Honda Accord transmission problems

WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V-6 WITH 109,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR; WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND WHILST TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE-5 IN LOS ANGELES, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED; RPM SHOT UP, AND PUSHING GAS PEDAL HAD NO AFFECT OF SPEED OR CONTROL. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN IN THE FAST LANE AND CREATED A MAJOR FREEWAY HAZARD; OTHER DRIVERS SWERVED TO AVOID ME WHILST I CONTINUED TO SLOW AND DRIFT TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND OFF-RAMP; UPON SHUTTING OF CAR AND WAITING 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED TO MY HOUSE IN FIRST GEAR ONLY AND IN NO GEAR SOME OF THE TIME. IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR AND THE SCAR OF NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I HAD CAR TOWED ON A TOW TRUCK TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS "DIED" AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WITH 30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IS CORRECTING SITUATION BY REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY. THIS SUDDEN FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT THAT HAD TO POTENTIAL TO INVOLVE ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND DEFECT. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 90K MILES AND BOTH MY MECHANIC AND THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_SLIPPING_AND_JERKING.SHTML HAVE REPORTED THAT IT'S APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA ACCORDS FROM THAT YEAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE ROAD BEFORE 100K MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE MANY CONSUMERS HAVE TROUBLES AFFORDING THE REPAIR AND MAY CONTINUE TO DRIVE. EVEN WORSE, THIS PROBLEM ISN'T VERY WELL KNOWN BECAUSE 2002 MODEL CARS ARE ONLY RECENTLY APPROACHING 80K+ MILES SO THE COMPLAINTS AREN'T AS WIDESPREAD YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. SHE IS CURRENTLY WEIGHING HER OPTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

COMMUTING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE RPM'S WENT VERY HIGH (7K), BUT I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. I COASTED FOR A WHILE AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY, BUT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, I COULDN'T GET OUT OF 1ST GEAR FOR A WHILE. AFTER WORK, I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE BACK STREETS FOR A LITTLE TO SEE IF I THOUGHT I COULD GET HOME, FIGURING THAT ONCE I GOT ON THE FREEWAY, EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. AFTER A FEW MILES ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL, AND HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES WITH JUST MY MOMENTUM TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. ONCE THERE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD MOVE AT ALL. I COULDN'T. IN PARK, I COULD REV THE ENGINE AND SEE THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT WHEN I SHIFTED TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, I COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO ENGAGE OR MOVE AT ALL. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO RESPOND, BUT SHORTLY AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SO I PULLED OVER ONCE MORE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK GOT ME BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER, WHERE I LATER FOUND OUT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 2004 WITH 90K MILES. *TR

I HAVE REPAIRED MY TRANSMISSION TWICE NOW AND ITS IN MY GARAGE NOW IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION AGAIN I HAVE CHANGED ALL SENSORS EGR O2 SENSOR THIS LAST TIME WAS DIFFERENT I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED THEN SUDDENLY I GOT A HARD JERK AND I KNEW MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AGAIN IN 2005 WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF MY 99 ACCORD V6 COUPE WAS ONE THAT WAS ON THE RECALL AFTER TAKING MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID IT WASN'T BUT IF IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE IS WHY IM NOT GETTING THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON" AND THE TROUBLE CODE IS P0740, TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THE CAR SURGES FORWARD FROM A STOPPED POSITION EVEN AT THE SLIGHTEST DEPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL WHICH MAKES IT PRONE TO AN ACCIDENT BY HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT, TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE GETTING BAD. ON THE WAY HOME, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE TROUBLE CODE TO BE THE SAME P0740 CODE. THEY CHECKED THE RESISTANCE OF ALL THE SOLENOIDS AND REPLACED THE LINEAR SOLENOID WHICH WAS OUT OF SPEC. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE DRIVE HOME. I HAD IT SCANNED AGAIN AND THE CODE WAS P0740 AGAIN. THE TRANS SHOP SAID THAT THEY MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO COMPLETELY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND MAY COST AROUND $3500-4000. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $400 SO FAR. I NOW DRIVE THE CAR SPARINGLY UNTIL I CAN HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET A REBUILT TRANS. I WISH THE NHTSA WOULD REQUIRE HONDA TO RECALL THIS MODEL YEAR LIKE THEY DID FOR THE 2000 MODEL SINCE THERE SEEMED TO BE AN UNUSUALLY ALARMING HIGH RATE OF COMPLAINTS ON 1999 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. HE WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ESTIMATED AT $4,000. THE MANUFACTURER FILED CASE NUMBER N012009-071300056 REGARDING THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY $1,500 TOWARDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,244.