My 2003 honda accord v6 was dealer kept from initial purchase till today. Recently as of 9/13/2010 my transmission was slipping. The mileage on my car is 111,000. The honda dealer after investigating has quoted me approximately $4,640 for a transmission replacement. I am out of warranty period according to honda americas in ca and therefore nothing can be done.
2003 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Transmission has gone out twice in a year. The torque converter keeps failing. The more research I have done has brought to light the consistency of this problem across the country. Both times I was on the freeway and my car began shifting erratically and almost caused me to be rear ended by semis. How this is not a safety concern is beyond me. Luckily my goddaughters were not in the car to be injured. Luckily I was able to swerve away from danger and "safely" pull off to the side of the road. Somebody needs to do something about this, and soon. Below is the date for the second incident. The first occurred last july 2009.
On numerous occasions the engine's rpms increase but the transmission does not engage. Have taken the vehicle to dealer, each time the tech's are not able to duplicate the problem. On occasions I have come very close to causing an accident on the highway as the vehicle is not able to accelerate to the prevailing speed of the other vehicles. I'm concerned for my and other people's safety.
2003 honda accord lx 3.0 v6 transmission failure, transmission fluid burned, locked up causing inability to stop almost resulting in an accident 80,000 miles. Very high cost of repair estimated at 50% of blue book used vehicle price. High number of complaints about this problem are being filed all over the web and a recall should be issued with customers being reimbursed for repairs.
Vehicle suddenly jerks as though you're hitting the brakes and then accelerates, then the transmission seems to fail. Incident occurred as I was driving at 50 MPH. Sudden jerking of the vehicle as if I had slammed on the brakes and then accelerated as if I had slammed on the accelerator. Then back to the jerking sensation until I was able to pull to the curb and come to a complete stop. I strongly believe I would have caused a severe accident with major injuries if another vehicle had been directly behind me.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH up an incline in rainy weather, the vehicle was hesitant to accelerate. In addition, the vehicle would shift gears abruptly and abnormally hard. The contact had a tune-up performed at a local repair facility but to no avail. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and advised the vehicle was safe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure became progressively worse over time. Whenever the accelerator was depressed, there was a lengthy hesitation before the vehicle would engage from 40-60 MPH. The contact was able to locate a recall for her year, make and model (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v176000: power train:automatic transmission) the dealer advised her VIN was not included. The VIN was unknown. The vehicle was never repaired. The failure and current mileages were 113,000.
My 2003 honda accord transmission slips between second and third gears. First noticed getting on freeway in bad traffic. If I had kept foot on gas it could have caused wreak with high speed traffic on busy freeway. I took foot off gas for a split second and it shifted. Avoiding high speed areas I was able to shift by backing off the gas between second and third. Took 2003 honda accord to dealer and was told it was a transmission failure and needed new transmission.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord ex. While the contact was driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle began to shake with an intense vibration. The "check engine" warning light illuminated. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The failure recurred on two separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the technician informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. Also, he reset the transmission code. The contact stated that the transmission had been previously replaced twice. The failure mileage was 2.
1. After driving 20+ miles on the highway, the car began "bucking" violently. I took my foot off the gas pedal, but the bucking continued. Then it subsided. As I was coasting (neither gas nor brake pedal was pressed), it began bucking again, with some tire squeals that felt like the car was braking hard. 2. After letting the car sit overnight (engine off), I drove it again down the highway 20+ miles where the same thing happened. It seemed as though it was stuck in 3rd gear. As I approached faster speeds, the car did not change gears, and the rpms continued to climb to 4-5-6-7000. It seemed as though if it tried to change into 4th gear, that may trigger the violent bucking, but whether or not it would change into 4th gear was random (no rthym to it). The light on the dashboard next to the "d" started blinking, along with the check engine light, and traction control light. I am lucky that no one was following close to me on the highway because it could have caused harm to another driver and it's passengers, as well as me. 3. Transmission replacement corrected the problem.
I would like you to consider the possibility of convincing honda to recall their 2003 accords due to the fact that when their transmission decides to fail, it violently forces the gear into first. I was delivering pizza in 2003 honda accord with little over 70,000 miles on it when my transmission failed and force me into first gear. I was on a 50 MPH highway and instantly lost traction. I was able to countersteer and regain control. I believe if I was on one of the 60 or 70 MPH highways that I frequently deliver on, I would have not been successful in regaining control due to the fact that the downshift is so rapid and without warning. I have paid 2 thousand dollars for an extended warranty when I bought the car and now the dealership is trying to weasel their way out of their responsibilities. Honda needs to take responsibility for this car just like the other accords they have recalled. A company shouldn't ignore this life threatening problem for the sake of money. It's just a matter of time before someone's physical life is taken instead of just their money.
Purchased the car about 7 months prior to the transmission failure. Did notice that shifting was kind of rough but did not think much of it. One day driving up a hill while on the throttle the car was revving but the car was going back down the hill. This problem happened again and again throughout the day then finally the reverse gear and 3rd gear gave out. Honda says that the problem will cost $3600+ to replace the transmission. They said that they are willing to pay $1000 to fix so I would be responsible for $2600 which is still ridiculous. I will never purchase a honda again. There should have been a recall on this vehicle looking at the amount of complaints.
2003 honda accord exl v6. Car driven by original adult owners since bought new. Car was regularly maintained, and generally garage kept. At 94,300 miles, started to shift hard from 2nd gear to third, then into 4th. This hard shifting was not dependent upon weather or temperature condition. On the day of the transmission failure, car was driven in town to run a nearby errand. Was driving in moderate traffic when car started to rev up to 6-7000 rpms before shifting into next gear. Whenthe transmission would finally shift, it did so with an audible thump. Then parked car, did errand, returned to car. It started right back up, shifted into reverse and then into drive without issue. Once driving back from errand, car was noticeably loud when shifting from 2nd into third. Eventually came to a stop light. When I tried to accelerate to leave the stoplight, the transmission completely failed, and car was towed for repair. We feel fortunate that our young son was not in the car at the time of the transmission failure, nor was my husband on the tollroad. We feel lucky to have found a local, reputable transmission shop that rebuilt the transmission and replaced the torque converter for $1500. This seems to have been a terrific price on a repair I would never have imagined needing to do prior to 100,000 miles. So much for honda's reputation for quality and long-lasting reliability.
2003 honda accord ex v-6 had failed transmission after only 61,000 miles, suddenly shifting into 2nd gear while going approximately 45 MPH. Each time this happened, the car would jerk violently, throwing my head forward and slowing the car drastically, as if the brakes had been slammed. This would happen suddenly, with no warning and could have caused an accident, with me being rear ended. I was fortunate that didn't happen. This is too soon for a transmission to go out, which cost me $4,000.00. This is not the typical quality that I've come to expect from a honda vehicle, and am very unhappy to have had to spend this kind of money on what I consider a premature transmission failure.
My honda accord 03 transmission is slipping gear and it happens very often. When I am at a stop light and start driving the transmission revs up and do not shift gears for about 5 min. I had to pull over and wait for a bit and then start driving again and eventually it will shift to the 2nd gear and then drive properly. It has happened pretty often and has happened on a rainy day and I thought I was going to get into an accident.
Car - 2003 honda accord ex 4 cylinder-driving from work august 24-2010, car just quit going forward, no power. No indication of a problem with car. Car has 101,131 miles. No warning lights. Nothing. Stopped car, put it in park, turned engine off, restarted car, put into drive, went forward less than 10 ft., car stopped going forward. Repeated sequence, car ran in 1st gear or 2nd gear. Drove very slowly to honda dealer, honda representative took it out and came back and told me the 3rd and 4th gear were gone, I asked if this was a common problem with the hondas, he replied any transmission can go at any time. Looked up honda recalls and discovered there was a recall in 2004 on 2003 honda accords, I do not recall receiving this recall on my car, if I had received it, I would have acted on it and had the problem corrected then. I feel very fortunate I was not on the interstate or in heavy traffic when this occurred.
2003 honda accord ex v6. Current mileage 78,500. Purchased new, single owner/driver. Recently I pulled out onto a roadway and began to accelerate, when the transmission failed to engage when shifting into 3rd gear, en route traffic caught up to me and my abrupt failure to accelerate in with traffic (on a 3 lane congested road with a lot of traffic), could have caused an accident with the cars approaching with my vehicle that was abruptly stranded and non-mobile in the middle of the road. I had several cars which almost rear ended as I was trying to get my car off the road and there was no warning that this failure is going to occur. I believe this to be a serious safety issue and am very concerned. I was able to get the car off the road and called a tow truck to take it to a honda dealership. When we called around to other mechanics, we were told he was seeing "an epidemic" of transmission problems in this 2003 year / model of honda. I had to have the entire transmission replaced, total cost around $3,900 to $4,200, of which I paid $1,900 and honda shared the rest, even though I believe they should have borne the whole cost. I just went over my 7 year warranty by 2 months and only had 78,500 miles on my car.
I bought this car less then a month ago. After driving it for only 7 days it started downshifting on the freeway at 75mph and bucking almost out of my control. I called the dealership I bought the vehicle from and the told me to call the people I purchased the warranty from. I called them they told me to take to a shp of my choice. I did and the said it was the solenoid a that needed to be replaced (a electronic part) which is not covered under my warranty and to top that of they can not guaranty me the transmission will not need to be replaced. Which after having it back for a week the car started bucking again on the freeway while I was doing 50mph.... The repair cost me $524. And now I have to come out of pocket again another $2500. This could be a very bad situation when the car starts downshifting on it's own on freeways. I see their are other complaints of the same nature. What are we waiting for to make this a recall for some to die.
Driving home from work in rush hour traffic in a regularly serviced 2003 honda accord. I slowed down and then tried to speed up but transmission kept slipping back into 1 gear and wouldn't advance to the next gear. You couldn't go over 20 miles per hour without jerking and down shifting and it kept doing the same all the way to honda auto repair parking lot. Was told the next day the transmission had to be replaced because of transmission failure. Couldn't afford a new one so was replaced by rebuilt transmission ($3747.51). To my knowledge the original transmission has never been worked on or have I been told that there was a recall on the transmission. I just found out about the recall myself when checking to see if my car was on the recall list for the wiper motor I heard on tv this week. With all the news about recalls I thought I would just check to see what recalls honda accords had. To my surprise and joy a transmission recall was issued several years earlier. I hope I can get a refund of my money and get a new transmission installed like I should of gotten in the first place if I was told about the recall. You would think the car dealership would have known about the recall and replaced it at no charge. I have all receipts if needed.
The first time I discovered there was a problem with my car was when I was going about 45 on a parkway and the car bucked. I wasn't sure what happened and there for everytime I slowed the car down, slipped when I would pull off. It even had an issue when I tried to put it in reverse. I then turned the car off and started it again and drove it around and it was fine. A couple weeks later the car did the same exact thing, it would rev up and the car wasn't moving. It then would buck and would cause my head to lash. The car is dangerous to drive and I don't feel safe going any where with it.
2003 honda accord v6 ex with 130,000 miles on it. Transmission shifted into 3rd gear to pass another car and never engaged. 30 minutes later, driving at 45 MPH, while coasting towards a stop-light the transmission suddenly shifted into 1st gear and I almost hit the steering wheel. Drove 5 more miles and at various speeds the transmission dropped from 3rd or 4th gear into 1st gear 5 more times. Had car towed to dealer who was able to reproduce the problem after testing for 2 days. Told me that I shouldn't drive it, it's very dangerous. It could be deadly if running at high speed. Scared the technician driving. I was quoted a repair price of $4100. I'm still contemplating action.
My 2003 honda accord routinely revs up without getting into gear. This often happens while I'm in traffic. It hasn't caused an accident yet but it is only a matter of time. I've tried having it serviced multiple times and am told that it cannot be duplicated in the shop. I've even gotten honda's 500$ transmission service...I still have the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that the transmission failed and was replaced by the dealer. The contact noticed that after repairs that when shifting from park to reverse, there was a fifteen second delay before the vehicle would respond. The contact believed the transmission was replaced with an older transmission. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer was contacted in regards to the most recent failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
Honda 2003 accord exv6 automatic. Complete transmission failure. Began slipping out of gear on aug 9 2010. Vehicle slipped out of gear rev but vehicle would not move finally slipped back in gear. Extremely concerned I was going to be hit while stalled in intersection. Second time after going to dealership engine did the same thing but on the freeway and had to pull off to emergency lane.
Transmission failure while driving on highway.
On the way home from work my 2003 honda accord 3.0 l v6 did an unexpected rapid deceleration from 50 MPH to 25 MPH in a split second. It happened so fast that it rammed me into the seat belt causing me to almost chock from the sudden impact with the seat belt restraint. I am very lucky that no one was behind me. I was pretty concerned about what else it would do so I gingerly pressed on the accelerator. The engine roared but I was only going 27 MPH and the RPM's went up to 3500. It was loud. I drove 3 more miles to get home. I drove with my flashers on since I couldn't get above 30 MPH. The engine roared and shifted roughly the entire time. I took the car to the honda dealer and he said they couldn't get it to repeat the incident and the transmission checked out fine. However, he said that the transmission fluid does have a burnt smell. He recommended a transmission flush. They found metal shavings in the fluid. But, he told me the transmission was okay. I picked my car up today. I now own a car that has a transmission problem that I don't have any confidence in and I am afraid to drive.
Transmission originally slipped going uphill at 30mph, but did not have engine light come on. Transmission fluid changed again and car was good for another 300miles. Traveling at 70mph uphill on freeway, car jerks into lower gear and immediately jumps back into high gear and happens continuously. Within a few miles, car stays under 40mph at 4,500rpm and continues to slip. Had vehicle towed to honda dealership and an eventual $3,900 charge to replace transmission.
Automatic transmission began slipping around 90k miles (2 weeks ago). Has gotten progressively worse with violent jerking between shifts and unexpected downshifts which equate to suddenly flooring the brakes. Have had incidents on highway when in overdrive and slowing, transmission searches, or does not go back into gear leaving engine disconnected from drivetrain. Almost rearended on 3 occasions thus far as car suddenly downshifts around 40 MPH in town. Problem continues to worsen and now do not have reverse gear on occasion. Should not drive car but have no alternative. Will attempt repair myself if honda will not cover cost. Extended warranty expired 3 months prior.
2003 honda accord 3.0 4dr automatic - transmission failure occurred while driving in rush hour traffic at 30 miles an hour. The vehicle suddenly slipped out of gear and rapidly decelerated nearly causing an accident. The vehicle would not stay in gear and when the transmission did engage it would only go into 2nd/3rd gear. The failure occurred again while attempting to get the vehicle to the dealership resulting in a loss of vehicle control. The dealership now has the vehicle and has stated that the vehicle requires a new transmission. Due to the age of the vehicle the part will cost more than the vehicle is valued.
Car began revving up to 2500 RPM's at 25-30 MPH, then up to 6500 RPM's at 50 MPH, and never shifting back down. Was told by the dealer that the entire transmission would have to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk violently while switching gears. The vehicle then independently surged forward. The contact stated the failure would occur whenever switching gears. The dealer advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 62,000. Updated 10/25/10 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle has a violent/harsh between 1 and 2 gear. Updated 10/27/10
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