Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10978506April 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971614April 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS RESULTED IN MY AIR BAG BEING DEPLOYED AS I CAME INTO COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL ON A CITY STREET. LUCKILY, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS RESULTED IN MY WINDSHIELD BEING CRACKED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10971153April 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL". PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, WITH OR WITHOUT ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. AFRAID TO HAVE ANY ONE SIT IN PASSENGER SEAT FOR FEAR THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY AND INFLATE WHEN NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969952April 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION RECALL- SECOND OWNER OF 2003 HONDA ACCORD. BOUGHT IT AT 76,000 MILES, NOW AT 95,000 MILES. I'M NIGHT DRIVING AT 75MPH IN THE FAST LANE WITH A CONSTANT FLOW OF TRAFFIC INCLUDING BIG RIGS. NEAR THE END OF A CONSTRUCTION MEDIAN WHICH WAS PLACED PRECISELY ON THE LEFT LINE OF THE LANE, MY CAR JOLTS BACKWARDS AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. FREAKED OUT, I THOUGHT MAYBE I RAN SOMETHING OVER. THEN 2 MINUTES LATER MY CAR JOLTS BACKWARDS AGAIN LIKE A FAST EMERGENCY BRAKE. I COULD FEEL MY BODY LOCK AGAINST MY SEATBELT. I SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER AND PANIC AS I AM AN HOUR FROM HOME AND I'M IN THE GHETTO. AS I PULL BACK ON TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY MY CAR IS AT A CONSTANT REV OF 5 AND MAKING A LOUD AWFUL MACHINE NOISE. I TRY TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT DOESN'T REVERSE. I TURN IT OFF THEN TRY AGAIN, IT WORKS ONCE THEN DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. I GET TOWED TO HONDA, I SAW HOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A JET KIT INSTALLED BECAUSE OF A 2004 RECALL WHICH STATES IF UNDER 15,000MI INSTALL A JET KIT, IF OVER, EXAMINE THE GEARS AND OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION. REPLACE. BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL WHICH WAS MORE SO A BANDAID OF THE PROBLEM, MY MINT CONDITION CAR IS ALL MONEY BAGS. I DO NOT THINK HONDA WILL DO ANOTHER RECALL OR PAY PARTIALLY FOR THE REPAIR. 95,000 MILES! I READ ON CAR COMPLAINTS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THESE SAME ISSUES WITH HONDA AMERICA AND HONDA DEALERSHIPS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! IF YOU CREATE AND SELL A DANGEROUSLY FAULTY PRODUCT, FIX AND REPLACE THEM! NHTSA RECALL #: 04V176000 HONDA RECALL #: P38
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958511March 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957478February 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2016. I WAS TURNING AND HIT A POLE ON THE FRONT FENDER OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY CAR. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE BOTH BONES IN MY RIGHT ARM. IT FRACTURES MY RADIUS & ULNA. MINUTES LATE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE I HAD SURGERY. THEY HAD TO PUT TWO METAL PLATES & SCREWS IN MY ARM. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 DAYS AND OUT OF WORK ON MEDICAL UNTIL NOVEMBER 28, 2016 I STILL HAVE PAIN IN MY ARM AND FINGERS. ARTHRITIS HAS SET IN MY FORE FINGER . I REALLY FEEL THAT THESE AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE MY CLAIM. THANK YOU, UPDATED 03/15/17*LJ *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10956675February 24, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS DYSFUNCTIONAL BUT NOT REPLACED BY HONDA, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED UP RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR AND DAMAGE TO ROTORS. ~$3000 BRAKE JOB QUOTED FOR A HONDA WITH ONLY ~150K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954273February 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948377January 30, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I'M THE THIRD OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX COUPE. AT 151000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. IT WOULD SLAM IT'S WAY FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS GOING 60 MPH FROM THE SHELL STATION .5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE, AND SLOWED TO 30 BY THE TIME MY CAR WAS IN 1ST IN A CURVE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. COME WEB TO FIND OUT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD UNRESOLVED PROBLEM THAT IS ENDANGERING EVERYONE IN AND AROUND THESE VEHICLES. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID IN 2004 THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED, BUT MUCH LIKE THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ENDED UP WITH THIS CAT IT DID NOT FIX THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND HONDA KNOWS THAT THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND WANTS PEOPLE TO CONTINUE PAYING TO GET THE SAME PROBLEMATIC REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I CAN NOT BELIEVE EVERY ONE OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED, AND IF NEEDED I WILL PURSUE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST HONDA ESPECIALLY HAVING A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN A KNOWN ROLLING DEATH TRAP. ONCE IT GETS TO FIRST IT FLASHES D ON THE DASH AND THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON. MY TCS AND ABS IS ALSO TRIPPED BY THIS ISSUE CAUSING FURTHER RISK OF ENDANGERING OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF. EVERY SEARCH I HAVE MADE ON THIS VEHICLE DAYS THE SAME AS I'M SAYING NOW, BUT AT VARYING STAGES. PLEASE HELP GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS PARTICULAR HONDA. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR MODEL OF THE HONDA ACCORD V6 EX COUPE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND WON'T BE MOVED UNTIL A RECALL OR I SWAP THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION OUT FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT I CAN'T AFFORD, BUT I DEFINITELY CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE MY CAR OR CONTINUE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945729January 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
FIRST, WHEN I STARTED TYPING IN THIS FIELD, THE PAGE RESET AND I HAD TO RE-ENTER THE VIN. SO, PLEASE FIX YOUR WEBPAGE, SO THAT IT DOES NOT CLEAR UNLESS A SUBMIT BUTTON IS DELIBERATELY PRESSED. THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON MY HONDA ACCORD COMES ON, AT THE START OF SOME ENGINE RUNS, BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS SET IN MOTION, AND STAYS ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE RUN. AT OTHER TIMES, WHEN THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AT THE ONSET OF A RUN, IT COMES ON WHEN THE SEATBELT IS UNBUCKLED, AND REMAINS ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RUN. THOUGH I WOULD RATHER THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BE PERMANENTLY DISARMED, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE LIGHT WILL COME ON DURING THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION AND CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO FAIL THE INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939719January 4, 2017
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SEATTLE. DARK AND RAINY, WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. CAR ALREADY HAD A RECALL TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. BUT STILL IT HAPPENED. FAILED RECALL. HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR FOR WINDSHIELD AT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE THE OLD PART. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN. REALLY SCARY GOING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, WITH RAIN FALL TO SUDDENLY LOSE THE CAR WIPERS. THANK YOU GOD IM ALIVE AND KEEP MY GLASS CLEAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938624December 29, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRUNK LID WON'T STAY UP. WHEN TRUNK LID UP, IT COMES CRASHING DOWN ON MY HEAD. IT HAS DONE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAS PUT SEVERAL GASHES IN MY HEAD. HONDA SAYS THE BAR CONNECTING TO THE HINGES OWN MADE ANYMORE. THERE MUST BE A WAY TO FIX THIS BEFORE I GET A CONCUSSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937630December 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936123December 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE A INTERIOR WALTER LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930235December 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10929411December 1, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX CRASHED ON 10/01/2016 ABOUT 18 MONTHS AFTER I HAD MY AIRBAG SERVICED AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALER 4/7/2015. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE DRIVER DOOR HAD NO POWER AND COULD NOT BE OPENED REMOTELY OR WITH THE POWER LOCK CONTROL ON THE DRIVER DOOR. MORE IMPORTANTLY, NO SAFETY SIGNALS CAME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $80 TO HAVE IT CHECKED; I THEN CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO ONLY DOCUMENTED THE COMPLAINT AND TOOK NO ACTION TO REMEDY MECHANICAL MISTAKE BY HONDA DEALER. I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWNHILL CURVE ON A WET ROAD AFTER A RAIN. WHEN I SAW A SLOWER CAR AHEAD OF ME, I GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT FOLLOWING DISTANCE. THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BUT WHEN I TRIED STEER TO GET BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE AND TRIED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, IT LOCKED UP, THEN THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD NO BRAKE AND STEERING RESISTANCE WAS COMPLETELY LAX. MY CAR WENT OFF ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS CONFINED IN BED WITH PAIN ONE WHOLE DAY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED UP, THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL, TWICE BEFORE ON 1/14/2015 IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND ON 9/15/2016 IN MY DRIVEWAY. WE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; HOWEVER, WE DID RECEIVE LETTERS REGARDING THE AIRBAG RECALL, THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, AND THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL. A YEAR AGO, THE RECALLS CAME UP USING MY VIN#. THE DATABASE NOW SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AT ALL. AFTER MY CAR CRASH, I HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 10/4/2016 FOR REPAIR ESTIMATE. I LEFT MY CAR AND TITLE WITH DEALERSHIP; LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER I CALLED TO GET CAR BACK FOR CRASH INVESTIGATION AND LAWSUIT, THE CAR HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY HONDA DEALER CLOSING ALL FURTHER INQUIRIES. AMERICAN HONDA TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I CONTACTED THEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918007October 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY AIRBAG INFLATOR'S AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF IT AND THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I FEEL LIKE THIS IS VERY UNSAFE HONDA IS THE BRAND THAT I TRUSTED AND THEY FAILED ME
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10915513October 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON TURNPIKE RAMP. WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. HE HIT GUARD RAIL AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT EXTENSIVE ENOUGH (NO HOOD DAMAGE, SOME BUMPER DAMAGE, NO LIGHTS CRACKED). I HAD CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE MAN NAMED GEORGE WHO SAID THEY ARE OVERWHELMED AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PARTS IN MY RECALL AND HE WOULD CALL ME. HE DID NOT AND THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NOW I AM AT RISK OF THEM TOTALING THE CAR DUE TO AIRBAGS DEPLOYING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE RESOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER WITH NO RELIEF FROM COGGIN HONDA - WHO COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907202September 16, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE RPMS ACCELERATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905904September 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. 5 CAR PILE UP, ME BEING THE LAST CAR HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE DID.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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