2,041 distinct owner reports with a transmission-specific component in this snapshot.
General power-train reports are not automatically counted as transmission problems. Related recalls and investigations must also name this component; they are not linked by narrative keyword alone.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIO…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH AND UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH AND UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PLACE HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.
03 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAD RECALL WORK ON TRANSMISSION IN 04 DOWN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH. LIKE THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED. NOW IT WILL NOT OPERATE OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND NO REVERSE. *TR
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE CARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR MONTHS NOW, AND HONDA HAS NOT EVEN OFFERED TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY SAY THAT UNTIL TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WHILE I HAD A CLIENT IN…
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I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE CARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR MONTHS NOW, AND HONDA HAS NOT EVEN OFFERED TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY SAY THAT UNTIL TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WHILE I HAD A CLIENT IN MY CAR LAST FRIDAY. WE WERE BOTH JOLTED FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 7000 RPM'S. I APOLOGIZED TO HIM, DROPPED HIM OFF, AND BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO OTHER CARS OR DRIVERS. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET??? NOW I'M SEEING HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!!! IF MY CLIENT OR I HAD BEEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS FILED WITH HONDA FOR NEGLIGENCE TO FIX THE PARTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA AND HONDA IMMEDIATELY!!!! IF ANYONE CAN OFFER ME ADVICE, PLEASE DO. *TR
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME IN OUR 03 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE MORE I TRIED TO GET IT TO MOVE THE WORSE GOT. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 76000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT …
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WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME IN OUR 03 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE MORE I TRIED TO GET IT TO MOVE THE WORSE GOT. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 76000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT 3800 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILT TRANS AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HONDA AS THEY HAVE DONE IN OTHER YEARS BECAUSE IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE LOOSING A LIFE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I WAS THANK FULL THAT I WASN'T DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
2003 HONDA ACCORD V6: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; EITHER TO NEUTRAL AND REVING HIGH OR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTING. IT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY NOTICABLE FOR A WHILE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO THINK IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEN WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS IT HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AND DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ON THE HIG…
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2003 HONDA ACCORD V6: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; EITHER TO NEUTRAL AND REVING HIGH OR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTING. IT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY NOTICABLE FOR A WHILE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO THINK IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEN WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS IT HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AND DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN A 15 MILES DRIVE. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS WERE BARELY AVOIDED WHEN THE DOWNSHIFT OR SLIP WOULD OCCUR WITH OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS AS THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND END WITH A CRASH. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO FIXING THIS YET BECASUE I KNOW I WILL BE TOLD I NEED TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS UNREASONABLE WHEN A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM IS APPARENT AMONG THIS MODEL/YEAR OF CAR. *TR
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC, V6 AND IT HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND HONDA HAS OFFERED ONLY FOR ME TO GO IN AND REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FOR $4616. THIS ALL BEGAN SPONTANEOUSLY, A WEEK AFTER I WENT IN TO HONDA TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS 20MPH UNLESS IF YOU ST…
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I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC, V6 AND IT HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND HONDA HAS OFFERED ONLY FOR ME TO GO IN AND REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FOR $4616. THIS ALL BEGAN SPONTANEOUSLY, A WEEK AFTER I WENT IN TO HONDA TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS 20MPH UNLESS IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS EXTREMELY HARD, A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERYDAY AND EVERYTIME I USE THE CAR TO GO ANYWHERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF POSSIBLY DOING 30MPH THE CAR WILL DROP DOWN TO 20MPH AND NOT WANT TO GO FASTER. *TR
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 ACCORD, 2007-2010 CR-V, AND 2005-2008 ELEMENT PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2004, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. THE OUTER RACE OF THE SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING MAY BE BROKEN DURING CERTAIN DRIVING STYLES. A BROKEN OUTER RACE MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL NOISE, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO TURN ON, AND ALLOW CONTACT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION IDLE GEAR AND AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR HOUSING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. ADDITIONALLY, BROKEN PIECES OF THE OUTER RACE OR BALL BEARING FROM THE SECONDARY SHAFT MAY BECOME LODGED IN THE PARKING PAWL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AFTER THE DRIVER HAS PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE PARK POSITION. ENGINE STALL AND UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO PERSONS WITHIN THE PATH OF A ROLLING VEHICLE.
Remedy: HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: ON VEHICLES WITH 15,000 MILES OR LESS, THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SIMPLE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED IF DISCOLORATION IS NOT PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2004, FOR PILOT, ODYSSEY, AND MDX OWNERS. OWNERS OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES WILL START RECEIVING LETTERS ON JUNE 28, 2004, AND ON JUNE 29, 2004, FOR OWNERS OF THE TL AND CL VEHICLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES (HONDA ACCORD SEDANS MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 TO JANUARY 10, 1998; COUPES MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 11, DECEMBER 15, 1997, AND JANUARY 5, 1998; ACURA 2.3CL MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 22, 1997 THROUGH JANUARY 7, 1998). DURING MANUFACTURING, THE CASTING DIE CAUSED AN IRREGULARITY IN THE RIGHT-SIDE TRANSMISSION COVER. THIS IRREGULARITY CAN LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF THE PARKING PAWL ACTUATION LEVEL AND PREVENT ADEQUATE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARKING GEAR PAWL. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN AN INCLINE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED IN "PARK," INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A COLLAR ON THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL TO ENSURE PROPER MOVEMENT OF THE ACTUATION LEVER.
