I purchased my 2003 Honda Accord ex V6 on Dec. 31, 2002. I spent 6 months researching many makes and models in order to find the perfect car for my wife and unborn child. I selected the Accord because I felt it offered the most safety features and has been one of the most reliable cars on the road for years. My only concern was that the vehicle was a first year redesigned model, but when I asked the service manager he said that the only thing changed between 2002 and 2003 was that the vehicle had high compression heads and that's where the extra horsepower came from. I still had some reservations, however I thought to myself, "it's a Honda how can I go wrong?" seven days after I purchased the car it stranded my wife at work. She finally got the car started after 20 minutes and got it home and told me it wouldn't crank. I thought maybe it was a fluck and it wouldn't do it again, 6 days later it did it again. I now thought maybe it was the security chip in her key causing the vehicle to shut off the fuel delivery system, so I told her we would get her a new key. Five days later using my key the car failed to crank. I continued to hold the key over to see how long it would take to finally crank and it took 45 seconds of continual cranking for the car to finally fire off! the next day I called the dealership and they told me to bring it in and so I did. The dealership was very helpful and concerned and they did everything they could to fix my car, however parts were on back-order and we would have to wait. They gave us a rental car and sent us home. It took Honda motor corporation 27 days to deliver our part and when we got the car back the next day it acted up again so the car went back into the shop for another 7 days. The dealership has completely replaced the entire fuel delivery system and the car still fails to crank about twice a month. This is rediculous, I bought this car to be reliable and safe for my wife and daughter, who is now 2 months old.

- Huntsville, AL, USA