03 accord backlight failures are due to melting of the control resistor that has been placed too close to the heatsink in the panasonic cd changer unit control box. This has been corrected in later units. It costs $1000 to repair .
It is the subject of an 04 serivice bulletin.
Honda fob you off if the car is out of warrenty. They deny responsiblity for this design fault of their suppliers.
Do not buy Honda again. They have lost their mojo.
US buyers have a small chance of getting Honda to fix it out of warrenty- by quoting the service bullitin and asking for "special conscideration:. Foreign buyers are left kicking their heels.
