5.0
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
41,250 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replaced under display (1 reports)
accessories - interior problem
Helpful Websites About 2008 Honda Accord clock/radio/hvac display dim or dark
2008Mar 22
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 60,500 miles
In February 2008, my radio/clock/HVAC display failed and went completely dark. American Honda did not recall this part because it's not a "safety issue," but recognized the problem by issuing an extended warranty on the part to 7 yrs/100,000 miles. Two weeks after I picked the car up, the 6 CD changer/player failed. Other than showing 5 CDs were in the machine, you'd never be able to tell that I had a CD player. It wouldn't switch to "CD mode" or load/eject CDs. American Honda agreed to fix the CD player under a "one time goodwill warranty" for customer loyalty. I'm still waiting to receive a shipment of the 5 CDs that were stuck in the player. One week later, the transmission failed without warning due to an "internal error." This IS a safety issue as the car cut out in traffic. It slipped at 75th Street and was toast by 80th Street. Despite an obvious problem with the transmission in this make/model (see the off-the-chart complaints listed on this site), Honda has not issued a recall. It did, however, stand behind the car by agreeing to cover most of the cost of the transmission out-of-warranty.
Honda has taken very good care of me on all of these issues so far. With that said, these kinds of problems should not be happening on any Honda with only 60,000 miles. I've driven Hondas for over 20 years and never had any problems come close to the ones I've had with this car (starting with replacement of an O2 sensor in '05). I'd steer clear of the '03 Accord and try an '05 Accord instead. Or a Camry.
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2008Sep 01
Accord EX-L 3.5L V6
The Satellite radio when you switch channels after a few times would completely stop working. I thought there might me a software issue, so took it to the dealer and they could not reproduce the issue when the car was with them. (This does not happen always but happens) I found a temp solution and that would be is to completely stop the car, switch off the engine and restart the engine and the satellite radio would start working.
veeram
Matthews, NC, USA
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