Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While the contact attempted to park the vehicle she wasn't able to shift into the park position. The vehicle was taken to a transmission center where the gear shift was replaced. He manufacturer will be contacted. The failure mileage was 79,000 and the current mileage was 83,000.
2003 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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2003 honda accord v6 transmission failure. Driving on freeway off of exit gaining speed, suddenly car will not shift into 3rd gear or accelerate. Engine revs but drops to only maintain 20mph. Cars behind me have to break and swerve around me. The car was a hazard trying to negotiate on freeway, was unsafe on any road. Honda had 2004 recall for small part on this transmission but is unwilling to help with financial assistance although this is a very common problem. The complaints are numerous as is documented so far. Dealership is asking $4800 to replace and states they are replacing 2003 transmissions at least once a month with varying mileage.
Transmission failed while driving, almost causing an accident.
The events leading up to the failure I wish there were events that LED to the failure at least I would/or possible would have been prepared for it. I was driving 55-60 MPH on interstate 405 in renton heading for sea-tac airport, when all of the sudden it was like someone had slammed on the brakes, then it was like the brakes were released and slammed on again. I was freaked out to say the least. The ford f-350 behind me almost ended up coming through the back of my '03 honda accord. He swerved out of the way then pulled along side of me flipping me off and was yelling he was going to kill me. I was trying to signal car troubles when the transmission did it again for the 2nd time. I had reduced my speed to about 40-45 at this time so the violent jerking was not quite as bad that time. This resulted in the truck flipping me off again before stepping on his gas pedal and speeding off. After returning home from my business trip.the car seemed to be back to normal. Thank goodness for rush our traffic. After about 3 miles of 25-35 miles of driving the car stopped shifting gears and the RPM's went through the roof. I made it off the freeway at my exit and had to drive the next 15 miles doing 25-30 MPH as the engine would not shift. How often does the problem occur? As soon at the engine is warmed up it seems like. I dropped it off at our local auto shop where I take our vehicles. I did some research online here and sure enough I find hundreds if not thousands of complaints about the transmission. Honda or the federal safety agency do not believe this is a safety concern. How? I don't know, I guess they are waiting for someone to get killed and then they can take these complains seriously.
2003 v6 h. Accord transmission, noticed tranny will go out of gear, RPM go crazy, and car will jerk took into honda world in downey ca. Had it checked I was told all was fine.. 2 months went by same problem in 2 occasions wile driving on freeway in ca almost lost control because of jerking motion and d gear failure .. 2 days after this wile driving jerk again wasn't getting d gear d gear starts flashing check engine light went on and tcs light also came up. Took straight to honda world had it checked and now am told will need a new transmission witch will cost over $ 3,700 this is a serious problem with the 2003 accord auto transmission I know there is hundreds of complaints regarding the 03 accord auto transmission what is it going to take some one the die till they recall this transmission in addition to the high cost to have it replaced I don't feel I should cover cost when honda knowing but not admitting there is a serious problem with transmission please help!
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact was traveling 65 MPH on the highway and the transmission locked. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by the braking system. The vehicle was inspected by another certified mechanic who stated that it was caused by the transmission. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 76000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While the contact was driving approximately 50 MPH, the transmission failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic where they informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Previously, the ignition key would not release from the ignition switch; and the vehicle was repaired by the dealer. In addition, the stereo system, and the four automatic door locks would not operate properly. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. The VIN was unavailable.
When driving my 2003 honda accord through the mountains, uphill, my car suddenly downshifted into neutral. The engine revved like it could not choose a gear. The car was jerking as the engine continue to rev and it shifted in and out of gear (I don't know if it tried to engage each gear separately, or the same gear each time). I pulled over to the shoulder and turned the car off, however when I turned it back on I continued to have the same problem. The only way I could drive the car was to put it in 2nd gear and leave it there on a mountain freeway with many switchbacks and a speed limit of 45-55mph. This happened within 10 miles of starting my trip home after the car had been parked for several hours. I had noticed a few days previous to this event that the transmission felt like it was slipping out of gear so I had made an appointment with the mechanic to have it checked. When I brought it in the next morning I explained what happened and after examining the car he said the transmission would need to be replaced. I then took it to anderson honda who examined the car and also said the transmission needed to be replaced. The car has a clean history and has only ever been maintained by a honda dealer with on time scheduled maintenance. I contacted honda of america for help paying for the transmission replacement as I feel this is a manufacturing error, not a driver/maintenance error. I contacted a lawyer who was able to speak with a regional manager of honda USA who said that because my car was over 3 yrs old and more than 36,000 miles they were not responsible for the car's performance and suggested I trade my car in for a new honda. The failure occurred at 94,000 miles. The dealership is helping me with a 25% discount. I will never buy another honda after the problems I've had with this one (multiple recalls already) and the curt costumer service. I would never have expected this from honda.
Transmission failed to shift when going 20-30 MPH. As a result, the car shifts downward to ~ 10 MPH, causing the driver's body to be thrown forward. This may cause a rear end collision.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was being driven at any rate of speed, the transmission would slip when shifting gears. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The current mileage was 100,000 and the failure mileage was 90,000.
The engine revs up, but the car won't shift into gear or move, defective torque converter. The torque converter is failing and essentially burning up the transmission fluid, rendering the entire transmission useless. I have to stop and turn off the car randomly to keep going. Sometimes cars behind me have to slam on brakes be cause car can not go. Also happens on interstate which is definitely is a risk to crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the transmission began to slip between gears. When he would attempt to accelerate, the vehicle would not move forward but the engine would exhibit an unusual increase in rpms. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the dealer advised the contact that the third gear pressure switch would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired yet the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not further repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000 and the current mileage was approximately 90,000.
I bought a 2003 honda accord v6 with the automatic transmission. From day I noticed that the transmission did not shift as smooth as in other cars, but I thought that maybe it was just the normal characteristics of this transmission. Then a recall came out for this transmissions and I took it into the dealer and they installed an oil jet kit. For the last few years I've noticed that the transmission if shifting a lot more violently from 2nd 3rd gear and it does it everytime it up shifts from 2nd to 3rd gear. I called the dealer to check if there has been a recall on this particular recall and they keep telling me no. I just afraid that the transmission might lock while the vehicle is in motion causing a crash.
2003 honda accord ex-v6 - power transmission failure at 112,000. While driving to church the car showed signs of weakened power and it appeared the transmission was slipping. This was especially noticeable on hills. The following day after dropping my children off at school, I took the vehicle to an authorized honda repair center, where the manager confirmed that the transmission was slipping. The repair center quoted $4,400 for a honda authorized remanufactured transmission. I called honda america customer service for support with what appears to be a trend in 2003 accord transmission failure. Customer support declined to help stating the vehicle was over 100,000 miles. The honda repair center was able to adjust the final price to $3,300. I am presently 7 months pregnant and also have two children ages eight and six who I transport to school daily. I purchased the honda because they have traditionally stood behind their brand and produced a high-quality product. However, as a mother, I do not feel safe driving this car -nor do I accept honda's lack of involvement to properly resolve. We plan to properly repair and immediately sell as I do not want to jeopardize the safety of my family with this vehicle and its demonstrated inferior quality and reliability.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle began to independently accelerate and decelerate aggressively. The contact was able to drive to his residence yet the vehicle would only drive forward while in second gear. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that they could not assist with repairs, as the vehicle was outside of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was approximately 107,000. Updated 1/19/2010 *cn the consumer stated while driving 40-45 MPH the vehicle began to change gears and slip out of gear on its on. The startling delayed shifts were violent and sudden, within a short period of time, which cause the vehicle to lurch and decelerate in a very aggressive manner. After stopping the vehicle, it would not engage in reverse or move forward above second gear. Updated 03/28/11
2003 honda accord ex v6 model transmission failure. Car purchased end of 2002. Approximately 22k miles after purchase transmission failed and was replaced under warranty. Would not go into gear after warming up. Stop car and restart it would shift properly for a few minutes before slipping out of gear again. According to dealer problem caused by seal broken down clogging transmission filter. Today, 110k miles on car (90k on transmission), same exact problem happened again. This time while driving on I-4 in orlando. Nearly caused an accident as the car violently downshifted. Check engine light came on and my mechanic diagnosed the computer codes as solenoid problems. He cleared the errors and car drove fine again for a few minutes before beginning to lurch up and down gears again. Luckily this was in a more controlled environment. This is a terrible safety issue because it can happen at highway speeds and causes the car to lurch violently.
Driving 2003 honda accord at 70 MPH on freeway. Suddenly car jerks and starts loosing power. Even tried accelerating but the vehicle kept loosing power. Was lucky to be able to move to the far right lane as there was no traffic behind me. After the car speed dropped to 50 MPH the car started running ok. Experienced the same problem every time reached speed of 70 MPH. After this happened, even at slow speed the vehicle repeated this behavior. Did not see this problem for a few days and then suddenly happened again. On researching on the internet, realized that there are many more people that have experienced this problem and honda has not stepped up to acknowledge or repair the issue. The sudden loss of power at high speed is extremely dangerous if you have other vehicle behind you. Honda seems to have a problem with their transmission but don't want to accept responsibility to repair it. This will be my last honda. I currently own a honda accord and a 2004 honda pilot. Will be trading each of them in for a different vehicle manufacturer. If honda does not care for the safety of its customers, why should customers stay loyal to honda. Will not be buying one going forward and will recommend all extended family members to never buy one.
While driving our 2003 honda accord, the transmission wouldn't shift to second gear giving a burnt smell. We called the dealer and he said that the transmission needed replaced. We had the car serviced at regular intervals and we also found that with this model there seems to be an unusual high number of transmission failures. I feel that it is a safety issue for we are on the highway daily. Honda had a recall to put an oil spray kit on this model, because it wouldn't shift into second gear. This is the same problem magnified.
After traveling 60mph on an interstate hwy and then turning onto a secondary road my 2003 honda accord stopped moving. We took it to the honda dealership and found out the transmission had burned out. A rebuilt tran was put in.
2003 honda accord. Transmission failed and had to be rebuilt. Transmission, which is an automatic, would shift from a higher gear to a lower gear while driving down the road. At times the transmission would not function at all as if it were in neutral. Had to pull to the side of the road turn the car off and then restart it. Thankfully, I was in a very rural area and was able to do this. This is a very unsafe situation.
Our accord has ~74,000 miles and the transmission was starting to slip. I noticed that when I would accelerate, the transmission would not shift, and the tachometer would go high (high rpms). I would have to ease my foot off the gas to let the rpms decrease and the transmission to kick in. This went on for a few weeks before I took it to the shop. I took it into the dealer that does my servicing, and they told me it would cost: - $5,400 for the transmission - $500 for brakes - $400 to replace a heat shield that is loose the mechanic said that it is dangerous to drive a car with the transmission in its current state I purchased a 100,000 mile warranty when I bought the car (it expired in january). This is a tough pill to swallow. I have been diligent with servicing the car, and now I'm hit up for $6,300 dollars in repair for a car whose blue book value is ~$9k. I looked online and saw that there are an unusually large number cases of where the 2003 accord v6 transmission fails early. Per the advice on these sites; I called honda and asked for a goodwill repair. They offered to reduce the transmission work to $2,900, and would not assist with the brakes or heat shield. I have not yet had this repaired. Honda said they do not repair their transmissions; the only recourse is to install a new one ($5,400).
This is the 2nd complete failure of the 2nd transmission in my 2003 honda accord. This car is unsafe. The transmission locks up, won't shift, loses power and is a hazard to the road. I won't drive behind one and I own one. I won't drive my children in this car. I won't get in the car unless I have my cell phone with me because I run the chance of needing a tow. You need to start an investigation into this engine before someone is seriously injured. Please initiate action on the side of the consumer, not big business, and publicize and act towards a recall of this model/year. It's your civic duty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH and attempting to accelerate but the vehicle would not respond. The engine exhibited an increase in rpms yet the vehicle independently began to decelerate. The vehicle responded within several minutes after the accelerator pedal was depressed and accelerated up to 45 MPH before the failure recurred in a cycle. The vehicle was parked and was not repaired or diagnosed for the failure. The failure and current mileage was 115,708.
Automatic transmission went out on 2003 honda accord v6. There was no check engine light to indicate there were any problems with the car. The car was driven on highway then all of a sudden, it choked like a bad stick shift driver. Transmission had to be rebuilt or replaced.
The week prior to my transmissions totally failing I begin to notice how rough it was changing from 1st to 2nd gear. The car begins to hesitate before it changed gears as if it was slipping, I couldn't accept the possibility. It was a 2003 honda (suppose to be a reliable vehicle). Today I was on the expressway taking my youngest son to school and the car jerked violently which frightened me extremely but I managed to pull it together and take my foot off the accelerator and cut on my hazard lights. Drove the car at a very low speed safely off the highway and dropped my son off at daycare. I put the car in low gear and changed gears manually and drove it to aamco. After diagnostic I was told it was my transmissions and it would cost $2800 - $3200 to repair. I just knew it was a sensor or computer issue never in a million years I thought or believed it was my transmission. Previously owning two other older model honda's before and providing proper maintenance to those vehicles as well as this one. Having driven both over 200,000 and never needing a major repair like a transmissions leads me to believe this was a defective transmission. My beliefs lead to doing a little research to see if honda already had a recall. To my disbelief there were hundreds of complaints from people having the same experience and their vehicle having even less miles. The series of events are too common for this to be a coincidence. My vehicle will be towed to a honda dealer in the morning. I will be submitting a complaint with them as well. Please do the right thing and investigate the issue. Hard working people don't deserve to bite the expense of repairing something that's clearly a manufacturing issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of second gear. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership to have the repair for recall 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) performed but the dealer stated that they could not inspect it but they could replace it at the contacts expense. The vehicle was taken to a transmission center where the contact was informed that one of the gears were missing which caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who told him to take the vehicle to the dealership to have the transmission replaced. The current and failure mileages were 152,650.
I'm the original owner of a 2003 honda accord lx v6. Since owning the accord, I have followed the owner's manual and always take my car to the dealer for oil change and routine maintenance due to the suggestion of the service department. After my extended warranty expired last year, I experienced some problems when I was driving. The car would jerk suddenly while cruising normally. I brought it to my local honda dealer and they told me there was a problem with the car's transmission and that it would have to be replaced for $4000. I have done some research and found that this isn't just a rare problem. In fact, there are hundreds, if not more, people who have transmission problems with their 2003 honda accords. Only more than 40,000 miles and less than 10 years, the transmission went bad even when the car was kept in very good condition and maintained accordingly. Now the transmission is currently being rebuilt.
'took 2003 accord ex to south bay honda in milpitas on feb 24, 2010 for applicable recall service' 1.they performed recall 08-043 wiper motor inoperable. 2.up shift flaring in second and third gear diagnosed 'said transmission. Recall already performed by anderson honda 3.problem 'traced to internal transmission concerns.' 4.fluid level ok, but leak noted 5.recommended transmission replace $3,596.00 6. Escalated to mgr who declined to fix 'contacted honda america same day explained situation to rep. In recall dept 1.said recall already performed-transmission; transferred to post-warranty svc dept. 2.rep. In that dept said anderson honda did recall and added 'jet kit' on sept 28, 2004 at 20,491 miles, (far exceeding recommended period by honda w/o removing second gear and inspecting and rebuilding transmission if gear damaged) 3.asked whether they took pictures of gear and could provide records of that service' rep told me 'that's internal information. We don't give out that information.' 4.rep. Said that the problem with transmission. Was not gear lock, was flaring ' not covered by recall 5.rep said to follow up quickly ' did so but no response. 'car drove ok, so continued to drive while waiting for response. 'july 13, 2010 at approx.9:45am while in route to business meeting - car locked in gear on freeway, loud clunk, tires chirped a tad, and car downshifted to lower gear' ea 'drove car slowly in 2nd gear position to dealership on freeway with hazards' nearest dealership in fairfield, ca ' steve hopkins honda 'service advisor said definitely transmission. He said 'I got it to lock up on me here in the lot'. Advised honda rebuilt transmission repair w/warranty costs $3,750' I explained situation in greater detail' said he would contact honda 'american honda regional manager refused 'any and all assistance' with the repair. 'paid over $4,400.00 in all for repairs at honda dealership.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While traveling 40 MPH the contact noticed that the vehicle would no longer accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The contact called the dealership and was informed that recall 04v176000 power train: automatic transmission did not apply to her VIN. The current and failure mileages were 106000.
2003 honda accord ex-v6, 76,000 miles: automatic transmission slips, causing violent downshifts, erratic shifting, and an undriveable condition. Condition occurs after car is driven for at least 20 minutes. Non-honda shops have replaced fluids, sensors, but to no avail. Honda dealer had previously installed a jet kit in 2008, and their eval today says the entire transmission must be replaced at a cost in excess of $3,200.
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