2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE ALREADY #[XXX] WITH NHTSA REP "[XXX]." [XXX] REFUSED TO SPECIFICALLY DETAIL WHAT I EXPLAINED TO HIM, WHICH WAS VERY DISCONCERTING AND A HUGE WASTE OF TIME, SO I AM SUBMITTING A SEPARATE COMPLAINT IN WRITING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE IS NOT BEING PROPERLY COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC. THE MEDIA REPORTING BASED ON NHTSA'S RECALL NOTICES STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THE RECALL ONLY AFFECTED VEHICLES IN 13 SOUTHERN STATES WITH HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN COLORADO AND CURRENTLY RESIDE AND DRIVE IN CALIFORNIA. NEITHER OF THOSE STATES IS ON THE LIST OF 13. I CONTACTED HONDA, BECAUSE NHTSA'S NOTICE WAS NOT CLEAR, AND THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NHTSA RECALL INFORMATION HAS RESULTED IN A CYCLE OF NEWS REPORTING THAT MISLEADS THE PUBLIC INTO BELIEVING THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS FINE AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL UNLESS THEIR VEHICLE IS IN ONE OF THE 13 STATES. THIS NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED TO A MUCH GREATER DEGREE. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TOTAL TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MY ACCORD DUE TO IT NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR PROPERLY. I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE HONDA'S OVER THE YEARS, SO I AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY I'VE GROWN TO EXPECT FROM HONDA. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS A COSTLY REPAIR. HONDA WAS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM JUST DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, YET DID NOTHING FOR THEIR BUYERS/CAR OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OVER 800 PEOPLE ON THIS SITE ALONE HAVE HAD WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS HONDA, WHEN PURCHASED HAD 30 MILES ON IT. RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE GUY THAT THEY ONLY INSPECTED MY CAR BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO IT.THEY DID NOT FEEL IT WAS NECESSARY. I FELT THIS WAS ODD BECAUSE HONDA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2014, NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 150,000 MILES I WAS ON MY LUNCH HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND BEGAN LOSING ALL POWER ON A VERY BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY.BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, I MANAGED TO SLOWLY GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE CAUSING ANY KIND OF MAJOR ACCIDENT.HAD MY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE CALLED ME BACK TODAY TO LET ME KNOW THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.HE CONTACTED SEVERAL "TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST" AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN TRY TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD.I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE HONDA PRODUCT CONCERN DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN DO NOW IS TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO MY CAR, AT MY COST.I AM NOT ASKING FOR A HANDOUT, BUT HONDA HAS KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY.FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN MY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO BLOW BUT WHAT IF THAT HAD NOT BEEN THE CASE?DOES IT ACTUALLY TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOSING THEIR LIFE FOR HONDA TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SERIOUSLY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE?HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL HONDA OWNER UP UNTIL NOW ALWAYS TRUSTED THAT THEY WOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. BOY WAS I WRONG!!!!!!!!! *TR

HONDA WROTE YOU A LETTER, WHICH I HAVE A COPY OF FROM YOUR WEBSITE, ON JUNE 14, 2014 CONFIRMING DISCUSSION WITH YOU ABOUT LOOKING INTO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER'S AIRBAG. THEY HAVE ONLY RECALLED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN DRIVING MY HONDA WITH THE CURRENT DRIVER AIRBAG. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD? *TR

THERE IS A RECALL OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR BUT HONDA HAS NOT SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS TO INFORM US. HONDA HAS TOLD ME THAT THESE LETTERS WILL NOT BE SENT OUT UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CLEARLY, OWNERS NEED TO BE INFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES. AND, SECONDLY, PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND WE ARE STILL NOT BEING NOTIFIED. IS IT LEGAL FOR THEM TO WITHHOLD NOTIFICATION LETTERS? *TR

CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TODAY ON A DIFFERENT MATTER. MY CONCERN WAS IF THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR WERE MANUFACTURED BY THE COMPANY THAT IS PRESENTLY IN THE NEWS. THE CASE MANAGER ,[XXX], ASSURED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS IN MY ACCORD WERE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AIR BAG. FURTHERMORE HE DID ADVISE THAT MEDIA REPORTS AND INFORMATION FROM NHTSB WERE NOT TOTALLY ACCURATE AND ERRONEOUS. I DID ASK HIM TO SEND ME A WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE THAT MY AIR BAGS WERE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL AND WOULD NOT EXPLODE BY ACCIDENT. HE DECLINED TO DO SO.I GUESS HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO PLACE ITSELF IN A PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUE WITH ME. 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 PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN 2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I HAD A TERRIBLE FRONT IN CRASH WITH ANOTHER CAR. MY FRONT END WAS CRUSHED AND MY FRONT PASSENGER HEAD CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. EVERY ONE I CALLED GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. MY REPAIRS COST ME $3800.00. WE DIDN'T HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE SO WE DECLINED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. THE BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY CAR SAID THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST LEFT THE HOUSE, SHE WAS MAYBE 1/4 MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND SHE SAID IT FELT LIKE HER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO SHE STARTED HITTING THE BRAKES. SHE WAS HEADED INTO A CURVE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN SO SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT WHICH SLUNG THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR INTO A TREE. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE HAD 5 STAPLES IN HER HEAD, A CONCUSSION, A BRUISED LUNG, AND SOME PELVIC BLEEDING. SHE IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE CONCUSSION. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE AIR BAG THAT CAUSED THE MOST PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO HER HEAD. BUT I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT CUT THE GASH IN HER HEAD. *TR

I OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. I WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED ME DOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS & I WAS PUSHED MORE THAN A CAR LENGTH PAST WERE I WAS STOPPED. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, NOT ONE. I SUFFERED HAND, WRIST, NECK, HEAD & FACE INJURIES FROM BEING SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I ALSO HAVE BACK, KNEE, HIP & FOOT INJURIES. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. POLICE WERE ON SCENE & A REPORT WAS FILED. MY CAR SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE & WAS TOTALED OUT BY THEIR INSURANCE CO. MY CAR HAD 204,635 MILES ON IT. I AM STILL OUT OF WORK DUE TO THE HEAD INJURY. *TR