6.0
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
29,700 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
accessories - interior problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
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2004Jun 01
Accord 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 5,000 miles
Leather is CHEAP. Noticed color change and wrote it off as my son's jeans were causing the discoloration. WRONG! Also - noticed the wear on drivers seat is extreme from getting in out (design issue with getting into a bucket seat at that level from outside). The leather is cheap and it looks like an animal clawed at the drivers seat where your left upper torso would rake across it getting in. I also wrote that off as my son's misuse of the vehicle but know better now. Cheap Cheap Cheap LEATHER! Leather cleaner did not help. Will NEVER purchase leather again.
2005Feb 04
(reported on)Accord EX
- 14,000 miles
I purchased a 2003 Honda Accord EX in October of 2002. I noticed when leaving the dealership that my seat looked like someone with black pants had been sitting on the seat wet. I chose to ignore my initial gut, and drive my beauty off the lot. As months went by, the color started to darken and the back of the seat as well as the bottom, was turning blue!! I thought is it the jeans I have worn in the car. No, the jeans are 2 years old and have been washed at least 200 times!! I took my car to the dealer in August 2003 and told them about the problem and had them replace my seat back cover under my warranty. Within 2 months, the blue color was back! I went back to the dealer and they informed me it was something I was wearing because their leather doesn't turn like that and that they would not replace it again under warranty. They had never seen anything like it. Well, me either!! My jeans weren't turning my mom's seat of the same color blue! Again, they felt like they had already done way too much for me. The leather in the new Accord's is sh*t! It is cheap and now I have to drive around with a blue butt and have for well over a year. They said to scrub your seats at least once a week. I paid for a car with leather interior because it is a luxury, not a weekly cleaning ritual. Has anyone dealt with this? I think Honda is in for some major recalls on everything! If we pull together we can take them down!
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2007Sep 17
Accord EX 3.0L V6 Sohc (Mfi)
The leather seats in my Honda Accord are tan and they are very difficult to clean. They also seem to have changed color. The seats with the most use (front) have turned almost a gray color.
onieleeblue
Long Beach, CA, USA
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