Transmission Noise problems of the 2003 Honda Accord

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 the gears and or replace transmission. Replace. Because of this recall which was more so a bandaid of the problem, my mint condition car is all money bags. I do not think Honda will do another recall or pay partially for the repair. 95,000 miles! I read on car complaints how many people had these same issues with Honda America and Honda dealerships. This is not right! if you create and sell a dangerously faulty product, fix and replace them! NHTSA recall #: 04v176000 Honda recall #: p38.

I came to a stop at a busy intersection. When the light turned green, I started up, taking a right turn, and the engine went into high rpms and loud clinking noises started. I stopped immediately and was almost rear-ended in the intersection. Put the car in park, but new noises started, tried l1, same thing. Had to turn the car off and leave it at the intersection with hazard lights on, but cars still were almost rear-ending me. Tow truck came 1. 25 hours later. Harrowing experience being stuck out there in that intersection! auto repair shop called and said the entire transmission has failed and I need a new one. Now I can't get to/from school! I've read the 2003 Accord has a huge problem with transmissions, so I guess I'm unfortunately in that group as well. Another dead Honda.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact was driving 50 mph and heard an abnormal noise from the transmission. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised to the contact that they were unable to diagnose a failure within the transmission. The transmission was flushed and an oil change was performed. The failure persisted after the repairs, accompanied by an abnormal jerking motion. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 120,176.

While driving home from pep boys to have them diagnose a noise issue with my car (the noise could not be duplicated), I was turning left from a stopped position across 3 lanes of traffic on bellaire blvd. And my transmission failed and acted as if it were in neutral. This is the 2nd transmission I have had to have installed in this Honda in the past 3 years. The first time I was on a busy freeway traveling about 60 mph when the transmission suddenly dropped to 1st or 2nd gear and would start bucking in and out of gear. Houston traffic is very busy and I feel I have escaped serious injury on more than 2 occasions with this vehicle. Something needs to be done before someone is killed or critically injured. This is a well known issue with the 2003 models.

2003 Honda Accord v6 transmission went out of the blue with 104,560 miles on it. I keep my cars mint and change fluids as recommended by the manufacturer. Honda America said due to that it's past its warranty, age and mileage they are unwilling to due anything. I've read on the NHTSA's webpage about the transmissions failing all in the same way, even my car. Obviously there's a problem that Honda is unwilling at this time to address. My dealer was the only one that cared about retaining my business by taking $250. 00 off the $2600. 00 transmission and eating hours of labor because it took longer than the Honda repair manual said. When my transmission went my engine light came on maybe 50 miles before, I thought it was my gas cap being loose, wrong! right out of no where the engine tacked to 7,000, I slowed down and pulled to the shoulder. I couldn't move forward or backwords,. Thank god the engine still ran to keep the car warm. My friend was in the car with me with his two year old, thankfully the transmission didn't kick back in and we slammed into another car, I was on the interstate when it happened. Actually broke down three miles from my dealer. And just his morning a week after being fixed I heard a crunching noise in the front end and then a mile down the road on the way to work the engine light came on, gee I wonder what it would be, gas cap not on tight enough? I had just saved up the $600. 00 dollars for the timing belt and water pump that it due to be changed at 105,000. $3300. 00 for the transmission repair.

My car started making a grinding noise when im going into second gear and then finally on Sunday 10-7-2010 I was driving on the freeway and almost got hit by an 18 wheeler because my car would not accelerate and my brakes wouldn't stop the car. I was right by an exit so I coasted off and thank god there was not a car in front of me. My car was towed from a gas station through my emergency road side assistance and delivered to the local Honda dealer in ridgeland, ms. I was on my way from la to TN from an army training. The dealer called me the next morning to let me know that my transmission was heating up so bad that it was spitting out the fluid and that's was another reason my brakes locked up because of the hot transmission fluid got into my brake pads. I will have to replace the entire transmission, the dealer quoted me a price of 3880. 00 to repair my car and 300. 00 to replace the brakes. I could have been in a serious life threatening accident and almost was because of the transmission failure. I was also traveling with my 7 and 8 year old daughters. I think that Honda should recall the transmission for the 2003 Accord ex or at least pay to have the transmission replaced.

We have a 2003 v6 Honda Accord. When putting the car in reverse we were hearing a noise that sounded like a saw operating. Took the car to the same Honda service station that we have been using since purchasing the car. They said it was the rear brake pads and rotors that were causing the noise so they replaced them. The noise actually did go away. Then about a week later when my husband was driving he felt the car "buck". In addition the car would not always go into reverse. Took it to the dealer who said we needed a new transmission. The car is currently at dealer as we await the parts. I am very concerned since many people have written about this problem and have said that even when the transmission is replace the problem happens again. Why isn't someone forcing Honda to do something about this??they are not replacing these transmissions at no cost to the consumer!.

I have a 2003 Honda Accord that the transmission went on it with 90k miles on it that the car made noise about 5 months after buying it new from dealer but they told me that all Honda make that noise getting to know the repair tech at Honda one tech told me that the noise I was hearing was from the transmission and that it was going to go and. Yes it did it went a couple a months later driving with my family on the highway the car jerked hard the it slowed down and luckily I was traveling about 60 mph that I coasted across two lanes without getting me or my family killed everyone was scared and so I shut the car off waited about 5 min and turned it back on and it drove got off first exit and did it again so I stop again drove again then it jerked hard again then this time the car did not move at all .

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). The vehicle was repaired on October 5, 2004. A week prior to the failure, warning indicators were illuminated, the second gear was failing, and the transmission fluid was low. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not find any failures. While driving 70 mph, the contact heard a very loud slamming noise and the vehicle instantly slowed down to 25 mph. The vehicle was able to be placed into first gear and driven safely to the destination, where it was later towed to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer stated that they would not cover any cost because the recall repair had previously been performed. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 87,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. He was unsure if the vehicle had been repaired According to NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission), but the vehicle has sustained damages over the years. While driving 30 mph, the contact heard stop and go noises coming from the transmission. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they are inspecting the transmission. The failure mileage was 115,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. While traveling between 35-40 mph, the contact heard a loud banging noise and felt as if he would lose control of the vehicle. The failure recurred a few times at the same speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The tcs light illuminated on the instrument panel and the dealer recommended that the wheels be changed. The contact replaced the wheels with manufacturer wheels, but the failure still continued. He took the vehicle back to the dealer, but they could not diagnose the cause of the failure. They speculated that the welding in the clutch drum was faulty and caused the transmission to lock in third gear. The dealer replaced the transmission. The contact believes that the manufacturer should have repaired the vehicle for free since it appears to be a manufacturer defect. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact heard loud noises coming from the transmission. He took the vehicle to the dealer and had the vehicle repaired According to NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). Four years later, the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer replaced the transmission again at the cost of $2,376. The failure mileage was 16,999 and current mileage was 61,010.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact heard a loud revving noise and the vehicle dramatically decelerated. There were no warning signs prior to the failure. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure; however, they stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission). The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 86,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. When the vehicle is placed into gear and the accelerator pedal is depressed, the contact hears a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the transmission assembly failed and a new one was needed. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). The failure mileage was 115,000 and current mileage was 163,000.

This follows a complaint number 10135954 (2nd gear problem, recall #04v176000). Last year, the vehicle was not serviced under the recall because Honda rep. Said my vehicle's VIN was not recalled. Yet, I noticed there are many complaints about the transmission of Honda Accord and their VIN numbers were similar to mine. In the spring 2006, the vehicle started to make noise when it is accelerated. It makes more noise in the afternoon than the morning. I took to a local auto shop and it was diagnosed that the noise was coming from the transmission. The technician stated some parts of the transmission must have been broken or got loose. This problem could be related to the recall # 04v1760000 of this vehicle. I am afraid if this problem will cause transmission failure and thus cause an accident.

2003 Honda Accord hesitated from a stop and made an unusual noise which also occurred when driving. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who determined that the automatic transmission had to be replaced. Since the vehicle was still under warranty to consumer only had to pay for the diagnostic test. The consumer did some research and found that there was recall on the transmission (recall number 04v176000). She never received a notice.

Driving along hwy 94 in st. Charles mo and heard a noise from my car and then I had no power train, transmission went out. It was like I was in nuetral. I was able to pull off the highway with no one hitting me. Towed it to ed napleton Honda dealer in st. Peters mo 63376.

Consumer received recall 04v176000 concerning automatic transmission failure. Took vehicle to dealer for repairs. Problem had not been resolved. The consumer indicated that the transmission made a grunting noise. The dealer indicated that the noise was normal but the consumer doesn't think so.

The vehicle's transmission made a clicking noise. The vehicle had been to the dealer several times but the problem still exists. Recall# 04v176000.

2003 Honda Accord recall on tranmission. Consumer learned of recall on the internet. Recall automatic transmission second gear inspection was performed. Alarm key remote no range, must be right up on car to work. Front brake noise and/or judder. Front brake discs were refinished and new front brake pads. Tires were rotated and and rear brake service was performed.

Car developed a high pitch whistle noise at 1500 miles. Took to dealer who determined that there was an internal defect in the transmission. Transmission was replaced with a remanufactured transmission per Honda's warranty policy. American Honda was extremely curt in handling my complaint. Further research has shown that american Honda is currently suffering from a transmission failure crisis in its 1999-2003 Accord, prelude, odyysey, and Acura tl/cl automobile lineup.