2003 HONDA ACCORD Vehicle Speed Control Problems

After car had leaking valve cover gaskets replaced the TCS and BRAKE indicator lights illuminated. Couldn’t reset. All fuses and light bulbs were good. E-brake limit switch OK, brake pedal switch ok but had small crack so REPLACED. TCS, BRAKE light went off then returned within 3 mins now with ( ! ) indicator light illuminated. Made appt with Honda Dealer however 2 days before appt vehicle lost traction at 50 mph brakes went to floor vehicle began to fishtail and driver was unable to correct steering or brake. This lead to a solo vehicle accident off the side of road.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAULT CODE WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAULT CODE WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED HONDA CORD WITH PERFECT CARFAX AND ALL STOCK PARTS. THE BATTERY DIED ON IT TWICE AND IT FAILED TO START WITHIN TWO DAYS OF BUYING IT. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND AS SOON AS I DID MY 3RD GEAR OF MY ENGINE 'WENT OUT' ACCORDING TO THE MIDAS MECHANIC. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGH WAY AND ALMOST YANKED ME INTO THE CONCREATE STREET RAILS. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. SHE STOMPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT SOFT UNDERFOOT.THE BRAKES SLOWED THE CAR BUT DID NOT STOP THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER TOOK AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AND PULLED THE KEYS FROM THE CAR. THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE RPMS ACCELERATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT MECHANICS DROVE THE CAR AND WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE RPMS ACCELERATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, ALL THE SUDDEN, IT VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED, FELT LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED. AS I LET UP THE GAS, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. WHEN I GOT TO THE OFFICE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

I WAS ON AN OLD SIX-LANE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEEDS WERE 45-50 MPH. MY CAR SUDDENLY FULLY ACCELERATED, JUST AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE IT TO A FULL STOP WITHOUT HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME OR GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT PART WAY ONTO A MEDIAN STRIP AND THROW IT INTO PARK AND THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. A PASSING TAXI DRIVER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK FULLY OPEN. HE WAS ABLE TO FIX THE THROTTLE AND DROVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY MECHANIC RAN COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR BUT COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM UNTIL ONE OF HIS STAFF EXPERIENCED IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A HOUSE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND RIGHT EYE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF UPDATED 02/20/15*JB

WHEN I DRIVE ON THE ROAD AT AROUND 45MPH, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHIFT TO LOW GEAR AND THEN THE GEAR IS NEUTRALIZED. I PRESSED THE PEDAL, BUT NO SPEED INCREASED WHILE THE RPM GOT VERY HIGH. I MUST HAVE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I HAVE STRUGGLED MUCH TO GET HOME DANGEROUSLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR THE HONDA DEALER. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THE PRICE $4300. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR FOR $8500. I HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT. IT COST ME MORE THAN $3000 ALREADY. I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR WITH ALL THE MONEY I ALREADY SPENT AND WILL SPEND ON IT. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND ALSO ASKED THE DEALER TO CALL THEM FOR A GOOD WILL REPAIR. NO GOOD WILL IS GOT. HONDA DO NOT RESPECT THEIR CUSTOMERS' LIFE. THEY SUCK MY...

I HAVE HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF MY CAR NOT SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT ON JULY 25TH, 2014 I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WITH TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME IN A 45 MPH ZONE. I WAS AT 40MPH WHEN I PUT MY BRAKES ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. FINALLY JUST BEFORE I GOT TO THE CARS, MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED WITH A TREMENDOUS LURCH. I THEN DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE CAR LURCHED THE ENTIRE WAY WHICH WAS ABOUT 2 BLOCKS. *JS

I'VE OWNED MY HONDA FOR 3 YEARS NOW (I'VE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS). THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC CAR FOR ME THUS FAR. I LOST MY HUSBAND TO CANCER AT THE AGE OF 31, 2 YEARS AGO AND REALLY WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS LOW MAINTENANCE AND CHEAPER TO FIX. I DIDN'T EVEN QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT TO GET A HONDA, THE QUESTION WAS, WHICH MODEL TO GET. I DECIDED ON THE ACCORD 2DR V-6 EX. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM GETTING A NEW KITTEN, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD, ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE WAS SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS VIOLENTLY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AT THIS POINT. I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. THE CAR PRECEDED TO JERK VIOLENTLY CAUSING MY LEFT KNEE TO PUSH UP AND HIT THE DASH. WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND...

WHILE DRIVING WITH AROUND 35 MPH THE VEHICLE START SHIFTING GEARS VIOLENTLY RANDOM WHICH MADE ME PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME AND I DECIDED TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO MY PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP FROM 1ST GEAR AND I WAS GOING WITH 20 MPH FOR MORE THAN A MILE. ON THE NEXT DAY I TOW THE CAR ($130.00) TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS DONE AND I EITHER NEED TO REBUILT IT OR GET A NEW ONE!!!! SO FAR $200, $130+$70( DIAGNOSTICS). THE ESTIMATED PRICE FOR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION THAT I GOT WAS $2700.00 AFTER THE ACCIDENT I SEARCHED AND REALIZED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BE THE ONLY ONE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING...

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OR STRUGGLES TO MOVE IN OR OUT OF SECOND GEAR. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS CLEANED BY THE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62, 5000. UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. UPDATED 09/26/13

WHEN DRIVING BOTH ON STREET AND HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN. THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY SLOWS DOWN. FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT UP AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTS REVVING AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 20MPH-40MPH. I WAS TO PULL OVER THEN START DRIVING AGAIN. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THEN NOT NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ENAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

I BOUGHT MY HONDA FROM THE DEALERSHIP 06/23/12, 1 OWNER COMPLETELY SERVICED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP THEN TRADED IN AT SAME DEALERSHIP. WHEN BOUGHT IT HAD 101,793 MILES, TIMING BELT WAS DONE AT 90K AND POWER STEERING PUMP. NOT EVEN MONTH LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. I'VE ALWAYS FELT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AFTER BOUGHT CAR. ON 11/10/2012 OUT OF NO WHERE WHEN I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY MY CAR STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT REALLY HARD, WAS JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, LUCKILY I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOUSE SO I DROVE HOME THEN PARKED IT AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. THE NEXT MORNING (TODAY) CALLED A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON HONDAS AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY AND PRACTICALLY GONE. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK TWICE AND TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING FINE. THEN...

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WILL ENTERING ON-RAMP ONTO A MAJOR FREEWAY (I-45 N) AND I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF ON TO THE MEDIAN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HORRIBLE INCIDENT AND COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY IF IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED REPEATEDLY AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE SPEED WAS REDUCED AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP AN INCLINE THEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ROAR LOUDLY WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STOP IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM....

WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SAME LOT.I AM AN ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER FOR A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND I AM TOTALLY AWARE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS, MY MATS WERE NOT INVOLVED [AS WERE SOME FOUND WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS] AND I AM 100% SURE THAT MY ,FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL . THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE REAR OF MY CAR HAS QUITE A,BIT OF DAMAGE.. I NOTICED A SLIGHT SIMILAR PROBLEM THE WEEK BEFORE BUT THAT DID NOT CONTINUE SO I DISCOUNTED IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE LEAVES THE COLLISION SHOP, I WILL HAVE MY TECHNICIAN FULLY CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT, AS HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS CONDITION RE: PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TOYOTA PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON US 30 WHEN MY HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY JERKED AND SLIPPED INTO LOW GEAR. I WAS NEARLY REARENDED AND WAS DEFINITELY IN SHOCK. I CONTINUED HOMEWARD AND IT DID THE SAME THING 3 MORE TIMES. I HAD SLOWED MY SPEED TO 40 MPH BUT THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR THE GEAR I WAS IN SO SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE....PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND CREPT HOME. SINCE IT IS AFTER HOURS I MUST WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS. *TR

NOTICED WHEN ACCELERATING GENTLY, CAR MORE QUICKLY ACCELERATED THAN USUAL TO THE NEXT GEAR. THEN THE RPMS SHOT UP VERY HIGH AND VERY SLOWLY AND DROPPED SUDDENLY WHEN CAR ACHIEVED 35 MPH, CAUSING CAR AND ME TO LURCH AND SLING ME BACKWARD INTO THE SEAT. THE NEXT DAY, AT 117,699 MILES, I DROVE VEHICLE TO MY DEALERSHIP, ECONOMY HONDA ON CHAPMAN RD, IN CHATTANOOGA TN. THEY DROVE IT, AND AGREED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD REPLACED MY FIRST TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2008 UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 67,618 MILES BECAUSE IT DID THE SAME THING. LATER I FOUND OUT THE FIRST ONE WAS RECALLED ANYWAY IN 2004. AMERICAN HONDA COMMUNICATED WITH ECONOMY HONDA FOR A DEAL: ME TO PAY $2650.08 INSTEAD OF $3886.50 TO REPLACE THIS CURRENT TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS NOT EVEN MADE IT TO ITS FIRST FLUID CHANGE (NOT UNTIL ABOUT 17,000 MORE MILES). THIS IS A TWO-FOLD ISSUE....

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR ABRUPTLY AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE 4TH GEAR UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS OCCURRED TODAY ON MY WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT HAPPEN 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WENT HOME ON 1ST GEAR LOCALLY. I CAME REAL CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED A TRUCK DUE TO THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 CARS BEGUN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF AND THEM DECELERATE, KEEP DOING THIS FOR 30 SECOND, I STOPPED ON THE SIDE TURN OF THE CAR. AGAIN TURN ON KEEP GOING AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN., HONDA ACCORD 3.0 V6 2003. *TR

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

SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MILES AN HOUR. CAR ROUGHLY CHANGES GEARS AT WEIRD TIMES HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS. I BOUGHT CAR THIS YEAR FROM HONDA DEALER WHEN WE NOTICED IT WE TOOK IT BACK DEALER COULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING. THE LONGER I WAIT THE WORSE IT'S GETTING I'M SCARED I'M GONNA GET HIT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THE MORNING OF NOV. 16TH WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BECAUSE THE RPM'S WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV BUT NOT GO ANY FURTHER. THEREFORE I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER IN FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PAST FEW DAYS HOW MANY OTHER 2003 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND THERE SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL DONE BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT AT 76,000 MILES. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF AROUND $3400. I HOPE TO RECOVER SOME OF THAT COST FROM HONDA BUT FURTHER ACTION NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE WITH...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN MY CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATING TO A SPEED OF 20 MPH. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT BE REAR ENDED AND HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR HONDA, HOWEVER I DID GO THROUGH THE ORIGINAL PROCESS OF THE MANUFACTURER RECALL. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS MODEL AND IT SEEMS IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. *TR

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS AND IT SEEMED MY CAR COULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC AND WHEN IT WOULD REACH 3RD GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. IT WOULD DRIVE FINE AT FIRST BUT AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMED UP, IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED PREMATURELY (AFTER 3 YEARS) LAST WEEK AND I MENTIONED THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM HAPPENED RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME MY BATTERY DIED SO I THOUGHT IT MAY BE RELATED. THEY TOLD ME THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED WHEN I REPLACED MY BATTERY. THEY PAID FOR 60% OF THE COST OF THE BATTERY. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE TO WHERE I COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE AND I HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE CAR...

HONDA SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WAS "ALMOST KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY" DRIVING MY CAR: FIRST INCIDENT: 9/19/2011 (MON EVENING) CAR LURCHING IRREGULARLY AT HIGHWAY AND TOWN SPEEDS; DIFFICULTY GETTING INTO GEAR AND TROUBLE REVERSING. TOOK IT TO DEALER THAT NIGHT. 9/20/2011 (TUES): DEALER REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. NOTHING CAME UP ON DIAGNOSTICS. NO SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER ASKED TO KEEP IT ONE MORE DAY. 9/21/2011 (WED): DEALER STILL UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM, THEY DROVE IT AROUND BUT CLAIMED NOTHING UNUSUAL. SERVICE MANAGER ASKED IF HE COULD DRIVE IT HOME. I OK'D. EMPLOYER ANNOYED. SECOND INCIDENT: THAT NIGHT THE SERVICE MANAGER, DROVE IT HOME, BECAUSE IT WASN'T ACTING UP AT THE GARAGE, AND DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. HE, [XXX], SAID HE "ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON THE HIGHWAY" ON HIS WAY HOME. HE SAID REPEATEDLY THAT HE WAS ALMOST KILLED....

COMING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT, GOING HOME ON BELT PARKWAY, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OUT OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT GIVING ANY HINTS BEFORE, TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT DIDN'T GO TO THE 2ND GEAR, STUCK IN 30MPH. AFTER ANXIOUSLY DROVE BACK HOME TREMBLING, FOUND THE REVERSE DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN TO GAIN BACK THE FUNCTION OF REVERSE. AFTER RESEARCH THE ON THE WEB, AND READ THROUGH SO MANY COMMENTS OF HONDA ACCORD 2003 OWNER, THIS SEEMS VERY MUCH RELATED TO THE HONDA ACCORD RECALL INCIDENT IN 2004. IT IS BELIEVED HONDA DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY BACK IN 2004. IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX TRICK, AND RIGHT NOW MANY OF THE HONDA ACCORD 2003 OWNERS ARE SUFFERING FROM HONDA'S FAILURE TO FIX ITS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (AUTOMATIC) THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY JERKED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FORWARD AND DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS OCCURRED DURING RUSH HOUR AND ALMOST CAUSED THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR-END MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND MADE MY WAY TO A PARKING LOT. I LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE OVERNIGHT AND HAD IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY DURING THEIR TESTS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN AN INTERSECTION. NEAR COLLISION BY 2 CARS CAUSED AN INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND CRASHED INTO THREE NEARBY POLES. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE CAUSE ON FAILURE HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ESCALATE THE ISSUE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ENTERING THE OFF RAMP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AFTER CHECKING THE FLOOR MATS AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE AREA; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHE DROVE INTO A SERVICE STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND CARBON PARTICLES AROUND THE THROTTLE. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. OCCASIONALLY, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 2/17/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHILE BRAKING. UPDATED 03/02/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH HIS FOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD SWITCH BACK. CAR ACCELERATED, PAUSED AND ACCELERATED AGAIN. I HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOW ENOUGH TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND PARK THE VEHICLE. SHE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT VALVES IN THE THROTTLE BODY WERE STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000. UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/08/10

2003 HONDA ACCORD HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAUSED ACCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN JUNE 09. JUST 10 MONTHS LATER DRIVING 60 -70 ON INTERSTATE 95 IN RICHMOND, THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS ACCELERATION AND THE RPM WAS RACING. I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WE WERE JUST SECONDS FROM BEING REAR ENDED BY A FAST MOVING CAR BEHIND US. LUCKILY HE SAW THAT I WAS LOSING ACCELERATION AND SWERVED OVER IN TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE HONDA'S AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A PERSON ACTUALLY HAS TO DIE!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS ALSO INCREASED TO 5,000 WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CLEANED AND IS NOW OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE DOES NOT THINK THAT HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,500.

THIS EVENT OCCURRED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010. I WAS IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 50-55MPH. I WAS COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT AND MY CARE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT BRAKE. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES AS I POSSIBLY COULD (MY FEET AND BODY WAS COMPLETELY ENGAGED AS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRAKES) AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKILY I WAS THE FIRST CAR AT THE RED LIGHT IN THE FARTHEREST LEFT LANE. I ENDED UP ROLLING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND IT WAS A TIME OF DAY WHEN TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY (THANK GOD) I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT AND VEERING TO A MEDIAN. I APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I ENDED UP SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. ONCE I PUT MY CAR...

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE IDLE ALWAYS SEEMED TOO FAST. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED THE CAR APPEARED TO WANT TO GO AHEAD ON ITS OWN WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY PARENTS HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD MY MOTHER SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND ASKED MY FATHER IF HE BOUGHT GAS AT A LOCAL INDIAN RESERVATION INSINUATING IT WAS CHEAP GAS THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY FATHER STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE HE FELT HE COULD NOT CONTROL IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO FAST. I DROVE THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS FELT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. ON THE DATE NOTED PRIOR TO THE CRASH MY MOTHER WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED SHE HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR...

TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL; CAR REVVED TO 2000 RPM'S. HAD TO REALLY STOMP BRAKES TO STOP CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BROUGHT INTO HONDA. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE.*TR