2003 Honda Accord complaints

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED INTERNALLY. *JB

I WAS DRIVING IN MORNING TRAFFIC WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE MY ACCORD BEGUN TO JOLT AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY A HUGE CEMENT TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN WHICH ALLOWED ME TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. I BOUGHT MY HONDA BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD LIVE UP TO THE HONDA NAME FOR QUALITY, BUT I WAS HORRIDLY WRONG. MY TORQUE CONVERTED FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION. I LIKE OTHERS WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE IF THE ROAD, HOLDING KEYS TO A NOW BROKEN 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL. I TRIED CALLING HONDA USA BUT MY ISSUE AND REQUEST FELL ON DEAF EARS. IM COMPLETELY TAKEN BACK BY HONDA AS A COMPANY AFTER THIS AND WILL NEVER BUY ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ALL PULLING POWER WAS LOST. THE CAR BEHAVED ERRATIC BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NORM REEVES HONDA FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED.WHILE HAVING MY TRANMISSION REBUILT BY DAN TRANSMISSION SHOP THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME THAT HE WILL REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FILTER BECAUSE IT NEVER GETS CHANGE AT HONDA. I CALL HONDA AND SPOKE TO SEVERAL SERVICE ADVISORS ABOUT WHAT GET DONE TO A TRANMISSION DURING SERVICE? THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING A DRAIN AND REFILL OF FULID AND THERE IS NO FILTER. WHEN RESEARCHING FURTHER I FOUND OUT THAT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS FILTERS IN STOCK BUT NEVER HARDLY SELL THE FILTER UNLESS A MECHANIC BUYS IT TO REPLACE WHILE REBUIDING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A LOT OF HONDAS OF THE YEAR 2003 THAT HAD A RECALL EARLY 2000. MY CAR WAS ONE, HONDA REPLACE A SECOND GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR PROBLEMS THAT YEAR 2003 HONDAACCORDS WAS HAVING WITH OVER HEATING. HONDA IS NOT REPLACING A FILTER PART AND SAY IT DOSE NOT EXIST WHEN IT DOES. WHEN I CALL HONDA AND THIS TIME INSISTED THERE IS A FILTER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR WILL ONLY THEN TELL YOU THAT THE FILTER EXIST BUT DOES NOT GET CHANGE DURING SERVICE.BECAUSE IT IS A SEALED PART OTHE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY CAR THAT IT COULD BE PREVENT IF HONDA WOULD FIX THE DESING FLAW OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS COULD HAD HAD BEEN PEVENTED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT GO PAST 3/4. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND PUMP ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 07/22/11

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING AFTER JUST ~65,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AFTER TELLING THE DEALERSHIP I READ ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ACCORDS, THEY CONTACTED THE "DISTRICT MANAGER" WHO OFFERED TO COVER 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH HONDA. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 71,000 MILES ON IT JUST EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE OF IT'S TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS NOT COVERED BY ANY REMAINING WARRANTY'S, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS FAILURE WAS COMMON IN THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. *TR

HONDA FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CUSTOMER OF POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DESPITE MANY INDUSTRY COMPLAINTS. MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT PERSONAL COST. THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY POSES A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE YEARS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

DRIVING CAR ON FREEWAY WHEN IT LOST TRANSMISSION, ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT NO POWER TO THE CAR. MANAGED TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP; LOWER GEARS STILL FUNCTIONING THEN. DROVE IN D2 TO MECHANIC, LOWER GEARS NOW DO NOT WORK RELIABLY -- AS SOON AS IT GETS HOT IT LOCKS UP. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. RECALL REPIAR WAS PREVIOUSLY ACCORDING TO DEALER RECORDS BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE WORKED.

THIS COMPLAINT APPLIES TO ALMOST ALL CURRENTLY SOLD VEHICLES FROM ALL MANUFACTURERS. THE POLYCARBONITE LENSES ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS DETERIORATE QUICKLY AND GREATLY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS COST OF REPLACING THESE DEFECTIVE LENSES IS PROHIBITIVE FOR MOST OWNERS AND THEY SIMPLY DRIVE WITH THE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE HEADLIGHTS. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THESE DEGRADED AND UNSAFE LENSES WITH GLASS OR OTHER NON-HAZING MATERIAL AT NO CHARGE. POLISHING SCHEMES RARELY ARE EFFECTIVE AND DO NOT LAST LONG ANYWAY. ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION ALONG WITH NORMAL WEATHERING IS THE SUSPECTED CAUSE OF THIS DETERIORATION OF THE POORLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED LENSES.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NO REVERSE GEAR, NO PROPER POWER TO FORWARD GEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,500.

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR IT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE LIMITER BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO LET OFF THE GAS. WHEN I LET OFF THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED A HIGHER GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. LATER WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT THE CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE SECOND GEAR AGAIN AND JUST COASTED TO A STOP NO MATTER WHAT I DID. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS, BUT OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY AND SLOW THE CAR DRAMATICALLY IF I AM TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. I WAS ALMOST HIT WHEN THIS OCCURRED ONCE. 3. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A "RE-MANUFACTURED" HONDA TRANSMISSION FOR $3500. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD A SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING PRACTICALLY SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR-BOUGHT NEW IN FEB. 2002.. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE BRAKES WOULD STILL WORK AND I COULD DRIVE THE CAR AS LONG AS I WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN OMAHA HAD DAMAGED THE BRAKES WHILE FIXING THE ABS SYSTEM DUE TO A RECALL. I NOW SEE IT WAS PROBABLY A DESIGN FLAW--SINCE SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. NOW THE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT, AND I WILL ASK FOR NON-HONDA PARTS. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 HONDA ACCORD, AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. THIS 2003 IS NOT--IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM, THE PAINT SCRATCHES EASILY AND THE INTERIOR IS OF VERY CHEAP MATERIALS, THE AC SMELLS BAD WHEN TURNED ON, AND THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS--MANY OCCURRING AFTER IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. *TR

MAKING TURN TO AN ON-RAMP THE RPM'S IN MY 2003,V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INCREASED TO 6000-7000, AFTER MAKING THE TURN I LOST ALL DRIVE POWER AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND FOUND NOTHING OBVIOUS UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALER, DIAGNOSIS WAS A BLOWN TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST $3500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CAR MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF THE BLUE WITH 104,560 MILES ON IT. I KEEP MY CARS MINT AND CHANGE FLUIDS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HONDA AMERICA SAID DUE TO THAT IT'S PAST ITS WARRANTY, AGE AND MILEAGE THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DUE ANYTHING. I'VE READ ON THE NHTSA'S WEBPAGE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING ALL IN THE SAME WAY, EVEN MY CAR. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS UNWILLING AT THIS TIME TO ADDRESS. MY DEALER WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT CARED ABOUT RETAINING MY BUSINESS BY TAKING $250.00 OFF THE $2600.00 TRANSMISSION AND EATING HOURS OF LABOR BECAUSE IT TOOK LONGER THAN THE HONDA REPAIR MANUAL SAID. WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MAYBE 50 MILES BEFORE, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY GAS CAP BEING LOOSE, WRONG! RIGHT OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE TACKED TO 7,000, I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. I COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWORDS,. THANK GOD THE ENGINE STILL RAN TO KEEP THE CAR WARM. MY FRIEND WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME WITH HIS TWO YEAR OLD, THANKFULLY THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T KICK BACK IN AND WE SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER CAR, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED. ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN THREE MILES FROM MY DEALER. AND JUST HIS MORNING A WEEK AFTER BEING FIXED I HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THEN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GEE I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE, GAS CAP NOT ON TIGHT ENOUGH? I HAD JUST SAVED UP THE $600.00 DOLLARS FOR THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP THAT IT DUE TO BE CHANGED AT 105,

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 72,203 MILES HAS GONE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE SERVICED OUR VEHICLE REGULARLY AND THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE US OVER $4000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. WE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING A SERVICE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING HONDA IS HIDING. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 125,000 MILES. PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SINCE 75,000 MILES. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT. DEALER CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT. THE ANSWER WE RECEIVED WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD NOT BE IN THAT CONDITION BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND DURING THEIR INSPECTION. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT 45MPH. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS FROM 4TH TO LILKE 1ST GEAR, FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL OR SOMEONE HIT ME HARD. IT WAS VERY SHOCKING AND SCARY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

FAILED RADIO DISPLAY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS LIGHTS. REFERENCE AMERICAN HONDA CASE # [XXX] VOLUNTARY RECALL, BUT LIMITED IN TIME AND MILEAGE, THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL BUT IS FAILED DUE TO DEFECT IN RADIO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACK AND FORTH IN A SUDDEN STOP AND GO MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,490.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO REGISTER A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURRED TO MY HUSBAND AND I ON OCTOBER 3 2010, AT 4:40 PM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOCKUP. WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE NJ TURNPIKE THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AS IF SOMEONE HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AGAIN AS IT SLOWED DOWN. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR VIOLENTLY LURCHED TWICE MORE. WITH EACH OF THESE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, VIOLENT JERKS, WE WERE THROWN FORWARD. THANKFULLY, OUR SEATBELTS WERE ON, WHICH PREVENTED US FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD INTO THE WINDOW. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME WE HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I THINK THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH, IF CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT, COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS DOWNSHIFTING AND CAR WAS LOSING POWER. ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BUCKED VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR A SHORT WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND HAD TO PULL OFF AGAIN. CAR CONTINUED TO BE LOSING POWER AND WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BARELY, AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED HONDA USA. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ENTIRE TRANSMISSION & TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 22 WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR HONDA ACCORD 2003 TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED VERY VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE ALL YELLED AND HAD TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A WHILE. IT WAS VERY SCARY! IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS UNMANAGEABLE AT THAT MOMENT. SOMEHOW MY HUSBAND MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE WE WERE CLOSE. THE NEXT DAY HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. THEY TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED REALLY BAD AND NEED IT TO BE CHANGED, OF COURSE AFTER WE PAY THEM $4,080.12!!! WE HAVE TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR AND THIS IS TERRIBLE! NOW THE CAR IS INSIDE OUR GARAGE AND WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. TO OUR SURPRISE, AFTER GOOGLE ACCORD'S TRANSMISSIONS ON THE INTERNET, WE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE SHOCKED BY HONDA'S LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY AND SUPPORT!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD CONSIDER PEOPLE COMPLAINTS AND RECALL THE CARS. IT WILL BE VERY SAD IF SOMEONE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND DIE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED BY HONDA. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. ALL OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE FRONTAL DRIVER AIR BAG. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND MINOR INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE CRASH UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION) AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR COULD HAVE BEEN DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE AN AIRBAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2010 AND IN NOVEMBER 2008 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/09/11

ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2011 MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX-L SPORADICALLY AND ERRATICALLY STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT. FROM THAT POINT TOTAL LOSS OF DRIVE OCCURRED WITHIN 10 MINUTES. PREVIOUS TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. ALSO A VERY HIGH PITCHED WHINING OR GRINDING OCCURRED A FEW DAYS PRIOR (THOUGHT IS WAS MY FRONT BRAKES). CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER WAITING FOR INSPECTION. MILEAGE 71,499. TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE AT 59,000 AND VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF RE-CALL NOTICE. *TR

WAS DRIVING 55-60 MPH ON A CHICAGO EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND CAUSED SUDDEN DECELERATION. I WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED AS THE CAR STARTED LURCHING, SO I WEATHERED IT UNTIL I COULD GET TO A RAMP. AS IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT, NO DEALERS OR SHOPS WERE OPEN, SO I SURVIVED THE LURCHING ALL THE WAY HOME AND HAD MY HUSBAND REFILL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE THEN GOT IT INTO A SHOP MONDAY ASAP AND GOT THE NEWS...BAD SOLENOID AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION = $3,232 AT 97,000 MILES. FYI: PREVIOUS CHECKUP ONE MONTH PRIOR REVEALED NO TRANS PROBLEMS, EXCEPT FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

I HAVE OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD SINCE NEW AND NOW HAVE 71,000 MILES ON IT AND TWICE I WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER FROM HONDA OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE ONE OF THE STATED PROBLEMS NOW BUT NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY THAT WAS EXTENDED IF IT OCCURRED. THE DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK FOR THE RADIO/HVAC SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR SAID TO DO SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE. I AM NOT COMPETENT TO DO THE WORK AND THE PROBLEM IS EXPENSIVE TO REMEDY. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESET THE CODE FOR THIS DEVICE TO OPERATE SHOULD THE BATTERY NEED TO BE DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THE LED DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH AND UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

27SEP04 I TOOK MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN TO FULLER HONDA IN CHULA VISTA, CA FOR RECALL WORK. THEY "INSTALLED AN OIL JET ON TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION" UNDER THE RECALL. 22OCT09 MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE LEAVING FROM WORK, I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING MY VEHICLE INTO GEAR. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR AND STARTED DRIVING HOME VIA A CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. UPON ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, MY HONDA WENT INTO "NEUTRAL" GEAR. ALL IT WOULD DO IS "REV" AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. NOW MY VEHICLE WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A SAN DIEGO INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE AS OTHER CARS WERE SPEEDING BY ON BOTH SIDES, I HAD TO CALL THE CHP FOR ASSISTANCE. CHP RESPONDED 45 MINUTES LATER AND ASSISTED IN TOWING MY HONDA TO THE SHOULDER. I THEN HAD MY HONDA TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE CLERK APOLOGIZED FOR MY PROBLEM BUS FAILED TO MENTION ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BEING A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. HE TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITH ONLY 70K MILES ON MY VEHICLE THAT HONDA WOULD PAY FOR 50% OF THE PARTS AND 25% OF THE LABOR. EVEN AFTER THE DISCOUNT, MY TOTAL CHARGE FOR REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION WAS $2531.31. MY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE ON THE SAN DIEGO FREEWAYS WAS FREE OF CHARGE.

03 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAD RECALL WORK ON TRANSMISSION IN 04 DOWN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH. LIKE THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED. NOW IT WILL NOT OPERATE OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND NO REVERSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PLACE HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE TO FRACTURE AND THE TIRE TO POSITION IN AN INWARD DIRECTION. DURING THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SUFFERED BRUISES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,300.

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE CARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR MONTHS NOW, AND HONDA HAS NOT EVEN OFFERED TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY SAY THAT UNTIL TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WHILE I HAD A CLIENT IN MY CAR LAST FRIDAY. WE WERE BOTH JOLTED FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 7000 RPM'S. I APOLOGIZED TO HIM, DROPPED HIM OFF, AND BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO OTHER CARS OR DRIVERS. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET??? NOW I'M SEEING HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!!! IF MY CLIENT OR I HAD BEEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS FILED WITH HONDA FOR NEGLIGENCE TO FIX THE PARTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA AND HONDA IMMEDIATELY!!!! IF ANYONE CAN OFFER ME ADVICE, PLEASE DO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME IN OUR 03 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE MORE I TRIED TO GET IT TO MOVE THE WORSE GOT. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 76000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT 3800 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILT TRANS AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HONDA AS THEY HAVE DONE IN OTHER YEARS BECAUSE IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE LOOSING A LIFE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I WAS THANK FULL THAT I WASN'T DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; EITHER TO NEUTRAL AND REVING HIGH OR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTING. IT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY NOTICABLE FOR A WHILE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO THINK IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEN WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS IT HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AND DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN A 15 MILES DRIVE. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS WERE BARELY AVOIDED WHEN THE DOWNSHIFT OR SLIP WOULD OCCUR WITH OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS AS THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND END WITH A CRASH. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO FIXING THIS YET BECASUE I KNOW I WILL BE TOLD I NEED TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS UNREASONABLE WHEN A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM IS APPARENT AMONG THIS MODEL/YEAR OF CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC, V6 AND IT HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND HONDA HAS OFFERED ONLY FOR ME TO GO IN AND REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FOR $4616. THIS ALL BEGAN SPONTANEOUSLY, A WEEK AFTER I WENT IN TO HONDA TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS 20MPH UNLESS IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS EXTREMELY HARD, A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERYDAY AND EVERYTIME I USE THE CAR TO GO ANYWHERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF POSSIBLY DOING 30MPH THE CAR WILL DROP DOWN TO 20MPH AND NOT WANT TO GO FASTER. *TR

PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION BEGAN NOT GOING INTO GEAR COLD BUT AFTER WARMING UP SHIFTED NORMALLY. 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED SLIPPING SO BAD IT BARELY MADE IT TO THE DEALER. THE NORMAL SERVICE INTERVAL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION IS 100,000 MILES SO I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD FAIL PRIOR TO REACHING THIS POINT. THERE WAS AT ONE POINT A TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER HONDA'S POSITION IS THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FIND MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD CONTACT HONDA AND ASK FOR ASSISTANCE ON MY BEHALF.AS PER THE DEALER AFTER SPEAKING WITH HONDA THEY (HONDA) WOULD PICK UP 50% OF THE REPAIR WHICH WAS ACCEPTABLE TO ME BUT WHAT HAPPENS NOW IS THE DEALER UPS THE PRICE OF THE REPAIR TO $5000.00 AND I GET TO PAY $2500.00 WHICH IS WHAT THE NORMAL COST SHOULD BE. I RETIRED FROM THIS BUSINESS 2 YEARS AGO SO I AM PRETTY SAVY WHEN IT COMES TO PRICES. SEEING AS THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD BE DOING ALL THESE REPAIRS FREE.

HONDA ACCORD 2003 EX 6 CYLINDER, GREEN WITH 64K MILES TWO DAYS BACK WHILE ON MY WAY TO A RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK CITY ON 1-495 I GOT 2 MAJOR JERKS I WAS ABOUT TO BANG INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALL THIS HAPPENED ON MY BIRTHDAY AND THEN WHEN I GOT A PARKING ON THE STREET MY CAR REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING. PEOPLE WERE HONKING ON ME. I WENT TO A HONDA DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE BAD. TO REPLACE THEY WANT $4158. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA HOPING FOR SOME HELP BUT ALL IN VAIN. THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE SERVICE MANGER AND THE REGIONAL FILED MANAGER. BUT AFTER SEEING ALL THE POST I DON'T THINK SO ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN . MAY BE THEY WILL GIVE ME SOME DISCOUNT THAT ALL THAT TOO WHEN I WILL BEG FOR IT. MY CAR HAS JUST $64K MILES ON IT . I GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED BY THE SAME HONDA DEALER 2 MONTHS BACK. IS THERE ANY WAY OR ANY NEWS FROM NHTSA ? IS THERE A RECALL? THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS !!! HONDA SUCKS BIG TIME !!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AFTER THEY WERE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 08V169000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WIPERS BUT THEY FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TRANSMISSION ON 2003 ACCORD HAS BEGAN TO FAIL. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND OFTEN VIOLENTLY SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN DOWN SHIFTING OR PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND HONDA HAS NOW TWICE CLAIMED THAT "THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO THE 2003 ACCORD, AND THE ULTIMATE (AND INEVITABLE) FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION PRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN. USERS HAVE REPORTED THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY QUITTING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, NARROWLY AVOIDING REAR-END COLLISIONS, ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ESCALATE THE ISSUE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES SECOND GEAR. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST 3,900 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE MECHANIC, THE DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER, SHE RECEIVED A MESSAGE WHICH STATED THE WARRANTY ON HER VEHICLE HAD EXPIRED. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND CONTACTED HONDA AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 04/21/11

WE WERE TRAVELING, APPROX 2 HR DR. NOTICED VERY LITTLE REVVING UP BUT WOULD KICK INTO GEAR, MAYBE AN HOUR INTO THE DRIVE, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING CAUSING A HARD STOP AND GO MOTION. HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT ANYMORE. ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6 & 7 AND WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND WOULD NOT REVERSE. LET THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND IT WOULD BE FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS THEN START UP AGAIN. HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FIXED AND I MAY HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V169000, VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD FAILED AT 66513 MILES. I'VE REPLACED IT AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN NOW FAILING AT 118000 ,MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V169000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR) BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140, 000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALLED IN 2004 TO INSTALL OIL COOLING LINE IN TRANSMISSION DUE TO OVERHEATING ISSUE. TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER SHIFTED SMOOTHLY. TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY ROUGH FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WITH A LOUD NOISE AND SHUTTER. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP IT WOULD SLIP. WITHIN A WEEK IT FAILED COMPLETELY. FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. MILEAGE WAS 130400. HONDA DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $4500. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY GOODWILL HELP WITH THE COST FROM THE DEALER OR HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS REACHED 100K THAT HAS A COMPLETELY FAILED TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY TO WORK MY CAR VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED IN WHICH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TO SEE IF MY CAR COULD SWITCH BETWEEN ALL THE GEARS. WHEN I FELT CONFIDENT I CONTINUED MY TRIP. THE CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE TO MY DESTINATION SO AGAIN I FELT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. I DECIDED TO TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME AND GOOD THING I DID. MY CAR AGAIN AFTER TRAVELING AROUND 40 MPH VIOLENTLY DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR. THE CAR SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT MY SUNGLASSES FLEW OFF. AGAIN I PULLED OVER AND DOUBLE CHECKED SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO HEAD HOME IN WHICH I TRAVELED CAREFULLY AT VERY A LOW SPEED IN WHICH NOW MY CAR JUST SITS. I UNDERSTAND FAILURE HAPPENS BUT A CAR SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 100K MILES. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR IN WHICH IT WAS REGULARLY MAINTENANCE, UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. IN 2004 THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR MY CARS MODEL THAT WAS TO CORRECT A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE PART. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED, THERE WAS STILL A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT HAS MANY TIMES PERFORMED SERVICE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $4500. I WAS OUTRAGED THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE AMOUNT FOR AN OBVIOUS FAULTY PART AND I LET THEM KNOW