Honda Accord transmission problems

MAKE : ACURA; MODEL : 3.2CL; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BOUGHT A HONDA CERTIFIED USED 2003 ACCORD V6 EXL AND IT IS THE BIGGEST LEMON EVER. BASED ON THE FORUMS AND MY CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED TRANSMISSION, FOLLOWING THE RECALL - HONDA NEEDS TO HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THEIR PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET THE (CLOSED) SERVICE CENTER D/T TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT ENGAGING. UNFORTUNATELY, AS WELL, HONDA NEEDS TO GET THE DEALERSHIPS TO ON TRACK AND PROVIDE SERVICE AND SALES THAT SUPPORT HONDA'S REPUTATION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AND THAT IS A SHAME. I WANTED TO TRADE UP FOR THE DIESEL 2010 MODEL BUT I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR LIFETIME OF REPAIRS WITH THE EXORBITANT PURCHASE PRICE OF THE HONDA "NAME"!! *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE VEHICLE JERKING, WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, BRAKE PADS WERE LOW, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE HORN NOT WORKING.

APPROX 3 MONTHS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED INTERMITTENTLY TO JERK AND SLIP GEARS WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN AND THEN IT WOULD HESITATE TO START. IT CONTINUED AT A SLOW PACE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT, LOUD JERKING NOISES, SLIPPING/DISENGAGING GEARS AND HESITATING TO START. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN THE CARE. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WITH NO PERSONALITY OR CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS THE BEST DEAL THEY OFFERED THEY WOULD PAY 25% AFTER I TOLD THEM I HAD A CASE # ASSIGNED FROM HONDA AMERICA. THEY MADE A STATEMENT THAT IF THE DISTRICT MANAGER KNEW THAT I HAD USED A NON HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HE WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN ME THIS GOOD DEAL. HE MORE OR LESS BLAMED THE FLUID FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALWAYS GONE TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC FOR PMS THEREFORE THE FLUID WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS MENTIONED HERE AND OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT SITES. *TR

IT WAS 90,000 MILES AND MY HONDA ACCORD 02 WAS TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING. THEN WHEN IT BECOMES SLIPPING AND JERKING. THE 1ST GEAR IS DIFFICULTLY GOING TO 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I WENT TO HONDA, THEY TOLD ME THE 02 HAS IMPROVED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NO 7YEARS/100,000 MILES WARRANTY ON 02 ACCORD. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. MY ACCORD IS IN HONDA REPAIR CENTER NOW, THEY TOLD ME 3,500 TO 4,000 FOR REPLACING A NEW TRANSMISSION. HOW CAN I DO? *TR

THE POWER TRAIN HAS GONE BAD AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON MY MOMS 2002 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE DONE TONS OF RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS SEVERAL WEBSITES AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS STUFF REGARDING THE COMPLAINTS. HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO PAY OUT 25% FOR GOODWILL AND THAT'S IT. THEY ARE ONLY PICKING CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE YEAR 2002. THEY WON'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE YEAR 2002 HONDAS THAT HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED CORPORATE AND TALKED TO A SUPERVISOR NAMED CLAUDIA IN RECALLS, OPTION 3, 1-800-999-1009. I FILED A COMPLAINT AND MY MOM DID TOO, THERE IS A CASE MANAGER LOOKING INTO HER CAR AND I AM NOT GIVING UP TILL HONDA PAYS 100%. IF THAT MEANS GOING TO THE NEWS TO EXPOSE THEM, THEN SO BE IT. THIS IS HORRIBLE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE AND I FEEL SO SORRY FOR ALL OF YOU INCLUDING MY MOTHER WHO HAS HAD HORRIBLE SERVICE AT HOLLER HONDA IN ORLANDO DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION AND NOT GIVE UP! PERSISTENCE PAYS!! *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2002, WITH 65,000 MILES, STARTED TO JERK FORWARD, WHEN STOPPED ON A RED LIGHT YOU FEEL THE CAR WANTS TO JUMP FORWARD, SEVERAL TIMES I WAS AFRAID OF REAR ENDING OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME, SO I TRIED TO KEEP EXTRA DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER CARS. ANYWAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP "MERCHANTS" AND I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE CAR, THEY RECOMMENDED FLUSHING ALL THE FLUIDS (OIL, BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID, RADIATOR), THE COST TO ME WAS ABOUT $800 WHICH INCLUDED NEW BRAKE PADS. THE CAR DROVE OK FOR COUPLE THOUSAND MILES, THEN IT STARTED THE SLIPPING, JERKING AGAIN. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES I TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AT GOOD YEAR WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT TRAN'S FLUID IS, DIRTY (BLACK) AND THEY RECOMMENDED FLUSHING THE TRANS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO "MERCHANTS" AND SHOWED THEM THE REPORT FROM GOOD YEAR, THE SAID THAT THEY WILL REPEAT THE JOB (FLUSHING THE FLUIDS) AT NO CHARGE. AFTER FLUSHING THE TRANS FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE CAR DROVE OK FOR FEW DAYS, THEN IT STARTED JERKING, SLIPPING, AND SPECIALLY WHEN I MAKE A TURN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AS IF THE GEAR IS NOT ENGAGED, WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS I GET NO REACTION (SPEED WISE), SOME TIMES I HAVE TO SWITCH BETWEEN DIFFERENT GEARS TO GET IT ENGAGED, RECENTLY, MANY TIMES I HAVE TO GO TO FULL STOP AND SHIFT INTO P THEN TO D FRO THE GEAR TO GET ENGAGED. THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS SEVERAL TIMES AND ABOUT TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS, FOR SURE ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF OTHER DRIVERS AND MANY OF THEM SHOWED ANGRY GESTURES. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME I DRIVE THE HONDA ACCORD. COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON FOR LONG TIME, YESTERDAY THE TCS LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM, BUT I AM CONVINCED THAT THE TRANS IS FAILING, I HOPE THAT HONDA WILL HONOR A TRANS REPLACEMENT, SINCE THE CAR IS LOW MILEAGE, ABOUT 72,000 MILES. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TOMORROW TO A HONDA DEALER IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED WITH EXTREME FORCE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY IN MARCH OF 2008, BUT NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2005 AND THE FAILURE IS RECURRING THREE YEARS LATER. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVER $4,000. THE CONTACT DOES NOT EXPECT TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR EVERY THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2001; THEREFORE, THE RECALL FOR THE 2001 ACCORD SHOULD APPLY TO HER VIN. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS FROM A JUNK YARD; HOWEVER, IF SHE PAID FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR, THE PART WOULD HAVE BEEN OF BETTER QUALITY. A MECHANIC STATED THAT HONDA IS KNOWN FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD ONLY ALLOW A HONDA DEALER TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,445.

