2003 Honda Accord Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 65
- 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 65 stored complaint records:
- 15 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 7 records
- brake pedal · 7 records
- suddenly accelerated · 7 records
- accelerator pedal · 6 records
- approximate failure · 5 records
- sudden acceleration · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 11245439
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
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?
ODI 11194500
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 11104297
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10907202
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10714605
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10701762
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10682525
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10654076
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10616712
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
1 injury
ODI 10583628
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10575690
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Naples, fl airport road and davis blvd. I was leaving a meeting and headed northbound on airport road at 3:55pm on tuesday, october 15th. I was approaching the stoplight at the intersection on airport road and davis blvd. When i tried to break, the rpm's on my honda accord rose from 1000 to 2000 to 3000 and i noticed as i continued to break the rpm's kept increasing and the car kept rolling even though i was…
ODI 10548033
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission will not or struggles to move in or out of second gear. *tr
ODI 10565107
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10535088
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10519593
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10486579
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
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
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10476890
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported
ODI 10470581
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10470477
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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.…
ODI 10462094
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10531511
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10450573
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10450519