2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. ONCE FULLY INFLATED, THE AIR BAG THEN EXPLODED AND WITH SPARKS AND SHARDS OF MATERIAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, HANDS AND CHEST DUE TO THE MATERIAL BEING SPEWED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT TIE ROD ENDS WERE BENT AND A THERE WAS A DENT ON THE PAN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,980.

CAR FELT LIKE FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO ENGINE AND WOULD SLOW DOWN, THEN SUDDENLY GET GAS AND WOULD JET FORWARD. VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING WITH MY CHILD AND BABY. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A USED TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TODAY. I'M LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IT COULD HAVE SPELLED DEATH FOR MY FAMILY. *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING, AND IT LAGS AND JERKS WHEN IT DOES SHIFT. *JS

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON FULLY SERVICED 2004 HONDA ACCORD AT 124K MILES WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. UPON RESEARCH, FOUND VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX. REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION COST $4,800 FOR PART ALONE! *TR

ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 10MPH.BROUGHT IT TO AUTO REPAIR."R&R,O/H TRANSMISSION" WAS DONE AT $2892.51!! THIS SEEMS TO REALLY HAVE BEEN A DEFECT WITH THIS 2003 ACCORD HONDA CAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP WITH 64,283 MILES IN 2008, BY 2010 AFTER LESS THAN 40,000 ADDED DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME THE HARM IS DONE!HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE!! DIDN'T THINK ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT TILL NOW,THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY BAD LUCK,BUT I NOTICED OTHERS WERE HAVING THESE ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A RAIN SLICKENED ROAD MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 45 MPH AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE 3RD (THIRD) GEAR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKUP. THE VEHICLE HAS 76,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND AFTER DESCRIBING THE EVENT WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND A HAZARD TO SAFETY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THE TELEPHONE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I SPOKE TO SAID HONDA HAD NO INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION ?LOCKUPS? OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I TOLD HER THAT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKUP HAPPENED I RESEARCHED THIS CONDITION AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAS IN FACT EXTENDED THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE AS THE RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. AT THAT POINT SHE ENDED THE CONVERSATION BY HANGING UP THE PHONE AND NOT ATTEMPTING TO CALL ME BACK AFTER SHE HAS REQUESTED A CALLBACK NUMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CALL. THIS TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. IF I HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED, NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSAL FACTOR THE ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTING HARD. TALKED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT TOLD ME HONDA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WHICH THE INTERNET CONFIRMED, BUT THE DEALER OR HONDA USA WOULDN'T. I OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA USA. ON A SIDE NOTE, I HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 26,000. SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO ONLY SERVICED THE CAR & ALL SERVICES WERE UP TO DATE. ON 8/20/2013 THEY FILLED & DRAINED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES (MILEAGE 51,507). THEY SAID ALL WAS FINE. ON 9/11/2013 TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK, USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE OUT OF OWNERS MANUAL TO GET IT OUT OF PARK (MILEAGE 51,811). DEALER SAYS IT'S THE ECU (PART#37820RAD415) $1000 TO REPAIR, I'M STILL NOT SURE THIS IS THE ISSUE, IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA USA SAYS "WE DON'T CARE" DUE TO THE AGE & MILEAGE. SERIOUSLY? AN 03 WITH 51,500?! ALWAYS GARAGED & SERVICED AT THE DEALER? AS OF THIS WRITING THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER, I'M DECIDING IF THEY SHOULD DO THE REPAIR. *TR

2003 ACCORD COUPE 4 CYLINDER: WHEN DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN, CAR REVVED UP BUT WOULD NOT ADVANCE. TOWED TO MECHANIC, SAYS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GEARS ARE BAD/ SLIPPING. *TR

THE ENTIRE PAINT, NOT JUST THE CLEAR COAT, IS COMING OFF OF MY CAR. POOR QUALITY PAINT FOR HONDA. UNACCEPTABLE! *JB

WAS AT A STOP SIGN WENT TO DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECH CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WENT TO PUT IT INTO PARK CAR SCREECHED CAR ROLLS BACK EVEN WHEN IN PARK...TRANSMISSION. *JS