Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10033145August 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
MY 03, HONDA, ACCORD HAD BEEN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, AND FELT A LITTLE BUMPY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY AXLE HAD SNAPPED OFF. THIS WAS SOMETHING HONDA NEVER HEARD OFF, AND SAID IT WAS MY FAULT, SAYING I HAD HIT SOMETHING. THERE IS NO DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR, PROVING NOTHING WAS HIT. I AM VERY SCARED TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ME I AM GLAD THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY ACTIONS CAUSED BY ME. HONDA HAS CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ALSO HONDA SAID THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN TO THEIR CAR AND THAT WAS ALL THEY WANTED TO SAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034086August 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH PARK BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032976August 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO D AFTER BEING OFF FOR A WHILE IT MAKES A GRINDING/SCRATCHY SOUND. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO D FROM ANY OTHER GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032978August 17, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEAT BELTS, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MAKE RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING, AS WELL AS THE AREA BY THE SEATBELT, AND BY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IN FRONT OF CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034043August 15, 2003
AIR BAGS
DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION, ALL PASSENGERS WORE SEATBELTS. HOWEVER, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032901August 15, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
UPON REACHING INTO TRUCK, AND NOT REALIZING THAT THE TRUNK LID HAD OPENED FULLY, I RAMMED MY HEAD INTO THE TRUNK LOCK, CAUSING A MILD CONCUSSION. THIS CAUSED ME TO BE OFF WORK FOR 4 DAYS. I AM GLAD THAT THE LOCK HAD A PLASTIC COVER OR I WOULD HAVE SURELY SPLIT MY HEAD OPEN. THANK YOU . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10030035August 15, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD THROUGH A CROSSWALK, ONCE OVER THE CROSSWALK, THE VEHICLE WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION AND CAME TO A STOP. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031279August 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PADS MADE A NOISE WHEN THEY WERE RELAEASED FROM THE CALIPER AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032786August 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THIS 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING I BOUGHT IT. JUST AFTER 2 WEEKS WITH AROUND 500 MILES ALL THIS RATTLING NOISES STARTED COMING FROM THE DOORS AND WINDOWS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY FIXED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS BACK LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER. TODAY I HAVE 14000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MORE THEN 20 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE RUN CHANNELS AND OTHER PARTS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. ALSO THE INTERIOR IS FALLING A PART; THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT IS NOT WORKING. THE CD COMPARTMENT GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME. THE ENGINE IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, FEELS LIKE ITS ACTUALLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO ME. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY HONDA HAS, MY WIFE HAS A 1996 ACCORD AND IT DOESNT MAKE AS MUCH NOISES AS MINE, AND IT ALSO RUNS BETTER. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE QUALITY SERIOUSLY. AND HELP ME OUT WITH THIS LEMON CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034092August 12, 2003
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FALSELY WITHOUT A COLLISION. *MR *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032559August 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE VIBRATES AT SPEED ABOVE 40 MPH. HAPPENED AROUND 9000 MILES AND PROBLEM PERSISTED SINCE THEN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027239August 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A VEHICLE. *AK THE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS HAD BLOWN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030963August 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A REALLY BAD "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2002. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CONVERTER REPLACED AT 3000 MILES. I HAVE SWITCHED BRANDS OF GASOLINE. STILL HAVE THE SMELL. I WAS TOLD ALL THE SENSORS CHECK OUT OKAY. WOULD LIKE SOME CLOSURE TO THE SMELL. THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA. JUST HAD THE 10K MILE SERVICE, CAR RUNS WORSE THAN BEFORE. POSSIBLY MY LAST HONDA PRODUCT UNLESS I GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031854August 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030513July 31, 2003
AIR BAGS
I WAS THE DRIVER IN A FRONT END CAR ACCIDENT AND MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID OPEN WITH NO PASSENGER. I SUSTAINED INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG TO OPEN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, MULLER'S HIGHLAND PARK HONDA, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY KNEW OF OTHER CASES OF AIRBAGS NOT OPENING. THE DEALER SAID TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA NORTH AMERICA. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM H.N.A. LOOKED AT THE CAR AND STATED THE COMPUTER SAID THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND SHOULD HAVE OPENED. NEXT THEY HAD AN ENGINEER CALL WHO DID NOT LOOK AT THE CAR HERSELF AND SAID THE CAR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AGAIN. I WILL NEVER KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WOULD OPEN IF THERE WAS ANOTHER ACCIDENT. HONDA NORTH AMERICA NOW REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10030463July 30, 2003
STEERING
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD V6 ON 4/26/03, SINCE THIS DATE MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A PULLING TO THE RIGHT 5 TIMES. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA CORP, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF AUTOMIVE REPAIRS AND SPOKE TO A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY. AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, I TRUELY BELIEVE I BOUGHT A LEMON!! THE REP. FROM HONDA SOUNDED PUZZLED WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT MY CAR WAS DOING. I HAVE HAD NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. HAS "TRIED EVERYTHING THEY CAN" AND "DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM". I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER REP. AT HONDA THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE NEW V6 ACCORDS, AND THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN DO AT THIS POINT, I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND THEY WILL CONTACT ME. I JUST PAID $25,000 FOR THIS CAR 4 MONTHS AGO AND THEY WANT ME TO WAIT!! MY CAR HAS ALSO HAD OTHER ISSUES, SUCH AS A A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE IN THE GAS PEDAL WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING INT HE MORNING. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THIS PROBLEM LISTED IN THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON 3 OCCASIONS BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS THE ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM WARMING UP! I WOULD THINK THAT IS A SAFTY ISSUE!!! MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ALSO SPLIT OPEN AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS AND I WAS TOLD THAT "IT WAS FROM THE HEAT" AND "THAT IT'S JUST COSMETIC" BY THE SERVICE DEPT AT ELK GROVE HONDA IN SACRAMENTO, CA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029272July 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE NEW 2003 ACCORD COUPE. IN MARCH, I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED BECAUSE OF VIBRATION. IT IS NOW ONLY JULY AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND THAT I MUST PAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE WEB AND THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NEW ACCORD COUPE'S BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030149July 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, CONSUMER HAS ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029218July 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 4000 MILES. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN AGGRESSIVELY. ROTORS NOW SLIGHTLY WARPED AGAIN AT 8000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028962July 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THERE IS A POPPING NOISE THAT OCCURS ONCE UPON ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP AND WHILE BRAKING TO COME TO A DEAD STOP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY LUCK. FIRST TIME HONDA REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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