2003 Honda Accord complaints

MY 03, HONDA, ACCORD HAD BEEN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, AND FELT A LITTLE BUMPY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY AXLE HAD SNAPPED OFF. THIS WAS SOMETHING HONDA NEVER HEARD OFF, AND SAID IT WAS MY FAULT, SAYING I HAD HIT SOMETHING. THERE IS NO DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR, PROVING NOTHING WAS HIT. I AM VERY SCARED TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ME I AM GLAD THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY ACTIONS CAUSED BY ME. HONDA HAS CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ALSO HONDA SAID THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN TO THEIR CAR AND THAT WAS ALL THEY WANTED TO SAY.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH PARK BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO D AFTER BEING OFF FOR A WHILE IT MAKES A GRINDING/SCRATCHY SOUND. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO D FROM ANY OTHER GEAR.*AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MAKE RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING, AS WELL AS THE AREA BY THE SEATBELT, AND BY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IN FRONT OF CAR.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD THROUGH A CROSSWALK, ONCE OVER THE CROSSWALK, THE VEHICLE WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION AND CAME TO A STOP. *AK *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PADS MADE A NOISE WHEN THEY WERE RELAEASED FROM THE CALIPER AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK *JB

DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION, ALL PASSENGERS WORE SEATBELTS. HOWEVER, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

UPON REACHING INTO TRUCK, AND NOT REALIZING THAT THE TRUNK LID HAD OPENED FULLY, I RAMMED MY HEAD INTO THE TRUNK LOCK, CAUSING A MILD CONCUSSION. THIS CAUSED ME TO BE OFF WORK FOR 4 DAYS. I AM GLAD THAT THE LOCK HAD A PLASTIC COVER OR I WOULD HAVE SURELY SPLIT MY HEAD OPEN. THANK YOU . *AK

THIS 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING I BOUGHT IT. JUST AFTER 2 WEEKS WITH AROUND 500 MILES ALL THIS RATTLING NOISES STARTED COMING FROM THE DOORS AND WINDOWS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY FIXED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS BACK LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER. TODAY I HAVE 14000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MORE THEN 20 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE RUN CHANNELS AND OTHER PARTS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. ALSO THE INTERIOR IS FALLING A PART; THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT IS NOT WORKING. THE CD COMPARTMENT GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME. THE ENGINE IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, FEELS LIKE ITS ACTUALLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO ME. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY HONDA HAS, MY WIFE HAS A 1996 ACCORD AND IT DOESNT MAKE AS MUCH NOISES AS MINE, AND IT ALSO RUNS BETTER. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE QUALITY SERIOUSLY. AND HELP ME OUT WITH THIS LEMON CAR.*AK

VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FALSELY WITHOUT A COLLISION. *MR *CB *JB

BRAKE VIBRATES AT SPEED ABOVE 40 MPH. HAPPENED AROUND 9000 MILES AND PROBLEM PERSISTED SINCE THEN. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A VEHICLE. *AK THE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS HAD BLOWN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. *SCC *JB

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A REALLY BAD "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2002. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CONVERTER REPLACED AT 3000 MILES. I HAVE SWITCHED BRANDS OF GASOLINE. STILL HAVE THE SMELL. I WAS TOLD ALL THE SENSORS CHECK OUT OKAY. WOULD LIKE SOME CLOSURE TO THE SMELL. THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA. JUST HAD THE 10K MILE SERVICE, CAR RUNS WORSE THAN BEFORE. POSSIBLY MY LAST HONDA PRODUCT UNLESS I GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. *AK

I WAS THE DRIVER IN A FRONT END CAR ACCIDENT AND MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID OPEN WITH NO PASSENGER. I SUSTAINED INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG TO OPEN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, MULLER'S HIGHLAND PARK HONDA, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY KNEW OF OTHER CASES OF AIRBAGS NOT OPENING. THE DEALER SAID TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA NORTH AMERICA. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM H.N.A. LOOKED AT THE CAR AND STATED THE COMPUTER SAID THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND SHOULD HAVE OPENED. NEXT THEY HAD AN ENGINEER CALL WHO DID NOT LOOK AT THE CAR HERSELF AND SAID THE CAR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AGAIN. I WILL NEVER KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WOULD OPEN IF THERE WAS ANOTHER ACCIDENT. HONDA NORTH AMERICA NOW REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *PH

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD V6 ON 4/26/03, SINCE THIS DATE MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A PULLING TO THE RIGHT 5 TIMES. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA CORP, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF AUTOMIVE REPAIRS AND SPOKE TO A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY. AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, I TRUELY BELIEVE I BOUGHT A LEMON!! THE REP. FROM HONDA SOUNDED PUZZLED WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT MY CAR WAS DOING. I HAVE HAD NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. HAS "TRIED EVERYTHING THEY CAN" AND "DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM". I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER REP. AT HONDA THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE NEW V6 ACCORDS, AND THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN DO AT THIS POINT, I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND THEY WILL CONTACT ME. I JUST PAID $25,000 FOR THIS CAR 4 MONTHS AGO AND THEY WANT ME TO WAIT!! MY CAR HAS ALSO HAD OTHER ISSUES, SUCH AS A A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE IN THE GAS PEDAL WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING INT HE MORNING. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THIS PROBLEM LISTED IN THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON 3 OCCASIONS BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS THE ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM WARMING UP! I WOULD THINK THAT IS A SAFTY ISSUE!!! MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ALSO SPLIT OPEN AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS AND I WAS TOLD THAT "IT WAS FROM THE HEAT" AND "THAT IT'S JUST COSMETIC" BY THE SERVICE DEPT AT ELK GROVE HONDA IN SACRAMENTO, CA.

THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE NEW 2003 ACCORD COUPE. IN MARCH, I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED BECAUSE OF VIBRATION. IT IS NOW ONLY JULY AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND THAT I MUST PAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE WEB AND THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NEW ACCORD COUPE'S BRAKES.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, CONSUMER HAS ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 4000 MILES. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN AGGRESSIVELY. ROTORS NOW SLIGHTLY WARPED AGAIN AT 8000 MILES.*AK

THERE IS A POPPING NOISE THAT OCCURS ONCE UPON ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP AND WHILE BRAKING TO COME TO A DEAD STOP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY LUCK. FIRST TIME HONDA REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN CAR IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AGAIN, AFTER 2 MONTHS SINCE IT WAS SERVICES, SAME PROBLEM ARISES.

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL HESITATE TO START. IT WILL HAVE A HARD START. DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE.*AK

THERE IS A STRONG FOWL EGG SMELL ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS EVERY 5,000 MILES.*AK

ABS LOCKED UP WHEEL ,LOST CONTROL WHEN CHANGING BACK LANE AT 70 MPH, HIT ROAD GUIDE PLATE AND SLIDED OFF ROAD.AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HARD STARTS. WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL START.*AK

THE EXTERIOR WINDOW LEDGE IS BUBBLING. IT LOOKS LIKE CHEAP TAPE OVER METAL. HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT FROM SEVERAL OTHER 2003 ACCORD OWNERS.*AK

KEY IS EXTREMELY HOT AFTER REMOVING FROM IGNITION--ENOUGH TO LEAVE A SMALL BURN ON MY SKIN. THIS HAPPENS IN BOTH HOT AND COLD WEATHER, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C OR HEATER ON.*AK

ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST. SMELL IS MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WARPED AT 6000 MILES AND REQUIRED RESURFACING. VEHICLE NOW HAS 15000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING, IT CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED, THE VEHICLE HAD GONE BACK AND FORTH AND CAUSED HER TO HIT THE TIRES OF THE SEMI. *SCC *JB

THERE IS A CONSTANT POPPING NOISE THAT DEVELOPED AROUND 2500 MILES. THE NOISE OCCURS ONCE OR TWICE UPON ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP AND WHILE BRAKING TO COME TO A DEAD STOP. THE NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE FIREWALL AREA UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PAN. OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH V6 ACCORDS AND THAT THE FIX IS TO RE-WELD SOME AREAS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR PAN. MY DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH FIX AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NO IDEA AS WELL. THE POPPING NOISE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED TO BODY FLEX IN AREAS THAT WERE NOT WELDED PROPERLY.

FEEL A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING TO MOVE THE CAR (UNDER 10 MPH) AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN THEREAFTER FOR OTHER STOPS AND STARTS AT RED LIGHT. THIS IS ONLY ONLY OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS OFF, THEN STARTING UP AND DRIVING AWAY FROM PARK. *AK

BRADE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO STOP CAR.*AK

PURCHASED MY NEW ACCORD 9/02, TWO DAYS LATER TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TOTAL OF 5 TIME IN LAST 9 MONTHS, STILL PULLS. MANUFACTURES SAYS I WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT THAT WAY. CAR IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN.*AK

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNPROVOKED WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PH *JB

IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD, EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THE END OF MAY WHEN I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR EVERY TIME THE CAR STOPS, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND AFTER A FEW HOURS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLICKING OF THE CAR IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS CAR, I TOLD THEM THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE IT WHEN I BOUGHT, THEN I WAS GIVEN A PRINT OUT WHERE HONDA TALKS ABOUT THE "CLICKING OR TICKING AT IDLE" FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR, I HAVE ASKED OTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR AND HE DOESN'T HAVE THIS NOISE, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER DEALER UNDER HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUEST AND THE DEALER SAID THAT ALL CARS HAVE THAT NOISE, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NONE OF MY PREVIOUS CARS HAD THAT NOISE. SINCE THIS IS NOT CONSIDER A DEFECT OR A PROBLEM BY HONDA, THEY OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE AS A "GOOD WILL". THIS CAR IS COSTING ME OVER $27,000, HONDA CAN CALL THIS NOISE ANYWAY THEY WANT, BUT I DID NOT BUY A CAR TO HAVE SOME NOISE AFTER ONLY 4 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR, THEY ALSO ADMIT IS A PROBLEM IN THE BULLETIN WHEN THEY SAY "CHARACTERISTIC PROBLEM", THE HONEST THING FROM HONDA SINCE THEY KNEW THIS SINCE DECEMBER 2002 AND I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2003, SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO INFORM ME ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THIS NOISE IN THE CAR, AND I WOULD HAVE MADE THE DECISION OF NOT BUYING THE CAR, I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS, CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND I HAVE ONLY BEEN OFFERED A FREE OIL CHANGE, I HOPE THIS AGENCY CA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

KEYS ARE EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENTIRE UNIT ALSO GETS HOT EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE BEING ON.MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THE CALL.*AK

VEHICLE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, TIRES WERE ROTATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRAME. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND HAS TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE WILL NEED TO MEET WITH SOMEBODY FROM THE MANUFACTURER SO THE CAN RECHECK VEHICLE, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR.*AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AT ABOUT 40 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE CAR FROM THE SIDE. NEITHER THE FRONT AIRBAGS OR THE SIDE AIRBAGS CAME OUT. THANK GOD NO INJURIES; JUST SORE THE NEXT DAY; BUT I'M VERY PUZZLED AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. *NLM

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE EACH REAR TIRE WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS OF PURCHASE DUE TO MILD CONTACT WITH THE CURB. THE TIRES WERE GASHED AND SEVERELY DEFLATED. HAD TO GET REPLACED. *NLM

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD ARE CREAKING WHEN DRIVING OVER LEFT SIDE BUMPS. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER WHO CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL BODY FLEX WHICH IS INCORRECT. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS POSSIBLY DUE TO A PILLAR CLIPS OR MOHAWK STRIP, HOWEVER DEALER INSPECTED THE A PILLAR AND CLAIMS IT IS "TIGHTENED TO SPEC". *NLM

BOUGHT 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 ON 6/2/03. WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON 6/7/03, THE CD CHANGER STOPPED AND WOULD NOT PLAY ANY MORE CD'S. THE CONSOLE WAS VERY HOT, AS WAS THE CD. RETURNED TO DEALER WHO IS IN PROCESS OF REPLACING CHANGER. *JB

INTERMITTENT LONG CRANK STARTING PROBLEM. HAPPENED AVERAGE OF 4 TIMES A WEEK. *TT

NAR 06/05/2003 *MR 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 - GASOLINE CONNECTION FAILURE. *CB

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WHEN PURCHASED NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT HELP SAYING THAT SINCE THE PDI WAS DONE THE PART FAILED AT THE DEALER SITE. THE DEALER, AUTOPARK HONDA IN CARY, NC WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CAR AFTER MY DELIVERY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER LEMON LAW, EVEN THOUGH I POINTED THE PROBLEM OUT TO THEM WITHIN 18 HOURS OF DRIVING CAR HOME. *NLM

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN DECEMBER OF 2002. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR PUT OUT THIS HORRIBLE (ROTTEN EGG SMELL). I KNOW THIS IS COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I PROCEEDED TO TELL THE SERVICE PEOPLE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT SO THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE GAS I WAS USING HAD A HIGH SULFUR CONTENT AND WE MUST SWITCH GAS STATIONS IMMEDIATELY TO GET RID OF THE SMELL. SO I TRIED EVERY GAS STATION IN THE AREA AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND SEEMED TO BE DRAWING POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE IDLE WOULD ALSO RISE AND FALL WHEN THIS SHAKING IS HAPPENING. THE ODOR BECAME WORSE WHEN THE SHAKING WOULD START. THIS SMELL IS GIVING ME A BIG HEADACHE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. SO I CALLED HONDA SERVICE TO PUT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN. HONDA DID NOT EVEN WANT TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN, BUT WITH MUCH YELLING I GOT AN APPOINTMENT. THEY HAD THE CAR ALL DAY AND WHEN MY WIFE CALLED TO SEE IF THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY CONTINUED TO EXPLAIN THAT IT IS (THE NATURE OF THE BEAST) AND ALL CARS PUT OFF THIS SMELL TO SOME DEGREE. I ALSO NOTICED THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT WHAT HONDA STATED IT SHOULD BE. SO I CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND FOUND OUT THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO SOLUTIONS TO FIX IT. HONDA ASSURES ME THAT AFTER 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES GOES BY THAT THE SMELL WILL DECREASE AND GO AWAY. THIS SMELL STARTED