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN APRIL 2005. I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS ENGAGING 3RD GEAR RIGHT FROM THE START. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AT 5,000 & 15,000 MI. HONDA MECHANICS COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. AT 34,712 MI. A MECHANIC FINALLY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID PER TECH LINE WITH PART #08798-9031. THIS WAS IN APRIL 07. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. IN AUGUST 07 WITH 44,000 MI. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NO HELP. FINALLY I WAS CONTACTED BY A SERVICE MANAGER WHO VERIFIED THAT HONDA HAD A PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR IN THE ACCORD AND A FIX WAS ON THE WAY. IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. IT IS NOW LATE MARCH AND STILL NO FIX. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE GONE ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION IN THE ACCORD, THE CIVIC AND THE ACURA SINCE AT LEAST 2005. THERE ARE MANY SITES WITH HONDA OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A FREEWAY ON-RAMP, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR EITHER NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR OR POP OUT OF IT. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATES AND OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS COME UP VERY FAST. IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE HONDA FIX THESE CARS? BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM EDMUNDS.COM AND ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS ON-GOING PROBLEM. A FEW OF OUR EDITORS HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN OUR LONG-TERM 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI WILL OCCASIONALLY POP OUT OF GEAR OR GRIND WHEN MAKING A 2-TO-3 UPSHIFT. THIS TRAIT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ENDEMIC TO OUR CAR AS OTHER CIVIC SI OWNERS HAVE MADE FORUM POSTS ABOUT THIS TOPIC. (OTHER SIX-SPEED MANUAL ACURA VEHICLES MIGHT ALSO SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM.) BRENT ROMANS, SENIOR AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR, EDMUNDS.COM TSB #1205 -- TRANSMISSION GRINDS AT SHIFTS, SKIP SHIFTING. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018868, DECEMBER 16 2005). *TR

WHEN THE STOP LIGHT CHANGES TO GREEN AND I PRESS ON GAS PEDAL THE WHEELS SPIN AND IT TAKES SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR ACCELERATES DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. IT ALSO JOLTS AND MANY TIMES VERY STRONGLY, AND SCARES MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THE CARS THAT CAME BEHIND ME AFTRER THE LIGHT CHANGED ALMOST HIT ME. WHEN I LEAVE WORK AND EXIT THE STEEP RAMP IN THE PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE, THE WHEELS SPIN WHILE I DESPERATELY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. I AM CONSTANTLY SCARED THE CAR WILL ROLL BACK INTO THE LINE OF CARS WAITING BEHIND ME. THE HONDA 2002 TRANSMISSION HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE PROBLEMS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 26000 MILES, UNDER THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I CONTINUED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INSISTED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THA CAR. AT 106,000 I TOOK IT TO A NEW DEALER TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND I WAS ADVISED I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE NOW IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR