2003 Honda Accord complaints

THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR DROPPED FROM 75 TO 35 IN JUST A FEW SECONDS. *TR

THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND THEN JERKS THE CAR AND GOES BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR HAS 97,258 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4075.22 + TAXES AND ALIGNMENT. *TR

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES REQUIRING A VISIT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. IN EACH CASE THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS TO A FEW MONTHS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NO COLLISIONS WERE EVER INVOLVED. NO BAGS EVER DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY CLEARED THE DTC CODE AND TEST DROVE IT. THAT WAS $90.00 PLUS TAX. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AGAIN FOR SOME WEEKS LATER. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN ON 11/14/2008 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT AT NO CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY. A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WE TOOK THE CAR BACK IN ON 12/12/2008. THEY CLEARED THE CODE FOR ANOTHER $90.00 PLUS TAX. BACK AGAIN ON 12/03/2009; SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE BLAMED IT ON A SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. BACK AGAIN ON 5/31/2010. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BUCKLE AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. AND FINALLY BACK AGAIN ON 6/20/2011, THIS TIME NOT ONLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $4000 PLUS TAX. I'VE FILED A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR THAT. I SEE ONLINE THAT THERE ARE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SRS LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I SEE THAT THE SRS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ASAP.

2003 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120,000 MILES. 2004 RECALL INEFFECTIVE. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN LURCHING VIOLENTLY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE SEATBELT AND NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 84000 MILES. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED FROM 65 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR. MY 1 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR 2003 ACCORDS. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS A SHIFT MALFUNCTION AND IS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. NEEDS REPLACEMENT WITH COST OF $3900. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AT THIS POINT WITHOUT REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER THE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. AT 68,000 MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND AS OF JUNE 4TH, 2011, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 78,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND PROCEEDED INTO "LIMP MODE" TO 30 MPH. IT PROCEEDED TO THEN RETURN INSTANTLY TO 70 MPH AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS REPEATED THE SAME AND AS WE WERE TRYING NOT TO FLY OFF THE HIGHWAY IT AGAIN REPEATED THIS SAME BEHAVIOR AT WHICH POINT WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET WIDE, AND AS TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS THANKFULLY NOT RIGHT ON OUR TAIL, FLEW BY WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR THE NEXT 20 MILES AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR INTO THE NEXT TOWN. AT THIS POINT, THERE WASN'T ANYONE AVAILABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE SO WE LEFT IT AND RENTED A VEHICLE. OUR HONDA WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO REVERSE AT THIS POINT. WE THEN TOWED THE HONDA BACK TO OUR HOME TOWN AND DROPPED IT STRAIGHT TO HONDA OF TRI-CITIES. THERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THEIR WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST ($2000.00) BUT WE FEEL THERE IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WITH THAT TRANSMISSION AND AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS OF HONDA'S, THE YEARS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003, THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCES, WE ARE APPALLED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS. NOT JUST BY A CHECK ON YOUR TRANSMISSION BUT A COMPLE

I WAS DRIVING ON MARYLAND ROUTE 270 AT 60MPH WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY JOLTED AND WHEELS LOCKED FOR A SECOND PUTTING ME INTO A SPLIT SECOND SKID. ALMOST HAD A DEVASTATING CRASH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN. THANKFULLY I MADE IT BACK HOME DRIVING ABOUT 10MPH WITH THE CAR STILL JOLTING BACK AND FORTH. AS I WAS BACKING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE JUST FINE BUT AFTER PULLING FORWARD AND ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE AGAIN THE CAR DID NOT BACK UP. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE. *TR

MAY 3RD, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND I WENT FLYING FORWARD. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, THEN LATER, I COULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. I RESEARCHED IT AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL. HONDA ISN'T CALLING IT A RECALL BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET. THE NEXT DAY I WAS IN BAD PAIN DUE TO THE JOLTS AND SEATBELT MARKS FROM THEM RESTRAINING ME. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND STARTED A CLAIM. I ASKED WHAT IF I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SAID 'NO PROBLEM, YOU'RE NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA.' I TOOK IT IN AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE WAY THERE TOO. WHILE WAITING THE VIP DIRECTOR CAME UP TO ME TELLING ME I'M A VIP CUSTOMER HAVING BOUGHT HONDAS FOR 22 YEARS . SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE SVC MANAGER CAME AND TOLD ME YES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO PAY $900 OUT OF THE $4300 BILL. I ASKED WHAT ABOUT THE KNOWN ISSUES HONDA HAS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL? HE SAID ALL THEY OFFERED WAS $900. THE VIP MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD NEVER PUT $3400 IN A SINKING SHIP. I SAID 'SINKING SHIP?' HE SAID 'WELL IT DOES HAVE 89K MILES ON IT.' I SAID 'IT'S A HONDA...THAT'S WHY I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOR A LONG TIME.' WHEN I CALLED HONDA AMERICA, THEY SAID I WASN'T THE OWNER. I SAID I AM. I BOUGHT IT 4 YEARS AND BRING IT BRANDON HONDA FOR ALL MY WORK. THEY STILL HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNER LISTED...AFTER 4 YEARS! I NEVER RECEIVED RECALLS B

MAY 3RD, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND I WENT FLYING FORWARD. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, THEN LATER, I COULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. I RESEARCHED IT AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL. HONDA ISN'T CALLING IT A RECALL BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET. THE NEXT DAY I WAS IN BAD PAIN DUE TO THE JOLTS AND SEAT BELT MARKS FROM THEM RESTRAINING ME. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND STARTED A CLAIM. I ASKED WHAT IF I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SAID 'NO PROBLEM, YOU'RE NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA.' I TOOK IT IN AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE WAY THERE TOO. WHILE WAITING THE VIP DIRECTOR CAME UP TO ME TELLING ME I'M A VIP CUSTOMER HAVING BOUGHT HONDAS FOR 22 YEARS . SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE SVC MANAGER CAME AND TOLD ME YES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO PAY $900 OUT OF THE $4300 BILL. I ASKED WHAT ABOUT THE KNOWN ISSUES HONDA HAS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL? HE SAID ALL THEY OFFERED WAS $900. THE VIP MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD NEVER PUT $3400 IN A SINKING SHIP. I SAID 'SINKING SHIP?' HE SAID 'WELL IT DOES HAVE 89K MILES ON IT.' I SAID 'IT'S A HONDA...THAT'S WHY I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOR A LONG TIME.' WHEN I CALLED HONDA AMERICA, THEY SAID I WASN'T THE OWNER. I SAID I AM. I BOUGHT IT 4 YEARS AND BRING IT BRANDON HONDA FOR ALL MY WORK. THEY STILL HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNER LISTED...AFTER 4 YEARS! I NEVER RECEIVED RECALLS

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA ACCORD FAILED ON 6-17-11 AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM THE REAR THAT HAD TO CHANGE LANES TO AVOID COLLISION. NUMEROUS SIMILAR REPORTS ARE NOTED ONLINE. THIS IS AN APPARENT KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS. THE DEALER QUOTED COSTS IN EXCESS OF 3500.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 150,000 MILES AND A TRANSMISSION FAILURE MAY BE EXPECTED. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE INCREDIBLE RISKS THAT PASSENGERS ARE EXPOSED TO WHEN THE VIOLENT FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 HONDA WITH WHICH I HAVE MADE REPAIRS TOO THE TRANSMISSIONS SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. IN RECENT MONTHS I'VE NOTICE AS I TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR DOWNSHIFT MAKING IT UNSAFE WHEN TRAFFIC FLOW IS HEAVY. I'VE ALSO HAD INSTANCES OF STALLING AT TAKE OFF WHICH CAUSES TRAFFIC ISSUES WHEN IM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT IN BETWEEN GEARS. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65,000 MILES--CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO TAKE CAR TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $3100. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS INDEPENDENTLY AND BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 07/20/11 *BF UPDATED 3/01/2012 *LN

I STARTED THE ENGINE OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION OVER TWO YEARS AGO, AND NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT ABOUT THE SRS LIGHT, WHERE TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE RUN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE TECH'S RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM ONE OF THE TESTS INDICATING THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WAS OVERCOMPRESSED. I WAS INFORMED THAT AIRBAGS WERE CONSIDERED A LUXURY ITEM ON A VEHICLE, AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE LIFETIME WARRANTY LIKE SEATBELTS ARE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IF THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH WHILE THAT LIGHT WAS ON, THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WOULD FAIL SUDDENLY WITHOUT BEING THE RESULT OF AN IMPACT. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH PARTS AND LABOR, I WOULD BE CHARGED ALMOST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS PART (THE AIR BAG INFLATER) REPLACED AND INSTALLED. AIR BAGS ARE COMMON SAFETY FEATURES ON CARS AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A LUXURY FEATURE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED, AND WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 55MPH I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE LINE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY DECELERATED CAUSING DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO BRAKE RAPIDLY AND THIS ALMOST LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY WIFE AND 4.5 YEARS OLD SON. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALER JUST TO FIND OUT THAT I AM GOING TO NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND THE COST IS $4600. AMERICAN HONDA OFFERED 35 % DISCOUNT BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAN INDEPENDENT GARAGES QUOTED REPAIR BETWEEN $2300- $2900 SO IN REALITY IT WAS NOT REAL DISCOUNT. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS YEAR MODEL TRANSMISSION AND JUDGING BY SO MANY COMPLAINS (AND MORE IS POSTED EVERY DAY) ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I AM SURPRISE THAT NHTSA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. I HOPE THAT AGENCY IS NOT WAITING TILL SOMEONE GET BADLY INJURED OR CAUSE OTHERS SERIOUS TROUBLE. I AM THE LUCKY ON, IT COST ME A MONEY BUT I AM WELL AND ALIVE. IN MAY THERE WAS A RECALL FROM HYUNDAI AND BASED ON WHAT I FOUND ON NHTSA WEBSITE THERE WAS A LOT LESS COMPLAINS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NHTSA REACTED : QUOTED' HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 6,169 SANTA FES BECAUSE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE "LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH," ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA' UNQUOTED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RULES NHTSA USED TO DIFFERENTIATE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IN ONE CASE MAY INCREASE RISK OF CRUSH BUT IN OTHER NOT. *TR

