2003 Honda Accord: whining or grinding noise

Filed Apr 19, 2023 · Transmission · CA

Theirs a humming or whining sound and burning odors on the transmission. Slipping on transmission gear.

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 129 miles · PA

Someone please help me!!!!!!!!!!!! On the above date, I started my car & proceeded to clean rain water from the windshield. The wipers would not come on, nor would the radio. This is just a couple of ongoing things that I've experienced with this car, since I've purchased it. My mechanic says the wipers are factory defects. Whew, not again!!!! Ugh! When's it going to end. I'm one of those people who depend on my car fro everything because of my college student so, I'm anal on the maintenance. We just put in new ball joints and he tells me the suspension is faulty so, it will cause me to replace the joints again in the future. I opted for the lesser of the two because, it's a factory issue. I've received a couple of recall notices however, upon taking the car to the dealer, once they kept it& claimed to fix the steering issues however, they still exist. I took it a second time, they had the car all of 20 mins. And told me that this issue was fixed previously. I'm continuously having issues with the steering whining, no matter how many times I service the fluids. My radio & electrical systems in the car, is constantly on the blink or not working. Now the passenger window decides not to go up. One day, as I was exiting the vehicle (turned off!) it decided to roll backwards.luckily both feet were not out the car and I could catch it! I've invested so much money in keeping this car running until my mechanic knows what going wrong before the recalls come out. He's serviced so many "03" accords, until he's thinking of becoming a specialist for hondas. I just want honda to correct all recalls on my vehicle. My student depends on it.! How are these car manufacturers allowed to keep robbing its customers??? My address has changed since my last complaint. See below.

Filed Mar 17, 2014 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · NC

2003 honda accord v6. Going approximately 70mph on a major highway and the car violently downshifted as if I had slammed on the brakes. Almost hit by other cars on multiple occasions as the problem persisted. Also heard a whining noise/rattling under the hood while driving in 2nd gear. Once I smelled burning I knew it was time to give up. Had to get car towed an hour away.

Filed Mar 14, 2014 · Steering · 119,000 miles · FL

Around december 2012 I started noticing a loud whining noise coming from the power steering pump on a cold start along with a whining noise when slightly rocking the steering wheel back and forth. After a couple of minutes of the car warming up the noise goes away. Now I have received a recall letter the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v222000 just recalling the power steering hose to be replaced. (letter received on 3/12/2014) I immediately took my vehicle to the dealer on 3/13/2014 and had the hose replaced under the recall and also paid for them to go ahead and replace the o-ring in the other hose to see if that was the cause of the problem also. They stated without a diagnostic test they wouldn't know for sure if it is the steering pump or not (understandable), but when my car was finished, the service tech informed me that the mechanic discovered my rack and pinion are now leaking fluid and want to charge me $1,220.00 plus tax to fix and not to mention that I still do not know yet if the power steering pump has now gone bad because of this. I find this totally unacceptable and I believe the whole power steering system is faulty and should be covered under recall.

Filed Apr 1, 2013 · Engine · 150,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle, she heard a loud whining noise. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2011 · Transmission · 78,000 miles · NY

Second owner of the 2003 honda accord v6, bought it on 2009 first found out this issue after taking my brother to jfk airport and on my way back home, some weirdo sounds clunking while car stopped on traffic and accelerate onward.(lucky didn't get self and my wife killed/crashed) took the car to auto repair and they told me it's transmission failure, dashboard is blinking as well. Transmission slips out of gear. Shifts roughly. Won't go into gear. Drive indicator light flashing on dash. High pitched whining noise from transmission. Clunking into gear. Shifts violently at low speed after highway driving. Not shifting properly.

Filed Jul 14, 2011 · Airbags, Body · CA

Since the purchase I've experienced continual transmission problems. Upon speaking with the dealership I was assured all was fine. You can imagine my surprise when I received notice of the transmission recall (the federal safety agency 04v176000). Upon repair, in september 2004, I did not notice repair improvement, and continued to detect the rough grind of transmission shift and a whining sound. In 2009 I experienced a catastrophic transmission failure to which I had sought repair. In december 2010 I experienced another transmission failure. I have just now experienced my 3rd transmission failure, july 2011. My power steering pump had always had a faint whine, but honda services never identified it as concerning. The problem progressively became worse until honda finally suggested a repair, but informed me that the component was then out of warranty and would be a costly repair. I decided to delay repair until june 2011. Ac problems manifested in september 2005 and required replacement in april 2008. My center council clock and temperature display has been flickering, dimmed, and absent since 2009. The interlock stuck issue first materialized in 2008 and serviced in july 2010. My airbag warning light has been active since 2008 with an occasional but repetitive tcs alert; and my headlamp glass has been hazed since 2005. The paint deterioration is ridiculously embarrassing, the leather seating began showing wear 2 years in, my seatbelt doesn't return to the original released position, head liner has water leak stains, cd player stopped working, exposed wiring is visible at the driver door hinge, I've gone through 3 batteries, countless tires, one cracked windshield, and I have always suffer from poor radio reception and occasional navigational signal roaming issues. In these times of thrift conscious fuel consumption, I utilize my nav tools to monitor my driving activity. I'm stunned to report I get a fuel economy of 24 mpg highway, not the 31 mpg as sticker reports.

Filed Feb 20, 2011 · Transmission · 71,499 miles · OH

On february 18th, 2011 my 2003 honda accord v6 ex-l sporadically and erratically started to down shift. From that point total loss of drive occurred within 10 minutes. Previous traction control warning light stayed on a week prior to this happening. Also a very high pitched whining or grinding occurred a few days prior (thought is was my front brakes). Currently vehicle is at certified honda dealer waiting for inspection. Mileage 71,499. Transmission flush done at 59,000 and vehicle recall repair was done within 3 months of re-call notice.

Filed Dec 14, 2010 · Steering · 87,000 miles · GA

Whining noise upon engine startup, very prominent when turning the steering wheel. Recall o-ring fix only helped for a few weeks. Had to replace the power steering pump.

Filed Apr 10, 2009 · Transmission · 79,500 miles · WA

I had a slight whine in the transmission of my 2003 honda accord v-6 coupe,(with only 79,000 miles and well maintained) for about a month when in one day it went from slight slippage to complete transmission failure. I was trying to cross a very busy intersection when it failed and if not for dry road conditions would have resulted in a terrible crash. Had the car towed to a honda dealership where they offered to replace the transmission with a rebuilt unit and cover 25% of the bill. It's my opinion this is a serious safety issue since the transmission will stop the vehicle in traffic with no control of speed by the driver.

Filed Jun 3, 2008 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · NH

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. In july of 2004, the gears shifted from first and second gear, the fluid was very dirty, and the transmission was whining. The transmission fluid was changed. In september of 2004, the vehicle was taken to the dealer for an oil change and, without the contact's knowledge, the transmission was inspected. Currently, the check engine light is illuminating and the codes indicated that the transmission is malfunctioning. The contact was informed that the vehicle had already been inspected in regards to the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). The current mileage was 130,000 and failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Dec 17, 2007 · Transmission · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving between 5-60 MPH, the transmission would shift into second gear. The contact heard a whining noise coming from the engine compartment. When the accelerator pedal was released and gently reapplied, the transmission would shift back into the proper gear. The vehicle was repaired for the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) in 2004. The failure occurred before and after the recall repair was performed. The failure was not duplicated or repaired by the dealer. The current mileage was 117,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.