2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

CAR HAS DARK TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IS NOT SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. CAR HAS 124,062 MILES ON IT AND WON'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR TRANSMISSION PORTS ARE MADE TOO NARROW NOT ALLOWING FLUID TO COOL TRANSMISSION CAUSING FLUID TOO BURN OVER TIME CLEARLY A RECALL IS IN ORDER HONDA KNOWS THIS YEAR HAS ISSUES WITH V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUSPENSION COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,183. UPDATED 06/09/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/14 *JS

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED EVER SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. AT 144000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, FLUID WAS CHANGED, JANUARY CAME, AND ONCE AGAIN NEEDED ANOTHER FLUID CHANGE. I CHANGED THE FLUID AFTER PURCHASE OUT OF FEAR AND TRANSMISSION WENT FROM HARD SHIFTS TO NORMAL, EVEN SHIFTS. PROBLEMS RAISED AGAIN IN JANUARY, I HAVE TWO CASES OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID AT HAND RIGHT NOW. NOW, IT'S MAYBE TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT SHIFTS HARD AGAIN. I DEAL WITH IT KNOWING THE COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, BUT YESTERDAY WAS THE POINT WHERE IT STARTS TO AFFECT MY SAFETY. GOING 30-45, SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD, THERE IS DELAY IN SHIFTING WHEN AT 3000 RPM, AT 4000 RPM OR HIGHER SHIFTING IS VERY VIOLENT FROM SECOND TO THIRD AS OF YESTERDAY, APRIL 23, 2014. ALSO AT 55 MPH ON MY WAY HOME, THE CAR JOLTED DURING SHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. IF THIS HAPPENED JUST THREE SECONDS BEFORE AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER ON THIS ROAD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH. TRANSMISSION FEELS DISTANT AT TIMES, AS IF POWER IS NOT BEING PROPERLY APPLIED TO THE WHEELS DURING SLOW MEDIUM AND HARD ACCELERATION FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION DETERIORATES WITH TIME AND MILEAGE. CAR IS 100% DIFFERENT THAN WHEN WE ACQUIRED IT. COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT AND NOT ONE THING BEING DONE BY HONDA NOR NHTSA. THE OIL JET KIT WAS A CHEAP AND LIMITED FIX TO THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY DELAYED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS? SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AND ARE LUCKY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AND DEATH. DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE TRAVELING 70 MPH WITH VIOLENT DOWN SHIFTING, BEING REAR ENDED AND KILLED FOR THIS TO REACH HEADLINES FOR SOMEONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DANGER? IT'S A REAL PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS SAFETY, PEOPLE'S LIVES INCLUDING MY OWN. *TR

AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR JUST OVER AN HOUR, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DOWN SHIFTED. BOTH MY WIFE AND I FOUND OURSELVES FLYING FORWARD, THANK GOODNESS FOR THE SEAT BELTS. I AM NOT SURE WHICH GEAR IT DOWN SHIFTED TO, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 1ST OR MAYBE 2ND GEAR, BUT IT WAS A HUGE LURCH FORWARD ON OUR PART. THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL, BUT LESS THAN 1/2 WAY ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH. TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT (~$6,000.00). THE CURRENT BLUE-BOOK IS IN THE $6,000.00 RANGE AND WE EXPECTED IT TO LAST FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS AN A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN 121,000 MILES... THE CAR NOW HAS THE ORANGE TRIANGLE WITH THE EXPLANATION POINT INSIDE AND THE TCS LIGHT IS ON AND THE TCS SWITCH HAS NO EFFECT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, IS EXCELLENT MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT WE FOLLOWED THE RECALL ID 62639. *TR

I'VE OWNED MY HONDA FOR 3 YEARS NOW (I'VE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS). THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC CAR FOR ME THUS FAR. I LOST MY HUSBAND TO CANCER AT THE AGE OF 31, 2 YEARS AGO AND REALLY WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS LOW MAINTENANCE AND CHEAPER TO FIX. I DIDN'T EVEN QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT TO GET A HONDA, THE QUESTION WAS, WHICH MODEL TO GET. I DECIDED ON THE ACCORD 2DR V-6 EX. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM GETTING A NEW KITTEN, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD, ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE WAS SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS VIOLENTLY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AT THIS POINT. I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. THE CAR PRECEDED TO JERK VIOLENTLY CAUSING MY LEFT KNEE TO PUSH UP AND HIT THE DASH. WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY (DURING 5 O'CLOCK RUSH HOUR). IT TOOK MY 2 HOURS TO GET HOME IN FIRST GEAR, TAKING THE BACK ROADS. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR MY HONDA ACCORD IS ABOUT $2000. I JUST STARTED SCHOOL FOR MY BACHELORS DEGREE AND I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY. MY HONDA DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES YET. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS. I WILL BE SUBMITTING A REQUEST TO HONDA TO HELP PAY THE REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT WAS NOT SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UPDATED 06/11/2014 *JS

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THAT THE WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. FIRST TIME OCCURRED OVER 2 YEARS AGO AND HAD TO HAVE THE WIPER TRANSMISSION CHANGED. AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF RECALL, BUT THEY NEVER REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED, THE ARM CONNECTION WAS OFF SO THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

I PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION ACCELERATING TO MIX INTO THE TRAFFIC FLOW. I ONLY GOT TO 20 MPH AND THEN, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS TURNING AT 3000+ RPM AND THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, I STARTED TO JUST COAST. TRAFFIC APPROACHING AT 40+ MPH HAD TO HIT THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS I COASTED EVER MORE SLOWLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS TRULY AMAZING THAT SOMEONE WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TOTALLY FAILED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE WITH NO WARNING WHATEVER. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. "WHY HAVE YOU NOT MADE HONDA RECALL THESE MODELS?" SEEMS TO BE THE GENERAL QUESTION PEOPLE HAVE. 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 ACCORD COUPE TO WORK TODAY IN HEAVY RAIN. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK. MY WIFE TRIED TO ADJUST THE SPEED FROM HIGH TO LOW AND THEN INTERMITTENT BUT NO LUCK. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, SHE DID GET TO WORK SAFELY. I CALLED HONDA US AND SPOKE TO [XXX]. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIPER MOTOR ON THE 4 DOOR ACCORD, BUT NOT THE COUPE ABOUT THE ISSUE. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR IN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO SUPERVISOR AVAILABLE AND THAT SOMEONE WILL CALL ME WITHIN 24 HOURS. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WENT ON HONDA FORUMS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH NO POSSIBLE SOLUTION. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS THE COUPE MODEL EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL? IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT MOTOR USED, WHY WASN'T THE REPRESENTATIVE MORE INFORMATIVE ABOUT THE SITUATION? IT SOUNDED LIKE THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS IN A HURRY TO GET ME OFF THE PHONE. MY WIFE'S SAFETY IS OFF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE AND I NEED A RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE'RE EXPECTED TO HAVE MORE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

SUDDEN AND VIOLENT RPM SHIFTING, FROM ~2500 TO 5000, NO WARNING, SEVERE LURCHING FOR SEVERAL MILES UNTIL WE COULD EXIT HIGHWAY. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO CORRECT FORWARD GEAR, AS WELL AS FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A 65-MPH ROAD, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT, INVOLVING EITHER MULTI-VEHICLE OR SINGLE. WE ARE IN TOUCH THIS MORNING WITH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT, WHO SO FAR ARE FEIGNING SURPRISE AT THE STORY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *JS