2003 Honda Accord complaints

2003 HONDA ACCORD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700. OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION (FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR GETS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING). *TR

ON 10/1/08, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN BETWEEN GEARS. WE WENT AND GOT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND FILLED UP ON SATURDAY. ON MONDAY, OUR TRANSMISSION COMPLETED DIED, LEAVING ME, MY 9 YEAR OLD, AND 18 MONTH OLD STRANDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO COME PICK US UP, AND I HAD TO GET OUR CAR TOWED TO OUR HOUSE SINCE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO TAKE IT TO. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, IT ALMOST CAUSED SOMEONE TO REAR-END OUR CAR AND CAUSE A HUGE CAR ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS, I NOW HAVE TO MISS WORK AND TRY TO GET THIS FIXED. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I WILL NOT BE WORKING BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY CAR! *TR

THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD WAS FOUND IN 2004 TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION DESIGN PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF NOT ADDRESSED. I WAS NOTIFIED IN 2005 OF THIS AND TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, GUARANTEED BY HONDA THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN IN 2007, THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED A TOTAL FAILURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHILE I WAS NOT INJURED, HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THAT I HAD TO PAY THE $700 IN LABOR SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF ITS ORIGINAL THREE YEAR WARRANTY. EVEN AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS TO GET HONDA TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE DESIGN PROBLEM AND INEFFECTIVE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE IN EFFECT, EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE LABOR CHARGE. THIS DISREGARD OF RESPONSIBILITY BY A MAJOR CAR COMPANY FOR THE QUALITY OF MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN DESIGN PROBLEMS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BIG BUSINESS ABUSING INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO SO. THE REGULATORY ARMS OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEED TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM SUCH ABUSE AND ORDER HONDA, AT A MINIMUM, TO PAY THE $700 LABOR CHARGE, AND TO BE PUT ON NOTICE THAT, UNLIKE THE FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATORY AGENCIES TO DO THEIR JOBS, NHTSA WILL NOT FAIL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FAVORABLY FROM YOU SOON. BEST REGARDS, JAMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK, FOREHEAD, KNEES, AND CHEST DUE TO BEING THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL FROM IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE LATCH AND WAS THROWN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER INCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AGAIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOW OPERATE CORRECTLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,694.

THE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IF IT IS NOT CAUSED BY A SEAT BELT DEFECT, THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY HONDA. THE SAME DEFECT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR THE 2004 ACCORD BUT NOT THE 2003. I BELIEVE IT IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. *TR

HONDA HAS A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR 2003 ACCORD AND AIRBAG SENSORS. THEY CLAIM MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED. THEY SAY EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IT IS JUST COINCIDENTAL AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. THEY CLAIM THE ARE NOT LIABLE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT SINCE MY VIN # DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700. OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION (FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THE RAPID DECELERATION WHEN THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES ON THE HIGHWAY SENDS ALL THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS INTO EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR GETS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING). CAR IS BEING SENT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, AWAITING THE FINAL VERDICT BUT I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE TRYING TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $6000 FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED MY CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON MY WAY TO WORK ON I 97 NORTHBOUND (MAIN BALTIMORE/ANNAPOLIS ARTERY) GOING UP AN INCLINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING AT APPROX 70MPH. SEVERAL CARS HAD TO DIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN GRASS TO AVOID A MASSIVE REAR END COLLISION DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 A/T. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 DOWNSHIFTS FROM WHATEVER GEAR TO FIRST OR SECOND WHEN TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO FAIL. THIS CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK AND THE CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER 93000 MILES. THE CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH PUTS A BANDAID ON THE SITUATION AND DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED AND BEING STUCK WITH A VERY LARGE BILL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 100 MILES. *TR

I HAVE AN '03 V6 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WENT OUT. IT STARTED SUDDENLY TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO REASON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT WAS SUDDEN AND I WAS ON SIDE STREETS IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURRED. *TR

JUST AN FYI. I AM DOING MY PART TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NHTSA IS AWARE OF A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CAR IS A EPIDEMIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHICH HONDA RECALLED IN 2004 BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEIR BAND-AID RECALL ONLY RESULTED IN A DELAYING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSIONS FAIL. HERE IS ONE OF DOZENS OF WEBSITES DETAILING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. IT THEN RESORTS TO SHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR AT 60MPH, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE RPM TO SOAR TO 7000 RPM, LOCKING THE FRONT (DRIVE) WHEELS MOMENTARILY AND CAUSING A HEAVY DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHEN THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, AND CAN BE CAUSE OF A REAR END COLLISION. I IMPLORE THIS ADMINISTRATION TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, AS HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE INSTALLING RE-BUILT TRANSMISSIONS INTO THE CARS AND OFFERING A PERCENTAGE "GOOD WILL" MONEY TOWARDS THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THIS IS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND MANY OWNERS ARE LEFT WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE. HONDA ADMITS TO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FROM 1999 TO 2001'S BEING DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO THEIR 2002-2004 TRANSMISSION HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS ONLY PREVALENT ON THE V6 MODELS. *T

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX ARE PEELING AND I HAVE CUT MY FINGERS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS OPENING MY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. *TR

WE PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM MERCHANT TIRES IN THOMASVILLE, NC ON 7/7/07. ON 9/8/08 WE HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE BECAUSE OF A VALVE STEM FAILURE WHICH THE COMPANY DIDN'T TELL US. THE TIRE HAD A BULGE ON THE SIDE WALL BECAUSE THEY WERE LOW PROFILE TIRES AND MY WIFE DIDN'T NOTICE THE TIRE WAS LOW BECAUSE OF THE VALVE STEM. FROM HER DRIVING ON THE TIRE IT CAUSED THE SIDE WALL DAMAGE. MY WIFE TRIED FIX A FLAT BUT SHE SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS BARLEY HANGING ON SO SHE COULD USE FIX A FLAT. AFTER THAT INCIDENT A WEEK LATER ON 9/14/08 I HAD TO TAKE ANOTHER TIRE TO MERCHANTS TO GET FIXED AND THIS TIME IT WASN'T DAMAGED AND I WAS TOLD BY MERCHANTS IT WAS A VALVE STEM AND THAT WAS ALL IT NEEDED. TODAY 10/10/08 I NOTICED A WARNING ISSUE ON MERCHANTS WEBSITE ISSUED BECAUSE OF DILL VALVE STEMS. I ASKED THEM HOW DO I GET A REFUND FOR THE TIRE I HAD TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE TIRE. HE INFORMED ALL COMPLAINTS NEED TO GO TO DILL AIR CONTROLLED PRODUCTS. SO I FOUND THIS FORM ON ANOTHER INTERNET SITE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SO NOW I WANT SOMEONE TO REFUND MY MONEY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW TIRE THAT I HAD TO BUY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY VALVE STEMS. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAME FACTORY HOSE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V091000. THE LOW TEMPERATURE HOSE WAS EXPOSED TO HEAT WHICH LEAD TO CRACKING AND LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE HEAT SOURCE IS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND DIRECTLY BELOW IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND AFTER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SMOKE BECAME OVERWHELMING TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR THROUGH THE FRESH AIR INTAKE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN WAS CLOGGED AND WATER ENTERED INTO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, WHICH DAMAGED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $917.01. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CHECK THE AIR CONDITIONER EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,853. UPDATED 10/27/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/27/08. *JB

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 92,000 MILES. CAR LOST SPEED ON SEPT 24 ON A CITY STREET, BUT EVENTUALLY IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR THEN LOST SPEED ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE--VERY DANGEROUS--BUT AGAIN KEPT GOING. NEXT DAY I TOOK CITY STREETS TO THE DEALER, BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT, GOT STUCK IN A TURN LANE IN OAKLAND, HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURRED. HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SINCE THE CARE IS 5.5 YEARS OLD--IT WILL PAY FOR ONLY 30% OF THE COST. YET HONDA HAD RECALLED THE CAR IN APRIL 2005 FOR A 2ND GEAR PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FIXES SOMETIMES DON'T WORK PERFECTLY AND CAN CREATES SHAVINGS THAT LEAD TO TOTAL FAILURE. EVEN WITHOUT THE RECALL, HONDA'S TRANSMISSION QUALITY IS TERRIBLE IF IT FAILS AFTER 92K MILES. IF HONDA BUILDS ITS REPUTATION ON QUALITY, IT SHOULD BACK ITS QUALITY CLAIMS BY PAYING FOR WHAT WAS UNDENIABLY LOW QUALITY--IT SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO PAY FOR 100% OF THE COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY. THE BLADES WERE NOT CLEARING THE WATER FROM THE GLASS, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

IT APPEARS MY AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD . THE AIRBAG DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE. LATELY IT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE HONDA DEALER (MOST RECENTLY HONDA MARYSVILLE IN MARYSVILLE, OH) TOOK VARIOUS STEPS TO ADDRESS IT BUT NOTHING WORKED. THE SECOND TO LAST STEP TAKEN WAS TO REPLACE THE CAR BATTERY BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MOST RECENTLY, ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2008, THE HONDA DEALER RAN TESTS, SPOKE WITH HONDA MANUFACTURING, AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE WITH THE SRS UNIT AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $475. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE, HOWEVER, THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. HONDA MANUFACTURING DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYING FOR THIS PROBLEM, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE A WHILE AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS PERTAINS TO A VERY CRITICAL SAFETY DEVICE FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BROKEN IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET - IT IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. PEOPLE MIGHT GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THAT! *TR

BEGINNING AT 16,999 MILES IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS OF THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.. THE AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, SINCE THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL INVOLVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM (NHTSA 04V176000). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION, SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, AND INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION OIL KIT. OVER THE YEARS, THE CONDITION WORSENED BUT THE HONDA NETWORK MERELY SAID THEY HAD TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM DURING THE RECALL VISIT. LESS THAN 4 YEARS LATER, AT 61,010 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, SINCE HONDA WOULDN'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A NO-CHARGE REPLACEMENT. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH HONDA AMERICA BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. HONDA REFUSED TO PAY ANY PART OF THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD (HONDA AMERICA CASE #N012008-07-0900349 7/9/08). THE CASE WAS APPEALED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, AND IT WAS ALSO TURNED DOWN, HONDA CONTINUING TO ALLEGE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO MY USE OF "UNAPPROVED SERVICES", E.G., 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES DONE AT 37,000 AND 60,000 MILES, RESPECTIVELY, USING BG SYSTEMS, INC. PROCESSES AND APPROVED HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. HONDA CLAIMED THESE SERVICES "DAMAGED" THE TRANSMISSION, A STATEMENT THAT AUTO TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS HAVE SAID WAS "INSULTING" AND "COMPLETELY FALSE". HONDA RECOMMENDS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FLUSH BE DONE AT 60,000. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AN INTERNET SEARCH ON " 2003 HONDA ACCOR

I HAVE 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT'S HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SO I CALLED THE HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FIXED IN 2005 BUT IM STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

SEPTEMBER 8TH WAS A RAINY DAY. LEFT CLASS IN THE RAIN TO NOTICE THAT MY WIPERS HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THOUGHT THAT IS WAS THE FUSE, BUT THE FUSE IS FINE. HAVEN'T TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP YET BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON ANY RECALLS. I'VE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY INTERIOR RADIO/AC LIGHTS. THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK HONDA FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS TO NOTIFY HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V169000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR). IN THE INTERIM, HIS DAUGHTER WAS CAUGHT IN A RAINSTORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500. UPDATED 10/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. ODOMETER AT 113,730. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER. DEALER ADVISED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HONDA PROVIDED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, I WAS CHARGED FOR LABOR ($749). *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD COUP IM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. AFTERWARDS, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V169000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). THE DEALER STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND NOW WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,120.

THE WIRING HARNESS ON MY HONDA ACCORD RECENTLY HAD VARIOUS PLACES WHERE RODENT(S) HAVE CHEWED ON IT THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN 2007 ON A CHRYSLER PACIFICA. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM THAN I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS, PRIMARILY ON NEWER VEHICLES. SOME OF THE POSTS HAVE INDICATED THAT SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS ARE USING A SOY BASED WIRING HARNESS MATERIAL COVERING THE ACTUAL WIRES. THIS SEEMS TO BE ATTRACTING ALL SORTS OF RODENTS INCLUDING MICE, RATS, SQUIRRELS, AND EVEN RABBITS. IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS BIG AS IT APPEARS, THIS WELL MAY BE COSTING CONSUMERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR! *TR

MY CAR IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD! I BOUGHT IT NEW AND IT GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). FOUR YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT THE COST OF $2,376. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,999 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,010.

DRIVE WINDOW AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. HONDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST CARS, IN MY OPINION I THINK THEY ARE THE WORST. I WOULDN'T NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE. EVERYTHING BRAKES IN HONDAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. ON AUGUST 23, 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GWINETT PLACE HONDA IN DULUTH, GA TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPAIRED. THE SAME DAY THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WERE EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE WIPERS WERE NOISIER AND LEFT A LOT OF RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR. THE GEAR DID NOT NEED TO BE PLACED INTO PARK. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR LEFT DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATING IS PEELING OFF. PLATING IS VERY SHARP AND CAUSED A DEEP GASH ON FINGER OF PASSENGER WHILE OPENING DOOR. WAS INFORMED WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

FIRST, MY CD PLAYER STOPS WORKING OUT OF NOWHERE, WHICH I LATER COME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED AN INTERNAL DEFECTIVE CD PLAYER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE CD PLAYER BROKE, MY DRIVE SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR POWER LOCKS. THEN, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I GOT SOMEONE TO CHANGE BOTH SO THAT ONE WOULDN'T BE BRIGHT THAN THE OTHER, BUT AFTER THEY WERE BOTH I CHANGED, THE DRIVE SIDE HEADLIGHT STILL REFUSED TO WORK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH CHEST PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 09/23/08 *BF UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH HEATS UP UNUSUALLY AFTER IT IS TAKEN OUT OF THE CAR DRIVEN FOR 15 MILES OR SO. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 83,000 MILES .TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MANY CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HONDA USA NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH HER VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INNER TRANSMISSION LINE. THE FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. DURING THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE ENGINE REVVED AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL SPEED. AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL MORE THAN 30 MPH, AND OTHER TIMES, THE VEHICLE JUST HESITATED AND STOPPED PULLING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT PROPERLY DONE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS STILL OCCURRING. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST AND SECOND SHIFTS, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THAT RECALL, BUT THERE NO DEFECTS AT THAT TIME. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO GEAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

MY HONDA ACCORD EX 2003 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND OFF. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY/SAFENESS ISSUE SO I TELL YOU ABOUT THIS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION OF SLIP AND DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. RADICALLY CHANGING SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE DOWNSHIFT OR SLIPPAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,700.

WHEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX IS IDLE OR AT VERY LOW SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNS OFF. I AM AFRAID THE CAR'S ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS ON A FREEWAY/HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE PAPER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL;THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE MOTOR AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE WIPERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON I95 GOING APP. 30MPH, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO SIDE IMPACT INCURRED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR SINCE THERE WASN'T ANY TYPE OF CRASH OR SIDE IMPACT. AIRBAG WAS REPLACED, DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SEAT AND INTERIOR ROOF OF THE CAR REPAIRED. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXL STARTED TO RUST THROUGH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL LIP THIS PAST WINTER. THE CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH THE RECORDS TO PROVE SO. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AT THE BACK EDGE OF THE LEFT REAR DOOR AND REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP BOTH JOYCE HONDA AND GRECCO AUTO BODY ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE GRECCO AUTO GROUP SELLING & REPAIRING HONDAS. THE HONDA FACTORY REP. SAID THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT THE RUST WAS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR AND THEREFORE HONDA WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE HONDA DEALERS BODY SHOP AND STATE FARM INSUR. CLAIMS REP. MAINTAIN THAT THE RUST WAS FAR BEHIND THE AREA THAT WAS REPAIRED AND WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. ATTACHED ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SMALL DENT BY THE DOOR JUST ABOVE THE BODY TRIM LINE AND THE RUST AT THE VERY TOP OF THE WHEEL OPENING. IN ESSENCE, THE SERVICE MANAGER OF JOYCE HONDA AND THE FACTORY REP (WHO WOULD NOT GIVE ME A BUSINESS CARD OR NAME) SAID THE RUST IS A RESULT OF THE REPAIR AND NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE GRECCO AUTO BODY AND THE AUTO INSPECTOR FOR STATE FARM INSURANCE SAID THE RUST IS FAR TO THE REAR OF THE REPAIRED AREA AND NOT THE RESULT OF THE REPAIR. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT THE DEALERS BODY SHOP TO AVOID A SITUATION AS THIS WHERE NO ONE IS ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT A PROBLEM. THUS THE THREE ENTITIES OF THE SAME BUSINESS, HONDA MOTOR CO., JOYCE HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND GRECCO AUTO BODY ARE BLAMING EACH OTHER AND MY CAR CONTINUES TO PREMATURELY RUST THR

TRANSMISSION IS NOT CATCHING GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY SHIFT IT JERKS HARD. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME THOUGH. DEALER CANT GET IT TO DO IT. 2 WEEKS AFTER MY PASSENGER SEAT HEATER LIGHT WENT OUT, I ONLY DROVE MY CAR 6 MILES; I TOOK MY KEY OUT, AND IT WAS BURNING HOT. I TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND IT TOO WAS BURNING HOT. IT DID IT 2 OTHER TIMES. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY AND COULDN'T GET IT TO GET AS HOT AS IT WAS WITH ME. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL."I ONLY HAVE 58,000MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX AND JUST LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE IN TAMPA WHEN IT BEGAN RAINING HEAVILY. I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT THEY DID NOT WORK AND I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING AND BASICALLY CRAWL HOME AS WATER SPRAY FROM THE ROAD STILL HAMPERED MY VISION. I LATER LEARNED THAT BACK ON APRIL 16, 2008 HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2003 ACCORD EX DUE TO CORROSION OF THE WIPER MOTOR. THIS STATEMENT MADE BY HONDA WAS ON ALL THE NEWS WIRES. WHEN I CALLED HONDA'S HOTLINE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY BASICALLY RECANTED THE STATEMENT AND CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A FAILURE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON THE NEWS WIRES 2 MONTHS EARLIER AND THE FACT THAT I WAS NOW REPORTING ANOTHER SUCH INCIDENT. *TR