2003 Honda Accord Power Train Problems
- 327
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 327 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- Automatic Transmission · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 152 |
| 60–100k mi | 91 |
| 150–400k mi | 45 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
When leaving a parking lot, the car wouldn't shift into drive. It felt like the brake was on, but it wasn't. After driving in a stop and go situation, i discovered it would shift reluctantly if i took my foot off the accelerator. By doing that and avoiding the freeway, i was able to get the car home. I haven't driven it since. The car is a v6 and i had recently had the power steering hose replaced at a dealership…
ODI 10490807
Power Train
Car frequently slipped out of 2nd gear when accelerating on the highway. Honda said a new transmission was needed. This is a known defect that honda tried to band-aid in 2004. They should be forced to issue a complete transmission recall on 2003 accord v6 vehicles. There are 810 complaints on carcomplaints.com specifically for the transmission. Hundreds of others have no doubt gone unreported. Honda knew there was a…
ODI 10492064
Power Train
Transmission was replaced by honda in 2007 at 115,000 miles. The honda replacement transmission failed unexpectedly and catastrophically a few days ago despite meticulous maintenance by honda dealers and top mechanics. This failure left the driver in a dangerous situation with oncoming traffic. This second transmission had 80,000 miles and does not address the original design defect. *tr
ODI 10490136
Power Train
While driving the vehicle at 35mph it started slipping and jerking then suddenly slammed into second gear. Would not shift out of second. *tr
ODI 10487946
Power Train
My 2003 honda accord v6 original owner, transmission is switching gears into neutral while i am driving down the road. This has happened a number of times. If i pull over to the side of the road and turn car off and then back on, it goes back into the correct gear. This is very dangerous while i am on the interstate. This tends to happen when the car is warmed up (driven for more than 15 or 20 minutes). There is…
ODI 10489099
Power Train
The transmission slipped out of gear while accelerating and merging onto a busy highway. The motor rpms went up but the vehicle was not being powered. This created a dangerous situation for my family and i. After the initial incident, the transmission has slipped out of gear on numerous other occasions. My mechanic advised that the transmission is in need of a rebuild. The vehicle currently has 59425 miles on the…
ODI 10487374
Engine · Power Train
A couple of weeks ago my automatic transmission started acting funny at low speeds - having trouble downshifting to speed up the car (i.e. Going about 25 and then trying to speed up - it would just feel like it was in neutral and the car would rev but not speed up).the biggest issue then was that, at high speeds, the car would violently shift into 1st gear - thus causing the car to suddenly and severely slow down.…
ODI 10487222
Power Train
Transmission fail. When warm transmission won't stay in gear and slips.d rebuilt had to have it towed to a shop and rebuilt. *tr
ODI 10485812
Engine · Power Train
After about 45 minute ride out of my city on a major highway, my car violently downshifted from 65 mph to 0 and would not move out of first gear thereafter. This has happened everyday afterwards that i drive my car at least 20 minutes. It seems as if once a mechanism inside the transmission heats up or gets hot, this happens. I always service my vehicle as required, i am worried. This is a major transmission…
ODI 10484644
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vehicle downshifted in low gear at highway speed almost causing a crash. Took to transmission shop and they said transmission needs replacement. Transmission shop hooked up to diagnostic and read the following codes: po747 a/t clutch pressure control solenoid valve a stuck on and po752 shift solenoid valve a stuck on . Transmission shop states this is a very common problem. *tr
ODI 10484034
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10484000
Automatic Transmission · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving approximately 25 mph, the transmission began to slip gears and then failed to respond. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. The vehicle was able to resume in operation after waiting for one hour. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who advised the contact that the transmission would need to be replaced…
ODI 10485203
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering
I am the first owner of 2003 accord, ex. My car has 113,000 miles on it. Its a well maintained car i kept for years. I must say that this car is excellent, however, there are signs that some parts are not functioning really well lately. For the past few months, i noticed my tcs sign on the dashboard comes on and off together with the triangle sign in orange. It started coming on after i turned off the ignition to my…
ODI 10490661
Power Train
Cannot drive the car over 40 miles/hour. Took to honda service center in anaheim, ca, and they told me i needed to change the transmission. Car cannot shift into 3rd gear. It is very dangerous to drive and i might get stranded anywhere. *tr
ODI 10483300
Power Train
Driving at approximately 68 mph on interstate 5 when car felt like the brakes had been applied, hard. Luckily there was not a lot of traffic behind me because it was a very quick deacceleration to 30mph and a very dangerous situation. I was able to limp along the freeway with my flashers on at 35mph, top speed, until i could get off of the freeway. When i was putting the car on the trailer dolly we realized that i…
ODI 10482647
Power Train
Coming to a stop sign, slowed car down to a stop. Pushed the accelerator and the transmission did not go into gear, felt like it was in neutral, but the shifter was set to "d". I had to put the shifter into "2" to get it to move. If it was a yield sign instead of a stop, and i had slowed down and the car did not accelerate, i could have easily been hit. Car also has problems shifting from 2nd gear into 3rd gear. The…
ODI 10482152
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly down shifted and vehicle speed decreased. The vehicle was later towed to an independent mechanic. After diagnosis, the contact was informed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The failure…
ODI 10492099
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10479255
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The vehicle was included and repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission). After the repair the vehicle was parked with the key out of the ignition when the contact noticed the vehicle began to roll backwards independently. The contact entered the vehicle, applied the emergency brake, and inserted the key in the ignition in order…
ODI 10481388
Engine · Power Train
When driving the car will not shift from second to third gears. While driving, the car while suddenly downshift to a lower gear with no warning. No check engine light is on. Honda states this is not covered under warranty but this should be since it is a major component of the car and this is something that honda was aware of when the car was released. *tr
ODI 10493484
Power Train
The car acted like it was 'missing' gears, but this went away. I started to enter the freeway ramp and increase speed and the car did it several times again (missing gears', revving but not moving forward like it should) and was almost hit by several cars trying to get me to move. I was unable to get the car to move, so i immediately used gps to locate a service station. I was able to drive the to the repair shop,…
ODI 10476976
Engine · Power Train
Key fell apart in hand when placed into ignition and made vehicle unable to start engine. Gear shift button which needed to be depressed to shift fell out and made vehicle unable to be shifted into gear. *tr
ODI 10637700
Power Train
While driving on busy street the car violently shifted into first gear at about 25 miles per hour, luckily there were no other cars behind me at the time, had there been this issue could have caused an accident. After this incident the car had intermittent issues with the transmission slipping out of gear. I took it to the honda dealership and was told the transmission was failing, causing the issues. After…
ODI 10478766
Power Train
Driving up to the high desert at 70 mph the transmission dropped out of 5th to 1st and back to gear 4 times tell only second and first gears only work. There was no warning of a problem tell this time. I could of been in a sever accident, if i would of lost control of the car at this speed or someone was to close to me an hit me from going 70mpg to 10mpg in less in a second. This car only has 89k on it and should…
ODI 10473837
Power Train
The transmission started slipping and the transmission/transmission fluid started overheating and boiling. The car started smoking and we had to pull over. When towed to a mechanic they said the transmission was bad and was slipping. *tr
ODI 10471951