2003 Honda Accord electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 148 complaints for the 2003 Honda Accord, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 148 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 106 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 106 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 6 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. Upon exiting the vehicle, before the passenger exited the front passenger side, smoke appeared within the inner part of the front passenger side door and a fire erupted. The driver and the front passenger were able to extinguish the flames. A fire report was not filed. The dealer was notified. The passenger was burned and had to exit the vehicle through the front passenger side window, which required medical treatment. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 06/29/16
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that the key could be removed from the ignition without the vehicle being secured in park. The contact was able to remove the key while the vehicle was in drive. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where an unknown repair was performed under a manufacturer's voluntary recall for the ignition key: interlock switch. Three days later after the recall remedy was performed, the failure recurred.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Honda Accord
- Transmission 588 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 348 complaints
- Air bags 321 complaints
- Brakes 192 complaints
- Engine 143 complaints
- Steering 96 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 82 complaints
- Cruise control 81 complaints