I own a 2003 honda Accord 03 model as to date ive had to have a few repairs done. ive had to replace a few parts last thing I have had fixed was the starter motor. was at shopping center parked maybee 15min went to start the car it wouldn't start. had to leave my car there for 3days due to long weekend, couldn't get a tow truck to pick it up until 3days later then it was towed back to my place so that my mechanic would start to fix it. Had the starter motor replaced. Ive had fuses blow, bulbs blow... ive changed the spark plugs twice in 12months. Now to my big problem it wasnt until today that I found out the transmission is faulty. When I bought the car all the cars warning lights where lit up I was told the car just needed to be reset & the lights will turn off. After buying the car it was 2 days later I noticed what I now understand the problem to be the torc converter. At frist the problem would happen every now and then then over time it was happening 1-2 times a day now its happening constantly the car now can't be driven unless extreme care is taken. If u put your foot down on the acceleratetor the car will not move it just revs hard, splatter's and boggs down. engine gets really hot, temperature gauge stays the same. the only way to drive the car is if you ease slowly on the acceleratetor because of this problem you have to alter the way you uselly drive wich is extremely dangerous. I have to give way to everything on the road because I can only adrive really slow. I need alot of road to build up speed. I have nearly been rear ended a number of times because of this and have nearly been hit many more time side on because now im in there way after trying to turn onto a busy road or the light was green but befor I get half way through they turn red I now have a newborn son & if I could neither my wife or child would get in the car. But I. Carnt afford another car I carnt even afford to fix it and because of these when my wife drives the car with my son in it I become a nervous wreck. i lost my job nearly 8month ago where struggling and we have spent alot on the car since I stopped working rego 4 new tires starter motor ect. I believe that honda should should show some good will and fix this transmission problem as a one offor either pay the full amount it cost to have this fixed. its only fair since the car I own had been recalled by honda for this very problem after it was found the torque converter was faulty and car after car was being bought back to honda all had the same problem. its dangerous thats why honda recalled all 2003 honda Accord euro among other models e.g civics, crv's etc. The cars needed to have the torque converter removed & a different torque convertor put in. My car was on that recall list at the time of the recall I wasnt the owner im pretty sure im now the third owner but my car has never had the torque converter replaced even though its been awhile since the car was frist recalled & despite how many km's my car now has.Honda should stand by there recall & have my car fixed. In the interest of safety and makeing good safe cars toand to protect the honda image to do the right thing plz fix my car

Well chalk me up as a life long Honda owner now getting royally screwed due to the obvious design flaw with the v6 accord transmission. Slips when accelerating, violently downshifts into 1st gear regardless of speed (extremely dangerous). Only happens after driving a few miles and warming the car up. Car was dealer maintained since day one and is owned by my grandmother. It was never abuses in any way, shape or form. Strongly considering never purchasing another Honda product again after this headache. The decline in Honda quality has been sharp and fast. No longer is this the brand I trust with my family's safety. I'll be looking at Toyota or Hyundai from now on. Especially if Honda offers zero help as they have to hundreds of other accord owners they ripped off. If you're reading this honda just realize you're killing your company treating people this way. I'll devote all of my spare time making sure nobody I know ever purchases another one of your unreliable junk cars.

Typical car manufacturer BS, this should be a recall they know darn well there's trouble with these crappy cars. Never again will I purchase a Honda of any kind

Update from Feb 5, 2014: Contacted Honda about the issues and the responded with a complete and utter F%^$&%^ou response, closest dealer is 400 miles hose is leaking and there's a risk of fire so car cant be driven and has to be transported at a cost of $500.00. This moron said its my responsibility to get the car there. So if I drive it and it catches fire will Honda pay for it? doubtful.

With regard to the transmission issue they didn't even address it when he responded, but did tell me he didn't understand why I wasn't advised of the 2 outstanding recalls on my car. Thinking it time I got away from the JAP CRAP

I purchased a 2003 Honda Accord from a one owner with all the service records. Car is in great shape, low millage(91000). I thought I had found the perfect car for my teenage daughter. Car ran great for the fist two months then just out of the blue started jerking, and shifting gears violently. My daughter was scared to death barely made it home. Now the car is sitting in my driveway and I still owe 2 years worth of payments. I called Honda and they informed me there was a recall on the car that was corrected in 2004 on the transmission, and I was pretty much just out of luck! I purchased this car because of all the good things you hear about Honda but I can tell you this if I do get it fixed I will be selling it and I will never purchase another Honda and I will tell everyone I know to never purchase one. Its a shame when they know there is a problem and wont do anything to fix it.

My wife and I bought this car to simplify things before buying our first house. Its a Honda, what could possibly go wrong?? WRONG CHOICE

It started out with the car shifting really weird. It would SLAM into gear while shifting, and then other times especially shifting between 2nd and 3rd it would completely slip out of gear. I would shift it into neutral while rolling, tap the gas, put it back in gear and be perfectly fine. Sometimes it would go several weeks with no problem.

In the end the car would leave me completely stranded all over the place. It would come out of gear and nothing I could do would get it back in. I would barely make it to a driveway, shift into park, wait a few min then attempt to go again. On the way home from work one day i had to do this half a dozen times!!!

I never went to the point of the transmission completely failing like some have mentioned on here where the car shifted into 1st on the highway or something, but it was toast there was no doubt, constantly leaving me stranded. I took it to a Honda Acura specialist shop in my area. They rebuilt the whole tranny for $2600ish and gave me a 2 year 24,000 mile warranty.

I'm extremely disappointed that Honda is doing nothing to help us with this. This car had the recall where they installed the hot jet kit. Whatever that was it was completely worthless. Thanks for nothing Honda

Sincerly, Another Screwed Customer

I've owned three Honda accords before this one and never had such a problem. Just bought a 2014 Honda accord sport. Was going to send this 2003 Honda accord v6 ex to my daughter in Florida and before I could, night before the transmission goes completely out while driving home. Had to get it towed home because it won't move at all. I've had a 1996 accord LX and a 2002 accord EX and never had any problems. This is an outcry. What the hell! This is a Honda! Honda are you all going to help in this issue? This car (2003 Honda EX v6) cranks and idles like a sewing machine but won't move because of the transmission failure. I've kept up the maintenance throughout my ownership and this? Hell no! We need some relief from Honda.

I am amazingly disappointed, shocked and upset with Honda of America. The transmission went out on my way to work 2 days ago with no warning, cost if repaired is between $2,600 and $3,600. I bought this car in 06 after leaving NOLA for hurricane Katrina. My Honda was chosen because I wanted to make an investment in a car that would last, there were cheaper options available but I went with Honda based on their reputation for quality.

I understand the whole deal about warranties, but if the dealer would have told me that there was a problem with these particular transmissions I would not have purchased the vehicle.

I guess what is really rubbing me wrong is:

1. I made the payments every month on that car, it was the first title that I have ever received in the mail. It made me so happy to have the worry of a car note off my mind, but mainly it felt great to start my car with confidence. I took great care of that car and did nothing wrong,

   2. Honda is denying any wrongdoing in the matter and blaming the problem on "internet confusion" even though there was a recall fix done on the transmission in 05.

   Lastly, a local dealer said they would give me $1200 for my car as a trade and that they would probably send it to an auction!! I am not disputing the value because it does need a transmission but the car looks amazing, the engine is in great shape, new tires etc. I truly believe that if the transmission would not have been defective on these models my Honda would have lasted to 300,000 miles easy.

   I still cannot believe this happened.

I have owned my 2003 Accord for 10 years. It is in good condition and the majority of the maintenance was done at the Honda dealer, however it was always maintained in accordance with the manual. I only had 53,721 miles on the car when it started to shift roughly and eventually it just stopped. I was horrified. I went online and found there were over 3,500 complaints filed regarding Honda transmission problems. Prior to purchasing my Honda, I owned a Subaru which had over 200,000 miles when I got rid of it. Never once did I have any transmission problems with my Subaru. I also owned a Ford Mustang that I never had a problem with the transmission until well over 180,000 miles. I purchased my Honda based on the high ratings and reports I had always heard about Honda. I now think those high ratings were unwarranted. Needless to say, I am very disappointed and I don't think I will ever purchase a Honda car again nor will I recommend Honda to anyone else.

A very disenchanted Honda Owner.

I will NEVER buy another Honda product. I am in shock that my 2004 Honda Accord, top of the line, fully maintained & looks new still, would die without warning on the freeway with a complete transmission failure. Then to find out that this is a well known, documented problem on these cars but Honda continues to sell & not stand behind them is absolutely unbelievable! to purchase the transmission is $4,870.!!!!!!plus the cost to install makes this 2004 car a piece of JUNK! Called dealership I purchased the car from and they said "sorry Honda wont do anything". They said that the 2003 didn't really have transmission problems, REALLY???? That's not what I am hearing or reading. The whole reason I spend so much money on the car is because they are supposed to be so reliable and run for ever. Buyer beware this is not the case!!!!

Now I am talking to people and heart there Odyssey had transmission failure, I'm hearing about Civics with the same problem, turns out Honda makes a faulty transmission, period.

Amazing that a company could know they have a huge problem including a previous class action suit against them and not have the decency to at least make the replacement part affordable. Who puts in a $5k fix on a car worth $8 or $9k???? DO NOT BUY A HONDA~ SPREAD THE WORD as a public service!!!!

WHAT THE HELL. I bought my used Honda from Russ Darrow in Madison, WI. Thinking I could trust a FRICKIN dealership to not sell me a LEMON. GUESS WHAT, I WAS WRONG. They refused to acknowledge that the Honda had a problem and I've taken it to multiple mechanics. Zimbrick says the transmission is a dud. RIGHT AFTER I COULD NOT RETURN THE DAMN CAR WHICH HAS NO WARRANTY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP. I WILL NEVER EVER SHOP AT RUSS DARROW EVER AGAIN AND I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. I trusted Russ Darrow and Honda to buy my first car. WELL F*CK THAT. I'm going to Toyota and RUSS DARROW CAN SUCK A BIG ONE.

TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS transmission failure!!!!! I have taken my car to every regularly scheduled maintenance and oil change during its entire lifetime and have even taken my car in a month ago for a checkup.

The transmission failed catastrophically in the middle of a freeway and I almost ended up causing a huge car crash involving multiple cars. After doing some research, I have found out that this was a known problem by Honda involving a recall in 2004 and class action lawsuit in 2006. This is dangerous and negligent of Honda to not replace the transmissions without charge on EVERY vehicle that is known or possible known to have this problem.