2003 Honda Accord

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE AT NIGHT ON DECEMBER 28 AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON NONE OF THE LIGHTS IN THE CENTER CONSUL LIT UP. I COULDN'T SEE THE RADIO TO OPERATE IT NOR THE TIME. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE IN TRYING TO SELECT CLIMATE CONTROL. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY OF THE SELECTIONS FOR A HOT COLD, THE ABILITY TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE FLOW OF THE HEAT, SELECTING WHICH ITEM TO USE SUCH AS THE DEFROST BUTTON. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE TO MYSELF IT MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT AFTER I LEFT HIS FRIENDS HOUSE. IN PARTICULARLY BECAUSE I NEED IT TO CHANGE THE DEFROST AS I WAS DRIVING, AND I COULDN'T SEE WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SELECT. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE I CANNOT SEE THE TIME, I HAVE TO USE OTHER MEANS SUCH AS A PHONE OR WATCH WHICH I'M SURE CAUSES DISTRACTED DRIVING.

• 12/31/2013· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/31/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA ACCORD. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR JUST STARTED SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL DURING ACCELERATION AFTER EVERY STOP. I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR AT ONE POINT. TERRIFYING!!!! I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2004 FROM POHANKA HONDA IN TEMPLE HILLS, MD. THE SAME DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVICING MY VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE. I PURCHASED A HONDA FOR THE DEPENDABILITY, MY CAR HAS NOT REACHED IT'S 10TH BIRTHDAY AND I'M FACED WITH A HUGE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *KB

• 12/31/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND FAILED TO PROPEL THE CAR SUDDENLY ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEED. WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A VERY UNSAFE MANNER. THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND OF FAULTY MANUFACTURE AS A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE 300K OR BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *KB

• 12/31/2009· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD HAS 143,000 MILES AND NEEDS A SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I HAVE KEPT CURRENT WITH ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2003. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS AT 102,000 MILES - JUST PAST THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. THE DEALERSHIP CUT ME A BREAK ON THE COST AND IT ENDED UP BEING ABOUT HALF OF THE FULL COST BUT THAT WAS STILL $2000 OUT OF MY POCKET. TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP NEEDING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR 75% OF THE COST BUT THAT IS STILL ANOTHER $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE DONE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY TOO. THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS IN FOR MORE THAN $2000 OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. AXLE BEARING, AS WELL AS FLUIDS, ETC) - NO INDICATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT BACK SINCE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS COMING ON ALL THE TIME - SOMETIMES WHILE IN PARK, SOMETIMES ON THE FREEWAY, SOMETIMES ON SIDE ROADS - NO RHYME OR REASON JUST COMING ON ALL THE TIME. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THAT BUT FOUND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS. I MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO HAVE IT FIXED NEXT TIME I BRING IT IN. TWO WEEKS LATER IT STARTS TO MAKE A FUNNY SOUND - I THINK THE WHEEL BEARING HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND TAKE IT IN IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THEY LOOK CLOSER AT IT, THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY I HAVE CAUGHT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL BUT IT IS DANGEROUS NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WILL FAIL. SEVERAL OF MY HUSBANDS COWORKERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR HONDA ACCORDS HAVE ALSO HAD NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH IS WHAT IS PROMPTING ME TO REPORT IT HERE. *TR

• 12/31/2005· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 203 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CENTER CONSOLE LIGHT FAILED. NOW I CANNOT OPERATE THE DEFROSTER CONTROLS, RADIO OR ANY OTHER AIR CONDITIONING FUNCTION BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS NO LONGER VISIBLE. *JB

• 12/30/2015· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/30/2015· POWER TRAIN

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

• 12/30/2014· AIR BAGS

  WHEN I WAS SITTING PERFECTLY STILL PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND MY PASSENGER-SIDE SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED. NOTHING HAD HIT ME, AND I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA, AND THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS, AND ARE NOT BEING COOPERATIVE ABOUT FIXING MY CAR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT THING HAPPENING. *JS

• 12/30/2013· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/30/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR WONT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. MECHANIC SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER IS BROKEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *KB

• 12/30/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION BEGIN SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD UNDER HARD ACCELERATION, AS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS YEAR ACCORD, INDICATING EMINENT TRANNY FAILURE. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL REPAIR AFTER HEARING THE COST OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ($3700). HONDA OFFERED TO COVER 75% OF THE COST, WHICH I ACCEPTED. *TR

• 12/30/2008· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE STARTER, THEY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND RECOMMEND THAT I NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 EX V6 ACCORD. *TR

• 12/30/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 - ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 5 TIMES I START MY CAR, IT DOES NOT START SMOOTHLY. USUALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER.

• 12/30/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.

• 12/29/2017· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIT BY SOMETHING BUT THE GLASS WAS FORCED UPWARD. I ASKED HONDA SERVICE IF THIS COULD BE A DEFECT PROBLEM BUT THEY SAID NO. THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 03 WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDSHIELD WHICH ALSO EXPLODED IN 2007. BOTH THESE EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH..

• 12/29/2016· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LID WON'T STAY UP. WHEN TRUNK LID UP, IT COMES CRASHING DOWN ON MY HEAD. IT HAS DONE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAS PUT SEVERAL GASHES IN MY HEAD. HONDA SAYS THE BAR CONNECTING TO THE HINGES OWN MADE ANYMORE. THERE MUST BE A WAY TO FIX THIS BEFORE I GET A CONCUSSION.

• 12/29/2009· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/29/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON OCTOBER 5, 2004. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE SECOND GEAR WAS FAILING, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD SLAMMING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED INTO FIRST GEAR AND DRIVEN SAFELY TO THE DESTINATION, WHERE IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

• 12/29/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID INTO A GUARD RAIL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

• 12/28/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING ON AND OFF FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL LAST NIGHT, WHEN IT FAILED COMPLETELY. I NOTICED IT SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND THEN IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FAILURE HAPPENED AT 8 YEARS AND 114,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/28/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 130,000.

• 12/28/2009· EQUIPMENT

  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

• 12/27/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TK HOLDINGS INC ABOUT IMPORTANT LEGAL NITICE FOR OWNERS IF VEHICLES WITG TSKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS

• 12/27/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

• 12/27/2014· STEERING

  POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT LOW SPEED OR IDLE. *TR

• 12/27/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION ISSUE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. BURNT ATF 1 WEEK AFTER REPLACEMENT. SERVICED AT 40K, 65K AND 92K MILES. *TR

• 12/27/2011· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD REV UP BUT NOT GO ANYWHERE. HONDA DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 12/27/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,176.

• 12/27/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, ENGINE WOULD REV OVER 5 RPMS. HONDA REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/27/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. BUT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED ACCORDING TO HONDA'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CAR HAD 64,800 MILES ON IT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH HONDA PAID 25% OF THE COST, I WAS STILL LEFT WITH A SUBSTANTIAL BILL FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY AT THE CAR'S AGE AND MILEAGE. MOREOVER, I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN CERTAIN HONDA V-6 VEHICLES IS A KNOWN DEFECT--ONE THE COMPANY HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. HONDA RECALLED '03 ACCORD V-6S IN '04 TO RETROFIT THE TRANSMISSIONS WITH OIL JET PACKS TO CORRECT AN INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION PROBLEM. THE FIX APPARENTLY DIDN'T WORK. I'M CONCERNED THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR MIGHT FAIL AGAIN WITH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR

• 12/27/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY BRAKE PADS. CAUSES VIBRATION ON HIGH SPEEDS AND NOISES. COMPANY ALLEGES BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND PADS ARE ON BACK ORDER. PROBLEMS INCREASING WITH ADDITIONAL VEHICLE USE. *AK

• 12/26/2015· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/26/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA IN 2007 AT 115,000 MILES. THE HONDA REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY A FEW DAYS AGO DESPITE METICULOUS MAINTENANCE BY HONDA DEALERS AND TOP MECHANICS. THIS FAILURE LEFT THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD 80,000 MILES AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

• 12/26/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THERE WAS NOT ANY NOTICEABLE INDICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE CAR RAN GREAT, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON FOR WARNING. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY MYSELF AND ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS SCHEDULED OR BEFORE. I WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK ON A BUSY 4 LANE IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. I WAS FOLLOWING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50MPH, WHEN IT SIMPLY CAME OUT OF GEAR. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THE RPM'S WENT UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT KICK IN. IT FINALLY CAUGHT UP AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT THERE, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LONG STORY SHORT, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. WE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA, SINCE THE CAR HAD A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT AFTER WAITING A WEEK FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA TO "GET TOGETHER" WE DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THEM. WE LEFT MESSAGES FOR "RONN" OUR CASE MANAGER AND THE CALLS WAS NOT RETURNED. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE REBUILT, BUT IT STILL DOES NOT RUN RIGHT. *TR

• 12/25/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR CAN BE SHUT OFF AND THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK. (NOTE THAT WE ARE AWARE OF A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE GENERAL RECALL OF AMERICAN MADE HONDA ACCORDS. OURS WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN; HOWEVER WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE AMERICAN MADE MODELS.)

• 12/24/2020· POWER TRAIN

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKED KEY WON'T TURN

• 12/24/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. IT IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS SPONTANEOUSLY TO 2ND OR 1ST GEAR AND FEELS LIKE I'VE SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY APPLIED BRAKES TO THE CAR. THE SUDDEN STOP AND LURCH OF THE CAR IS VIOLENT AND SUDDEN AND CAUSES MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

• 12/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  DRIVER'S CAR (LEFT FRONT) KEYHOLE WON'T ACCEPT MY KEY, ELECTRONICALLY. I WENT TO DIFFERENT AUTO SERVICES AND HAVE THE SAME COMMENTS THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE THE SAME. I CHECKED THE INTERNET, YOUTUBE.COM, MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL & YEAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, EVEN THE HONDA CHAT ROOM HELP SITE. I THOUGHT THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, BUT IT'S NOT, IF THERE IS SOME WAYS THAT YOUR COMPANY COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MATTER/ISSUE CONCERNING THE MANUFACTURER'S (HONDA) DEFECT ISSUE, PLEASE LET US KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO SHOULDER TO EXPENSES ON THEIR BEHALF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONCERN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU THE SOONEST AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE TRIED CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE KEYHOLE BY AIR PRESSURED AND WD 40, NOTHING HAPPENED. I CAN INSERT THE KEY HALFWAY ONLY AND THEN IT WILL STOPPED. ALL OTHER KEYHOLES ARE FUNCTIONING WELL, EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S KEYHOLE. *TR

• 12/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ROTTEN EGG SMELL IN AND AROUND 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 MODEL. FIRST NOTICED WHEN PARKING NEW CAR IN GARAGE, THEN NOTICED WHEN PARKING OUTDOORS. IT HAS ALSO OCCURED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, TO THE EXTENT WHERE OPENING THE WINDOWS AND MOONROOF DOES NOT HELP. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/24/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY BREAKING SITUATION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A GRINGING NOISE WHEN APPLIED EVEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A STONE BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE ROTORS. THE GRINDING NOISE PERSISTS.*AK

• 12/23/2015· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/23/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  AUDIO-HVAC DISPLAY MODULE IS DIM OR DARK: THE AUDIO DISPLAY AND CONTROLS (KNOBS, BUTTONS, BARS) OF THE AUDIO-HVAC DISPLAY MODULE ARE DIM OR ARE DARK. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA ACCORDS 2003-2007 WHERE ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ( PCB) WHICH CONTROLS THE CENTER AUDIO CONSOLE FAILS AND THEN THE WHOLE AUDIO CONSOLE GOES DARK. SO WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR, YOU CANNOT SEE ANY BUTTON OR KNOB ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE HEAT / COOL , THE FAN SPEED OR ANY FUNCTION THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE COUNTER CONSOLE. HONDA INITIALLY SENT OUT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE AUDIO CONSOLE TO 7 YEARS /100, 000 MILES. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS. THIS IS NOT LIKE A TRANSMISSION OR A BRAKE ISSUE WHICH CAN WEAR DOWN OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONICS ON THE CAR AND SHOULD BE ESCALATED TO A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS THE CONSOLE LIGHTING DOES COMPLETELY DARK AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE OR LOCATE ANY CONTROLS WITHIN THE CAR. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. HONDA HAS ISSUES A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 04-027. THIS BULLETIN IN THE PROOF THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HONDA HAS OFFERED IS OF NO USE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ARE OUT OF THE WARRANTY TERMS ( 7 YEARS // 100,000 MILES) THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY INSTITUTE SHOULD FORCE HONDA TO REPAIR THIS COMPONENT IN THE CAR IRRESPECTIVE OF THE MILES OR THE NUMBER OF YEARS. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS NOT RELATED TO BREAK DOWN OF A COMPONENTS BECAUSE OF MILES OR YEARS. THERE IS NO WEAR AND TEAR INVOLVED WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS. ( PCB) *TR

• 12/23/2010· SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT INADVERTENTLY MOVED FORWARD IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE SEAT RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

• 12/23/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. FIRST THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THEN A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM IN FRONT INDICATING THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE WORN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

• 12/22/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING OVER BAY BRIDGE INTO SAN FRANCISCO. NO WARNING AND NO WAY TO ENGAGE ANY GEAR. NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY. *TR

• 12/22/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2003 ACCORD 4 DOOR EX WITH A V6 AND AUTOMATIC. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THEN RE-ENGAGED BACK INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. THANKFULLY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO A PARKING LOT SAFELY. AFTER I CAME TO A STOP AT THE PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THE ENGINE SYMBOL ALONG WITH THE TCS AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE STOP I HAD PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL AND FOUND I HAD NO FORWARD OR REVERSE IN ANY SELECTOR POSITIONS AFTERWARD. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS OPERATING FINE WITH NO PRE- INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY ALONG CITY STREETS RETURNING HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT ERRATICALLY IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND THEN FINALLY I WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR WITH NO UP SHIFTS. DTC P0747 WAS STORED. I REPLACED 9 QUARTS OF ATF-DW-1) AND A FILTER (FK399) BY MYSELF. HONDA SHOP SERVICE MANUAL GAVE PROCEDURE FOR AN OIL STRAINER (HONDA 25420-P7W-003), WHICH IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. A SMALL FILTER ELEMENT THAT CAN BE REPLACED WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF THE TRANSMISSION FOR ACCESS LISTED IN THE HONDA ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN AS ( 25450-RAY-003) AND IS AVAILABLE THROUGH HONDA OR AN AUTO PARTS STORE SUCH AS O'REILLY (FK399). I BELIEVE THAT THE CLEAN ATF HELPED FREE UP A STICKING CLUTCH PRESSURE SOLENOID VALVE WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE PCM ACTIVATES THE SOLENOID. *TR

• 12/22/2010· POWER TRAIN

  HONDA ACCORD 03 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 03 WITH 97K MILES AND AFTER ABOUT 3K MILES (1 MONTH) THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING. I WAS VISITING FAMILY 3 HOURS AWAY FROM MY HOME WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO 2ND GEAR, OR 3RD. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 12/22/2010· POWER TRAIN

  WITH APPROX 122,000 MILES MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 IS AT THE LOCAL PASADENA HONDA DEALER WHO WORKING WITH HONDA MOTORS STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AT A COST OF OVER $4000. THERE IS NOW A BACKLOG FOR AT LEAST A MONTH ON THE PART. FOR MANY YEARS ACTUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE THE TRANSMISSION HAS HESITATED AND NOT SHIFTED PROPERLY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE 2004 RECALL WHICH MADE LITTLE TO NO DIFFERENCE IN THE HESITATION/SHIFTING PROBLEM. RECENTLY AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK RECALL, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHOW VERY NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF SOME SORT OF MAJOR PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I WOULD HEAR A SPINNING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY SIFTING FROM 1-3 GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THIS IS A CRITICAL SPEED THAT THE CAR MUST PERFORM AT OTHERWISE IT IS NOT FIT TO BE DRIVEN ANYWHERE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL CAR, I FORMALLY REQUEST THE NHTSA TO ASSES THIS SITUATION BEFORE THERE ARE FURTHER INJURIES OR DEATHS AS A RESULT. HONDA IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. TO BE CLEAR THIS PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND RELATED COMPONENTS, I.E. SOME REPORTS ARE THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTED. MY DEALER STATES THAT IT IS ONE OF THE BEARINGS. REGARDLESS THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED.

• 12/22/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE AUDIO HVAC DISPLAY MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS BECAME FOGGY AND VISIBILITY WAS VERY RESTRAINED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,130.