Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord lx. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated and the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician advised that the air bag sensor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the air bag sensor replacement was not covered under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 05/05/11*lj the consumer also stated after filling the gas tank, the needle would not go past 3/4. The dealer replaced the fuel sending unit and pump assembly. Updated 07/22/11
2003 Honda Accord fuel system complaints
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Evap system failed from water seeping into drain joint. This is the exact same problem that caused a recall on other vehicle id numbers for this year and model. The recall needs to be expanded. The same faulty evap design is used on all the honda accords.
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.
6-18-04 told honda dealer that our 2003 accord lx was idling too fast on cold startups - dealer told wife this was normal and marked bill "ok" re this item. Fast idling continued thereafter. On 9-01-04 11:30 pm car parked in driveway was started, put in reverse, and car sped so rapidly that it jumped driveway curb and was stopped by braking and hitting a tree. To be correctly parked I put the car in drive and the car shot ahead rapidly, stopped only by braking and swerving into other curbing and jumping it. I
I purchased my 2003 honda accord ex v6 on dec. 31, 2002. I spent 6 months researching many makes and models in order to find the perfect car for my wife and unborn child. I selected the accord because I felt it offered the most safety features and has been one of the most reliable cars on the road for years. My only concern was that the vehicle was a first year redesigned model, but when I asked the service manager he said that the only thing changed between 2002 and 2003 was that the vehicle had high compression heads and that's where the extra horsepower came from. I still had some reservations, however I thought to myself, "it's a honda how can I go wrong?" seven days after I purchased the car it stranded my wife at work. She finally got the car started after 20 minutes and got it home and told me it wouldn't crank. I thought maybe it was a fluck and it wouldn't do it again, 6 days later it did it again. I now thought maybe it was the security chip in her key causing the vehicle to shut off the fuel delivery system, so I told her we would get her a new key. Five days later using my key the car failed to crank. I continued to hold the key over to see how long it would take to finally crank and it took 45 seconds of continual cranking for the car to finally fire off! The next day I called the dealership and they told me to bring it in and so I did. The dealership was very helpful and concerned and they did everything they could to fix my car, however parts were on back-order and we would have to wait. They gave us a rental car and sent us home. It took honda motor corporation 27 days to deliver our part and when we got the car back the next day it acted up again so the car went back into the shop for another 7 days. The dealership has completely replaced the entire fuel delivery system and the car still fails to crank about twice a month. This is rediculous, I bought this car to be reliable and safe for my wife and daughter, who is now 2 months old.
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.
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