Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10099908November 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING IN SECOND GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098566November 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GROWLING SOUND AND VIBRATIONS. VEHICLE HAS 30,000 MILES IS UNDER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THIS MODEL YEAR HAS SOFT BRAKE PADS AND THEREFORE SOFT ROTORS. THE BRAKES HAVE 45% WEAR ACCORDING TO HONDA WHICH MADE THE ROTOR WARP. THEY SAY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE DONE NOTHING YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095500November 9, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
UPON USING THE SECURITY KEY FOR THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE SECURED KEY ACTUALLY OPENED OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. SHE USED HER KEY ON A CAR THAT WAS NOT HERS AND SOMEONE USED THEIR KEY ON HERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10095029November 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FLIPPED IN THE AIR, HIT A CULVERT AND THEN HIT A GUARD RAIL. NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL, FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, AND LANDED ON TOP. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD A NECK INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10099490November 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEFECT OF 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND CRUSH WITHOUT WARNING. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION THAT COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION KEY BECAME HOT TO TOUCH AFTER DRIVING FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098149November 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FEEL A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MOVING THE CAR FORWARD (UNDER 10 MPH). THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND MOVING FROM PARK. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR RUNS AND STOPS FOR RED LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098151November 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS HARD STARTS. WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL START.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097691October 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF TIMES FOR MANY PROBLEMS. FIRST PROBLEM WAS MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 4600 MILES, BUT WEREN'T REPLACED UNTIL 7700 MILES 3.5 MONTHS LATER DUE TO BACK ORDER. CURRENTLY, WITH 17,900 MILES THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN. THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA, AND THE WORSE ONE, YET LIKELY MY LAST. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THAT MY RIGHT REAR DOOR WAS LOCKED FOR 3 MONTHS. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO GETTING MY WINDOWS TINTED, BUT THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THE THIRD TIME THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IF THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 32 DEGREES. SINCE THEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN OVER 32 DEGREES. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SULFUR ODOR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL PROBLEM ,WOULD GO AWAY WITH TIME. BUT AS TIME GOES BY THE ODOR GETS WORSE, AND SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN OFF SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MY OWN MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, AND HE BELIEVES THE CAR WON'T ALIGN CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE AXLES. THE FINAL PROBLEM WITH MY PIECE OF CRAP HONDA IS THE DRIVER SEAT ISN'T SECURE, IT SLIDES VERY LITTLE BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096883October 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
BRAKE FAILURE. *BF PRIMARILY A COMPLAINT ABOUT MICHELIN TIRES. *JCC THE TIRE HAD POOR GRIP IN THE RAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLOWED VERY GRADUALLY ONLY BECAUSE THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE COASTED, APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS LATER, THE BRAKES APPLIED VERY GENTLY. THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVED THERE WAS A MOMENTARY FAILURE OF THE ABS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097390October 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THERE WAS A METAL TO METAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BE RESURFACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097698October 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
BRAKE FAILURE, TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING AFTER IMPACT. SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *BF CONSUMER WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED AFTER THE COLLISION, A SPREADER WAS USED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE DECLARED TOTALED . *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10095954October 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 HONDA ACCORD EXHIBITED GRINDING BRAKE NOISE WHEN BRAND NEW (9-03). HAS BEEN IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE 6 TIMES. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER AT CARY AUTO PARK HONDA THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE WARPED ROTORS AND PLANNED TO RECALL THEM IN THE FALL OF 2003. MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH MORE DEFECTIVE ROTORS WHILE WAITING FOR THE RECALL THAT STILL HAS YET TO HAPPEN. ON 10-16-04, I HAD THE ROTORS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THEY WERE MOST DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE. I AM EXPERIENCING AN EVER INCREASING AMOUNT OF GRINDING AND SHUDDERING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WANT MY "LEMON" REPAIRED CORRECTLY. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS FREE OF DEFECTS AND ANY DEFECTS FOUND WOULD BE CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095912October 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 24,000 MILES AND STILL HAD PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED. THIS SEEMS TO BE TOO EARLY IN MILEAGE TO HAVE THESE TYPE OF REPEAT PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097381October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL ON TRANMISSION. *BF CONSUMER LEARNED OF RECALL ON THE INTERNET. RECALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. ALARM KEY REMOTE NO RANGE, MUST BE RIGHT UP ON CAR TO WORK. FRONT BRAKE NOISE AND/OR JUDDER. FRONT BRAKE DISCS WERE REFINISHED AND NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND AND REAR BRAKE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095800October 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULSATING SINCE AROUND 15000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON SECOND OCCASION THEY PRODUCED A MEMO WHICH STATED THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED OF THE VIBRATION AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE ROTORS TO HEAT UP AND COOL DOWN, BUT THEY ARE NOT WARPED. TODAY THEY TOLD US THAT IT IS DUE TO HARSH DRIVING AND DRIVING IN THE CANYON. THEY ARE TELLING MY HUSBAND THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE NOT COVERED PAST 12,000 MILES AND HONDA DOES NOT COVER A "WEAR" ITEM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 35,000 MILES. SO FAR THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST 360.00 WITH A DISCOUNT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095674October 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WAS IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLED IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY PARKING LOT. EITHER I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT WAS IN NEUTRAL OR THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO JUMP FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096565October 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURE IS CLAIMING THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE REP,. AND A COLLISION COMPANY BOTH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095616October 12, 2004
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DRIVER WINDOW MAKES A CREAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU LOWER THE WINDOW JUST BARELY SO AS NOT TO HEAR WIND NOISE, IT WILL SOMETIMES LESSEN THE NOISE. OTHERWISE, IT IS VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093767October 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH MAIN STREET, THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (SEAT AND WINDOW) THIS HAPPENED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HONDA DENIES THAT THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. IT COST MY INSURANCE COMPANY SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096846October 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN
GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *BF A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD BY THE CONSUMER. RECALL NUMBER (04V176000). *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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