Honda Accord transmission problems

MY 2001 HONDA 4-CYL EX REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING AND RE-ACCELERATING (E.G., IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN DESCENDING ON A PARKING GARAGE RAMP AND THEN REACCELERATING ONCE ON THE PARKING LEVEL). SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE A NEUTRAL IDLE FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN LURCH, TO NO TRACTION AND A RACING OF THE MOTOR WHILE THE VEHICLE "HUNTS" FOR TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR BEFORE ENGAGING. SYMPTOM IS MOST FREQUENT DURING A DECELERATION BETWEEN SECOND AND FIRST GEARS. SYMPTOM FIRST STARTED AT ~100K MILES AND HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED (CAR NOW HAS ~118K MILES). I REPORTED THIS TO DEALER AND HONDA NATIONAL OFFICE; THEY DID "REPLICATE" THE SYMPTOM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION OVER TIME WHEN THE INTERNAL (NON-SERVICEABLE) TRANSMISSION FILTER STARTS TO CLOG AND STARVES 2ND GEAR OF FLUID DUE TO RESCUED FLOW CAN NOT SUFFICIENTLY LUBRICATE 2ND GEAR BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED HIGHER UP IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING COMPARED TO THE OTHER GEARS. HONDA?S RESPONSE: DUE TO THE FREQUENT NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM HONDA OFFERED A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100K MILES. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY HONDA OF THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL MY CAR REACHED 118K MILES. HONDA SAID YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A NEW HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD BE PLACED IN THE CAR BY THE DEALER IS THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN WITH THE SAME FILTER CLOGGING 2ND GEAR FLUID STARVING ISSUES. HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I OWN A 03 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOTICED WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, MY CAR SHIFTED ODDLY WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR SHIFTS "HARD" ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY AS IF I AM DRIVING A MANUAL AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHIFT. THE CAR JERKS HARSHLY BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO, WHEN I AM SHIFT INTO "DRIVE" MY CAR ROLLS BACK FOR A SECOND OR TWO AS IF I WERE IN REVERSE. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, SLOWED DOWN WITH BRAKING, SPED UP AGAIN AND THEN THERE WAS NO POWER ALTHOUGH CAR IN GEAR. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO IS ASKING ME FOR 3969K TO REPLACE THE FAILED TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAS 62K MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS RECALLED 2004 ACCORDS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO COVER MINE OR CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT RECALLED--ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED VIN'S. NHTSA IS NOT INVESTIGATING, UNFORTUNATELY, AND PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE STAKE HERE. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 06/08/10.*JB THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED IVOQ 08/25/10*JB

WITHOUT WARNING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY TODAY. WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AT THE END OF THE RAMP, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT ANY HIGHER THAN 2ND GEAR, COULDN'T INCREASE SPEED TO AVOID ONCOMING CARS, HAD NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE CURB TO AVOID BEING HIT. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST SECOND AND THIRD. THE CAR SHOOK AND THE WHEELS SEEMED TO LOCK AND SLOWED SO QUICKLY I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK. HONDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY HOWEVER THEY OFFERED 2200 TOWARDS THE 5000 REPAIR. THEY BASED THE AMOUNT OFFERED BY THE AGE AND MILEAGE. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFE CAR AND WOULD LAST FOR A LONG TIME.THEY TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NOTHING ELSE.I LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DEFECT, OR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE OFFER FROM AMERICAN HONDA WAS TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE OFFERS EVEN BEFORE THE CAR IS INSPECTED. I GOT A CALL FROM AMERICAN HONDA BEFORE THE DEALER CALLED ME WITH WHAT WAS WRONG. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ANOTHER DAY BEFORE THEY KNEW AND THE AMERICAN HONDA REP CALLED A LITTLE WHILE LATER ASKING IF I HEARD WHAT THEY FOUND. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL BACK BUT THE IMPRESSION I GOT WAS THE DEAL WAS ALREADYSET. PLUS THEY CHARGED ME 90 TO EVALUATE THE CAR. I WAS VERY LUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CAR COMPANIES CAN NOT KEEP DENYING PROBLEMS EXIST. YOU SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE BEFORE YOU GET INVOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING AND WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND PRODUCED FAILURE CODE P0741 (TORQUE CONVERTER). THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

2002 ACCORD COUPE SE - TRANSMISSION LURCHING BEGAN IN APPROX. OCT 2008. BECAME VERY BAD IN JUNE 2009 AT THAT TIME SLIPPAGE ALSO STARTED OCCURRING. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF ALMOST $4,000. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROX 125,000 MILES. NOTICED SLIPPAGE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO - THE SLIPPAGE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OVER THE WEEKEND. TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. TRANSMISSION AGAIN; CAME UP WITH TWO CODES: TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW HAVE TO TAKE BACK FOR MORE WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN GOING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWERTRAIN. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, MY CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS/TRAFFIC WITH THE FINAL TIME OCCURRING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHILE CITY DRIVING (STOP/GO), THE RPM'S WOULD RANDOMLY JUMP WHILE GIVING NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. UPON RETURNING THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER, I WAS INFORMED ONE WEEK LATER (THEY HAD TO SHIP A PIECE FROM TECHNICAL HDQRTS IN CA) THAT THE INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR AROUND $3200. AFTER READING THE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL AND PROBLEM, I WILL BE SCRAPPING THIS CAR AND NEVER PURCHASING A HONDA AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINEERING WORK WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA APPARENTLY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE. MY SMALL SILVER LINING IS THAT CURRENT LEASE RATES ON OTHER SAME CLASS VEHICLES ARE OUTSTANDING (CAMRY/SONATA). *TR