2003 Honda Accord Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH LOW MILES (50K) THAT HAS HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL THIS WEEK WHEN, WHILE DRIVING/ACCELERATING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE COASTING, DRASTIC RPM INCREASE AND ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH HAVE SEEN THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL, HOWEVER HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS ALSO INCREASED TO 5,000 WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CLEANED AND IS NOW OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE DOES NOT THINK THAT HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,500.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AND HIGHER. GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE, RPMS INCREASE, NO ACCELERATION. *DT

WE HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WE WERE TRYING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A CLOVER LEAF WITH A SEMI TRUCK TRYING TO MERGE OFF OF HIGHWAY ON TO CLOVER LEAF WHEN ARE HONDA CAME OUT OF GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE A DIFFERENT GEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP ANY POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT READ ANY GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS CEASED TO OPERATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING REAR END COLLISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49500.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60-65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY AUTOMATIC 2003 V-6 HONDA ACCORD EX DECIDED TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM GETTING PLOWED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER GOING 60 MPH. CURRENTLY THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD THE POTENTIAL TO SERIOUSLY INJURED NOT ONLY ME BUT ALSO THOSE TRAVELING AROUND ME. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE. AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS EXACT SITUATION IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 V-6 HONDA ACCORD. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HONDA OF AMERICA, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE DRIVER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LUNGING FORWARD AND SWITCHING GEARS. THE DRIVER STATES THE VEHICLE THEN JUST GOT STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE DID CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR VIOLENTLY PITCHING THE CAR FORWARD. THIS SUDDEN EVENT NEARLY CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS EVENT. I HAVE FOUND AFTER RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN EPIDEMIC LEVELS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS A CRASH WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED IN OUR CASE. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, MANY INVOLVING NEAR MISSES SUCH AS OURS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THIS 2003 ACCORD, AND THE SERVICE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS COMPLETED. WE STILL EXPERIENCED THIS HAZARDOUS EVENT. I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL BY THE NHTSA REQUIRING HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. GEARS SHIFTED AND REVVED BACK UP THEN SHOT BACK DOWN. ALMOST GOT KILLED BY TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS ON THORNTON RD. WHICH IS A TWO LANE MAJOR ROADWAY, WHICH IS HEAVILY TRAVELED BY LARGE TRUCKS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. THE AREA OF ROADWAY IS VERY DARK. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND WHAT I JUST EXPERIENCED IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I DIDN'T THINK QUICKLY. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HONDA NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED. A TEENAGER WITH MINIMAL DRIVING SKILLS WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HONDA NOW HAS A REPUTATION FOR THEIR VEHICLES HAVING SEVERED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY CONTINUE TO OVERLOOK THE PROBLEM AS IF IT IS NOT THERE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE NOW? TOYOTA SHOULD BE THE EXAMPLE! ALSO, THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS! NO ORANGE OR RED INDICATOR LIGHT THAT SOMETHING WAS IN NEED OF BEING LOOKED AT. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE! *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WHAT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR RED LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE: HONDA ACCORD 2003 VIN: [XXX] MILEAGE: ABOUT 70,000 RELATED RECALL: 07V001000 HOW LONG: IT STAYS ON AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONDITIONS: 1. THE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO BAG OR SMALL OBJECT ON PASSENGER SEAT. 2. THE LIGHT HAS ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND PASSENGER SEAT WAS VACANT. ALSO WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT WEIGHING ABOUT 150 POUNDS. 3. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR COUPLE OF HOURS. FREQUENCY: ABOUT ONCE EVERY 15 DAYS (STARTED OCCURRING FROM FEB 2010) RECENT CHANGE IN CONDITIONS: 1. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEING SHIFTED MORE RECENTLY AS MY WIFE HAS STARTED DRIVING THIS CAR TOO. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LAST 3 YEARS AND ONLY RECENTLY THE SEAT IS SHIFTED MORE OFTEN. THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE I CAN THINK OF TRIGGERING THIS LIGHT. REMEDY: 1. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF IF I SWITCH-OFF THE CAR AND TAKE THE KEYS OUT AND RESTART IT. THOUGH THE PROCESS HAS TO BE REPEATED MORE THAN ONCE. RELATED RECALL: 07V001000 THIS SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THAT LIST. SPOKE WITH HONDA CUSTOMER CARE, WHO SUGGESTED TAKING TO DEALER. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) AUTO BEGAN HAVING RECALL RELATED SYMPTOMS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF JAN. (JAN. 17TH - JAN 31ST). MY WIFE ACTUATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ?MIST MODE? AND THEY OPERATED VERY SLOWLY AND AT TIMES PAUSING THROUGH THE CYCLE OF ?MIST MODE? OPERATION. I TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA OF SERRAMONTE, COLMA, CA ON THE MORNING OF FEB 6TH 2010. VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS, LATER THAT DAY WITH THE HONDA RECALL (NO. Q78), (1.D. #29313) (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #: 08V169000, NHTSA ACTION #: PE07060) ALREADY PERFORMED AND ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR DAYS (FEB 7TH- FEB.10TH). WE WERE OUT OF THE COUNTRY; THEREFORE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FROM FEB 11TH - FEB. 17TH. WIFE DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR THE FOLLOWING FOUR DAYS (FEB. 18TH - FEB. 21ST). SHE STARTED USING IT ON MON. FEB. 22ND (NO RAIN). ON TUE. FEB. 23RD (RAINY DAY) SHE USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ?MIST MODE? 2 TO 3 TIMES WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, TOWARDS THE COAST (HALF MOON BAY, CA). I HAD APPLIED RAIN-X TO FRONT AND BACK WINDSHIELDS SOMETIME IN THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY. LATER THIS DAY, SHE HEADED BACK TO HER OFFICE (IN BURLINGAME, CA). IT WAS THEN, THAT IT BEGAN TO RAIN HARD AND TRIED TO OPERATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN REGULAR MODE AT WHICH TIME THEY FAILED TO OPERATE AT ALL! TRIED TO OPERATE IN ?MIST MODE?, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER! I CONFIRMED THE OPERATIONAL FAILURE WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME THAT EVENING. THE FOLLOWING DAY IN THE MORNING I ACTUATED ?MIST MODE?, AND THEY EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS THEY HAD BACK ON JANUARY AND IN FEB. 23RD. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA ON 24/FEB/2010 @ APPROXIMATELY 08:31 A.M., PST (THEIR CASE # [XXX] ). THE COVER INSTALLMENT IS NOT A REMEDY TO WHAT COULD BE INTERNAL CORROSION IN THE WIPER MOTOR/CIRCUIT BREAKER UNIT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD LEAD TO A FATAL CRASH! MY WIFE MADE IT BACK HOME SAFE EVEN THOUGH THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH IN THE CONDITIONS SHE DROVE WERE VERY HIGH (RAIN-X CERTAINLY WORKED!). *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS OF MY VEHICLE SHOT UP AND MY CAR DECELERATED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR RESTARTED AND IT RAN FINE. GOT UP NEXT MORNING, DROVE KIDS TO SCHOOL. GOT IN CAR, BEGAN DRIVE TO WORK. AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY, MY CAR'S RPMS SHOT UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY WHEN IT HIT 40 MPH. DROVE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, RESTARTING CAR 5 TIMES ON THE WAY AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA DELEARED. NOW SITTING WAIT TO SEE WHO WILL PAY FOR NEW TRANSMISSION THEY SAY I NEED. UPDATED 03/08/10

