Rotten egg smell when driving. 2003 honda accord lx.
2003 Honda Accord engine complaints
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This 2003 honda accord has caused me a lot of problems since the beginning I bought it. Just after 2 weeks with around 500 miles all this rattling noises started coming from the doors and windows. I took it to the dealer, they fixed it, but the problem was back less than a week after. Today I have 14000 miles on my car and I have been to the dealer more then 20 times for this problem. They have replaced the run channels and other parts without any success. Also the interior is falling a part; the middle compartment is not working. The cd compartment gets stuck all the time. The engine is making a lot of noise, feels like its actually sitting in the passenger side next to me. I know this is not the quality honda has, my wife has a 1996 accord and it doesnt make as much noises as mine, and it also runs better. Honda needs to take quality seriously. And help me out with this lemon car.
My 2003 honda accord has a really bad "rotten egg" smell almost immediately after I purchased the car in october of 2002. I have already had the converter replaced at 3000 miles. I have switched brands of gasoline. Still have the smell. I was told all the sensors check out okay. Would like some closure to the smell. This is my first honda. Just had the 10k mile service, car runs worse than before. Possibly my last honda product unless I get the problem resolved.
There is a strong fowl egg smell odor coming from the air vents. Cause unknown.
Rotten egg smell coming from exhaust. Smell is most noticeable after a hard acceleration.
Intermittent long crank starting problem. Happened average of 4 times a week.
Nar 06/05/2003 *mr 2003 honda accord v6 - gasoline connection failure.
My wife and I purchased a 2003 honda accord in december of 2002. Almost immediately the car put out this horrible (rotten egg smell). I know this is coming from the catalytic converter and I proceeded to tell the service people that this was the problem. I made an appointment so they could fix the problem. Their response was that the gas I was using had a high sulfur content and we must switch gas stations immediately to get rid of the smell. So I tried every gas station in the area and the problem got worse. The car started to shake and seemed to be drawing power from the engine. The idle would also rise and fall when this shaking is happening. The odor became worse when the shaking would start. This smell is giving me a big headache and who knows what other health problems. So I called honda service to put the car in for service again. Honda did not even want to look at it again, but with much yelling I got an appointment. They had the car all day and when my wife called to see if they fixed the problem they said there was nothing wrong with the car. They continued to explain that it is (the nature of the beast) and all cars put off this smell to some degree. I also noticed the gas mileage is not what honda stated it should be. So I called honda directly to file a complaint and found out that honda is aware of this problem, but has no solutions to fix it. Honda assures me that after 10,000 to 15,000 miles goes by that the smell will decrease and go away. This smell started at 50 miles and is getting much worse at 4,500 miles. I will never buy another honda car or their products again as long as I live. I am also researching information about other 2003 honda accords with the same problems and found many with the same problem. I am going to get a lawyer involved to fight them. We the consumers should not let honda take advantage of us. Honda should be ashamed to sell the consumers such a rotten egg.
Extreme rotten egg odor entering inside cabin and poor gas mileage.
My wife and I purchases a 2003 honda accord in november of 2002. Almost immediately the car emitted a rotten egg smell. I've been around cars for quite awhile and I knew right away it was a smell given off from a catalytic convertor. We took the car in within a month or so of the purchase to have it checked. They were unable to find any problem and could not recreate the problem. The primary the smell would occur was when entering the highway or accelerating from stoplight to stoplight. The car now haw almost 11k miles on it and the problem is getting worse. It is also not getting the same mileage that our previous 2000 accord v6 got. The dealer was unable to find anything wrong in this area as well. This will be our last honda since the problems are occurring with no obvious solution available.
I purchased a 2003 accord ex v6, in november of 2002. Since delivery,there has been an awful smell of rotten eggs. I contacted the dealer several times to fix the problem, they agreed to replace the catalytic converters, still smelled after I picked it up. Called their 800# and they said the smell will disappear after about 7,000-8,000 miles of driving. This was at 5,000 miles I currently have 11,000 and the smell is not disappearing. This is such a potent smell that it gives me a headache and I also get dizzy from these toxic fumes. This is not the type of problems I should be having for spending almost $30,000 for a brand new car. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.
The vehicle stalled without warning, which made the vehicle difficult to control.
Nar 05/06/2003 mr the vehicles exhaust has emitted a pungent sulfur or rotten egg smell. Dealer was notified.
While the car was idle or driven at low speeds a very bad (rotten) smell enters the passenger cabin through the vents. The vehicle was taken to the dealer which could not determine where the smell was coming from.
Follow up to previous complaint. Honda america says rotten egg smell from 2003 accord is hydrogen sulfide. Honda is aware of the problem and the customer service rep. Read me a prepared statement that the 2003 accords have a problem in releasing hydrogen sulfide due to design, it is not the gasoline. No technical service bulletins has been released. There is no fix. Honda claims the problem should go away or dissipate sometime between 3000-5000 miles. I have 3950 miles and the smell is awful. Honda will do nothing to help. According to the centers for disease control (cdc), hydrogen sulfide is a broad-spectrum poison! Breathing high levels of hydrogen sulfide can cause death within just a few breaths! Exposure to lower concentrations can result in eye irritation, a sore throat, cough, shortness of breath and fluid in the lungs. I have been showing some of these symptoms. Why has the federal safety agency done nothing on this issue? The problem must be wide-spread as honda has a prepared statement for its reps to read over the phone. I will attempt a lemon law claim and/or civil action for damages due to injuries from exposure to the hydrogen sulfide. (incident date does not apply as this problem has been constant).
Bought new 2003 accord ex in 1/03. Since having the car, there has been a daily terrible "rotten egg" smell coming from the exhaust. Dealer claims that it is from the winter blend of gas, but my old car never had this smell and no one I know that has a car has the same problem. The smell is so bad that people getting out of back doors will plug their noses and I must keep heat/air on recirculate and keep windows shut because when I stop at a light etc..., the smell gets into the cabin. If dealer continues to "not find a problem" I will consider lemon law lawsuit.
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