2003 Honda Accord complaints

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SEVERAL YEARS AGO (ROUGH SHIFTING) BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN GOING AROUND 25 - 30 MPH, MENTIONED TO HONDA DEALER AT 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE BACK IN OCTOBER AND THEY INSPECTED AND CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID. WAS OK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IN LAST FEW WEEKS, IT BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO DEALER ON 4/21 AND THEY SAID THEY TESTED IT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEN ON 4/22, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN GOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT BUCKED, AND DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR AND WOULD NOT CHANGE...IMMEDIATE SLOWING OF VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSED CAR BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. I CRAWLED TO DEALER AND THEY TESTED AND SAID SURE ENOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER REP SAID HE WENT TO HONDA AND THAT THEY WERE ONLY GOING TO PAY 50% OF REPLACEMENT COST, BUT THEN BECAUSE THE REP PUSHED HARDER, INCREASED OFFER TO 75%. I AGREED TO ACCEPT IT SINCE I NEED MY CAR BACK, BUT HONDA SHOULD HAVE PAID THE FULL COST. INTERESTINGLY, I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WOULD HAVE COVERED IT ALL, BUT IT EXPIRED ON 12/28/08. I HAVE LEARNED THOROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YET HONDA WILL NOT RECALL/REPLACE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA MUST TAKE ACTION ON IMMEDIATELY. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL ARE FRAUGHT WITH PROBLEMS, AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND POSSIBLE D

THREE LIGHTS CAME ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD, TSC INDICATOR LIGHT,TSC ACTIVATION LIGHT AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE COST WOULD BE $3800. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORDS HAS FAILED AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. HONDA DOES NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD BE CHANGED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. THE SECOND GEAR WAS NOT LUBRICATED ENOUGH AND BURNED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. A TECHNICIAN FROM A TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER INSTEAD OF A HONDA DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 64,000 MILES. I WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY CAR WOULD FLARE UP WHILE ACCELERATING AND REV TO THE REDLINE. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF THIS, MY CAR WAS PRACTICALLY UNDRIVEABLE AND I TOOK IT TO HONDA. I BARELY MADE IT THERE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3100. THEY SAY IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE 2ND GEAR RECALL THAT IS IN EFFECT. I GOT ONLINE AND SAW THE VAST NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NO RECOURSE OR HELP. THIS IS UNSAFE. HONDA'S OWN WEBSITE CONTAINS PRESS RELEASES ADMITTING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS MODEL. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO. LET'S TRY BAILING OUT THE CITIZEN THIS TIME, NOT THE CAR COMPANY. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THE HONDA TRANSMISSION AS A WHOLE. WHEN A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION IS PINPOINTED, THEY DO THE BARE MINIMUM TO REMEDY IT AND TAKE NO FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. THIS IS NOT ONLY ABOUT MONEY, IT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST ABOUT SAFETY FOR THOSE OF US WHO TRUSTED THE HONDA NAME AND PURCHASED THEIR PRODUCT. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, ONE PERSON CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO GO ABOVE 25 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME, 13 APRIL IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AT APPROXIMATELY 94000 MILES. TRANSMISSION LOCKED AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH IN TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED REAR-END COLLISION DUE TO ERRATIC DOWN AND UPSHIFTING AND LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP. FORCED TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE ENGINE TO GET GEARS TO RE-ENGAGE AND SHIFT, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES OF VEHICLE USAGE NOW. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND SERVICE QUOTE AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FIX THE FLAW PER MAINTENANCE OFFICE'S ADVICE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TOOK CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN JUNE 2008. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD 6-7 MONTHS LATER. THOUGHT MAYBE CHEAP FLUID WAS USED BY THE SERVICE CENTER WE USED SO WE BOUGHT GOOD HONDA FLUID FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN BARTLESVILLE AND TOOK IT TO OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HAD MORE NEW FLUID PUT IN. HE SAID THE FLUID(THAT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACE 8 MONTHS EARLIER)WAS VERY BLACK AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER MONTH CAR STARTS SHIFTING VERY HARD. ENGINE REVVING UP AND THROWING YOU AGAINST SEATBELT WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INFORMS US THAT THE FLUID(THAT WAS REPLACED A MONTH AGO) WAS VERY BLACK AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. SAID TRANSMISSION IS SHOT GAVE US THREE PRICES TO REPLACE RANGING FROM $3,200 TO $3,800. WE TAKE IT BACK TO OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO ADVISES US THE SAME, TRANSMISSION IS SHOT NEEDS REPLACED, HOWEVER, HE CHECKED THE VIN # WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO SAYS THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE TRAN. WE TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY INFORM US THAT BECAUSE 2ND GEAR IS NOT BURNT THEY CAN PUT AN OIL KIT ON IT TO FIX IT. SO, WE TAKE THE CAR TO 2ND HONDA DEALER IN TULSA. ON THE WAY THERE THE CAR SHIFTS SO HARD TRYING TO GET INTO TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE TIRES SQUEAL AND HAD I NOT HAD ON BY SEATBELT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD! THEY TELL ME MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT NEEDS REPLACED, HOWEVER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO USE THE WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER IS OFFERING A GOOD WILL REPAIR FOR VEHICLES, BUT THE CONTACT HAS TO WAIT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,630.

I HAD A SLIGHT WHINE IN THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 COUPE,(WITH ONLY 79,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED) FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN IN ONE DAY IT WENT FROM SLIGHT SLIPPAGE TO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS TRYING TO CROSS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN IT FAILED AND IF NOT FOR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE CRASH. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT UNIT AND COVER 25% OF THE BILL. IT'S MY OPINION THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WILL STOP THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WITH NO CONTROL OF SPEED BY THE DRIVER. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAD OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. PROBLEM WOULDN'T REPEAT WHEN LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED IT. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 12 FEBRUARY 2009 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER I EXITED A FREEWAY OR I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A SIDE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY PROCEED HOME. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT A HONDA DEALER. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULDN'T REIMBURSE FOR ANY OF THE COST ($ 3014) DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THIS MODEL HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS A 2003 ACCORD, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING 65 M.P.H. AND WITH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS AND I AM GOING 20 M.P.H. AFTER BARELY MAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST $4600. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND IT IS CRAZY HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL YET. *TR

CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS OR LOW SPEED DOWN SHIFTS ON ITS OWN WONT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AT ALL WONT REVERSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE. MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT 20 - 25 MPH. THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER, RPM'S WOULD REV VERY HIGH AND THEN SHIFT VIOLENTLY INTO THIRD GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT HAD 82,017 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAD BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED - TOTAL COST $2600. HONDA AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST, ONLY AFTER I THREATENED TO PICKET THEIR DEALERSHIP. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX W/V6 - TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 102,800 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING - HAPPENED TWICE AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. HE INFORMED ME OF A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS HONDA USED IN THE ACCORDS FROM THE EARLY 2000S (MY 2003 INCLUDED). HE TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO FAIL - IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME. SO ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE APPOINTMENT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD SO BADLY THAT THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE. IN BETWEEN THE SLIPS THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP TO 4500 RPM - SO I IMMEDIATELY PARKED IT. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED I AM ONE OF MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE - AND THAT HONDA HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO "A SAFETY ISSUE" - WELL FOR THE FOLKS THAT HAVE LOCKED UP AND ONE FROM 45 TO 20 - IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE! I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA IN CA AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE (GOODWILL REPAIR - PARTIAL AT LEAST) AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT IT - AFTER A COST OF $92.00 TO DIAGNOSE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 105,000 MILES. ON MARCH 31, 2009 I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AT APPROX. 8:05AM. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROX. 45MPH CAR JERKED HARD TWICE BEFORE COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. CARS HAD TO BRAKE AND VEER OFF SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID HITTING US. THIS WAS TERRIFYING AND WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HURT OR KILLED. HAD CAR TOWED HOME. CONTACTED TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO ADVISED OF RECALL ON TRANS. AND HIGH FAILURE RATE ON THIS SPECIFIC TRAN. RECOMMENDED I CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK STATUS OF RECALL, FOUND OUT IT WAS COMPLETED ON MAY 9, 2005 AND THEY ONLY COVER RECALLS ONCE. MECHANIC THEN ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK AND ASK FOR GOODWILL REPAIR SINCE THIS WILL BE ABOUT A $3000 REPAIR. DID THIS ON APRIL 3, 2009, RETOLD INFORMATION TO CYNTHIA WHO ASKED WHAT ACTION I WAS REQUESTING FROM AMERICAN HONDA. WHEN I REQUESTED A GOODWILL REPAIR SHE BECAME UPSET AND THE TONE OF THE CALL BECAME HOSTILE. QUOTING CYNTHIA, "GOODWILL REPAIR? WHAT IS THAT? DID YOU READ THAT ON SOME BLOG SOMEWHERE? WHO TOLD YOU TO ASK FOR THAT? GOODWILL REPAIR IS NOT LAYMANS TERMS, SOMEONE HAD TO TELL YOU TO ASK FOR THAT. WHO WAS IT? YOUR MECHANIC?". VERY INSULTING TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS AND HAD BEEN VERY POLITE DURING THE WHOLE CONVERSATION. GAVE ME CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME TO WAIT FOR A CALL FROM A REGIONAL CASE MANAGER. STILL WAITING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A FRIDAY @ APPROX. 5:30PM ON A BUSY 2 LANE STREET AT APPROX. 40MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED HARD AND REDUCED SPEED TO APPROX 5-10MPH. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PEOPLE WERE HOOKING AND SWERVING AROUND ME WHILE I TRIED TO GET OVER BUT COULD NOT REACH SPEEDS OVER 25-30MPH. HAVE COME TO FIND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WOULD COST APPROX. $3800-$4200 ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT (SRS LIGHT) TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASE THE CAR NEW AND NOW (4 YEARS LATER) IT IS ON AGAIN. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO MY 2003 HONDA STARTED REVVING UP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER ON MARCH 24TH WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AND CHANGED THE FLUID INFORMING ME THAT THERE WAS METAL IN THE PAN AND THE FLUID LOOKED "BURNT." AFTER CHANGING IT THEY SAID IT MAY BE OK AND THEN IT MAY NOT BE. I CALLED HONDA AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. TODAY, MARCH 31, 2009 MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH 18-WHEELER TRUCKS FLYING PAST ME!!!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH HONDA IMMEDIATELY! *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2003 ACCORD V6 AUTO 116,000 MILES. SLIPPED GEAR WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 20 ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD IT BEEN RUSH HOUR DURING THE WEEK I LIKELY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEND YOU THIS E-MAIL. IT TOOK 12 SECONDS TO FIND A LIST OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE HURT FOR YOU TO ACT. FYI - I HAVE A MASTERS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND WORKED IN NUMEROUS FACTORIES. THIS WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE WITH ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. WHY IS IT ACCEPTABLE IN A CAR? *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SUMMER OF 06 AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS UNDER HONDA WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100K MILES. 2 MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR OR IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR TOTALLY). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT A HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT A 30 DAY LOT WARRANTY. AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND J.R. HAM (THE SALES MGR WHO LIED ABOUT THE WARRANTY) THEY REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. I NOW AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW THE CAR IS SLIPPING MORE VIOLENTLY IN AND OUT OF GEARS. IT IS NOW UNDRIVABLE AND IT REGULARLY SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR MAKING IT UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION, CAR ONLY HAD 84,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS OVER THE WARRANTY. FILED A CLAIM WITH HONDA NORTH AMERICA. CAR STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MPH AND THEN ULTIMATELY WOULD NOT DRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HONDA CORPORATE FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL COSTS EXCEPT $300.00 WHICH I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AND GAVE ME A 3 YEAR / 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION THAT THEY PLACED IN THE CAR. SINCE HAVING THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION PLACED IN MY VEHICLE I'VE ALREADY HAD ISSUES WITH IT. CAR STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPING AGAIN AND LIGHT WAS FLASHING NEXT TO THE "D" WHEN IT WAS IN DRIVE. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE 3RD GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER EVERY WEEK FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS. AWFUL!!! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN AND AM IN DISBELIEF THAT THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS HAVEN'T BEEN ISSUED WITH A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS IN FACT A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS BY NOW BASED ON THE PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION ISSUES. LIKE MANY OTHERS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR & I NOTICED IT STARTING TO REV UP TO HIGH RPMS AROUND 4K-5K & THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT & IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP LIKE MANY OF THE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, & WAS TOLD IT NEEDS AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO ME WILL BE $3,600.00 I FILED A CASE WITH HONDA AMERICA & I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM IF THEY WILL COVER THE COSTS TO THIS REPAIR. *TR

THIS PERTAINS TO OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, V-6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ON 3/20/09 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED A VERY RAPID AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION THAT LASTED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AFTER SHE NUDGED THE ACCELERATOR. DESPITE HER SHOCK AT THIS EVENT SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT ANY RECURRENCE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE SAME EVENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE PROCEEDING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO GO AROUND A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. I BRAKED AND MAINTAINED CONTROL AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND I CONTINUED DRIVING. A FEW MINUTES LATER I AGAIN LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY (LURCHED AS IF IN OVERDRIVE) FOR A FEW SECONDS. I BRAKED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER WAS IN THE 5000 RPM RANGE WITH MY SPEED AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I NEXT STOPPED AT A LIGHT SIGNAL AND, UPON ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP, FOUND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS AS SPEED INCREASED. IT SEEMED THAT I HAD LOST ONE AND PERHAPS TWO GEARS AND COULD NOT REASONABLY TRAVEL FASTER THAN 45 MPH WITH THE TACHOMETER READING 4500 RPM. I DROVE HOME AT A RELATIVELY SLOW PACE. ON 3/24/09 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, WHEN I BACKED IT OUT OF

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT ON IT AT 73000 MILES I'VE MAINTENANCE REGULARLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR BRAKES DOWN IN TRAFFIC WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WITH LITTLE WARNING! THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLIP BACK OUT. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO GET GOODWILL REPAIR ON THE CAR MY THOUGHT IS WHY DON'T THEY COVER THERE MISTAKE? *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON HONDA 2003 ACCORD. WENT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED 3RD PRESSURE SWITCH AND GASKET. WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW/REBUILT TRANSMISSION. DECLINED WORK AND WENT TO INTERNET FOR A CHEAPER REPAIR. WHEN SEARCHED 2003 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS NOTICED SEVERAL WEB SITES COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT WARRANTS A RECALL WITH REPAIRS FIXED AND PAID FOR BY HONDA. *TR

I WAS GOING TO WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION WITH OUT WARNING FAILED GOING UP HILL ON INTERSTATE, MANAGED TO GET IT OVER TO SLOW LANE ,FROM THERE, GUY HAD TO HELP ME PUSH IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SLIPPED. WITH DRIVERS CLOSE BEHIND, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO WORK AND THEN SLIP WHILE I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE REASON I'M FILING THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. THE 2000 AND 2001 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH THE 3.0L V-6. I AM EXPRESSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WITH MY TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SHE WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO EMERGENCY PULL OFF. THE CAR WAS GOING UP A SLOPE, SO IT COULD NOT COAST OUT OF THE WAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION, HE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $3500 TO REPAIR. THE REASON I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IS FIRST OFF, ITS UNSAFE. SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A WRECK AND HURT HERSELF. SECOND REASON, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF EXACTLY WHAT I DESCRIBED TO YOU. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE MADE A REPAIR BACK IN 2004, YET THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THE BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR ME IS THAT YOU HOLD HONDA LIABLE FOR THEIR KNOWN FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT OVER A KNOWN ISSUE. IN MY CASE I WAS LUCKY. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER BEHIND MY WIFE WHEN SHE HAD THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HE WAS ABLE TO PREVENT ANY CARS FROM HITTING HER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO FIFTH GEAR. SUDDENLY, AN UNINTENDED HARD GEAR SHIFT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX (98,400 MILES) BEGAN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ABOUT A MARCH 11TH 2009. IT WOULD NOT ADVANCE TO 3RD GEAR. IF I TRIED TO GO FASTER, THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT ADVANCING. WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN IT NOW DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY. IF I TURN IT OFF IT WILL RUN NORMALLY UNTIL I GET TO 3RD AND THEN THE PROBLEM STARTS OVER AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY REFUSED A GOODWILL REPAIR CITING THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

USING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSES ENGINE TO DIE. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

ON MARCH 10, 2009 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY,000 MILES FAILED. IN 2004 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE REGARDING POSSIBLE 2ND GEAR FAILURE. AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL, THE DEALERS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OR INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. THE DEALER CHOOSE THE OPTION OF INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT AS THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR FOR MY 2003 ACCORD. MID YEAR 2008, SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I BEGAN TO OBSERVE THAT MY HONDA WAS HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS HESITANCY BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED FROM DECEMBER 2008 UP TO MARCH 2009. THE FIRST INCIDENT WHICH SUGGESTED PENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2009 WITH THE CAR REFUSING TO SHIFT OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, WITH SLIPPING AND PRONOUNCED HESITATION WHEN IT WOULD FINALLY SHIFT. HENCE, TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, MY ACCORD RAPIDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR AND REFUSED TO MOVE OUT OF 2ND GEAR. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NOT MOVE. ADDITIONALLY IN FEBRUARY 2009, I HAD TAKEN THE ACCORD IN FOR ITS' RECOMMENDED SERVICE. AT THAT TIME THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY DIRTY, THIS COUPLED WITH THE ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SUGGEST THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM LONG STANDING IN NATURE. THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION AS IT OCCURRED CREATED CONDITIONS RIPE FOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE TO RECEIVE A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INSTALLED IN A NEW OIL JET INSTEAD. CURRENTLY, A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR IT INSTEAD OF PAYING 25% OF THE $680 REPAIR COST. SHE FEELS THAT THE DEALER STRUNG HER ALONG UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HE COULD NOT USE THE KEY FOB TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND THE INTERNAL FUSE BOX FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND WILL NO LONGER SHIFT TO HIGHER GEARS OR INTO REVERSE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THE 2003 MODELS, BASED ON MY PRELIMINARY ONLINE RESEARCH, THAT SUGGEST THAT THERE IS A WIDE-SPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE INITIAL QUOTE WAS $3500 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE NOT COMMISSIONED THE WORK YET. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WENT OUT. IT WAS DRIVING FINE ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT MINUTE THE CAR STALLED IN DRIVE AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING PLENTY OF RESEARCH I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, YET HONDA HAS NEGLECTED TO ORDER A RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THEY SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. BOUGHT 2 NEW PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON TIRES, P205/60R16 . STARTED GETTING FLAT ALL OF A SUDDEN RECENTLY. HAVE 35,000 ON A 60,000 TIRE. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC I NEED TO REPLACE THEM AS THE SIDE WALLS HAVE ROTTED OUT. DANGEROUS FOR ME, AS I COMMUTE 50 MILES EACH WAY EACH DAY ON A ROUGH HIGHWAY IN NJ. WILL TRY TO GET SOME SATISFACTION ON THE WARRANTY. *TR

SECOND COMPLAINT FOR TIRES, SINCE DOT NUMBER DIFFERENT ON SECOND TIRE. LOST PRESSURE, AND OUT OF ROUND. SIDEWALL IS DRY-ROTTED AT NOT QUITE 40,000 ON A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. PIRELI P6 FOUR SEASON, P205 60/R16. WILL TRY TO GET SATISAFACTION ON WARRANTY. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2009 AT 8 PM MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO CRASH. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. CONTACTED INSURANCE AGENT AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 2/27/09 AFTER INSPECTION THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT TELL US WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO CONTACT INSURANCE AGENT, CONTACTED AGENT AND SHE IS AFRAID THE COMPANY WILL DENY THE CLAIM IF/WHEN WE FILE IT. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES IS $3,100+. *TR

DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXL V6 COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, ROUTE 146, LOCATION AROUND LINCOLN WOODS, RHODE ISLAND, TRAVELING NORTH TO MY HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND JERKED SEVERAL TIMES COMING ALMOST TO A VERY QUICK STOP - MY NECK EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH. TRAFFIC SPEED WAS AT LEAST 55 MPH, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND ROADS WERE DRY. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED AND MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AFTER VISITS TO MY HONDA DEALER TO EVALUATE THEY FINALLY AGREED THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERATIVE. IN MY RESEARCH THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS YEAR HONDA WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS WIDELY KNOWN AND ONE THAT HONDA WILL PROVIDE SOME REIMBURSEMENT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THE ISSUE I HAVE IS IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHY DID HONDA NOT RECALL IT? A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER (OR MAYBE I WAS JUST LUCKY) COULD HAVE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. HONDA TOUTS ITS RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AND FOR THAT I PURCHASED THEIR CAR, HOWEVER, THAT IN MY OPINION WAS A LIE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED FAITHFULLY AT THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED BY HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PERFORMED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE FAILURE LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-40 SECONDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CHECK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BUY A FUEL INJECTION CLEANER AND FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. AFTER DOING SO, THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY FOR SEVEN DAYS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AT THE SAME SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE, HE PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, BUT IT TOOK THE VEHICLE 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE THE REVERSE FUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ENGAGED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NOTICED A SHORTAGE OF FLUID, WHICH LOOKED LIKE BLACK OIL. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A LEAKAGE. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD NOT HAVE A BURNING ODOR. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; THEREFORE, HONDA WOULD ONLY COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DURING A RECENT SEVERE RAINSTORM AND IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. ACCORDINGLY,I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE CAR DURING RAINY WEATHER. I HAD LEARNED ABOUT THE NHTSA RECALL FOR THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AND SO I DELIVERED THE CAR TO PASADENA HONDA FOR REPAIR. PASADENA HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL, ADVISED THAT ACCORDING TO MY VIN THE RECALL WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MOTOR FAILURE ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT AND CHARGED ME FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I HAVE THE INVOICE AND THE OLD MOTOR WHICH SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PARTS LISTINGS AND I NOTE THAT ALL 2003 HONDA ACCORDS REGARDLESS OF MODEL USE THE SAME WIPER MOTOR. ACCORDINGLY, I AM NOT CLEAR AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE'S WIPER MOTOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT AFFECTIVE UNDER DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WIPERS WORK UNDER MINOR RAIN CONDITIONS & A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. ONCE SPEED & WEATHER CONDITIONS INCREASE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM OF THE ACCESSORY LIGHTS GOING OUT THAT CONTROL THE RADIO AND HVAC CONTROLS. IT IS ACTUALLY A TRANSISTOR ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD BLOWING THAT CONTROLS THE CONSOLES LIGHTING. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HAS PUT OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ABOUT THIS FOR 7 YEARS OR 105,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. IF THE WARRANTY IS OUT, THE COST TO FIX IT THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP IS $700-900, NOT SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE THESE DAYS CAN AFFORD, AND BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT, THEIR SAFETY IS DECREASED. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT, THEY REALLY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX ANY THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE TRIED TO CHANGE MY TEMPERATURE OR RADIO SETTINGS AND WHILE TRYING TO SEE THE DISPLAY ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MESSAGE BOARDS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AND HOW MUCH OF A SAFETY CONCERN THIS IS. AN ANONYMOUS USER POSTED THIS ON THE BOARDS: : "CAN'T VIEW ANYTHING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY OR CENTER CONTROLS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST THE HEAT OR A/C AND CAN'T SEE WHAT I'M DOING. HONDA SHOULD DEFINITELY FIX THE ISSUE. IT REALLY IS A SAFETY PROBLEM." MORE DETAILS HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/STEREO_BACKLIGHT_BLEW_CANT_JUST_REPLACE_THE_BULB.SHTML. *TR

II HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2003 HONDA ACCORD XE SEDANV6. IN 2005 I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA ENCOURAGING OWNERS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AS MY MODEL CAR MAY HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. I DID BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND DID NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEMS. ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2009 WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING. IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SKIPPING GEARS. IT CONTINUED TO BEHAVE IN THE SAME MANNER UNTIL IT WENT TO A SUDDEN STOP. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER AND REQUESTED SERVICE. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES I DECIDED TO TURN-ON THE ENGINE TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE RESPOND. IT DID AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AS I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FORM IT. TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I MENTIONED THEM OF THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THAT THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL, FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION (IF REPLACED) AND THE SERVICES. I AGREED TO IT BECAUSE ANYWAY IT HAS TO BE FIXED AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE (I HAVE ONLY ONE MORE PAYMENT TO MAKE). AFTER I GOT HOME I LOG ON TO YOUR SITE TO SEE IF THE RECALL WAS IN THE SYSTEM. IT WAS AND TO MY SURPRISE THE RECALL FAIRLY DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (I-395 IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA) WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. I DRIVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I COUPLE MONTHS BACK I PERFORMED THE REQUIRED RECALL MAINTENANCE, INSTALLING A PART ON MY SECOND GEAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO REDUCE THE HEAT PRODUCED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION BEFORE THE PART WAS INSTALLED. THE DAY OF THE INSTANCE, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND I DRAMATICALLY LOST ACCELERATION, I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER, ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME, AND OTHER VEHICLES SURROUNDING ME TO VEER OUT OF THE WAY. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED, THOUGH THERE EASILY COULD OF BEEN. THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER I TOOK IT TO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AS THERE WERE METAL PIECES THAT GOT LOOSE IN THE FLUID AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. TO MY BELIEF, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR/MODEL HONDA BECAUSE I WAS INSTRUCTED (THROUGH AN INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM) TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA TO HELP WITH MY REPAIR COSTS, BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM CUSTOMERS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. I AM STILL IN TALKS WITH HONDA ABOUT COVERING COSTS OF THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY @ 75MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ENGINE REDLINED AT 7500 RPM WITH LOSS OF ACCELERATION. PULLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TO DEALERSHIP WITH HAZARD LIGHTS AND MINIMAL ACCELERATION. *TR

EVAP SYSTEM FAILED FROM WATER SEEPING INTO DRAIN JOINT. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLE ID NUMBERS FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. THE SAME FAULTY EVAP DESIGN IS USED ON ALL THE HONDA ACCORDS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6, WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. AS I ENTERED ONTO THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED, THE MOTOR REVVED UP, THE TACHOMETER WENT UP 2500 RPM HIGHER AND THE CAR DID NOT INCREASE SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HAS SO NUMEROUS TIME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. I CAME ACROSS A WEBSITE WHILE RESEARCHING SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN CARS LIKE MINE AND I FOUND 125 OTHER COMPLAINTS AT ONE WEB SITE ALONE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, MANY WITH SAFETY ISSUES LIKE MINE. HOW IS IT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANOTHER RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA ACCORD BESIDES THE TSB-037 RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I HAD DONE. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SO I DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST INVOLVED YET BUT IT WON'T BE CHEAP, THAT I DO KNOW. *TR