2003 Honda Accord Automatic Transmission Problems
- 576
- 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 576 stored complaint records:
- 15 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- automatic transmission · 25 records
- transmission failure · 17 records
- transmission failed · 13 records
- second gear · 12 records
- replace transmission · 9 records
- needed replaced · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 250 |
| 100–150k mi | 179 |
| 30–60k mi | 60 |
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 150–400k mi | 20 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Automatic Transmission
After traveling 60mph on an interstate hwy and then turning onto a secondary road my 2003 honda accord stopped moving. We took it to the honda dealership and found out the transmission had burned out. A rebuilt tran was put in. *tr
ODI 10358811
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10352751
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10352828
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10351611
Automatic Transmission
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 [redacted] with a lot of traffic), could have caused an accident with the cars approaching with my vehicle that…
ODI 10351488
Automatic Transmission
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. *tr
ODI 10350819
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10350857
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10352183
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10349273
Automatic Transmission
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the transmission would slip into second gear and jerk. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was repaired, by a previous owner, under the recall associated…
ODI 10418404
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10351236
Automatic Transmission
When driving my 2003 honda accord through the mountains, uphill, my car suddenly downshifted into neutral. The engine revved like it could not choose a gear. The car was jerking as the engine continue to rev and it shifted in and out of gear (i don't know if it tried to engage each gear separately, or the same gear each time). I pulled over to the shoulder and turned the car off, however when i turned it back on i…
ODI 10360818
Automatic Transmission
Transmission failure while driving on highway. *tr
ODI 10349320
Automatic Transmission
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. *tr
ODI 10348064
Automatic Transmission
Noticed the transmission had been slipping for a couple of days. I made an appointment to take my car into the dealer on 8/3/2010. I had my 3 year old and 5 month old infant in car with me while driving to the dealership to drop off my car. Was on a short strip of the freeway going about 40 mph when all of a sudden the car began to sound as if it was struggling to shift into another gear. It abruptly stopped then…
Crash reported
ODI 10347304
Automatic 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…
ODI 10348471
Automatic Transmission
Driving on the highway and the car would not shift up to a higher gear and motor kept revving. Engine light came on. Will take it to mechanic to see what is wrong. *tr
ODI 10346725
Automatic Transmission
2003 honda accord ex-v6, 76,000 miles: automatic transmission slips, causing violent downshifts, erratic shifting, and an undriveable condition. Condition occurs after car is driven for at least 20 minutes. Non-honda shops have replaced fluids, sensors, but to no avail. Honda dealer had previously installed a jet kit in 2008, and their eval today says the entire transmission must be replaced at a cost in excess of…
ODI 10355746
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10348808
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10352027
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10348091
Automatic Transmission
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While traveling at 40 mph, the automatic transmission would not shift into fourth gear and the contact was unable to travel over 40 mph. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired for the failure. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 146,000.
ODI 10347034
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10347496
Automatic Transmission
2003 honda accord with transmission recall performed on second band lubrication problem recalled by selling dealer@ aprox12,000 miles at my request was noted that if transmission had early failure that ho mo co would need to be responsible for repairs incurred and all expenses .then at 78,658 miles transmission began harsh shift from first to second ratio ,also audible turbine noise noted . After reading multiples…
ODI 10346017
Automatic Transmission
My 2003 accord ex v6 started experiencing unintended downshift on the 24th of july, after years of great care that follows or beats the recommended schedules. When it happened, the car jerked violently. Lucky i was only hearing horning behind me on a 50km/hr road instead of a crash on a 100km/hr highway. For safety issue i have not driven this car locally or on highway since the problem, except to the honda…
ODI 10346206