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EA03017 · IGNITION-PARK Interlock
Opened Sep 9, 2003 · Closed Dec 17, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:ignition:switch; Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl)
SIX OF THE ODI COMPLAINTS ARE DUPLICATIVE OF HONDA COMPLAINTS, AS WELL AS FOUR OF THE CRASHES.THE ONE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A ROLLAWAY VEHICLE STRUCK THE EXITING OPERATOR WHO HAD INADVERTENTLY PARKED THE VEHICLE IN AN UNSECURED STATE (NOT IN PARK, BRAKE NOT ENGAGED).HONDA IDENTIFIED THE WARRANTY CLAIMS FROM COMPLAINT DESCRIPTIONS THAT CONTENDED THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.HONDA PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURES AT AN OCTOBER 16, 2003 MEETING WITH ODI IN WHICH HONDA IDENTIFIED A SUPPLIER AND AN ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION CHANGE FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER BODY (CB), A SUBCOMPONENT OF THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY.RESULTS FROM HONDA?S ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PRODUCTION DATE RANGE OF VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED HIGHER INTERLOCK WARRANTY CLAIM RATES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION DATES OF THE CHANGES.AN ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION FOR A SURFACE TREATMENT PROCESS FOR THE CB WAS ELIMINATED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY 1998.THE SUPPLIER OF THE CB WAS CHANGED IN FEBRUARY 1999.VEHICLES BUILT WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD CONTAIN A CB WITH POOR SURFACE HARDNESS THAT CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.AS THE WEAR PROGRESSES, THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM BECOMES INCAPABLE OF PREVENTING KEY REMOVAL WHEN THE SHIFTER IS IN A NON-PARK POSITION.INTERLOCK FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ROLLAWAY AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH OR INJURY WHEN VEHICLES ARE PARKED UNSECURED.HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THIS CHANGE INCLUDE MY 1998 AND MY 1999 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1999 PRODUCTION.VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER THIS DATE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION AND THUS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AT RISK FOR FAILURE.ODI NOTES THAT 12 OF THE 13 VOQ REPORTS FALL WITHIN THIS PRODUCTION RANGE (THE 13TH DOES NOT HAVE A VIN AND CANNOT BE VERIFIED).THE ABOVE POPULATION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES TO BE RECALLED.HONDA ALSO REPORTED THAT CERTAIN ODYSSEY AND ACURA CL AND TL MODELS WERE AFFECTED AND WOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.A TOTAL OF 570,120 VEHICLES WILL BE RECALLED.UNDER RECALL 03V-423, HONDA WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND REPLACE COMPONENTS (INCLUDING THE CB) ON VEHICLES WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR.VEHICLES NOT SHOWING WEAR WILL HAVE A REDESIGNED PART INSTALLED WHICH PREVENTS WEAR.
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Electrical System:ignition:switch
SIX OF THE ODI COMPLAINTS ARE DUPLICATIVE OF HONDA COMPLAINTS, AS WELL AS FOUR OF THE CRASHES.THE ONE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A ROLLAWAY VEHICLE STRUCK THE EXITING OPERATOR WHO HAD INADVERTENTLY PARKED THE VEHICLE IN AN UNSECURED STATE (NOT IN PARK, BRAKE NOT ENGAGED).HONDA IDENTIFIED THE WARRANTY CLAIMS FROM COMPLAINT DESCRIPTIONS THAT CONTENDED THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.HONDA PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURES AT AN OCTOBER 16, 2003 MEETING WITH ODI IN WHICH HONDA IDENTIFIED A SUPPLIER AND AN ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION CHANGE FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER BODY (CB), A SUBCOMPONENT OF THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY.RESULTS FROM HONDA?S ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PRODUCTION DATE RANGE OF VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED HIGHER INTERLOCK WARRANTY CLAIM RATES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION DATES OF THE CHANGES.AN ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION FOR A SURFACE TREATMENT PROCESS FOR THE CB WAS ELIMINATED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY 1998.THE SUPPLIER OF THE CB WAS CHANGED IN FEBRUARY 1999.VEHICLES BUILT WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD CONTAIN A CB WITH POOR SURFACE HARDNESS THAT CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.AS THE WEAR PROGRESSES, THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM BECOMES INCAPABLE OF PREVENTING KEY REMOVAL WHEN THE SHIFTER IS IN A NON-PARK POSITION.INTERLOCK FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ROLLAWAY AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH OR INJURY WHEN VEHICLES ARE PARKED UNSECURED.HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THIS CHANGE INCLUDE MY 1998 AND MY 1999 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1999 PRODUCTION.VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER THIS DATE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION AND THUS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AT RISK FOR FAILURE.ODI NOTES THAT 12 OF THE 13 VOQ REPORTS FALL WITHIN THIS PRODUCTION RANGE (THE 13TH DOES NOT HAVE A VIN AND CANNOT BE VERIFIED).THE ABOVE POPULATION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES TO BE RECALLED.HONDA ALSO REPORTED THAT CERTAIN ODYSSEY AND ACURA CL AND TL MODELS WERE AFFECTED AND WOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.A TOTAL OF 570,120 VEHICLES WILL BE RECALLED.UNDER RECALL 03V-423, HONDA WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND REPLACE COMPONENTS (INCLUDING THE CB) ON VEHICLES WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR.VEHICLES NOT SHOWING WEAR WILL HAVE A REDESIGNED PART INSTALLED WHICH PREVENTS WEAR.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl)
SIX OF THE ODI COMPLAINTS ARE DUPLICATIVE OF HONDA COMPLAINTS, AS WELL AS FOUR OF THE CRASHES.THE ONE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A ROLLAWAY VEHICLE STRUCK THE EXITING OPERATOR WHO HAD INADVERTENTLY PARKED THE VEHICLE IN AN UNSECURED STATE (NOT IN PARK, BRAKE NOT ENGAGED).HONDA IDENTIFIED THE WARRANTY CLAIMS FROM COMPLAINT DESCRIPTIONS THAT CONTENDED THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.HONDA PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURES AT AN OCTOBER 16, 2003 MEETING WITH ODI IN WHICH HONDA IDENTIFIED A SUPPLIER AND AN ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION CHANGE FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER BODY (CB), A SUBCOMPONENT OF THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY.RESULTS FROM HONDA?S ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PRODUCTION DATE RANGE OF VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED HIGHER INTERLOCK WARRANTY CLAIM RATES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION DATES OF THE CHANGES.AN ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION FOR A SURFACE TREATMENT PROCESS FOR THE CB WAS ELIMINATED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY 1998.THE SUPPLIER OF THE CB WAS CHANGED IN FEBRUARY 1999.VEHICLES BUILT WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD CONTAIN A CB WITH POOR SURFACE HARDNESS THAT CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.AS THE WEAR PROGRESSES, THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM BECOMES INCAPABLE OF PREVENTING KEY REMOVAL WHEN THE SHIFTER IS IN A NON-PARK POSITION.INTERLOCK FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ROLLAWAY AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH OR INJURY WHEN VEHICLES ARE PARKED UNSECURED.HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THIS CHANGE INCLUDE MY 1998 AND MY 1999 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1999 PRODUCTION.VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER THIS DATE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION AND THUS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AT RISK FOR FAILURE.ODI NOTES THAT 12 OF THE 13 VOQ REPORTS FALL WITHIN THIS PRODUCTION RANGE (THE 13TH DOES NOT HAVE A VIN AND CANNOT BE VERIFIED).THE ABOVE POPULATION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES TO BE RECALLED.HONDA ALSO REPORTED THAT CERTAIN ODYSSEY AND ACURA CL AND TL MODELS WERE AFFECTED AND WOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.A TOTAL OF 570,120 VEHICLES WILL BE RECALLED.UNDER RECALL 03V-423, HONDA WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND REPLACE COMPONENTS (INCLUDING THE CB) ON VEHICLES WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR.VEHICLES NOT SHOWING WEAR WILL HAVE A REDESIGNED PART INSTALLED WHICH PREVENTS WEAR.
PE03014 · IGNITION-PARK Interlock System
Opened Apr 15, 2003 · Closed Sep 5, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl)
SIX OF THE ODI COMPLAINTS ARE DUPLICATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER COMPLAINTS, AS WELL AS FOUR OF THE CRASHES.THE NOTED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A ROLLAWAY VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY PARKED IN NEUTRAL STRUCK THE EXITING OPERATOR.THE WARRANTY CLAIM COUNT SHOWN FOR OTHER REPRESENTS INCIDENTS WHERE HONDA'S ANALYSIS OF CLAIM DETAIL INDICATES THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM UTILIZES A LEVER TO BLOCK IGNITION KEY REMOVAL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK.HONDA HAS IDENTIFIED A WEAR CONDITION OF THE INTERLOCK LEVER THAT CAN CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION; WHEN WEAR OCCURS THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE SHIFTER IS IN A NON-PARK POSITION.HONDA DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT A MANUFACTURING PROCESS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF INTERLOCK LEVER WEAR, AND THAT THIS PROCESS WAS REVISED IN JANUARY OF 2001.AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WILL BE OPENED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS CONCERN AND ITS SCOPE.
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