2003 Honda Accord Complaint Log

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

SRS LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF ON THE DASH. I TOOK MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX- V6 TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTICS CODES WERE 53-31, 61-10, F1-11, F3-11. AFTER THE DEALER CALLING HONDA, HONDA RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE CONTROL UNIT. HOWEVER, REVIEWS INDICATE THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT MAY COME ON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SENSOR REQUIRING ITS REPLACEMENT. HONDA DECIDED TO RECALL THE 2004 MODELS FOR THE SAME AIRBAG ISSUE, BUT LEFT OUT THE 2003 MODELS.

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA ACCORD USED FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2005. NOTICED STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE AND GEARS WOULD SHIFT STRANGELY WITHIN A YEAR LATER. TOOK HONDA ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING AND QUESTIONED SOUND SEVERAL TIMES, HONDA INSIST IT WAS OTHER ITEMS THAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE BUT NEVER REFERENCED TRANSMISSION. GEARS ON CAR STARTED SLIPPING AND THE SHIFT CHANGING GOT WORSE AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR STOP PULLING AND WHEN I WOULD PUSH THE GAS, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND THE RPM WOULD BASICALLY GO OFF THE METER (HIGH). CAR WOULD NOT PULL IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT WAS GREATLY DISCOLORED (BLACK). I TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO PULL BEFORE JERKING STRONGLY THEN GOING BACK IN THE REV ENGINE/NOT PULLING STATE. BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR NEAR DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP MECHANICS WAS CLOSED, I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS CHIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION (THE DARK DISCOLORATION) AND OVERHEATING WHICH IN TURN CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, AND THE TORQUE, PUMP AND OTHER TRANSMISSION PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST DID STATE THAT THE RECALL WAS EITHER NOT DONE, PARTS WERE FAULTY, OR SERVICE WASN'T SUFFICIENT AND DID CAUSE THE LONG TERM TRANSMISSION FAILURE *TR

TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEED LEFT VEHICLE STRANDED ON BUSY BRIDGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES BLANK AND FAILS TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1000 TO HAVE THE RADIO REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WAS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, AND I HAD TO SUDDENLY CUT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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

HONDA ACCORD EX V6 PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I HAD MY CAR ALIGNED 6 TIMES IN TIRE KINGDOM. WHEN I CALLED REGAL HONDA LAKELAND FLORIDA ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY NEED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT AGAIN. I TOLD THEM I HAVE DONE IT 6 TIMES. AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX, V6 WITH 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CAR HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. PROBLEM STARTED AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING UP HILLS. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR RIGHT AWAY AND WOULD REV UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS AND REPEATED A FEW TIMES. THE REAL PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY THEREAFTER; AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFT SEEMINGLY FROM THIRD TO FIRST GEAR. ONCE IT HAPPENED, IT WOULD CONTINUE EVERY FEW MINUTES UNTIL I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS WHILE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM -- THEY ROAD-TESTED IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. I INSISTED THEY DRIVE IT FOR 20 MINUTES AND UPON DOING SO, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER GETTING A SECOND OPINION (SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 55K MILES) FROM A HONDA-CERTIFIED MECHANIC, HE CONFIRMED THAT THE CLUTCHES WERE BURNT AND THE BEARINGS WORN OUT AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2003 ACCORD 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAD THE MECHANIC REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX V6, 4-DOOR SEDAN. GEAR FAILURE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION. GEAR FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE GEAR PANEL OR ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CAR JERKED SEVERAL TIMES, STILL AT HIGH SPEED. THE "D" GEAR PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS APPEARED ON THE INDICATOR PANEL. I DROVE THE CAR AT VERY SLOW SPEED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, STILL EXPERIENCING SUDDEN GEAR SHIFTS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. MY ACCORD WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2004. THE HONDA DEALER INSTALLED AN "OIL JET KIT" TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH APPARENTLY PERSISTS. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THAT WEBSITE 346 TIMES, AND OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED SUDDEN GEAR SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. CLEARLY, FATAL AND OTHER SERIOUS CRASHES CAN EASILY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A HONDA ACCORD @ 91K MILES. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I FILED A COMPLAINT LAST YEAR WITH BBB AND WAS REJECTED. NOW I AM NOTIFIED BY HONDA ABOUT A RECALL THAT HAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO MY FAILED TRANSMISSION A SAFETY RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS EXACT POSSIBILITY THAT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

MY CAR BEGIN HESITATING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON THURSDAY (11/19). I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP FRIDAY MORNING AND HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. IT CONTINUED TO DO TO SAME THING FRIDAY NIGHT, SO I TOOK IT BACK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT BEGIN TO BUCK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND AT TIMES I WOULD REV THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO JUMP INTO GEAR AND GET PAST 20 MPH. THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD (120K) NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AS I LEFT TO GET OTHER QUOTES, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A BUSY STREET AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR (IT WAS AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL). I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FOR ABOUT 30 SECS. IT FINALLY JUMPED INTO GEAR AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN 7-ELEVEN AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. IT TOOK FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY FOR MY CAR TO BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND AFTER READING ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES, I AM HORRIFIED THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED EARLIER. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. OUT OF THE BLUE ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO, I COULD NOT PLACE THE CAR INTO DRIVE AFTER BEING IN REVERSE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. I STOOD THERE WITH CARDS SCREECHING ALL AROUND ME UNTIL FINALLY IT WENT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABOVE TO DRIVE AWAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY THERE WAS A LOUD CRASHING SOUND UNDER MY CAR AND IT BECAME UNDRIVEABLE BUCKING AND STOPPING AS I DROVE. I WENT TO REPAIR SHOP AND PAID $3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT UPSHIFT AFTER DOWNSHIFTING TO PASSING GEAR. THE RESULTS ARE SOMETIMES SLOWING DOWN BELOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-65 MPH) TO AWAIT TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UP, IMPEDING TRAFFIC. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE IT MAY SURGE TO 15 -25 MPH WHEN ENGAGING TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. ALSO, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-65 MPH VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITION AND IMMEDIATELY SHIFT UP AGAIN WITH SLIGHT JERKING MOTION. THESE ISSUES WERE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED TO BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (96,371 MILES). AT THAT TIME (08/03/2007) HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT MY COST. (ACTUALLY MY INSURANCE EXTENDED WARRANTY). THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN IN SAME VEHICLE (165,430) AND HONDA DECLINES (PHONCON AMERICAN HONDA 03/16/2010)TO SAY IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND REFUSES TO MAKE NEEDED REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE TIRES AND DO BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT AND IT WOULD RESOLVE PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING IT DID WAS INCREASE VIBRATION AND MAKE MY WALLET $550 LIGHTER. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR SEVERAL OWNERS OF 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. I FOUND OVER 350 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR 2003 HONDA ACCORDS ALONE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NHTSB LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THE MILEAGE I AM REPORTING IS MILES ON 2ND TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES TO REPORT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WITH POWER WINDOWS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW TO OPEN AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED PRESSING THE SWITCH FROM BOTH THE MASTER CONTROL PANEL AND THE PASSENGER ARM REST. IN ADDITION, NONE OF THE WINDOWS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER AND HELD THE BUTTON DOWN. THE DOORS UNLOCKED, BUT THE WINDOWS DID NOT GO DOWN. THE FRONT PASSENGER REGULATOR MOTOR FAILED AND IN ADDITION TO A FUSE BLOWING, THE WIRING IN THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL BURNED AND THE VEHICLE'S FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP, SHE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE ORIGINATED WITH A CRACK IN THE MASTER CONTROL SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S PANEL. TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED PRESSING THE SWITCH TO CLOSE THE WINDOW, THE WINDOW ROSE LESS THAN AN INCH AND IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN SHE WANTED TO OPEN THE WINDOW FULLY, SHE HAD TO HOLD THE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION LONGER THAN NORMALLY REQUIRED TO AUTOMATE THE ACTION. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE RUN CHANNELS ON BOTH WINDOWS. *JB

TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING, AND AT ONE POINT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, GOT CAR HOME CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK TOOK TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. REVVING HIGH WHEN TRYING TO UPSHIFT AND SHIFTING DOWN HARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. IN ONE OR 2 OCCASIONS THIS LOCKED THE WHEELS AND THE CAR SKIDDED. THIS CAR HAD BEEN UPDATED PER PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2004: 2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 04V176000 AUTO RECALL DATE: 04/15/2004 VEHICLE COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ESTIMATED VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1099796 OBVIOUSLY THAT FIX DID NOT WORK, AS THE CAR STILL EXHIBITED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HONDA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS CONTINUING TO BE AN ISSUE. *TR

SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TALKED WITH THE DEALER HE TOLD ME TO GET THE SRS MODULE REPLACED. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS FAULT NOT INSTALLING PROPER SRS SENSOR MODULE INTO HONDA ACCORD EX MODEL CARS. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE AS WELL AS OCCUPANT WERE IN DANGER OF INJURY/ETC. HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF HONDA/TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. REPAIR BASED UPON HONDA'S EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. VEHICLE WAS THEN CLEARED AS REPAIRED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER REPAIR TRANSMISSION FAILED AS STATED ABOVE . VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER A QUICK MEDIATION WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON A TRIP. THIS WAS MEDIATED VIA A REPRESENTATIVE FOR HONDA DEALERS. UPON RETURN FROM THE TRIP,DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND TOLD NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH HONDA REPRESENTATIVE BY CUSTOMER WAS ALLOWED. HONDA DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO CONTRACT HONDA VIA THEIR 1-800 NUMBER FOR POSSIBLE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF MONEY LOST FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. CONTACT WITH HONDA AT THEIR 1-800 NUMBER WAS MADE. AFTER A LONG QUESTION/ANSWER SERIES, I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER HONDA VIA THIS REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE OR WILLING TO DO. DURING THIS CONVERSATION I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CERTAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSIONS RECALLED AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT/PART(S). I WAS TOLD THAT TYPE OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION UNIQUE TO HONDA OF THAT YEAR/MODEL WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AND OR GIVEN TO MYSELF. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VARIOUS SOURCES, SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS/MOTOR VEHICLE SECTION. THIS SITE/NUMBER WAS ONE OF SEVERAL RECOMMENDED FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR CONTACT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

WEDNESDAY NOV 4, 2009 MY WHEELS LOCKED UP WITH CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2003 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ON HWY 90 IN SAN ANTONIO. THE TRUCK FOLLOWING ME WAS ABLE TO BRAKE WITHOUT HITTING ME, I HAD MY SEATBELT ON OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS DRASTICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. BY THEN I WAS COASTING AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR, CARS WERE HONKING AND PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES AND I WAS 'LOCKED IN' ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED TO TRY TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP AGAIN, THIS TIME WITHOUT AS MUCH FORCE, IT ONLY SLOWED ME DOWN 5 MPH OR SO. IT LOCKED UP 2 TO 3 MORE TIMES, EACH TIME WITH LESS FORCE AS I TRIED TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. THIS EVENT WAS PRECEDED BY SEVERAL MONTHS OF INTERMITTENT HARD DOWN SHIFTS AND ANOTHER 2 HARD DOWNSHIFTS IN A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS TWO DAYS EARLIER. I HAD ALREADY MADE ONE DEDICATED DEALER SERVICE CALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE AND ANOTHER WHERE I MENTIONED IT AND BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD HONDA KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ADVISED NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. SINCE THE EVENT I'VE LOOKED AT HONDA OWNER WEB FORUMS AND THE NHTSA SITE AND DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS WITH THE 2003 YEAR MODEL HONDA ACCORD HAVE DESCRIBED THE SAME CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THEIR TRANSMISSION WITH LOCK-UP. IT APPEARS THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAS PAID PART OR ALL OF THE REPAIR COSTS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE. HONDA HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% OF MY REPAIR AND I AM IN DISCUSSION WITH THEM FOR MORE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD SOUGHT SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAD BEEN TOLD THERE WAS NO REPAIR NEEDED. I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA THAT THE NHTSA HAS OR THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAS BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHER 2003 ACCORD DRIVERS MAY HAVE DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. *TR

1) WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO NOTABLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST WEEK, AT 91,000 MILES, THE CARD SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND PROPULSION OF THE DRIVER TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. AT THE REPAIR SHOP, A TEST DRIVE LED TO A SIMILAR FAILURE AT 55 MPH, NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE EJECTED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. 2) THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES OCCUR ONLY AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP THROUGH DRIVING ABOUT 30 MIN. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE FAILURE TO GO INTO REVERSE, LURCHING AS CAR DELAYS ITS ENTRY FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND DIFFICULTY REMAINING IN A GEAR - SEARCHING FOR A GEAR WHILE AT A CONSTANT SPEED. 3) WE ARE PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION TO BE INSTALLED BY A NON-HONDA SHOP USING A HONDA-REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US THAT HONDA DID NOT HAVE A GOODWILL POLICY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THAT WE SHOULD PAY THE REPAIR OURSELVES. *TR

TL* THE OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3521.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAN NOT ACCELERATE, ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. NONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. SHE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TURN SIGNALS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77482.

2003 ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR SHAKES VIGOROUSLY DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THE PEDALS PULSATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 120,000 MILES! I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS AND HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

27SEP04 I TOOK MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN TO FULLER HONDA IN CHULA VISTA, CA FOR RECALL WORK. THEY "INSTALLED AN OIL JET ON TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION" UNDER THE RECALL. 22OCT09 MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE LEAVING FROM WORK, I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING MY VEHICLE INTO GEAR. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR AND STARTED DRIVING HOME VIA A CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. UPON ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, MY HONDA WENT INTO "NEUTRAL" GEAR. ALL IT WOULD DO IS "REV" AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. NOW MY VEHICLE WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A SAN DIEGO INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE AS OTHER CARS WERE SPEEDING BY ON BOTH SIDES, I HAD TO CALL THE CHP FOR ASSISTANCE. CHP RESPONDED 45 MINUTES LATER AND ASSISTED IN TOWING MY HONDA TO THE SHOULDER. I THEN HAD MY HONDA TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE CLERK APOLOGIZED FOR MY PROBLEM BUS FAILED TO MENTION ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BEING A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. HE TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITH ONLY 70K MILES ON MY VEHICLE THAT HONDA WOULD PAY FOR 50% OF THE PARTS AND 25% OF THE LABOR. EVEN AFTER THE DISCOUNT, MY TOTAL CHARGE FOR REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION WAS $2531.31. MY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE ON THE SAN DIEGO FREEWAYS WAS FREE OF CHARGE.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. 82,000 MILES WHILE GETTING ON THE RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR WHILE GOING 60MPH. WHEELS INSTANTLY LOCKED UP, SENDING THE CAR INTO A SKID. BARELY AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT. 3 PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR TO TESTIFY. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

PURCHASED "CERTIFIED" 03 HONDA ACCORD IN 04 WITH 41K MILES. TOOK TO PENINSULA HONDA, OCT 16 2009, HAMPTON FOR SERVICE ON RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD, CAR STARTED TO ACT FUNNY, WOULD NOT SHIFT IN GEAR, WAS TOLD I HAD A "FAULTY" TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ME ABOUT $4,000 TO FIX ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS. CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL THAT DAY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA WAS TOLD BY FIRST REP THAT MY CAR WAS COVERED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. SHE TRANSFERRED ME TO SOMEONE ELSE TO FILE MY CASE AND IT HAS GONE DOWNHILL SINCE. WAS TOLD THAT MY "NEW CAR" PURCHASE/WARRANTY WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE DOCUMENTS FROM HONDA CORP THAT SAYS 7 YEARS OR 100K MILES ON WARRANTY GIVEN BY DEALERSHIP WHEN PURCHASED CAR. TOOK WARRANTY BACK TO DEALERSHIP, MANGER TOOK PAPERWORK TO THE BACK FOR OVER 35 MINUTES WHICH HE WAS IN THE BACK WHILE WAITING I OVERHEAD TWO WORKERS (POSSIBLE MANAGERS) TALKING ABOUT IT LAUGHING AND SAYING SHE EVEN GOT A LAWYER BUT IT ISN'T COVERED, WHILE MANAGER, CHRIS WAS IN BACK WITH PAPERWORK. UPON HIS RETURN, HE SAID IT WASN'T COVERED AND GAVE IT BACK. I TOLD HIM THAT MY ATTORNEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AND GAVE HIM THE ATTORNEYS CARD, HE SAID WELL YOU DO WHATEVER AND WALKED OFF. ONE OF THE GUYS WHO WAS LAUGHING EARLIER WALKED UP WITH THE CARD AND TOLD ME THAT I DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE LAWYER TO CALL CHRIS, MANAGER AND WAS GIVING ME THE CARD BACK. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE MONTH, I HAVE BEEN CATCHING RIDES TO WORK (WHILE PAYING PEOPLE FOR THEIR GAS BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT GAS IS EXPENSIVE), I HAVE BEEN A BURDEN TO OTHERS. I APPLIED FOR A LOAN, CANT GET ANOTHER CAR, THIS HONDA WILL BE PAID OFF NEXT YEAR AND HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING ME A VEHICLE WHICH WAS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT, IT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND AS A CONSUMER, I NEED HELP. PLEASE HELP I WAS TREATED WITH RESPECT WHEN THEY WERE SELLING ME THE "CERTIFIED HONDA BUT NOW THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T CARE! *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR WHEN COASTING IN 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. CAR LOSES POWER AND HESITATES CAUSING TRAFFIC BLOCKAGE DURING RUSH HOUR. CAR HAS TO BE STOPPED AND THEN RE-ACCELERATED TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME VEHICLE DOES STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I.E. ALL OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

