2003 Honda Accord complaints

CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TODAY ON A DIFFERENT MATTER. MY CONCERN WAS IF THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR WERE MANUFACTURED BY THE COMPANY THAT IS PRESENTLY IN THE NEWS. THE CASE MANAGER ,[XXX], ASSURED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS IN MY ACCORD WERE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AIR BAG. FURTHERMORE HE DID ADVISE THAT MEDIA REPORTS AND INFORMATION FROM NHTSB WERE NOT TOTALLY ACCURATE AND ERRONEOUS. I DID ASK HIM TO SEND ME A WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE THAT MY AIR BAGS WERE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL AND WOULD NOT EXPLODE BY ACCIDENT. HE DECLINED TO DO SO.I GUESS HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO PLACE ITSELF IN A PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUE WITH ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN 2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I HAD A TERRIBLE FRONT IN CRASH WITH ANOTHER CAR. MY FRONT END WAS CRUSHED AND MY FRONT PASSENGER HEAD CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. EVERY ONE I CALLED GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. MY REPAIRS COST ME $3800.00. WE DIDN'T HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE SO WE DECLINED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. THE BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY CAR SAID THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST LEFT THE HOUSE, SHE WAS MAYBE 1/4 MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND SHE SAID IT FELT LIKE HER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO SHE STARTED HITTING THE BRAKES. SHE WAS HEADED INTO A CURVE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN SO SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT WHICH SLUNG THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR INTO A TREE. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE HAD 5 STAPLES IN HER HEAD, A CONCUSSION, A BRUISED LUNG, AND SOME PELVIC BLEEDING. SHE IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE CONCUSSION. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE AIR BAG THAT CAUSED THE MOST PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO HER HEAD. BUT I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT CUT THE GASH IN HER HEAD. *TR

I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW SLOW YOUR WEB SITE IS. *TR

I OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. I WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED ME DOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS & I WAS PUSHED MORE THAN A CAR LENGTH PAST WERE I WAS STOPPED. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, NOT ONE. I SUFFERED HAND, WRIST, NECK, HEAD & FACE INJURIES FROM BEING SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I ALSO HAVE BACK, KNEE, HIP & FOOT INJURIES. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. POLICE WERE ON SCENE & A REPORT WAS FILED. MY CAR SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE & WAS TOTALED OUT BY THEIR INSURANCE CO. MY CAR HAD 204,635 MILES ON IT. I AM STILL OUT OF WORK DUE TO THE HEAD INJURY. *TR

KEY FELL APART IN HAND WHEN PLACED INTO IGNITION AND MADE VEHICLE UNABLE TO START ENGINE. GEAR SHIFT BUTTON WHICH NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT FELL OUT AND MADE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. *TR

2004 SAFETY RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. VEHICLE WAS WITH DEALER FOR ONE HOUR AND RETURNED TO ME WITH STATEMENT THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. I ASKED ABOUT PAPERWORK AND THE ANSWER WAS "NONE NEEDED. IT'S FINE." TRANSMISSION GEARS RECENTLY LOCKED UP, ALMOST CAUSING REAR-END COLLISION. *TR

FRONT END COLLISION INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR (4-DOOR HONDA ACCORD) THAT RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT. IMPACT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IN MY VEHICLE DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER, NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ALSO CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. A CONCENTRIC SHATTER PATTERN WAS EVIDENT DIRECTLY ABOVE WHERE THE AIR BAG EMERGES FROM THE DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES BECAME DISENGAGED. (BRAKES DISENGAGED BEFORE CRASH) THE OTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED.( INFORMED BY OTHER DRIVER, HE DID GO TO THE ER. HIS NAME IS [XXX]) A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED (THEY WERE NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE) . THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 2/3/15*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WENT TO PUT THE KEY IN TO START MY VEHICLE AND THE KEY TOTALLY FELL APART IN MY HAND. IT WAS DARK AND I HAD NO WAY TO START MY CAR. I TRIED PUTTING THE KEY PORTION WITHOUT THE ENCLOSURE INTO THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK TO START THE CAR. I THEN TRIED TO REASSEMBLE THE KEY IN THE ENCLOSURE AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR ON SO I COULD AT LEAST GET HOME...IT DID CATCH LONG ENOUGH TO START THE CAR AND I HAD TO HOLD IT TO GET HOME. SINCE THEN BOTH OF MY KEYS HAVE FALLEN COMPLETELY APART AND I HAD TO USE GORILLA GLUE TO HOLD IT TOGETHER BUT BECAUSE OF THE GLUE THE AUTO LOCK DOES NOT WORK....AND THE KEY IS VERY WOBBLY IN THE ENCLOSURE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR WHICH I HAVE SEEN WRITTEN ABOUT ON THE COMPLAINT WEBSITES. I HAVE ALSO CALLED AND REPORTED IT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY FACTOR. *TR

DRIVING FAMILY OF 4 HOME FROM CHURCH, STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION STOP SIGN. CAME OFF BRAKE AND ONTO ACCELERATOR TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION AND TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE APART, LEAVING OUR CAR STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS TRAFFIC WAS CONTINUOUS WHERE WE WERE CROSSING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS WITHOUT SYMPTOMS, WITH MAINTENANCE KEPT.... THE TRANSMISSION WAS A 4 YEAR OLD HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACEMENT FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WHICH FAILED IN MAY 2010. TOTAL MILEAGE ON REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION = 86K MILES, WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO BY HONDA. IN MAY 2010, I WAS DRIVING THE SAME 2003 HONDA V6 ACCORD VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION (@ 122K MILES) SLAMMED DOWN FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR SLAMMING ME FORWARD (THANKFUL I WEAR A SEATBELT)....EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NEAR MISS INCIDENT. HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE ORIGINAL 2003 ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION, WHICH THEY "FIXED" WITH AN ADD ON KIT IN 2004, NOT A REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR OR CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN 2004 OR IN 2010! HONDA NEVER REPORTED BACK TO ME WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE TO THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY TOOK UPON INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT IN 2010. I ALSO OWNED A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH HONDA RECALLED THOUGH THAT TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED BY HONDA VERSUS THE "KIT". I BELIEVE THAT NEAR MISS INCIDENTS ARE AS ACTIONABLE AS FATALITIES, FIRES AND PHYSICAL INJU

1ST INCIDENT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IN AUGUST OF 2009 WHEN CAR HAD 77,000 MILES ON IT. WAS TRYING TO TURN RIGHT AND AFTER STARTING THE TURN LOST ALL POWER TO THE POWER TRAIN. COULDN'T MAKE A TURN WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COST OF 1ST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT $2500 (HONDA ACTUALLY PAID HALF (HOW GRACIOUS, WHEN THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAVE A FLAW SHOULD HAVE BEEN 100%. (REPLACED WITH FACTORY HONDA TRANSMISSION) 3 YEAR, 360000 WARRANTY 2ND INCIDENT 8/1012014 WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND CAR SLAMMED INTO 1ST GEAR (AND REDUCED SPEED BY AT LEAST 15 --20 MPH. LUCKILY I WASN'T REAR-ENDED AS IT JERKED THE WHOLE CAR AND REDUCED THE SPEED IN SECONDS. ISSUE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST TO REPLACE $4500. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR STARTED SLIPPING, THEN AS I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING, AS I CALLED FOR SERVICE AFTER WORK I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DID GO INTO GEAR. I DROVE IT TO THE PLACE FOR SERVICE BUT HAVING TO STOP AND LET CAR COOL DOWN A COUPLE TIMES ON THE WAY THERE. THEY TOLD ME IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL NEED A NEW ONE, OR HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOW I'M AWARE OF MANY 2003 ACCORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! I'VE OWNED 4 HONDA CARS AND ALL FROM BRAND NEW VEHICLES AND NEVER A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONE OTHER TIME OF NOT GOING INTO GEAR, BUT IT CAME OUT OF IT AFTER IT WAS COOLED AND SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, SO NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL NOW. WE DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR VERY MUCH AS I WORK FROM MY HOME, SO IT DIDN'T GO OUT UNTIL NOW. I'M TOLD WE MUST DRIVE IT LITTLE, WHICH IS TRUE, AND NOT HARD ON OUR VEHICLES AT ALL, BECAUSE THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED MUCH EARLIER IF WE HAD. ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY WITH NO REASON, WE HAD IT TESTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE, HUMIDITY? THAT'S ANOTHER ONE TO BE RECALLED! HONDA, YOU NEED TO HELP US AND RECALL THE FAULTS THAT YOU KNOW ARE AN ISSUE IF YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE BUYING YOUR VEHICLES! A USED TO BE LOYAL HONDA OWNER FOR ALL MY LIFE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED THEN VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNTIL GETTING INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED GOING 45 MPH BECAUSE OF THIS! *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF MY CAR NOT SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT ON JULY 25TH, 2014 I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WITH TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME IN A 45 MPH ZONE. I WAS AT 40MPH WHEN I PUT MY BRAKES ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. FINALLY JUST BEFORE I GOT TO THE CARS, MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED WITH A TREMENDOUS LURCH. I THEN DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE CAR LURCHED THE ENTIRE WAY WHICH WAS ABOUT 2 BLOCKS. *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION IN THE MIDDLE LANES OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I-95. *TR

TRAVELING NORTH ON I-83 FROM BALTIMORE TO PENNSYLVANIA, THE CAR STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, FRONT WHEELS QUIT ROTATING (LOCKED?). WE WERE THROWN FORWARD AGAINST OUR SEATBELTS, THE REAR OF THE CAR JUMPING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. GRATEFULLY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. WE SHIFTED GEARS ON THE CONSOLE BACK AND FORTH AND GOT THE CAR MOVING AGAIN, TAKING THE MIDDLETOWN RD. EXIT, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, READ THE CAR MANUAL. HALF-HOUR LATER, WE CONTINUED SLOWLY, BUT AFTER A FEW MILES, THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AGAIN, SLOWING, SOMETIMES STOPPING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET HOME WITH HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING, LETTING CARS PASS BY PULLING TO THE SIDE. THIS WAS EARLY AFTERNOON, VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC, AND WE WERE NOT FAR FROM HOME. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2003, MAINTAINED IT PER MANUFACTURE SUGGESTIONS, AND HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR INDICATION THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AS THE CAR WAS RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AS IT HAS SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED MORE BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND ONLY DO SO WHEN NECESSARY NOW. I LIVE OFF A ONE LANE HIGHWAY ON THE MOUNTAINS AND SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WITH SOMEONE RIGHT BEHIND ME, I FEAR MY LIFE BEING IN JEOPARDY. *TR

I PURCHASED MY HONDA IN AL IN 2006. IN 2012, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE POWER STEERING FEED HOSE. ONLY 1 DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THEM INSPECT AND REPLACE THE EXISTING POWER STEERING FEED HOSE UNTIL THE NEW HOSES COULD BE MADE. A YOUNG MAN TO MY INFO AND I SAT NEXT TO MY CAR. THIS MAN SAID; "YOUR POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHOT AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OVER $600.00. THIS MAN LOOKED AT ANOTHER MAN AND SAID;'THIS WOMAN IS DIFFICULT.. THE OTHER MAN TOOK THE PAPERS, OPENED MY HOOD AND DID SEE THE STEERING FLUID LEAKING AND SAID THE PART WAS NOT IN AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE TEMPORARY FIX BUT ASSURED ME I WOULD BE NEXT IN LINE. NEVER HAPPENED! I CALLED CORPORATE TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT. I TOLD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTE IN MY RECORDS, "I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THEM BECAUSE THEY LIE. BUT KNOW, WHEN THE PART DOES COME IN, THEY WILL CHARGE CORPORATE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I CALLED CORPORATE BACK THEIR RECORDS SHOW THEY DID IN FACT CHARGE FOR A REPAIR TO MY AUTOMOBILE THAT NEVER TOOK PLACE. I WAS TOLD BY CORPORATE THAT THERE WAS NO ONE THAT COULD DO THE REPAIR BUT THE DEALERSHIP. I SAID; "I HAVE SOMEONE WHO I KNOW IS HONEST AND HAS WORKED ON HONDA AUTOMOBILES FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WOULD YOU JUST SEND ME THE NEW PART AND LET HIM REPLACE IT? SHE SAID; "NO! WE WILL HAVE AN ARBITRATOR WORK WITH YOU AND THE DEALERSHIP. NO WAY! I AM DEMANDING TO RECEIVE A FREE POWER-STEERING FEED HOSE REPAIR KIT. OF COURSE WITH THE YEAR OF DRIVING

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING FEED HOSE LEAK RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V353000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASH DOESN'T ALWAYS GO OUT. THIS IS INTERMITTENT, OCCURS MORE OFTEN ON RAINY DAYS, AND WHEN SERVICED MECHANIC SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE SENSOR, BUT WHEN PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW THERE'S A RECALL BUT ONLY IN HUMID STATES(?). WHAT ON EARTH IS RAIN BUT HIGH HUMIDITY? ADDITIONALLY I BOUGHT ALL OF MY HONDAS (3) USED SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN A "KNOWN HUMID STATE". *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,844. .... UPDATED 08/05/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICL WAS INSPECTED BY BOB LINDSAY HONDA THE MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE HEATERS MUST BE FOUND DEFECTIVE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ORDER FOR ACTION TO BE TAKEN. UPDATED 08/11/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING) THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABNORMAL NOISE PERSISTED EVEN AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE CONTACT?S INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD ALSO FAILED AS A RESULT OF LACK OF FLUID. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INITIAL POWER STEERING HOSE FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILING. THE DEALER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX REAR-ENDED A GMC 2005 GMC ENVOY GOING AT WHAT THE DRIVER ESTIMATES IS 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE ACCORD'S PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT AT THE TIME. DRIVER DOES NOT RECALL ANYTHING OCCURRING DIRECTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION. *TR

I AM THE ONLY AND ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 . WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD BE DRIVING PICKING UP SPEED TO MERGE WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR STREET TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK NOT ALLOWING ME TO GO MORE THAN 20MPH OR 25 MPH I THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND PRAY THAT I CAN GET TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. HOWEVER, EVERYTIME I TOOK IT THE HONDA DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE NOT COVERED WITH MY WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ON GOING WITH MY CAR. I AM UPSET AND DISTURBED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HONDA BEING AWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THE CONTACT PLACED HER FINGER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFTER IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE GEAR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER PLASTIC HOLDER HAD MELTED IN THE GEAR SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB AND COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,928. UPDATED 08/21/14*LJ UPDATED 09/5/2014 *JS

WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A CAA RECOMMENDED GARAGE WHO DETERMINED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE "FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH" HE HAS HAD SEVERAL OTHER HONDA CARS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS THERE IS A 5 YEAR WARRANTY FOR THIS PART. I BELIEVE THAT HIS PART SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR A MUCH LONGER TIME AS IT IS A IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR THE DRIVER, SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE PART COULD BE REPLACED.. HONDA SAYS THEY MIGHT REVIEW A POSSIBILITY IN PAYING ME A PORTION OF THE COST OF REPAIR IF I PAY A HONDA DEALER TO ASSESS, AT MY EXPENSE, THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I REFUSED. I AM A CANADIAN, BUT WANTED YOU TO KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING IN THIS CAR. ORIGINALLY HONDA RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR A GEAR FAILURE ISSUE. IN OCT. 2004 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME AND THEY REPLACED A COOLING LINE THAT SUPPOSEDLY WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FIVE YEARS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND I DO NOT DRIVE MANY MILES PER YEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO BECAUSE HONDA WAS TALKING ABOUT CHARGING ME OVER $3000.00 FOR THE REPAIR BUT AT NO TIME DID THE REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA STATE THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO THE RECALL AND THAT HONDA MAY IN FACT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO ME IF IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL. SO I NEGOTIATED WITH THEM (HONDA) AND THEY REFUNDED ME APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE $2150.00 I PAID TO AAMCO IN LAWRENCEVILLE GA. HERE I AM 4 YEARS LATER AND THE SAME ISSUE HAS RESURFACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP AGAIN AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT ANY SIGNIFICANT SPEED. THECAR NOW SITS IN MY GARAGE WITH EVERYTHING ON IT WORKING EXCEPT THE TRANSMISSION, SAME SCENARIO AS IN 2010. I HAVE RECEIVED THREE OR FOUR RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE COMPLIED WITH HONDA TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WOULD HAVE EXPECTED MUCH MORE RELIABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY FROM THIS VEHICLE THAT AFTER FINANCING WITH HONDA MOTOR CORP I PAID IN EXCESS OF $30,000.00 IN 2002. THERE SEEMS TOBE A PATTERN THAT AFTER ABOUT

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY DECELERATED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. I LET OFF OF THE GAS AND TURNED MY HAZARD BLINKERS ON. I ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AGAIN AND AFTER ABOUT HALF A MILE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AGAIN. I PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (ONLY HALF MILE AWAY). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I ASKED IF ANY WORK WAS DONE WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR (A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) FOR THE 2ND GEAR WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND, SO NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY DECELERATED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. I LET OFF OF THE GAS AND TURNED MY HAZARD BLINKERS ON. I ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AGAIN AND AFTER ABOUT HALF A MILE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AGAIN. I PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (ONLY HALF MILE AWAY). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I ASKED IF ANY WORK WAS DONE WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR (A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) FOR THE 2ND GEAR WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND, SO NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH UNDER 80,000 MILES. V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE MAKING TURN IN NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE TURNING, PRESSING THE GAS ONLY RAISED THE RPMS, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER TRYING TO RE-CREATE TROUBLE, IT APPEARS IF THE CAR TRIES TO DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOW GEAR AND GAS IS APPLIED HEAVILY, THE CAR RED LINES AND DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS. THIS WAS A BAD MOMENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. VERY DANGEROUS TO THINK PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS THE POTENTIAL NOT TO MOVE. SLOW ACCELERATION AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FINE, BUT IF YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE HARD. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS WELL ON ITS WAY OUT SLIPPING ONLY USE OFFICIAL HONDA DW-1 FLUID STILL NO HELP HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND THEY KNOW IT. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2014. THE CONSUMER WONDERED IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY REPLACED BY HONDA. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. *JB

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROX 9PM ON A DARK INTERSATED WHEN THE TRAILER BEING PULLED IN FRONT ME SLOWED DOWN BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TAIL LIGHTS I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH AND I HIT THE TRAILER WITH MY VEHICLE. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT MY DRIVERS DID NOT AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FACE. FROM THE IMPACT I RECEIVED A CONCUSSION AND A LOOSE TOOTH. *JS

CAR HAS DARK TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IS NOT SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. CAR HAS 124,062 MILES ON IT AND WON'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR TRANSMISSION PORTS ARE MADE TOO NARROW NOT ALLOWING FLUID TO COOL TRANSMISSION CAUSING FLUID TOO BURN OVER TIME CLEARLY A RECALL IS IN ORDER HONDA KNOWS THIS YEAR HAS ISSUES WITH V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUSPENSION COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,183. UPDATED 06/09/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/14 *JS

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED EVER SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. AT 144000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, FLUID WAS CHANGED, JANUARY CAME, AND ONCE AGAIN NEEDED ANOTHER FLUID CHANGE. I CHANGED THE FLUID AFTER PURCHASE OUT OF FEAR AND TRANSMISSION WENT FROM HARD SHIFTS TO NORMAL, EVEN SHIFTS. PROBLEMS RAISED AGAIN IN JANUARY, I HAVE TWO CASES OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID AT HAND RIGHT NOW. NOW, IT'S MAYBE TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT SHIFTS HARD AGAIN. I DEAL WITH IT KNOWING THE COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, BUT YESTERDAY WAS THE POINT WHERE IT STARTS TO AFFECT MY SAFETY. GOING 30-45, SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD, THERE IS DELAY IN SHIFTING WHEN AT 3000 RPM, AT 4000 RPM OR HIGHER SHIFTING IS VERY VIOLENT FROM SECOND TO THIRD AS OF YESTERDAY, APRIL 23, 2014. ALSO AT 55 MPH ON MY WAY HOME, THE CAR JOLTED DURING SHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. IF THIS HAPPENED JUST THREE SECONDS BEFORE AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER ON THIS ROAD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH. TRANSMISSION FEELS DISTANT AT TIMES, AS IF POWER IS NOT BEING PROPERLY APPLIED TO THE WHEELS DURING SLOW MEDIUM AND HARD ACCELERATION FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION DETERIORATES WITH TIME AND MILEAGE. CAR IS 100% DIFFERENT THAN WHEN WE ACQUIRED IT. COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT AND NOT ONE THING BEING DONE BY HONDA NOR NHTSA. THE OIL JET KIT WAS A CHEAP AND LIMITED FIX TO THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY DELAYED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS? SEVERAL PEOP

AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR JUST OVER AN HOUR, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DOWN SHIFTED. BOTH MY WIFE AND I FOUND OURSELVES FLYING FORWARD, THANK GOODNESS FOR THE SEAT BELTS. I AM NOT SURE WHICH GEAR IT DOWN SHIFTED TO, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 1ST OR MAYBE 2ND GEAR, BUT IT WAS A HUGE LURCH FORWARD ON OUR PART. THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL, BUT LESS THAN 1/2 WAY ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH. TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT (~$6,000.00). THE CURRENT BLUE-BOOK IS IN THE $6,000.00 RANGE AND WE EXPECTED IT TO LAST FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS AN A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN 121,000 MILES... THE CAR NOW HAS THE ORANGE TRIANGLE WITH THE EXPLANATION POINT INSIDE AND THE TCS LIGHT IS ON AND THE TCS SWITCH HAS NO EFFECT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, IS EXCELLENT MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT WE FOLLOWED THE RECALL ID 62639. *TR

I'VE OWNED MY HONDA FOR 3 YEARS NOW (I'VE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS). THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC CAR FOR ME THUS FAR. I LOST MY HUSBAND TO CANCER AT THE AGE OF 31, 2 YEARS AGO AND REALLY WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS LOW MAINTENANCE AND CHEAPER TO FIX. I DIDN'T EVEN QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT TO GET A HONDA, THE QUESTION WAS, WHICH MODEL TO GET. I DECIDED ON THE ACCORD 2DR V-6 EX. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM GETTING A NEW KITTEN, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD, ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE WAS SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS VIOLENTLY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AT THIS POINT. I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. THE CAR PRECEDED TO JERK VIOLENTLY CAUSING MY LEFT KNEE TO PUSH UP AND HIT THE DASH. WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY (DURING 5 O'CLOCK RUSH HOUR). IT TOOK MY 2 HOURS TO GET HOME IN FIRST GEAR, TAKING THE BACK ROADS. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR MY HONDA ACCORD IS ABOUT $2000. I JUST STARTED SCHOOL FOR MY BACHELORS DEGREE AND I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY. MY HONDA DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES YET. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS. I WILL BE SUBMITTING A REQUEST TO HONDA TO HELP PAY THE REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THAT THE WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. FIRST TIME OCCURRED OVER 2 YEARS AGO AND HAD TO HAVE THE WIPER TRANSMISSION CHANGED. AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF RECALL, BUT THEY NEVER REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED, THE ARM CONNECTION WAS OFF SO THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT WAS NOT SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UPDATED 06/11/2014 *JS

I PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION ACCELERATING TO MIX INTO THE TRAFFIC FLOW. I ONLY GOT TO 20 MPH AND THEN, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS TURNING AT 3000+ RPM AND THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, I STARTED TO JUST COAST. TRAFFIC APPROACHING AT 40+ MPH HAD TO HIT THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS I COASTED EVER MORE SLOWLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS TRULY AMAZING THAT SOMEONE WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TOTALLY FAILED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE WITH NO WARNING WHATEVER. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. "WHY HAVE YOU NOT MADE HONDA RECALL THESE MODELS?" SEEMS TO BE THE GENERAL QUESTION PEOPLE HAVE. 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 ACCORD COUPE TO WORK TODAY IN HEAVY RAIN. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK. MY WIFE TRIED TO ADJUST THE SPEED FROM HIGH TO LOW AND THEN INTERMITTENT BUT NO LUCK. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, SHE DID GET TO WORK SAFELY. I CALLED HONDA US AND SPOKE TO [XXX]. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIPER MOTOR ON THE 4 DOOR ACCORD, BUT NOT THE COUPE ABOUT THE ISSUE. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR IN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO SUPERVISOR AVAILABLE AND THAT SOMEONE WILL CALL ME WITHIN 24 HOURS. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WENT ON HONDA FORUMS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH NO POSSIBLE SOLUTION. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS THE COUPE MODEL EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL? IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT MOTOR USED, WHY WASN'T THE REPRESENTATIVE MORE INFORMATIVE ABOUT THE SITUATION? IT SOUNDED LIKE THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS IN A HURRY TO GET ME OFF THE PHONE. MY WIFE'S SAFETY IS OFF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE AND I NEED A RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE'RE EXPECTED TO HAVE MORE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

SUDDEN AND VIOLENT RPM SHIFTING, FROM ~2500 TO 5000, NO WARNING, SEVERE LURCHING FOR SEVERAL MILES UNTIL WE COULD EXIT HIGHWAY. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO CORRECT FORWARD GEAR, AS WELL AS FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A 65-MPH ROAD, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT, INVOLVING EITHER MULTI-VEHICLE OR SINGLE. WE ARE IN TOUCH THIS MORNING WITH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT, WHO SO FAR ARE FEIGNING SURPRISE AT THE STORY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE ABDOMEN, RIGHT HAND, AND LACERATIONS TO THE FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED A NECK INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!! ON THE ABOVE DATE, I STARTED MY CAR & PROCEEDED TO CLEAN RAIN WATER FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON, NOR WOULD THE RADIO. THIS IS JUST A COUPLE OF ONGOING THINGS THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR, SINCE I'VE PURCHASED IT. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE WIPERS ARE FACTORY DEFECTS. WHEW, NOT AGAIN!!!! UGH! WHEN'S IT GOING TO END. I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON MY CAR FRO EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF MY COLLEGE STUDENT SO, I'M ANAL ON THE MAINTENANCE. WE JUST PUT IN NEW BALL JOINTS AND HE TELLS ME THE SUSPENSION IS FAULTY SO, IT WILL CAUSE ME TO REPLACE THE JOINTS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I OPTED FOR THE LESSER OF THE TWO BECAUSE, IT'S A FACTORY ISSUE. I'VE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF RECALL NOTICES HOWEVER, UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, ONCE THEY KEPT IT& CLAIMED TO FIX THE STEERING ISSUES HOWEVER, THEY STILL EXIST. I TOOK IT A SECOND TIME, THEY HAD THE CAR ALL OF 20 MINS. AND TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS FIXED PREVIOUSLY. I'M CONTINUOUSLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHINING, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SERVICE THE FLUIDS. MY RADIO & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR, IS CONSTANTLY ON THE BLINK OR NOT WORKING. NOW THE PASSENGER WINDOW DECIDES NOT TO GO UP. ONE DAY, AS I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE (TURNED OFF!) IT DECIDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS.LUCKILY BOTH FEET WERE NOT OUT THE CAR AND I COULD CATCH IT! I'VE INVESTED SO MUCH MONEY IN KEEPING THIS CAR RUNNING UNTIL MY MECHANIC KNOWS WHAT GOING WRONG BEFORE THE RECALLS COME OUT. HE'S SERVICED SO MANY

WHILE DRIVING WITH AROUND 35 MPH THE VEHICLE START SHIFTING GEARS VIOLENTLY RANDOM WHICH MADE ME PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME AND I DECIDED TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO MY PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP FROM 1ST GEAR AND I WAS GOING WITH 20 MPH FOR MORE THAN A MILE. ON THE NEXT DAY I TOW THE CAR ($130.00) TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS DONE AND I EITHER NEED TO REBUILT IT OR GET A NEW ONE!!!! SO FAR $200, $130+$70( DIAGNOSTICS). THE ESTIMATED PRICE FOR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION THAT I GOT WAS $2700.00 AFTER THE ACCIDENT I SEARCHED AND REALIZED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BE THE ONLY ONE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE SO FAR AND BASICALLY EVERYBODY WHO HAS 2003-2007 HONDA ACCORD IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW NO RECALL PROCEDURE WAS INITIATED, YET! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO GET INTO AN MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT! I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT HOPING TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN THAT FOREVER POSTPONED PROBLEM! I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK IS THERE IS A WAY TO GET SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIR COST? ONE MORE TIME I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE READS THIS COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE NOT LEFT IN THE GENERAL PILE OF PAPERWORK ON SOME FORGOTTEN DESK IN THE CORNER COVERED WITH DUST! PS: I AM E-MAILING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S HEADQUARTERS AND I AM CALLING EVERYONE WHO IS READING THIS TO