CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2003 Honda Accord suffers from widespread transmission failure & problems with the stereo backlight failing. We recommend avoiding this model year like the plague.

The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 90,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000. Transmission failure has been a huge problem for the Accord & several other Honda models all through the early 2000s model years. Honda extended the transmission warranty to 93 months/109k miles for the 2000-2001 Accord as a class action lawsuit settlement, but owners of other Accord model years with transmission problems are out of luck.

The stereo backlight problem has been an issue since these Accords were only a few years old. Honda eventually issued a recall which covered the repair for 7 years/100k miles, which was nice while it lasted but now that period is over. Honda initially was replacing the entire radio ($800) but eventually began replacing just the PCB which at ~$300 is much cheaper. That sounds like a deal, but keep in mind we're talking about a backlight bulb that costs $2 to fix in most other cars.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
63,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2003 Honda Accord engine problems

engine problem

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2003 Honda Accord Owner Comments

problem #1

Mar 042015

Accord EX 3.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 63,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

63,000 MILES - ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. SLID INTO A CONCRETE WALL DUE TO SNOW (FRONT END). BODY SHOP REPAIRED BODY. ENGINE HAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #4. INSURANCE CO. SAYS NOT RELATED TO ACCIDENT. WHY WAS THE CAR PURRING BEAUTIFULLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT? ONLY DROVE IT 1.5 MILES LATER ON THE SAME DAY IT HIT THE WALL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BLINKING. HARDLY ANY MILEAGE FOR A HONDA OF THIS AGE.

THIS 2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX V6 IS REALLY A BAD CAR AND THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HONDA BEFORE IT BLOWS UP.

- hoobdar, Easthampton, MA, US

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