A little over a year ago I noticed that there were some spots on the green paint on my 2003 Honda Accord, which I had purchased new in 2003 and have maintained ever since. As the months passed the spots got larger and did not respond to buffing, wax or polishing. Then I noticed that they were spreading and getting very dull, and that the clear coat paint was actually disappearing from the car. Originally I thought that it was possible acid from bird droppings, however it was starting to lift in areas where there had never been any bird droppings. It has now spread to almost the entire top of the car, parts of the hood, and many areas of the trunk.

Earlier today I decided to check the web to see if any other people had reported a similar problem with their 2003 Honda. To my surprise I found that literally hundreds of people are experiencing this very same problem, some as early as the late 1990s and reporting that Honda, although knowing about the problem, denies it has anything to do with their paint, and completely ignores customer complaints regarding this problem. I plan on trading the car in the near future, and feel that this problem has significantly lowered my trade in value - one of the original reasons for purchasing a Honda in the first place. I will never, ever, even consider purchasing a Honda product in the future.

About two years ago I noticed some fading of the paint...the car now looks as if someone took an electric sander to it. I brought the car into our local Honda dealership (Ebersole, Inc., 1900 Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA) to discuss this problem and was initially told that Honda should take care of it, but that they would have to wait until a Honda representative could inspect the car. He look at the pictures we had taken of the car and said that there was nothing they could do as the warranty ran out and I could have the car repainted at a cost of three thousand dollars.

Upon further investigation I discovered that there is a federal class action lawsuit against Honda claiming its 2003-2007 Accords and Civics have defective paint that delaminates, causing the vehicle to appear faded or to have peeling paint which leaves vehicle owners with a vehicle of unacceptable appearance. In addition, the delamination of the paint from the vehicle's body panels exposes the car surface to enhanced erosion. Automobile paint is expected to last the lifetime of the vehicle and an owner should not expect to have to spend three thousand dollars to have the car repainted.

I have a 2003 Honda accord. The paint color is green Or supposed to be green. The vehicle currently has 94,000 miles on it. About two years ago I noticed the color on the hood starting to fade. The slowly turned into the entire job Peeling from the car. I contacted the dealership Commonwealth motors in Lawrence mass where the vehicle was purchased. I notified them of the severity of the paint problem. They essentially told me it was my own fault and was caused by washing my car too much. Needless to say this caused extreme outrage on my half. As of this point I will never purchase another Honda again and have never seen a company not stand by their product like Honda has. See the attached photos and you'll understand my aggravation. On a sidenote last year I purchased a brand-new 2012 Camry as a result of Honda losing my business. Toyota has shown already more concern my business than Honda ever has. So long Honda.

We went to Honda of Cleveland and they said, out of warranty can't help you. then it was just barely a problem, went to have car washed and waxed they won't touch because they said bad clear coat & can't wax. since then its gotten 10 x worse they said have to get whole car repainted, the hood,trunk,top of car and even the doors. We park under a carport, it cant be sun. thought about getting another honda until this. we also have a 1993 honda accord which sits out in elements and its paint looks good. We have noticed driving around, there a a ton of hondas with the same problem. get with the program HONDA AND OWN UP TO YOUR DEFAULTS !!!! YOU SHOULD RECALL YOUR CARS FOR FAULTY PAINT JOBS!!!!! don't think I will buy another honda. this was our 3rd and final honda. you lost a good customer and also my siblings won't buy one because of our problems. that's not good customer service or a quality product.

Selling a product with know defect, definitely manufacturer should take responsibility because consumer paying money for what its worth it. If some issue which exists is part of the manufacturing defect, then manufacturer should take care of there customer to fix there problem. We can't afford expenses which is not our fault or luxurious. Manufacturer should think about mid class family who runs there life with day to day expenses love to drive a decent car, ended up with loosing extra money for product defects. Obviously we can't spend it and we can't loose the product as well.

The car was purchased in July, 2005 (certified used) from Livermore Honda.

Livermore Honda says it's not their problem. It's really annoying that Honda doesn't seem to want to own up to the facts.

I have gotten estimates ranging from $2,100 to $4,400 to repaint.

At one repair shop there were three other cars, 2 of them Hondas, already in the lot with the same problem. To be fair, Honda is not the only make with this issue.

We love the car otherwise, so I have finally decided to get it repainted next week, but if there is any way to be reimbersed by Honda, even partially, that would be great.

This spring, I noticed white spots appearing on the roof and trunk of my green Honda Accord. I tried to buff them out but when I did that, some of the paint started to peel off. In the past few months, the problem is spreading to wider areas. I took it to a body shop and they told me it was a clear coat problem and it would cost me $1000 to repaint the roof and trunk. went to the Honda dealer and they told me it was sun damage. I told them my car was kept in the garage. They refused to acknowledge that it was Honda's problem.

I bought a used 2003 Honda Accord from O'donnell Honda Ellicott City, MD. It had 8,000 miles on it. Over the past 2 years the car paint/clear coat is peeling everywhere. The car looks horrible. I work for an NFL team and there are so many beautiful cars in our lot and then there is mine. I am so embarrassed to drive it. The car is in good condition other than the paint. I do not think this is normal wear and tear. I would like my car to be repainted at no cost to me. Honda needs to step up and make this right.

The problem started in 2008 and continued to grow all over the car. Clear coat is pealing. I took to my Honda dealer (Tameron Honda) where I have been performing ALL of my regular maintenance. They saw how bad it was and contacted Honda America. Honda America said they will not pay due to the age (it is now 8 years) and mileage (107,000 now). I have a Toyota Sienna that is 1998 with 200,000 miles. There is not any clearcoat pealing. Both cars have experienced the same weather conditions. I see other Honda Accords with the same problem and when you google it, you get a ton of hits. I'm thinking that this is ripe for a class-action lawsuite. Other cars do not do this. Honda definately created a defect. They should make it right. I have already decided to stop going to the Honda dealer for service. If this is not fixed I will not by another Honda product of any kind.