2003 Honda Accord complaints

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATES WHEN TRAVELING @ 70MPH. MUST CONSTANTLY HOLD VEHICLE IN LANE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES GRABBING WHEN STOPPING. DEALER ADJUSTED SUBFRAME AND REPLACED BRAKES. VEHICLE IS STILL EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO ROAD CROWNING. DEALER SAID THE DRIFT IS BETTER BUT NOT PERFECT. I'M STILL CONCERNED WITH SAFETY OF VEHICLE.

TOLD BY DEALER TO IGNORE 'MAINTENANCE REQUIRED' LIGHT IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY WIFE'S 2003 ACCORD LX ARE THE PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN NOV. 2002. NO PROBLEMS FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THEN IN NOV. 2003 WE NOTICED A GROWLING OR GRINDING SOUND WITH VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN STOPPING THE FIRST FEW TIMES AFTER A COLD START. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, THE CAR DID NOT SEEM TO STOP AS SMARTLY AS IT SHOULD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT 24000 MILES, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS CRACKED FRONT PADS. PADS WERE REPLACED AS A COURTESY, THOUGH THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. LAST WEEK, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION IN STOP-AND GO TRAFFIC, 3 BLOCKS AFTER A COLD START. THE CAR NOW HAS 33K MILES. SAME GRINDING SOUND, SAME VIBRATION, AND NOT ENOUGH BRAKING POWER TO STOP THE CAR FROM 20 MPH IN A SAFE DISTANCE. WE COLLIDED WITH A RANGE ROVER AT VERY LOW SPEED, NOT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG OR DAMAGE THE OTHER VEHICLE. NOW I AM LOOKING AT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BODY REPAIRS. WHEN I GET THE BODY FIXED, I CAN TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS ON THE BRAKES. EVEN WITH NEW PADS AND/OR ROTORS, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL BE A SAFE-STOPPING CAR. *LA

I AM HAVING RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 ACCORD EX. ALL PROBLEMS RELATE TO A SOFT PEDAL OR RATHER HAVING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR PRIOR TO THE CAR STOPPING. THE FIRST INSTANCE I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. THIS SEEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE CAR DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINE. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS BUT AFTER 3 MONTHS I HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK AND HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ONE MORE TIME. THIS IS THE THIRD STRIKE IN THE LEMON LAW. IF THE BRAKES GO SOFT AGAIN THEN THE LEMON LAW TAKES EFFECT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TRUNK WAS OPEN . CONSUMER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE LATCHES AND THE HINGES WERE RUSTED. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND SIMPLY PUT WRONG STRAPS ON THE TRUNK TO KEEP IT SHUT.*AK

RECURRING BRAKE ROTOR WARPED PROBLEM ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN.. PROBLEM FIRST NOTED AROUND 18K MILES.. DEALER RESURFACED BRAKES AT 30K MILES, AFTER COMPLAINT WAS ISSUED.. ABOUT 1500 MILES LATER PROBLEM RECURRED.. SYMPTOM APPEARS TO COME FROM FRONT BRAKES, AT THE END OF BRAKING A METALLIC SHUDDER OCCURS FOR THE LAST 2 SECONDS.. INTERMITTENTLY UPON FREEWAY EXITING THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO LAST MUCH LONGER, SHUDDER CAUSES THE DRIVER TO QUESTION IF THE BRAKES WILL WORK OR NOT.. THIS IS THE 6TH HONDA I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 14 YEARS, AND THE FIRST ONE TO EXHIBIT SUCH BEHAVIOR.. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS, POSTS ON THE INTERNET WHEREAS MANY DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THIS NEWLY REDESIGNED MODEL ACCORD. SOME POSTS HAVE MADE THE SUGGESTION THAT THE CALIPER IS THE ACTUAL DEFECTIVE PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, ALL I KNOW, IS THE WARPING ROTOR IS CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. *NM

(1) A. WINDOW BEING SCRATCHED BY SOMETHING IN PANEL. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSANGER WINDOW. B. AT ABOUT 16000 MILES IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING SO BADLY I COULDN'T DRIVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. ( I BELIEVE THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN LEAKING SINCE PURCHASE. NEW WITH ONLY 36 MILES.) C. TRUNK LINER SAGGING. D. WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IF YOU HAVE THE SUNVISOR OUT IT CAN SWING AND HIT YOU IN THE HEAD. E. PASSENGER DOOR LATCH NOT ACTIVATED. COULD NOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. (DEALER FORGOT TO INSTALL THIS ON WINDOW REPAIR.) F. MOTOR MOUNTS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. G. BELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. H. CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. F. BLACK SEAL AROUND DOOR FRAME WARPING. (2) NO CONSEQUENCES FROM ANY OF THESE FAILURES. EXCEPT LOSS TIME HAVING TO LEAVE CAR OVERNIGHT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHO KNOW WHAT LONGTERM EFFECTS OF A LEAKY TRANSMISSION, BELT TENSIONER, AND IMPROPER MOTORMOUNTS HAVE ON THE CAR. (3) UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER CORRECTED EVERY PROBLEM. MOSTS TIMES MORE THEN ONE REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOR THE TRANMSISSION THE DEALER TRIED TO STOP THE LEAKS WITH HONDABOND. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD LEAKS IN THE DRIVE WAY. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A WHOLE WEEK ON THE FIRST FIX ATTEMPT. FINALLY HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THE VISOR BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID IF THEY INSTALL A NEW ONE IT WILL DO THE SAME. MY WINDOWS ARE STILL BEING SCRATCHED BY THE FELT LINING IN THE WINDOW PANEL. *JB

YES THIS IS A FOLLOWUP TO COMPLAINT #10080452. IF YOU HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS PLEASE EMAIL @ [email protected] AND LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS DONE IN YOUR CASE. THANKS. *JB

BRAKES ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD MAKING REALLY BAD CLUNKING AND SCREECHING NOISES. HONDA ISSUED A TSB-03-069. BUT, DEALER SAYS MY CAR IS NORMAL. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR WHICH MADE SO MUCH BRAKING NOISES. I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT MANY OTHER ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE BRAKES FEEL AS THOUGH THEY'RE GOING TO FAIL EVERYTIME THEY START MAKING NOISES. NEW CARS BRAKING SYSTEMS SHOULDN'T CLUNK AND SCREECH LIKE THIS. MAKES ME SCARED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKES HARD. *JB

THIS IS A REDO WITH CORRECTIONS OF #10079025 THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER:WHILE TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR(5-10MPH) TRAFFIC ON I80 IN NEW JERSEY ON HER FIRST DAY TO A NEW JOB,HER RADIO DIED.SHE THEN REALIZED THAT THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD.OTHER MOTORISTS NOTICING THIS BECKONED HER TO MOVE OUT OF THE LANE & ONTO THE SHOULDER.AS SHE WAS DOING THIS, SHE REALIZED THAT SHE HAD NO BRAKES.WHEN SHE GOT TO THE SHOULDER SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE & TURNED OFF THE IGNITION.WHILE CALLING HER BOYFRIEND FOR HELP SHE HEARD PEOPLE YELLING AT HER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY, SHE WAS SCARED, GOT OUT & SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE FRONT & BOTTOM OF THE CAR. SHE THEN HEARD SOMEONE YELL TO GET AWAY FROM THE CAR. AS SHE TOOK A FEW STEPS AWAY A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD.HER BRAND NEW CAR HAD 15FT FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF IT.SHE WAS DEVESTATED. FIRST IMPRESSIONS WERE THAT THIS IS ELECTRICAL RELATED.AFTER 3 WEEKS OF CALLING HONDA, NATURALLY THEY DISAGREE.THEY SAID THE "PROBABLE CAUSE" WAS A "NON-HONDA" OIL FILTER. AT THIS SITE ALONE I FOUND SEVERAL HEAT RELATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT DASHBOARD ISSUES.MY DAUGHTER MENTIONED TO HONDA CITY IN LEVITTOWN,NY ABOUT HER "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT STAYING ON, SHE WAS TOLD"IT'S NOTHING". PLEASE CONTACT US AT: [email protected] WITH ANY ELECTRICAL RELATED ISSUES.SIGNED A MOM. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER: WHILE TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR(5-10MPH) TRAFFIC ON I80 IN NEW JERESY ON HER FIRST DAY TO A NEW JOB, HER RADIO STOPPED PLAYING. WHILE PRESSING BUTTONS TO TRY TO FIND ANOTHER STATION, SHE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OTHER MOTORISTS NOTICING THIS BECKONED HER TO MOVE OUT OF THE LANE THAT SHE WAS IN TO GO TO THE SHOULDER. AS SHE WAS DOING THIS, SHE REALIZED THAT SHE HAD NO BRAKES. SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER & THEN HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR CALLING HER BOYFRIEND FOR HELP, SHE WAS HEARING YELLING FROM THE OTHER MOTORISTS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS GOING ON, SHE OPENED HER DOOR TO THE SCREAMS OF PEOPLE TELLING HER THAT HER CAR WAS SHOOTING SPARKS FROM THE FRONT & BELOW. AT THAT MOMENT SHE STARTED TO GET SCARED & GOT OUT. SHE SAW THE SPARKS & TOOK A STEP BACK & HEARD A YELL FROM SOMEONE TO GET AWAY FROM THE CAR. SHE STARTED TO WALK AWAY WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. HER BRAND NEW CAR HAD 15 FT. FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NEEDLESS TO SAY , SHE WAS DEVISTATED. EVERYONE AT THE SCENE, STATE POLICE, MECHANIC, & FIRE DEPT. CONCLUDED THAT THIS WAS ELECTRICAL RELATED.AFTER 3 WEEKS OF CONSTANTLY CALLING HONDA,WAITING FOR AN ANSWER, NATURALLY HONDA DISAGREES. THEY SAID THAT THE "PROBABLE CAUSE"....WAS DUE TO A "NON- HONDA" OIL FILTER. AT THIS SITE ALONE I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING

INCIDENT: ON JUNE 16TH, AROUND 10 AM, WE WERE TRAVELING FROM FORT WAYNE INDIANA, TO THE CINCINNATI AREA FOR A VISIT WITH OUR DAUGHTER. DRIVING ALONG I-75 IN OHIO, AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE RIGHT SIDE OR PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT (OCCUPIED) BELT RETRACTED. UPON ARRIVAL AT OUR DESTINATION I CALLED PERFORMANCE HONDA IN FAIRFIELD OHIO, THE DEALER NEAREST OUR DESTINATION, AND RELAYED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE CAR IN THE NEXT MORNING, THURSDAY JUNE 17, SO THE DEALERSHIP COULD INSPECT THE CAR AND ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHY THE SIDE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.*AK BY TUESDAY, JUNE 22 WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD KNOW WHAT HONDA WOULD DO AND WE COULD COME IN AND PICK UP THE CAR. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE ADVISED THAT HONDA ENGINEERS BELIEVED WE HAD STRUCK SOMETHING, BASED ON A VERY SMALL SCRATCH IN THE UNDERCOATING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, AND THAT CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. WE PICKED UP THE CAR AND RETURNED HOME TO FORT WAYNE ON WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY MORNING , JUNE 24 WE SPOKE IN PERSON WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER OF DON AYRES HONDA WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE EXPRESSED OUR POSITION THAT THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AND HONDA SHOULD MAKE ALL REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. COMPLAINT: SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A VEHICLE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT 65 MPH. FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL PAGE 47 AND AGAIN ON PAGE 48: "IN A MODERATE TO SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, THE

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. WHILE TESTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR. *MR THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN PRESSED FROM A STOP, IT WOULD FAIL TO RESPOND. THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. *SC *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD PASSENGER AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. *MR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT FIXING THE AIR BAGS AND THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *SC *JB

BARKE ROTORS WARPED ON MY 2003 ACCORD WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON THEM- DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT ON NEW PADS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA REGARDING THE PROBLEM- THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE- ALL AFFECTED CARS SHOULD BE GIVEN NEW ROTORS. *AK

TWO FRONT END ALIGNMENTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED BECAUSE THE CRATE UPON WHICH THE ENGINE SITS WAS NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY. THE DEALERSHIP POSITIONED THE CRATE CORRECTLY, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN HE BACKED UP THE VEHICLE , A CLICK WOULD BE HEARD AS IF THE GEAR WAS NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER ALSO FELT SOMETHING LIKE A CRATE OR TIRE AXLE WOULD SHIFT TO ONE SIDE. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. *JB

HAD ROTORS RESURFACED AT 5000 MILES AS WARPED--HONDA CERTIFIED GARAGE/DEALERSHIP TRIED SAYING I HAD TIGHTENED THE LUG NUTS TOO TIGHT?! BRAKES AGAIN INTO SHOP AT 17000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT. MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND HAVE 30300 MILES ON IT AND THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WHEN APPLYING BRAKES--CAR FEELS LIKE IT WILL RUN RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. ALSO, BIG PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING INTO FRONT WINDOWS WHEN THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF RAIN AND HAVE THE WINDOWS CRACKED. WATER GETS INTO THE POWER WINDOW BUTTONS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW.*AK

FIRWALL HEAT. 2003 HONDA ACCORD, BOUGHT IN SEPETEMBER OF 2003. IN OCTOBER, ON THE WAY HOME FROM VACATION, (SPEED 65, CAR ON FREEWAY FOR AT LEAST 5 HOURS) THE CD EJECTED FROM THE DASHBOARD WAS SO HOT THAT I THOUGHT THE OTHER CD'S IN THE PLAYER WOULD MELT, SO I EJECTED THEM ALL. CALL TO DEALER SERVICE SAID THAT SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS HAD COME IN BUT NOT TO WORRY. JUNE 8, 2003 THE LIGHTS IN RADIO AND LOWER CONTROLS GO OUT. SUBURBAN HONDA, IS GOING TO REPLACE THE RADIO UNIT, WHICH I BELIEVE BURNED OUT FROM HEAT, THE LOWER LIGHT BULB TOO, THOUGH SERVICE SAID IT WAS WORKING. IT WAS NOT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN. WHEN I SUGGESTED THE FIREWALL HEAT PROBLEM, I WAS ASKED WHO I HAD BEEN TALKING TOO. I KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT OF THIS MODEL YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITH OUT WARNING DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD.*AK

2003 ACCORD V6 CONSTANT ROTOR SERVICE. ROTOR SERVICE AT 15,000 (MACHINED, WAS NOT CHARGED), 30,000 (FRONT REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS PAID BY DEALER, REAR MACHINED & NEW PADS PAID BY ME, 35,000 ROTORS NEED REPAIR (SERVICE SCHEDULED FOR 6/8 AND I AM NOT PAYING AGAIN!). I HAD A MAZDA PRIOR TO THIS AUTO WITH 80,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS WERE ONLY SERVICED ONCE WITHIN THAT TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH AND AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL. *AK THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. THE DEALER REFINISHED THE FRONT DISC AND INSTALLED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS. *NM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A SHUTTERING IN THE FRONT END. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURING. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARPED THE ROTORS AND AFFECTED THE STEERING. *SC *JB

FRONT END PRODUCES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . *AK

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE ON MARCH 31, 2003. IHAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 14 MONTHS AND I HAVE 13,252 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES REPLACED/RESURFACED 3 TIMES OR BASICALLY EVERY 3500 TO 4500 MILES. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS KEEP WARPING DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

THE NEED TO DIM INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING OR RESET TRIP ODOMETERS REQUIRES REACHING BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. DOING THIS WHILE DRIVING POSES AN STEERING INTERFERENCE HAZARD. WHY NOT LOCATE THESE CONTROLS IN A MORE SAFE AREA? *AK

CONDENSOR IS LEAKING REFRIGERANT ON VEHICLE.*MR *NM

THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE ENTERED MY LANE. I SWERVED AND HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID THE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER DRIVER. THE CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL ACCROSS THE HIGHWAY COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR EVENTUALLY FLIPPED AND ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT.*AK

BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 IN 9/03. BY 12/03 AT 4700 MILES, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. PER TSB 03-069 HONDA REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH "NEW" PART NUMBER 45022-SDB-A10. TWO MONTHS LATER, 2/04, THE CAR HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AGAIN AT 7400 MILES. THIS TIME HONDA "RESURFACED" THE ROTORS AND SAID THE PADS WERE FINE. HOW CAN PADS BE FINE IF THEY ARE HARMING THE ROTORS? THE CAR IS STILL UNSAFE WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HONDA SAYS THAT IT IS MY FAULT! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 1989, NEVER GONE THROUGH BRAKES IN UNDER 30K MILES. IT IS NOW 6/04, CAR HAS 11,500 MILES, AND THE BRAKES STILL DON'T WORK RIGHT! HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS WITH REDESIGNED SAFE PARTS, ASAP!*AK

MY DAUGHTER, TIPHANI GRESHAM AND HER FRIEND, MALGORZATA SWEIGOT WAS DRIVING DOWN JOE POMBO PKWY ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR IN TRACY, CALIFORNIA WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND INSTANTLY HER FRIEND'S(THE PASSENGER) HEAD WAS ON HER SHOULDER. THE SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BAG HAD DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE WHICH CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS. NORMALLY A THREE YEAR OLD RIDES WITH TIPHANI, WHICH IS HER DAUGHTER.(HAILEY) THIS TIME HAILEY WAS NOT THERE, FOR WHICH WE ARE GRATEFUL! TIPHANI IS NOW VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THAT CAR. WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND WE WANT THIS INVESTIGATED. HER CAR IS A 2003 HONDA, ACCORD. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR FINDINGS ARE. RIGHT NOW IT IS AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. STOCKTON HONDA IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. *AK

STARTED FEELING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT 45MPH BEFORE 10,000 MILES. TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT IT, DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, BUT BRAKE PADS WERE FINE. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF 2003 ACCORD, V6 AND 4-CYL. (MINE IS 4CYL). SEEMS LIKE HONDA HAS A PROBLEM! *AK

DURING DRIVING IN FREEWAY SPEEDS EXPERIENCE SHAKING STEERING WHEEL AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BALENCE, THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I CAME BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK LATER, TOLD THEM TO CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM IT TURNS OUT THAT THEY WERE WARPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS BUT TOLD THAT IT WAS A ONE TIME ONLY UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT IT HAPPEND BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING AND MY CONSTANT BRAKING, THAT MADE ME UPSET BECAUSE THEY QUESTIONED HOW I DRIVE. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEND TO ME UNDER JUST A YEAR OF USE I STRONGLY DISAGREE. *AK

AT HIGH SPEED, SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. ALSO, LOUD GRINDING SOUND WITH LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE FROM NEW UNTIL 21,500 MILES WHERE ALMOST COULDN'T STOP. ABS AND TCS LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. DEALER SAID HONDA HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO REPLACE WITH A LESS AGGRESSIVE UPDATED PAD AND HAD TO ORDER WHEEL MONITORING SENSOR TO FIX LIGHT INDICATOR PROBLEM. DEALER HAD TO CUT ROTOR TO INSTALL NEW PADS.

HONDA ACCORD, 2003 WARPED BRAKE PADS

ROTORS WARPED AFTER 8000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS AT 15000 MILES. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH BRAKES ON THIS CAR, BUT HONDA WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

PURCHASED CAR NEW IN NOV 2002 FROM COLLEGE PARK HONDA IN MARYLAND. TOOK CAR TO HONDA OF BOWIE FOR SECOND OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AT 6349 MILES ON MAY 10,2003. RETURNED CAR TO HONDA OF BOWIE 7 DAYS LATER FOR VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 40 MI PER HOUR. DEALERSHIP BALANCED FRONT TIRES AT NO CHARGE. RETURNED CAR TO HONDA OF BOWIE ON JUNE28, 2003 WITH 8287 MILES FOR STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY WARPED AND DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS FREE OF CHARGE. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT AROUND 15,000 MILES BUT DID NOT GET CAR IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL MILEAGE WAS 18,003 ON APRIL 9, 2004. TOOK IT TO COLLEGE PARK HONDA WHERE I PURCHASED AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. BEFORE LOOKING AT CAR SERVICE REP TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS (LOTS OF STOP AND GO). I HAVE HAD THE SAME COMMUTE FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE. I SAID I'D BE VERY UNHAPPY IF I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AT 18,000 MILES. SERVICE REP SAID IT WAS VERY COMMON TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 18,000 MILES. I REITERATED MY UNHAPPINESS IF I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES I WAS TOLD THE FRONT ROTORS WERE GLAZED AND THE PAD WERE CRACKED. THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS (THAT'S TWICE IN 10,000 MILES) AND REPLACED THE PADS UNDER WARRANTY AS A "ONE TIME COURTESY". THE PROBLEM CAME BACK WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE REPAIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CAR BACK T

THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AT 6,800 MILES. AT 22,469 MILES, DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT SHE NEEDS TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *LA

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON PAVED 2 LANE ROAD AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SIDE AIRBAG ACTIVATED/INFLATED WITHOUT WARNING OR APPARENT CAUSE. REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR, BARELY AVOIDING A HEAD-ON COLLISION. DOCTOR'S VISIT 4/28/04 RESULTED IN A DIAGONSIS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS RELATED ISSUES (FOGGY HEAD, UNABLE TO FOCUS, HEADACHE, ETC...). CAR DEALER (SERVICE DEPT) PHONE CALL 4/28/04 STATED THAT INCIDENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AS THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS TRIPPED BY SOMETHING THAT STRUCK THE CAR FROM UNDERNEATH. CAR DEALER (SERVICE DEPT) ALSO STATED THAT A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN NEEDED TO CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO RELEASE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS APPROX. $3000 - INSURANCE ESTIMATORS ARE TO EVALUATE TODAY. THE CAR'S OWNER'S MANUAL AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL LITERATURE SUPPLIED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE STATE THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS OFFER PROTECTION DURING "MODERATE TO SEVERE SIDE IMPACT".

A SMALL STONE HIT MY WINDSHIELD TODAY AND SEEMED TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE HAD MANY ROCKS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. SINCE OWNING MY NEW CAR, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A SMALL STONE HAS HIT MY WINDOW (DIFFERENT PLACE), AND THE FIRST ONE ALSO SEEMED TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE FIRST TIME, I DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, BUT I WILL HAVE TO THIS TIME. IT JUST SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL TO ME WITH MY EXPERIENCE AS A DRIVER. THE CAR IS RATHER NEW, AND I'M TWO FOR TWO WITH STONES CAUSING DAMAGE, WHERE AS WITH MY PREVIOUS CARS, MOST TIMES NO DAMAGE HAPPENED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW ON THE A/C CONDENSER OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER IS FLAWED BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED IN THE LOWER FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS ALWAYS PRONE TO BE HIT BY SMALL PEBBLES WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO PROTECTION ON THE FREON COILS ON THE CONDENSER AND ANY SMALL PEBLLE COULD HIT IT AND DAMAGED THE COILS AND THE FREON WOULD LEAK. THIS MAKES THE OWNER ALWAYS FINANCIALLY AT RISK THAT THE COILS COULD BE DAMAGED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. THE FINS ON THE CONDENSER DOESN'T EVEN PROTECT THE COILS AND ONLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEBBLE DAMAGE ON THE CONDENSER. YESTERDAY A PEBBLE HIT ONE OF THE COILS AND THE FREON ESCAPED, RENDERING MY A/C INOPERABLE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SEEMS TO PINPOINT RIGHT AWAY THE CAUSE BY POINTING TO ME THE PEBBLE DAMAGE ON THE CONSENDER IN ONLY 10 SECONDS. DOES THIS MEAN THEY HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS KIND OF PROBLEM?. THEY SAY IT'S NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE DESIGN HAS SUBJECTED THE CONDENSER TO BE HITS BY SMALL PEBBLES WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY. DOES THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FLAW. IF I HAD THEM CHANGE THE CONDENSER TODAY AND IT GOT HIT AGAIN TOMORROW, AND NEXT MONTH, ETC, ETC, WHEN WILL THIS FINANCIAL PROBLEM STOP FOR THE CONSUMER?*AK

I HAD MY OTHER HONDA FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND I LIKED IT SO MUCH I BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE. NOW I AM HAVING ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE WITH IT. 1. THE AC CONDENSER HAS HOLES ON IT. IT WAS WORKING WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I NOTICED IT NOT WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT RECENTLY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE ARE HOLES IN CONDENSER. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO REPLACE IT. THEY CHARGED ME $110 FOR TELLING ME WHAT IS WRONG. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICES AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY OWN FAULT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PERIOD. 2. THE BODY IS RUSTING. THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THE CAR AND THE UNDERNEATH METAL IS RUSTING. AGAIN THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY DON'T PAINT. I HAVE TO GO TO THE BODY SHOP TO REPAINT IT. THE COST IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA AMERICA AGAIN DENIED ANY WRONG DESIGN AND HELP I REQUESTED. 3. WIND NOISE AS OF THE DOOR/WINDOW IS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. DEALER CLAIMS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO HAVE A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. 4. CLICKING NOISE WHEN I SHIFT GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO MINOR TO MENTION TO THE DEALER 5. DON'T FORGET THE RECALLS FOR IN-TAKE BREATH PIPE AND NO-REVERSE CONDITION BESIDES A FLIMSY PRODUCT, THE DEALER AND HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICES IS NO HELP AT ALL. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE? THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA THAT I OWN

CAR WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING ON A FLAT DRIVEWAY. CAR ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY ACROSS A STREET, OVER A CURB, ON TO A NEIGHBORS LAWN AND CAME TO REST ON A PILE OF LOGS. ENGINE WAS TILL RUNNING AND CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO PERSONAL DAMAGE, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BACK BUMPER. IT WAS CHECKED OUT BY THE HONDA DEALER, NO PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO THEM ,THEY SUGGESTED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT ALL TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, I TRULY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A CAR COULD ROLL WHEN IN PARK, IT LEAVES ME WITH QUITE A BIT OF DOUBT. *AK

1.FRONT BRAKES GRIND FOR THE FIRST 1-2 STOPS AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT OR 1-2 HOURS. 2. RATTLE OR CREAKING SOUND IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND B COLUMN, UNRESOLVED AFTER 3 TRYS BY THE DEALER TO FIX.ONLY PRESENT WHILE DRIVING ON MILDLY COARSE ROAD SURFACE.*AK

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX COUPE IN APR 2003. IN DEC 2003, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. LESS THAN 4 MONTHS LATER, WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES FAILED AS MY FOOT NEARLY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I SHIFTED THE GEARS DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR THAT WAY, NO ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT (IT WAS A THURSDAY). THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I INSISTED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPAIR PERSON THAT THE MECHANIC DECIDED TO PROBE FURTHER DUE TO MY INSISTANCE AND HE SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND AIR BUBBLES IN THE BRAKE FLUID. THEY BLED MY BRAKES. THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY, SOMETHING ELSE WENT WRONG. AT THE TIME I BELIEVED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE BRAKES, BUT NOW I AM NOT SO SURE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY APARTMENT, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES SLIPPED. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT DID NOT STOP; IT ALMOST SEEMED AS THOUGH THE CAR SPED UP A LITTLE, WHILE MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. IN A PANIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN. I HEARD THE TIRES SQUEAL, BUT BY THAT POINT IT WAS TOO LATE. I ENDED UP HITTING A POLE. STATE FARM HAD MY CAR EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP SHOP, BUT ONLY UNDER THE CONDIT

CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED *PH *JB

ONCE THE CONSUMER SHIFTED TO REVERSE, THE ENGINE WENT FULL THROTTLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED BEHIND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *PH THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE HE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE AFTER THIS INCIDENT. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A 300 MILE ROAD TEST BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *NM

CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW,AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN RATTLING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A FEW THINGS. BUT HAD NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM. *AK

03 ACCORD LX BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE PADS ALSO SQUEEK AND MAKE GRINDING NOISE. WILL BRING TO DEALER FOR ASSESSMENT

MY 2003 ACCORD EX V-6 HAS DEVELOPED A LOUD POPPING OR CREAKING SOUND FROM BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR PAN EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE, DECELERATE, OR TURN INTO A CORNER. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WHEN I FIRST OFFICIALLY COMPLAINED AT 7,000 MILES, BUT AS TIME HAS PASSED, THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT 5 TIMES, BUT HAS NOT YET FOUND A SOLUTION. WITH SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN (03-058) THAT STATES BODY WELDS WERE IMPROPERLY FINISHED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, AND THAT THE STRUCTURE MUST BE RE-WELDED. MY DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS "EXCESS FLEX" IN THE BODY OF MY CAR, AND AS A RESULT, MULTIPLE SQUEAKS AND RATTLES ARE DEVELOPING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SEVERE STRUCTURAL FAULT THAT IS PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK IN THE CASE OF A CRASH AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY CAR DUE TO BODY FLEX FOR YEARS TO COME. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT HONDA REPLACE THE CAR. *JB