2003 Honda Accord Electrical System

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE LED DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WERE ON. THE FAILURE WAS A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 03/17/11

MY 2003 HONDA EX ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING IGNITION ISSUES THAT FALL UNDER THIS KNOWN RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 RECALL DATA: 05/16/2002 COMPONENTS: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH UNITS AFFECTED: 1000000 1999 HONDA ACCORD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH RECALL DATE: 05/16/2002 WHEN I CALLED HONDA AND SHARED MY VIN NUMBER [XXX]THEY SAID THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE SINCE THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PERFECTLY FIT THE ISSUE OUTLINED IN THE RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DISPLAY FOR THE RADIO, HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTER WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA#10V364000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION REGARDING THE IGNITION. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION BEFORE SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE; HOWEVER, AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE NEW IGNITION. THE DEALER HAD TO INSTALL THE OLD IGNITION BACK INTO THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO START IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND WOULD NOT START AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE CONTINUOUS FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE PARKED HIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND REMOVED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGED TO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT CALL THE CONTACT REGARDING THE FAILURE; ALTHOUGH, HE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK FOR OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. NHTSA RECALL #10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION DATED AUGUST 04, 2010 WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN UNTIL ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 29, 2010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/05/10 *BF UPDATED 11/05/10.*JB

THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT ON DRIVER'S SEAT MALFUNCTIONS, HAD SPORADICALLY COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES (HAD BEEN OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK) WITH BUTTON IN OFF POSITION, ON MY '03 HONDA ACCORD. IT WOULD GET QUITE HOT NEAR LOWER BACK PORTION OF SEAT. THE DEALER HAD DISCONNECT AT MY REQUEST THE WIRE ON THE CONSOLE BUTTON, IN HOPES THIS ADDRESSED THE SITUATION. I'M NOT CONFIDENT THIS HAS BEEN TOTALLY RESOLVED, AND MY VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 INEXPLICABLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES OVER THE PAST 12-14 MONTHS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. SHE HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE OTHER VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED SINCE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *KB

UPON TURNING THE CAR ON, THE BACKLIGHT BEHIND THE RADIO WENT DARK. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE RADIO LIGHTS, RADIO MODE, STATION, TIME OF DAY, VOLUME, A/C AND/OR HEAT SETTINGS, TEMP OF A/C AND/OR HEAT. I FEEL IT IS DISTRACTING AND UNSAFE TO ATTEMPT TO USE/CONTROL THESE "INVISIBLE" SETTINGS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED FOR CERTAIN 03 & 04 HONDA ACCORDS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECTIVE HARDWARE, BUT ONLY A WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS GIVEN. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE RADIOLIGHT INTACT, NO I AM BEING TOLD IS WILL COST ME 350$ TO FIX AN ALREADY KNOWN DEFECTIVE HARDWARE PROBLEM THAT I FEEL CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN MADE AWARE TO HONDA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND THEY HAVE NOT PLACED A RECALL ON IT, AS ONE SERVICE REP TOLD ME, "BECAUSE RECALLS DEAL WITH SAFETY ISSUES, THIS RADIO IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE." I BEG TO DIFFER, A DEFECTIVE PART AND SAFETY ISSUE WARRANTS FURTHER COMPENSATION BY HONDA TO ITS VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

ON JAN 4TH, 2010 MY RADIO LIGHT WENT OUT! IT IS BLACK, I CAN'T SEE THE TIME OR SETTINGS FOR MY HEATING OR AC CONTROLS. I CALLED MY DEALER AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICED OF THE RECALL AND IT HAS EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO! IT WAS 100,000 MILES OR 7 YRS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. BUT THAN THEY EXTENDED 500 MORE MILES BUT DIDN'T ADD MORE TIME TO THE YEARS. I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND AGAIN IT ENDED IN NOVEMBER 2009. SO THEY WON'T FIX IS FOR FREE! I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT WASN'T! WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

WAS ABLE TO REMOVE CAR KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR STILL IN "DRIVE". *TR

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD DURING COLD WEATHER. THE PROBLEM IS MY CAR COULD BE STOLEN SINCE I CAN'T GET MY KEY OUT, THEREFORE I CAN'T LOCK MY CAR. I AM CARRYING A SPARE KEY, BUT ANYONE CAN LOOK IN MY CAR AND SEE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BREAK MY WINDOW AND DRIVE AWAY WITH MY CAR. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION UNLESS THE CAR IS FORCED HARD INTO PARK. WHEN RUNNING, IF THE CAR IS PLACED IN PARK, THE CAR WILL NOT STAY PARKED AND BEGINS TO MOVE FORWARD. PLACING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON HOLDS THE CAR IF THE CAR TRIES TO MOVE WHILE IN PARK. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON MY VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY STALL. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BATTERY FAILURE. THE BATTERY HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR FIND ANY ERROR CODES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,520 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,826.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CONTROL CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. ALL THE LCD LIGHTS ON THE CENTER DASH CONSOLE WENT OUT, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE RADIO INDICATORS AND ALL THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL INDICATORS. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A HAZARD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING BUTTONS TRYING TO FIND THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL THAT YOU WANT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH HEATS UP UNUSUALLY AFTER IT IS TAKEN OUT OF THE CAR DRIVEN FOR 15 MILES OR SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR. THE GEAR DID NOT NEED TO BE PLACED INTO PARK. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

DURING DAYLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL/NAVIGATOR IS DARK. CANNOT READ CONTROLS RESULTING IN FAILURE TO OBSERVE INSTRUMENT SETTINGS. DURING NIGHT, NAVIGATION SYSTEM WILL NOT DIM, RESULTING IN VISUAL HAZARD TO DRIVING. *TR

NO MALFUNCTION KEY GETS EXTREMELY HOT IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. SO HOT IT IS TOO HOT TO HOLD HONDA DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *TR

1.BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND NEVER GOES OUT. WHEN LEAD IS DISCONNECTED FROM MASTER CYLINDER, LIGHT GOES OUT AND REMAINS OUT. 2. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 70 DEGREES AND GOES OUT WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HIGHER. *TR

THE WIRING HARNESS ON MY HONDA ACCORD RECENTLY HAD VARIOUS PLACES WHERE RODENT(S) HAVE CHEWED ON IT THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN 2007 ON A CHRYSLER PACIFICA. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM THAN I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS, PRIMARILY ON NEWER VEHICLES. SOME OF THE POSTS HAVE INDICATED THAT SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS ARE USING A SOY BASED WIRING HARNESS MATERIAL COVERING THE ACTUAL WIRES. THIS SEEMS TO BE ATTRACTING ALL SORTS OF RODENTS INCLUDING MICE, RATS, SQUIRRELS, AND EVEN RABBITS. IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS BIG AS IT APPEARS, THIS WELL MAY BE COSTING CONSUMERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR! *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 71,000 MILES. THE IGNITION KEY IS STUCK AT POSITION 1 OF 3 AND CANNOT BE RETURNED TO 0. I AM UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT IN ANY GEAR POSITION (OTHERS HAVE TRIED IT AS WELL) AND AM UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY STOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IN ACCESSORIES ON POSITION, TWICE I CALLED TO HONDA RELATIONS AND TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. *JB

THE LCD ON THE CONSOLE WHICH CONTROLS THE RADIO AND AIR TEMPERATURE, JUST BLEW OUT, THIS AFTERNOON. WE CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON THERE. I JUST RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM WHICH COSTS AROUND $ 500 PLUS. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THE LCD SCREEN TO BLOW OUT IN JUST A LITTLE AFTER 45000 MILES. AND I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR OFTEN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND PROBLEM.*AK

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD BEEN STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN LOSING COMPLETE POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER REPAIR SHOP. DEC 2006. THEY COULD'NT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON FRIDAY MARCH 15, 2007 MY DAUGHTER WENT FOR CHINESE FOOD. SHE BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, PROCEEDED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE RELEASED HER FOOT, AND THE VAN STARTED JERKING THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH AREA WHERE BLINKING SHE LOST ALL POWER THE VAN WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEICLE LANDED IN THE ENTRY WAY OF THE BUSINESS SMASHING ALL GLASS. SHE COULD NOT BRAKE SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THIS VAN.SHE SAID IT LOST ALL POWER SHE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP. NOTHING WORKED THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEICHLE ANYMORE. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE VAN IS UNDER INVESTGATION NOW. AND WILL BE FIXED AND TRADED IN.*AK