2003 Honda Accord engine and engine cooling problems
95 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2003 Honda Accord — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Hi! As you can see, I am an owner of a honda accord 2003. I have recently taken it for a replacement of the passenger airbag. While I was doing some research, I found that this specific year and model, had some other issues or recalls too. For example, the transmission system. His caught my…”
filed Jan 28, 2016
“The condenser as been ruptured twice due to debris on the street which as caused 500 dollars in repairs. Ruptured again two weeks after that was repaired. This issued needs to be addressed, have had several cases never experienced a issues such as this. However it's causing a uncomfortable driving…”
filed May 13, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service bulletin - Emission certification labels that were replaced on a small number of vehicles may have been replaced with a label listing incorrect information. The affected emission labels are replacement service…
A18070 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 9, 2018
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Accord | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 Accord | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 Accord | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 Accord | 10 | 1% |
| 2018 Accord | 27 | 1% |
| 2016 Accord | 2 | 0% |
| 2015 Accord | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 Accord | 5 | 1% |
| 2013 Accord | 7 | 0% |
| 2012 Accord | 9 | 2% |
| 2011 Accord | 4 | 1% |
| 2010 Accord | 12 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Honda Accord
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.