2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT A TAKATA AIRBAG, IT WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER AIRBAG YEARS AGO, DOES NOT NEED RECALLED. I HAVE ASKED FOR THEM TO STOP SENDING ME NOTICES, WORKED DIRECTLY WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO FAXED THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK AND THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A CURVED MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO TWO LARGE MOUNTAIN ROCKS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, A BROKEN ANKLE, COMPOUND FRACTURES, AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DETERMINATION OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I WAS GOING BACK HOME FROM WORK AT 5:50 AM IN THE MORNING IN MY HONDA ACCORD. I LOST CONTROL OVER MY CAR AND HIT SIDE WALK AND A MAIL BOX ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD MY CAR TOPPLED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS UNDER MY FEET AS THE CAR TOPPLED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW WAS ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD AS I WAS STANDING IN THE A TOPPLED CAR. TO COME OUT OF THE CAR I REMOVED THE HEAD REST FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT AND STARTED HITTING THE WINDOW GLASS TO BREAK IT WITH METAL PART OF THE HEAD REST. I HIT IT AS HARD POSSIBLE, I BROUGHT THE HEAD REST DOWN TO MY KNEES TO GATHER FORCE, DISTANCE AND SPEED SO THAT THE WINDOW GLASS CAN BE BROKEN AND I CAN COME OUT. I TRIED FOR FEW MINUTES BUT THE WINDOW GLASS DID NOT BREAK. I WANT BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF YOU ALL THAT IF A WINDOW GLASS CANNOT BE BROKEN WITH METAL IN CASE OF EMERGENCY IN THE CAR. THE TRAPPED PEOPLE WILL BURN TO DEATH. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS/QUERY TO CLARIFY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME OR WRITE TO ME AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: [XXX] THANK YOU, [XXX] PS: TAKE THE ABOVE MATTER SERIOUSLY TO SAVE THE LIVES OF TRAPPED PEOPLE IN THE CAR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,090. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,449.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. UPON PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE OIL WAS TWO QUARTS LOW. THE CONTACT ADDED MORE OIL TO THE VEHICLE, BUT HAD TO CONSTANTLY ADD APPROXIMATELY ONE OR TWO MORE QUARTS EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A LEAK WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CARBONE HONDA OF YORKVILLE, 5009 COMMERCIAL DR, YORKVILLE, NY 13495, 315-790-6106) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IRREPARABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,111.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH THE AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING INJURING THE DRIVER'S EYE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V169000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.