2003 Honda Accord complaints

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. BACKLIGHT IN DISPLAY UNIT FOR RADIO AND A/C HAS BURNED OUT. DISPLAY IS DARK. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3500 MILES BUT DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT FOR ABOUT $900. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 10 OTHER FAILURES WITH 2003 ACCORD EX DISPLAY UNITS.

DRIVING ALONG HWY 94 IN ST. CHARLES MO AND HEARD A NOISE FROM MY CAR AND THEN I HAD NO POWER TRAIN, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WAS LIKE I WAS IN NUETRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ONE HITTING ME. TOWED IT TO ED NAPLETON HONDA DEALER IN ST. PETERS MO 63376.

DT: WHILE DRIVING, SWERVED TO MISS ROAD DEBRIS, NOT FOR SURE IF HIT ANYTHING. BOTH PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING SKIN LACERATION, BUMP ON HEAD, AND RINGING IN THE RIGHT EAR. IF CONSUMER DID STRIKE SOMETHING ON THE ROAD IT WOULD HAVE HIT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WITHOUT ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE THIS DEPLOYMENT. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A TWO-LANE ROAD WHEN SHE MADE A MINOR SWERVE TO AVOID AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. THE PASSENGER-SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS (FRONT AND REAR) DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE ARE NO MARKS INDICATING ANYTHING STRUCK THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, OUR 7-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WE ARE GRATEFULE THAT OUR 4-YEAR-OLD SON WAS NOT IN HIS SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER, MARTIN HONDA, WHO ADVISED TO BRING THE CAR IN IMMEDIATELY. DEALER ALSO ADVISED US TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA IN CALIFORNIA TO REPORT.

SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR, WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRVIE OR REVERSE, IT TAKES OFF BY ITSELF, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT 15-20MPH. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE IN REVERSE. I HAVE HIT A ROCK WALL, AND THIS WEEK, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE FROM AN ANGLE PARKING SLOT AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK , THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS AND NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN. AGAIN I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT IT SEVERAL TIMES, WITH NO SUCCESS. MOST RECENTLY WAS TOLD IT WAS A STUCK THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ON REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, IT IS BETTER IN DRIVE, BUT STILL BAD IN REVERSE. IT IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH 18,000 MILES, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, FOR SAFETY REASONS.

DEFECTIVE 2003 HONDA ACCORD, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE.*MR WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJURING THE CONSUMER'S LEFT JAW. THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT END WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TREE. *NM

AT FIRST NONE OF THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. CURRENTLY, THE DOOR LOCKS FROZE, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE THAT HAD A KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAD ONE LOCK ON THE DOOR THAT THE KEY WENT INTO AND THAT LOCK ALSO FROZE. AT THIS TIME, THE CONSUMER HAD TO LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS.*AK THIS PRESENTED A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO NECESSITY OF ACCESSING AUTO AFTER WORK IN A DARK PARKING STRUCTURE AT A CITY HOSPITAL. THE DEALERSHIP BLEW DRY THE INSIDE DOOR, BUT WITH MICHIGAN WINTERS , CONSUMER FORESEE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF RECURRENCE. THE RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER INSERT STARTED FALLING OUT AND SCRATCHED THE WINDSHIELD. REINSTALLED WIPER INSERT. *BF *NM

OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE OIL PUMP SEAL,GASKET AND THE TIMING BELT WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB *NM

I BELIEVE THERE IS A BRAKE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS ON MY VEHICLE TWICE WITHIN 37,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ONCE AND THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED ONCE WITHIN THIS MILAGE PERIOD. GOING THROUGH THREE SETS OF ROTORS AND ONE SET OF BRAKE PADS WITHIN 37,000 MILES MEANS THERE IS EITHER A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I EXPERIENCED NO BRAKE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

THE BRAKES GRINDED, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING WERE USED ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATED OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER IN THE SNOW AREA, AND LET THEM INSPECT THE BRAKES. NO INSPECTION WAS MADE AT THIS TIME.*AK

RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA REGARDING TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DURING THE 3RD QUARTER OF 2004. OWNER BROUGHT IN THE CAR TO NEARBY HONDA DEALER FOR THE RECALL. HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGEST THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS DONE THE REQUIRED SERVICES FOR THE VEHICLE. ON MAR 01, 2005. WHILE ACCELERATING ON A ON RAMP ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSE GEAR CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND A RIGHT GEAR. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE STILL RAVING AT NEUTRAL FOR ABOUT 2 SECOND UNTIL IT SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT INCIDENT, AND GETS WORST AND WORST DURING THAT ONE DAY UNTIL ONE OCCASION WHERE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOP ON THE ROAD WHILE ENGINE IS STILL ON, AND THE GEAR IS STILL ON D4. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURN OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND CAN ONLY TRAVEL WHILE ON FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER, AND DEALER SUGGEST TO CHANGE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION UNDER OWNERS OWN EXPANSE OF APPROXIMATELY $4000 OR USE THE EXTENDED WARRENTY IF THE PROBLEM IS COVER UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK

MALFUNCTION WITH BULB OR ILLUMINATION DEVICE. THE LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES THE RADIO, TIME,AND CD DISPLAY HAD MYSTERIOUSLY GONE OUT. AUTO OUT OF WARRANTY BY 7,000 MILES. DEALER WOULD PAY FOR PART BUT I WOULD PAY THE LABOR OF $156.00.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD COMMENCE TO ACCELERATE, AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD HOLD. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER 2002. IN APRIL 2003, AS I REPORTED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, I WAS NOT IN MY CAR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS IN THE GROCERY STORE. A PAGE CAME OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER STATING THAT THE OWNER OF A GRAY HONDA PARKED IN THE SIDE PARKING LOT SHOULD COME TO THE MANAGER?S OFFICE. AS I WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE, I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER. THE MANAGER AND I WALKED OUT OF THE STORE TOGETHER AND I SAW THAT MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WAS AT REST IN THE SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED, THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. I HAD THE KEYS WITH ME IN THE GROCERY STORE. NOT KNOWING HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED, I FILED A POLICE REPORT ON THE THEORY SOMEONE MAY HAVE TRIED TO STEAL THE CAR AND ALSO TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND AT NO POINT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING IN 1999 - 2002 HONDA VEHICLES. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MORE THAN $3,000 IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE,AND INITIATED A RAISE IN MY INSURANCE RATES OF 32% (WHICH AFTER MUCH TIME, INCONVENIENCE, AND $27.00, I APPEALED AND WON). SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. I HAVE THE KEYS IN MY HAND AND THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. I DO NOT HAVE THE PAPER WORK WITH THE EACT DATE OF THE ACCIDENT SO I AM ENTERING THE "5TH" TO ALLOW ME TO FILE THE COMPLAINT. *AK

10/4/2004 - DRIVING 65 MPH AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF - LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IN SHOP FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID PROBLEM'S FIXED. 2/7/2005 - DRIVING 50 MPH AND HAPPENED AGAIN - LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IN SHOP FOR 5 DAYS, DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS FIXED. *JGB2/13/2005 - DRIVING 45 MPH AND CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN - LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. BACK IN SHOP CURRENTLY. SAFETY CONCERN - LIFE HAS BEEN PUT IN JEOPARDY 3 TIMES NOW. *JB

THERE IS A PULSATING IN THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT IS STOPPING COMPLETELY. *AK

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR INSPECTION. ON A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO THE DEALER I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED . DURING THAT SERVICE THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FILL THE TRANSMISSION . AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW TORQUE SITUATIONS I LOOSE ALL POWER , THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION APPERAS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR . I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO GEAR BY DOWNSHIFTING INTO !ST GEAR. THIS HAS OCCURED 4 TIMES AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE GOING THROUGH MY STATES EZPASS ( 20MPH) AND THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IN PARKING LOTS AND OR MY DRIVEWAY. *AK

WHILE THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. *NM THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE WHICH AND CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT BADLY INJURED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM *SC *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. IT CAME TO A STOP BY HITTING A NEIGHBORS TREE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *BF *JB *NM

THE BRAKES KEPT LOCKING UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE (FACING FORWARD), WHILE STILL RUNNING. DRIVER LEFT THE VEHICLE, WALKED APPROX 15 YARDS. AN AUDIBLE (FAIRLY LOUD) "POP" WAS HEARD AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, STRIKING A FENCE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHT FLASHED FROM DIM TO HIGH BEAM WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HONDA ACCORD 2003 4 CYL,55000 MILES, DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH, CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED,RESTARTED BUT NO REVERSE DEALER SERVICE DEPT DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION PARTS BROKEN, REBUILD OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED FROM HONDA. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH CONSUMERS VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE GUARD RAIL. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED RECALL O4V176000 FOR TRANSMISSION. *AK *NM

1. CAR WAS SOLD AS A WHITE HONDA ACCORD, ALL BUMPERS ARE EGGSHELL, DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS THE COLOR ON ALL WHITE HONDA VEHICALS. 2. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS, DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS THE WAY ALL NEW HONDAS ARE BUILT TO VERE OFF THE ROAD RATHER THEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 3. BRAKES MAKE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AFTER IN REVERSE TO DRIVE, DEALER SAID THAT WAS THE BRAKES RESETTING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DROPPED DOWN, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. THE HEADLINER WAS RIPPED 6 TO 8 INCHES TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT RETRACTS THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT OPERATE EITHER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THE STORY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT STAND BY ITS PRODUCT. *AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AT JUST OVER 3000 MILES ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I CONTINUE TO GET AN EXTREMELY STRONG SULFAR ODOR. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN SEVERAL EXCUSES AS TO WHY THERE IS A SMELL. ALSO THEY HAVE OFFERED DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. NONE OF WHICH WORKED. NOW I AM HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX EITHER. BOTH PROBLEMS SEEM SEVERE ENOUGH THAT I WOULD THINK HONDA WOULD STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED.*AK

I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD INTO A UTILITY POLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AND MY PASSENGER WERE SAVED FROM SERIOUS HARM BECAUSE WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON. IF THE IMPACT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREATER I FEAR ONE OR BOTH OF US COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN BEEN KILLED. *JB

I WASH THE VEHICLE WEEKLY AND ON MY WEEKLY WASH I REALIZED THAT THE PAINT WAS PEELING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD. NOW THERE ARE VARIOUS AREAS ON THE CAR WHERE THE PAINT IS PEELING.*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END BRAKE. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE PAD NOTICED THAT THEY WERE CRACKED. THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE PAD, AND THIS SHOULDN'T OF HAPPEN. THEY KEPT THE BRAKE PAD. *AK

MALFUNCTION WITH BULB OR ILLUMINATION DEVICE. THE LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES THE RADIO, TIME,AND CD DISPLAY HAD MYSTERIOUSLY GONE OUT. *BF THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WOULD NEED A NEW RADIO AT A COST OF $750.00. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *BF THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRUNTING NOISE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BUT THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK SO. *NM

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER CAN HEAR A CLANKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS THAT "DIM" TO 40%-50% OF THEIR NORMAL BRIGHTNESS ABOUT ONCE EVERY MINUTE OF OPERATION. I TOOK MY CAR THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; THEY SHOWED ME SOME INFORMATION FROM HONDA OF AMERICA THAT SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL AND HAS NO REPAIR. I TRUST MY THAT MY LOCAL DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR MEANS TO FIX THE PROBLEM; IF HONDA OF AMERICA HAS ADMITTED THAT THIS PROBLEM EXSISTS, WHY AREN'T THEY BEING FORCED TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD? WHO HOLDS HONDA OF AMERICA ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX KNOWN PROBLEMS?*AK

ELECTRIC SEAT MALFUNCTION. WHILE TURNING CORNERS, SEAT MAKES NOISES AND MOVES. *JB

FAULTY POWER STEERING RACK IN MY 2003 ACCORD V6. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS A 6000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE A "FAULTY RACK" THAT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY PUMP. BOTH RACK AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND CAR RE-ALIGNED. DEALER SAID SOMETIMES THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN, "PARTS CAN EVEN BE DAMAGED DURING SHIPPING." SAME THING HAPPENED AT ABOUT 14,000 MILES - "FAULY RACK THAT DAMAGED PUMP." AND DEALER SAID SAME THING "PARTS CAN EVEN BE DAMAGED DURING SHIPPING." I WISH DEALER WOULD STOPPING INSTALLING "FAULTY PARTS" BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ACTUAL STEERING SYSTEM. I AM ALMOST TO 16,000 MILES, I EXPECT ANOTHER LEAK SOON. GUESS I CAN'T TAKE ANY LONG ROAD TRIPS IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM A BRAND NEW CAR!*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DID NOT FUNCTION AS ADVERTISED AND FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG IN THE OTHER CAR DEPLOYED, AND THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED. I SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE HEAD WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED OR AT LEAST MINIMIZED HAD MY AIR BAG FUNCTIONED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEED OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS 30-35 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TC

ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAD TO BE SERVICED AT 12,000 MILES. CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY OWNED ANOTHER HONDA AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. THE MATERIAL WAS INFERIOR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES ARE SHAKING REALLY BAD WHEN BRAKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT IT APPEARS SEVERAL PEOPLE IN FORUMS ARE REPORTING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND ISSUES. *JB

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING IN SECOND GEAR.*AK

UPON USING THE SECURITY KEY FOR THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE SECURED KEY ACTUALLY OPENED OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. SHE USED HER KEY ON A CAR THAT WAS NOT HERS AND SOMEONE USED THEIR KEY ON HERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *JB *SC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GROWLING SOUND AND VIBRATIONS. VEHICLE HAS 30,000 MILES IS UNDER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THIS MODEL YEAR HAS SOFT BRAKE PADS AND THEREFORE SOFT ROTORS. THE BRAKES HAVE 45% WEAR ACCORDING TO HONDA WHICH MADE THE ROTOR WARP. THEY SAY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE DONE NOTHING YET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FLIPPED IN THE AIR, HIT A CULVERT AND THEN HIT A GUARD RAIL. NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL, FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, AND LANDED ON TOP. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD A NECK INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *TC

FEEL A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MOVING THE CAR FORWARD (UNDER 10 MPH). THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND MOVING FROM PARK. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR RUNS AND STOPS FOR RED LIGHT. *AK

2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS HARD STARTS. WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL START.*AK

DEFECT OF 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND CRUSH WITHOUT WARNING. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION THAT COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION KEY BECAME HOT TO TOUCH AFTER DRIVING FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF TIMES FOR MANY PROBLEMS. FIRST PROBLEM WAS MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 4600 MILES, BUT WEREN'T REPLACED UNTIL 7700 MILES 3.5 MONTHS LATER DUE TO BACK ORDER. CURRENTLY, WITH 17,900 MILES THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN. THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA, AND THE WORSE ONE, YET LIKELY MY LAST. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THAT MY RIGHT REAR DOOR WAS LOCKED FOR 3 MONTHS. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO GETTING MY WINDOWS TINTED, BUT THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THE THIRD TIME THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IF THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 32 DEGREES. SINCE THEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN OVER 32 DEGREES. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SULFUR ODOR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL PROBLEM ,WOULD GO AWAY WITH TIME. BUT AS TIME GOES BY THE ODOR GETS WORSE, AND SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN OFF SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MY OWN MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, AND HE BELIEVES THE CAR WON'T ALIGN CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE AXLES. THE FINAL PROBLEM WITH MY PIECE OF CRAP HONDA IS THE DRIVER SEAT ISN'T SECURE, IT SLIDES VERY LITTLE BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE.*AK

BRAKE FAILURE. *BF PRIMARILY A COMPLAINT ABOUT MICHELIN TIRES. *JCC THE TIRE HAD POOR GRIP IN THE RAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLOWED VERY GRADUALLY ONLY BECAUSE THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE COASTED, APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS LATER, THE BRAKES APPLIED VERY GENTLY. THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVED THERE WAS A MOMENTARY FAILURE OF THE ABS. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THERE WAS A METAL TO METAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BE RESURFACED. *JB