Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10495122January 29, 2013
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENT CONNECTION LOSS TO THE AIR BAG DUE TO BAD WIRING PART COMMONLY CALLED "CLOCK SPRING OR HONDA'S NAME FOR IT "CABLE REEL" I CALLED HONDA TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE PROBLEM, THE REPORT WAS FILED AND I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER BUT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS. AS ANOTHER ONE OF MY VEHICLES OF A DIFFERENT MODEL HAD THE SAME PART REPLACED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL I KNEW IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS TO THE NHTSA FOR REVIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493812January 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493484January 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEARS. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WHILE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR WITH NO WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. HONDA STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS SHOULD BE SINCE IT IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE CAR AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF WHEN THE CAR WAS RELEASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492099January 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED AND VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492064January 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAR FREQUENTLY SLIPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. HONDA SAID A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT HONDA TRIED TO BAND-AID IN 2004. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION RECALL ON 2003 ACCORD V6 VEHICLES. THERE ARE 810 COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE NO DOUBT GONE UNREPORTED. HONDA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 2004 AND HASN'T DONE THE RIGHT THING. PLEASE HELP US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490807January 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO DRIVE. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE WAS ON, BUT IT WASN'T. AFTER DRIVING IN A STOP AND GO SITUATION, I DISCOVERED IT WOULD SHIFT RELUCTANTLY IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. BY DOING THAT AND AVOIDING THE FREEWAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. THE CAR IS A V6 AND I HAD RECENTLY HAD THE POWER STEERING HOSE REPLACED AT A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF LEAKING AND SMOKE ALONG WITH THE IGNITION RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE CAR NOR THE DEALERSHIP HAD GIVEN ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING LIGHTS. ARE ON. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THE ONLY INFORMATION I WAS ABLE TO GET WAS THAT A 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL HAD EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490661January 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF 2003 ACCORD, EX. MY CAR HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT. ITS A WELL MAINTAINED CAR I KEPT FOR YEARS. I MUST SAY THAT THIS CAR IS EXCELLENT, HOWEVER, THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SOME PARTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING REALLY WELL LATELY. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED MY TCS SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON AND OFF TOGETHER WITH THE TRIANGLE SIGN IN ORANGE. IT STARTED COMING ON AFTER I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO MY FIRST DESTINATION AND AFTER JUST LIKE 10-15 MINUTES AND START MY ENGINE AGAIN, IT WILL COME ON AFTER DRIVING FOR NEXT 5-10 MINUTES. ALSO, JUST TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR GETS STUCK ON "PARK" MODE AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE HANDLE BEFORE IT GETS RELEASED. I AM NOT SURE IF THE GEAR HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TCS AND TRIANGLE SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, I NOTICED MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH BRAKES WHEN DRIVING WHILE RAINING. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES WHEN ITS SLIPPERY TO BE ABLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. IT'S SO SCARY THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME A FEW TIMES. I AM LODGING MY COMPLAIN SO THE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE A LOOK ON THIS ISSUE AS I FOUND ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON TCS ISSUE ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX ONLINE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO LOOK FOR A SOLUTION ON THE SAME ISSUE FOR MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490136December 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA IN 2007 AT 115,000 MILES. THE HONDA REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY A FEW DAYS AGO DESPITE METICULOUS MAINTENANCE BY HONDA DEALERS AND TOP MECHANICS. THIS FAILURE LEFT THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD 80,000 MILES AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489099December 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 ORIGINAL OWNER, TRANSMISSION IS SWITCHING GEARS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. IF I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT GOES BACK INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE I AM ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP (DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 15 OR 20 MINUTES). THERE IS ALSO A RANDOM VIBRATION THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION FOR SOME TIME NOW. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY HAVE QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $4600 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, BUT CLAIM THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS 4 RECALLS ON IT ALREADY. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE A QUALITY, TOP OF THE LINE HONDA, ONLY TO HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488870December 15, 2012
STEERING
SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON HOSE, PUMP MAKING NOISE STEERING PULLING TO ONE SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488677December 13, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF UPDATED 07/11/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488613December 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487946December 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35MPH IT STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487374December 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING AND MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE MOTOR RPMS WENT UP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING POWERED. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY AND I. AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON NUMEROUS OTHER OCCASIONS. MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF A REBUILD. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 59425 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486774December 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SECURED IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE IGNITION KEY: INTERLOCK SWITCH. THREE DAYS LATER AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROPRIATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,116.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487222December 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING FUNNY AT LOW SPEEDS - HAVING TROUBLE DOWNSHIFTING TO SPEED UP THE CAR (I.E. GOING ABOUT 25 AND THEN TRYING TO SPEED UP - IT WOULD JUST FEEL LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD REV BUT NOT SPEED UP).THE BIGGEST ISSUE THEN WAS THAT, AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR - THUS CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY AND SEVERELY SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, AND EACH TIME I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT - LUCKILY NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME EITHER TIME IT HAPPENED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE '03 HONDA ACCORDS WITH THE V6 HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES - AND IT APPEARS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE.... BUT I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF IT. MY CURRENT CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486730December 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CAR STRUGGLES TO GAIN SPEED AFTER STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN. THE RPM WILL INCREASE BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. IN ORDER FOR CAR TO ACCELERATE I WILL HAVE TO PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS PREVIOIUSLY BEEN RECALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486579November 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ENAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486113November 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE MY CAR HAD DOWNSHIFTED. MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 4,000. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND THE CAR STRUGGLE TO MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP NEARBY AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT WAS REBUILT IN JULY OF 2009. FOUR DAYS AGO, ON 11/22/12 I WAS DRIVING THE SAME CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT UP AND WELL MAINTAINED, AND A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED- THIS TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS COMING OFF A RAMP AND THE CAR ONCE AGAIN FELT LIKE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING. THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPLAIN IS IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE BRAKES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY- I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY SO I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SHOULDER AND GOT OUT OF THE WAY AS SOON AS I COULD. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I HAVE THE CAR AT THE SAME SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT TURNS OUT THIS WAS DUE TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T FAIL THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485892November 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR HAD RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION . I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2006. I GOT TOLD THE RECALLED HAS BEEN FIXED IN 2004. I GOT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AGAIN IN 2007 WHEN MY CAR REACH 45000. THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM USING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW SINCE LAST 2 YEAR I STILL GETTING THE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION . AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THEY CAN'T FIX THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I CAN'T PASS THE INSPECTION WITHOUT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. FIXING THIS PROBLEM COSTING ME MORE THAN WHAT MY CAR WORTH, ABOUT $5000. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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