2003 Honda Accord complaints

I HAVE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB AND IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ATTENTION EARLY THIS YEAR. HONDA SAID THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE THOUSAND S OF HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER SWITCHING GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A VIOLENT/HARSH BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEAR. UPDATED 10/27/10

NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 8/3/2010. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD AND 5 MONTH OLD INFANT IN CAR WITH ME WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DROP OFF MY CAR. WAS ON A SHORT STRIP OF THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SOUND AS IF IT WAS STRUGGLING TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. IT ABRUPTLY STOPPED THEN THRUST THE CAR FORWARD IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE STREET LEAVING A SCRAPE ON THE LEFT BUMPER. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH MY CAR SINCE IT WAS 145K MILES AND WAS WELL OUT OF THE WARRANTY. THEY ARE CHARGING US A $100 DIAGNOSIS FEE ONLY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO FILE A COMPLAINT ONLY TO GET THE SAME "AT THE MILEAGE THAT YOU ARE AT WE ARE UNABLE TO COVER ANY COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE" HUSBAND JUST GOT A CALL FROM DEALERSHIP STATING THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ONE IS WITH THE PART THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THE CAR TO SHIFT TO A CORRECT GEAR AND THE OTHER IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION. THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA AND THE HONDA REP AGAIN STAND BY THEIR ADMISSION THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF I DO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT I DRIVE LESS THAN 25K A YEAR AND ONLY DRIVE LOCALLY TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY. THIS IS DISCONCERTING AND I AM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL WHENEVER UTILIZED DURING RAINY WEATHER. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 08V169000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR) BUT WAS ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TRAVEL OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 146,000.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO A HIGHER GEAR AND MOTOR KEPT REVVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WILL TAKE IT TO MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

ON JULY 31, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. TWICE WHEN I LIGHTLY ACCELERATED, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS IF I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR VERY HARD RATHER THAN VERY LIGHTLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY; NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED THE NEXT DAY ON AUGUST 1, 2010 WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. IT FAILED VERY SPECTACULARLY. I WAS DRIVING 70ISH MPH (THAT IS THE SPEED LIMIT). I SLOWED WHEN I APPROACHED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN IT PULLED OVER SO I COULD PASS, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JERKED AS IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKE VERY HARD. I WAS SHOCKED AND SCARED; I QUICKLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE CAR SLOW. I REMOVED MY SANDAL TO BE SURE MY FOOT WAS ONLY TOUCHING THE CORRECT PEDAL AND I COULD FEEL EXACTLY THE PRESSURE I WAS PUTTING ON IT; I PUT MY SANDAL IN THE SEAT BESIDE ME. I LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN WITH MY BARE FOOT, AND AGAIN THE CAR JERKED AS IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKE HARD. I BRAKED GENTLY AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AFTER I CALMED FROM THE FEAR, I SHIFTED INTO D3 TO TRY ANOTHER GEAR (RATHER THAN D). I SLOWLY ACCELERATED AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STARTED JERKING AS IF I HIT THE ACCELERATOR HARD, THEN THE ENGINE REVVED WITH NO ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, THEN IT JERKED AS IF I BRAKED HARD; ALL THIS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AT A SLOW SPEED ON THE SHOULDER. AGAIN I BRAKED GENTLY, STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. LAST NIGHT, AUG 1, I HAD IT TOW

NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. MY ACCORD WILL REV UP AND WONT SHIFT- THE CAR SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK. WHEN DRIVING AROUND A LOT OF OTHER CARS IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED YET DUE TO COSTS. *TR

MY 2003 ACCORD EX V6 STARTED EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT ON THE 24TH OF JULY, AFTER YEARS OF GREAT CARE THAT FOLLOWS OR BEATS THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULES. WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY. LUCKY I WAS ONLY HEARING HORNING BEHIND ME ON A 50KM/HR ROAD INSTEAD OF A CRASH ON A 100KM/HR HIGHWAY. FOR SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR LOCALLY OR ON HIGHWAY SINCE THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (EXPERIENCED THE SAME JERK AT LOW SPEED ABOUT 2 TIMES ON AVERAGE FOR A 2KM TRIP), WHO SAYS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH ONLINE FORUM IS NOT A COMPLETELY CREDIBLE SOURCE FOR INFORMATION, FROM WHAT I'M SEEING SO FAR A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION IS WARRANTED. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN, WHICH I BELIEVE IS BECOMING A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND I HOPE YOU COULD CONFIRM AND AGREE. SINCERELY, 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 CUSTOMER. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED ON SECOND BAND LUBRICATION PROBLEM RECALLED BY SELLING DEALER@ APROX12,000 MILES AT MY REQUEST WAS NOTED THAT IF TRANSMISSION HAD EARLY FAILURE THAT HO MO CO WOULD NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS INCURRED AND ALL EXPENSES .THEN AT 78,658 MILES TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARSH SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND RATIO ,ALSO AUDIBLE TURBINE NOISE NOTED . AFTER READING MULTIPLES OF SAME ISSUES BLOGS FROM VEHICLE OWNERS THAT CRASHED OR BARELY AVOIDED BEING IN A CRASH DUE TO INFERIOR TRANSMISSION DESIGNS AND INTERNAL TRANS-LUBRICATION PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER SAID RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP IN N.C. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR 2003 ACCORD IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE / TRANSPORT PASSENGERS AS OF THIS DAY OF 07/26 /2010 AND REQUEST THAT A COMPLETE STUDY WHICH CONSIST OF ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES BE REPAIRED BY HO MO CO. AT THEIR EXPENSE FOR PARTS ,LABOR, FOR ALL PARTIES IN QUESTION AND ALL PERSONS THAT HAVE FILED CLAIM WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND ALSO WITH ALL PERSONS SO MENTIONED ABOVE THAT HAVE CONTACTED HO MO CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE. IN HOPE THAT NO ONE DIES! *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR REV'S BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY IN OVERDRIVE/3RD/4TH/5TH GEARS. THE ISSUE CAME ON PRETTY SUDDENLY. STILL WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE ON THE REPAIRS; HONDA HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2004/5, BUT HAS SINCE EXPIRED, AND IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OUR DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED DRIVING ON A CROWDED OUTERBELT WHEN THE HONDA ACCORD JUST QUIT. LOCAL DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZES A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, BUT CORPORATE HONDA IS JUST WAITING FOR A TRAGEDY TO OCCUR. JUST SPENT $1100 ON NEW BRAKES, AND NOW THEY WANT $4000 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT THIS. HONDA IS PATHETIC. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY '03 ACCORD V6 (97K MILES) STARTED TO FAIL WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 7/22/2010. I COULDN'T REVERSE AND ON A BUSY ROAD I COULDN'T EXCEED A SPEED LIMIT OVER 35-40 MPH. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC THAT EVENING, WHO SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PRESSURE SENSOR SOLENOID A. I HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS FOR THE NEW PART TO BE DELIVERED, BUT WHEN MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE PART, THE PROBLEM STILL PRECEDED. SO, I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC, WHO FINALLY FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MY TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY MY FAMILY OF 5 HAS ONLY ONE CAR AND ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY BOTH FOR A RENT CAR AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2003, V6 HONDA ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT BECOMES PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES AND DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE RECALL. ONCE I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THE RECALL MYSELF, I TOOK IT INTO HONDA AND SHOWED THEM THE SAFETY RECALL. THEY LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT SAID THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE DISCOLORATION WASN'T RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THE EXTRA HEAT BURNT THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND CAUSED SOME FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. COINCIDENTALLY THE SECOND GEAR IS WHAT IS MESSED UP. THE HONDA AMERICA REP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A "CATASTROPHIC" PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I GUESS THAT WANT YOU TO DRIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL THIS OCCURS AND THEN THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR ~ DANGEROUS NO DOUBT, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AS WELL. *TR

