2003 Honda Accord Complaint Log

CONDENSOR IS LEAKING REFRIGERANT ON VEHICLE.*MR *NM

PROBLEMS WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX.*MR WHILE BRAKING ABRUPTLY THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT IT TOOK THE BRAKES 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE THE RESPONDED. ONCE THEY DID THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SLOW STOP AND THE VEHICLE CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE V-RATED ENERGY MICHELIN TIRES. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE TIRES PERFORMED POORLY IN THE RAIN AND SNOW. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW B.F. GOODRICH TRACTION T/A RADIAL ALL SEASON TIRES. THE CONSUMER LIKES THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE TIRES BUT THEY MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *NM

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY WHAT WAS TO BELIEVED TO BE INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL 04V176000 WHICH WAS FOR HEAT BUILDUP IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 46000 MILES. NOW AT 70000 MILE THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE DURING THE FIRST 46000 MILES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

2003 ACCORD RADIO/TEMPERATURE DISPLAY DEFECT. *TS THE DISPLAY UNIT FOR THE RADIO AND HEATING/AC GAUGES WENT BLACK. WHEN THE APPROPRIATE FUSE WAS REPLACED, A INSTRUCTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING ENTIRELY AND THE CONSUMER WAS STILL UNABLE TO SEE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS FOR THE HEAT AND A/C. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL NOTICE FOR RADIO DISPLAY. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE RADIO STATION NUMBERS, THE TEMPERATURE ON THE AIR CONDITION OR THE HEATER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE CHROME PEELING OFF THE HANDLE FRAME. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEELING ACTED AS A THIN SHARP RAZOR, WHICH CAUSED 2 OF HIS PASSENGERS TO SUSTAIN FINGER CUTS WHICH INCLUDED BLEEDING. *JB

THERE A INTERIOR WALTER LEAK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 25MPH THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, THE GEARS JUMPED AND HUNG UP IN GEAR, THE GEARS HUNG UP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS, ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT WOULD SPEED BACKWARDS WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. *AK *JB

THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB *TS

THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP. *NLM.

THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG ROTTEN EGG ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS WHICH MADE THE OCCUPANTS SICK. *NLM

THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE MATERIAL ON THE BRAKES WAS A THINNER MATERIAL THAN OTHER HONDA MODELS. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE HEAT CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE BRAKING AND PRESSURE CAUSED THE ROTORS TO WARP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. *NLM

VEHICLE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, TIRES WERE ROTATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRAME. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND HAS TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE WILL NEED TO MEET WITH SOMEBODY FROM THE MANUFACTURER SO THE CAN RECHECK VEHICLE, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE BEING ON.MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THE CALL.*AK

KEYS ARE EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENTIRE UNIT ALSO GETS HOT EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.*AK

THERE IS A STRONG FOWL EGG SMELL ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL HESITATE TO START. IT WILL HAVE A HARD START. DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE.*AK

DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION, ALL PASSENGERS WORE SEATBELTS. HOWEVER, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY PULL TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN GOING AROUND A CURB. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *TS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A CREAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE. *AK

CONSISTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD. *MR THERE WAS A VIBRATION, GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS WELL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THERE WAS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE FRONT ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE DISCS WERE REPLACED AND RESURFACED. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING A NOISE CAN BE HEARD, SUCH AS SQUEAKING AND POPPING COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALER REFURBISHED ALL THE DISCS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BY THE COMPLAINTS HE RECEIVED FROM SEVERAL CONSUMERS, BUT HAD NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND RECEIVED SIX STITCHES OVER THE LEFT EYEBROW. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT FULLY DISENGAGE. IT CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK TAPPING THE BRAKE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED CAUSED ONE TO TWO SECOND DISENGAGEMENT FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO RESUME TO THE PREVIOUS OR ANOTHER SPEED. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO OPERATION. *SCC *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. DEALER FOUND THERE WAS 40% FRONT BRAKES LEFT AND 75% REAR BRAKES LEFT. BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. *AK

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

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD THREE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF A BLIND SPOT CREATED BY THE FRONT WINDOW FRAME'S DESIGN. *LA THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FRAME COMPLETELY BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION WHEN GOING AROUND A LEFT CURVE. *PH *NM

ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS INDICATED BRAKE FAILURE ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. CONSUMER RAN A RED LIGHT, HIT A CURB ,AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED ARM AND BACK INJURIES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FRONT END SHIMMIED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING OR DEPRESSING BRAKES A CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED BODY PANEL WAS SPOT WELDED INSTEAD OF WELDED. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S WIFE HIT A STONE IN THE ROAD WHICH WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE STRIKING THE CHASSIS. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AND THE CURTAIN AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *PH THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSES. *SC *JB

ONCE THE CONSUMER SHIFTED TO REVERSE, THE ENGINE WENT FULL THROTTLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED BEHIND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *PH THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE HE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE AFTER THIS INCIDENT. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A 300 MILE ROAD TEST BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *NM