2003 Honda Accord: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Jan 30, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · TN

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.

Filed Dec 5, 2015 · Driver assistance · 900,000 miles · NY

For a year in 2015, I have been reporting to honda service dept. That my three warning lights, all in bright yellowish orange color on the dashboard always are lit on after starting the car. The symbols are ABS, triagnle with !, and tcs. I stated I am concerned for my safety and requested that lights to work properly and have it looked at. I try to remember their advisement is that its minor electronic thing and not to worry about it ( sensor or another wording). I demand that honda to recall and fix it for free as it is not my fault that electronic thing not working. They should replace sensor or whatever they knew is the problem that I should not be charged and have it being fixed immediately for the sake of my safety! I have the picture but I cant upload here on desktop. I can provide it via email if u send me an email address after processing this complain.

Filed Nov 12, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 107,000 miles · WA

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.

Filed Aug 9, 2012 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · NJ

According to new york times recent report, the newer honda accord or acura tl has the problem with ebd (electronic brake distribution) when working with its ABS, the problem is excessive brake pad wear. They were recalled. But I believe the older honda accord like my 2003 honda accord lx v6 also suffered from the similar problem, my model accord has the ebd and ABS, it first was found the rear brake pad completely gone at 52k miles on june of 2008 while the front brake pads were still in the good condition. It further suffered from the rear brake caliper (driver-side) failure at around 80k miles. So my vintage of honda accord should be subjected to investigate and possible recall as well.

Filed Jan 26, 2012 · Brakes · MA

2003 honda accord. Consumer writes in regards to ABS system malfunctioning *tgw the consumer stated the ABS malfunction happened twice.

Filed Dec 22, 2011 · Transmission · 77,420 miles · CA

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.

Filed Mar 15, 2011 · Brakes · 2,500 miles · MN

My 2003 honda accord has had a shudder when braking practically since I've owned the car-bought new in feb. 2002.. My mechanic told me the brakes would still work and I could drive the car as long as I was aware of the problem. I thought the honda dealership in omaha had damaged the brakes while fixing the ABS system due to a recall. I now see it was probably a design flaw--since so many other owners of this model have experienced the same thing. Now the brakes need replacement, and I will ask for non-honda parts. I previously owned a 1999 honda accord, and it was wonderful. This 2003 is not--in addition to the brake problem, the paint scratches easily and the interior is of very cheap materials, the AC smells bad when turned on, and the car has had electrical problems--many occurring after it was no longer under warranty. I will not buy another honda vehicle.

Filed Oct 12, 2010 · Brakes, Engine · 53,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stopped. The contact waited a few seconds and restarted; the vehicle performed normally after the restart. The failure occurred five times. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the timing chain and valve cover were replaced; however the ABS light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000 and the current mileage was approximately 62,000.

Filed Sep 6, 2010 · Brakes · 55,000 miles · TX

2003 honda accord ex 4 door sedan . I have had a soft,touchy brake pedal since the car reached 55,000 miles. Before that it was perfect,rock solid. I took it to the honda dealership and the service advisor told me that they couldn't find anything wrong but they would replace the brake master cylinder and the ABS electronic modulator under my warranty. After few days the problem did not improve. The brake pedal went 1/2 way down easily and then the disc brakes just locked up all of a sudden. The driver had no real control over the braking actiion. I returned to the dealer and they called honda repair and talked to a tech. He said that a soft,touchy pedal was normal on these cars. I told them that up to 55,000 miles the brakes were perfect. What had happened? They did not know. So I had them replace all my pads and turned all rotors.I then had them bleed the brakes. The stopping power did increase but the soft,touchy brake pedal remained. After going back to the dealer the 3rd time to complain,they finally just told me that they could not find anything wrong with my brakes and therefore could not help me. So I went to another dealer and had them rebleed my brakes just to be sure that there was no air in the system. After they did that my brake pedal firmed up a little bit. But after 2-3 days the soft,touchy pedal returned. No one at honda could give me any explanation. Now I am reading about defects allowing air into the braking system from the ABS modulator and I am thinking now that it is the problem. It would explain why my brake pedal was fine for about 5 years and then all of a sudden the brake pedal problem appeared. I also drove a new 2010 accord ex 4 door to compare the brakes. The new honda had a very firm,solid brake pedal. So I went back to the service department and told them that I wanted them to fix my brakes so that they felt like the 2010 accord's brakes. I was told by the service advisor that everything was fine and that it was my imagination.

Filed Jun 2, 2008 · Brakes, Engine · 60,446 miles · CT

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 the federal safety agency 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.

Filed Apr 14, 2006 · Electrical, Fuel system · 12,000 miles · VA · fire

Since owning this car january 2003, the following has happened to it: ABS harness caught on fire (car was saved, but honda refused to give me another car after writing them), radio has gone out, clock gone out, trouble starting vehicle - this is apparently a fuel pressure regulator - tech notice but no recall. The front brakes were silently recalled only if you state your having problems. This car has been one big problem.

Filed Oct 25, 2004 · Brakes, Tires · NE

Brake failure. *bf primarily a complaint about michelin tires. *jcc the tire had poor grip in the rain. The consumer stated when he slammed on the brakes, the vehicle slowed very gradually only because the consumers foot was off the gas pedal and the vehicle coasted, approximately 2-3 seconds later, the brakes applied very gently. The consumer as well as the mechanic at the dealership believed there was a momentary failure of the ABS.