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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005052148 | Incident Date: Dec, 26 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HUNTSBURG | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCM716X3A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 07 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 11 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Leased new 2003 honda accord with manual transmission in july, 2003. have had minor, but irritating problems, with the car since it's lease. power windows activate intermittently, battery died after 15,000 miles, and brake light went out. dealer took care of all issues except windows. they still operate on their option, not mine. at 29,000 miles, heard grinding noise in rear brakes. took car into dealership and they claimed that it was our fault for not "having the rust removed" at 15,000 mile check-up. never heard of anything like this. wheels were never removed by dealership for inspection. took vehicle to independent mechanic for repair and found that rear brakes pads had worn down unevenly. pads and rotors had to be replaced on rear brakes. front brakes are fine. from my reading of this web site about the problems other people have been having with this brake system, i am filing a complaint and hope that this problem will soon be looked into before someone is seriously injured. this is our third honda and have never had any problems with the brake systems at such early mileage. *nm |
