2003 Honda Accord complaints

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD SWITCH BACK. CAR ACCELERATED, PAUSED AND ACCELERATED AGAIN. I HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. *TR

I OWN A 03 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOTICED WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, MY CAR SHIFTED ODDLY WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR SHIFTS "HARD" ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY AS IF I AM DRIVING A MANUAL AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHIFT. THE CAR JERKS HARSHLY BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO, WHEN I AM SHIFT INTO "DRIVE" MY CAR ROLLS BACK FOR A SECOND OR TWO AS IF I WERE IN REVERSE. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. THEY ARE BROKEN. FRONT DOOR LOCKS FOR MY HONDA ACCORD HAVE TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DRIVER SIDE WITH KEY. THE PASSENGER SIDE BY HAND. THE CAR HAS ONLY 60,908 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE LOCKS ARE GOING BAD. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CANNOT GET INTO YOUR CAR VERY QUICKLY IF YOU NEED TO. TO HAVE THEM FIXED WILL BE VERY EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR THE PART WOULD BE OVER $225.00, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. HAVE OTHER OWNERS HAD THIS PROBLEM? I THINK THE LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND HONDA SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THE DRIVERS LOCK WENT OUT IN MARCH AND NOW THE OTHER WENT OUT TODAY. WHEN WILL THE OTHER LOCKS GO OUT? *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST SECOND AND THIRD. THE CAR SHOOK AND THE WHEELS SEEMED TO LOCK AND SLOWED SO QUICKLY I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK. HONDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY HOWEVER THEY OFFERED 2200 TOWARDS THE 5000 REPAIR. THEY BASED THE AMOUNT OFFERED BY THE AGE AND MILEAGE. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFE CAR AND WOULD LAST FOR A LONG TIME.THEY TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NOTHING ELSE.I LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DEFECT, OR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE OFFER FROM AMERICAN HONDA WAS TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE OFFERS EVEN BEFORE THE CAR IS INSPECTED. I GOT A CALL FROM AMERICAN HONDA BEFORE THE DEALER CALLED ME WITH WHAT WAS WRONG. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ANOTHER DAY BEFORE THEY KNEW AND THE AMERICAN HONDA REP CALLED A LITTLE WHILE LATER ASKING IF I HEARD WHAT THEY FOUND. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL BACK BUT THE IMPRESSION I GOT WAS THE DEAL WAS ALREADYSET. PLUS THEY CHARGED ME 90 TO EVALUATE THE CAR. I WAS VERY LUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CAR COMPANIES CAN NOT KEEP DENYING PROBLEMS EXIST. YOU SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE BEFORE YOU GET INVOLVED. *TR

STEREO BACKLIGHT DIED NOT ALLOWING ME TO SEE RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, ETC. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD. TOOK TO AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD OF AN EXTENDWARRANTY, BUT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS WARRANTY. WARRANTY IS FOR 105,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. MY MILEAGE WAS 79K, BUT THE CAR WAS 7 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS OLD. CAR WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. CALL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR. HONDA FELT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS SUFFICIENT. *TR

THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWERTRAIN. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, MY CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS/TRAFFIC WITH THE FINAL TIME OCCURRING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHILE CITY DRIVING (STOP/GO), THE RPM'S WOULD RANDOMLY JUMP WHILE GIVING NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. UPON RETURNING THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER, I WAS INFORMED ONE WEEK LATER (THEY HAD TO SHIP A PIECE FROM TECHNICAL HDQRTS IN CA) THAT THE INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR AROUND $3200. AFTER READING THE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL AND PROBLEM, I WILL BE SCRAPPING THIS CAR AND NEVER PURCHASING A HONDA AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINEERING WORK WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA APPARENTLY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE. MY SMALL SILVER LINING IS THAT CURRENT LEASE RATES ON OTHER SAME CLASS VEHICLES ARE OUTSTANDING (CAMRY/SONATA). *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED ISSUES WITH MY AUTO TRANNY IN MY ACCORD EX V6 AT AROUND 50K MILES. THEY HAD JUST INSTALLED SOME JET FOR THE RECALL FOR HARD SHIFTING FOR THIS CAR. AT ABOUT 80K I NOTICED IT GETTING WORSE, SO I TOLD MY MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE TRANNY OIL FOR ME. IT SEEMED TO SHIFT A LITTLE BETTER AND THIS WAS ONLY FROM 2-3 GEAR THAT IT WOULD REV UP TO ABOUT 5K AND THEN JERK THE CAR TO GET INTO 3RD. IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING AND I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. I SAW THAT CALIFORNIA FILED A SUIT AGAINST HONDA AND HONDA SETTLED. EVERY STATE SHOULD BE FILING A SUIT - I'D BE FIRST IN LINE! I TOO TALKED TO HONDA AND THE HQ FOR HONDA, BUT SINCE MINE HAS SO MANY MILES ON IT (ALL FREEWAY), THEY ARE BLAMING THAT, EVEN THO I HAVE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWING IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM. THEY DON'T WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. I HOPE SOME LAWYER GETS A HOLD OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND SUES THEM LIKE CALIFORNIA DID. THIS IS MY 2ND HONDA AND I SWORE BY IT, BUT I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AFTER THIS. EVEN FROM DAY ONE I'VE ASKED HONDA ABOUT THE DIMMING OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL CUZ THEY CAR NEEDED ALL THE POWER TO DO THE SHIFTING, SO THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER CARS AND THIS WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE YEAR OF THIS ACCORD OR THAT IT'S A V6, BUT IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING AND HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED! IF COMPLAINTS KEEP HAPPENING, YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD FIX THE ISSUES OR INVESTIGATE IT A LITTLE HARD

THE RPMS ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WOULD RACE UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE CAR WOULD STAY IN SECOND GEAR. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR

SIMILAR TO THE RECENT ACURA TSX RECALL, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAME SIMILARITIES WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE. I WAS TOLD BY AN HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT A HOLE HAS DEVELOPED ON MY POWER STEERING HOSE. ANY TIME I TURN THE CAR THERE IS A NOISE THAT THE CAR MAKES, THIS IS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE IN COOLER WEATHER. DUE TO THE HIGH QUOTE MY HONDA DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME ON, I HAVE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT MY CAR HAS HAD FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. IN ADDITION THEY TOLD ME, I WOULD NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, HOSE, AND FLUID. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 66,000 MILES. CAR REVS WITHOUT POWER TO WHEELS. UNABLE TO MOVE. TURNED CAR ON AND OFF AND ONLY BY SHIFTING TO D1 WAS I ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD IT WOULD BE $4600.00 OF WHICH HONDA WOULD PAY $2000 AS A COURTESY. FOUND OVER 400 SIMILAR REPORTS ON CARPROBLEMS.COM AND REALIZED THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON HONDA TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES TO REPORT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WITH POWER WINDOWS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW TO OPEN AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED PRESSING THE SWITCH FROM BOTH THE MASTER CONTROL PANEL AND THE PASSENGER ARM REST. IN ADDITION, NONE OF THE WINDOWS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER AND HELD THE BUTTON DOWN. THE DOORS UNLOCKED, BUT THE WINDOWS DID NOT GO DOWN. THE FRONT PASSENGER REGULATOR MOTOR FAILED AND IN ADDITION TO A FUSE BLOWING, THE WIRING IN THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL BURNED AND THE VEHICLE'S FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP, SHE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE ORIGINATED WITH A CRACK IN THE MASTER CONTROL SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S PANEL. TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED PRESSING THE SWITCH TO CLOSE THE WINDOW, THE WINDOW ROSE LESS THAN AN INCH AND IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN SHE WANTED TO OPEN THE WINDOW FULLY, SHE HAD TO HOLD THE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION LONGER THAN NORMALLY REQUIRED TO AUTOMATE THE ACTION. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE RUN CHANNELS ON BOTH WINDOWS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOW ENOUGH TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND PARK THE VEHICLE. SHE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT VALVES IN THE THROTTLE BODY WERE STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000. UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/08/10

ON 3/23/2010 THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 80,500 MILES DIED WHILE IN DRIVE, WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPORTED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STAYING ENGAGED CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AND THAT I NEEDED MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION WORK AND HAD IT REPLACED. MY OLD, BROKEN TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, INSTEAD IT REVVED UP AND FINALLY SNAPPED INTO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR PER THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL NOW. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ON GOOGLE AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS HAPPENING HAS PUT ME IN A PLACE THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTOMOBILE DUE TO THE FACT I DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IF THIS HAPPENS I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I WILL BE GETTING THIS VEHICLE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WHAT THIS MANUFACTURER IS KNOWN FOR. IT IS NOT SAFE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 (WITH APPROXIMATELY 84K MILES) AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED INSTANTANEOUS FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, HE HAD TO DEFENSIVELY SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID UNTIL 100,000 MILES YET MY MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT THE FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BURNT-UP AND THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS 2003 V6 ACCORD HAD AN INSPECTION RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT NO REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. PLEASE REQUIRE HONDA ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!! THE DAY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR!! HOW WOULD SHE HAVE RESPONDED? *TR

I OWN 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH I JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED HAS HISTORY OF TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS, BUT DID NOT KNOW THAT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUSY HIGHWAY ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR AND THEN RAPIDLY DECELERATED. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS QUITE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ME OTHERWISE IT COULD QUITE LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT, IT HAS OCCURRED, THOUGH INFREQUENTLY UNTIL QUITE RECENTLY. I AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE LESS FORTUNATE AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF ONE OR MORE VEHICLES. AFTER THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THIS NATURE, I BROUGHT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ITS MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE A "HIT" FEELING ALONG WITH RAPID DECELERATION. THEY OF COURSE SAID NO BUT WOULD CHECK INTO IT WHILE GOING THROUGH THE STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTIONS. AFTER WAITING A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH HONDA CORPORATE TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF COMPENSATION THEY AS A DEALERSHIP COULD GET. I WAS JUST INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT HONDA ESTIMATES THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OVER $3000 AND THEY HAVE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FELL OFF AND HE HAD TO USE HIS FINGER TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,589. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,668.

2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAUSED ACCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN JUNE 09. JUST 10 MONTHS LATER DRIVING 60 -70 ON INTERSTATE 95 IN RICHMOND, THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS ACCELERATION AND THE RPM WAS RACING. I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WE WERE JUST SECONDS FROM BEING REAR ENDED BY A FAST MOVING CAR BEHIND US. LUCKILY HE SAW THAT I WAS LOSING ACCELERATION AND SWERVED OVER IN TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE HONDA'S AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A PERSON ACTUALLY HAS TO DIE!! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CREATES SAFETY HAZARD. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IRREGULARLY CAUSING CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND THEN DRIVE TO WHEELS FAILS LEAVING CAR STRANDED ON BUSY MOTOR WAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF THE CAR WAS THROWN INTO A LOWER GEAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, LET THE ENGINE RETURN TO NORMAL RPM RAGE, THEN REPLACED IT IN DRIVE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE EVENT REPEATED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER AND QUOTE ME A PRICE OF APPROX $4000 TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON A CROWDED ROAD OR UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT MY TODDLER WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FUNNY SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT WITH 67,000MI. THIS WAS MY FIRST AUTOMATIC IN OVER A DECADE, AND MY FIRST HONDA EVER, SO I LEFT IT UNCHECKED FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES. WITH PROBLEM PERSISTING, I TOOK IT INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. NOW AT UNDER 80,000MI THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I'M NOW TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA IS WILLING TO COVER A MERE 10% OF THE REPAIR COST BRING THE TOTAL DOWN TO $3300. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR/MODEL THIS APPEARS TO BE A BLATANT DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHEN I CALLED HONDA AMERICA I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WITH THOUSANDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS, AND LIKELY MANY MORE THAT WENT UNREPORTED, I FIND THEIR EXCUSE HARD TO SWALLOW. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND LAST HONDA. *TR

TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD, LEAVING THE CAR UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS THE SHIFT. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INFLATER AS WELL AS A THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH. I HAD THESE FIXED AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED AGAIN AND COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND SENT ME HOME AFTER RESETTING THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY THAT I DROVE MY CAR AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE. AMERICAN HONDA SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY MODEL, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. P.S. THE MODEL NUMBER FOR THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT IN THE DROPDOWN MENU, BUT ON MY PAPERWORK IT HAS 06788-SDA-A82. ONCE I STARTED WRITING 0 IN THE FIELD IT AUTOMATICALLY PICKED SOMETHING ELSE BEGINNING WITH A 0. *TR

MY ACCORD STARTED "BUCKING" VIOLENTLY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED OFF ONTO AN EXIT, AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. $4300.00 TO FIX. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING HONDA CORP'S DECISION ON IF THEY'LL COVER IT OR NOT. *TR

ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED, REDUCING SPEED RAPIDLY. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I RETURNED TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BEFORE IT AGAIN JOLTED AS IT DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WITH IT CONTINUING TO SLIP OUT OF, AND BACK INTO GEAR. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE, A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, HAS HAD A RECALL ISSUED FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN THE PAST, HOWEVER IT APPEARS THE REPAIRS THAT THE TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 MODEL ACCORD, PARTICULARLY IN VEHICLES WITH 60,000-90,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED AN AMOUNT OF $4041.68 FOR REPAIRS. HONDA AMERICA OFFERED A 10% GOODWILL COVERAGE ON THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE OFFERED WIDELY VARYING AMOUNTS TO OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AND SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN GOOD CONDITION. FOUR TIMES SINCE JAN., 2010, OUR AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND REMAINED ON UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. APPARENTLY IT RE-SET ITSELF EACH TIME. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THIS SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH OUR HONDA DEALER WHO CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO TELL US THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS THE OWNER TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHICH WILL COST $95.00. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER? SHOULDN'T A HONDA DEALER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACTORY INSTALLED AIR BAG SYSTEM?

TRANMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY - HONDA ACCORD -2003

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49500.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AND HIGHER. GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE, RPMS INCREASE, NO ACCELERATION. *DT

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH LOW MILES (50K) THAT HAS HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL THIS WEEK WHEN, WHILE DRIVING/ACCELERATING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE COASTING, DRASTIC RPM INCREASE AND ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH HAVE SEEN THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL, HOWEVER HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS ALSO INCREASED TO 5,000 WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CLEANED AND IS NOW OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE DOES NOT THINK THAT HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,500.

WE HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WE WERE TRYING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A CLOVER LEAF WITH A SEMI TRUCK TRYING TO MERGE OFF OF HIGHWAY ON TO CLOVER LEAF WHEN ARE HONDA CAME OUT OF GEAR. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT UPSHIFT AFTER DOWNSHIFTING TO PASSING GEAR. THE RESULTS ARE SOMETIMES SLOWING DOWN BELOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-65 MPH) TO AWAIT TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UP, IMPEDING TRAFFIC. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE IT MAY SURGE TO 15 -25 MPH WHEN ENGAGING TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. ALSO, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-65 MPH VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITION AND IMMEDIATELY SHIFT UP AGAIN WITH SLIGHT JERKING MOTION. THESE ISSUES WERE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED TO BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (96,371 MILES). AT THAT TIME (08/03/2007) HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT MY COST. (ACTUALLY MY INSURANCE EXTENDED WARRANTY). THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN IN SAME VEHICLE (165,430) AND HONDA DECLINES (PHONCON AMERICAN HONDA 03/16/2010)TO SAY IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND REFUSES TO MAKE NEEDED REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE TIRES AND DO BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT AND IT WOULD RESOLVE PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING IT DID WAS INCREASE VIBRATION AND MAKE MY WALLET $550 LIGHTER. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR SEVERAL OWNERS OF 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. I FOUND OVER 350 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR 2003 HONDA ACCORDS ALONE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NHTSB LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THE MILEAGE I AM REPORTING IS MILES ON 2ND TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS CEASED TO OPERATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING REAR END COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE A DIFFERENT GEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP ANY POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT READ ANY GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR VIOLENTLY PITCHING THE CAR FORWARD. THIS SUDDEN EVENT NEARLY CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS EVENT. I HAVE FOUND AFTER RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN EPIDEMIC LEVELS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS A CRASH WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED IN OUR CASE. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, MANY INVOLVING NEAR MISSES SUCH AS OURS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THIS 2003 ACCORD, AND THE SERVICE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS COMPLETED. WE STILL EXPERIENCED THIS HAZARDOUS EVENT. I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL BY THE NHTSA REQUIRING HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN HE CAME OUT HIS FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED HIS AIRBAG LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN COMING ON SO HE HAS NO IDEA WHY THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,600.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX THAT WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, WHERE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 55MPH WHEN IT SLID ON ICE AND WENT HEAD ON INTO A SNOW BANK/DITCH. THERE WAS ONLY THE DRIVER INTHE VEHICLE AND APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE FRONT BUMPER WAS SHATTERED DUE TO THE COLLISION. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT, AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED, BUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE (WITH THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG) DID NOT. THE CAR WAS NOT DISABLED FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND IS STILL ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. I CONTACTED PRICE HONDA IN DOVER, DELAWARE WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, NOR WERE THEY ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE CAR'S SAFETY FEATURES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I DO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THERE WAS NO WAY TO ENSURE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM'S EFFICIENCY AND THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IF IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) AUTO BEGAN HAVING RECALL RELATED SYMPTOMS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF JAN. (JAN. 17TH - JAN 31ST). MY WIFE ACTUATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ?MIST MODE? AND THEY OPERATED VERY SLOWLY AND AT TIMES PAUSING THROUGH THE CYCLE OF ?MIST MODE? OPERATION. I TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA OF SERRAMONTE, COLMA, CA ON THE MORNING OF FEB 6TH 2010. VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS, LATER THAT DAY WITH THE HONDA RECALL (NO. Q78), (1.D. #29313) (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #: 08V169000, NHTSA ACTION #: PE07060) ALREADY PERFORMED AND ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR DAYS (FEB 7TH- FEB.10TH). WE WERE OUT OF THE COUNTRY; THEREFORE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FROM FEB 11TH - FEB. 17TH. WIFE DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR THE FOLLOWING FOUR DAYS (FEB. 18TH - FEB. 21ST). SHE STARTED USING IT ON MON. FEB. 22ND (NO RAIN). ON TUE. FEB. 23RD (RAINY DAY) SHE USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ?MIST MODE? 2 TO 3 TIMES WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, TOWARDS THE COAST (HALF MOON BAY, CA). I HAD APPLIED RAIN-X TO FRONT AND BACK WINDSHIELDS SOMETIME IN THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY. LATER THIS DAY, SHE HEADED BACK TO HER OFFICE (IN BURLINGAME, CA). IT WAS THEN, THAT IT BEGAN TO RAIN HARD AND TRIED TO OPERATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN REGULAR MODE AT WHICH TIME THEY FAILED TO OPERATE AT ALL! TRIED TO OPERATE IN ?MIST MODE?, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER! I CONFIRMED THE OPERATIONAL FAILURE WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME THAT EVENING. THE FOLLOWING DAY IN

