2003 Honda Accord complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3000.00. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PAY $1400 OF THE AMOUNT DUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,017.

FIRST HONDA NEW1989 ACCORD LXI, REPLACED IN 1991 WITH NEW ACCORD SE WHICH WAS STOLEN IN 1994 AND REPLACED WITH NEW 1994 ACCORD EX. ADDED NEW ACCORD EX V6 IN 2003. BOUGHT LAST HONDA WE WILL EVER OWN 2010 ACCORD EX V6 SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2003 TOOK A KAMIKAZES. WE WERE TWO MILES FROM HOME TRAVELING AT 55 MPG WHEN THE ENGINE REDLINED AND THE CAR JERKED AND LOST SPEED. FORTUNATELY WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF NC 17 AND THE ROAD WE WERE ON WAS DESERTED. I LET THE CAR SLOW UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND NURSED THE CAR TO OUR HOME. IN THE MORNING I CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER IN MYRTLE BEACH SC TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN. THEY STATED THEY BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE BUT THEY NEEDED TO SEE THE CAR. IT WAS DELIVERED ON A FLAT BED AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. LOCATED THIS SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE WITH SUGGESTIONS TO CONTACT HONDA FOR A GOODWILL COVERAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION. CONSIDERING HONDA HAD JUST FINALIZED THE 90 MILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION SUIT AND RECALL OF 2000 - 2002 ACCORDS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD WELCOME OUR LOYALTY OF TWENTY YEARS AND PAY FOR THEIR ENGINEERING FAILURE. THE TWIT AT HONDA CORPORATE GAVE ME A HISSYFIT. WHAT DID I EXPECT? THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY! YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY HONDA IS EVEN TALKING TO YOU. YOU HAVE THE CAR WITH THE BEST RESALE ON THE MARKET. SO WHAT IF IT HAS TO BE TOWED FORTY FIVE MILES TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (WHO HAD JUST SERVICED THE 2003 THE DAY WE PICKED UP THE 2010). A WEEK LATER THE TWIT GAVE AN ULTIM

MY CAR BEGIN HESITATING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON THURSDAY (11/19). I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP FRIDAY MORNING AND HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. IT CONTINUED TO DO TO SAME THING FRIDAY NIGHT, SO I TOOK IT BACK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT BEGIN TO BUCK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND AT TIMES I WOULD REV THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO JUMP INTO GEAR AND GET PAST 20 MPH. THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD (120K) NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AS I LEFT TO GET OTHER QUOTES, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A BUSY STREET AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR (IT WAS AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL). I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FOR ABOUT 30 SECS. IT FINALLY JUMPED INTO GEAR AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN 7-ELEVEN AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. IT TOOK FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY FOR MY CAR TO BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND AFTER READING ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES, I AM HORRIFIED THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED EARLIER. *TR

TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING, AND AT ONE POINT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, GOT CAR HOME CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK TOOK TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FLUTTER WHICH WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE,AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO A GUARD-RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4000.00. HOWEVER IN YEAR 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL # 04V176000( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA REIMBURSED HIM $1600. UPDATED 12/08/09

2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND HONDA REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN AFTER A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE IN 2004. *TR

1) WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO NOTABLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST WEEK, AT 91,000 MILES, THE CARD SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND PROPULSION OF THE DRIVER TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. AT THE REPAIR SHOP, A TEST DRIVE LED TO A SIMILAR FAILURE AT 55 MPH, NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE EJECTED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. 2) THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES OCCUR ONLY AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP THROUGH DRIVING ABOUT 30 MIN. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE FAILURE TO GO INTO REVERSE, LURCHING AS CAR DELAYS ITS ENTRY FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND DIFFICULTY REMAINING IN A GEAR - SEARCHING FOR A GEAR WHILE AT A CONSTANT SPEED. 3) WE ARE PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION TO BE INSTALLED BY A NON-HONDA SHOP USING A HONDA-REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US THAT HONDA DID NOT HAVE A GOODWILL POLICY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THAT WE SHOULD PAY THE REPAIR OURSELVES. *TR

WEDNESDAY NOV 4, 2009 MY WHEELS LOCKED UP WITH CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2003 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ON HWY 90 IN SAN ANTONIO. THE TRUCK FOLLOWING ME WAS ABLE TO BRAKE WITHOUT HITTING ME, I HAD MY SEATBELT ON OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS DRASTICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. BY THEN I WAS COASTING AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR, CARS WERE HONKING AND PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES AND I WAS 'LOCKED IN' ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED TO TRY TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP AGAIN, THIS TIME WITHOUT AS MUCH FORCE, IT ONLY SLOWED ME DOWN 5 MPH OR SO. IT LOCKED UP 2 TO 3 MORE TIMES, EACH TIME WITH LESS FORCE AS I TRIED TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. THIS EVENT WAS PRECEDED BY SEVERAL MONTHS OF INTERMITTENT HARD DOWN SHIFTS AND ANOTHER 2 HARD DOWNSHIFTS IN A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS TWO DAYS EARLIER. I HAD ALREADY MADE ONE DEDICATED DEALER SERVICE CALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE AND ANOTHER WHERE I MENTIONED IT AND BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD HONDA KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ADVISED NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. SINCE THE EVENT I'VE LOOKED AT HONDA OWNER WEB FORUMS AND THE NHTSA SITE AND DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS WITH THE 2003 YEAR MODEL HONDA ACCORD HAVE DESCRIBED THE SAME CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THEIR TRANSMISSION WITH LOCK-UP. IT APPEARS THAT AMER

PURCHASED "CERTIFIED" 03 HONDA ACCORD IN 04 WITH 41K MILES. TOOK TO PENINSULA HONDA, OCT 16 2009, HAMPTON FOR SERVICE ON RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD, CAR STARTED TO ACT FUNNY, WOULD NOT SHIFT IN GEAR, WAS TOLD I HAD A "FAULTY" TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ME ABOUT $4,000 TO FIX ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS. CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL THAT DAY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA WAS TOLD BY FIRST REP THAT MY CAR WAS COVERED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. SHE TRANSFERRED ME TO SOMEONE ELSE TO FILE MY CASE AND IT HAS GONE DOWNHILL SINCE. WAS TOLD THAT MY "NEW CAR" PURCHASE/WARRANTY WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE DOCUMENTS FROM HONDA CORP THAT SAYS 7 YEARS OR 100K MILES ON WARRANTY GIVEN BY DEALERSHIP WHEN PURCHASED CAR. TOOK WARRANTY BACK TO DEALERSHIP, MANGER TOOK PAPERWORK TO THE BACK FOR OVER 35 MINUTES WHICH HE WAS IN THE BACK WHILE WAITING I OVERHEAD TWO WORKERS (POSSIBLE MANAGERS) TALKING ABOUT IT LAUGHING AND SAYING SHE EVEN GOT A LAWYER BUT IT ISN'T COVERED, WHILE MANAGER, CHRIS WAS IN BACK WITH PAPERWORK. UPON HIS RETURN, HE SAID IT WASN'T COVERED AND GAVE IT BACK. I TOLD HIM THAT MY ATTORNEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AND GAVE HIM THE ATTORNEYS CARD, HE SAID WELL YOU DO WHATEVER AND WALKED OFF. ONE OF THE GUYS WHO WAS LAUGHING EARLIER WALKED UP WITH THE CARD AND TOLD ME THAT I DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE LAWYER TO CALL CHRIS, MANAGER AND WAS GIVING ME THE CARD BACK. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE MONTH, I HAVE BEEN CATCHING RIDES TO WORK (WHILE PAYING PEOPLE FOR THEIR GAS BECAUSE THE

2003 ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR SHAKES VIGOROUSLY DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THE PEDALS PULSATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 120,000 MILES! I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS AND HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TL* THE OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3521.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAN NOT ACCELERATE, ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. NONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. SHE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TURN SIGNALS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77482.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. 82,000 MILES WHILE GETTING ON THE RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR WHILE GOING 60MPH. WHEELS INSTANTLY LOCKED UP, SENDING THE CAR INTO A SKID. BARELY AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT. 3 PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR TO TESTIFY. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR WHEN COASTING IN 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. CAR LOSES POWER AND HESITATES CAUSING TRAFFIC BLOCKAGE DURING RUSH HOUR. CAR HAS TO BE STOPPED AND THEN RE-ACCELERATED TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME VEHICLE DOES STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I.E. ALL OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

I'VE OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX 6CYL SINCE NEW . THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS DONE . AT 53,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP . IT'S SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALER NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT PAY . I SAW ONLINE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT SO I'M NOT ALONE . LOCKING UP WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST A LIFE WHEN IN TRAFFIC . SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE . *TR

THE CAR HAS POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE TRANSMISSION WILL OCCASIONALLY REV UP TO 4000 RPM BUT THE CAR IS STUCK AT LOW GEAR OR SOMETIMES IT IS NOT MOVING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BY DIFFERENT OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE SANTA CLARA HONDA DEALER NEVER ADMITS TO IT. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING FOR ALL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/. *TR

MY 2003 ACCORD HAS TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAS A FIXED. THE RECALL WAS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES THE GEARS START TO SLIP ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIX WAS A JET KIT IN THE TRANSMISSION TO HELP COOL DOWN THE FLUID. MY TRANSMISSION WAS TOO LATE FOR THE KIT AND WAS ALREADY DAMAGED SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT 65,000 MILES (IN 2005) AND TO TOP IT OFF THE DEALER SAID MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT WHEN I REGISTERED IN HONDA OWNER LINK SITE IT CLEARLY SAYS THAT MY VIN IS PART OF THE RECALL. WELL NOW IT IS 2009 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS 50,000 MILES AND IT IS FAILING AGAIN. THIS FIX THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID IS NOT WORKING AND IT NEEDS SOME INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THERE IS WAY MORE COMPLAINT NOT REPORTED AND I THINK THIS WILL GIVE THEM A PUSH TELLING THEM THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I HONESTLY THINK HONDA NEED TO COME OUT WITH A BETTER SOLUTION. OR EVEN CONVERT THE VEHICLE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

DRIVING CAR ON US HIGHWAY 90 BETWEEN LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA AT A SPEED OF ABOUT SIXTY (60) MILES AN HOUR WHEN CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO EITHER FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION PRACTICALLY SHOVED ME FORWARD FEELING AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL PREVENTING CAR TO SPIN OR SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE OR SLIGHTLY HEAVY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AT A CLOSE DISTANCE. HAD THERE BEEN, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LIKELY. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE OR TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT WITH LESS THEN 100K. COULD CAUSE A CRASH IF YOUR TRYING TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND YOUR TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO GO OUT. BIG PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL FROM WHAT I READ. *TR

MY 03 ACCORD EX-V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS VERY UPSET AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 45MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BY THE D4 LIGHT AND SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT A OWNER COST OF $3600. THE 03 ACCORD V-6 COUPE IS THE WORST YEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HONDA IGNORES THE OWNERS. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ON 9/19 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY CAR SHIFTED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, WITH THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3 RPM'S. MY CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HOLT AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO MISS FROM HITTING ME. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 80,098 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T THE RIGHT THING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEM OVER 200 CASES JUST LIKE ME AND I BELIEVE ITS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE LIVES BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 113,236 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE SOLENOID CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RECALL 04V176000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN 2006 AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH ANY SERVICE RECORDS. THE CAR IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTING SUDDENLY AS WELL AS GETTING STUCK IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ON AN INCLINE IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TODAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

ON 9-17-09 I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE, HONDA ACCORD, EX 6 CYLINDER VIOLENTLY LUNGED CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN FORWARD, HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY UPPER BODY AND THEN BACKWARDS INTO MY SEAT. I EXPERIENCED NO LOSS OF POWER AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. IF I HAD BEEN CLOSE TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I BEGAN TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE. IF I HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT I MAY BE EITHER DEAD OR IN A HOSPITAL, AND EVEN WORSE COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, INJURING SOMEONE ELSE. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM, AND AFTER THERE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED I GO TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 9-10-09, THE SERVICE MANAGER IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WILL DETERMINE IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. HE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE INTENDED SPEED, AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 2,300.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,600. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND ACCORDING TO AAMCO THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR HAD TOTALLY FAILED. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

2003 ACCORD V6 TAKEN TO CENTURY HONDA (CINCINNATI, OH) MANY TIMES BUT DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AUG. 13, 2009 TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH, WITHIN SECONDS CAR SLAMMED DOWN TO 15 MPH, DUE TO QUICK THINKING MAJOR ACCIDENT AVOIDED. TOWED TO DEALER, SERVICE TECH, STRANDED BY CAR. PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. QUOTED $3400 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. IT'S NOW SEPT. 16TH, WORKED WITH HONDA AMERICA ON PRICE, PROBLEM. RELUNCTANTLY, CAME DOWN TO $1700 PLUS TAX BUT NO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT TRANSMISSION IS BIG PROBLEM. AGREED UPON SOLUTION, NOW HONDA SERVICE SAYS UNABLE TO GET TRANSMISSION. THAT'S RIGHT, 1 MONTH, BIG EXPENSE AND STILL NO CAR. SAFETY, SECURITY PUT AT RISK. *TR

HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO CONFIRM IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY OR A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AT 65MPH WHEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND REDUCED SPEED TO 25MPH AND THEN TO A DANGEROUS 10MPH WHICH CAUSED EVERYONE DRIVING AROUND ME TO HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. THE CAR WOULD NOT REACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO VEER INTO THE LEFT SHOULDER JUST SECONDS BEFORE WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE OR PAST FIRST GEAR (20MPH) CAUSING CHP TO STOP TRAFFIC SO WE COULD CROSS THE FREEWAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A TOW-TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO DOWN-SHIFTED AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. UNINTENDED VEHICLE DECELERATION INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 7, 2009 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1,265 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SHE SPOKE TO A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A GOODWILL REPAIR LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE AND WAS ADVISED TO FAX HER RECEIPT AND SHE WOULD NOTIFY HER ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE REPRESENTATIVE GAVE HER A CASE NUMBER AND ALSO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE HER METHOD OF PAYMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

HELLO I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE FAILURE HAPPENED TO MY RADIO IT WILL NOT OPERATE. THEY ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE TIME. IT WAS WHILE DRIVING MY RADIO JUST TURNED OFF, NEVER CAME BACK ON......CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THE DEFECT THANKS... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51612. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/15/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ENTIRE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. SHE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH .AS A RESULT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCING INJURIES TO HER ARMS, BRUISES AND WHIP LASH. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED HER TO CONTACT NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. SHE ALSO CONTACTED THE HONDA MANUFACTURE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. BL

2003 ACCORD STARTING WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AROUND 2ND GEAR. ON WED. AUG. 26 TRAVELING SOUTH OF WINSTON SALEM NC ON HWY 52 WHEN CAR JERKED TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER TO STOP LANE IT JERKED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. STARTED TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO NEXT TOWN WHEN STOPPED BY STATE TROOPER AND EXPLAINED SITUATION. TOLD ME TO BE SAFE AND GET IT OFF MAIN HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT,TCS AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT ALL ON PLUS GREEN LIGHT AT DRIVE IS FLASHING. VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET HIT OR HIT SOMEONE DUE TO LOCKUP. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH V-6 WHILE TRAVELING 215 MILES TO A FRIENDS FUNERAL MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED TRAVELING. THIS STARTED AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPING TO LOOK AT THE MAP ABOUT 40 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION. I TRIED DRIVING AS GENTLY AS I COULD AND THE CAR WOULD START SHIFTING NORMALLY AND AT SOME POINT AFTER SHIFTING INTO A GEAR HIGHER NUMBER GEAR THAN 1ST IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST. NONE OF THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. AFTER A NUMBER OF STARTS IT WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE STAYING IN 1ST GEAR AND I FINISHED MY TRIP IN 1ST ON COUNTRY ROADS. I LET THE CAR SIT ALL DAY WHILE AT THE FUNERAL AND WHEN I STARTED IT TO PUT IT ON A TRAILER IT WAS WORKING FINE. THEREFORE I LEFT FOR HOME. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS UP TO TEMP IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I QUICKLY PUT THE TRANS IN NEUTRAL FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND ALL WAS WELL FOR A FEW MILES, SOMETIMES 20-30 AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IF I WEREN'T AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHILE QUICKLY PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL IT I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN TRAVELING AT 65-70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER WHO JUST SAYS THE TRANS MUST BE REPLACED FOR $,3610.00 AND CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY IT SHIFTS FINE WHEN COLD BUT STARTS ACTING UP WHEN HOT. WE HAVE ABOUT 112,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS WHICH WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALER FLUSHED AND REFI

CAMSHAFT FAILURE 2003 HONDA ACCORD 2.4 DOHC IVTECH .VEHICLE BEGAN TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT VALVE CLATTER UNDER ACCELERATION WITH A/C ON .TECHNICIAN WAS ASKED TO ADJUST THE VALVES WHEN IT WAS NOTED THAT ON ONE OF THE LOBES ON THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT HAD LOST ITS HARD FACING AND THE CAM WAS EXPERIENCING RAPID WEAR.THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE HEAT TREATING OF THE CAMSHAFT SINCE NONE OF THE OTHER LOBES ON THIS CAM ARE AFFECTED. ALL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AS RECOMENDED. BY HONDA MOTOR COMPANY . I CONTACTED HONDA MOTOR COMPANY OF AMERICA VIA TELEPHONE AND WAS TURNED AWAY AT THE DOOR (SO TO SPEAK) I THINK THIS IS AN EMISSIONS RELATED CONCERN THAT HONDA IS ATTEMPTING TO IGNORE. VEHICLE"S WITH 98K UNDER 10 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE RAPID WEAR FAILURE"S OF THIS SORT . *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL WITH 107,000 MILES. I AM HAVING APPARENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5TH GEAR TO THE 1ST GEAR, WHICH FEELS LIKE SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS GOING 70MPH. THE VEHICLES DIRECTLY BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE INTO OTHER OCCUPIED LANES IN ORDER TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THE INSTANCE WAS VERY SCARY AND ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO WRECK OR INJURIES, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC WRECK. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THERE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND THAT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THE DEFECT IS NOT A "SAFETY HAZARD". I JUST WANTED TO RELAY MY STORY OF THE DEFECTED TRANSMISSION THAT NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR HAZARD. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON FREEWAY LED TO DISABLED VEHICLE. CAR PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED BY DEALER UNDER TRANSMISSION RECALL AND DEEMED OK. TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY THIRD PARTY FOR $2500 WITH LINGERING PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE ON JULY 31ST WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. AS I WAS RETURNING HOME, IT STARTED TO RAIN HARDER. DURING THIS TIME, MY WIPERS STOPPED FOR AS LONG AS A MINUTE AND THEN WOULD START AGAIN, ONLY TO PAUSE AGAIN. I TRIED SETTING THE WIPERS TO HIGH AND FOUND THAT I HAD NO HIGH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I THEN RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN ID: 08V169000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07060), HOWEVER HONDA ONLY APPLIED IT TO THE 4 DR MODELS. AS I WAS TRAVELING LAST WEEK, MY WIFE CALLED HONDA AND CONFIRMED THIS FACT. TODAY, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY DEALERSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK. THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE SAME AS THE ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN LOGGED. *TR

THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND IS OCCASIONALLY STAYING ON. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OLDER HONDA ACCORDS, AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED BY HONDA TO WARRANTY THE OPDS SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT TENSIONING SYSTEM. MY ACCORD, 2003, IS NOT COVERED BY THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED WHEN THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON, AND I AM ASTONISHED AT THE TREATMENT HONDA HAS GIVEN ME. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THIS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

YESTERDAY, I HAD NOTICED A COUPLE OF ROUGH SHIFT CHANGES EARLIER IN THE DAY. LATER, THAT AFTERNOON, THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND BACK AGAIN, BUT FINALLY IT SLIPPED INTO GEAR. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH WAS FINE. THAT EVENING, I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE RPMS WERE HIGH, BUT COULD NOT GET MUCH ABOVE 40MPH WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 65MPH. VERY DANGEROUS, AS FREEWAY TRAFFIC WAS BARRELING DOWN ON ME -- I USED THE HAZARD LIGHT TO GET TO THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT. AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FURTHER, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED MOVING ALTOGETHER AS I ENTERED A PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE FREEWAY. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO GEAR AT THAT POINT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. RECEIVED A QUOTE OF $3500 MY REGULAR DEALERSHIP, WHICH HONDA REQUIRES FOR ANY POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION OF LIABILITY, AND WILL TAKE 5 DAYS. OPENED CASE #N012009-08-0500964 WITH HONDA OF AMERICA. WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL, WHICH CAN TAKE 2 DAYS. ON STANDBY TO SEE IF A DIFFERENT DEALER CAN OFFER A BETTER PRICE. MY REGULAR DEALER IS OUTSIDE MY TOW MILEAGE RANGE, SO TRYING TO MITIGATE EXPENSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM SECOND INTO THIRD GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, AND ALSO BANGS WHEN SWITCHING INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED THE CONTACT 50% OFF THE TOTAL BILL, WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO $1,508.73. THE CONTACT REFUSED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,500. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF ALSO, THE LIGHTS FOR THE TEMPERATURE, RADIO AND DEFROSTER WERE OUT. UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. WHEN GOING UP A BRIDGE HAD TO DROP DOWN TO 20 MPH TO KEEP CAR GOING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH 109,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND WHILST TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE-5 IN LOS ANGELES, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED; RPM SHOT UP, AND PUSHING GAS PEDAL HAD NO AFFECT OF SPEED OR CONTROL. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN IN THE FAST LANE AND CREATED A MAJOR FREEWAY HAZARD; OTHER DRIVERS SWERVED TO AVOID ME WHILST I CONTINUED TO SLOW AND DRIFT TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND OFF-RAMP; UPON SHUTTING OF CAR AND WAITING 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED TO MY HOUSE IN FIRST GEAR ONLY AND IN NO GEAR SOME OF THE TIME. IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR AND THE SCAR OF NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I HAD CAR TOWED ON A TOW TRUCK TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS "DIED" AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WITH 30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IS CORRECTING SITUATION BY REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY. THIS SUDDEN FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT THAT HAD TO POTENTIAL TO INVOLVE ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND DEFECT. *TR