2003 Honda Accord complaints

1. CHRONIC CONDITION; ERGONOMIC INJURY CAUSED BY HEAD REST DESIGN. 2. FRONT HEAD REST ARE DESIGNED WITH A SIGNIFICANT FORWARD TILT. THIS IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. FOR SHORTER THAN AVERAGE DRIVERS, THE FORWARD BULGE FORCES THE HEAD INTO A FLEXED (CHIN DOWN) POSITION THAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, CAUSES CHRONIC NECK AND HEAD PAIN, AND CAN RESTRICT VISION. 3. THE ONLY SAFE "FIX" AVAILABLE IS TO ADD A THICK BACKREST TO THE SEAT, TO NEGATE THE BULGE. ALTERNATIVELY, DRIVERS MAY REVERSE THE HEAD REST OR EVEN REMOVE IT, SEVERELY COMPROMISING CRASH SAFETY (SUBJECTING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS TO WHIPLASH INJURIES). *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NO HIT, NO POTHOLE. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO DAMAGES TO THE CAR THAT COULD TRIGGER AIRBAGS; HONDA TECHNICIANS AFTER THREE DAYS SAY THEY FOUND A DAMAGE (DENT?) ON UNDERCARRIAGE THAT MAY HAVE TRIGGERED THE SENSOR. THE CAR HAS 45500 MILE ON IT. POLICE WAS CALLED ON A SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. *JB

ILLUMINATION IN RADIO FAILS. NOT READILY REPLACEABLE, NOT EVEN BY DEALER. THIS FAILURE ALSO CAUSES LOSS OF ILLUMINATION FOR THERMOSTAT AND FAN CONTROL ON DASH WHICH CREATES A MAJOR DISTRACTION AT NIGHT WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST THESE CONTROLS. THIS DISTRACTION COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL, A CRASH, AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS 55 MPH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

THERE WAS NOTHING OF CONSEQUENCE THAT OCCURRED IN THE TIME LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. THE DISPLAY, CONTAINING THE CLOCK, AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, AND CD CONTROLS OF THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. THIS MAKES IT VERY INCONVENIENT TO ATTEMPT TO USE ANY OF THESE FEATURES. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THIS FIXED, AS WELL, SINCE THE LIGHT SOURCE IS INSIDE THE UNIT AND THE ENTIRE CENTER UNIT MUST BE REPLACED, WHICH CAN COST APPROXIMATELY 1000 DOLLARS. I AM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING IN THE CARS OF EVERY OTHER PERSON I KNOW WHO OWNS THE SAME MODEL CAR. *NM

I WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES IN AND OUT OF LOW GEAR SLOWING ME DOWN SUDDENLY. I NOW HAVE NO REVERSE, I WAS AFRAID OF TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

IN MAY 2003, I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. SOON AFTER, I NOTICED A STRONG VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE IN AUGUST 2003. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. THIS APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, THE VIBRATIONS RETURNED. AGAIN, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, THE VIBRATIONS RETURNED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO THEY JUST REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN. THIS WAS IN JULY 2004. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM UNTIL MID-2006 WHEN THE VIBRATIONS STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. NOW ALL THEY DID THIS TIME WAS RESURFACE THE ROTORS AND CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS. THIS TIME, I HAD TO PAY $375 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM AS IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

I'VE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX, STARTING AT ABOUT 6,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS FRONT CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS WITH A COMPLAINT OF "BRAKE JUDDER". THE CAR DOES NOT AND NEVER HAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIRST FEW THOUSAND MILES BRAKE NORMALLY. THIS NOISE AND IRREGULAR BREAKING HAPPENS IN NORMAL DRIVING AND THERE IS AN UNSTABLE FEEL TO THE BRAKES WHEN BRAKING FIRMLY IN AN EMERGENCY. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE HUNTINGTON HONDA DEALER 3X WITH THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG AND ON ONLY ONE OCCASION MADE AN ADJUSTMENT AND AT THE SAME TIME TELLING ME THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG. NOW I SEE NOW THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSEQUENTLY, NOW THAT MY CAR IS OFF OF THE WARRANTY AND I'M READING ABOUT THOUSANDS OF OTHER ACCORD '03 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK TO THE OWNERS OF THESE HONDA ACCORDS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THESE FAULTY BRAKES. NOW THAT MY CAR IS OFF WARRANTY I FEEL AS IF I HAVE LITTLE RECOURSE EVEN THOUGH I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THEIR ATTENTION THREE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS COVERED. SOMETHING MORE SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE HONDA COMPANY BEFORE INJURIES OR DEATH RESULT BECAUSE OF THESE FAULTY BRAKES. I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. PREVIOUS TO THIS ACCORD I OWNED A CIVIC AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I OWNED THE CAR F

2003 ACCORD RADIO/TEMPERATURE DISPLAY DEFECT. *TS THE DISPLAY UNIT FOR THE RADIO AND HEATING/AC GAUGES WENT BLACK. WHEN THE APPROPRIATE FUSE WAS REPLACED, A INSTRUCTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING ENTIRELY AND THE CONSUMER WAS STILL UNABLE TO SEE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS FOR THE HEAT AND A/C. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

I TOOK MY HONDA ACCORD IN TO GET FIXED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS GONE BAD AND WAS REPLACED WITH TRANSMISSION. CONSULTED WITH A HONDA DEALER ON THIS MATTER. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NEED DIAGNOSED AT MY CHARGE AND COULD NOT BE SEEN FOR 3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SINCE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS AND IT WILL ALL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I COULD NOT WAIT TO GET THIS FIXED. I THEN GOT 2ND AND 3RD OPINIONS ON MY VEHICLE. I GOT THE THIRD OPINION WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND HAD NO CHOICE DUE TO THE VEHICLE DYING WHILE IT WAS DRIVEN. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION REPRESENTATIVE THAT I COULD FIND. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AFTER A FREE INSPECTION. I WAS ADVISED BY THIS PLACE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER TO AVOID MORE DAMAGE. FIXED AT A TOTAL PRICE OF $2716. I AM UPSET THAT A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLES NAME SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE DIRECTLY TO TELL THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR THEM TO CHECK INTO THIS. I CONSULTED WITH ANOTHER HONDA DEALERSHIP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN TO GET THEIR OPINION. I TOLD THEM I HAD THIS WORK DONE AND IT WASN'T COMPLETED THROUGH HONDA. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT WAY ON THIS ISSUE. HE SAID HE THAT HE COULD HAVE CONTACTED HONDA DIRECTLY AND SOMETHING ELSE COUL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE NEXT TO THE GARAGE. THE BRAKES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK UPDATED 11/07/06. *JB

2003 ACCORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND GEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TS ***NAR*** THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE RADIO SCREEN WAS BLANK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION ONTO A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A CROSSROAD AT 3 MPH, THE ON COMING VEHICLE DID NOT YIELD CRASHING INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE NEITHER HAD A STOP SIGN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 - RADIO CONTROL, AC CONTROL AND CLOCK CONTROL BACKLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER AND TOLD THAT RADIO WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND SENT TO CALIFORNIA FOR REPAIRS. COST ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF $500. *NM

SINCE BUYING MY CAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE IN 03. I HAD EXHAUST PROBLEMS, RADIO REPLACEMENT, PARK AND BRAKE SENSOR REPLACEMENT, POWER OUTLET WIRING PROBLEMS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP DURING HEAVY RAINSTORMS. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. LAST THURSDAY MY CAR SEEMED TO BE HESITATING BEFORE SHIFTING INTO EITHER 2ND OR 3RD. I COULDN'T TELL FOR SURE. LATER THAT NIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO JUMP INTO & OUT OF THE LOW GEARS WHILE STARTING & STOPPING AT LIGHTS. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE (ONLY REV UP). AFTER SOME TIME, THE CAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND BACK INTO A DITCH. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, TRAVELING APPROX 60 MILES PER HR, I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR POWERFULLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE SEAT BELT, I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. MY DOG WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME & THROWN INTO THE DASH, THEN THE FLOOR. THE TIRES BARKED. THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY UP SHIFTED TO A HIGHER GEAR. I MADE IT HOME THAT NIGHT AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DOING OK. I ARRIVED AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN APT FOR NEXT WEEK. LESS THEN 10 MILES AWAY THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR AND THEN WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE, AND I WAS PRETTY MUCH AT FAULT BECAUSE I HAD NOT COMPLETED ALL MY SERVICE AT HONDA. I EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2003 HONDA ACCORD UNDER SUNNY SKIES AND GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS. AS SHE SLOWED AND MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN TO ENTER AN EXIT RAMP OFF OF I-26 OUTSIDE OF CHARLESTON SC, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP PULLING HER TOWARDS THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON HER RIGHT HAND SIDE. SHE INSTICTIVELY PULLED THE CAR BACK TO THE LEFT. AT THIS TIME THE BRAKES RELEASED AND SHE WENT INTO THE LEFT CONCRETE BARRIER. BOTH HER AND A FRIEND WHO WAS RIDING WITH HER WERE NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. THE CAR SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $4,900 IN DAMAGES. SHE ESTIMATED THAT SHE WAS GOING 40 MPH AT THE TIME WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN LOOKED AT IN DETAIL YET. AFTER REPAIRS WE WILL HAVE THEM INSPECTED. LOOKING INTO THE HISTORY OF THE 2003 ACCORD SHOWED ME THAT THIS MODEL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING. WHEN I DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY LOCAL DEALER, HENDRICK HONDA, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS NOT A HISTORY OF BAD BRAKES ON THIS CAR. I FEEL OTHERWISE. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND COULD STILL BE DRIVEN, MY DAUGHTERS FRIEND DROVE IT OUT OF THE WAY AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE LAST THING. THESE BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP ON ME A IDLE SPEEDS AND HAD BEEN CHECKED PREVIOUSLY BY HENDRICK HONDA. WHEN CHECKED, THEY SAID THEY WERE SERVICEABLE.

CENTER LIGHT FOR STEREO AND CONSOLE IS BURNT OUT. THIS MEANS THAT A DRIVER CAN NOT CHOOSE CRITICAL CONTROLS WHY DRIVING UNLESS THEY TURN AN INTERIOR LIGHT ON. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES AND YESTERDAY THE RADIO LIGHTS AND THE CENTER POD LIGHTS WHICH CONTROL THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING LIGHTING STOP WORKING AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED, I HAVE CHECKED ANY AND ALL FUSES UNDER THE DASH AND ALSO IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE ARE BLOWN FUSES. NOTHING ELSE SO FAR IS OUT OF THE NORM, I AM JUST NO SURE WHERE TO LOOK OR WHAT TO DO SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT IN THE MAIN FUSE BOX WHICH CAUSES A FAULTY CONNECTION AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIM DURING DRIVING. HONDA HAS THIS LISTED AS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND NOT A RECALL. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE SINCE ONE CAN NOT SAFELY DRIVE THEIR CAR AT NIGHT IF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY LIGHT? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER LIGHTED CONSOLE DID NOT ILLUMINATE. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIO UNIT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED, AND DURING THE TIME OF THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO OPERATE.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO COOL THE CAR. COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COILS. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION'S SLIPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR (NEUTRAL). OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. COULD GET NO HELP FROM AMERICAN HONDA. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BACKLIGHTING ON THE CENTER CONSOLE CLIMATE CONTROLS DARKENED, MAKING THE CONTROLS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED SINCE THEN AT THE DEALER AND ALL RECORDS ARE COMPLETE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WAS AN ICON OF RELIABILITY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, 7/9/06 THIS CAR COULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE! WHILE ON VACATION IN LOS ANGELES, I WAS DRIVING ALONG SUNSET BLVD. JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING THE ENTRANCE TO THE 405 FREEWAY, (PROBABLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAYS IN THE WORLD) MY CAR DID A COUPLE OF JERKS AS IF THE ENGINE HESITATED. I DECIDED I HAD BETTER GET TO MY DESTINATION AND I GOT ON THE FREEWAY. ABOUT A MILE LATER, WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE, WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SKIDDED TO A STOP AS CARS BEHIND ME ARE PERFORMING EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING ME. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! THE CAR RESTARTED AND JERKED ITS WAY TO THE NEXT EXIT. (THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, ONLY A CONCRETE WALL). WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IT WAS COMPLETELY EXPIRED. MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. AFTER TWO DAY, THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A "TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE". SINCE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THE REPAIR WAS COVERED. AFTER QUESTIONING THE SERVICE REP. I DISCOVERED THAT I WOULD NOT BE GETTING A "NEW" TRANSMISSION, I WOULD BE GETTING A "REMANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION. IS THIS FOR REAL??? NOW I AM GETTING ANOTHER PERSON'S PROB

AIR CONDITIONING HOSE FAILURE. I MANAGE A COMMERCIAL HVACR OPERATION. I HAVE ACCESS TO SUITABLE LEAK DETECTION REPAIR TOOLS, ETC. I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS LOST ITS R134A CHARGE THROUGH WHAT I BELIEVE IS DEFECTIVE / IMPROPER HOSE CRIMPING, THAT IS WHERE THE LEAK IS. IS THIS A COMPLAINT THAT OCCURS WITH ANY FREQUENCY OR DO I OWN THE ONE BAD HOSE SET PRODUCED? *JB

I OWN A 03 HONDA ACCORD. THE RADIO UNIT IS ONE PIECE WHICH HAS THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND RADIO FUNCTION. RECENTLY THE BACKLIGHT WENT OUT ON THE UNIT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY OF CONTROL INCLUDING REAR DEFROSTER IN THE NIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UNIT SAYING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 03-05 HONDA ACCORD'S. WITH OUT THE BACKLIGHT ALL CLIMATE FUNCTION ARE NOT VISIBLE AT NIGHT. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS: HTTP://WWW.DRIVEACCORD.NET/FORUMS/ATTACHMENT.PHP?ATTACHMENTID=673 THE REPAIR SHOULD BE DONE AS RECALL CAMPAIGN AS IT CAUSES A PROBLEM IS IT IMPAIR VISIBILITY OF CLIMATE FUNCTION BUT TO-DATE HONDA CONSIDER THIS TO BE WARRANTY ONLY REPAIR. *NM

1 PARKED CAR IN GARAGE TOOK OUT KEY, ALMOST IN HOUSE WHEN CAR ROLLED OUT OF GARAGE DOWN DRIVEWAY TRIED TO STOP CAR ALL MOST RAN ME OVER. CAR CRASHED INTO CABLE BOX AT END OF DRIVEWAY. CAR STILL IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO FIXED IT. 2. CAR SURGES WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING GARAGE CAR TAKES OFF HAVE TO RIDE BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM COMPLETELY TAKING OFF, WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER. WAS TOLD ALL CARS DO THIS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG THE CAR. *JB

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. HOURS LATER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR ASKING ME, IF I HAD TIME SO HE COULD TALK TO ME REGARDING MY CAR. I SAID, YES AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED, BRAKE FLUID CHANGED, AND MY ENGINE COOLANT CHANGED. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COST CAME TO $500.29 WHICH I THOUGHT I WAS BEING RIPPED OFF. THE HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY FRONT STRUTS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE BAD. I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN I WOULD HEAR A SQUEAKY NOISE. HE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS MY FRONT STRUTS. I ASK THE SERVICE ADVISOR HOW LONG DOES IT NORMALLY TAKE FOR STRUTS TO WEAR OUT HE TOLD ME AROUND 80,000-100,000 MILES WELL MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILES ON IT. I'M ASSUMING THAT I PROBABLY STARTED OFF WITH BAD STRUTS IN THE BEGINNING SINCE I HAD MY HONDA ACCORD EX, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOW, THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I'M HIT WITH A HUGE FEE TO GET STRUTS REPLACED ON A CAR WHICH I THINK WAS BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY HONDA ACCORD EX WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY ME IN DECEMBER OF 2002. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD. I USED TO HAVE AN 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON MY CAR. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LATCHES, INSIDE PANEL ON PASSENGER SIDE COMING OFF. SUNROOF RUBBER

THE RUBBER GASKET AROUND MY MOONROOF IS ROTTING AWAY. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2003 AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE, I AM OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER IN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA THAT THE GASKET CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY, THUS I WILL HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY TO CURE THE DEFECT. THIS WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $500. THE GASKET HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED AND THE ROT APPEARS TO BE FROM NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I.E., A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. *JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHTING OF MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2003 WENT OUT. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS. EVERYTHING WORKS PROPERLY BUT THE LIGHTING IS OUT AND NOTHING IS VISIBLE ON THE LCD SCREEN. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V-6 BUCKED REAL HARD. DROPPING FROM 65-70 TO ABOUT 35-40. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I CHECKED ALL BELTS AND FLUIDS AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. SOUNDED LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN IT STARTS. I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT TRAVEL LANE AND CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING AND UNFORTUNATE FOR ME I WAS BEARING TO THE LEFT THROUGH A TURN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED (130 MILES) TO MY HOUSE, AS IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND HAD NO OTHER WAY HOME. SO 600 BUCKS LATER I CONTACTED HONDA THE FOLLOWING MORNING. BROUGHT THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT MY WARRANTY I WAS TOLD IT EXPIRED. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS WHAT IT WOULD COST TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR ABOUT 7-10 MINUTES. THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME BACK AND SAID HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUIDS IF I AGREED TO PAY FOR LABOR. AT THAT POINT I NEEDED A THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SO I WENT THROUGH WITH IT. LABOR WAS $1000.00. I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA TOMORROW FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND AN ADJUSTMENT AT NO COST TO ME. NOW.......ISN'T IT ODD THAT IN A 5-10 MINUTE PERIOD HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE LABOR. YES $100

FOR NO KNOWN REASON THE RADIO DASH DISPLAY ON THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS GONE BLACK MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY OF THE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING OPERATION, RADIO/CD OPERATION AND TIME. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BUT HONDA DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK IT IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THAT THEY SEEM TO BE UNWILLING TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AFFECTED OWNERS. *NM

THE RADIO AND CD AND HEAT AND AIR CONSOLE LIGHTING WENT OUT ON MY HONDA ACCORD. TWO HONDA SERVICE PLACES AND THE MAIN HONDA HEADQUARTERS SAY THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE $800 RADIO BEFORE MY LEASE RUNS OUT. I DIDN'T BREAK THE RADIO LIGHTING. ONE SERVICE PLACE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS. BE AWARE! *JB

THIS FOLLOWS A COMPLAINT NUMBER 10135954 (2ND GEAR PROBLEM, RECALL #04V176000). LAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE HONDA REP. SAID MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. YET, I NOTICED THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF HONDA ACCORD AND THEIR VIN NUMBERS WERE SIMILAR TO MINE. IN THE SPRING 2006, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN IT IS ACCELERATED. IT MAKES MORE NOISE IN THE AFTERNOON THAN THE MORNING. I TOOK TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED SOME PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION MUST HAVE BEEN BROKEN OR GOT LOOSE. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL # 04V1760000 OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID IF THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THUS CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM

2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE SEAT HEATER SHORTED AND BURNED A HOLE IN MY LEATHER SEAT AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I FELT BURNING ON MY LEG AND STOPPED THE CAR TO DISCOVER WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN IT BUT THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT BELIEVE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. HE ORDERED A NEW SEAT BOTTOM BUT DID NOT ORDER THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT. NOW THEY ARE ORDERING THAT AND I HAVE TO MAKE YET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WHEN THAT PART COMES IN. IF I HAD NOT FELT THE BURN AND CONTINUED DRIVING, MY SEAT COULD HAVE BURST INTO FLAMES!!! I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FAULTY UNIT - I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. *JB

I WAS ON I-285 GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN A TRUCK CARRYING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES PULLED OFF THE MEDIAN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE REAR ENDED THE TRUCK. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE HOOD, BUMPER AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD (COMPRESSOR, RADIATOR, ETC). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO IS MAKING ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT HONDA RECOMMENDS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BE REPLACED WHEN THE SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ORDERED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BUT NOTICED IT WAS THE WRONG PART WHEN THEY WENT TO INSTALL IT. THEY CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA ON MAY 4 AND AGAIN ON MAY 12 REGARDING THIS AND AS OF MAY 13 THE DEALER STILL HAS HAD NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA NORTH AMERICA. THE CAR WAS SCHEDULED TO BE READY ON MAY 12 AND NOW THE DEALER CAN'T GIVE ME A COMPLETION DATE BECAUSE OF HONDA NORTH AMERICA'S REFUSAL TO CONTACT THE DEALER REGARDING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM STILL HAVING TO PAY A PORTION OF MY RENTAL CAR AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL MAX OUT THIS COMING WEEK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM. THE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED NEARLY CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL SPEEDS THE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK AS IF THEY WERE BEING APPLIED TO HARD CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO GO FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES.

SINCE OWNING THIS CAR JANUARY 2003, THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED TO IT: ABS HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE (CAR WAS SAVED, BUT HONDA REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANOTHER CAR AFTER WRITING THEM), RADIO HAS GONE OUT, CLOCK GONE OUT, TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE - THIS IS APPARENTLY A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR - TECH NOTICE BUT NO RECALL. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SILENTLY RECALLED ONLY IF YOU STATE YOUR HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ONE BIG PROBLEM. *NM

2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE - RADIO DASH DISPLAY WENT OUT FAILURE OF RADIO/CLIMATE DISPLAYS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO READ TIME/TEMP/WARNING DISPLAYS. HONDA HAS THUS FAR FAILED TO ADMIT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM DESPITE MULTIPLE HONDA ACCORD OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED A VALVE IN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.

THE LIGHTS ON THE STEREO AND THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. UNABLE TO SEE THE CONTROL SWITCHES FOR THE AC/HEATER WHICH WAS DANGEROUS DURING NIGHT DRIVING. THE STEREO WORKED - BUT IT IS COMPLETELY DARK - NO LIGHTS. I CALLED HONDA ON 2 OCCASIONS ABOUT IT ( CASE# : N032006-03-08-00025) AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM AND EVEN REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS ( BULLETIN : 04-027 ). HOWEVER, THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVES WERE NOT PARTICULARLY HELPFUL AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE VALIDITY OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN. ALSO, THEY DID NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ACCORDS AND BACK LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN WOODSTOCK AND THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE COMPLETE STEREO WITH A RE-FURBISHED ONE WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM (AT NO CHARGE) - INITIALLY THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE BACK LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO GO OUT. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WHERE IT ENDED UP COSTING THE OWNERS BETWEEN $400 - $800. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX BACKLIT DISPLAY ON 6-CD RADIO SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS. HONDA INDICATES THE ENTIRE DEVICE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $900. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL NORMAL.

SINCE I BOUGHT MY NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT THE END OF THE 2003 YEAR, I SMELLED SULFUR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. IT NEVER DID. I KEPT TELLING THE DEALER AND SERVICE. THE SULFUR AND ROTTEN EGG SMELL CAME FROM THE AC, AND THE HEAT (BOTH OF WHICH DIDN'T WORK), SULFUR FROM THE REAR AND ALL OVER INTERIOR..I GOT SICK WITH SEVERE MIGRAINES AND NAUSEOUS FOR 5-7 DAYS WITH EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOLLOWING MEDIUM TO LONG DRIVES WITH THE AIR ON AND EVEN IF THE AIR WAS NOT ON...THE SULFUR SMELL WAS ALWAYS PRESENT AND SERVICE BLAMED ME AND TOLD ME THE GAS IN NY WAS BAD, AND THEN TOLD ME I SHOULD BE DRIVING 50,000 MILES PER YEAR AND THEN THERE WOULD BE NO SULFUR SMELL. I KEPT FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. MY DOCTOR MENTIONED CHECKING THE CARBON MONOXIDE WITH A DETECTOR..IT WAS POSITIVE...THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED THAT I HAD CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE MY CAR - DEADLY. I WAS BEING POISONED FOR TWO YEARS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FRO TWO YEARS BY THE EXHAUST COMING INTO THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPT. TOLD ME TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL OR TO DRIVE WITH ALL THE WINDOWS WIDE OPEN...EVEN IN THE FREEZING WINTER.....MY MOTHER IS ELDERLY AND I AM DISABLED ON CHEMOTHERAPY ALSO ALL THIS MADE OUR SITUATION QUITE HEINOUS. STILL HONDA DID NOT HELP ME AND THEY KEPT HANGING UP ON ME. I WOULD HAVE DIED IF I DROVE THE AMOUNT THAT HONDA TOLD ME TO. I WOULD HAVE BEEN POISONED. I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR....I JUST WANT MY LIFE BACK AND TO FEEL SAFE WITH THE CAR I DRIVE. I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE W

THE BACK LIGHTING ON MY RADIO CLOCK HAS STOPPED WORKING. *JB

IN 3-04 (1 YEAR OLD -APPROXIMATELY) NOTICED A NOISE IN FRONT(WOBBLING/METALLIC)AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COULD NOT DETERMINE IF NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT/BACK BUT APPEARED TO BE LOUDER IN FRONT. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER (4-9-04) BUT THEY FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. PROBLEM REMAINED CONSISTENT, DID NOT WORSEN SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE NEXT 8-10 MONTHS. SOMETIME IN EARLY 2005, NOISE BEGAN TO GET WORSE. BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP. CAUSE COULD NOT BE LOCATED BUT DETERMINED THAT BACK LEFT REAR TIRE WAS WEARING UNEVENLY AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT POSSIBLY TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED INCORRECTLY IN 2004. BACK-WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN MAY 05. NOISE APPEARED TO SUBSIDE. IN LATE 05, NOISE RETURNED & BEGAN TO WORSEN. ALTHOUGH BRAKES HAD APPROXIMATELY 30% WEAR STILL LEFT ON THEM, REPLACED THEM IN 12/05. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL SHOP ON 3/10/06. NEW TIRES HAD WORN ON THE LEFT REAR BUT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON 3/17 WHO DETERMINED THAT 3 OF 4 WHEELS HAD DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BE REPLACED IN NEAR FUTURE. WE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TWO LEFT BEARINGS AND HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE RF ON 3/24/06. A 2ND BACK WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED/NEW SET OF TIRES NOW NEEDED. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THIS IS A RARE FAILURE. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING THIS "RARE" CAN OCCUR ON 3 WHEELS UNLESS PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE. INTERNET CONTAINS MU

NOTICED HONDA FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN #05-034 EXPLAINS WHY HEADLAMPS DIM AT NIGHT, FAULTY CIRCUIT IN FUSE BOX OF 2003, 2004 AND SOME 2005 HONDAS, WHY IS THIS NOT A RECAL? *JB