2003 Honda Accord EX 4 cylinder.

Summary:

Don't buy a 1st model year car w/o the extended warranty

Faults:

3 sets of brakes in 31,000 miles

Cd Player replaced at 10,000.

Center console door replaced 10,000.

4 recalls on various parts of the car.

3 windows are rattling 31,000.

General Comments:

I wish I would have purchased the extended warranty with this car.

Once things are fixed, I love the way the car drives and have no complaints there.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 12th May, 2004

29th Jun 2004, 17:37

As of June 2004, there are no recalls listed for the Accord. Some forums have listed brake problems that were covered by a TSB, though.

24th Aug 2004, 18:39

That is not true. My 2003 Accord was recalled for a faulty air intake assembly that was giving poor fuel mileage. This is the only recall I've received so far, however.

24th Aug 2004, 18:42

I also forgot to add that the recall was issued in August of 2003, so yes, the Accord was recalled prior to June 2004.

1st Sep 2010, 12:10

2003 Accord 4 cyl transmission needs to be replaced at 73,300 miles. Are there other people with this problem? Costs 3150.00 at a dealer. I bought this car because of a previous Honda, 120,000 miles, 1998, still going strong for my sister.

Not reliable,

1st Sep 2010, 21:16

Even before Japanese cars were exposed as the unreliable death traps, they have always been, we were cursed with a supposedly "perfect" Honda that was built in the "perfect" land of Japan. It was a nightmare of breakdowns and cost more in repairs than every domestic we've ever owned COMBINED. There are now two very reliable Fords in our garage. It's going to stay that way from now on.

2003 Honda Accord EX 3.0

Summary:

An intelligent car for day trips

Faults:

Run into in the back bumper by a 1991 Honda Accord, damage to my Accord $1300, damage to the 91 Accord $2000. The Honda Dealer body shop was able to correctly repair the bumper after 2 visits to the shop. Shop was unable to tell that it had not been correctly repaired in the first visit.

Drivers leather seat showed premature wear at 11k miles, seat cover replaced under warranty.

General Comments:

The car is very fast, and on trips up to 300 miles fairly comfortable. Attempting a trip of 1000 miles is another story. The comfort available during an extended ride is not as satisfactory.

Gas economy is 30mpg on the highway.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 14th April, 2004

2003 Honda Accord EX 2.4L DOHC VTECH I4

Summary:

Reliable, fun to drive, V6 performance with I4 economy

Faults:

I had the brakes replaced shortly after I purchased the car because they began to behave strangely for reasons unknown.

That is the only thing that went wrong so far.

General Comments:

The new accord is very reliable, and very pleasant to drive. About the only thing I don't like about it are the brakes. They are a bit too sensitive in my opinion.

The EX I4 Accord performs extremely well given that it has a relatively small, non-turbo/supercharged engine and an automatic. It won't peel the tires flat (unless you have a stick and you want to total your clutch), but it will burn an altima, camry and any other I4 family sedan. The only thing I don't like performance-wise is the intelligent down-shift response when the car is floored in 3-4th gear. The car seems to hesitate before downshifting (as another reviewer reported).

You also get very smooth acceleration, much smoother than a lot of V6s. Unfortunately the smoothness stops there. The ride is considerably bumpy. Every time you hit a slightly sloped manhole cover it feels like you hit a pothole. Also, remember what I said about the brakes :-\

Handling is very precise, and the car has a good turning radius. I haven't done enough crazy steering to report on such things as body roll, sliding etc. Sorry.

The car also gets excellent mileage. You can floor the accelerator every time the light goes green and you still get at least 25mpg. Drive it normally and you can get over 35mpg.

Overall, the car is great. It's fast, reliable, sturdy, economical, looks good, and has a great sound system ^_^

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 12th April, 2004

20th Apr 2004, 05:41

I had an AccordV6, two months after I got it, start to have problems with brakes, took it back to dealer 4 times, they could not fix it. After a year got tired and trade it in for a BMW 325I, what a car!!!