Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10251473December 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SECOND GEAR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FOURTH TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SLAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $2,450. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WAS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251493December 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED A BIT TINTED, SO I HAD THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGE THE FLUID. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR STARTED GETTING "HUNG" IN SECOND GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO DOWNSHIFT TO SECOND GEAR AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. HONDA INITIALLY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED VERY SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251322December 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER INSTALLED A JET PACK KIT TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING IN REVERSE AND THE GEARS FROM SHIFTING WHILE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 87,000. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251334December 4, 2008
STRUCTURE
2003 HONDA ACCORD INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE CHROME PEELING OFF THE HANDLE FRAME. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEELING ACTED AS A THIN SHARP RAZOR, WHICH CAUSED 2 OF HIS PASSENGERS TO SUSTAIN FINGER CUTS WHICH INCLUDED BLEEDING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10250677December 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR.... TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WAITING ON HONDA TO RESPOND REGARDING REPLACEMENT. HAVE 105,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250240December 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGES OVER THE YEARS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD STOP AND GO NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250250December 1, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR DOOR WERE DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250096November 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. ALL THE LCD LIGHTS ON THE CENTER DASH CONSOLE WENT OUT, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE RADIO INDICATORS AND ALL THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL INDICATORS. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A HAZARD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING BUTTONS TRYING TO FIND THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL THAT YOU WANT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249892November 26, 2008
INTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED ( HTTP://WWW.ASKMEHELPDESK.COM/CARS-TRUCKS/2003-HONDA-ACCORD-WIRING-PROBLEM-8584-10.HTML ). MY RADIO/CD CHANGER, TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND DEFROST LIGHTS WENT OUT JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE A $400+ REPAIR AND THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE KEPT FOR 2-3 DAYS. SEEING THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT SAME PROBLEM I WOULD REQUEST THAT A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249919November 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN INADVERTENT DOWNSHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LUCKILY, NO VEHICLES WERE TRAILING BEHIND, SINCE RAPID DECELERATION OCCURRED, SIMILAR TO HARD BRAKING. THE TRANSMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED COMPLETELY, AND THE CAR REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO PRIOR EVENTS OCCURRED (I.E. TRANSMISSION GRINDING, SLIPPING, NOISES, ETC) THAT PROVIDED WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249947November 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOST 2 GEAR WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249818November 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249664November 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION RECENTLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT CLEAR LAKE HONDA ON WEDNESDAY NOV. 18TH AND WAS SUPPOSE TO BE READY ON THURSDAY NOV. 19TH. NO MENTION OF A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS MADE EVEN THOUGH THEY DID MENTION BRAKES, BATTERY, ENGINE MOUNTS AND OTHER THINGS. THE DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ANOTHER LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE CAR LOST POWER AND THEN REGAINED POWER. I CALLED HONDA WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. ONCE I ARRIVED THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE CAR STATING I NEEDED TO PAY $96 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I HAD JUST PAID OVER $1800 IN SERVICE THE DAY BEFORE. ALSO THE TRIP PUT THE CAR OVER 100,000 MILES WHICH I HAVE READ THAT HONDA IS REFUSING TO SERVICE CARS REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL. I HAVE NOT YET CALLED TO VERIFY THIS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249593November 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65-70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP OR SEIZE CAUSING EXTREME DECELERATION (CAR SEEMED TO SHIFT ITSELF INTO LOW GEAR). THIS CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP BRIEFLY, AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS, IN MY OPINION. I SEE NOW FROM THE INTERNET, THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249410November 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MERGING ONTO FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248909November 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 17 IN LEXINGTON, MS. I HAD JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCLUDE THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WELL, WHY 70 MILES AWAY FROM HOME IN A CURVE DOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE RPM WENT UP BUT THE SPEED WENT DOWN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT REARENDED DUE TO THE QUICK DECREASE IN SPEED. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I COASTED TO A PARKING LOT AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO PATTY PECK HONDA IN RIDGELAND, MS. I HAD 94,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR YEARS. MY CAR HAD THE 2ND GEAR RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HONDA PAID 75% AND I PAID 25%. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED MAY 11, 2008 AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249248November 14, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL NOTICE ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD FOR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR WORK. *NJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248791November 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SON WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ON THE 10 FREEWAY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR STARTING DECELERATING AND THE RPM'S WENT WAY UP. THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY KIND. DROVE TO VALLEY HI HONDA IN VICTORVILLE WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN SERVICED. ONE BLOCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEED FULL REPLACEMENT. ONLY 122,475 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON LINE AND AMERICAN HONDA HAS BEEN ADVISED OVER AND OVER AND STILL NOTHING DONE. THERE WERE TRANSMISSIONS RECALLS ON THESE MODELS BUT WHEN TAKEN IN THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAID MY VEHICLE NOT EFFECTED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. A PERSON IS ON A FREEWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOOSES POWER! THIS COULD BE DEADLY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248815November 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. GEARS SLIPS AND CAR LOOSES POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248606November 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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