2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

ON JUNE 28, 2013 I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO CRANK UP MY CAR. MY IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO CRANK THE CAR. I FOUND THIS TO BE SURPRISING WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY SWITCH IN THE PAST. I CALLED HONDA, THEY INDICATED THAT IT MAYBE MY KEY, OR MY IGNITION SWITCH, AND TO BRING IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION. AFTER THE INSPECTION HONDA STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH THAT WOULD COST $1000. AFTER I WAS TOLD WHAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, I ASKED WAS THERE ANY RECALLS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALER SAID "NO" I LATER CALLED AN ATTORNEY FOR THE MATTER HE ASK FOR MY VIN # AND HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE MATTER HE INDICATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TO CALL 18009991009 HONDA SERVICES. I CALLED HONDA THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD AN INSPECTION FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2010. I THINK HONDA IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH, I FEEL I WAS OVER CHARGED, FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

CAR STARTED BURNING OIL AT 100,000 MILES. TAIL PIPE IS FULL OF BLACK SOOT. I HAVE TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR EVERY 700 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. ON JUNE 28, 2013, AT 148,000 MILES, THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE DRIVE LIGHT IN THE DASH STARTED BLINKING. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT - COSTING $2,800. I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN THIS. I'VE ALREADY COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT THE CAR BURNING OIL BUT THEY SAID THAT IS NORMAL. WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE THERE? DOES ANYONE WANT TO GET A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TOGETHER? I'VE READ ABOUT MANY INSTANCES WHERE THE MOTOR BURNS OIL AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, EVEN WAY EARLIER THAN MINE HAS. IT'S TOO BAD IT WOULD TAKE A FATALITY FOR HONDA TO RESPOND. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING A SLIGHT FLARE IN 2ND TO 3RD SHIFT AROUND 150,000 MILES. I GOT IT SERVICED AT MEL RAPTON HONDA ON 3/20/2012 AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE FLARE ISSUE. NOW AT 180,000 THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO PAST 3RD GEAR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED BEGAN FLUCTUATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,498.

MY SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT A PARKING AREA WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS JUMPED UP TO 4000+ BUT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN D BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I ALLOWED THE RPMS TO DROP TO 600, SHIFTED TO N THEN BACK TO D. REPEATED THAT PROCESS A 2ND TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION DID ENGAGE. THE NEXT DAY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED BUT COULD NOT VERIFY A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT 61740 MILES THE SAME TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW BEING REPLACED. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2002. THIS VEHICLE HAD AN EASY LIFE AND LESS THAN 62000 MILES. THE 2004 RECALL FOR ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WARNING LIGHT GOES ON (EXCLAMATION POINT IN TRIANGLE) WHEN CAR STARTS. TCS LIGHT GOES ON (AFTER DRIVING FOR A MINUTE). MAY BE RELATED TO SEAT BELT ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL SHOP. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $120 FOR OWN DIAGNOSTIC BEFORE REPLACING SEAT BELT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CA FREEWAY GOING 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE, SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED (I THOUGHT) BRAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. I CROSSED THE LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ALL THE WHILE IT WAS STILL BRAKING VIOLENTLY. NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR HONDA MECHANIC AND IT TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 4TH TO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY READ NUMEROUS STORIES EXACTLY LIKE MINE. LOOKS LIKE HONDA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YES, THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TRY TO HELP THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS BEFORE THEY ARE KILLED OR INJURED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR FORCED ITSELF INTO A LOWER GEAR. MY CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SKIDDED ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THAT NOBODY WAS AROUND ME AT THE TIME, OR I COULD HAVE DEFINITELY HIT SOMEBODY. I DROVE MY CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $4,500. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE FEE AND FIX MY CAR. SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR