2003 Honda Accord complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND IT SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. MY CAR SLOWED ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED MY PASSENGER AND ME TO PHYSICALLY "JERK" IN THE CAR. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND NO COLLISION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. IN REVIEWING A NUMBER OF WEBSITES, I SEE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. I WILL NOW CONTACT HONDA FOR REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TPK. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE RPMS SHOT UP LIKE IF THE CAR HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED LATER THAT YEAR IN NOVEMBER. I HAD OTHER MINOR INCIDENTS OF SLIPPAGE BUT IT WOULD QUICKLY SLIP BACK INTO GEAR. I NOW HAVE ALMOST 90,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES HAPPENING RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH AND AT LOW SPEEDS. THE GEAR SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC TIMES, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS BECOMES A RECALL/FULL ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA. THE CAR WAS JERKING TO TRY TO FIND THE GEAR AND THE FIRST THING I DID AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER WAS CALL MY WIFE AND TELL HER WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I CALLED BRAMAN HONDA IN MIAMI, FL AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT DATE TO BRING IT IN ON 12/6/08. AMERICAN HONDA CASE: N032008-12-0200567. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, THEY CALLED ME BACK TO SAY AMERICAN HONDA WAS GOING TO SPLIT THE TOTAL COST AND PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION (GOODWILL DEED) AND I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR, WHICH W

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT HAS REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER COVER THE COST THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA'S TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TALKED WITH THE DEALER HE TOLD ME TO GET THE SRS MODULE REPLACED. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS FAULT NOT INSTALLING PROPER SRS SENSOR MODULE INTO HONDA ACCORD EX MODEL CARS. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

PURCHASED THE CAR 1.5 YRS AGO @ 99,000 FROM A "CERTIFIED" USED HONDA DEALERSHIP. DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN 1/10. REPLACE REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. 2/10 TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND RED LINING THE RPM'S. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN. *TR

THIS EVENT OCCURRED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010. I WAS IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 50-55MPH. I WAS COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT AND MY CARE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT BRAKE. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES AS I POSSIBLY COULD (MY FEET AND BODY WAS COMPLETELY ENGAGED AS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRAKES) AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKILY I WAS THE FIRST CAR AT THE RED LIGHT IN THE FARTHEREST LEFT LANE. I ENDED UP ROLLING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND IT WAS A TIME OF DAY WHEN TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY (THANK GOD) I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND VEERING TO A MEDIAN. I APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I ENDED UP SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. ONCE I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS A VERY LOUD ACCELERATING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I COULD NOT GO BACK INTO ANY OTHER GEARS. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING SOME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH MY ACCELERATOR CABLE. I AM BLESSED I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY TO THEM, MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD. BY THE TIME MY HUSBAND CAME TO ASSIST ME THE CAR STARTED BACK UP LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED! THIS FREAKED ME OUT EVEN MORE, SO HE FOLLOWED ME HOME WHERE MY CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED. I CONTACTED HONDA IN TYLER, TX LOCATED ON LOOP 323 TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT. LOOKING AT THIS SITE REAL

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. I WILL TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART AND THE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OFF. IT MAY BE A FEW DAYS OR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE IDLE ALWAYS SEEMED TOO FAST. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED THE CAR APPEARED TO WANT TO GO AHEAD ON ITS OWN WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY PARENTS HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD MY MOTHER SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND ASKED MY FATHER IF HE BOUGHT GAS AT A LOCAL INDIAN RESERVATION INSINUATING IT WAS CHEAP GAS THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY FATHER STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE HE FELT HE COULD NOT CONTROL IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO FAST. I DROVE THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS FELT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. ON THE DATE NOTED PRIOR TO THE CRASH MY MOTHER WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED SHE HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. PRIOR TO THE CRASH SHE WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT AND HAD TAKEN HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL-UP IN FRONT OF A BUILDING. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED-JUMPED A CURB CROSSED OVER A FLOWERBED AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A BRICK RETAINING WALL. MY MOTHER TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD AND HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR JUST KEPT THE MOMENTUM GOING UNTIL IT HIT THE RETAINING WALL. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY FATHER WHO WAS THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER WAS BADLY INJURED BREAKING SEVERAL RIBS, REQUIRING SURGERY AND MONTHS OF HOSPITALIZATION. HE IS NOW NON-AMBULATORY AND STILL RECOVERING. MY MOTHER W

1. NO FAILURE BEFORE RECALL. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR RECALL - PART REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED AND TECHNICIAN SAID NO "VISIBLE" SIGNS OF WEAR. 2. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE - IN SECOND GEAR... 2. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMNET 2009 (AT MY EXPENSE) *CN

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS LIT WHENEVER IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS AS IS AN ONGOING SITUATION SINCE SEPTEMBER,2009. I KNOW MANY HONDAS IN THAT TIME FRAME HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY HAVE BEEN RECALLED, I BELIEVE. *TR

TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL; CAR REVVED TO 2000 RPM'S. HAD TO REALLY STOMP BRAKES TO STOP CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BROUGHT INTO HONDA. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE.*TR

WAS ABLE TO REMOVE CAR KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR STILL IN "DRIVE". *TR

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER RAINING CONDITION. WHEN DRIVING UNDER THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. THE CAR SIMPLY SLIP AND HARDLY STOP WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE. *TR

THERE IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD MODELS. ONE GOOGLE SEARCH CAN PROVE WHAT AN EPIDEMIC IT IS AS OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION HAVE COMPLAINED ON SITES SUCH AS WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING LIGHT ON, THE VEHICLE WILL REDLINE ON THE RPM'S WITHOUT GOING INTO GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST FAILS THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CALLED HONDA CORPORATION OF AMERICA (AWARE OF THE PROBLEM) AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. ACTED LIKE THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS INEVITABLE FAILURE AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

VEHICLE "SLIPS" OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION TO REV IN NEUTRAL. GEAR SELECTOR NEVER MOVES. THIS "SLIPPING" HAPPENS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS, BUT PARTICULARLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN PASSING GEAR OR DOWNSHIFTING TO GO UP HILLS. SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN GEAR IS MOVING THE GEAR SELECTOR TO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND THEN MOVING IT BACK INTO DRIVE. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN TIME IT WILL GO BACK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 41,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED HAD TO PAY $3600 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD IN THE CAR, GOING ABOUT 70/HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 30/HOUR. IT FELT AS IF WE HIT A BRICKWALL. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE BEHIND, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT MY 2003 ACCORD NEEDED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, MANY OF WHICH OCCURRED IN THE SAME DANGEROUS MANNER. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE CORPORATE OFFICE COVERED 25%, AND I WAS STILL OUT OF POCKET $2300 FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, WHICH I FEAR WILL ALSO FAIL AT A LATER DATE...SEEING AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE, SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN GEARS WERE SHIFTING. CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ON HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER. FOUND OUT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT SHIFT GEARS. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE GOT STUCK AND CAR WAS NOT BREAKING. SHE HAD TO HIT THE DIVIDER AND OTHER 2 CARS AND THEN ONLY THE CAR STOPPED. EVENTUALLY OUR CAR WAS TOTALED. IT IS EVEN MENTIONED IN THE POLICE REPORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. HE ASSUMED HE WAS REAR-ENDED BUT THERE WAS NO FOLLOWING VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED AT 40 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT HIS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 130,000.

THE PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING SOUNDS THE SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. MY HONDA ACCORD 2003 V6 (133K) THAT I JUST BOUGHT A MONTH AGO WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE RPM ON THE CAR GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO 5 OR 6 BUT THE CAR IS NOT MOVING ANYWHERE IT IS JUST STUCK LIKE AT 20MPH. WORRIED ABT THIS TRANMISSION FALIURE AND NOT USING IT. I GOT THIS CAR UNDER A BANK LOAN AND I DONT THINK I CAN AFFORD THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I DONT THINK I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE'S MISTAKE. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS. *CN

BOTH FRONT DOORS ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN WHEN OPENED. WHEN EITHER DOOR IS OPENED TO THE FULLY OPENED POSITION, THEN RELEASED, THE DOOR WILL USUALLY SWING SHUT ON ITS OWN. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN INJURY DURING AN UNEXPECTED CLOSING. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED BY THE REPLACEMENT OF A PART IN EACH DOOR. HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS PAYMENT IS MADE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD - LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR PROBLEM - (WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR) THE DOOR WOULD STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT WOULD NOT OPEN USING THE KEY OR BY PUTTING THE KEY IN THE DOOR. THE KEY WOULD GO IN BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN THE LOCKS EITHER DIRECTION. I FINALLY KEPT PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE KEY & EVENTUALLY 3 OF THE DOORS UNLOCKED. ANOTHER DAY, I PRESSED THE KEY TO UNLOCK & THE LOCK WOULD GO UP & DOWN IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD UNLOCK & LOCK AGAIN SO QUICKLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FINALLY GOT IN THE CAR WITH THE HELP OF MY DAUGHTER. SHE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY & I GRABBED THE DOOR QUICKLY TO OPEN - THAT'S HOW WE GOT IN THE CAR THAT DAY. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY PASSENGERS IN & OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. IT WAS TRULY FRIGHTENING DRIVING THE CAR AT THAT TIME FOR FEAR OF AN EMERGENCY THAT WE/PASSENGERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. ANOTHER TIME MY PASSENGER WAS IN THE BACK PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT AND SHE COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR AT ALL. I LEANED OVER TO TRY TO UNLOCK THAT DOOR (THAT TIME THAT WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULDN'T OPEN). I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH MY HANDS & THE DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK AT ALL! MY PASSENGER HAD TO GO OUT THE OTHER DOOR. THANK GOD I HAD ANOTHER DOOR THAT WAS WORKING. I AM A MOM. I ALSO CARPOOL THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN. NOT ONLY WAS THIS DOOR WITH THE PROBLEM ENDANGERING MYSELF. IT WAS ENDANGERING MY PASSENGERS TOO. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY R

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION ON THE ROAD. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THEM FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES BLANK AND FAILS TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1000 TO HAVE THE RADIO REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED (WITH OVER 140,000 MILES) FOR MY TEENAGE SON. WHEN HE TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON - ALL THE INTERIOR DISPLAY LIGHTS FOR RADIO, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING AND DEFROSTERS WENT DARK. WE CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. THEY EVEN WENT SO FAR TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THE HONDA WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO THAT NO WARRANTIES APPLIED. THE CAR HAD A 6 CD PLAYER WHEN WE BOUGHT IT HONDA SAID THE ENTIRE RADIO SYSTEM COULD ONLY BE REPLACED BY A SINGLE DISC PLAYER. IT COST $1000 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. I OWN 3 HONDAS, HAVE OWNED HONDAS FOR DECADES AND WILL LOOK TO AMERICAN MADE CARS FOR ALL MY FUTURE PURCHASES. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING ABRUPT SLOW DOWN OF CAR. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER STOPS AT RED LIGHTS ON SOME OCCASIONS, LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

AT 87,000 MILES, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS HAVING MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THERE ARE STORIES ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS WITH MANY PEOPLE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA. APPARENTLY, HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. AT BEST, THEY OFFERED TO PAY ONE OWNER $1300 TOWARD THE $3700 REPAIR COST, BUT ONLY IF THE WORK WAS DONE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHAT HAPPENED TO HONDA WHO WAS ONCE KNOWN FOR RELIABLE CARS AND HONESTY? *TR

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA ACCORD USED FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2005. NOTICED STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE AND GEARS WOULD SHIFT STRANGELY WITHIN A YEAR LATER. TOOK HONDA ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING AND QUESTIONED SOUND SEVERAL TIMES, HONDA INSIST IT WAS OTHER ITEMS THAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE BUT NEVER REFERENCED TRANSMISSION. GEARS ON CAR STARTED SLIPPING AND THE SHIFT CHANGING GOT WORSE AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR STOP PULLING AND WHEN I WOULD PUSH THE GAS, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND THE RPM WOULD BASICALLY GO OFF THE METER (HIGH). CAR WOULD NOT PULL IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT WAS GREATLY DISCOLORED (BLACK). I TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO PULL BEFORE JERKING STRONGLY THEN GOING BACK IN THE REV ENGINE/NOT PULLING STATE. BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR NEAR DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP MECHANICS WAS CLOSED, I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS CHIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION (THE DARK DISCOLORATION) AND OVERHEATING WHICH IN TURN CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, AND THE TORQUE, PUMP AND OTHER TRANSMISSION PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST DID STATE THAT THE RECALL WAS EITHER NOT DONE, PARTS WERE FAULTY, OR SERVICE WASN'T SUFFICIENT AND DID CAUSE THE LONG TERM TRANSMISSION FAILURE *TR

ON JAN 4TH, 2010 MY RADIO LIGHT WENT OUT! IT IS BLACK, I CAN'T SEE THE TIME OR SETTINGS FOR MY HEATING OR AC CONTROLS. I CALLED MY DEALER AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICED OF THE RECALL AND IT HAS EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO! IT WAS 100,000 MILES OR 7 YRS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. BUT THAN THEY EXTENDED 500 MORE MILES BUT DIDN'T ADD MORE TIME TO THE YEARS. I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND AGAIN IT ENDED IN NOVEMBER 2009. SO THEY WON'T FIX IS FOR FREE! I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT WASN'T! WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD RPM'S GOING UP, BUT CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. RESEARCHED ONLINE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD DURING COLD WEATHER. THE PROBLEM IS MY CAR COULD BE STOLEN SINCE I CAN'T GET MY KEY OUT, THEREFORE I CAN'T LOCK MY CAR. I AM CARRYING A SPARE KEY, BUT ANYONE CAN LOOK IN MY CAR AND SEE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BREAK MY WINDOW AND DRIVE AWAY WITH MY CAR. *TR

GREETINGS! WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL (WHILE STILL IN DRIVE) AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 MPH. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEAR ME. THE CAR STARTED TO GO INTO CONVULSIONS, AS I COULD ONLY GUESS THE TRANSMISSION WAS TRYING TO FIND THE GEAR ONCE AGAIN. NEED I SAY, I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH MY HEART RACING! I WAS THANKING GOD NOTHING HAPPENED. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE SHORTLY AFTER THAT AND I BEGAN LOOKING UP INFORMATION REGARDING RECALLS. SURELY ENOUGH, I STUMBLED UPON THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION RECALL. I CONTACTED HONDA AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND ALTHOUGH THEY DID OFFER COMPENSATION FOR HALF OF THE COST TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION, I WAS STILL NOT ABLE TO AFFORD $1,500. I FOUND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT MY ACCORD, WHICH WAS PURCHASED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FOR DURABILITY PURPOSES, HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ONLY 74,000 MILES. I'VE DRIVEN HONDAS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY. I PRESENTLY DRIVE MY ACCORD TO AND FROM WORK AND DO NOT TAKE THE EXPRESSWAY FOR FEAR OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF. HOWEVER, MEANING THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 1 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM, I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR FULL RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. I CAN HONESTLY SAY IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I WOU

MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD HAS 143,000 MILES AND NEEDS A SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I HAVE KEPT CURRENT WITH ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2003. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS AT 102,000 MILES - JUST PAST THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. THE DEALERSHIP CUT ME A BREAK ON THE COST AND IT ENDED UP BEING ABOUT HALF OF THE FULL COST BUT THAT WAS STILL $2000 OUT OF MY POCKET. TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP NEEDING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR 75% OF THE COST BUT THAT IS STILL ANOTHER $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE DONE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY TOO. THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS IN FOR MORE THAN $2000 OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. AXLE BEARING, AS WELL AS FLUIDS, ETC) - NO INDICATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT BACK SINCE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS COMING ON ALL THE TIME - SOMETIMES WHILE IN PARK, SOMETIMES ON THE FREEWAY, SOMETIMES ON SIDE ROADS - NO RHYME OR REASON JUST COMING ON ALL THE TIME. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THAT BUT FOUND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS. I MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO HAVE IT FIXED NEXT TIME I BRING IT IN. TWO WEEKS LATER IT STARTS TO MAKE A FUNNY SOUND - I THINK THE WHEEL BEARI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE THIRD GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IN 2003, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE LIGHTING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY HAS FAILED. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE WAS OVER 105,000 MILES SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,514. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THERE WAS NOT ANY NOTICEABLE INDICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE CAR RAN GREAT, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON FOR WARNING. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY MYSELF AND ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS SCHEDULED OR BEFORE. I WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK ON A BUSY 4 LANE IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. I WAS FOLLOWING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50MPH, WHEN IT SIMPLY CAME OUT OF GEAR. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THE RPM'S WENT UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT KICK IN. IT FINALLY CAUGHT UP AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT THERE, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LONG STORY SHORT, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. WE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA, SINCE THE CAR HAD A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT AFTER WAITING A WEEK FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA TO "GET TOGETHER" WE DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THEM. WE LEFT MESSAGES FOR "RONN" OUR CASE MANAGER AND THE CALLS WAS NOT RETURNED. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE REBUILT, BUT IT STILL DOES NOT RUN RIGHT. *TR

HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES, CAR ALWAYS SERVICED AT HONDA, TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AT 45K, (PER HONDA) STARTED HESITATING BETWEEN 3-4 GEAR, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SHOWED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TO CORRECT THE ISSUE THEY HAD TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 HONDA ACCORD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION THE CAR (WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE) JUST SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO 40 JERKING ME TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD REV UP IN RPM'S AND NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. I FEEL IT IS A MATTER OF TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT ALREADY HASN'T AND JUST NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX, V6 WITH 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CAR HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. PROBLEM STARTED AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING UP HILLS. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR RIGHT AWAY AND WOULD REV UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS AND REPEATED A FEW TIMES. THE REAL PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY THEREAFTER; AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFT SEEMINGLY FROM THIRD TO FIRST GEAR. ONCE IT HAPPENED, IT WOULD CONTINUE EVERY FEW MINUTES UNTIL I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS WHILE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM -- THEY ROAD-TESTED IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. I INSISTED THEY DRIVE IT FOR 20 MINUTES AND UPON DOING SO, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER GETTING A SECOND OPINION (SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 55K MILES) FROM A HONDA-CERTIFIED MECHANIC, HE CONFIRMED THAT THE CLUTCHES WERE BURNT AND THE BEARINGS WORN OUT AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2003 ACCORD 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAD THE MECHANIC REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE AS WELL AS OCCUPANT WERE IN DANGER OF INJURY/ETC. HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF HONDA/TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. REPAIR BASED UPON HONDA'S EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. VEHICLE WAS THEN CLEARED AS REPAIRED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER REPAIR TRANSMISSION FAILED AS STATED ABOVE . VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER A QUICK MEDIATION WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON A TRIP. THIS WAS MEDIATED VIA A REPRESENTATIVE FOR HONDA DEALERS. UPON RETURN FROM THE TRIP,DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND TOLD NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH HONDA REPRESENTATIVE BY CUSTOMER WAS ALLOWED. HONDA DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO CONTRACT HONDA VIA THEIR 1-800 NUMBER FOR POSSIBLE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF MONEY LOST FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. CONTACT WITH HONDA AT THEIR 1-800 NUMBER WAS MADE. AFTER A LONG QUESTION/ANSWER SERIES, I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER HONDA VIA THIS REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE OR WILLING TO DO. DURING THIS CONVERSATION I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CERTAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSIONS RECALLED AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT/PART(S). I WAS TOLD THAT TYPE OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION UNIQUE TO HONDA OF THAT YEAR/MODEL WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AND OR GIVEN TO MYSELF. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VARIOUS SOURCES, SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS/MOTOR VEHICLE SECTION. THIS SITE/NUMBER WAS ONE OF SEVERAL RECOMMENDED FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. ANY FURTHER I

HONDA ACCORD EX V6 PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I HAD MY CAR ALIGNED 6 TIMES IN TIRE KINGDOM. WHEN I CALLED REGAL HONDA LAKELAND FLORIDA ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY NEED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT AGAIN. I TOLD THEM I HAVE DONE IT 6 TIMES. AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEED LEFT VEHICLE STRANDED ON BUSY BRIDGE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A HONDA ACCORD @ 91K MILES. *TR

THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. REVVING HIGH WHEN TRYING TO UPSHIFT AND SHIFTING DOWN HARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. IN ONE OR 2 OCCASIONS THIS LOCKED THE WHEELS AND THE CAR SKIDDED. THIS CAR HAD BEEN UPDATED PER PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2004: 2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 04V176000 AUTO RECALL DATE: 04/15/2004 VEHICLE COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ESTIMATED VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1099796 OBVIOUSLY THAT FIX DID NOT WORK, AS THE CAR STILL EXHIBITED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HONDA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS CONTINUING TO BE AN ISSUE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WAS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, AND I HAD TO SUDDENLY CUT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX V6, 4-DOOR SEDAN. GEAR FAILURE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION. GEAR FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE GEAR PANEL OR ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CAR JERKED SEVERAL TIMES, STILL AT HIGH SPEED. THE "D" GEAR PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS APPEARED ON THE INDICATOR PANEL. I DROVE THE CAR AT VERY SLOW SPEED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, STILL EXPERIENCING SUDDEN GEAR SHIFTS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. MY ACCORD WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2004. THE HONDA DEALER INSTALLED AN "OIL JET KIT" TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH APPARENTLY PERSISTS. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THAT WEBSITE 346 TIMES, AND OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED SUDDEN GEAR SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. CLEARLY, FATAL AND OTHER SERIOUS CRASHES CAN EASILY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL NOTICE FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION. *NJ THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD BY HONDA TO SUBMIT THE REPAIR BILL VIA FAX, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. *JB