2003 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED. A LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNAUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.

I BOUGHT MY ACCORD EX WHEN IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD. THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO DIDN'T LIGHT UP, SO THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD ME IT COST THEM $300. ALSO, MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS GONE OUT. AND IT'S NOT THE FUSE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. FAILURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING (AND NOT SHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS) AND RACING RPM. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 67,300. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM (CODE P0741) AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. HONDA AGREED TO SPLITS REPAIRS: 80% TO HONDA AND 20% TO CUSTOMER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING AND WOULD ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2004 AND WITH 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE LABOR FEE OF $1,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,930 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,929.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ACCORD FROM JIM HADLEY CHEVROLET IN MADISON INDIANA AND TODAY THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON ME ON THE ROAD IT WAS A BRDGSTONE INSIGNA SE 200 P20S 65R15926 SE20G MTS. *TR

AFTER CAR IS STARTED AND PUT INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND WILL REPEAT EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED UP. METRO HONDA OF JERSEY CITY, NJ HAS FAILED/NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF MY PROBLEM AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING AND 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TEST-DRIVING MY CAR AFTER I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE DURING THESE TEST DRIVES TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM! VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AS WELL MORE AND MORE RATHER THAN OCCASIONAL. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AS ME AND EVERYONE ELSE HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO ATTEND TO, ESPECIALLY WHEN I DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE TO GET AROUND. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS FROM SECOND TO ANOTHER, THE GEARS BECOME TEMPORARILY STUCK. THE GEAR THEN SPORADICALLY SWITCHES TO ANOTHER GEAR AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FAILURES OCCUR. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS HEAT BUILT UP IN THE SECONDARY SHAFT AND COUNTER SHAFT, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SAFETY HARNESS CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V176000). THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR COSTS. HE FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR DUE TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS BACK. CARFAX DID NOT SHOW ANY WORK PERFORMED FOR RECALLED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO CAUSE CAR TO VIOLENTLY BUCK, AT ABOUT 30 MPHS, AND THE ENGINE REDLINED. THIS IS INLINE WITH MANY SIMILAR STORIES FROM FORUM POSTERS WHO ALSO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN HONDA'S TRANSMISSION FOR THE 03' ACCORD AUTOMATIC V-6 MODEL. RESEARCH REVEALED THIS RECALL, SO I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. I CONTACTED HONDA CORP. 800-999-1009 WHO STATED THAT THE CAR HAD RECALL SERVICE AT 48K MILES. AND REGARDLESS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL ACTING IN THE SAME DANGEROUS FASHION, HONDA IS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR WORK TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. SO EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION MAY STILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THE REASON THAT CAUSED THE RECALL, THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FULFILL ALL COMMITMENTS AFTER THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE CAR, AND HOLD NO FURTHER OBLIGATION TO FIX THEIR DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE ENGINE HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIVE SECONDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN COVER THE REPAIR. FOUND PROBLEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD REV ROUGHLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING GEARS. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BALL BEARINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SHIFTS WHEN TURNING. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND DON'T NORMALLY MOVE THE SEAT, BUT THE DEALER SAYS IT IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND THE TRACKS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOT A VERY BIG PERSON, THE CAR ONLY HAS 42,880 MILES, AND THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH. SO I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE AND DOUBT THAT MERELY REPLACING THE TRACKS WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THERE COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SEAT TRACKS LEADING TO SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT IN NOV 04 THEY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE WORK DONE THEN APRIL 07 THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WANTS HONDA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED, IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL, THAT HE THOUGHT WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY USED 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6. I OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. I HAD THE FLUIDS CHANGED WHEN THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE NOTICED BAD COLOR, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND EVENTUALLY THE UNIT FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN REDEEMED IN 2004 ACCORDING TO HONDA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE, SO NOW THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS RECURRING HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION FACILITIES I HAVE CALLED FOR SERVICES HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND ONE SHOP HAD TWO VEHICLES IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT PROPERLY RESOLVED AS THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER SIDE'S AIRBAG OF THE 2003 HONDA, ACCORD DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT.*AK

THE LCD ON THE CONSOLE WHICH CONTROLS THE RADIO AND AIR TEMPERATURE, JUST BLEW OUT, THIS AFTERNOON. WE CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON THERE. I JUST RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM WHICH COSTS AROUND $ 500 PLUS. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THE LCD SCREEN TO BLOW OUT IN JUST A LITTLE AFTER 45000 MILES. AND I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR OFTEN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND PROBLEM.*AK

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD SINCE THE MOMENT I GOT IT I HAD PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECALLS ON PIPES I FIXED TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY FIXED IT NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND THIS APPEARED IN THE COMPUTER THERE WA S A MANUFACTURESR'S WARRANTY,THEY DIDN'T WANT TO COVER IT,AND WAS WONDERING IF THAT FAILIURE OF MY TRANSMISSION HAS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT PIPE RECALL.OR IF A CAR WITH 45180 MILES SHOULD FAIL ITS TRNASMISSION THEY TOLD ME IS NOT MY FAULT SO IS THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

MICHELIN XGT-H4 DEFECT AFTER 25,000 MILES. TIRE DEVELOPED ROAD NOISE AND HAD IRREGULAR CHOPPY TREAD ON INSIDE THIRD OF TIRE. TIRE USED FOR AUTO, INSTALLED BY DEALER ON LEFT REAR OF PASSENGER CAR. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO HER NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. SHE SUSTAINED SEVERE BLADDER DAMAGE AND HER GRANDSON, SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT, SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NOSE, MOUTH, AND EYES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO THREE FRACTURED STRUTS. HER NEIGHBOR'S HOME AND HER VEHICLE ENDURED PROPERTY DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. A VALID VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR. I ASSUMED IT WAS IN NEED OF COOLANT SINCE I JUST RECENTLY REACHED THE 60,000 MILES MARK. BUT WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THE AC SERVICED, I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THE DEPENDABILITY OF HONDAS. SO, I WAS BAFFLED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WOULD "GO OUT" IN JUST FOUR YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77000. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATION AND NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOOKED AT BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SIDE SENSOR WAS BAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. IN JUNE OF 2006 (THE EXACT DATE WAS UNKNOWN), WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH UPHILL THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND RIPPED OPEN THE SEAT ALL INCLUDING THE BACK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN HIT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN.

(EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ON 5/15, 2007 I WAS DRIVING THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND UNEXPECTEDLY IT LOCKED. I WASN'T SURE WHERE THE LOCK CAME FROM. THEN I DROVE ANOTHER FEW BLOCKS TOWARDS MY HOUSE BUT I STILL GOT SOME SMALL LOCKUP, AND IT WAS AS SERIOUS AS THE FIRST ONE.*AK I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY , IT WAS OK FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AT THAT TIME I EXPECTED ANOTHER LOCKUP AND IT WAS MORE SERIOUS THAN THE LAST TIME. IT COULD ALSO BE THE SPEED IS FASTER. WHEN I GOT TO THE OFFICE I CALLED MY MACHENIC, WHICH IS THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAVE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK DONE. I JUST HAD A 60 000 SERVICE WITH THEM A WEEK AGO. WHEN I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER LOCKUP AND THIS TIME IT WAS VERY SERIOUS , IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. *AK WHEN I ARRIVED THE SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN EXAMINATE THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD. 2. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOTE: MY CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO A LOW BEAM. THE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO HAVE A LOW BEAM AND DOES NOT MATCH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS WATER INSIDE THE COVER. THE ENGINE SIZE AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95, I HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BY THE WAY I TRIED TO REPORT THIS TO YOUR HOT LINE TWICE BY LEAVING MESSAGES; NO ONE EVER CALLED BACK. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 83,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME TOO DIM TO READ. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AUDIO UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UNIT FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,975.*AK

BRAKES FAIL IN REVERSE ABOVE 6000 FT WHEN CAR IS COLD. DEALER SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY HONDA AND SAY IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT UPDATING CAR'S SOFTWARE WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO DO. DEALER HAS HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKE FAILURE AT ALTITUDE WHEN COLD. HONDA STATES THAT THE CAR IS WORKING AS DESIGNED REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAIL. FAILS EVERY DAY SINCE WE HAVE MOVED. CAR NARROWLY MISSED PEDESTRIAN DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *JB

CONDENSOR ON MY HONDA ACCORD BROKE BECAUSE OF A ROCK ON THE STREET HITTING IT AND BREAKING IT. THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW, AND I AM TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH I PAID AN EXTRA $1200 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. APPARENTLY ,THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA AS I FOUND OUT WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. THIS SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY HONDA - I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. ON MARCH 3, 2007 THE BRAKE SMALFUNCTIONED. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND GRIND ONLY WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE ORIGINALLY BEGAN IN JANUARY 2007. ON MARCH 22, 2007 THE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER DUE TO LOUD NOISES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39541.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE INCREASED IN RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 04V176000. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 69000.*AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS FOR THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS WENT OUT. THE RADIO AND HEAT/AC STILL WORK. I CAN USE THE CD PLAYER, THE RADIO AND THE HEAT/AC I JUST CANNOT SEE WHAT CHANNEL, TEMPERATURE, ETC. THE LIGHTS ON THE KNOBS FOR THESE CONTROLS ALSO WENT OUT. CHECKED EVERY FUSE AND ALL OF THEM ARE FINE. *JB

I AM EXPERIENCING A STEERING VIBRATION DURING STOPS IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED A HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THIS AND SAID NOTING IS WRONG WITH MY HONDA. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE IS A NHTSA ID #10000990 TBS REPORTED ABOUT THE STEERING VIBRATION ISSUE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 33K MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

HONDA ACCORD EX-V6, 2003, PURCHASED NEW. DEVELOPED ENGINE NOISE AT JUST OVER 60,000 KILOMETERS THAT HAS INCREASED IN VOLUME OVER THE WINTER. HONDA DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED PISTON SLAP. HONDA CANADA STATES THAT PISTON SLAP IS ACCEPTABLE IN A COLD HONDA ENGINE FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES AND "...THAT ALTHOUGH PISTON SLAP IS PRESENT, THERE ARE NO OPERATIONAL ISSUES WITH YOUR VEHICLE....". THE DESK MAN AT THE HONDA DEALER STATES THAT HIS HONDA ALSO HAS PISTON SLAP. *JB

MY ACCORD HAS 55K MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER. AFTER THIS HAPPENING 3 TIMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES, IT STALLED. NOW, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS WARM, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND IS IDLING, IT WILL STALL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION DEALING WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS 2 WEEKS AFTER I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON ...A TRANSMISSION PART. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT IN THIS STALLING. HONDA IS OFFERING TO GET ME A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $600. I HAVE OWNED 4 HONDA'S BEFORE THIS, 3 OF WHICH HAD MORE MILES, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ENGINE/TRANNY RELATED ISSUES. 19K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY MY TRANSMISSION DIES... *JB

MY ACCORD HAS 55K MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER. AFTER THIS HAPPENING 3 TIMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES, IT STALLED. NOW, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS WARM, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND IS IDLING, IT WILL STALL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION DEALING WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS 2 WEEKS AFTER I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON ...THE TRANSMISSION PART. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT IN THIS STALLING. HONDA IS OFFERING TO GET ME A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $600. I HAVE OWNED 4 HONDA'S BEFORE THIS, 3 OF WHICH HAD MORE MILES, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ENGINE/TRANNY RELATED ISSUES. 19K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY MY TRANSMISSION DIES... *JB

WHAT WILL BE THE DETERMINATION AND PROCEDURE FOR HONDA AND ACURA MOTOR VEHICLES AS IT RELATES TO THE 2.5% ERROR ON THE ODOMETERS FROM 2002 TO 2006? *NM

DRIVER SIDE LOCK DID NOT WORK WITH KEYLESS ENTRY. HAD TO USE KEY TO UNLOCK DOOR. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND PAID TO GET ACTUATOR FIXED. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT OPEN AND I HAVE TO REACH OVER TO UNLOCK. CANNOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *NM

AT ABOUT THE 12K MILES, THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALER CUT DISCS AND INSTALLED NEW PADS. AT 24K MILES, SAME SITUATION. DEALER REPLACED DISC AND NEW PADS. DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND AN AUTO MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM IS THE LOWER QUALITY STEEL BEING USED BY HONDA FOR THEIR DISC BRAKES. I SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY PURCHASING ($300 INCL SHP AND HANDLING) AMERICAN RACING DISC. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. CONCLUSION: HONDA IS USING LOW QUALITY STEEL IN THEIR DISC BRAKES AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCT QUALITY. TSB ARE A POOR/CHEAP WAY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. *NM

THE IGNITION KEY STOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IN ACCESSORIES ON POSITION, TWICE I CALLED TO HONDA RELATIONS AND TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE FUNCTIONING, AND THEN THE LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF AS WELL. HONDA HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2003 ACCORDS WITH CAMPAIGN # 06E02300, FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC LOAD DETECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST $676.38. THE CONTACT FELT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07.*JB

ON 01/01/07, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY MOTHER ON I-95 (NORTHBOUND) (LEFT MOST LANE) AROUND 3 PM FROM EAST GREENWICH, RI TO PROVIDENCE, RI. BETWEEN EXITS 13 AND 15, A CAR, POSSIBLY AN SUV, TRIED TO CHANGE LANES FROM THE MIDDLE LANE TO THE LEFT LANE AND HIT US IN THE REAR END, CAUSING US TO COLLIDE INTO THE DIVIDING WALL. AFTER WHICH, THE CAR SPUN AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER ONCOMING CAR, CAUSING ANOTHER SPIN AND ANOTHER COLLISION. IN SHORT, THE CAR WAS HIT ON ALL FOUR SIDES. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR DEPLOYED. MY MOTHER GOT BRUISED ON HER RIGHT SIDE, AND I GOT BRUISES ON MY LEFT SIDE AS WELL AS CUTS ON MY FACE. IN ADDITION, I ALSO GOT A CONCUSSION AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND KEPT UNDER OBSERVATION. THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS LOOKING INTO THE ACCIDENT. *JB

THE BACKLIGHTING ON THE CENTER CONSOLE WENT OUT. NO FUSES WERE BLOWN. RADIO AND A/C ARE OPERATION BUT YOU CANNOT SEE THE STATUS. YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE HEAT OR THE DEFROSTER. WITHOUT KNOWING THE STATUS OF THIS EQUIPMENT, AN ACCIDENT IS ALMOST ASSURED..FOGGED FRONT WINDOW. *NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE AND ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2ND GEAR AND THAT'S WHY A RECALL WAS INSTATED. MY HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGED A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD ENSURE THE 2ND GEAR WAS WELL LUBRICATED TO PREVENT CHIPPING AND DESTRUCTION OF THE 2ND GEAR. HOWEVER, TWO YEARS LATER, IN SEPTEMBER 2006 THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED. MY SECOND GEAR WAS FAULTY AND CHIPPED/CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP. *JB

WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE IS ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE IS SO WEAK AS NONE!!! VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU NEED BRAKE MOST AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAS NO STOPPING POWER! IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE ROAD IS SLIPPERY. *JB

WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AFTER BUYING THIS CAR NEW MY WIFE BEGAN COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR PULSED UNDER BRAKING. AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS AND ~ 25K MILES THE PULSING/VIBRATION GOT MUCH, MUCH WORSE SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED, AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $200. THE DEALER DID NOT TELL ME HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE TSB (TSB# 03-069) REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE SERVICE SHOULD BE DONE UNDER WARRANTY PER HONDA. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF A TSB FROM HONDA TELLING ME THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. AS I WAS UNAWARE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS SPECIFIC TO THIS VEHICLE I DID NOT HAVE THE SERVICE PERFORMED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE DEALER WAS LYING TO ME AS I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT HAD BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS AT ON ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. NOT TELLING ME OF THE PROBLEM WAS NEGLIGENT OF THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED IF THE BRAKES FAILED. TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM I FIRST TOOK THE CAR TO A TIRE SHOP AND HAD THE WHEELS REBALANCED WHICH COST ME $50, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM SO I SPENT ANOTHER $90 ON NEW BRAKE PADS WHICH I DID MYSELF, WHICH ALSO DID NOT HELP...ANYWAY NOW AT 47K MILES THE VIBRATION THAT OCCURS WHEN NEEDING TO STOP FROM HIGHWAY SPEED IS SO SEVERE THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES, IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON INTERNET FORUMS AND THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TSB,

PROBLEM STATEMENT: 2003 HONDA ACCORD CONSOLE CONTROL LIGHTING AND STEREO BACKGROUND LIGHTING HAS FAILED. WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM: DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING YOU CANNOT SEE THE CONTROLS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND THEREFORE HAVE TO TURN ON THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FAN, TEMPERATURE, CHANGE AIR FLOW POSITION ETC, OR ADJUST THE STEREO. THIS IS AN ERROR PRECURSOR TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT AS IT DISTRACTS YOU FROM DRIVING. THIS IS A GENERIC PROBLEM: A QUICK RESEARCH OF THE WEB INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG HONDA ACCORDS RANGING FROM YEARS 2003 TO 2005. IN THESE HONDA ACCORDS ALL OF THE CONSOLE CONTROL LIGHTING IS POWERED BY CIRCUITS IN THE STEREO AND THEREFORE THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE STEREO AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $300 TO $500 DOLLARS. *NM

THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY FOR 2.5 YEARS, HAS NEVER MANIFESTED ITSELF WHILE AT THE DEALER. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL TRIANGLE LIGHTING UP, RIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR. NO SYMPTOMS, JUST SOLID NON-BLINKING LIGHT ON DASH. DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE WHEN MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO "BOG DOWN". I NEVER EXPERIENCED IT, JUST MY WIFE. DEALER SAID THIS WAS JUST THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKING IN, NO SOLUTION. LAST JULY, 4 HOURS FROM HOME, THE CAR SUDDENLY BOGGED DOWN ON ME, I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH... THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEAD, THE ENGINE WAS DEAD, I HAPPENED TO BE AT AN EXIT RAMP, SO I COASTED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO A STOP. I CALLED THE DEALER IN THE NEAREST CITY, AND THEY SAID TO RESTART THE CAR, I DID, AND IT RAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY SAID THE CODE WAS "SPEED CONTROL SENSOR/SHORT". DEALER CHECKED IT, AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH SENSOR. THEY BLAMED IT ON HAVING TOO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION. A FEW TIMES SINCE JULY, THE CAR HAS MYSTERIOUSLY GONE DEAD IN TRAFFIC, NOTABLY WHILE IN THE TURN LANE. 2 WEEKS AGO, THE RED BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. AN ISOLATED AND SEPARATE ISSUE I THINK. LAST WEEK, I DROVE 1 HOUR TO THE AIRPORT. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND EVERY TIME I USED THE TURN INDICATOR, THE CAR DIED. IT RESTARTED ITSELF AS SOON AS THE TURN INDICATOR WAS RELEASED IF MOVING FAST ON ROAD

RECENTLY THE BACK LIGHT ON THE RADIO/HVAC/CLOCK PANEL WENT OUT. AFTER CHECKING ALL FUSES IT WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE A BLOWN FUSE. SERVICE ADVISOR/MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $200-$400 TO FIX AND THAT THE RADIO UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS LED ME TO CONDUCT MY OWN RESEARCH AND WAS SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON NEWER MODELS OF HONDA ACCORDS ('03 AND NEWER). I ALSO LEARNED FROM NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS THAT THEY'D RECEIVED THE RUNAROUND FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. HOWEVER, SEVERAL INDICATED THAT AFTER MAKING NUMEROUS CALLS TO HONDA OF AMERICA THE COMPANY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IT APPEARS TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM, WHICH COULD, IN MY OPINION, LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. AS A SINGLE PARENT I PURCHASED THE HONDA FOR MY DAUGHTER, WHO ATTENDS COLLEGE SOME 700 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND REQUIRES A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. SINCE HONDA OF AMERICA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY REALLY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO OWNERS. *JB