DRIVING MY FAMILY HOME FROM VACATION ON CROWDED INTERSTATE 287, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING RAPIDLY DECELERATED CREATING A REAL HAZARD FOR OCCUPANTS IN MY CAR AS WELL AS VEHICLES BEHIND. THE FAULT WAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HAD JUMPED INTO 2ND GEAR ON IT'S OWN. FURTHERMORE, THE COST OF REPAIR EFFECTIVELY TOTALS THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED NO HELP OR EVEN CONSOLATION WHEN I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CAR HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AFTER TWO EPISODES WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000RPM WITHOUT DEPRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE REPAIRED THE CAR. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ANOTHER EPISODE OCCURRED. SHE STOPPED THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

UPON TURNING THE CAR ON, THE BACKLIGHT BEHIND THE RADIO WENT DARK. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE RADIO LIGHTS, RADIO MODE, STATION, TIME OF DAY, VOLUME, A/C AND/OR HEAT SETTINGS, TEMP OF A/C AND/OR HEAT. I FEEL IT IS DISTRACTING AND UNSAFE TO ATTEMPT TO USE/CONTROL THESE "INVISIBLE" SETTINGS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED FOR CERTAIN 03 & 04 HONDA ACCORDS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECTIVE HARDWARE, BUT ONLY A WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS GIVEN. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE RADIOLIGHT INTACT, NO I AM BEING TOLD IS WILL COST ME 350$ TO FIX AN ALREADY KNOWN DEFECTIVE HARDWARE PROBLEM THAT I FEEL CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN MADE AWARE TO HONDA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND THEY HAVE NOT PLACED A RECALL ON IT, AS ONE SERVICE REP TOLD ME, "BECAUSE RECALLS DEAL WITH SAFETY ISSUES, THIS RADIO IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE." I BEG TO DIFFER, A DEFECTIVE PART AND SAFETY ISSUE WARRANTS FURTHER COMPENSATION BY HONDA TO ITS VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH 104,000 MILES FAILS TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR OCCASIONALLY. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I HAD ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT, WITH THE SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER IN PHILADELPHIA. THEY TESTED IT AND TOOK ME FOR A ROAD TEST WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM. WHILE ON VACATION THAT SUMMER I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANS NOT SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER, AVALON NJ, AND HAD THEM TEST IT. AGAIN NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM. I TOLD THE MECHANIC TO TAKE IT HOME WITH HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS IN HOPE THAT HE WOULD FIND SOMETHING BUT NO LUCK AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS AND TO AAMCO AND NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IF IT WORKS SOMETIMES IT PROBABLY ISN'T MECHANICAL. THE FACT THAT THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT RETAIN THE CODE IS AT LEAST PART OF THE PROBLEM. HONDA DOESN'T SEEM TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS FAILURE TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHY LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I BOUGHT THE THING IN THE FIRST PLACE. MOREOVER, NO ONE WILL EVEN SAY THEY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH SINCE THE ERROR DOES NOT REGISTER IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AND THE GEAR INDICATOR LOCATED ON THE DASH, THE GREEN LIGHT THAT SHOWED THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE STARTED BLINKING. THEN COME TO FIND OUT THIS CAR IS KNOW FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REGARDLESS OF THE MAINTENANCE THE CARE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SURGED TO 6500 RPM'S AND THEN LOST ALL COMPRESSION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. MY WIFE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN BUT NEVER LOST THE DRIVE TRAIN. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR ACCORD, AND AFTER CONTACTING AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP OUT WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS INJURY IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY '03 HONDA ACCORD V-6 (118K MILES) STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST WEEK (7/1/2010). TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, BUT WITHIN 2 DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING 2 MILES FROM MY HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR ROAD. SINCE THE FAILURE, I'VE FOUND VOLUMES OF INFORMATION ONLINE ATTESTING TO IDENTICAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE '03 ACCORD AND OTHER HONDA VEHICLES OF SIMILAR AGE AND WEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOW-TRUCK THAT TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THE MECHANIC AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP EACH PROVIDED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH AN EPIDEMIC OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON '03 ACCORDS THAT ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. I WILL BE WRITING A VERY STRONGLY WORDED LETTER TO HONDA CORP. EXPRESSING MY DISPLEASURE. COST OF REPLACEMENT $2235 FOR A CAR THAT'S ONLY 7 YRS. OLD, WITH ONLY 118K MILES ON IT. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE, CAR STALLS AT 20MPH WITH NO WARNING AND SHIFTS VIOLENTLY. LUCKY TO AVOID 2 CRASHES. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. STARTING FEW MONTHS AGO, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. I RESTART THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF MOST TIMES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT LEAST 65 MPH, I NOTICED THAT MY TRANS STARTED SLIPPING VERY BAD. IT FELT LIKE I WAS HITTING MY BRAKES ON AND OFF AT 65 MPH. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANS WAS DEAD. I WAS SHOCKED...A HONDA TRANS DEAD!!!. I HAD COMPLETE TRUST IN MY CAR, AFTER ALL, IT IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD WITH BARELY 100,000 MILES ON IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE BAD TRANS. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE WERE TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT FAULTY TRANS ON THE AUTOMATIC 2003 ACCORDS AND THAT THERE WAS SERVICE BULLETIN "RECALL" ISSUED FROM HONDA TO FIX A BROKEN 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANS. SO AFTER CALLING THE TOLL FREE HONDA AMERICA CORPORATE PEOPLE, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS ALREADY TAKEN INTO A HONDA DEALER AND HAD THIS 2ND GEAR REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. SO BASICALLY ACCORDING TO HONDA, THEY DID THEIR PART BY REPAIRING THE 2ND GEAR, AND EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW BROKEN WITH BARELY 100,000 MILES, THERE IS NOTHING HONDA WILL DO TO COVER THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. I REQUESTED A GOODWILL REPAIR BUT THE PERSON (REGGIE) NOR HIS SUPERVISOR MARLA FOSTER GIVE ME ANSWERS ON HOW MANY OF THESE TYPE OF CALLS WERE COMING IN OR IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIRS. HE BASICALLY SAID THE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS THIS. AFTER NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH HONDA AMERICA I WAS ASSIGNED CASE #[XXX]AND IMMEDIATELY HE PROCEEDED TO CLOSE THE CASE WITH NO S

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. BURNING SMELL IN CAR. THESE CARS NEED TO HAVE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN HIS CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AND THEN WENT INSTANTLY FROM 70MPH TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK, BUT THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT GIVEN THE HIGH SPEEDS. HE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING OF BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS SINCE THE INCIDENT WHICH SEEMS TO BE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CAR JERKING ABRUPTLY DURING THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. OUR CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIR. WE HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK ON THE OUTCOME OF THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE REPLACED AS COMPLIANT WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT WAS 121,000.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ON YESTERDAY, 6/23/2010 ,I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR,WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO CHOKE AND SLIP. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUSHING AND PULLING THE CAR. THE RPMS WERE GOING UP TO 4-5 WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. NATURALLY I WAS SCARED. MY CAR WAS DISRUPTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT THANKFULLY NO ONE HIT ME. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO NORTHWEST HONDA IN OWINGS MILLS MD ON THAT DAY. NW TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. THIS WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PREOWNED HONDA IN 2005 AND I HAD ALL OF MY REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THAT DEALER. LASTLY MY CAR GAVE NO WARNING OF POSSIBLE DEFECTS , NO LIGHTS ETC. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT MY YEAR/MODEL OF HONDA ACCORD IS NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I'M SURE SOME MAY HAVE EVEN BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HONDA DID A RECALL ON THE AT IN 2004, BUT THAT WAS ONLY TO FIX THE GEARS AND PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM LOCKING. THAT DOES NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM SLIPPING AND DEFECTING WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR IS SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE MANUFACTURED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED IN ON 11/15/2009. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 01/01/2010. I OBVIOUSLY TOOK THE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. I AM NOW WITHOUT COVERAGE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. HONDA OFFERS GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE BUT IT IS GRANTED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND IS NOT A GUARANTEE. I DO HAVE A CLAIM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX COUPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS UP TO 6,000. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE BUT DID NOT ADVISE THE CONTACT OF THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL JET KIT INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE AND BELIEVED THE VEHICLE RECEIVED PREVIOUS REPAIRS UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE REPAIR BEING PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER'S RECORDS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 HAS FAILED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, AND THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WITHOUT JERKING, MAKING IT VERY SCARY TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN CRUISING AT A RELATIVELY CONSTANT SPEED, IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY CREATING WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 91,500 MILES. IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED, INCLUDING MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. *TR

ON THE 28TH OF MAY I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) AND MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I STOPPED WHEN THE BACK PASSENGER CORNER RAMMED INTO A CEMENT RAILING. THE BACK BUMPER, SIDE PANELING, WHEEL TIRE AND TRUNK HOOD WERE ALL DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE WE WERE HEARING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SAW OPERATING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME HONDA SERVICE STATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THAT WERE CAUSING THE NOISE SO THEY REPLACED THEM. THE NOISE ACTUALLY DID GO AWAY. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HE FELT THE CAR "BUCK". IN ADDITION THE CAR WOULD NOT ALWAYS GO INTO REVERSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER AS WE AWAIT THE PARTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE MANY PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SAID THAT EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACE THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. WHY ISN'T SOMEONE FORCING HONDA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS??THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER! *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD (VIN [XXX] ) HAS AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. A HONDA DEALER SAYS THE CAR NEEDS NEW AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE FOR $525. THERE IS A CAMPAIGN # 07V001000 FOR 2004 & 2005 MODELS AIRBAGS RECALL. THIS RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD (APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES) ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY SLAMMED ITSELF INTO LOW GEAR AND SCREECHED TO A STOP. THE CAR THEN SHIFTED ITSELF BACK INTO DRIVE AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT SLAMMED INTO LOW TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE DOWN BACK STREETS AT 20 MPH TO GET HOME. THE NEXT DAY, A FRIEND DROVE THE CAR TO THE CAR DEALER (I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO) AND THOUGH HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM TWICE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FINDING THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, I SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP. HE AGREED THAT THE ONLY SAFE REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A 2005 AS THAT YEAR DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. HOWEVER, I AM BEING REQUIRED TO PAY 50% OF THE LABOR AND PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME I'VE OWNED THE CAR, NO REVELATION ON THE PART OF THE DEALER REGARDING THIS DEFECT, THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THAT I WAS INJURED DUE TO THE PROBLEM IT CAUSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON AUGUST 21, 2007. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE NOT COMPLETE. HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

2003 HONDA ACCORD: PURCHASED 2/18/2006 AS A CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLE. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY: 10/18/2009 OR 100,000 MILES ON 6/3/2010 AT 84,288 MILES - WE FINALLY GOT THE DIAGNOSIS OF POWERTRAIN FAILURE (WE HAD BROUGHT IN TWO OTHER TIMES COMPLAINING OF SAME PROBLEMS.) HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. GAVE QUOTE FOR $4,000. TOLD TO CALL HONDA USA FOR GOODWILL REPAIR. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP PROBLEMS..... TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP ON 2ND GEAR, AND WONT UPSHIFT. CAR JUST TURNED 80K ON THE ODOMETER. ALL REGULAR SERVICING AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE BY ASE CERTIFIED HONDA MECHANIC, ALL RECORDS AND PAPERWORK ON FILE . FROM CURRENT REPORTS AND RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA NORTH AMERICA, IT IS A RECALL AND A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF PROBLEM, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA AND GET BACK TO US IF WE QUALIFY. THIS IS AFTER THE FACT THAT THE OIL JET KIT.... WAS ALREADY INSTALLED AND STATED THAT "PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED" WELL THE PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED.... THUS THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED-UP.... WELL, NOTICE CAME BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THAT HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA ISN'T GOING TO HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AS STATED.... EFFECTIVELY "WERE ON OUR OWN" ! WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT AND A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT AT THAT, WHERE HONDA IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR? SO NOW, LIKE THE 300+ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM... WE NOW HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WERE GOING TO DO.... HONDA OF AMERICA... WHY CAN'T YOU KEEP YOUR WORD.... ! LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE LAST HONDA I EVER BUY OR MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY.... ANOTHER THING, YOU WOULD THINK THAT HONDA OF AMERICA, WOULD AT LEAST COMPENSATE US WITH A RENTAL CAR, TILL THE PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF? WOULD THEY? NOPE...... THIS IS YOUR MESS-UP. HONDA OF AMERICA.... YOU DESIGNED THE CAR.... FIX

2003 HONDA ACCORD, V-6, AUTOMATIC. FIRST OWNER, ALL SERVICES (BUT FOR LAST TWO OIL CHANGES (BY ME) DONE BY HONDA. AT 81,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION OFTEN FAILS TO UPSHIFT FROM 2-3D GEAR, WILL ALSO DOWNSHIFT ABRUPTLY TO 2ND GEAR, CAN APPROACH ENGINE OVERSPEED AND DIFFICULTY WITH CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE FRONT WHEELS WILL TRANSIENTLY LOCK-UP IN THIS EVENT. THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. VIRTUALLY EVERY 2-3 SHIFT NOT CORRECT, USUALLY WITH SLIPPAGE TO 4000RPM, WOULD EVENTUALLY UPSHIFT TO 3RD, BUT RANDOM TIMING. DANGEROUS WITH APPROACHING CARS FROM BEHIND. STARTED LAST WEEK, CURRENTLY IN SHOP, IN GERMANY, AS I AM IN THE US MILITARY HERE. HONDA NA CONTACTED, WILL REVIEW THEIR ADDRESS OF THE PROBLEM AFTER I HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE READ OVER 300 COMPLAINTS THIS MODEL, THIS YEAR WITH EXACTLY THE SAME DESCRIPTION. THIS CAR WAS SUBJECT OF 2004 RECALL FOR OVERHEATING OF 2ND GEAR. THAT RECALL PERFORMED (AN INSPECTION AND OIL JET WE WERE TOLD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A HONDA ACCORD V6 2003 ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, SUDDENLY TCS INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS NO WARNING EVER AND THE CAR HAS BARELY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL AND WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY UNTIL THIS SUDDEN MOMENT. WAS LUCKY TO PULL OVER THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANYBODY READ ENDING ME. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FRONT SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL HAS DRAINED OUT. THEY CHARGED $700 FOR REPLACING THE SEAL (ONLY $15 IN PARTS VALUE). WE WERE STRANDED IN A TOWN MORE THAN 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND SPENT 3 DAYS WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED. NEXT DAY, THE CAR STARTED MAKING VIOLENT JERKS WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND DOWN AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON FREEWAYS. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $4000. WHILE READING ONLINE, FOUND THAT MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT SIMILAR MILEAGE AND HONDA NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY GOODWILL REPAIR OR COMPENSATION AND ARE DECLINING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE COME TO THEM EVERYDAY WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA ACCORD. II WILL BE $4,700 DOWN JUST FOR OWNING A HONDA ACCORD MODEL WHICH HAPPENED TO HAVE A FAULTY TRA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND ABNORMALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,287. UPDATED 08/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/23/10*JB UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 12/07/10. *JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WHAT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR RED LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE: HONDA ACCORD 2003 VIN: [XXX] MILEAGE: ABOUT 70,000 RELATED RECALL: 07V001000 HOW LONG: IT STAYS ON AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONDITIONS: 1. THE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO BAG OR SMALL OBJECT ON PASSENGER SEAT. 2. THE LIGHT HAS ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND PASSENGER SEAT WAS VACANT. ALSO WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT WEIGHING ABOUT 150 POUNDS. 3. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR COUPLE OF HOURS. FREQUENCY: ABOUT ONCE EVERY 15 DAYS (STARTED OCCURRING FROM FEB 2010) RECENT CHANGE IN CONDITIONS: 1. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEING SHIFTED MORE RECENTLY AS MY WIFE HAS STARTED DRIVING THIS CAR TOO. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LAST 3 YEARS AND ONLY RECENTLY THE SEAT IS SHIFTED MORE OFTEN. THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE I CAN THINK OF TRIGGERING THIS LIGHT. REMEDY: 1. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF IF I SWITCH-OFF THE CAR AND TAKE THE KEYS OUT AND RESTART IT. THOUGH THE PROCESS HAS TO BE REPEATED MORE THAN ONCE. RELATED RECALL: 07V001000 THIS SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THAT LIST. SPOKE WITH HONDA CUSTOMER CARE, WHO SUGGESTED TAKING TO DEALER. *TR

