Problems with 2003 Honda Accord SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

My daughter was driving her 2003 honda accord under sunny skies and good road conditions. as she slowed and made a slight right hand turn to enter an exit ramp off of i-26 outside of charleston sc, the brakes locked up pulling her towards the concrete barrier on her right hand side. she instictively pulled the car back to the left. at this time the brakes released and she went into the left concrete barrier. both her and a friend who was riding with her were not seriously hurt. the car sustained approximately $4,900 in damages. she estimated that she was going 40 mph at the time when the brakes locked up. the brakes have not been looked at in detail yet. after repairs we will have them inspected. looking into the history of the 2003 accord showed me that this model has a long history of brake problems with many people complaining. when i discussed this with my local dealer, hendrick honda, they informed me that they thought there was not a history of bad brakes on this car. i feel otherwise. because the car was in the way of traffic and could still be driven, my daughters friend drove it out of the way and no police report was filed. one last thing. these brakes have locked up on me a idle speeds and had been checked previously by hendrick honda. when checked, they said they were serviceable.

I have a 2003 honda accord ex-v6: y husband has experienced the following safety problem on three occasions. he drives the vehicle more than i do. several mornings while backing out of our driveway the car's brake pressure did not employ the brakes in the normal safe fashion. when he was about half way down the driveway he applied the brakes, the pedal was hard and noncompliant (the car did not stop or slow down) until he applied the brake pedal very hard. while at the beginning of the driveway right before exiting onto the sidewalk the brakes began working as normal. this situation happened even though the car was warmed up for a couple of minutes he tapped the brakes upon rolling backward a couple of feet or so to make sure they were working properly. this is a very dangerous situation that needs to be addressed immediately. this safety problem is intermittent. i left my car overnight with a local dealer to have a mechanic go through the brake system based upon this safety issue. i was told by the mechanic and the service consultant my brakes are fine nothing unusual was detected, my car is perfect. based upon the seriousness of this issue and the lack of resolve from the dealership i am filing this complaint. i have another problem with my car which i have reported to the dealer and received service for on several occassions. this problem is not safety related but may have some connection to the brakes not engaging on several occassions. when taking off from a cold start and traveling between 7-10 mph, the car makes a thump noise which originates from the driver's side. not only can you hear the noise but you can feel it through the acceleration pedal. i was told by one dealership the problem is brake related and there is no fix. the other dealership said the problem was related to a piece of scrap metal lodged in the subframe. they removed the piece of metal and assured me the noise would go away. the thump did not go away. *ak

My 2003 honda accord ex needed new rotors and brake pads at 11,000 miles. i do not ride the brake and am rarely (maybe once every 2-3 months) in stop and go traffic. i was charged $350 by my dealer to get this problem fixed. i started to wonder why my car had this problem. after internet research, i am finding out i am not the only one with this problem. in fact, it's quite common and something needs to be done. *ak

The brake pads and rotors on my 2003 honda accord ex-v6 have been continuously problematic. at approximately 500 miles, the brakes exhibited an unusual grinding noise and the car took longer than usual to stop. a few months after that, the brakes began vibrating when used at higher speeds. the pads were replaced and the rotors turned. at 7,500 miles, the problem returned and the pads and rotors were replaced. at 12,000 miles, the vibration is back. i don't feel safe with this braking system and i believe it to be defective.

I own a 2003 honda accord lx model. i have started to have some brake problem with my car from 7,000 miles. at that time my dealer told me that my brake rotors need to be realigned, and which they did. then again at 15,000 miles i noticed that when i apply brakes at 60mph my car vibrates and on wet roads it slips/skids. this also happens on curves at speed of 30 mph in wet conditions. rosenthal honda at tysons corner in virginia has been working on this since started happening at 15,000 miles. they told me that they need to resurface my rotors and replace my pads and that the problem will be gone. i ask them to proceed with it and now the problem came up again at 18,000 miles. rosenthal again resurface the rotars and told me the problem has been fixed. today at 20,000 miles the same problem comes up. rosenthal & honda are telling me that there is no problem but i know that my brakes are not working right and not the way hoinda has designed it to work. i do not know what to do and where to go. i really have great confidence in you and expect that you help me out of this issue.*ak

During driving in freeway speeds experience shaking steering wheel and took it to the dealer. they told me it was a balence, that did not correct the problem. i came back the following week later, told them to check my brakes because i thought that was the problem it turns out that they were warped. the dealer replaced the pads and turned the rotors but told that it was a one time only under warranty, and that it happend because of my driving and my constant braking, that made me upset because they questioned how i drive. this has never happend to me under just a year of use i strongly disagree. *ak

While traveling at highway speed the brakes suddenly engaged. the engine power decreased and the electronic traction control system illuminated on the dash. *mr

My 2003 accord makes a clunking noise when accelerating from a cold start, accelerating from a stoplight, accelerating after turning a corner, and accelerating, and on the freeway when passing another vehicle. after several repair attempts, my local service department diagnosed this as being caused by the abs system and that i should consider it a normal characteristic of the automobile until a fix is found by honda. most recently, the abs, the tcs, and the brake light came on. service department stated that it was a false code and that there was no problem with the abs system.

Honda accord, 2003 warped brake pads

My 2003 accord had warped rotors after only 6 months. then at 15k my brakes started squealing and grinding. i took it to dealer and they said my front pads were almost gone. blamed my driving style and city traffic. i've owned an accord and acura integra prior to this car and they both were on original pads at 45kmiles. i think honda screwed up somewhere with this new model.

Vehicle drifts to the right. dangerous on interstates when traveling @ 70mph. must constantly hold vehicle in lane. also problems with brakes grabbing when stopping. dealer adjusted subframe and replaced brakes. vehicle is still extremely sensitive to road crowning. dealer said the drift is better but not perfect. i'm still concerned with safety of vehicle.

This 2003 honda accord has caused me a lot of problems since the beginning i bought it. just after 2 weeks with around 500 miles all this rattling noises started coming from the doors and windows. i took it to the dealer, they fixed it, but the problem was back less than a week after. today i have 14000 miles on my car and i have been to the dealer more then 20 times for this problem. they have replaced the run channels and other parts without any success. also the interior is falling a part; the middle compartment is not working. the cd compartment gets stuck all the time. the engine is making a lot of noise, feels like its actually sitting in the passenger side next to me. i know this is not the quality honda has, my wife has a 1996 accord and it doesn_x0019_t make as much noises as mine, and it also runs better. honda needs to take quality seriously. and help me out with this lemon car.*ak

My brakes squeal 90% of the time when they are depressed. i had the service department check them and they found no problem, however the noise continues. the noise started about 3-4 weeks after i purchased the car.