Honda Accord transmission problems

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD GEARS. I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND WITH MY ONE YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES OF SUCH FAILURE. HONDA SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN 2004. THE COMPANY HAD A SAFETY RECALL TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME AND TO INSTALL NEW OIL PUMPS. IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY TO PROLONG THE TRANSMISSION TO BEYOND THE WARRANTY LIMIT. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. HOW COME THE PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IN 2004 BUT NOT SO IN LATER YEARS. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS THE DAMAGES MAY NOT INCLUDE INJURIES AND DEATHS RIGHT NOW. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NO POSSIBLE. I GUESS THE GOV.'T AND HONDA WONT ISSUE A RECALL AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO INJURIES OR DEATHS. IT IS AMAZING THAT A CAR COMPANY WITH SUCH LOW QUALITY PARTS IS TOUTED AS A 'QUALITY' CAR. JUST A SAD STATE OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ITS 70,000 MILE SERVICE. WHEN SHE LEFT THE DEALER, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE PARKED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND SPREAD TO SOME TREE SHRUBS. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 05/13/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/13/08

ON APRIL 3, 2008 I TOOK MY CAR TO KUHN HONDA AT 3900 WEST KENNEDY BLVD, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33609. THEY DID A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE. FOUR DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. I HAD THE 105,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AS DRIVING OFF THE LOT I NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR. NEXT DAY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ORDERED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND PUT THE NEW ONE IN. THAT WAS WEDNESDAY APRIL 16TH, 2008. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AROUND 3:00PM AND THE TRAFFIC WAS HORRIBLE SO I DROVE LESS THAN 3 MILES TO THE MALL TO SHOP. PARKED THE CAR AT THE MALL, WHEN INSIDE AND WAS THERE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WHEN I WAS CALLED BY THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT TELLING ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT AND BURNT THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO A CRISP. THE CAR WAS MELTED LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC NOTHING UP TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY! THEY CLAIM THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THEY DID NOT EVEN APOLOGIZE! *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD 2.3L 4CYL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AROUND 110,000. ONE WEEK AGO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO REPLACE. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND A GUY TOLD ME MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM. OVER 50% COMPLAINTS ARE FROM 2002 4CYL MODELS. HONDA SHOULD RECALL OR PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. HONDA MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *TR

BACKING INTO MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK I INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD, ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA, THAT THIS WAS NORMAL - THAT THE CAR GOES INTO "NEUTRAL" WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF AND I SHOULD PUT THE CAR IN PARK (DUH!). THIS SEEMS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK SHOULD A CHILD OR ANYONE PUT A CAR (I TESTED THIS WITH MY 2006 VOLVO S60, AS WELL) IN GEAR, IT WILL NOT GEAR-LOCK. *TR

HONDA CASE # N012008-04-1100-403 HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 MY CAR A 2004 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR 4 CYLINDER. WHEN I AM DRIVE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY AND THEN CONTINUES TO GAIN SPEED. IF I CONTINUE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME ISSUE WITH TREMBLING AND SHAKING HAPPENS ALSO WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR AT ANY OTHER DRIVING SPEED RANGES. THE SECOND GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MOMENTARILY TREMBLED THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKUP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE DRIVING TREMBLE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 50K MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AT 75K, 80K, 85K, 90K. FINALLY AT 95K THE PROBLEM COULD BE EASILY DETECTED BY THE MECHANICS AND THEY WANTED TO TRY SOME SIMPLE CHANGES. FIRST THE MECHANICS TRIED FUEL INJECTOR CLEANERS. AT 97K THE MECHANICS TRIED CHANGING THE ERG OR EKG VALVE. AT 99K THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED HEAT SHIELD AND CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUE AT 101K THE MECHANIC NOW TELLS ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I SHOULD THINK ABOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WEAR OF THE GEARS CAN CAUSE A TOOTH TO CHIP OR GEAR BREAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE GEAR FAILURE. THE GEAR FAILURE CAN RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THE CAR TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY FROM 80K TO 100K MILES AND I HAD BOUGHT THE HONDA CARE WARRANTY. NOW IT IS PASSED 100K AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY I AM GIVEN THESE NEWS ABOUT FAILURE AND POSSIBLE CRASH. HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR 2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM MY CAR HAS. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY DECELERATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.