Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10215116January 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS AND THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 5,000. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE DISCOLORED, BUT NOT SEVERELY ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215187January 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA DID EMERGENCY RECALL AT 2004, BUT THE RECALL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. MY EXPERIENCE SHOWS EITHER DAMAGE ALREADY DONE OR THAT PREVENTIVE APPROACH FROM RECALL DOESN'T WORK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS HONDA DIDN'T REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MOST CASE BASED ON THE MILEAGE OR DEGREE OF DAMAGE. I PURCHASED THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 AT NOV. 2002, I DID RECALL AT 2004. WHEN I DRIVE ON NEW JERSEY 615 LAST WEEK, ALL OF SUDDEN, THE CAR SPEED DROPPED FROM 60MPH TO 45 MPH. AFTER ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES DRIVE AT 45 MPH, LESS THAN ONE SECOND, IT DROPPED TO 25 MPH. I SEE QUITE FEW COMPLAINTS WITH SAME HORRIBLE EXPERIENCES AT WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. MY CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND WITH 109,000 MILE ON IT. HONDA OWNER'S MANUAL REQUIRES TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE AT 10 YEARS OR FIRST 120,000 MILE. OBVIOUSLY THE TRANSMISSION IS A DEFECT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS (SEE THE COMPLAINT ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM) , HONDA SHOULD DO ANOTHER RECALL TO FIX IT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213734January 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 ACCORD V6 EX SEDAN TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH (12/6 & 1215/07 & 1/4/08). IF THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHEN MY HUSBAND OR I NEED TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, WE ARE AT RISK FOR BEING REAR-ENDED. ON THE LAST OCCASSION, I HAD TO STOP TO GET MY CAR, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I FOUND INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. *CN
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213369January 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 ACCORD V-6 EX TRANNY FAILED AT 83K. HONDA DEALER SAYS 3RD GEAR GONE. WHAT IF HE'S WRONG. IF THERMAL BREAKDOWN SHOULDN'T MATTER WHICH GEAR. FLUID LEVELS WERE FINE. WENT OUT GOING DOWNHILL! DEALER WANTS 3K FOR REBUILT TRANNY. I DISAGREE THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A PART THAT WILL FAIL AGAIN. NOT MY FAULT THEIR PART IS FAULTY.*CN
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10212983December 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. BUT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED ACCORDING TO HONDA'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CAR HAD 64,800 MILES ON IT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH HONDA PAID 25% OF THE COST, I WAS STILL LEFT WITH A SUBSTANTIAL BILL FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY AT THE CAR'S AGE AND MILEAGE. MOREOVER, I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN CERTAIN HONDA V-6 VEHICLES IS A KNOWN DEFECT--ONE THE COMPANY HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. HONDA RECALLED '03 ACCORD V-6S IN '04 TO RETROFIT THE TRANSMISSIONS WITH OIL JET PACKS TO CORRECT AN INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION PROBLEM. THE FIX APPARENTLY DIDN'T WORK. I'M CONCERNED THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR MIGHT FAIL AGAIN WITH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212252December 18, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE THE CAR RUNNING ON FREEWAY, MAKE IT SLOW DOWN , VERY DANGER, OR GET HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212082December 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND GENTLY REAPPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT BACK INTO THE PROPER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN 2004. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211697December 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED 647 DOLLARS FOR THE LABOR FOR THE REPAIR. *KB THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA PRESS RELEASE THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FREE OF CHARGE. THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. *JB
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210419November 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING TO NEXT GEAR BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD AND BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208764November 13, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S SON WRAPPED THE REAR SEAT BELT AROUND HIS NECK WHILE SEATED IN A BOOSTER SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT AND IT HAD TO BE CUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS DESIGNED SO THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND UNTIL IT HAD BEEN FULLY RETRACTED. AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EMERGENCY OR MANUAL SEAT BELT RELEASE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMERS SON DID SOME SKIN ABRASIONS AROUND HIS NECK. ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007 THE SEAT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10207566October 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED. A LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNAUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205902October 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY ACCORD EX WHEN IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD. THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO DIDN'T LIGHT UP, SO THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD ME IT COST THEM $300. ALSO, MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS GONE OUT. AND IT'S NOT THE FUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204572October 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. FAILURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING (AND NOT SHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS) AND RACING RPM. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 67,300. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM (CODE P0741) AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. HONDA AGREED TO SPLITS REPAIRS: 80% TO HONDA AND 20% TO CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204404September 28, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING AND WOULD ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2004 AND WITH 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE LABOR FEE OF $1,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,930 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,929.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203893September 23, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ACCORD FROM JIM HADLEY CHEVROLET IN MADISON INDIANA AND TODAY THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON ME ON THE ROAD IT WAS A BRDGSTONE INSIGNA SE 200 P20S 65R15926 SE20G MTS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203526September 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER CAR IS STARTED AND PUT INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND WILL REPEAT EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED UP. METRO HONDA OF JERSEY CITY, NJ HAS FAILED/NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF MY PROBLEM AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING AND 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TEST-DRIVING MY CAR AFTER I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE DURING THESE TEST DRIVES TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM! VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AS WELL MORE AND MORE RATHER THAN OCCASIONAL. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AS ME AND EVERYONE ELSE HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO ATTEND TO, ESPECIALLY WHEN I DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE TO GET AROUND. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203450September 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS FROM SECOND TO ANOTHER, THE GEARS BECOME TEMPORARILY STUCK. THE GEAR THEN SPORADICALLY SWITCHES TO ANOTHER GEAR AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FAILURES OCCUR. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS HEAT BUILT UP IN THE SECONDARY SHAFT AND COUNTER SHAFT, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203289September 18, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SAFETY HARNESS CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V176000). THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR COSTS. HE FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR DUE TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202994September 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS BACK. CARFAX DID NOT SHOW ANY WORK PERFORMED FOR RECALLED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO CAUSE CAR TO VIOLENTLY BUCK, AT ABOUT 30 MPHS, AND THE ENGINE REDLINED. THIS IS INLINE WITH MANY SIMILAR STORIES FROM FORUM POSTERS WHO ALSO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN HONDA'S TRANSMISSION FOR THE 03' ACCORD AUTOMATIC V-6 MODEL. RESEARCH REVEALED THIS RECALL, SO I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. I CONTACTED HONDA CORP. 800-999-1009 WHO STATED THAT THE CAR HAD RECALL SERVICE AT 48K MILES. AND REGARDLESS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL ACTING IN THE SAME DANGEROUS FASHION, HONDA IS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR WORK TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. SO EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION MAY STILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THE REASON THAT CAUSED THE RECALL, THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FULFILL ALL COMMITMENTS AFTER THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE CAR, AND HOLD NO FURTHER OBLIGATION TO FIX THEIR DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202138September 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE ENGINE HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIVE SECONDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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