2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. *SMD 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V531000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V35100 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V34900 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE RPMS REGISTERED APPROX. 5000 THEN RETURNED TO AROUND 2000. I TURNED AND WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED THEN CORRECTED 3 TIMES. I PARKED ON THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. I PROCEEDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE NEXT DAY, FEB 26, 2015, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AT APPROX. 45 MPH THEN CORRECTED. EACH TIME THE RPMS JUMPED TO APPROX. 5000 BEFORE SETTLING BACK TO APPROX. 2000. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES. LATER THE SAME DAY, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROX. 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED THEN CORRECTED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE MINUTES LATER. I PARKED ON THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. FEB 27TH, I HEADED TO MY FINAL DESTINATION. ABOUT 150 MILES INTO MY TRIP, I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE FREEWAY FOR A SLOWER CAR IN FRONT, WHEN MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED THEN CORRECTED. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO MY HOME. AT NO TIME DID ANY DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET, AS THEY ARE CLOSED TODAY. AFTER READING MULTIPLE REPORTS ABOUT THIS INCIDENT I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT HONDA WILL WORK TO RESOLVE THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WAS GETTING OFF THE OFF RAMP AT ABOUT 35MPH TAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION MADE A JERKING MOTION AND SLIPPED. I LET OFF THE ACCEL AND APPLIED THE ACCEL A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT ENGAGED AGAIN GOT TO MY DESTINATION WENT SHOPPING. WENT TO LEAVE AND I HAD NO REVERSE. SHIFTED THREW THE GEARS NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON TO FIND THE I COULD NOW BACK UP. I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO FIND OUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR ON DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. I HAVE MY CAR PARKED TILL I FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AND HOW THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED. I CALLED HONDA BUT THEY WHERE NO HELP AND WANT ME TO SPEND MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT AND FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE ALWAYS USED HONDA FOR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THANKFULLY, I WASN'T DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY CAR BASICALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

NO ACCIDENT \ I AM REPORTING INACCURATE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE AND CORRESPONDING HONDA WEBSITE REGARDING AIRBAG RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO OPTIONS 2 OR 4 FROM THE HONDA WEBSITE SETUP FOR RECALL. THERE IS NO WAY TO REGISTER THIS VEHICLE FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENT (AND WE RECENTLY PURCHASED IT USED SO IT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY REGISTERED AT HONDA CORPORATE - THOUGH WE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER). THIS PROCESS OF REGISTERING FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE 24/7. NO EXCUSES. HONDA IS NOT BEING PROACTIVE. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA STATING THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD DEPLOY ABNORMALLY CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS TO PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT NO COST AS INDICATED IN THEIR LETTER. HOWEVER THEY CANNOT HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I FIRST CALLED THEM AND EVERY TIME I FOLLOW UP THEIR ANSWER IS THAT PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND THEY HAVE NO INDICATION WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE PUTS MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN GREAT DANGER. IS THERE A WAY HONDA CAN HAVE THIS REPAIRED SOONER? OR ARE THEY TRYING TO AVOID INCURRING THE COST? *TR

THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE: WHEEL WELLS AND IN SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE PAINTED SURFACES OF THE CAR. THE RUST ON THE PAINTED SURFACES DO NOT SEEM TO ORIGINATE FROM ANY DAMAGE TO THE PAINTS INTEGRITY (THEY START AS BUBBLES THAT THEN BREAK, SHOWING BARE METAL PAST THE PRIMER). I HAVE NOTICED THESE SINCE THE CAR'S FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (2003) AND NEW SPOTS APPEAR CONTINUOUSLY. HERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE PICTURE I FOUND ON THE WEB: HTTP://SMG.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/USER/ANDYXLE/MEDIA/IMG_4151.JPG.HTML. *TR