9.2
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$1,600.00
Average Mileage:
94,365 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
- replace transmission (2 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful Websites About 2003 Honda Accord shifts violently at low speed after highway driving.
2009May 02
Accord LX 6v
- Automatic transmission
- 72,000 miles
The car just stop working while I was driving on high way. My car always have had services in Honda dealer, but it seem that that is not a guaranty of a good work.
2009Jul 14
Accord
- Automatic transmission
- 165,000 miles
I had problems with this car since day one. Few months after I had it, the engine didn't want to turn on. I took it to the dealer and they said nothing was wrong with it (but the car started working again!) ..2 years later the transmission was acting up and I paid $900 in labor to get it fix (I was told they will pay for the parts but I had to pay for the labor) (such nice guys huh? yeah alright!) 6 months later while driving on the freeway the car just went to a complete stop! I got it to turn on again and drove it to a gas station. The transmission somehow messed up the radiator and miraculously, HONDA repaired it for free, transmission and radiator!! 2 years 6 months later the transmission starts jerking, I take it to the dealer and guess what? I have to get the transmission replaced and they want $4000 dollars to get it done? They must think I'm crazy to pay that money and then have to do it all over again in 2 years!!! This is crazy, I will never purchase another HONDA again and I WILL discourage anybody from doing it!!
2009May 08
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 82,000 miles
I am very disappointed to encounter a severe transmission problem on my 2003 Honda Accord after only 82,000 miles. Since this was a new model year I was sure to get the maximum extended coverage - so I am covered for the repair costs.
However, I am very disappointed to find that Honda will only warranty the replacement transmission for 12 months/ 12,000 miles. This means that the value of my auto investment has been severely impacted. From reading the additional complaints about transmission failures, it seems evident that Honda experienced undetected qualify control/ design issues just prior to introducing this new model Accord.
In the best interest of customer relations I think Honda needs to recognize that there is a transmission quality control issue and provide the appropriate relief to those customers that invested in their product. The warranty for any replacement tranmissions should be at least 3years/36000 miles.
2008Nov 16
Accord Coupe V6
- Automatic transmission
- 61,826 miles
The car jerks violently when you drop down from highway speed after about a half hour or more at speed. Once it's warmed up and then you try to move around at city speed and in start-stop driving you're in for some dangerous gear movements. You get anything from slight bumps and glitches to violent full stops.
Having heard that the local Honda dealer is a pain (by all accounts) we tried the nearest out of town dealer for a quote. Well, that next service manager looked terrified right from the start and was basically ready to do anything at all as long as we left and took it elsewhere. He started by pretending he'd never heard of such a problem, as seems to be the norm for Honda by all accounts, but let's just say that I knew that he knew that I knew that he knew that I knew he was lying his butt off. The quotes he did give were way, way into the thousands of dollars but it was evident he wanted no part of it (and we were ready to pay). Scared to work on or assume responsibility for a Honda product?
So, best I can figure it's not his problem now and he doesn't want it to be. That indicates to me a recurring issue and that means I'll be dealing this mess.
This is how a company kills itself.
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2009Aug 08
Accord EX 3.2L V6
wow! i wish i had looked at this page earlier...even though i doubt it would have helped the problem from happening. i bought my 2003 accord bout a year and a half ago from a family friend who obviously had no clue about these issues or he wouldnt have even sold me the car. my first experience with the transmission problem was when i was exiting the highway my car suddendly jerked like i had slammed on my brakes. i slowly made my way home and took my car into the dealership on monday because this happened on a saturday. they drove the car and could not get it to do what i said it was doing. since then the car has not wanted to shift gears like its supposed to. i now have the car back at the dealershsip because it happened to me again, but this time it would not go over 25 miles per hour and the rpms were goin above 6000. im assuming from all ive read on this page that i will be replacing my transmission which i do not have money to do. this really upsets me considering that i had a 94 accord for 7 years and loved it..which helped me buy the 2003. im hoping that honda will help..we'll find out when they call me tomarrow. i will be calling that lawyer in ny and NHTSA.
Jennifer H.
Medina, OH, USA
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