2003 Honda Accord complaints

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY STOPPED. I ALMOST GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THESE TRANSMISSION ARE AN ISSUE AND HONDA REFUES TO RECALL THE CARS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.

WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING MY SEAT MOVES SLIGHTLY; WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT ASK FOR A SPECIFIC DATE HOWEVER THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT I PUT TODAY DATE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2003 3.0 AUTOMATIC HONDA ACCORD.

"TAKATA RECALL" HI WE GOT THE RECALL DONE. BUT THE DEALER TRIED TO SAY THAT WE NEEDED $ 1400 IN OTHER REPAIRS??? ACCORDING TO YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS, THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS PRACTICE DURING RECALLS...... THE DEALER'S NAME WAS: DICK HANNAH HONDA 321 NE AUTOMALL DRIVE VANCOUVER WASHINGTON 98668 PHONE: 360-944-3399 THE WORK ON OUR CAR WAS PERFORMED ON 3/19/2016 AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OR REBUILDING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NOTE, THIS IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMMED TEMPORARILY WHEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS JIGGLED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUES UNTIL AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS AND INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BOTH ARMS, AND BOTH SHOULDERS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V370000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS 110K MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 280 AND IT FELT AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND OR DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST FROM 4TH. CAR JERKED TWICE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR'S SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE D LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHICH IS THE ISSUE THAT HONDA HAD WITH THESE CARS. A CASE MANAGER AT HONDA SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHRAPNEL EJECTED FROM THE AIR BAG AND CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND REMAINED UNRESPONSIVENESS UNTIL AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BEGAN REMOVING HER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, KNEES, RIGHT HAND, ABRASIONS TO THE STOMACH, AND THE TORSO AREA, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO, COMPONENTS AND BACK LIGHT DEFECT ISSUES. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RECENTLY, THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE RADIO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE RADIO WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE BOTH THE RADIO, ALL COMPONENTS AND VEHICLE WERE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START THE NEXT MORNING. ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES AND IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE RADIO. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY HAD RECENTLY COME ACROSS NUMEROUS 2003-2007 VEHICLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WAY HONDA INSTALLED AND MOUNTED THE RADIO, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE BRAINS OF THE RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE, THEREFORE DRAINING THE BATTERY AND CAUSING THE RADIO AND BACK LIGHT TO FAIL. THE BACK LIGHT WORKED OCCASIONALLY AND THEN STOPPED ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 05/04/16*LJ *JS *JS

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WILL NOT START WITH KEY SHIFT LEVERAGE IS LOCKED IN PARK, MOVE OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PUT ON EMERGENCE TO KEE BREAKS TO T FROM ROLLING. MY CAR ROLLED ON ITS OWN CRASHING INTO MY OTHER PARKED CAR BREAKING THE BACK BUMPER AND DAMAGING THE TRUCK LOCK ALSO, THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE ON THIS CAR.HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO RELESSE KEY FROM IGNITION. THANK GOD I WAS IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGIN TO ROLL AND CRASH INTO MY OTHER CAR.

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FLORIDA AND IS IN PRIORITY GROUP 1. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. HOW DO I GET HONDA TO RECALL THE CAR AND REPLACE THE AIRBAGS?

HI! AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM AN OWNER OF A HONDA ACCORD 2003. I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN IT FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHILE I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL, HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES OR RECALLS TOO. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. HIS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION SINCE I THINK I DO HAVE A PROBLEM PROBABLY RELATED TO IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY LAST YEAR, FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE, AND SOON AFTER, I NOTICED A SHAKING IN THE GAS PEDAL, EVERY TIME I WAS ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH (CITY AND HIGHWAY). THE SHAKING ALWAYS GO AWAY WHEN I STOP SPEEDING IT FOR A SECOND, AND THEN CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT FIRST, AND BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE TURN ON, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC. WELL, I DID IT AND...THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. AM I IN DANGER HERE?. OK, I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE. IN THE MEANTIME, AS MIGHT UNDERSTAND, I WILL DOCUMENT THIS REQUEST, JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FENDER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING ON AN ICY ROAD AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE HIGHWAY, OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS WEATHER RELATED AND INVOLVED A LOT OF VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DECLARED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED AND TOWED IT AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ *CN

NOVEMBER 30, 2016 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING. ON DECEMBER 1, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A REPAIR WAS DONE. THE NEXT DAY. DECEMBER 2 THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE OF THIS CLASS OF TRANSMISSIONS IS DOCUMENTED THROUGH RECALLS. MY TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME OF RECALL HAD NEW COOLING LINES AND KITS INSTALLED. NO INSPECTION WAS DONE BY CAMERA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS REPAIRED. THE OTHER TWO DOORS AND WINDOW MOTORS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SUDDEN DECELERATION CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION. VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE REAR ENDED. *JS

AFTER BEING SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIMING BELT AND DRIVE BELT, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN I PRESS ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING AT CITY SPEED OR HIGHWAY MERGING. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSIMISSION IS BAD. THE CAR HAS ONLY 63K MILES. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECALL SINCE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUES. WELL, DRIVING AT 70 AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WOULD GO CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JS

TAKATA RECALL: AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH PERIODICALLY INDICATES A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO LIGHT UP AND IT DOES EVENTUALLY TURN OFF. MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST FOR TAKATA AIRBAGS, WHILE I BELIEVE I HAVE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THIS HAPPENS RATHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN WARMER WEATHER.

VERBATIM THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS EVERYONE ELSE. HONDA WAS UNWILLING TO COMPROMISE ON THIS FAULTY PART THAT'S WELL DOCUMENTED, HENCE THE INVOLUNTARY RECALL BY THE NHTSA. WE OFFERED TO WORK WITH THEM BY TRADING THIS MODEL IN FOR A NEWER ONE, TALK ABOUT US WILLING TO FORGET AND FORGIVE FOR BRAND LOYALTY. APPARENTLY HONDA DOESN'T CARE NOT WILLING TO DO EVEN THIS. THIS IS MY FOURTH HONDA AND WILL BE MY LAST. AVERAGE COST OF OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN 1000/MONTH, AT THIS POINT I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE TESLA I REALLY WANTED.

FOR A YEAR IN 2015, I HAVE BEEN REPORTING TO HONDA SERVICE DEPT. THAT MY THREE WARNING LIGHTS, ALL IN BRIGHT YELLOWISH ORANGE COLOR ON THE DASHBOARD ALWAYS ARE LIT ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE SYMBOLS ARE ABS, TRIAGNLE WITH !, AND TCS. I STATED I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND REQUESTED THAT LIGHTS TO WORK PROPERLY AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I TRY TO REMEMBER THEIR ADVISEMENT IS THAT ITS MINOR ELECTRONIC THING AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT ( SENSOR OR ANOTHER WORDING). I DEMAND THAT HONDA TO RECALL AND FIX IT FOR FREE AS IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT ELECTRONIC THING NOT WORKING. THEY SHOULD REPLACE SENSOR OR WHATEVER THEY KNEW IS THE PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED AND HAVE IT BEING FIXED IMMEDIATELY FOR THE SAKE OF MY SAFETY! I HAVE THE PICTURE BUT I CANT UPLOAD HERE ON DESKTOP. I CAN PROVIDE IT VIA EMAIL IF U SEND ME AN EMAIL ADDRESS AFTER PROCESSING THIS COMPLAIN.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE CLEAR COATING ON THE TOP, BACK AREA OF ROOF STARTED PEELING OFF AND THIS YEAR IT BECAME BIGGER ABOUT THE SIZE OF 6 " X 18 " AREA. DESPITE TO MY COMPLAINTS TO HONDA SERVICE DEPT., THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAID IT REQUIRES WHOLE TOP REWORK IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR. LAST JUNE, I REPORTED TO COMPLAIN HONDA SERVICE DEPT MANAGER, I WAS TOLD TO BUY THE PAINT PENS FOR $15.00. EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE NOT APPLY IT YET BECAUSE THE PROBLEM REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL WORK TO BE DONE. I REQUESTED THAT HONDA IS TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO COVER THE WORK EXPENSES, NOT ME. AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK THE PICTURES OF IT, HE CLAIMED HE WILL SEND PAPERWORK TO HOME OFFICE FOR REVIEW. I REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A COPY OF PAPERWORK TO PROVE HIS CLAIM HE HAD PROCESSED THE PAPERWORK WITH PHOTOS. HE NEVER GIVE TO ME. ONLY HE CLAIMED HE HAS NOT HEARD FORM CORPORATE OFFICE. OUR LAST CONTACT IS LAST AUGUST. I RESEARCHED RECALL AND LEARNED THAT CIVICS ARE THE ONLY ONE BEING RECALLED FOR BAD PAINTING JOB. I REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL FOR ACCORD 2003 PAINTING JOB, NOT JUST THE CIVICS! I CAN PROVIDE THE PHOTO WHEN YOU CONTACT ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT UPLOAD IT TO THE DESKTOP FROM MY CELLPHONE,

WHEN I WAS AT HONDA DEALER FOR FRONT HOOK LATCH CABLE THAT NEEDED TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT DID NOT OPEN UNLESS TWO PEOPLE DO THAT. I WENT THERE TO REQUEST FOR IT TO ADJUST BUT THEY ADVISE ME TO REPLACE NEW ONE! THEY SHOULD ADJUST TENSION AS IT IS NOT BROKEN YET. SECOND ITEM, THEY ADVISED IS TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERLING RETURNING LINE DUE TO LEAK AND THE ESTIMATE IS $375! I DENIED THEIR SERVICE UNTIL I CHECKED THE RECALL INFORMATION AT HOME. THE INFORMATION POSTED IN 2012 SAYING THAT A GROUP OF HONDA ACCORD 2003 HAS THIS PART RECALL, HOWEVER MY VIN NBR WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST. I REQUEST YOU TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE ELSE WITH DEEP KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HONDA AS HE SAID THAT IT IS COMMON THAT HONDA ACCORD 2003 WITH V6 ENGINE HAVING THAT PREMATURE LEAKING. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE MY HOSE IS PREMATURELY LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THROUGH RECALL IMMEDIATELY. FOR TIME BEING, I DECIDED TO GO TO NON-HONDA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPAIR IT FOR NOW, NOT REPLACE FOR NOW. BECAUSE A GROUP OF HONDA ACCORD 2003 WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN 2012, I REQUEST YOU TO INVESTIGATE DEMANDING TO HAVE HONDA RECALL MY CAR. IT MADE SOME TYPE OF NOISES. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP AS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED ALMOST CAUSING A UGLY CAR ACCIDENT LUCKLY THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD GOOD REFLECT AND WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OUT OF MY WAY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO SIGNS OF TRANNY SLIPPING PRIOR TOO JUST A SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, A SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED. THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

THIS 03 HONDA ACCORD HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR ISSUES, THIS SAFETY RECALL WAS FIXED IN 04 BUT HAD THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN IN 2015 AND HAS NOW CAUSED THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, TRUCKS AND CAR SPEEDING UP BEHIND US WITH OUR KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, THIS HAS BECOME DANGEROUS AND NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM SO THAT NOTHING HAPPENS FURTHER, I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE FOR NO MORE THAN A YEAR.

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 HAS 229000 MILES AND IS NEED OF ITS FOURTH SET OF ENGINE/MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL ACCORDS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR JERKS UPON TAKE OFF AND MAKES GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN DECELERATING . ALSO, THE CAR SQUEAKS, MOANS, AND GROANS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS RARE FOR A CAR TO NEED MOTOR MOUNTS SO OFTEN FOR A VEHICLE. DUE TO THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, THE CAR'S OIL PAN HAS BEGUN TO LEAK DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING FLUIDS ARE LEAKING DUE TO THE MOVEMENT. ALSO, MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, BUT IT DOES CONCERN ME. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR IF IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 210 FREEWAY TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY WITHOUT A WARNING AND RPM SHOT UP TO 6,000 REVS BRINGING THE CAR TO ALMOST A STANDSTILL WITH CARS BEHIND ME GOING AT 70 MPH ALMOST REARENDING MY CAR.

THE CAR IS SHIFTING WHILE IN MOTION. TRANSMISSION JUMPS WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CERTIFIED TECHICIAN ADVISED US NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. IN AUG 2015, I HAD BEEN NOTICING A WHEEZING, STRAINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. IT BECAME HARDER TO TURN AS WELL. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, AND IT WAS EMPTY. I GOT THE APPROPRIATE POWER STEERING FLUID SPECIFICALLY FOR HONDAS AND REFILLED IT. IN SEPT 2015, ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. IT IS A 10 MINUTE COMMUTE FOR ME THROUGH THE CITY STREETS. THE SMOKE BEGAN WHEN I WAS OUTSIDE MY WORK AT A STOPLIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE PARKING LOT WHEN I REALIZED THE UNDERSIDE OF MY HOOD HAD CAUGHT FIRE. (SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS) THAT DAY, I GOT IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE POWER STEERING AND FLUID WAS EVERYWHERE UNDER MY HOOD, ALL OVER MY ENGINE. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I SAW A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, WITH MY EXACT CAR: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# IS: 12V222000; MAY 17, 2012. IT STATES THAT "PROLONGED UNDER HOOD AND POWER STEERING FLUID TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY, RESOLING IN CRACKS AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE. IF THIS OCCURS, POWER STEERING FLUID CAN LEAD ONTO A HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, LEADING TO SMOKE AND UNDER HOOD FIRE." WHEN I CALLED INTO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CONFIRM MY CAR APPLIED TO THIS RECALL, THEY SAID IT DID NOT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS EXACT PROBLEM CAN EXIST FOR MY CAR, BUT MY CAR NOT BE LISTED AS EFFECTED. REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY SAY, MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY CAR CAUG

I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST 2015 FOR THE AIRBAGS. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE DEALER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SO I CALLED THE DEALER ON MY WAY HOME AND TOLD THE SERVICE TECH THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON AND HE SAID TO BRING IT BACK IN THE MORNING. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER, THE LIGHT HAD WENT OFF. AND THEY STATED IT HAD TO BE ON BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN LOOK AT IT! SO FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS LIGHT STAYING ON, THEN GOING OFF FOR 10 MINUTES THEN COMING BACK ON. I DON'T THINK MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LIGHT WASN'T ON WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND NOW IT'S ON? SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT!

DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY SNAPPED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS TAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN.

JUNE 2015: TORQUE CONVERTER: CAR WHEN ACCELERATING SLAMMED OUT OF GEAR AND FELT LIKE WE HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. RADIO: RADIO SYSTEM BACK LIGHT BROKE AT 60,000 MILES CURRENT ISSUE: GEAR SHIFT KNOB FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND BUMPED GEAR SHIFT AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. CALLED HONDA COMPLAINT LINE TO COMPLAIN AND THERE WAS NO ACTION OR CONCERN REGARDING THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE PAINT OR CLEAR COATING IS PEELING FROM ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK AREA OF THE CAR. LOOKS LIKE CRAP. IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE

I WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD AND I HEARD A NOISE, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED, I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE HAND BRAKES DID NOT WORK EITHER, WAS VERY SCARY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ON ME. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM SCARED FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A BIG ACCIDENT LIKE THE ONE THAT RECENTLY HAPPENED IN SEATTLE TO THE "DUCK TOURIST BUS" BECAUSE OF A BROKEN AXLE. I CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE, MENTIONED ABOUT MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT THEY DID NOT CARE.

TL* THE CONTACT'S CLIENT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CLIENT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CLIENT SUSTAINED A BROKEN HIP, BROKEN KNEE, BROKEN LEG, CRACKED RIBS, AND INJURIES TO THE FACE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OCCUPANT IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V37000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING AT APPROX 50-55 MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY JERKED SEVERAL TIMES, LIKE A SUDDEN HARD BRAKE, THEN LET LOOSE. DID THIS INTERMITTENTLY A FEW TIMES THEN NO MORE ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, IT DID ONE HARD SUDDEN JERK, SO I PULLED OVER. THE CAR DID NOT MOVE IN DRIVE AFTER THAT, HAD TO BE TOWED, SINCE THE FRONT AXLE BROKE FROM THE SUDDEN JERKING. THE JERKING OR BRAKING, AS IT SEEMED, WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD THROW ME OFF THE ROAD OR SOMEONE FROM BEHIND WOULD HIT ME. THE CAR'S TIRES SQUEALED BECAUSE IT JERKED SO HARD AND IT WOULD THROW MY HEAD AGAINST THE HEAD REST. VERY FRIGHTENING AT 55 MILES AN HOUR!! I TOOK IT IN AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SENDING DEBRIS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO PLUG UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS TRYING TO GO INTO 2 GEARS AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING IT TO STOP SUDDENLY, THEN LET LOOSE. IT DOES THIS AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN IT HAS WARMED UP THE FLUIDS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE, AS THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE THEY SAID. COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY IF IT HAPPENS ON ICY ROADS OR IN TRAFFIC!! THANKFULLY I DID NOT HAVE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AND THAT IT IS NOT WINTER, BECAUSE IT COULD VERY EASILY HAVE THROWN ME INTO ANOTHER CAR OR ANOTHER CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND OR LOST CONTROL ON AN ICY ROADWAY AND SPUN INTO THE DITCH OR WORSE, BEEN KILLED!! IT VERY MUCH SCARED THE MECHANIC WHEN HE DROVE IT ALSO.

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, IN MY SAFETY BELT AS NOTED IN POLICE REPORT. SUBSEQUENT DETAILS ARE NOTED POLICE REPORT. MY VEHICLE AIR BAG BURNED ME VERY SEVERELY, AND CAUSED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO MY LEFT ELBOW TO WHICH I SUSTAINED A FRACTURE AND CALCIUM DEPOSIT AND ARTHRITIS AT AGE 30. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND WAS PUT IN A CAST DUE TO THE AIR BAG BURN. I STILL HAVE THE SCAR FROM THE AIR BAG BURN, AND THE EMOTIONAL REMINDER FROM THE BURN OF THAT AIR BAG KNOWING THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING DONE IS A JUST HORRIBLE!

PURSUANT TO RECALL NOTICE ISSUED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (DATED JULY 2015) REGARDING DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR, THE REFERENCED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER WHERE AT THE REPLACEMENT DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS INSTALLED. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON MOST OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF AFTER STARTING BUT THEN COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. IT'S NOT ONLY DISTRACTING, BUT FRIGHTENING NOT KNOWING WHETHER THE INFLATOR WILL DETONATE. IT'S ALSO UNNERVING HAVING TO DRIVE WITHOUT AN AIRBAG SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL. CAN WE HAVE THE OLD INFLATOR PUT BACK IN, AT LEAST THERE WOULD BE A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET THE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL DONE. WHEN THE DEALER (AUTONATION HONDA 2999 WEST 104TH AVE. WESTMINSTER, CO 80234) ADVISED ME THE CAR WAS READY TO PICK UP AND THE SAFETY RECALL WAS COMPLETE...THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THEY MADE THE REPAIR, BUT THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF (AN ADDITIONAL $99 FOR AN ALLEGED NO CHARGE SAFETY RECALL). THE WARNING LIGHT ADVISES THE DRIVER THE VEHICLE IS SAFE, OR NOT SAFE. RIGHT NOW THE LIGHT ADVISES THE DRIVE THE REPAIR IS NOT COMPLETE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE REPAIR WAS DONE TO SAFETY STANDARD WITH THE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED.

ON 7/21/15 I TOOK MY HONDA TO THE DEALER AT 9213 HARFORD ROAD, 21234, FOR SAFETY RECALL 15V-320 & 370, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEY SCANNED FOR CODE AND SAID THAT THE SRS UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. A REPAIR PRICE WAS QUOTED OF $735. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE QUITE UPSET OVER THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ASKING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR OR "LIFETIME" WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS ONLY 64,000 MILES. A REP RESPONDED BY PHONE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE CAR WAS "OLD." WHETHER THE CAR IS OLDER OR NEW, THIS IS STILL A "SAFETY" PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE HONDA COMPANY OR THE NHTSA. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME A CODE NUMBER AFTER THE SCAN SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT WAS CORRECT. I REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN CHECKING OUT THE SAFETY ISSUE ON THE SRS UNITS IN THE HONDA ACCORD. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION, BUT IT COULD HAPPEN. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RECALL AND ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE UNIT, IF THAT IS THE CAUSE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD MANY PROBLEMS OUTSIDE OF A FEW RECALLS. I PLAN TO KEEP IT AS IT IS NOT IN MY BUDGET TO ACQUIRE A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. SAFETY OF HO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2015. AFTER NOTIFYING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

PROBLEM 03 ACCORD LX - 4 DOOR/ AUTO TRANSMISSION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN WALKING PAST THE LOCKED CAR, NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THE DISPLAY WOULD LIGHT UP EVER FEW MINUETS. THE RADIO TURNS ON SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, DRAINING BATTERY, LEAVING ME STRANDED. COULD HEAR A CRACKLING LOUD SOUND COMING FROM SPEAKERS OFF AND ON WHILE TAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS FOR ABOUT A YEAR, RADIO WORKING OFF AND ON, EVENTUAL THE SOUND WENT OUT, RADIO APPEARS TO WORK BUT NO LONGER HAS SOUND, DISPLAY STILL LIGHTING UP AND DRAINING BATTERY. NO WRECKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

A SAFETY RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED ON BOTH OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS. HONDA OF NC REFUSES TO REPLACE. LEITH HONDA ON CAPITAL BLVD. SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME. WHEN I ARRIVED THEY INFORMED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. AUTOPARK HONDA IN CARY I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THEY WILL ORDER THE PARTS AND CALL ME. THEY HAVE NOT CALLED. IT HAS BEEN OVER FOUR MONTHS, SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND ONE TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA OF NC REFUSES TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING BEFORE MOVING FORWARD AND THE TSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,967.