I'VE OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX 6CYL SINCE NEW . THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS DONE . AT 53,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP . IT'S SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALER NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT PAY . I SAW ONLINE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT SO I'M NOT ALONE . LOCKING UP WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST A LIFE WHEN IN TRAFFIC . SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE . *TR

FIRST HONDA NEW1989 ACCORD LXI, REPLACED IN 1991 WITH NEW ACCORD SE WHICH WAS STOLEN IN 1994 AND REPLACED WITH NEW 1994 ACCORD EX. ADDED NEW ACCORD EX V6 IN 2003. BOUGHT LAST HONDA WE WILL EVER OWN 2010 ACCORD EX V6 SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2003 TOOK A KAMIKAZES. WE WERE TWO MILES FROM HOME TRAVELING AT 55 MPG WHEN THE ENGINE REDLINED AND THE CAR JERKED AND LOST SPEED. FORTUNATELY WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF NC 17 AND THE ROAD WE WERE ON WAS DESERTED. I LET THE CAR SLOW UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND NURSED THE CAR TO OUR HOME. IN THE MORNING I CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER IN MYRTLE BEACH SC TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN. THEY STATED THEY BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE BUT THEY NEEDED TO SEE THE CAR. IT WAS DELIVERED ON A FLAT BED AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. LOCATED THIS SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE WITH SUGGESTIONS TO CONTACT HONDA FOR A GOODWILL COVERAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION. CONSIDERING HONDA HAD JUST FINALIZED THE 90 MILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION SUIT AND RECALL OF 2000 - 2002 ACCORDS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD WELCOME OUR LOYALTY OF TWENTY YEARS AND PAY FOR THEIR ENGINEERING FAILURE. THE TWIT AT HONDA CORPORATE GAVE ME A HISSYFIT. WHAT DID I EXPECT? THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY! YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY HONDA IS EVEN TALKING TO YOU. YOU HAVE THE CAR WITH THE BEST RESALE ON THE MARKET. SO WHAT IF IT HAS TO BE TOWED FORTY FIVE MILES TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (WHO HAD JUST SERVICED THE 2003 THE DAY WE PICKED UP THE 2010). A WEEK LATER THE TWIT GAVE AN ULTIMATUM. HONDA WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2800 AND SPLIT THE COST 50/50. CONSIDERING THE DEALER HAD QUOTED A COST OF $3400 THIS WAS GOING TO SAVE US. TODAY 11/5/09 MY HALF GREW TO $1525 AND THE CAR STINKS LIKE HELL. IT SMELLS LIKE SOMEONE WAS SMOKING A REALLY BAD CIGAR. THE DRIVER'S RUG AND THE DOOR PANEL ARE COVERED WITH GREASE. SO WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE. SINCE THE 2003 WAS PURCHASED WHILE I WAS A NEW YORK RESIDENT I WILL CONTACT THE NY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW COMO. WHO HAS A REPUTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3000.00. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PAY $1400 OF THE AMOUNT DUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,017.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACKS WERE TOTALLY SHOT, CAUSING THE CAR TO DOWN-SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2ND GEAR AT 55 MILES AN HOUR OUT OF NOWHERE ON A SNOWY SLIPPERY ROAD CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT GOING INTO THE DITCH HITTING A ROAD REFLECTOR. AFTER A $3000 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION REBUILD THAT HONDA SAID IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IS FIXED FOR NOW. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR IS STARTING TO SHOW MORE PROBLEMS OF SHIFTING ERRATICALLY ONCE IN A WHILE, A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY COMING BACK AGAIN. *TR

MY 2003 ACCORD HAS TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAS A FIXED. THE RECALL WAS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES THE GEARS START TO SLIP ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIX WAS A JET KIT IN THE TRANSMISSION TO HELP COOL DOWN THE FLUID. MY TRANSMISSION WAS TOO LATE FOR THE KIT AND WAS ALREADY DAMAGED SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT 65,000 MILES (IN 2005) AND TO TOP IT OFF THE DEALER SAID MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT WHEN I REGISTERED IN HONDA OWNER LINK SITE IT CLEARLY SAYS THAT MY VIN IS PART OF THE RECALL. WELL NOW IT IS 2009 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS 50,000 MILES AND IT IS FAILING AGAIN. THIS FIX THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID IS NOT WORKING AND IT NEEDS SOME INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THERE IS WAY MORE COMPLAINT NOT REPORTED AND I THINK THIS WILL GIVE THEM A PUSH TELLING THEM THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I HONESTLY THINK HONDA NEED TO COME OUT WITH A BETTER SOLUTION. OR EVEN CONVERT THE VEHICLE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE,AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO A GUARD-RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4000.00. HOWEVER IN YEAR 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL # 04V176000( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA REIMBURSED HIM $1600. UPDATED 12/08/09

THE RPMS ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WOULD RACE UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE CAR WOULD STAY IN SECOND GEAR. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2003, V6 HONDA ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT BECOMES PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES AND DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE RECALL. ONCE I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THE RECALL MYSELF, I TOOK IT INTO HONDA AND SHOWED THEM THE SAFETY RECALL. THEY LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT SAID THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE DISCOLORATION WASN'T RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THE EXTRA HEAT BURNT THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND CAUSED SOME FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. COINCIDENTALLY THE SECOND GEAR IS WHAT IS MESSED UP. THE HONDA AMERICA REP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A "CATASTROPHIC" PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I GUESS THAT WANT YOU TO DRIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL THIS OCCURS AND THEN THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FLUTTER WHICH WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION THE CAR (WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE) JUST SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO 40 JERKING ME TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD REV UP IN RPM'S AND NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. I FEEL IT IS A MATTER OF TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT ALREADY HASN'T AND JUST NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR

DRIVING CAR ON US HIGHWAY 90 BETWEEN LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA AT A SPEED OF ABOUT SIXTY (60) MILES AN HOUR WHEN CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO EITHER FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION PRACTICALLY SHOVED ME FORWARD FEELING AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL PREVENTING CAR TO SPIN OR SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE OR SLIGHTLY HEAVY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AT A CLOSE DISTANCE. HAD THERE BEEN, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LIKELY. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE OR TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN 2006 AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH ANY SERVICE RECORDS. THE CAR IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTING SUDDENLY AS WELL AS GETTING STUCK IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ON AN INCLINE IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TODAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ON 9/19 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY CAR SHIFTED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, WITH THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3 RPM'S. MY CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HOLT AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO MISS FROM HITTING ME. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 80,098 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T THE RIGHT THING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEM OVER 200 CASES JUST LIKE ME AND I BELIEVE ITS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE LIVES BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

ON 9-17-09 I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE, HONDA ACCORD, EX 6 CYLINDER VIOLENTLY LUNGED CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN FORWARD, HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY UPPER BODY AND THEN BACKWARDS INTO MY SEAT. I EXPERIENCED NO LOSS OF POWER AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. IF I HAD BEEN CLOSE TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I BEGAN TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE. IF I HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT I MAY BE EITHER DEAD OR IN A HOSPITAL, AND EVEN WORSE COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, INJURING SOMEONE ELSE. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM, AND AFTER THERE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED I GO TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 9-10-09, THE SERVICE MANAGER IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WILL DETERMINE IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. *TR

THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT ON DRIVER'S SEAT MALFUNCTIONS, HAD SPORADICALLY COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES (HAD BEEN OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK) WITH BUTTON IN OFF POSITION, ON MY '03 HONDA ACCORD. IT WOULD GET QUITE HOT NEAR LOWER BACK PORTION OF SEAT. THE DEALER HAD DISCONNECT AT MY REQUEST THE WIRE ON THE CONSOLE BUTTON, IN HOPES THIS ADDRESSED THE SITUATION. I'M NOT CONFIDENT THIS HAS BEEN TOTALLY RESOLVED, AND MY VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 INEXPLICABLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES OVER THE PAST 12-14 MONTHS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS LIT WHENEVER IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS AS IS AN ONGOING SITUATION SINCE SEPTEMBER,2009. I KNOW MANY HONDAS IN THAT TIME FRAME HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY HAVE BEEN RECALLED, I BELIEVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO DOWN-SHIFTED AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. UNINTENDED VEHICLE DECELERATION INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.