Honda Accord transmission problems

THIS IS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 66,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, RESULTING IN A SEVERAL-SECOND AG BEFORE THE GEARS RE-ENGAGE AND THE CAR IS CAPABLE OF ACCELERATING. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT LOWER GEARS (1-3). OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE SLIP HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE, DESPITE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES BY BOTH A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH SOURCES IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS EXISTING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PRECISE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, AND BOTH RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE OF THE LAG BETWEEN GEARS AND SUBSEQUENT DELAY IN ACCELERATION, THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE WHEN DRIVING IN EVEN MODERATELY DENSE TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, INSTEAD IT REVVED UP AND FINALLY SNAPPED INTO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR PER THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL NOW. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ON GOOGLE AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS HAPPENING HAS PUT ME IN A PLACE THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTOMOBILE DUE TO THE FACT I DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IF THIS HAPPENS I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I WILL BE GETTING THIS VEHICLE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WHAT THIS MANUFACTURER IS KNOWN FOR. IT IS NOT SAFE! *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND THE SPEED RATE DECREASED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 (WITH APPROXIMATELY 84K MILES) AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED INSTANTANEOUS FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, HE HAD TO DEFENSIVELY SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID UNTIL 100,000 MILES YET MY MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT THE FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BURNT-UP AND THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS 2003 V6 ACCORD HAD AN INSPECTION RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT NO REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. PLEASE REQUIRE HONDA ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!! THE DAY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR!! HOW WOULD SHE HAVE RESPONDED? *TR

I OWN 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH I JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED HAS HISTORY OF TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS, BUT DID NOT KNOW THAT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUSY HIGHWAY ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR AND THEN RAPIDLY DECELERATED. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS QUITE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ME OTHERWISE IT COULD QUITE LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT, IT HAS OCCURRED, THOUGH INFREQUENTLY UNTIL QUITE RECENTLY. I AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE LESS FORTUNATE AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF ONE OR MORE VEHICLES. AFTER THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THIS NATURE, I BROUGHT THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ITS MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE A "HIT" FEELING ALONG WITH RAPID DECELERATION. THEY OF COURSE SAID NO BUT WOULD CHECK INTO IT WHILE GOING THROUGH THE STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTIONS. AFTER WAITING A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH HONDA CORPORATE TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF COMPENSATION THEY AS A DEALERSHIP COULD GET. I WAS JUST INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT HONDA ESTIMATES THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OVER $3000 AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO COMPENSATE ABOUT $1000 LEAVING THE BALANCE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO MYSELF AS THE OWNER. I SUSPECT AT THIS POINT HONDA DOES NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS IS CAUSING MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I HAVE MY DAUGHTER DRIVING ALSO A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, NEARLY THE IDENTICAL VEHICLE, AND SHE JUST INFORMED ME THAT HER ACCORD WHICH SHE HAS AT COLLEGE HAS BEEN BUILDING ENGINE RPMS AND THEN JERKING THROUGH GEAR CHANGES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FELL OFF AND HE HAD TO USE HIS FINGER TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,589. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,668.

ONE YEAR AGO I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD AT THE TIME IT HAD 106,000 MILES ON IT. I HADN'T HAD THE CAR A WEEK WHEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS ETC. ON THIS MODEL AND SURE ENOUGH HONDA SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS UP TO 100,000 MILES - SO HERE I AM A YEAR LATER LOOKING AT $2,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON FOR NOW APPARENT REASON, EVEN IF THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; THE "PART" THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW UP SOMEHOW BROKE AND TO REPLACE IT COSTS OVER $200. AND FINALLY (WELL I HOPE) MY BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN, AT TIMES THEY MAKE FUNNY NOISES, SOMETIMES THEY FEEL LIKE THEY AREN'T GOING TO WORK. IF SEEMS AS IF ITS NOT ONE THING ITS ANOTHER. VERY FRUSTRATED. AND NOW ANOTHER RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF THE CAR WAS THROWN INTO A LOWER GEAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, LET THE ENGINE RETURN TO NORMAL RPM RAGE, THEN REPLACED IT IN DRIVE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE EVENT REPEATED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER AND QUOTE ME A PRICE OF APPROX $4000 TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON A CROWDED ROAD OR UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT MY TODDLER WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 68,600 MILES UP THE ORTEGA HIGHWAY BETWEEN LAKE ELSINORE AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (THIS IS A RATHER CURVY, STEEP ROAD) AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR LURCHED AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY, JUST KIND OF LURCHED AGAIN. DID THIS A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD REALLY GET GOING AGAIN AND THEN THE ENGINE WAS REVVING IN HIGH GEAR. GEARS DID NOT CHANGE. I LATER STOPPED TO TURN AROUND AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT HOME TO SAN DIEGO I TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY AGREED. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IT SHOULDN'T BE NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDAS NORMALLY RUN WELL INTO THE MID TO HIGH 100,000 MILEAGE RANGE BEFORE NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $3500.00 WHICH IS ALOT OF MONEY FOR ME. I BELIEVE THE CAR IS A LEMON. AND IT POSED A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR