Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2003 Honda V Series

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 25, 2010112,000 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA V6 COUPE. HE ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE PERFORMING A REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AFTERWARD, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE AFTER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Jul 18, 2003320 milesVA

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. *JB

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 10, 2002TX

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP POSITION MOTORCYLCE WILL NOT TRANSIT FROM NEUTRAL TO 1ST GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELLING BECAUSE CANNOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2003 — this page3000Routine
20023000Routine
20012000Routine
19983000Routine
19951000Routine
19941000Routine

Compare every V Series year →

Other Honda models

All Honda models →
Accord 24,079Civic 15,947Cr-V 15,916Odyssey 12,643Pilot 9,259Fit 2,191Ridgeline 2,162Hr-V 1,836Passport 1,640Element 1,280

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.