This price is 66 percent higher than the fair price.
Low price: $3533
Fair price: $4215
High price: $4896
MPG: 24 mpg city / 33 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Tan
Color: Black
Dealer: M.A. Affordable Motors
Mileage: 118,200
Year: 2003
Ownership Cost for 2003 Honda Accord LX
Estimated: $35209 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1607
$771
$675
$611
$546
$4210
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1368
$1409
$1459
$1517
$1585
$7338
Maintenance
$2763
$1985
$1006
$726
$2291
$8771
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$439
$439
$439
$439
$439
$651
Total Ownership Costs
$8605
$6856
$6055
$5920
$7772
$35209
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2359.737216
Displacement CI: 144
Displacement L: 2.4
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 160
Engine KW: 119.3120
Engine Model: K24A4
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 988
Model: Accord
Model Year: 2003
Other Restraint System Info: Seat Belt (Rr center position)
Plant City: Marysville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: LX
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
STRUCTURE
THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON MY YEAR, MAKE & MODEL THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT I COULD BE EXPERIENCING BOTH OF THE RECALLS, BUT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED. I ALSO HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE CLEARCOAT ON '98-'02 HONDA'S PEELING. HONDA IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE CLEARCOAT. *TR
2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS?) OF OTHER CONSUMERS ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. IT IS FAILING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, ONSTENSIVELY BECAUSE OF THE 2004 RECALL. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE AT 18,000 MILES IN 2004. IN 2009 AT 85,000 MILES, HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $3,700. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION TO SEE IF THE GEAR IS HEAT DAMAGED! ACCORDING TO THE RECALL REPAIR PROCEDURE, THIS WOULD SHOW IF THE DAMAGE RELATES TO THE 2004 RECALL, RECALL REPAIR DONE OR NOT. I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA WHO OFFERED A $1,300 CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE REPAIR, BUT ONLY AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" REP SAID SHE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVE TO OFFER A "GOODWILL REPAIR" AT ALL AS I'D INFORMED HER I WAS LOOKING TO SELL THE CAR AND NOW COULD NOT AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. END RESULT: I'M PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THEY ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET ME DRIVE IT AWAY (AFTER PAYING THEM THE $100 FOR A TRULY UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC GIVEN THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION HISTORY), EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SAFE? CONCERN FOR THE CUSTOMER? CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY? I THINK NOT. THIS IS MY 23-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S FIRST AUTO PURCHASE. WHAT A LET DOWN. *TR