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60-65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY AUTOMATIC 2003 V-6 HONDA ACCORD EX DECIDED TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM GETTING PLOWED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER GOING 60 MPH. CURRENTLY THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD THE POTENTIAL TO SERIOUSLY INJURED NOT ONLY ME BUT ALSO THOSE TRAVELING AROUND ME. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE. AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS EXACT SITUATION IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 V-6 HONDA ACCORD. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HONDA OF AMERICA, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE DRIVER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LUNGING FORWARD AND SWITCHING GEARS. THE DRIVER STATES THE VEHICLE THEN JUST GOT STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE DID CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. GEARS SHIFTED AND REVVED BACK UP THEN SHOT BACK DOWN. ALMOST GOT KILLED BY TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS ON THORNTON RD. WHICH IS A TWO LANE MAJOR ROADWAY, WHICH IS HEAVILY TRAVELED BY LARGE TRUCKS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. THE AREA OF ROADWAY IS VERY DARK. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND WHAT I JUST EXPERIENCED IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I DIDN'T THINK QUICKLY. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HONDA NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED. A TEENAGER WITH MINIMAL DRIVING SKILLS WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HONDA NOW HAS A REPUTATION FOR THEIR VEHICLES HAVING SEVERED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY CONTINUE TO OVERLOOK THE PROBLEM AS IF IT IS NOT THERE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE NOW? TOYOTA SHOULD BE THE EXAMPLE! ALSO, THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS! NO ORANGE OR RED INDICATOR LIGHT THAT SOMETHING WAS IN NEED OF BEING LOOKED AT. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE! *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACKS WERE TOTALLY SHOT, CAUSING THE CAR TO DOWN-SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2ND GEAR AT 55 MILES AN HOUR OUT OF NOWHERE ON A SNOWY SLIPPERY ROAD CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT GOING INTO THE DITCH HITTING A ROAD REFLECTOR. AFTER A $3000 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION REBUILD THAT HONDA SAID IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IS FIXED FOR NOW. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR IS STARTING TO SHOW MORE PROBLEMS OF SHIFTING ERRATICALLY ONCE IN A WHILE, A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY COMING BACK AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS OF MY VEHICLE SHOT UP AND MY CAR DECELERATED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR RESTARTED AND IT RAN FINE. GOT UP NEXT MORNING, DROVE KIDS TO SCHOOL. GOT IN CAR, BEGAN DRIVE TO WORK. AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY, MY CAR'S RPMS SHOT UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY WHEN IT HIT 40 MPH. DROVE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, RESTARTING CAR 5 TIMES ON THE WAY AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA DELEARED. NOW SITTING WAIT TO SEE WHO WILL PAY FOR NEW TRANSMISSION THEY SAY I NEED. UPDATED 03/08/10

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 2003 LX. MY STEREO LIGHT IS DIM AND I COULDN'T SEE THE CLOCK. THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN 04-027. HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY FIX ALL THE 2003 ACCORD EXCEPT MODEL LX AND DX. THE POINT IS MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER 03'S ACCORD DOES. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT IF DRIVERS TRY TO READ THE TIME AT THE DARK. ( OR IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DURING AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE BACKGROUND LIGHT) HONDA SHOULD COVER ALL THE 2003 ACCORD! NOT ONLY UPPER MODEL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED MY CAR FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST VIOLENTLY LURCHING MY CAR AND FORCING ME TO SLIDE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE THROWN INTO OUR SEATBELTS AND TOSSED BACK INTO OUR SEATS AFTER SLIDING INTO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET MY COMPOSURE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND LIMP HOME IN FIRST GEAR USING BACK ROADS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND LEARNED THAT THERE IS A LONG KNOWN ISSUE ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED. NOW AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO HONDA. HONDA EVEN COMPENSATES SOME REPAIR COST AS A GOOD FAITH MEASURE. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE HONDA IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER. MAYBE NO ONE HAS DIED YET, BUT I CAME CLOSE TO IT! I CONTRACTED WITH BLACKWATER INTERNATIONAL FOR 4 YEARS AND WENT THROUGH INTENSIVE DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE COMBAT DRIVING SKILLS TRAINING AND I BELIEVE THIS TRAINING IS WHY I KEPT MY HEAD AND AVERTED A CRASH, THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR