2003 Honda Accord: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Apr 7, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 140,000 miles · CO

I recently bought a used honda cord with perfect carfax and all stock parts. The battery died on it twice and it failed to start within two days of buying it. I went to replace the battery and as soon as I did my 3rd gear of my engine 'went out' according to the midas mechanic. Vehicle was in motion on the high way and almost yanked me into the concreate street rails. Is there anything I can do?

Filed Feb 3, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · NJ

2003 honda accord. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle factory installed radio, components and back light defect issues. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd the consumer stated recently, the cd player would not function properly and most importantly, the radio began to malfunction and drain the battery. The radio would flash on and off while both the radio, all components and vehicle were turned off and the key out of the ignition. After sitting overnight, the vehicle would not start the next morning. On two occasions after driving, the consumer shut the vehicle off for five minutes and it would not re-start. The consumer stated the vehicle would stall and it was all because of the defective radio. A mechanic informed the consumer, they had recently come across numerous 2003-2007 vehicle with the exact same problem. They found the problem was due to the way honda installed and mounted the radio, coupled with the fact that the brains of the radio was defective, therefore draining the battery and causing the radio and back light to fail. The back light worked occasionally and then stopped illuminating. Updated 05/04/16*lj *js

Filed Feb 26, 2013 · Electrical · 220,000 miles · MD

The radio comes on without a key and abruptly turns off when driving. The car appears on when no one is in the vehicle and I am worried that this may prompt someone to steal the car. It also drains the battery. I have researched the internet and called honda. Honda swears that no one else has submitted this issue. My ref number for my complaint is n012013-02-2600454. It just doesn't make sense that all these people are having the same issue, but they don't issue a recall. You can do a simple google search and find hundreds of complaints and people saying that they have contacted honda.

Filed Oct 24, 2011 · Acceleration, Engine · 97,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Jan 8, 2006 · Brakes · 29,000 miles · OH

Leased new 2003 honda accord with manual transmission in july, 2003. Have had minor, but irritating problems, with the car since it's lease. Power windows activate intermittently, battery died after 15,000 miles, and brake light went out. Dealer took care of all issues except windows. They still operate on their option, not mine. At 29,000 miles, heard grinding noise in rear brakes. Took car into dealership and they claimed that it was our fault for not "having the rust removed" at 15,000 mile check-up. Never heard of anything like this. Wheels were never removed by dealership for inspection. Took vehicle to independent mechanic for repair and found that rear brakes pads had worn down unevenly. Pads and rotors had to be replaced on rear brakes. Front brakes are fine. From my reading of this web site about the problems other people have been having with this brake system, I am filing a complaint and hope that this problem will soon be looked into before someone is seriously injured. This is our third honda and have never had any problems with the brake systems at such early mileage.