Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10166172August 21, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT IN THE MAIN FUSE BOX WHICH CAUSES A FAULTY CONNECTION AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIM DURING DRIVING. HONDA HAS THIS LISTED AS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND NOT A RECALL. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE SINCE ONE CAN NOT SAFELY DRIVE THEIR CAR AT NIGHT IF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY LIGHT? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165541August 15, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER LIGHTED CONSOLE DID NOT ILLUMINATE. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIO UNIT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED, AND DURING THE TIME OF THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO OPERATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164887August 8, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO COOL THE CAR. COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164022July 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION'S SLIPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR (NEUTRAL). OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. COULD GET NO HELP FROM AMERICAN HONDA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163772July 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BACKLIGHTING ON THE CENTER CONSOLE CLIMATE CONTROLS DARKENED, MAKING THE CONTROLS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162216July 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED SINCE THEN AT THE DEALER AND ALL RECORDS ARE COMPLETE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WAS AN ICON OF RELIABILITY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, 7/9/06 THIS CAR COULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE! WHILE ON VACATION IN LOS ANGELES, I WAS DRIVING ALONG SUNSET BLVD. JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING THE ENTRANCE TO THE 405 FREEWAY, (PROBABLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAYS IN THE WORLD) MY CAR DID A COUPLE OF JERKS AS IF THE ENGINE HESITATED. I DECIDED I HAD BETTER GET TO MY DESTINATION AND I GOT ON THE FREEWAY. ABOUT A MILE LATER, WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE, WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SKIDDED TO A STOP AS CARS BEHIND ME ARE PERFORMING EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING ME. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! THE CAR RESTARTED AND JERKED ITS WAY TO THE NEXT EXIT. (THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, ONLY A CONCRETE WALL). WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IT WAS COMPLETELY EXPIRED. MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. AFTER TWO DAY, THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A "TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE". SINCE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THE REPAIR WAS COVERED. AFTER QUESTIONING THE SERVICE REP. I DISCOVERED THAT I WOULD NOT BE GETTING A "NEW" TRANSMISSION, I WOULD BE GETTING A "REMANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION. IS THIS FOR REAL??? NOW I AM GETTING ANOTHER PERSON'S PROBLEM TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN FIXED? HONDA HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION AS IT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161954July 10, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING HOSE FAILURE. I MANAGE A COMMERCIAL HVACR OPERATION. I HAVE ACCESS TO SUITABLE LEAK DETECTION REPAIR TOOLS, ETC. I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS LOST ITS R134A CHARGE THROUGH WHAT I BELIEVE IS DEFECTIVE / IMPROPER HOSE CRIMPING, THAT IS WHERE THE LEAK IS. IS THIS A COMPLAINT THAT OCCURS WITH ANY FREQUENCY OR DO I OWN THE ONE BAD HOSE SET PRODUCED? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161023June 28, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 03 HONDA ACCORD. THE RADIO UNIT IS ONE PIECE WHICH HAS THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND RADIO FUNCTION. RECENTLY THE BACKLIGHT WENT OUT ON THE UNIT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY OF CONTROL INCLUDING REAR DEFROSTER IN THE NIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UNIT SAYING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 03-05 HONDA ACCORD'S. WITH OUT THE BACKLIGHT ALL CLIMATE FUNCTION ARE NOT VISIBLE AT NIGHT. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS: HTTP://WWW.DRIVEACCORD.NET/FORUMS/ATTACHMENT.PHP?ATTACHMENTID=673 THE REPAIR SHOULD BE DONE AS RECALL CAMPAIGN AS IT CAUSES A PROBLEM IS IT IMPAIR VISIBILITY OF CLIMATE FUNCTION BUT TO-DATE HONDA CONSIDER THIS TO BE WARRANTY ONLY REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160941June 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1 PARKED CAR IN GARAGE TOOK OUT KEY, ALMOST IN HOUSE WHEN CAR ROLLED OUT OF GARAGE DOWN DRIVEWAY TRIED TO STOP CAR ALL MOST RAN ME OVER. CAR CRASHED INTO CABLE BOX AT END OF DRIVEWAY. CAR STILL IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO FIXED IT. 2. CAR SURGES WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING GARAGE CAR TAKES OFF HAVE TO RIDE BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM COMPLETELY TAKING OFF, WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER. WAS TOLD ALL CARS DO THIS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160082June 17, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. HOURS LATER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR ASKING ME, IF I HAD TIME SO HE COULD TALK TO ME REGARDING MY CAR. I SAID, YES AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED, BRAKE FLUID CHANGED, AND MY ENGINE COOLANT CHANGED. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COST CAME TO $500.29 WHICH I THOUGHT I WAS BEING RIPPED OFF. THE HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY FRONT STRUTS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE BAD. I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN I WOULD HEAR A SQUEAKY NOISE. HE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS MY FRONT STRUTS. I ASK THE SERVICE ADVISOR HOW LONG DOES IT NORMALLY TAKE FOR STRUTS TO WEAR OUT HE TOLD ME AROUND 80,000-100,000 MILES WELL MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILES ON IT. I'M ASSUMING THAT I PROBABLY STARTED OFF WITH BAD STRUTS IN THE BEGINNING SINCE I HAD MY HONDA ACCORD EX, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOW, THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I'M HIT WITH A HUGE FEE TO GET STRUTS REPLACED ON A CAR WHICH I THINK WAS BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY HONDA ACCORD EX WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY ME IN DECEMBER OF 2002. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD. I USED TO HAVE AN 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON MY CAR. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LATCHES, INSIDE PANEL ON PASSENGER SIDE COMING OFF. SUNROOF RUBBER COMING UNGLUED. I HAD TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED BAD WIPERS WHICH SCRATCHED THE WINDSHIELD UP. NEW RADIO SYSTEM. TROUBLE WITH THE LIGHTS FOR THE HEATED SEATS, DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. RADIO LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS SOLD A COMPLETE LEMON. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD LOOK INTO MY MAINTENANCE RECORD AND SEE ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND REALLY CONSIDER REPLACING THE STRUTS FOR ME. I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IT'S GOING TO COST ME $700. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159605June 12, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE RUBBER GASKET AROUND MY MOONROOF IS ROTTING AWAY. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2003 AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE, I AM OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER IN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA THAT THE GASKET CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY, THUS I WILL HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY TO CURE THE DEFECT. THIS WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $500. THE GASKET HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED AND THE ROT APPEARS TO BE FROM NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I.E., A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159653June 12, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE INTERIOR LIGHTING OF MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2003 WENT OUT. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS. EVERYTHING WORKS PROPERLY BUT THE LIGHTING IS OUT AND NOTHING IS VISIBLE ON THE LCD SCREEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159073June 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V-6 BUCKED REAL HARD. DROPPING FROM 65-70 TO ABOUT 35-40. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I CHECKED ALL BELTS AND FLUIDS AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. SOUNDED LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN IT STARTS. I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT TRAVEL LANE AND CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING AND UNFORTUNATE FOR ME I WAS BEARING TO THE LEFT THROUGH A TURN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED (130 MILES) TO MY HOUSE, AS IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND HAD NO OTHER WAY HOME. SO 600 BUCKS LATER I CONTACTED HONDA THE FOLLOWING MORNING. BROUGHT THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT MY WARRANTY I WAS TOLD IT EXPIRED. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS WHAT IT WOULD COST TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR ABOUT 7-10 MINUTES. THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME BACK AND SAID HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUIDS IF I AGREED TO PAY FOR LABOR. AT THAT POINT I NEEDED A THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SO I WENT THROUGH WITH IT. LABOR WAS $1000.00. I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA TOMORROW FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND AN ADJUSTMENT AT NO COST TO ME. NOW.......ISN'T IT ODD THAT IN A 5-10 MINUTE PERIOD HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE LABOR. YES $1000.00 IS BETTER THAN 3-4,000. BUT WHY SHOULD I PAY ANYTHING. I THINK HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE TOW TOO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158981June 5, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING
FOR NO KNOWN REASON THE RADIO DASH DISPLAY ON THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS GONE BLACK MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY OF THE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING OPERATION, RADIO/CD OPERATION AND TIME. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BUT HONDA DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK IT IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THAT THEY SEEM TO BE UNWILLING TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AFFECTED OWNERS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158517May 30, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE RADIO AND CD AND HEAT AND AIR CONSOLE LIGHTING WENT OUT ON MY HONDA ACCORD. TWO HONDA SERVICE PLACES AND THE MAIN HONDA HEADQUARTERS SAY THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE $800 RADIO BEFORE MY LEASE RUNS OUT. I DIDN'T BREAK THE RADIO LIGHTING. ONE SERVICE PLACE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS. BE AWARE! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158019May 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS FOLLOWS A COMPLAINT NUMBER 10135954 (2ND GEAR PROBLEM, RECALL #04V176000). LAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE HONDA REP. SAID MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. YET, I NOTICED THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF HONDA ACCORD AND THEIR VIN NUMBERS WERE SIMILAR TO MINE. IN THE SPRING 2006, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN IT IS ACCELERATED. IT MAKES MORE NOISE IN THE AFTERNOON THAN THE MORNING. I TOOK TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED SOME PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION MUST HAVE BEEN BROKEN OR GOT LOOSE. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL # 04V1760000 OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID IF THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THUS CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157597May 15, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE SEAT HEATER SHORTED AND BURNED A HOLE IN MY LEATHER SEAT AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I FELT BURNING ON MY LEG AND STOPPED THE CAR TO DISCOVER WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN IT BUT THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT BELIEVE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. HE ORDERED A NEW SEAT BOTTOM BUT DID NOT ORDER THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT. NOW THEY ARE ORDERING THAT AND I HAVE TO MAKE YET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WHEN THAT PART COMES IN. IF I HAD NOT FELT THE BURN AND CONTINUED DRIVING, MY SEAT COULD HAVE BURST INTO FLAMES!!! I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FAULTY UNIT - I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157486May 13, 2006
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
I WAS ON I-285 GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN A TRUCK CARRYING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES PULLED OFF THE MEDIAN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE REAR ENDED THE TRUCK. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE HOOD, BUMPER AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD (COMPRESSOR, RADIATOR, ETC). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO IS MAKING ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT HONDA RECOMMENDS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BE REPLACED WHEN THE SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ORDERED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BUT NOTICED IT WAS THE WRONG PART WHEN THEY WENT TO INSTALL IT. THEY CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA ON MAY 4 AND AGAIN ON MAY 12 REGARDING THIS AND AS OF MAY 13 THE DEALER STILL HAS HAD NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA NORTH AMERICA. THE CAR WAS SCHEDULED TO BE READY ON MAY 12 AND NOW THE DEALER CAN'T GIVE ME A COMPLETION DATE BECAUSE OF HONDA NORTH AMERICA'S REFUSAL TO CONTACT THE DEALER REGARDING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM STILL HAVING TO PAY A PORTION OF MY RENTAL CAR AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL MAX OUT THIS COMING WEEK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157286May 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM. THE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED NEARLY CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156321April 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL SPEEDS THE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK AS IF THEY WERE BEING APPLIED TO HARD CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO GO FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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