2003 HONDA ACCORD Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated that there were several mechanical failures with the vehicle. The contact stated that there was a failure with the ignition switch, and the key could not be removed from the cylinder, and the shift lever failed to shift into drive(D), park(P), or into reverse(R). The contact stated that while the vehicle was in drive(D), the drive(D) indicator was flashing. Additionally, the contact had been having a failure of the power steering assist. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn to the left or to the right. The contact was unaware of any warning lights during the power steering failure. The contact stated that the power steering failure was recurring. There was also a failure with the transmission. The contact stated that after being able to shift to drive(D), and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated before responding. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was shaking abnormally and hesitating. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched online and found several recalls related to the failures. The manufacturer was informed of the failure, and the contact was advised that two previous recall repairs were completed for the air bags and the ignition, but the VIN was no longer under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

Mileage: 230,000

Tie rods, brakes

The contact's sister-in-law owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission failed to shift properly; however, the engine revved abnormally. The driver pulled to the side of the road and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle responded as needed after being restarted on several occasions; however, the failure persisted on other occasions. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the transmission failed to shift into the intended gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously taken to a dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V176000 (Power Train); however, the recall repair was performed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

(Please check the attached full complaint letter) I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to bring to your attention a concerning matter regarding my experience with the American Honda Motor Company. As a loyal consumer and a law-abiding citizen, I believe it is crucial to address issues that impact consumers and the general public. Since 2013, I have been trying to resolve a critical issue with my brand-new Honda Accord car I bought from Honda. Unfortunately, American Honda company didn’t resolve the issue that affected my car and hundreds of thousands of the same cars’ owners that they sold in NJ and in 22 salt belt states. My argument with the American Honda company is that they have a major design issue with their front left and right axles for Honda Accord cars that have been manufactured since 2003.

Theirs a humming or whining sound and burning odors on the transmission. Slipping on transmission gear.

After car had leaking valve cover gaskets replaced the TCS and BRAKE indicator lights illuminated. Couldn’t reset. All fuses and light bulbs were good. E-brake limit switch OK, brake pedal switch ok but had small crack so REPLACED. TCS, BRAKE light went off then returned within 3 mins now with ( ! ) indicator light illuminated. Made appt with Honda Dealer however 2 days before appt vehicle lost traction at 50 mph brakes went to floor vehicle began to fishtail and driver was unable to correct steering or brake. This lead to a solo vehicle accident off the side of road.

My transmission ffails while deiving causes it to go into limp mode and stops on contact

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the transmission erroneously downshifted into 3rd gear causing the vehicle to abruptly reduce speed to approximately 25 mph. The contact indicated that the transmission remained stuck in 3rd gear. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 287,000.

Mileage: 287,000

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. AT ABOUT 118,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, HARD ENOUGH THAT THE TIRES SCREECHED. IT WAS VERY TERRIFYING AS WELL AS HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. AT THIS TIME, THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS FROM THE ONSET. I AM JUST VERY FORTUNATE THAT NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, OR I WOULD NOT BE HERE MAKING THIS POST.

Mileage: 118,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED KEY WON'T TURN

Mileage: 164,000

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A MAINTENANCE REPAIR TO GET A BRAKE LINE JOB DONE. AFTER THEY COMPLETED THE JOB I TOLD HONDA TO PUT MY VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, TO CHECK FOR ANY OTHER ISSUES WHICH THEY DID. SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH IT NO ISSUES. DROVE HOME FINE NEXT DAY COMES, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THIS TIME I WENT AND GOT THE DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON MY VEHICLE MYSELF. COME TO FIND OUT IT'S A TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM, WHICH HONDA DIDN'T CHECK OR TELL ME ABOUT, LOOK UP REVIEWS ABOUT THE MY VEHICLE, AND A LOT OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS OF MY EXACT MODEL SAYS THE SAME HOW BAD THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AS NEEDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH A DEALER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000(POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN WHY?

Mileage: 131,879

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAULT CODE WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

AUTONATIC TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 199,715

ENTERED HIGHWAY AT 50 55 WHEN RPMS WENT UP AND LOST ACCELERATION QUICKLY ABOUT GOT REAR ENDED AND ONCE I GOT TO THE SHOULDER I TURNED OFF CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND ONLY THING I COULDN'T ENGAGE IN CAR ..PARK WORKED BUT THE REST WAS IN NEATRAL LUCKY NOONE WAS HURT..TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING I FIND THIS A MAJOR ISSUE SINCE SO MANY OTHER 03 ACCORDS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M ASKING FOR HONDA TO REPLACE MY TRANDMISSION..NUMBER OF MILES 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

I JUST BOUGHT MY HONDA ACCORD 2003 FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND IT HAD 120XXX MILES LITERALLY DROVE IT TWO MONTHS AND IT BROKE DOWN MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TEANSMISSION SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I SEEN THAT THESE ACCORDS HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS EVERYWHERE I SEEN SOMEONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANS I CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY SAID THERE WASN'T THIS IS REALLY DISAPPOINTED KNOWING I I LYNCH HAD IT TWO MONTHS AND HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS BAD ALSO. WASTED MONEY FOR THE SAME THING MULTIPLE TIMES AND HONDA WILL NOT HELP. THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE SAME EXACT MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. IT IS HARD TO FIND A TRANSMISSION, AND AFTER SEEING THE RECALL AND IT MATCHING BOTH TRANSMISSIONS I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON FAULTY PARTS. ALL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAD RECALLS AND WERE FAULTY. WE WANT HONDA'S HELP TO FIX IT FOR GOOD SINCE NO OTHER MECHANIC CAN FIGURE IT OUT AND WE HAVE SPENT MONEY BACK TO BACK ON THE SAME THING. THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS TERRIBLE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FEEL IT IS WRONG TO HAVE YOUR CUSTOMERS BUY TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE TO BE THE SAME THAT CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND WE ARE WASTING ALL OF OUR TIME AND MONEY TO DO SO, BECAUSE ANY TRANSMISSION WE BUY IS ALREADY MESSED UP.

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MALFUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

Mileage: 207,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS BRAKING BY ITSELF WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND BEYOND THE SECOND GEAR, IT IS SLIPPING. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THAT DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO AN ACCIDENT BY BEING REAR ENDED OR WORSE. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,449.

Mileage: 184,449

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 20 MPH EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TORQUE CONVERTER STUCK OFF, P0741, CODE GIVEN. TRANSMISSION REBUILD/ REPLACEMENT REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED USE OF VEHICLE. SERVICE RECORDS SHOW 2ND GEAR OIL JET ADDITION AT 25,500 MILES, AND ALL SUBSEQUENT SERVICING DONE AT MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED INTERVALS, AS INDICATED BY PRINTED SHOP RECEIPTS FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER DRAIN AND FILL DONE AFTER FIRST CODE THROWN AT 106,000 MILES, 50 MILES LATER THE SAME P0741 CODE THROWN. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP DID TEARDOWN AND SAID THAT TORQUE CONVERTER SHOWS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, METAL SHAVINGS IN FLUID, AND SEVERELY WORN AND BROKEN CLUTCH MATERIALS ( I HAVE PICTURES OF SAID DAMAGE).

Mileage: 106,000

TRANSMISSION - WHILE DRIVING I'D PULLED OVER AND THE CAR SLOW TO A STOP WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN GEAR,I PLACE THE GREA LEVER IN PARK THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND ALL THAT HAPPEN WAS A WINEING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND SAT THERE FOR A WHILE, STARTED THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO GO SOME DISTANCE MORE AND THE CAR STARTED TO WINE AGAIN MADE IT HOME AFTER THREE STOP LET THE CAR REST AND THEN GO AGAIN.HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD ,YEARS LATER TRANMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AGAIN.THIS ALL HAPPEN ON CITY STREET LAST REPAIR WAS 09/23/2016 BY BRAKE STOP AUTO REPAIR

Mileage: 129,509

HELLO I NEED TO SUBMIT A NEAR COLLISION INCIDENT CAUSED BY A TRANSMISSION LOCKUP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I DON'T KNOW YOUR VIN TRACKING METHODS, BUT YOU HAVE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OF THEM, PARTICULARLY MINE. REFER TO: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176 MFR CAMPAIGN ID: P38 CAMPAIGN DSCRIPTION: 03-04 ACCORD AUTO TRANS RECALL RECALL DATE: 04/13/2014 I'VE JUST HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME IN MY 2003 ACCORD AND CAN PROVIDE PROOF BY SUBMITTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT RECORDS FROM THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SERVICE SHOP. I WAS LUCKY THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME.

Mileage: 65,000

TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED (NHTSA REFERENCE #04V176000) IN 2004 FOR OVER HEATING PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO FOLLOW UP TO SEE IF REPAIRS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL WERE EFFECTIVE OVER THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION. SYMPTOMS STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. TRANSMISSION PAUSES BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. THEN TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND ENGINE REVS. AFTER ONE WEEK, TRANSMISSION QUIT PULLING AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE. CAR WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED AND TRANSMISSION QUIT PULLING ENTIRELY, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON SIDE OF INTERSTATE. TRANSMISSION FLUID BLACK AND BURNT. SOUNDS LIKE GEAR JUMPING TEETH.

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION RECALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS/AND JERKS THROUGH GEARS

UPON SLOWING, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VIOLENTLY FROM 3 TO 2 AND 2 TO 1. ALSO, UNDER LIGHT OR STEADY THROTTLE, WILL SWITCH BACK AND FORTH FROM 1 TO 2, AGAIN VIOLENTLY (VIOLENTLY DEFINED AS LIKE DUMPING THE CLUTCH IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). THIS HAPPENS AFTER IT WARMS UP. THE CAR HAS 98.8K MILES ON IT, MAINTAINED AT HONDA THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 98,755

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

TRANSMISSION RECALL- SECOND OWNER OF 2003 HONDA ACCORD. BOUGHT IT AT 76,000 MILES, NOW AT 95,000 MILES. I'M NIGHT DRIVING AT 75MPH IN THE FAST LANE WITH A CONSTANT FLOW OF TRAFFIC INCLUDING BIG RIGS. NEAR THE END OF A CONSTRUCTION MEDIAN WHICH WAS PLACED PRECISELY ON THE LEFT LINE OF THE LANE, MY CAR JOLTS BACKWARDS AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. FREAKED OUT, I THOUGHT MAYBE I RAN SOMETHING OVER. THEN 2 MINUTES LATER MY CAR JOLTS BACKWARDS AGAIN LIKE A FAST EMERGENCY BRAKE. I COULD FEEL MY BODY LOCK AGAINST MY SEATBELT. I SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER AND PANIC AS I AM AN HOUR FROM HOME AND I'M IN THE GHETTO. AS I PULL BACK ON TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY MY CAR IS AT A CONSTANT REV OF 5 AND MAKING A LOUD AWFUL MACHINE NOISE. I TRY TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT DOESN'T REVERSE. I TURN IT OFF THEN TRY AGAIN, IT WORKS ONCE THEN DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. I GET TOWED TO HONDA, I SAW HOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A JET KIT INSTALLED BECAUSE OF A 2004 RECALL WHICH STATES IF UNDER 15,000MI INSTALL A JET KIT, IF OVER, EXAMINE THE GEARS AND OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION. REPLACE. BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL WHICH WAS MORE SO A BANDAID OF THE PROBLEM, MY MINT CONDITION CAR IS ALL MONEY BAGS. I DO NOT THINK HONDA WILL DO ANOTHER RECALL OR PAY PARTIALLY FOR THE REPAIR. 95,000 MILES! I READ ON CAR COMPLAINTS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THESE SAME ISSUES WITH HONDA AMERICA AND HONDA DEALERSHIPS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! IF YOU CREATE AND SELL A DANGEROUSLY FAULTY PRODUCT, FIX AND REPLACE THEM! NHTSA RECALL #: 04V176000 HONDA RECALL #: P38

Mileage: 95,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR.

Mileage: 150,000

I'M THE THIRD OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX COUPE. AT 151000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. IT WOULD SLAM IT'S WAY FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS GOING 60 MPH FROM THE SHELL STATION .5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE, AND SLOWED TO 30 BY THE TIME MY CAR WAS IN 1ST IN A CURVE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. COME WEB TO FIND OUT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD UNRESOLVED PROBLEM THAT IS ENDANGERING EVERYONE IN AND AROUND THESE VEHICLES. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID IN 2004 THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED, BUT MUCH LIKE THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ENDED UP WITH THIS CAT IT DID NOT FIX THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND HONDA KNOWS THAT THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND WANTS PEOPLE TO CONTINUE PAYING TO GET THE SAME PROBLEMATIC REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I CAN NOT BELIEVE EVERY ONE OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED, AND IF NEEDED I WILL PURSUE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST HONDA ESPECIALLY HAVING A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN A KNOWN ROLLING DEATH TRAP. ONCE IT GETS TO FIRST IT FLASHES D ON THE DASH AND THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON. MY TCS AND ABS IS ALSO TRIPPED BY THIS ISSUE CAUSING FURTHER RISK OF ENDANGERING OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF. EVERY SEARCH I HAVE MADE ON THIS VEHICLE DAYS THE SAME AS I'M SAYING NOW, BUT AT VARYING STAGES. PLEASE HELP GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS PARTICULAR HONDA. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR MODEL OF THE HONDA ACCORD V6 EX COUPE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND WON'T BE MOVED UNTIL A RECALL OR I SWAP THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION OUT FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT I CAN'T AFFORD, BUT I DEFINITELY CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE MY CAR OR CONTINUE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

Mileage: 133,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX CRASHED ON 10/01/2016 ABOUT 18 MONTHS AFTER I HAD MY AIRBAG SERVICED AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALER 4/7/2015. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE DRIVER DOOR HAD NO POWER AND COULD NOT BE OPENED REMOTELY OR WITH THE POWER LOCK CONTROL ON THE DRIVER DOOR. MORE IMPORTANTLY, NO SAFETY SIGNALS CAME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $80 TO HAVE IT CHECKED; I THEN CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO ONLY DOCUMENTED THE COMPLAINT AND TOOK NO ACTION TO REMEDY MECHANICAL MISTAKE BY HONDA DEALER. I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWNHILL CURVE ON A WET ROAD AFTER A RAIN. WHEN I SAW A SLOWER CAR AHEAD OF ME, I GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT FOLLOWING DISTANCE. THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BUT WHEN I TRIED STEER TO GET BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE AND TRIED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, IT LOCKED UP, THEN THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD NO BRAKE AND STEERING RESISTANCE WAS COMPLETELY LAX. MY CAR WENT OFF ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS CONFINED IN BED WITH PAIN ONE WHOLE DAY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED UP, THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL, TWICE BEFORE ON 1/14/2015 IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND ON 9/15/2016 IN MY DRIVEWAY. WE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; HOWEVER, WE DID RECEIVE LETTERS REGARDING THE AIRBAG RECALL, THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, AND THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL. A YEAR AGO, THE RECALLS CAME UP USING MY VIN#. THE DATABASE NOW SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AT ALL. AFTER MY CAR CRASH, I HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 10/4/2016 FOR REPAIR ESTIMATE. I LEFT MY CAR AND TITLE WITH DEALERSHIP; LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER I CALLED TO GET CAR BACK FOR CRASH INVESTIGATION AND LAWSUIT, THE CAR HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY HONDA DEALER CLOSING ALL FURTHER INQUIRIES. AMERICAN HONDA TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I CONTACTED THEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,746

THE 3RD GEAR IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY GIVEN OUT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OF FAILURE WAS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WHEN MY VEHICLE TRIED TO SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR THE GEAR WOULDN'T CATCH AND THE ENGINE REVVED FREELY WITHOUT INCREASING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I DID RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AND DISCOVERED THE ISSUE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER REPORTS.

Mileage: 125,000

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISNT LOCKING UP ANYMORE...THE CAR CAN STOP ANY TIME BY ITSELF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0741

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

RANDOMLY CAR WILL DOWN SHIFT AND UP SHIFT. SOMETIME YES WHEN I LEFT OFF GAS. SOMETIMES WHEN IT HITS A CERTAIN RPM. THE RPM WILL SHOOT REALLY HIGH AND GO BACK TO NORMAL. ONLY OCCURS WHILE WARM.

Mileage: 140,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY STOPPED. I ALMOST GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THESE TRANSMISSION ARE AN ISSUE AND HONDA REFUES TO RECALL THE CARS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2003 3.0 AUTOMATIC HONDA ACCORD.

Mileage: 111,000

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OR REBUILDING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NOTE, THIS IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 110,000

HI! AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM AN OWNER OF A HONDA ACCORD 2003. I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN IT FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHILE I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL, HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES OR RECALLS TOO. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. HIS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION SINCE I THINK I DO HAVE A PROBLEM PROBABLY RELATED TO IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY LAST YEAR, FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE, AND SOON AFTER, I NOTICED A SHAKING IN THE GAS PEDAL, EVERY TIME I WAS ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH (CITY AND HIGHWAY). THE SHAKING ALWAYS GO AWAY WHEN I STOP SPEEDING IT FOR A SECOND, AND THEN CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT FIRST, AND BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE TURN ON, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC. WELL, I DID IT AND...THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. AM I IN DANGER HERE?. OK, I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE. IN THE MEANTIME, AS MIGHT UNDERSTAND, I WILL DOCUMENT THIS REQUEST, JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION!!! *TR

Mileage: 95,000

NOVEMBER 30, 2016 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING. ON DECEMBER 1, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A REPAIR WAS DONE. THE NEXT DAY. DECEMBER 2 THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE OF THIS CLASS OF TRANSMISSIONS IS DOCUMENTED THROUGH RECALLS. MY TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME OF RECALL HAD NEW COOLING LINES AND KITS INSTALLED. NO INSPECTION WAS DONE BY CAMERA.

Mileage: 87,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SUDDEN DECELERATION CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION. VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE REAR ENDED. *JS

Mileage: 113,000

AFTER BEING SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIMING BELT AND DRIVE BELT, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN I PRESS ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING AT CITY SPEED OR HIGHWAY MERGING. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSIMISSION IS BAD. THE CAR HAS ONLY 63K MILES. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECALL SINCE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUES. WELL, DRIVING AT 70 AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WOULD GO CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 63,000

VERBATIM THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS EVERYONE ELSE. HONDA WAS UNWILLING TO COMPROMISE ON THIS FAULTY PART THAT'S WELL DOCUMENTED, HENCE THE INVOLUNTARY RECALL BY THE NHTSA. WE OFFERED TO WORK WITH THEM BY TRADING THIS MODEL IN FOR A NEWER ONE, TALK ABOUT US WILLING TO FORGET AND FORGIVE FOR BRAND LOYALTY. APPARENTLY HONDA DOESN'T CARE NOT WILLING TO DO EVEN THIS. THIS IS MY FOURTH HONDA AND WILL BE MY LAST. AVERAGE COST OF OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN 1000/MONTH, AT THIS POINT I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE TESLA I REALLY WANTED.

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 HAS 229000 MILES AND IS NEED OF ITS FOURTH SET OF ENGINE/MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL ACCORDS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR JERKS UPON TAKE OFF AND MAKES GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN DECELERATING . ALSO, THE CAR SQUEAKS, MOANS, AND GROANS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS RARE FOR A CAR TO NEED MOTOR MOUNTS SO OFTEN FOR A VEHICLE. DUE TO THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, THE CAR'S OIL PAN HAS BEGUN TO LEAK DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING FLUIDS ARE LEAKING DUE TO THE MOVEMENT. ALSO, MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, BUT IT DOES CONCERN ME. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR IF IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Mileage: 218,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 210 FREEWAY TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY WITHOUT A WARNING AND RPM SHOT UP TO 6,000 REVS BRINGING THE CAR TO ALMOST A STANDSTILL WITH CARS BEHIND ME GOING AT 70 MPH ALMOST REARENDING MY CAR.

Mileage: 154,000

THE CAR IS SHIFTING WHILE IN MOTION. TRANSMISSION JUMPS WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CERTIFIED TECHICIAN ADVISED US NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR.

DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY SNAPPED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS TAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN.

JUNE 2015: TORQUE CONVERTER: CAR WHEN ACCELERATING SLAMMED OUT OF GEAR AND FELT LIKE WE HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. RADIO: RADIO SYSTEM BACK LIGHT BROKE AT 60,000 MILES CURRENT ISSUE: GEAR SHIFT KNOB FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND BUMPED GEAR SHIFT AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. CALLED HONDA COMPLAINT LINE TO COMPLAIN AND THERE WAS NO ACTION OR CONCERN REGARDING THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB.

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD AND I HEARD A NOISE, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED, I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE HAND BRAKES DID NOT WORK EITHER, WAS VERY SCARY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ON ME. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM SCARED FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A BIG ACCIDENT LIKE THE ONE THAT RECENTLY HAPPENED IN SEATTLE TO THE "DUCK TOURIST BUS" BECAUSE OF A BROKEN AXLE. I CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE, MENTIONED ABOUT MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT THEY DID NOT CARE.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING BEFORE MOVING FORWARD AND THE TSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,967.

Mileage: 180,967

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE TSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

MY TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED ON BROWNSVILLE ROAD. I CALLED HONDA WHO REFUSED ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HEARD OF THE TRANSMISSION DYING. IT SEEMS, AS I CHECK THE INTERNET, THAT THE HONDA ACCORD V-6 HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES. TO DATE, HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ISSUE.

Mileage: 170,000

VEHICLE SLAMS INTO 3RD GEAR, OR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, LOCKED UP ONE TIE

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, ALL THE SUDDEN, IT VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED, FELT LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED. AS I LET UP THE GAS, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. WHEN I GOT TO THE OFFICE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT IN 2011 AT 153K MILES. NOW AT 200K MILES I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 153,092

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND IN PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS ON 128 ALMOST ON TO 95 WHEN AT CENTENNIAL DRIVE EXIT WHEN MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, SLOWED FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH , I PUT ON HAZARDS AS CAR WENT FROM 30 MPH TO 10 MPH TO DEAD ALL IN A MATTER OF 45 SECONDS TOPS. IT WAS AROUND 12PM AND TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY. CARS BEHIND ME WERE FORCED TO SLOW AT A SIGNIFICANT RATE, LUCKILY A PILE UP DID NOT OCCUR AS THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH A ACCIDENT WAS EXTREMELY POSSIBLE WITH ONE DRIVER NOT FULLY PRESENT I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES. I WAS ABLE TO SEMI SLIDE CAR INTO BREAKDOWN LANE SAFELY ENOUGH AND AAA CAME 1 HOUR LATTER AS THEY LISTED MY CALL A PRIORITY CALL.. I HAD CAR TOWED TO HOME TOWN AND MECHANIC WENT THROUGH CAR IN ITS ENTIRETY TO DISCOVER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIES FROM HONDA OWNERS REGARDING THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCURRING AROUND 126,213 MILES. THE MODELS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ARE 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 . *TR

Mileage: 128,030

I HAVE PIECE OF CRAP PEOPLE CALLS HONDA I CALL TODAY 04/07/2015 VISIBILITY PROBLEM WINDSHIELD WIPER AND HEADLAMPS LOW I CAN'T SEE NIGHT TIME DURING DRIVE AND TRANSMISSION IS SKIP BUT PIECE OF CRAP(HONDA) CUSTOMER SAID YOU NO HAVE RECALL OR WARRANTY THAT'S REALLY MESS I GOT MISTAKE TO BUY PIECE OF CRAP(HONDA) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I SUGGEST DON'T BUY THAT LIKE PIECE OF CRAP( HONDA) THANKS *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND THE RPM WOULD ONLY RUN AT 3,000. *JB

I CAME TO A STOP AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED UP, TAKING A RIGHT TURN, AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO HIGH RPMS AND LOUD CLINKING NOISES STARTED. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED IN THE INTERSECTION. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT NEW NOISES STARTED, TRIED L1, SAME THING. HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND LEAVE IT AT THE INTERSECTION WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON, BUT CARS STILL WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDING ME. TOW TRUCK CAME 1.25 HOURS LATER. HARROWING EXPERIENCE BEING STUCK OUT THERE IN THAT INTERSECTION! AUTO REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND I NEED A NEW ONE. NOW I CAN'T GET TO/FROM SCHOOL! I'VE READ THE 2003 ACCORD HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS, SO I GUESS I'M UNFORTUNATELY IN THAT GROUP AS WELL. ANOTHER DEAD HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 133,899

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE RPMS REGISTERED APPROX. 5000 THEN RETURNED TO AROUND 2000. I TURNED AND WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED THEN CORRECTED 3 TIMES. I PARKED ON THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. I PROCEEDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE NEXT DAY, FEB 26, 2015, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AT APPROX. 45 MPH THEN CORRECTED. EACH TIME THE RPMS JUMPED TO APPROX. 5000 BEFORE SETTLING BACK TO APPROX. 2000. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES. LATER THE SAME DAY, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROX. 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED THEN CORRECTED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE MINUTES LATER. I PARKED ON THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. FEB 27TH, I HEADED TO MY FINAL DESTINATION. ABOUT 150 MILES INTO MY TRIP, I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE FREEWAY FOR A SLOWER CAR IN FRONT, WHEN MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED THEN CORRECTED. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO MY HOME. AT NO TIME DID ANY DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET, AS THEY ARE CLOSED TODAY. AFTER READING MULTIPLE REPORTS ABOUT THIS INCIDENT I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT HONDA WILL WORK TO RESOLVE THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 148,600

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 122,355

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 122,355

I WAS GETTING OFF THE OFF RAMP AT ABOUT 35MPH TAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION MADE A JERKING MOTION AND SLIPPED. I LET OFF THE ACCEL AND APPLIED THE ACCEL A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT ENGAGED AGAIN GOT TO MY DESTINATION WENT SHOPPING. WENT TO LEAVE AND I HAD NO REVERSE. SHIFTED THREW THE GEARS NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON TO FIND THE I COULD NOW BACK UP. I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO FIND OUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR ON DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. I HAVE MY CAR PARKED TILL I FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AND HOW THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED. I CALLED HONDA BUT THEY WHERE NO HELP AND WANT ME TO SPEND MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT AND FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE ALWAYS USED HONDA FOR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THANKFULLY, I WASN'T DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY CAR BASICALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 100,600

I STARTED TO USE THE HONDA AROUND 2008 FOR WORK. IT'S MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 25000 MILES DUE TO THE USE OF A SECOND FAMILY CAR AT THE TIME. I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE RECORD OF MAINTAINING MY HONDA WITH A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SINCE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED IN APRIL 2014. ON AUG 26, 2014 I LEFT MY WORK AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY RAMP AT ABOUT 30 MPH READY TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE CAR STARTED HESITATING AND THE RPMS WOULD RACE WITHOUT THE CAR PICKING UP SPEED. CONCERNED ABOUT THE CARS BEHIND ME AND MAKING A VERY FAST DECISION TO MOVE RIGHT AS FAST AS I COULD WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED, I MANAGED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY TO A RIGHT OFF RAMP. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME RPM ACCELERATION A WEEK OR TWO PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, BUT I THOUGHT I HAD JUST HIT THE GAS PEDDLE IN A STRANGE WAY WHILE DRIVING. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE HOME. WHEN I ARRIVED BY MY HOME 10 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I DRIFTED INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE. A FAMILY MEMBER HELPED ME STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR IN TWO MOVES AFTER I PLACED IT IN NEUTRAL. I ENDED UP TOWING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS AA BROKE TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, I'M THE ONLY OWNER AND IT WAS BOUGHT BECAUSE OF IT'S RELIABILITY, REPUTATION AND QUALITY IN GENERAL.. *JS

Mileage: 104,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD FOR TRAVEL. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING ADDITIONAL RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR RUMBLES WHEN DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS. WHEN I TRY TO ENTER MY VIN NUMBER IN TO SEE IF MY CAR IS ELIGIBLE IT WON'T COME UP, BUT I'M DEFINITELY EXPERIENCING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN SPECIFIC GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 189,750

INFORMED KOLBE HONDA THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BACK ON 9/2/2004 AND AGAIN ON 11/9/2010. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE PAPERWORK STATING THE DATES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. AT THIS TIME, MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON 3/7/2013. IS WHEN I ALMOST DIED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR JUST SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHILE CARS WERE DRIVING 60-65 MILES PER HOUR. I THOUGHT MY LIFE WAS OVER AT THIS TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WAS IN SHOCK. I TELEPHONED MY HUSBAND TO COME TO MY RESCUE, THEN WE CRAWLED THE CAR INTO HONDA. AFTER BRINGING MY CAR BACK TWO DIFFERENT TIMES TO SEE WHY THE CAR WAS STILL NOT RUNNING, THE SECOND TIME HONDA TOLD ME THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3051.00, AS HONDA DID NOTHING TO HELP ME OUT. MY CAR HAS BEEN IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE FOR HONDA NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO ME COMPLAINING ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 2004. I OFTEN HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN MY CAR AND WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR THIS DAY. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA TOTALLY IGNORED ME AND PROBABLY A LOT MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY, I STILL FEAR DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAYS AND I STAY IN THE RIGHT LANE ONLY IN THE EVENT THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND FEEL THAT I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. THERE IS NO REASON WHY I HAD TO SPEND $3051.00 TO PUT A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME INFORMATION BACK. I AM STILL USING MY CAR AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. *TR

Mileage: 93,551

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, MADE NOISES AND AT TIMES HESITATED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK, WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5400. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR $3,000. *JB

TRANSMISSION JUST DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT REAR END REALLY BAD . *TR

Mileage: 105,843

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO 1ST GEAR HAS A BURNT RUBBER SMELL IN FLUID. I HAD RECALL COMPLETE AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 105,000

AS DRIVING ALONG NORMALLY, THE CAR STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT AND REV UP VERY HIGH, SUDDEN DROP OF SPEED CAME AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. WHEN CHECKED ONLINE, IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS FAILED AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO EVERYONE WHO OWNED THIS YEAR MODEL. *JS

Mileage: 208,500

I PURCHASED MY 2003 ACCORD BRAND NEW FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN 2004 THERE WAS A RECALL TO FIX A DEFECT WITH SECOND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL (OR SO I THOUGHT). I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH SECOND GEAR SLIPPING. IN OTHER WORDS WHEN THE CAR IS IN SECOND GEAR IT FEELS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO SHIFT AGAIN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN. ON 11/17/14 I WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. I MADE A LEFT TURN TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SECOND GEAR SLIPPED. MY CAR WAS STUCK UNDER A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED FROM GREEN TO RED. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING MY VEHICLE AT 65-70MPH. I WAS ALMOST BROAD SIDED. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST HONDA FOR THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT JUST FOR ME BECAUSE I OWN THE CAR, BUT FOR ANYONE WHO IS OPERATING A VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAYS. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I ALSO HAVE A TAKATA AIRBAG WHICH IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. SO I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS, THE DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION PUTS ME AT A HIGHER RISK FOR GETTING INTO AND ACCIDENT. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG GOES OFF, I COULD BE INJURED AND/OR KILLED BY THE AIRBAG. HOW CAN HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS? *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE...SUDDENLY DISENGAGED! LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY (I-80); ONLY DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR THREE BLOCK FROM HOME. *TR

Mileage: 78,670

WHEN I DRIVE ON THE ROAD AT AROUND 45MPH, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHIFT TO LOW GEAR AND THEN THE GEAR IS NEUTRALIZED. I PRESSED THE PEDAL, BUT NO SPEED INCREASED WHILE THE RPM GOT VERY HIGH. I MUST HAVE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I HAVE STRUGGLED MUCH TO GET HOME DANGEROUSLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR THE HONDA DEALER. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THE PRICE $4300. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR FOR $8500. I HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT. IT COST ME MORE THAN $3000 ALREADY. I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR WITH ALL THE MONEY I ALREADY SPENT AND WILL SPEND ON IT. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND ALSO ASKED THE DEALER TO CALL THEM FOR A GOOD WILL REPAIR. NO GOOD WILL IS GOT. HONDA DO NOT RESPECT THEIR CUSTOMERS' LIFE. THEY SUCK MY MONEY AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD AND WELL-KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OF HONDA ACCORD 2003. HONDA BECOME MURDERERS BECAUSE THEY LEAVE THESE CARS WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION RUN ON THE ROAD. A RECALL DEFINITELY IS IN NEED TO PREVENT FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 103,400

TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN SECOND GEAR WHEN DRIVING VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS TO SECOND GEAR AND OVER REVS AND NO REVERSE AFTER IT COOLS SAME RESULT SEEMS TO BE OVERHEATING AND STARVING FOR FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE TOTAL TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MY ACCORD DUE TO IT NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR PROPERLY. I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE HONDA'S OVER THE YEARS, SO I AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY I'VE GROWN TO EXPECT FROM HONDA. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS A COSTLY REPAIR. HONDA WAS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM JUST DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, YET DID NOTHING FOR THEIR BUYERS/CAR OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OVER 800 PEOPLE ON THIS SITE ALONE HAVE HAD WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS HONDA, WHEN PURCHASED HAD 30 MILES ON IT. RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE GUY THAT THEY ONLY INSPECTED MY CAR BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO IT.THEY DID NOT FEEL IT WAS NECESSARY. I FELT THIS WAS ODD BECAUSE HONDA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2014, NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 150,000 MILES I WAS ON MY LUNCH HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND BEGAN LOSING ALL POWER ON A VERY BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY.BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, I MANAGED TO SLOWLY GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE CAUSING ANY KIND OF MAJOR ACCIDENT.HAD MY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE CALLED ME BACK TODAY TO LET ME KNOW THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.HE CONTACTED SEVERAL "TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST" AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN TRY TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD.I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE HONDA PRODUCT CONCERN DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN DO NOW IS TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO MY CAR, AT MY COST.I AM NOT ASKING FOR A HANDOUT, BUT HONDA HAS KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY.FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN MY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO BLOW BUT WHAT IF THAT HAD NOT BEEN THE CASE?DOES IT ACTUALLY TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOSING THEIR LIFE FOR HONDA TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SERIOUSLY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE?HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL HONDA OWNER UP UNTIL NOW ALWAYS TRUSTED THAT THEY WOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. BOY WAS I WRONG!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 150,000

KEY FELL APART IN HAND WHEN PLACED INTO IGNITION AND MADE VEHICLE UNABLE TO START ENGINE. GEAR SHIFT BUTTON WHICH NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT FELL OUT AND MADE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. *TR

2004 SAFETY RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. VEHICLE WAS WITH DEALER FOR ONE HOUR AND RETURNED TO ME WITH STATEMENT THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. I ASKED ABOUT PAPERWORK AND THE ANSWER WAS "NONE NEEDED. IT'S FINE." TRANSMISSION GEARS RECENTLY LOCKED UP, ALMOST CAUSING REAR-END COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING FAMILY OF 4 HOME FROM CHURCH, STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION STOP SIGN. CAME OFF BRAKE AND ONTO ACCELERATOR TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION AND TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE APART, LEAVING OUR CAR STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS TRAFFIC WAS CONTINUOUS WHERE WE WERE CROSSING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS WITHOUT SYMPTOMS, WITH MAINTENANCE KEPT.... THE TRANSMISSION WAS A 4 YEAR OLD HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACEMENT FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WHICH FAILED IN MAY 2010. TOTAL MILEAGE ON REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION = 86K MILES, WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO BY HONDA. IN MAY 2010, I WAS DRIVING THE SAME 2003 HONDA V6 ACCORD VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION (@ 122K MILES) SLAMMED DOWN FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR SLAMMING ME FORWARD (THANKFUL I WEAR A SEATBELT)....EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NEAR MISS INCIDENT. HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE ORIGINAL 2003 ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION, WHICH THEY "FIXED" WITH AN ADD ON KIT IN 2004, NOT A REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR OR CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN 2004 OR IN 2010! HONDA NEVER REPORTED BACK TO ME WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE TO THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY TOOK UPON INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT IN 2010. I ALSO OWNED A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH HONDA RECALLED THOUGH THAT TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED BY HONDA VERSUS THE "KIT". I BELIEVE THAT NEAR MISS INCIDENTS ARE AS ACTIONABLE AS FATALITIES, FIRES AND PHYSICAL INJURIES. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT MY FAMILY WAS SPARED INJURY OR DEATH YESTERDAY, HOWEVER I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THESE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE TIME BOMBS AND LIVES ARE CONSTANTLY AT RISK WHEREVER THESE CARS AND MINIVANS ARE ON THE ROAD. PLEASE ENCOURAGE HONDA MOTORS TO TAKE 100% REMEDIAL ACTION TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THESE POORLY ENGINEERED AND MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 209,500

1ST INCIDENT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IN AUGUST OF 2009 WHEN CAR HAD 77,000 MILES ON IT. WAS TRYING TO TURN RIGHT AND AFTER STARTING THE TURN LOST ALL POWER TO THE POWER TRAIN. COULDN'T MAKE A TURN WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COST OF 1ST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT $2500 (HONDA ACTUALLY PAID HALF (HOW GRACIOUS, WHEN THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAVE A FLAW SHOULD HAVE BEEN 100%. (REPLACED WITH FACTORY HONDA TRANSMISSION) 3 YEAR, 360000 WARRANTY 2ND INCIDENT 8/1012014 WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND CAR SLAMMED INTO 1ST GEAR (AND REDUCED SPEED BY AT LEAST 15 --20 MPH. LUCKILY I WASN'T REAR-ENDED AS IT JERKED THE WHOLE CAR AND REDUCED THE SPEED IN SECONDS. ISSUE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST TO REPLACE $4500. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR STARTED SLIPPING, THEN AS I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING, AS I CALLED FOR SERVICE AFTER WORK I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DID GO INTO GEAR. I DROVE IT TO THE PLACE FOR SERVICE BUT HAVING TO STOP AND LET CAR COOL DOWN A COUPLE TIMES ON THE WAY THERE. THEY TOLD ME IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL NEED A NEW ONE, OR HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOW I'M AWARE OF MANY 2003 ACCORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! I'VE OWNED 4 HONDA CARS AND ALL FROM BRAND NEW VEHICLES AND NEVER A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONE OTHER TIME OF NOT GOING INTO GEAR, BUT IT CAME OUT OF IT AFTER IT WAS COOLED AND SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, SO NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL NOW. WE DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR VERY MUCH AS I WORK FROM MY HOME, SO IT DIDN'T GO OUT UNTIL NOW. I'M TOLD WE MUST DRIVE IT LITTLE, WHICH IS TRUE, AND NOT HARD ON OUR VEHICLES AT ALL, BECAUSE THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED MUCH EARLIER IF WE HAD. ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY WITH NO REASON, WE HAD IT TESTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE, HUMIDITY? THAT'S ANOTHER ONE TO BE RECALLED! HONDA, YOU NEED TO HELP US AND RECALL THE FAULTS THAT YOU KNOW ARE AN ISSUE IF YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE BUYING YOUR VEHICLES! A USED TO BE LOYAL HONDA OWNER FOR ALL MY LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 137,775

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED THEN VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNTIL GETTING INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED GOING 45 MPH BECAUSE OF THIS! *TR

Mileage: 129,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION IN THE MIDDLE LANES OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I-95. *TR

Mileage: 119,600

TRAVELING NORTH ON I-83 FROM BALTIMORE TO PENNSYLVANIA, THE CAR STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, FRONT WHEELS QUIT ROTATING (LOCKED?). WE WERE THROWN FORWARD AGAINST OUR SEATBELTS, THE REAR OF THE CAR JUMPING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. GRATEFULLY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. WE SHIFTED GEARS ON THE CONSOLE BACK AND FORTH AND GOT THE CAR MOVING AGAIN, TAKING THE MIDDLETOWN RD. EXIT, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, READ THE CAR MANUAL. HALF-HOUR LATER, WE CONTINUED SLOWLY, BUT AFTER A FEW MILES, THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AGAIN, SLOWING, SOMETIMES STOPPING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET HOME WITH HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING, LETTING CARS PASS BY PULLING TO THE SIDE. THIS WAS EARLY AFTERNOON, VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC, AND WE WERE NOT FAR FROM HOME. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2003, MAINTAINED IT PER MANUFACTURE SUGGESTIONS, AND HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR INDICATION THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AS THE CAR WAS RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AS IT HAS SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED MORE BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND ONLY DO SO WHEN NECESSARY NOW. I LIVE OFF A ONE LANE HIGHWAY ON THE MOUNTAINS AND SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WITH SOMEONE RIGHT BEHIND ME, I FEAR MY LIFE BEING IN JEOPARDY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I AM THE ONLY AND ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 . WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD BE DRIVING PICKING UP SPEED TO MERGE WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR STREET TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK NOT ALLOWING ME TO GO MORE THAN 20MPH OR 25 MPH I THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND PRAY THAT I CAN GET TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. HOWEVER, EVERYTIME I TOOK IT THE HONDA DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE NOT COVERED WITH MY WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ON GOING WITH MY CAR. I AM UPSET AND DISTURBED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HONDA BEING AWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THE CONTACT PLACED HER FINGER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFTER IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE GEAR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER PLASTIC HOLDER HAD MELTED IN THE GEAR SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB AND COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,928. UPDATED 08/21/14*LJ UPDATED 09/5/2014 *JS

Mileage: 96,928

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THE CONTACT PLACED HER FINGER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFTER IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE GEAR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER PLASTIC HOLDER HAD MELTED IN THE GEAR SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB AND COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,928. UPDATED 08/21/14*LJ UPDATED 09/5/2014 *JS

Mileage: 96,928

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING IN THIS CAR. ORIGINALLY HONDA RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR A GEAR FAILURE ISSUE. IN OCT. 2004 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME AND THEY REPLACED A COOLING LINE THAT SUPPOSEDLY WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FIVE YEARS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND I DO NOT DRIVE MANY MILES PER YEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO BECAUSE HONDA WAS TALKING ABOUT CHARGING ME OVER $3000.00 FOR THE REPAIR BUT AT NO TIME DID THE REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA STATE THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO THE RECALL AND THAT HONDA MAY IN FACT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO ME IF IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL. SO I NEGOTIATED WITH THEM (HONDA) AND THEY REFUNDED ME APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE $2150.00 I PAID TO AAMCO IN LAWRENCEVILLE GA. HERE I AM 4 YEARS LATER AND THE SAME ISSUE HAS RESURFACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP AGAIN AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT ANY SIGNIFICANT SPEED. THECAR NOW SITS IN MY GARAGE WITH EVERYTHING ON IT WORKING EXCEPT THE TRANSMISSION, SAME SCENARIO AS IN 2010. I HAVE RECEIVED THREE OR FOUR RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE COMPLIED WITH HONDA TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WOULD HAVE EXPECTED MUCH MORE RELIABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY FROM THIS VEHICLE THAT AFTER FINANCING WITH HONDA MOTOR CORP I PAID IN EXCESS OF $30,000.00 IN 2002. THERE SEEMS TOBE A PATTERN THAT AFTER ABOUT 80,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO FAIL WHEN ALL WARRANTY COVERAGE HAS PASSED AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOURSE. IF I AM CORRECT THIS SHOULD SURELY FALL UNDER LEMON LAW PROVISIONING. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY DECELERATED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. I LET OFF OF THE GAS AND TURNED MY HAZARD BLINKERS ON. I ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AGAIN AND AFTER ABOUT HALF A MILE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AGAIN. I PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (ONLY HALF MILE AWAY). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I ASKED IF ANY WORK WAS DONE WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR (A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) FOR THE 2ND GEAR WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND, SO NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY DECELERATED. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. I LET OFF OF THE GAS AND TURNED MY HAZARD BLINKERS ON. I ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AGAIN AND AFTER ABOUT HALF A MILE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AGAIN. I PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (ONLY HALF MILE AWAY). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I ASKED IF ANY WORK WAS DONE WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR (A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) FOR THE 2ND GEAR WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND, SO NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH UNDER 80,000 MILES. V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE MAKING TURN IN NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE TURNING, PRESSING THE GAS ONLY RAISED THE RPMS, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER TRYING TO RE-CREATE TROUBLE, IT APPEARS IF THE CAR TRIES TO DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOW GEAR AND GAS IS APPLIED HEAVILY, THE CAR RED LINES AND DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS. THIS WAS A BAD MOMENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. VERY DANGEROUS TO THINK PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS THE POTENTIAL NOT TO MOVE. SLOW ACCELERATION AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FINE, BUT IF YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE HARD. *TR

Mileage: 79,895

THE TRANSMISSION IS WELL ON ITS WAY OUT SLIPPING ONLY USE OFFICIAL HONDA DW-1 FLUID STILL NO HELP HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND THEY KNOW IT. *TR

Mileage: 136,500

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2014. THE CONSUMER WONDERED IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY REPLACED BY HONDA. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. *JB

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

Mileage: 122,205

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

Mileage: 189,134

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

Mileage: 120,804

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

Mileage: 46,930

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

Mileage: 85,500

WHILE DRIVING WITH AROUND 35 MPH THE VEHICLE START SHIFTING GEARS VIOLENTLY RANDOM WHICH MADE ME PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME AND I DECIDED TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO MY PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP FROM 1ST GEAR AND I WAS GOING WITH 20 MPH FOR MORE THAN A MILE. ON THE NEXT DAY I TOW THE CAR ($130.00) TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS DONE AND I EITHER NEED TO REBUILT IT OR GET A NEW ONE!!!! SO FAR $200, $130+$70( DIAGNOSTICS). THE ESTIMATED PRICE FOR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION THAT I GOT WAS $2700.00 AFTER THE ACCIDENT I SEARCHED AND REALIZED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BE THE ONLY ONE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE SO FAR AND BASICALLY EVERYBODY WHO HAS 2003-2007 HONDA ACCORD IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW NO RECALL PROCEDURE WAS INITIATED, YET! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO GET INTO AN MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT! I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT HOPING TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN THAT FOREVER POSTPONED PROBLEM! I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK IS THERE IS A WAY TO GET SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIR COST? ONE MORE TIME I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE READS THIS COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE NOT LEFT IN THE GENERAL PILE OF PAPERWORK ON SOME FORGOTTEN DESK IN THE CORNER COVERED WITH DUST! PS: I AM E-MAILING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S HEADQUARTERS AND I AM CALLING EVERYONE WHO IS READING THIS TO DO THE SAME! *TR

Mileage: 131,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

Mileage: 190,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. GOING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ALMOST HIT BY OTHER CARS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ALSO HEARD A WHINING NOISE/RATTLING UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR. ONCE I SMELLED BURNING I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO GIVE UP. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED AN HOUR AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

NHTSA RECALL #04V!76000 CAR WAS EVALUATED OIL JET KIT INSTALLED. NO PROOF THAT THE GEARS WERE ACTUALLY DISCOLORED; WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT TRANNY. QUITE A MONEY SAVER.FOR HONDA. TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXPENSIVE. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANNY COST TO ME 2,100. I STILL HAVE CAR; RUNNING FINE AT 88,000 OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED 4/2004. THE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES, WITH THE FIX IS STILL PRE-MATURE TRANNY FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

NHTSA RECALL #04V!76000 CAR WAS EVALUATED OIL JET KIT INSTALLED. NO PROOF THAT THE GEARS WERE ACTUALLY DISCOLORED; WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT TRANNY. QUITE A MONEY SAVER.FOR HONDA. TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXPENSIVE. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANNY COST TO ME 2,100. I STILL HAVE CAR; RUNNING FINE AT 88,000 OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED 4/2004. THE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES, WITH THE FIX IS STILL PRE-MATURE TRANNY FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THIS IS A 2003 ACCORD EXL 6 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WE NOTICED IN THE LATER MONTHS OF 2013 THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP WHEN IT SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. AS OF FEBRUARY 23RD IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD US THAT IT WAS INDEED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A 3RD PARTY MECHANIC WHO ALSO TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS TURNING BROWN AND SHOWING SIGNS OF TURNING BLACK. AS WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR WELL OVER 50% OF THE TIME. WE HAVE ALWAYS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM OR TO ANOTHER GEAR. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET (SAME YEAR AND SAME ENGINE). EVEN CONSUMER REPORTS LISTS THIS 2003 6 CYLINDER VEHICLE AS ONE TO AVOID DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING ALONG AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP. STAYED IN A LOW GEAR, SLOWED DOWN TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR AND WOULDN'T. PULLED OVER AND PUT SHIFTER INTO PARK. WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. IT TOOK A MINUTE FOR IT TO ENGAGE. PULLED ONTO ROAD, AND AGAIN, IT STAYED IN LOW GEAR, REFUSING TO SHIFT HIGHER. PULLED OVER AGAIN, TRIED THE SAME THING AND EVEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. PULLED ONTO ROAD AND BEGAN TO DRIVE, STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT, THEN IT BEGAN TO STOP MOVING INTERMITTENTLY. IT WOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY, THEN STOP MOVING WHILE IN DRIVE. ALL I WOULD HEAR IS THE ENGINE REVVING, BUT CAR NOT MOVING. ACTED LIKE I WAS GOING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BUT CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. IT FINALLY QUITE ALTOGETHER ON A VERY NARROW,DANGEROUS STEEP UPHILL ROAD. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 55,317

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OR STRUGGLES TO MOVE IN OR OUT OF SECOND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING CAR AT 35 MPH ON FEEDER ROAD, WENT TO ENTER FREEWAY SO ACCELERATE, CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND A BIG THUNK LIKE A BRICK FELL INTO ENGINE, CAR STALLED, RPMS ACCELERATED, CAR DID NOT. NOW DRIVES FINE UP TO 35 MPH BUT THAT'S IT. *TR

Mileage: 177,200

THE CAR TRANSMISSION HAS ENGAGEMENT ISSUE AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME IT BARELY MADE IT INTO GARAGE 2003 HONDA ACCORD I THOUGHT IT WILL LAST A BIT MORE THAN 108000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 108,056

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX,V6, ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR WENT INTO A FRONT WHEEL LOCKED SKID. THE DURATION OF THE UNSUSPECTED SKID WAS LESS THAN ONE SECOND, BUT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, AT 50 MPH, MY VEHICLE AGAIN WENT INTO A UNSUSPECTED FRONT WHEEL SKID, WITH A DURATION OF LESS THAN A SECOND. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT NOTIFICATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED SKID WAS THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT ON GEARS #5 AND #3. MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER WAS CHANGED EVERY 30,000. THIS NOTIFICATION IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY FELT I SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

WE DRIVING ON 35W -SOUTH AT AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ITSELF TO 1ST GEAR. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND CALLED AAA. WAS TOLD THAT SOLENOID TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, CAR WAS OK AND AGAIN, AFTER FEW MILES, HAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON 494, WHERE THE GEAR SHIFTED BACK TO A LOWER GEAR AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND MISSED A FULLY LOADED WALMART TRUCK BY INCHES! I HAD TO SPEND 1800$ TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CAR JERKED BACK AND FORTH, LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER CAR. CAR SLIPPED BETWEEN GEARS, AND CONTINUED TO JERK. THE CAR WILL NOW NOT MOVE CAN MOVE GEAR SHIFT THROUGH GEARS BUT WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THEN SUDDENLY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS WERE RECALLED IN 2004 WHEN AN OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED PER THE RECALL TO PROVIDE EXTRA LUBRICATION TO THE TRANSMISSION. TALKED TO HONDA AND THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANY HELP WITH THESE MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. COST TO FIX THIS IS 4100.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED DOWN TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST THROWING THEM VIOLENTLY FORWARD AND NEARLY CAUSING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN SHE TOLD ME I DID A WEB SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT? *TR

Mileage: 132,983

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN APRIL 2011. IT NOW HAS 132, 000 MILES ON IT. THIS WEEK I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY "D" DRIVE ON MY HEAR START FLASHING IN MY CAR RPM STARTED REVVING UP & MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHES ON TO GET THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY MY CAR. MY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE IN THE D DRIVE SHIFT TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR IN D3 ALL THE WAY HOME. MY MECHANIC IS NOW SAYING I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ME $2500 I DON'T HAVE. I'VE DRIVEN HONDA ACCORD'S ALL MY LIFE THIS IS THE FIRST HONDA THAT I'VE HAD A MAJOR ISSUE WITH. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND GRANTED IT HAS ALMOST 200,000 MILES ON IT BUT I TRUSTED IN HONDA THAT IT WAS A GOOD CAR NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR A YEAR YET GRANTED I'M DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA BC I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ABOUT 2003 ACCORDS HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH WAY LESS MILEAGE THAN MINE HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AND I'M OUT A CAR I WOULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE BUT IT'S NO POINT IN DOING 3000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK ON A CAR WHEN I OWE MORE THAN THAT ON IT AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS, THERMOSTAT, CRANK SHAFT PULLEY. *TR

Mileage: 183,000

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. TWO MONTHS AGO I WAS TOLD THE REAR MAIN SEAL MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THREE DAYS AGO THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND NEARLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED. I'M TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. WHEN I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA I SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF SOPANA. HE FIRST TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER 120K MILE HONDA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY GOODWILL ASSISTANCE, I REMINDED HIM MY CAR WAS AT 115K MILE, HE WAS THEN FLUSTERED AND SAID WELL I MEAN 100K MILE OR WHATEVER. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2004 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 130K MILES AND HAD TO BE REBUILT AT COST TO ME OF $2800. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED INTO 1ST GEAR WITH SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND CONTROL. TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR, NO REVERSE. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS ERA. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,072.

Mileage: 163,072

DRIVING 60 ON A BUSY INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION DROPS GEAR MAKING MY CAR JERK HARD AND SLOW ALMOST ENOUGH FOR THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO SLAM INTO ME. PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OF THEN BACK ON TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING BAD. BOUGHT IT USED 2 YEARS AGO IT HAS 93,000 MILES AND NEVER MISSES SERVICING. I SEE IT IS NOT UNCOMMON, WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF? *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE. EVERY THREE MONTHS I TAKE MY CAR IN TO GET SERVICE AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ME. I PLACE THE CAR ON DRIVE AND IT DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT FINALLY DRIVES. I REALLY WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS FROM HONDA. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND DROVE VERY SMOOTH BECAUSE IT IS WELL MAINTAINED. NOT IN A MILLION LIFE YEARS WOULD I GUESS MY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE TRAVELING OVER A BRIDGE AT 55MPH. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A STOP WITH NO WARNING. VERY LUCKY NO ONE HIT ME. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 134,314

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

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 103,154

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

Mileage: 124,000

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

Mileage: 51,507

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

Mileage: 98,000

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

Mileage: 146,194

MY SISTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN IT STARTED TO VIOLENTLY DECELERATE, AS THOUGH SOMEBODY HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES WITHIN ABOUT 4.5 MILES. SHE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THEY TESTED IT THE NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYED ITSELF AND THEY BARELY MANAGED TO GET BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IF IT HAD FAILED THE DAY BEFORE MY SISTER-IN-LAW COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD 2 DR COUPE, V6 WITH 5SP AUTO-58K MILEAGE-TRANSMISSION LOCKING, VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING SHUT ITSELF OFF, COASTED, DRIFTED NO POWER, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING 0-30 MPH, THREE LANE ROAD CREATING DANGEROUS POTENTIAL FOR DRIVER WITHOUT ANY CAPACITY TO ENGAGE HAZARD LIGHTS, TEMPERATURES 105+ DEGREES. VEHICLE NEARLY REAR ENDED AS IT OCCURRED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. SENSOR INSTALLED AT $322 COST TO OWNER. NO GOODWILL. LESS THAN ONE WEEK ONCE AGAIN TRANSMISSION LOCKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING SHUT ITSELF OFF, ELECTRICAL POWER REMAINED INTACT, DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS, YELLOW LIGHT CAME ONE FOR SERVICE, TOW ARRIVED 60 MINUTES LATER THREE LANE HWY HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. IMPECCABLE SERVICE RECORDS, ALL FROM HONDA DEALER, OWNER DILIGENT WITH EVERY REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. HONDA DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY APPROXIMATELY $6,267 W/ 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND HONDA MANUFACTURER OFFERED LESS THAN 6 1/2% TOWARD REPLACEMENT, OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMAINDER (DEALER VOLUNTEERED CREDIT OF 23%) DEALER PROVIDED FREE LOANER CAR FOR ONE WEEK AT THEIR COST AS HONDA DID NOT COVER THE LOANER. DECISION PENDING AFTER HONDA IS CONTACTED DIRECTLY TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS, RECALLED DEFECT NOTED TO MILLIONS OF OTHERS IN TRANSMISSION RECALL. HAD GREAT POTENTIAL FOR OWNER TO SUSTAIN INJURY OR FATALITY, TWO LOCKING INCIDENTS, ONE WITH ALL POWER FAILURE TOO. *TR

Mileage: 58,866

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT, AND DUE TO LIGHT TRAFFIC THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER TAKE, WHEN PLACED IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE, AT AROUND 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THE RPM'S JUMPED TO 7000. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND "MAINTENANCE" LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER NEARLY BEING REAR-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ( RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC), I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE HOME, NEVER GOING ABOVE 20 MPH. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TOWED TO LANDMARK HONDA (ALEXANDRIA, VA) I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $5085, PARTS AND LABOR. GRANTED, THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD WITH 90K MILES, I WAS A LITTLE DISHEARTEN. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IN THE AREA WHERE THEY ARE REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2800. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA AND ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR REPUTATION FOR DEPENDABILITY. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND COMPENSATE ALL HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 91,085

AFTER GETTING A TRANSMISSION FLUSH (FLUID WAS DARK AND APPARENTLY ALREADY DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY OCCURRED), A WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD VIOLENTLY UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT REPEATEDLY. THIS OCCURRED ON SIDE ROADS AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45-50 MILES PER HOUR. AT 45 MILES PER HOUR IT WOULD UP AND DOWNSHIFT EVERY 5-10 SECONDS ON THE WAY TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I DID NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID A RESULTING ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED WITH ABOUT 119,000 MILES AND REQUIRED A REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2,800. HONDA SAYS THEY HAD ISSUED A TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. ALSO ALL SEARCHES BY VIN ON HONDA'S SITE HAD FAILED UNTIL YESTERDAY. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED FOR MY CAR. BUT I NEVER BROUGHT IN MY CAR FOR THIS WORK, AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF FIXING IT THAT I CAN SEE. HONDA SHOULD PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR AS THE REBUILD IS NOT THE SAME AS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I ALREADY PAID FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

WHEN DRIVING BOTH ON STREET AND HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN. THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY SLOWS DOWN. FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT UP AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 148,820

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

Mileage: 160,168

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.

Mileage: 63,498

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

Mileage: 61,652

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

Mileage: 112,000

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

Mileage: 85,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM THE OUTSET. THE WRONG LUG NUTS WERE ON THE WHEELS. I GOT A RIDE OF VIBRATION FOR 13,000 MILES AND 25 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOPS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A DIFFERENTIAL WHICH FAILED AND TWO TRANSMISSIONS AFTER THE ORIGINAL FOR A TOTAL OF THREE. I NEVER GOT ONE MILE OF THE NEW CAR RIDE A NEW CAR WOULD NORMALLY PROVIDE. COUNTLESS TRIPS AND STOP GAP REPAIRS ,I AM NOW AFRAID TO TAKE A TRIP. I HAVE ASKED HONDA FOR A NEW CAR THREE TIME INCLUDING JAPAN AND THEY HAVE DECLINED 'STATING THEY COVER THE 3RD TRANSMISSION WITH A WARRANTY AND HAVE HELPED. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES THE MANY TRIPS TO CULVER CITY FROM VAN NUYS WERE NOT ALL DOCUMENTED AS\ THE WORK ORDERS WERE REDACTED BY [XXX], WHO HONDA CLAIMS SINCE HAVE BEEN RELEASED(FIRED).I HAVE INVOICES OF OVER ALMOST 5 1/2 INCHES WIDE COLLECTIVELY. IF EVER A CAR WAS 'FRAUDULENT' IN TERMS OF A VEHICLE THAT DID NOT EVER MESH MECHANICALLY THIS IS THE 'PROTOTYPE' HONDA ACCORD IF THERE IS ANY JUSTICE A NEW CAR WOULD BE PROVIDED AND BE DEEMED A MOST APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER OF THE CAR WHICH NEVER WORKED FROM THE OUTSET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 200

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUIT ON HER. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT REAR ENDED. HACKETTSTOWN HONDA QUOTED ME $4500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT RELATING TO THIS (#04-037 DATED APRIL 2005) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR A VARIETY OF OTHER RECALLS. I ALSO OWN A 2003 4 CYLINDER AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 148,298

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WHILE SHIFTING DOWN INTO FIRST, A SMALL KNOCK. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS TRAFFIC OPENED UP THE CAR VIOLENTLY SLAMMED INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING MY TIRES TO LOCK UP AND SENT ME VEERING TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS AT A SAFE DISTANCE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOAST. AFTERWARDS I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME IN FIRST GEAR AS NO OTHER GEAR IS WORKING INCLUDING REVERSE. LOOKS LIKE ITS OFF TO THE DEALER TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THERE IS NO CONCERN OF SAFETY FROM EITHER HONDA OR THE NHTSA, BUT THEY ARE QUICK TO TELL YOU TO REPLACE THE IGNITION INTERLOCK BECAUSE IT'S UNSAFE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! *TR

Mileage: 149,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FROM DRIVE LINE. ( IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL). IT DOESN'T DO IT WHEN COLD. IF ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES CAR WILL MOVE. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST QUOTED $2000-$2500 TO REBUILD TRANS.HE SAID THE TRANS FILTER WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM OUTSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH PACK DISINTEGRATES AND CLOGS THE FILTER RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION UNRELIABLE. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN REPLACED AS PER HONDA RECOMMENDATION, NOW IT SMELLS BURNED AND IS BROWN INSTEAD OF RED. HONDA QUOTED $500 TRADE IN VALUE TOWARDS ANOTHER NEWER CAR. HONDA WANTS $3000-$4000 TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT UNIT. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MODEL OVER MANY YEARS. HOW MANY FATAL CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT WERE ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER CAUSES? *TR

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APX. 45MPH CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER I RESTARTED AND IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENED 4 OR 5 TIMES OVER THE NEXT 3 MILES TO GET CAR HOME. SPOKE WITH HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR SAME DAY (6/8/13) AND SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AND I WAS LOOKING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FOR APX.4 - 4.5K! OVER THE PHONE AND NOT HAVING SEEN THE CAR! CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (6/10/13) AND AFTER 20 MINUTES ON PHONE WITH REP HE TOLD ME TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER, HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND DEAL WITH THEM! FAT CHANCE I'LL DO THAT, HAVING IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM DEALER IN MAY, 2003, HAS APX. 115,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA, MORE SO AFTER "GOOGLING" THE ABOVE ISSUE AND SEEING IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL! NEVER TO BE A HONDA OWNER AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL CITY STREET THAT HAS A 30MPH SPEED LIMIT. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL SEEMED TOTALLY FINE WITH MY CAR. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR DID NOT MOVE & THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. I WENT NO WHERE. I WAS HOLDING TRAFFIC UP & WAS TOTALLY CLUELESS THAT MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF & ON A FEW TIMES TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD MOVE BUT NO LUCK UNTIL AFTER SOME TIME THE CAR MOVED AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES. FROM THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN IT COULD DRIVE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP & PAID 2,150 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. IN 2013 THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN MY CAR WAS AROUND 119,000 MILES. ON THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I PAID 3,500 TO GET THE CAR FIXED. I HAVE RECEIPTS. *TR

Mileage: 79,487

THIS HAPPENED 3X TODAY, THE THIRD TIME WAS TERRIFYING & DANGEROUS. I BARELY GOT ON THE SHOULDER OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TIME. THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON & THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED FROM LOW TO HIGH GEARS WHILE IN DRIVE, GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. I SHUT OFF THE CAR & RESTARTED IT, THE TCS LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO GET OFF THE LINE AND FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. I PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND WHILE PULLING IN, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AGAIN BETWEEN ACCELERATING & DECELERATING FOR NO REASON. THE FINAL TIME--I STARTED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AS IT JERKED WILDLY ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING WHILE TRAFFIC WAS IN ALL LANES OF TRAVEL AROUND ME. I BARELY MADE IT AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH (BY THE TIME THE CAR DECIDED TO COAST INTO A NEUTRAL FEELING GEAR) TO THE SHOULDER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

WHEN SPEED GETS OVER 35 MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY LUNGES FORWARD. THE CAR DOES NOT GO IN REVERSE AS WELL. A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN TRAVELING. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 160,000

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

Mileage: 58,559

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

Mileage: 88,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 105,000

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

Mileage: 127,000

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.

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

Mileage: 57,100

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?

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 98,500

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

Mileage: 130,800

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

Mileage: 130,350

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

Mileage: 111,935

HONDA RECALLED TRANSMISSION'S ON 2004, I TOOK MY ACCORD 2003 AND THEY JUST MAKE UP MY TRANSMISSION WITH OIL, BUT KNOWINGLY THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL, SO I REALLY THINK THAT IN REALITY THERE WAS NOT FIX.... NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY SET TO FAILURE.... *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SWITCH SENSOR FAILED AND THE DRIVE INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING.THIS CAUSED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION/DECELERATION TO MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING .APPARENTLY THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT REGULAR FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD.THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GO OVER 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000. *TR UPDAATED 6/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED THE HIGH GEAR TO LOWEST. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE FROM 65-70 MPH TO 20-25MPH, MAKING THE VEHICLE TO BUCK AND SWERVE FROM LEFT AND RIGHT. UPDATED 06/14/2013 *JS

Mileage: 150,000

NHTSA NEEDS TO HAVE HONDA ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN GEARS 1-4. WHEN DRIVING MY ACCORD YOU CAN FEEL IT AT 35MPH WHERE THE GEARS 1-4 SLIPS OR RACES. MY CAR HAS 133K MILES AND IS IN MINT CONDITION AND NOW I HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $3,700.00 FOR A REBUILT? NHTSA, ALL REPORTS HAS SHOWN THAT WHEN THIS PROBLEM EXIST ITS CAN FREEZE THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE SEVERE HARM TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND INNOCENT PEOPLE AROUND. MY CAR FROZEN ON TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT AND THERE WAS ALMOST A CAR PILEUP AND ADDITIONAL INSURES. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO OTHER OUT THERE PLEASE ISSUE HONDA A RECALL OF THESE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

MY FIRST AND SECOUND GEAR GET HOT AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE AND CAR POWER JERKS AND THRU MY DRINK A COUPLE OF TIME OUT OF MY HAND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 60-70 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND SPEEDING UP ON ITS ON. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND ME AND I JUST KNEW I WAS ABOUT THE CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY CAR. I PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, BUT THE CAR WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE WHERE I USUALLY HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS SENT TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT WHICH WOULD COST B/T $3200-$$3800 DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF WARRANTY I WANTED. THEY ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ODD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE ITS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. *TR

Mileage: 101,229

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. *TR

Mileage: 118,619

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEARS. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WHILE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR WITH NO WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. HONDA STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS SHOULD BE SINCE IT IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE CAR AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF WHEN THE CAR WAS RELEASED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED AND VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

CAR FREQUENTLY SLIPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. HONDA SAID A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT HONDA TRIED TO BAND-AID IN 2004. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION RECALL ON 2003 ACCORD V6 VEHICLES. THERE ARE 810 COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE NO DOUBT GONE UNREPORTED. HONDA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 2004 AND HASN'T DONE THE RIGHT THING. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO DRIVE. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE WAS ON, BUT IT WASN'T. AFTER DRIVING IN A STOP AND GO SITUATION, I DISCOVERED IT WOULD SHIFT RELUCTANTLY IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. BY DOING THAT AND AVOIDING THE FREEWAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. THE CAR IS A V6 AND I HAD RECENTLY HAD THE POWER STEERING HOSE REPLACED AT A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF LEAKING AND SMOKE ALONG WITH THE IGNITION RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE CAR NOR THE DEALERSHIP HAD GIVEN ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING LIGHTS. ARE ON. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THE ONLY INFORMATION I WAS ABLE TO GET WAS THAT A 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL HAD EXPIRED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF 2003 ACCORD, EX. MY CAR HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT. ITS A WELL MAINTAINED CAR I KEPT FOR YEARS. I MUST SAY THAT THIS CAR IS EXCELLENT, HOWEVER, THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SOME PARTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING REALLY WELL LATELY. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED MY TCS SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON AND OFF TOGETHER WITH THE TRIANGLE SIGN IN ORANGE. IT STARTED COMING ON AFTER I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO MY FIRST DESTINATION AND AFTER JUST LIKE 10-15 MINUTES AND START MY ENGINE AGAIN, IT WILL COME ON AFTER DRIVING FOR NEXT 5-10 MINUTES. ALSO, JUST TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR GETS STUCK ON "PARK" MODE AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE HANDLE BEFORE IT GETS RELEASED. I AM NOT SURE IF THE GEAR HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TCS AND TRIANGLE SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, I NOTICED MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH BRAKES WHEN DRIVING WHILE RAINING. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES WHEN ITS SLIPPERY TO BE ABLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. IT'S SO SCARY THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME A FEW TIMES. I AM LODGING MY COMPLAIN SO THE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE A LOOK ON THIS ISSUE AS I FOUND ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON TCS ISSUE ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX ONLINE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO LOOK FOR A SOLUTION ON THE SAME ISSUE FOR MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA IN 2007 AT 115,000 MILES. THE HONDA REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY A FEW DAYS AGO DESPITE METICULOUS MAINTENANCE BY HONDA DEALERS AND TOP MECHANICS. THIS FAILURE LEFT THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD 80,000 MILES AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 ORIGINAL OWNER, TRANSMISSION IS SWITCHING GEARS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. IF I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT GOES BACK INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE I AM ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP (DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 15 OR 20 MINUTES). THERE IS ALSO A RANDOM VIBRATION THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION FOR SOME TIME NOW. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY HAVE QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $4600 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, BUT CLAIM THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS 4 RECALLS ON IT ALREADY. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE A QUALITY, TOP OF THE LINE HONDA, ONLY TO HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35MPH IT STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. *TR

Mileage: 86,887

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING AND MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE MOTOR RPMS WENT UP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING POWERED. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY AND I. AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON NUMEROUS OTHER OCCASIONS. MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF A REBUILD. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 59425 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 59,328

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING FUNNY AT LOW SPEEDS - HAVING TROUBLE DOWNSHIFTING TO SPEED UP THE CAR (I.E. GOING ABOUT 25 AND THEN TRYING TO SPEED UP - IT WOULD JUST FEEL LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD REV BUT NOT SPEED UP).THE BIGGEST ISSUE THEN WAS THAT, AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR - THUS CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY AND SEVERELY SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, AND EACH TIME I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT - LUCKILY NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME EITHER TIME IT HAPPENED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE '03 HONDA ACCORDS WITH THE V6 HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES - AND IT APPEARS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE.... BUT I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF IT. MY CURRENT CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

CAR STRUGGLES TO GAIN SPEED AFTER STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN. THE RPM WILL INCREASE BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. IN ORDER FOR CAR TO ACCELERATE I WILL HAVE TO PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS PREVIOIUSLY BEEN RECALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 101,194

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE MY CAR HAD DOWNSHIFTED. MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 4,000. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND THE CAR STRUGGLE TO MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP NEARBY AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT WAS REBUILT IN JULY OF 2009. FOUR DAYS AGO, ON 11/22/12 I WAS DRIVING THE SAME CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT UP AND WELL MAINTAINED, AND A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED- THIS TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS COMING OFF A RAMP AND THE CAR ONCE AGAIN FELT LIKE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING. THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPLAIN IS IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE BRAKES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY- I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY SO I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SHOULDER AND GOT OUT OF THE WAY AS SOON AS I COULD. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I HAVE THE CAR AT THE SAME SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT TURNS OUT THIS WAS DUE TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T FAIL THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THIS CAR HAD RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION . I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2006. I GOT TOLD THE RECALLED HAS BEEN FIXED IN 2004. I GOT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AGAIN IN 2007 WHEN MY CAR REACH 45000. THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM USING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW SINCE LAST 2 YEAR I STILL GETTING THE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION . AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THEY CAN'T FIX THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I CAN'T PASS THE INSPECTION WITHOUT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. FIXING THIS PROBLEM COSTING ME MORE THAN WHAT MY CAR WORTH, ABOUT $5000. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSMISSION FAIL. WHEN WARM TRANSMISSION WON'T STAY IN GEAR AND SLIPS.D REBUILT HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND THEN FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN OPERATION AFTER WAITING FOR ONE HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,892. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. UPDATED 03/21/13

Mileage: 99,892

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND THEN FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN OPERATION AFTER WAITING FOR ONE HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,892. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. UPDATED 03/21/13

Mileage: 99,892

AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTE RIDE OUT OF MY CITY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 65 MPH TO 0 AND WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF FIRST GEAR THEREAFTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERYDAY AFTERWARDS THAT I DRIVE MY CAR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. IT SEEMS AS IF ONCE A MECHANISM INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HEATS UP OR GETS HOT, THIS HAPPENS. I ALWAYS SERVICE MY VEHICLE AS REQUIRED, I AM WORRIED. THIS IS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE READ WHERE OVER 200 OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I BOUGHT MY HONDA FROM THE DEALERSHIP 06/23/12, 1 OWNER COMPLETELY SERVICED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP THEN TRADED IN AT SAME DEALERSHIP. WHEN BOUGHT IT HAD 101,793 MILES, TIMING BELT WAS DONE AT 90K AND POWER STEERING PUMP. NOT EVEN MONTH LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. I'VE ALWAYS FELT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AFTER BOUGHT CAR. ON 11/10/2012 OUT OF NO WHERE WHEN I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY MY CAR STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT REALLY HARD, WAS JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, LUCKILY I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOUSE SO I DROVE HOME THEN PARKED IT AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. THE NEXT MORNING (TODAY) CALLED A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON HONDAS AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY AND PRACTICALLY GONE. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK TWICE AND TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING FINE. THEN LATER DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES AND STARTED HARD DOWN SHIFTING AND WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THEN PARKED AND TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT NOT MOVE ACTED LIKE WAS IN NEUTRAL. PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE, REVERSE NOW WORKED. AFTER THAT I HAD MY FRIEND LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS PRACTICALLY EMPTY AGAIN. SO I WENT TO THE STORE GOT MORE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND PUT SOME IN AND TRIED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 8 MILES THEN IT STARTED TO HARD DOWN SHIFT ALL OVER AGAIN. AFTER ANOTHER 3 MILES THE CAR COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, TSC, AND THE LIGHT SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE STARTED FLASHING. SO I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND EVERYTHING WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING, INCLUDING THE LIGHT INDICATING I WAS IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGHT I WAS IN PARK AND THE PARK GEAR LIGHT WAS ON. SO I TURNED OFF MY CAR, SAT FOR A MIN THEN RESTARTED. DRIVING SLOW NEEDED TO STOP AND BRAKES STARTED TO GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED IN LOW GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION SHOP HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC AND READ THE FOLLOWING CODES: PO747 A/T CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A STUCK ON AND PO752 SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE A STUCK ON . TRANSMISSION SHOP STATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR OVER 40 MILES/HOUR. TOOK TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CA, AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. CAR CANNOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I MIGHT GET STRANDED ANYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5 WHEN CAR FELT LIKE THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED, HARD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY QUICK DEACCELERATION TO 30MPH AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP ALONG THE FREEWAY WITH MY FLASHERS ON AT 35MPH, TOP SPEED, UNTIL I COULD GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY. WHEN I WAS PUTTING THE CAR ON THE TRAILER DOLLY WE REALIZED THAT I HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR REENGAGED WITH REVERSE WHILE TAKING THE CAR OFF OF THE CAR TRAILER. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT 106,000MILES. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALER FOR THE 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL REPAIR. I HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THIS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

COMING TO A STOP SIGN, SLOWED CAR DOWN TO A STOP. PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT GO INTO GEAR, FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE SHIFTER WAS SET TO "D". I HAD TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO "2" TO GET IT TO MOVE. IF IT WAS A YIELD SIGN INSTEAD OF A STOP, AND I HAD SLOWED DOWN AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE, I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT. CAR ALSO HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3RD GEAR. THE RPMS JUMP BETWEEN SHIFTS. *TR

Mileage: 156,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND INSERTED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WILL ENTERING ON-RAMP ONTO A MAJOR FREEWAY (I-45 N) AND I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF ON TO THE MEDIAN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HORRIBLE INCIDENT AND COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY IF IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY! *TR

Mileage: 123,000

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREET THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME, HAD THERE BEEN THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CAR HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING, CAUSING THE ISSUES. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 ACCORDS. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT I HARDLY EVER USED THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY HAPPENED WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT DOWN SHIFTED VIGOROUSLY WITH NO INDICATION ON DASH ,LIKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ,I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ,ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL IT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE TURNED IT OFF WAITED TURNED IT BACK ON DROVE FOR A LITTLE AND AGAIN THE SAME THING I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND ITS KNOWN THIS IS A PROBLEM AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING HONDA SAID THEY PUT A OIL JET INJECTOR BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND ITS A V6 I CANNOT PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ,I'M ALSO PAYING FOR THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT DRIVE IT PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS 'MISSING' GEARS, BUT THIS WENT AWAY. I STARTED TO ENTER THE FREEWAY RAMP AND INCREASE SPEED AND THE CAR DID IT SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN (MISSING GEARS', REVVING BUT NOT MOVING FORWARD LIKE IT SHOULD) AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS TRYING TO GET ME TO MOVE. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE, SO I IMMEDIATELY USED GPS TO LOCATE A SERVICE STATION. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAR SYMPTOMS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD! NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL! I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DRIVEWAY OF THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE BAY TO REVIEW IT. THE REPAIR PLACE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, WHICH IS VERY COMMON WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. I ONLY HAD 89,900 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL HONDAS AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. HOWEVER, HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING, SAFETY HAZARD BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THESE ONGOING ISSUES (OUTSIDE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIREMENTS). I WILL BE LOOKING AT NEW CARS AND HONDAS WILL NOT BE ON MY LIST! I AM ASKING THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PLEASE THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THESE CARS AND REQUIRE APPROPRIATE CONSUMER PROTECTION BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 89,930

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED FEELING THE CAR WASN'T FEELING RIGHT. AS I WAS DRIVING, IT FELT LIKE THE GEAR SHIFT HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN IN TO NEUTRAL, BUT WAS STILL ACTUALLY STILL IN DRIVE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE, JUST COASTING, THEN IT SEEMED TO JUST JOLT BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THE PROBLEM WASN'T HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DROVE, BUT RECENTLY IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. I TAKE THE CAR TO ONE PLACE TO HAVE ALL MY WORK DONE ON IT, SO I TOOK IT THERE, BUT THEY FELT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE INTERNAL AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND DROVE IT. THE RESULT, THE CAR IS GOING INTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BLACK AND BURNED AND HAS DEBRIS IN IT, AND THEY SAID THAT THE CLUTCHES ARE ALSO BURNED. THEY WON'T KNOW THE COMPLETE PICTURE UNTIL THEY TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART AND GET A GOOD LOOK. IT IS 5 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY CHRISTMAS AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO DO ANYTHING! SOOOO FRUSTRATED. I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE SUPPOSE TO BE SUCH GOOD CARS, BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT AT 113,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING. NOW THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, I READ UP ON IT AND FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. WHY, AM I JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS?? *TR

AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND RPMS SPIKED UP. NO FORWARD POWER. HAD TO COAST ON TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUTOFF AND RESTART THE CAR. PROBLEM CONTINUED ON THAT TRIP BUT SEEMED OK THEREAFTER. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT NOTHING FOUND. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY SO OFTEN UNPREDICTABLY (NO PATTERN) DESPITE CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND STAYING CURRENT ON MAINTENANCE. INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AT 100K MILES. MOST DAYS THE CAR IS FINE BUT THEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR SUDDENLY. HAS HAPPENED WHEN MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS, WHEN ALREADY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS WHEN YIELDING (I.E. SLOWING DOWN FOR A YIELD SIGN AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN). *TR

Mileage: 81,138

DRIVING UP TO THE HIGH DESERT AT 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF 5TH TO 1ST AND BACK TO GEAR 4 TIMES TELL ONLY SECOND AND FIRST GEARS ONLY WORK. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM TELL THIS TIME. I COULD OF BEEN IN A SEVER ACCIDENT, IF I WOULD OF LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THIS SPEED OR SOMEONE WAS TO CLOSE TO ME AN HIT ME FROM GOING 70MPG TO 10MPG IN LESS IN A SECOND. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 89K ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN A CAR JUST LOCKS UP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS . HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE A LOT OF ONLINE FORUMS WITH JUST THIS PROBLEM IF I WOULD OF KNOWN ABOUT THIS I WOULD NOT OF PICKED THIS CAR. I DRIVE A LOT OF MOUNTAIN ROADS AND FREEWAYS. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPEN ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD GOING UP ARE EVEN DOWN I MAY NOT BE HER RIGHT NOW TO SEND THIS COMPLAINT. I WOULD BE PART OF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. THIS NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, JUST LIKE WITH FORD HAVING TIER PROBLEMS,TOYOTA HAVING THERE PROBLEM WITH SAFETY ON THE VEHICLES THIS ONE THAT NEED ATTENTION. *TR

Mileage: 89,540

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM ~3RD-4TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT 40 MILES PER HOUR IN TRAFFIC TO 1ST GEAR CAUSING VERY RAPID DE ACCELERATION (SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE ITEMS ON REAR DECK TO FLY FORWARD, SEAT BELTS TO LOCK, AND DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL) AND CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISION. DRY PAVEMENT PREVENTED LOSS OF CONTROL. ACTION BY TRAILING DRIVERS (SPACING AND BRAKING) PREVENTED COLLISION. FOLLOWING INCIDENT, TRANSMISSION REMAINED LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR. TRANSMISSION FIRST LOCKED INTO FIRST GEAR (AS ABOVE) ON AUGUST 18, 2012. ON AUGUST 21, 2012 THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE AFTER ASSERTED THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT FAILED AND REQUIRED ONLY FLUSHING AND CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID (TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN FLUSHED AND CHANGED IN 2010 AS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE LESS THAN 12,000 MILES OF THIS FAILURE). DEALER CHARGED MORE THAN $250 FOR THIS SERVICE AND STATED VEHICLE WAS FULLY REPAIRED. SECOND DANGEROUS FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN 5 MILES. HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO REFUND THE COST OF WORK RESULTING FROM FAULTY DIAGNOSIS WHICH PLACED A DANGEROUS FUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION BACK INTO USE. TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 2004 AND MODIFIED BY DEALER PURSUANT TO TRANSMISSION LUBRICATION PROBLEMS. HONDA DEALER PROVIDED ALL STATE INSPECTIONS AND PERIODIC MAINTENANCE. HONDA NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUSLY FUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $2500. THE OWNER BELIEVES THIS FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR LIGHT DUTY, HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING, AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY DEALER. THE MODE OF FAILURE WAS VERY DANGEROUS. A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS MODE OF FAILURE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. INVESTIGATION IS REQUESTED.

Mileage: 82,300

I WAS DRIVING IN A SIDE STREET FOR LIKE 35 TO 40MPH. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR VIOLENTLY HEN WHEN I'M ABOUT TO PARK I SHIFTED IT TO REVERSE BUT MY CAR WILL NOT MOVE. FOR LIKE A YEAR ONLY I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CHECK IT EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. AND I TALKED TO ONE OF THE DEALER CLOSE TO MY PLACE THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT COVERED WITH WARRANTY ANYMORE. PLUS I'M UNEMPLOYED BASE FROM SOME OF THE FORUM THAT I READ THEY SAID THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $2500 TO $3500 NEW TRANSMISSION. HOW CAN I AFFORD THAT.. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME OR GIVE ME SOME ADVICE TO DEAL WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 130,387

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED OVERHEATING AND BOILING. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER. WHEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND WAS SLIPPING. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

RETURNING FROM RICHMOND CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY IT SELF INTO 2ND GEAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH CAUSING THE CAR TO DIVE VIOLENTLY AS IF APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD. IT DID THIS ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES THEN LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR . I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND DROVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH STUCK IN 2ND GEAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NOT A LOT TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR I MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

Mileage: 93,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND HESITATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE FROM FOURTH TO THIRD GEAR AND FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2004 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL JET KIT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

ONLY 125K MILES ON THE CAR. I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING INTO/OUT OF SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE LATER TO SEE IF I COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING ONTO THE SURFACE STREETS, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY START JOLTING AND DOWNSHIFTING EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT CONTINUED TO DO SO ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALER. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO PAST SECOND GEAR. WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000. HAVE SINCE SEEN THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL IS HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THERE ARE WEBSITES ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS AND APPARENTLY A FACEBOOK PAGE. I ALSO LEARNED AFTER THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN 2004 RELATED TO THE SECOND GEAR BUT THEY PATCHED IT WITH SOME CHEESY KIT AND APPARENTLY PRAYED THAT THE S -T WOULD HIT THE FAN AFTER EVERYONE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED -- WHICH IT HAS. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REQUIRE HONDA TO MAKE GOOD ON THEM. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON US 30 WHEN MY HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY JERKED AND SLIPPED INTO LOW GEAR. I WAS NEARLY REARENDED AND WAS DEFINITELY IN SHOCK. I CONTINUED HOMEWARD AND IT DID THE SAME THING 3 MORE TIMES. I HAD SLOWED MY SPEED TO 40 MPH BUT THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR THE GEAR I WAS IN SO SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE....PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND CREPT HOME. SINCE IT IS AFTER HOURS I MUST WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS. *TR

Mileage: 144,202

THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE TIRES SCREECHED AND THE TRANSMISSION GRINNED TO A HAULT. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, $2800. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

WHILE MERGING ONTO I75 OFF OF SQUARE LAKE RD NORTH OF DETROIT, TRANSMISSION MOMENTARILY FAILED THEN ENGAGED WITH A JOLT IN A LOW GEAR MAKING THIS NORMALLY ROUTINE MANEUVER QUITE TREACHEROUS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT COMPLETE REBUILD AT MY COST. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS MALADY IS QUITE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AT APPROXIMATELY THIS MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF SOME KIND AS THE CAR WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT THE BRAKES HARD. THE CAR WENT FROM 60 TO 40 IN JUST A SECOND OR TWO IT SEEMED LIKE... A VIOLENT SLOWDOWN. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE, AND FORWARD DRIVING IS CLUNKY, HARD SHIFTS AND UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THE DRIVE INTO WORK 7/3/12, WHERE I EXPERIENCED EXTREME DOWNSHIFTING. ON THE WAY HOME, DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH, THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE'S RPMS SKYROCKETED. WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED AND DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY. FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD BRIEFLY, THEN SLIP OUT OF GEAR. FINALLY, IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY POSITION (REVERSE, DRIVE, 1ST, 2ND, ETC). THE ONLY WAY TO GET MOVING WAS TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART. I GOT IT TO THE DEALER BY RESTARTING 3 OR 4 TIMES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN RUSH HOUR TO LOSE ALL POWER, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

GOING TO WORK YESTERDAY CAR SUDDENLY JERKS AS IF DOWN SHIFTING OR SOMETHING, RPMS GO CRAZY AS IF I HAVE MY FOOT ON GAS WHILE IN NEUTRAL, JERKS ALONG UNTIL NOTHING HAPPENS NO GEARS AT ALL. PULL OVER KILL IT THEN WAIT RESTART AND GET ANOTHER HALF MILE ALONG AND HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN ALL THE WAY TO WORK. HUSBAND GETS IT HOME THE SAME WAY. DEALER CLOSED TODAY(4TH OF JULY) OR AT LEAST I GOT NO ANSWER WHEN CALLING. STARTED SURFING THE WEB WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN HORRIFIED WITH ALL I HAVE READ ABOUT MY CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING, STILL OWE A YR ON IT, CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT...HOPING THE DEALER WILL DO SOMETHING WHEN WE GO SEE THEM TOMORROW. THOUGHT I HAD THE BEST CAR EVER WHEN I GOT IT IN 08, HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS, AND WAS TOLD BY HONDA WHEN I GOT IT WHAT A GOOD DEAL I WAS GETTING BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD JUST TRADED IT BACK AND THEY HAD ALL SERVICE HISTORY WITH THEM ETC... YET NO MENTION ABOUT ANY OF THIS, AND THEY HAD TO HAVE KNOWN BY THEN THAT THIS MODEL WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JS

Mileage: 107,159

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ACCORD 2003 V6, VIOLENT SHIFTS, SLIPPAGE FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I HAVE NOT REACHED COMPLETE FAILURE BUT STOPPED DRIVING CAR AFTER READING THAT FAILURE CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN DECELERATION AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

THE CAR AFTER BEING DRIVEN TO WORK BY MY WIFE WOULD HESITATE GOING INTO GEAR. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP,AND HONDA AMERICA WE WERE TOLD IT TO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY TO BE COVERED. WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL HONDA CARS AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE COSTS INVOLVED. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS BETTER THAN THIS. *TR

Mileage: 98,076

SUBSEQUENT TO GETTING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ON JUNE 6, 2012, WITH 82,905 MILES ON THE CAR, I FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE EXTREMELY PREVALENT IN 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. IN FACT, THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004. I BOUGHT THE CAR 1/30/2006 FROM THOUSAND OAKS (CA) HONDA. I TALKED TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (800-999-1009) TODAY AND MY CASE IS BEING REFERRED TO A CASE MANAGER. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS . . . *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 MPH TO 25 MPH VERY QUICKLY ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR CENTER. THE REPAIR CENTER STATED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHREDS EVERYWHERE AROUND THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE SHOULD NOTIFY NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 130,000

NOTICED WHEN ACCELERATING GENTLY, CAR MORE QUICKLY ACCELERATED THAN USUAL TO THE NEXT GEAR. THEN THE RPMS SHOT UP VERY HIGH AND VERY SLOWLY AND DROPPED SUDDENLY WHEN CAR ACHIEVED 35 MPH, CAUSING CAR AND ME TO LURCH AND SLING ME BACKWARD INTO THE SEAT. THE NEXT DAY, AT 117,699 MILES, I DROVE VEHICLE TO MY DEALERSHIP, ECONOMY HONDA ON CHAPMAN RD, IN CHATTANOOGA TN. THEY DROVE IT, AND AGREED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD REPLACED MY FIRST TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2008 UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 67,618 MILES BECAUSE IT DID THE SAME THING. LATER I FOUND OUT THE FIRST ONE WAS RECALLED ANYWAY IN 2004. AMERICAN HONDA COMMUNICATED WITH ECONOMY HONDA FOR A DEAL: ME TO PAY $2650.08 INSTEAD OF $3886.50 TO REPLACE THIS CURRENT TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS NOT EVEN MADE IT TO ITS FIRST FLUID CHANGE (NOT UNTIL ABOUT 17,000 MORE MILES). THIS IS A TWO-FOLD ISSUE. THE FIRST BEING THAT THIS CAN QUICKLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TURN INTO A DEADLY ISSUE, AND THE SECOND BEING THAT A LARGE CORPORATION IS BEING ABUSIVE TO ITS CONSUMERS. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF REPAIRING, TRADING IN, OR LEASING A NEW VEHICLE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LOCKED IN WITH HONDA, AND HAVE PUSHED THEIR VEHICLES TO THE LIMIT EVEN THOUGH THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS GOING ON BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT AFFORD TO MAKE THEIR VEHICLE SAFE? IF I DRIVE MY HONDA, IS SOMEONE GOING TO REAR-END ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND KILL ME AND MY CHILDREN BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND MY CAR WON'T MAINTAIN PROPER SPEED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY JOB THAT HONDA DID ON MY SECOND TRANSMISSION? HONDA TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE HOME UNTIL THEY FIGURED OUT HOW MUCH TO CHARGE ME, SO IT WILL BE JUST FINE, I'M SURE. *TR

Mileage: 117,670

IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR,AND NOW IT IS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT IN TO THIRD,WHEN THE CAR IS COLD,IT SEEMS TO HAVE A VACUUM LEAK. *JS

Mileage: 123,000

DRIVING UP A SLIGHT HILL. CAR STARTED JERKING AND REVVING UP. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PULL OFF. PROBLEM WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VERY LOW MILEAGE AND TRANS MISSION HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. COULD OF BEEN MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SLOWED DOWN AND CAUSED A STOPPING OF TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING IN GEARS HIGHER THAN 2, NEED TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO ASSIST CAR IN SHIFTING. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

DRIVING 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND CAME DOWN TO 40MPH. *JS

Mileage: 90,000

STARTING THE CAR FROM A STOPPING POINT AND SLOWLY INCREASING THE SPEED TO 40 WILL RESULT IN SLIGHT JERKS IN THE CAR. AS THE SPEED INCREASE BEYOND 45 INTO THE 60 THE CAR WILL JERK REPEATEDLY AND TRY TO SHIFT DOWN. RPM REVS INTO THE 5 OR 6 ZONE, NEAR REDLINING WHILE ONLY GOING 40 MPH. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL SHIFT DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING CAR TO JERK DRIVER FORWARD. COULD LEAD TO MAJOR CAR WRECK. THIS CAR MODEL ALREADY HAD A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS FIXED BY HONDA, YET IT SEEMS TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUE NOW.

Mileage: 60

SEVEN DAYS AGO, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD AT MID-LEVELS SPEEDS (BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH). AFTER FOUR INCIDENTS IN TWO DAYS, I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY, SHAKING VIOLENTLY, BUT NOW ALSO AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. TODAY, THE RPMS RANDOMLY SPIKED WHILE DRIVING, THEN VIOLENT SHOOK AT A MODEST (40 MPH) AND CONSTANT SPEED, THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY (E.G., AT 40 MPH, THE RPMS WERE ABOUT 4100; PUSHING TO 50 MPH ONLY RAISED THE RPMS TO 5000). I STOPPED FOR GAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND UPON RE-STARTING THE CAR, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) AND THE GREEN LIGHT NEXT TO "D" WERE ALL LIT UP. I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (COST QUOTED WAS $4281 PLUS TAX). *TR

Mileage: 168,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANYTHING THAT SHOWED A FAILURE OF ANY KIND. I SLOWLY NURSED IT TO MY HONDA DEALER WHO CHECKED IT OUT (CHARGED $108 JUST TO TELL ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $4400.) I TOOK IT TO AAMCO WHO SAID BASICALLY THE SAME THING BUT CHARGED ONLY $2900. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ACCORD V6 5SP TRANSMISSION. HONDA SEEMS TO DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM...HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SAY OTHERWISE. *TR

Mileage: 168,586

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR IN 45 MPH ZONE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. I HAD TURN OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED ENGINE AND CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH AND DROVE 2 MILES HOME. NEXT DAY I DROVE VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER. VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR TWICE, EACH TIME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEED LIMITS. HONDA DEALER HAS CALLED TO TELL ME IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. WILL RECEIVE PRICE QUOTE ON 4/23/12. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO EVERY REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A VISIT ONE MONTH AGO. THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. I ALMOST CAUSED A CAR CRASH INVOLVING MULTIPLE CARS DUE TO THE ABRUPT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *JS

Mileage: 92,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION *TGW IN APRIL 2004, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY PERFORMED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NOW A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR IN 2004. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIX THAT WAS DONE, WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY REDUCE SPEED FROM 30MPH TO 5MPH. DUE TO THIS JERK OF MOTION, THE CAR WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I WAS WITHIN A MILE OF THE I-66 HIGHWAY ON-RAMP AND COULD HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN SEVERELY REAR-ENDED AND INJURED BUT A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE ALSO OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK COMPLETED IN 2004 COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2011 WITH 63K MILES NO WARNING WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 63MPH AND MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BLEED PROFUSELY FROM MY FACE. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. NOW MY CAR HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND IS DOWNSHIFTING RANDOMLY. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. I COULD HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THIS, THE WORST PART IS THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WONT HELP SAVE LIVES. SHAME ON YOU HONDA. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS QUITE WIDESPREAD. PERHAPS HONDA WILL GET INVOLVED ONCE ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE, AND IT WILL BE CHEAPER TO REPLACE ALL OF THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS VS. ALL OF THE MONEY PEOPLE GET FROM LAWSUITS. OR POSSIBLY HONDA WILL VALUE LIVES OVER PROFITS, BUT IM NOT GOING TO HOLD MY BREATH. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR ABRUPTLY AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE 4TH GEAR UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS OCCURRED TODAY ON MY WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT HAPPEN 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WENT HOME ON 1ST GEAR LOCALLY. I CAME REAL CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED A TRUCK DUE TO THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 87,561

WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 CARS BEGUN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF AND THEM DECELERATE, KEEP DOING THIS FOR 30 SECOND, I STOPPED ON THE SIDE TURN OF THE CAR. AGAIN TURN ON KEEP GOING AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN., HONDA ACCORD 3.0 V6 2003. *TR

Mileage: 121,202

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE HONDA ACCORD V-6 WENT OUT AT 115,000 MILES. THE CAR HAD BEEN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING THAT MADE IT VERY UNSAFE. WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF IT NOT RUNNING AS WE ACCELERATED. *TR

Mileage: 115,697

CAR JUST WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN A FORWARD GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD NOT MOVE INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WOULD EXHIBIT A GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE TO DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 108,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ON A LONG STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN FOR NO REASON THE CAR STARTED DOWNSHIFTING ON IT'S OWN. THE VEHICLE LURCHED. I CAME TO A STOP AND WHILE I WAS BRAKING, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ON IT'S OWN AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND THEN TURNED ONTO A SIDE ROAD. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED DOWNSHIFTING ON IT'S OWN AGAIN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER A FEW DAYS AT A PERSONAL MECHANIC, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. PERSONAL MECHANIC STATED HE AT ONE POINT TOOK MY VEHICLE OUT ON A SIDE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO A NEUTRAL SPEED AND LOST POWER. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AROUND 50MPH TO THE DEALERSHIP, CAR DOWNSHIFTED ON IT'S OWN CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. I PULLED OFF FREEWAY AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR CAME TO A QUICK SUDDEN STOP AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ONCE AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, TEST WERE RAN AND IT WAS DECIDED THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY QUOTED ME $4500 FOR REPAIRS. ENDED UP CALLING HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WERE WILLING TO ONLY COVER $1100. I ENDED UP WITH A TOTAL BILL OF $3406.26. *TR

Mileage: 109,819

I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING IMMEDIATE DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT BACK IN AUGUST 2010, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BE DRIVEN 8 MILES AND EACH TIME SOMEONE DARES TO "TEST IT OUT" IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MILES BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS LURCHING AND THE DRIVER IS FEARING FOR THEIR LIFE. THIS PROBLEM IS REAL AND IF IT HASN'T ALREADY IT WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN SOMEONE(S) LOSING LIFE OR LIMB. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD. FIRST TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AT 50,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER FOR EVALUATION AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, DRIVING ON WEST SIDE HIGHWAY GOING FROM BROOKLYN TO HOME IN NJ. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FINALLY GOT IT INTO FIRST GEAR. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME AND DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. AT 108,000 MILES AGAIN I FELT THE TRANSMISSION START TO SLIP. AGAIN, BROUGHT TO MAHWAH HONDA AND TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. ONE WEEK LATER, DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IN NJ (ROUTE 17 SOUTH) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. LUCKILY, AT CARS GOING 60 MPH AROUND ME I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOT GET REAR ENDED OR IN AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS FLAT BED TRUCKED TO DEALER. WHEN WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUES WE KNEW THAT HONDA 2003 ACCORDS/TRANSMISSIONS WERE HAVING, THEY IGNORED THE COMMENTS. THIS WAS NOW THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FOR THE CAR, THE ORIGINAL, THE REPLACEMENT AT 50,000 MILES AND THE EVENT THAT JUST OCCURRED. THEY DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING OF IT. IN THE END, THE "DEAL" THEY GAVE WAS TO PAY CLOSE TO $3000 FOR THE TRANSMISSION (THEY GAVE A 20% DISCOUNT, HOW KIND). THE SERVICE WAS AWFUL. AS A LIFE LONG HONDA CUSTOMER WITH AT LEAST 25 YEARS OF HONDA CARS, I WILL NEVER GO BACK. WHAT A SHAME THAT HONDA WILL NOT LIVE UP TO THEIR PRIOR GREAT REPUTATION AND BACK UP THE CARS AND OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME DRIVING. SHAME ON HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

IMMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE! *TR

Mileage: 102,578

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING WITH A "CLUNK," THEN BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2-15-2012 BY OMEGA HONDA OF FREMONT, CA. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS AND AFTER CAR IS WARM TRANSMISSION HESITATES FROM DEAD START. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN, THE NHTSA IS FAILING IT SEEMS IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THIS RECURRING MALFUNCTION, I ONLY HOPE THAT THE DEATH AS A RESULT OF THIS SITUATION THAT FINALLY CAUSES A RECALL IS NOT ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 10 MPH BUT OCCASIONALLY JERKING FORWARD AS THE CAR STRUGGLED TO SHIFT GEARS. I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH, AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AFTER BRIEFLY SMELLING A BURNING SMELL. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND TAKE SIDE ROADS TO GET HOME. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING AND WERE TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPEED SENSOR. $259 AND TWO DAYS LATER WE WERE DRIVING ALONG A LOCAL HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH WHEN THE CAR AGAIN JERKED THROUGH GEARS AND BARELY MOVING. SNOW WAS FALLING, AND VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED. WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON, SEVERAL CARS CAME WITHIN FEET OF REAR-ENDING US AS THE ROADS WERE SLICK AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FULLY GET INTO THE MEDIAN. AGAIN, A BURNING SMELL PROMPTED US TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER WE WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT DOWN THE MEDIAN AT ABOUT 5 MPH AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO JERK THROUGH GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 52,000 MILES. CAR ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH POWER STEERING RACK FAILURE. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED EXCLUSIVELY AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN CARTE BLANCHE TO REPAIR/REPLACE ANY PART OVER THE LAST 8 YEARS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SLAMMED INTO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO ALMOST COME TO A STOP INSTANTLY. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS AND SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE CAR WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR ANY GEAR HIGHER THAN 2ND. *TR

Mileage: 158,064

IN EARLY OCTOBER OF 2010 OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, SUDDENLY, IT DOWNSHIFTED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ALMOST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. WHEN LOOKED AT BYTHE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THE TECH SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR DID IT AGAIN ONLY AT HIGHER SPEED THIS TIME. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER TO INVEST THE MONEY TO FIX IT, OR IF IT IS DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. I FOUND THE INFORMATION FOR THIS WEBSITE ON THE FOLLOWING THREAD: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/UNINTENDED_DOWNSHIFT.SHTML. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND FAILED TO PROPEL THE CAR SUDDENLY ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEED. WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A VERY UNSAFE MANNER. THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND OF FAULTY MANUFACTURE AS A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE 300K OR BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *KB

Mileage: 141,000

I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA ACCORD. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR JUST STARTED SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL DURING ACCELERATION AFTER EVERY STOP. I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR AT ONE POINT. TERRIFYING!!!! I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2004 FROM POHANKA HONDA IN TEMPLE HILLS, MD. THE SAME DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVICING MY VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE. I PURCHASED A HONDA FOR THE DEPENDABILITY, MY CAR HAS NOT REACHED IT'S 10TH BIRTHDAY AND I'M FACED WITH A HUGE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *KB

Mileage: 122,013

THE CAR WONT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. MECHANIC SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER IS BROKEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *KB

Mileage: 160,223

THE CAR WONT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. MECHANIC SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER IS BROKEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *KB

Mileage: 160,223

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING ON AND OFF FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL LAST NIGHT, WHEN IT FAILED COMPLETELY. I NOTICED IT SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND THEN IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FAILURE HAPPENED AT 8 YEARS AND 114,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,176.

Mileage: 120,176

TRANSMISSION ISSUE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. BURNT ATF 1 WEEK AFTER REPLACEMENT. SERVICED AT 40K, 65K AND 92K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD REV UP BUT NOT GO ANYWHERE. HONDA DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 700,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING OVER BAY BRIDGE INTO SAN FRANCISCO. NO WARNING AND NO WAY TO ENGAGE ANY GEAR. NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 137,241

I HAVE A 2003 ACCORD 4 DOOR EX WITH A V6 AND AUTOMATIC. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THEN RE-ENGAGED BACK INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. THANKFULLY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO A PARKING LOT SAFELY. AFTER I CAME TO A STOP AT THE PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THE ENGINE SYMBOL ALONG WITH THE TCS AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE STOP I HAD PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL AND FOUND I HAD NO FORWARD OR REVERSE IN ANY SELECTOR POSITIONS AFTERWARD. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS OPERATING FINE WITH NO PRE- INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY ALONG CITY STREETS RETURNING HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT ERRATICALLY IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND THEN FINALLY I WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR WITH NO UP SHIFTS. DTC P0747 WAS STORED. I REPLACED 9 QUARTS OF ATF-DW-1) AND A FILTER (FK399) BY MYSELF. HONDA SHOP SERVICE MANUAL GAVE PROCEDURE FOR AN OIL STRAINER (HONDA 25420-P7W-003), WHICH IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. A SMALL FILTER ELEMENT THAT CAN BE REPLACED WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF THE TRANSMISSION FOR ACCESS LISTED IN THE HONDA ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN AS ( 25450-RAY-003) AND IS AVAILABLE THROUGH HONDA OR AN AUTO PARTS STORE SUCH AS O'REILLY (FK399). I BELIEVE THAT THE CLEAN ATF HELPED FREE UP A STICKING CLUTCH PRESSURE SOLENOID VALVE WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE PCM ACTIVATES THE SOLENOID. *TR

Mileage: 77,420

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN SUDDENLY THE GEARS DOWNSHIFT ON ME. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE A LITTLE BUT IT INCREASES THE RPM IN THE CURRENT GEAR BUT DOES NOT SHIFT. I TRY AGAIN AND IT SHIFTS UP. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT REPEATS - THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS SUDDENLY WITH A JERKING MOTION AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE A BABY BUT NOW THAT THIS HAPPENED I WOULD NOT TRUST THIS CAR WITH THE LIFE OF MY PRECIOUS LITTLE ONE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A COMPLETE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET! A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY AND FOR THOSE ON THE ROAD. I TRUSTED HONDA BUT NOW I CANNOT. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND TAKE ACTION AS THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR MANY AMERICANS. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

MY 2003 ACCORD EX V6 COMPLETELY FAILED THIS WEEK AT 90,490 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS LUCKY AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST OFF THE FREEWAY TO A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS A HONDA TRANSMISSION OIL JET KIT RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAD THAT TAKEN CARE OF ON 10/18/04 AT 15,555 MILES. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AGAIN AT 30,570 MILES ON 2/20/06. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT HONDA DEALER ON 12/17/11 AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THEY WANTED $4,000 BUT THEY GAVE ME $1,400 OFF AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE, SO I PAID $2,600. THE DEALER SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SOUNDS LIKE HONDA HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT YEAR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 90,490

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT BEGAN JERKING AND AFTER PULLING OVER IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY AND MY CAR BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT BEGAN JERKING AND AFTER PULLING OVER IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING AND THEN DECELERATING IN QUICK SUCCESSION CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. AS I ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE/DECELERATE. HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST OF REPAIR IS $3800. THE CAR WAS JUST AT THE DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER FOR SERVICE AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES THEN. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MILES AN HOUR. CAR ROUGHLY CHANGES GEARS AT WEIRD TIMES HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS. I BOUGHT CAR THIS YEAR FROM HONDA DEALER WHEN WE NOTICED IT WE TOOK IT BACK DEALER COULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING. THE LONGER I WAIT THE WORSE IT'S GETTING I'M SCARED I'M GONNA GET HIT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

SINCE JULY 2011 , MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH IN THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETIME, SUDDENLY, MY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES CAUSING ME TO JERKING FORWARD. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, THEN IN SEPTEMBER 2011, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THE DEALER FOR THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE. I TOLD THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THE SYMPTOM, AFTER THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THEN TOLD ME THAT THE CAR SOMETIME SLUGGISH, REPLACED THE FLUID WILL FIXED THIS.THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE, MORE NOISE, JERKING WHEN THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING, IN NOVEMBER , THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED.THE CAR WAS SLOW TO MOVE. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON 11/14/2011, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR "NEEDS LINEAR SHIFT SOLENOID AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED, AND THE CAR CAN BE DRIVE !!! I DROVE THE CAR HOME, IT WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO LET THE CAR SIT WAITING FOR PARTS. ON 11/29/2011, THE DEALER REPLACED THE LINEAR SHIFT SOLENOID AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THEN TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. GOT THE CAR HOME, THE NEXT DAY , I ONLY DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES, THE NOISE AND ALL THE SYMPTOMS CAME BACK. I HAD TO BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS TIME, THEY CONSULTED WITH THE HONDA COMPANY TECHNICAL SERVICE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT HONDA TECHNICAL SERVICE DETERMINE THAT THE POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM; I NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, AND IT COST $3900.00. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REGISTER A COMPLAIN ABOUT HONDA SERVICE. THIS DEFINITELY NEED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 76,095

I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD NEW ALONG WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 72 MONTHS 75,000 MILES. IN 2004 WITH 19,000 MILES MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE "REQUIRED" FIX WAS MADE AND I WAS TOLD THIS SHOULD SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS. TWO WEEKS AGO WITH 75,300 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION WENT. THE DEALER CHARGED $3600 (NOT INCLUDING PORT CHARGES) TO HAVE THIS REPAIR MADE. I WAS TOLD THAT "THIRD" GEAR FAILED. THE REPAIR ORIGINALLY MADE WAS FOR "SECOND" GEAR. SINCE THIS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETE PAYMENT. AFTER CONTACTING HONDA OF AMERICA, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PICK UP HALF THE COST. IT APPEARS I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS SITUATION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED (WITH NO PRIOR NOTICE), I WAS DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES. HAD THIS FAILED EARLIER IN THE DAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AFTER A 3-HOUR DRIVE THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO THE POINT THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. IT THEN HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND FINALLY LOCKING INTO SECOND GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO WHERE I WAS GOING THROUGH BUSY CITY STREETS. IT WAS NERVE WRACKING. IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE... ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE D INDICATOR OF THE SHIFTER STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING DESIGN. *KB

Mileage: 261,420

AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AFTER A 3-HOUR DRIVE THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO THE POINT THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. IT THEN HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND FINALLY LOCKING INTO SECOND GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO WHERE I WAS GOING THROUGH BUSY CITY STREETS. IT WAS NERVE WRACKING. IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE... ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE D INDICATOR OF THE SHIFTER STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING DESIGN. *KB

Mileage: 261,420

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT OUT OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. IN APRIL 2005, THE DEALER REPLACED THE JET FUEL KIT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT HAD SINCE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD "THUNK" AND THEN SOUNDS LIKE I AM DRAGGING SOMETHING. NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN ANY DRIVE GEARS, REVERSE OR PARK. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

THIS STARTED AS A SLIGHT SLIP ON THE 2-3 SHIFT IN MY CAR. I HAVE NOW LOST 3RD GEAR. MY CAR HAS OBSERVED ALL RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION TO DATE, AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THE MORNING OF NOV. 16TH WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BECAUSE THE RPM'S WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV BUT NOT GO ANY FURTHER. THEREFORE I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER IN FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PAST FEW DAYS HOW MANY OTHER 2003 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND THERE SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL DONE BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT AT 76,000 MILES. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF AROUND $3400. I HOPE TO RECOVER SOME OF THAT COST FROM HONDA BUT FURTHER ACTION NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR YEAR VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6, 95934 MILES; WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST AND THE FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP, TWICE!; DANGEROUS - THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE KILLED ME; CURRENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE AND THE CAR IS UN-DRIVABLE; HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE DUE TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE SAME INCIDENT; LOOKS AS IF IT WILL COST $3500.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 95,934

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE 2003 WITH 2 MILES ON IT FROM JIM COLEMAN HONDA IN CLARKSVILLE, MD. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE CAR 88,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS DEAD. ACCORDING TO CHRYSWEL DEALERSHIP IN GERMANTOWN MD, THE ISSUE WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIFTING GEARS. THAT IS WHAT WENT BAD WHICH THEN CAUSED DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL AS WELL. THE CAR RUNS FINE WHEN IT IS COLD BUT ONCE YOU DIVE IT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT TO THE 1ST OR 2ND GEAR AND DROP YOUR SPEED FOR 60 TO 20 OR LESS WITH A BIG JOLT ON THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $5000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER 03 HONDA'S WITH THE SAME SITUATION. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN OFFICIAL CASE AGAINST HONDA TO FIX THE ISSUE OR PROVIDE A RECALL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SERVICE AND SUPPORT FOR HONDA. THIS IS ONE OF THE 4 HONDA'S I OWN BUT IT WILL DEF BE THE LAST HONDA I EVER OWN. I HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO HONDA WITH THE ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FOLLOW UP ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN, V6 ENGINE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN PASSING A CAR ON A TWO LANE ROAD, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PASS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AS IF IT HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS SHOT UP TO REDLINE AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SPACE TO BACK OFF AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE REQUIRING TOWING. END RESULT WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT DUE TO FAILED OR DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR DEATH AND I BELIEVE WARRANTS A SAFETY INVESTIGATION. I HAVE SINCE READ OF NUMEROUS FAILURES JUST LIKE MINE. MY FAILURE WAS NOT FOR LACK OF MAINTENANCE. *TR

Mileage: 113,803

WHEN I'M DRIVING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH MY ENGINE STALLS, ALL IT DOES IS REVS THE RPM HIGH AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. THE STALL USUALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 20-40MPH BUT IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 50-60 MPH WHILE ON AN ON-RAMP. THIS BEGAN IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF 2011 AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN. HOWEVER, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2007 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING A SIMILAR ISSUE AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN ABNORMAL FLUCTUATION IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DROVE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 95,000. UPDATED 11/23/11 *BF

Mileage: 94,000

CAR DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. CAR GOES IN DRIVE BUT REVERSE WILL NOT ENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN CENTER RIGHT LANE OF FOUR LANE TRAFFIC ON I-80 JUST SOUTH OF CHICAGO. AFTER IT SLIPPED, IT DOWN SHIFTED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL 5 DAYS LATER WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AS SHE ACCELERATED ONTO I-265 IN CLARK COUNTY INDIANA. IT THEN QUIT COMPLETELY STRANDING HER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN HEAVY EVENING TRAFFIC MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE AND IS HAPPENING TOO OFTEN. *TT

Mileage: 127,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN MY CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATING TO A SPEED OF 20 MPH. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT BE REAR ENDED AND HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR HONDA, HOWEVER I DID GO THROUGH THE ORIGINAL PROCESS OF THE MANUFACTURER RECALL. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS MODEL AND IT SEEMS IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE RPM'S SHOT UP AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DROPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR VERY SLOWLY BACK TO MY HOUSE AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAVE VERY LIMITED POWER TO THE WHEELS. VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS ON DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AS IT FELT LIKE THE CAR ALSO DROPPED INTO LOW GEAR BY ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS AND IT SEEMED MY CAR COULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC AND WHEN IT WOULD REACH 3RD GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. IT WOULD DRIVE FINE AT FIRST BUT AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMED UP, IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED PREMATURELY (AFTER 3 YEARS) LAST WEEK AND I MENTIONED THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM HAPPENED RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME MY BATTERY DIED SO I THOUGHT IT MAY BE RELATED. THEY TOLD ME THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED WHEN I REPLACED MY BATTERY. THEY PAID FOR 60% OF THE COST OF THE BATTERY. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE TO WHERE I COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE AND I HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE CAR WOULD JERK. IT SEEMED TO BE DANGEROUS. I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO REVERSE AT ALL - LIKE IT HAD NO REVERSE, JUST REV. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES - RIGHT AROUND 97K - AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNT. A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS $4500 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION IS $6400. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A RELIABLE CAR THAT WOULD LAST YEARS WITHOUT EXPENSIVE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS. AND NOW IT'S LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND 100K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE A HUGE REPAIR. IT SEEMS MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES,TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA USA WAS CALLED AND THEY PAID FOR REPAIR. NOW AT 116627 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 116,627

TRANSMISSION CLUNKS LOUDLY INTO GEAR, THEN SLIPS WHEN IT WARMS UP. FLUID HAS A BURNT SMELL DESPITE BEING FLUSHED AT REGULAR INTERVALS SINCE NEW. *TR

Mileage: 174,925

THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE IS FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I EXPERIENCED A SLUGGISH JOLT. THE RPM'S REVED UP AND THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SWITCHING FROM 2ND-3RD GEAR. MY MECHANIC AND A TRANSMISSION EXPERT STATED THE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND NOT WORTH REPAIRING BASED ON SEVERAL SAME YEAR MAKE/MODELS HE HAS ENCOUNTERED. THIS ALONG WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $5000.00 MY COMPLAINT IS AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON-LINE I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF HONDA 2003 ACCORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, SOME OF THEM MOVE SEVERE. HONDA DID A PATCH JOB RECALL THE SUMMER OF 2004, BUT CLEARLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS I NOW HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. WHY ISN'T HONDA TAKING RESPONSIBILTY? *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD MY 18 MONTH OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND ANOTHER VEHICLE NARROWLY MISSED COLLIDING WITH THE REAR OF MY CAR. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY YET OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRULY CATASTROPHIC. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOME IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THIS IS SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MAKE AND YEAR VEHICLE. HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF MAKING SUCH GARBAGE AND NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. I URGE OTHERS TO TAKE THE SAME STANCE SO HONDA LEARNS THEIR LESSON. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 76,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING TODAY. DRIVING ACROSS THE HWY THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WOULD SKIP GEARS AND DOWNSHIFT AT WILL. I DROVE HOME WITH THE CAR STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

AT AROUND 107,000 MILES, I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID VERY RAPIDLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 50MPH AND 60MPH. *KB

Mileage: 107,000

AT AROUND 107,000 MILES, I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID VERY RAPIDLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 50MPH AND 60MPH. *KB

Mileage: 107,000

IN 2008 THE TRANSMISSION FROZE UP ON THE FREEWAY WHILE GOING 65MPH. 3 YEARS AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. SEEMS TO BE A BAD DESIGN WITH THE HONDA ACCORD 03 V6 TRANSMISSIONS. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN '04, BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

THE CONTACT OWNERS A HONDA ACCORD 2003 V6 WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE CONTACT OWNER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR AND TAKE THE MECHANIC AND AS A RESULT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE BUT THEY COULD OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T LOCKED. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE AND WE NEED IT FIX RIGHT AWAY! WE KNOW THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE COMPANY SAID THEY FIXED THE CAR AND IT WOULD WORK FINE. ONLY IT WASN'T FINE ITS REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ITS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE THE MERRITT PKWY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS LOOSING SPEED AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO MOVE AT ALL. I WAS NEARLY HIT IN THE REAR BY ONCOMING VEHICLES BECAUSE MY CAR STOOD STUCK ON A TWO LANE PKWY. *TR

Mileage: 185,400

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ON A ROAD WITH A SLOWER SPEED LIMIT. 3 OUT OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR 8 MONTHS AND THE ESTIMATED REPAIR IS $6000. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES AND FORUMS WHERE THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR 2003 AND 2004 TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ACCORD. MOST DRIVERS JUST STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY/ROAD THEY WERE TRAVELING ON AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. HOW CAN THESE CARS CONTINUE TO BE SOLD WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

HONDA SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WAS "ALMOST KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY" DRIVING MY CAR: FIRST INCIDENT: 9/19/2011 (MON EVENING) CAR LURCHING IRREGULARLY AT HIGHWAY AND TOWN SPEEDS; DIFFICULTY GETTING INTO GEAR AND TROUBLE REVERSING. TOOK IT TO DEALER THAT NIGHT. 9/20/2011 (TUES): DEALER REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. NOTHING CAME UP ON DIAGNOSTICS. NO SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER ASKED TO KEEP IT ONE MORE DAY. 9/21/2011 (WED): DEALER STILL UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM, THEY DROVE IT AROUND BUT CLAIMED NOTHING UNUSUAL. SERVICE MANAGER ASKED IF HE COULD DRIVE IT HOME. I OK'D. EMPLOYER ANNOYED. SECOND INCIDENT: THAT NIGHT THE SERVICE MANAGER, DROVE IT HOME, BECAUSE IT WASN'T ACTING UP AT THE GARAGE, AND DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. HE, [XXX], SAID HE "ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON THE HIGHWAY" ON HIS WAY HOME. HE SAID REPEATEDLY THAT HE WAS ALMOST KILLED. THAT'S RIGHT THE HONDA SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE ALMOST WAS KILLED!!! WHICH IS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME OR ANY OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNER. IF THIS HAPPENED IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, I'D BE DEAD IN A DITCH (IT'S NEW ENGLAND SO THOSE DAYS ARE COMING). THE CAR LURCHED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT LOW SPEEDS. IT LURCHED SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN. IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND JUST APPLIED SOME GAS TO THE PEDAL, THE TACHOMETER (RPM) NEEDLE JUMPED AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE. ONLY UNTIL THE SERVICE MANAGER GOT IT BACK TO THE SERVICE GARAGE (9/22) DID ANY SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON. HOW CONVENIENT. THEIR PROPOSED SOLUTION: STEP ONE: REPLACE TRANSMISSION FLUID (MATERIAL, PARTS, LABOR) = $120 STEP TWO: REPLACE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID (PARTS LABOR, ETC) = $500 FAILING THAT: STEP THREE: REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. EST. COST: $4300 TOTAL POTENTIAL COST: APPROX $5.000.... OR MY LIFE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER AND ASAP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 95,211

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 HONDA ACCORD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. . SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND A FEW MINUTES LATER TURNED IT BACK ON. IT WENT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT TOOK HER THREE HRS. TO GET HOME FROM WORK. WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY STOPPED SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK WHO WAS BEHIND HER. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I FEEL HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AFTER READING THE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. RECALLS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AND THE TRANNY FIXED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. HONDA NEW THE PROBLEM AND FAILED TO RECALL THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN SECOND GEAR UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 134,000

SECOND OWNER OF THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6, BOUGHT IT ON 2009 FIRST FOUND OUT THIS ISSUE AFTER TAKING MY BROTHER TO JFK AIRPORT AND ON MY WAY BACK HOME, SOME WEIRDO SOUNDS CLUNKING WHILE CAR STOPPED ON TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATE ONWARD.(LUCKY DIDN'T GET SELF AND MY WIFE KILLED/CRASHED) TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DASHBOARD IS BLINKING AS WELL. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. SHIFTS ROUGHLY. WON'T GO INTO GEAR. DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH. HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. CLUNKING INTO GEAR. SHIFTS VIOLENTLY AT LOW SPEED AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *KB

Mileage: 78,000

WE NOTICED HESITATION IN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. IT SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS IT WOULD SHIFT INTO THIRD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED AND FLUSHED IN EARLY 2011. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. AFTER DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS MECHANICS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIRD GEAR WAS GOING OUT. DRIVING TO REPAIR LOCATION THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR WENT FROM 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY TO STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AFTER THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THIS CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE. HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING THE HONDA 2003, IT APPEARS AS IF THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM AND HONDA IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION YET DOES NOT ASSIST IN THE COST OF REPAIR. *TT

Mileage: 98,523

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OF SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECOND GEAR HAD BURNED AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT LOCKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED I WAS THRUSTED FORWARD AND BACK. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ATTEMPTING TO SLOW AT A LIGHT IT SHIFTED SO HARD THE TIRES SQUEALED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHIFT VERY HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR FOR ABOUT 1 MILE UNTIL I GOT HOME. AS I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR A TRANSMISSION I CAME ACROSS A WEB SITE AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SECOND GEAR IN 2004 THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT. I DROPPED IT OFF FOR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AT THE DEALERSHIP, THAT AFTERNOON I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THEY DROVE MY CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I COULD COME GET THE CAR WHEN I REFUSED DUE TO RECALL, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NEED A FEW DAYS TO GET THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS. I WAS FINE WITH THAT CONSIDERING I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I WAS GETTING A RIDE TO AND FROM WORK FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS ANYWAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FIXED ALL RECALLS, AND DROVE THE CAR AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY INSPECTED SECOND GEAR PER RECALL THEY TOLD ME THEY DID TAKE A PICTURE BUT WOULD NOT OFFER PROOF. THEY ALSO TOLD ME SECOND GEAR WOULD NOT FIX MY TRANSMISSION AFTER THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY INSPECTED MY TRANSMISSION AT ALL. I THINK THEY JUST REPLACED THE PARTS THEY NEEDED TO GET THE RECALL DONE I CANNOT HELP BUT THINK IF I RECEIVED THIS RECALL SIX YEARS AGO I MAY NOT BE GOING THROUGH THIS NOW! BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND MANY OTHERS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHAT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR HONDA TO MAKE IT RIGHT? I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR I AN TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 101,380

COMING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT, GOING HOME ON BELT PARKWAY, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OUT OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT GIVING ANY HINTS BEFORE, TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT DIDN'T GO TO THE 2ND GEAR, STUCK IN 30MPH. AFTER ANXIOUSLY DROVE BACK HOME TREMBLING, FOUND THE REVERSE DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN TO GAIN BACK THE FUNCTION OF REVERSE. AFTER RESEARCH THE ON THE WEB, AND READ THROUGH SO MANY COMMENTS OF HONDA ACCORD 2003 OWNER, THIS SEEMS VERY MUCH RELATED TO THE HONDA ACCORD RECALL INCIDENT IN 2004. IT IS BELIEVED HONDA DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY BACK IN 2004. IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX TRICK, AND RIGHT NOW MANY OF THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 OWNERS ARE SUFFERING FROM HONDA'S FAILURE TO FIX ITS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 78,180

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (AUTOMATIC) THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY JERKED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FORWARD AND DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS OCCURRED DURING RUSH HOUR AND ALMOST CAUSED THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR-END MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND MADE MY WAY TO A PARKING LOT. I LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE OVERNIGHT AND HAD IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY DURING THEIR TESTS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,326

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WITHOUT INTENT AND BEGAN TO LOCK WHICH RESULTED IN NO POWER DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AS PER INSTRUCTIONS IN HONDA OWNERS MANUAL. IT HAS 119K ON CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING, ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WEB SITES (HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/PROBLEMS/TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.SHTML), (HTTP://CDONNER.COM/HONDA-ACCORD-2003-EX-V6-TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.HTM) THEIR ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE DOING THE SAME THING AND HONDA USA IS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THE PROBLEM. THE REAL ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION, THE PAST FEW RECALLS INCLUDE JET KITS AND IGNITION SWITCHES AND A FEW FLASH FILE UPDATES TO TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE NEVER TRULY ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE WHICH IS A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE RECALLS ARE LIKE ANY OTHER RECALL WHEN A LARGE REPAIR IS NEEDED ON A BROAD SCALE, SMALLER MORE BAND-AID LIKE REPAIRS ARE INSTITUTED AS RECALLS TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO LONGER A PROBLEM FOR HONDA. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS KIND OF IRRESPONSIBILITY IS THIS, THE ISSUE IS NOT A CYLINDER WEAR ISSUE AND IT ISN'T A FUEL PUMP FAILING ISSUE THAT SIMPLY IS A FINANCIAL INCONVENIENCE TO THE OWNER, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A TRANSMISSION FAILING TO STAY ENGAGED, A PROBLEM THAT IS LEAVING DRIVERS IN THE MIDDLE OF ROADS. A PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING CAR TO LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR CHANGING LANES, OR AT ANY MOMENTS WITHOUT WARNING, ENDANGERING THE DRIVER. LAST BUT NOT LEAST WHEN A PERSON DECIDES TO BUY A HONDA THEY ARE NOT ONLY PURCHASING A CAR WITH MONEY THEY PURCHASE IT WITH CONFIDENCE OF RELIABILITY. WHEN YOU MAINTAINED A VEHICLE AND YOU DRIVE IT LIKE A BABY AND IT FAILS AT 119K THAT IT WHAT I BELIEVE FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF PREMATURE FAILURE. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS AND SUBPAR PRODUCT THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN TO THE BUYERS IN GOOD FAITH AND AT THE LEAST GIVE 100% PARTS GOODWILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND THE SPEED WOULD WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE TO 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED A HALF PRICE DISCOUNT OFF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MPH, THE ENGINE INITIALLY WOULD REV UP AND AFTER GAS PEDAL RELEASED, WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL WITHIN SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES ON SEPARATE DAYS OVER A 3-4 WEEK PERIOD. YESTERDAY, THE TRANSMISSION REVVED ONCE AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THAT EPISODE, IT THEN STARTED TO SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE OR DRIVE INTO 2ND CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD, RAPIDLY DECELERATE AND THE TIRES TO SQUEAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND OCCURRED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE WERE GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEFORE WE HAD THE CAR TOWED.

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE TCS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR SUDDENLY SLOWING MY TRAVEL FROM 55 MPH TO 35 MPH. I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME BY TURNING OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE ACCORD THEN DOWNSHIFTED AND CONTINUED TO JUMP SUDDENLY BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE ACCORD SHOWED NO DASHBOARD INDICATIONS THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG BUT CONTINUED TO DRIVE CHANGING GEARS SPORADICALLY. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY BUT WOULD COST MORE THAN THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH. *KB

Mileage: 160,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A THIRD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. OUT OF THE BLUE ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO, I COULD NOT PLACE THE CAR INTO DRIVE AFTER BEING IN REVERSE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. I STOOD THERE WITH CARDS SCREECHING ALL AROUND ME UNTIL FINALLY IT WENT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABOVE TO DRIVE AWAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY THERE WAS A LOUD CRASHING SOUND UNDER MY CAR AND IT BECAME UNDRIVEABLE BUCKING AND STOPPING AS I DROVE. I WENT TO REPAIR SHOP AND PAID $3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP INTO SECOND GEAR AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BY A PREVIOUS OWNER, UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,209.

Mileage: 103,209

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,605 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,700.

Mileage: 91,605

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,216 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 99,216

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND ENGINE REVS HIGH WHILE CAR DOWNSHIFTS INTO WHAT FELT LIKE FIRST GEAR AND VIOLENTLY SLOWS DOWN. THIS ALMOST PUT ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. ANY ATTEMPTS I MADE TO SPEED UP OR MAINTAIN SPEED JUST CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND LAG UNTIL FINALLY THE CAR JUST ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT UP AGAIN, IT DRIVES FINE ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND CHARGE THE $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. I DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2-3 GEARS AND DOWNSHIFTING; SO I DRIVE IT RIGHT BACK INTO THE SHOP AND THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT RUN ROUGHLY $5000. CAR IS AT 85,000 MILES, ALL MAINTENANCES AND 3000-MILE OIL CHANGES PERFORMED, CAR HAS REQUIRED MANY VISITS TO THE SHOP FOR MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND PROBLEMATIC BRAKES. HONDA CLAIMS ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, INCLUDING A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PART THEY NEVER REPLACED WITH A WORKING PART. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMS ME I AM ABLE TO DRIVE HOME GRANTED I CAN DEAL WITH SOME SLIPPAGE OF GEARS, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW, AND I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THESE DANGEROUSLY FAULTY PARTS IN ALL OF ITS VEHICLES. *KB

Mileage: 85,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD STARING MAKING A "NOISE" UNFAMILIAR TO ME. AFTER GETTING MY CAR CHECKED OUT IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. *KB

Mileage: 103,000

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN AN INTERSECTION. NEAR COLLISION BY 2 CARS CAUSED AN INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *KB

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

Mileage: 84,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS JUST REACHED 95K. I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE 81 WHEN THE CAR LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AND RPM DIAL WENT DOWN. THE CAR THE JERKED VIOLENTLY FORWARD, THE RPM DIAL JUMPED UP, AND THE CAR SPED UP. I HAD A FRIEND IN THE CAR, AND SHE JOKED THAT I WAS TRYING TO KILL HER! I , OF COURSE, I DIDN'T CAUSE THE CAR TO DO THIS! A FEW WEEKS WENT BY AND I WAS DRIVING ON I481 SOUTH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT TRY TO GET IT TO THE NEXT GEAR. AS I DID THIS, IT VIOLENTLY JERKED AGAIN, SENDING THE SHOCKED PERSON IN THE CAR BEHIND ME TO SPEED UP, JUST TO GET AROUND ME! I WAS SO SCARED, THAT I PULLED OVER, AND HAD MY FIANCE COME AND DRIVE THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC. HE COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 35-40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE REST OF THE WAY, IF NOT, IT JERKED ON HIM AS WELL. UPON PARKING AT THE MECHANICS, HE COULDN'T GET IT IN REVERSE. AFTER TWO DIFFERENT CERTIFIED MECHANICS SCRATCHED THEIR HEADS ABOUT MY CAR, I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. IT DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. I AM PICKING UP THE CAR FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY FIX IS A NEW/REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT THE PRICE OF $3800! THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES THAT ARE BEING READ, AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON, EXCEPT FOR TRACTION CONTROL ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS CAR IS WORTHLESS TO ME! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA WILL DO NOTHING FOR US, AND THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE NEED TO KEEP COMPLAINING TO THEM! I BELIEVE THAT AS MORE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL GETS INTO HAVING HIGHER MILEAGE ON THEM, THE MORE COMPLAINTS THEY WILL HAVE! I WILL KEEP ON COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE! I URGE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. HOPEFULLY, NOBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED IN THE PROCESS OF THEM DOING NOTHING IN THE MEANTIME! *KB

Mileage: 95,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX COMPLETELY IS SHOT NOW. WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP MY CAR WILL GO INTO FIRST GEAR AND THEN I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR IT TO ACTUALLY GO AND SKIP AND MOVE INTO THIRD GEAR.I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA TO TRY AND GET THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED WITH THEM AND THEY POLITELY SAID THAT THEY CANT COMPENSATE ME AT ALL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED BACK IN 2009 ITS IS NOW 2011 AND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A STORE PARKING LOT WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY CAUSING MY CAR TO HESITATE BEFORE IT EVER TOOK OFF, LEAVING ME SETTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH A CAR HEADED RIGHT TOWARDS MINE, LUCKY FOR ME THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO SWERVE TO AVOID PLOWING INTO MY CAR AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SETTING AT! NOW MY CAR JERKS EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING RANDOMLY DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN TIME. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, TRANSMISSION IS SHOT, NEEDS REPLACEMENT IMMEDIATELY, TOO BAD I AM A STUDENT AND SINGLE MOM WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO GET THIS REPLACED. ONLY GOOD THING THAT I CAN SAY ABOUT MY ALMOST ACCIDENT WAS THAT NO ONE WAS HURT, THIS TIME. TOO SCARED TO DRIVE CAR ANYWHERE ELSE. COUNT MY BLESSINGS SINCE I DID MAKE IT HOME, NOT WITHOUT DRIVING 25 MPH IN SLOW LANE OF INTERSTATE WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON! *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, EX V6 4 DOOR SEDAN. I WAS DRIVING ON THE BQE EXPRESSWAY IN BROOKLYN YESTERDAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND LURCHED. IT ALMOST CAUSE A REAR END ACCIDENT, AND I HAD MY 16 MOTH OLD BABY IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR THEN WOULDN'T GO INTO A DRIVE GEAR, NOR WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE CAR LIMPED THE 1 MILE HOME - BUT TRANSMISSION WAS STILL SLIPPING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. WEBSITES LISTING IDENTICAL FAILURES ARE FULL AND PLENTIFUL. WHEN DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS REMEDIED? *TR

Mileage: 53,500

DRIVING THE CAR NO PROBLEM TILL RECENTLY IN JULY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION DECIDE IT WONT GO INTO GEAR EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. GIVE ME SUDDEN STOPS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS, SINCE THE LAST STOP I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT AND STARTED RESEARCHING ONLY TO FIND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. KNOWINGLY PRODUCING INADEQUATE UNSAFE PRODUCTS. THANKS ALOT HONDA *KB

Mileage: 125,400

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST STOP. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. *JB

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEM. THE SECOND GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. *TT

Mileage: 158,000

SINCE THE PURCHASE I'VE EXPERIENCED CONTINUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ASSURED ALL WAS FINE. YOU CAN IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALL (NHTSA 04V176000). UPON REPAIR, IN SEPTEMBER 2004, I DID NOT NOTICE REPAIR IMPROVEMENT, AND CONTINUED TO DETECT THE ROUGH GRIND OF TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND A WHINING SOUND. IN 2009 I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO WHICH I HAD SOUGHT REPAIR. IN DECEMBER 2010 I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE JUST NOW EXPERIENCED MY 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, JULY 2011. MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAD ALWAYS HAD A FAINT WHINE, BUT HONDA SERVICES NEVER IDENTIFIED IT AS CONCERNING. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE UNTIL HONDA FINALLY SUGGESTED A REPAIR, BUT INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPONENT WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD BE A COSTLY REPAIR. I DECIDED TO DELAY REPAIR UNTIL JUNE 2011. AC PROBLEMS MANIFESTED IN SEPTEMBER 2005 AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN APRIL 2008. MY CENTER COUNCIL CLOCK AND TEMPERATURE DISPLAY HAS BEEN FLICKERING, DIMMED, AND ABSENT SINCE 2009. THE INTERLOCK STUCK ISSUE FIRST MATERIALIZED IN 2008 AND SERVICED IN JULY 2010. MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 2008 WITH AN OCCASIONAL BUT REPETITIVE TCS ALERT; AND MY HEADLAMP GLASS HAS BEEN HAZED SINCE 2005. THE PAINT DETERIORATION IS RIDICULOUSLY EMBARRASSING, THE LEATHER SEATING BEGAN SHOWING WEAR 2 YEARS IN, MY SEATBELT DOESN'T RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL RELEASED POSITION, HEAD LINER HAS WATER LEAK STAINS, CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, EXPOSED WIRING IS VISIBLE AT THE DRIVER DOOR HINGE, I'VE GONE THROUGH 3 BATTERIES, COUNTLESS TIRES, ONE CRACKED WINDSHIELD, AND I HAVE ALWAYS SUFFER FROM POOR RADIO RECEPTION AND OCCASIONAL NAVIGATIONAL SIGNAL ROAMING ISSUES. IN THESE TIMES OF THRIFT CONSCIOUS FUEL CONSUMPTION, I UTILIZE MY NAV TOOLS TO MONITOR MY DRIVING ACTIVITY. I'M STUNNED TO REPORT I GET A FUEL ECONOMY OF 24 MPG HIGHWAY, NOT THE 31 MPG AS STICKER REPORTS. *TR

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE OFF RAMP TO GO HOME. I STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT NEAR HOME AND PROCEEDED TO GO ON THE GREEN LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE LIKE USUAL. AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT I COULD NOT GO OVER 5MPH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRANSMISSION SHIFT LIGHT FLASHED GREEN. I BARELY GOT HOME. DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSMISSION DIED WITH ONLY 79K MILES ON IT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD. *TT

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING FURTHER. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL ACCELERATION AFTER A BRIEF HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO BE INFORMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS OR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,400.

Mileage: 78,400

ALL WAS NORMAL WHEN SUDDENLY MY TRANSMISSION LOST ITS GEAR. THE REV COUNT WENT ALL THE WAY UP AND MY CAR WASN'T MOVING. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR WILL SLIP BACK INTO GEAR IS I TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT BACK UP. THEN IT STILL LOSES GEAR RANDOMLY~ *TR

Mileage: 130,000

AT NORMAL ACCELERATION AND AT RANDOM, VIOLENT GEAR SHIFT FROM LOW TO HIGH. SOMETIMES FROM 2 TO 3, OTHER TIMES FROM 3 AND UP. TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN SAME GEAR (2 OR 3) CLOSE TO (6000RPM) THEN VIOLENTLY SLAMS INTO NEXT GEAR!! SEEM SOME SCARY MOMENTS. EFFECTS STARTED AT 110K MILES; GOT TO DANGEROUS AT 122K MILES. AUTO REPAIR SHOP DECLARED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY CAR STARTED JERKING SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND TOOK IT INTO OUR TRUSTED AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH THIS YEAR OF HONDA AND TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER SINCE COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT TRANSMISSION HAS DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER CARE. THE MECHANICS WHO WORK ON MY CAR WERE ORIGINALLY HONDA CERTIFIED REPAIR TECH'S. DID ALL OF THAT STARTING ON MAY 24, 2011 AND AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF WAITING HONDA SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $3700 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION OF WHICH I MUST PAY AROUND $2200. I HAVE APPEALED AGAIN BECAUSE EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, HAS ADMITTED IT IS DEFECTIVE PARTS. PLUS I MADE SOME CALLS TO SEVERAL TRANSMISSION REBUILD OUTFITS AND THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IT WOULD COST ME $2100 FOR A COMPLETE REBUILD AS WELL AS THE INFORMATION ABOUT DEFECTIVE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FOR HONDAS RUNNING FROM 2001 TO 2005. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE PROVIDED THE PROOF THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE AND THAT EVERYONE ELSE?S REBUILD QUOTES $2100. THEY ARGUE THAT I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER BUT ONE REASON WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER (MY MOTHER-IN-LAW) IS FOR HONDA?S ?WELL-KNOWN? RELIABILITY AND HOW THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM PEP BOYS TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE A NOISE ISSUE WITH MY CAR (THE NOISE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED), I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A STOPPED POSITION ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON BELLAIRE BLVD. AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD TO HAVE INSTALLED IN THIS HONDA IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON A BUSY FREEWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR AND WOULD START BUCKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. HOUSTON TRAFFIC IS VERY BUSY AND I FEEL I HAVE ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY ON MORE THAN 2 OCCASIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR CRITICALLY INJURED. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2003 MODELS.

Mileage: 99,750

HONDA 2003 TRANSMISSION WHILE ON A TRIP FROM ST. LOUIS TO THE CHICAGO AREA 6-23-2011AND JUST NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD, IL THE TRANSMISSION MADE A PRONOUNCED SOUND, SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL, AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOPPAGE IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 55. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE WAS EMANATING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WE GOT TOWED ($136.00) BACK TO SPRINGFIELD, IL AND AS IT WAS PAST 6:00 PM WE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT A LOCAL RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE SHOP HAS INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "BURNED UP" AND NEED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $3,400 FOR FACTORY REBUILT WITH 36 MONTH, NO MILEAGE LIMIT GUARANTEE. TO GET TRANSPORTATION TO WHERE WE WERE GOING AND BACK TO ST. LOUIS COST ALMOST $300 IN RENTAL CAR FEES. THIS DOES NOT COUNT WHAT IT WILL COST TO RETURN TO SPRINGFIELD, IL TO RETRIEVE THE CAR ONCE IT HAS BEEN FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE BUSINESS THERE SAID THEY HAVE REPAIRED ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE 2003'S, AND MY HONDA MECHANIC IN ST. LOUIS SAID HE HAD DONE FOUR AS WELL. WHAT WAS NORMALLY A FOUR HOUR PLUS TRIP TURNED INTO NINE HOURS. THE CAR HAS 148,215 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THIS HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN HONDA. WE HAVE OWNED SIX HONDA'S IN THE FAMILY, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY V6. *TR

Mileage: 148,215

THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR DROPPED FROM 75 TO 35 IN JUST A FEW SECONDS. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND THEN JERKS THE CAR AND GOES BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR HAS 97,258 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4075.22 + TAXES AND ALIGNMENT. *TR

Mileage: 97,258

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES REQUIRING A VISIT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. IN EACH CASE THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS TO A FEW MONTHS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NO COLLISIONS WERE EVER INVOLVED. NO BAGS EVER DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY CLEARED THE DTC CODE AND TEST DROVE IT. THAT WAS $90.00 PLUS TAX. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AGAIN FOR SOME WEEKS LATER. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN ON 11/14/2008 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT AT NO CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY. A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WE TOOK THE CAR BACK IN ON 12/12/2008. THEY CLEARED THE CODE FOR ANOTHER $90.00 PLUS TAX. BACK AGAIN ON 12/03/2009; SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE BLAMED IT ON A SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. BACK AGAIN ON 5/31/2010. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BUCKLE AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. AND FINALLY BACK AGAIN ON 6/20/2011, THIS TIME NOT ONLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $4000 PLUS TAX. I'VE FILED A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR THAT. I SEE ONLINE THAT THERE ARE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SRS LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I SEE THAT THE SRS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ASAP.

Mileage: 61,795

2003 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120,000 MILES. 2004 RECALL INEFFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN LURCHING VIOLENTLY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE SEATBELT AND NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 84000 MILES. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED FROM 65 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR. MY 1 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR 2003 ACCORDS. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS A SHIFT MALFUNCTION AND IS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. NEEDS REPLACEMENT WITH COST OF $3900. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AT THIS POINT WITHOUT REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER THE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. AT 68,000 MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND AS OF JUNE 4TH, 2011, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 78,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND PROCEEDED INTO "LIMP MODE" TO 30 MPH. IT PROCEEDED TO THEN RETURN INSTANTLY TO 70 MPH AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS REPEATED THE SAME AND AS WE WERE TRYING NOT TO FLY OFF THE HIGHWAY IT AGAIN REPEATED THIS SAME BEHAVIOR AT WHICH POINT WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET WIDE, AND AS TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS THANKFULLY NOT RIGHT ON OUR TAIL, FLEW BY WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR THE NEXT 20 MILES AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR INTO THE NEXT TOWN. AT THIS POINT, THERE WASN'T ANYONE AVAILABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE SO WE LEFT IT AND RENTED A VEHICLE. OUR HONDA WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO REVERSE AT THIS POINT. WE THEN TOWED THE HONDA BACK TO OUR HOME TOWN AND DROPPED IT STRAIGHT TO HONDA OF TRI-CITIES. THERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THEIR WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST ($2000.00) BUT WE FEEL THERE IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WITH THAT TRANSMISSION AND AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS OF HONDA'S, THE YEARS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003, THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCES, WE ARE APPALLED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS. NOT JUST BY A CHECK ON YOUR TRANSMISSION BUT A COMPLETE RECALL. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT WE WERE NOT FATALLY INJURED.

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS DRIVING ON MARYLAND ROUTE 270 AT 60MPH WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY JOLTED AND WHEELS LOCKED FOR A SECOND PUTTING ME INTO A SPLIT SECOND SKID. ALMOST HAD A DEVASTATING CRASH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN. THANKFULLY I MADE IT BACK HOME DRIVING ABOUT 10MPH WITH THE CAR STILL JOLTING BACK AND FORTH. AS I WAS BACKING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE JUST FINE BUT AFTER PULLING FORWARD AND ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE AGAIN THE CAR DID NOT BACK UP. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

MAY 3RD, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND I WENT FLYING FORWARD. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, THEN LATER, I COULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. I RESEARCHED IT AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL. HONDA ISN'T CALLING IT A RECALL BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET. THE NEXT DAY I WAS IN BAD PAIN DUE TO THE JOLTS AND SEATBELT MARKS FROM THEM RESTRAINING ME. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND STARTED A CLAIM. I ASKED WHAT IF I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SAID 'NO PROBLEM, YOU'RE NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA.' I TOOK IT IN AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE WAY THERE TOO. WHILE WAITING THE VIP DIRECTOR CAME UP TO ME TELLING ME I'M A VIP CUSTOMER HAVING BOUGHT HONDAS FOR 22 YEARS . SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE SVC MANAGER CAME AND TOLD ME YES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO PAY $900 OUT OF THE $4300 BILL. I ASKED WHAT ABOUT THE KNOWN ISSUES HONDA HAS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL? HE SAID ALL THEY OFFERED WAS $900. THE VIP MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD NEVER PUT $3400 IN A SINKING SHIP. I SAID 'SINKING SHIP?' HE SAID 'WELL IT DOES HAVE 89K MILES ON IT.' I SAID 'IT'S A HONDA...THAT'S WHY I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOR A LONG TIME.' WHEN I CALLED HONDA AMERICA, THEY SAID I WASN'T THE OWNER. I SAID I AM. I BOUGHT IT 4 YEARS AND BRING IT BRANDON HONDA FOR ALL MY WORK. THEY STILL HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNER LISTED...AFTER 4 YEARS! I NEVER RECEIVED RECALLS BECAUSE IT WENT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE SVC MANAGER HIMSELF CHANGED IT THAT DAY TO SHOW ME AS THE OWNER. ALL THE TIMES I'D GONE TO BRANDON HONDA AND BOUGHT IT AT CROWN HONDA AND THEY NEVER PUT ME AS THE OWNER, 4 YEARS AGO? INCOMPETENCE. LIKE TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT TILL SOMEONE DIED. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MAY 3RD, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND I WENT FLYING FORWARD. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, THEN LATER, I COULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. I RESEARCHED IT AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL. HONDA ISN'T CALLING IT A RECALL BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET. THE NEXT DAY I WAS IN BAD PAIN DUE TO THE JOLTS AND SEAT BELT MARKS FROM THEM RESTRAINING ME. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND STARTED A CLAIM. I ASKED WHAT IF I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SAID 'NO PROBLEM, YOU'RE NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA.' I TOOK IT IN AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE WAY THERE TOO. WHILE WAITING THE VIP DIRECTOR CAME UP TO ME TELLING ME I'M A VIP CUSTOMER HAVING BOUGHT HONDAS FOR 22 YEARS . SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE SVC MANAGER CAME AND TOLD ME YES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO PAY $900 OUT OF THE $4300 BILL. I ASKED WHAT ABOUT THE KNOWN ISSUES HONDA HAS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL? HE SAID ALL THEY OFFERED WAS $900. THE VIP MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD NEVER PUT $3400 IN A SINKING SHIP. I SAID 'SINKING SHIP?' HE SAID 'WELL IT DOES HAVE 89K MILES ON IT.' I SAID 'IT'S A HONDA...THAT'S WHY I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOR A LONG TIME.' WHEN I CALLED HONDA AMERICA, THEY SAID I WASN'T THE OWNER. I SAID I AM. I BOUGHT IT 4 YEARS AND BRING IT BRANDON HONDA FOR ALL MY WORK. THEY STILL HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNER LISTED...AFTER 4 YEARS! I NEVER RECEIVED RECALLS BECAUSE IT WENT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE SVC MANAGER HIMSELF CHANGED IT THAT DAY TO SHOW ME AS THE OWNER. ALL THE TIMES I'D GONE TO BRANDON HONDA AND BOUGHT IT AT CROWN HONDA AND THEY NEVER PUT ME AS THE OWNER, 4 YEARS AGO? INCOMPETENCE. LIKE TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMEONE DIED.

Mileage: 89,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA ACCORD FAILED ON 6-17-11 AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM THE REAR THAT HAD TO CHANGE LANES TO AVOID COLLISION. NUMEROUS SIMILAR REPORTS ARE NOTED ONLINE. THIS IS AN APPARENT KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS. THE DEALER QUOTED COSTS IN EXCESS OF 3500.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 150,000 MILES AND A TRANSMISSION FAILURE MAY BE EXPECTED. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE INCREDIBLE RISKS THAT PASSENGERS ARE EXPOSED TO WHEN THE VIOLENT FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 HONDA WITH WHICH I HAVE MADE REPAIRS TOO THE TRANSMISSIONS SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. IN RECENT MONTHS I'VE NOTICE AS I TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR DOWNSHIFT MAKING IT UNSAFE WHEN TRAFFIC FLOW IS HEAVY. I'VE ALSO HAD INSTANCES OF STALLING AT TAKE OFF WHICH CAUSES TRAFFIC ISSUES WHEN IM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT IN BETWEEN GEARS. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65,000 MILES--CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO TAKE CAR TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $3100. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS INDEPENDENTLY AND BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 07/20/11 *BF UPDATED 3/01/2012 *LN

Mileage: 69,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 55MPH I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE LINE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY DECELERATED CAUSING DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO BRAKE RAPIDLY AND THIS ALMOST LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY WIFE AND 4.5 YEARS OLD SON. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALER JUST TO FIND OUT THAT I AM GOING TO NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND THE COST IS $4600. AMERICAN HONDA OFFERED 35 % DISCOUNT BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAN INDEPENDENT GARAGES QUOTED REPAIR BETWEEN $2300- $2900 SO IN REALITY IT WAS NOT REAL DISCOUNT. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS YEAR MODEL TRANSMISSION AND JUDGING BY SO MANY COMPLAINS (AND MORE IS POSTED EVERY DAY) ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I AM SURPRISE THAT NHTSA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. I HOPE THAT AGENCY IS NOT WAITING TILL SOMEONE GET BADLY INJURED OR CAUSE OTHERS SERIOUS TROUBLE. I AM THE LUCKY ON, IT COST ME A MONEY BUT I AM WELL AND ALIVE. IN MAY THERE WAS A RECALL FROM HYUNDAI AND BASED ON WHAT I FOUND ON NHTSA WEBSITE THERE WAS A LOT LESS COMPLAINS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NHTSA REACTED : QUOTED' HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 6,169 SANTA FES BECAUSE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE "LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH," ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA' UNQUOTED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RULES NHTSA USED TO DIFFERENTIATE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IN ONE CASE MAY INCREASE RISK OF CRUSH BUT IN OTHER NOT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP, MY DAUGHTER'S 03 HONDA ACCORD V6 SHIFTED POORLY BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE MILEAGES FOR THE CAR WERE LESS THAN 132,500 AT THE TIME. HONDA WEBSITE LISTED SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL, IN WHICH THE PROBLEM STATED WAS ONE OF THEN. IF THIS PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNDER THE RECALL, WHY WAS I OUT OF POCKET FOR WORK NEVER DONE? MY DAUGHTER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 132,486

2003 HONDA ACCORD, V6. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING, WHILE TURNING LEFT. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTION MECHANIC STATES THAT THE FAILURE HAS ALL OF THE TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAILURE OF THE 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST ME 3,800 TO REPAIR (WITH ONLY 94,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND A PERFECT MAINTENANCE RECORD AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP). BUT I JUST FEEL LUCKY THAT WE SURVIVED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE. THERE WAS ZERO WARNING OF A PROBLEM UNTIL I WAS LEFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRAL WITH CARS HEADED AT US GOING 60+ MPH. THANK GOD THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ONE ONCOMING DRIVER WENT INTO THE DITCH. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR FAILED. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL EXPENSE.. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

AFTER AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR COULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 30 MILES PER HOUR, IT WAS FIXED BY THE HONDA DEALER (THROTTLE REPAIRS), THEN I HAD REPEATED INCIDENTS OF GEARS SHIFTING ACCIDENTALLY, ONE TIME GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD JERK AND EVENTUALLY GO INTO GEAR. I TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES TO GET IT REPAIRED AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. FINALLY, AT 5 PM ON A MAJOR FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND JOLTING VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO GET OFF AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. WENT TO NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND AMERICAN HONDA IS GOING TO PAY 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT COST, STILL VERY EXPENSIVE.. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR HIS VEHICLE AND STATED THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ

Mileage: 95,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES INSTEAD OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHERE IT GOES OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $ 3800. *JB UPDATED 12/21/11. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WOULDN'T EXCEED 40 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

WITH NO WARNING MY 3RD GEAR WENT OUT IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A VEHICLE IS BEHIND YOU AND YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE DUE TO NOT HAVING A 3RD GEAR. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BUT LUCKILY GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LOOKING IT UP ONLINE I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE 03 ACCORDS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE HONDA WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP BUT WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BEING $3500-$4000 THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED!! *TR

Mileage: 153,000

DRIVING ON 495 AT NIGHT WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR STARTED COASTING AND I COULD NOT REENGAGE TRANSMISSION. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A STOP BETWEEN 2 BARRELS. TRANSMISSION WORKED AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. FAILED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALERS. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT MY COST MINUS 25% CREDIT FROM HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVING DOWN SUNRISE HIGH WAY IN NEW YORK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2003 V6 EX HONDA ACCORD DOWN SHIFTS FROM 5TH TO 1ST. THEN IT STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE FORWARD OR BACK. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE PASSING SURROUNDING CARS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT. THE CAR JUST TURNED OVER 90,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES HAD BEEN SLAMMED ABRUPTLY AND SHE WENT FLYING FORWARD. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, SHE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF HER VEHICLE. UPON DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY $2100 OF THE $4300 BILL. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 90,600

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 ACCORD ONE MONTH AGO AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE CAR HAD 90600 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS MODEL YEAR HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH WHEN THE CAR SLAMMED TO ALMOST A DEAD STOP AND THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED TO ABOUT 6000. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR IS GOING TO BE APPROX. $3500. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOLD "AS IS" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SHIFTS VIOLENTLY INTO FIRST GEAR. COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CALLED HONDA USA AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED IN OR BY A 2003 HONDA ACCORD BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES ACTION!! *TR

Mileage: 179,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE RECALL ONLY EFFECTING V6 ENGINE MODELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 1202/11

Mileage: 94,500

AT MILEAGE AROUND 33,000 MY CAR HONDA ACCORD (2003) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED DISPLAYING THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE SYMPTOMS. THE ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE ON. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR DECELERATED. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME AND AVERTED AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE REVVED WAY UP, BUT CAR'S SPEED WENT DOWN. LATER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET, THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I AM READING ONLINE THAT MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2003 ACCORD EXL 6 CYLINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW RAPIDLY AS IF SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT AND WERE IT WAS TOWED TO A HONDA SERVICE FACILITY. FACILITY INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE CAR WAS JUST MINUTES EARLIER WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 75 MPH AND IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT THIS SPEED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY WIFE, MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND A FAMILY FRIEND. I HAD BEEN READING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURES FOR OVER A YEAR AND AS SOON AS MY WIFE DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT THE CAR WAS SERVICED DURING THE EARLY TRANSMISSION COOLER RECALL BUT DID NOT PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE VEHICLES TRANSMISSIONS LOCK UP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED LEADING TO A RAPID DECELERATION AND BEING HIT FROM BEHIND LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. HONDA MOTOR CORP HAS IGNORED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE 03 ACCORDS AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AT THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR. I DO FEEL HONDA SHOULD SUBSIDIZED A PORTION OF THE COST. I DO NOT SEE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WITH OTHER HONDA YEARS OR MODELS.

Mileage: 128,500

2003 HONDA ACCORD DOWN SHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN ACCOUNT NO WAY TO GET THERE OR CAR TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WORKING ON HAVING IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 103,283

4/13/11 DRIVING ON A MAIN ROUTE, WITH MORNING FLOW OF TRAFFIC MY CAR REVVED AS IF MOVING BUT JUST STOPPED MOVING FORWARD, THEN WOULD KICK BACK INTO FORWARD MOTION, TRAFFIC BEHIND, TO THE RIGHT AND IN FRONT OF, NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER - I HAD 2MILES TO REACH WORK. HAD IT TOWED FOR INSPECTION, STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE ASKED IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL OTHER THAN RECENTLY-IGNITION ISSUES. HE FORWARDED ME A COPY OF THE RECALL - HAD IT TOWED TO O'DONNELL HONDA, PLACE OF PURCHASE AND ALL SCHEDULED AND WANTED SERVICE SINCE PURCHASE IN 2003. THEY AGREED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FAXED TO THEM A COPY OF A RECALL NOTING "ALL" 2003 HONDA ACCORDS NEEDED A 2ND GEAR REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE 2ND GEAR WAS REPLACED, ? 04 OR 05 BUT NO DOCUMENT HISTORY OTHER THAN HONDA'S WAS THERE. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS AND NOTHING INCLUDES THAT REPLACEMENT. O'DONNELL HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST AND WELL, THOSE THINGS HAPPEN...WHAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GOING. MY CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION, ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MINIMAL NEEDS AND AT 81,000 ALSO HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME DEALER, MY DAUGHTERS HONDA SI V-TECH, A TRUE LEMON AND THEM NOT STANDING BEHIND THE CARS THEY SELL. OUR FAMILY HAS PURCHASED THREE CARS FROM THEM, BRAND NEW, SERVICED BY THEM BUT THEY SEEM TO BE LOOSING THEIR STANDARDS. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. A MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN ORDER FOR THEN TO CONSIDER PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DROP FROM 4 GEAR TO 3 GEAR OR 1 GEAR WITHOUT WARNING - CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION. NOTE THAT SINCE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE BRAKES, THERE IS NO INDICATION TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE DECELERATING. THE OTHER ISSUE IS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BUT WILL REV THE ENGINE UP TO RED-LINE WITHOUT ACCELERATING. THIS IS WHERE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING ACCELERATE ON TO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT - BUT RED-LINED AND WOULDN'T ACCEL. I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORDS GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE SO I AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED THAT HONDA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THESE TRANSMISSIONS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND AGREE TO HELP THE CONSUMER FIX THEM. HONDA AMERICA DENIED MY REQUEST TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 87,344

IMPECCABLY WELL MAINTAINED HONDA 2003. ALL OF A SUDDEN THIRD GEAR IS GONE. MECHANIC SAYS REBUILT TRANSMISSION $3800. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! WE ALSO OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT, THIS PAST YEAR COST $2000 TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ANOTHER HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. UNLESS HONDA DOES SOMETHING FOR US ON THIS PROBLEM THESE WILL BE THE LAST HONDA'S THIS FAMILY BUYS!!

Mileage: 120,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED INTERNALLY. *JB

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS DRIVING IN MORNING TRAFFIC WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE MY ACCORD BEGUN TO JOLT AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY A HUGE CEMENT TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN WHICH ALLOWED ME TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. I BOUGHT MY HONDA BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD LIVE UP TO THE HONDA NAME FOR QUALITY, BUT I WAS HORRIDLY WRONG. MY TORQUE CONVERTED FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION. I LIKE OTHERS WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE IF THE ROAD, HOLDING KEYS TO A NOW BROKEN 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL. I TRIED CALLING HONDA USA BUT MY ISSUE AND REQUEST FELL ON DEAF EARS. IM COMPLETELY TAKEN BACK BY HONDA AS A COMPANY AFTER THIS AND WILL NEVER BUY ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ALL PULLING POWER WAS LOST. THE CAR BEHAVED ERRATIC BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NORM REEVES HONDA FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED.WHILE HAVING MY TRANMISSION REBUILT BY DAN TRANSMISSION SHOP THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME THAT HE WILL REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FILTER BECAUSE IT NEVER GETS CHANGE AT HONDA. I CALL HONDA AND SPOKE TO SEVERAL SERVICE ADVISORS ABOUT WHAT GET DONE TO A TRANMISSION DURING SERVICE? THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING A DRAIN AND REFILL OF FULID AND THERE IS NO FILTER. WHEN RESEARCHING FURTHER I FOUND OUT THAT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS FILTERS IN STOCK BUT NEVER HARDLY SELL THE FILTER UNLESS A MECHANIC BUYS IT TO REPLACE WHILE REBUIDING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A LOT OF HONDAS OF THE YEAR 2003 THAT HAD A RECALL EARLY 2000. MY CAR WAS ONE, HONDA REPLACE A SECOND GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR PROBLEMS THAT YEAR 2003 HONDAACCORDS WAS HAVING WITH OVER HEATING. HONDA IS NOT REPLACING A FILTER PART AND SAY IT DOSE NOT EXIST WHEN IT DOES. WHEN I CALL HONDA AND THIS TIME INSISTED THERE IS A FILTER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR WILL ONLY THEN TELL YOU THAT THE FILTER EXIST BUT DOES NOT GET CHANGE DURING SERVICE.BECAUSE IT IS A SEALED PART OTHE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY CAR THAT IT COULD BE PREVENT IF HONDA WOULD FIX THE DESING FLAW OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS COULD HAD HAD BEEN PEVENTED IF A 30 DOLLAR PART CAN BE MORE EASY TO REPLACE AND INXEPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING AS TO WHY I THINK HONDA DO NOT REPLACED THE FILTERS OR SELL A LOT OF THE FILTERS ON THE MARKET TO MILLIONS OF COSTUMERS WHO ARE PROBABLY LIKE I WAS IN THE DARK AND THINK THEY ARE GETTING A FRESH TRANSMISSION SERVICE BUT ALL THE TIME. RIDING IN A CAR THAT WILL FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN REAR ENDED AN MY WHOLE FAMILY KILLED NO ONE PROBABLY WOULD SUPECTED IT WAS A TRANS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING AFTER JUST ~65,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AFTER TELLING THE DEALERSHIP I READ ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ACCORDS, THEY CONTACTED THE "DISTRICT MANAGER" WHO OFFERED TO COVER 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 71,000 MILES ON IT JUST EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE OF IT'S TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS NOT COVERED BY ANY REMAINING WARRANTY'S, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS FAILURE WAS COMMON IN THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

HONDA FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CUSTOMER OF POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DESPITE MANY INDUSTRY COMPLAINTS. MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT PERSONAL COST. THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY POSES A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 59,708

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE YEARS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

DRIVING CAR ON FREEWAY WHEN IT LOST TRANSMISSION, ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT NO POWER TO THE CAR. MANAGED TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP; LOWER GEARS STILL FUNCTIONING THEN. DROVE IN D2 TO MECHANIC, LOWER GEARS NOW DO NOT WORK RELIABLY -- AS SOON AS IT GETS HOT IT LOCKS UP. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. RECALL REPIAR WAS PREVIOUSLY ACCORDING TO DEALER RECORDS BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE WORKED.

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NO REVERSE GEAR, NO PROPER POWER TO FORWARD GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR IT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE LIMITER BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO LET OFF THE GAS. WHEN I LET OFF THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED A HIGHER GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. LATER WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT THE CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE SECOND GEAR AGAIN AND JUST COASTED TO A STOP NO MATTER WHAT I DID. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS, BUT OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY AND SLOW THE CAR DRAMATICALLY IF I AM TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. I WAS ALMOST HIT WHEN THIS OCCURRED ONCE. 3. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A "RE-MANUFACTURED" HONDA TRANSMISSION FOR $3500. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MAKING TURN TO AN ON-RAMP THE RPM'S IN MY 2003,V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INCREASED TO 6000-7000, AFTER MAKING THE TURN I LOST ALL DRIVE POWER AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND FOUND NOTHING OBVIOUS UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALER, DIAGNOSIS WAS A BLOWN TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST $3500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CAR MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF THE BLUE WITH 104,560 MILES ON IT. I KEEP MY CARS MINT AND CHANGE FLUIDS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HONDA AMERICA SAID DUE TO THAT IT'S PAST ITS WARRANTY, AGE AND MILEAGE THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DUE ANYTHING. I'VE READ ON THE NHTSA'S WEBPAGE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING ALL IN THE SAME WAY, EVEN MY CAR. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS UNWILLING AT THIS TIME TO ADDRESS. MY DEALER WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT CARED ABOUT RETAINING MY BUSINESS BY TAKING $250.00 OFF THE $2600.00 TRANSMISSION AND EATING HOURS OF LABOR BECAUSE IT TOOK LONGER THAN THE HONDA REPAIR MANUAL SAID. WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MAYBE 50 MILES BEFORE, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY GAS CAP BEING LOOSE, WRONG! RIGHT OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE TACKED TO 7,000, I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. I COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWORDS,. THANK GOD THE ENGINE STILL RAN TO KEEP THE CAR WARM. MY FRIEND WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME WITH HIS TWO YEAR OLD, THANKFULLY THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T KICK BACK IN AND WE SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER CAR, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED. ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN THREE MILES FROM MY DEALER. AND JUST HIS MORNING A WEEK AFTER BEING FIXED I HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THEN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GEE I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE, GAS CAP NOT ON TIGHT ENOUGH? I HAD JUST SAVED UP THE $600.00 DOLLARS FOR THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP THAT IT DUE TO BE CHANGED AT 105,000. $3300.00 FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 104,560

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 72,203 MILES HAS GONE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE SERVICED OUR VEHICLE REGULARLY AND THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE US OVER $4000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. WE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING A SERVICE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING HONDA IS HIDING. *TR

Mileage: 72,703

2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 125,000 MILES. PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SINCE 75,000 MILES. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT. DEALER CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT. THE ANSWER WE RECEIVED WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD NOT BE IN THAT CONDITION BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND DURING THEIR INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT 45MPH. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS FROM 4TH TO LILKE 1ST GEAR, FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL OR SOMEONE HIT ME HARD. IT WAS VERY SHOCKING AND SCARY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 159,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACK AND FORTH IN A SUDDEN STOP AND GO MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,490.

Mileage: 84,450

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO REGISTER A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURRED TO MY HUSBAND AND I ON OCTOBER 3 2010, AT 4:40 PM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOCKUP. WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE NJ TURNPIKE THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AS IF SOMEONE HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AGAIN AS IT SLOWED DOWN. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR VIOLENTLY LURCHED TWICE MORE. WITH EACH OF THESE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, VIOLENT JERKS, WE WERE THROWN FORWARD. THANKFULLY, OUR SEATBELTS WERE ON, WHICH PREVENTED US FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD INTO THE WINDOW. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME WE HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I THINK THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH, IF CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT, COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 83,043

TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS DOWNSHIFTING AND CAR WAS LOSING POWER. ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BUCKED VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR A SHORT WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND HAD TO PULL OFF AGAIN. CAR CONTINUED TO BE LOSING POWER AND WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BARELY, AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED HONDA USA. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ENTIRE TRANSMISSION & TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 89,500

THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 22 WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR HONDA ACCORD 2003 TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED VERY VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE ALL YELLED AND HAD TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A WHILE. IT WAS VERY SCARY! IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS UNMANAGEABLE AT THAT MOMENT. SOMEHOW MY HUSBAND MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE WE WERE CLOSE. THE NEXT DAY HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. THEY TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED REALLY BAD AND NEED IT TO BE CHANGED, OF COURSE AFTER WE PAY THEM $4,080.12!!! WE HAVE TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR AND THIS IS TERRIBLE! NOW THE CAR IS INSIDE OUR GARAGE AND WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. TO OUR SURPRISE, AFTER GOOGLE ACCORD'S TRANSMISSIONS ON THE INTERNET, WE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE SHOCKED BY HONDA'S LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY AND SUPPORT!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD CONSIDER PEOPLE COMPLAINTS AND RECALL THE CARS. IT WILL BE VERY SAD IF SOMEONE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND DIE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED BY HONDA. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 107

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. ALL OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE FRONTAL DRIVER AIR BAG. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND MINOR INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE CRASH UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION) AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR COULD HAVE BEEN DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE AN AIRBAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2010 AND IN NOVEMBER 2008 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/09/11

Mileage: 120,000

ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2011 MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX-L SPORADICALLY AND ERRATICALLY STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT. FROM THAT POINT TOTAL LOSS OF DRIVE OCCURRED WITHIN 10 MINUTES. PREVIOUS TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. ALSO A VERY HIGH PITCHED WHINING OR GRINDING OCCURRED A FEW DAYS PRIOR (THOUGHT IS WAS MY FRONT BRAKES). CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER WAITING FOR INSPECTION. MILEAGE 71,499. TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE AT 59,000 AND VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF RE-CALL NOTICE. *TR

Mileage: 71,499

WAS DRIVING 55-60 MPH ON A CHICAGO EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND CAUSED SUDDEN DECELERATION. I WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED AS THE CAR STARTED LURCHING, SO I WEATHERED IT UNTIL I COULD GET TO A RAMP. AS IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT, NO DEALERS OR SHOPS WERE OPEN, SO I SURVIVED THE LURCHING ALL THE WAY HOME AND HAD MY HUSBAND REFILL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE THEN GOT IT INTO A SHOP MONDAY ASAP AND GOT THE NEWS...BAD SOLENOID AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION = $3,232 AT 97,000 MILES. FYI: PREVIOUS CHECKUP ONE MONTH PRIOR REVEALED NO TRANS PROBLEMS, EXCEPT FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 97,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH AND UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

03 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAD RECALL WORK ON TRANSMISSION IN 04 DOWN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH. LIKE THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED. NOW IT WILL NOT OPERATE OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND NO REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PLACE HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE CARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR MONTHS NOW, AND HONDA HAS NOT EVEN OFFERED TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY SAY THAT UNTIL TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WHILE I HAD A CLIENT IN MY CAR LAST FRIDAY. WE WERE BOTH JOLTED FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 7000 RPM'S. I APOLOGIZED TO HIM, DROPPED HIM OFF, AND BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO OTHER CARS OR DRIVERS. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET??? NOW I'M SEEING HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!!! IF MY CLIENT OR I HAD BEEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS FILED WITH HONDA FOR NEGLIGENCE TO FIX THE PARTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA AND HONDA IMMEDIATELY!!!! IF ANYONE CAN OFFER ME ADVICE, PLEASE DO. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME IN OUR 03 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE MORE I TRIED TO GET IT TO MOVE THE WORSE GOT. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 76000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT 3800 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILT TRANS AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HONDA AS THEY HAVE DONE IN OTHER YEARS BECAUSE IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE LOOSING A LIFE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I WAS THANK FULL THAT I WASN'T DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; EITHER TO NEUTRAL AND REVING HIGH OR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTING. IT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY NOTICABLE FOR A WHILE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO THINK IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEN WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS IT HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AND DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN A 15 MILES DRIVE. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS WERE BARELY AVOIDED WHEN THE DOWNSHIFT OR SLIP WOULD OCCUR WITH OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS AS THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND END WITH A CRASH. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO FIXING THIS YET BECASUE I KNOW I WILL BE TOLD I NEED TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS UNREASONABLE WHEN A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM IS APPARENT AMONG THIS MODEL/YEAR OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 111,500

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC, V6 AND IT HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND HONDA HAS OFFERED ONLY FOR ME TO GO IN AND REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FOR $4616. THIS ALL BEGAN SPONTANEOUSLY, A WEEK AFTER I WENT IN TO HONDA TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS 20MPH UNLESS IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS EXTREMELY HARD, A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERYDAY AND EVERYTIME I USE THE CAR TO GO ANYWHERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF POSSIBLY DOING 30MPH THE CAR WILL DROP DOWN TO 20MPH AND NOT WANT TO GO FASTER. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION BEGAN NOT GOING INTO GEAR COLD BUT AFTER WARMING UP SHIFTED NORMALLY. 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED SLIPPING SO BAD IT BARELY MADE IT TO THE DEALER. THE NORMAL SERVICE INTERVAL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION IS 100,000 MILES SO I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD FAIL PRIOR TO REACHING THIS POINT. THERE WAS AT ONE POINT A TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER HONDA'S POSITION IS THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FIND MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD CONTACT HONDA AND ASK FOR ASSISTANCE ON MY BEHALF.AS PER THE DEALER AFTER SPEAKING WITH HONDA THEY (HONDA) WOULD PICK UP 50% OF THE REPAIR WHICH WAS ACCEPTABLE TO ME BUT WHAT HAPPENS NOW IS THE DEALER UPS THE PRICE OF THE REPAIR TO $5000.00 AND I GET TO PAY $2500.00 WHICH IS WHAT THE NORMAL COST SHOULD BE. I RETIRED FROM THIS BUSINESS 2 YEARS AGO SO I AM PRETTY SAVY WHEN IT COMES TO PRICES. SEEING AS THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD BE DOING ALL THESE REPAIRS FREE.

Mileage: 77,000

HONDA ACCORD 2003 EX 6 CYLINDER, GREEN WITH 64K MILES TWO DAYS BACK WHILE ON MY WAY TO A RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK CITY ON 1-495 I GOT 2 MAJOR JERKS I WAS ABOUT TO BANG INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALL THIS HAPPENED ON MY BIRTHDAY AND THEN WHEN I GOT A PARKING ON THE STREET MY CAR REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING. PEOPLE WERE HONKING ON ME. I WENT TO A HONDA DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE BAD. TO REPLACE THEY WANT $4158. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA HOPING FOR SOME HELP BUT ALL IN VAIN. THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE SERVICE MANGER AND THE REGIONAL FILED MANAGER. BUT AFTER SEEING ALL THE POST I DON'T THINK SO ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN . MAY BE THEY WILL GIVE ME SOME DISCOUNT THAT ALL THAT TOO WHEN I WILL BEG FOR IT. MY CAR HAS JUST $64K MILES ON IT . I GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED BY THE SAME HONDA DEALER 2 MONTHS BACK. IS THERE ANY WAY OR ANY NEWS FROM NHTSA ? IS THERE A RECALL? THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS !!! HONDA SUCKS BIG TIME !!!! *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TRANSMISSION ON 2003 ACCORD HAS BEGAN TO FAIL. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND OFTEN VIOLENTLY SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN DOWN SHIFTING OR PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND HONDA HAS NOW TWICE CLAIMED THAT "THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO THE 2003 ACCORD, AND THE ULTIMATE (AND INEVITABLE) FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION PRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN. USERS HAVE REPORTED THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY QUITTING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, NARROWLY AVOIDING REAR-END COLLISIONS, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES SECOND GEAR. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST 3,900 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE MECHANIC, THE DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER, SHE RECEIVED A MESSAGE WHICH STATED THE WARRANTY ON HER VEHICLE HAD EXPIRED. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND CONTACTED HONDA AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 04/21/11

Mileage: 108,000

WE WERE TRAVELING, APPROX 2 HR DR. NOTICED VERY LITTLE REVVING UP BUT WOULD KICK INTO GEAR, MAYBE AN HOUR INTO THE DRIVE, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING CAUSING A HARD STOP AND GO MOTION. HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT ANYMORE. ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6 & 7 AND WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND WOULD NOT REVERSE. LET THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND IT WOULD BE FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS THEN START UP AGAIN. HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FIXED AND I MAY HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 87,504

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD FAILED AT 66513 MILES. I'VE REPLACED IT AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN NOW FAILING AT 118000 ,MILES. *TR

Mileage: 66,513

2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALLED IN 2004 TO INSTALL OIL COOLING LINE IN TRANSMISSION DUE TO OVERHEATING ISSUE. TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER SHIFTED SMOOTHLY. TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY ROUGH FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WITH A LOUD NOISE AND SHUTTER. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP IT WOULD SLIP. WITHIN A WEEK IT FAILED COMPLETELY. FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. MILEAGE WAS 130400. HONDA DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $4500. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY GOODWILL HELP WITH THE COST FROM THE DEALER OR HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 130,400

I HAVE A 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS REACHED 100K THAT HAS A COMPLETELY FAILED TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY TO WORK MY CAR VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED IN WHICH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TO SEE IF MY CAR COULD SWITCH BETWEEN ALL THE GEARS. WHEN I FELT CONFIDENT I CONTINUED MY TRIP. THE CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE TO MY DESTINATION SO AGAIN I FELT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. I DECIDED TO TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME AND GOOD THING I DID. MY CAR AGAIN AFTER TRAVELING AROUND 40 MPH VIOLENTLY DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR. THE CAR SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT MY SUNGLASSES FLEW OFF. AGAIN I PULLED OVER AND DOUBLE CHECKED SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO HEAD HOME IN WHICH I TRAVELED CAREFULLY AT VERY A LOW SPEED IN WHICH NOW MY CAR JUST SITS. I UNDERSTAND FAILURE HAPPENS BUT A CAR SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 100K MILES. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR IN WHICH IT WAS REGULARLY MAINTENANCE, UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. IN 2004 THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR MY CARS MODEL THAT WAS TO CORRECT A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE PART. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED, THERE WAS STILL A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT HAS MANY TIMES PERFORMED SERVICE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $4500. I WAS OUTRAGED THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE AMOUNT FOR AN OBVIOUS FAULTY PART AND I LET THEM KNOW THAT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT, "WELL, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK A TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST?", WHICH FURTHER ENRAGED ME. MY COLLEGE CAR OF ANOTHER MAKE MADE IT TO 250K MILES, AND PROBABLY EVEN MORE, UNTIL IT WAS DONATED TO CHARITY. NOW I'M CURRENTLY DEALING WITH HONDA IN HOPES TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I'M HOPING THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND SALVAGE ANY RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE THAT ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE FOR HONDA VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR; WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED IT SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX APPEARS TO DOWN SHIFT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES SEVERE JERKING OF CAR. SOMETIMES IS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE COST TO FIX IT WOULD BE AROUND $4,000. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. HONDA NON-COMPLIANT IN FIXING THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2010, AROUND 96,930 MILES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHEN IN D4, RELUCTANTLY SLIDING INTO GEAR BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD; I WOULD HAVE TO BACK OFF ON THE THROTTLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO COMPLETE THE SHIFT. I ALSO TRIED DRIVING AROUND TOWN WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN D3 TO SEE IF THAT WOULD OVERCOME THE SLIDING AND HARD SHIFTING; IT DID NOT. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN TO HAVE A NOTICEABLE HARD DOWNSHIFT WHEN HOT, CREATING A PATTERN OF VERY SURPRISING HARD DOWNSHIFTING THAT GOT WORSE VERY QUICKLY. ONE TIME, WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM 45 MPH FOR A STOP LIGHT, IT DOWNSHIFTED SO HARD I INADVERTENTLY KNOCKED IT INTO NEUTRAL WITH MY RIGHT ARM. THE UNPREDICTABILITY AND SEVERITY OF THE HARD DOWNSHIFTING CAUSED ME TO IMMEDIATELY PARK THE CAR. WHEN HOT, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOW NOT SHIFT ABOVE SECOND GEAR AND ONLY RELUCTANTLY GOES INTO REVERSE. THIS CHANGE OCCURRED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL DAYS FOR A TOTAL OF 67 MILES TRAVELED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD IT SHIFTED NORMALLY ON THE WAY TO THE WAY TO THE FACILITY THAT WORKS ON MY HONDA: THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ERRATIC AND HARD DOWNSHIFTING WHEN REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,067 MILES; THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST OF 2003. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNIT IS BEING REPLACED WITH A REBUILT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNIT AS I AM TOLD THERE ARE NO NEW UNITS BEING MANUFACTURED (PER HONDA). ON THE FAILED UNIT I HAD THE HONDA 2ND GEAR OIL JET RECALL PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2004; TRANSMISSION DRAIN AND FLUSH AT 42,000 AND 95,000 MILES; AND TRANSMISSION DRAIN AND REFILL AT 60,000 MILES. I HAD DRIVEN 8200 MILES IN OCTOBER 2010 (FAIRFAX, VA. TO SEATTLE, WA, AND BACK) WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I HAVE OBSERVED THE MANUFACTURERS REQUIRED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. *TR

Mileage: 97,067

WHILE DRIVING MY 03 ACCORD EXV6 THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY TODAY AND THE CAR WENT TO 6000 RPM BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE 04 RECALL ON 12.14.04 AFTER WAITING 10 WEEKS FOR AN APPT. IT WAS THEN MODIFIED WITH LUBE PIPE KIT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING IT HAS ALWAYS SLIPPED. I SEE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL OR ANY RECOURSE FROM HONDA? THIS CAR WAS 1 DAY SHORT OF BEING A LEMON. I SENT REPAIR DOCUMENTATION TO HONDA HQ IN CA PREVIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR @ 66K MILES IN '06. CAR WAS BEING LEASED AND STILL UNDER LEASE, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE UNDER "GOOD FAITH". JUST TODAY THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. CAR NOW HAS 160K MILES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR TRANSMISSION AS I HAVE HAD TWO NOW AND AM HAVING ISSUES W/ THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED BY HER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND IT HAD HESITATED. SHE HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE CONTACT ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES UPON LEAVING HER LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND FOR HER TO CALL HONDA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (04V176000- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PRIOR TO HER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

IN 2006, OWNER REQUESTED DEALER TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AS PART OF MANUFACTURER RECALL. DEALER OPTED TO INSPECT THE AFFECTED GEAR AND INSTALL OIL JET KIT IN LIEU OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. IN 2010, TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT UP-SHIFT, CREATING AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE-SAFETY DUE TO INABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. DANGER WAS ESPECIALLY SEVERE DUE TO LACK OF SHOULDER ON ROADWAY, LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE, AND TIME OF DAY (NIGHT TIME). HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANT AND/OR OTHER DRIVERS. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,335

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TRANSMISSION BEGIN SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD UNDER HARD ACCELERATION, AS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS YEAR ACCORD, INDICATING EMINENT TRANNY FAILURE. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL REPAIR AFTER HEARING THE COST OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ($3700). HONDA OFFERED TO COVER 75% OF THE COST, WHICH I ACCEPTED. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

HONDA ACCORD 03 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 03 WITH 97K MILES AND AFTER ABOUT 3K MILES (1 MONTH) THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING. I WAS VISITING FAMILY 3 HOURS AWAY FROM MY HOME WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO 2ND GEAR, OR 3RD. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 98,900

WITH APPROX 122,000 MILES MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 IS AT THE LOCAL PASADENA HONDA DEALER WHO WORKING WITH HONDA MOTORS STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AT A COST OF OVER $4000. THERE IS NOW A BACKLOG FOR AT LEAST A MONTH ON THE PART. FOR MANY YEARS ACTUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE THE TRANSMISSION HAS HESITATED AND NOT SHIFTED PROPERLY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE 2004 RECALL WHICH MADE LITTLE TO NO DIFFERENCE IN THE HESITATION/SHIFTING PROBLEM. RECENTLY AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK RECALL, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHOW VERY NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF SOME SORT OF MAJOR PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I WOULD HEAR A SPINNING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY SIFTING FROM 1-3 GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THIS IS A CRITICAL SPEED THAT THE CAR MUST PERFORM AT OTHERWISE IT IS NOT FIT TO BE DRIVEN ANYWHERE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL CAR, I FORMALLY REQUEST THE NHTSA TO ASSES THIS SITUATION BEFORE THERE ARE FURTHER INJURIES OR DEATHS AS A RESULT. HONDA IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. TO BE CLEAR THIS PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND RELATED COMPONENTS, I.E. SOME REPORTS ARE THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTED. MY DEALER STATES THAT IT IS ONE OF THE BEARINGS. REGARDLESS THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 122,000

MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN BETHESDA, MD. AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FROM TIRESPLUS TO GET NEW TIRES I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME ON 395 FROM ALEXANDRIA, VA TO WASHINGTON DC. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND DOWN-SHIFT. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR WOULD JUST JERK AS OTHER DRIVERS SWERVED AROUND ME. I COULD NOT DRIVE ABOVE 35MPH. MY CAR REVVED TO 4000 AND 5000 RPMS AT THOSE LOW SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 4 MILES. THE REPAIR BILL IS ESTIMATED AT $5200 TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY MAJOR, NON-MAINTENANCE RELATED ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PRIOR TO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 98,050

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 77,500

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND/OR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE IN A MATTER OF COUPLE DAYS. AT ONE POINT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT SEEMS TO WORK WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTING. ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP, THE REAL ISSUE BEGINS. *TR

Mileage: 138,300

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT WAS PURCHASED SIX (6) MONTHS AGO. I'VE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE LOCKING UP, WHICH SLOWS THE CAR TO A NEAR STOP, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. MY CAR SLOWS DOWN AS IF I, WHILE DRIVING, SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, MY VEHICLE FAILS TO PICK UP SPEED UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PRESS THE BRAKE AND PROCEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED. ON THREE OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DECELERATION, WHICH CAUSES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT CAN EASILY LEAD TO A REAR END COLLISION/ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE ABRUPT SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TO CONTINUE TO OVERLOOK THESE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS/DEFECTS WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS SERIOUS AND COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO DEATH IF A SOLUTION IS NOT ADDRESS IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT BUT NOTHING CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED IN 2005. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

MY COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT HAS OCCURRED 3-DECEMBER 2010. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THE 2ND GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WOULD OVER HEAT AND POSSIBLY EXPLODE DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE "FIX" HONDA IMPLEMENTED FOR THIS RECALL DONE SHORTLY AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ONLY A MINIMUM OF EVERY TWO YEARS AS HONDA ADVISED ME TO DO PERTAINING TO THEIR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND MY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AND IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF 2ND GEAR GOING INTO 3RD GEAR AT A FREQUENCY OF ONCE PER DAY FOR THREE DAYS IN A ROW AND THEN WOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY LETTING OF THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD SHIFT INTO 3RD SUCCESSFULLY. IT WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT VARIES IN TIME WHEN IT WILL RE-ENGAGE AND IT HAS LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL. RECENTLY I PULLED OUT ONTO A ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, EN ROUTE TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP TO ME AND MY ABRUPT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE/MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT OF SEVERAL OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE APPROACHING WITH WET ROAD CONDITIONS AS TO MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ABRUPTLY STRANDED AND NON-MOBILE. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AND HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE IS GOING TO OCCUR. THE CAR THAT WAS BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID STRIKING MY CAR WITH THE FRONT END OF THEIR VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AM VERY CONCERNED AS I HAVE READ OF HUNDREDS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I HAVE WITH THE SAME 2003 HONDA ACCORD I OWN. HONDA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003 AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF 3RD GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL MODE. WILL CONTINUE ON TO 4TH GEAR ONLY IF YOU BACK OFF THE THROTTLE, WHICH SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THIS PUTS THE OCCUPANTS AND VEHICLES BEHIND YOU AT RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION. PROBLEM IS THE 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS USED IN THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6'S. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN ON LOCAL BACKORDER FROM HONDA FOR 9 MONTHS AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN NEW PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY HELP SINCE THE CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD/108K MILES. ONLY CHOICE WAS TO USE A TRANSMISSION OUT OF A SALVAGE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER FAILURE SINCE THE SALVAGE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THIS FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING AND KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6'S AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THEM ISSUE A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60MPH ON I-40 IN NASHVILLE, TN CAR BUCKED AND CAME TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. CAR WAS FINE, TRANSMISSION WENT, HARD TIME GETTING CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 153,521

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS CAR SERVICED IN THE USA. BEYOND MY TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH HONDA CA OR HONDA USA. MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MAY 2010 WHEN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED GREATLY, LOCKING IT INTO 2ND GEAR. THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. INDEED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL, LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. IT WAS A SHOCK THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! NEITHER HONDA WOULD HELP ME WITH A "GOOD WILL" DISCOUNT SO I WAS OUT $2000. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS LIKE MANY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE AND SADDENING. AT REPAIR, MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE GEARS WHERE SHIFTING DOWN OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY 10 MILES FROM WORK AND COASTED TO WORK UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. ONCE THERE, THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. WE NOW ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000. I CALLED HONDA TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THE CAR IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH 117,000. WE KEEP UP ON ALL THE CAR MAINTENANCE AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT IS HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THIS HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS ISSUES MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND HAVE HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOPS ON THE SIDE TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE AND GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT AND ACCELERATE. THE SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD FAILS ALMOST EVERY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT IS HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THIS HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS ISSUES MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND HAVE HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOPS ON THE SIDE TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE AND GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT AND ACCELERATE. THE SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD FAILS ALMOST EVERY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT IS HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THIS HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS ISSUES MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND HAVE HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOPS ON THE SIDE TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE AND GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT AND ACCELERATE. THE SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD FAILS ALMOST EVERY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

WHILE IN TOP GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT OUT OF GEAR CAUSING A JOLT. WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO TOP GEAR BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME IN LOWER GEAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY MY PARENTS AND MYSELF SINCE IT'S PURCHASE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN A RADICAL MANNER AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING THE EXTREME MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE TRANSMISSION IS TO BE CHANGED AND THE PCM ALSO. THE CAR HAS 144000KM. I HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE US HONDA IS COVERING THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE YEARS FOR UP TO 160000KM AS A RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT. HONDA CANADA UNFORTUNATELY HAS NO SUCH COVERAGE AND THE DEAL THEY ARE OFFERING ME IS 2800$+ TAX FOR THE REPAIRS INSTEAD OF THE 7000$ THEY CLAIM IT SHOULD BE COSTING ME. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION COMPANY'S HAVE GIVEN ME PRICES OF 2500$ AND 2800$. IT MAKES EM FEEL THAT THEY GIVE ME AN EXTREME PRICE SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE ME A "REBATE" WHICH WORKS OUT TO NOT BEING A DEAL AT ALL. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS NO WHERE NEAR THE QUALITY THAT GAVE HONDA THE REPUTATION IT EARNED IN THE 90S. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HONDA ACCORD 2003, WHICH HAD RECALL ON IT. HONDA CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFINITION OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD AND COULD HAVE CAUSE A WRECK - WHEN YOUR CAR SUDDENLY WON'T GO, AND YOU ARE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, 1,2, GEARS. WILL DO THIS ON A TURN, OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

ON NOVEMBER 16, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE TIRES LOCKED AND SQUEALED ENOUGH THAT I COULD SMELL THE RUBBER. BOTH OF OUR SEATBELTS LOCKED OUT BECAUSE OF THE DECELERATION. ABOUT 1/2 SECOND LATER, THE CAR CONTINUED NORMALLY AND WE SLOWED TO 55 MPH. WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUDDEN DECELERATION THAT WAS NOT AS SEVERE AS THE INITIAL ONE. WE PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY APPEARED NORMAL. WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ENTIRE CAR SHOOK WITH A PRONOUNCED "CLUNK." WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR BACK TO P AND RETURNED IT TO D, IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY AROUND THE LOT, SO WE STARTED DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR ONCE WE GOT ON THE ROAD. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THE REMAINING DISTANCE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL SERVICE SCHEDULE. MY RESEARCH FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE OVER $4400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. OTHER WEBSITES SUGGESTED CONTACTING CORPORATE HONDA DIRECTLY TO REQUEST "GOODWILL" FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I RECALLED THE DETAILS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO WOULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANY OF THEIR 2003 ACCORDS, WHICH IS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS GIVEN THE 100S OF COMPLAINTS THAT I FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

DRIVING HOME A COUPLE HOURS AGO THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE PARKWAY DOING ABOUT 65MPH. THREW ME VIOLENTLY FORWARD THANK GOD I WEAR MY SEAT BELT OR ELSE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OUT OF FIRST GEAR AFTER THE INITIAL DOWNSHIFT. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED MY CAR. CONTINUED ABOUT TEN MINUTES REALLY SLOWLY IN THE RIGHT LANE UNTIL I GOT OFF AT MY EXIT. I STEADILY BEGAN TO BRAKE COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOWNSHIFTED TO A HALT MAKING THE PERSON BEHIND MY SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND COME TO A SCREECHING STOP. CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOWN THE 25MPH RESIDENTIAL ROAD LEADING TO MY HOUSE AT 20MPH BECAUSE ANY MORE ACCELERATION SHOT THE RPMS UP TO REDLINE. WHEN I GOT TO MY HOUSE I ALSO REALIZED THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT ACTIVATE AND INSTEAD THE CAR JUST REVS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL WHEN GIVING IT GAS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO SAY THE LEAST. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR I HAVE ALWAYS BABIED IT AND HAD THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES LIKE MINE AND IT IS KNOWN BY HONDA THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE A PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR REPUTATION AND FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 96,500

PULLING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO PRIOR WARNING OR ENGINE LIGHT. ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK GOING ATLEAST 55 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO PRINCETON HONDA WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR. SINCE THE CAR HAD 98,563 IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE THE GEAR 2 RECALL IN 2004. PRINCETON HONDA QUOTED $4200 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND AMERICA HONDA WOULD OFFER 25% AS A GOOD FAITH DISCOUNT BRING THE PRICE TO $3,600. THE CAR WAS WORTH $7,200 ON KELLEYS BLUE BOOK AS A TRADE AND HONDA PRINCETON WHO SOLD BE THE CAR WAS ONLY WILLING TO OFFER $4,000 AS A TRADE IF I BOUGHT A CAR OFF THE LOT. I HAD FEW OPTIONS AND SETTLED AT A TRADE VALUE OF $5,000. SO MUCH FOR HONDA'S HAVING A GREAT RESALE VALUE! *TR

Mileage: 98,563

IN LARGER CITY AFTER MANY RED LIGHTS, THE WARM TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM NOW IS INTERMITTENT BUT I THINK CAN BECOME QUITE SERIOUS. I RECEIVED NO SYMPATHY FROM THE DEALER. FROM THE INTERNET I SEE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ALL HAVE NO RESOLUTION FROM HONDA.

Mileage: 88,000

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IM GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND THEN FINALLY ON SUNDAY 10-7-2010 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I WAS RIGHT BY AN EXIT SO I COASTED OFF AND THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOWED FROM A GAS STATION THROUGH MY EMERGENCY ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND DELIVERED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN RIDGELAND, MS. I WAS ON MY WAY FROM LA TO TN FROM AN ARMY TRAINING. THE DEALER CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS HEATING UP SO BAD THAT IT WAS SPITTING OUT THE FLUID AND THAT'S WAS ANOTHER REASON MY BRAKES LOCKED UP BECAUSE OF THE HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID GOT INTO MY BRAKE PADS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF 3880.00 TO REPAIR MY CAR AND 300.00 TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT AND ALMOST WAS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS ALSO TRAVELING WITH MY 7 AND 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2003 ACCORD EX OR AT LEAST PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD 6 CYLINDER AUTO TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP AND I TRY TO ACCELERATE...IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 87,556

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY 99878 MILES WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY IN WESTCHESTER @ APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, WHEN THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND KNOCKING FROM THE REAR, THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, I SAFELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THEN COULDN'T REVERSE THE VEHICLE. THEN SHIFTING GEARS THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY GO INTO GEAR. THERE ARE MANY LOGGED PROBLEMS WITH THE HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION AND AS THESE VEHICLES GET NORTH IN MILEAGE THEY ARE GONNA CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PRAY SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A FATALITY OR SERIOUS INJURY HAPPENS BECAUSE HONDA DOES NOT TO ISSUE A PROPER FACTORY RECALL. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A NARROW HIGHWAY @ OVER 40 MPH, SPEED WHEREAS SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR ! THE DEFECTIVE HONDA TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 99,787

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED AS IT SHIFTED UP AND OR DOWN THROUGH SECOND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND NOT ENGAGE INTO THE NEXT GEAR. POWER TO THE WHEELS WOULD BE LOST AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO ABOUT 5500 RPM. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AN ABRUPT SHIFT WOULD SOMETIMES OCCUR WHEN APPLYING SLIGHT ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. IN GENERAL, SHIFTS IN LOWER GEAR SOMETIMES DID NOT SEEM TO BE AS SMOOTH AS NORMAL, EITHER TAKING TOO LONG TO MOVE FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT OR SOMETIMES SHIFTING ABRUPTLY. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON OCTOBER 5, 2004, BUT IT APPEARED THE REPAIRS DID NOT PERMANENTLY RESOLVE THE DEFECT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY AN OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE SECOND GEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE FAILED. HONDA REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 12/13/10*JB

ON OCTOBER 20, 2010 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AS REGULAR MAINTENANCE JOB ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY FOUND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR MAIN SEAL ON MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T DO SO AT THE TIME SINCE IT WAS GOING TO COST $900 TO DO SO. ON OCTOBER 29, 2010 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING MY CAR AS IT WAS SLIPPING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. I TOWED MY CAR TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE PARTS WAS $2,956. I FOUND MANY FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE YEAR AND MODEL. THIS IS A LEMON CAR THAT HONDA MADE AND THEY NEED TO MAN UP, PAY UP, AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES!

Mileage: 97,000

(1) HONDA ACCORD 2003 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT, SLIPS DOWN TO LOWER GEAR CAUSING CAR TO SLOW SUDDENLY. (2) REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT 60K MILES TO HONDA, ASKED TO PAY FOR REPEAT FLUSHES ETC. DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER 5 DAYS AGO (FOR 3RD TIME) FOR DIAGNOSIS. HONDA REPORTED NO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. 40 MILES LATER (YESTERDAY) CAR SLIPPED REPEATEDLY DOWN TO 2ND CAUSING RPM TO SPIKE TO 5000 AND ENGINE BRAKING TO KICK IN. WAS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION WITH CAR THAT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR AND ACCELERATE OUT OF PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NEARLY HIT MULTIPLE TIMES - BY CARS TRAVELING 40+MPH. EXTREMELY DISGUSTED. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE - WHY NO RECALL? BEING STALLED IN TRAFFIC OR STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS A SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED TODAY THAT CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION - AFTER TELLING ME 40 MILES AGO THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. (3) RAISED CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND AM NOW AWAITING OUTCOME. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT 65,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS HOT (DRIVING MORE THAN 30-40 MINUTES); I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES. IT FELT LIKE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD GET REAR-ENDED SINCE THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO OCCUR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFTER TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I DID NOT WAIT LONG TO GET IT DIAGNOSED & FIXED BECAUSE THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DID SOME RESEARCH & FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE (HTTP://CDONNER.COM/HONDA-ACCORD-2003-EX-V6-TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.HTM). I INITIALLY TOOK MY CAR TO KUHN HONDA IN TAMPA TO GET IT CHECKED OUT - THEY SAID IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION ($3700). THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THESE CARS HAVING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE WHICH CONFLICTS WITH ALL OF THE INFO WHICH IS OUT THERE ON THE WEB. I GOT THE SAME STORY AT BRANDON HONDA. THE BRANDON HONDA REP STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE & SEEMED SURPRISED THAT IT OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAD 65K MILES ON IT. THE PLACE WHERE I GOT IT FIXED TOLD ME ABOUT A POTENTIAL SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AS FOR THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS - THEY APPEAR TO BE SHAMELESS LIARS WHO ARE IGNORING A BIG-TIME SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE CAR CAN DOWN SHIFT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU GO FROM 35 TO 60 MPH TO ABOUT 20 OR 25 MPH YOU RISK CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF HAVE SOME RECOURSE TO GET JUST COMPENSATION/REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF. YOU WILL BE GAMBLING WITH YOUR LIFE (AND THAT OF OTHERS) IF YOU DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 64,900

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 95 AT 70 MPH, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED LIKE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THROWING PASSENGER FORWARD IN THE SEAT BUT NOT ACTIVATING THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTED NORMALLY FOR ANOTHER 20 MILES WHEN THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS TIME AT 50 MPH AS I HAD SLOWED AND MOVED TO INNER LANE BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS INCIDENT. CAR CURRENTLY AT HONDA GARAGE WHERE I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I FILED A COMPLAINT LAST YEAR WITH BBB AND WAS REJECTED. NOW I AM NOTIFIED BY HONDA ABOUT A RECALL THAT HAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO MY FAILED TRANSMISSION A SAFETY RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS EXACT POSSIBILITY THAT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. HE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 79,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING ON FREEWAY OFF OF EXIT GAINING SPEED, SUDDENLY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR OR ACCELERATE. ENGINE REVS BUT DROPS TO ONLY MAINTAIN 20MPH. CARS BEHIND ME HAVE TO BREAK AND SWERVE AROUND ME. THE CAR WAS A HAZARD TRYING TO NEGOTIATE ON FREEWAY, WAS UNSAFE ON ANY ROAD. HONDA HAD 2004 RECALL FOR SMALL PART ON THIS TRANSMISSION BUT IS UNWILLING TO HELP WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE COMPLAINTS ARE NUMEROUS AS IS DOCUMENTED SO FAR. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING $4800 TO REPLACE AND STATES THEY ARE REPLACING 2003 TRANSMISSIONS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH VARYING MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE I WISH THERE WERE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE FAILURE AT LEAST I WOULD/OR POSSIBLE WOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR IT. I WAS DRIVING 55-60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 405 IN RENTON HEADING FOR SEA-TAC AIRPORT, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THEN IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND SLAMMED ON AGAIN. I WAS FREAKED OUT TO SAY THE LEAST. THE FORD F-350 BEHIND ME ALMOST ENDED UP COMING THROUGH THE BACK OF MY '03 HONDA ACCORD. HE SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY THEN PULLED ALONG SIDE OF ME FLIPPING ME OFF AND WAS YELLING HE WAS GOING TO KILL ME. I WAS TRYING TO SIGNAL CAR TROUBLES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID IT AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME. I HAD REDUCED MY SPEED TO ABOUT 40-45 AT THIS TIME SO THE VIOLENT JERKING WAS NOT QUITE AS BAD THAT TIME. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK FLIPPING ME OFF AGAIN BEFORE STEPPING ON HIS GAS PEDAL AND SPEEDING OFF. AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM MY BUSINESS TRIP.THE CAR SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. THANK GOODNESS FOR RUSH OUR TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 3 MILES OF 25-35 MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS AND THE RPM'S WENT THROUGH THE ROOF. I MADE IT OFF THE FREEWAY AT MY EXIT AND HAD TO DRIVE THE NEXT 15 MILES DOING 25-30 MPH AS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT. HOW OFTEN DOES THE PROBLEM OCCUR? AS SOON AT THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP IT SEEMS LIKE. I DROPPED IT OFF AT OUR LOCAL AUTO SHOP WHERE I TAKE OUR VEHICLES. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE HERE AND SURE ENOUGH I FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA OR THE NHTSA DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. HOW? I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED AND THEN THEY CAN TAKE THESE COMPLAINS SERIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 107,743

2003 V6 H. ACCORD TRANSMISSION, NOTICED TRANNY WILL GO OUT OF GEAR, RPM GO CRAZY, AND CAR WILL JERK TOOK INTO HONDA WORLD IN DOWNEY CA. HAD IT CHECKED I WAS TOLD ALL WAS FINE.. 2 MONTHS WENT BY SAME PROBLEM IN 2 OCCASIONS WILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN CA ALMOST LOST CONTROL BECAUSE OF JERKING MOTION AND D GEAR FAILURE .. 2 DAYS AFTER THIS WILE DRIVING JERK AGAIN WASN'T GETTING D GEAR D GEAR STARTS FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND TCS LIGHT ALSO CAME UP. TOOK STRAIGHT TO HONDA WORLD HAD IT CHECKED AND NOW AM TOLD WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITCH WILL COST OVER $ 3,700 THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION I KNOW THERE IS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 03 ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOME ONE THE DIE TILL THEY RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD COVER COST WHEN HONDA KNOWING BUT NOT ADMITTING THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 69,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY ANOTHER CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76000.

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PREVIOUSLY, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH; AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE STEREO SYSTEM, AND THE FOUR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 112,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT WHEN GOING 20-30 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CAR SHIFTS DOWNWARD TO ~ 10 MPH, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S BODY TO BE THROWN FORWARD. THIS MAY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, UPHILL, MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVVED LIKE IT COULD NOT CHOOSE A GEAR. THE CAR WAS JERKING AS THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO REV AND IT SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF GEAR (I DON'T KNOW IF IT TRIED TO ENGAGE EACH GEAR SEPARATELY, OR THE SAME GEAR EACH TIME). I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, HOWEVER WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY WAY I COULD DRIVE THE CAR WAS TO PUT IT IN 2ND GEAR AND LEAVE IT THERE ON A MOUNTAIN FREEWAY WITH MANY SWITCHBACKS AND A SPEED LIMIT OF 45-55MPH. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 10 MILES OF STARTING MY TRIP HOME AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAD NOTICED A FEW DAYS PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR SO I HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THE NEXT MORNING I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND AFTER EXAMINING THE CAR HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN TOOK IT TO ANDERSON HONDA WHO EXAMINED THE CAR AND ALSO SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS A CLEAN HISTORY AND HAS ONLY EVER BEEN MAINTAINED BY A HONDA DEALER WITH ON TIME SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA FOR HELP PAYING FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AS I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR, NOT A DRIVER/MAINTENANCE ERROR. I CONTACTED A LAWYER WHO WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH A REGIONAL MANAGER OF HONDA USA WHO SAID THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER 3 YRS OLD AND MORE THAN 36,000 MILES THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE AND SUGGESTED I TRADE MY CAR IN FOR A NEW HONDA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 94,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP IS HELPING ME WITH A 25% DISCOUNT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AFTER THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS ONE (MULTIPLE RECALLS ALREADY) AND THE CURT COSTUMER SERVICE. I WOULD NEVER HAVE EXPECTED THIS FROM HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

THE ENGINE REVS UP, BUT THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR OR MOVE, DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAILING AND ESSENTIALLY BURNING UP THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, RENDERING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR RANDOMLY TO KEEP GOING. SOMETIMES CARS BEHIND ME HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES BE CAUSE CAR CAN NOT GO. ALSO HAPPENS ON INTERSTATE WHICH IS DEFINITELY IS A RISK TO CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BETWEEN GEARS. WHEN HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD BUT THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THIRD GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 89,000

I BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FROM DAY I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT AS SMOOTH AS IN OTHER CARS, BUT I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS TRANSMISSION. THEN A RECALL CAME OUT FOR THIS TRANSMISSIONS AND I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I'VE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IF SHIFTING A LOT MORE VIOLENTLY FROM 2ND 3RD GEAR AND IT DOES IT EVERYTIME IT UP SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR RECALL AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NO. I JUST AFRAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT LOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 - POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 112,000. WHILE DRIVING TO CHURCH THE CAR SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAKENED POWER AND IT APPEARED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON HILLS. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA REPAIR CENTER, WHERE THE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE REPAIR CENTER QUOTED $4,400 FOR A HONDA AUTHORIZED REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SUPPORT WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TREND IN 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CUSTOMER SUPPORT DECLINED TO HELP STATING THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES. THE HONDA REPAIR CENTER WAS ABLE TO ADJUST THE FINAL PRICE TO $3,300. I AM PRESENTLY 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND ALSO HAVE TWO CHILDREN AGES EIGHT AND SIX WHO I TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL DAILY. I PURCHASED THE HONDA BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRADITIONALLY STOOD BEHIND THEIR BRAND AND PRODUCED A HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCT. HOWEVER, AS A MOTHER, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR -NOR DO I ACCEPT HONDA'S LACK OF INVOLVEMENT TO PROPERLY RESOLVE. WE PLAN TO PROPERLY REPAIR AND IMMEDIATELY SELL AS I DO NOT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ITS DEMONSTRATED INFERIOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AGGRESSIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE FORWARD WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS, AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CHANGE GEARS AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR ON ITS ON. THE STARTLING DELAYED SHIFTS WERE VIOLENT AND SUDDEN, WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND DECELERATE IN A VERY AGGRESSIVE MANNER. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR MOVE FORWARD ABOVE SECOND GEAR. UPDATED 03/28/11

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR GIVING A BURNT SMELL. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND WE ALSO FOUND THAT WITH THIS MODEL THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNUSUAL HIGH NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY DAILY. HONDA HAD A RECALL TO PUT AN OIL SPRAY KIT ON THIS MODEL, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM MAGNIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. SUDDENLY CAR JERKS AND STARTS LOOSING POWER. EVEN TRIED ACCELERATING BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT LOOSING POWER. WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. AFTER THE CAR SPEED DROPPED TO 50 MPH THE CAR STARTED RUNNING OK. EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME REACHED SPEED OF 70 MPH. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, EVEN AT SLOW SPEED THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS BEHAVIOR. DID NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN SUDDENLY HAPPENED AGAIN. ON RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, REALIZED THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND YOU. HONDA SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION BUT DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA. I CURRENTLY OWN A HONDA ACCORD AND A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WILL BE TRADING EACH OF THEM IN FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. IF HONDA DOES NOT CARE FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS, WHY SHOULD CUSTOMERS STAY LOYAL TO HONDA. WILL NOT BE BUYING ONE GOING FORWARD AND WILL RECOMMEND ALL EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS TO NEVER BUY ONE. *TR

Mileage: 146,377

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR PURCHASED END OF 2002. APPROXIMATELY 22K MILES AFTER PURCHASE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER WARMING UP. STOP CAR AND RESTART IT WOULD SHIFT PROPERLY FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. ACCORDING TO DEALER PROBLEM CAUSED BY SEAL BROKEN DOWN CLOGGING TRANSMISSION FILTER. TODAY, 110K MILES ON CAR (90K ON TRANSMISSION), SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 IN ORLANDO. NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE COMPUTER CODES AS SOLENOID PROBLEMS. HE CLEARED THE ERRORS AND CAR DROVE FINE AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE BEGINNING TO LURCH UP AND DOWN GEARS AGAIN. LUCKILY THIS WAS IN A MORE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH VIOLENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 110,500

AFTER TRAVELING 60MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HWY AND THEN TURNING ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD STOPPED MOVING. WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT. A REBUILT TRAN WAS PUT IN. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

OUR ACCORD HAS ~74,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SLIP. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD GO HIGH (HIGH RPMS). I WOULD HAVE TO EASE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO LET THE RPMS DECREASE AND THE TRANSMISSION TO KICK IN. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER THAT DOES MY SERVICING, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST: - $5,400 FOR THE TRANSMISSION - $500 FOR BRAKES - $400 TO REPLACE A HEAT SHIELD THAT IS LOOSE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN ITS CURRENT STATE I PURCHASED A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (IT EXPIRED IN JANUARY). THIS IS A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW. I HAVE BEEN DILIGENT WITH SERVICING THE CAR, AND NOW I'M HIT UP FOR $6,300 DOLLARS IN REPAIR FOR A CAR WHOSE BLUE BOOK VALUE IS ~$9K. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE AN UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER CASES OF WHERE THE 2003 ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILS EARLY. PER THE ADVICE ON THESE SITES; I CALLED HONDA AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL REPAIR. THEY OFFERED TO REDUCE THE TRANSMISSION WORK TO $2,900, AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE BRAKES OR HEAT SHIELD. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS REPAIRED. HONDA SAID THEY DO NOT REPAIR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS; THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO INSTALL A NEW ONE ($5,400). *TR

Mileage: 74,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC, WOULD SHIFT FROM A HIGHER GEAR TO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND WAS ABLE TO DO THIS. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 88,838

THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, WON'T SHIFT, LOSES POWER AND IS A HAZARD TO THE ROAD. I WON'T DRIVE BEHIND ONE AND I OWN ONE. I WON'T DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. I WON'T GET IN THE CAR UNLESS I HAVE MY CELL PHONE WITH ME BECAUSE I RUN THE CHANCE OF NEEDING A TOW. YOU NEED TO START AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ENGINE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE INITIATE ACTION ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER, NOT BIG BUSINESS, AND PUBLICIZE AND ACT TOWARDS A RECALL OF THIS MODEL/YEAR. IT'S YOUR CIVIC DUTY. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN INCREASE IN RPMS YET THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE RESPONDED WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ACCELERATED UP TO 45 MPH BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED IN A CYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,708.

Mileage: 115,708

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO INDICATE THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT CHOKED LIKE A BAD STICK SHIFT DRIVER. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE WEEK PRIOR TO MY TRANSMISSIONS TOTALLY FAILING I BEGIN TO NOTICE HOW ROUGH IT WAS CHANGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE CAR BEGINS TO HESITATE BEFORE IT CHANGED GEARS AS IF IT WAS SLIPPING, I COULDN'T ACCEPT THE POSSIBILITY. IT WAS A 2003 HONDA (SUPPOSE TO BE A RELIABLE VEHICLE). TODAY I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY TAKING MY YOUNGEST SON TO SCHOOL AND THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY WHICH FRIGHTENED ME EXTREMELY BUT I MANAGED TO PULL IT TOGETHER AND TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND CUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. DROVE THE CAR AT A VERY LOW SPEED SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROPPED MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE. I PUT THE CAR IN LOW GEAR AND CHANGED GEARS MANUALLY AND DROVE IT TO AAMCO. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY TRANSMISSIONS AND IT WOULD COST $2800 - $3200 TO REPAIR. I JUST KNEW IT WAS A SENSOR OR COMPUTER ISSUE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS I THOUGHT OR BELIEVED IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. PREVIOUSLY OWNING TWO OTHER OLDER MODEL HONDA'S BEFORE AND PROVIDING PROPER MAINTENANCE TO THOSE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THIS ONE. HAVING DRIVEN BOTH OVER 200,000 AND NEVER NEEDING A MAJOR REPAIR LIKE A TRANSMISSIONS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. MY BELIEFS LEAD TO DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH TO SEE IF HONDA ALREADY HAD A RECALL. TO MY DISBELIEF THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND THEIR VEHICLE HAVING EVEN LESS MILES. THE SERIES OF EVENTS ARE TOO COMMON FOR THIS TO BE A COINCIDENCE. MY VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER IN THE MORNING. I WILL BE SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AS WELL. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. HARD WORKING PEOPLE DON'T DESERVE TO BITE THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING SOMETHING THAT'S CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 120,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT INSPECT IT BUT THEY COULD REPLACE IT AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE GEARS WERE MISSING WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152,650.

Mileage: 152,650

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX V6. SINCE OWNING THE ACCORD, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DUE TO THE SUGGESTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST YEAR, I EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD JERK SUDDENLY WHILE CRUISING NORMALLY. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR $4000. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A RARE PROBLEM. IN FACT, THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. ONLY MORE THAN 40,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 10 YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS KEPT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND MAINTAINED ACCORDINGLY. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 40,200

'TOOK 2003 ACCORD EX TO SOUTH BAY HONDA IN MILPITAS ON FEB 24, 2010 FOR APPLICABLE RECALL SERVICE' 1.THEY PERFORMED RECALL 08-043 WIPER MOTOR INOPERABLE. 2.UP SHIFT FLARING IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR DIAGNOSED 'SAID TRANSMISSION. RECALL ALREADY PERFORMED BY ANDERSON HONDA 3.PROBLEM 'TRACED TO INTERNAL TRANSMISSION CONCERNS.' 4.FLUID LEVEL OK, BUT LEAK NOTED 5.RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION REPLACE $3,596.00 6. ESCALATED TO MGR WHO DECLINED TO FIX 'CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA SAME DAY EXPLAINED SITUATION TO REP. IN RECALL DEPT 1.SAID RECALL ALREADY PERFORMED-TRANSMISSION; TRANSFERRED TO POST-WARRANTY SVC DEPT. 2.REP. IN THAT DEPT SAID ANDERSON HONDA DID RECALL AND ADDED 'JET KIT' ON SEPT 28, 2004 AT 20,491 MILES, (FAR EXCEEDING RECOMMENDED PERIOD BY HONDA W/O REMOVING SECOND GEAR AND INSPECTING AND REBUILDING TRANSMISSION IF GEAR DAMAGED) 3.ASKED WHETHER THEY TOOK PICTURES OF GEAR AND COULD PROVIDE RECORDS OF THAT SERVICE' REP TOLD ME 'THAT'S INTERNAL INFORMATION. WE DON'T GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION.' 4.REP. SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. WAS NOT GEAR LOCK, WAS FLARING ' NOT COVERED BY RECALL 5.REP SAID TO FOLLOW UP QUICKLY ' DID SO BUT NO RESPONSE. 'CAR DROVE OK, SO CONTINUED TO DRIVE WHILE WAITING FOR RESPONSE. 'JULY 13, 2010 AT APPROX.9:45AM WHILE IN ROUTE TO BUSINESS MEETING - CAR LOCKED IN GEAR ON FREEWAY, LOUD CLUNK, TIRES CHIRPED A TAD, AND CAR DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR' EA 'DROVE CAR SLOWLY IN 2ND GEAR POSITION TO DEALERSHIP ON FREEWAY WITH HAZARDS' NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFIELD, CA ' STEVE HOPKINS HONDA 'SERVICE ADVISOR SAID DEFINITELY TRANSMISSION. HE SAID 'I GOT IT TO LOCK UP ON ME HERE IN THE LOT'. ADVISED HONDA REBUILT TRANSMISSION REPAIR W/WARRANTY COSTS $3,750' I EXPLAINED SITUATION IN GREATER DETAIL' SAID HE WOULD CONTACT HONDA 'AMERICAN HONDA REGIONAL MANAGER REFUSED 'ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE' WITH THE REPAIR. 'PAID OVER $4,400.00 IN ALL FOR REPAIRS AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 115,010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL 04V176000 POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106000.

Mileage: 106,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6, 76,000 MILES: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING VIOLENT DOWNSHIFTS, ERRATIC SHIFTING, AND AN UNDRIVEABLE CONDITION. CONDITION OCCURS AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. NON-HONDA SHOPS HAVE REPLACED FLUIDS, SENSORS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. HONDA DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED A JET KIT IN 2008, AND THEIR EVAL TODAY SAYS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $3,200. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WAS DEALER KEPT FROM INITIAL PURCHASE TILL TODAY. RECENTLY AS OF 9/13/2010 MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS 111,000. THE HONDA DEALER AFTER INVESTIGATING HAS QUOTED ME APPROXIMATELY $4,640 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD ACCORDING TO HONDA AMERICAS IN CA AND THEREFORE NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE ENGINE'S RPMS INCREASE BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, EACH TIME THE TECH'S ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON OCCASIONS I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE PREVAILING SPEED OF THE OTHER VEHICLES. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY AND OTHER PEOPLE'S SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TWICE IN A YEAR. THE TORQUE CONVERTER KEEPS FAILING. THE MORE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE HAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT THE CONSISTENCY OF THIS PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY SEMIS. HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN IS BEYOND ME. LUCKILY MY GODDAUGHTERS WERE NOT IN THE CAR TO BE INJURED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AWAY FROM DANGER AND "SAFELY" PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND SOON. BELOW IS THE DATE FOR THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE FIRST OCCURRED LAST JULY 2009. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD LX 3.0 V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNED, LOCKED UP CAUSING INABILITY TO STOP ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT 80,000 MILES. VERY HIGH COST OF REPAIR ESTIMATED AT 50% OF BLUE BOOK USED VEHICLE PRICE. HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ARE BEING FILED ALL OVER THE WEB AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED WITH CUSTOMERS BEING REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKS AS THOUGH YOU'RE HITTING THE BRAKES AND THEN ACCELERATES, THEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO FAIL. INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH. SUDDEN JERKING OF THE VEHICLE AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN ACCELERATED AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE ACCELERATOR. THEN BACK TO THE JERKING SENSATION UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE CURB AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I STRONGLY BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT WITH MAJOR INJURIES IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. *TR

Mileage: 164,500

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. FIRST NOTICED GETTING ON FREEWAY IN BAD TRAFFIC. IF I HAD KEPT FOOT ON GAS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED WREAK WITH HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON BUSY FREEWAY. I TOOK FOOT OFF GAS FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND IT SHIFTED. AVOIDING HIGH SPEED AREAS I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT BY BACKING OFF THE GAS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. TOOK 2003 HONDA ACCORD TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH UP AN INCLINE IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS ABRUPTLY AND ABNORMALLY HARD. THE CONTACT HAD A TUNE-UP PERFORMED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A LENGTHY HESITATION BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE FROM 40-60 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THE DEALER ADVISED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH AN INTENSE VIBRATION. THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, HE RESET THE TRANSMISSION CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2.

Mileage: 2

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVINCING HONDA TO RECALL THEIR 2003 ACCORDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THEIR TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO FAIL, IT VIOLENTLY FORCES THE GEAR INTO FIRST. I WAS DELIVERING PIZZA IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH LITTLE OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FORCE ME INTO FIRST GEAR. I WAS ON A 50 MPH HIGHWAY AND INSTANTLY LOST TRACTION. I WAS ABLE TO COUNTERSTEER AND REGAIN CONTROL. I BELIEVE IF I WAS ON ONE OF THE 60 OR 70 MPH HIGHWAYS THAT I FREQUENTLY DELIVER ON, I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REGAINING CONTROL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DOWNSHIFT IS SO RAPID AND WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE PAID 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO WEASEL THEIR WAY OUT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CAR JUST LIKE THE OTHER ACCORDS THEY HAVE RECALLED. A COMPANY SHOULDN'T IGNORE THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE'S PHYSICAL LIFE IS TAKEN INSTEAD OF JUST THEIR MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 69,682

1. AFTER DRIVING 20+ MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEGAN "BUCKING" VIOLENTLY. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE BUCKING CONTINUED. THEN IT SUBSIDED. AS I WAS COASTING (NEITHER GAS NOR BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED), IT BEGAN BUCKING AGAIN, WITH SOME TIRE SQUEALS THAT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS BRAKING HARD. 2. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT OVERNIGHT (ENGINE OFF), I DROVE IT AGAIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY 20+ MILES WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. AS I APPROACHED FASTER SPEEDS, THE CAR DID NOT CHANGE GEARS, AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 4-5-6-7000. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IF IT TRIED TO CHANGE INTO 4TH GEAR, THAT MAY TRIGGER THE VIOLENT BUCKING, BUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD CHANGE INTO 4TH GEAR WAS RANDOM (NO RTHYM TO IT). THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE "D" STARTED BLINKING, ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING CLOSE TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED HARM TO ANOTHER DRIVER AND IT'S PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS ME. 3. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

PURCHASED THE CAR ABOUT 7 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DID NOTICE THAT SHIFTING WAS KIND OF ROUGH BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. ONE DAY DRIVING UP A HILL WHILE ON THE THROTTLE THE CAR WAS REVVING BUT THE CAR WAS GOING BACK DOWN THE HILL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY THEN FINALLY THE REVERSE GEAR AND 3RD GEAR GAVE OUT. HONDA SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM WILL COST $3600+ TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY $1000 TO FIX SO I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR $2600 WHICH IS STILL RIDICULOUS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A HONDA AGAIN. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 78,519

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 HAD FAILED TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 61,000 MILES, SUDDENLY SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY, THROWING MY HEAD FORWARD AND SLOWING THE CAR DRASTICALLY, AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN SLAMMED. THIS WOULD HAPPEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WITH ME BEING REAR ENDED. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THIS IS TOO SOON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT, WHICH COST ME $4,000.00. THIS IS NOT THE TYPICAL QUALITY THAT I'VE COME TO EXPECT FROM A HONDA VEHICLE, AND AM VERY UNHAPPY TO HAVE HAD TO SPEND THIS KIND OF MONEY ON WHAT I CONSIDER A PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 61,800

2003 HONDA ACCORD EXL V6. CAR DRIVEN BY ORIGINAL ADULT OWNERS SINCE BOUGHT NEW. CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, AND GENERALLY GARAGE KEPT. AT 94,300 MILES, STARTED TO SHIFT HARD FROM 2ND GEAR TO THIRD, THEN INTO 4TH. THIS HARD SHIFTING WAS NOT DEPENDENT UPON WEATHER OR TEMPERATURE CONDITION. ON THE DAY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAR WAS DRIVEN IN TOWN TO RUN A NEARBY ERRAND. WAS DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC WHEN CAR STARTED TO REV UP TO 6-7000 RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING INTO NEXT GEAR. WHENTHE TRANSMISSION WOULD FINALLY SHIFT, IT DID SO WITH AN AUDIBLE THUMP. THEN PARKED CAR, DID ERRAND, RETURNED TO CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE WITHOUT ISSUE. ONCE DRIVING BACK FROM ERRAND, CAR WAS NOTICEABLY LOUD WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND INTO THIRD. EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO LEAVE THE STOPLIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, AND CAR WAS TOWED FOR REPAIR. WE FEEL FORTUNATE THAT OUR YOUNG SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NOR WAS MY HUSBAND ON THE TOLLROAD. WE FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND A LOCAL, REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1500. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A TERRIFIC PRICE ON A REPAIR I WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED NEEDING TO DO PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES. SO MUCH FOR HONDA'S REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND LONG-LASTING RELIABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 94,380

MY HONDA ACCORD 03 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEAR AND IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND START DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION REVS UP AND DO NOT SHIFT GEARS FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR A BIT AND THEN START DRIVING AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL SHIFT TO THE 2ND GEAR AND THEN DRIVE PROPERLY. IT HAS HAPPENED PRETTY OFTEN AND HAS HAPPENED ON A RAINY DAY AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. CURRENT MILEAGE 78,500. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. RECENTLY I PULLED OUT ONTO A ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, EN ROUTE TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP TO ME AND MY ABRUPT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE IN WITH TRAFFIC (ON A 3 LANE CONGESTED ROAD WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC), COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CARS APPROACHING WITH MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ABRUPTLY STRANDED AND NON-MOBILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD SEVERAL CARS WHICH ALMOST REAR ENDED AS I WAS TRYING TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD AND THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE IS GOING TO OCCUR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN WE CALLED AROUND TO OTHER MECHANICS, WE WERE TOLD HE WAS SEEING "AN EPIDEMIC" OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THIS 2003 YEAR / MODEL OF HONDA. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, TOTAL COST AROUND $3,900 TO $4,200, OF WHICH I PAID $1,900 AND HONDA SHARED THE REST, EVEN THOUGH I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE BORNE THE WHOLE COST. I JUST WENT OVER MY 7 YEAR WARRANTY BY 2 MONTHS AND ONLY HAD 78,500 MILES ON MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

CAR - 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 CYLINDER-DRIVING FROM WORK AUGUST 24-2010, CAR JUST QUIT GOING FORWARD, NO POWER. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH CAR. CAR HAS 101,131 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NOTHING. STOPPED CAR, PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED CAR, PUT INTO DRIVE, WENT FORWARD LESS THAN 10 FT., CAR STOPPED GOING FORWARD. REPEATED SEQUENCE, CAR RAN IN 1ST GEAR OR 2ND GEAR. DROVE VERY SLOWLY TO HONDA DEALER, HONDA REPRESENTATIVE TOOK IT OUT AND CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THE 3RD AND 4TH GEAR WERE GONE, I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDAS, HE REPLIED ANY TRANSMISSION CAN GO AT ANY TIME. LOOKED UP HONDA RECALLS AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 ON 2003 HONDA ACCORDS, I DO NOT RECALL RECEIVING THIS RECALL ON MY CAR, IF I HAD RECEIVED IT, I WOULD HAVE ACTED ON IT AND HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED THEN. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 101,131

I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THEN A MONTH AGO. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ONLY 7 DAYS IT STARTED DOWNSHIFTING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75MPH AND BUCKING ALMOST OUT OF MY CONTROL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AND THE TOLD ME TO CALL THE PEOPLE I PURCHASED THE WARRANTY FROM. I CALLED THEM THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE TO A SHP OF MY CHOICE. I DID AND THE SAID IT WAS THE SOLENOID A THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (A ELECTRONIC PART) WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND TO TOP THAT OF THEY CAN NOT GUARANTY ME THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHICH AFTER HAVING IT BACK FOR A WEEK THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DOING 50MPH.... THE REPAIR COST ME $524. AND NOW I HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET AGAIN ANOTHER $2500. THIS COULD BE A VERY BAD SITUATION WHEN THE CAR STARTS DOWNSHIFTING ON IT'S OWN ON FREEWAYS. I SEE THEIR ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR TO MAKE THIS A RECALL FOR SOME TO DIE. *TR

Mileage: 70,895

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A REGULARLY SERVICED 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN TRIED TO SPEED UP BUT TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING BACK INTO 1 GEAR AND WOULDN'T ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GEAR. YOU COULDN'T GO OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT JERKING AND DOWN SHIFTING AND IT KEPT DOING THE SAME ALL THE WAY TO HONDA AUTO REPAIR PARKING LOT. WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COULDN'T AFFORD A NEW ONE SO WAS REPLACED BY REBUILT TRANSMISSION ($3747.51). TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON OR HAVE I BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL MYSELF WHEN CHECKING TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE WIPER MOTOR I HEARD ON TV THIS WEEK. WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT RECALLS I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST CHECK TO SEE WHAT RECALLS HONDA ACCORDS HAD. TO MY SURPRISE AND JOY A TRANSMISSION RECALL WAS ISSUED SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. I HOPE I CAN GET A REFUND OF MY MONEY AND GET A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED LIKE I SHOULD OF GOTTEN IN THE FIRST PLACE IF I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL. YOU WOULD THINK THE CAR DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE RECALL AND REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 64,492

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ROUTINELY REVS UP WITHOUT GETTING INTO GEAR. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC. IT HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I'VE TRIED HAVING IT SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AM TOLD THAT IT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED IN THE SHOP. I'VE EVEN GOTTEN HONDA'S 500$ TRANSMISSION SERVICE...I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX WITH 130,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR TO PASS ANOTHER CAR AND NEVER ENGAGED. 30 MINUTES LATER, DRIVING AT 45 MPH, WHILE COASTING TOWARDS A STOP-LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR AND I ALMOST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. DROVE 5 MORE MILES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED FROM 3RD OR 4TH GEAR INTO 1ST GEAR 5 MORE TIMES. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AFTER TESTING FOR 2 DAYS. TOLD ME THAT I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. IT COULD BE DEADLY IF RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED. SCARED THE TECHNICIAN DRIVING. I WAS QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $4100. I'M STILL CONTEMPLATING ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE FIRST TIME I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 ON A PARKWAY AND THE CAR BUCKED. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED AND THERE FOR EVERYTIME I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN, SLIPPED WHEN I WOULD PULL OFF. IT EVEN HAD AN ISSUE WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DROVE IT AROUND AND IT WAS FINE. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME EXACT THING, IT WOULD REV UP AND THE CAR WASN'T MOVING. IT THEN WOULD BUCK AND WOULD CAUSE MY HEAD TO LASH. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE GOING ANY WHERE WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 69,200

HONDA 2003 ACCORD EXV6 AUTOMATIC. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR ON AUG 9 2010. VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR REV BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FINALLY SLIPPED BACK IN GEAR. EXTREMELY CONCERNED I WAS GOING TO BE HIT WHILE STALLED IN INTERSECTION. SECOND TIME AFTER GOING TO DEALERSHIP ENGINE DID THE SAME THING BUT ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO EMERGENCY LANE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AFTER REPAIRS THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THERE WAS A FIFTEEN SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH AN OLDER TRANSMISSION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD 3.0 L V6 DID AN UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION FROM 50 MPH TO 25 MPH IN A SPLIT SECOND. IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT IT RAMMED ME INTO THE SEAT BELT CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CHOCK FROM THE SUDDEN IMPACT WITH THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS PRETTY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT ELSE IT WOULD DO SO I GINGERLY PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE ROARED BUT I WAS ONLY GOING 27 MPH AND THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 3500. IT WAS LOUD. I DROVE 3 MORE MILES TO GET HOME. I DROVE WITH MY FLASHERS ON SINCE I COULDN'T GET ABOVE 30 MPH. THE ENGINE ROARED AND SHIFTED ROUGHLY THE ENTIRE TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND HE SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPEAT THE INCIDENT AND THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT FINE. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DOES HAVE A BURNT SMELL. HE RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FLUID. BUT, HE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS OKAY. I PICKED MY CAR UP TODAY. I NOW OWN A CAR THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 102,985

TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY SLIPPED GOING UPHILL AT 30MPH, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AGAIN AND CAR WAS GOOD FOR ANOTHER 300MILES. TRAVELING AT 70MPH UPHILL ON FREEWAY, CAR JERKS INTO LOWER GEAR AND IMMEDIATELY JUMPS BACK INTO HIGH GEAR AND HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. WITHIN A FEW MILES, CAR STAYS UNDER 40MPH AT 4,500RPM AND CONTINUES TO SLIP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND AN EVENTUAL $3,900 CHARGE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 158,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AROUND 90K MILES (2 WEEKS AGO). HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH VIOLENT JERKING BETWEEN SHIFTS AND UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFTS WHICH EQUATE TO SUDDENLY FLOORING THE BRAKES. HAVE HAD INCIDENTS ON HIGHWAY WHEN IN OVERDRIVE AND SLOWING, TRANSMISSION SEARCHES, OR DOES NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR LEAVING ENGINE DISCONNECTED FROM DRIVETRAIN. ALMOST REARENDED ON 3 OCCASIONS THUS FAR AS CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS AROUND 40 MPH IN TOWN. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO WORSEN AND NOW DO NOT HAVE REVERSE GEAR ON OCCASION. SHOULD NOT DRIVE CAR BUT HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. WILL ATTEMPT REPAIR MYSELF IF HONDA WILL NOT COVER COST. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 MONTHS PRIOR. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD 3.0 4DR AUTOMATIC - TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN GEAR AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID ENGAGE IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO 2ND/3RD GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP NOW HAS THE VEHICLE AND HAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THE PART WILL COST MORE THAN THE VEHICLE IS VALUED. *TR

Mileage: 201,000

CAR BEGAN REVVING UP TO 2500 RPM'S AT 25-30 MPH, THEN UP TO 6500 RPM'S AT 50 MPH, AND NEVER SHIFTING BACK DOWN. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER SWITCHING GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A VIOLENT/HARSH BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEAR. UPDATED 10/27/10

Mileage: 62,000

NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 8/3/2010. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD AND 5 MONTH OLD INFANT IN CAR WITH ME WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DROP OFF MY CAR. WAS ON A SHORT STRIP OF THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SOUND AS IF IT WAS STRUGGLING TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. IT ABRUPTLY STOPPED THEN THRUST THE CAR FORWARD IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE STREET LEAVING A SCRAPE ON THE LEFT BUMPER. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH MY CAR SINCE IT WAS 145K MILES AND WAS WELL OUT OF THE WARRANTY. THEY ARE CHARGING US A $100 DIAGNOSIS FEE ONLY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO FILE A COMPLAINT ONLY TO GET THE SAME "AT THE MILEAGE THAT YOU ARE AT WE ARE UNABLE TO COVER ANY COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE" HUSBAND JUST GOT A CALL FROM DEALERSHIP STATING THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ONE IS WITH THE PART THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THE CAR TO SHIFT TO A CORRECT GEAR AND THE OTHER IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION. THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA AND THE HONDA REP AGAIN STAND BY THEIR ADMISSION THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF I DO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT I DRIVE LESS THAN 25K A YEAR AND ONLY DRIVE LOCALLY TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY. THIS IS DISCONCERTING AND I AM VERY UPSET THAT HONDA REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT! PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS MY "CRASH" COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY HARM THE SAFETY AND LIVES OF BOTH MY PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TRAVEL OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO A HIGHER GEAR AND MOTOR KEPT REVVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WILL TAKE IT TO MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

ON JULY 31, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. TWICE WHEN I LIGHTLY ACCELERATED, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS IF I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR VERY HARD RATHER THAN VERY LIGHTLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY; NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED THE NEXT DAY ON AUGUST 1, 2010 WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. IT FAILED VERY SPECTACULARLY. I WAS DRIVING 70ISH MPH (THAT IS THE SPEED LIMIT). I SLOWED WHEN I APPROACHED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN IT PULLED OVER SO I COULD PASS, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JERKED AS IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKE VERY HARD. I WAS SHOCKED AND SCARED; I QUICKLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE CAR SLOW. I REMOVED MY SANDAL TO BE SURE MY FOOT WAS ONLY TOUCHING THE CORRECT PEDAL AND I COULD FEEL EXACTLY THE PRESSURE I WAS PUTTING ON IT; I PUT MY SANDAL IN THE SEAT BESIDE ME. I LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN WITH MY BARE FOOT, AND AGAIN THE CAR JERKED AS IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKE HARD. I BRAKED GENTLY AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AFTER I CALMED FROM THE FEAR, I SHIFTED INTO D3 TO TRY ANOTHER GEAR (RATHER THAN D). I SLOWLY ACCELERATED AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STARTED JERKING AS IF I HIT THE ACCELERATOR HARD, THEN THE ENGINE REVVED WITH NO ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, THEN IT JERKED AS IF I BRAKED HARD; ALL THIS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AT A SLOW SPEED ON THE SHOULDER. AGAIN I BRAKED GENTLY, STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. LAST NIGHT, AUG 1, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE IT THIS MORNING, AUG 2. HE TOLD MY SERVICE ADVISOR THE CAR WAS FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE; HE TOLD MY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY BAD, THAT HE FELT AS IF HE MIGHT GET WHIPLASH. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT $4500. *TR

Mileage: 95,500

NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. MY ACCORD WILL REV UP AND WONT SHIFT- THE CAR SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK. WHEN DRIVING AROUND A LOT OF OTHER CARS IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED YET DUE TO COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

MY 2003 ACCORD EX V6 STARTED EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT ON THE 24TH OF JULY, AFTER YEARS OF GREAT CARE THAT FOLLOWS OR BEATS THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULES. WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY. LUCKY I WAS ONLY HEARING HORNING BEHIND ME ON A 50KM/HR ROAD INSTEAD OF A CRASH ON A 100KM/HR HIGHWAY. FOR SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR LOCALLY OR ON HIGHWAY SINCE THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (EXPERIENCED THE SAME JERK AT LOW SPEED ABOUT 2 TIMES ON AVERAGE FOR A 2KM TRIP), WHO SAYS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH ONLINE FORUM IS NOT A COMPLETELY CREDIBLE SOURCE FOR INFORMATION, FROM WHAT I'M SEEING SO FAR A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION IS WARRANTED. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN, WHICH I BELIEVE IS BECOMING A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND I HOPE YOU COULD CONFIRM AND AGREE. SINCERELY, 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 CUSTOMER. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED ON SECOND BAND LUBRICATION PROBLEM RECALLED BY SELLING DEALER@ APROX12,000 MILES AT MY REQUEST WAS NOTED THAT IF TRANSMISSION HAD EARLY FAILURE THAT HO MO CO WOULD NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS INCURRED AND ALL EXPENSES .THEN AT 78,658 MILES TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARSH SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND RATIO ,ALSO AUDIBLE TURBINE NOISE NOTED . AFTER READING MULTIPLES OF SAME ISSUES BLOGS FROM VEHICLE OWNERS THAT CRASHED OR BARELY AVOIDED BEING IN A CRASH DUE TO INFERIOR TRANSMISSION DESIGNS AND INTERNAL TRANS-LUBRICATION PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER SAID RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP IN N.C. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR 2003 ACCORD IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE / TRANSPORT PASSENGERS AS OF THIS DAY OF 07/26 /2010 AND REQUEST THAT A COMPLETE STUDY WHICH CONSIST OF ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES BE REPAIRED BY HO MO CO. AT THEIR EXPENSE FOR PARTS ,LABOR, FOR ALL PARTIES IN QUESTION AND ALL PERSONS THAT HAVE FILED CLAIM WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND ALSO WITH ALL PERSONS SO MENTIONED ABOVE THAT HAVE CONTACTED HO MO CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE. IN HOPE THAT NO ONE DIES! *TR

Mileage: 78,694

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR REV'S BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY IN OVERDRIVE/3RD/4TH/5TH GEARS. THE ISSUE CAME ON PRETTY SUDDENLY. STILL WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE ON THE REPAIRS; HONDA HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2004/5, BUT HAS SINCE EXPIRED, AND IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OUR DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED DRIVING ON A CROWDED OUTERBELT WHEN THE HONDA ACCORD JUST QUIT. LOCAL DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZES A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, BUT CORPORATE HONDA IS JUST WAITING FOR A TRAGEDY TO OCCUR. JUST SPENT $1100 ON NEW BRAKES, AND NOW THEY WANT $4000 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT THIS. HONDA IS PATHETIC. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY '03 ACCORD V6 (97K MILES) STARTED TO FAIL WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 7/22/2010. I COULDN'T REVERSE AND ON A BUSY ROAD I COULDN'T EXCEED A SPEED LIMIT OVER 35-40 MPH. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC THAT EVENING, WHO SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PRESSURE SENSOR SOLENOID A. I HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS FOR THE NEW PART TO BE DELIVERED, BUT WHEN MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE PART, THE PROBLEM STILL PRECEDED. SO, I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC, WHO FINALLY FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MY TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY MY FAMILY OF 5 HAS ONLY ONE CAR AND ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY BOTH FOR A RENT CAR AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 97,478

MY 2003, V6 HONDA ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT BECOMES PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES AND DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE RECALL. ONCE I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THE RECALL MYSELF, I TOOK IT INTO HONDA AND SHOWED THEM THE SAFETY RECALL. THEY LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT SAID THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE DISCOLORATION WASN'T RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THE EXTRA HEAT BURNT THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND CAUSED SOME FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. COINCIDENTALLY THE SECOND GEAR IS WHAT IS MESSED UP. THE HONDA AMERICA REP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A "CATASTROPHIC" PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I GUESS THAT WANT YOU TO DRIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL THIS OCCURS AND THEN THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR ~ DANGEROUS NO DOUBT, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

DRIVING MY FAMILY HOME FROM VACATION ON CROWDED INTERSTATE 287, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING RAPIDLY DECELERATED CREATING A REAL HAZARD FOR OCCUPANTS IN MY CAR AS WELL AS VEHICLES BEHIND. THE FAULT WAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HAD JUMPED INTO 2ND GEAR ON IT'S OWN. FURTHERMORE, THE COST OF REPAIR EFFECTIVELY TOTALS THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED NO HELP OR EVEN CONSOLATION WHEN I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH 104,000 MILES FAILS TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR OCCASIONALLY. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I HAD ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT, WITH THE SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER IN PHILADELPHIA. THEY TESTED IT AND TOOK ME FOR A ROAD TEST WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM. WHILE ON VACATION THAT SUMMER I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANS NOT SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER, AVALON NJ, AND HAD THEM TEST IT. AGAIN NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM. I TOLD THE MECHANIC TO TAKE IT HOME WITH HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS IN HOPE THAT HE WOULD FIND SOMETHING BUT NO LUCK AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS AND TO AAMCO AND NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IF IT WORKS SOMETIMES IT PROBABLY ISN'T MECHANICAL. THE FACT THAT THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT RETAIN THE CODE IS AT LEAST PART OF THE PROBLEM. HONDA DOESN'T SEEM TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS FAILURE TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHY LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I BOUGHT THE THING IN THE FIRST PLACE. MOREOVER, NO ONE WILL EVEN SAY THEY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH SINCE THE ERROR DOES NOT REGISTER IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 103,400

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AND THE GEAR INDICATOR LOCATED ON THE DASH, THE GREEN LIGHT THAT SHOWED THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE STARTED BLINKING. THEN COME TO FIND OUT THIS CAR IS KNOW FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REGARDLESS OF THE MAINTENANCE THE CARE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SURGED TO 6500 RPM'S AND THEN LOST ALL COMPRESSION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. MY WIFE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN BUT NEVER LOST THE DRIVE TRAIN. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR ACCORD, AND AFTER CONTACTING AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP OUT WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS INJURY IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION ON MY '03 HONDA ACCORD V-6 (118K MILES) STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST WEEK (7/1/2010). TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, BUT WITHIN 2 DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING 2 MILES FROM MY HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR ROAD. SINCE THE FAILURE, I'VE FOUND VOLUMES OF INFORMATION ONLINE ATTESTING TO IDENTICAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE '03 ACCORD AND OTHER HONDA VEHICLES OF SIMILAR AGE AND WEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOW-TRUCK THAT TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THE MECHANIC AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP EACH PROVIDED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH AN EPIDEMIC OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON '03 ACCORDS THAT ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. I WILL BE WRITING A VERY STRONGLY WORDED LETTER TO HONDA CORP. EXPRESSING MY DISPLEASURE. COST OF REPLACEMENT $2235 FOR A CAR THAT'S ONLY 7 YRS. OLD, WITH ONLY 118K MILES ON IT. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE, CAR STALLS AT 20MPH WITH NO WARNING AND SHIFTS VIOLENTLY. LUCKY TO AVOID 2 CRASHES. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT LEAST 65 MPH, I NOTICED THAT MY TRANS STARTED SLIPPING VERY BAD. IT FELT LIKE I WAS HITTING MY BRAKES ON AND OFF AT 65 MPH. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANS WAS DEAD. I WAS SHOCKED...A HONDA TRANS DEAD!!!. I HAD COMPLETE TRUST IN MY CAR, AFTER ALL, IT IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD WITH BARELY 100,000 MILES ON IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE BAD TRANS. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE WERE TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT FAULTY TRANS ON THE AUTOMATIC 2003 ACCORDS AND THAT THERE WAS SERVICE BULLETIN "RECALL" ISSUED FROM HONDA TO FIX A BROKEN 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANS. SO AFTER CALLING THE TOLL FREE HONDA AMERICA CORPORATE PEOPLE, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS ALREADY TAKEN INTO A HONDA DEALER AND HAD THIS 2ND GEAR REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. SO BASICALLY ACCORDING TO HONDA, THEY DID THEIR PART BY REPAIRING THE 2ND GEAR, AND EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW BROKEN WITH BARELY 100,000 MILES, THERE IS NOTHING HONDA WILL DO TO COVER THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. I REQUESTED A GOODWILL REPAIR BUT THE PERSON (REGGIE) NOR HIS SUPERVISOR MARLA FOSTER GIVE ME ANSWERS ON HOW MANY OF THESE TYPE OF CALLS WERE COMING IN OR IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIRS. HE BASICALLY SAID THE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS THIS. AFTER NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH HONDA AMERICA I WAS ASSIGNED CASE #[XXX]AND IMMEDIATELY HE PROCEEDED TO CLOSE THE CASE WITH NO SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA ISN'T DOING MORE TO ADDRESS THIS WITH LOYAL, LONG-TERM CUSTOMERS, KNOWING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, AS WELL AS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS THE 2ND HONDA ACCORD I HAVE OWNED AND BOTH MY KIDS PRESENTLY OWN HONDA ACCORDS. PART OF THE REASON I SPENT MORE TO GET A HONDA TO BEGIN WITH WAS TO GET THE RELIABILITY, QUALITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 100,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. BURNING SMELL IN CAR. THESE CARS NEED TO HAVE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 101,945

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN HIS CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AND THEN WENT INSTANTLY FROM 70MPH TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK, BUT THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT GIVEN THE HIGH SPEEDS. HE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING OF BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS SINCE THE INCIDENT WHICH SEEMS TO BE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CAR JERKING ABRUPTLY DURING THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. OUR CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIR. WE HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK ON THE OUTCOME OF THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE REPLACED AS COMPLIANT WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 85,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ON YESTERDAY, 6/23/2010 ,I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR,WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO CHOKE AND SLIP. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUSHING AND PULLING THE CAR. THE RPMS WERE GOING UP TO 4-5 WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. NATURALLY I WAS SCARED. MY CAR WAS DISRUPTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT THANKFULLY NO ONE HIT ME. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO NORTHWEST HONDA IN OWINGS MILLS MD ON THAT DAY. NW TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. THIS WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PREOWNED HONDA IN 2005 AND I HAD ALL OF MY REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THAT DEALER. LASTLY MY CAR GAVE NO WARNING OF POSSIBLE DEFECTS , NO LIGHTS ETC. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT MY YEAR/MODEL OF HONDA ACCORD IS NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I'M SURE SOME MAY HAVE EVEN BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HONDA DID A RECALL ON THE AT IN 2004, BUT THAT WAS ONLY TO FIX THE GEARS AND PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM LOCKING. THAT DOES NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM SLIPPING AND DEFECTING WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR IS SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE MANUFACTURED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED IN ON 11/15/2009. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 01/01/2010. I OBVIOUSLY TOOK THE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. I AM NOW WITHOUT COVERAGE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. HONDA OFFERS GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE BUT IT IS GRANTED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND IS NOT A GUARANTEE. I DO HAVE A CLAIM IN WITH HONDA. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR INJURED, MUCH LIKE THE TOYOTA RECALL. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THANKFULLY I AM WITHOUT PHYSICAL HARM, MENTALLY I WAS SHAKEN UP. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN WORST. PLEASE CHECK ONLINE FOR THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL 2003 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS FOR SAFETY REASONS. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 HAS FAILED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, AND THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WITHOUT JERKING, MAKING IT VERY SCARY TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN CRUISING AT A RELATIVELY CONSTANT SPEED, IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY CREATING WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 91,500 MILES. IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED, INCLUDING MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. *TR

Mileage: 91,500

WE HAVE A 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE WE WERE HEARING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SAW OPERATING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME HONDA SERVICE STATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THAT WERE CAUSING THE NOISE SO THEY REPLACED THEM. THE NOISE ACTUALLY DID GO AWAY. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HE FELT THE CAR "BUCK". IN ADDITION THE CAR WOULD NOT ALWAYS GO INTO REVERSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER AS WE AWAIT THE PARTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE MANY PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SAID THAT EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACE THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. WHY ISN'T SOMEONE FORCING HONDA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS??THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER! *TR

Mileage: 60,800

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD (APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES) ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY SLAMMED ITSELF INTO LOW GEAR AND SCREECHED TO A STOP. THE CAR THEN SHIFTED ITSELF BACK INTO DRIVE AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT SLAMMED INTO LOW TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE DOWN BACK STREETS AT 20 MPH TO GET HOME. THE NEXT DAY, A FRIEND DROVE THE CAR TO THE CAR DEALER (I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO) AND THOUGH HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM TWICE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FINDING THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, I SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP. HE AGREED THAT THE ONLY SAFE REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A 2005 AS THAT YEAR DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. HOWEVER, I AM BEING REQUIRED TO PAY 50% OF THE LABOR AND PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME I'VE OWNED THE CAR, NO REVELATION ON THE PART OF THE DEALER REGARDING THIS DEFECT, THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THAT I WAS INJURED DUE TO THE PROBLEM IT CAUSED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON AUGUST 21, 2007. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE NOT COMPLETE. HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

Mileage: 60,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD: PURCHASED 2/18/2006 AS A CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLE. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY: 10/18/2009 OR 100,000 MILES ON 6/3/2010 AT 84,288 MILES - WE FINALLY GOT THE DIAGNOSIS OF POWERTRAIN FAILURE (WE HAD BROUGHT IN TWO OTHER TIMES COMPLAINING OF SAME PROBLEMS.) HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. GAVE QUOTE FOR $4,000. TOLD TO CALL HONDA USA FOR GOODWILL REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 84,288

2003 HONDA ACCORD 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP PROBLEMS..... TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP ON 2ND GEAR, AND WONT UPSHIFT. CAR JUST TURNED 80K ON THE ODOMETER. ALL REGULAR SERVICING AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE BY ASE CERTIFIED HONDA MECHANIC, ALL RECORDS AND PAPERWORK ON FILE . FROM CURRENT REPORTS AND RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA NORTH AMERICA, IT IS A RECALL AND A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF PROBLEM, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA AND GET BACK TO US IF WE QUALIFY. THIS IS AFTER THE FACT THAT THE OIL JET KIT.... WAS ALREADY INSTALLED AND STATED THAT "PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED" WELL THE PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED.... THUS THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED-UP.... WELL, NOTICE CAME BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THAT HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA ISN'T GOING TO HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AS STATED.... EFFECTIVELY "WERE ON OUR OWN" ! WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT AND A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT AT THAT, WHERE HONDA IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR? SO NOW, LIKE THE 300+ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM... WE NOW HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WERE GOING TO DO.... HONDA OF AMERICA... WHY CAN'T YOU KEEP YOUR WORD.... ! LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE LAST HONDA I EVER BUY OR MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY.... ANOTHER THING, YOU WOULD THINK THAT HONDA OF AMERICA, WOULD AT LEAST COMPENSATE US WITH A RENTAL CAR, TILL THE PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF? WOULD THEY? NOPE...... THIS IS YOUR MESS-UP. HONDA OF AMERICA.... YOU DESIGNED THE CAR.... FIX YOUR MESS-UP!!!!!!!!! NHTSA... IS THEIR ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY? I DO WISH WE HAD DUG DEEPER INTO BUYING THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX... OUR AUTOCHECK OR CARFAX SAID NOTHING ABOUT PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS OR EVEN A FLAG ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. NOW OUR FAMILY IS IN A REAL DIFFICULT SITUATION, AND NOT ALOT OF OPTIONS. BAD PUBLIC RELATIONS AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD, V-6, AUTOMATIC. FIRST OWNER, ALL SERVICES (BUT FOR LAST TWO OIL CHANGES (BY ME) DONE BY HONDA. AT 81,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION OFTEN FAILS TO UPSHIFT FROM 2-3D GEAR, WILL ALSO DOWNSHIFT ABRUPTLY TO 2ND GEAR, CAN APPROACH ENGINE OVERSPEED AND DIFFICULTY WITH CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE FRONT WHEELS WILL TRANSIENTLY LOCK-UP IN THIS EVENT. THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. VIRTUALLY EVERY 2-3 SHIFT NOT CORRECT, USUALLY WITH SLIPPAGE TO 4000RPM, WOULD EVENTUALLY UPSHIFT TO 3RD, BUT RANDOM TIMING. DANGEROUS WITH APPROACHING CARS FROM BEHIND. STARTED LAST WEEK, CURRENTLY IN SHOP, IN GERMANY, AS I AM IN THE US MILITARY HERE. HONDA NA CONTACTED, WILL REVIEW THEIR ADDRESS OF THE PROBLEM AFTER I HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE READ OVER 300 COMPLAINTS THIS MODEL, THIS YEAR WITH EXACTLY THE SAME DESCRIPTION. THIS CAR WAS SUBJECT OF 2004 RECALL FOR OVERHEATING OF 2ND GEAR. THAT RECALL PERFORMED (AN INSPECTION AND OIL JET WE WERE TOLD. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING A HONDA ACCORD V6 2003 ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, SUDDENLY TCS INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS NO WARNING EVER AND THE CAR HAS BARELY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL AND WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY UNTIL THIS SUDDEN MOMENT. WAS LUCKY TO PULL OVER THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANYBODY READ ENDING ME. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FRONT SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL HAS DRAINED OUT. THEY CHARGED $700 FOR REPLACING THE SEAL (ONLY $15 IN PARTS VALUE). WE WERE STRANDED IN A TOWN MORE THAN 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND SPENT 3 DAYS WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED. NEXT DAY, THE CAR STARTED MAKING VIOLENT JERKS WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND DOWN AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON FREEWAYS. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $4000. WHILE READING ONLINE, FOUND THAT MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT SIMILAR MILEAGE AND HONDA NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY GOODWILL REPAIR OR COMPENSATION AND ARE DECLINING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE COME TO THEM EVERYDAY WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA ACCORD. II WILL BE $4,700 DOWN JUST FOR OWNING A HONDA ACCORD MODEL WHICH HAPPENED TO HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. I AM CONSIDERING FILING A LAWSUIT. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND ABNORMALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,287. UPDATED 08/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/23/10*JB UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 12/07/10. *JB

Mileage: 92,287

THERE WAS ONLY ONE EVENT THAT LED UP TO MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DURING SOME COLD DAYS (EST. 12-20 DAYS) OVER THE PAST TWO WINTERS, THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IN THE MORNING. ONCE WARMED UP, THE CAR WORKED FINE. I WAS CAREFUL TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PER THE MANUAL, AND EVEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES EARLY. I ALWAYS NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC OF THIS SYMPTOM BUT WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY ON A WARM SUMMER MORNING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY NEVER SLIPPED DURING WARM WEATHER. THE FAILURE WAS QUICK, UNEXPECTED, HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AFTER I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, AT WHICH POINT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME: 1) ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED (I.E., NO FAILURE); 2) SLAM INTO A LOWER GEAR AND DECELERATE; OR 3) COAST AT CURRENT SPEED WHILE THE ENGINE REVS UP (WHICH MAY END WITH THE CAR SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND JERKING THE CAR FORWARD). TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, I FIRST WAS VIGILANT IN REPLACING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ALL BUT BEGGED MY MECHANIC TO FIND THE UNDERLYING CAUSE. THAT DIDN'T WORK. NOW THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. MY FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TO BUY ONLY GERMAN ENGINEERED CARS GOING FORWARD. HOPEFULLY, THEY HAVE MASTERED THE CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND RELIABLY GOING FASTER. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L, MILEAGE 104,000. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SLOWED TO FIRST GEAR. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE CAUSING ACCIDENTS. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, SURGED FORWARD AND THEN STARTED UP ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY FORTY SECONDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REBUILT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD FROM AMES, IA TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN FOR A ONE DAY TRIP AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT THE HALFWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED A FEW SECONDS LATER. I HAD TO PULLOVER AND CALL MY INSURANCE AGENT. AT THE END, MY CAR GOT TOWED TO THE SEDARS HONDA DEALERSHIP AT MASON CITY, IOWA, AND THEY CALLED ME SAYING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACING WILL COST FROM $3000 TO $3600. *TR

Mileage: 203,000

I WAS DRIVING BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND AFTER A RED LIGHT STOP, MY CAR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIDE. I WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND ALL OTHER CARS BEGAN TO SOUNDS THEIR HORNS. I CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TO '1' AND BRING THE CAR TO HONDA, AND ASK THEM TO SEND A GOODWILL REQUEST TO HONDA USA. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. CURRENT MILEAGE 62,000. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. AT APPROX 60,000 MILES BEGAN WITH INTERMITTENT SHIFTING FAILURE. IT WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT VARIES IN TIME WHEN IT WILL RE-ENGAGE AND IT HAS LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL. RECENTLY I PULLED OUT ONTO A ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, ENROUTE TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP TO ME AND MY ABRUPT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE/MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OF SEVERAL OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE APPROACHING WITH WET ROAD CONDITIONS TO MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ABRUPTLY STRANDED AND IMMOBILE. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AND HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE IS GOING TO OCCUR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 60,100

I OWN A 03 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOTICED WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, MY CAR SHIFTED ODDLY WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR SHIFTS "HARD" ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY AS IF I AM DRIVING A MANUAL AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHIFT. THE CAR JERKS HARSHLY BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO, WHEN I AM SHIFT INTO "DRIVE" MY CAR ROLLS BACK FOR A SECOND OR TWO AS IF I WERE IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 90,300

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST SECOND AND THIRD. THE CAR SHOOK AND THE WHEELS SEEMED TO LOCK AND SLOWED SO QUICKLY I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK. HONDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY HOWEVER THEY OFFERED 2200 TOWARDS THE 5000 REPAIR. THEY BASED THE AMOUNT OFFERED BY THE AGE AND MILEAGE. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFE CAR AND WOULD LAST FOR A LONG TIME.THEY TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NOTHING ELSE.I LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DEFECT, OR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE OFFER FROM AMERICAN HONDA WAS TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE OFFERS EVEN BEFORE THE CAR IS INSPECTED. I GOT A CALL FROM AMERICAN HONDA BEFORE THE DEALER CALLED ME WITH WHAT WAS WRONG. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ANOTHER DAY BEFORE THEY KNEW AND THE AMERICAN HONDA REP CALLED A LITTLE WHILE LATER ASKING IF I HEARD WHAT THEY FOUND. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL BACK BUT THE IMPRESSION I GOT WAS THE DEAL WAS ALREADYSET. PLUS THEY CHARGED ME 90 TO EVALUATE THE CAR. I WAS VERY LUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CAR COMPANIES CAN NOT KEEP DENYING PROBLEMS EXIST. YOU SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE BEFORE YOU GET INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWERTRAIN. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, MY CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS/TRAFFIC WITH THE FINAL TIME OCCURRING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHILE CITY DRIVING (STOP/GO), THE RPM'S WOULD RANDOMLY JUMP WHILE GIVING NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. UPON RETURNING THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER, I WAS INFORMED ONE WEEK LATER (THEY HAD TO SHIP A PIECE FROM TECHNICAL HDQRTS IN CA) THAT THE INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR AROUND $3200. AFTER READING THE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL AND PROBLEM, I WILL BE SCRAPPING THIS CAR AND NEVER PURCHASING A HONDA AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINEERING WORK WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA APPARENTLY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE. MY SMALL SILVER LINING IS THAT CURRENT LEASE RATES ON OTHER SAME CLASS VEHICLES ARE OUTSTANDING (CAMRY/SONATA). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 98,050

I FIRST NOTICED ISSUES WITH MY AUTO TRANNY IN MY ACCORD EX V6 AT AROUND 50K MILES. THEY HAD JUST INSTALLED SOME JET FOR THE RECALL FOR HARD SHIFTING FOR THIS CAR. AT ABOUT 80K I NOTICED IT GETTING WORSE, SO I TOLD MY MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE TRANNY OIL FOR ME. IT SEEMED TO SHIFT A LITTLE BETTER AND THIS WAS ONLY FROM 2-3 GEAR THAT IT WOULD REV UP TO ABOUT 5K AND THEN JERK THE CAR TO GET INTO 3RD. IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING AND I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. I SAW THAT CALIFORNIA FILED A SUIT AGAINST HONDA AND HONDA SETTLED. EVERY STATE SHOULD BE FILING A SUIT - I'D BE FIRST IN LINE! I TOO TALKED TO HONDA AND THE HQ FOR HONDA, BUT SINCE MINE HAS SO MANY MILES ON IT (ALL FREEWAY), THEY ARE BLAMING THAT, EVEN THO I HAVE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWING IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM. THEY DON'T WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. I HOPE SOME LAWYER GETS A HOLD OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND SUES THEM LIKE CALIFORNIA DID. THIS IS MY 2ND HONDA AND I SWORE BY IT, BUT I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AFTER THIS. EVEN FROM DAY ONE I'VE ASKED HONDA ABOUT THE DIMMING OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL CUZ THEY CAR NEEDED ALL THE POWER TO DO THE SHIFTING, SO THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER CARS AND THIS WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE YEAR OF THIS ACCORD OR THAT IT'S A V6, BUT IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING AND HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED! IF COMPLAINTS KEEP HAPPENING, YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD FIX THE ISSUES OR INVESTIGATE IT A LITTLE HARDER SINCE THEY ALREADY DID ONE RECALL ON THEM. I HAVE TOLD ALL MY FRIENDS NOT TO BUY HONDA AND TOLD THEM WHY. LET'S SPREAD THE WORD AND MAYBE WHEN THEIR SALES GO DOWN, THEY MIGHT WONDER WHY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'M NOW FACED WITH A $4K TO REBUILD MY TRANNY. SICKENS ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH $7K CUZ I HAVE 140K MILES ON IT NOW. EMAIL ME IF YOU CAN HELP SUE THEM...[XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE RPMS ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WOULD RACE UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE CAR WOULD STAY IN SECOND GEAR. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 66,000 MILES. CAR REVS WITHOUT POWER TO WHEELS. UNABLE TO MOVE. TURNED CAR ON AND OFF AND ONLY BY SHIFTING TO D1 WAS I ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD IT WOULD BE $4600.00 OF WHICH HONDA WOULD PAY $2000 AS A COURTESY. FOUND OVER 400 SIMILAR REPORTS ON CARPROBLEMS.COM AND REALIZED THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON HONDA TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 66,651

ON 3/23/2010 THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 80,500 MILES DIED WHILE IN DRIVE, WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPORTED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STAYING ENGAGED CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AND THAT I NEEDED MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION WORK AND HAD IT REPLACED. MY OLD, BROKEN TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 80,512

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, INSTEAD IT REVVED UP AND FINALLY SNAPPED INTO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR PER THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL NOW. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ON GOOGLE AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS HAPPENING HAS PUT ME IN A PLACE THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTOMOBILE DUE TO THE FACT I DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IF THIS HAPPENS I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I WILL BE GETTING THIS VEHICLE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WHAT THIS MANUFACTURER IS KNOWN FOR. IT IS NOT SAFE! *TR

Mileage: 116,552

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 (WITH APPROXIMATELY 84K MILES) AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED INSTANTANEOUS FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, HE HAD TO DEFENSIVELY SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID UNTIL 100,000 MILES YET MY MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT THE FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BURNT-UP AND THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS 2003 V6 ACCORD HAD AN INSPECTION RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT NO REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. PLEASE REQUIRE HONDA ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!! THE DAY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR!! HOW WOULD SHE HAVE RESPONDED? *TR

Mileage: 84,655

I OWN 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH I JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED HAS HISTORY OF TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS, BUT DID NOT KNOW THAT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUSY HIGHWAY ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR AND THEN RAPIDLY DECELERATED. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS QUITE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ME OTHERWISE IT COULD QUITE LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT, IT HAS OCCURRED, THOUGH INFREQUENTLY UNTIL QUITE RECENTLY. I AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE LESS FORTUNATE AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF ONE OR MORE VEHICLES. AFTER THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THIS NATURE, I BROUGHT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ITS MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE A "HIT" FEELING ALONG WITH RAPID DECELERATION. THEY OF COURSE SAID NO BUT WOULD CHECK INTO IT WHILE GOING THROUGH THE STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTIONS. AFTER WAITING A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH HONDA CORPORATE TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF COMPENSATION THEY AS A DEALERSHIP COULD GET. I WAS JUST INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT HONDA ESTIMATES THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OVER $3000 AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO COMPENSATE ABOUT $1000 LEAVING THE BALANCE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO MYSELF AS THE OWNER. I SUSPECT AT THIS POINT HONDA DOES NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS IS CAUSING MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I HAVE MY DAUGHTER DRIVING ALSO A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, NEARLY THE IDENTICAL VEHICLE, AND SHE JUST INFORMED ME THAT HER ACCORD WHICH SHE HAS AT COLLEGE HAS BEEN BUILDING ENGINE RPMS AND THEN JERKING THROUGH GEAR CHANGES. *TR

Mileage: 102,750

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FELL OFF AND HE HAD TO USE HIS FINGER TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,589. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,668.

Mileage: 53,589

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CREATES SAFETY HAZARD. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IRREGULARLY CAUSING CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND THEN DRIVE TO WHEELS FAILS LEAVING CAR STRANDED ON BUSY MOTOR WAY. *TR

Mileage: 48,700

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF THE CAR WAS THROWN INTO A LOWER GEAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, LET THE ENGINE RETURN TO NORMAL RPM RAGE, THEN REPLACED IT IN DRIVE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE EVENT REPEATED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER AND QUOTE ME A PRICE OF APPROX $4000 TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON A CROWDED ROAD OR UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT MY TODDLER WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 100,177

I FIRST NOTICED THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FUNNY SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT WITH 67,000MI. THIS WAS MY FIRST AUTOMATIC IN OVER A DECADE, AND MY FIRST HONDA EVER, SO I LEFT IT UNCHECKED FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES. WITH PROBLEM PERSISTING, I TOOK IT INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. NOW AT UNDER 80,000MI THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I'M NOW TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA IS WILLING TO COVER A MERE 10% OF THE REPAIR COST BRING THE TOTAL DOWN TO $3300. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR/MODEL THIS APPEARS TO BE A BLATANT DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHEN I CALLED HONDA AMERICA I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WITH THOUSANDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS, AND LIKELY MANY MORE THAT WENT UNREPORTED, I FIND THEIR EXCUSE HARD TO SWALLOW. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND LAST HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 79,800

TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD, LEAVING THE CAR UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS THE SHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

MY ACCORD STARTED "BUCKING" VIOLENTLY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED OFF ONTO AN EXIT, AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. $4300.00 TO FIX. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING HONDA CORP'S DECISION ON IF THEY'LL COVER IT OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED, REDUCING SPEED RAPIDLY. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I RETURNED TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BEFORE IT AGAIN JOLTED AS IT DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WITH IT CONTINUING TO SLIP OUT OF, AND BACK INTO GEAR. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE, A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, HAS HAD A RECALL ISSUED FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN THE PAST, HOWEVER IT APPEARS THE REPAIRS THAT THE TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 MODEL ACCORD, PARTICULARLY IN VEHICLES WITH 60,000-90,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED AN AMOUNT OF $4041.68 FOR REPAIRS. HONDA AMERICA OFFERED A 10% GOODWILL COVERAGE ON THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE OFFERED WIDELY VARYING AMOUNTS TO OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AND SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TRANMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY - HONDA ACCORD -2003

Mileage: 92,500

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AND HIGHER. GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE, RPMS INCREASE, NO ACCELERATION. *DT

Mileage: 127,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH LOW MILES (50K) THAT HAS HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL THIS WEEK WHEN, WHILE DRIVING/ACCELERATING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE COASTING, DRASTIC RPM INCREASE AND ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH HAVE SEEN THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL, HOWEVER HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WE HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WE WERE TRYING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A CLOVER LEAF WITH A SEMI TRUCK TRYING TO MERGE OFF OF HIGHWAY ON TO CLOVER LEAF WHEN ARE HONDA CAME OUT OF GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT UPSHIFT AFTER DOWNSHIFTING TO PASSING GEAR. THE RESULTS ARE SOMETIMES SLOWING DOWN BELOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-65 MPH) TO AWAIT TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UP, IMPEDING TRAFFIC. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE IT MAY SURGE TO 15 -25 MPH WHEN ENGAGING TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. ALSO, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-65 MPH VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITION AND IMMEDIATELY SHIFT UP AGAIN WITH SLIGHT JERKING MOTION. THESE ISSUES WERE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED TO BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (96,371 MILES). AT THAT TIME (08/03/2007) HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT MY COST. (ACTUALLY MY INSURANCE EXTENDED WARRANTY). THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN IN SAME VEHICLE (165,430) AND HONDA DECLINES (PHONCON AMERICAN HONDA 03/16/2010)TO SAY IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND REFUSES TO MAKE NEEDED REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE TIRES AND DO BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT AND IT WOULD RESOLVE PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING IT DID WAS INCREASE VIBRATION AND MAKE MY WALLET $550 LIGHTER. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR SEVERAL OWNERS OF 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. I FOUND OVER 350 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR 2003 HONDA ACCORDS ALONE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NHTSB LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THE MILEAGE I AM REPORTING IS MILES ON 2ND TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 69,059

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE A DIFFERENT GEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP ANY POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT READ ANY GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 135,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR VIOLENTLY PITCHING THE CAR FORWARD. THIS SUDDEN EVENT NEARLY CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS EVENT. I HAVE FOUND AFTER RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN EPIDEMIC LEVELS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS A CRASH WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED IN OUR CASE. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, MANY INVOLVING NEAR MISSES SUCH AS OURS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THIS 2003 ACCORD, AND THE SERVICE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS COMPLETED. WE STILL EXPERIENCED THIS HAZARDOUS EVENT. I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL BY THE NHTSA REQUIRING HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60-65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY AUTOMATIC 2003 V-6 HONDA ACCORD EX DECIDED TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM GETTING PLOWED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER GOING 60 MPH. CURRENTLY THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD THE POTENTIAL TO SERIOUSLY INJURED NOT ONLY ME BUT ALSO THOSE TRAVELING AROUND ME. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE. AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS EXACT SITUATION IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 V-6 HONDA ACCORD. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HONDA OF AMERICA, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

Mileage: 127,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE DRIVER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LUNGING FORWARD AND SWITCHING GEARS. THE DRIVER STATES THE VEHICLE THEN JUST GOT STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE DID CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. GEARS SHIFTED AND REVVED BACK UP THEN SHOT BACK DOWN. ALMOST GOT KILLED BY TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS ON THORNTON RD. WHICH IS A TWO LANE MAJOR ROADWAY, WHICH IS HEAVILY TRAVELED BY LARGE TRUCKS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. THE AREA OF ROADWAY IS VERY DARK. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND WHAT I JUST EXPERIENCED IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I DIDN'T THINK QUICKLY. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HONDA NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED. A TEENAGER WITH MINIMAL DRIVING SKILLS WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HONDA NOW HAS A REPUTATION FOR THEIR VEHICLES HAVING SEVERED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY CONTINUE TO OVERLOOK THE PROBLEM AS IF IT IS NOT THERE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE NOW? TOYOTA SHOULD BE THE EXAMPLE! ALSO, THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS! NO ORANGE OR RED INDICATOR LIGHT THAT SOMETHING WAS IN NEED OF BEING LOOKED AT. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE! *TR

Mileage: 159,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACKS WERE TOTALLY SHOT, CAUSING THE CAR TO DOWN-SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2ND GEAR AT 55 MILES AN HOUR OUT OF NOWHERE ON A SNOWY SLIPPERY ROAD CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT GOING INTO THE DITCH HITTING A ROAD REFLECTOR. AFTER A $3000 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION REBUILD THAT HONDA SAID IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IS FIXED FOR NOW. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR IS STARTING TO SHOW MORE PROBLEMS OF SHIFTING ERRATICALLY ONCE IN A WHILE, A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY COMING BACK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS OF MY VEHICLE SHOT UP AND MY CAR DECELERATED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR RESTARTED AND IT RAN FINE. GOT UP NEXT MORNING, DROVE KIDS TO SCHOOL. GOT IN CAR, BEGAN DRIVE TO WORK. AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY, MY CAR'S RPMS SHOT UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY WHEN IT HIT 40 MPH. DROVE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, RESTARTING CAR 5 TIMES ON THE WAY AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA DELEARED. NOW SITTING WAIT TO SEE WHO WILL PAY FOR NEW TRANSMISSION THEY SAY I NEED. UPDATED 03/08/10

Mileage: 113,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED MY CAR FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST VIOLENTLY LURCHING MY CAR AND FORCING ME TO SLIDE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE THROWN INTO OUR SEATBELTS AND TOSSED BACK INTO OUR SEATS AFTER SLIDING INTO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET MY COMPOSURE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND LIMP HOME IN FIRST GEAR USING BACK ROADS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND LEARNED THAT THERE IS A LONG KNOWN ISSUE ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED. NOW AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO HONDA. HONDA EVEN COMPENSATES SOME REPAIR COST AS A GOOD FAITH MEASURE. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE HONDA IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER. MAYBE NO ONE HAS DIED YET, BUT I CAME CLOSE TO IT! I CONTRACTED WITH BLACKWATER INTERNATIONAL FOR 4 YEARS AND WENT THROUGH INTENSIVE DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE COMBAT DRIVING SKILLS TRAINING AND I BELIEVE THIS TRAINING IS WHY I KEPT MY HEAD AND AVERTED A CRASH, THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND IT SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. MY CAR SLOWED ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED MY PASSENGER AND ME TO PHYSICALLY "JERK" IN THE CAR. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND NO COLLISION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. IN REVIEWING A NUMBER OF WEBSITES, I SEE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. I WILL NOW CONTACT HONDA FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TPK. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE RPMS SHOT UP LIKE IF THE CAR HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED LATER THAT YEAR IN NOVEMBER. I HAD OTHER MINOR INCIDENTS OF SLIPPAGE BUT IT WOULD QUICKLY SLIP BACK INTO GEAR. I NOW HAVE ALMOST 90,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES HAPPENING RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH AND AT LOW SPEEDS. THE GEAR SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC TIMES, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS BECOMES A RECALL/FULL ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA. THE CAR WAS JERKING TO TRY TO FIND THE GEAR AND THE FIRST THING I DID AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER WAS CALL MY WIFE AND TELL HER WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I CALLED BRAMAN HONDA IN MIAMI, FL AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT DATE TO BRING IT IN ON 12/6/08. AMERICAN HONDA CASE: N032008-12-0200567. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, THEY CALLED ME BACK TO SAY AMERICAN HONDA WAS GOING TO SPLIT THE TOTAL COST AND PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION (GOODWILL DEED) AND I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR, WHICH WAS ABOUT $1,700. I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AND CONTINUED TRYING TO CONTACT THEM FOR A FULL REPAIR. NO LUCK. I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY HONDA WITH 75,000 MILES NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! I HAVE FOUND OUT ALMOST 1.1 MILLION 2003 V-6 ACCORDS LIKE MINE ARE AFFECTED, BUT YET NO RECALL?? HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THE 2003 ACCORDS HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. INSTEAD OF STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, THEY ARE HIDING THE TRUTH. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT AIDS IN GETTING THE TRUTH. I AM CONTACTING A LAWYER IN NY AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT HAS REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER COVER THE COST THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA'S TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

PURCHASED THE CAR 1.5 YRS AGO @ 99,000 FROM A "CERTIFIED" USED HONDA DEALERSHIP. DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN 1/10. REPLACE REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. 2/10 TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND RED LINING THE RPM'S. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

1. NO FAILURE BEFORE RECALL. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR RECALL - PART REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED AND TECHNICIAN SAID NO "VISIBLE" SIGNS OF WEAR. 2. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE - IN SECOND GEAR... 2. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMNET 2009 (AT MY EXPENSE) *CN

Mileage: 100,800

THERE IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD MODELS. ONE GOOGLE SEARCH CAN PROVE WHAT AN EPIDEMIC IT IS AS OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION HAVE COMPLAINED ON SITES SUCH AS WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING LIGHT ON, THE VEHICLE WILL REDLINE ON THE RPM'S WITHOUT GOING INTO GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST FAILS THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CALLED HONDA CORPORATION OF AMERICA (AWARE OF THE PROBLEM) AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. ACTED LIKE THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS INEVITABLE FAILURE AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 82,403

VEHICLE "SLIPS" OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION TO REV IN NEUTRAL. GEAR SELECTOR NEVER MOVES. THIS "SLIPPING" HAPPENS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS, BUT PARTICULARLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN PASSING GEAR OR DOWNSHIFTING TO GO UP HILLS. SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN GEAR IS MOVING THE GEAR SELECTOR TO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND THEN MOVING IT BACK INTO DRIVE. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN TIME IT WILL GO BACK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 41,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED HAD TO PAY $3600 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD IN THE CAR, GOING ABOUT 70/HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 30/HOUR. IT FELT AS IF WE HIT A BRICKWALL. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE BEHIND, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT MY 2003 ACCORD NEEDED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, MANY OF WHICH OCCURRED IN THE SAME DANGEROUS MANNER. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE CORPORATE OFFICE COVERED 25%, AND I WAS STILL OUT OF POCKET $2300 FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, WHICH I FEAR WILL ALSO FAIL AT A LATER DATE...SEEING AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE, SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

CAR BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN GEARS WERE SHIFTING. CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ON HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER. FOUND OUT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT SHIFT GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. HE ASSUMED HE WAS REAR-ENDED BUT THERE WAS NO FOLLOWING VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED AT 40 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT HIS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

THE PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING SOUNDS THE SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. MY HONDA ACCORD 2003 V6 (133K) THAT I JUST BOUGHT A MONTH AGO WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE RPM ON THE CAR GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO 5 OR 6 BUT THE CAR IS NOT MOVING ANYWHERE IT IS JUST STUCK LIKE AT 20MPH. WORRIED ABT THIS TRANMISSION FALIURE AND NOT USING IT. I GOT THIS CAR UNDER A BANK LOAN AND I DONT THINK I CAN AFFORD THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I DONT THINK I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE'S MISTAKE. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS. *CN

Mileage: 133,450

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING ABRUPT SLOW DOWN OF CAR. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER STOPS AT RED LIGHTS ON SOME OCCASIONS, LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 112,560

AT 87,000 MILES, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS HAVING MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THERE ARE STORIES ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS WITH MANY PEOPLE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA. APPARENTLY, HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. AT BEST, THEY OFFERED TO PAY ONE OWNER $1300 TOWARD THE $3700 REPAIR COST, BUT ONLY IF THE WORK WAS DONE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHAT HAPPENED TO HONDA WHO WAS ONCE KNOWN FOR RELIABLE CARS AND HONESTY? *TR

Mileage: 87,000

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA ACCORD USED FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2005. NOTICED STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE AND GEARS WOULD SHIFT STRANGELY WITHIN A YEAR LATER. TOOK HONDA ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING AND QUESTIONED SOUND SEVERAL TIMES, HONDA INSIST IT WAS OTHER ITEMS THAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE BUT NEVER REFERENCED TRANSMISSION. GEARS ON CAR STARTED SLIPPING AND THE SHIFT CHANGING GOT WORSE AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR STOP PULLING AND WHEN I WOULD PUSH THE GAS, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND THE RPM WOULD BASICALLY GO OFF THE METER (HIGH). CAR WOULD NOT PULL IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT WAS GREATLY DISCOLORED (BLACK). I TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO PULL BEFORE JERKING STRONGLY THEN GOING BACK IN THE REV ENGINE/NOT PULLING STATE. BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR NEAR DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP MECHANICS WAS CLOSED, I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS CHIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION (THE DARK DISCOLORATION) AND OVERHEATING WHICH IN TURN CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, AND THE TORQUE, PUMP AND OTHER TRANSMISSION PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST DID STATE THAT THE RECALL WAS EITHER NOT DONE, PARTS WERE FAULTY, OR SERVICE WASN'T SUFFICIENT AND DID CAUSE THE LONG TERM TRANSMISSION FAILURE *TR

Mileage: 150,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD RPM'S GOING UP, BUT CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. RESEARCHED ONLINE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

GREETINGS! WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL (WHILE STILL IN DRIVE) AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 MPH. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEAR ME. THE CAR STARTED TO GO INTO CONVULSIONS, AS I COULD ONLY GUESS THE TRANSMISSION WAS TRYING TO FIND THE GEAR ONCE AGAIN. NEED I SAY, I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH MY HEART RACING! I WAS THANKING GOD NOTHING HAPPENED. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE SHORTLY AFTER THAT AND I BEGAN LOOKING UP INFORMATION REGARDING RECALLS. SURELY ENOUGH, I STUMBLED UPON THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION RECALL. I CONTACTED HONDA AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND ALTHOUGH THEY DID OFFER COMPENSATION FOR HALF OF THE COST TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION, I WAS STILL NOT ABLE TO AFFORD $1,500. I FOUND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT MY ACCORD, WHICH WAS PURCHASED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FOR DURABILITY PURPOSES, HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ONLY 74,000 MILES. I'VE DRIVEN HONDAS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY. I PRESENTLY DRIVE MY ACCORD TO AND FROM WORK AND DO NOT TAKE THE EXPRESSWAY FOR FEAR OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF. HOWEVER, MEANING THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 1 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM, I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR FULL RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. I CAN HONESTLY SAY IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE SUFFERED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT DAY. SINCE THEN, WE EXPERIENCE SLIPPING ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS AND ARE FORCED TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS SEEMS TO HELP SOMETIMES. LUCKILY WE HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR LONGER DISTANCE DRIVING. PLEASE REVIEW THIS REQUEST VERY SERIOUSLY. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. HAPPY NEW YEAR! *TR

Mileage: 74,000

MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD HAS 143,000 MILES AND NEEDS A SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I HAVE KEPT CURRENT WITH ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2003. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS AT 102,000 MILES - JUST PAST THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. THE DEALERSHIP CUT ME A BREAK ON THE COST AND IT ENDED UP BEING ABOUT HALF OF THE FULL COST BUT THAT WAS STILL $2000 OUT OF MY POCKET. TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP NEEDING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR 75% OF THE COST BUT THAT IS STILL ANOTHER $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE DONE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY TOO. THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS IN FOR MORE THAN $2000 OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. AXLE BEARING, AS WELL AS FLUIDS, ETC) - NO INDICATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT BACK SINCE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS COMING ON ALL THE TIME - SOMETIMES WHILE IN PARK, SOMETIMES ON THE FREEWAY, SOMETIMES ON SIDE ROADS - NO RHYME OR REASON JUST COMING ON ALL THE TIME. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THAT BUT FOUND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS. I MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO HAVE IT FIXED NEXT TIME I BRING IT IN. TWO WEEKS LATER IT STARTS TO MAKE A FUNNY SOUND - I THINK THE WHEEL BEARING HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND TAKE IT IN IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THEY LOOK CLOSER AT IT, THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY I HAVE CAUGHT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL BUT IT IS DANGEROUS NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WILL FAIL. SEVERAL OF MY HUSBANDS COWORKERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR HONDA ACCORDS HAVE ALSO HAD NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH IS WHAT IS PROMPTING ME TO REPORT IT HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE THIRD GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IN 2003, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

Mileage: 517,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THERE WAS NOT ANY NOTICEABLE INDICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE CAR RAN GREAT, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON FOR WARNING. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY MYSELF AND ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS SCHEDULED OR BEFORE. I WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK ON A BUSY 4 LANE IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. I WAS FOLLOWING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50MPH, WHEN IT SIMPLY CAME OUT OF GEAR. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THE RPM'S WENT UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT KICK IN. IT FINALLY CAUGHT UP AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT THERE, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LONG STORY SHORT, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. WE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA, SINCE THE CAR HAD A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT AFTER WAITING A WEEK FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA TO "GET TOGETHER" WE DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THEM. WE LEFT MESSAGES FOR "RONN" OUR CASE MANAGER AND THE CALLS WAS NOT RETURNED. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE REBUILT, BUT IT STILL DOES NOT RUN RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES, CAR ALWAYS SERVICED AT HONDA, TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AT 45K, (PER HONDA) STARTED HESITATING BETWEEN 3-4 GEAR, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SHOWED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TO CORRECT THE ISSUE THEY HAD TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 78,950

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 HONDA ACCORD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION THE CAR (WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE) JUST SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO 40 JERKING ME TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD REV UP IN RPM'S AND NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. I FEEL IT IS A MATTER OF TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT ALREADY HASN'T AND JUST NOT BEEN REPORTED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX, V6 WITH 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CAR HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. PROBLEM STARTED AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING UP HILLS. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR RIGHT AWAY AND WOULD REV UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS AND REPEATED A FEW TIMES. THE REAL PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY THEREAFTER; AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFT SEEMINGLY FROM THIRD TO FIRST GEAR. ONCE IT HAPPENED, IT WOULD CONTINUE EVERY FEW MINUTES UNTIL I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS WHILE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM -- THEY ROAD-TESTED IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. I INSISTED THEY DRIVE IT FOR 20 MINUTES AND UPON DOING SO, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER GETTING A SECOND OPINION (SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 55K MILES) FROM A HONDA-CERTIFIED MECHANIC, HE CONFIRMED THAT THE CLUTCHES WERE BURNT AND THE BEARINGS WORN OUT AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2003 ACCORD 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAD THE MECHANIC REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 55,080

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE AS WELL AS OCCUPANT WERE IN DANGER OF INJURY/ETC. HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF HONDA/TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. REPAIR BASED UPON HONDA'S EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. VEHICLE WAS THEN CLEARED AS REPAIRED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER REPAIR TRANSMISSION FAILED AS STATED ABOVE . VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER A QUICK MEDIATION WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON A TRIP. THIS WAS MEDIATED VIA A REPRESENTATIVE FOR HONDA DEALERS. UPON RETURN FROM THE TRIP,DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND TOLD NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH HONDA REPRESENTATIVE BY CUSTOMER WAS ALLOWED. HONDA DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO CONTRACT HONDA VIA THEIR 1-800 NUMBER FOR POSSIBLE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF MONEY LOST FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. CONTACT WITH HONDA AT THEIR 1-800 NUMBER WAS MADE. AFTER A LONG QUESTION/ANSWER SERIES, I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER HONDA VIA THIS REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE OR WILLING TO DO. DURING THIS CONVERSATION I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CERTAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSIONS RECALLED AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT/PART(S). I WAS TOLD THAT TYPE OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION UNIQUE TO HONDA OF THAT YEAR/MODEL WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AND OR GIVEN TO MYSELF. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VARIOUS SOURCES, SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS/MOTOR VEHICLE SECTION. THIS SITE/NUMBER WAS ONE OF SEVERAL RECOMMENDED FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR CONTACT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 75,056

TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEED LEFT VEHICLE STRANDED ON BUSY BRIDGE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A HONDA ACCORD @ 91K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. REVVING HIGH WHEN TRYING TO UPSHIFT AND SHIFTING DOWN HARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. IN ONE OR 2 OCCASIONS THIS LOCKED THE WHEELS AND THE CAR SKIDDED. THIS CAR HAD BEEN UPDATED PER PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2004: 2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 04V176000 AUTO RECALL DATE: 04/15/2004 VEHICLE COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ESTIMATED VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1099796 OBVIOUSLY THAT FIX DID NOT WORK, AS THE CAR STILL EXHIBITED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HONDA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS CONTINUING TO BE AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WAS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, AND I HAD TO SUDDENLY CUT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 79,800

HONDA ACCORD EX V6, 4-DOOR SEDAN. GEAR FAILURE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION. GEAR FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE GEAR PANEL OR ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CAR JERKED SEVERAL TIMES, STILL AT HIGH SPEED. THE "D" GEAR PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS APPEARED ON THE INDICATOR PANEL. I DROVE THE CAR AT VERY SLOW SPEED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, STILL EXPERIENCING SUDDEN GEAR SHIFTS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. MY ACCORD WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2004. THE HONDA DEALER INSTALLED AN "OIL JET KIT" TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH APPARENTLY PERSISTS. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THAT WEBSITE 346 TIMES, AND OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED SUDDEN GEAR SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. CLEARLY, FATAL AND OTHER SERIOUS CRASHES CAN EASILY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 93,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3000.00. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PAY $1400 OF THE AMOUNT DUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,017.

Mileage: 97,017

FIRST HONDA NEW1989 ACCORD LXI, REPLACED IN 1991 WITH NEW ACCORD SE WHICH WAS STOLEN IN 1994 AND REPLACED WITH NEW 1994 ACCORD EX. ADDED NEW ACCORD EX V6 IN 2003. BOUGHT LAST HONDA WE WILL EVER OWN 2010 ACCORD EX V6 SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2003 TOOK A KAMIKAZES. WE WERE TWO MILES FROM HOME TRAVELING AT 55 MPG WHEN THE ENGINE REDLINED AND THE CAR JERKED AND LOST SPEED. FORTUNATELY WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF NC 17 AND THE ROAD WE WERE ON WAS DESERTED. I LET THE CAR SLOW UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND NURSED THE CAR TO OUR HOME. IN THE MORNING I CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER IN MYRTLE BEACH SC TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN. THEY STATED THEY BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE BUT THEY NEEDED TO SEE THE CAR. IT WAS DELIVERED ON A FLAT BED AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. LOCATED THIS SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE WITH SUGGESTIONS TO CONTACT HONDA FOR A GOODWILL COVERAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION. CONSIDERING HONDA HAD JUST FINALIZED THE 90 MILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION SUIT AND RECALL OF 2000 - 2002 ACCORDS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD WELCOME OUR LOYALTY OF TWENTY YEARS AND PAY FOR THEIR ENGINEERING FAILURE. THE TWIT AT HONDA CORPORATE GAVE ME A HISSYFIT. WHAT DID I EXPECT? THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY! YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY HONDA IS EVEN TALKING TO YOU. YOU HAVE THE CAR WITH THE BEST RESALE ON THE MARKET. SO WHAT IF IT HAS TO BE TOWED FORTY FIVE MILES TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER (WHO HAD JUST SERVICED THE 2003 THE DAY WE PICKED UP THE 2010). A WEEK LATER THE TWIT GAVE AN ULTIMATUM. HONDA WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2800 AND SPLIT THE COST 50/50. CONSIDERING THE DEALER HAD QUOTED A COST OF $3400 THIS WAS GOING TO SAVE US. TODAY 11/5/09 MY HALF GREW TO $1525 AND THE CAR STINKS LIKE HELL. IT SMELLS LIKE SOMEONE WAS SMOKING A REALLY BAD CIGAR. THE DRIVER'S RUG AND THE DOOR PANEL ARE COVERED WITH GREASE. SO WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE. SINCE THE 2003 WAS PURCHASED WHILE I WAS A NEW YORK RESIDENT I WILL CONTACT THE NY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW COMO. WHO HAS A REPUTATION. *TR

Mileage: 97,017

MY CAR BEGIN HESITATING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON THURSDAY (11/19). I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP FRIDAY MORNING AND HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. IT CONTINUED TO DO TO SAME THING FRIDAY NIGHT, SO I TOOK IT BACK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT BEGIN TO BUCK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND AT TIMES I WOULD REV THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO JUMP INTO GEAR AND GET PAST 20 MPH. THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD (120K) NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AS I LEFT TO GET OTHER QUOTES, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A BUSY STREET AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR (IT WAS AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL). I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FOR ABOUT 30 SECS. IT FINALLY JUMPED INTO GEAR AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN 7-ELEVEN AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. IT TOOK FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY FOR MY CAR TO BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND AFTER READING ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES, I AM HORRIFIED THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED EARLIER. *TR

Mileage: 119,650

TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING, AND AT ONE POINT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, GOT CAR HOME CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK TOOK TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 72,501

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FLUTTER WHICH WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE,AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO A GUARD-RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4000.00. HOWEVER IN YEAR 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL # 04V176000( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA REIMBURSED HIM $1600. UPDATED 12/08/09

Mileage: 85,000

2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND HONDA REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN AFTER A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE IN 2004. *TR

Mileage: 115,552

1) WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO NOTABLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST WEEK, AT 91,000 MILES, THE CARD SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND PROPULSION OF THE DRIVER TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. AT THE REPAIR SHOP, A TEST DRIVE LED TO A SIMILAR FAILURE AT 55 MPH, NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE EJECTED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. 2) THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES OCCUR ONLY AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP THROUGH DRIVING ABOUT 30 MIN. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE FAILURE TO GO INTO REVERSE, LURCHING AS CAR DELAYS ITS ENTRY FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND DIFFICULTY REMAINING IN A GEAR - SEARCHING FOR A GEAR WHILE AT A CONSTANT SPEED. 3) WE ARE PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION TO BE INSTALLED BY A NON-HONDA SHOP USING A HONDA-REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US THAT HONDA DID NOT HAVE A GOODWILL POLICY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THAT WE SHOULD PAY THE REPAIR OURSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

WEDNESDAY NOV 4, 2009 MY WHEELS LOCKED UP WITH CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2003 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ON HWY 90 IN SAN ANTONIO. THE TRUCK FOLLOWING ME WAS ABLE TO BRAKE WITHOUT HITTING ME, I HAD MY SEATBELT ON OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS DRASTICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. BY THEN I WAS COASTING AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR, CARS WERE HONKING AND PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES AND I WAS 'LOCKED IN' ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED TO TRY TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP AGAIN, THIS TIME WITHOUT AS MUCH FORCE, IT ONLY SLOWED ME DOWN 5 MPH OR SO. IT LOCKED UP 2 TO 3 MORE TIMES, EACH TIME WITH LESS FORCE AS I TRIED TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. THIS EVENT WAS PRECEDED BY SEVERAL MONTHS OF INTERMITTENT HARD DOWN SHIFTS AND ANOTHER 2 HARD DOWNSHIFTS IN A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS TWO DAYS EARLIER. I HAD ALREADY MADE ONE DEDICATED DEALER SERVICE CALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE AND ANOTHER WHERE I MENTIONED IT AND BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD HONDA KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ADVISED NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. SINCE THE EVENT I'VE LOOKED AT HONDA OWNER WEB FORUMS AND THE NHTSA SITE AND DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS WITH THE 2003 YEAR MODEL HONDA ACCORD HAVE DESCRIBED THE SAME CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THEIR TRANSMISSION WITH LOCK-UP. IT APPEARS THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAS PAID PART OR ALL OF THE REPAIR COSTS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE. HONDA HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% OF MY REPAIR AND I AM IN DISCUSSION WITH THEM FOR MORE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD SOUGHT SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAD BEEN TOLD THERE WAS NO REPAIR NEEDED. I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA THAT THE NHTSA HAS OR THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAS BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHER 2003 ACCORD DRIVERS MAY HAVE DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

PURCHASED "CERTIFIED" 03 HONDA ACCORD IN 04 WITH 41K MILES. TOOK TO PENINSULA HONDA, OCT 16 2009, HAMPTON FOR SERVICE ON RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD, CAR STARTED TO ACT FUNNY, WOULD NOT SHIFT IN GEAR, WAS TOLD I HAD A "FAULTY" TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ME ABOUT $4,000 TO FIX ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS. CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL THAT DAY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA WAS TOLD BY FIRST REP THAT MY CAR WAS COVERED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. SHE TRANSFERRED ME TO SOMEONE ELSE TO FILE MY CASE AND IT HAS GONE DOWNHILL SINCE. WAS TOLD THAT MY "NEW CAR" PURCHASE/WARRANTY WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE DOCUMENTS FROM HONDA CORP THAT SAYS 7 YEARS OR 100K MILES ON WARRANTY GIVEN BY DEALERSHIP WHEN PURCHASED CAR. TOOK WARRANTY BACK TO DEALERSHIP, MANGER TOOK PAPERWORK TO THE BACK FOR OVER 35 MINUTES WHICH HE WAS IN THE BACK WHILE WAITING I OVERHEAD TWO WORKERS (POSSIBLE MANAGERS) TALKING ABOUT IT LAUGHING AND SAYING SHE EVEN GOT A LAWYER BUT IT ISN'T COVERED, WHILE MANAGER, CHRIS WAS IN BACK WITH PAPERWORK. UPON HIS RETURN, HE SAID IT WASN'T COVERED AND GAVE IT BACK. I TOLD HIM THAT MY ATTORNEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AND GAVE HIM THE ATTORNEYS CARD, HE SAID WELL YOU DO WHATEVER AND WALKED OFF. ONE OF THE GUYS WHO WAS LAUGHING EARLIER WALKED UP WITH THE CARD AND TOLD ME THAT I DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE LAWYER TO CALL CHRIS, MANAGER AND WAS GIVING ME THE CARD BACK. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE MONTH, I HAVE BEEN CATCHING RIDES TO WORK (WHILE PAYING PEOPLE FOR THEIR GAS BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT GAS IS EXPENSIVE), I HAVE BEEN A BURDEN TO OTHERS. I APPLIED FOR A LOAN, CANT GET ANOTHER CAR, THIS HONDA WILL BE PAID OFF NEXT YEAR AND HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING ME A VEHICLE WHICH WAS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT, IT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND AS A CONSUMER, I NEED HELP. PLEASE HELP I WAS TREATED WITH RESPECT WHEN THEY WERE SELLING ME THE "CERTIFIED HONDA BUT NOW THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T CARE! *TR

Mileage: 107,628

2003 ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR SHAKES VIGOROUSLY DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THE PEDALS PULSATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 120,000 MILES! I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS AND HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3521.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAN NOT ACCELERATE, ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD. 82,000 MILES WHILE GETTING ON THE RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR WHILE GOING 60MPH. WHEELS INSTANTLY LOCKED UP, SENDING THE CAR INTO A SKID. BARELY AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT. 3 PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR TO TESTIFY. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR WHEN COASTING IN 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. CAR LOSES POWER AND HESITATES CAUSING TRAFFIC BLOCKAGE DURING RUSH HOUR. CAR HAS TO BE STOPPED AND THEN RE-ACCELERATED TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME VEHICLE DOES STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I.E. ALL OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

I'VE OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX 6CYL SINCE NEW . THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS DONE . AT 53,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP . IT'S SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALER NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT PAY . I SAW ONLINE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT SO I'M NOT ALONE . LOCKING UP WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST A LIFE WHEN IN TRAFFIC . SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE . *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE CAR HAS POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE TRANSMISSION WILL OCCASIONALLY REV UP TO 4000 RPM BUT THE CAR IS STUCK AT LOW GEAR OR SOMETIMES IT IS NOT MOVING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BY DIFFERENT OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE SANTA CLARA HONDA DEALER NEVER ADMITS TO IT. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING FOR ALL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2003 ACCORD HAS TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAS A FIXED. THE RECALL WAS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES THE GEARS START TO SLIP ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIX WAS A JET KIT IN THE TRANSMISSION TO HELP COOL DOWN THE FLUID. MY TRANSMISSION WAS TOO LATE FOR THE KIT AND WAS ALREADY DAMAGED SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT 65,000 MILES (IN 2005) AND TO TOP IT OFF THE DEALER SAID MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT WHEN I REGISTERED IN HONDA OWNER LINK SITE IT CLEARLY SAYS THAT MY VIN IS PART OF THE RECALL. WELL NOW IT IS 2009 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS 50,000 MILES AND IT IS FAILING AGAIN. THIS FIX THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID IS NOT WORKING AND IT NEEDS SOME INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THERE IS WAY MORE COMPLAINT NOT REPORTED AND I THINK THIS WILL GIVE THEM A PUSH TELLING THEM THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I HONESTLY THINK HONDA NEED TO COME OUT WITH A BETTER SOLUTION. OR EVEN CONVERT THE VEHICLE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING CAR ON US HIGHWAY 90 BETWEEN LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA AT A SPEED OF ABOUT SIXTY (60) MILES AN HOUR WHEN CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO EITHER FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION PRACTICALLY SHOVED ME FORWARD FEELING AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL PREVENTING CAR TO SPIN OR SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE OR SLIGHTLY HEAVY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AT A CLOSE DISTANCE. HAD THERE BEEN, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LIKELY. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE OR TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 102,293

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT WITH LESS THEN 100K. COULD CAUSE A CRASH IF YOUR TRYING TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND YOUR TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO GO OUT. BIG PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL FROM WHAT I READ. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

MY 03 ACCORD EX-V6 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS VERY UPSET AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 45MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BY THE D4 LIGHT AND SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT A OWNER COST OF $3600. THE 03 ACCORD V-6 COUPE IS THE WORST YEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HONDA IGNORES THE OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 71,115

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ON 9/19 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY CAR SHIFTED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, WITH THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3 RPM'S. MY CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HOLT AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO MISS FROM HITTING ME. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 80,098 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T THE RIGHT THING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEM OVER 200 CASES JUST LIKE ME AND I BELIEVE ITS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE LIVES BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 80,953

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 113,236 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE SOLENOID CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RECALL 04V176000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

Mileage: 113,236

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN 2006 AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH ANY SERVICE RECORDS. THE CAR IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTING SUDDENLY AS WELL AS GETTING STUCK IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ON AN INCLINE IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TODAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

ON 9-17-09 I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE, HONDA ACCORD, EX 6 CYLINDER VIOLENTLY LUNGED CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN FORWARD, HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY UPPER BODY AND THEN BACKWARDS INTO MY SEAT. I EXPERIENCED NO LOSS OF POWER AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. IF I HAD BEEN CLOSE TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I BEGAN TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE. IF I HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT I MAY BE EITHER DEAD OR IN A HOSPITAL, AND EVEN WORSE COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, INJURING SOMEONE ELSE. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM, AND AFTER THERE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED I GO TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 9-10-09, THE SERVICE MANAGER IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WILL DETERMINE IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. HE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE INTENDED SPEED, AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 2,300.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,600. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND ACCORDING TO AAMCO THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR HAD TOTALLY FAILED. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

Mileage: 106,600

2003 ACCORD V6 TAKEN TO CENTURY HONDA (CINCINNATI, OH) MANY TIMES BUT DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AUG. 13, 2009 TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH, WITHIN SECONDS CAR SLAMMED DOWN TO 15 MPH, DUE TO QUICK THINKING MAJOR ACCIDENT AVOIDED. TOWED TO DEALER, SERVICE TECH, STRANDED BY CAR. PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. QUOTED $3400 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. IT'S NOW SEPT. 16TH, WORKED WITH HONDA AMERICA ON PRICE, PROBLEM. RELUNCTANTLY, CAME DOWN TO $1700 PLUS TAX BUT NO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT TRANSMISSION IS BIG PROBLEM. AGREED UPON SOLUTION, NOW HONDA SERVICE SAYS UNABLE TO GET TRANSMISSION. THAT'S RIGHT, 1 MONTH, BIG EXPENSE AND STILL NO CAR. SAFETY, SECURITY PUT AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO CONFIRM IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY OR A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AT 65MPH WHEN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND REDUCED SPEED TO 25MPH AND THEN TO A DANGEROUS 10MPH WHICH CAUSED EVERYONE DRIVING AROUND ME TO HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. THE CAR WOULD NOT REACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO VEER INTO THE LEFT SHOULDER JUST SECONDS BEFORE WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE OR PAST FIRST GEAR (20MPH) CAUSING CHP TO STOP TRAFFIC SO WE COULD CROSS THE FREEWAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A TOW-TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 83,525

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO DOWN-SHIFTED AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. UNINTENDED VEHICLE DECELERATION INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

Mileage: 133,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 7, 2009 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1,265 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SHE SPOKE TO A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A GOODWILL REPAIR LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE AND WAS ADVISED TO FAX HER RECEIPT AND SHE WOULD NOTIFY HER ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE REPRESENTATIVE GAVE HER A CASE NUMBER AND ALSO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE HER METHOD OF PAYMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2003 ACCORD STARTING WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AROUND 2ND GEAR. ON WED. AUG. 26 TRAVELING SOUTH OF WINSTON SALEM NC ON HWY 52 WHEN CAR JERKED TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER TO STOP LANE IT JERKED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. STARTED TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO NEXT TOWN WHEN STOPPED BY STATE TROOPER AND EXPLAINED SITUATION. TOLD ME TO BE SAFE AND GET IT OFF MAIN HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT,TCS AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT ALL ON PLUS GREEN LIGHT AT DRIVE IS FLASHING. VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET HIT OR HIT SOMEONE DUE TO LOCKUP. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH V-6 WHILE TRAVELING 215 MILES TO A FRIENDS FUNERAL MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED TRAVELING. THIS STARTED AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPING TO LOOK AT THE MAP ABOUT 40 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION. I TRIED DRIVING AS GENTLY AS I COULD AND THE CAR WOULD START SHIFTING NORMALLY AND AT SOME POINT AFTER SHIFTING INTO A GEAR HIGHER NUMBER GEAR THAN 1ST IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST. NONE OF THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. AFTER A NUMBER OF STARTS IT WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE STAYING IN 1ST GEAR AND I FINISHED MY TRIP IN 1ST ON COUNTRY ROADS. I LET THE CAR SIT ALL DAY WHILE AT THE FUNERAL AND WHEN I STARTED IT TO PUT IT ON A TRAILER IT WAS WORKING FINE. THEREFORE I LEFT FOR HOME. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS UP TO TEMP IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I QUICKLY PUT THE TRANS IN NEUTRAL FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND ALL WAS WELL FOR A FEW MILES, SOMETIMES 20-30 AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IF I WEREN'T AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHILE QUICKLY PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL IT I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN TRAVELING AT 65-70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER WHO JUST SAYS THE TRANS MUST BE REPLACED FOR $,3610.00 AND CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY IT SHIFTS FINE WHEN COLD BUT STARTS ACTING UP WHEN HOT. WE HAVE ABOUT 112,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS WHICH WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALER FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE CALLED HONDA USA AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. MANY TALK OF THEIR TRANS GOING OUT OF GEAR AND COASTING WITH THE RPM SUDDENLY SHOOTING UP AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AFTER WHICH NO GEAR WILL ENGAGE. MINE NEVER SLIPPED IN ANY GEAR, JUST DOWNSHIFTS ABRUPTLY TO 1ST WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE ASKED HONDA WHY IT WORKS FINE WHEN COLD AND NOT WHEN WARMED UP. THEY DON'T KNOW AND JUST REPEAT THAT THE TRANS NEEDS REPLACING. THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL WITH 107,000 MILES. I AM HAVING APPARENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5TH GEAR TO THE 1ST GEAR, WHICH FEELS LIKE SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS GOING 70MPH. THE VEHICLES DIRECTLY BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE INTO OTHER OCCUPIED LANES IN ORDER TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THE INSTANCE WAS VERY SCARY AND ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO WRECK OR INJURIES, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC WRECK. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THERE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND THAT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THE DEFECT IS NOT A "SAFETY HAZARD". I JUST WANTED TO RELAY MY STORY OF THE DEFECTED TRANSMISSION THAT NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON FREEWAY LED TO DISABLED VEHICLE. CAR PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED BY DEALER UNDER TRANSMISSION RECALL AND DEEMED OK. TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY THIRD PARTY FOR $2500 WITH LINGERING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 123,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

Mileage: 59,000

YESTERDAY, I HAD NOTICED A COUPLE OF ROUGH SHIFT CHANGES EARLIER IN THE DAY. LATER, THAT AFTERNOON, THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND BACK AGAIN, BUT FINALLY IT SLIPPED INTO GEAR. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH WAS FINE. THAT EVENING, I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE RPMS WERE HIGH, BUT COULD NOT GET MUCH ABOVE 40MPH WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 65MPH. VERY DANGEROUS, AS FREEWAY TRAFFIC WAS BARRELING DOWN ON ME -- I USED THE HAZARD LIGHT TO GET TO THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT. AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FURTHER, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED MOVING ALTOGETHER AS I ENTERED A PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE FREEWAY. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO GEAR AT THAT POINT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. RECEIVED A QUOTE OF $3500 MY REGULAR DEALERSHIP, WHICH HONDA REQUIRES FOR ANY POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION OF LIABILITY, AND WILL TAKE 5 DAYS. OPENED CASE #N012009-08-0500964 WITH HONDA OF AMERICA. WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL, WHICH CAN TAKE 2 DAYS. ON STANDBY TO SEE IF A DIFFERENT DEALER CAN OFFER A BETTER PRICE. MY REGULAR DEALER IS OUTSIDE MY TOW MILEAGE RANGE, SO TRYING TO MITIGATE EXPENSES. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM SECOND INTO THIRD GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, AND ALSO BANGS WHEN SWITCHING INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED THE CONTACT 50% OFF THE TOTAL BILL, WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO $1,508.73. THE CONTACT REFUSED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,500. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF ALSO, THE LIGHTS FOR THE TEMPERATURE, RADIO AND DEFROSTER WERE OUT. UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

Mileage: 59,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. WHEN GOING UP A BRIDGE HAD TO DROP DOWN TO 20 MPH TO KEEP CAR GOING. *TR

Mileage: 216,187

WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH 109,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND WHILST TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE-5 IN LOS ANGELES, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED; RPM SHOT UP, AND PUSHING GAS PEDAL HAD NO AFFECT OF SPEED OR CONTROL. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN IN THE FAST LANE AND CREATED A MAJOR FREEWAY HAZARD; OTHER DRIVERS SWERVED TO AVOID ME WHILST I CONTINUED TO SLOW AND DRIFT TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND OFF-RAMP; UPON SHUTTING OF CAR AND WAITING 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED TO MY HOUSE IN FIRST GEAR ONLY AND IN NO GEAR SOME OF THE TIME. IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR AND THE SCAR OF NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I HAD CAR TOWED ON A TOW TRUCK TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS "DIED" AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WITH 30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IS CORRECTING SITUATION BY REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY. THIS SUDDEN FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT THAT HAD TO POTENTIAL TO INVOLVE ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 108,430

WHILE TRYING TO SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND LOST POWER WHILE PUSHING THE GAS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. HE WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ESTIMATED AT $4,000. THE MANUFACTURER FILED CASE NUMBER N012009-071300056 REGARDING THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY $1,500 TOWARDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,244.

Mileage: 97,244

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA ACCORD EX 3.2L V6 LOCKED AND CAR SCREECHED TO A HALT. CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT, SHIFTING IS NOW HIT MISS, SOMETIMES ENGINE REVS TO HIGH RPM AND WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY SUGGEST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR $5,000. CAR HAS 87,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED ONCE UNDER FACTORY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO CRAZY. I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. THE CAR STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AND THE ENGINES RPM WENT TO OVER 7000. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD INSPECTED IT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THAT SAME NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!!! I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS. WHY WONT HONDA RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND GIVE WHAT PEOPLE PAID FOR. A GOOD RELIABLE CAR. MY CAR IS A 2003 4 DOOR ACCORD WITH 40,600 MILES!!!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND THE MILLION OTHERS THAT ARE EFFECTED BY THIS. HONDA IS TURNING THEIR NOSE AND THEY NEED TO BE HELP RESPONSIBLE!!!!! *TR UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

Mileage: 40,600

DECEMBER 5TH, 2007 I DROVE MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ONTO OUR DRIVEWAY PAD, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER NIGHT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, TOOK THE KEY OUT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. AS I WAS GETTING READY TO CLOSE THE DOOR, I REALIZED THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. I STARTED BACK TOWARDS THE CAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS KNOCKING ME DOWN. WHEN I FELL, I TRIED TO GET UP IMMEDIATELY. I MUST HAVE HAD MY RIGHT LEG BENT, BECAUSE THE CAR RAN OVER MY LEFT LEG AT THE CALF AREA. I SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO THE LEG. THE SQUAD WAS CALLED. I WAS TAKEN TO UNC MEMORIAL CHAPEL HILL ED, WHERE I WAS TREATED FOR A CRUSHED LEG INJURY AND SENT HOME TO OBSERVE FOR INCREASING COMPARTMENT SYNDROME SYMPTOMS. I ENDED UP WITH TWO LARGE BLISTERS/WOUNDS TO MY LEFT LEG. ONE HEALED THE OTHER REQUIRED SKIN GRAPHS/DONOR SITE LEFT THIGH. HOSPITALIZED ONE WEEK ON BED REST FOR THE GRAFTS TO TAKE. HAVE SUFFERED PERMANENT DAMAGE AND CHRONIC PAIN TO THE LEFT LEG. *TR

Mileage: 184,000

I HAVE THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS?) OF OTHER CONSUMERS ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. IT IS FAILING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, ONSTENSIVELY BECAUSE OF THE 2004 RECALL. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE AT 18,000 MILES IN 2004. IN 2009 AT 85,000 MILES, HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $3,700. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION TO SEE IF THE GEAR IS HEAT DAMAGED! ACCORDING TO THE RECALL REPAIR PROCEDURE, THIS WOULD SHOW IF THE DAMAGE RELATES TO THE 2004 RECALL, RECALL REPAIR DONE OR NOT. I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA WHO OFFERED A $1,300 CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE REPAIR, BUT ONLY AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" REP SAID SHE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVE TO OFFER A "GOODWILL REPAIR" AT ALL AS I'D INFORMED HER I WAS LOOKING TO SELL THE CAR AND NOW COULD NOT AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. END RESULT: I'M PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THEY ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET ME DRIVE IT AWAY (AFTER PAYING THEM THE $100 FOR A TRULY UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC GIVEN THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION HISTORY), EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SAFE? CONCERN FOR THE CUSTOMER? CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY? I THINK NOT. THIS IS MY 23-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S FIRST AUTO PURCHASE. WHAT A LET DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO MANIPULATE THE GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED DRASTICALLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $950. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND FELT AS IF HE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES AT THE SAME SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE WHEELS BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE WHEELS WITH MANUFACTURER WHEELS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY SPECULATED THAT THE WELDING IN THE CLUTCH DRUM WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK IN THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR FREE SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE CAR HAS ONLY 100,000 MILES. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3TH GEAR, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOTHING UNTIL TODAY 6/23/09 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AS IF I WOULD'VE SHIFTED DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE D ON SHIFTER STARTED BLINKING AND NOW ALL THE CAR DOES IS TO GO IN PARKING OR 2ND GEAR. IT DOES NOT TAKE REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR THEREFORE THE CAR IS USES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SLIPS INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSES SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION AND DOWNSHIFTING. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OR ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $4,500. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS SAFETY AND HAVING THE VEHICLE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO GO. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BUT I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN THE CAR DROPS TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS START TO REV. I KNOW THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT COST 4000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THEN THEY MIGHT FIX IT FOR YOU. BUT IF THEY HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO INFORM THE DRIVERS THAT THEY ARE IN AN UNSAFE CAR. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE DYING BUT I FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

ON JUNE 12TH 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ON INTERSTATE 44 AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. I WAS THROWN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS IN THE BACKSEAT FELT THE WHIPLASH TOO- THANK GOODNESS THEY OF COURSE HAD THEIR SEATBELTS ON. ABOUT 2 MINS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN...FORCING ME TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FROM 4 TO LIKE 2ND GEAR. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY SCARED TOO DEATH AND THANKING GOD THAT NO ONE GOT HURT OR THAT NO ONE REAR ENDED ME. I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN A SIDE ROAD -TRYING TO MAKE IT HOME. IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAM INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER CATCHING MY BREATH AND MY HEART SLOWING DOWN- I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO AT LEAST MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE- THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE- THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS - IT WENT FORWARD INSTEAD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AN ON AGAIN AND PUTTING IN REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY REVERSED. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME BECAUSE ME AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS WERE STRANDED AND DID NOT HAVE A WAY HOME. - IT SHIFTED FROM 3RD AND 4TH GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR SEVERAL TIMES - LUCKILY I HAD MADE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP- THEY DIAGNOSED MY CAR (FOR 90.00!) AND TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED! I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 03 AND HAVE KEPT IT SERVICED AND MAINTAINED WITH A VERY METICULOUS RECORD. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6YRS OLD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARED ME AND MY DAUGHTERS TO THE POINT THEY WERE CRYING. HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND WE ARE SO LUCKY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ON IT. PLEASE NHTSA AND HONDA...DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

ON MAY 9, 2009, WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD, IT BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP, IT CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. AFTER I GOT IT STOPPED IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT HAS 118,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $2,500.00. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

AFTER VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WARMS UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LOSES GEARS 3, 4, 5, AND REVERSE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, FORCING THE TRANSMISSION TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE 1ST AND 2ND GEARS OR NEUTRAL. VEHICLE OFTEN THEN DECELERATES VIOLENTLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE OPERATOR (MYSELF) AND OCCUPANTS THEN REPORT A STRONG ODOR THOUGHT TO BE BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. IN PAST 6 MONTHS, I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS INCLUDING A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ALL HAD REPORTED NO PROBLEMS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX UNLESS THERE WAS A TROUBLE READING ON THE COMPUTER. PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING ONLY ONCE A MONTH BUT SINCE INITIAL APPEARANCE HAS NOW BEEN A DAILY OCCURRENCE ON BOTH FREEWAYS AND NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. RECENTLY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A FREE INSPECTION AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I BOUGHT A 2003 ACCORD 4DR EX,WELL ILL BE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MILES AND ALL OF SUDDEN AT 65 MPH IT DOWN SHIFTS TO LOW THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. AND IT SEEMS THE DEALERS KNOW NOTHING. I HAVE REPLACED SOME SENSOR BUT ITS GETTING EXPENSIVE.DOES ANYONE AT HONDA GIVE HELP FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 131,278

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE CONTACT IS THROWN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE COULD ALSO CAUSE A REAR-END CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE GEARS WOULD SLIP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN THE GEARS WOULD DISENGAGE, THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NEARLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,077 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE AN '03 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE.WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, (40-50 MPH) MY CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20-30MPH!, CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO ALMOST REAR END MY VEH. I WOULD ATTEMPT TO SPEED UP, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV UP WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. AFTER MAINTAINING 20-30MPH FOR A FEW SECONDS THE VEH. WOULD SUDDENLY JERK FORWARD AND THE SLOW DOWN AGAIN.I TOOK THE VEH. TO SLOAN HONDA (PHILA.) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT WOULD COST ME $3,500.00. A SERVICE REP. CALLED BACK AGAIN AND STATED THAT HONDA AGREED TO LOWER MY PAYMENT TO $2,100.00. I'M A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THIS CITY AND I NEED A VEH. THE DEALERSHIP NOR HONDA WOULD GIVE A COURTESY RENTAL ! THERE IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE '03 HONDA TRANSMISSION AND I HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD DRIVING ON FREEWAY, SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC, THEN CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MILES AN HOUR. DROVE TO DEALER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALL REQUIRED SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED, AS WELL AS A RECALL SERVICE IN 2004. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAD A 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, FAILURE AT 130,000 MILES. HONDA SEEMS TO KNOW OF DEFECT OFFERED TO PAY 25% "STANDARD DISCOUNT" FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND LOCKED AT 75 MPH. THE WHEELS SQUEALED LOUDLY. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A CRASH. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, SHE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS FAILURE, INCLUDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK AND LET HER KNOW IF HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IF THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10.*JB

Mileage: 92,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, AND IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE OR SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR ONCE THIS STARTS HAPPENING. EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK FROM 2004 PERFORMED SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED. IT OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM. IT CAUSES EXTREME JERKS DUE TO THE SUDDEN DECELERATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC. IT CAUSES PROBLEMS THEN ACCELERATING AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN PAST 30-35 MPH. THE CORRECTION IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME NOW AND MAY HAVE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD 3.0 V6 TRANSMISSION STALLED OUT AT A RED LIGHT WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM MY DAUGHTERS HOME BUT, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT RESULTING IN HARMING MYSELF , MY GRANDSON AND ANY OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE REAR ENDED ME. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN IN THIS VEHICLE , A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE 1ST ONE BUT THE CAR AT THAT TIME WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS REPLACED. MY CONCERN IS BOTH THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE, NO WARNING LIGHTS UNTIL THE ACTION HAPPENED IN AN INSTANT , YOU ARE DRIVING NORMALLY AND NEXT SECOND THE CAR STALLS , STILL RUNNING WONT MOVE OR MOVES SLOWLY WITH MUCH SHIFTING OF GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 100,937

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE BRAKING, FRONT WHEELS LOCKED AND I NEARLY HAD A SEVERE ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN FATALITY OR SERIOUS INJURY. APPARENTLY, I AM DISCOVERING THAT THIS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM ON 2003 ACCORD V6 AUTO TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENED TO OUR AUTO TECHNICIAN WHO TRIED TO REPLICATE IT. HONDA SEEMS VERY INDIFFERENT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I HOPE AND PRAY NHTSA WILL FULLY INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT A CAR PERFORMANCE ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 69,200

LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD. TRANSMISSION ON 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN SLIPPING AND PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION 5 TIMES IN MY ATTEMPT TO GET HOME. CAR'S TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, ENGINES REV AND NO POWER TO MOVE. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL COST 4000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. WENT ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HONDA HAS BEEN LUCKY TO NOT GET SUED DUE TO A DEATH BECAUSE OF THIS OBVIOUS FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING UP I-85 AND OUR ACCORD JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT TO 6000 RPM+ BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY WHERE, TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING UP BEHIND HIM AND HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. HE GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SAT THERE FOR IT TO COOL DOWN SOME. NO LIGHTS WERE ON STATING THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. HE WAITED AWHILE AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND IT ONLY MADE IT FOR ABOUT 15 MORE MILES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED NOT WORKING AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS NO OTHER WARNING OR NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS TO ANY INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE HONDA NEW IN 2004, THINKING THAT HONDA WAS A GREAT CAR (SINCE MY DAD IS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT GO WRONG WITH A HONDA), NOT KNOWING THAT ONLY AFTER 4 1/2 YEARS LATER I WOULD BE FACED WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION AND MY HUSBAND ALMOST BEING RUN DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD JUST STOP WORKING! I AM WAITING FOR HONDA TO CONTACT ME BACK ABOUT THE REPAIRS, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY NOT HELP WITH ANY COSTS OR RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MAKERS EARLY 2000 TRANSMISSIONS AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS REPORTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM HONDA STATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. MY HUSBAND AND I TRANSPORT OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL, AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE IN A VERY SAFE VEHICLE, UNTIL THIS INCIDENT TODAY. PLEASE DO NOT LET SOMEONE BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX FAILED TRANSMISSION TWICE. FIRST AT 74,000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT 103,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS AWARE THAT 03 HONDA ACCORDS HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SO WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FINE, MY GAS CAP WASN'T SCREWED ON TIGHT, BUT DID A FULL CHECK AND SOLD ME SOME BATTERY STUFF. NOW, JUST A MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND NEARLY JERKED ME INTO ANOTHER CAR. I WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL! I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I LIMPED INTO THE DEALER WITH THE DASHBOARD LIT UP, DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKING, AND THE GEARS SLIPPING & DOWNSHIFTING HARD. THIS TIME, THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID "SMELLS BAD" AND I NEED IT REPLACED. WHY COULDN'T HONDA, WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS FAMOUSLY BAD MODEL YEAR'S TRANSMISSION, MAKE SURE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WHEN I, A VERY CONSCIENTIOUS OWNER, BROUGHT IT IN LAST MONTH? BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE? SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS, I'M JUST VERY, VERY FRUSTRATED AT THIS IRRESPONSIBILITY. IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LOST REVERSE FIRST. THEN ON THE WAY HOME, TRANSMISSION SLAMMED FROM FOURTH INTO SECOND GEAR. THANKFULLY NO CAR WAS CLOSE BEHIND ME. THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. REQUEST NTSB CONSIDER FORCING A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/ INDICATES THE 2003 ACCORD HAS TWICE AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS ANY OTHER YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 84,544

FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP IN TRAFFIC WHEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR -- AS THOUGH I HAD SLAMMED THE BRAKES. IT RELEASED AFTER A SECOND BUT THIS COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, AND I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER -- THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL/REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON IT WITH 90K MILES ON IT THAT THE CAR MADE NOISE ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT NEW FROM DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL HONDA MAKE THAT NOISE GETTING TO KNOW THE REPAIR TECH AT HONDA ONE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO GO AND. YES IT DID IT WENT A COUPLE A MONTHS LATER DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR JERKED HARD THE IT SLOWED DOWN AND LUCKILY I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH THAT I COASTED ACROSS TWO LANES WITHOUT GETTING ME OR MY FAMILY KILLED EVERYONE WAS SCARED AND SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT DROVE GOT OFF FIRST EXIT AND DID IT AGAIN SO I STOP AGAIN DROVE AGAIN THEN IT JERKED HARD AGAIN THEN THIS TIME THE CAR DID NOT MOVE AT ALL . *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGH SPEEDS/SUDDEN DROP DOWN TO LOW GEAR 5000+RPM ENGINE REV/EXTREME DECELERATION. 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES AND 105,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE CAR ENGINE HESITATES AND SEEMS TO GET STUCK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, LOOSES POWER WHEN CLIMBING A HILL, OR THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV UP (RPM'S INCREASE) AND THE ENGINE GETS LOUD, BUT THERE IS NO POWER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 82, 500 MILES. THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. A NEW TRANSMISSION WILL COST $3500. *TR

Mileage: 82,500

HONDA ACCORD 2003 V6-85,000 MILES TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, THEN FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WITH HONDA V6 ACCORD TRANSMISSION, REPORTED HERE ON THIS WEBSITE. NOTE, MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE ON MY 2003 ACCORD WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES ON IT. HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AT MARKLEY MOTORS HONDA IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80527-0520. I SUBMITTED THE PROBLEM TO 'AMERICAN HONDA', AND BECAUSE OF THE SHEER DANGEROUS CONDITION THE CAR DISPLAYED TODAY, PROBABLY WON'T DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL 'AMERICAN HONDA' DECIDES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I, OR MY WIFE, KIDS COULD HAVE BEING KILLED IF WE WERE ON A FREEWAY AND IT LOCKED AT ACCELERATION LIKE IT DID TODAY TWICE. WARNING TO OTHERS, THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH WHERE IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA ANYTHING, LET THIS BE A WARNING TO ALL REGARDING HONDA. THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE COST TO ME HAS BEING, $98.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. MARKLEY MOTORS WANTS $3,413.16 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SMALL THINGS BREAK OR GO WRONG. THEY WERE SO MINOR AND HONDA TOOK CARE OF MOST OF THEM IT DID NOT MATTER. MAY 11, 2009 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY AT 70 MPH THE CAR DROPPED TO 20MPH ON IT'S OWN, AFTER NEARLY GETTING HIT TWICE WHILE GETTING OFF THE FWY I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT 93,000 MILES. I AM ATTEMPTING TO HAVE HONDA HELP WITH THIS AS I AM UNEMPLOYED AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $4,000 MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 93,200

NEAR MISS = CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR - THEREFORE RESULTING IN POWER LOSS. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AS THE CAR LOSES SPEED AND APPROACHING CAR ALMOST REAR END YOU. DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE - NOW HAVING TO GET NEW TRANSMISSION! *TR

Mileage: 100,209

WHILE DRIVING IN BUSY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO BEHAVE IN A VERY ERRATIC WAY. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV TO ABOUT 5000 RPM AND THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. I WAS VERY CONCERNED BY THIS ACTION. AFTER BRIEF EXPERIMENTATION I DETERMINED THAT IF I APPLIED GRADUAL ACCELERATION AND KEPT THE RPM TO UNDER 2500, I COULD GET THE CAR TO TRAVEL WITHOUT JERKING. IT'S THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER OWNED AN AUTOMOBILE WHERE I FELT CONCERN FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY. AFTER FIRST ENCOUNTERING THIS PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WITHIN 2 HOURS OF FIRST OBSERVING THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED BY MY HONDA DEALER THAT THE FIRST STAGE OF MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME INITIAL RESEARCH ON THE WEB I AM ALARMED AT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE FOR THE 2003 ACCORD. I AM EVEN MORE SURPRISED THAT YOUR OFFICE HAS DONE NOTHING TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHER 2003 ACCORD OWNERS AND TO HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A QUALITY CONTROL/ DESIGN ISSUE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE AS ONE OF THE SOURCES FOR DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 004V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE UPDATED 06/09/09 *BFFAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE MECHANICAL FAILURES IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $ 3,000. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000. UPDATED 06/09/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE HAD INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/10/09.*JB

Mileage: 122,000

WE WERE DRIVING SOUTH ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH MYSELF, WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, IN OUR 2003 HONDA EX ACCORD V6 WITH 78,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY WITH SEMI-TRUCK AND TRAILERS IN FRONT OF US AND BEHIND US. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 65MPH IN DRIVE WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WENT FROM DRIVE TO LOW GEAR. THE AUTOMOBILE LOCKED UP THE BACK TIRES AND MADE A SCREECHING SOUND AND THE SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER AND HEAT WAS PREVALENT INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER NEARLY BEING HIT IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, WE PUT ON OUR EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP. ALTHOUGH AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DRIVE IN THE HIGH GEAR, THE DRIVE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO BACK TO LOW. AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE OUR CAR DELIVERED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE OVERALL COST TO US WITH RENTAL, TOW, AND NEW TRANSMISSION WAS APPROXIMATELY $3,700.00. WE WERE NOT REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS WAS NOT USER ABUSE OR NORMAL WEAR AND IN MY OPINION THIS FAILURE CAN ONLY BE CHARACTERIZED AS A HONDA ENGINEERING DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE.*TR

Mileage: 78,020

HONDA ACCORD EX V6, PURCHASED NEW IN DEC 2002, 94,000 MILES. ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE TAKEN CARE OF SINCE CAR PURCHASED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLIP 4-25-09. DEALER DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. DEALER CLAIMS NO KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL CAR, BUT IS BEING REPLACED BY 'NEW' REMANNED TRANSMISSION AT 1/2 COST OF PARTS & LABOR COVERED BY HONDA. FOUND OUT FROM HONDA OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO EMPLOYEE (QUALITY CONTROL DEPT) THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE FOR SOME TIME THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE '3RD GEAR SHIFT MODULE' AND THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE ALL TRANSMISSION THAT FAIL AT NO CHARGE SINCE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, BUT HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO DO THAT. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - SLIPPING BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO FAILURE AND AMERICAN HONDA DID REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED ONE. I WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS INCIDENT AND ONLY HAD TO PAY THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW TRANSMISSION. HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN WHILE I OWN THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 69,896

2003 HONDA ACCORD LX V6. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THIS MODEL HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE BEGINNING. MY CAR ONLY HAS 49000 MILES ON IT, AND I THINK HONDA NEEDS TO CORRECT AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A SAFETY INCIDENT OCCURS. ON TOP OF THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, AND NOT MAKE THIS COME OUT FROM THE CONSUMERS POCKET. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SEVERAL YEARS AGO (ROUGH SHIFTING) BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN GOING AROUND 25 - 30 MPH, MENTIONED TO HONDA DEALER AT 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE BACK IN OCTOBER AND THEY INSPECTED AND CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID. WAS OK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IN LAST FEW WEEKS, IT BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO DEALER ON 4/21 AND THEY SAID THEY TESTED IT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEN ON 4/22, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN GOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT BUCKED, AND DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR AND WOULD NOT CHANGE...IMMEDIATE SLOWING OF VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSED CAR BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. I CRAWLED TO DEALER AND THEY TESTED AND SAID SURE ENOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER REP SAID HE WENT TO HONDA AND THAT THEY WERE ONLY GOING TO PAY 50% OF REPLACEMENT COST, BUT THEN BECAUSE THE REP PUSHED HARDER, INCREASED OFFER TO 75%. I AGREED TO ACCEPT IT SINCE I NEED MY CAR BACK, BUT HONDA SHOULD HAVE PAID THE FULL COST. INTERESTINGLY, I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WOULD HAVE COVERED IT ALL, BUT IT EXPIRED ON 12/28/08. I HAVE LEARNED THOROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YET HONDA WILL NOT RECALL/REPLACE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA MUST TAKE ACTION ON IMMEDIATELY. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL ARE FRAUGHT WITH PROBLEMS, AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND POSSIBLE DEATH. PLEASE TAKE ACTION SOON TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE IF ANY ACTION YOU TAKE INCLUDES REIMBURSING THOSE OF US WHO HAD TO PAY TO GET A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THREE LIGHTS CAME ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD, TSC INDICATOR LIGHT,TSC ACTIVATION LIGHT AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE COST WOULD BE $3800. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORDS HAS FAILED AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. HONDA DOES NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD BE CHANGED. *TR

Mileage: 110,983

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. THE SECOND GEAR WAS NOT LUBRICATED ENOUGH AND BURNED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. A TECHNICIAN FROM A TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER INSTEAD OF A HONDA DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 64,000 MILES. I WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY CAR WOULD FLARE UP WHILE ACCELERATING AND REV TO THE REDLINE. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF THIS, MY CAR WAS PRACTICALLY UNDRIVEABLE AND I TOOK IT TO HONDA. I BARELY MADE IT THERE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3100. THEY SAY IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE 2ND GEAR RECALL THAT IS IN EFFECT. I GOT ONLINE AND SAW THE VAST NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NO RECOURSE OR HELP. THIS IS UNSAFE. HONDA'S OWN WEBSITE CONTAINS PRESS RELEASES ADMITTING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS MODEL. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO. LET'S TRY BAILING OUT THE CITIZEN THIS TIME, NOT THE CAR COMPANY. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THE HONDA TRANSMISSION AS A WHOLE. WHEN A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION IS PINPOINTED, THEY DO THE BARE MINIMUM TO REMEDY IT AND TAKE NO FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. THIS IS NOT ONLY ABOUT MONEY, IT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST ABOUT SAFETY FOR THOSE OF US WHO TRUSTED THE HONDA NAME AND PURCHASED THEIR PRODUCT. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, ONE PERSON CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO GO ABOVE 25 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME, 13 APRIL IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AT APPROXIMATELY 94000 MILES. TRANSMISSION LOCKED AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH IN TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED REAR-END COLLISION DUE TO ERRATIC DOWN AND UPSHIFTING AND LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP. FORCED TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE ENGINE TO GET GEARS TO RE-ENGAGE AND SHIFT, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES OF VEHICLE USAGE NOW. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND SERVICE QUOTE AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FIX THE FLAW PER MAINTENANCE OFFICE'S ADVICE. *TR

Mileage: 93,950

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TOOK CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN JUNE 2008. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD 6-7 MONTHS LATER. THOUGHT MAYBE CHEAP FLUID WAS USED BY THE SERVICE CENTER WE USED SO WE BOUGHT GOOD HONDA FLUID FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN BARTLESVILLE AND TOOK IT TO OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HAD MORE NEW FLUID PUT IN. HE SAID THE FLUID(THAT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACE 8 MONTHS EARLIER)WAS VERY BLACK AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER MONTH CAR STARTS SHIFTING VERY HARD. ENGINE REVVING UP AND THROWING YOU AGAINST SEATBELT WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INFORMS US THAT THE FLUID(THAT WAS REPLACED A MONTH AGO) WAS VERY BLACK AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. SAID TRANSMISSION IS SHOT GAVE US THREE PRICES TO REPLACE RANGING FROM $3,200 TO $3,800. WE TAKE IT BACK TO OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO ADVISES US THE SAME, TRANSMISSION IS SHOT NEEDS REPLACED, HOWEVER, HE CHECKED THE VIN # WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO SAYS THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE TRAN. WE TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY INFORM US THAT BECAUSE 2ND GEAR IS NOT BURNT THEY CAN PUT AN OIL KIT ON IT TO FIX IT. SO, WE TAKE THE CAR TO 2ND HONDA DEALER IN TULSA. ON THE WAY THERE THE CAR SHIFTS SO HARD TRYING TO GET INTO TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE TIRES SQUEAL AND HAD I NOT HAD ON BY SEATBELT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD! THEY TELL ME MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT NEEDS REPLACED, HOWEVER, BECAUSE ALL THE GEARS ARE BURNT BUT 2ND GEAR THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY. WE CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA WHO OFFERS TO PAY 15% OF THE COST OF TRANS REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER IF THEY WOULD FEEL SAFE PUTTING THEIR WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS CAR AND THEY BOTH SAID NO! I WAS SHOCKED TO READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE. THIS IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED! WE NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO USE THE WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER IS OFFERING A GOOD WILL REPAIR FOR VEHICLES, BUT THE CONTACT HAS TO WAIT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,630.

Mileage: 59,630

I HAD A SLIGHT WHINE IN THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 COUPE,(WITH ONLY 79,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED) FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN IN ONE DAY IT WENT FROM SLIGHT SLIPPAGE TO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS TRYING TO CROSS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN IT FAILED AND IF NOT FOR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE CRASH. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT UNIT AND COVER 25% OF THE BILL. IT'S MY OPINION THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WILL STOP THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WITH NO CONTROL OF SPEED BY THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAD OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. PROBLEM WOULDN'T REPEAT WHEN LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED IT. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 12 FEBRUARY 2009 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER I EXITED A FREEWAY OR I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A SIDE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY PROCEED HOME. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT A HONDA DEALER. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULDN'T REIMBURSE FOR ANY OF THE COST ($ 3014) DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THIS MODEL HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS A 2003 ACCORD, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING 65 M.P.H. AND WITH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS AND I AM GOING 20 M.P.H. AFTER BARELY MAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST $4600. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND IT IS CRAZY HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL YET. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS OR LOW SPEED DOWN SHIFTS ON ITS OWN WONT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AT ALL WONT REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE. MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT 20 - 25 MPH. THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER, RPM'S WOULD REV VERY HIGH AND THEN SHIFT VIOLENTLY INTO THIRD GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IT HAD 82,017 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAD BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED - TOTAL COST $2600. HONDA AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST, ONLY AFTER I THREATENED TO PICKET THEIR DEALERSHIP. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 82,017

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX W/V6 - TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 102,800 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING - HAPPENED TWICE AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. HE INFORMED ME OF A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS HONDA USED IN THE ACCORDS FROM THE EARLY 2000S (MY 2003 INCLUDED). HE TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO FAIL - IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME. SO ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE APPOINTMENT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD SO BADLY THAT THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE. IN BETWEEN THE SLIPS THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP TO 4500 RPM - SO I IMMEDIATELY PARKED IT. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED I AM ONE OF MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE - AND THAT HONDA HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO "A SAFETY ISSUE" - WELL FOR THE FOLKS THAT HAVE LOCKED UP AND ONE FROM 45 TO 20 - IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE! I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA IN CA AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE (GOODWILL REPAIR - PARTIAL AT LEAST) AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT IT - AFTER A COST OF $92.00 TO DIAGNOSE. *TR

Mileage: 102,800

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 105,000 MILES. ON MARCH 31, 2009 I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AT APPROX. 8:05AM. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROX. 45MPH CAR JERKED HARD TWICE BEFORE COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. CARS HAD TO BRAKE AND VEER OFF SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID HITTING US. THIS WAS TERRIFYING AND WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HURT OR KILLED. HAD CAR TOWED HOME. CONTACTED TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO ADVISED OF RECALL ON TRANS. AND HIGH FAILURE RATE ON THIS SPECIFIC TRAN. RECOMMENDED I CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK STATUS OF RECALL, FOUND OUT IT WAS COMPLETED ON MAY 9, 2005 AND THEY ONLY COVER RECALLS ONCE. MECHANIC THEN ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK AND ASK FOR GOODWILL REPAIR SINCE THIS WILL BE ABOUT A $3000 REPAIR. DID THIS ON APRIL 3, 2009, RETOLD INFORMATION TO CYNTHIA WHO ASKED WHAT ACTION I WAS REQUESTING FROM AMERICAN HONDA. WHEN I REQUESTED A GOODWILL REPAIR SHE BECAME UPSET AND THE TONE OF THE CALL BECAME HOSTILE. QUOTING CYNTHIA, "GOODWILL REPAIR? WHAT IS THAT? DID YOU READ THAT ON SOME BLOG SOMEWHERE? WHO TOLD YOU TO ASK FOR THAT? GOODWILL REPAIR IS NOT LAYMANS TERMS, SOMEONE HAD TO TELL YOU TO ASK FOR THAT. WHO WAS IT? YOUR MECHANIC?". VERY INSULTING TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS AND HAD BEEN VERY POLITE DURING THE WHOLE CONVERSATION. GAVE ME CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME TO WAIT FOR A CALL FROM A REGIONAL CASE MANAGER. STILL WAITING. *TR

Mileage: 107,120

WHILE DRIVING ON A FRIDAY @ APPROX. 5:30PM ON A BUSY 2 LANE STREET AT APPROX. 40MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED HARD AND REDUCED SPEED TO APPROX 5-10MPH. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PEOPLE WERE HOOKING AND SWERVING AROUND ME WHILE I TRIED TO GET OVER BUT COULD NOT REACH SPEEDS OVER 25-30MPH. HAVE COME TO FIND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WOULD COST APPROX. $3800-$4200 ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 104,338

APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO MY 2003 HONDA STARTED REVVING UP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER ON MARCH 24TH WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AND CHANGED THE FLUID INFORMING ME THAT THERE WAS METAL IN THE PAN AND THE FLUID LOOKED "BURNT." AFTER CHANGING IT THEY SAID IT MAY BE OK AND THEN IT MAY NOT BE. I CALLED HONDA AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. TODAY, MARCH 31, 2009 MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH 18-WHEELER TRUCKS FLYING PAST ME!!!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH HONDA IMMEDIATELY! *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TRANSMISSION ON 2003 ACCORD V6 AUTO 116,000 MILES. SLIPPED GEAR WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 20 ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD IT BEEN RUSH HOUR DURING THE WEEK I LIKELY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEND YOU THIS E-MAIL. IT TOOK 12 SECONDS TO FIND A LIST OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE HURT FOR YOU TO ACT. FYI - I HAVE A MASTERS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND WORKED IN NUMEROUS FACTORIES. THIS WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE WITH ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. WHY IS IT ACCEPTABLE IN A CAR? *TR

Mileage: 116,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SUMMER OF 06 AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS UNDER HONDA WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100K MILES. 2 MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR OR IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR TOTALLY). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT A HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT A 30 DAY LOT WARRANTY. AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND J.R. HAM (THE SALES MGR WHO LIED ABOUT THE WARRANTY) THEY REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. I NOW AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW THE CAR IS SLIPPING MORE VIOLENTLY IN AND OUT OF GEARS. IT IS NOW UNDRIVABLE AND IT REGULARLY SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR MAKING IT UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION, CAR ONLY HAD 84,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS OVER THE WARRANTY. FILED A CLAIM WITH HONDA NORTH AMERICA. CAR STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MPH AND THEN ULTIMATELY WOULD NOT DRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HONDA CORPORATE FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL COSTS EXCEPT $300.00 WHICH I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AND GAVE ME A 3 YEAR / 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION THAT THEY PLACED IN THE CAR. SINCE HAVING THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION PLACED IN MY VEHICLE I'VE ALREADY HAD ISSUES WITH IT. CAR STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPING AGAIN AND LIGHT WAS FLASHING NEXT TO THE "D" WHEN IT WAS IN DRIVE. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE 3RD GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER EVERY WEEK FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS. AWFUL!!! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN AND AM IN DISBELIEF THAT THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS HAVEN'T BEEN ISSUED WITH A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS IN FACT A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

Mileage: 84,000

IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS BY NOW BASED ON THE PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION ISSUES. LIKE MANY OTHERS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR & I NOTICED IT STARTING TO REV UP TO HIGH RPMS AROUND 4K-5K & THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT & IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP LIKE MANY OF THE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, & WAS TOLD IT NEEDS AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO ME WILL BE $3,600.00 I FILED A CASE WITH HONDA AMERICA & I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM IF THEY WILL COVER THE COSTS TO THIS REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 53,079

THIS PERTAINS TO OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, V-6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ON 3/20/09 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED A VERY RAPID AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION THAT LASTED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AFTER SHE NUDGED THE ACCELERATOR. DESPITE HER SHOCK AT THIS EVENT SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT ANY RECURRENCE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE SAME EVENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE PROCEEDING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO GO AROUND A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. I BRAKED AND MAINTAINED CONTROL AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND I CONTINUED DRIVING. A FEW MINUTES LATER I AGAIN LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY (LURCHED AS IF IN OVERDRIVE) FOR A FEW SECONDS. I BRAKED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER WAS IN THE 5000 RPM RANGE WITH MY SPEED AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I NEXT STOPPED AT A LIGHT SIGNAL AND, UPON ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP, FOUND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS AS SPEED INCREASED. IT SEEMED THAT I HAD LOST ONE AND PERHAPS TWO GEARS AND COULD NOT REASONABLY TRAVEL FASTER THAN 45 MPH WITH THE TACHOMETER READING 4500 RPM. I DROVE HOME AT A RELATIVELY SLOW PACE. ON 3/24/09 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, WHEN I BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. SINCE THEN THE HONDA DEALER HAS CONFIRMED A BREAKDOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REPAIR BILL OF $3700. BASED ON MY WIFE'S AND MY EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THIS RAPID, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THAT HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY AND BEAR ALL COSTS OF ANY REPAIRS. (I HAVE REPORTED THIS MATTER TO HONDA CORPS). *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT ON IT AT 73000 MILES I'VE MAINTENANCE REGULARLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR BRAKES DOWN IN TRAFFIC WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WITH LITTLE WARNING! THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLIP BACK OUT. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO GET GOODWILL REPAIR ON THE CAR MY THOUGHT IS WHY DON'T THEY COVER THERE MISTAKE? *TR

Mileage: 73,224

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON HONDA 2003 ACCORD. WENT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED 3RD PRESSURE SWITCH AND GASKET. WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW/REBUILT TRANSMISSION. DECLINED WORK AND WENT TO INTERNET FOR A CHEAPER REPAIR. WHEN SEARCHED 2003 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS NOTICED SEVERAL WEB SITES COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT WARRANTS A RECALL WITH REPAIRS FIXED AND PAID FOR BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS GOING TO WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION WITH OUT WARNING FAILED GOING UP HILL ON INTERSTATE, MANAGED TO GET IT OVER TO SLOW LANE ,FROM THERE, GUY HAD TO HELP ME PUSH IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SLIPPED. WITH DRIVERS CLOSE BEHIND, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO WORK AND THEN SLIP WHILE I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE REASON I'M FILING THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. THE 2000 AND 2001 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH THE 3.0L V-6. I AM EXPRESSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WITH MY TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SHE WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO EMERGENCY PULL OFF. THE CAR WAS GOING UP A SLOPE, SO IT COULD NOT COAST OUT OF THE WAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION, HE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $3500 TO REPAIR. THE REASON I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IS FIRST OFF, ITS UNSAFE. SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A WRECK AND HURT HERSELF. SECOND REASON, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF EXACTLY WHAT I DESCRIBED TO YOU. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE MADE A REPAIR BACK IN 2004, YET THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THE BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR ME IS THAT YOU HOLD HONDA LIABLE FOR THEIR KNOWN FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT OVER A KNOWN ISSUE. IN MY CASE I WAS LUCKY. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER BEHIND MY WIFE WHEN SHE HAD THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HE WAS ABLE TO PREVENT ANY CARS FROM HITTING HER. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO FIFTH GEAR. SUDDENLY, AN UNINTENDED HARD GEAR SHIFT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX (98,400 MILES) BEGAN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ABOUT A MARCH 11TH 2009. IT WOULD NOT ADVANCE TO 3RD GEAR. IF I TRIED TO GO FASTER, THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT ADVANCING. WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN IT NOW DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY. IF I TURN IT OFF IT WILL RUN NORMALLY UNTIL I GET TO 3RD AND THEN THE PROBLEM STARTS OVER AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY REFUSED A GOODWILL REPAIR CITING THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 98,400

ON MARCH 10, 2009 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY,000 MILES FAILED. IN 2004 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE REGARDING POSSIBLE 2ND GEAR FAILURE. AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL, THE DEALERS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OR INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. THE DEALER CHOOSE THE OPTION OF INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT AS THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR FOR MY 2003 ACCORD. MID YEAR 2008, SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I BEGAN TO OBSERVE THAT MY HONDA WAS HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS HESITANCY BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED FROM DECEMBER 2008 UP TO MARCH 2009. THE FIRST INCIDENT WHICH SUGGESTED PENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2009 WITH THE CAR REFUSING TO SHIFT OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, WITH SLIPPING AND PRONOUNCED HESITATION WHEN IT WOULD FINALLY SHIFT. HENCE, TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, MY ACCORD RAPIDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR AND REFUSED TO MOVE OUT OF 2ND GEAR. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NOT MOVE. ADDITIONALLY IN FEBRUARY 2009, I HAD TAKEN THE ACCORD IN FOR ITS' RECOMMENDED SERVICE. AT THAT TIME THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY DIRTY, THIS COUPLED WITH THE ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SUGGEST THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM LONG STANDING IN NATURE. THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION AS IT OCCURRED CREATED CONDITIONS RIPE FOR AN ACCIDENT MY ACCORD WAS REPAIRED WITH A REMAND TRANSMISSION FOR $1900.00 BY THE DEALER, WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL OF $4000.00. CONTACT WITH AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION RESULTED IN NO ASSUMED LIABILITY FOR A "GOODWILL" TYPE OF REPAIR OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2003 ACCORDS. PRINT AND INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2003 V6 ACCORDS HAVE A WORST THAN AVERAGE FAILURE RATE, OFTEN AT OR PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 108,882

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE TO RECEIVE A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INSTALLED IN A NEW OIL JET INSTEAD. CURRENTLY, A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR IT INSTEAD OF PAYING 25% OF THE $680 REPAIR COST. SHE FEELS THAT THE DEALER STRUNG HER ALONG UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND WILL NO LONGER SHIFT TO HIGHER GEARS OR INTO REVERSE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THE 2003 MODELS, BASED ON MY PRELIMINARY ONLINE RESEARCH, THAT SUGGEST THAT THERE IS A WIDE-SPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE INITIAL QUOTE WAS $3500 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE NOT COMMISSIONED THE WORK YET. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WENT OUT. IT WAS DRIVING FINE ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT MINUTE THE CAR STALLED IN DRIVE AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING PLENTY OF RESEARCH I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, YET HONDA HAS NEGLECTED TO ORDER A RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THEY SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 114,768

DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXL V6 COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, ROUTE 146, LOCATION AROUND LINCOLN WOODS, RHODE ISLAND, TRAVELING NORTH TO MY HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND JERKED SEVERAL TIMES COMING ALMOST TO A VERY QUICK STOP - MY NECK EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH. TRAFFIC SPEED WAS AT LEAST 55 MPH, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND ROADS WERE DRY. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED AND MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AFTER VISITS TO MY HONDA DEALER TO EVALUATE THEY FINALLY AGREED THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERATIVE. IN MY RESEARCH THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS YEAR HONDA WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS WIDELY KNOWN AND ONE THAT HONDA WILL PROVIDE SOME REIMBURSEMENT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THE ISSUE I HAVE IS IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHY DID HONDA NOT RECALL IT? A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER (OR MAYBE I WAS JUST LUCKY) COULD HAVE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. HONDA TOUTS ITS RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AND FOR THAT I PURCHASED THEIR CAR, HOWEVER, THAT IN MY OPINION WAS A LIE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED FAITHFULLY AT THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PERFORMED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE FAILURE LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-40 SECONDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CHECK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BUY A FUEL INJECTION CLEANER AND FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. AFTER DOING SO, THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY FOR SEVEN DAYS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AT THE SAME SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE, HE PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, BUT IT TOOK THE VEHICLE 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE THE REVERSE FUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ENGAGED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NOTICED A SHORTAGE OF FLUID, WHICH LOOKED LIKE BLACK OIL. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A LEAKAGE. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD NOT HAVE A BURNING ODOR. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; THEREFORE, HONDA WOULD ONLY COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

II HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2003 HONDA ACCORD XE SEDANV6. IN 2005 I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA ENCOURAGING OWNERS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AS MY MODEL CAR MAY HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. I DID BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND DID NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEMS. ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2009 WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING. IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SKIPPING GEARS. IT CONTINUED TO BEHAVE IN THE SAME MANNER UNTIL IT WENT TO A SUDDEN STOP. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER AND REQUESTED SERVICE. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES I DECIDED TO TURN-ON THE ENGINE TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE RESPOND. IT DID AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AS I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FORM IT. TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I MENTIONED THEM OF THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THAT THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL, FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION (IF REPLACED) AND THE SERVICES. I AGREED TO IT BECAUSE ANYWAY IT HAS TO BE FIXED AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE (I HAVE ONLY ONE MORE PAYMENT TO MAKE). AFTER I GOT HOME I LOG ON TO YOUR SITE TO SEE IF THE RECALL WAS IN THE SYSTEM. IT WAS AND TO MY SURPRISE THE RECALL FAIRLY DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT A BAD EXPERIENCE AS I WAS INSIDE A MILITARY BASE AREA WHERE THE MAX SPEED WAS ONLY 15 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM FALLS WITHIN THE CATEGORY DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. WHAT CAN BE DONE IF ANYTHING? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (I-395 IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA) WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. I DRIVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I COUPLE MONTHS BACK I PERFORMED THE REQUIRED RECALL MAINTENANCE, INSTALLING A PART ON MY SECOND GEAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO REDUCE THE HEAT PRODUCED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION BEFORE THE PART WAS INSTALLED. THE DAY OF THE INSTANCE, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND I DRAMATICALLY LOST ACCELERATION, I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER, ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME, AND OTHER VEHICLES SURROUNDING ME TO VEER OUT OF THE WAY. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED, THOUGH THERE EASILY COULD OF BEEN. THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER I TOOK IT TO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AS THERE WERE METAL PIECES THAT GOT LOOSE IN THE FLUID AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. TO MY BELIEF, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR/MODEL HONDA BECAUSE I WAS INSTRUCTED (THROUGH AN INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM) TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA TO HELP WITH MY REPAIR COSTS, BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM CUSTOMERS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. I AM STILL IN TALKS WITH HONDA ABOUT COVERING COSTS OF THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY @ 75MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ENGINE REDLINED AT 7500 RPM WITH LOSS OF ACCELERATION. PULLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TO DEALERSHIP WITH HAZARD LIGHTS AND MINIMAL ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 62,520

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6, WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. AS I ENTERED ONTO THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED, THE MOTOR REVVED UP, THE TACHOMETER WENT UP 2500 RPM HIGHER AND THE CAR DID NOT INCREASE SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HAS SO NUMEROUS TIME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. I CAME ACROSS A WEBSITE WHILE RESEARCHING SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN CARS LIKE MINE AND I FOUND 125 OTHER COMPLAINTS AT ONE WEB SITE ALONE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, MANY WITH SAFETY ISSUES LIKE MINE. HOW IS IT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANOTHER RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA ACCORD BESIDES THE TSB-037 RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I HAD DONE. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SO I DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST INVOLVED YET BUT IT WON'T BE CHEAP, THAT I DO KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ON 12/23/08 I LEFT TO DRIVE AROUND THREE MILES TO GET TAKE OUT FOOD. IT WAS JUST AROUND 7:30 P.M. SEVERAL MILES FROM MY HOUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. KNOWING I COULD NOT MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I HAD TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES AND I ACCELERATED THE CAR MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. SHIFTING GEARS BROUGHT NO RESULT BUT FINALLY, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. AT THAT POINT THE CAR WOULD GO INTO GEAR FOR A SHORT TIME. I HAD TO DO THAT TWICE MORE TO GET HOME. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL DONE IN 2004 AND HAS LESS THAT 58,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR IS, AT PRESENT, AT A HONDA DEALER HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. I THINK THE RECALL FIXED SOME TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD FAILED AT 51000 MILES. COMPLETE REPAIR THAT COST 3500. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED (60MPH) ON HIGHWAY. DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

NORMAL DRIVING..90,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HAPPENS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES I DRIVE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HONDA DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL COST $2800, BUT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WAS A RECALL ITEM IN 2005. *TR

Mileage: 90,052

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED YESTERDAY ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WAS AS IF MY CAR HAD BEEN THROWN INTO NEUTRAL. OF COURSE, I CHECKED IT AND I WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I ONLY HAVE 79,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL BE A $3,000 TO $4,000 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, IT HAS 142,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING HARD ON 1-5-09 THEN ON 1-6-09 IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT ERRATICALLY AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS I WAS NEARLY REARENDED TWICE ON 1-6-09 WHEN IT DECIDED TO DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. 1-7-09 I WENT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME AND ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE I STOPPED A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THAT IT HASN'T SHIFTED OUT OF 1ST GEAR SINCE THEN, I HAD TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY AT 20MPH WITH MY FLASHERS ON PULLING OVER SO THE CARS BEHIND ME TO WOULD GO AROUND. AS OF RIGHT NOW IT'S SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM HAVING TO BORROW FRIENDS CARS OR GET A RIDE TO WORK AS IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I DO NOT HAVE $3000 LYING AROUND FOR THE REPAIR. THIS I HAVE FOUND THROUGH MY INTERNET SEARCHES IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HASN'T HAD A RECALL CAUSE "IT DOESN'T POSE A SAFETY THREAT" WELL I'M HEAR TO TELL YOU IT DOES. NOT ONLY ARE YOU JOLTED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, WITH YOUR SEAT BELT CATCHING YOU, OUCH, WHEN IT SHIFTS ERRATICALLY BUT I HAD PEOPLE SWERVING AROUND ME NOT TO RUN INTO ME THIS IS INSANE. I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM RECURRING NOT ONLY ONCE BUT MULTIPLE TIMES OVER AGAIN AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION??? *TR

Mileage: 142,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC (111,000 MILES) I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS YESTERDAY WITH MY CAR...I HAD PROBLEMS 4 TIMES YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL 4 TIMES, MY CAR WOULDN'T NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO NEUTRAL AND NOT GO AND THIS IN EFFECT CAUSED A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION...BUT I JUST HAVE A LITTLE OVER 100K MILES AND I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER, AND FOUND THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND ENGINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF PEOPLE. PLEASE READ SOME OF THESE ... HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE STARTER, THEY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND RECOMMEND THAT I NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 EX V6 ACCORD. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON OCTOBER 5, 2004. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE SECOND GEAR WAS FAILING, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD SLAMMING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED INTO FIRST GEAR AND DRIVEN SAFELY TO THE DESTINATION, WHERE IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, ENGINE WOULD REV OVER 5 RPMS. HONDA REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE # 1 LANE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY RPM INDICATOR WENT TO RED SOMEWHERE AROUND 8 RPM. HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I HIT MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND TRIED TO GET TO THE SLOW LAND WITH THE ENGINE STILL ON BUT NOT RESPONDING. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED IT INTO PARK. IT TOOK ME 15 MINUTES TO GET INTO THAT SLOW LANE WITH THE TRAFFIC AND I ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT. I AM A MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR AND A SAFETY COORDINATOR AT WORK. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEATH AT MY JOB SITE I AM SURE OSHA WOULD BE THERE RIGHT AWAY. NOT THAT A DEATH HAPPENED TODAY BUT GIVE IT TIME. I AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION. I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING I READ...HOWEVER, I AM READING THE SAME EXPERIENCES OVER AND OVER AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 71,000 MILES ON MY HONDA ACCORD AND HAVE OWNED THEM FOR 20 YEARS. THIS IS A GRAVE HAZARD THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATION. I DRIVE APPROX. 12,000 MILES A YEAR. I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT PAYING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE HONDA CARE PLAN. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE REGARDING SAFETY. IF MY CAR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TODAY AND ONE OF YOUR LOVED ONES DIED AS A RESULT I THINK YOU TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO RESOLVE YOUR ANXIETY AND HEARTACHE. THEN YOUR ATTENTION WOULD BE FOCUSED ON WHAT CAUSED THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 AUTOMATIC WITH 84,621 MILES AND FAILED TRANSMISSION. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXACTLY ACCORDING TO MANUAL. WENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING WITH NO PROBLEMS TO INSTANTANEOUS GEAR SLIPPAGE AND HIGH RPMS. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH LOCATED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME DESCRIPTION. TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR GOING IMMEDIATELY FROM 60-30 MPH THROWING PASSENGERS AGAINST SEATBELTS AND HUGE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL FOR BEING REAR-ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND HIGHLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YET HONDA IS NOT RECALLING. THEY ONLY OFFER A "GOODWILL" REPAIR SPLITTING THE COST OF A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FROM A HONDA DEALER. THE SPLIT IS ROUGHLY THE SAME COST AS HAVING AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP DO THE WORK SO HOW IS THAT FINANCIALLY ASSISTING THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE? CONSIDERING THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE AND HONDA'S ADMISSION OF THE PROBLEM, I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FORMAL RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 84,621

IN SEPTEMBER, MY '03 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM 2ND GEAR IN MORNING TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. 1ST MECHANIC COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON THE WAY HOME, DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, OIL LIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER; TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION DYING, 6 MONTHS AGO THE DASHBOARD/RADIO/TEMPERATURE PANEL LIGHTS FAILED, THE DOME LIGHT DOESN'T WORK, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOOSE. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED/MAINTAINED AT HONDA DEALERS SINCE PURCHASE. TO HAVE ALL THESE ISSUES, PLUS HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 106,000 MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEN TO HAVE TO PAY $2200 TO HAVE A USED, REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR THE '03 ACCORD. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED, PEOPLE SHOULD BE REFUNDED THEIR MONEY ALREADY PAID AND OFFERED A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT TO BE PLACED INTO A SAFE NEW CAR. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT...OR HAS IT HAPPENED ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING EXTREME DANGER ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF FROM OVERDRIVE 65 MPH TO 30 MPH AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST(WITHIN INCHES) SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME. WITH THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC DEADLY ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 92,400

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IMMEDIATE THREAT TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER MOTORIST VICINITY OF SAID VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 45

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SECOND GEAR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FOURTH TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SLAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $2,450. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WAS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED A BIT TINTED, SO I HAD THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGE THE FLUID. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR STARTED GETTING "HUNG" IN SECOND GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO DOWNSHIFT TO SECOND GEAR AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. HONDA INITIALLY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED VERY SOON. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER INSTALLED A JET PACK KIT TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING IN REVERSE AND THE GEARS FROM SHIFTING WHILE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 87,000. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR.... TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WAITING ON HONDA TO RESPOND REGARDING REPLACEMENT. HAVE 105,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGES OVER THE YEARS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD STOP AND GO NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

SUDDEN INADVERTENT DOWNSHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LUCKILY, NO VEHICLES WERE TRAILING BEHIND, SINCE RAPID DECELERATION OCCURRED, SIMILAR TO HARD BRAKING. THE TRANSMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED COMPLETELY, AND THE CAR REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO PRIOR EVENTS OCCURRED (I.E. TRANSMISSION GRINDING, SLIPPING, NOISES, ETC) THAT PROVIDED WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 66,334

TRANSMISSION LOST 2 GEAR WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION RECENTLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT CLEAR LAKE HONDA ON WEDNESDAY NOV. 18TH AND WAS SUPPOSE TO BE READY ON THURSDAY NOV. 19TH. NO MENTION OF A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS MADE EVEN THOUGH THEY DID MENTION BRAKES, BATTERY, ENGINE MOUNTS AND OTHER THINGS. THE DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ANOTHER LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE CAR LOST POWER AND THEN REGAINED POWER. I CALLED HONDA WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. ONCE I ARRIVED THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE CAR STATING I NEEDED TO PAY $96 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I HAD JUST PAID OVER $1800 IN SERVICE THE DAY BEFORE. ALSO THE TRIP PUT THE CAR OVER 100,000 MILES WHICH I HAVE READ THAT HONDA IS REFUSING TO SERVICE CARS REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL. I HAVE NOT YET CALLED TO VERIFY THIS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65-70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP OR SEIZE CAUSING EXTREME DECELERATION (CAR SEEMED TO SHIFT ITSELF INTO LOW GEAR). THIS CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP BRIEFLY, AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS, IN MY OPINION. I SEE NOW FROM THE INTERNET, THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. *TR

Mileage: 54,500

MERGING ONTO FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 17 IN LEXINGTON, MS. I HAD JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCLUDE THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WELL, WHY 70 MILES AWAY FROM HOME IN A CURVE DOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE RPM WENT UP BUT THE SPEED WENT DOWN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT REARENDED DUE TO THE QUICK DECREASE IN SPEED. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I COASTED TO A PARKING LOT AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO PATTY PECK HONDA IN RIDGELAND, MS. I HAD 94,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR YEARS. MY CAR HAD THE 2ND GEAR RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HONDA PAID 75% AND I PAID 25%. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED MAY 11, 2008 AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

SON WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ON THE 10 FREEWAY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR STARTING DECELERATING AND THE RPM'S WENT WAY UP. THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY KIND. DROVE TO VALLEY HI HONDA IN VICTORVILLE WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN SERVICED. ONE BLOCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEED FULL REPLACEMENT. ONLY 122,475 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON LINE AND AMERICAN HONDA HAS BEEN ADVISED OVER AND OVER AND STILL NOTHING DONE. THERE WERE TRANSMISSIONS RECALLS ON THESE MODELS BUT WHEN TAKEN IN THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAID MY VEHICLE NOT EFFECTED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. A PERSON IS ON A FREEWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOOSES POWER! THIS COULD BE DEADLY! *TR

Mileage: 122,427

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. GEARS SLIPS AND CAR LOOSES POWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX AND ACCORD LX SAFETY RECALL WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY STOP WORKING. CONSUMER HAS ISSUES WITH THIS RECALL AND ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *NJ THE CONSUMER HAS TWO HONDA ACCORDS AND WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLES TO THE DEALER ON DIFFERENT DATES, THE INVOICES GAVE DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHAT WAS DONE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE SEDAN EX. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE SECOND LEVEL SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH THE SECOND GEAR. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT CRAZY AND WHEN I WENT TO TAP MY BRAKES TO PULL OVER IT JUST SLAMMED INTO A LOWER GEAR BRINGING MY CAR TO A JOLTING STOP, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WAS JERKED FORWARD, FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND MOVED AROUND ME QUICKLY UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE I DISCOVERED NUMEROUS IN THE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL, YEAR. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RANGING FROM 60,000 MILES TO 127,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF SOME SORT OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID A RECALL IN 04 FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ALL THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON-LINE WERE ALL POST RECALL FAILURES. MINE FAILED AT NIGHT AT LOW SPEED IN MINIMAL TRAFFIC WITH FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WOULD HATE TO IMAGINE HIGHER SPEED, THICKER TRAFFIC, AND EVEN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 101,218

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD IS SLIPPING. THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AFTER FIRST GEAR. I HAVE TO REV IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT INTO SECOND. I'M AFRAID THAT I WILL BE LEFT STRANDED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO AAMOCO TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 3,594+TAX TO FIX. IF THIS IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION MADE BY HONDA. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SO IT MUST BE A DEFAULT IN THE CAR AND NOT THE DRIVERS. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC,THE TRANSMISSION HAD A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO,NO REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AT THE TIME, BUT NOW WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT, IT BROKE DOWN, I CAN NOT EVEN PUT IT ON REVERSE ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 60,940

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, FROM BEING AT FULL STOP IN RED LIGHT, I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE CAR WILL NOT BUDGE. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT THERE WAS NO POWER--IT WAS LIKE BEING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION ON A SIDE STREET. CONTACTED HONDA, AND I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS AROUND $3000. HONDA OFFERED TO PAY ONLY 25%, SO I WAS STILL STUCK WITH A $2300 BILL. I THINK THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HONDA AND THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED MORE THAN 25% IF IT IS INDEED SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T HAVE TOTAL FAILURE WHEN I'VE STUCK TO THE SCHEDULE OF SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION AT 60K, 90K, AND 120K AS PRESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

Mileage: 122,841

I NOTICED THAT NHTSA IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LEAVE A COMPLAINT SAYING THAT SOMEONE HAS DIED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2003 ACCORD AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR AND ALREADY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 102,000 AND PAST THE WARRANTY OF I THINK 36-46,000 MILES WARRANTY. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR RECEIVED A OIL JECT KIT IN 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. NOW, IF SOME REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR IN 2004, THEN WHY HAS MY TRANSMISSION GONE OUT. IT SADDENS ME THAT HONDA AND NHTSA KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY TO HAVE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY CHILDREN AND I WERE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAVE HAD SO MANY CLOSE CALLS THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CRY BECAUSE I WAS SO UPSET. I WAS TOLD THAT I AM PROBABLY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THIS FIXED AND LORD KNOWS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY! HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING. A COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND STAND BY AND LEAVE THEIR VALUED CUSTOMERS ON A BRANCH ALONE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANY ONE. THEY BRAG ABOUT THEIR CAR BUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HONDA IS NOT BACKING IT UP! I AM LOOKING INTO TALKING TO A LAWYER ABOUT THIS DEAL! *TR

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND ENGINE REVVED. TRANSMISSION FAILED. COULD NOT MAINTAIN POSTED SPEED LIMIT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. HONDA REFUSED TO HONOR PREVIOUS RECALL FROM SUMMER OF 2004. CLAIMED CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *TR

Mileage: 50,200

TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700. OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION (FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR GETS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING). *TR

Mileage: 104,663

ON 10/1/08, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN BETWEEN GEARS. WE WENT AND GOT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND FILLED UP ON SATURDAY. ON MONDAY, OUR TRANSMISSION COMPLETED DIED, LEAVING ME, MY 9 YEAR OLD, AND 18 MONTH OLD STRANDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO COME PICK US UP, AND I HAD TO GET OUR CAR TOWED TO OUR HOUSE SINCE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO TAKE IT TO. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, IT ALMOST CAUSED SOMEONE TO REAR-END OUR CAR AND CAUSE A HUGE CAR ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS, I NOW HAVE TO MISS WORK AND TRY TO GET THIS FIXED. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I WILL NOT BE WORKING BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY CAR! *TR

Mileage: 161,300

THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD WAS FOUND IN 2004 TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION DESIGN PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF NOT ADDRESSED. I WAS NOTIFIED IN 2005 OF THIS AND TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, GUARANTEED BY HONDA THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN IN 2007, THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED A TOTAL FAILURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHILE I WAS NOT INJURED, HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THAT I HAD TO PAY THE $700 IN LABOR SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF ITS ORIGINAL THREE YEAR WARRANTY. EVEN AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS TO GET HONDA TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE DESIGN PROBLEM AND INEFFECTIVE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE IN EFFECT, EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE LABOR CHARGE. THIS DISREGARD OF RESPONSIBILITY BY A MAJOR CAR COMPANY FOR THE QUALITY OF MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN DESIGN PROBLEMS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BIG BUSINESS ABUSING INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO SO. THE REGULATORY ARMS OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEED TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM SUCH ABUSE AND ORDER HONDA, AT A MINIMUM, TO PAY THE $700 LABOR CHARGE, AND TO BE PUT ON NOTICE THAT, UNLIKE THE FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATORY AGENCIES TO DO THEIR JOBS, NHTSA WILL NOT FAIL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FAVORABLY FROM YOU SOON. BEST REGARDS, JAMES. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700. OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION (FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THE RAPID DECELERATION WHEN THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES ON THE HIGHWAY SENDS ALL THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS INTO EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR GETS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING). CAR IS BEING SENT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, AWAITING THE FINAL VERDICT BUT I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE TRYING TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $6000 FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED MY CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON MY WAY TO WORK ON I 97 NORTHBOUND (MAIN BALTIMORE/ANNAPOLIS ARTERY) GOING UP AN INCLINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING AT APPROX 70MPH. SEVERAL CARS HAD TO DIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN GRASS TO AVOID A MASSIVE REAR END COLLISION DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 133,500

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 A/T. *TR

Mileage: 70,747

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 DOWNSHIFTS FROM WHATEVER GEAR TO FIRST OR SECOND WHEN TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO FAIL. THIS CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK AND THE CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER 93000 MILES. THE CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH PUTS A BANDAID ON THE SITUATION AND DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED AND BEING STUCK WITH A VERY LARGE BILL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 100 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I HAVE AN '03 V6 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WENT OUT. IT STARTED SUDDENLY TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO REASON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT WAS SUDDEN AND I WAS ON SIDE STREETS IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

JUST AN FYI. I AM DOING MY PART TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NHTSA IS AWARE OF A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CAR IS A EPIDEMIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHICH HONDA RECALLED IN 2004 BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEIR BAND-AID RECALL ONLY RESULTED IN A DELAYING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSIONS FAIL. HERE IS ONE OF DOZENS OF WEBSITES DETAILING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. IT THEN RESORTS TO SHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR AT 60MPH, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE RPM TO SOAR TO 7000 RPM, LOCKING THE FRONT (DRIVE) WHEELS MOMENTARILY AND CAUSING A HEAVY DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHEN THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, AND CAN BE CAUSE OF A REAR END COLLISION. I IMPLORE THIS ADMINISTRATION TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, AS HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE INSTALLING RE-BUILT TRANSMISSIONS INTO THE CARS AND OFFERING A PERCENTAGE "GOOD WILL" MONEY TOWARDS THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THIS IS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND MANY OWNERS ARE LEFT WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE. HONDA ADMITS TO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FROM 1999 TO 2001'S BEING DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO THEIR 2002-2004 TRANSMISSION HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS ONLY PREVALENT ON THE V6 MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 81,250

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 92,000 MILES. CAR LOST SPEED ON SEPT 24 ON A CITY STREET, BUT EVENTUALLY IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR THEN LOST SPEED ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE--VERY DANGEROUS--BUT AGAIN KEPT GOING. NEXT DAY I TOOK CITY STREETS TO THE DEALER, BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT, GOT STUCK IN A TURN LANE IN OAKLAND, HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURRED. HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SINCE THE CARE IS 5.5 YEARS OLD--IT WILL PAY FOR ONLY 30% OF THE COST. YET HONDA HAD RECALLED THE CAR IN APRIL 2005 FOR A 2ND GEAR PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FIXES SOMETIMES DON'T WORK PERFECTLY AND CAN CREATES SHAVINGS THAT LEAD TO TOTAL FAILURE. EVEN WITHOUT THE RECALL, HONDA'S TRANSMISSION QUALITY IS TERRIBLE IF IT FAILS AFTER 92K MILES. IF HONDA BUILDS ITS REPUTATION ON QUALITY, IT SHOULD BACK ITS QUALITY CLAIMS BY PAYING FOR WHAT WAS UNDENIABLY LOW QUALITY--IT SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO PAY FOR 100% OF THE COST. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BROKEN IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET - IT IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. PEOPLE MIGHT GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THAT! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

BEGINNING AT 16,999 MILES IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS OF THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.. THE AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, SINCE THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL INVOLVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM (NHTSA 04V176000). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION, SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, AND INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION OIL KIT. OVER THE YEARS, THE CONDITION WORSENED BUT THE HONDA NETWORK MERELY SAID THEY HAD TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM DURING THE RECALL VISIT. LESS THAN 4 YEARS LATER, AT 61,010 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, SINCE HONDA WOULDN'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A NO-CHARGE REPLACEMENT. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH HONDA AMERICA BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. HONDA REFUSED TO PAY ANY PART OF THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD (HONDA AMERICA CASE #N012008-07-0900349 7/9/08). THE CASE WAS APPEALED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, AND IT WAS ALSO TURNED DOWN, HONDA CONTINUING TO ALLEGE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO MY USE OF "UNAPPROVED SERVICES", E.G., 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES DONE AT 37,000 AND 60,000 MILES, RESPECTIVELY, USING BG SYSTEMS, INC. PROCESSES AND APPROVED HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. HONDA CLAIMED THESE SERVICES "DAMAGED" THE TRANSMISSION, A STATEMENT THAT AUTO TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS HAVE SAID WAS "INSULTING" AND "COMPLETELY FALSE". HONDA RECOMMENDS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FLUSH BE DONE AT 60,000. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AN INTERNET SEARCH ON " 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" TURNS UP HUNDREDS OF ITEMS, INCLUDING A VIDEO OF THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL. I BELIEVE HONDA ALLOWED AN ORIGINALLY DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO STAY IN THIS VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO BE DRIVEN FOR 44,000 MILES IN A BASICALLY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS CONDITION. HAD THE ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE NOT BEEN DONE BY ME, THE FAILURE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED YEARS EARLIER. HONDA MUST PAY $1376 TO MAKE THIS MATTER RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 61,010

I HAVE 2003 HONDA ACCORD THAT'S HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SO I CALLED THE HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FIXED IN 2005 BUT IM STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. ODOMETER AT 113,730. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER. DEALER ADVISED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HONDA PROVIDED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, I WAS CHARGED FOR LABOR ($749). *TR

Mileage: 113,730

2003 HONDA ACCORD COUP IM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD! I BOUGHT IT NEW AND IT GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). FOUR YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT THE COST OF $2,376. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,999 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,010.

Mileage: 16,999

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 83,000 MILES .TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MANY CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HONDA USA NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH HER VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INNER TRANSMISSION LINE. THE FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. DURING THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE ENGINE REVVED AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL SPEED. AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL MORE THAN 30 MPH, AND OTHER TIMES, THE VEHICLE JUST HESITATED AND STOPPED PULLING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT PROPERLY DONE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS STILL OCCURRING. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST AND SECOND SHIFTS, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THAT RECALL, BUT THERE NO DEFECTS AT THAT TIME. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO GEAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION OF SLIP AND DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. RADICALLY CHANGING SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE DOWNSHIFT OR SLIPPAGE. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TRANSMISSION IS NOT CATCHING GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY SHIFT IT JERKS HARD. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME THOUGH. DEALER CANT GET IT TO DO IT. 2 WEEKS AFTER MY PASSENGER SEAT HEATER LIGHT WENT OUT, I ONLY DROVE MY CAR 6 MILES; I TOOK MY KEY OUT, AND IT WAS BURNING HOT. I TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND IT TOO WAS BURNING HOT. IT DID IT 2 OTHER TIMES. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY AND COULDN'T GET IT TO GET AS HOT AS IT WAS WITH ME. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL."I ONLY HAVE 58,000MILES. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. IN JULY OF 2004, THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, THE FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS WHINING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND, WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S KNOWLEDGE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS INSPECTED. CURRENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING AND THE CODES INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN INSPECTED IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET AT 45 MPH. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE ONCE AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SPED FORWARD. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, BUT DID NOT KNOW THE ORIGIN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN ON A MAIN ROAD WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. SHE AIMED THE VEHICLE TOWARD THE NEAREST CURB AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF A CURB, SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE CURB WITH ONE JERK. THE PREVIOUS WEEK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION BANGING INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE SIMILAR. OTHER FAILURES INCLUDE THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT, CD PLAYER, AIR COMPRESSOR LEAKAGE, TRUNK RELEASE NOT FUNCTIONING, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AS INSTRUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND A LOCAL MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,446. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

Mileage: 60,446

HONDA 2003 ACCORD I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DETROIT ONE DAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED "JERKING". AT FIRST IT WAS VERY MILD AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND LUNGED ME FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL HITTING MY HEAD. IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. I WAS ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM NOT SURE HOW I WASN'T INJURED MORE. HONDA SAID THE REPAIR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. THE CAR HAD AN EARLIER RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AROUND 20,000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TRIED TO SAY THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. THE CORPORATE OFFICE WANTED TO KNOW IF I PLANNED ON BUYING A HONDA AGAIN. WHEN I SAID NO, THEY SAID "WE MIGHT WAS WELL STOP RIGHT HERE AS THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMERS" (I HAD BOUGHT 3 HONDA'S PREVIOUSLY, AMAZING WHAT THEY CALLED "LOYAL") TWO DAYS LATER HONDA CALLED BACK AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION AND PART OF THE CAR RENTAL WOULD BE COVERED. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS MODEL YEAR HONDA FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT YET IT SEEMS HONDA IS NOT GOING TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED THERE COULD BE AND MAY HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF NOT DEADLY ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS MALFUNCTION, THAT MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED AS SUCH. I AM WONDERING IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ALREADY INVESTIGATING CRASHES INVOLVING THE HONDA 2003 ACCORD. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

BOUGHT 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6-MT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, WITH WELL-DOCUMENTED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES (NO PROBLEMS). WHILE NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 71,200

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO DEATHS, INJURIES OR POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 102000. JP

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LAST YEAR RELATED TO A TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED SOMETHING RELATED TO THE COOLANT; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END HIT THE GROUND. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AND RESTART IT. WHILE IN ROUTE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR CHIPPED AND HE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75000.

Mileage: 75,000

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. TOTAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE OLD TRANSMISSION WAS RETURNED TO HONDA. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN THIRD GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 60,900

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD GEARS. I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND WITH MY ONE YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES OF SUCH FAILURE. HONDA SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN 2004. THE COMPANY HAD A SAFETY RECALL TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME AND TO INSTALL NEW OIL PUMPS. IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY TO PROLONG THE TRANSMISSION TO BEYOND THE WARRANTY LIMIT. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. HOW COME THE PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IN 2004 BUT NOT SO IN LATER YEARS. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS THE DAMAGES MAY NOT INCLUDE INJURIES AND DEATHS RIGHT NOW. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NO POSSIBLE. I GUESS THE GOV.'T AND HONDA WONT ISSUE A RECALL AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO INJURIES OR DEATHS. IT IS AMAZING THAT A CAR COMPANY WITH SUCH LOW QUALITY PARTS IS TOUTED AS A 'QUALITY' CAR. JUST A SAD STATE OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY. *TR

Mileage: 104,200

ON APRIL 3, 2008 I TOOK MY CAR TO KUHN HONDA AT 3900 WEST KENNEDY BLVD, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33609. THEY DID A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE. FOUR DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. I HAD THE 105,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AS DRIVING OFF THE LOT I NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR. NEXT DAY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ORDERED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND PUT THE NEW ONE IN. THAT WAS WEDNESDAY APRIL 16TH, 2008. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AROUND 3:00PM AND THE TRAFFIC WAS HORRIBLE SO I DROVE LESS THAN 3 MILES TO THE MALL TO SHOP. PARKED THE CAR AT THE MALL, WHEN INSIDE AND WAS THERE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WHEN I WAS CALLED BY THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT TELLING ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT AND BURNT THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO A CRISP. THE CAR WAS MELTED LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC NOTHING UP TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY! THEY CLAIM THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THEY DID NOT EVEN APOLOGIZE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ITS 70,000 MILE SERVICE. WHEN SHE LEFT THE DEALER, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE PARKED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND SPREAD TO SOME TREE SHRUBS. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 05/13/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/13/08

Mileage: 70,000

BEGAN FEELING A SHUTTER WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEIR WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 96,700

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO HONDA MECHANIC. COMPUTER CODE INDICATED IMMINENT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. CALLED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME MY 2003 ACCORD WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2004. *TR

Mileage: 104,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY DECELERATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

MAKE : ACURA; MODEL : 3.2CL; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BOUGHT A HONDA CERTIFIED USED 2003 ACCORD V6 EXL AND IT IS THE BIGGEST LEMON EVER. BASED ON THE FORUMS AND MY CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED TRANSMISSION, FOLLOWING THE RECALL - HONDA NEEDS TO HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THEIR PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET THE (CLOSED) SERVICE CENTER D/T TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT ENGAGING. UNFORTUNATELY, AS WELL, HONDA NEEDS TO GET THE DEALERSHIPS TO ON TRACK AND PROVIDE SERVICE AND SALES THAT SUPPORT HONDA'S REPUTATION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AND THAT IS A SHAME. I WANTED TO TRADE UP FOR THE DIESEL 2010 MODEL BUT I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR LIFETIME OF REPAIRS WITH THE EXORBITANT PURCHASE PRICE OF THE HONDA "NAME"!! *TR

Mileage: 94,813

WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30MPH TO 40 MPH THERE IS A POWER LOSS AND THE TACHOMETER REVS TO 6.5 RPM AND BEYOND. THE ONLY WAY TO GET CAR TO MOVE FORWARD IS TO TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND LET RPM FALL BELOW 1 RPM. THIS WILL USUALLY WORK IN MOST CASES. USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN 3 TO 7 MILES OF FIRST DRIVING THE CAR AND WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST 3 TO 4 HOURS OR OVERNIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN FLASHING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND THE RPM INCREASED. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP 3 MONTHS AGO COMPLAINING THAT SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR DID NOT SEEM RIGHT. DEALER DID TEST AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. THE OTHER DAY DRIVING AT 40KMS/HR, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AT ALL. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR FAR FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPEN. TOOK CAR TO SAME DEALERSHIP, TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY OF 7YRS AND 130,000 KMS. LUCKILY I'M ONLY AT 99K. HONDA OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS MALFUNCTIONING ON ALL V6 AUTOMATICS, THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY SERIOUS INJURIES THAT THIS MAY CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SO I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN FIXED BY PUTTING AN OIL COOLER ON THE TRANSMISSION IN OCTOBER OF 2004 AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING MY TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM THAT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WAS NOT DONE BEFORE AND THAT I WAS NOT PAYING FOR IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS DOING EXACTLY TO THE WORD WHAT THE RECALL SAID IT WOULD DO. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT LOCK UP ON ME LIKE THE RECALL SAID THAT IT WOULD. I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT WAS NOT FIXED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *TR

Mileage: 77,100

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX 55 MPH THE CARS TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN DOWN SHIFTED INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR AT 6500 RPM AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO 40 MPH AND LOWER AS THE CAR SHUTTERED AND KEPT SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF NEUTRAL AND GRABBING A LOWER GEAR AS I TRIED TO GO OVER A LONG SUSPENSION BRIDGE. IT WAS ONLY BY LUCK THAT A CAR OR 18 WHEELER DIDN'T PLOW INTO ME. I GOT THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $2400 AT ONLY 41,000 MILES!!!. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER A RECALL BACK IN 2004. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 41,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RPMS SHOT UP TO AROUND 6500 AND MY CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH ALL ABOUT A SECOND. IT WAS AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR A TRANSMISSION IN 2004 AND I TOOK IT IN BUT APPARENTLY THE RECALL WAS NOT ENOUGH. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND TO OTHERS AND I HOPE THAT THIS CAN GET RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS AND THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 5,000. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE DISCOLORED, BUT NOT SEVERELY ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA DID EMERGENCY RECALL AT 2004, BUT THE RECALL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. MY EXPERIENCE SHOWS EITHER DAMAGE ALREADY DONE OR THAT PREVENTIVE APPROACH FROM RECALL DOESN'T WORK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS HONDA DIDN'T REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MOST CASE BASED ON THE MILEAGE OR DEGREE OF DAMAGE. I PURCHASED THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 AT NOV. 2002, I DID RECALL AT 2004. WHEN I DRIVE ON NEW JERSEY 615 LAST WEEK, ALL OF SUDDEN, THE CAR SPEED DROPPED FROM 60MPH TO 45 MPH. AFTER ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES DRIVE AT 45 MPH, LESS THAN ONE SECOND, IT DROPPED TO 25 MPH. I SEE QUITE FEW COMPLAINTS WITH SAME HORRIBLE EXPERIENCES AT WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. MY CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND WITH 109,000 MILE ON IT. HONDA OWNER'S MANUAL REQUIRES TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE AT 10 YEARS OR FIRST 120,000 MILE. OBVIOUSLY THE TRANSMISSION IS A DEFECT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS (SEE THE COMPLAINT ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM) , HONDA SHOULD DO ANOTHER RECALL TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

MY 2003 ACCORD V6 EX SEDAN TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH (12/6 & 1215/07 & 1/4/08). IF THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHEN MY HUSBAND OR I NEED TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, WE ARE AT RISK FOR BEING REAR-ENDED. ON THE LAST OCCASSION, I HAD TO STOP TO GET MY CAR, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I FOUND INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. *CN

Mileage: 80,200

MY 2003 ACCORD V-6 EX TRANNY FAILED AT 83K. HONDA DEALER SAYS 3RD GEAR GONE. WHAT IF HE'S WRONG. IF THERMAL BREAKDOWN SHOULDN'T MATTER WHICH GEAR. FLUID LEVELS WERE FINE. WENT OUT GOING DOWNHILL! DEALER WANTS 3K FOR REBUILT TRANNY. I DISAGREE THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A PART THAT WILL FAIL AGAIN. NOT MY FAULT THEIR PART IS FAULTY.*CN

Mileage: 83,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. BUT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED ACCORDING TO HONDA'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CAR HAD 64,800 MILES ON IT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH HONDA PAID 25% OF THE COST, I WAS STILL LEFT WITH A SUBSTANTIAL BILL FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY AT THE CAR'S AGE AND MILEAGE. MOREOVER, I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN CERTAIN HONDA V-6 VEHICLES IS A KNOWN DEFECT--ONE THE COMPANY HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. HONDA RECALLED '03 ACCORD V-6S IN '04 TO RETROFIT THE TRANSMISSIONS WITH OIL JET PACKS TO CORRECT AN INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION PROBLEM. THE FIX APPARENTLY DIDN'T WORK. I'M CONCERNED THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR MIGHT FAIL AGAIN WITH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR

Mileage: 64,800

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE THE CAR RUNNING ON FREEWAY, MAKE IT SLOW DOWN , VERY DANGER, OR GET HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

Mileage: 87,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND GENTLY REAPPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT BACK INTO THE PROPER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN 2004. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED 647 DOLLARS FOR THE LABOR FOR THE REPAIR. *KB THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA PRESS RELEASE THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FREE OF CHARGE. THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING TO NEXT GEAR BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD AND BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED. A LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNAUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.

Mileage: 65,500

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. FAILURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING (AND NOT SHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS) AND RACING RPM. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 67,300. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM (CODE P0741) AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. HONDA AGREED TO SPLITS REPAIRS: 80% TO HONDA AND 20% TO CUSTOMER. *TR

Mileage: 67,368

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING AND WOULD ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2004 AND WITH 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE LABOR FEE OF $1,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,930 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,929.

Mileage: 97,929

AFTER CAR IS STARTED AND PUT INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND WILL REPEAT EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED UP. METRO HONDA OF JERSEY CITY, NJ HAS FAILED/NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF MY PROBLEM AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING AND 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TEST-DRIVING MY CAR AFTER I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE DURING THESE TEST DRIVES TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM! VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AS WELL MORE AND MORE RATHER THAN OCCASIONAL. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AS ME AND EVERYONE ELSE HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO ATTEND TO, ESPECIALLY WHEN I DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE TO GET AROUND. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS FROM SECOND TO ANOTHER, THE GEARS BECOME TEMPORARILY STUCK. THE GEAR THEN SPORADICALLY SWITCHES TO ANOTHER GEAR AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FAILURES OCCUR. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS HEAT BUILT UP IN THE SECONDARY SHAFT AND COUNTER SHAFT, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SAFETY HARNESS CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V176000). THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR COSTS. HE FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR DUE TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 58,000

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS BACK. CARFAX DID NOT SHOW ANY WORK PERFORMED FOR RECALLED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO CAUSE CAR TO VIOLENTLY BUCK, AT ABOUT 30 MPHS, AND THE ENGINE REDLINED. THIS IS INLINE WITH MANY SIMILAR STORIES FROM FORUM POSTERS WHO ALSO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN HONDA'S TRANSMISSION FOR THE 03' ACCORD AUTOMATIC V-6 MODEL. RESEARCH REVEALED THIS RECALL, SO I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. I CONTACTED HONDA CORP. 800-999-1009 WHO STATED THAT THE CAR HAD RECALL SERVICE AT 48K MILES. AND REGARDLESS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL ACTING IN THE SAME DANGEROUS FASHION, HONDA IS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR WORK TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. SO EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION MAY STILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THE REASON THAT CAUSED THE RECALL, THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FULFILL ALL COMMITMENTS AFTER THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE CAR, AND HOLD NO FURTHER OBLIGATION TO FIX THEIR DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 35

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE ENGINE HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIVE SECONDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD REV ROUGHLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING GEARS. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BALL BEARINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

Mileage: 64,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT IN NOV 04 THEY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE WORK DONE THEN APRIL 07 THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WANTS HONDA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED, IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL, THAT HE THOUGHT WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY USED 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6. I OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. I HAD THE FLUIDS CHANGED WHEN THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE NOTICED BAD COLOR, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND EVENTUALLY THE UNIT FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN REDEEMED IN 2004 ACCORDING TO HONDA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE, SO NOW THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS RECURRING HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION FACILITIES I HAVE CALLED FOR SERVICES HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND ONE SHOP HAD TWO VEHICLES IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT PROPERLY RESOLVED AS THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD SINCE THE MOMENT I GOT IT I HAD PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECALLS ON PIPES I FIXED TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY FIXED IT NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND THIS APPEARED IN THE COMPUTER THERE WA S A MANUFACTURESR'S WARRANTY,THEY DIDN'T WANT TO COVER IT,AND WAS WONDERING IF THAT FAILIURE OF MY TRANSMISSION HAS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT PIPE RECALL.OR IF A CAR WITH 45180 MILES SHOULD FAIL ITS TRNASMISSION THEY TOLD ME IS NOT MY FAULT SO IS THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

(EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ON 5/15, 2007 I WAS DRIVING THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND UNEXPECTEDLY IT LOCKED. I WASN'T SURE WHERE THE LOCK CAME FROM. THEN I DROVE ANOTHER FEW BLOCKS TOWARDS MY HOUSE BUT I STILL GOT SOME SMALL LOCKUP, AND IT WAS AS SERIOUS AS THE FIRST ONE.*AK I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY , IT WAS OK FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AT THAT TIME I EXPECTED ANOTHER LOCKUP AND IT WAS MORE SERIOUS THAN THE LAST TIME. IT COULD ALSO BE THE SPEED IS FASTER. WHEN I GOT TO THE OFFICE I CALLED MY MACHENIC, WHICH IS THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAVE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK DONE. I JUST HAD A 60 000 SERVICE WITH THEM A WEEK AGO. WHEN I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER LOCKUP AND THIS TIME IT WAS VERY SERIOUS , IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. *AK WHEN I ARRIVED THE SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN EXAMINATE THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD. 2. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOTE: MY CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 60,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE INCREASED IN RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 04V176000. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 69000.*AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

Mileage: 69,000

MY ACCORD HAS 55K MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER. AFTER THIS HAPPENING 3 TIMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES, IT STALLED. NOW, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS WARM, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND IS IDLING, IT WILL STALL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION DEALING WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS 2 WEEKS AFTER I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON ...A TRANSMISSION PART. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT IN THIS STALLING. HONDA IS OFFERING TO GET ME A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $600. I HAVE OWNED 4 HONDA'S BEFORE THIS, 3 OF WHICH HAD MORE MILES, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ENGINE/TRANNY RELATED ISSUES. 19K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY MY TRANSMISSION DIES... *JB

Mileage: 55,000

MY ACCORD HAS 55K MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER. AFTER THIS HAPPENING 3 TIMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES, IT STALLED. NOW, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS WARM, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND IS IDLING, IT WILL STALL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION DEALING WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS 2 WEEKS AFTER I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON ...THE TRANSMISSION PART. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT IN THIS STALLING. HONDA IS OFFERING TO GET ME A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $600. I HAVE OWNED 4 HONDA'S BEFORE THIS, 3 OF WHICH HAD MORE MILES, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ENGINE/TRANNY RELATED ISSUES. 19K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY MY TRANSMISSION DIES... *JB

Mileage: 55,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE AND ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2ND GEAR AND THAT'S WHY A RECALL WAS INSTATED. MY HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGED A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD ENSURE THE 2ND GEAR WAS WELL LUBRICATED TO PREVENT CHIPPING AND DESTRUCTION OF THE 2ND GEAR. HOWEVER, TWO YEARS LATER, IN SEPTEMBER 2006 THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED. MY SECOND GEAR WAS FAULTY AND CHIPPED/CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES IN AND OUT OF LOW GEAR SLOWING ME DOWN SUDDENLY. I NOW HAVE NO REVERSE, I WAS AFRAID OF TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP. *NM

Mileage: 77,000

I TOOK MY HONDA ACCORD IN TO GET FIXED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS GONE BAD AND WAS REPLACED WITH TRANSMISSION. CONSULTED WITH A HONDA DEALER ON THIS MATTER. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NEED DIAGNOSED AT MY CHARGE AND COULD NOT BE SEEN FOR 3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SINCE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS AND IT WILL ALL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I COULD NOT WAIT TO GET THIS FIXED. I THEN GOT 2ND AND 3RD OPINIONS ON MY VEHICLE. I GOT THE THIRD OPINION WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND HAD NO CHOICE DUE TO THE VEHICLE DYING WHILE IT WAS DRIVEN. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION REPRESENTATIVE THAT I COULD FIND. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AFTER A FREE INSPECTION. I WAS ADVISED BY THIS PLACE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER TO AVOID MORE DAMAGE. FIXED AT A TOTAL PRICE OF $2716. I AM UPSET THAT A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLES NAME SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE DIRECTLY TO TELL THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR THEM TO CHECK INTO THIS. I CONSULTED WITH ANOTHER HONDA DEALERSHIP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN TO GET THEIR OPINION. I TOLD THEM I HAD THIS WORK DONE AND IT WASN'T COMPLETED THROUGH HONDA. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT WAY ON THIS ISSUE. HE SAID HE THAT HE COULD HAVE CONTACTED HONDA DIRECTLY AND SOMETHING ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE EVEN IF THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED INTO MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY $500 MINUS LABOR. HAD I HAD KNOWN THIS, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY HONDA TO THIS DEALERSHIP IN A HEARTBEAT. I HOPE THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS SO THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS WILL NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS PAST WEEK. *NM

Mileage: 60,600

2003 ACCORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND GEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TS ***NAR*** THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE RADIO SCREEN WAS BLANK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION ONTO A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 71,000

SINCE BUYING MY CAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE IN 03. I HAD EXHAUST PROBLEMS, RADIO REPLACEMENT, PARK AND BRAKE SENSOR REPLACEMENT, POWER OUTLET WIRING PROBLEMS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP DURING HEAVY RAINSTORMS. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. LAST THURSDAY MY CAR SEEMED TO BE HESITATING BEFORE SHIFTING INTO EITHER 2ND OR 3RD. I COULDN'T TELL FOR SURE. LATER THAT NIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO JUMP INTO & OUT OF THE LOW GEARS WHILE STARTING & STOPPING AT LIGHTS. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE (ONLY REV UP). AFTER SOME TIME, THE CAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND BACK INTO A DITCH. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, TRAVELING APPROX 60 MILES PER HR, I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR POWERFULLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE SEAT BELT, I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. MY DOG WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME & THROWN INTO THE DASH, THEN THE FLOOR. THE TIRES BARKED. THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY UP SHIFTED TO A HIGHER GEAR. I MADE IT HOME THAT NIGHT AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DOING OK. I ARRIVED AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN APT FOR NEXT WEEK. LESS THEN 10 MILES AWAY THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR AND THEN WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE, AND I WAS PRETTY MUCH AT FAULT BECAUSE I HAD NOT COMPLETED ALL MY SERVICE AT HONDA. I EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MAKE IT TO THEM DURING THEIR BUSINESS HOURS. SO, SOME OF MY NORMAL OIL CHANGES WERE DONE AT OTHER LUBE CENTERS. I THEN ASKED HIM ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL AND HE SAID THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY PROBLEM. AFTER WAITING MORE THAN HR WHILE HE CUT UP WITH EMPLOYEES, I SPOKE TO THE LOCATION MANAGER AND ASKED ABOUT TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION UNTIL I COULD CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA, AND HE SUGGESTED I BUY A NEW CAR. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION'S SLIPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR (NEUTRAL). OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. COULD GET NO HELP FROM AMERICAN HONDA. *NM

Mileage: 35,000

IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED SINCE THEN AT THE DEALER AND ALL RECORDS ARE COMPLETE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WAS AN ICON OF RELIABILITY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, 7/9/06 THIS CAR COULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE! WHILE ON VACATION IN LOS ANGELES, I WAS DRIVING ALONG SUNSET BLVD. JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING THE ENTRANCE TO THE 405 FREEWAY, (PROBABLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAYS IN THE WORLD) MY CAR DID A COUPLE OF JERKS AS IF THE ENGINE HESITATED. I DECIDED I HAD BETTER GET TO MY DESTINATION AND I GOT ON THE FREEWAY. ABOUT A MILE LATER, WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE, WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SKIDDED TO A STOP AS CARS BEHIND ME ARE PERFORMING EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING ME. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! THE CAR RESTARTED AND JERKED ITS WAY TO THE NEXT EXIT. (THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, ONLY A CONCRETE WALL). WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IT WAS COMPLETELY EXPIRED. MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. AFTER TWO DAY, THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A "TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE". SINCE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THE REPAIR WAS COVERED. AFTER QUESTIONING THE SERVICE REP. I DISCOVERED THAT I WOULD NOT BE GETTING A "NEW" TRANSMISSION, I WOULD BE GETTING A "REMANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION. IS THIS FOR REAL??? NOW I AM GETTING ANOTHER PERSON'S PROBLEM TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN FIXED? HONDA HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION AS IT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *JB

Mileage: 56,752

1 PARKED CAR IN GARAGE TOOK OUT KEY, ALMOST IN HOUSE WHEN CAR ROLLED OUT OF GARAGE DOWN DRIVEWAY TRIED TO STOP CAR ALL MOST RAN ME OVER. CAR CRASHED INTO CABLE BOX AT END OF DRIVEWAY. CAR STILL IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO FIXED IT. 2. CAR SURGES WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING GARAGE CAR TAKES OFF HAVE TO RIDE BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM COMPLETELY TAKING OFF, WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER. WAS TOLD ALL CARS DO THIS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG THE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V-6 BUCKED REAL HARD. DROPPING FROM 65-70 TO ABOUT 35-40. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I CHECKED ALL BELTS AND FLUIDS AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. SOUNDED LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN IT STARTS. I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT TRAVEL LANE AND CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING AND UNFORTUNATE FOR ME I WAS BEARING TO THE LEFT THROUGH A TURN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED (130 MILES) TO MY HOUSE, AS IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND HAD NO OTHER WAY HOME. SO 600 BUCKS LATER I CONTACTED HONDA THE FOLLOWING MORNING. BROUGHT THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT MY WARRANTY I WAS TOLD IT EXPIRED. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS WHAT IT WOULD COST TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR ABOUT 7-10 MINUTES. THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME BACK AND SAID HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUIDS IF I AGREED TO PAY FOR LABOR. AT THAT POINT I NEEDED A THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SO I WENT THROUGH WITH IT. LABOR WAS $1000.00. I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA TOMORROW FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND AN ADJUSTMENT AT NO COST TO ME. NOW.......ISN'T IT ODD THAT IN A 5-10 MINUTE PERIOD HONDA WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE LABOR. YES $1000.00 IS BETTER THAN 3-4,000. BUT WHY SHOULD I PAY ANYTHING. I THINK HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE TOW TOO. *JB

Mileage: 78,400

THIS FOLLOWS A COMPLAINT NUMBER 10135954 (2ND GEAR PROBLEM, RECALL #04V176000). LAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE HONDA REP. SAID MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. YET, I NOTICED THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF HONDA ACCORD AND THEIR VIN NUMBERS WERE SIMILAR TO MINE. IN THE SPRING 2006, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN IT IS ACCELERATED. IT MAKES MORE NOISE IN THE AFTERNOON THAN THE MORNING. I TOOK TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED SOME PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION MUST HAVE BEEN BROKEN OR GOT LOOSE. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL # 04V1760000 OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID IF THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THUS CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM. THE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED NEARLY CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 39,000

CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN COLD, OTHER TIMES SHIFTING INTO SECOND IS NOTCHING. HONDA STATES THAT CAR IS PER THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. *NM

Mileage: 29,580

TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN LOCKUP AND IMMEDIATE, UNEXPECTED STOP. *NM

Mileage: 44,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE, AND THE SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO 35 MPH AND SECOND GEAR. HE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED BY THE CODES THAT THE INNER THIRD GEAR CLUTCH AND HUB FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THERE WAS A HONDA UPGRADE KIT AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

Mileage: 55,800

THUMPING NOISE WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD IN FIRST GEAR. FIRST DEALER TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS AN APPLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE SECOND DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM. A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. PART WAS BACK ORDERED, TOOK TWO WEEKS TO FIND SERVICE BULLETIN 02-002, JANUARY 11, 2005. TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM: HAVE AN ASSISTANT PRESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHILE YOU GRASP THE CLUTCH LINE AT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, AND THEN AT THE SLAVE CYLINDER. IF YOU FEEL A VIBRATION THROUGH THE CLUTCH LINE WHEN YOU HEAR THE NOISE OR THE NOISE STOPS, GO TO REPAIR PROCEDURE. SEE LIKE CASE NUMBER 10091042. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I GOT A GREAT DEAL ON THE CAR. IT WAS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR WHICH MEANS IT HAD BEEN 150 POINT INSPECTED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 60K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT THIS PAST WEEKEND AFTER ONLY 3 WEEKS. WAS THIS PROBLEM MISSED IN THE 150 POINT INSPECTION....I THINK SO. I CHECKED BY 150 POINT INSPECTION PAPER AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK BOX WAS NOT EVER CHECKED. THEY MUST HAVE LEFT THAT PART OUT. WHICH MEANS THE HONDA WAS NOT CERTIFIED, AND WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT IT WAS FALSE ADVERTISEMENT TO THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS AN ANGRY INDIVIDUAL. I WAS BASICALLY LIED TO IN ORDER TO GET THE SELL. THANKFULLY, I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE FIX IS IN WORKS NOW. AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S HORROR STORIES WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA AS A COMPANY. I AM VERY ANGRY THAT AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HAVING MY CAR, IT IS IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. I WAS LIED TO AND DECEIVED. IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO PREVENT THIS TO HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE THEN I WILL BY ALL MEANS DO SO. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *JB

2003 HONDA ACCORD HESITATED FROM A STOP AND MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHICH ALSO OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY TO CONSUMER ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION (RECALL NUMBER 04V176000). SHE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. *NM

Mileage: 46,385

A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BY ME FROM HONDA. I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER INSPECTION THEY SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND THEY SAID THEY INSTALLED A SUPPLEMENTAL COOLING JET. 9 MONTHS LATER I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE LABOR COST AND THEY ALSO WILL NOT VERIFY THAT THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS ANY BETTER DESIGN THAN THE ORIGINAL WHICH FAILED. THE RECALL ID # IS 04V176000. THE HONDA CASE # IS N012005-09-2200467. *NM

Mileage: 51,153

DT: THE CONTACT WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A SECOND GEAR PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD. HE SAID IT MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION IN RECALL 04V176000. SECOND GEAR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. HE NOTICED THIS ON 9-6-05. HE CALLED A HONDA 800 NUMBER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 48,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY WHAT WAS TO BELIEVED TO BE INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL 04V176000 WHICH WAS FOR HEAT BUILDUP IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 46000 MILES. NOW AT 70000 MILE THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE DURING THE FIRST 46000 MILES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR TRANSMISSION. AT THAT TIME MILEAGE WAS VERY LOW AND TRANSMISSION WAS MODIFIED, NOT REPLACED. ON AUGUST 1, 2005 I TOOK MY CAR TO BARON HONDA, PATCHOGUE NY, DUE TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS - WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL, NOT SECOND GEAR. BARON RETURNED THE CAR THAT EVENING STATING THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING MORNING (AUG 2ND), WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, UPON EASING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR VIOLENT DROPPED INTO SECOND GEAR, SLOWING IT DRAMATICALLY AND THROWING ME AGAINST THE SEATBELT. AT THE TIME I WAS IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS I TRIED TO GET TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TOWING, HONDA CITY, LEVITTOWN, NY, DIAGNOSED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION (OVER WARRANTY AT 44,000 MILES) UNDER THEIR GOODWILL PROGRAM. DESPITE THIS I FEEL THAT I WAS PLACED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO BOTH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THE FIRST DEALERS FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS (RECALLS, ROCKING DRIVER SEAT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE) AND LACKS THE QUALITY OF MY PREVIOUS HONDA VEHICLES.*JB

Mileage: 44,140

TRANSMISSION LOCKED CAUSING CRASH-SEE RECALL NO 04V-176 AFFECTING CERTAIN HONDA MODELS , HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WHICH IS A 4CYL. HONDA ACCORD WAS EVIDENTIALLY NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 19,200

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACCORD WAS PART OF THE RECALL TO INSPECT THE 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION START TO SLIP ON THE MONTH OF JUNE IN 2005. THEN IT GOT WORST A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND LATER STALL COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AFTER I RESTART THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FIRST THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY FINALLY FIND THE PROBLEM AND NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. *NM

Mileage: 57,371

2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM TRYING TO FIND A GEAR TO SHIFT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR (TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE) WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON GENTLY ROLLING HILLS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHIFT UP AND DOWN, NEVER FINDING A GEAR, ALONG WITH JERKING IN SPURTS UP ON ONE HILL AND DOWN ON THE OTHER. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED REGARDGING THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

DRIVING ALONG HWY 94 IN ST. CHARLES MO AND HEARD A NOISE FROM MY CAR AND THEN I HAD NO POWER TRAIN, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WAS LIKE I WAS IN NUETRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ONE HITTING ME. TOWED IT TO ED NAPLETON HONDA DEALER IN ST. PETERS MO 63376.

Mileage: 46,000

SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR, WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRVIE OR REVERSE, IT TAKES OFF BY ITSELF, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT 15-20MPH. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE IN REVERSE. I HAVE HIT A ROCK WALL, AND THIS WEEK, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE FROM AN ANGLE PARKING SLOT AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK , THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS AND NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN. AGAIN I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT IT SEVERAL TIMES, WITH NO SUCCESS. MOST RECENTLY WAS TOLD IT WAS A STUCK THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ON REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, IT IS BETTER IN DRIVE, BUT STILL BAD IN REVERSE. IT IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH 18,000 MILES, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, FOR SAFETY REASONS.

Mileage: 100

RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA REGARDING TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DURING THE 3RD QUARTER OF 2004. OWNER BROUGHT IN THE CAR TO NEARBY HONDA DEALER FOR THE RECALL. HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGEST THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS DONE THE REQUIRED SERVICES FOR THE VEHICLE. ON MAR 01, 2005. WHILE ACCELERATING ON A ON RAMP ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSE GEAR CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND A RIGHT GEAR. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE STILL RAVING AT NEUTRAL FOR ABOUT 2 SECOND UNTIL IT SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT INCIDENT, AND GETS WORST AND WORST DURING THAT ONE DAY UNTIL ONE OCCASION WHERE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOP ON THE ROAD WHILE ENGINE IS STILL ON, AND THE GEAR IS STILL ON D4. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURN OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND CAN ONLY TRAVEL WHILE ON FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER, AND DEALER SUGGEST TO CHANGE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION UNDER OWNERS OWN EXPANSE OF APPROXIMATELY $4000 OR USE THE EXTENDED WARRENTY IF THE PROBLEM IS COVER UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR INSPECTION. ON A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO THE DEALER I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED . DURING THAT SERVICE THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FILL THE TRANSMISSION . AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW TORQUE SITUATIONS I LOOSE ALL POWER , THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION APPERAS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR . I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO GEAR BY DOWNSHIFTING INTO !ST GEAR. THIS HAS OCCURED 4 TIMES AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE GOING THROUGH MY STATES EZPASS ( 20MPH) AND THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IN PARKING LOTS AND OR MY DRIVEWAY. *AK

Mileage: 62,000

2003 HONDA ACCORD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. IT CAME TO A STOP BY HITTING A NEIGHBORS TREE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *BF *JB *NM

Mileage: 23,959

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE (FACING FORWARD), WHILE STILL RUNNING. DRIVER LEFT THE VEHICLE, WALKED APPROX 15 YARDS. AN AUDIBLE (FAIRLY LOUD) "POP" WAS HEARD AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, STRIKING A FENCE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*AK

HONDA ACCORD 2003 4 CYL,55000 MILES, DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH, CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED,RESTARTED BUT NO REVERSE DEALER SERVICE DEPT DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION PARTS BROKEN, REBUILD OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED FROM HONDA. *NM

Mileage: 54,900

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH CONSUMERS VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE GUARD RAIL. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED RECALL O4V176000 FOR TRANSMISSION. *AK *NM

Mileage: 32,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *BF THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRUNTING NOISE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BUT THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK SO. *NM

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING IN SECOND GEAR.*AK

DEFECT OF 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND CRUSH WITHOUT WARNING. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION THAT COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION KEY BECAME HOT TO TOUCH AFTER DRIVING FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF TIMES FOR MANY PROBLEMS. FIRST PROBLEM WAS MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 4600 MILES, BUT WEREN'T REPLACED UNTIL 7700 MILES 3.5 MONTHS LATER DUE TO BACK ORDER. CURRENTLY, WITH 17,900 MILES THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN. THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA, AND THE WORSE ONE, YET LIKELY MY LAST. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THAT MY RIGHT REAR DOOR WAS LOCKED FOR 3 MONTHS. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO GETTING MY WINDOWS TINTED, BUT THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THE THIRD TIME THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IF THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 32 DEGREES. SINCE THEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN OVER 32 DEGREES. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SULFUR ODOR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL PROBLEM ,WOULD GO AWAY WITH TIME. BUT AS TIME GOES BY THE ODOR GETS WORSE, AND SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN OFF SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MY OWN MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, AND HE BELIEVES THE CAR WON'T ALIGN CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE AXLES. THE FINAL PROBLEM WITH MY PIECE OF CRAP HONDA IS THE DRIVER SEAT ISN'T SECURE, IT SLIDES VERY LITTLE BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE.*AK

Mileage: 4,600

2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL ON TRANMISSION. *BF CONSUMER LEARNED OF RECALL ON THE INTERNET. RECALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. ALARM KEY REMOTE NO RANGE, MUST BE RIGHT UP ON CAR TO WORK. FRONT BRAKE NOISE AND/OR JUDDER. FRONT BRAKE DISCS WERE REFINISHED AND NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND AND REAR BRAKE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. *TT

Mileage: 12,636

GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *BF A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD BY THE CONSUMER. RECALL NUMBER (04V176000). *TC

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE TOOLS/MACHINERY.*AK

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION MADE A CLICKING NOISE. *NM THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. RECALL# 04V176000. *SC

RECALL 904V176000 FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ISSUED FOR THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL DECEMBER. *AK *NM

Mileage: 15,500

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE NOTIFIED OF A RECALL UNTIL THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

Mileage: 9,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE P30/P31 CONCERNING GEAR REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 5,380

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WITH APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES. BY THE WAY, I HAD THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER REPLACED ABOUT 4,000 MILES AGO.*AK IN ANY EVENT, ON THE INCIDENT DATE, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR IN ANY GEAR, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS IS A DEFECTIVE O-RING IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID TO COMPLETELY LEAK OUT. I VIEW THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AS IF IT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND IF IT HAPPENED IN A REMOTE SPOT, IT COULD RESULT IN BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THE HONDA SERVICE ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT THE O-RING WAS ON BACK ORDER, WHICH INDICATED TO HIM THAT MANY OTHER CARS HAD SUFFERED THIS SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 9,000

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION DONE AT A LOCAL DEALER. *NM THE DEALER INDICATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT THAT LOCATION THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE UNTIL DECEMBER. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER WHO WAS MORE THAT WILLING TO DO THE REPAIRS. *NM

(1) A. WINDOW BEING SCRATCHED BY SOMETHING IN PANEL. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSANGER WINDOW. B. AT ABOUT 16000 MILES IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING SO BADLY I COULDN'T DRIVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. ( I BELIEVE THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN LEAKING SINCE PURCHASE. NEW WITH ONLY 36 MILES.) C. TRUNK LINER SAGGING. D. WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IF YOU HAVE THE SUNVISOR OUT IT CAN SWING AND HIT YOU IN THE HEAD. E. PASSENGER DOOR LATCH NOT ACTIVATED. COULD NOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. (DEALER FORGOT TO INSTALL THIS ON WINDOW REPAIR.) F. MOTOR MOUNTS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. G. BELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. H. CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. F. BLACK SEAL AROUND DOOR FRAME WARPING. (2) NO CONSEQUENCES FROM ANY OF THESE FAILURES. EXCEPT LOSS TIME HAVING TO LEAVE CAR OVERNIGHT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHO KNOW WHAT LONGTERM EFFECTS OF A LEAKY TRANSMISSION, BELT TENSIONER, AND IMPROPER MOTORMOUNTS HAVE ON THE CAR. (3) UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER CORRECTED EVERY PROBLEM. MOSTS TIMES MORE THEN ONE REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOR THE TRANMSISSION THE DEALER TRIED TO STOP THE LEAKS WITH HONDABOND. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD LEAKS IN THE DRIVE WAY. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A WHOLE WEEK ON THE FIRST FIX ATTEMPT. FINALLY HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THE VISOR BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID IF THEY INSTALL A NEW ONE IT WILL DO THE SAME. MY WINDOWS ARE STILL BEING SCRATCHED BY THE FELT LINING IN THE WINDOW PANEL. *JB

Mileage: 4,591

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. WHILE TESTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CAR WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING ON A FLAT DRIVEWAY. CAR ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY ACROSS A STREET, OVER A CURB, ON TO A NEIGHBORS LAWN AND CAME TO REST ON A PILE OF LOGS. ENGINE WAS TILL RUNNING AND CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO PERSONAL DAMAGE, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BACK BUMPER. IT WAS CHECKED OUT BY THE HONDA DEALER, NO PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO THEM ,THEY SUGGESTED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT ALL TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, I TRULY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A CAR COULD ROLL WHEN IN PARK, IT LEAVES ME WITH QUITE A BIT OF DOUBT. *AK

Mileage: 8,640

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 COUPE, WITH 35,000 MILES AND CURRENT IAW OWNERS MANUAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, MY TRANSMISSION WITH OUT! I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO OURISMAN HONDA LOCATED IN LAUREL WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 'FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE', RETURNING IT TO ME STATING 'THE PROBLEM WAS TARGETED AND CORRECTED'. THE VERY NEXT DAY, TAKING A TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSON SLIPPING AS WE WERE LEAVING THE TOLL BOOTH, 15-20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSON WAS SO SEVERE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 3RD GEAR (5 SPEED AUTOMATIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED IN UNDER THE RECCOMENDATION OF PRINCETON HONDA, WHERE THE TRANSMISSON WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSON, PER OURISMAN HONDA OF LAUREL, WILL NOT BE COVERED PAST THE FACTORY 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.*AK

Mileage: 35,085

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WASN'T IN PARK. *NM THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A TRAILER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A '03 ACCORD. AT 776 MI NOTICED CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT. PENSKE HONDA IN ONTARIO, CA SAID IT THE FRONT TIRE IS BAD. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED BY A TIRE DEALER. CAME BACK AT 2251 MI TO REPORT CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. PENSKE HONDA JUST ADJUSTED ALL TIRE PRESSURES. WENT BACK AT 2693 MI TO COMPLAIN REAR WHEELS VISIBLY MISALIGNED AND ALSO VIBRATION AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING. PENSKE HONDA PERFORMED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IDLE FOUND NORMAL. CAME BACK AT 3036 MI. REPORTING DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE CAR STRAIGHT, EITHER PULLING LEFT OR RIGHT. REPORTED AGAIN VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CAR DROVE STRAIGHT WHILE IDLING ADJUSTED TO BASE IDLE. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR ALL DAY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WASN'T DRIVEN FAR ENOUGH AS SHOWN BY THE MILEAGE OUT AT 3038 MI. HAD TO REQUEST TECHNICIAN, RON CAMPBELL TO RIDE WITH ME TO SHOW THE PULLING ON EITHER SIDE. SEEN IT, FELT IT BUT THINKS ITS NORMAL BLAMING IT ON THE ROAD ALTHOUGH HE TOOK ME TO A GOOD STRETCH OF FLAT ROAD. NEVERTHELESS, HE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR FURTHER TEST ON MONDAY BEING LATE SATURDAY, MILEAGE IN AT 3042. HAD THE CAR ALL DAY MONDAY, WAS ADVISED LATE AFTERNOON THAT THEY DID THE ALIGNMENT CHECK, DROVE THE CAR SOME MORE, CHECKED THE RIDE HEIGHT AND EVERYTHING IS TO SPEC. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, THE ALIGNMENT PRINT-OUT WAS MADE @ 4:04 PM AND WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT 5:40 PM. WHICH MAKES IT APPARENT THAT THEY SPENT LITTLE TIME TO TEST DRIVE AND LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. NEXT VISIT IS TO TAKE THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. MILEAGE OUT AT 3047 MI AND DROVE IT HOME BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMER ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM, VIBRATION AT STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING AND THE CAR PULLING FORWARD OR REVERSING FAST ON ITS OWN WITH LESS OR NO PRESSURE AT THE GAS (REF 10039029). ARE THESE THINGS NORMAL OR DESIGN FLAWS WAITING FOR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN? AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM NHSTA.*AK

Mileage: 660

ON ONE OF MY VISIT TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAINT ABOUT MY THE BRAKES ON MY CAR I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FACT THAT MY CAR MAKES NOISE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON SURFACE THAT SHOULD NOT MAKE MY CAR SOUND LIKE THEIR DOORS ARE NOT PUT ON CORRECTLY. I THOUGHT BECAUSE IT WAS NEW IT WAS JUST A NEW CAR SQUEAK BUT WHEN I DRIVE WITH THE RADIO OFF I CAN HEAR THIS NOISE AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE WHAT IT WILL SOUND LIKE WHEN THE CAR IS NOT SO NEW. WHEN I DRIVE IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I LISTEN FOR THIS SOUND AND I DON'T HEAR THIS NOISE BUT AS USUAL THE DEALER CANNOT FIND IT. I WILL BE TAKING IN MY CAR FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS AGAIN. ON 9/12/203. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON NOV/6/2002,AND THEY RESURFACE THE ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON FEB/1/2003, THEY REPLACE BOTH FRONT DISC. THE THIRD TIME MAY/01/2003, THEY REPLACE BRAKE PADS. THE PADS ARE VERY HIGH AND THE ROTORS ARE THICK. THERE IS NO SIGN OF WARP OR ROUGHNESS THAT I CAN FEEL WHEM I INSPECT THE BRAKES AND I AM SOME WHAT FAMILIAR WITH BRAKES.

Mileage: 23,240

CAR DEVELOPED A HIGH PITCH WHISTLE NOISE AT 1500 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION PER HONDA'S WARRANTY POLICY. AMERICAN HONDA WAS EXTREMELY CURT IN HANDLING MY COMPLAINT. FURTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM A TRANSMISSION FAILURE CRISIS IN ITS 1999-2003 ACCORD, PRELUDE, ODYYSEY, AND ACURA TL/CL AUTOMOBILE LINEUP.

Mileage: 1,500

AROUND 6000 KM, WHENEVER I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, I WOULD FEEL THE CAR SHAKE SLIGHTLY..AND AN ENGINE SOUND. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I JUST NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE, EVEN THOUGH 6000 WAS A BIT LOW KM FOR A OIL CHANGE...I THOUGHT MAYBE BECAUSE I PURCHASE THE CAR IN WINTER TIME, AND IT WAS NOW SUMMER TIME. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE, ALSO TELLIGN THEM THE PROBLEM...AND SURE ENOUGH..AFTER THE EXAMINATION, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS OIL LEAK BOTTOM OF THE CAR...AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE CENTRE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY RARE INCIDENT, AND IT IS CONSIDER A DEFECT..AND THIS KIND OF STUFF ONLY HAPPENS TO CARS OVER 600,000. ALSO THAT, IF I HAD WAITED...ALL THE OIL COULD HAVE DRIPPED AND WOULD CAUSE A WHOLE ENGINE FAILURE. EITHER WAY..IT WAS NOT A GOOD FEELING TO KNOW THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 6000KM.

AFTER MULTIPLE SERVICE VISITS, TEST DRIVES AND COMPLAINTS TO HONDA AMERICA AND MY HONDA DEALER, MY 03 ACCORD EX V6 COUPE'S WHINING TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE "NORMAL." ON MY FIRST DRIVE ON A FREEWAY AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR, MY HONDA FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 50 MPH AND THE TACHOMETER RED LINED, I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING OF MY SUDDEN DECELERATION. IT TOOK A NEAR ACCIDENT FOR HONDA TO FINALLY REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. *LA

Mileage: 32,535

I WAS ABLE TO EASILY REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, I ASSUMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WHEN ACTUALLY IT WAS IN REVERSE. LATER THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD STRIKING AT LEAST ONE OTHER CAR.*AK

Mileage: 5,540

I PURCHASED MY $34,000 2003 ACCORD ON MAY 13, 2003 FROM ROUTE 23 HONDA IN POMTON PLAINS, NJ. AFTER PURCHASING IT, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC/GLASS MOLDINGS AROUND THE DOORS WERE WERE VERY DEFORMED. THREE MOLDINGS HAVE BEEN FIXED AFTER 2 TIMES BEING IN FOR SERVICE, AND ONE HAS YET TO BE FIXED(WAITING FOR PART). THE RADIO WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE AND DEFORMED LOOKING, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT. ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WELL, THERE WAS A MOLDING THAT WAS NEVER SCREWED IN PROPERLY, AND BEGAN TO HANG DOWN, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE SHIFTER HAS A LOOSE STITCH ON IT, WHICH IS BECOMING VERY SHARP AND CAN POSSIBLY CUT SOMEONE. THE PART WAS PUT ON ORDER 3 MONTHS AGO, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF IT'S ARRIVAL. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER NOZZLE SPRAYS DIRECTLY INTO THE WIPER ARM. THIS WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES, AND FINALLY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP(SUSSEX HONDA) ORDERED A NEW NOZZLE WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY WORK. THE CAR HAS A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL WHEN I PARK THE CAR AFTER DRIVING. I BROUGHT THIS TO HONDA'S ATTENTION, BUT OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CAR ALSO HAS A SLIGHT GRINDING FEELING THAT CAN MOSTLY BE FELT BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 RPMS. I BROUGHT THIS INTO SERVICE 4 TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG(AGAIN). ALONG WITH THAT, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET IT MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND FEELING IN THE GEARS. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO LACK THE POWER THAT IT SHOULD HAVE. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAD A 2003 ACCORD LX V6 COUPE, AND THEN TRADED IT IN FOR A 2003 ACCORD EX V6 COUPE. THE LX HAD A LOT MORE POWER THAN THE EX. ALSO THE LX HAD NO WIPER PROBLEMS, GRINDING PROBLEMS, OR OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH THE EX. OVERALL I HAVE FOUND 10 DEFECTS WITH MY CAR WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF HAVING IT. AFTER ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS, AND HAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER HOTLINE TREAT ME AS IF I WAS MAKING UP THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR HAVING THESE PROBLEMS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN! *LA

I PURCHASED MY $34,000 2003 ACCORD ON MAY 13, 2003 FROM ROUTE 23 HONDA IN POMTON PLAINS, NJ. AFTER PURCHASING IT, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC/GLASS MOLDINGS AROUND THE DOORS WERE WERE VERY DEFORMED. THREE MOLDINGS HAVE BEEN FIXED AFTER 2 TIMES BEING IN FOR SERVICE, AND ONE HAS YET TO BE FIXED(WAITING FOR PART). THE RADIO WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE AND DEFORMED LOOKING, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT. ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WELL, THERE WAS A MOLDING THAT WAS NEVER SCREWED IN PROPERLY, AND BEGAN TO HANG DOWN, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE SHIFTER HAS A LOOSE STITCH ON IT, WHICH IS BECOMING VERY SHARP AND CAN POSSIBLY CUT SOMEONE. THE PART WAS PUT ON ORDER 3 MONTHS AGO, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF IT'S ARRIVAL. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER NOZZLE SPRAYS DIRECTLY INTO THE WIPER ARM. THIS WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES, AND FINALLY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP(SUSSEX HONDA) ORDERED A NEW NOZZLE WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY WORK. THE CAR HAS A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL WHEN I PARK THE CAR AFTER DRIVING. I BROUGHT THIS TO HONDA'S ATTENTION, BUT OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CAR ALSO HAS A SLIGHT GRINDING FEELING THAT CAN MOSTLY BE FELT BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 RPMS. I BROUGHT THIS INTO SERVICE 4 TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG(AGAIN). ALONG WITH THAT, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET IT MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND FEELING IN THE GEARS. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO LACK THE POWER THAT IT SHOULD HAVE. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAD A 2003 ACCORD LX V6 COUPE, AND THEN TRADED IT IN FOR A 2003 ACCORD EX V6 COUPE. THE LX HAD A LOT MORE POWER THAN THE EX. ALSO THE LX HAD NO WIPER PROBLEMS, GRINDING PROBLEMS, OR OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH THE EX. OVERALL I HAVE FOUND 10 DEFECTS WITH MY CAR WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF HAVING IT. AFTER ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS, AND HAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER HOTLINE TREAT ME AS IF I WAS MAKING UP THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR HAVING THESE PROBLEMS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN! *LA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 1500 MILES ON A BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD.

Mileage: 1,500

FROM START TO THE FIRST SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION, AT LOW SPEEDS, THE SHIFTING IS SLOW AND MAKES YOUR HEAD LURCH FORWARD. AT FASTER ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISISON SHIFTS NORMAL.

Mileage: 300

READING COMPLAINTS IN YOUR WEBSITE WILL SUPPORT MY CLAIM THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SPEED WHILE ON REVERSE WITHOUT PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED IT TODAY THRICE. THE FIRST TWO I IGNORED BUT THE THIRD ONE HAD ME LOOKING AT YOUR WEBSITE. I CAN'T WAIT TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THIS IS AN URGENT SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LIVE WHERE KIDS FREELY PLAYS. I'M CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS TOMORROW. I ALSO HAVE ISSUE THAT SOME CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT. MY CAR IS BARELY A MONTH WITH 731 MI. ON IT. I'D APPRECIATE YOUR ADVISE.

Mileage: 660

MY 03, HONDA, ACCORD HAD BEEN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, AND FELT A LITTLE BUMPY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY AXLE HAD SNAPPED OFF. THIS WAS SOMETHING HONDA NEVER HEARD OFF, AND SAID IT WAS MY FAULT, SAYING I HAD HIT SOMETHING. THERE IS NO DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR, PROVING NOTHING WAS HIT. I AM VERY SCARED TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ME I AM GLAD THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY ACTIONS CAUSED BY ME. HONDA HAS CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ALSO HONDA SAID THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN TO THEIR CAR AND THAT WAS ALL THEY WANTED TO SAY.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO D AFTER BEING OFF FOR A WHILE IT MAKES A GRINDING/SCRATCHY SOUND. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO D FROM ANY OTHER GEAR.*AK

Mileage: 5

WHEN AUTO SHOULD BE COASTING OR UNDER VERY SLIGHT LOAD, FEEL INTERMITTENT ENGINE BRAKING, ENGINE RPM IS FLUCTUATING INDICATING TRANSMISSION IS SEARCHING BETWEEN GEARS. DEALER SAID THAT IS THE WAY THEY ALL ARE. VERY ANNOYING. *JB

Mileage: 20

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. *JB . *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, THE GEARS JUMPED AND HUNG UP IN GEAR, THE GEARS HUNG UP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS, ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT WOULD SPEED BACKWARDS WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. *AK *JB