Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact experienced failures with the window motors, the front driver and passenger doors, and the rear passenger door. The dealer was notified and the front driver side door was repaired. The other two doors and window motors were not repaired. The failure continued to occur intermittently. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
2003 Honda Accord body complaints
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Several years ago, the clear coating on the top, back area of roof started peeling off and this year it became bigger about the size of 6 " x 18 " area. Despite to my complaints to honda service dept., the auto body shop said it requires whole top rework is the only option that I have to pay for. Last june, I reported to complain honda service dept manager, I was told to buy the paint pens for $15.00. Even though I bought it, I have not apply it yet because the problem requires professional work to be done. I requested that honda is to be responsible to cover the work expenses, not me. After the service manager took the pictures of it, he claimed he will send paperwork to home office for review. I requested several times for a copy of paperwork to prove his claim he had processed the paperwork with photos. He never give to me. Only he claimed he has not heard form corporate office. Our last contact is last august. I researched recall and learned that civics are the only one being recalled for bad painting job. I request for an investigation that honda should recall for accord 2003 painting job, not just the civics! I can provide the photo when you contact me because I could not upload it to the desktop from my cellphone,
The paint or clear coating is peeling from roof, hood and trunk area of the car. Looks like crap. It keeps getting worse and worse
Chrome plating of interior door handle peeled back and created a thin sharp edge. When I reached for the handle, to open the door, I cut my middle finger on the raised chrome plating. I suffered a laceration that became infected and ultimately put me in the hospital. I received I.v. Antibiotics for a week and will continue taking oral antibiotics for another week.
There is excessive rusting on the: wheel wells and in spots throughout the painted surfaces of the car. The rust on the painted surfaces do not seem to originate from any damage to the paints integrity (they start as bubbles that then break, showing bare metal past the primer). I have noticed these since the car's first year of ownership (2003) and new spots appear continuously. Here is a representative picture I found on the web: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/andyxle/media/img_4151.jpg.html.
Was never notified of ghost paint recall for this car. Really terrible that honda has this problem with their paint.
The paint on this car has drastically began to peel and show chalky white. I thought to speak to the dealership about possible coverage in repainting but sat on the task. However, in the past few months I've been noticing this issue with the paint to be occurring on other accords that appear to share not only make and model but year and color. This is not supposed to be occurring on our cars and this utter humiliation deserves repair.
Driver's car (left front) keyhole won't accept my key, electronically. I went to different auto services and have the same comments that most of the complaints were the same. I checked the internet, youtube.com, many owners of the same make, model & year have the same issues and problems, even the honda chat room help site. I thought this is an isolated problem, but it's not, if there is some ways that your company could do something about this matter/issue concerning the manufacturer's (honda) defect issue, please let us know, we don't want to shoulder to expenses on their behalf. Thank you very much for your concern and looking forward to hearing from you the soonest and for the immediate response to repair the problem for the inconvenience that we are experiencing for a long time. I have tried cleaning the inside of the keyhole by air pressured and wd 40, nothing happened. I can insert the key halfway only and then it will stopped. All other keyholes are functioning well, except the driver's keyhole.
Black paint began fading in spots on hood and fenders. Paint is now almost completely gone.
Called american honda today on a different matter. My concern was if the air bags in my car were manufactured by the company that is presently in the news. The case manager ,[xxx], assured me that the air bags in my accord were not subject to recall. However he was unable to advise the manufacturer of the air bag. Furthermore he did advise that media reports and information from nhtsb were not totally accurate and erroneous. I did ask him to send me a written correspondence that my air bags were not subject to recall and would not explode by accident. He declined to do so.I guess honda does not want to place itself in a product liability issue with me. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My honda accord 2003 has the clear coat of the paint coming off. The locations right now are the hood and the roof of the car. The car has been kept out of the sun under a carport. I've read where several people have had the same exact problem with the defective clear coat. I believe that honda should repaint my car for free.
The paint began peeling under trunk lid and has now started on roof, hood, and around rear and front glass. Paint is peeling all the way to the metal in large sheets up to a dollar size at a time.
Clear coat is peeling off entire car.
Over time, the clearcoat on the hood, spoiler, trunk lid & hood has delaminated.
I have just noticed the paint on my car is fading down to the body, this will cause rust and eventually a dangerous situation. I went online to find a solution, I've noticed there is a class action lawsuit possibly in the works (where we all know only the lawyers will have any benefits) yet the consumer, who were sold an inferior faulty product will have to settle for being ripped of by an "untouchable" corporation.
Other driver was driving reckless!!!!! Ran a red light at 60 miles an hour 20 miles over speed limit, side impact , air bags did not work!!!!!!! Major brain injury as a result!!!!!
My current complaint is deteriation of the paint on the roof and trunk deck of my nighthawk black accord. I have taken my concern to the service manager, american honda and the regional honda sales manager. In each instance I am told my vehicle is due to the age and mileage of my vehicle. This issue is caused by environmental exposure. The paint warranty is only for 3 year/36 miles. This is a known issue with accords, civics, etc. Honda does not want to stand behind defective paint.
Paint on the body of my car began peeling rapidly last summer. I do not treat my car with any special waxes, drive in extreme conditions or park my car in direct sunlight. The paint had deteriorated rapidly over the course of the past 8 months. I have noticed other hondas about the age of mine with this problem.
Clear coat began separating from the paint and has only gotten worse. Now vehicle is in unsaleable condition.
The paint began fading and peeling. Noticed on my hondas that are the same make and model.
This car has a manufacturer's defect and the clear coat is coming off. It will need to be repainted.
I own a black honda accord purchased new in 2003 from robertson honda north hollywood. After about five years of ownership I noticed the edges of the roof starting to fade, at first I though it was just a little wax left on, but after I couldn't remove it I knew there was a problem starting. Every time I would go in for service I would mention it to the service writer but they would just brush it off. I still wash my honda once a week sometimes more and wax it every three months but its starting to look pretty bad. I am afraid its going to get in the metal and rust. Please help me and all the other honda owners I see every day on the way to work [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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 (the federal safety agency 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.
The clear coat is delaminating/peeling from the paint coat on my 2003 honda accord. I went to the dealer and was told by the service manager there is nothing they can do, I meet with the customer service rep. This week. I believe that this delamination and peeling must be a factory defect and should be corrected by honda.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The rod that holds the trunk in place fell down on her head. She noticed that the trunk rod was covered with rust. The dealer was informed of the failure and advised her to bring the vehicle in to be repaired under warranty. The manufacturer was contacted and also informed her to contact the dealer and the federal safety agency. They offered no additional assistance. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that there were rust spots on the hood. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was approximately 70,000.
Both front doors on my 2003 honda accord 4 door will not stay open when opened. When either door is opened to the fully opened position, then released, the door will usually swing shut on its own. I feel that this is a safety issue because it could cause an injury during an unexpected closing. This problem can be corrected by the replacement of a part in each door. Honda will not fix the problem unless payment is made for parts and labor.
Both driver and front passenger doors will not stay propped open. They are very heavy, and when pushed open to either the first or second 'catch', the doors invariably fall back and crush the legs of the person trying to exit the vehicle. Both rear doors stay open, catching and locking properly on either of the two 'catch' points. When we pointed out to honda dealer while the car was in for a different recall issue, they offered to order a replacement part for over $100 without even looking at the latch mechanism. I believe this is an original flaw with the car that they should repair for free.
2003 honda accord interior door handles replaced on passenger side due to the chrome peeling off the handle frame. *nj the consumer stated the peeling acted as a thin sharp razor, which caused 2 of his passengers to sustain finger cuts which included bleeding.
Front passenger and rear left door handle chrome plating is peeling off. Plating is very sharp and caused a deep gash on finger of passenger while opening door. Was informed was not covered by warranty.
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