2003 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. HE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE INTENDED SPEED, AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 2,300.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,600. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND ACCORDING TO AAMCO THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR HAD TOTALLY FAILED. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY 03 ACCORD EX-V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS VERY UPSET AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 45MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BY THE D4 LIGHT AND SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT A OWNER COST OF $3600. THE 03 ACCORD V-6 COUPE IS THE WORST YEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HONDA IGNORES THE OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 113,236 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE SOLENOID CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RECALL 04V176000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

HELLO I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE FAILURE HAPPENED TO MY RADIO IT WILL NOT OPERATE. THEY ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE TIME. IT WAS WHILE DRIVING MY RADIO JUST TURNED OFF, NEVER CAME BACK ON......CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THE DEFECT THANKS... *TR

2003 ACCORD STARTING WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AROUND 2ND GEAR. ON WED. AUG. 26 TRAVELING SOUTH OF WINSTON SALEM NC ON HWY 52 WHEN CAR JERKED TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER TO STOP LANE IT JERKED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. STARTED TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO NEXT TOWN WHEN STOPPED BY STATE TROOPER AND EXPLAINED SITUATION. TOLD ME TO BE SAFE AND GET IT OFF MAIN HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT,TCS AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT ALL ON PLUS GREEN LIGHT AT DRIVE IS FLASHING. VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET HIT OR HIT SOMEONE DUE TO LOCKUP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE PARKED HIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND REMOVED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGED TO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT CALL THE CONTACT REGARDING THE FAILURE; ALTHOUGH, HE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK FOR OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. NHTSA RECALL #10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION DATED AUGUST 04, 2010 WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN UNTIL ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 29, 2010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/05/10 *BF UPDATED 11/05/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ENTIRE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. SHE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH .AS A RESULT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCING INJURIES TO HER ARMS, BRUISES AND WHIP LASH. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED HER TO CONTACT NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. SHE ALSO CONTACTED THE HONDA MANUFACTURE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. BL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES BECAME DISENGAGED. (BRAKES DISENGAGED BEFORE CRASH) THE OTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED.( INFORMED BY OTHER DRIVER, HE DID GO TO THE ER. HIS NAME IS [XXX]) A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED (THEY WERE NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE) . THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 2/3/15*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH V-6 WHILE TRAVELING 215 MILES TO A FRIENDS FUNERAL MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED TRAVELING. THIS STARTED AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPING TO LOOK AT THE MAP ABOUT 40 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION. I TRIED DRIVING AS GENTLY AS I COULD AND THE CAR WOULD START SHIFTING NORMALLY AND AT SOME POINT AFTER SHIFTING INTO A GEAR HIGHER NUMBER GEAR THAN 1ST IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST. NONE OF THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. AFTER A NUMBER OF STARTS IT WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE STAYING IN 1ST GEAR AND I FINISHED MY TRIP IN 1ST ON COUNTRY ROADS. I LET THE CAR SIT ALL DAY WHILE AT THE FUNERAL AND WHEN I STARTED IT TO PUT IT ON A TRAILER IT WAS WORKING FINE. THEREFORE I LEFT FOR HOME. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS UP TO TEMP IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I QUICKLY PUT THE TRANS IN NEUTRAL FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND ALL WAS WELL FOR A FEW MILES, SOMETIMES 20-30 AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IF I WEREN'T AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHILE QUICKLY PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL IT I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN TRAVELING AT 65-70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER WHO JUST SAYS THE TRANS MUST BE REPLACED FOR $,3610.00 AND CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY IT SHIFTS FINE WHEN COLD BUT STARTS ACTING UP WHEN HOT. WE HAVE ABOUT 112,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS WHICH WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALER FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE CALLED HONDA USA AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. MANY TALK OF THEIR TRANS GOING OUT OF GEAR AND COASTING WITH THE RPM SUDDENLY SHOOTING UP AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AFTER WHICH NO GEAR WILL ENGAGE. MINE NEVER SLIPPED IN ANY GEAR, JUST DOWNSHIFTS ABRUPTLY TO 1ST WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE ASKED HONDA WHY IT WORKS FINE WHEN COLD AND NOT WHEN WARMED UP. THEY DON'T KNOW AND JUST REPEAT THAT THE TRANS NEEDS REPLACING. THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

CAMSHAFT FAILURE 2003 HONDA ACCORD 2.4 DOHC IVTECH .VEHICLE BEGAN TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT VALVE CLATTER UNDER ACCELERATION WITH A/C ON .TECHNICIAN WAS ASKED TO ADJUST THE VALVES WHEN IT WAS NOTED THAT ON ONE OF THE LOBES ON THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT HAD LOST ITS HARD FACING AND THE CAM WAS EXPERIENCING RAPID WEAR.THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE HEAT TREATING OF THE CAMSHAFT SINCE NONE OF THE OTHER LOBES ON THIS CAM ARE AFFECTED. ALL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AS RECOMENDED. BY HONDA MOTOR COMPANY . I CONTACTED HONDA MOTOR COMPANY OF AMERICA VIA TELEPHONE AND WAS TURNED AWAY AT THE DOOR (SO TO SPEAK) I THINK THIS IS AN EMISSIONS RELATED CONCERN THAT HONDA IS ATTEMPTING TO IGNORE. VEHICLE"S WITH 98K UNDER 10 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE RAPID WEAR FAILURE"S OF THIS SORT . *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL WITH 107,000 MILES. I AM HAVING APPARENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5TH GEAR TO THE 1ST GEAR, WHICH FEELS LIKE SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS GOING 70MPH. THE VEHICLES DIRECTLY BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE INTO OTHER OCCUPIED LANES IN ORDER TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THE INSTANCE WAS VERY SCARY AND ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO WRECK OR INJURIES, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC WRECK. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THERE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND THAT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THE DEFECT IS NOT A "SAFETY HAZARD". I JUST WANTED TO RELAY MY STORY OF THE DEFECTED TRANSMISSION THAT NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51612. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/15/09.*JB

2003 ACCORD V6 TAKEN TO CENTURY HONDA (CINCINNATI, OH) MANY TIMES BUT DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AUG. 13, 2009 TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH, WITHIN SECONDS CAR SLAMMED DOWN TO 15 MPH, DUE TO QUICK THINKING MAJOR ACCIDENT AVOIDED. TOWED TO DEALER, SERVICE TECH, STRANDED BY CAR. PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. QUOTED $3400 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. IT'S NOW SEPT. 16TH, WORKED WITH HONDA AMERICA ON PRICE, PROBLEM. RELUNCTANTLY, CAME DOWN TO $1700 PLUS TAX BUT NO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT TRANSMISSION IS BIG PROBLEM. AGREED UPON SOLUTION, NOW HONDA SERVICE SAYS UNABLE TO GET TRANSMISSION. THAT'S RIGHT, 1 MONTH, BIG EXPENSE AND STILL NO CAR. SAFETY, SECURITY PUT AT RISK. *TR

THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND IS OCCASIONALLY STAYING ON. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OLDER HONDA ACCORDS, AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED BY HONDA TO WARRANTY THE OPDS SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT TENSIONING SYSTEM. MY ACCORD, 2003, IS NOT COVERED BY THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED WHEN THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON, AND I AM ASTONISHED AT THE TREATMENT HONDA HAS GIVEN ME. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THIS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT WITH LESS THEN 100K. COULD CAUSE A CRASH IF YOUR TRYING TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND YOUR TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO GO OUT. BIG PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL FROM WHAT I READ. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 7, 2009 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1,265 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SHE SPOKE TO A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A GOODWILL REPAIR LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE AND WAS ADVISED TO FAX HER RECEIPT AND SHE WOULD NOTIFY HER ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE REPRESENTATIVE GAVE HER A CASE NUMBER AND ALSO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE HER METHOD OF PAYMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

1ST INCIDENT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IN AUGUST OF 2009 WHEN CAR HAD 77,000 MILES ON IT. WAS TRYING TO TURN RIGHT AND AFTER STARTING THE TURN LOST ALL POWER TO THE POWER TRAIN. COULDN'T MAKE A TURN WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COST OF 1ST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT $2500 (HONDA ACTUALLY PAID HALF (HOW GRACIOUS, WHEN THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAVE A FLAW SHOULD HAVE BEEN 100%. (REPLACED WITH FACTORY HONDA TRANSMISSION) 3 YEAR, 360000 WARRANTY 2ND INCIDENT 8/1012014 WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND CAR SLAMMED INTO 1ST GEAR (AND REDUCED SPEED BY AT LEAST 15 --20 MPH. LUCKILY I WASN'T REAR-ENDED AS IT JERKED THE WHOLE CAR AND REDUCED THE SPEED IN SECONDS. ISSUE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST TO REPLACE $4500. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE ON JULY 31ST WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. AS I WAS RETURNING HOME, IT STARTED TO RAIN HARDER. DURING THIS TIME, MY WIPERS STOPPED FOR AS LONG AS A MINUTE AND THEN WOULD START AGAIN, ONLY TO PAUSE AGAIN. I TRIED SETTING THE WIPERS TO HIGH AND FOUND THAT I HAD NO HIGH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I THEN RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN ID: 08V169000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07060), HOWEVER HONDA ONLY APPLIED IT TO THE 4 DR MODELS. AS I WAS TRAVELING LAST WEEK, MY WIFE CALLED HONDA AND CONFIRMED THIS FACT. TODAY, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY DEALERSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK. THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE SAME AS THE ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN LOGGED. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 41,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED HAD TO PAY $3600 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH 109,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND WHILST TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE-5 IN LOS ANGELES, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED; RPM SHOT UP, AND PUSHING GAS PEDAL HAD NO AFFECT OF SPEED OR CONTROL. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN IN THE FAST LANE AND CREATED A MAJOR FREEWAY HAZARD; OTHER DRIVERS SWERVED TO AVOID ME WHILST I CONTINUED TO SLOW AND DRIFT TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND OFF-RAMP; UPON SHUTTING OF CAR AND WAITING 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED TO MY HOUSE IN FIRST GEAR ONLY AND IN NO GEAR SOME OF THE TIME. IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR AND THE SCAR OF NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I HAD CAR TOWED ON A TOW TRUCK TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS "DIED" AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WITH 30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IS CORRECTING SITUATION BY REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY. THIS SUDDEN FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT THAT HAD TO POTENTIAL TO INVOLVE ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND DEFECT. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. WHEN GOING UP A BRIDGE HAD TO DROP DOWN TO 20 MPH TO KEEP CAR GOING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE MY CAR HAD DOWNSHIFTED. MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 4,000. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND THE CAR STRUGGLE TO MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP NEARBY AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT WAS REBUILT IN JULY OF 2009. FOUR DAYS AGO, ON 11/22/12 I WAS DRIVING THE SAME CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT UP AND WELL MAINTAINED, AND A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED- THIS TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS COMING OFF A RAMP AND THE CAR ONCE AGAIN FELT LIKE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING. THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPLAIN IS IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE BRAKES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY- I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY SO I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SHOULDER AND GOT OUT OF THE WAY AS SOON AS I COULD. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I HAVE THE CAR AT THE SAME SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT TURNS OUT THIS WAS DUE TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T FAIL THIS TIME. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND LOST POWER WHILE PUSHING THE GAS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO MY CAR. *TR

AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND RPMS SPIKED UP. NO FORWARD POWER. HAD TO COAST ON TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUTOFF AND RESTART THE CAR. PROBLEM CONTINUED ON THAT TRIP BUT SEEMED OK THEREAFTER. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT NOTHING FOUND. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY SO OFTEN UNPREDICTABLY (NO PATTERN) DESPITE CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND STAYING CURRENT ON MAINTENANCE. INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AT 100K MILES. MOST DAYS THE CAR IS FINE BUT THEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR SUDDENLY. HAS HAPPENED WHEN MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS, WHEN ALREADY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS WHEN YIELDING (I.E. SLOWING DOWN FOR A YIELD SIGN AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AT 65MPH WHEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND REDUCED SPEED TO 25MPH AND THEN TO A DANGEROUS 10MPH WHICH CAUSED EVERYONE DRIVING AROUND ME TO HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. THE CAR WOULD NOT REACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO VEER INTO THE LEFT SHOULDER JUST SECONDS BEFORE WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE OR PAST FIRST GEAR (20MPH) CAUSING CHP TO STOP TRAFFIC SO WE COULD CROSS THE FREEWAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A TOW-TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. HE WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ESTIMATED AT $4,000. THE MANUFACTURER FILED CASE NUMBER N012009-071300056 REGARDING THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY $1,500 TOWARDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,244.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA ACCORD EX 3.2L V6 LOCKED AND CAR SCREECHED TO A HALT. CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT, SHIFTING IS NOW HIT MISS, SOMETIMES ENGINE REVS TO HIGH RPM AND WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY SUGGEST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR $5,000. CAR HAS 87,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED ONCE UNDER FACTORY RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM SECOND INTO THIRD GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, AND ALSO BANGS WHEN SWITCHING INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED THE CONTACT 50% OFF THE TOTAL BILL, WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO $1,508.73. THE CONTACT REFUSED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,500. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF ALSO, THE LIGHTS FOR THE TEMPERATURE, RADIO AND DEFROSTER WERE OUT. UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO CRAZY. I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. THE CAR STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AND THE ENGINES RPM WENT TO OVER 7000. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD INSPECTED IT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THAT SAME NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!!! I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS. WHY WONT HONDA RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND GIVE WHAT PEOPLE PAID FOR. A GOOD RELIABLE CAR. MY CAR IS A 2003 4 DOOR ACCORD WITH 40,600 MILES!!!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND THE MILLION OTHERS THAT ARE EFFECTED BY THIS. HONDA IS TURNING THEIR NOSE AND THEY NEED TO BE HELP RESPONSIBLE!!!!! *TR UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

THE CAR HAS ONLY 100,000 MILES. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3TH GEAR, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOTHING UNTIL TODAY 6/23/09 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AS IF I WOULD'VE SHIFTED DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE D ON SHIFTER STARTED BLINKING AND NOW ALL THE CAR DOES IS TO GO IN PARKING OR 2ND GEAR. IT DOES NOT TAKE REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR THEREFORE THE CAR IS USES. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE IDLE ALWAYS SEEMED TOO FAST. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED THE CAR APPEARED TO WANT TO GO AHEAD ON ITS OWN WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY PARENTS HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD MY MOTHER SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND ASKED MY FATHER IF HE BOUGHT GAS AT A LOCAL INDIAN RESERVATION INSINUATING IT WAS CHEAP GAS THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY FATHER STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE HE FELT HE COULD NOT CONTROL IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO FAST. I DROVE THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS FELT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. ON THE DATE NOTED PRIOR TO THE CRASH MY MOTHER WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED SHE HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. PRIOR TO THE CRASH SHE WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT AND HAD TAKEN HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL-UP IN FRONT OF A BUILDING. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED-JUMPED A CURB CROSSED OVER A FLOWERBED AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A BRICK RETAINING WALL. MY MOTHER TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD AND HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR JUST KEPT THE MOMENTUM GOING UNTIL IT HIT THE RETAINING WALL. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY FATHER WHO WAS THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER WAS BADLY INJURED BREAKING SEVERAL RIBS, REQUIRING SURGERY AND MONTHS OF HOSPITALIZATION. HE IS NOW NON-AMBULATORY AND STILL RECOVERING. MY MOTHER WAS ALSO BADLY BRUISED AND COULD NOT SPEAK FOR WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG HITTING HER SO HARD. WE REQUESTED THAT THE POLICE INVESTIGATE IF THE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK AND TO CHECKOUT THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPORT. BASICALLY, THEY BLAMED MY MOTHER BECAUSE OF HER AGE. WHEN MY MOTHER EXITED THE CAR AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY UPSET AND WAS TALKING TO WITNESSES AND THE POLICE TOOK WHAT SHE SAID TO BE HER 'STATEMENT OF ADMISSION OF GUILT'. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO MANIPULATE THE GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED DRASTICALLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $950. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO CONFIRM IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY OR A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000

I HAVE THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS?) OF OTHER CONSUMERS ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. IT IS FAILING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, ONSTENSIVELY BECAUSE OF THE 2004 RECALL. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE AT 18,000 MILES IN 2004. IN 2009 AT 85,000 MILES, HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $3,700. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION TO SEE IF THE GEAR IS HEAT DAMAGED! ACCORDING TO THE RECALL REPAIR PROCEDURE, THIS WOULD SHOW IF THE DAMAGE RELATES TO THE 2004 RECALL, RECALL REPAIR DONE OR NOT. I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA WHO OFFERED A $1,300 CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE REPAIR, BUT ONLY AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" REP SAID SHE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVE TO OFFER A "GOODWILL REPAIR" AT ALL AS I'D INFORMED HER I WAS LOOKING TO SELL THE CAR AND NOW COULD NOT AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. END RESULT: I'M PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THEY ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET ME DRIVE IT AWAY (AFTER PAYING THEM THE $100 FOR A TRULY UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC GIVEN THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION HISTORY), EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SAFE? CONCERN FOR THE CUSTOMER? CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY? I THINK NOT. THIS IS MY 23-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S FIRST AUTO PURCHASE. WHAT A LET DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, SURGED FORWARD AND THEN STARTED UP ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY FORTY SECONDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REBUILT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED (WITH OVER 140,000 MILES) FOR MY TEENAGE SON. WHEN HE TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON - ALL THE INTERIOR DISPLAY LIGHTS FOR RADIO, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING AND DEFROSTERS WENT DARK. WE CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. THEY EVEN WENT SO FAR TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THE HONDA WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO THAT NO WARRANTIES APPLIED. THE CAR HAD A 6 CD PLAYER WHEN WE BOUGHT IT HONDA SAID THE ENTIRE RADIO SYSTEM COULD ONLY BE REPLACED BY A SINGLE DISC PLAYER. IT COST $1000 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. I OWN 3 HONDAS, HAVE OWNED HONDAS FOR DECADES AND WILL LOOK TO AMERICAN MADE CARS FOR ALL MY FUTURE PURCHASES. *TR

ON JUNE 12TH 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ON INTERSTATE 44 AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. I WAS THROWN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS IN THE BACKSEAT FELT THE WHIPLASH TOO- THANK GOODNESS THEY OF COURSE HAD THEIR SEATBELTS ON. ABOUT 2 MINS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN...FORCING ME TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FROM 4 TO LIKE 2ND GEAR. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY SCARED TOO DEATH AND THANKING GOD THAT NO ONE GOT HURT OR THAT NO ONE REAR ENDED ME. I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN A SIDE ROAD -TRYING TO MAKE IT HOME. IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAM INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER CATCHING MY BREATH AND MY HEART SLOWING DOWN- I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO AT LEAST MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE- THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE- THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS - IT WENT FORWARD INSTEAD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AN ON AGAIN AND PUTTING IN REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY REVERSED. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME BECAUSE ME AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS WERE STRANDED AND DID NOT HAVE A WAY HOME. - IT SHIFTED FROM 3RD AND 4TH GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR SEVERAL TIMES - LUCKILY I HAD MADE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP- THEY DIAGNOSED MY CAR (FOR 90.00!) AND TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED! I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 03 AND HAVE KEPT IT SERVICED AND MAINTAINED WITH A VERY METICULOUS RECORD. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6YRS OLD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARED ME AND MY DAUGHTERS TO THE POINT THEY WERE CRYING. HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND WE ARE SO LUCKY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ON IT. PLEASE NHTSA AND HONDA...DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO GO. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BUT I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN THE CAR DROPS TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS START TO REV. I KNOW THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT COST 4000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THEN THEY MIGHT FIX IT FOR YOU. BUT IF THEY HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO INFORM THE DRIVERS THAT THEY ARE IN AN UNSAFE CAR. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE DYING BUT I FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SLIPS INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSES SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION AND DOWNSHIFTING. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES, CAR ALWAYS SERVICED AT HONDA, TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AT 45K, (PER HONDA) STARTED HESITATING BETWEEN 3-4 GEAR, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SHOWED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TO CORRECT THE ISSUE THEY HAD TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I COULD NOT OPEN THE UNLOCKED DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE USING THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE INNER HANDLE CABLE (PART # 72171-SDA-A01) WHICH HAD SEVERED. SUCH A FAILURE COULD BE LIFE THREATENING IN AN ACCIDENT, WATER SUBMERGED OR FIRE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 ACCORD 4DR EX,WELL ILL BE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MILES AND ALL OF SUDDEN AT 65 MPH IT DOWN SHIFTS TO LOW THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. AND IT SEEMS THE DEALERS KNOW NOTHING. I HAVE REPLACED SOME SENSOR BUT ITS GETTING EXPENSIVE.DOES ANYONE AT HONDA GIVE HELP FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL CITY STREET THAT HAS A 30MPH SPEED LIMIT. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL SEEMED TOTALLY FINE WITH MY CAR. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR DID NOT MOVE & THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. I WENT NO WHERE. I WAS HOLDING TRAFFIC UP & WAS TOTALLY CLUELESS THAT MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF & ON A FEW TIMES TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD MOVE BUT NO LUCK UNTIL AFTER SOME TIME THE CAR MOVED AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES. FROM THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN IT COULD DRIVE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP & PAID 2,150 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. IN 2013 THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN MY CAR WAS AROUND 119,000 MILES. ON THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I PAID 3,500 TO GET THE CAR FIXED. I HAVE RECEIPTS. *TR

I HAVE AN '03 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE.WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, (40-50 MPH) MY CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20-30MPH!, CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO ALMOST REAR END MY VEH. I WOULD ATTEMPT TO SPEED UP, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV UP WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. AFTER MAINTAINING 20-30MPH FOR A FEW SECONDS THE VEH. WOULD SUDDENLY JERK FORWARD AND THE SLOW DOWN AGAIN.I TOOK THE VEH. TO SLOAN HONDA (PHILA.) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT WOULD COST ME $3,500.00. A SERVICE REP. CALLED BACK AGAIN AND STATED THAT HONDA AGREED TO LOWER MY PAYMENT TO $2,100.00. I'M A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THIS CITY AND I NEED A VEH. THE DEALERSHIP NOR HONDA WOULD GIVE A COURTESY RENTAL ! THERE IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE '03 HONDA TRANSMISSION AND I HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE CONTACT IS THROWN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE COULD ALSO CAUSE A REAR-END CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

AFTER VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WARMS UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LOSES GEARS 3, 4, 5, AND REVERSE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, FORCING THE TRANSMISSION TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE 1ST AND 2ND GEARS OR NEUTRAL. VEHICLE OFTEN THEN DECELERATES VIOLENTLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE OPERATOR (MYSELF) AND OCCUPANTS THEN REPORT A STRONG ODOR THOUGHT TO BE BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. IN PAST 6 MONTHS, I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS INCLUDING A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ALL HAD REPORTED NO PROBLEMS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX UNLESS THERE WAS A TROUBLE READING ON THE COMPUTER. PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING ONLY ONCE A MONTH BUT SINCE INITIAL APPEARANCE HAS NOW BEEN A DAILY OCCURRENCE ON BOTH FREEWAYS AND NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. RECENTLY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A FREE INSPECTION AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES DRIVEN. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD RPM'S GOING UP, BUT CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. RESEARCHED ONLINE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR