![]() I purchased my "Certified Pre-owned" 2003 Honda EX-L in 2010 with 50,000 miles on it and in impeccable condition. I would happily join a class action Lawsuit against Honda. I'm cannot believe there hasn't been a recall on these transmissions, its insanity. We've had 3 different Honda's in the family and will most definitely be switching car companies next time. I now realize by completing some research, that these transmissions are notorious for failing and I'm furious. Now the car has 217,000 kms (135,000 miles), 60,000 additional kms, and the transmission is slipping horribly and now honda says they need to replace the transmission again with a rebuilt one. I purchased the car from her in July 2014, thinking the rebuilt transmission would be fine now, and that the original was just a lemon. She had it towed back to the Honda dealer where she purchased the car, they wouldn't do anything for her and ended charging her $4,500 to have the transmission rebuilt at a 3rd party company, also changed fluid, water pump, timing belt. ![]() Attempted to accelerate and the car wouldn't even move, wouldn't go into any gear. She came to stop at a corner, then attempted to turn right. April 2012 she was driving when the transmission totally failed. July 2003 my mother purchased 2003 Honda Accord with 157,000 kms (100,000 miles roughly). But thinking about my 12 years as a Honda owner, I am pissed off enough that I had to write this review. I never go on the internet to post anything. I will absolutely never buy a Honda again. Now my Accord has a weird engine/computer problem that nobody can fix (I have been to 6 different shops including Honda dealer), it's time for me to get a new car. ![]() In contrast to my experience with Toyota, I feel completely cheated by Honda's reputation. They even recalled a dash board problem that is only cosmetic after 11 years. Just look at the overwhelming number of complaints about 2003 Honda Accord on the internet or go talk to any transmission repair shop or car radio repair shop. For any car company with the slightest care of their customers, they could have done a better job. But what really pissed me off is that Honda knew of these problems (or they could have known if they care about their customers at all) and they never offered any remedies or recall. I understand cars from new model years tend to have more problems. I bought the car brand new for about $20K years ago, and the above-mentioned failures together cost me about another $10K.ΔΆ003 was a new model year for Honda Accord. All of these major problems are very common and well documented on the internet, and well known by repair shops. In addition to a failed transmission, I also had a failed AC system, a weird engine/computer problem that still nobody can figure out, a radio problem that drains the car's battery at night, and several other more minor problems. 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. Honda initially was replacing the entire radio ($800) but eventually began replacing just the PCB which at ~$300 is much cheaper. 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. The stereo backlight problem has been an issue since these Accords were only a few years old. 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. Transmission failure has been a huge problem for the Accord & several other Honda models all through the early 2000s model years. The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 90,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000. We recommend avoiding this model year like the plague. Notes: The 2003 Honda Accord suffers from widespread transmission failure & problems with the stereo backlight failing.
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