Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10509940April 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ONTO THE STREET, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC), DROVE 10 MPH DOWN THE STREET. APPROXIMATELY 4 HOUSES AWAY FROM MINE, THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN PARK, AND SHUT IT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT, LISTENED TO IT, AND TURNED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CV SHAFT WAS SNAPPED IN TWO. NOT THE JOINT, THE FORGED STEEL SHAFT. I HAVE 57,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THIS CAR. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HONDA SAID IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO GET IT FIXED. UPDATED 05/15/13*LJ *TR UPDATED 05/28/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509809April 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
BROUGHT 2003 ACCORD IN OCT 2010 WITH APPROXIMATELY 66K MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER 2010, I HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING VERY ROUGH, AND I WOULD HEAR A GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING TO WORK(APPROX. 16 MILES, ROUND TRIP). THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER TRIED TO HAVE ME PAY $285 FOR SHIPPING COSTS OF THE PARTS. AFTER SOME HAGGLING FOR 2 DAYS, HE CALLED ME BACK & SAID THEY'D PAY FOR IT SINCE IT WAS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS (LUCKY ME!). TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT LITERALLY FELL OUT THE CAR! WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, IT FELT AS IF I RAN OVER SOMETHING HUGE! I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE & IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PUT IN GEAR(AUTOMATIC) AND IT MADE A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND,THEN A GRINDING SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY PUT IN PARK & THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF & IT STOPPED, LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, NOTHING. I STARTED CAR AGAIN, PUT IN GEAR, NO MOVEMENT & LOUD NOISE STARTED AGAIN. I TURNED CAR OFF & HAD TO GET FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASSIST IN PUSHING IT TO A PARKING SPOT. SEARCHED FOR & FOUND DEALER INVOICE FROM 2010 REPAIR, AND IT STATES "WARR. EXP. 11SEPT2013"......HALLELUAH! I'M CALLING THE DEALER 7AM ON MONDAY, LETTING THEM KNOW I'M BRINGING IT IN, AND I'M NOT PAYING A DIME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509555April 25, 2013
STEERING
AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE DETERIORATING, MY POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. I PAID $700.00 GETTING IT FIXED IN JANUARY 2013. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP GOING OUT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HOSE DETERIORATING. I TRUSTED THEM AND HAD IT FIXED AND PAID IN FULL. I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER VERY TRUSTED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD OTHERWISE. SINCE THEN, DEALING WITH HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE! ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY STEERING STARTED MAKING A REALLY WEIRD NOISE. LOW AND BEHOLD, HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS TOLD ME MY POWER STEERING PUMP WAS OUT AGAIN. ANOTHER $700.00 TO FIX IT...THEY SHOW NO RECORDS OF EVER REPLACING MY POWER STEERING PUMP, THEREFORE THERE IS NO WARRANTY. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY ABOUT HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY LIED ABOUT MY POWER STEERING AND STOLEN MONEY FROM ME ON PARTS THAT WERE CLEARLY UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY, THEY HAVE STRIPPED MY OIL PAN PLUG FOR THE SECOND TIME AND MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER MY GARAGE. I PAID MY TRUSTED MECHANIC TO FIX THAT PROBLEM NOT ONCE BUT TWICE, WHICH HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS SHOULD PAY ME BACK FOR. I AM SICK OF HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS!!! EVER SINCE[XXX] GOT SICK & PASSED AWAY, THAT PLACE HAS GONE DOWNHILL. I AM READY TO BUY A NEW CAR, BUT NOT FROM THERE!! I WILL NEVER TAKE MY CAR THERE AGAIN! I LOVE THE SERVICE MANAGER,[XXX], AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT HIS HANDS ARE TIED WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING AND FIRING THE LOSERS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE PURCHASED CARS FROM THERE SINCE 1989. THAT HAS COME TO AN END. I LOVE HONDA'S, BUT THIS NIGHTMARE HAS LEFT ME NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO BUY A FORD. WORDS THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508668April 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508472April 16, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CHANGE INTO THE 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH THE 3RD GEAR. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THEIR 2003 V6 ACCORD IN 2004. A MONTH PRIOR, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40MPH-45MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SLOWED DOWN, WHILE I SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR. DURING BOTH INCIDENCES THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE LIGHTS DID NOT REMAIN ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY NOTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DANGEROUS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508092April 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, CAR WAS ACTING LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO. MY WIFE PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND SLOWED DOWN THE CAR TO BAOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN SHE GOT HOME, I TEST DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND FLET THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HOLLER HONDA IN WINTER PARK, FL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMNET FOR SATURDAY. I INSISTED ABOUT THE SERVICE CALL AND ASKED IF I SHOULD DRIVE THE CAR OR HAVE IT TOWED. THEY INDICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE TO THEIR SHOP. I HAD THE SAME ISSUES ON SATURDAY DRIVING THE CAR TO HOLLER HONDA. I RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, INFORMING ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER 2003 AND RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FIXING THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004. HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY MADE A TEMPORARY FIX. BY ONLY PERFORMING A TEMPORARY FIX, THIS CAR WAS A SAFETY HAZZARD. THE TRANSMIISION FOR THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 WOULD GO BEFORE ANY TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE GONE. I AM FORTUNATE THAT MW WIFE WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505698April 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL ROADWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN FROM 40 TO 10 MPH IMMEDIATELY - COULD NOT ENGAGE THIRD GEAR OR HIGHER AND REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507292April 5, 2013
