1. Honda Accord
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Body

2003 Honda Accord Body Problems

29
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 29 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 4 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • clear coat · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi8
30–60k mi4
60–100k mi4
1–30k mi3
150–400k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 1, 2006 · 70,000 miles

    Body · Steering · Wheels

    Have been involved in 3 accidents where i feel that air bag should have deployed, resulting in extra damages and injury that wasnt treated

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11054296

  • December 1, 2003

    Body

    Falling acorns have left many pock marks on the body of my 2003 accord. My other car is parked in the same area with no damage. The metal on the 2003 accord feels significantly weaker to the touch than the body of my other cars. This car looks like it was pelted with hail stones. It seems to me that a car should withstand the impact of an acorn! *la

    ODI 10052637

  • July 10, 2003

    Body

    The exterior window ledge is bubbling. It looks like cheap tape over metal. Have heard this complaint from several other 2003 accord owners.*ak

    ODI 10028769

  • May 15, 2003 · 2,500 miles

    Body

    There is a constant _x001c_popping_x001d_ noise that developed around 2500 miles. The noise occurs once or twice upon acceleration from a dead stop and while braking to come to a dead stop. The noise appears to be coming from the firewall area under the driver_x0019_s side floor pan. Other people with this problem have reported that this is a common issue with v6 accords and that the fix is to re-weld some areas…

    ODI 10025789