2003 Honda Accord Complaint Log

CAR STRUGGLES TO GAIN SPEED AFTER STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN. THE RPM WILL INCREASE BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. IN ORDER FOR CAR TO ACCELERATE I WILL HAVE TO PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS PREVIOIUSLY BEEN RECALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60MPH ON I-40 IN NASHVILLE, TN CAR BUCKED AND CAME TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. CAR WAS FINE, TRANSMISSION WENT, HARD TIME GETTING CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHIFTS WHEN MAKING A TURN. ALSO NOTE THAT WHEN BRAKING, I NOTICED THE SEAT MOVE AS WELL. SO BOTH TURNING AND BRAKING. THE MAN I BOUGHT IT FROM NOTICED THE SAME THING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT IT IS COMMON. HE GOT A PRICE TO FIX IT, HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM $1000 AND A LOCAL NON-DEALER $500. I'M GOING TO WAIT AND SEE IF HONDA OFFERS A RECALL BEFORE I SPEND THE MONEY. I AM READING THAT AFTER SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN IT FIXED, IT BRAKES THE SAME WAY.

I HAVE A 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS REACHED 100K THAT HAS A COMPLETELY FAILED TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY TO WORK MY CAR VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED IN WHICH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TO SEE IF MY CAR COULD SWITCH BETWEEN ALL THE GEARS. WHEN I FELT CONFIDENT I CONTINUED MY TRIP. THE CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE TO MY DESTINATION SO AGAIN I FELT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. I DECIDED TO TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME AND GOOD THING I DID. MY CAR AGAIN AFTER TRAVELING AROUND 40 MPH VIOLENTLY DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR. THE CAR SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT MY SUNGLASSES FLEW OFF. AGAIN I PULLED OVER AND DOUBLE CHECKED SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO HEAD HOME IN WHICH I TRAVELED CAREFULLY AT VERY A LOW SPEED IN WHICH NOW MY CAR JUST SITS. I UNDERSTAND FAILURE HAPPENS BUT A CAR SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 100K MILES. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR IN WHICH IT WAS REGULARLY MAINTENANCE, UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. IN 2004 THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR MY CARS MODEL THAT WAS TO CORRECT A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE PART. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED, THERE WAS STILL A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT HAS MANY TIMES PERFORMED SERVICE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $4500. I WAS OUTRAGED THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE AMOUNT FOR AN OBVIOUS FAULTY PART AND I LET THEM KNOW THAT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT, "WELL, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK A TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST?", WHICH FURTHER ENRAGED ME. MY COLLEGE CAR OF ANOTHER MAKE MADE IT TO 250K MILES, AND PROBABLY EVEN MORE, UNTIL IT WAS DONATED TO CHARITY. NOW I'M CURRENTLY DEALING WITH HONDA IN HOPES TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I'M HOPING THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND SALVAGE ANY RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE THAT ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE FOR HONDA VEHICLES. *TR

MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003 AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF 3RD GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL MODE. WILL CONTINUE ON TO 4TH GEAR ONLY IF YOU BACK OFF THE THROTTLE, WHICH SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THIS PUTS THE OCCUPANTS AND VEHICLES BEHIND YOU AT RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION. PROBLEM IS THE 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS USED IN THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6'S. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN ON LOCAL BACKORDER FROM HONDA FOR 9 MONTHS AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN NEW PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY HELP SINCE THE CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD/108K MILES. ONLY CHOICE WAS TO USE A TRANSMISSION OUT OF A SALVAGE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER FAILURE SINCE THE SALVAGE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THIS FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING AND KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6'S AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THEM ISSUE A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND/OR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE IN A MATTER OF COUPLE DAYS. AT ONE POINT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT SEEMS TO WORK WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTING. ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP, THE REAL ISSUE BEGINS. *TR

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

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.

ON NOVEMBER 16, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE TIRES LOCKED AND SQUEALED ENOUGH THAT I COULD SMELL THE RUBBER. BOTH OF OUR SEATBELTS LOCKED OUT BECAUSE OF THE DECELERATION. ABOUT 1/2 SECOND LATER, THE CAR CONTINUED NORMALLY AND WE SLOWED TO 55 MPH. WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUDDEN DECELERATION THAT WAS NOT AS SEVERE AS THE INITIAL ONE. WE PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY APPEARED NORMAL. WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ENTIRE CAR SHOOK WITH A PRONOUNCED "CLUNK." WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR BACK TO P AND RETURNED IT TO D, IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY AROUND THE LOT, SO WE STARTED DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR ONCE WE GOT ON THE ROAD. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THE REMAINING DISTANCE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL SERVICE SCHEDULE. MY RESEARCH FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE OVER $4400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. OTHER WEBSITES SUGGESTED CONTACTING CORPORATE HONDA DIRECTLY TO REQUEST "GOODWILL" FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I RECALLED THE DETAILS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO WOULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANY OF THEIR 2003 ACCORDS, WHICH IS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS GIVEN THE 100S OF COMPLAINTS THAT I FOUND. *TR

DRIVING HOME A COUPLE HOURS AGO THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE PARKWAY DOING ABOUT 65MPH. THREW ME VIOLENTLY FORWARD THANK GOD I WEAR MY SEAT BELT OR ELSE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OUT OF FIRST GEAR AFTER THE INITIAL DOWNSHIFT. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED MY CAR. CONTINUED ABOUT TEN MINUTES REALLY SLOWLY IN THE RIGHT LANE UNTIL I GOT OFF AT MY EXIT. I STEADILY BEGAN TO BRAKE COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOWNSHIFTED TO A HALT MAKING THE PERSON BEHIND MY SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND COME TO A SCREECHING STOP. CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOWN THE 25MPH RESIDENTIAL ROAD LEADING TO MY HOUSE AT 20MPH BECAUSE ANY MORE ACCELERATION SHOT THE RPMS UP TO REDLINE. WHEN I GOT TO MY HOUSE I ALSO REALIZED THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT ACTIVATE AND INSTEAD THE CAR JUST REVS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL WHEN GIVING IT GAS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO SAY THE LEAST. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR I HAVE ALWAYS BABIED IT AND HAD THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES LIKE MINE AND IT IS KNOWN BY HONDA THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE A PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR REPUTATION AND FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE GEARS WHERE SHIFTING DOWN OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY 10 MILES FROM WORK AND COASTED TO WORK UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. ONCE THERE, THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. WE NOW ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000. I CALLED HONDA TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THE CAR IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH 117,000. WE KEEP UP ON ALL THE CAR MAINTENANCE AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD NEW ALONG WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 72 MONTHS 75,000 MILES. IN 2004 WITH 19,000 MILES MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE "REQUIRED" FIX WAS MADE AND I WAS TOLD THIS SHOULD SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS. TWO WEEKS AGO WITH 75,300 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION WENT. THE DEALER CHARGED $3600 (NOT INCLUDING PORT CHARGES) TO HAVE THIS REPAIR MADE. I WAS TOLD THAT "THIRD" GEAR FAILED. THE REPAIR ORIGINALLY MADE WAS FOR "SECOND" GEAR. SINCE THIS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETE PAYMENT. AFTER CONTACTING HONDA OF AMERICA, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PICK UP HALF THE COST. IT APPEARS I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS SITUATION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED (WITH NO PRIOR NOTICE), I WAS DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES. HAD THIS FAILED EARLIER IN THE DAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE IN TOP GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT OUT OF GEAR CAUSING A JOLT. WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO TOP GEAR BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME IN LOWER GEAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY MY PARENTS AND MYSELF SINCE IT'S PURCHASE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN A RADICAL MANNER AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING THE EXTREME MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE TRANSMISSION IS TO BE CHANGED AND THE PCM ALSO. THE CAR HAS 144000KM. I HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE US HONDA IS COVERING THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE YEARS FOR UP TO 160000KM AS A RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT. HONDA CANADA UNFORTUNATELY HAS NO SUCH COVERAGE AND THE DEAL THEY ARE OFFERING ME IS 2800$+ TAX FOR THE REPAIRS INSTEAD OF THE 7000$ THEY CLAIM IT SHOULD BE COSTING ME. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION COMPANY'S HAVE GIVEN ME PRICES OF 2500$ AND 2800$. IT MAKES EM FEEL THAT THEY GIVE ME AN EXTREME PRICE SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE ME A "REBATE" WHICH WORKS OUT TO NOT BEING A DEAL AT ALL. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS NO WHERE NEAR THE QUALITY THAT GAVE HONDA THE REPUTATION IT EARNED IN THE 90S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND THE WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING ASSEMBLY OR HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. : UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 12/01/2011 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SECURED IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE IGNITION KEY: INTERLOCK SWITCH. THREE DAYS LATER AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROPRIATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,116.

WHINING NOISE UPON ENGINE STARTUP, VERY PROMINENT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. RECALL O-RING FIX ONLY HELPED FOR A FEW WEEKS. HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX, 4 CYLINDER, 95,000 MILES. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY ILLUMINATED. IT ILLUMINATES SPORADICALLY. TAKING IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. HOPEFULLY IT JUST HAS TO BE RESET. *TR

PULLING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO PRIOR WARNING OR ENGINE LIGHT. ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK GOING ATLEAST 55 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO PRINCETON HONDA WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR. SINCE THE CAR HAD 98,563 IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE THE GEAR 2 RECALL IN 2004. PRINCETON HONDA QUOTED $4200 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND AMERICA HONDA WOULD OFFER 25% AS A GOOD FAITH DISCOUNT BRING THE PRICE TO $3,600. THE CAR WAS WORTH $7,200 ON KELLEYS BLUE BOOK AS A TRADE AND HONDA PRINCETON WHO SOLD BE THE CAR WAS ONLY WILLING TO OFFER $4,000 AS A TRADE IF I BOUGHT A CAR OFF THE LOT. I HAD FEW OPTIONS AND SETTLED AT A TRADE VALUE OF $5,000. SO MUCH FOR HONDA'S HAVING A GREAT RESALE VALUE! *TR

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IM GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND THEN FINALLY ON SUNDAY 10-7-2010 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I WAS RIGHT BY AN EXIT SO I COASTED OFF AND THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOWED FROM A GAS STATION THROUGH MY EMERGENCY ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND DELIVERED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN RIDGELAND, MS. I WAS ON MY WAY FROM LA TO TN FROM AN ARMY TRAINING. THE DEALER CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS HEATING UP SO BAD THAT IT WAS SPITTING OUT THE FLUID AND THAT'S WAS ANOTHER REASON MY BRAKES LOCKED UP BECAUSE OF THE HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID GOT INTO MY BRAKE PADS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF 3880.00 TO REPAIR MY CAR AND 300.00 TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT AND ALMOST WAS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS ALSO TRAVELING WITH MY 7 AND 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2003 ACCORD EX OR AT LEAST PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

I WAS INFORMED BY MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT. THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN MY '03 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 POWER STEERING LINE. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMMABLE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. SINCE THIS POSES A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN I AM SOMEWHAT WORRIED AND WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

(1) HONDA ACCORD 2003 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT, SLIPS DOWN TO LOWER GEAR CAUSING CAR TO SLOW SUDDENLY. (2) REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT 60K MILES TO HONDA, ASKED TO PAY FOR REPEAT FLUSHES ETC. DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER 5 DAYS AGO (FOR 3RD TIME) FOR DIAGNOSIS. HONDA REPORTED NO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. 40 MILES LATER (YESTERDAY) CAR SLIPPED REPEATEDLY DOWN TO 2ND CAUSING RPM TO SPIKE TO 5000 AND ENGINE BRAKING TO KICK IN. WAS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION WITH CAR THAT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR AND ACCELERATE OUT OF PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NEARLY HIT MULTIPLE TIMES - BY CARS TRAVELING 40+MPH. EXTREMELY DISGUSTED. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE - WHY NO RECALL? BEING STALLED IN TRAFFIC OR STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS A SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED TODAY THAT CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION - AFTER TELLING ME 40 MILES AGO THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. (3) RAISED CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND AM NOW AWAITING OUTCOME. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HONDA ACCORD 2003, WHICH HAD RECALL ON IT. HONDA CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFINITION OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD AND COULD HAVE CAUSE A WRECK - WHEN YOUR CAR SUDDENLY WON'T GO, AND YOU ARE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. *TR

ON OCTOBER 20, 2010 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AS REGULAR MAINTENANCE JOB ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY FOUND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR MAIN SEAL ON MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T DO SO AT THE TIME SINCE IT WAS GOING TO COST $900 TO DO SO. ON OCTOBER 29, 2010 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING MY CAR AS IT WAS SLIPPING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. I TOWED MY CAR TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE PARTS WAS $2,956. I FOUND MANY FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE YEAR AND MODEL. THIS IS A LEMON CAR THAT HONDA MADE AND THEY NEED TO MAN UP, PAY UP, AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES!

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 95 AT 70 MPH, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED LIKE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THROWING PASSENGER FORWARD IN THE SEAT BUT NOT ACTIVATING THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTED NORMALLY FOR ANOTHER 20 MILES WHEN THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS TIME AT 50 MPH AS I HAD SLOWED AND MOVED TO INNER LANE BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS INCIDENT. CAR CURRENTLY AT HONDA GARAGE WHERE I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

IN EARLY OCTOBER OF 2010 OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, SUDDENLY, IT DOWNSHIFTED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ALMOST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. WHEN LOOKED AT BYTHE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THE TECH SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR DID IT AGAIN ONLY AT HIGHER SPEED THIS TIME. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER TO INVEST THE MONEY TO FIX IT, OR IF IT IS DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. I FOUND THE INFORMATION FOR THIS WEBSITE ON THE FOLLOWING THREAD: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/UNINTENDED_DOWNSHIFT.SHTML. *TR

NOTICED MAJOR OIL CONSUMPTION ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. CALLED HONDA TECH AND THEY TOLD ME TO BASICALLY GET RID OF THE CAR. WHEN LOW ON OIL ALOT IT CONTROLS THE TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. WELL NOW OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX 2.4 IS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN AND WONT STAY RUNNING. WE CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE CAR STALLS AND ON HIGHWAY OR TURNING INTO TRAFFIC WE COULD GET HIT. ALL PEOPLE HAVE STATED HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOMETHING IS UP IF TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE WANT HONDA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND COMPENSATE US SOMETHING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO NOTICE OIL CONSUMPTION LOOK FOR IT TO START TRIPPING SENSORS DUE TO TIMING ISSUES IT CAUSES TO GO WRONG. I DROVE TO NORTH CAROLINA LAST YEAR AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN CHECKED IT THE OIL WAS ALMOST BONE DRY. NOW COME ON. THERE ARE NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING SO IT IS A DEFECT CHANGE OVER YEAR FOR HONDA AND THEY NEED TO HONOR THEIR PRODUCT! JUST BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FIRE OR DAMAGES OR PERSONAL INJURY DOES NOT MEAN THERE WILL NOT BE IF PEOPLE DRIVE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY 99878 MILES WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY IN WESTCHESTER @ APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, WHEN THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND KNOCKING FROM THE REAR, THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, I SAFELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THEN COULDN'T REVERSE THE VEHICLE. THEN SHIFTING GEARS THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY GO INTO GEAR. THERE ARE MANY LOGGED PROBLEMS WITH THE HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION AND AS THESE VEHICLES GET NORTH IN MILEAGE THEY ARE GONNA CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PRAY SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A FATALITY OR SERIOUS INJURY HAPPENS BECAUSE HONDA DOES NOT TO ISSUE A PROPER FACTORY RECALL. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A NARROW HIGHWAY @ OVER 40 MPH, SPEED WHEREAS SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR ! THE DEFECTIVE HONDA TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA#10V364000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION REGARDING THE IGNITION. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION BEFORE SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE; HOWEVER, AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE NEW IGNITION. THE DEALER HAD TO INSTALL THE OLD IGNITION BACK INTO THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO START IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND WOULD NOT START AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE CONTINUOUS FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH HIS FOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING ON FREEWAY OFF OF EXIT GAINING SPEED, SUDDENLY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR OR ACCELERATE. ENGINE REVS BUT DROPS TO ONLY MAINTAIN 20MPH. CARS BEHIND ME HAVE TO BREAK AND SWERVE AROUND ME. THE CAR WAS A HAZARD TRYING TO NEGOTIATE ON FREEWAY, WAS UNSAFE ON ANY ROAD. HONDA HAD 2004 RECALL FOR SMALL PART ON THIS TRANSMISSION BUT IS UNWILLING TO HELP WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE COMPLAINTS ARE NUMEROUS AS IS DOCUMENTED SO FAR. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING $4800 TO REPLACE AND STATES THEY ARE REPLACING 2003 TRANSMISSIONS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH VARYING MILEAGE. *TR

2003 V6 H. ACCORD TRANSMISSION, NOTICED TRANNY WILL GO OUT OF GEAR, RPM GO CRAZY, AND CAR WILL JERK TOOK INTO HONDA WORLD IN DOWNEY CA. HAD IT CHECKED I WAS TOLD ALL WAS FINE.. 2 MONTHS WENT BY SAME PROBLEM IN 2 OCCASIONS WILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN CA ALMOST LOST CONTROL BECAUSE OF JERKING MOTION AND D GEAR FAILURE .. 2 DAYS AFTER THIS WILE DRIVING JERK AGAIN WASN'T GETTING D GEAR D GEAR STARTS FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND TCS LIGHT ALSO CAME UP. TOOK STRAIGHT TO HONDA WORLD HAD IT CHECKED AND NOW AM TOLD WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITCH WILL COST OVER $ 3,700 THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION I KNOW THERE IS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 03 ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOME ONE THE DIE TILL THEY RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD COVER COST WHEN HONDA KNOWING BUT NOT ADMITTING THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION PLEASE HELP! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT WHEN GOING 20-30 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CAR SHIFTS DOWNWARD TO ~ 10 MPH, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S BODY TO BE THROWN FORWARD. THIS MAY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PREVIOUSLY, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH; AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE STEREO SYSTEM, AND THE FOUR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY ANOTHER CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 ON FREEWAY, MY WIFE SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CAR. SHE HAD TO TURN OF THE AIR AND OPEN THE WINDOWS. I CHECKED THE CAR AT HOME AND FOUND THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE LEAKING BADLY FROM THE RUBBER HOSE PORTION (ON TOP OF THE ENGINE), FLUID DROPPING DOWN ON EXHAUST AND CAUSING HEAVY SMOKE FROM BURNING FLUID. I HAD THE HOSE REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC. AMERICAN HONDA ISSUED RECALLS FOR SAME PROBLEM ON SOME OF THEIR ACURA TSX AND TL CARS, BUT NOT ON THE HONDA CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. HE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

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

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 - POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 112,000. WHILE DRIVING TO CHURCH THE CAR SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAKENED POWER AND IT APPEARED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON HILLS. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA REPAIR CENTER, WHERE THE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE REPAIR CENTER QUOTED $4,400 FOR A HONDA AUTHORIZED REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SUPPORT WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TREND IN 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CUSTOMER SUPPORT DECLINED TO HELP STATING THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES. THE HONDA REPAIR CENTER WAS ABLE TO ADJUST THE FINAL PRICE TO $3,300. I AM PRESENTLY 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND ALSO HAVE TWO CHILDREN AGES EIGHT AND SIX WHO I TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL DAILY. I PURCHASED THE HONDA BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRADITIONALLY STOOD BEHIND THEIR BRAND AND PRODUCED A HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCT. HOWEVER, AS A MOTHER, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR -NOR DO I ACCEPT HONDA'S LACK OF INVOLVEMENT TO PROPERLY RESOLVE. WE PLAN TO PROPERLY REPAIR AND IMMEDIATELY SELL AS I DO NOT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ITS DEMONSTRATED INFERIOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. *TR

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO REGISTER A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURRED TO MY HUSBAND AND I ON OCTOBER 3 2010, AT 4:40 PM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOCKUP. WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE NJ TURNPIKE THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AS IF SOMEONE HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AGAIN AS IT SLOWED DOWN. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR VIOLENTLY LURCHED TWICE MORE. WITH EACH OF THESE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, VIOLENT JERKS, WE WERE THROWN FORWARD. THANKFULLY, OUR SEATBELTS WERE ON, WHICH PREVENTED US FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD INTO THE WINDOW. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME WE HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I THINK THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH, IF CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT, COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR PURCHASED END OF 2002. APPROXIMATELY 22K MILES AFTER PURCHASE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER WARMING UP. STOP CAR AND RESTART IT WOULD SHIFT PROPERLY FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. ACCORDING TO DEALER PROBLEM CAUSED BY SEAL BROKEN DOWN CLOGGING TRANSMISSION FILTER. TODAY, 110K MILES ON CAR (90K ON TRANSMISSION), SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 IN ORLANDO. NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE COMPUTER CODES AS SOLENOID PROBLEMS. HE CLEARED THE ERRORS AND CAR DROVE FINE AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE BEGINNING TO LURCH UP AND DOWN GEARS AGAIN. LUCKILY THIS WAS IN A MORE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH VIOLENTLY. *TR

DRIVING 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. SUDDENLY CAR JERKS AND STARTS LOOSING POWER. EVEN TRIED ACCELERATING BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT LOOSING POWER. WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. AFTER THE CAR SPEED DROPPED TO 50 MPH THE CAR STARTED RUNNING OK. EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME REACHED SPEED OF 70 MPH. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, EVEN AT SLOW SPEED THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS BEHAVIOR. DID NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN SUDDENLY HAPPENED AGAIN. ON RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, REALIZED THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND YOU. HONDA SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION BUT DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA. I CURRENTLY OWN A HONDA ACCORD AND A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WILL BE TRADING EACH OF THEM IN FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. IF HONDA DOES NOT CARE FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS, WHY SHOULD CUSTOMERS STAY LOYAL TO HONDA. WILL NOT BE BUYING ONE GOING FORWARD AND WILL RECOMMEND ALL EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS TO NEVER BUY ONE. *TR

IN A FRONT END COLLISION, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN BOTH PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT 65,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS HOT (DRIVING MORE THAN 30-40 MINUTES); I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES. IT FELT LIKE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD GET REAR-ENDED SINCE THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO OCCUR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFTER TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I DID NOT WAIT LONG TO GET IT DIAGNOSED & FIXED BECAUSE THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DID SOME RESEARCH & FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE (HTTP://CDONNER.COM/HONDA-ACCORD-2003-EX-V6-TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.HTM). I INITIALLY TOOK MY CAR TO KUHN HONDA IN TAMPA TO GET IT CHECKED OUT - THEY SAID IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION ($3700). THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THESE CARS HAVING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE WHICH CONFLICTS WITH ALL OF THE INFO WHICH IS OUT THERE ON THE WEB. I GOT THE SAME STORY AT BRANDON HONDA. THE BRANDON HONDA REP STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE & SEEMED SURPRISED THAT IT OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAD 65K MILES ON IT. THE PLACE WHERE I GOT IT FIXED TOLD ME ABOUT A POTENTIAL SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AS FOR THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS - THEY APPEAR TO BE SHAMELESS LIARS WHO ARE IGNORING A BIG-TIME SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE CAR CAN DOWN SHIFT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU GO FROM 35 TO 60 MPH TO ABOUT 20 OR 25 MPH YOU RISK CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF HAVE SOME RECOURSE TO GET JUST COMPENSATION/REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF. YOU WILL BE GAMBLING WITH YOUR LIFE (AND THAT OF OTHERS) IF YOU DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST STOP. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION UNLESS THE CAR IS FORCED HARD INTO PARK. WHEN RUNNING, IF THE CAR IS PLACED IN PARK, THE CAR WILL NOT STAY PARKED AND BEGINS TO MOVE FORWARD. PLACING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON HOLDS THE CAR IF THE CAR TRIES TO MOVE WHILE IN PARK. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON MY VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. *TR

IN LARGER CITY AFTER MANY RED LIGHTS, THE WARM TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM NOW IS INTERMITTENT BUT I THINK CAN BECOME QUITE SERIOUS. I RECEIVED NO SYMPATHY FROM THE DEALER. FROM THE INTERNET I SEE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ALL HAVE NO RESOLUTION FROM HONDA.