Honda Accord Complaints (2003)

1,987 consumer complaints on file.

#10239880August 27, 2008
VISIBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DRIVE WINDOW AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. HONDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST CARS, IN MY OPINION I THINK THEY ARE THE WORST. I WOULDN'T NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE. EVERYTHING BRAKES IN HONDAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239840August 26, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. ON AUGUST 23, 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GWINETT PLACE HONDA IN DULUTH, GA TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPAIRED. THE SAME DAY THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WERE EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE WIPERS WERE NOISIER AND LEFT A LOT OF RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239601August 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR. THE GEAR DID NOT NEED TO BE PLACED INTO PARK. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238589August 17, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR LEFT DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATING IS PEELING OFF. PLATING IS VERY SHARP AND CAUSED A DEEP GASH ON FINGER OF PASSENGER WHILE OPENING DOOR. WAS INFORMED WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237805August 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FIRST, MY CD PLAYER STOPS WORKING OUT OF NOWHERE, WHICH I LATER COME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED AN INTERNAL DEFECTIVE CD PLAYER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE CD PLAYER BROKE, MY DRIVE SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR POWER LOCKS. THEN, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I GOT SOMEONE TO CHANGE BOTH SO THAT ONE WOULDN'T BE BRIGHT THAN THE OTHER, BUT AFTER THEY WERE BOTH I CHANGED, THE DRIVE SIDE HEADLIGHT STILL REFUSED TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237646August 11, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH CHEST PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 09/23/08 *BF UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237543August 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH HEATS UP UNUSUALLY AFTER IT IS TAKEN OUT OF THE CAR DRIVEN FOR 15 MILES OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237194August 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 83,000 MILES .TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MANY CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HONDA USA NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235511July 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH HER VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INNER TRANSMISSION LINE. THE FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. DURING THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE ENGINE REVVED AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL SPEED. AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL MORE THAN 30 MPH, AND OTHER TIMES, THE VEHICLE JUST HESITATED AND STOPPED PULLING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT PROPERLY DONE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS STILL OCCURRING. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235304July 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST AND SECOND SHIFTS, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THAT RECALL, BUT THERE NO DEFECTS AT THAT TIME. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234850July 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO GEAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234712July 17, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY HONDA ACCORD EX 2003 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND OFF. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY/SAFENESS ISSUE SO I TELL YOU ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234554July 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION OF SLIP AND DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. RADICALLY CHANGING SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE DOWNSHIFT OR SLIPPAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234205July 14, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234274July 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX IS IDLE OR AT VERY LOW SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNS OFF. I AM AFRAID THE CAR'S ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS ON A FREEWAY/HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233886July 11, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE PAPER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL;THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE MOTOR AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE WIPERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233017July 2, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON I95 GOING APP. 30MPH, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO SIDE IMPACT INCURRED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR SINCE THERE WASN'T ANY TYPE OF CRASH OR SIDE IMPACT. AIRBAG WAS REPLACED, DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SEAT AND INTERIOR ROOF OF THE CAR REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232705June 30, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXL STARTED TO RUST THROUGH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL LIP THIS PAST WINTER. THE CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH THE RECORDS TO PROVE SO. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AT THE BACK EDGE OF THE LEFT REAR DOOR AND REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP BOTH JOYCE HONDA AND GRECCO AUTO BODY ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE GRECCO AUTO GROUP SELLING & REPAIRING HONDAS. THE HONDA FACTORY REP. SAID THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT THE RUST WAS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR AND THEREFORE HONDA WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE HONDA DEALERS BODY SHOP AND STATE FARM INSUR. CLAIMS REP. MAINTAIN THAT THE RUST WAS FAR BEHIND THE AREA THAT WAS REPAIRED AND WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. ATTACHED ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SMALL DENT BY THE DOOR JUST ABOVE THE BODY TRIM LINE AND THE RUST AT THE VERY TOP OF THE WHEEL OPENING. IN ESSENCE, THE SERVICE MANAGER OF JOYCE HONDA AND THE FACTORY REP (WHO WOULD NOT GIVE ME A BUSINESS CARD OR NAME) SAID THE RUST IS A RESULT OF THE REPAIR AND NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE GRECCO AUTO BODY AND THE AUTO INSPECTOR FOR STATE FARM INSURANCE SAID THE RUST IS FAR TO THE REAR OF THE REPAIRED AREA AND NOT THE RESULT OF THE REPAIR. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT THE DEALERS BODY SHOP TO AVOID A SITUATION AS THIS WHERE NO ONE IS ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT A PROBLEM. THUS THE THREE ENTITIES OF THE SAME BUSINESS, HONDA MOTOR CO., JOYCE HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND GRECCO AUTO BODY ARE BLAMING EACH OTHER AND MY CAR CONTINUES TO PREMATURELY RUST THROUGH. ATTACHED ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RUST, THE CAR, AND THE ITEMIZED REPAIR AS WELL AS CONTACT INFORMATION OF PARTIES INVOLVED. I AM EXPECTING HONDA TO HONOR THE RUST PERFORATION WARRANTY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE CATALYTIC WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON JULY 10, 2009. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED TO REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HONDA WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE REPLACEMENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. UPDATED IVOQ 12/28/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232440June 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION IS NOT CATCHING GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY SHIFT IT JERKS HARD. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME THOUGH. DEALER CANT GET IT TO DO IT. 2 WEEKS AFTER MY PASSENGER SEAT HEATER LIGHT WENT OUT, I ONLY DROVE MY CAR 6 MILES; I TOOK MY KEY OUT, AND IT WAS BURNING HOT. I TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND IT TOO WAS BURNING HOT. IT DID IT 2 OTHER TIMES. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY AND COULDN'T GET IT TO GET AS HOT AS IT WAS WITH ME. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL."I ONLY HAVE 58,000MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231859June 20, 2008
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX AND JUST LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE IN TAMPA WHEN IT BEGAN RAINING HEAVILY. I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT THEY DID NOT WORK AND I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING AND BASICALLY CRAWL HOME AS WATER SPRAY FROM THE ROAD STILL HAMPERED MY VISION. I LATER LEARNED THAT BACK ON APRIL 16, 2008 HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2003 ACCORD EX DUE TO CORROSION OF THE WIPER MOTOR. THIS STATEMENT MADE BY HONDA WAS ON ALL THE NEWS WIRES. WHEN I CALLED HONDA'S HOTLINE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY BASICALLY RECANTED THE STATEMENT AND CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A FAILURE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON THE NEWS WIRES 2 MONTHS EARLIER AND THE FACT THAT I WAS NOW REPORTING ANOTHER SUCH INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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