2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I AM THE ONLY AND ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 . WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD BE DRIVING PICKING UP SPEED TO MERGE WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR STREET TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK NOT ALLOWING ME TO GO MORE THAN 20MPH OR 25 MPH I THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND PRAY THAT I CAN GET TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. HOWEVER, EVERYTIME I TOOK IT THE HONDA DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE NOT COVERED WITH MY WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ON GOING WITH MY CAR. I AM UPSET AND DISTURBED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HONDA BEING AWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A CAA RECOMMENDED GARAGE WHO DETERMINED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE "FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH" HE HAS HAD SEVERAL OTHER HONDA CARS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS THERE IS A 5 YEAR WARRANTY FOR THIS PART. I BELIEVE THAT HIS PART SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR A MUCH LONGER TIME AS IT IS A IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR THE DRIVER, SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE PART COULD BE REPLACED.. HONDA SAYS THEY MIGHT REVIEW A POSSIBILITY IN PAYING ME A PORTION OF THE COST OF REPAIR IF I PAY A HONDA DEALER TO ASSESS, AT MY EXPENSE, THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I REFUSED. I AM A CANADIAN, BUT WANTED YOU TO KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] 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 GEAR SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THE CONTACT PLACED HER FINGER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFTER IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE GEAR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER PLASTIC HOLDER HAD MELTED IN THE GEAR SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB AND COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,928. UPDATED 08/21/14*LJ UPDATED 09/5/2014 *JS

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING IN THIS CAR. ORIGINALLY HONDA RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR A GEAR FAILURE ISSUE. IN OCT. 2004 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME AND THEY REPLACED A COOLING LINE THAT SUPPOSEDLY WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FIVE YEARS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND I DO NOT DRIVE MANY MILES PER YEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO BECAUSE HONDA WAS TALKING ABOUT CHARGING ME OVER $3000.00 FOR THE REPAIR BUT AT NO TIME DID THE REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA STATE THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO THE RECALL AND THAT HONDA MAY IN FACT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO ME IF IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL. SO I NEGOTIATED WITH THEM (HONDA) AND THEY REFUNDED ME APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE $2150.00 I PAID TO AAMCO IN LAWRENCEVILLE GA. HERE I AM 4 YEARS LATER AND THE SAME ISSUE HAS RESURFACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP AGAIN AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT ANY SIGNIFICANT SPEED. THECAR NOW SITS IN MY GARAGE WITH EVERYTHING ON IT WORKING EXCEPT THE TRANSMISSION, SAME SCENARIO AS IN 2010. I HAVE RECEIVED THREE OR FOUR RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE COMPLIED WITH HONDA TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WOULD HAVE EXPECTED MUCH MORE RELIABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY FROM THIS VEHICLE THAT AFTER FINANCING WITH HONDA MOTOR CORP I PAID IN EXCESS OF $30,000.00 IN 2002. THERE SEEMS TOBE A PATTERN THAT AFTER ABOUT 80,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO FAIL WHEN ALL WARRANTY COVERAGE HAS PASSED AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOURSE. IF I AM CORRECT THIS SHOULD SURELY FALL UNDER LEMON LAW PROVISIONING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY DECELERATED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. I LET OFF OF THE GAS AND TURNED MY HAZARD BLINKERS ON. I ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AGAIN AND AFTER ABOUT HALF A MILE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AGAIN. I PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (ONLY HALF MILE AWAY). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I ASKED IF ANY WORK WAS DONE WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR (A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) FOR THE 2ND GEAR WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND, SO NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY DECELERATED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. I LET OFF OF THE GAS AND TURNED MY HAZARD BLINKERS ON. I ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AGAIN AND AFTER ABOUT HALF A MILE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AGAIN. I PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (ONLY HALF MILE AWAY). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I ASKED IF ANY WORK WAS DONE WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR (A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) FOR THE 2ND GEAR WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND, SO NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH UNDER 80,000 MILES. V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE MAKING TURN IN NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE TURNING, PRESSING THE GAS ONLY RAISED THE RPMS, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER TRYING TO RE-CREATE TROUBLE, IT APPEARS IF THE CAR TRIES TO DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOW GEAR AND GAS IS APPLIED HEAVILY, THE CAR RED LINES AND DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS. THIS WAS A BAD MOMENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. VERY DANGEROUS TO THINK PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS THE POTENTIAL NOT TO MOVE. SLOW ACCELERATION AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FINE, BUT IF YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE HARD. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS WELL ON ITS WAY OUT SLIPPING ONLY USE OFFICIAL HONDA DW-1 FLUID STILL NO HELP HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND THEY KNOW IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROX 9PM ON A DARK INTERSATED WHEN THE TRAILER BEING PULLED IN FRONT ME SLOWED DOWN BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TAIL LIGHTS I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH AND I HIT THE TRAILER WITH MY VEHICLE. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT MY DRIVERS DID NOT AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FACE. FROM THE IMPACT I RECEIVED A CONCUSSION AND A LOOSE TOOTH. *JS

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2014. THE CONSUMER WONDERED IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY REPLACED BY HONDA. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. *JB