2003 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

ON 4/28/13 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW MONTHS BACK AND HONDA CHECKED AND REPLACED THE AUTO TRANS RECALL. NOW TODAY HONDA TELLS ME THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND I WILL NEED TO REPLACE IT AT $4,000. I JUST GOT THIS CAR ONLY 11 MONTHS AGO AND NOT EVEN PUT 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION? THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 115,000 MILES ON IT, NOW ITS AT 150,000 AND I NEED A NEW TRANS?

I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ONTO THE STREET, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC), DROVE 10 MPH DOWN THE STREET. APPROXIMATELY 4 HOUSES AWAY FROM MINE, THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN PARK, AND SHUT IT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT, LISTENED TO IT, AND TURNED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CV SHAFT WAS SNAPPED IN TWO. NOT THE JOINT, THE FORGED STEEL SHAFT. I HAVE 57,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THIS CAR. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HONDA SAID IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO GET IT FIXED. UPDATED 05/15/13*LJ *TR UPDATED 05/28/2013 *JS

BROUGHT 2003 ACCORD IN OCT 2010 WITH APPROXIMATELY 66K MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER 2010, I HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING VERY ROUGH, AND I WOULD HEAR A GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING TO WORK(APPROX. 16 MILES, ROUND TRIP). THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER TRIED TO HAVE ME PAY $285 FOR SHIPPING COSTS OF THE PARTS. AFTER SOME HAGGLING FOR 2 DAYS, HE CALLED ME BACK & SAID THEY'D PAY FOR IT SINCE IT WAS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS (LUCKY ME!). TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT LITERALLY FELL OUT THE CAR! WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, IT FELT AS IF I RAN OVER SOMETHING HUGE! I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE & IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PUT IN GEAR(AUTOMATIC) AND IT MADE A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND,THEN A GRINDING SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY PUT IN PARK & THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF & IT STOPPED, LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, NOTHING. I STARTED CAR AGAIN, PUT IN GEAR, NO MOVEMENT & LOUD NOISE STARTED AGAIN. I TURNED CAR OFF & HAD TO GET FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASSIST IN PUSHING IT TO A PARKING SPOT. SEARCHED FOR & FOUND DEALER INVOICE FROM 2010 REPAIR, AND IT STATES "WARR. EXP. 11SEPT2013"......HALLELUAH! I'M CALLING THE DEALER 7AM ON MONDAY, LETTING THEM KNOW I'M BRINGING IT IN, AND I'M NOT PAYING A DIME! *TR

AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE DETERIORATING, MY POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. I PAID $700.00 GETTING IT FIXED IN JANUARY 2013. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP GOING OUT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HOSE DETERIORATING. I TRUSTED THEM AND HAD IT FIXED AND PAID IN FULL. I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER VERY TRUSTED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD OTHERWISE. SINCE THEN, DEALING WITH HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE! ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY STEERING STARTED MAKING A REALLY WEIRD NOISE. LOW AND BEHOLD, HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS TOLD ME MY POWER STEERING PUMP WAS OUT AGAIN. ANOTHER $700.00 TO FIX IT...THEY SHOW NO RECORDS OF EVER REPLACING MY POWER STEERING PUMP, THEREFORE THERE IS NO WARRANTY. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY ABOUT HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY LIED ABOUT MY POWER STEERING AND STOLEN MONEY FROM ME ON PARTS THAT WERE CLEARLY UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY, THEY HAVE STRIPPED MY OIL PAN PLUG FOR THE SECOND TIME AND MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER MY GARAGE. I PAID MY TRUSTED MECHANIC TO FIX THAT PROBLEM NOT ONCE BUT TWICE, WHICH HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS SHOULD PAY ME BACK FOR. I AM SICK OF HONDA OF TIFFANY SPRINGS!!! EVER SINCE[XXX] GOT SICK & PASSED AWAY, THAT PLACE HAS GONE DOWNHILL. I AM READY TO BUY A NEW CAR, BUT NOT FROM THERE!! I WILL NEVER TAKE MY CAR THERE AGAIN! I LOVE THE SERVICE MANAGER,[XXX], AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT HIS HANDS ARE TIED WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING AND FIRING THE LOSERS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE PURCHASED CARS FROM THERE SINCE 1989. THAT HAS COME TO AN END. I LOVE HONDA'S, BUT THIS NIGHTMARE HAS LEFT ME NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO BUY A FORD. WORDS THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SAY. 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 AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. *TR

THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CHANGE INTO THE 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH THE 3RD GEAR. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THEIR 2003 V6 ACCORD IN 2004. A MONTH PRIOR, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40MPH-45MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SLOWED DOWN, WHILE I SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR. DURING BOTH INCIDENCES THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE LIGHTS DID NOT REMAIN ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY NOTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DANGEROUS CAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, CAR WAS ACTING LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO. MY WIFE PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND SLOWED DOWN THE CAR TO BAOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN SHE GOT HOME, I TEST DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND FLET THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HOLLER HONDA IN WINTER PARK, FL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMNET FOR SATURDAY. I INSISTED ABOUT THE SERVICE CALL AND ASKED IF I SHOULD DRIVE THE CAR OR HAVE IT TOWED. THEY INDICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE TO THEIR SHOP. I HAD THE SAME ISSUES ON SATURDAY DRIVING THE CAR TO HOLLER HONDA. I RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, INFORMING ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER 2003 AND RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FIXING THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004. HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY MADE A TEMPORARY FIX. BY ONLY PERFORMING A TEMPORARY FIX, THIS CAR WAS A SAFETY HAZZARD. THE TRANSMIISION FOR THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 WOULD GO BEFORE ANY TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE GONE. I AM FORTUNATE THAT MW WIFE WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH. *TR

OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL ROADWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN FROM 40 TO 10 MPH IMMEDIATELY - COULD NOT ENGAGE THIRD GEAR OR HIGHER AND REVERSE. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO NHTSA RECALL #12V222000 WHICH RECALLED STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. I INITIALLY WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL BY A CNN ARTICLE AND RESEARCH ON THE HONDA WEBSITE ON OCTOBER 1, 2012. I BEGAN NOTICING LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT POWER STEERING ISSUES IN NOVEMBER 2012. I WAS INFORMED IN A LETTER FROM HONDA THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2013 AND THAT MY PARTICULAR RECALL COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE PARTS WERE IN STOCK. I RECEIVED NOTICE ON MARCH 19, 2013 THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND HAD THE HOSE REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2013. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS, I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PART, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACED AS IT HAS CRACKED AND LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD THE PUMP REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2013. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT FOR THE DEFECTIVE HOSE, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. I AM SEEKING TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA TO REIMBURSE MY COST OF PARTS AND INCLUDE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS A PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR