2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD CRASHING SOUND ABOVE OUR HEADS. WE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THERE WAS NOT ANY INCLEMENT WEATHER NOR WAS THERE A OBJECT THAT HIT IT. IT EXPLODED AND SHATTERED FROM THE MIDDLE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL HONDA OWNERS, DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS. WHEN CONTACTING HONDA THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. ALTHOUGH SOME DEALERSHIPS REPLACED THE SUNROOF FOR FREE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF GLASS EXPLODES ABOVE YOUR HEAD WHILE DRIVING. IT'S ALSO NOT AN INSURANCE ISSUE. FEEL FREE TO GOOGLE "HONDA SUNROOF EXPLODES", LOTS OF AFFECTED CONSUMERS. THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, MADE NOISES AND AT TIMES HESITATED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK, WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5400. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR $3,000. *JB

WHEN I WAS SITTING PERFECTLY STILL PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND MY PASSENGER-SIDE SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED. NOTHING HAD HIT ME, AND I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA, AND THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS, AND ARE NOT BEING COOPERATIVE ABOUT FIXING MY CAR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT THING HAPPENING. *JS

DRIVER'S CAR (LEFT FRONT) KEYHOLE WON'T ACCEPT MY KEY, ELECTRONICALLY. I WENT TO DIFFERENT AUTO SERVICES AND HAVE THE SAME COMMENTS THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE THE SAME. I CHECKED THE INTERNET, YOUTUBE.COM, MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL & YEAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, EVEN THE HONDA CHAT ROOM HELP SITE. I THOUGHT THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, BUT IT'S NOT, IF THERE IS SOME WAYS THAT YOUR COMPANY COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MATTER/ISSUE CONCERNING THE MANUFACTURER'S (HONDA) DEFECT ISSUE, PLEASE LET US KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO SHOULDER TO EXPENSES ON THEIR BEHALF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONCERN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU THE SOONEST AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE TRIED CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE KEYHOLE BY AIR PRESSURED AND WD 40, NOTHING HAPPENED. I CAN INSERT THE KEY HALFWAY ONLY AND THEN IT WILL STOPPED. ALL OTHER KEYHOLES ARE FUNCTIONING WELL, EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S KEYHOLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUST DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT REAR END REALLY BAD . *TR

BLACK PAINT BEGAN FADING IN SPOTS ON HOOD AND FENDERS. PAINT IS NOW ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH WINRUN R380 TIRES (NA), SIZE: 215/60R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIRES SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE THREADS. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,100 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,100.

2003 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL. *MW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, BECAUSE OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. EVEN THOUGH HE NO LONGER LIVES THERE. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO 1ST GEAR HAS A BURNT RUBBER SMELL IN FLUID. I HAD RECALL COMPLETE AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REFUSED TO CHECK WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL OWN, AFTER BY SERVICING THE AIR BAG PER THE RECALL. UPDATED 03/26/15*JB