2003 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH WAS INCREASED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND BLADES AT THE COST OF $200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V169000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). SHE SUBMITTED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO REIMBURSEMENT, BUT SHE WAS DENIED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND WAS DRIVING ON I-55 IN THE CHICAGO AREA AT ~70 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR COLLISION, NO ROAD DEBRIS OR POTHOLES ETC. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY AS IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY MY HEARING WAS IMPACTED. THERE WERE NO MARKS, SCRATCHES OR DENTS IN MY VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AND SLOWLY PROCEEDED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY TO DRIVE HOME. I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER AND TOOK MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE / REPAIRS. THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT EITHER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER AND THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ORDERED. NOW HONDA CLAIMS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND IS KICKING IT BACK TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS EVENT WOULD HAVE HAD MUCH MORE SERIOUS IMPACTS HAD THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

I TAKE MY HONDA TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 5,000 MILES FOR MAINTENANCE. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN AUGUST 2008 - SOMEONE HIT MY DRIVER SIDE REAR. THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES. AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 5,000 MILE CHECKUP. THEY BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES. THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THE WHEEL WAS BENT. WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS GOING OUT. I CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING RACK PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. I NEED TO KNOW IF HONDA IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERYTIME (MAINTENANCE) SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *TR

ON 12/23/08 I LEFT TO DRIVE AROUND THREE MILES TO GET TAKE OUT FOOD. IT WAS JUST AROUND 7:30 P.M. SEVERAL MILES FROM MY HOUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. KNOWING I COULD NOT MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I HAD TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES AND I ACCELERATED THE CAR MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. SHIFTING GEARS BROUGHT NO RESULT BUT FINALLY, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. AT THAT POINT THE CAR WOULD GO INTO GEAR FOR A SHORT TIME. I HAD TO DO THAT TWICE MORE TO GET HOME. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL DONE IN 2004 AND HAS LESS THAT 58,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR IS, AT PRESENT, AT A HONDA DEALER HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. I THINK THE RECALL FIXED SOME TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT ALL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD FAILED AT 51000 MILES. COMPLETE REPAIR THAT COST 3500. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED (60MPH) ON HIGHWAY. DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY STALL. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BATTERY FAILURE. THE BATTERY HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR FIND ANY ERROR CODES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,520 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,826.

NORMAL DRIVING..90,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HAPPENS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES I DRIVE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HONDA DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL COST $2800, BUT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WAS A RECALL ITEM IN 2005. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED YESTERDAY ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WAS AS IF MY CAR HAD BEEN THROWN INTO NEUTRAL. OF COURSE, I CHECKED IT AND I WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I ONLY HAVE 79,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL BE A $3,000 TO $4,000 REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, IT HAS 142,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING HARD ON 1-5-09 THEN ON 1-6-09 IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT ERRATICALLY AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS I WAS NEARLY REARENDED TWICE ON 1-6-09 WHEN IT DECIDED TO DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. 1-7-09 I WENT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME AND ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE I STOPPED A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THAT IT HASN'T SHIFTED OUT OF 1ST GEAR SINCE THEN, I HAD TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY AT 20MPH WITH MY FLASHERS ON PULLING OVER SO THE CARS BEHIND ME TO WOULD GO AROUND. AS OF RIGHT NOW IT'S SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM HAVING TO BORROW FRIENDS CARS OR GET A RIDE TO WORK AS IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I DO NOT HAVE $3000 LYING AROUND FOR THE REPAIR. THIS I HAVE FOUND THROUGH MY INTERNET SEARCHES IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HASN'T HAD A RECALL CAUSE "IT DOESN'T POSE A SAFETY THREAT" WELL I'M HEAR TO TELL YOU IT DOES. NOT ONLY ARE YOU JOLTED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, WITH YOUR SEAT BELT CATCHING YOU, OUCH, WHEN IT SHIFTS ERRATICALLY BUT I HAD PEOPLE SWERVING AROUND ME NOT TO RUN INTO ME THIS IS INSANE. I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM RECURRING NOT ONLY ONCE BUT MULTIPLE TIMES OVER AGAIN AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC (111,000 MILES) I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS YESTERDAY WITH MY CAR...I HAD PROBLEMS 4 TIMES YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL 4 TIMES, MY CAR WOULDN'T NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO NEUTRAL AND NOT GO AND THIS IN EFFECT CAUSED A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION...BUT I JUST HAVE A LITTLE OVER 100K MILES AND I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER, AND FOUND THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND ENGINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF PEOPLE. PLEASE READ SOME OF THESE ... HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

WHILE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE STARTER, THEY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND RECOMMEND THAT I NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 EX V6 ACCORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON OCTOBER 5, 2004. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE SECOND GEAR WAS FAILING, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD SLAMMING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED INTO FIRST GEAR AND DRIVEN SAFELY TO THE DESTINATION, WHERE IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, ENGINE WOULD REV OVER 5 RPMS. HONDA REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE # 1 LANE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY RPM INDICATOR WENT TO RED SOMEWHERE AROUND 8 RPM. HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I HIT MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND TRIED TO GET TO THE SLOW LAND WITH THE ENGINE STILL ON BUT NOT RESPONDING. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED IT INTO PARK. IT TOOK ME 15 MINUTES TO GET INTO THAT SLOW LANE WITH THE TRAFFIC AND I ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT. I AM A MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR AND A SAFETY COORDINATOR AT WORK. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEATH AT MY JOB SITE I AM SURE OSHA WOULD BE THERE RIGHT AWAY. NOT THAT A DEATH HAPPENED TODAY BUT GIVE IT TIME. I AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION. I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING I READ...HOWEVER, I AM READING THE SAME EXPERIENCES OVER AND OVER AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 71,000 MILES ON MY HONDA ACCORD AND HAVE OWNED THEM FOR 20 YEARS. THIS IS A GRAVE HAZARD THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATION. I DRIVE APPROX. 12,000 MILES A YEAR. I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT PAYING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE HONDA CARE PLAN. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE REGARDING SAFETY. IF MY CAR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TODAY AND ONE OF YOUR LOVED ONES DIED AS A RESULT I THINK YOU TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO RESOLVE YOUR ANXIETY AND HEARTACHE. THEN YOUR ATTENTION WOULD BE FOCUSED ON WHAT

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 AUTOMATIC WITH 84,621 MILES AND FAILED TRANSMISSION. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXACTLY ACCORDING TO MANUAL. WENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING WITH NO PROBLEMS TO INSTANTANEOUS GEAR SLIPPAGE AND HIGH RPMS. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH LOCATED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME DESCRIPTION. TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR GOING IMMEDIATELY FROM 60-30 MPH THROWING PASSENGERS AGAINST SEATBELTS AND HUGE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL FOR BEING REAR-ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND HIGHLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YET HONDA IS NOT RECALLING. THEY ONLY OFFER A "GOODWILL" REPAIR SPLITTING THE COST OF A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FROM A HONDA DEALER. THE SPLIT IS ROUGHLY THE SAME COST AS HAVING AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP DO THE WORK SO HOW IS THAT FINANCIALLY ASSISTING THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE? CONSIDERING THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE AND HONDA'S ADMISSION OF THE PROBLEM, I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FORMAL RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER, MY '03 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM 2ND GEAR IN MORNING TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. 1ST MECHANIC COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON THE WAY HOME, DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, OIL LIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER; TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION DYING, 6 MONTHS AGO THE DASHBOARD/RADIO/TEMPERATURE PANEL LIGHTS FAILED, THE DOME LIGHT DOESN'T WORK, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOOSE. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED/MAINTAINED AT HONDA DEALERS SINCE PURCHASE. TO HAVE ALL THESE ISSUES, PLUS HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 106,000 MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEN TO HAVE TO PAY $2200 TO HAVE A USED, REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR THE '03 ACCORD. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED, PEOPLE SHOULD BE REFUNDED THEIR MONEY ALREADY PAID AND OFFERED A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT TO BE PLACED INTO A SAFE NEW CAR. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT...OR HAS IT HAPPENED ALREADY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING EXTREME DANGER ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF FROM OVERDRIVE 65 MPH TO 30 MPH AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST(WITHIN INCHES) SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME. WITH THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC DEADLY ACCIDENT. *TR

BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT STAY PROPPED OPEN. THEY ARE VERY HEAVY, AND WHEN PUSHED OPEN TO EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND 'CATCH', THE DOORS INVARIABLY FALL BACK AND CRUSH THE LEGS OF THE PERSON TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. BOTH REAR DOORS STAY OPEN, CATCHING AND LOCKING PROPERLY ON EITHER OF THE TWO 'CATCH' POINTS. WHEN WE POINTED OUT TO HONDA DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL ISSUE, THEY OFFERED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART FOR OVER $100 WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE LATCH MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FLAW WITH THE CAR THAT THEY SHOULD REPAIR FOR FREE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IMMEDIATE THREAT TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER MOTORIST VICINITY OF SAID VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CONTROL CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SECOND GEAR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FOURTH TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SLAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $2,450. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WAS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED A BIT TINTED, SO I HAD THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGE THE FLUID. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR STARTED GETTING "HUNG" IN SECOND GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO DOWNSHIFT TO SECOND GEAR AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. HONDA INITIALLY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED VERY SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER INSTALLED A JET PACK KIT TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING IN REVERSE AND THE GEARS FROM SHIFTING WHILE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 87,000. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE CHROME PEELING OFF THE HANDLE FRAME. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEELING ACTED AS A THIN SHARP RAZOR, WHICH CAUSED 2 OF HIS PASSENGERS TO SUSTAIN FINGER CUTS WHICH INCLUDED BLEEDING. *JB

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR.... TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WAITING ON HONDA TO RESPOND REGARDING REPLACEMENT. HAVE 105,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGES OVER THE YEARS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD STOP AND GO NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR DOOR WERE DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. ALL THE LCD LIGHTS ON THE CENTER DASH CONSOLE WENT OUT, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE RADIO INDICATORS AND ALL THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL INDICATORS. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A HAZARD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING BUTTONS TRYING TO FIND THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL THAT YOU WANT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED ( HTTP://WWW.ASKMEHELPDESK.COM/CARS-TRUCKS/2003-HONDA-ACCORD-WIRING-PROBLEM-8584-10.HTML ). MY RADIO/CD CHANGER, TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND DEFROST LIGHTS WENT OUT JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE A $400+ REPAIR AND THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE KEPT FOR 2-3 DAYS. SEEING THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT SAME PROBLEM I WOULD REQUEST THAT A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

SUDDEN INADVERTENT DOWNSHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LUCKILY, NO VEHICLES WERE TRAILING BEHIND, SINCE RAPID DECELERATION OCCURRED, SIMILAR TO HARD BRAKING. THE TRANSMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED COMPLETELY, AND THE CAR REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO PRIOR EVENTS OCCURRED (I.E. TRANSMISSION GRINDING, SLIPPING, NOISES, ETC) THAT PROVIDED WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. *TR

TRANSMISSION LOST 2 GEAR WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION RECENTLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT CLEAR LAKE HONDA ON WEDNESDAY NOV. 18TH AND WAS SUPPOSE TO BE READY ON THURSDAY NOV. 19TH. NO MENTION OF A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS MADE EVEN THOUGH THEY DID MENTION BRAKES, BATTERY, ENGINE MOUNTS AND OTHER THINGS. THE DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ANOTHER LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE CAR LOST POWER AND THEN REGAINED POWER. I CALLED HONDA WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. ONCE I ARRIVED THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE CAR STATING I NEEDED TO PAY $96 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I HAD JUST PAID OVER $1800 IN SERVICE THE DAY BEFORE. ALSO THE TRIP PUT THE CAR OVER 100,000 MILES WHICH I HAVE READ THAT HONDA IS REFUSING TO SERVICE CARS REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL. I HAVE NOT YET CALLED TO VERIFY THIS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65-70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP OR SEIZE CAUSING EXTREME DECELERATION (CAR SEEMED TO SHIFT ITSELF INTO LOW GEAR). THIS CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP BRIEFLY, AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS, IN MY OPINION. I SEE NOW FROM THE INTERNET, THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. *TR

MERGING ONTO FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 17 IN LEXINGTON, MS. I HAD JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCLUDE THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WELL, WHY 70 MILES AWAY FROM HOME IN A CURVE DOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE RPM WENT UP BUT THE SPEED WENT DOWN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT REARENDED DUE TO THE QUICK DECREASE IN SPEED. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I COASTED TO A PARKING LOT AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO PATTY PECK HONDA IN RIDGELAND, MS. I HAD 94,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR YEARS. MY CAR HAD THE 2ND GEAR RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HONDA PAID 75% AND I PAID 25%. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED MAY 11, 2008 AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON. *TR

RECALL NOTICE ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD FOR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR WORK. *NJ

SON WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ON THE 10 FREEWAY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR STARTING DECELERATING AND THE RPM'S WENT WAY UP. THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY KIND. DROVE TO VALLEY HI HONDA IN VICTORVILLE WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN SERVICED. ONE BLOCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEED FULL REPLACEMENT. ONLY 122,475 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON LINE AND AMERICAN HONDA HAS BEEN ADVISED OVER AND OVER AND STILL NOTHING DONE. THERE WERE TRANSMISSIONS RECALLS ON THESE MODELS BUT WHEN TAKEN IN THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAID MY VEHICLE NOT EFFECTED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. A PERSON IS ON A FREEWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOOSES POWER! THIS COULD BE DEADLY! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. GEARS SLIPS AND CAR LOOSES POWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 25MPH AND WAS STUCK HEAD ON DIRECTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CAR WAS TOTALED. DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE CAR DESIGN. *TR

MILLENNIUM HONDA WAS CONTACTED 32 DAYS AGO AS WELL AS TODAY TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT CONCERNING POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THEY NEVER RESPOND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. RECENTLY WHEN I CALLED THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK BUT NEVER DID. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX AND ACCORD LX SAFETY RECALL WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY STOP WORKING. CONSUMER HAS ISSUES WITH THIS RECALL AND ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *NJ THE CONSUMER HAS TWO HONDA ACCORDS AND WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLES TO THE DEALER ON DIFFERENT DATES, THE INVOICES GAVE DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHAT WAS DONE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE SEDAN EX. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE SECOND LEVEL SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH THE SECOND GEAR. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT CRAZY AND WHEN I WENT TO TAP MY BRAKES TO PULL OVER IT JUST SLAMMED INTO A LOWER GEAR BRINGING MY CAR TO A JOLTING STOP, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WAS JERKED FORWARD, FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND MOVED AROUND ME QUICKLY UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE I DISCOVERED NUMEROUS IN THE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL, YEAR. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RANGING FROM 60,000 MILES TO 127,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF SOME SORT OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID A RECALL IN 04 FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ALL THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON-LINE WERE ALL POST RECALL FAILURES. MINE FAILED AT NIGHT AT LOW SPEED IN MINIMAL TRAFFIC WITH FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WOULD HATE TO IMAGINE HIGHER SPEED, THICKER TRAFFIC, AND EVEN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS SLIPPING. THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AFTER FIRST GEAR. I HAVE TO REV IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT INTO SECOND. I'M AFRAID THAT I WILL BE LEFT STRANDED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO AAMOCO TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 3,594+TAX TO FIX. IF THIS IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION MADE BY HONDA. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SO IT MUST BE A DEFAULT IN THE CAR AND NOT THE DRIVERS. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC,THE TRANSMISSION HAD A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO,NO REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AT THE TIME, BUT NOW WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT, IT BROKE DOWN, I CAN NOT EVEN PUT IT ON REVERSE ANYMORE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, FROM BEING AT FULL STOP IN RED LIGHT, I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE CAR WILL NOT BUDGE. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT THERE WAS NO POWER--IT WAS LIKE BEING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION ON A SIDE STREET. CONTACTED HONDA, AND I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS AROUND $3000. HONDA OFFERED TO PAY ONLY 25%, SO I WAS STILL STUCK WITH A $2300 BILL. I THINK THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HONDA AND THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED MORE THAN 25% IF IT IS INDEED SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T HAVE TOTAL FAILURE WHEN I'VE STUCK TO THE SCHEDULE OF SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION AT 60K, 90K, AND 120K AS PRESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

I NOTICED THAT NHTSA IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LEAVE A COMPLAINT SAYING THAT SOMEONE HAS DIED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2003 ACCORD AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR AND ALREADY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 102,000 AND PAST THE WARRANTY OF I THINK 36-46,000 MILES WARRANTY. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR RECEIVED A OIL JECT KIT IN 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. NOW, IF SOME REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR IN 2004, THEN WHY HAS MY TRANSMISSION GONE OUT. IT SADDENS ME THAT HONDA AND NHTSA KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY TO HAVE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY CHILDREN AND I WERE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAVE HAD SO MANY CLOSE CALLS THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CRY BECAUSE I WAS SO UPSET. I WAS TOLD THAT I AM PROBABLY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THIS FIXED AND LORD KNOWS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY! HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING. A COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND STAND BY AND LEAVE THEIR VALUED CUSTOMERS ON A BRANCH ALONE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANY ONE. THEY BRAG ABOUT THEIR CAR BUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HONDA IS NOT BACKING IT UP! I AM LOOKING INTO TALKING TO A LAWYER ABOUT THIS DEAL! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND ENGINE REVVED. TRANSMISSION FAILED. COULD NOT MAINTAIN POSTED SPEED LIMIT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. HONDA REFUSED TO HONOR PREVIOUS RECALL FROM SUMMER OF 2004. CLAIMED CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL NOTICE FOR RADIO DISPLAY. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE RADIO STATION NUMBERS, THE TEMPERATURE ON THE AIR CONDITION OR THE HEATER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB