2003 Honda Accord complaints

2003 HONDA ACCORD 2 DR COUPE, V6 WITH 5SP AUTO-58K MILEAGE-TRANSMISSION LOCKING, VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING SHUT ITSELF OFF, COASTED, DRIFTED NO POWER, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING 0-30 MPH, THREE LANE ROAD CREATING DANGEROUS POTENTIAL FOR DRIVER WITHOUT ANY CAPACITY TO ENGAGE HAZARD LIGHTS, TEMPERATURES 105+ DEGREES. VEHICLE NEARLY REAR ENDED AS IT OCCURRED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. SENSOR INSTALLED AT $322 COST TO OWNER. NO GOODWILL. LESS THAN ONE WEEK ONCE AGAIN TRANSMISSION LOCKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING SHUT ITSELF OFF, ELECTRICAL POWER REMAINED INTACT, DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS, YELLOW LIGHT CAME ONE FOR SERVICE, TOW ARRIVED 60 MINUTES LATER THREE LANE HWY HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. IMPECCABLE SERVICE RECORDS, ALL FROM HONDA DEALER, OWNER DILIGENT WITH EVERY REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. HONDA DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY APPROXIMATELY $6,267 W/ 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND HONDA MANUFACTURER OFFERED LESS THAN 6 1/2% TOWARD REPLACEMENT, OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMAINDER (DEALER VOLUNTEERED CREDIT OF 23%) DEALER PROVIDED FREE LOANER CAR FOR ONE WEEK AT THEIR COST AS HONDA DID NOT COVER THE LOANER. DECISION PENDING AFTER HONDA IS CONTACTED DIRECTLY TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS, RECALLED DEFECT NOTED TO MILLIONS OF OTHERS IN TRANSMISSION RECALL. HAD GREAT POTENTIAL FOR OWNER TO SUSTAIN INJURY OR FATALITY, TWO LOCKING INCIDENTS, ONE WITH ALL POWER FAILURE TOO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN 60 MPH WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED, FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER INSIDE MOTOR HOUSING FROM CORROSION. WIPERS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. VERY DANGEROUS, HAD TO WAIT UNTIL RAIN SUBSIDED TO DRIVE. STAYED ON SHOULDER OF ROAD PRESENTING A HAZARD. MOTOR REPLACED AT HONDA DEALER COST TO OWNER $265. OWNER FOLLOWED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE DILIGENTLY ALL TO HONDA DEALER ALWAYS REQUESTED ALL POINT INSPECTION EVERY VISIT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT, AND DUE TO LIGHT TRAFFIC THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER TAKE, WHEN PLACED IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS CLEANED BY THE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62, 5000. UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. UPDATED 09/26/13

OVER TIME, THE CLEARCOAT ON THE HOOD, SPOILER, TRUNK LID & HOOD HAS DELAMINATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE, AT AROUND 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THE RPM'S JUMPED TO 7000. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND "MAINTENANCE" LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER NEARLY BEING REAR-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ( RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC), I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE HOME, NEVER GOING ABOVE 20 MPH. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TOWED TO LANDMARK HONDA (ALEXANDRIA, VA) I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $5085, PARTS AND LABOR. GRANTED, THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD WITH 90K MILES, I WAS A LITTLE DISHEARTEN. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IN THE AREA WHERE THEY ARE REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2800. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA AND ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR REPUTATION FOR DEPENDABILITY. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND COMPENSATE ALL HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR

AFTER GETTING A TRANSMISSION FLUSH (FLUID WAS DARK AND APPARENTLY ALREADY DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY OCCURRED), A WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD VIOLENTLY UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT REPEATEDLY. THIS OCCURRED ON SIDE ROADS AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45-50 MILES PER HOUR. AT 45 MILES PER HOUR IT WOULD UP AND DOWNSHIFT EVERY 5-10 SECONDS ON THE WAY TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I DID NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID A RESULTING ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED WITH ABOUT 119,000 MILES AND REQUIRED A REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2,800. HONDA SAYS THEY HAD ISSUED A TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. ALSO ALL SEARCHES BY VIN ON HONDA'S SITE HAD FAILED UNTIL YESTERDAY. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED FOR MY CAR. BUT I NEVER BROUGHT IN MY CAR FOR THIS WORK, AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF FIXING IT THAT I CAN SEE. HONDA SHOULD PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR AS THE REBUILD IS NOT THE SAME AS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I ALREADY PAID FOR IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING BOTH ON STREET AND HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN. THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY SLOWS DOWN. FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT UP AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED : ABOUT A WEEK AGO . ENGINE WOULD STALL IF EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS/WERE ACTIVATED. AT THE PRESENT, ENGINE DIES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED..AMERICAN HONDA TOLD US THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE. ( PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WHEN 4 WAY FLASHERS ARE ACTIVATED). CAR IS UNSAFE AND NOT DRIVABLE WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE OR HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM , AND ALSO WHAT WAS DONE OR REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE . *TR

ON JUNE 28, 2013 I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO CRANK UP MY CAR. MY IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO CRANK THE CAR. I FOUND THIS TO BE SURPRISING WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY SWITCH IN THE PAST. I CALLED HONDA, THEY INDICATED THAT IT MAYBE MY KEY, OR MY IGNITION SWITCH, AND TO BRING IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION. AFTER THE INSPECTION HONDA STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH THAT WOULD COST $1000. AFTER I WAS TOLD WHAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, I ASKED WAS THERE ANY RECALLS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALER SAID "NO" I LATER CALLED AN ATTORNEY FOR THE MATTER HE ASK FOR MY VIN # AND HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE MATTER HE INDICATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TO CALL 18009991009 HONDA SERVICES. I CALLED HONDA THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD AN INSPECTION FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2010. I THINK HONDA IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH, I FEEL I WAS OVER CHARGED, FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

CAR STARTED BURNING OIL AT 100,000 MILES. TAIL PIPE IS FULL OF BLACK SOOT. I HAVE TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR EVERY 700 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. ON JUNE 28, 2013, AT 148,000 MILES, THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE DRIVE LIGHT IN THE DASH STARTED BLINKING. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT - COSTING $2,800. I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN THIS. I'VE ALREADY COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT THE CAR BURNING OIL BUT THEY SAID THAT IS NORMAL. WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE THERE? DOES ANYONE WANT TO GET A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TOGETHER? I'VE READ ABOUT MANY INSTANCES WHERE THE MOTOR BURNS OIL AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, EVEN WAY EARLIER THAN MINE HAS. IT'S TOO BAD IT WOULD TAKE A FATALITY FOR HONDA TO RESPOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING A SLIGHT FLARE IN 2ND TO 3RD SHIFT AROUND 150,000 MILES. I GOT IT SERVICED AT MEL RAPTON HONDA ON 3/20/2012 AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE FLARE ISSUE. NOW AT 180,000 THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO PAST 3RD GEAR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED BEGAN FLUCTUATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,498.

I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT A PARKING AREA WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS JUMPED UP TO 4000+ BUT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN D BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I ALLOWED THE RPMS TO DROP TO 600, SHIFTED TO N THEN BACK TO D. REPEATED THAT PROCESS A 2ND TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION DID ENGAGE. THE NEXT DAY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED BUT COULD NOT VERIFY A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT 61740 MILES THE SAME TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW BEING REPLACED. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2002. THIS VEHICLE HAD AN EASY LIFE AND LESS THAN 62000 MILES. THE 2004 RECALL FOR ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WARNING LIGHT GOES ON (EXCLAMATION POINT IN TRIANGLE) WHEN CAR STARTS. TCS LIGHT GOES ON (AFTER DRIVING FOR A MINUTE). MAY BE RELATED TO SEAT BELT ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL SHOP. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $120 FOR OWN DIAGNOSTIC BEFORE REPLACING SEAT BELT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CA FREEWAY GOING 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE, SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED (I THOUGHT) BRAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. I CROSSED THE LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ALL THE WHILE IT WAS STILL BRAKING VIOLENTLY. NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR HONDA MECHANIC AND IT TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 4TH TO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY READ NUMEROUS STORIES EXACTLY LIKE MINE. LOOKS LIKE HONDA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YES, THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TRY TO HELP THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS BEFORE THEY ARE KILLED OR INJURED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR FORCED ITSELF INTO A LOWER GEAR. MY CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SKIDDED ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THAT NOBODY WAS AROUND ME AT THE TIME, OR I COULD HAVE DEFINITELY HIT SOMEBODY. I DROVE MY CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $4,500. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE FEE AND FIX MY CAR. SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM THE OUTSET. THE WRONG LUG NUTS WERE ON THE WHEELS. I GOT A RIDE OF VIBRATION FOR 13,000 MILES AND 25 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOPS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A DIFFERENTIAL WHICH FAILED AND TWO TRANSMISSIONS AFTER THE ORIGINAL FOR A TOTAL OF THREE. I NEVER GOT ONE MILE OF THE NEW CAR RIDE A NEW CAR WOULD NORMALLY PROVIDE. COUNTLESS TRIPS AND STOP GAP REPAIRS ,I AM NOW AFRAID TO TAKE A TRIP. I HAVE ASKED HONDA FOR A NEW CAR THREE TIME INCLUDING JAPAN AND THEY HAVE DECLINED 'STATING THEY COVER THE 3RD TRANSMISSION WITH A WARRANTY AND HAVE HELPED. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES THE MANY TRIPS TO CULVER CITY FROM VAN NUYS WERE NOT ALL DOCUMENTED AS\ THE WORK ORDERS WERE REDACTED BY [XXX], WHO HONDA CLAIMS SINCE HAVE BEEN RELEASED(FIRED).I HAVE INVOICES OF OVER ALMOST 5 1/2 INCHES WIDE COLLECTIVELY. IF EVER A CAR WAS 'FRAUDULENT' IN TERMS OF A VEHICLE THAT DID NOT EVER MESH MECHANICALLY THIS IS THE 'PROTOTYPE' HONDA ACCORD IF THERE IS ANY JUSTICE A NEW CAR WOULD BE PROVIDED AND BE DEEMED A MOST APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER OF THE CAR WHICH NEVER WORKED FROM THE OUTSET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE JUST NOTICED THE PAINT ON MY CAR IS FADING DOWN TO THE BODY, THIS WILL CAUSE RUST AND EVENTUALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND A SOLUTION, I'VE NOTICED THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT POSSIBLY IN THE WORKS (WHERE WE ALL KNOW ONLY THE LAWYERS WILL HAVE ANY BENEFITS) YET THE CONSUMER, WHO WERE SOLD AN INFERIOR FAULTY PRODUCT WILL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR BEING RIPPED OF BY AN "UNTOUCHABLE" CORPORATION. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUIT ON HER. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT REAR ENDED. HACKETTSTOWN HONDA QUOTED ME $4500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT RELATING TO THIS (#04-037 DATED APRIL 2005) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR A VARIETY OF OTHER RECALLS. I ALSO OWN A 2003 4 CYLINDER AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WHILE SHIFTING DOWN INTO FIRST, A SMALL KNOCK. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS TRAFFIC OPENED UP THE CAR VIOLENTLY SLAMMED INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING MY TIRES TO LOCK UP AND SENT ME VEERING TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS AT A SAFE DISTANCE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOAST. AFTERWARDS I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME IN FIRST GEAR AS NO OTHER GEAR IS WORKING INCLUDING REVERSE. LOOKS LIKE ITS OFF TO THE DEALER TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THERE IS NO CONCERN OF SAFETY FROM EITHER HONDA OR THE NHTSA, BUT THEY ARE QUICK TO TELL YOU TO REPLACE THE IGNITION INTERLOCK BECAUSE IT'S UNSAFE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! *TR

I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED. *TR

OTHER DRIVER WAS DRIVING RECKLESS!!!!! RAN A RED LIGHT AT 60 MILES AN HOUR 20 MILES OVER SPEED LIMIT, SIDE IMPACT , AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK!!!!!!! MAJOR BRAIN INJURY AS A RESULT!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD ONLY TRAVELED 1.5 MILES AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NONSTOP RINGING IN THE EARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE INFORMATION WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 185,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTS REVVING AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 20MPH-40MPH. I WAS TO PULL OVER THEN START DRIVING AGAIN. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THEN NOT NOW. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FROM DRIVE LINE. ( IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL). IT DOESN'T DO IT WHEN COLD. IF ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES CAR WILL MOVE. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST QUOTED $2000-$2500 TO REBUILD TRANS.HE SAID THE TRANS FILTER WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM OUTSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH PACK DISINTEGRATES AND CLOGS THE FILTER RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION UNRELIABLE. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN REPLACED AS PER HONDA RECOMMENDATION, NOW IT SMELLS BURNED AND IS BROWN INSTEAD OF RED. HONDA QUOTED $500 TRADE IN VALUE TOWARDS ANOTHER NEWER CAR. HONDA WANTS $3000-$4000 TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT UNIT. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MODEL OVER MANY YEARS. HOW MANY FATAL CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT WERE ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER CAUSES? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APX. 45MPH CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER I RESTARTED AND IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENED 4 OR 5 TIMES OVER THE NEXT 3 MILES TO GET CAR HOME. SPOKE WITH HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR SAME DAY (6/8/13) AND SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AND I WAS LOOKING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FOR APX.4 - 4.5K! OVER THE PHONE AND NOT HAVING SEEN THE CAR! CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (6/10/13) AND AFTER 20 MINUTES ON PHONE WITH REP HE TOLD ME TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER, HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND DEAL WITH THEM! FAT CHANCE I'LL DO THAT, HAVING IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM DEALER IN MAY, 2003, HAS APX. 115,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA, MORE SO AFTER "GOOGLING" THE ABOVE ISSUE AND SEEING IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL! NEVER TO BE A HONDA OWNER AGAIN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

OUR AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE INOPERABLE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. WE HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIRS 6 TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS. WE HAVE SPENT OVER $1,100 AND STILL THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES BACK ON. SRS CODE 32-80 - HONDA DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY HAS RECORD OF MULTIPLE INCIDENCES OF THIS CODE WITH NO KNOW RESOLUTION. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS OUR PRIMARY CAR AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP POURING MONEY IN WITH NO RESULTS! WE NEED OUR AIRBAGS TO WORK! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH PROMPTED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE SRS UNIT.

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FOR A RECALL. I CALLED TO GET IN AND GET FIXED. I DROVE MY CAR IN THERE PERFECTLY FINE. WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. I COULDN'T EVEN PUT MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE FIRST THING THE EMPLOYEE SAID TO ME THAT GAVE ME MY CAR WAS, "SOMETHING IS WRONG, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FIX THIS." [XXX]THE OWNER/MANAGER LAUGHED IN MY FACE AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. HE LEFT ME THERE STRANDED. I AM A YOUNG WOMAN WITH A YOUNG CHILD (UNDER A YEAR OLD). THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AROUND $800 FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO AND COULDN'T EVEN "GUARANTEE TO FIX IT." THEY DIDN'T TURN THE WHEEL TO GET THE OXYGEN OUT WHEN REPLACING THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THEY JUST WANTED TO SCAM ME AND GET MY MONEY.. NOW I AM LEFT WITH A HUGE KNICK IN MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THAT WAS NOT THERE THE MORNING I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE MANAGER HAS NO HEART AND HAS NO PROBLEM LEAVING A YOUNG WOMAN STRANDED AT THEIR LOCATION UNLESS THEY SIGN A PAPER SAYING THEY WILL PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, THEN PUTS A KNICK IN YOUR CAR AND SAYS THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO AND THERE'S NO WAY TO PROVE IT. I ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE WALK AROUND INSPECTION AND THAT SCRATCH WAS NOT ON THERE. I ADVISED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I SAW IT THAT NIGHT AND [XXX] KEEPS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO FOR ME. MY HUSBAND JUST GOT A NEW VW SPORTWAGEN, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE PILOT AND NEW ACCORD FOR A WHILE NOW AND I WILL TELL Y

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL CITY STREET THAT HAS A 30MPH SPEED LIMIT. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL SEEMED TOTALLY FINE WITH MY CAR. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR DID NOT MOVE & THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. I WENT NO WHERE. I WAS HOLDING TRAFFIC UP & WAS TOTALLY CLUELESS THAT MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF & ON A FEW TIMES TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD MOVE BUT NO LUCK UNTIL AFTER SOME TIME THE CAR MOVED AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES. FROM THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN IT COULD DRIVE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP & PAID 2,150 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. IN 2013 THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN MY CAR WAS AROUND 119,000 MILES. ON THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I PAID 3,500 TO GET THE CAR FIXED. I HAVE RECEIPTS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX EXPLODED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. DUE TO LIGHT TRAFFIC WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT BOTH OF US WERE VERY FRIGHTENED AND VERY DISTRACTED. MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO HEAR FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE. HER SEAT BELT BECAME VERY TIGHT EVEN RESTRICTING HER BREATHING WE WERE UNABLE TO LOOSEN THE BELT AND HAD TO STOP AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE AND HAVE HER SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW HONDA HANDLES THIS AS IT IS INEXCUSABLE THAT A SAFETY DEVICE USED TO PREVENT INJURY COULD IN EFFECT CAUSE ONE. *TR

THIS HAPPENED 3X TODAY, THE THIRD TIME WAS TERRIFYING & DANGEROUS. I BARELY GOT ON THE SHOULDER OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TIME. THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON & THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED FROM LOW TO HIGH GEARS WHILE IN DRIVE, GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. I SHUT OFF THE CAR & RESTARTED IT, THE TCS LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO GET OFF THE LINE AND FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. I PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND WHILE PULLING IN, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AGAIN BETWEEN ACCELERATING & DECELERATING FOR NO REASON. THE FINAL TIME--I STARTED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AS IT JERKED WILDLY ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING WHILE TRAFFIC WAS IN ALL LANES OF TRAVEL AROUND ME. I BARELY MADE IT AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH (BY THE TIME THE CAR DECIDED TO COAST INTO A NEUTRAL FEELING GEAR) TO THE SHOULDER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

WHEN SPEED GETS OVER 35 MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY LUNGES FORWARD. THE CAR DOES NOT GO IN REVERSE AS WELL. A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN TRAVELING. *TR

I JUST GOT ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CHANGE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO A HONDA SERVICE. FURTHER, THERE ARE AT LEAST 30 MORE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS TRANSMISSION. CLEARLY HONDA HAS HAD SERIOUS MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT HAS CAUSED MAJOR RELIABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUES FOR HONDA OWNERS, LIKE ME. *TR

I WAS FORTUNATE BUT I AM CONCERNED WE WILL READ ABOUT A PERSON AND /OR FAMILY THAT WAS KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEIR CAR SLOWED IN THE FAST LANE OR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAY. I WAS CHANGING LANES DOING 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED-I COULD NOT GET ENOUGH POWER TO GET INTO THE NEXT LANE AND CARS WERE COMING IN ALL.LANES. FINALLY,I GOT INTO THE LANE-IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES B4 I COULD GET OFF THE FWY A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. AFTER 15 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY CREEP INTO THE GAS STATION& CALL AAA FOR A TOW.I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH HONDA &STAYED WITH HONDA BECAUSE I FELT SAFE. 1ST ACCORD I HAD FOR 10 YEARS; PRELUDE I HAD FOR 17 AND GAVE TO MY NEPHEW; SO THO THIS ACCORD IS 10 YRS OLD,I HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY-LAST SERVICE WAS 4/11/13.I AM WAITING TO HEAR IF AMERICAN HONDA WILL ACCEPT THAT THE TRANS IS DEFECTIVE AND PAY THE $4500 FOR THE REPAIRS. I RELY ON MY CAR AND MUST FEEL SAFE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE NOW AND IF HONDA IS IRRESPONSIBLE IN FIXING THIS DEFECTIVE TRANS, I WILL HAVE ALSO LOST FAITH IN THE COMPANY. THE MILEAGE IS WAY TO LOW FOR THE TRANS GO OUT. IF I DROVE IT MORE THEN THE TRANS WOULD HAVE GONE OUT WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FOR WHICH I PAID $1600) TIME PERIOD. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 8/2010 OR 75000 MILES- MY MILEAGE IS AT 58,559-QUITE A BIT SHORT OF 75,000! PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE CARS COMI

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING (80MPH), TOTAL, UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, MULTIPLE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH INCLUDING BLINKING INDICATOR NEAR THE "D" GEAR INDICATOR AND ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS NEARLY HIT AS THE CAR DECELERATED AND I QUICKLY TRIED TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT SO I COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY. AFTER PULLING INTO GAS STATION, I OPENED THE HOOD WHICH WAS NOW SMOKING WITH BURNING OIL. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS COVERED IN OIL AND IT WAS NOW LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE SAME 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT TWICE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THIS VEHICLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS WELL KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS ADDRESS? RECALLED? CONSUMER REFUNDED FOR REPAIRS TO A FAULTY VEHICLE? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 THAT I PURCHASED IN 2006 WITH 13,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS ~70,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD ALL THE HONDA RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. TODAY, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED DRIVING IN D1, D2 AND D3. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. I FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME (ABOUT 1 MILE) AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO REVERSE GEAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM FROM HONDA. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

MY CURRENT COMPLAINT IS DETERIATION OF THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK DECK OF MY NIGHTHAWK BLACK ACCORD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CONCERN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, AMERICAN HONDA AND THE REGIONAL HONDA SALES MANAGER. IN EACH INSTANCE I AM TOLD MY VEHICLE IS DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE. THE PAINT WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 3 YEAR/36 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ACCORDS, CIVICS, ETC. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO STAND BEHIND DEFECTIVE PAINT. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR AND SLOWED TO 20 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A CITY STREET. AFTER THIS, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. SHIFTED THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT GEARS AND NO CHANGE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIRS AND LABOR COST $1975. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A MONTH PRIOR AND NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED. WHILE UNDER MY OWNERSHIP, THE CAR HAS BEEN UP TO DATE ON ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND I BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL TO PREVENT INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT AVERAGE SPEED; (65MPH), SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKED AND SEEMED LIKE IT SHIFTED FROM HIGH GEAR TO WAY LOWER GEAR, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED... VERY SCARY SITUATION... PULLED OVER AND DROVE ON THE STREET INSTEAD. I HAD THIS HAPPENED A FEW OTHER TIMES AFTER WITHIN THE FOLLOWING MONTH... I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT THE HONDA DEALER AND AAMCO BUT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE, HONDA SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE MY CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES!!!! 128,000??? I'VE CHECKED THE SERVICE HISTORY AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICE PERIODICALLY AT HONDA DEALER WITH AT LEAST 4 TIMES TRANSMISSION OIL FLUSH SERVICES... I'VE READ WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE NHTSA IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY WHEN IS VERY POSSIBLE ONE OF THIS DAYS SOMEONE WILL GET BADLY HURT OR KILLED, THEN YOU WILL WANT TO ACT.... I HOPE THIS REALLY GETS A REAL GOOD LOOK BEFORE A BIG LAW SUIT IS IMMINENT... *TR

PAINT ON THE BODY OF MY CAR BEGAN PEELING RAPIDLY LAST SUMMER. I DO NOT TREAT MY CAR WITH ANY SPECIAL WAXES, DRIVE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS OR PARK MY CAR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE PAINT HAD DETERIORATED RAPIDLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 8 MONTHS. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER HONDAS ABOUT THE AGE OF MINE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THE TIMING BELT, SERPENTINE BELT, WATER PUMP, TRANSMISSION, HEATER VALVE, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, POWER STEERING PUMP, DASH AND STEERING LINKS WERE ALL REPLACED.

CLEAR COAT BEGAN SEPARATING FROM THE PAINT AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW VEHICLE IS IN UNSALEABLE CONDITION. *TR

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