2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I JUST GOT ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CHANGE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO A HONDA SERVICE. FURTHER, THERE ARE AT LEAST 30 MORE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS TRANSMISSION. CLEARLY HONDA HAS HAD SERIOUS MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT HAS CAUSED MAJOR RELIABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUES FOR HONDA OWNERS, LIKE ME. *TR

I WAS FORTUNATE BUT I AM CONCERNED WE WILL READ ABOUT A PERSON AND /OR FAMILY THAT WAS KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEIR CAR SLOWED IN THE FAST LANE OR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAY. I WAS CHANGING LANES DOING 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED-I COULD NOT GET ENOUGH POWER TO GET INTO THE NEXT LANE AND CARS WERE COMING IN ALL.LANES. FINALLY,I GOT INTO THE LANE-IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES B4 I COULD GET OFF THE FWY A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. AFTER 15 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY CREEP INTO THE GAS STATION& CALL AAA FOR A TOW.I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH HONDA &STAYED WITH HONDA BECAUSE I FELT SAFE. 1ST ACCORD I HAD FOR 10 YEARS; PRELUDE I HAD FOR 17 AND GAVE TO MY NEPHEW; SO THO THIS ACCORD IS 10 YRS OLD,I HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY-LAST SERVICE WAS 4/11/13.I AM WAITING TO HEAR IF AMERICAN HONDA WILL ACCEPT THAT THE TRANS IS DEFECTIVE AND PAY THE $4500 FOR THE REPAIRS. I RELY ON MY CAR AND MUST FEEL SAFE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE NOW AND IF HONDA IS IRRESPONSIBLE IN FIXING THIS DEFECTIVE TRANS, I WILL HAVE ALSO LOST FAITH IN THE COMPANY. THE MILEAGE IS WAY TO LOW FOR THE TRANS GO OUT. IF I DROVE IT MORE THEN THE TRANS WOULD HAVE GONE OUT WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FOR WHICH I PAID $1600) TIME PERIOD. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 8/2010 OR 75000 MILES- MY MILEAGE IS AT 58,559-QUITE A BIT SHORT OF 75,000! PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE CARS COMING AT YOU AT 65+ MPH AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THEIR WAY? YOU CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THEY SEE THAT YOU ARE BARELY (IF AT ALL) MOVING AND THEY CHANGE LANES. I WAS LUCKY. I HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED HONDA (NOT ALL DEALERS BUT SIERRA HONDA IN MONROVIA IS GREAT) AND I AM HOPING THIS SITUATION CAN BE REMEDIED. BUT, CONSUMERS HAVE TO BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL/YEAR. *TR

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING (80MPH), TOTAL, UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, MULTIPLE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH INCLUDING BLINKING INDICATOR NEAR THE "D" GEAR INDICATOR AND ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS NEARLY HIT AS THE CAR DECELERATED AND I QUICKLY TRIED TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT SO I COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY. AFTER PULLING INTO GAS STATION, I OPENED THE HOOD WHICH WAS NOW SMOKING WITH BURNING OIL. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS COVERED IN OIL AND IT WAS NOW LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE SAME 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT TWICE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THIS VEHICLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS WELL KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS ADDRESS? RECALLED? CONSUMER REFUNDED FOR REPAIRS TO A FAULTY VEHICLE? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 THAT I PURCHASED IN 2006 WITH 13,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS ~70,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD ALL THE HONDA RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. TODAY, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED DRIVING IN D1, D2 AND D3. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. I FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME (ABOUT 1 MILE) AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO REVERSE GEAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM FROM HONDA. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

MY CURRENT COMPLAINT IS DETERIATION OF THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK DECK OF MY NIGHTHAWK BLACK ACCORD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CONCERN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, AMERICAN HONDA AND THE REGIONAL HONDA SALES MANAGER. IN EACH INSTANCE I AM TOLD MY VEHICLE IS DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE. THE PAINT WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 3 YEAR/36 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ACCORDS, CIVICS, ETC. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO STAND BEHIND DEFECTIVE PAINT. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR AND SLOWED TO 20 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A CITY STREET. AFTER THIS, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. SHIFTED THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT GEARS AND NO CHANGE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIRS AND LABOR COST $1975. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A MONTH PRIOR AND NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED. WHILE UNDER MY OWNERSHIP, THE CAR HAS BEEN UP TO DATE ON ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND I BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL TO PREVENT INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT AVERAGE SPEED; (65MPH), SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKED AND SEEMED LIKE IT SHIFTED FROM HIGH GEAR TO WAY LOWER GEAR, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED... VERY SCARY SITUATION... PULLED OVER AND DROVE ON THE STREET INSTEAD. I HAD THIS HAPPENED A FEW OTHER TIMES AFTER WITHIN THE FOLLOWING MONTH... I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT THE HONDA DEALER AND AAMCO BUT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE, HONDA SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE MY CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES!!!! 128,000??? I'VE CHECKED THE SERVICE HISTORY AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICE PERIODICALLY AT HONDA DEALER WITH AT LEAST 4 TIMES TRANSMISSION OIL FLUSH SERVICES... I'VE READ WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE NHTSA IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY WHEN IS VERY POSSIBLE ONE OF THIS DAYS SOMEONE WILL GET BADLY HURT OR KILLED, THEN YOU WILL WANT TO ACT.... I HOPE THIS REALLY GETS A REAL GOOD LOOK BEFORE A BIG LAW SUIT IS IMMINENT... *TR

PAINT ON THE BODY OF MY CAR BEGAN PEELING RAPIDLY LAST SUMMER. I DO NOT TREAT MY CAR WITH ANY SPECIAL WAXES, DRIVE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS OR PARK MY CAR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE PAINT HAD DETERIORATED RAPIDLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 8 MONTHS. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER HONDAS ABOUT THE AGE OF MINE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CLEAR COAT BEGAN SEPARATING FROM THE PAINT AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW VEHICLE IS IN UNSALEABLE CONDITION. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THE TIMING BELT, SERPENTINE BELT, WATER PUMP, TRANSMISSION, HEATER VALVE, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, POWER STEERING PUMP, DASH AND STEERING LINKS WERE ALL REPLACED.