LOW-MILEAGE HONDA ACCORD'S FRONT END FRONT END ANTI-SWAY BAR'S LINK CONNECTORS BROKE AND SWAY BAR WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEELS CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION; ESPECIALLY NORMAL DRIVING INTO TURNS AND CURVES! AMERICAN HONDA REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE SAFETY ISSUES AND ONLY STATED MY CAR WAS "OUT-OF-WARRANTY". THIS PROBLEM OF THE LOSSES OF BOTH ANTI-SWAY BAR CONNECTORS IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT; ONLY A SOFT SCRAPING NOISE WARNED ME OF THE DANGER. I PURCHASED THIS ACCORD NEW AND HAVE DRIVEN IT CAREFULLY FOR THE 20,700 MILES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THIS HIDDEN HONDA ACCORD PROBLEM BEFORE THEIR FRONT END WHEELS SNAP OR BEND CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES!

AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL WAS DETECTED. THIS EVENT OCCURRED ROUGHLY A WEEK AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE RESIDUAL SPILLAGE OF OIL. THE BURNING SMELL CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE SMELL WAS MOSTLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, AND THE AIR HAD TO BE PLACED ON RECIRCULATE, WHICH MUTED THE SMELL. ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER FIRST DETECTING THE SMELL WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAITING AT THE LIGHT, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE ADVISOR IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A LEAKING HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FROM UNDER THE RUBBER BUSHING/SUPPORT OVER THE REAR ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WHEN ASKED IF IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED RIGHT AWAY, THE ADVISOR STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS DRIPPING DIRECTLY DOWN ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COULD START A FIRE. HE STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN CARS COME IN FOR REPAIR THAT WERE SMOKING A LOT OR HAD BEEN ON FIRE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED, AND THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS BY THE HONDA MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE ADVISOR'S INITIAL DIAGNOSIS - THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FITTING THAT WAS HOUSED IN THE SUPPORT BRACKET. COST TO REPLACE WAS $412. OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED ON THE NHTSA COMPLAINT WEBSITE - AND THAT'S ONLY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO REPORTED (OR KNEW TO RE

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP, MY DAUGHTER'S 03 HONDA ACCORD V6 SHIFTED POORLY BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE MILEAGES FOR THE CAR WERE LESS THAN 132,500 AT THE TIME. HONDA WEBSITE LISTED SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL, IN WHICH THE PROBLEM STATED WAS ONE OF THEN. IF THIS PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNDER THE RECALL, WHY WAS I OUT OF POCKET FOR WORK NEVER DONE? MY DAUGHTER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.

2003 HONDA ACCORD, V6. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING, WHILE TURNING LEFT. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTION MECHANIC STATES THAT THE FAILURE HAS ALL OF THE TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAILURE OF THE 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST ME 3,800 TO REPAIR (WITH ONLY 94,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND A PERFECT MAINTENANCE RECORD AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP). BUT I JUST FEEL LUCKY THAT WE SURVIVED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE. THERE WAS ZERO WARNING OF A PROBLEM UNTIL I WAS LEFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRAL WITH CARS HEADED AT US GOING 60+ MPH. THANK GOD THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ONE ONCOMING DRIVER WENT INTO THE DITCH. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 ENGINE HAD BEEN ACTING DIFFERENT FOR A YEAR NOW. IT IS AUTOMATIC. WHEN I STARTED GOING I HAD TO GO REALLY SLOW TO LET MY CAR SHIFT INTO EACH OF THE 5 GEARS. THEN ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD NOT GO TO 2ND GEAR SO I FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT IT HAD 150,000 MILES ON IT . THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PAID 3,800 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WHEN WILL HONDA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS? WE PAID 25,000 FOR THE CAR AND EXPECTED TO GET ALOT MORE MILEAGE FOR OUR MONEY THAN THIS. I'VE GOTTEN BETTER MILEAGE OUT OF MY FORD FOCUS 1999 THAT I'M STILL DRIVING AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. MY COST FOR IT 11,000. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR FAILED. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL EXPENSE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A NON-MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE SWAY BAR HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED REPLACING THE SWAY BAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

AFTER AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR COULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 30 MILES PER HOUR, IT WAS FIXED BY THE HONDA DEALER (THROTTLE REPAIRS), THEN I HAD REPEATED INCIDENTS OF GEARS SHIFTING ACCIDENTALLY, ONE TIME GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD JERK AND EVENTUALLY GO INTO GEAR. I TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES TO GET IT REPAIRED AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. FINALLY, AT 5 PM ON A MAJOR FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND JOLTING VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO GET OFF AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. WENT TO NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND AMERICAN HONDA IS GOING TO PAY 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT COST, STILL VERY EXPENSIVE.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR HIS VEHICLE AND STATED THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND ON 5/16/2011 I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE OFFICE WHEN MY CAR WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS A RAINY DAY WITH HEAVY T-STORM. WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED INTO A RAMP. IN THE ACCIDENT I DAMAGED MY FRONT BUMPER AND HURT MY BACK. THE NEXT DAY MORNING WIPERS STARTING WORKING AGAIN. OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, I NOTICED THIS NEW TREND IN MY VEHICLE CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN DISRUPTION OF WIPERS. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE WIPERS SINCE THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND IT IS A BIG THREAT TO OUR SAFETY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON APPROX 351,000 2003 HONDA ACCORD WIPER MOTORS. MY RECALL WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY BUT THE RECALL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO CHANGE THE WIPER MOTOR SECOND TIME WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM HONDA AUTOMOBILES. I AM SEEKING YOUR HELP TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. RECALL DETAILS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 08V169000 UPDATED IVOQ 08/12/11. *JB *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES INSTEAD OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHERE IT GOES OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $ 3800. *JB UPDATED 12/21/11. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WOULDN'T EXCEED 40 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

WITH NO WARNING MY 3RD GEAR WENT OUT IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A VEHICLE IS BEHIND YOU AND YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE DUE TO NOT HAVING A 3RD GEAR. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BUT LUCKILY GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LOOKING IT UP ONLINE I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE 03 ACCORDS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE HONDA WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP BUT WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BEING $3500-$4000 THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED!! *TR

DRIVING ON 495 AT NIGHT WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR STARTED COASTING AND I COULD NOT REENGAGE TRANSMISSION. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A STOP BETWEEN 2 BARRELS. TRANSMISSION WORKED AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. FAILED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALERS. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT MY COST MINUS 25% CREDIT FROM HONDA. *TR

DRIVING DOWN SUNRISE HIGH WAY IN NEW YORK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2003 V6 EX HONDA ACCORD DOWN SHIFTS FROM 5TH TO 1ST. THEN IT STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE FORWARD OR BACK. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE PASSING SURROUNDING CARS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT. THE CAR JUST TURNED OVER 90,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND CRASHED INTO THREE NEARBY POLES. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE CAUSE ON FAILURE HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES HAD BEEN SLAMMED ABRUPTLY AND SHE WENT FLYING FORWARD. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, SHE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF HER VEHICLE. UPON DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY $2100 OF THE $4300 BILL. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 ACCORD ONE MONTH AGO AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE CAR HAD 90600 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS MODEL YEAR HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH WHEN THE CAR SLAMMED TO ALMOST A DEAD STOP AND THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED TO ABOUT 6000. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR IS GOING TO BE APPROX. $3500. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOLD "AS IS" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT IS DELAMINATING/PEELING FROM THE PAINT COAT ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, I MEET WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. THIS WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DELAMINATION AND PEELING MUST BE A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA. *TR

DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SHIFTS VIOLENTLY INTO FIRST GEAR. COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CALLED HONDA USA AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED IN OR BY A 2003 HONDA ACCORD BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES ACTION!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TIMING BELT WAS STRETCHING. THE CONTACT WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE TENSION SENSOR FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TENSIONER GUIDE FOR THE TIMING BELT FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,551.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD ABNORMALLY BRAKING TO A STOP AND WHEN ACCELERATING, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE FIXED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE RECALL ONLY EFFECTING V6 ENGINE MODELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 1202/11

AT MILEAGE AROUND 33,000 MY CAR HONDA ACCORD (2003) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED DISPLAYING THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE SYMPTOMS. THE ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE ON. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR DECELERATED. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME AND AVERTED AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE REVVED WAY UP, BUT CAR'S SPEED WENT DOWN. LATER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET, THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I AM READING ONLINE THAT MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2003 ACCORD EXL 6 CYLINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW RAPIDLY AS IF SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT AND WERE IT WAS TOWED TO A HONDA SERVICE FACILITY. FACILITY INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE CAR WAS JUST MINUTES EARLIER WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 75 MPH AND IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT THIS SPEED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY WIFE, MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND A FAMILY FRIEND. I HAD BEEN READING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURES FOR OVER A YEAR AND AS SOON AS MY WIFE DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT THE CAR WAS SERVICED DURING THE EARLY TRANSMISSION COOLER RECALL BUT DID NOT PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE VEHICLES TRANSMISSIONS LOCK UP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED LEADING TO A RAPID DECELERATION AND BEING HIT FROM BEHIND LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. HONDA MOTOR CORP HAS IGNORED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE 03 ACCORDS AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AT THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR. I DO FEEL HONDA SHOULD SUBSIDIZED A PORTION OF THE COST. I DO NOT SEE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WITH OTHER HONDA YEARS OR MODELS.

2003 HONDA ACCORD DOWN SHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN ACCOUNT NO WAY TO GET THERE OR CAR TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WORKING ON HAVING IT FIXED. *TR

4/13/11 DRIVING ON A MAIN ROUTE, WITH MORNING FLOW OF TRAFFIC MY CAR REVVED AS IF MOVING BUT JUST STOPPED MOVING FORWARD, THEN WOULD KICK BACK INTO FORWARD MOTION, TRAFFIC BEHIND, TO THE RIGHT AND IN FRONT OF, NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER - I HAD 2MILES TO REACH WORK. HAD IT TOWED FOR INSPECTION, STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE ASKED IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL OTHER THAN RECENTLY-IGNITION ISSUES. HE FORWARDED ME A COPY OF THE RECALL - HAD IT TOWED TO O'DONNELL HONDA, PLACE OF PURCHASE AND ALL SCHEDULED AND WANTED SERVICE SINCE PURCHASE IN 2003. THEY AGREED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FAXED TO THEM A COPY OF A RECALL NOTING "ALL" 2003 HONDA ACCORDS NEEDED A 2ND GEAR REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE 2ND GEAR WAS REPLACED, ? 04 OR 05 BUT NO DOCUMENT HISTORY OTHER THAN HONDA'S WAS THERE. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS AND NOTHING INCLUDES THAT REPLACEMENT. O'DONNELL HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST AND WELL, THOSE THINGS HAPPEN...WHAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GOING. MY CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION, ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MINIMAL NEEDS AND AT 81,000 ALSO HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME DEALER, MY DAUGHTERS HONDA SI V-TECH, A TRUE LEMON AND THEM NOT STANDING BEHIND THE CARS THEY SELL. OUR FAMILY HAS PURCHASED THREE CARS FROM THEM, BRAND NEW, SERVICED BY THEM BUT THEY SEEM TO BE LOOSING THEIR STANDARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. A MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN ORDER FOR THEN TO CONSIDER PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DROP FROM 4 GEAR TO 3 GEAR OR 1 GEAR WITHOUT WARNING - CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION. NOTE THAT SINCE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE BRAKES, THERE IS NO INDICATION TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE DECELERATING. THE OTHER ISSUE IS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BUT WILL REV THE ENGINE UP TO RED-LINE WITHOUT ACCELERATING. THIS IS WHERE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING ACCELERATE ON TO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT - BUT RED-LINED AND WOULDN'T ACCEL. I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORDS GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE SO I AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED THAT HONDA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THESE TRANSMISSIONS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND AGREE TO HELP THE CONSUMER FIX THEM. HONDA AMERICA DENIED MY REQUEST TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

IMPECCABLY WELL MAINTAINED HONDA 2003. ALL OF A SUDDEN THIRD GEAR IS GONE. MECHANIC SAYS REBUILT TRANSMISSION $3800. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! WE ALSO OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT, THIS PAST YEAR COST $2000 TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ANOTHER HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. UNLESS HONDA DOES SOMETHING FOR US ON THIS PROBLEM THESE WILL BE THE LAST HONDA'S THIS FAMILY BUYS!!