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Problems with 2003 Honda Accord POWER TRAIN

On average, the 2003 Honda Accord starts to “feel” problems with the POWER TRAIN and its various aspects after 117 204 miles.

Components Affected by POWER TRAIN Issues

We have classified the 327 complaints from 2003 Honda Accord about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 576 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 4 DRIVELINE 2 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY 2 AXLE ASSEMBLY 2

Recently reported POWER TRAIN problems on 2003 Honda Accord

My transmission is broken why?

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and lost power. additionally, the vehicle failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but a fault code was not retrieved. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Autonatic transmission

I just bought my honda accord 2003 from a used car dealer and it had 120xxx miles literally drove it two months and it broke down mechanic said it was the teansmission so i did some research online and i seen that these accords have bad transmissions everywhere i seen someone had a problem with trans i checked if there was a recall but they said there wasn't this is really disappointed knowing i i lynch had it two months and having the same issue other people are having

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. while the vehicle was in second and third gear, the transmission would malfunction and the vehicle would not accelerate properly. the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified and did not assist. the contact was informed that the vehicle was previously repaired in december of 2014 per nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train), but the failure recurred. the local dealer was not notified. the failure mileage was 207,000.

While driving on the highway at around 65 mph, all of a sudden the car seemed like it was braking by itself without me pressing the brakes. i took it to the shop and after spending hundreds of dollars, found out that the transmission is damaged and beyond the second gear, it is slipping. this is what caused that dangerous behavior on the highway. this could have easily led to an accident by being rear ended or worse. honda should replace the transmission.

Entered highway at 50 55 when rpms went up and lost acceleration quickly about got rear ended and once i got to the shoulder i turned off car and started it back up and only thing i couldn't engage in car ..park worked but the rest was in neatral lucky noone was hurt..transmission failed without warning i find this a major issue since so many other 03 accords have had the same problem and i'm asking for honda to replace my trandmission..number of miles 138,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and had it towed to her residence. a local dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 184,449.

Torque converter stuck off, p0741, code given. transmission rebuild/ replacement required for continued use of vehicle. service records show 2nd gear oil jet addition at 25,500 miles, and all subsequent servicing done at manufacturer suggested intervals, as indicated by printed shop receipts from honda dealership. after drain and fill done after first code thrown at 106,000 miles, 50 miles later the same p0741 code thrown. local transmission shop did teardown and said that torque converter shows signs of overheating, metal shavings in fluid, and severely worn and broken clutch materials ( i have pictures of said damage).

Transmission was bad and had to be replaced. new transmission was bad also. wasted money for the same thing multiple times and honda will not help. this year make and model is only compatible with the same exact make model and year. it is hard to find a transmission, and after seeing the recall and it matching both transmissions i don't see why we should have to keep spending money on faulty parts. all the transmissions for this vehicle had recalls and were faulty. we want honda's help to fix it for good since no other mechanic can figure it out and we have spent money back to back on the same thing. this year make and model was terrible for transmission failures. i feel it is wrong to have your customers buy transmissions that have to be the same that came out of the vehicle, and we are wasting all of our time and money to do so, because any transmission we buy is already messed up.

Hello i need to submit a near collision incident caused by a transmission lockup on the highway at 65 mph. i don't know your vin tracking methods, but you have not accounted for all of them, particularly mine. refer to: nhtsa recall number: 04v-176 mfr campaign id: p38 campaign dscription: 03-04 accord auto trans recall recall date: 04/13/2014 i've just had this happen to me in my 2003 accord and can provide proof by submitting my transmission replacement records from the local honda dealer service shop. i was lucky the vehicles behind me were able to avoid rear ending me.

Transmission was recalled (nhtsa reference #04v176000) in 2004 for over heating problem. there was no follow up to see if repairs specified in the recall were effective over the expected life of the transmission. symptoms started about two weeks ago. transmission pauses before going into gear. then transmission slips and engine revs. after one week, transmission quit pulling as i was attempting to enter the interstate. car would not get up to speed and transmission quit pulling entirely, leaving me stranded on side of interstate. transmission fluid black and burnt. sounds like gear jumping teeth.

Upon slowing, transmission shifts violently from 3 to 2 and 2 to 1. also, under light or steady throttle, will switch back and forth from 1 to 2, again violently (violently defined as like dumping the clutch in a manual transmission). this happens after it warms up. the car has 98.8k miles on it, maintained at honda the entire life of the car.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. while driving 55 mph, the transmission failed to shift gears without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 41,000.

Transmission recall- second owner of 2003 honda accord. bought it at 76,000 miles, now at 95,000 miles. i'm night driving at 75mph in the fast lane with a constant flow of traffic including big rigs. near the end of a construction median which was placed precisely on the left line of the lane, my car jolts backwards as if i slammed on the brakes. freaked out, i thought maybe i ran something over. then 2 minutes later my car jolts backwards again like a fast emergency brake. i could feel my body lock against my seatbelt. i safely get to the shoulder and panic as i am an hour from home and i'm in the ghetto. as i pull back on to get off the highway my car is at a constant rev of 5 and making a loud awful machine noise. i try to put it in reverse and it doesn't reverse. i turn it off then try again, it works once then doesn't do anything. i get towed to honda, i saw how the previous owner had a jet kit installed because of a 2004 recall which states if under 15,000mi install a jet kit, if over, examine ...