Honda Accord transmission problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE WOULD REV VERY LOUDLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY SWITCH INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NEVER SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. IT WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN SECOND GEAR AND REV VERY LOUDLY. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO SOLENOID VALVES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED UP TO THE 2001 MODEL; HOWEVER, THE 2002 MODEL IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. HE BELIEVES THAT THE 2002 ACCORDS SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OR ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $4,500. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS SAFETY AND HAVING THE VEHICLE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 94,000.

WHILE MOVING THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN I SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS INDICATING THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE. I TOOK THE CAR DIRECTLY TO PENNZOIL AND ASKED THEM TO DO A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER OIL FLUSH AND CHANGE FOR ABOUT $145.00 AND TO RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAD EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM FOUR YEARS AGO WITH A 1998 FORD TAURUS AND I TOOK THAT VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO TOLD ME THAT IT DEFINITELY NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD BE $2800.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. INSTEAD OF JUST FORKING OVER THE $2800.00 I DECIDED TO SPEND JUST $150.00 ON A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE WHICH ALSO REPLACED THE FLUID IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. FOUR YEARS LATER I AM STILL DRIVING THAT TAURUS THAT "DEFINITELY NEEDED" A NEW $2800.00 TRANSMISSION AND I ONLY SPENT $150.00 ON A COMPLETE FLUID EXCHANGE. I'M HOPING THAT MY HONDA WILL DO AS WELL. IN ANY CASE, PENNZOIL SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE HONDA ACCORD SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 45,000 MILES. MY HONDA ACCORD HAD 94,000 MILES ON IT, AND SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER, I'M NOT SURE IT WAS DONE AT 45,000. IN ANY CASE, I FIGURE IT WAS WELL WORTH THE $145.00 I SPENT, RATHER THAN $800 + FOR A TORQUE CONVERTER ALONE OR WORSE FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HASN'T COME BACK ON AND I HAVE YET TO FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIP SINCE HAVING THE FLUID CHANGED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE TEMPORARILY, BUT THE FAILURE EVENTUALLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY COULD ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO GO. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BUT I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN THE CAR DROPS TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS START TO REV. I KNOW THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT COST 4000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THEN THEY MIGHT FIX IT FOR YOU. BUT IF THEY HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO INFORM THE DRIVERS THAT THEY ARE IN AN UNSAFE CAR. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE DYING BUT I FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT. *TR

ON JUNE 12TH 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD ON INTERSTATE 44 AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. I WAS THROWN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS IN THE BACKSEAT FELT THE WHIPLASH TOO- THANK GOODNESS THEY OF COURSE HAD THEIR SEATBELTS ON. ABOUT 2 MINS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN...FORCING ME TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FROM 4 TO LIKE 2ND GEAR. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY SCARED TOO DEATH AND THANKING GOD THAT NO ONE GOT HURT OR THAT NO ONE REAR ENDED ME. I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN A SIDE ROAD -TRYING TO MAKE IT HOME. IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAM INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER CATCHING MY BREATH AND MY HEART SLOWING DOWN- I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO AT LEAST MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE- THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE- THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS - IT WENT FORWARD INSTEAD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AN ON AGAIN AND PUTTING IN REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY REVERSED. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME BECAUSE ME AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS WERE STRANDED AND DID NOT HAVE A WAY HOME. - IT SHIFTED FROM 3RD AND 4TH GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR SEVERAL TIMES - LUCKILY I HAD MADE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP- THEY DIAGNOSED MY CAR (FOR 90.00!) AND TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED! I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 03 AND HAVE KEPT IT SERVICED AND MAINTAINED WITH A VERY METICULOUS RECORD. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6YRS OLD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARED ME AND MY DAUGHTERS TO THE POINT THEY WERE CRYING. HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND WE ARE SO LUCKY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ON IT. PLEASE NHTSA AND HONDA...DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

BECAUSE OF THE GREAT REPUTATION OF HONDA VEHICLES, I AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO BUY A HONDA ACCORD EX CAR 2005 TWO YEARS AGO. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL LAST TUESDAY, WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK TO HOME WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY, AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES I TURN IT ON AND IT SEEMED FINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A MILE TO GET HOME. TWO HOURS LATER ON I AND MY HUSBAND WERE GETTING OFF HE TOOK THE KEYS TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I DID NOT TELL HIM ABOUT THE INCIDENT I SIMPLY TOTALLY FORGOT BECAUSE I DID THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM AND I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE A PROBLEM, SO WE GOT OFF WE GOT IN THE CAR HE TRIED START THE CAR AND IT JERKED HARD AND IT WONT START HE TRIED AGAIN AND WE DROVE IT BUT THE CAR WAS CRANKING AND IT JERKED HARD AND SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED AND IT DID THE SAME THING HE WAS DECREASING THE SPEED. OUR CAR IS 74,000 MILES WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING A WAY HE NEVER SEEN BEFORE HE CHECKED AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT PROBLEM SO TO WE NEED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE AXLES AS WELL WHICH IS GOING TO COST US AROUND 4000 DOLLARS I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR I BELIEVE IN MY HEARTH IT'S A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL I DID A LOT RESEARCHES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO YOUR INVESTIGATION WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG TO THIS CAR BUT DRIVING IT TO WORK AND KEEP IT MAINTENANCE TILL IT START TO ACT UP WE ARE LEASING A CAR NOW TO GO TO WORK TO PRODUCT PLEASE HELP US. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILING- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, TCS LIGHT IS ON, D4 LIGHT FLASHES, SMELL OF BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID WHILE DRIVING, CAR LUNGES AND HESITATES CONSTANTLY IN 2 & 3RD GEARS (CREATING A POTENTIAL CRASH HAZARD BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL LUNGE OR HESITATE). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BACK IN AUG OF 2008, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILING TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $3000. TODAY 6-12-09 I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS CONSUMER LINE AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP SINCE THERE IS NOT A RECALL OUT ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AS ME. I AM BEGGING YOU, PLEASE MAKE HONDA RECALL THIS AUTO TRANSMISSION. SOMEONE WILL END UP IN A CRASH OR KILLED BECAUSE OF SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT COSTS AT MINIMUM $3000 TO REPAIR- FOLKS THESE DAYS DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LYING AROUND. PLEASE MAKE THIS COMPANY RECALL THE PRODUCT, THEY RECALLED THE 2001'S-- THE 2002'S ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING/PROBLEM.*TR

ON MAY 9, 2009, WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD, IT BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP, IT CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. AFTER I GOT IT STOPPED IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT HAS 118,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $2,500.00. *TR