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND IT SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. MY CAR SLOWED ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED MY PASSENGER AND ME TO PHYSICALLY "JERK" IN THE CAR. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND NO COLLISION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. IN REVIEWING A NUMBER OF WEBSITES, I SEE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. I WILL NOW CONTACT HONDA FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN HE CAME OUT HIS FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED HIS AIRBAG LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN COMING ON SO HE HAS NO IDEA WHY THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,600.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE THE MERRITT PKWY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS LOOSING SPEED AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO MOVE AT ALL. I WAS NEARLY HIT IN THE REAR BY ONCOMING VEHICLES BECAUSE MY CAR STOOD STUCK ON A TWO LANE PKWY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL WHENEVER UTILIZED DURING RAINY WEATHER. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 08V169000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR) BUT WAS ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED MY CAR FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST VIOLENTLY LURCHING MY CAR AND FORCING ME TO SLIDE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE THROWN INTO OUR SEATBELTS AND TOSSED BACK INTO OUR SEATS AFTER SLIDING INTO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET MY COMPOSURE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND LIMP HOME IN FIRST GEAR USING BACK ROADS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND LEARNED THAT THERE IS A LONG KNOWN ISSUE ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED. NOW AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO HONDA. HONDA EVEN COMPENSATES SOME REPAIR COST AS A GOOD FAITH MEASURE. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE HONDA IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER. MAYBE NO ONE HAS DIED YET, BUT I CAME CLOSE TO IT! I CONTRACTED WITH BLACKWATER INTERNATIONAL FOR 4 YEARS AND WENT THROUGH INTENSIVE DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE COMBAT DRIVING SKILLS TRAINING AND I BELIEVE THIS TRAINING IS WHY I KEPT MY HEAD AND AVERTED A CRASH, THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 2003 LX. MY STEREO LIGHT IS DIM AND I COULDN'T SEE THE CLOCK. THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN 04-027. HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY FIX ALL THE 2003 ACCORD EXCEPT MODEL LX AND DX. THE POINT IS MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER 03'S ACCORD DOES. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT IF DRIVERS TRY TO READ THE TIME AT THE DARK. ( OR IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DURING AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE BACKGROUND LIGHT) HONDA SHOULD COVER ALL THE 2003 ACCORD! NOT ONLY UPPER MODEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX THAT WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, WHERE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 55MPH WHEN IT SLID ON ICE AND WENT HEAD ON INTO A SNOW BANK/DITCH. THERE WAS ONLY THE DRIVER INTHE VEHICLE AND APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE FRONT BUMPER WAS SHATTERED DUE TO THE COLLISION. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT, AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED, BUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE (WITH THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG) DID NOT. THE CAR WAS NOT DISABLED FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND IS STILL ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. I CONTACTED PRICE HONDA IN DOVER, DELAWARE WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, NOR WERE THEY ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE CAR'S SAFETY FEATURES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I DO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THERE WAS NO WAY TO ENSURE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM'S EFFICIENCY AND THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IF IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT. *TR

THIS EVENT OCCURRED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010. I WAS IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 50-55MPH. I WAS COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT AND MY CARE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT BRAKE. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES AS I POSSIBLY COULD (MY FEET AND BODY WAS COMPLETELY ENGAGED AS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRAKES) AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKILY I WAS THE FIRST CAR AT THE RED LIGHT IN THE FARTHEREST LEFT LANE. I ENDED UP ROLLING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND IT WAS A TIME OF DAY WHEN TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY (THANK GOD) I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND VEERING TO A MEDIAN. I APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I ENDED UP SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. ONCE I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS A VERY LOUD ACCELERATING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I COULD NOT GO BACK INTO ANY OTHER GEARS. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING SOME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH MY ACCELERATOR CABLE. I AM BLESSED I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY TO THEM, MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD. BY THE TIME MY HUSBAND CAME TO ASSIST ME THE CAR STARTED BACK UP LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED! THIS FREAKED ME OUT EVEN MORE, SO HE FOLLOWED ME HOME WHERE MY CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED. I CONTACTED HONDA IN TYLER, TX LOCATED ON LOOP 323 TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT. LOOKING AT THIS SITE REALLY CAME IN HANDY BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ISSUES LIKE MYSELF, UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE ISSUES RESULTED IN A WRECK AND I DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR GET ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I HOPE THIS IS CONSIDERED A RECALL BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE REPORTS AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS SITUATION IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE. I WILL BE POSTING MY UPDATE AFTER I COME FROM THE DEALER. *TR

PURCHASED THE CAR 1.5 YRS AGO @ 99,000 FROM A "CERTIFIED" USED HONDA DEALERSHIP. DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN 1/10. REPLACE REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. 2/10 TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND RED LINING THE RPM'S. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN. *TR

WAS ABLE TO REMOVE CAR KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR STILL IN "DRIVE". *TR

TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL; CAR REVVED TO 2000 RPM'S. HAD TO REALLY STOMP BRAKES TO STOP CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BROUGHT INTO HONDA. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE.*TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. STARTING FEW MONTHS AGO, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. I RESTART THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF MOST TIMES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 DOOR SEDAN . I HAVE HAD A SOFT,TOUCHY BRAKE PEDAL SINCE THE CAR REACHED 55,000 MILES. BEFORE THAT IT WAS PERFECT,ROCK SOLID. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS ELECTRONIC MODULATOR UNDER MY WARRANTY. AFTER FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM DID NOT IMPROVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT 1/2 WAY DOWN EASILY AND THEN THE DISC BRAKES JUST LOCKED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE DRIVER HAD NO REAL CONTROL OVER THE BRAKING ACTIION. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CALLED HONDA REPAIR AND TALKED TO A TECH. HE SAID THAT A SOFT,TOUCHY PEDAL WAS NORMAL ON THESE CARS. I TOLD THEM THAT UP TO 55,000 MILES THE BRAKES WERE PERFECT. WHAT HAD HAPPENED? THEY DID NOT KNOW. SO I HAD THEM REPLACE ALL MY PADS AND TURNED ALL ROTORS.I THEN HAD THEM BLEED THE BRAKES. THE STOPPING POWER DID INCREASE BUT THE SOFT,TOUCHY BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED. AFTER GOING BACK TO THE DEALER THE 3RD TIME TO COMPLAIN,THEY FINALLY JUST TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AND THEREFORE COULD NOT HELP ME. SO I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND HAD THEM REBLEED MY BRAKES JUST TO BE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO AIR IN THE SYSTEM. AFTER THEY DID THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL FIRMED UP A LITTLE BIT. BUT AFTER 2-3 DAYS THE SOFT,TOUCHY PEDAL RETURNED. NO ONE AT HONDA COULD GIVE ME ANY EXPLANATION. NOW I AM READING ABOUT DEFECTS ALLOWING AIR INTO THE BRAKING SYSTEM FROM THE ABS MODULATOR AND I AM THINKING NOW THAT IT IS THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEM APPEARED. I ALSO DROVE A NEW 2010 ACCORD EX 4 DOOR TO COMPARE THE BRAKES. THE NEW HONDA HAD A VERY FIRM,SOLID BRAKE PEDAL. SO I WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED THEM TO FIX MY BRAKES SO THAT THEY FELT LIKE THE 2010 ACCORD'S BRAKES. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN GEARS WERE SHIFTING. CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ON HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER. FOUND OUT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT SHIFT GEARS. *TR

VEHICLE "SLIPS" OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION TO REV IN NEUTRAL. GEAR SELECTOR NEVER MOVES. THIS "SLIPPING" HAPPENS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS, BUT PARTICULARLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN PASSING GEAR OR DOWNSHIFTING TO GO UP HILLS. SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN GEAR IS MOVING THE GEAR SELECTOR TO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND THEN MOVING IT BACK INTO DRIVE. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN TIME IT WILL GO BACK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. *TR

THERE IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD MODELS. ONE GOOGLE SEARCH CAN PROVE WHAT AN EPIDEMIC IT IS AS OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION HAVE COMPLAINED ON SITES SUCH AS WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING LIGHT ON, THE VEHICLE WILL REDLINE ON THE RPM'S WITHOUT GOING INTO GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST FAILS THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CALLED HONDA CORPORATION OF AMERICA (AWARE OF THE PROBLEM) AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. ACTED LIKE THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS INEVITABLE FAILURE AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

BOTH FRONT DOORS ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN WHEN OPENED. WHEN EITHER DOOR IS OPENED TO THE FULLY OPENED POSITION, THEN RELEASED, THE DOOR WILL USUALLY SWING SHUT ON ITS OWN. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN INJURY DURING AN UNEXPECTED CLOSING. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED BY THE REPLACEMENT OF A PART IN EACH DOOR. HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS PAYMENT IS MADE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

THE PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING SOUNDS THE SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. MY HONDA ACCORD 2003 V6 (133K) THAT I JUST BOUGHT A MONTH AGO WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE RPM ON THE CAR GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO 5 OR 6 BUT THE CAR IS NOT MOVING ANYWHERE IT IS JUST STUCK LIKE AT 20MPH. WORRIED ABT THIS TRANMISSION FALIURE AND NOT USING IT. I GOT THIS CAR UNDER A BANK LOAN AND I DONT THINK I CAN AFFORD THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I DONT THINK I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE'S MISTAKE. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS. *CN

WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN GOOD CONDITION. FOUR TIMES SINCE JAN., 2010, OUR AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND REMAINED ON UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. APPARENTLY IT RE-SET ITSELF EACH TIME. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THIS SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH OUR HONDA DEALER WHO CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO TELL US THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS THE OWNER TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHICH WILL COST $95.00. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER? SHOULDN'T A HONDA DEALER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACTORY INSTALLED AIR BAG SYSTEM?

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION ON THE ROAD. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THEM FIXED. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. CURRENT MILEAGE 62,000. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. AT APPROX 60,000 MILES BEGAN WITH INTERMITTENT SHIFTING FAILURE. IT WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT VARIES IN TIME WHEN IT WILL RE-ENGAGE AND IT HAS LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL. RECENTLY I PULLED OUT ONTO A ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, ENROUTE TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP TO ME AND MY ABRUPT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE/MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OF SEVERAL OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE APPROACHING WITH WET ROAD CONDITIONS TO MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ABRUPTLY STRANDED AND IMMOBILE. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AND HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE IS GOING TO OCCUR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

CLEAR COAT BEGAN SEPARATING FROM THE PAINT AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW VEHICLE IS IN UNSALEABLE CONDITION. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING ABRUPT SLOW DOWN OF CAR. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER STOPS AT RED LIGHTS ON SOME OCCASIONS, LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

AT 87,000 MILES, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS HAVING MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THERE ARE STORIES ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS WITH MANY PEOPLE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA. APPARENTLY, HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. AT BEST, THEY OFFERED TO PAY ONE OWNER $1300 TOWARD THE $3700 REPAIR COST, BUT ONLY IF THE WORK WAS DONE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHAT HAPPENED TO HONDA WHO WAS ONCE KNOWN FOR RELIABLE CARS AND HONESTY? *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD - LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR PROBLEM - (WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR) THE DOOR WOULD STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT WOULD NOT OPEN USING THE KEY OR BY PUTTING THE KEY IN THE DOOR. THE KEY WOULD GO IN BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN THE LOCKS EITHER DIRECTION. I FINALLY KEPT PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE KEY & EVENTUALLY 3 OF THE DOORS UNLOCKED. ANOTHER DAY, I PRESSED THE KEY TO UNLOCK & THE LOCK WOULD GO UP & DOWN IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD UNLOCK & LOCK AGAIN SO QUICKLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FINALLY GOT IN THE CAR WITH THE HELP OF MY DAUGHTER. SHE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY & I GRABBED THE DOOR QUICKLY TO OPEN - THAT'S HOW WE GOT IN THE CAR THAT DAY. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY PASSENGERS IN & OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. IT WAS TRULY FRIGHTENING DRIVING THE CAR AT THAT TIME FOR FEAR OF AN EMERGENCY THAT WE/PASSENGERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. ANOTHER TIME MY PASSENGER WAS IN THE BACK PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT AND SHE COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR AT ALL. I LEANED OVER TO TRY TO UNLOCK THAT DOOR (THAT TIME THAT WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULDN'T OPEN). I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH MY HANDS & THE DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK AT ALL! MY PASSENGER HAD TO GO OUT THE OTHER DOOR. THANK GOD I HAD ANOTHER DOOR THAT WAS WORKING. I AM A MOM. I ALSO CARPOOL THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN. NOT ONLY WAS THIS DOOR WITH THE PROBLEM ENDANGERING MYSELF. IT WAS ENDANGERING MY PASSENGERS TOO. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. $281.24 LATER THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE FIXED AT THIS TIME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY $281.24 OF MY MONEY FOR SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION SO HOPEFULLY I WOULD BE PREVENTING A FUTURE TRAGEDY. *TR

ON JAN 4TH, 2010 MY RADIO LIGHT WENT OUT! IT IS BLACK, I CAN'T SEE THE TIME OR SETTINGS FOR MY HEATING OR AC CONTROLS. I CALLED MY DEALER AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICED OF THE RECALL AND IT HAS EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO! IT WAS 100,000 MILES OR 7 YRS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. BUT THAN THEY EXTENDED 500 MORE MILES BUT DIDN'T ADD MORE TIME TO THE YEARS. I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND AGAIN IT ENDED IN NOVEMBER 2009. SO THEY WON'T FIX IS FOR FREE! I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT WASN'T! WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE GOT STUCK AND CAR WAS NOT BREAKING. SHE HAD TO HIT THE DIVIDER AND OTHER 2 CARS AND THEN ONLY THE CAR STOPPED. EVENTUALLY OUR CAR WAS TOTALED. IT IS EVEN MENTIONED IN THE POLICE REPORT. *TR

I HAVE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB AND IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ATTENTION EARLY THIS YEAR. HONDA SAID THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE THOUSAND S OF HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD DURING COLD WEATHER. THE PROBLEM IS MY CAR COULD BE STOLEN SINCE I CAN'T GET MY KEY OUT, THEREFORE I CAN'T LOCK MY CAR. I AM CARRYING A SPARE KEY, BUT ANYONE CAN LOOK IN MY CAR AND SEE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BREAK MY WINDOW AND DRIVE AWAY WITH MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. HE ASSUMED HE WAS REAR-ENDED BUT THERE WAS NO FOLLOWING VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED AT 40 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT HIS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 130,000.

SINCE JANUARY, 2010, ON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT SOMETIMES REMAINS LIT - ALONG WITH THE NOTICE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF", WHICH TURNS OFF AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. THIS IS NOT AFFECTED BY WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER (OR PACKAGE) IN THE SEAT, COLD OR WARM START, TEMPERATURE OUTDOORS OR TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF GHOST PAINT RECALL FOR THIS CAR. REALLY TERRIBLE THAT HONDA HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR PAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE LIGHTING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY HAS FAILED. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE WAS OVER 105,000 MILES SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,514. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER RAINING CONDITION. WHEN DRIVING UNDER THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. THE CAR SIMPLY SLIP AND HARDLY STOP WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE THIRD GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IN 2003, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 HONDA ACCORD WHILE DRIVING. *TR