2003 Honda Accord complaints

EXTREME ROTTEN EGG ODOR ENTERING INSIDE CABIN AND POOR GAS MILEAGE.*AK

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED IN MARCH 03. THE LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT IS LEAKING WATER. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THIS STARTED BUT NOTICED IT ON MAY 3RD. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX AS OF NOW AND NOW CAR IS SMELLING LIKE MOLD. CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD NOW THAT IT SMELLS. TECHS AT DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX. HONDA MOTOR CORP. WAS CALLED BY ME AND DEALER BUT THEY HAVE BEEN NO HELP. I KNOW THAT IT'S DANGEROUS TO BREATHE IN MOLD SO I AM NOW AFRAID THAT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T FIXED AND DON'T KNOW WERE IT'S LEAKING FROM THAT THERE COULD BE MOLD THAT I AM NOT SEEING. *NLM

THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE MATERIAL ON THE BRAKES WAS A THINNER MATERIAL THAN OTHER HONDA MODELS. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE HEAT CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE BRAKING AND PRESSURE CAUSED THE ROTORS TO WARP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. *NLM

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASES A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR EMITTED A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. I'VE BEEN AROUND CARS FOR QUITE AWHILE AND I KNEW RIGHT AWAY IT WAS A SMELL GIVEN OFF FROM A CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. WE TOOK THE CAR IN WITHIN A MONTH OR SO OF THE PURCHASE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM AND COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE PRIMARY THE SMELL WOULD OCCUR WAS WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY OR ACCELERATING FROM STOPLIGHT TO STOPLIGHT. THE CAR NOW HAW ALMOST 11K MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS ALSO NOT GETTING THE SAME MILEAGE THAT OUR PREVIOUS 2000 ACCORD V6 GOT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG IN THIS AREA AS WELL. THIS WILL BE OUR LAST HONDA SINCE THE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING WITH NO OBVIOUS SOLUTION AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WILL NOT START ON OCCASION. IT WILL TAKE 3-4 ATTEMPTS AT STARTING BEFORE IT WILL EVER START. AFTER IT STARTS IT RUNS VERY ROUGH LIKE IT IS FLOODED AND TRYING TO GET RID OF EXCESS FUEL IN THE CYLINDERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON SINCE NEW.

THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG ROTTEN EGG ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS WHICH MADE THE OCCUPANTS SICK. *NLM

THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP. *NLM.

I PURCHASED A 2003 ACCORD EX V6, IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. SINCE DELIVERY,THERE HAS BEEN AN AWFUL SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, STILL SMELLED AFTER I PICKED IT UP. CALLED THEIR 800# AND THEY SAID THE SMELL WILL DISAPPEAR AFTER ABOUT 7,000-8,000 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS WAS AT 5,000 MILES I CURRENTLY HAVE 11,000 AND THE SMELL IS NOT DISAPPEARING. THIS IS SUCH A POTENT SMELL THAT IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE AND I ALSO GET DIZZY FROM THESE TOXIC FUMES. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF PROBLEMS I SHOULD BE HAVING FOR SPENDING ALMOST $30,000 FOR A BRAND NEW CAR. ANY HELP OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

WHEN AUTO SHOULD BE COASTING OR UNDER VERY SLIGHT LOAD, FEEL INTERMITTENT ENGINE BRAKING, ENGINE RPM IS FLUCTUATING INDICATING TRANSMISSION IS SEARCHING BETWEEN GEARS. DEALER SAID THAT IS THE WAY THEY ALL ARE. VERY ANNOYING. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB

SPARE TIRE PROVIDED WITH CAR IS WRONG SIZE. CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 16 INCH TIRES WITH ALLOY RIMS. SPARE TIRE IS SIZE 15 INCH. WHEN I CALLED TO ASK WHY SPARE TIRE DOES NOT MATCH PERMANENT TIRES, I WAS TOLD THE 15 INCH SPARE TIRE IS FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY. WHEN I ASKED WHY A 16 INCH SPARE IS NOT PROVIDED, I WAS TOLD THAT IF HONDA GAVE ME A 16 INCH TIRE THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE EVERYONE 16 INCH SPARE TIRES. *JB

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG A BUSY STREET WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC AHEAD STARTED SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR DIDN'T RESPOND TO MY BRAKING. I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A BUS AND MY CAR KEPT ACCELERATING TOWARDS THE BUS. I THREW THE CAR IN PARK - STRIPPING THE GEARS - AND THE CAR KEPT GOING. BY SOME LARGE MIRACLE, THERE WAS A GAP IN THE TRAFFIC COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SO I TURNED INTO THOSE LANES AND TRAVELED FOR A FEW FEET BEFORE I CAME UPON A ONE WAY STREET - NOT IN MY FAVOR - IT'S ANOTHER MIRACLE NO ONE WAS COMING UP THAT STREET, SO I TURNED INTO THE ONE WAY HOPING TO FIND SOME WAY TO STOP THE CAR. THE TWISTS AND TURNS TOOK AWAY SOME OF THE MOMENTUM AND WHEN I HAD GONE ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE ONE WAY STREET, I YANKED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. THE CAR WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2003 AND THEY CALLED ME ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, TO SAY THAT THEY RAN ALL SORTS OF CHECKS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOW WORKING DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE BRAKES ARE GOOD. MY DAUGHTER AND I CAN TESTIFY TO THAT FACT BECAUSE WE WERE THE ONES WHO FACED THAT NEAR DEATH SITUATION AND I REFUSE TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH OUR LIVES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKES AND I WOULD HATE TO START SEEING REPORTS OF FATALITIES CAUSED BY THIS BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY DID NOT DO EXTENSIVE ENOUGH TESTS TO FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS BASICALLY SAYING THAT SINCE THEY CAN'T FIND A PRO

NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX, WITH ONLY 900 MILES ON IT, HIT AT BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MILES PER HOUR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. NEITHER FRONT OR SIDE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. NECK INJURIES WERE THE RESULT OF MY HEAD HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I ALSO HAD A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX, HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHILE PARKED AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EITHER. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THE 2002 ACCORD WAS HIT. *JB

VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. IT CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK *NLM

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. *JB . *SCC *NLM

NAR 05/06/2003 MR THE VEHICLES EXHAUST HAS EMITTED A PUNGENT SULFUR OR ROTTEN EGG SMELL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE ON THE ROAD THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE RELATED FAILURE. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD 4 DR EX PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SEAT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS RATTLING OR TICKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE AND HAVE SCHEDULED IT FOR A THIRD TIME NEXT WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ADMITTED THAT OTHER CARS ON THEIR LOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING ONE DRIVEN BY A SALES MGR. THEY HAVE ALSO CALLED HONDA AMERICA BUT HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE IF ANY GUIDANCE ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WILL COMMEND THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO FIX THE CAR BUT I WILL PURSUE THE LEMMON LAW IF THIS IS NOT FIXED.

BRAKES MAKE EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE DURING FIRST FEW USES OF EACH DRIVE. THEY SEEM TO HAVE LESS GRIP DURING THE FIRST FEW STOPS AS WELL. DEALER STATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH NOISE INSULATOR PADS ON 2003 ACCORDS AND THAT HONDA HAS NO FIX AT THIS POINT. DEALER ADDED TEMPORARY COMPOSITE MATERIAL UNTIL HONDA DETERMINES PERMANENT FIX. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO SAFETY RISK. JB

WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLE OR DRIVEN AT LOW SPEEDS A VERY BAD (ROTTEN) SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER CABIN THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. *NLM

SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, I HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES, THE WHEEL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE ABS CONTROLLER HAS BEEN REPLACED, NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HONDA DOES NOT WANT THE DEALER TO LOOK AT MY CAR UNTIL HONDA HAS A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. EVER SINCE MY LAST SERVICE, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL, IT IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ANY MORE. WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS JUST THE SECOND CAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT AS OF MY LAST SERVICE, HE STATED THAT IT IS A GROWING PROBLEM.*JB

THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB *TS

FOLLOW UP TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. HONDA AMERICA SAYS ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM 2003 ACCORD IS HYDROGEN SULFIDE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. READ ME A PREPARED STATEMENT THAT THE 2003 ACCORDS HAVE A PROBLEM IN RELEASING HYDROGEN SULFIDE DUE TO DESIGN, IT IS NOT THE GASOLINE. NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAS BEEN RELEASED. THERE IS NO FIX. HONDA CLAIMS THE PROBLEM SHOULD GO AWAY OR DISSIPATE SOMETIME BETWEEN 3000-5000 MILES. I HAVE 3950 MILES AND THE SMELL IS AWFUL. HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC), HYDROGEN SULFIDE IS A BROAD-SPECTRUM POISON! BREATHING HIGH LEVELS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE CAN CAUSE DEATH WITHIN JUST A FEW BREATHS! EXPOSURE TO LOWER CONCENTRATIONS CAN RESULT IN EYE IRRITATION, A SORE THROAT, COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND FLUID IN THE LUNGS. I HAVE BEEN SHOWING SOME OF THESE SYMPTOMS. WHY HAS NHTSA DONE NOTHING ON THIS ISSUE? THE PROBLEM MUST BE WIDE-SPREAD AS HONDA HAS A PREPARED STATEMENT FOR ITS REPS TO READ OVER THE PHONE. I WILL ATTEMPT A LEMON LAW CLAIM AND/OR CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES DUE TO INJURIES FROM EXPOSURE TO THE HYDROGEN SULFIDE. (INCIDENT DATE DOES NOT APPLY AS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSTANT). *JB

THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE SIDE. *JB

MY 2003 ACCORD WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE WILL ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH NO PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S OUT OF CONTROL AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE STOPPED. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING IN REGULAR GEAR THE CAR WILL CONTINUE AT IT'S CURRENT RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS "STUCK" IN GEAR AND WON'T/CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS ACCELERATION MODE. *NLM

WINDSHIELD CREAKS IN COLD AND DRY WEATHER, TO THE POINT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL CRACK IN VERY COLD WEATHER. DEALER CLAIMS TO NOT HEAR THE PROBLEM. NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN WE DROVE CAR OFF LOT. *JB

BOUGHT NEW 2003 ACCORD EX IN 1/03. SINCE HAVING THE CAR, THERE HAS BEEN A DAILY TERRIBLE "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS FROM THE WINTER BLEND OF GAS, BUT MY OLD CAR NEVER HAD THIS SMELL AND NO ONE I KNOW THAT HAS A CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF BACK DOORS WILL PLUG THEIR NOSES AND I MUST KEEP HEAT/AIR ON RECIRCULATE AND KEEP WINDOWS SHUT BECAUSE WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT ETC..., THE SMELL GETS INTO THE CABIN. IF DEALER CONTINUES TO "NOT FIND A PROBLEM" I WILL CONSIDER LEMON LAW LAWSUIT.

THERE IS ALWAYS A HIGH PITCH BACK GROUND NOISE (MORE LIKE HUMMING AND HAZING SOUND) COMING OUT FROM THE STEREO UNIT WHEN THE VOLUME DIAL IS 01 AND UP NO MATTER IF IT IS THE CD OR RADIO. IF I ADJUST THE VOLUME TO 00, IT IS GONE. BUT WHEN THE VOLUME IS 01 OR UP, THE NOISE COMES BACK. MY DEALER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM ON ALL THEIR 03 HONDA ACCORD IN STOCK. HE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NOT GOT ANY RESPONSE YET. *JB

VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, THE GEARS JUMPED AND HUNG UP IN GEAR, THE GEARS HUNG UP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS, ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT WOULD SPEED BACKWARDS WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. *AK *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD I BOUGHT DRIFTS TO ONE SIDE. BRAMAN HONDA IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW BRAMAN HAS SAID THAT THIS IS AN NORMAL DRIF FOR THESE CARS. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE AND THE ONLY MILAGE PLACE ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP.

MY BRAKES SQUEAL 90% OF THE TIME WHEN THEY ARE DEPRESSED. I HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK THEM AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE NOISE CONTINUES. THE NOISE STARTED ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR.

ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED A NEW 2003 ACCORD, I NOTICED THAT THE CONSOLE WAS OVERHEATING. WHEN I PUT MY FINGERS UNDER THE CONSOLE, IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT COULD BLISTER SKIN. THERE WAS ALSO A HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL. AFTER THE CAR MAKES THIS TERRIBLE BURNING SMELL, I GET A HEADACHE. THIS BURNING SMELL IS AN INDICATION OF AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. UPON MY SECOND VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE CONSOLE. ON THE WAY HOME, THE NEW CONSOLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. ALSO, THE HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL IS STILL PRESENT. HONDA AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE OR GIVE ME A REFUND. THE SALES MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HENDRICK'S HONDA CARS OF HICKORY, HAS GIVEN ME MISINFORMATION ABOUT MY STATE'S LEMON LAW BY TELLING ME THEY ARE ENTITLED TO 10 REPAIR ATTEMPTS WHEN THE NC LEMON LAW SAYS THEY ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO 4. THE DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO REDUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FURTHER, EVEN THOUGH THREE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A MECHANIC, HAVE WITNESSED THE OVERHEATING AND BURNING SMELL, THE "MASTER MECHANIC" HAS TOLD ME THAT IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING OR OVERHEATING THAT I WOULD HAVE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. THIS IS NOT TRUE AND ANY GOOD MECHANIC SHOULD KNOW THIS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DENY THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE ONLY 3500 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME IGNITION PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE CABINET DOOR UNDER THE RADIO HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT BEGAN VIBRATING AUDIBLY, THE SUNROOF HAD TO BE RE-GREASED AND SHIMMIED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS HAD FAILED. DEALER ALSO ADVISED CORRECTIVE PART IS NOT IN THE UNITED STATES AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN UNTIL POSSIBLE 02/15/03. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 25MPH THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE IN MOTION. I INCREASED SPEED FROM 40 MPH TO 50MPH TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE IN MY LANE AND EXPERIENCED A SURGE OF POWER THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I NEEDED TO BRAKE TO RESTRAIN THE VEHICLE. THE TACHOMETER WENT TO 6000 RPM AND STAYED STEADY THE ENTIRE TIME PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AS I PREPARED TO KILL THE IGNITION RETURNED CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED RESPONDING. I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND AM GETTING A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM A 47 Y/O MALE WITH 30 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND AM QUITE SURE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AS I WAS IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I HAVE OPENED A PROBLEM TICKET WITH HONDA N0112-17-00080. THANK YOU

FALLING ACORNS HAVE LEFT OVER 30 POCK MARKS ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE A 2002 HONDA CRV THAT WAS SUBJECTED TO THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH MUCH LESS DAMAGE RESULTING, JUST A FEW SMALL DINGS. THE METAL ON THE 2003 ACCORD FEELS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER TO THE TOUCH THAN THE BODY OF THE 2002 CRV. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 2000 ACCORD THAT WAS ALSO SUBJECTED TO THESE CONDITIONS WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THIS CAR LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PELTED WITH HAIL STONES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A CAR SHOULD WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF AN ACORN! I WONDER HOW IT WOULD DO IN A CRASH TEST. DT