In september, my '03 honda accord lx v6 started shifting hard from 2nd gear in morning traffic. After a few miles, the car would not shift out of 2nd gear. 1st mechanic couldn't replicate the issue. On the way home, dashboard lit up like a christmas tree; check engine light, tcs light, oil light. Had car towed to dealer; total transmission failure. In addition to the transmission dying, 6 months ago the dashboard/radio/temperature panel lights failed, the dome light doesn't work, the right headlight has needed to be replaced 3 times, the driver's side seat has always been loose. I am the original and only owner of this car and have had it repaired/maintained at honda dealers since purchase. To have all these issues, plus have the transmission fail at 106,000 miles is unacceptable. Then to have to pay $2200 to have a used, remanufactured transmission installed is unacceptable. This is chronic problem for the '03 accord. A recall should be issued, people should be refunded their money already paid and offered a significant discount to be placed into a safe new car. It is only a matter of time before someone is really hurt...or has it happened already.
2003 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Transmission failure causing extreme danger on the interstate. Car downshifted by itself from overdrive 65 MPH to 30 MPH and a car behind me almost(within inches) slammed into the back of me. With the volume of traffic it could have cause a catastrophic deadly accident.
2003 honda accord transmission slipped into second gear at expressway speeds immediate threat to occupants and other motorist vicinity of said vehicle.
Transmission fluid looked a bit tinted, so I had the honda dealership change the fluid. The next day, the car started getting "hung" in second gear. It would also downshift to second gear at interstate speeds. Honda initially found nothing wrong with it. The transmission completely failed very soon.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving 30 MPH, the second gear was failing. The vehicle would shift from fourth to second gear and from fifth to second gear, which caused the vehicle to jerk and slam. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop and they stated that the clutch failed, which caused the transmission to fail. The vehicle was repaired at the cost of $2,450. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle would not be covered by the transmission recall; therefore, no compensation was made. The failure mileage was 85,000 and current mileage was 86,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission). The dealer installed a jet pack kit to prevent the transmission from slipping. The transmission slipped after the recall repair was performed, which prevented the vehicle from driving in reverse and the gears from shifting while in operation. The failure mileage was less than 85,000 and current mileage was less than 87,000. Updated 1/6/09 *cn updated 01/14/09.
Driving on interstate at 65 miles per hour and the transmission dropped into 1st gear.... Total transmission failure on my 2003 honda accord. Waiting on honda to respond regarding replacement. Have 105,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. He was unsure if the vehicle had been repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission), but the vehicle has sustained damages over the years. While driving 30 MPH, the contact heard stop and go noises coming from the transmission. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they are inspecting the transmission. The failure mileage was 115,000.
Transmission lost 2 gear while driving leaving me stranded in the middle of the road.
Sudden inadvertent downshift of the transmission at highway speeds. Luckily, no vehicles were trailing behind, since rapid deceleration occurred, similar to hard braking. The transmission subsequently failed completely, and the car required towing to the dealership. No prior events occurred (I.e. Transmission grinding, slipping, noises, etc) that provided warning that something was wrong.
Automatic transmission failure.
My 2003 honda accord v6 transmission recently failed while I was driving the car on the freeway. The car had been serviced for routine maintenance at clear lake honda on wednesday nov. 18th and was suppose to be ready on thursday nov. 19th. No mention of a recall on the transmission was made even though they did mention brakes, battery, engine mounts and other things. The drive light was flashing, the engine light came on and another light on the dash. The car lost power and then regained power. I called honda while driving the car and was told to bring the car in. Once I arrived they refused to look at the car stating I needed to pay $96 for a diagnostic test. I had just paid over $1800 in service the day before. Also the trip put the car over 100,000 miles which I have read that honda is refusing to service cars regardless of the recall. I have not yet called to verify this. The car is currently being serviced at a transmission shop.
I was driving at approx 65-70 MPH on the freeway, when the transmission seemed to slip or seize causing extreme deceleration (car seemed to shift itself into low gear). This caused wheels to lock up briefly, and nearly caused me to lose control of the vehicle. This incident was extremely hazardous, in my opinion. I see now from the internet, that hundreds of other honda accord drivers have had similar experiences.
Merging onto freeway, transmission downshifted to lower gear causing the vehicle to slow down. Narrowly avoided collision.
Transmission failure which almost caused an accident on highway 17 in lexington, ms. I had just had my car serviced 2 weeks prior to include the transmission and was told the computer could not find anything wrong with the transmission. Well, why 70 miles away from home in a curve doing about 50 miles per hour, the RPM went up but the speed went down while in the middle of traffic. I thank god I was not rearended due to the quick decrease in speed. I managed to pull to the side of the road to try to find out what happened. After about 30 minutes, I coasted to a parking lot and had my car towed to patty peck honda in ridgeland, ms. I had 94,000 miles on the car. I had complained about the transmission for years. My car had the 2nd gear recall in 2004, which I had repaired. I had to have my transmission replaced. Honda paid 75% and I paid 25%. The transmission failed may 11, 2008 and now my transmission is acting up again. Something needs to be done soon.
Transmission failure while driving. Gears slips and car looses power.
Son was driving my 2003 honda accord on the 10 freeway transmission slipped out of gear starting decelerating and the RPM's went way up. This happened over and over again with no prior warning of any kind. Drove to valley hi honda in victorville where car was purchased and has been serviced. One block from the dealership the check engine light came on. Diagnosis is transmission failure, need full replacement. Only 122,475 miles. This seems to be an epidemic. There are hundreds of postings about this issue on line and american honda has been advised over and over and still nothing done. There were transmissions recalls on these models but when taken in they checked the car out and said my vehicle not effected. This is a huge safety issue. A person is on a freeway and all of the sudden looses power! This could be deadly!
Tl*the contact's spouse owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving approximately 70 MPH on the highway, the vehicle completely shut off and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. A certified mechanic stated that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle had been previously repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). The contact stated that he was unaware of this recall repair. The current and failure mileages were 92,000.
2003 honda accord ex and accord lx safety recall windshield wipers may stop working. Consumer has issues with this recall and one for the transmission. *nj the consumer has two honda accords and when she took the vehicles to the dealer on different dates, the invoices gave different explanations as to what was done to remedy the recall. The consumer began having transmission problems with the sedan ex. The transmission would not move to the second level smoothly. The dealer could not find any defects with the second gear. Five days later, the engine light illuminated and the vehicle stopped twice in the middle of the road. The consumer was able to make it to the dealer and a diagnostics revealed the transmission needed to be replaced.
Driving along in my 2003 honda accord v-6 and my transmission just went crazy and when I went to tap my brakes to pull over it just slammed into a lower gear bringing my car to a jolting stop, everything in the car was jerked forward, fortunately the traffic around me was paying attention and moved around me quickly until I could safely pull over. Honda dealership said internal transmission failure, which after researching on-line I discovered numerous in the hundreds of identical complaints on this model, year. Total transmission failure. Ranging from 60,000 miles to 127,000 miles. It seems that honda is aware of some sort of a problem because they did a recall in 04 for this issue however all the vehicle transmission complaints I found on-line were all post recall failures. Mine failed at night at low speed in minimal traffic with favorable weather conditions, would hate to imagine higher speed, thicker traffic, and even adverse weather conditions.
The transmission on my 2003 honda accord is slipping. The car has a tendency to shift into neutral after first gear. I have to rev it several times before it will shift into second. I'm afraid that I will be left stranded or cause an accident if this problem is not fixed. I only have 85,000 miles on the car. When I took it to aamoco to have them check it out, I was told that it would cost 3,594+tax to fix. If this is a general problem with this make and model, there should be some kind of compensation made by honda. I noticed that there are many similar complaints, so it must be a default in the car and not the drivers.
I own a 2003 honda accord v6 automatic,the transmission had a recall a few years ago,no replacement was required at the time, but now with only 61,000 miles on it, it broke down, I can not even put it on reverse anymore.
I was driving on a local street, when all of a sudden, from being at full stop in red light, I hit the gas pedal, and the car will not budge. The engine was revving but there was no power--it was like being stuck in neutral. Tried restarting the car several times, and was able to get to a safe location on a side street. Contacted honda, and I was notified that the transmission had to be replaced. Cost was around $3000. Honda offered to pay only 25%, so I was still stuck with a $2300 bill. I think this is a known issue for honda and they should have covered more than 25% if it is indeed some kind of transmission design flaw. The transmission shouldn't have total failure when I've stuck to the schedule of servicing the transmission at 60k, 90k, and 120k as prescribed in the owner's manual.
I noticed that the federal safety agency is waiting for someone to leave a complaint saying that someone has died or seriously injured! I am so disappointed at how many complaints I have seen about the 2003 honda accord auto transmission. I have a 2003 accord and I have only had it for 1 year and already the transmission is slipping. I found out that I need another transmission. My car has 102,000 and past the warranty of I think 36-46,000 miles warranty. I called american honda and I was told that my car received a oil ject kit in 2004 and the transmission was fine. Now, if some repair was done on my car in 2004, then why has my transmission gone out. It saddens me that honda and the federal safety agency know of this problem but nothing is being done. I don't want my family to have to make this complaint because my children and I were killed in an accident from being hit from behind. I have had so many close calls that I had to pull over and cry because I was so upset. I was told that I am probably going to be responsible for getting this fixed and lord knows I don't have the money! How can this be happening. A company knows about this problem and stand by and leave their valued customers on a branch alone to take care of this problem. I would not recommend a honda to any one. They brag about their car but the performance of the honda is not backing it up! I am looking into talking to a lawyer about this deal!
While driving, vehicle slowed down and engine revved. Transmission failed. Could not maintain posted speed limit. Transmission had to be rebuilt. Honda refused to honor previous recall from summer of 2004. Claimed car had been repaired under recall but could not provide any details.
On 10/1/08, the transmission started slipping in between gears. We went and got the transmission fluid replaced and filled up on saturday. On monday, our transmission completed died, leaving me, my 9 year old, and 18 month old stranded on a busy highway during rush hour traffic. We had to get someone to come pick us up, and I had to get our car towed to our house since we have no idea where to take it to. When the transmission went out, it almost caused someone to rear-end our car and cause a huge car accident. Due to this, I now have to miss work and try to get this fixed. Who knows how long I will not be working because this is my only car!
Transmission slips violently out of gear once the engine is warmed up, and the RPM's go over 2700. Occurs during acceleration (from a stop or when merging/passing on the highway) and when trying to maintain speed up an incline. This event occurs whenever the car gets warmed up (after about 35-40 minutes of driving).
The 2003 honda accord was found in 2004 to have a transmission design problem which could cause a catastrophic failure if not addressed. I was notified in 2005 of this and took my car into the honda dealership, guaranteed by honda that it would fix the problem. Then in 2007, the transmission suffered a total failure while I was driving. While I was not injured, had I been going faster on an interstate highway, things could have been otherwise. Honda said they would replace the transmission with a new one, but that I had to pay the $700 in labor since the car was out of its original three year warranty. Even after five attempts to get honda to recognize that the design problem and ineffective repair should have in effect, extended the warranty, they refused to cover the labor charge. This disregard of responsibility by a major car company for the quality of major drive train design problems is another example of big business abusing individual citizens because they have the power to do so. The regulatory arms of our federal government need to protect citizens from such abuse and order honda, at a minimum, to pay the $700 labor charge, and to be put on notice that, unlike the failure of the financial regulatory agencies to do their jobs, the federal safety agency will not fail to protect consumers. Thank you for your support. I look forward to hearing favorably from you soon. Best regards, james.
Transmission failure in 2003 honda accord ex v-6 a/t.
Transmission slips violently out of gear once the engine is warmed up, and the RPM's go over 2700. Occurs during acceleration (from a stop or when merging/passing on the highway) and when trying to maintain speed up an incline. The rapid deceleration when the car slips out of gear on the highway and especially on inclines on the highway sends all the surrounding drivers into evasive maneuvers to avoid collision. This event occurs whenever the car gets warmed up (after about 35-40 minutes of driving). Car is being sent to a honda dealership for repairs, awaiting the final verdict but I believe they will be trying to charge me almost $6000 for a brand new transmission. As far as safety is concerned my car slipped out of gear on my way to work on I 97 northbound (main baltimore/annapolis artery) going up an incline in heavy traffic moving at approx 70mph. Several cars had to dive onto the shoulder and I had to go into the median grass to avoid a massive rear end collision during morning rush hour.
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