THERE WAS ONLY ONE EVENT THAT LED UP TO MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DURING SOME COLD DAYS (EST. 12-20 DAYS) OVER THE PAST TWO WINTERS, THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IN THE MORNING. ONCE WARMED UP, THE CAR WORKED FINE. I WAS CAREFUL TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PER THE MANUAL, AND EVEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES EARLY. I ALWAYS NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC OF THIS SYMPTOM BUT WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY ON A WARM SUMMER MORNING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY NEVER SLIPPED DURING WARM WEATHER. THE FAILURE WAS QUICK, UNEXPECTED, HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AFTER I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, AT WHICH POINT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME: 1) ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED (I.E., NO FAILURE); 2) SLAM INTO A LOWER GEAR AND DECELERATE; OR 3) COAST AT CURRENT SPEED WHILE THE ENGINE REVS UP (WHICH MAY END WITH THE CAR SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND JERKING THE CAR FORWARD). TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, I FIRST WAS VIGILANT IN REPLACING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ALL BUT BEGGED MY MECHANIC TO FIND THE UNDERLYING CAUSE. THAT DIDN'T WORK. NOW THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. MY FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TO BUY ONLY GERMAN ENGINEERED CARS GOING FORWARD. HOPEFULLY, THEY HAVE MASTERED THE CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND RELIABLY GOING FASTER. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L, MILEAGE 104,000. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SLOWED TO FIRST GEAR. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE CAUSING ACCIDENTS. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L [XXX] 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 AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, SURGED FORWARD AND THEN STARTED UP ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY FORTY SECONDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REBUILT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD FROM AMES, IA TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN FOR A ONE DAY TRIP AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT THE HALFWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED A FEW SECONDS LATER. I HAD TO PULLOVER AND CALL MY INSURANCE AGENT. AT THE END, MY CAR GOT TOWED TO THE SEDARS HONDA DEALERSHIP AT MASON CITY, IOWA, AND THEY CALLED ME SAYING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACING WILL COST FROM $3000 TO $3600. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND AFTER A RED LIGHT STOP, MY CAR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIDE. I WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND ALL OTHER CARS BEGAN TO SOUNDS THEIR HORNS. I CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TO '1' AND BRING THE CAR TO HONDA, AND ASK THEM TO SEND A GOODWILL REQUEST TO HONDA USA. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH AN ERRATIC SRS LIGHT. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR. 1ST TIME: COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT WENT OUT. 2ND TIME: THEY HAD THE CAR 2 DAYS AND REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER. THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED BUT THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT SHOWED SRS CODES 22-8 (A SHORT) AND 51-2. THEY RULED OUT THE SHORT AND ARE SAYING BY THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION THE SRS UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $411. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHAT CAN I DO NOW? *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. CURRENT MILEAGE 62,000. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. AT APPROX 60,000 MILES BEGAN WITH INTERMITTENT SHIFTING FAILURE. 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, ENROUTE TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP TO ME AND MY ABRUPT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE/MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OF SEVERAL OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE APPROACHING WITH WET ROAD CONDITIONS TO MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ABRUPTLY STRANDED AND IMMOBILE. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AND HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE IS GOING TO OCCUR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR