2003 Honda Accord complaints

THE POWER DRIVER SEAT MOVES WHEN BRAKING OR MAKING TURNS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND AM AFRAID THE SEAT MIGHT COME-OFF LOOSE.*JB

2003 ACCORD HAD CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES IN VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME SICK. *TS THE SMELL WAS A ROTTEN EGG SULFUR SMELL. THE CONSUMER WOULD GET MIGRAINE HEADACHES AND BECOME NAUSEOUS SEVERAL DAYS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *NM

RAN OFF THE ROAD, TRYING TO USE WINDOW DEFROSTER CONTROLS BECAUSE THE BACKLIGHT ON THE RADIO CONTROLS CEASED FUNCTIONING. *NM

OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS, WITH LESS THAN 27,000 MILES, WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR TOO MANY TIMES TO REMEMBER. WE FIRST NOTICED A SQUEAKING SOUND AT 4,000 MILES WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE COLD AND THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THIS NOISE CONTINUED AND A SECOND NOISE, MUCH LOUDER AND RESEMBLING A "STICKING CALIPER" BEGAN TO OCCUR WHEN TURNING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER AGAIN DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS WAS AT 11,000 MILES. LATER, ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A "HOT" SPOT ON THE ROTOR FROM BRAKING TOO HARD AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE NOISE, THOUGH NO REMEDY HAS BEEN FOUND. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT SOFT AND THE NOISES CONTINUE, THOUGH I DO NOT BELIEVE THE DEALER EVER CHECKED THE ROTORS OR DID A PROPER INSPECTION. NOW AT 26,400 MILES THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE A SPONGE AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK THE BRAKES AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES GRAB VERY HARD, SOMETIMES THEY SEEM NOT TO GRAB AT ALL. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE CARS OR PROVIDE FREE BRAKE INSPECTIONS TO INSURE THE CAR WILL STOP AS EXPECTED. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND OTHERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT COMPLETELY FAILED, BUT WE HAVE HAD TO ASSUME THEY WILL NOT STOP THE CAR AS THEY WERE ADVERTISED, IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE RELATIVE TO SPEED. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR CORRECTIVE MEASURE COMPLETED DESPITE SEVERAL

I RECENTLY RAN OFF THE ROAD AND NEARLY WRECKED MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX TRYING TO READ MY CLOCK AND A/C LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING. NORMALLY, THIS WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE KNOWN BACKLIGHTING PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR IS WIDESPREAD AND KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURE. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS YET TO BE A RECALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE DIE FROM DRIVER DISTRACTION EVERY YEAR? THE LAST THING WE NEED IS TO ADD ONE MORE DISTRACTION TO THE ROAD. WOULD YOU OPERATE AN AIRLINER WITH COCKPIT LIGHTING ISSUES? *NM

CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN COLD, OTHER TIMES SHIFTING INTO SECOND IS NOTCHING. HONDA STATES THAT CAR IS PER THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. *NM

CONSUMER 2003 ACCORD BRAKES PULSATE AND GRIND WITH NO WARNING LIGHT OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE CONSUMER HEARD GRINDING NOISES AND FELT THE BRAKES PULSATING WHEN PRESSED. *NM

THE ILLUMINATION (BACK LIGHT) BEHIND THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND AUDIO SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SELECT THE DEFROST CONTROLS WHICH MAKES COLD WEATHER DRIVING NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. ALSO, CLIMATE CONTROL INSIDE THE VECHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY AND IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT. PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO ADJUST THE CONTROLS (WITH THE AID OF A FLASHLIGHT) POSES IT'S OWN SET OF DANGERS. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN LOCKUP AND IMMEDIATE, UNEXPECTED STOP. *NM

AUDIO-HVAC DISPLAY MODULE IS DIM OR DARK (AS DESCRIBED BY HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-027). *AK

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. RECENTLY THE BACK LIGHT ON THE RADIO WENT OUT. THE RADIO STILL WORKS, BUT THE DISPLAY DOES NOT. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO IT IS NOT COVERED. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY QUOTED ME $600 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE ENTIRE UNIT MUST BE FIXED. AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THE TOPIC, I FOUND THAT MY 2003 ACCORD IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE. WHEN DRIVING GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE BRAKES. ALSO, THE BRAKES PULSATED. INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR THE STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED THEY HAVE DETERMINED THERE WAS NO BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING MY HONDA ACCORD (BLACK PEARL) THE PAINT PITTED ALL OVER, NOT JUST ON THE HOOD. HONDA NORTH IN MA AS WELL AS THE CA OFFICE CLAIMED IT WAS ROAD RASH --- IT WAS ALL OVER THE CAR - AREAS THAT WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO GET ANY STONE/ROAD DEBRIS. THEY REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM ALSO, I JUST NOW LEARNED THAT THE POWER TRAIN HAS BEEN RECALLED. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE WHATSOEVER. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE ROTORS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK UNLESS FULL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BEFORE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. *AK

LEASED NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN JULY, 2003. HAVE HAD MINOR, BUT IRRITATING PROBLEMS, WITH THE CAR SINCE IT'S LEASE. POWER WINDOWS ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY, BATTERY DIED AFTER 15,000 MILES, AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL ISSUES EXCEPT WINDOWS. THEY STILL OPERATE ON THEIR OPTION, NOT MINE. AT 29,000 MILES, HEARD GRINDING NOISE IN REAR BRAKES. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT FOR NOT "HAVING THE RUST REMOVED" AT 15,000 MILE CHECK-UP. NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WHEELS WERE NEVER REMOVED BY DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT REAR BRAKES PADS HAD WORN DOWN UNEVENLY. PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON REAR BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES ARE FINE. FROM MY READING OF THIS WEB SITE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS BRAKE SYSTEM, I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AND HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL SOON BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS IS OUR THIRD HONDA AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEMS AT SUCH EARLY MILEAGE. *NM

ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD LE V6 W/O NAVIGATION SYSTEM. RADIO/CD/HEATING/AC CONTROL PANEL IS DARK, CANNOT READ CONTROLS. NOT KNOWING THE STATUS OF DEFROSTER CAN LEAD TO FOGGED WINDSHIELD. *JB

I HAVE A 203 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CENTER CONSOLE LIGHT FAILED. NOW I CANNOT OPERATE THE DEFROSTER CONTROLS, RADIO OR ANY OTHER AIR CONDITIONING FUNCTION BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS NO LONGER VISIBLE. *JB

DEFECTIVE HVAC/RADIO BACKLIGHT BACKLIGHT MALFUNCTIONS AND HVAC AND RADIO CONTROLS AND DISPLAY GOES DARK. THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLITENS RELEASED ON THIS ISSUE AND ITS A KNOW DEFECT; HOWEVER HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE PART. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE, AND THE SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO 35 MPH AND SECOND GEAR. HE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED BY THE CODES THAT THE INNER THIRD GEAR CLUTCH AND HUB FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THERE WAS A HONDA UPGRADE KIT AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

THUMPING NOISE WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD IN FIRST GEAR. FIRST DEALER TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS AN APPLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE SECOND DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM. A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. PART WAS BACK ORDERED, TOOK TWO WEEKS TO FIND SERVICE BULLETIN 02-002, JANUARY 11, 2005. TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM: HAVE AN ASSISTANT PRESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHILE YOU GRASP THE CLUTCH LINE AT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, AND THEN AT THE SLAVE CYLINDER. IF YOU FEEL A VIBRATION THROUGH THE CLUTCH LINE WHEN YOU HEAR THE NOISE OR THE NOISE STOPS, GO TO REPAIR PROCEDURE. SEE LIKE CASE NUMBER 10091042. *JB

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I GOT A GREAT DEAL ON THE CAR. IT WAS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR WHICH MEANS IT HAD BEEN 150 POINT INSPECTED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 60K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT THIS PAST WEEKEND AFTER ONLY 3 WEEKS. WAS THIS PROBLEM MISSED IN THE 150 POINT INSPECTION....I THINK SO. I CHECKED BY 150 POINT INSPECTION PAPER AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK BOX WAS NOT EVER CHECKED. THEY MUST HAVE LEFT THAT PART OUT. WHICH MEANS THE HONDA WAS NOT CERTIFIED, AND WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT IT WAS FALSE ADVERTISEMENT TO THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS AN ANGRY INDIVIDUAL. I WAS BASICALLY LIED TO IN ORDER TO GET THE SELL. THANKFULLY, I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE FIX IS IN WORKS NOW. AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S HORROR STORIES WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA AS A COMPANY. I AM VERY ANGRY THAT AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HAVING MY CAR, IT IS IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. I WAS LIED TO AND DECEIVED. IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO PREVENT THIS TO HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE THEN I WILL BY ALL MEANS DO SO. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *JB

SRS LIGHT IN HONDA ACCORD EX WON'T TURN OFF. AIRBAGS ARE USELESS. DEALER CAN'T FIX. *JB

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, AND I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES GENTLY TO SLOW DOWN HILL. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION DURING MY SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKE PADS RUBBING ON EACH OTHER. I RESEARCH THIS ONLINE THROUGH WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM, WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, WWW.HONDAACCORDFORUM.COM, AND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT EVERYTIME I CHANGED MY BRAKES EVERY 20K MILES, I WOULD NEED THE ROTORS RESURFACED. THIS IS A COST OF $200 AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS EXPENSIVE AND UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT ALL ACCORD OWNERS TO DO THIS. I CALLED ANOTHER HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE IN THE AREA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY SEE THIS COME IN EVERY 3 DAYS. *NM

2003 HONDA ACCORD HESITATED FROM A STOP AND MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHICH ALSO OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY TO CONSUMER ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION (RECALL NUMBER 04V176000). SHE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. *NM

WHEN BACKING DOWN MY ANGLED DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE BRAKES DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP THE CAR. IN FACT THE CAR CONTINUES MOVEMENT EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED FIRMLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN SHOULD I NEED TO STOP SUDDENLY AND YET THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE. THE CAR ALSO DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING IN A FORWARD MOVEMENT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT NOT TO THE SAME DEGREE AS DRIVING AND BRAKING BACKWARD. THE DEALER AND LOOKED AT THE CAR TWICE, AND TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL BECAUSE THE CAR REVS UP HIGH WHEN COLD TO REDUCE POLLUTION, AND THE DRUM BRAKES ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR WHEN BACKING DOWN A GRADE. *NM

I'M LEASING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. AT 20,000 MILES MY BRAKES WERE PULSATING AND STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING AT 55MPH. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ROTORS RE-SURFACED. NOW AT 40,000 MILES I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SERVICE SAYS IT'S THE WAY I'M DRIVING AND THAT IF I RE-SURFACE ROTORS AGAIN I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO MY DRIVING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DON'T THINK IT'S MY DRIVING BUT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THERE ARE MANY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING. *NM

A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BY ME FROM HONDA. I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER INSPECTION THEY SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND THEY SAID THEY INSTALLED A SUPPLEMENTAL COOLING JET. 9 MONTHS LATER I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE LABOR COST AND THEY ALSO WILL NOT VERIFY THAT THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS ANY BETTER DESIGN THAN THE ORIGINAL WHICH FAILED. THE RECALL ID # IS 04V176000. THE HONDA CASE # IS N012005-09-2200467. *NM

LATE APRIL 2005, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO STOP. THOUGHT WAS GOING TO STRIKE VEHICLE AHEAD BUT AT THE LAST SECOND THE BRAKES SEEMD TO CATCH AND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. AT THAT TIME TCM LIGHT CAME ON. NO ONE INJURED. DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH TCM SYSTEM AND REPLACED FRONT DISC BRAKES AND TURNED ROTORS. VEHICLE HAD 27,700 MILES AT THAT TIME. SECOND AND THIRD OCCURRENCES WERE IN MID NOVEMBER 2005. SAME THING WITH PEDAL GOING ALMOST TO FLOOR WITH BRAKES NOT ENGAGING AND AT LAST MINUTE THEY ENGAGED WITH VEHICLE ABLE TO STOP. TCM LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THIS TIME. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM, NOR COULD HE REPEAT PROBLEM IN THE 8 HOURS HE HAD THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS MADE. DEALER SAID HE HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS SEVERAL TSB'S ON BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKES. VEHICLE HAD 34559 MILES AT THIS TIME. *NM

LEFT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WHILE STOPPED. SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AVAILABLE. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. NOT YET REPAIRED. *NM

AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. SEVERE HEAD AND NECK INJURIES FROM SIDE AND FRONT IMPACT. HONDA DID NOTHING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. ON NOVEMBER 17, 2004 SOMEONE HIT CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SUN VISOR CLAMP. HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A WHILE. THE POLICE WAS CALLED. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED HONDA ,AND HONDA SENT SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT THINK THERE WERE ANY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PERSON WHO HIT THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 -65 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS MINOR VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT THERE WAS MORE EXTREME VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WAS. THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WASWRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT FELT IT COULD BE SOMETHING WITHIN THE BRAKES OR ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE IWASNO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. T HAS NOT HAD THE BRAKES OR ANY COMPONENTS REPLACED SINCE HE HAS PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK

DURING VISIT FOR ROTATION AND REBALANCE (AT 11,500 MILES ON TIRES, 3 YEARS OLD), TIRES SHOWED CHUCKS OF RUBBER MISSING AND NUMEROUS SMALL SEPARATIONS IN TREAD. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (MICHELIN), BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES, SO I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *NM

IN AUGUST 2005 AND ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN USE AND DURING RAIN STORMS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I BARELY AVOIDED A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT. THE WIPERS STOP ON THE GLASS, COMPLETELY. MY MOTHER WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME THE FIRST OCCASION AND CAN SERVE AS A WITNESS.*JB

DRIVER SEAT MOVES WHEN CORNERING MOSTLY ON THE RIGHT TURNS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A SECOND GEAR PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD. HE SAID IT MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION IN RECALL 04V176000. SECOND GEAR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. HE NOTICED THIS ON 9-6-05. HE CALLED A HONDA 800 NUMBER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY WHAT WAS TO BELIEVED TO BE INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL 04V176000 WHICH WAS FOR HEAT BUILDUP IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 46000 MILES. NOW AT 70000 MILE THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE DURING THE FIRST 46000 MILES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

THE BACKLIGHT FOR THE RADIO/CD/ENVIONMRNTAL CONTROLS HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE LED TAHT PROVIDES THIS LIGHT IS BUILT INTO THE RADIO AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE HONDA DEALER STATES THE RADIO MUST BE REPLACED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD BUT IS OVER THE MILAGE ALLOMENT TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. SO, IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEATING/AC/DEFROST AND/OR CD/RADIO I WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY $750.00 FOR A NEW RADIO, PLUS LABOR. BROWSING THE EDMUNDS.COM REPAIR FORUM I SEE THIS APPEASR TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THERE HAS BEEN OVER 300 POSTS ON THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. BECAUSE OF FLAWED ENGINEERING BY HONDA, THE CONSUMER IS REQUIRED TO PAY OVER $750.00 FOR A $1.25 LED THAT BY DESIGN - COMES ATTACHED TO A BRAND NEW RADIO UNIT. PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF THE COMPONENETS: AC/DEFROST/RADIO/ETC, WORK JUST FINE - YOU JUST CAN'T SEE THE CONTROLS TO SET THEM PROPERLY.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT TALKED TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. SHE TALKED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE ROAD HAZARDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE ,SAYING IT WAS A DEFECT. THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE CONSIDERED ROAD HAZARDS. THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THE CONSUMER HAS CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT NEW TIRES TO PUT ON CAR. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH.*AK

2003 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMERS FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND OR HOOD WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED LIKE AN JET AIRPLANE, JUMPED THE CURB AND HYDROPLANED ABOUT 2 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND AND HIT THE NEIGHBORS TREE. *SC THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR TRANSMISSION. AT THAT TIME MILEAGE WAS VERY LOW AND TRANSMISSION WAS MODIFIED, NOT REPLACED. ON AUGUST 1, 2005 I TOOK MY CAR TO BARON HONDA, PATCHOGUE NY, DUE TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS - WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL, NOT SECOND GEAR. BARON RETURNED THE CAR THAT EVENING STATING THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING MORNING (AUG 2ND), WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, UPON EASING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR VIOLENT DROPPED INTO SECOND GEAR, SLOWING IT DRAMATICALLY AND THROWING ME AGAINST THE SEATBELT. AT THE TIME I WAS IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS I TRIED TO GET TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TOWING, HONDA CITY, LEVITTOWN, NY, DIAGNOSED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION (OVER WARRANTY AT 44,000 MILES) UNDER THEIR GOODWILL PROGRAM. DESPITE THIS I FEEL THAT I WAS PLACED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO BOTH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THE FIRST DEALERS FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS (RECALLS, ROCKING DRIVER SEAT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE) AND LACKS THE QUALITY OF MY PREVIOUS HONDA VEHICLES.*JB

TRANSMISSION LOCKED CAUSING CRASH-SEE RECALL NO 04V-176 AFFECTING CERTAIN HONDA MODELS , HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WHICH IS A 4CYL. HONDA ACCORD WAS EVIDENTIALLY NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *NM

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACCORD WAS PART OF THE RECALL TO INSPECT THE 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION START TO SLIP ON THE MONTH OF JUNE IN 2005. THEN IT GOT WORST A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND LATER STALL COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AFTER I RESTART THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FIRST THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY FINALLY FIND THE PROBLEM AND NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. *NM

DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHEN TURNING 4/04-BROUGHT TO DEALER IN MIAMI, FL - MOUNTING BOLTS FOR DRIVERS SEAT LOOSE-RETORQUED 5/04-DRIVER SEAT MOVING AGAIN 6/04-BROUGHT TO DEALER IN MIAMI, FL - INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK 7/05-DRIVER SEAT MOVING AGAIN- BROUGHT TO DEALER IN MORROW, GA - DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE SEAT MOVING 7/05-CALLED HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE-TOOK 2 WEEKS TO SPEAK WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE REP-TELLS ME THIS IS "INHERENT DESIGN WITH NO FIX" I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM TRYING TO FIND A GEAR TO SHIFT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR (TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE) WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON GENTLY ROLLING HILLS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHIFT UP AND DOWN, NEVER FINDING A GEAR, ALONG WITH JERKING IN SPURTS UP ON ONE HILL AND DOWN ON THE OTHER. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED REGARDGING THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

LCD DISPLAY FOR CD/RADIO/ENVIRONMENTALS/TIME IS DARK AND BARELY VISIBLE. I AM TOLD THE RADIO IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDS REPLACED. RADIO WAS REPLACED 15 MONTHS AGO. I WAS INFORMED NEW RADIO WOULD COST 990.00 PLUS LABOR.

THE BACK LIGHT WENT OUT IN CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY (RADIO, CD PLAYER, & A/C DISPLAYED THERE), MAKING THE CONSOLE LOOK LIKE IT WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING CAUSED BY THE RADIO AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THANKFULLY MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEREFORE THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME WHEN THE PART CAME IN 1 WEEK LATER. THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY IS NOW FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.

DRIVER AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK IN CRASH ON HIGHWAY. I HIT HUMMER IN THE RAIN, FROM THE BACK. HUMMER STOPED, I WAS DOING 65-70 MPH, HIT BRAKES, HIT HUMMER IN BACK DOING 25-35 MPH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS CAME OUT.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6, THE DISPLAY LIGHT FOR THE RADIO PANEL WENT COMPLETELY DARK. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ONLY 20 MOS. AND DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS MALFUNCTION SHOULD OCCUR ON A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 5 YRS. OWNERSHIP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AFTER THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE BEGINNING TO SEE A HIGHER NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MALFUNCTION/DEFECT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BETWEEN $500 AND $600 FOR EITHER A NEW RADIO UNIT OR THE TUNER (INITALLY TOLD IT WAS JUST A BULB BUT THE SERVICE MGR TOLD THE OTHER SERVICE PERSON THAT THE ENTIRE RADIO UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED).

PURCHASED 2003 ACCORD EX V6 IN 5/03. HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH CAR AFTER PURCHASE: DELAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE (DEALERSHIP SAID WAS NORMAL), MUFFLER SOUND LIKE IT HAS A LEAK (DEALERSHIP COULD'NT FIND A PROBLEM), NOISE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. MY CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE 1/05. WENT ON VACATION IN 2/05, WHEN I WENT TO CRANK THE CAR, PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON DASH AND RADIO LIT UP, TURNED THE KEY FURTHER TO CRANK, ONCE STARTED THE DASH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT THE RADIO LIGHTS DID'NT. THE RADIO STILL WORKED, YOU JUST CANT SEE THE DISPLAY. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER WE GOT HOME AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A BULB WENT OUT, THEY WOULD REPLACE IT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 80.00 LABOR AND THEY COULD'NT GUARANTEE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP FOR THEM TO CHANGE THE BULB, THEY TOOK OUT THE RADIO AND CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I CALLED AND THEY TOLD THE MECHANIC THERE WAS NO BULB IN THE RADIO. THEY PUT THE RADIO BACK IN AND GAVE ME THE CAR BACK. I BOUGHT A NEW RADIO AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY PUT THE NEW RADIO IN AND THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, RADIO WORKS, NO LIGHTS. THEY PUT THE OLD RADIO BACK IN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THIS TIME I EXPLAINED AGAIN ABOUT MY RADIO LIGHTS, THEY SUGGEST I CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOLLOW THEIR SUGGESTIONS, SO I DID, AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM. THEY ADVISED ME THERE WAS A BULLETIN ALREADY ON THE PROBLEM WITH MY RADIO,