2003 Honda Accord Complaint Log

THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE SIDE. *JB

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MAKE RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING, AS WELL AS THE AREA BY THE SEATBELT, AND BY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IN FRONT OF CAR.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO D AFTER BEING OFF FOR A WHILE IT MAKES A GRINDING/SCRATCHY SOUND. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO D FROM ANY OTHER GEAR.*AK

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 COUPE, WITH 35,000 MILES AND CURRENT IAW OWNERS MANUAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, MY TRANSMISSION WITH OUT! I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO OURISMAN HONDA LOCATED IN LAUREL WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 'FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE', RETURNING IT TO ME STATING 'THE PROBLEM WAS TARGETED AND CORRECTED'. THE VERY NEXT DAY, TAKING A TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSON SLIPPING AS WE WERE LEAVING THE TOLL BOOTH, 15-20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSON WAS SO SEVERE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 3RD GEAR (5 SPEED AUTOMATIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED IN UNDER THE RECCOMENDATION OF PRINCETON HONDA, WHERE THE TRANSMISSON WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSON, PER OURISMAN HONDA OF LAUREL, WILL NOT BE COVERED PAST THE FACTORY 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.*AK

FEEL A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING TO MOVE THE CAR (UNDER 10 MPH) AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN THEREAFTER FOR OTHER STOPS AND STARTS AT RED LIGHT. THIS IS ONLY ONLY OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS OFF, THEN STARTING UP AND DRIVING AWAY FROM PARK. *AK

OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS, WITH LESS THAN 27,000 MILES, WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR TOO MANY TIMES TO REMEMBER. WE FIRST NOTICED A SQUEAKING SOUND AT 4,000 MILES WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE COLD AND THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THIS NOISE CONTINUED AND A SECOND NOISE, MUCH LOUDER AND RESEMBLING A "STICKING CALIPER" BEGAN TO OCCUR WHEN TURNING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER AGAIN DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS WAS AT 11,000 MILES. LATER, ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A "HOT" SPOT ON THE ROTOR FROM BRAKING TOO HARD AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE NOISE, THOUGH NO REMEDY HAS BEEN FOUND. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT SOFT AND THE NOISES CONTINUE, THOUGH I DO NOT BELIEVE THE DEALER EVER CHECKED THE ROTORS OR DID A PROPER INSPECTION. NOW AT 26,400 MILES THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE A SPONGE AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK THE BRAKES AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES GRAB VERY HARD, SOMETIMES THEY SEEM NOT TO GRAB AT ALL. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE CARS OR PROVIDE FREE BRAKE INSPECTIONS TO INSURE THE CAR WILL STOP AS EXPECTED. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND OTHERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT COMPLETELY FAILED, BUT WE HAVE HAD TO ASSUME THEY WILL NOT STOP THE CAR AS THEY WERE ADVERTISED, IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE RELATIVE TO SPEED. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR CORRECTIVE MEASURE COMPLETED DESPITE SEVERAL REQUESTS TO THE DEALER (MOST WHILE THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY). *NM

THERE IS A PULSATING IN THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT IS STOPPING COMPLETELY. *AK

BOUGHT NEW 2003 ACCORD EX IN 1/03. SINCE HAVING THE CAR, THERE HAS BEEN A DAILY TERRIBLE "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS FROM THE WINTER BLEND OF GAS, BUT MY OLD CAR NEVER HAD THIS SMELL AND NO ONE I KNOW THAT HAS A CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF BACK DOORS WILL PLUG THEIR NOSES AND I MUST KEEP HEAT/AIR ON RECIRCULATE AND KEEP WINDOWS SHUT BECAUSE WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT ETC..., THE SMELL GETS INTO THE CABIN. IF DEALER CONTINUES TO "NOT FIND A PROBLEM" I WILL CONSIDER LEMON LAW LAWSUIT.

I HAVE HAD A NOTICEABLE GROANING IN MY STEERING WHENEVER I TURN THE WHEEL. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST DAY I HAD THE CAR. THE DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE CAR. THEY SAY THAT MANY POWER STEERING PUMPS MAKE THIS NOISE. I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE CHARACTERISTICS, CARS HAVE DEFECTS AND CAR COMPANIES HAVE WORD TO EQUIVOCATE. I STILL HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD HONDA WHICH IS A DELIGHT AFTER 380,000 MILES. I DON'T LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THIS ONE GROAN FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. *JB

THERE IS ALWAYS A HIGH PITCH BACK GROUND NOISE (MORE LIKE HUMMING AND HAZING SOUND) COMING OUT FROM THE STEREO UNIT WHEN THE VOLUME DIAL IS 01 AND UP NO MATTER IF IT IS THE CD OR RADIO. IF I ADJUST THE VOLUME TO 00, IT IS GONE. BUT WHEN THE VOLUME IS 01 OR UP, THE NOISE COMES BACK. MY DEALER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM ON ALL THEIR 03 HONDA ACCORD IN STOCK. HE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NOT GOT ANY RESPONSE YET. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD I BOUGHT DRIFTS TO ONE SIDE. BRAMAN HONDA IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW BRAMAN HAS SAID THAT THIS IS AN NORMAL DRIF FOR THESE CARS. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE AND THE ONLY MILAGE PLACE ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS STARTED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE MALFUNCTION WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS ORDERED. THE NAME OF THE PART WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE A '03 ACCORD. AT 776 MI NOTICED CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT. PENSKE HONDA IN ONTARIO, CA SAID IT THE FRONT TIRE IS BAD. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED BY A TIRE DEALER. CAME BACK AT 2251 MI TO REPORT CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. PENSKE HONDA JUST ADJUSTED ALL TIRE PRESSURES. WENT BACK AT 2693 MI TO COMPLAIN REAR WHEELS VISIBLY MISALIGNED AND ALSO VIBRATION AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING. PENSKE HONDA PERFORMED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IDLE FOUND NORMAL. CAME BACK AT 3036 MI. REPORTING DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE CAR STRAIGHT, EITHER PULLING LEFT OR RIGHT. REPORTED AGAIN VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CAR DROVE STRAIGHT WHILE IDLING ADJUSTED TO BASE IDLE. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR ALL DAY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WASN'T DRIVEN FAR ENOUGH AS SHOWN BY THE MILEAGE OUT AT 3038 MI. HAD TO REQUEST TECHNICIAN, RON CAMPBELL TO RIDE WITH ME TO SHOW THE PULLING ON EITHER SIDE. SEEN IT, FELT IT BUT THINKS ITS NORMAL BLAMING IT ON THE ROAD ALTHOUGH HE TOOK ME TO A GOOD STRETCH OF FLAT ROAD. NEVERTHELESS, HE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR FURTHER TEST ON MONDAY BEING LATE SATURDAY, MILEAGE IN AT 3042. HAD THE CAR ALL DAY MONDAY, WAS ADVISED LATE AFTERNOON THAT THEY DID THE ALIGNMENT CHECK, DROVE THE CAR SOME MORE, CHECKED THE RIDE HEIGHT AND EVERYTHING IS TO SPEC. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, THE ALIGNMENT PRINT-OUT WAS MADE @ 4:04 PM AND WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT 5:40 PM. WHICH MAKES IT APPARENT THAT THEY SPENT LITTLE TIME TO TEST DRIVE AND LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. NEXT VISIT IS TO TAKE THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. MILEAGE OUT AT 3047 MI AND DROVE IT HOME BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMER ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM, VIBRATION AT STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING AND THE CAR PULLING FORWARD OR REVERSING FAST ON ITS OWN WITH LESS OR NO PRESSURE AT THE GAS (REF 10039029). ARE THESE THINGS NORMAL OR DESIGN FLAWS WAITING FOR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN? AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM NHSTA.*AK

NAR 05/06/2003 MR THE VEHICLES EXHAUST HAS EMITTED A PUNGENT SULFUR OR ROTTEN EGG SMELL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB

BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT STAY PROPPED OPEN. THEY ARE VERY HEAVY, AND WHEN PUSHED OPEN TO EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND 'CATCH', THE DOORS INVARIABLY FALL BACK AND CRUSH THE LEGS OF THE PERSON TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. BOTH REAR DOORS STAY OPEN, CATCHING AND LOCKING PROPERLY ON EITHER OF THE TWO 'CATCH' POINTS. WHEN WE POINTED OUT TO HONDA DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL ISSUE, THEY OFFERED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART FOR OVER $100 WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE LATCH MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FLAW WITH THE CAR THAT THEY SHOULD REPAIR FOR FREE. *TR

ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED A NEW 2003 ACCORD, I NOTICED THAT THE CONSOLE WAS OVERHEATING. WHEN I PUT MY FINGERS UNDER THE CONSOLE, IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT COULD BLISTER SKIN. THERE WAS ALSO A HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL. AFTER THE CAR MAKES THIS TERRIBLE BURNING SMELL, I GET A HEADACHE. UPON MY SECOND VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE CONSOLE. ON THE WAY HOME, THE NEW CONSOLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. ALSO, THE HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL IS STILL PRESENT. HONDA AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE OR GIVE ME A REFUND. THE SALES MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HENDRICK\\'S HONDA CARS OF HICKORY, HAS GIVEN ME MISINFORMATION ABOUT MY STATE\\'S LEMON LAW BY TELLING ME THEY ARE ENTITLED TO 10 REPAIR ATTEMPTS WHEN THE LEMON LAW SAYS THEY ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO 4. THE DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO REDUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FURTHER, EVEN THOUGH THREE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A MECHANIC, HAVE WITNESSED THE OVERHEATING AND BURNING SMELL, THE \\MASTER MECHANIC\\ HAS TOLD ME THAT IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING OR OVERHEATING THAT I WOULD HAVE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. THIS IS NOT TRUE AND ANY GOOD MECHANIC SHOULD KNOW THIS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DENY THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. YOUR WEB PAGE HIT HOME WITH ME BECAUSE HONDA CERTAINLY HAS TROUBLE ADMITTING THAT THEIR CARS HAVE PROBLEMS. I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT BUYING A HONDA IS A BAD IDEA!

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD COMMENCE TO ACCELERATE, AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD HOLD. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS HAD FAILED. DEALER ALSO ADVISED CORRECTIVE PART IS NOT IN THE UNITED STATES AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN UNTIL POSSIBLE 02/15/03. *NLM

I PURCHASED MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 ON DEC. 31, 2002. I SPENT 6 MONTHS RESEARCHING MANY MAKES AND MODELS IN ORDER TO FIND THE PERFECT CAR FOR MY WIFE AND UNBORN CHILD. I SELECTED THE ACCORD BECAUSE I FELT IT OFFERED THE MOST SAFETY FEATURES AND HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE CARS ON THE ROAD FOR YEARS. MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A FIRST YEAR REDESIGNED MODEL, BUT WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER HE SAID THAT THE ONLY THING CHANGED BETWEEN 2002 AND 2003 WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD HIGH COMPRESSION HEADS AND THAT'S WHERE THE EXTRA HORSEPOWER CAME FROM. I STILL HAD SOME RESERVATIONS, HOWEVER I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "IT'S A HONDA HOW CAN I GO WRONG?" SEVEN DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IT STRANDED MY WIFE AT WORK. SHE FINALLY GOT THE CAR STARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES AND GOT IT HOME AND TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T CRANK. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FLUCK AND IT WOULDN'T DO IT AGAIN, 6 DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I NOW THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE SECURITY CHIP IN HER KEY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, SO I TOLD HER WE WOULD GET HER A NEW KEY. FIVE DAYS LATER USING MY KEY THE CAR FAILED TO CRANK. I CONTINUED TO HOLD THE KEY OVER TO SEE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO FINALLY CRANK AND IT TOOK 45 SECONDS OF CONTINUAL CRANKING FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY FIRE OFF! THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND SO I DID. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL AND CONCERNED AND THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO FIX MY CAR, HOWEVER PARTS WERE ON BACK-ORDER AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT. THEY GAVE US A RENTAL CAR AND SENT US HOME. IT TOOK HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION 27 DAYS TO DELIVER OUR PART AND WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY IT ACTED UP AGAIN SO THE CAR WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER 7 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS COMPLETELY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND THE CAR STILL FAILS TO CRANK ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. THIS IS REDICULOUS, I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO BE RELIABLE AND SAFE FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, WHO IS NOW 2 MONTHS OLD.*AK

2003 ACCORD EX-V6 MAKES RATTLING NOISES FROM INSIDE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, THE DOOR POSTS AND SOMETIMES THE DASHBOARD. THE RATTLE FREQUENTLY APPEARS WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT BUT IT IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER HAS TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. *LA

2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE ONLY 3500 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME IGNITION PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE CABINET DOOR UNDER THE RADIO HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT BEGAN VIBRATING AUDIBLY, THE SUNROOF HAD TO BE RE-GREASED AND SHIMMIED. *JB

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A REALLY BAD "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2003. I WAS TOLD HONDA WAS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. AFTER 8 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES THE CAR STILL SMELLS AND HONDA NOW SAYS IT IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I AM VERY DISAPOINTED HONDA IS NOT GOING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I OWN 2 HONDAS AND THEY WILL BE MY LAST. WE ARE GOING TO PURSUE LEMON LAWS AS A LAST ALTERNATIVE

1. CHRONIC CONDITION; ERGONOMIC INJURY CAUSED BY HEAD REST DESIGN. 2. FRONT HEAD REST ARE DESIGNED WITH A SIGNIFICANT FORWARD TILT. THIS IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. FOR SHORTER THAN AVERAGE DRIVERS, THE FORWARD BULGE FORCES THE HEAD INTO A FLEXED (CHIN DOWN) POSITION THAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, CAUSES CHRONIC NECK AND HEAD PAIN, AND CAN RESTRICT VISION. 3. THE ONLY SAFE "FIX" AVAILABLE IS TO ADD A THICK BACKREST TO THE SEAT, TO NEGATE THE BULGE. ALTERNATIVELY, DRIVERS MAY REVERSE THE HEAD REST OR EVEN REMOVE IT, SEVERELY COMPROMISING CRASH SAFETY (SUBJECTING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS TO WHIPLASH INJURIES). *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT AFFECTIVE UNDER DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WIPERS WORK UNDER MINOR RAIN CONDITIONS & A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. ONCE SPEED & WEATHER CONDITIONS INCREASE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE. *TR

ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED A NEW 2003 ACCORD, I NOTICED THAT THE CONSOLE WAS OVERHEATING. WHEN I PUT MY FINGERS UNDER THE CONSOLE, IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT COULD BLISTER SKIN. THERE WAS ALSO A HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL. AFTER THE CAR MAKES THIS TERRIBLE BURNING SMELL, I GET A HEADACHE. THIS BURNING SMELL IS AN INDICATION OF AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. UPON MY SECOND VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE CONSOLE. ON THE WAY HOME, THE NEW CONSOLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. ALSO, THE HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL IS STILL PRESENT. HONDA AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE OR GIVE ME A REFUND. THE SALES MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HENDRICK'S HONDA CARS OF HICKORY, HAS GIVEN ME MISINFORMATION ABOUT MY STATE'S LEMON LAW BY TELLING ME THEY ARE ENTITLED TO 10 REPAIR ATTEMPTS WHEN THE NC LEMON LAW SAYS THEY ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO 4. THE DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO REDUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FURTHER, EVEN THOUGH THREE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A MECHANIC, HAVE WITNESSED THE OVERHEATING AND BURNING SMELL, THE "MASTER MECHANIC" HAS TOLD ME THAT IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING OR OVERHEATING THAT I WOULD HAVE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. THIS IS NOT TRUE AND ANY GOOD MECHANIC SHOULD KNOW THIS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DENY THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM.

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN DECEMBER OF 2002. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR PUT OUT THIS HORRIBLE (ROTTEN EGG SMELL). I KNOW THIS IS COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I PROCEEDED TO TELL THE SERVICE PEOPLE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT SO THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE GAS I WAS USING HAD A HIGH SULFUR CONTENT AND WE MUST SWITCH GAS STATIONS IMMEDIATELY TO GET RID OF THE SMELL. SO I TRIED EVERY GAS STATION IN THE AREA AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND SEEMED TO BE DRAWING POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE IDLE WOULD ALSO RISE AND FALL WHEN THIS SHAKING IS HAPPENING. THE ODOR BECAME WORSE WHEN THE SHAKING WOULD START. THIS SMELL IS GIVING ME A BIG HEADACHE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. SO I CALLED HONDA SERVICE TO PUT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN. HONDA DID NOT EVEN WANT TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN, BUT WITH MUCH YELLING I GOT AN APPOINTMENT. THEY HAD THE CAR ALL DAY AND WHEN MY WIFE CALLED TO SEE IF THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY CONTINUED TO EXPLAIN THAT IT IS (THE NATURE OF THE BEAST) AND ALL CARS PUT OFF THIS SMELL TO SOME DEGREE. I ALSO NOTICED THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT WHAT HONDA STATED IT SHOULD BE. SO I CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND FOUND OUT THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO SOLUTIONS TO FIX IT. HONDA ASSURES ME THAT AFTER 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES GOES BY THAT THE SMELL WILL DECREASE AND GO AWAY. THIS SMELL STARTED AT 50 MILES AND IS GETTING MUCH WORSE AT 4,500 MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA CAR OR THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN AS LONG AS I LIVE. I AM ALSO RESEARCHING INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER 2003 HONDA ACCORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FOUND MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO GET A LAWYER INVOLVED TO FIGHT THEM. WE THE CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT LET HONDA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF US. HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO SELL THE CONSUMERS SUCH A ROTTEN EGG. *NLM

SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, I HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES, THE WHEEL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE ABS CONTROLLER HAS BEEN REPLACED, NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HONDA DOES NOT WANT THE DEALER TO LOOK AT MY CAR UNTIL HONDA HAS A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. EVER SINCE MY LAST SERVICE, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL, IT IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ANY MORE. WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS JUST THE SECOND CAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT AS OF MY LAST SERVICE, HE STATED THAT IT IS A GROWING PROBLEM.*JB

WINDSHIELD CREAKS IN COLD AND DRY WEATHER, TO THE POINT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL CRACK IN VERY COLD WEATHER. DEALER CLAIMS TO NOT HEAR THE PROBLEM. NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN WE DROVE CAR OFF LOT. *JB

MY 2003 ACCORD WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE WILL ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH NO PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S OUT OF CONTROL AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE STOPPED. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING IN REGULAR GEAR THE CAR WILL CONTINUE AT IT'S CURRENT RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS "STUCK" IN GEAR AND WON'T/CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS ACCELERATION MODE. *NLM

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE IN MOTION. I INCREASED SPEED FROM 40 MPH TO 50MPH TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE IN MY LANE AND EXPERIENCED A SURGE OF POWER THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I NEEDED TO BRAKE TO RESTRAIN THE VEHICLE. THE TACHOMETER WENT TO 6000 RPM AND STAYED STEADY THE ENTIRE TIME PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AS I PREPARED TO KILL THE IGNITION RETURNED CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED RESPONDING. I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND AM GETTING A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM A 47 Y/O MALE WITH 30 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND AM QUITE SURE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AS I WAS IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I HAVE OPENED A PROBLEM TICKET WITH HONDA N0112-17-00080. THANK YOU

THEY ARE SELLING ME A LEMON AND FOOL ME AROUND WITH EXCUSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON SIX TIME DURING THIS TWO YEAR. THE FIRST THREE TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT ON, I DID NOT HAVE DUPLICATIN CODE. SUM UP THE SIX TIME REPORT, I HAVE TWO TIMES CODE 0700 AND TWO TIMES CODE 1705. I CALLED HONDA BECAUSE THEY AUTHORIZED THIS DEALER TO SELL THIE CAR, HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME SINCE THE DEALER DO THE MODIFICATION ON THE CAR (ADD THE AUTO STARTER IN THE CAR), THEY DON'T RESPONSIBLE ON ANY PROBLEM THAT RELATED TO AUTOSTARTER, EVEN THEY AUTHORIZED THAM TO SELL THEIR CAR. THEN I TALK TO THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, HE IS VERY SACRATIC, HE ASK ME THE DETAIL HOW I USE THE AUTOSTARTER, MY ANSWER WAS PERFECT, SEEM TO BE NOTHING WRONG. AS WELL AS HE TOLD ME THE LAST ENGINE LIGHT ON WAS A YEAR AGO, I TOLD ME I HAVE NOT USE THE AUTOSTARTER FOR A YEAR, BECAUSE I DECIDED TO LEAVE MY BABY WITH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, BUT I USE THE AUTOSTARTER RECENTLY. THEN HE BLAME ME, PERHAP IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS LOSING THE GAS CAP, OR YOU USE PC OR CELLPHONE IN THE CAR TRIGGER THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEN I ASK HIM WHAT IS THE LIST OF ACTION I CANNOT DO IN THE CAR, HE TOLD ME HE HAS THE LIST, BUT HE CANNOT FIND IT. I ASK THE SERVICE REP CAN I HAVE THE SUMMARY TO WHAT YOU DID FOR THE PAST SIX TIME FIXING, SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT SUMMARY WILL NOT REFLECT THE DETAIL OF WHAT HAPPEN, ONLY THE DATE AND YOUR NAME. HERE IS THE LIST OF PROBLEMS MY CAR HAS: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 6TH TIME, DEC 2002, CODE 700 CUSTOMER STATRES CD CHANGER IS INOP, APRIL 2002 BALANCING 2 TIRES ON DEC 2001, MISCOMMUNCATE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 5TH TIME, NOV 2001, MALFUNCTION A/T SENSOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 4TH TIME, SEPT 2001, CODE 1705 REPAIRED REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY, NOV 2001 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 3RD TIME, JUNE 2001, CODE 0700, 1705 AUTO START DOESN'T WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 2ND TIME, MARCH 2001, CODE 900 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 1ST TIME, JAN 2001, CODE 1456

1. WINDSHIELD AREA IN FRONT OF DRIVER CREAKS IN COLD, DRY WEATHER. CREAK OCCURS ON ROUGH PAVEMENT AND TURNS. 2. ALL SIDE WINDOWS RATTLE ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. 3. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON FRONT SIDE WINDOWS WHEN CAR IS MOVING AT 40MPH OR ABOVE.

VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. IT CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK *NLM

THIS 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING I BOUGHT IT. JUST AFTER 2 WEEKS WITH AROUND 500 MILES ALL THIS RATTLING NOISES STARTED COMING FROM THE DOORS AND WINDOWS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY FIXED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS BACK LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER. TODAY I HAVE 14000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MORE THEN 20 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE RUN CHANNELS AND OTHER PARTS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. ALSO THE INTERIOR IS FALLING A PART; THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT IS NOT WORKING. THE CD COMPARTMENT GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME. THE ENGINE IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, FEELS LIKE ITS ACTUALLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO ME. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY HONDA HAS, MY WIFE HAS A 1996 ACCORD AND IT DOESNT MAKE AS MUCH NOISES AS MINE, AND IT ALSO RUNS BETTER. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE QUALITY SERIOUSLY. AND HELP ME OUT WITH THIS LEMON CAR.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT HAS REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER COVER THE COST THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA'S TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I PURCHASED A 2003 ACCORD EX V6, IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. SINCE DELIVERY,THERE HAS BEEN AN AWFUL SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, STILL SMELLED AFTER I PICKED IT UP. CALLED THEIR 800# AND THEY SAID THE SMELL WILL DISAPPEAR AFTER ABOUT 7,000-8,000 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS WAS AT 5,000 MILES I CURRENTLY HAVE 11,000 AND THE SMELL IS NOT DISAPPEARING. THIS IS SUCH A POTENT SMELL THAT IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE AND I ALSO GET DIZZY FROM THESE TOXIC FUMES. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF PROBLEMS I SHOULD BE HAVING FOR SPENDING ALMOST $30,000 FOR A BRAND NEW CAR. ANY HELP OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH - KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION & CANNOT GET IT OUT OF THE IGNITION FOR HOURS.*AK

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WHEN PURCHASED NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT HELP SAYING THAT SINCE THE PDI WAS DONE THE PART FAILED AT THE DEALER SITE. THE DEALER, AUTOPARK HONDA IN CARY, NC WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CAR AFTER MY DELIVERY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER LEMON LAW, EVEN THOUGH I POINTED THE PROBLEM OUT TO THEM WITHIN 18 HOURS OF DRIVING CAR HOME. *NLM

I HAVE HAD MY 2003 ACCORD EX IN THE DEALER'S SHOP WELL OVER 15 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD RATTLES AND HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 5 TIMES AND CANNOT BE RECTIFIED. THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT LOAD CD'S PROPERLY AND HAVE HAD THE STEREO REPLACED. NOW THE COVER TO THE STEREO WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE STEREO HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 4 TIMES AND HAS TO GO BACK IN A 5TH TIME TO HAVE THE COVER REPLACED AGAIN. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT 5 TIMES, SINCE THE FIRST WEEK WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE FIRST 3 TIMES THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE 4TH TIME, THEY HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. AT THIS VISIT, THERE WAS ONLY 9,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE 5TH TIME WE TOOK THE CAR IN, IT HAD 12,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN. NOW THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND SQUEALLING AGAIN. THIS IS NOW THE 6TH TIME WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE SEAL AROUND THE DOOR GAVE WAY AT AROUND 5,000 MILES. THE DOOR SEAL SEEMS TO BE VERY THIN AND DOES NOT HOLD UP VERY WELL. WE PURCHASED AN AFTER FACTORY ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. MY WIFE'S FOB FAILED TO DEACTIVATE THE DEVICE. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS AN AFTER FACTORY INSTALLED DEVICE, BUT THE HONDA DEALER SHOULD BACK WHAT THEY SELL.

VEHICLE WILL NOT START ON OCCASION. IT WILL TAKE 3-4 ATTEMPTS AT STARTING BEFORE IT WILL EVER START. AFTER IT STARTS IT RUNS VERY ROUGH LIKE IT IS FLOODED AND TRYING TO GET RID OF EXCESS FUEL IN THE CYLINDERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON SINCE NEW.

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASES A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR EMITTED A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. I'VE BEEN AROUND CARS FOR QUITE AWHILE AND I KNEW RIGHT AWAY IT WAS A SMELL GIVEN OFF FROM A CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. WE TOOK THE CAR IN WITHIN A MONTH OR SO OF THE PURCHASE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM AND COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE PRIMARY THE SMELL WOULD OCCUR WAS WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY OR ACCELERATING FROM STOPLIGHT TO STOPLIGHT. THE CAR NOW HAW ALMOST 11K MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS ALSO NOT GETTING THE SAME MILEAGE THAT OUR PREVIOUS 2000 ACCORD V6 GOT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG IN THIS AREA AS WELL. THIS WILL BE OUR LAST HONDA SINCE THE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING WITH NO OBVIOUS SOLUTION AVAILABLE.

MY BRAKES SQUEAL 90% OF THE TIME WHEN THEY ARE DEPRESSED. I HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK THEM AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE NOISE CONTINUES. THE NOISE STARTED ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR.

FALLING ACORNS HAVE LEFT OVER 30 POCK MARKS ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE A 2002 HONDA CRV THAT WAS SUBJECTED TO THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH MUCH LESS DAMAGE RESULTING, JUST A FEW SMALL DINGS. THE METAL ON THE 2003 ACCORD FEELS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER TO THE TOUCH THAN THE BODY OF THE 2002 CRV. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 2000 ACCORD THAT WAS ALSO SUBJECTED TO THESE CONDITIONS WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THIS CAR LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PELTED WITH HAIL STONES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A CAR SHOULD WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF AN ACORN! I WONDER HOW IT WOULD DO IN A CRASH TEST. DT

I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER 2002 - I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. I'M CONCERNED OVER SAFETY. WHAT RECOURSE IS AVAILABLE ONCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM GOING THROUGH BRAKES AND ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 8000 MILES? IN ADDITION, I NOTICED VERY SOON AFTER PURCHASE THAT AT INITIAL START UP, AND UNTIL CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE THERE IS A "CHATTER" NOISE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS MY IMAGINATION, AS THIS WAS SOMETHING HAD HEARD IN OLDER CARS - SUCH AS A LIFTER CHATTER. IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY NOTICEABLE AND AT SOME START UP TIMES SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL. AT APPRX 23,000 I REQUESTED THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR THE NOISE, BUT BY THE TIME THE CAR GETS TO THE DEALER THERE IS NO LONGER THE COLD START, AND IT NO LONGER MAKES THE NOISE.

EXTREME ROTTEN EGG ODOR ENTERING INSIDE CABIN AND POOR GAS MILEAGE.*AK

PURCHASED MY NEW ACCORD 9/02, TWO DAYS LATER TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TOTAL OF 5 TIME IN LAST 9 MONTHS, STILL PULLS. MANUFACTURES SAYS I WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT THAT WAY. CAR IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN.*AK

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

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE I WISH THERE WERE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE FAILURE AT LEAST I WOULD/OR POSSIBLE WOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR IT. I WAS DRIVING 55-60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 405 IN RENTON HEADING FOR SEA-TAC AIRPORT, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THEN IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND SLAMMED ON AGAIN. I WAS FREAKED OUT TO SAY THE LEAST. THE FORD F-350 BEHIND ME ALMOST ENDED UP COMING THROUGH THE BACK OF MY '03 HONDA ACCORD. HE SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY THEN PULLED ALONG SIDE OF ME FLIPPING ME OFF AND WAS YELLING HE WAS GOING TO KILL ME. I WAS TRYING TO SIGNAL CAR TROUBLES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID IT AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME. I HAD REDUCED MY SPEED TO ABOUT 40-45 AT THIS TIME SO THE VIOLENT JERKING WAS NOT QUITE AS BAD THAT TIME. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK FLIPPING ME OFF AGAIN BEFORE STEPPING ON HIS GAS PEDAL AND SPEEDING OFF. AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM MY BUSINESS TRIP.THE CAR SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. THANK GOODNESS FOR RUSH OUR TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 3 MILES OF 25-35 MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS AND THE RPM'S WENT THROUGH THE ROOF. I MADE IT OFF THE FREEWAY AT MY EXIT AND HAD TO DRIVE THE NEXT 15 MILES DOING 25-30 MPH AS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT. HOW OFTEN DOES THE PROBLEM OCCUR? AS SOON AT THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP IT SEEMS LIKE. I DROPPED IT OFF AT OUR LOCAL AUTO SHOP WHERE I TAKE OUR VEHICLES. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE HERE AND SURE ENOUGH I FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA OR THE NHTSA DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. HOW? I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED AND THEN THEY CAN TAKE THESE COMPLAINS SERIOUSLY. *TR