Honda Accord transmission problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE SEAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE SEAL BECAUSE THE LEAK WOULD CONTINUE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS ADVISED TO OPEN UP A CASE WITH HONDA. HONDA ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR SHOPS. HE WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,392 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,422.

TRANSMISSION IS NOT CATCHING GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY SHIFT IT JERKS HARD. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME THOUGH. DEALER CANT GET IT TO DO IT. 2 WEEKS AFTER MY PASSENGER SEAT HEATER LIGHT WENT OUT, I ONLY DROVE MY CAR 6 MILES; I TOOK MY KEY OUT, AND IT WAS BURNING HOT. I TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND IT TOO WAS BURNING HOT. IT DID IT 2 OTHER TIMES. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY AND COULDN'T GET IT TO GET AS HOT AS IT WAS WITH ME. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL."I ONLY HAVE 58,000MILES. *TR

I BOUGHT MY USED 2002 HONDA IN 2003 WITH 15,000 MILES BECAUSE I HEARD HONDAS WERE GREAT CARS. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OTHER THAN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND NEEDING A SWITCH REPLACED. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT I THOUGHT THIS IS A HONDA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE GOING OUT. ON APRIL 18, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BADLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BEFORE HE STARTED THE REPAIR, HE MENTIONED THAT HIS DAUGHTER ALSO HAD A 2002 HONDA WITH 66,000 MILES AND THAT HONDA HAD REPLACED HER TRANSMISSION AT NO CHARGE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT MANY OF THE HONDAS MANUFACTURED DURING THIS PERIOD WERE HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE ONLY ONE FILTER WAS PLACED ON OR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DIRT TO FILTER BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. HE MADE A PHONE CALL TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR HAD 96,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND SAID THAT HONDA WOULD REVIEW MY COMPLAINT AND LET ME KNOW IF THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, HONDA CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT COMPENSATE ME FOR MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR. SINCE MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS AND COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD TO REPLACE THEIR CAR'S TRANSMISSIONS. MY TOTAL REPAIR BILL FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS $3,100. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING IT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A TEMPORARY LOWER BALL JOINT SO THAT THE CONTACT COULD DRIVE TO A LOCAL DEALER. ONCE AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE WAS FOUND, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 154,112. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ RECALL # 99V069000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT WAS IN GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK AS WELL. UPDATED 07/29/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATION DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH, AND THEN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A SOLENOID, BUT IT FAILED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND THE WIRE TO THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $856. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,750.

MY ACCORD HAS 115,000 AND I HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. I WAS DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE, MD TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC FOR A WEEK LONG VACATION. WHILE ON I-95, THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING RAPIDLY, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP. THEN, I NOTICED A FUNNY ODOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AT A REST STOP AND LET THE CAR COOL OFF. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. WE TRIED TO GET BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, AND IT BEGAN JERKING RAPIDLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE THEN DROVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT, AND WENT TO A GARAGE WHERE IT WAS THEN TOWED 30 MILES TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID HAD FAILED AND I WOULD NEED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION (AT THE COST OF $2800.00). I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDAS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP AND THEN JERK SUDDENLY. UPON RESTART, WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE REVVED AND JERKED AGAIN BEFORE FINALLY GETTING INTO GEAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE AS MY HONDA HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAS ONLY JUST TURNED 83,000 MILES. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I CERTAINLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT EARLIER MODELS (2000,2001) WERE AT LEAST REPAIRED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEMS ON THE 2002 ALSO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THESE PROBLEMS CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND JERK HEAVILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING THE COMPUTER PARTS AT THE COST OF $3,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.