2003 Honda Accord complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD EX ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO, USED, OF COURSE. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCKING. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF BUT IT TAKES ME ABOUT 10 MIN TO WIGGLE THE KEY OUT. I HAVE TO TURN CAR ON OR HALFWAY ON AND OFF IN HOPES OF GETTING THE KEY OUT. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD READS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS IN PARK AND DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. HONDA DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS BUT PER MY RESEARCH IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HAS TO BE MORE THAN A USER ERROR. I MAY HAVE TO PAY ALLTHIS MONEY TO GET SOMETHING FIXED THAT IS FAULTY IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS THE KEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME OUT WITH NO ISSUE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. GOING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ALMOST HIT BY OTHER CARS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ALSO HEARD A WHINING NOISE/RATTLING UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR. ONCE I SMELLED BURNING I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO GIVE UP. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED AN HOUR AWAY. *TR

AROUND DECEMBER 2012 I STARTED NOTICING A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON A COLD START ALONG WITH A WHINING NOISE WHEN SLIGHTLY ROCKING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF THE CAR WARMING UP THE NOISE GOES AWAY. NOW I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 JUST RECALLING THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO BE REPLACED. (LETTER RECEIVED ON 3/12/2014) I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3/13/2014 AND HAD THE HOSE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL AND ALSO PAID FOR THEM TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE O-RING IN THE OTHER HOSE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM ALSO. THEY STATED WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY WOULDN'T KNOW FOR SURE IF IT IS THE STEERING PUMP OR NOT (UNDERSTANDABLE), BUT WHEN MY CAR WAS FINISHED, THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED MY RACK AND PINION ARE NOW LEAKING FLUID AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $1,220.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX AND NOT TO MENTION THAT I STILL DO NOT KNOW YET IF THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS NOW GONE BAD BECAUSE OF THIS. I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I BELIEVE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR

NHTSA RECALL #04V!76000 CAR WAS EVALUATED OIL JET KIT INSTALLED. NO PROOF THAT THE GEARS WERE ACTUALLY DISCOLORED; WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT TRANNY. QUITE A MONEY SAVER.FOR HONDA. TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXPENSIVE. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANNY COST TO ME 2,100. I STILL HAVE CAR; RUNNING FINE AT 88,000 OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED 4/2004. THE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES, WITH THE FIX IS STILL PRE-MATURE TRANNY FAILURE. *TR

THIS IS A 2003 ACCORD EXL 6 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WE NOTICED IN THE LATER MONTHS OF 2013 THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP WHEN IT SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. AS OF FEBRUARY 23RD IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD US THAT IT WAS INDEED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A 3RD PARTY MECHANIC WHO ALSO TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS TURNING BROWN AND SHOWING SIGNS OF TURNING BLACK. AS WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR WELL OVER 50% OF THE TIME. WE HAVE ALWAYS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM OR TO ANOTHER GEAR. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET (SAME YEAR AND SAME ENGINE). EVEN CONSUMER REPORTS LISTS THIS 2003 6 CYLINDER VEHICLE AS ONE TO AVOID DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP. STAYED IN A LOW GEAR, SLOWED DOWN TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR AND WOULDN'T. PULLED OVER AND PUT SHIFTER INTO PARK. WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. IT TOOK A MINUTE FOR IT TO ENGAGE. PULLED ONTO ROAD, AND AGAIN, IT STAYED IN LOW GEAR, REFUSING TO SHIFT HIGHER. PULLED OVER AGAIN, TRIED THE SAME THING AND EVEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. PULLED ONTO ROAD AND BEGAN TO DRIVE, STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT, THEN IT BEGAN TO STOP MOVING INTERMITTENTLY. IT WOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY, THEN STOP MOVING WHILE IN DRIVE. ALL I WOULD HEAR IS THE ENGINE REVVING, BUT CAR NOT MOVING. ACTED LIKE I WAS GOING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BUT CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. IT FINALLY QUITE ALTOGETHER ON A VERY NARROW,DANGEROUS STEEP UPHILL ROAD. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OR STRUGGLES TO MOVE IN OR OUT OF SECOND GEAR. *TR

DRIVING CAR AT 35 MPH ON FEEDER ROAD, WENT TO ENTER FREEWAY SO ACCELERATE, CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND A BIG THUNK LIKE A BRICK FELL INTO ENGINE, CAR STALLED, RPMS ACCELERATED, CAR DID NOT. NOW DRIVES FINE UP TO 35 MPH BUT THAT'S IT. *TR

EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR THERE WILL BE A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE TO TURNOVER THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I CAN GET THE CAR TO START. I NOTICED A DETERIORATION WITH MY ABILITY TO START THE CAR AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED THE 'REPAIR' DUE TO AN IGNITION RECALL . CURRENTLY , THE OCCURRENCES OF FAILURE TO START THE CAR AT EVERY ATTEMPT HAS INCREASED TO THE POINT OF THIS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE CAR TRANSMISSION HAS ENGAGEMENT ISSUE AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME IT BARELY MADE IT INTO GARAGE 2003 HONDA ACCORD I THOUGHT IT WILL LAST A BIT MORE THAN 108000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX,V6, ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR WENT INTO A FRONT WHEEL LOCKED SKID. THE DURATION OF THE UNSUSPECTED SKID WAS LESS THAN ONE SECOND, BUT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, AT 50 MPH, MY VEHICLE AGAIN WENT INTO A UNSUSPECTED FRONT WHEEL SKID, WITH A DURATION OF LESS THAN A SECOND. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT NOTIFICATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED SKID WAS THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT ON GEARS #5 AND #3. MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER WAS CHANGED EVERY 30,000. THIS NOTIFICATION IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY FELT I SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

WE DRIVING ON 35W -SOUTH AT AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ITSELF TO 1ST GEAR. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND CALLED AAA. WAS TOLD THAT SOLENOID TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, CAR WAS OK AND AGAIN, AFTER FEW MILES, HAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON 494, WHERE THE GEAR SHIFTED BACK TO A LOWER GEAR AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND MISSED A FULLY LOADED WALMART TRUCK BY INCHES! I HAD TO SPEND 1800$ TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING), THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CAR JERKED BACK AND FORTH, LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER CAR. CAR SLIPPED BETWEEN GEARS, AND CONTINUED TO JERK. THE CAR WILL NOW NOT MOVE CAN MOVE GEAR SHIFT THROUGH GEARS BUT WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THEN SUDDENLY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS WERE RECALLED IN 2004 WHEN AN OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED PER THE RECALL TO PROVIDE EXTRA LUBRICATION TO THE TRANSMISSION. TALKED TO HONDA AND THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANY HELP WITH THESE MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. COST TO FIX THIS IS 4100.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

DURING A RECENT SNOW STORM, MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO CARPOOL TO WORK IN OUR SUBARU AS IT HAS 4 WHEEL DRIVE. DURING THAT STORM TIME WE LEFT OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN THE GARAGE FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. AROUND DAY THREE OR FOUR, WE HEARD A LOUD NOTICE IN THE GARAGE BUT COLD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THE NEXT WEEK, AFTER THE SNOW HAD MELTED, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND CALLED ME STATING THAT SOMETHING WAS HANGING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT THE STITCHING WAS ALL RIPPED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THE THING HANGING OUT OF THE SEAT WAS THE SRS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD AN INDEPENDENT INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND A HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECT THE CAR. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THE AIR BAG "SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED" OR HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. TO DATE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DENIED TO COVER THE DAMAGE UNDER OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND HONDA OF AMERICA IS TRYING TO AVOID FINANCIAL FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED DOWN TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPAGE BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. HOWEVER, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FROM WORK, IT WAS RAINING WITH 20 / 25 MPH CROSS WINDS, AFTER TRAVELING 30 MILES @ 70 MPH THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND DID NOT RESTART. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND CALLED FOR SOMEONE TO COME AND PICK ME UP. WE PICKED UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY (WAS NOT RAINING). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD FROM THE ROOF. HE OPEN THE SUN ROOF PORTAL AND FOUND THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2003 HAS THE CLEAR COAT OF THE PAINT COMING OFF. THE LOCATIONS RIGHT NOW ARE THE HOOD AND THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE SUN UNDER A CARPORT. I'VE READ WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE CLEAR COAT. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAINT MY CAR FOR FREE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST THROWING THEM VIOLENTLY FORWARD AND NEARLY CAUSING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN SHE TOLD ME I DID A WEB SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT? *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN APRIL 2011. IT NOW HAS 132, 000 MILES ON IT. THIS WEEK I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY "D" DRIVE ON MY HEAR START FLASHING IN MY CAR RPM STARTED REVVING UP & MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHES ON TO GET THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY MY CAR. MY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE IN THE D DRIVE SHIFT TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR IN D3 ALL THE WAY HOME. MY MECHANIC IS NOW SAYING I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ME $2500 I DON'T HAVE. I'VE DRIVEN HONDA ACCORD'S ALL MY LIFE THIS IS THE FIRST HONDA THAT I'VE HAD A MAJOR ISSUE WITH. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND GRANTED IT HAS ALMOST 200,000 MILES ON IT BUT I TRUSTED IN HONDA THAT IT WAS A GOOD CAR NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR A YEAR YET GRANTED I'M DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA BC I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ABOUT 2003 ACCORDS HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH WAY LESS MILEAGE THAN MINE HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AND I'M OUT A CAR I WOULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE BUT IT'S NO POINT IN DOING 3000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK ON A CAR WHEN I OWE MORE THAN THAT ON IT AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS, THERMOSTAT, CRANK SHAFT PULLEY. *TR

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. TWO MONTHS AGO I WAS TOLD THE REAR MAIN SEAL MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THREE DAYS AGO THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND NEARLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED. I'M TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. WHEN I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA I SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF SOPANA. HE FIRST TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER 120K MILE HONDA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY GOODWILL ASSISTANCE, I REMINDED HIM MY CAR WAS AT 115K MILE, HE WAS THEN FLUSTERED AND SAID WELL I MEAN 100K MILE OR WHATEVER. *TR

THE PAINT BEGAN PEELING UNDER TRUNK LID AND HAS NOW STARTED ON ROOF, HOOD, AND AROUND REAR AND FRONT GLASS. PAINT IS PEELING ALL THE WAY TO THE METAL IN LARGE SHEETS UP TO A DOLLAR SIZE AT A TIME. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE TURN THE INIGINATION ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE EACH TIME SHE RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RE OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HE STATED IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AT 150,000.LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2004 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 130K MILES AND HAD TO BE REBUILT AT COST TO ME OF $2800. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED INTO 1ST GEAR WITH SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND CONTROL. TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR, NO REVERSE. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS ERA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,072.

DRIVING 60 ON A BUSY INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION DROPS GEAR MAKING MY CAR JERK HARD AND SLOW ALMOST ENOUGH FOR THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO SLAM INTO ME. PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OF THEN BACK ON TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING BAD. BOUGHT IT USED 2 YEARS AGO IT HAS 93,000 MILES AND NEVER MISSES SERVICING. I SEE IT IS NOT UNCOMMON, WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOORS FAILED TO RELEASE WHENEVER BEING ACCESSED. THE DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

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

THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE. EVERY THREE MONTHS I TAKE MY CAR IN TO GET SERVICE AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ME. I PLACE THE CAR ON DRIVE AND IT DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT FINALLY DRIVES. I REALLY WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS FROM HONDA. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND DROVE VERY SMOOTH BECAUSE IT IS WELL MAINTAINED. NOT IN A MILLION LIFE YEARS WOULD I GUESS MY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING OVER A BRIDGE AT 55MPH. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A STOP WITH NO WARNING. VERY LUCKY NO ONE HIT ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. ONCE FULLY INFLATED, THE AIR BAG THEN EXPLODED AND WITH SPARKS AND SHARDS OF MATERIAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, HANDS AND CHEST DUE TO THE MATERIAL BEING SPEWED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT TIE ROD ENDS WERE BENT AND A THERE WAS A DENT ON THE PAN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,980.

CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF ENTIRE CAR. *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING, AND IT LAGS AND JERKS WHEN IT DOES SHIFT. *JS

CAR FELT LIKE FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO ENGINE AND WOULD SLOW DOWN, THEN SUDDENLY GET GAS AND WOULD JET FORWARD. VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING WITH MY CHILD AND BABY. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A USED TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TODAY. I'M LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IT COULD HAVE SPELLED DEATH FOR MY FAMILY. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON A RAIN SLICKENED ROAD MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 45 MPH AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE 3RD (THIRD) GEAR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKUP. THE VEHICLE HAS 76,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND AFTER DESCRIBING THE EVENT WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND A HAZARD TO SAFETY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THE TELEPHONE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I SPOKE TO SAID HONDA HAD NO INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION ?LOCKUPS? OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I TOLD HER THAT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKUP HAPPENED I RESEARCHED THIS CONDITION AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAS IN FACT EXTENDED THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE AS THE RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. AT THAT POINT SHE ENDED THE CONVERSATION BY HANGING UP THE PHONE AND NOT ATTEMPTING TO CALL ME BACK AFTER SHE HAS REQUESTED A CALLBACK NUMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CALL. THIS TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. IF I HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED, NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION

ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 10MPH.BROUGHT IT TO AUTO REPAIR."R&R,O/H TRANSMISSION" WAS DONE AT $2892.51!! THIS SEEMS TO REALLY HAVE BEEN A DEFECT WITH THIS 2003 ACCORD HONDA CAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP WITH 64,283 MILES IN 2008, BY 2010 AFTER LESS THAN 40,000 ADDED DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME THE HARM IS DONE!HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE!! DIDN'T THINK ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT TILL NOW,THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY BAD LUCK,BUT I NOTICED OTHERS WERE HAVING THESE ISSUES. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON FULLY SERVICED 2004 HONDA ACCORD AT 124K MILES WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. UPON RESEARCH, FOUND VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX. REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION COST $4,800 FOR PART ALONE! *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTING HARD. TALKED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT TOLD ME HONDA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WHICH THE INTERNET CONFIRMED, BUT THE DEALER OR HONDA USA WOULDN'T. I OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA USA. ON A SIDE NOTE, I HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 26,000. SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO ONLY SERVICED THE CAR & ALL SERVICES WERE UP TO DATE. ON 8/20/2013 THEY FILLED & DRAINED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES (MILEAGE 51,507). THEY SAID ALL WAS FINE. ON 9/11/2013 TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK, USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE OUT OF OWNERS MANUAL TO GET IT OUT OF PARK (MILEAGE 51,811). DEALER SAYS IT'S THE ECU (PART#37820RAD415) $1000 TO REPAIR, I'M STILL NOT SURE THIS IS THE ISSUE, IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA USA SAYS "WE DON'T CARE" DUE TO THE AGE & MILEAGE. SERIOUSLY? AN 03 WITH 51,500?! ALWAYS GARAGED & SERVICED AT THE DEALER? AS OF THIS WRITING THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER, I'M DECIDING IF THEY SHOULD DO THE REPAIR. *TR

2003 ACCORD COUPE 4 CYLINDER: WHEN DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN, CAR REVVED UP BUT WOULD NOT ADVANCE. TOWED TO MECHANIC, SAYS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GEARS ARE BAD/ SLIPPING. *TR

THE ENTIRE PAINT, NOT JUST THE CLEAR COAT, IS COMING OFF OF MY CAR. POOR QUALITY PAINT FOR HONDA. UNACCEPTABLE! *JB

WAS AT A STOP SIGN WENT TO DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECH CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WENT TO PUT IT INTO PARK CAR SCREECHED CAR ROLLS BACK EVEN WHEN IN PARK...TRANSMISSION. *JS

MY SISTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN IT STARTED TO VIOLENTLY DECELERATE, AS THOUGH SOMEBODY HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES WITHIN ABOUT 4.5 MILES. SHE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THEY TESTED IT THE NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYED ITSELF AND THEY BARELY MANAGED TO GET BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IF IT HAD FAILED THE DAY BEFORE MY SISTER-IN-LAW COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR