Honda Accord transmission problems

TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700. OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION (FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THE RAPID DECELERATION WHEN THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES ON THE HIGHWAY SENDS ALL THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS INTO EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR GETS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING). CAR IS BEING SENT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, AWAITING THE FINAL VERDICT BUT I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE TRYING TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $6000 FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED MY CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON MY WAY TO WORK ON I 97 NORTHBOUND (MAIN BALTIMORE/ANNAPOLIS ARTERY) GOING UP AN INCLINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING AT APPROX 70MPH. SEVERAL CARS HAD TO DIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN GRASS TO AVOID A MASSIVE REAR END COLLISION DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 DOWNSHIFTS FROM WHATEVER GEAR TO FIRST OR SECOND WHEN TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO FAIL. THIS CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK AND THE CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER 93000 MILES. THE CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH PUTS A BANDAID ON THE SITUATION AND DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED AND BEING STUCK WITH A VERY LARGE BILL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 100 MILES. *TR

MY CAR STARTED JERKING SO I TOOK IT IN WITH MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $3300. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS SHOCKED THAT IT WAS FAILING HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT HONDA CORPORATION TO NOTIFY THEM AND ASK IF THEY WILL REPAIR IT UNDER GOOD WILL. I DID CALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAPPENS AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I STOPPED DRIVING MY CAR IN AUGUST AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED. I'M A TEACHER AND TALKING TO PEOPLE, I HEAR THAT THEY ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ACCORD AND HONDA HELPED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT MY CAR HAS FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. I'M NOT SURE WHICH STEP TO TAKE NEXT.*TR

I HAVE A '98 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC, AT SLIGHTLY OVER 100K MILES THE\ TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING - SLIPPING, THEN SUDDENLY SHIFTING INTO 1ST AT 50MPH, THEN SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL (ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS, NO REASON FOR THE TRANS TO DO ANY SHIFT, MUCH LESS 2 OR 3 GEARS SUDDENLY.) $3K TO REPLACE, NOW THE REPLACEMENT IS STARTING TO FAIL WITH 40K ON IT. JUST FOUND OUT IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT WITH ACCORDS FROM '97 -'02, "ESPECIALLY THE V6" (CHECK MSNAUTOS.COM OR EDMUNDS.COM FOR MORE INFO.) A MECHANIC SHOWED ME A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT, BUT HONDA HAS NEVER STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. MY 3RD ACCORD AND LAST HONDA, NEXT CAR IS TOYOTA AFTER YEARS AWAY. *TR

JUST AN FYI. I AM DOING MY PART TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NHTSA IS AWARE OF A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CAR IS A EPIDEMIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHICH HONDA RECALLED IN 2004 BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEIR BAND-AID RECALL ONLY RESULTED IN A DELAYING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSIONS FAIL. HERE IS ONE OF DOZENS OF WEBSITES DETAILING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. IT THEN RESORTS TO SHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR AT 60MPH, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE RPM TO SOAR TO 7000 RPM, LOCKING THE FRONT (DRIVE) WHEELS MOMENTARILY AND CAUSING A HEAVY DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHEN THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, AND CAN BE CAUSE OF A REAR END COLLISION. I IMPLORE THIS ADMINISTRATION TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, AS HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE INSTALLING RE-BUILT TRANSMISSIONS INTO THE CARS AND OFFERING A PERCENTAGE "GOOD WILL" MONEY TOWARDS THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THIS IS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND MANY OWNERS ARE LEFT WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE. HONDA ADMITS TO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FROM 1999 TO 2001'S BEING DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO THEIR 2002-2004 TRANSMISSION HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS ONLY PREVALENT ON THE V6 MODELS. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALMOST STALLING OUT AND THEN TAKING A HUGE JERK...IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN LETTING UP OFF MY GAS...THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS; LAST NIGHT I HAD THE RIDE OF MY LIFE IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS! I WAS STOPPING BY THE BANK TO GET CASH FROM THE ATM; AS I LET UP OFF MY GAS, THE CAR DID A HARD JERK AND JUMPED THE SIDEWALK HITTING THE CORNER OF THE BANK. I'M SO GLAD NO ONE WAS USING THE ATM AT THIS TIME. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT RELEASED FOR ME TO GET OUT BUT NOW IT IS JAMMED AND WILL NOT PULL OUT ENOUGH FOR ME TO WEAR IT! WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE GOING BACK AS EARLY AS 2003, I REALLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE THESE COMPLAINTS MORE SERIOUS AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE ISSUE AND ANY DAMAGES INCURRED DUE TO THE ISSUE. I AM A NERVOUS WRECK AND I HOPE NO ONE WILL EXPERIENCE WHAT I JUST WENT THROUGH. THERE SHOULD BE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION REQUIRING HONDA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 04 HONDA ACCORD THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THE CAR WILL NOT GO PASS 40 MPH AND AT 40 MPH IT STILL DOESN'T HOLD THAT SPEED IT SLIPS AND DECREASES SPEED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN I POSITION THE CAR IN REVERSE FROM THE DRIVE GEAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY IN THE DRIVE GEAR FOR A SECOND THEN IT WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING AND CAN RESULT IN DEATH.*TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 92,000 MILES. CAR LOST SPEED ON SEPT 24 ON A CITY STREET, BUT EVENTUALLY IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR THEN LOST SPEED ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE--VERY DANGEROUS--BUT AGAIN KEPT GOING. NEXT DAY I TOOK CITY STREETS TO THE DEALER, BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT, GOT STUCK IN A TURN LANE IN OAKLAND, HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURRED. HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SINCE THE CARE IS 5.5 YEARS OLD--IT WILL PAY FOR ONLY 30% OF THE COST. YET HONDA HAD RECALLED THE CAR IN APRIL 2005 FOR A 2ND GEAR PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FIXES SOMETIMES DON'T WORK PERFECTLY AND CAN CREATES SHAVINGS THAT LEAD TO TOTAL FAILURE. EVEN WITHOUT THE RECALL, HONDA'S TRANSMISSION QUALITY IS TERRIBLE IF IT FAILS AFTER 92K MILES. IF HONDA BUILDS ITS REPUTATION ON QUALITY, IT SHOULD BACK ITS QUALITY CLAIMS BY PAYING FOR WHAT WAS UNDENIABLY LOW QUALITY--IT SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO PAY FOR 100% OF THE COST. *TR