES) SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME. WITH THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC DEADLY ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251876December 15, 2008STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT STAY PROPPED OPEN. THEY ARE VERY HEAVY, AND WHEN PUSHED OPEN TO EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND 'CATCH', THE DOORS INVARIABLY FALL BACK AND CRUSH THE LEGS OF THE PERSON TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. BOTH REAR DOORS STAY OPEN, CATCHING AND LOCKING PROPERLY ON EITHER OF THE TWO 'CATCH' POINTS. WHEN WE POINTED OUT TO HONDA DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL ISSUE, THEY OFFERED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART FOR OVER $100 WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE LATCH MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FLAW WITH THE CAR THAT THEY SHOULD REPAIR FOR FREE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251769December 14, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IMMEDIATE THREAT TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER MOTORIST VICINITY OF SAID VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251601December 12, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CONTROL CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0