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO NHTSA RECALL #12V222000 WHICH RECALLED STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. I INITIALLY WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL BY A CNN ARTICLE AND RESEARCH ON THE HONDA WEBSITE ON OCTOBER 1, 2012. I BEGAN NOTICING LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT POWER STEERING ISSUES IN NOVEMBER 2012. I WAS INFORMED IN A LETTER FROM HONDA THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2013 AND THAT MY PARTICULAR RECALL COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE PARTS WERE IN STOCK. I RECEIVED NOTICE ON MARCH 19, 2013 THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND HAD THE HOSE REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2013. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS, I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PART, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACED AS IT HAS CRACKED AND LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD THE PUMP REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2013. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT FOR THE DEFECTIVE HOSE, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. I AM SEEKING TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA TO REIMBURSE MY COST OF PARTS AND INCLUDE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS A PART OF THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505252April 1, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504864March 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
HONDA RECALLED TRANSMISSION'S ON 2004, I TOOK MY ACCORD 2003 AND THEY JUST MAKE UP MY TRANSMISSION WITH OIL, BUT KNOWINGLY THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL, SO I REALLY THINK THAT IN REALITY THERE WAS NOT FIX.... NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY SET TO FAILURE.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504901March 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SWITCH SENSOR FAILED AND THE DRIVE INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING.THIS CAUSED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION/DECELERATION TO MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING .APPARENTLY THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT REGULAR FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD.THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504643March 26, 2013
ENGINE
USES TONS OF OIL, HAS DONE SO SINCE NEW. DISAPPOINTED IN MOTOR AND HONDA'S LACK OF RESPONSE FOR THIS ISSUE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503094March 15, 2013
STEERING
HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE BUT BY THE TIME THEY CONTACTED ME TO GO IN MY POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED MAKING SEVERE NOISE. NOW NO ONE WILL COVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502446March 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GO OVER 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000. *TR UPDAATED 6/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED THE HIGH GEAR TO LOWEST. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE FROM 65-70 MPH TO 20-25MPH, MAKING THE VEHICLE TO BUCK AND SWERVE FROM LEFT AND RIGHT. UPDATED 06/14/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500146February 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RADIO COMES ON WITHOUT A KEY AND ABRUPTLY TURNS OFF WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR APPEARS ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE VEHICLE AND I AM WORRIED THAT THIS MAY PROMPT SOMEONE TO STEAL THE CAR. IT ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND CALLED HONDA. HONDA SWEARS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS SUBMITTED THIS ISSUE. MY REF NUMBER FOR MY COMPLAINT IS N012013-02-2600454. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T ISSUE A RECALL. YOU CAN DO A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH AND FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND PEOPLE SAYING THAT THEY HAVE CONTACTED HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499949February 25, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) SIX MONTHS AGO HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAD NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE, HE BELIEVED IT WAS SAFETY HAZARD TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE STEERING HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,535.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499433February 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
NHTSA NEEDS TO HAVE HONDA ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN GEARS 1-4. WHEN DRIVING MY ACCORD YOU CAN FEEL IT AT 35MPH WHERE THE GEARS 1-4 SLIPS OR RACES. MY CAR HAS 133K MILES AND IS IN MINT CONDITION AND NOW I HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $3,700.00 FOR A REBUILT? NHTSA, ALL REPORTS HAS SHOWN THAT WHEN THIS PROBLEM EXIST ITS CAN FREEZE THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE SEVERE HARM TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND INNOCENT PEOPLE AROUND. MY CAR FROZEN ON TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT AND THERE WAS ALMOST A CAR PILEUP AND ADDITIONAL INSURES. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO OTHER OUT THERE PLEASE ISSUE HONDA A RECALL OF THESE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499287February 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY FIRST AND SECOUND GEAR GET HOT AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE AND CAR POWER JERKS AND THRU MY DRINK A COUPLE OF TIME OUT OF MY HAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498156February 14, 2013
STEERING
HONDA ACCORD 2003 POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL. WENT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE BOTH POWER STEERING HOSE AND PUMP ARE LEAKING. THE RECALL COVERS HOSE BUT WAS CHARGED $600 FOR THE PUMP REPLACEMENT. I NOTICED SMOKE OR BURNT SMELL YESTERDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496025February 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 60-70 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND SPEEDING UP ON ITS ON. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND ME AND I JUST KNEW I WAS ABOUT THE CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY CAR. I PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, BUT THE CAR WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE WHERE I USUALLY HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS SENT TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT WHICH WOULD COST B/T $3200-$$3800 DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF WARRANTY I WANTED. THEY ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ODD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE ITS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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