Honda Accord transmission problems

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TPK. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE RPMS SHOT UP LIKE IF THE CAR HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED LATER THAT YEAR IN NOVEMBER. I HAD OTHER MINOR INCIDENTS OF SLIPPAGE BUT IT WOULD QUICKLY SLIP BACK INTO GEAR. I NOW HAVE ALMOST 90,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES HAPPENING RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH AND AT LOW SPEEDS. THE GEAR SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC TIMES, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS BECOMES A RECALL/FULL ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA. THE CAR WAS JERKING TO TRY TO FIND THE GEAR AND THE FIRST THING I DID AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER WAS CALL MY WIFE AND TELL HER WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I CALLED BRAMAN HONDA IN MIAMI, FL AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT DATE TO BRING IT IN ON 12/6/08. AMERICAN HONDA CASE: N032008-12-0200567. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, THEY CALLED ME BACK TO SAY AMERICAN HONDA WAS GOING TO SPLIT THE TOTAL COST AND PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION (GOODWILL DEED) AND I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR, WHICH WAS ABOUT $1,700. I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AND CONTINUED TRYING TO CONTACT THEM FOR A FULL REPAIR. NO LUCK. I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY HONDA WITH 75,000 MILES NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! I HAVE FOUND OUT ALMOST 1.1 MILLION 2003 V-6 ACCORDS LIKE MINE ARE AFFECTED, BUT YET NO RECALL?? HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THE 2003 ACCORDS HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. INSTEAD OF STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, THEY ARE HIDING THE TRUTH. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT AIDS IN GETTING THE TRUTH. I AM CONTACTING A LAWYER IN NY AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT HAS REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER COVER THE COST THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA'S TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ON THE TOP OF THE CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION (NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE), THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. BECAUSE SHE WAS ON AN INCLINE, IT STARTED ROLLING BACK. SHE PANICKED BUT PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THANKFULLY, A N.O. POLICEMAN PULLED UP AND PUT HIS LIGHTS ON CALLING FOR THE BRIDGE POLICE. BRIDGE POLICE PUSHED HER OFF BRIDGE. ONCE DOWN SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON HER WAY HOME. SHE TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, IT JUST STOPS ACCELERATING. HONDA DEALER SAID TECHNICIAN HAD TO DRIVE IT AWHILE AND HAD SAME EXPERIENCE. THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ANY PROBLEM CODE EITHER BUT SAID IF WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT, IT WOULD. SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOLD HIM INTERNET SITE IS FLOODED WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SAID AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ASSIST US IF WE PAY $1,944.24 OF THE $4,500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. HONDA WILL ORDER THE TRANSMISSION TOMORROW TO DO THE WORK. *TR

ON DECEMBER 6, 2008 WITH 77,914 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR INITIALLY BEGAN JERKING UPON ACCELERATION, ALMOST AS IF I WERE A NEW DRIVER DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. IT QUICKLY PROGRESSED TO SLIPPING OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING (BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD) AND I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL MY SPEED DECLINED AND IT WENT BACK INTO 2ND GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND WE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THEY CHECKED OUR VIN # TO SEE IF IT WAS ONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY EXTENSION AND NO LUCK FOR US. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND WERE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SITUATION WHICH OBVIOUSLY REFLECTS A FLAW IN THE QUALITY OF TRANSMISSION HONDA IS PUTTING IN THEIR VEHICLES. TOTAL REPAIRS WERE ABOUT $2,600 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2004 HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEREBY IT WILL DROP INTO NEUTRAL DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE MOST PRONOUNCED TIME I NOTICED IT, WAS DRIVING IN PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CROSS LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. JUST BEFORE DOING SO THE CAR REVVED TO 6000RPM WITH VERY LITTLE FORWARD ACCELERATION. I HAD TIME TO CANCEL MY ACTIONS TO CROSS, HOWEVER HAD THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT 2 SEC LATER I WOULD HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC INCLUDING TRUCKS AT HIGH SPEED. LUCKILY A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED HOWEVER I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR AT HONDA FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FAULT. THEY ADMIT THERE IS A DEFECT AND HAVE OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS BY CHARGING ME 1600 TO FULLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY POSITION IS THAT SINCE HONDA HAS ALREADY RECALLED SIMILAR 2004 HONDA ACCORDS FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE RECALL RANGE. HONDA HAD ISSUED A CORPORATE RELEASE REGARDING THE RECALL STATING IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND AFFECTED 1,000,000 VEHICLES WORLD WIDE. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK MY TRANSMISSION IS SUFFERING THE SAME FATE AS THESE OTHER ACCORDS. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE EXPERIENCED A STUCK THROTTLE AND RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. I SLOWED THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RE-STARTED IT. IT WENT BACK TO REDLINE. FINALLY, KICKING THE GAS PEDAL CAUSED THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. I NOTICED SUBSEQUENTLY, THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALSO FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP (DARLINGS HONDA, IN BANGOR, ME), TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BROKEN, NEAR THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE CRUISE ACTUATOR CABLE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARS TO ME, THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE, THAT ALLOWS RUNAWAY ACCELERATION WHEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THIS KIND OCCURS. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA ("BRIAN" AT 800-999-1009 X 117738), AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE GOT BACK TO ME TWO DAYS LATER, AND TOLD ME THAT HONDA WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION, AS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. THE SAME VEHICLE ALSO HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN GEARS, THAT FEELS LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISN'T LOCKING UP AS FAST AS IT USED TO. IT MAKES PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC MORE DIFFICULT. DESPITE THERE HAVING BEEN AN ADMITTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WITH 2002 V6 ACCORDS, THE DEALER SUGGESTS THAT I TRY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CITE THE CAR'S HIGH MILEAGE, 142,000 MILES, AS THE REASON THAT HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY SAFETY OR WARRANTY RELATED ISSUES. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. AS WITH OTHER HONDA OWNERS THERE HAVE BEEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HONDA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THEIR PROBLEM TRANSMISSION VEHICLES UP TO 2001. THIS PROBLEM CARRIES OVER INTO THEIR LATER MODELS. MY PROBLEM AS WELL WITH MANY OTHERS IS THAT IT SLIPS BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE TAKEN INTO NUMEROUS DEALERS AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS WITH NO ONE ABLE TO HELP. HONDA AMERICA DOES NOT OFFER ANY HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. OTHER THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THIS WEBSITE IS ONE OF MANY THAT HAS THE SAME COMPLAINT AS MYSELF. HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/ACCORD/TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.SHTML CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US IN FORCING HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR