2003 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE ROD THAT HOLDS THE TRUNK IN PLACE FELL DOWN ON HER HEAD. SHE NOTICED THAT THE TRUNK ROD WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO INFORMED HER TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND NHTSA. THEY OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR; WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED IT SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX APPEARS TO DOWN SHIFT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES SEVERE JERKING OF CAR. SOMETIMES IS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE COST TO FIX IT WOULD BE AROUND $4,000. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. HONDA NON-COMPLIANT IN FIXING THE ISSUE. *TR

THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2010, AROUND 96,930 MILES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHEN IN D4, RELUCTANTLY SLIDING INTO GEAR BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD; I WOULD HAVE TO BACK OFF ON THE THROTTLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO COMPLETE THE SHIFT. I ALSO TRIED DRIVING AROUND TOWN WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN D3 TO SEE IF THAT WOULD OVERCOME THE SLIDING AND HARD SHIFTING; IT DID NOT. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN TO HAVE A NOTICEABLE HARD DOWNSHIFT WHEN HOT, CREATING A PATTERN OF VERY SURPRISING HARD DOWNSHIFTING THAT GOT WORSE VERY QUICKLY. ONE TIME, WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM 45 MPH FOR A STOP LIGHT, IT DOWNSHIFTED SO HARD I INADVERTENTLY KNOCKED IT INTO NEUTRAL WITH MY RIGHT ARM. THE UNPREDICTABILITY AND SEVERITY OF THE HARD DOWNSHIFTING CAUSED ME TO IMMEDIATELY PARK THE CAR. WHEN HOT, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOW NOT SHIFT ABOVE SECOND GEAR AND ONLY RELUCTANTLY GOES INTO REVERSE. THIS CHANGE OCCURRED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL DAYS FOR A TOTAL OF 67 MILES TRAVELED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD IT SHIFTED NORMALLY ON THE WAY TO THE WAY TO THE FACILITY THAT WORKS ON MY HONDA: THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ERRATIC AND HARD DOWNSHIFTING WHEN REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,067 MILES; THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST OF 2003. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNIT IS BEING REPLACED WITH A REBUILT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNIT AS I AM

WHILE DRIVING MY 03 ACCORD EXV6 THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY TODAY AND THE CAR WENT TO 6000 RPM BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE 04 RECALL ON 12.14.04 AFTER WAITING 10 WEEKS FOR AN APPT. IT WAS THEN MODIFIED WITH LUBE PIPE KIT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING IT HAS ALWAYS SLIPPED. I SEE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL OR ANY RECOURSE FROM HONDA? THIS CAR WAS 1 DAY SHORT OF BEING A LEMON. I SENT REPAIR DOCUMENTATION TO HONDA HQ IN CA PREVIOUSLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR @ 66K MILES IN '06. CAR WAS BEING LEASED AND STILL UNDER LEASE, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE UNDER "GOOD FAITH". JUST TODAY THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. CAR NOW HAS 160K MILES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR TRANSMISSION AS I HAVE HAD TWO NOW AND AM HAVING ISSUES W/ THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED BY HER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND IT HAD HESITATED. SHE HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE CONTACT ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES UPON LEAVING HER LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND FOR HER TO CALL HONDA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (04V176000- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PRIOR TO HER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

IN 2006, OWNER REQUESTED DEALER TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AS PART OF MANUFACTURER RECALL. DEALER OPTED TO INSPECT THE AFFECTED GEAR AND INSTALL OIL JET KIT IN LIEU OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. IN 2010, TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT UP-SHIFT, CREATING AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE-SAFETY DUE TO INABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. DANGER WAS ESPECIALLY SEVERE DUE TO LACK OF SHOULDER ON ROADWAY, LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE, AND TIME OF DAY (NIGHT TIME). HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANT AND/OR OTHER DRIVERS. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH THE AUDIO UNIT IN THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AUDIO UNIT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY SOUND WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. IT WOULD COME ON MOMENTARILY, ONLY WHEN DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN. ALSO, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS WORN DUE TO AGE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ENTERING THE OFF RAMP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AFTER CHECKING THE FLOOR MATS AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE AREA; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHE DROVE INTO A SERVICE STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND CARBON PARTICLES AROUND THE THROTTLE. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGIN SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD UNDER HARD ACCELERATION, AS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS YEAR ACCORD, INDICATING EMINENT TRANNY FAILURE. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL REPAIR AFTER HEARING THE COST OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ($3700). HONDA OFFERED TO COVER 75% OF THE COST, WHICH I ACCEPTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 130,000.

THE CAR CAN BE SHUT OFF AND THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK. (NOTE THAT WE ARE AWARE OF A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE GENERAL RECALL OF AMERICAN MADE HONDA ACCORDS. OURS WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN; HOWEVER WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE AMERICAN MADE MODELS.)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT INADVERTENTLY MOVED FORWARD IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE SEAT RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

HONDA ACCORD 03 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 03 WITH 97K MILES AND AFTER ABOUT 3K MILES (1 MONTH) THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING. I WAS VISITING FAMILY 3 HOURS AWAY FROM MY HOME WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO 2ND GEAR, OR 3RD. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WITH APPROX 122,000 MILES MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 IS AT THE LOCAL PASADENA HONDA DEALER WHO WORKING WITH HONDA MOTORS STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AT A COST OF OVER $4000. THERE IS NOW A BACKLOG FOR AT LEAST A MONTH ON THE PART. FOR MANY YEARS ACTUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE THE TRANSMISSION HAS HESITATED AND NOT SHIFTED PROPERLY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE 2004 RECALL WHICH MADE LITTLE TO NO DIFFERENCE IN THE HESITATION/SHIFTING PROBLEM. RECENTLY AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK RECALL, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHOW VERY NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF SOME SORT OF MAJOR PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I WOULD HEAR A SPINNING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY SIFTING FROM 1-3 GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THIS IS A CRITICAL SPEED THAT THE CAR MUST PERFORM AT OTHERWISE IT IS NOT FIT TO BE DRIVEN ANYWHERE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL CAR, I FORMALLY REQUEST THE NHTSA TO ASSES THIS SITUATION BEFORE THERE ARE FURTHER INJURIES OR DEATHS AS A RESULT. HONDA IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. TO BE CLEAR THIS PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND RELATED COMPONENTS, I.E. SOME REPORTS ARE THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTED. MY DEALER STATES THAT IT IS ONE OF THE BEARINGS. REGARDLESS THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE AUDIO HVAC DISPLAY MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS BECAME FOGGY AND VISIBILITY WAS VERY RESTRAINED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,130.

MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN BETHESDA, MD. AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FROM TIRESPLUS TO GET NEW TIRES I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME ON 395 FROM ALEXANDRIA, VA TO WASHINGTON DC. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND DOWN-SHIFT. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR WOULD JUST JERK AS OTHER DRIVERS SWERVED AROUND ME. I COULD NOT DRIVE ABOVE 35MPH. MY CAR REVVED TO 4000 AND 5000 RPMS AT THOSE LOW SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 4 MILES. THE REPAIR BILL IS ESTIMATED AT $5200 TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY MAJOR, NON-MAINTENANCE RELATED ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PRIOR TO THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN IT WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

ALL INTERIOR ILLUMINATION LIGHTS WENT OUT AND YOU CAN NOT SEE IN CAR. CALLED THE DEALER THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A BULB AND WOULD COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND WONDER WHY A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND/OR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE IN A MATTER OF COUPLE DAYS. AT ONE POINT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT SEEMS TO WORK WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTING. ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP, THE REAL ISSUE BEGINS. *TR

WHINING NOISE UPON ENGINE STARTUP, VERY PROMINENT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. RECALL O-RING FIX ONLY HELPED FOR A FEW WEEKS. HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND THE WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING ASSEMBLY OR HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. : UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 12/01/2011 *LN

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT WAS PURCHASED SIX (6) MONTHS AGO. I'VE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE LOCKING UP, WHICH SLOWS THE CAR TO A NEAR STOP, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. MY CAR SLOWS DOWN AS IF I, WHILE DRIVING, SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, MY VEHICLE FAILS TO PICK UP SPEED UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PRESS THE BRAKE AND PROCEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED. ON THREE OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DECELERATION, WHICH CAUSES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT CAN EASILY LEAD TO A REAR END COLLISION/ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE ABRUPT SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TO CONTINUE TO OVERLOOK THESE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS/DEFECTS WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS SERIOUS AND COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO DEATH IF A SOLUTION IS NOT ADDRESS IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHIFTS WHEN MAKING A TURN. ALSO NOTE THAT WHEN BRAKING, I NOTICED THE SEAT MOVE AS WELL. SO BOTH TURNING AND BRAKING. THE MAN I BOUGHT IT FROM NOTICED THE SAME THING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT IT IS COMMON. HE GOT A PRICE TO FIX IT, HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM $1000 AND A LOCAL NON-DEALER $500. I'M GOING TO WAIT AND SEE IF HONDA OFFERS A RECALL BEFORE I SPEND THE MONEY. I AM READING THAT AFTER SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN IT FIXED, IT BRAKES THE SAME WAY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE LED DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WERE ON. THE FAILURE WAS A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 03/17/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

IN ADDITION TO ALREADY RECALLED 2004-5 HONDA ACCORDS, YOU NEED TO INCLUDE 2003'S TOO. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. QUITE POSSIBLY IT IS THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SENSOR, OR SOME COMPONENT OF THAT SYSTEM, IN THE 2004/05'S IT IS A WIRING HARNESS. MINE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THEY WILL GLADLY BEGIN LOOKING FOR A $120 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. THIS IS A FEDERALLY REQUIRED SAFETY SYSTEM, ANY SAFETY SYSTEM FIXES SHOULD BE AT NO COST TO OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT BUT NOTHING CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED IN 2005. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

I WAS SMELLING THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL THAT MANY OTHER CLAIMED TO SMELL. I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGED BUT THE SMELL COMES BACK FROM TIME TO TIME. THE SEAT SLIDE FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKE.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. SHE HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE OTHER VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED SINCE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *KB

MY COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT HAS OCCURRED 3-DECEMBER 2010. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THE 2ND GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WOULD OVER HEAT AND POSSIBLY EXPLODE DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE "FIX" HONDA IMPLEMENTED FOR THIS RECALL DONE SHORTLY AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ONLY A MINIMUM OF EVERY TWO YEARS AS HONDA ADVISED ME TO DO PERTAINING TO THEIR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND MY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AND IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF 2ND GEAR GOING INTO 3RD GEAR AT A FREQUENCY OF ONCE PER DAY FOR THREE DAYS IN A ROW AND THEN WOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY LETTING OF THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD SHIFT INTO 3RD SUCCESSFULLY. IT WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT VARIES IN TIME WHEN IT WILL RE-ENGAGE AND IT HAS LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL. RECENTLY I PULLED OUT ONTO A ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, EN ROUTE TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP TO ME AND MY ABRUPT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE/MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT OF SEVERAL OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE APPROACHING WITH WE

MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003 AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF 3RD GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL MODE. WILL CONTINUE ON TO 4TH GEAR ONLY IF YOU BACK OFF THE THROTTLE, WHICH SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THIS PUTS THE OCCUPANTS AND VEHICLES BEHIND YOU AT RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION. PROBLEM IS THE 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS USED IN THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6'S. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN ON LOCAL BACKORDER FROM HONDA FOR 9 MONTHS AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN NEW PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY HELP SINCE THE CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD/108K MILES. ONLY CHOICE WAS TO USE A TRANSMISSION OUT OF A SALVAGE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER FAILURE SINCE THE SALVAGE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THIS FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING AND KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6'S AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THEM ISSUE A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE HAZARD RILEY SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE HAZRD RETURN SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED0 3/22/11

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60MPH ON I-40 IN NASHVILLE, TN CAR BUCKED AND CAME TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. CAR WAS FINE, TRANSMISSION WENT, HARD TIME GETTING CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS CAR SERVICED IN THE USA. BEYOND MY TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH HONDA CA OR HONDA USA. MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MAY 2010 WHEN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED GREATLY, LOCKING IT INTO 2ND GEAR. THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. INDEED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL, LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. IT WAS A SHOCK THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! NEITHER HONDA WOULD HELP ME WITH A "GOOD WILL" DISCOUNT SO I WAS OUT $2000. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS LIKE MANY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE AND SADDENING. AT REPAIR, MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE GEARS WHERE SHIFTING DOWN OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY 10 MILES FROM WORK AND COASTED TO WORK UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. ONCE THERE, THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. WE NOW ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000. I CALLED HONDA TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THE CAR IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH 117,000. WE KEEP UP ON ALL THE CAR MAINTENANCE AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT IS HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THIS HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS ISSUES MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND HAVE HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOPS ON THE SIDE TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE AND GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT AND ACCELERATE. THE SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD FAILS ALMOST EVERY TIME. *TR

WHILE IN TOP GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT OUT OF GEAR CAUSING A JOLT. WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO TOP GEAR BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME IN LOWER GEAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY MY PARENTS AND MYSELF SINCE IT'S PURCHASE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN A RADICAL MANNER AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING THE EXTREME MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE TRANSMISSION IS TO BE CHANGED AND THE PCM ALSO. THE CAR HAS 144000KM. I HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE US HONDA IS COVERING THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE YEARS FOR UP TO 160000KM AS A RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT. HONDA CANADA UNFORTUNATELY HAS NO SUCH COVERAGE AND THE DEAL THEY ARE OFFERING ME IS 2800$+ TAX FOR THE REPAIRS INSTEAD OF THE 7000$ THEY CLAIM IT SHOULD BE COSTING ME. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION COMPANY'S HAVE GIVEN ME PRICES OF 2500$ AND 2800$. IT MAKES EM FEEL THAT THEY GIVE ME AN EXTREME PRICE SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE ME A "REBATE" WHICH WORKS OUT TO NOT BEING A DEAL AT ALL. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS NO WHERE NEAR THE QUALITY THAT GAVE HONDA THE REPUTATION IT EARNED IN THE 90S. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HONDA ACCORD 2003, WHICH HAD RECALL ON IT. HONDA CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFINITION OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD AND COULD HAVE CAUSE A WRECK - WHEN YOUR CAR SUDDENLY WON'T GO, AND YOU ARE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, 1,2, GEARS. WILL DO THIS ON A TURN, OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 16, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE TIRES LOCKED AND SQUEALED ENOUGH THAT I COULD SMELL THE RUBBER. BOTH OF OUR SEATBELTS LOCKED OUT BECAUSE OF THE DECELERATION. ABOUT 1/2 SECOND LATER, THE CAR CONTINUED NORMALLY AND WE SLOWED TO 55 MPH. WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUDDEN DECELERATION THAT WAS NOT AS SEVERE AS THE INITIAL ONE. WE PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY APPEARED NORMAL. WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ENTIRE CAR SHOOK WITH A PRONOUNCED "CLUNK." WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR BACK TO P AND RETURNED IT TO D, IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY AROUND THE LOT, SO WE STARTED DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR ONCE WE GOT ON THE ROAD. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THE REMAINING DISTANCE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL SERVICE SCHEDULE. MY RESEARCH FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE OVER $4400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. OTHER WEBSITES SUGGESTED CONTACTING CORPORATE HONDA DIRECTLY TO REQUEST "GOODWILL" FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I RECALLED THE DETAILS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO WOULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THEY HAD NOT HEA

I WAS INFORMED BY MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT. THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN MY '03 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 POWER STEERING LINE. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMMABLE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. SINCE THIS POSES A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN I AM SOMEWHAT WORRIED AND WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

DRIVING HOME A COUPLE HOURS AGO THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE PARKWAY DOING ABOUT 65MPH. THREW ME VIOLENTLY FORWARD THANK GOD I WEAR MY SEAT BELT OR ELSE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OUT OF FIRST GEAR AFTER THE INITIAL DOWNSHIFT. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED MY CAR. CONTINUED ABOUT TEN MINUTES REALLY SLOWLY IN THE RIGHT LANE UNTIL I GOT OFF AT MY EXIT. I STEADILY BEGAN TO BRAKE COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOWNSHIFTED TO A HALT MAKING THE PERSON BEHIND MY SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND COME TO A SCREECHING STOP. CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOWN THE 25MPH RESIDENTIAL ROAD LEADING TO MY HOUSE AT 20MPH BECAUSE ANY MORE ACCELERATION SHOT THE RPMS UP TO REDLINE. WHEN I GOT TO MY HOUSE I ALSO REALIZED THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT ACTIVATE AND INSTEAD THE CAR JUST REVS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL WHEN GIVING IT GAS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO SAY THE LEAST. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR I HAVE ALWAYS BABIED IT AND HAD THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES LIKE MINE AND IT IS KNOWN BY HONDA THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE A PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR REPUTATION AND FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSIN REPLACED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH THE HONDA ACCORD AND CIVIC IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN MODELS MADE FROM THE EARLY 2000S. THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND 2001 HONDA CIVIC APPEAR TO BE THE WORST YEARS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA). THE COST TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION IS INCREDIBLE AND I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS REPAIR WHEN THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRODUCT. IT MAY NOT BE LISTED AS A SAFETY ISSUE ACCORDING TO NHTSA BUT THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME (WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED) AND CAUSE DANGER TO ALL THOSE INVOLVED, NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE OF BEING STRANDED!

PULLING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO PRIOR WARNING OR ENGINE LIGHT. ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK GOING ATLEAST 55 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO PRINCETON HONDA WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR. SINCE THE CAR HAD 98,563 IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE THE GEAR 2 RECALL IN 2004. PRINCETON HONDA QUOTED $4200 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND AMERICA HONDA WOULD OFFER 25% AS A GOOD FAITH DISCOUNT BRING THE PRICE TO $3,600. THE CAR WAS WORTH $7,200 ON KELLEYS BLUE BOOK AS A TRADE AND HONDA PRINCETON WHO SOLD BE THE CAR WAS ONLY WILLING TO OFFER $4,000 AS A TRADE IF I BOUGHT A CAR OFF THE LOT. I HAD FEW OPTIONS AND SETTLED AT A TRADE VALUE OF $5,000. SO MUCH FOR HONDA'S HAVING A GREAT RESALE VALUE! *TR

IN LARGER CITY AFTER MANY RED LIGHTS, THE WARM TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM NOW IS INTERMITTENT BUT I THINK CAN BECOME QUITE SERIOUS. I RECEIVED NO SYMPATHY FROM THE DEALER. FROM THE INTERNET I SEE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ALL HAVE NO RESOLUTION FROM HONDA.