Honda Civic transmission problems

1) PURCHASED THE CAR 2) WITHIN THE ONE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED GEARS GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I DO NOT THINK IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TECHNIQUE AS I HAVE OWNED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 YEARS AND AND NEVER PREVIOUSLY HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. 3) NOTHING DONE AS OF YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD V-6 COUPE BEGAN SLIPPING AND SHIFTING ROUGHLY AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. AAMCO DIAGNOSED A LUBRICATION PROBLEM CAUSING EXCESSIVE GEAR WEAR, AND RECOMMENDED REBUILDING THE TRANNY. HONDA DEALERSHIP CONCURRED WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS, AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE 2001-2003 V-6 ACCORDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I BELIEVE A TRANSMISSION DESIGN FAILURE EXISTED AS FAR BACK AS THE 1998 ACCORD MODELS. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED OVER 200 COMPLAINTS REGARDING 1999 ACCORD V-6 TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF SOMEONE'S TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING. NOTE: THE WEBSITE DOES NOT OFFER ACCORD AS A VEHICLE MODEL OPTION, SO I SELECTED CRX, THE ONLY OPTION, INSTEAD. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 4 CYLINDER HONDA ACCORD WITH 85,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES SOMETIMES. ALSO WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT SLIPS, CAUSING THE RPMS TO OVER-REV BADLY. I AM A FIRST TIME CAR BUYER AND BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I FIGURED THEY WERE RELIABLE AND I WOULDNT HAVE TO SHELL OUT THE CASH FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION 6 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE.*AK

ON 1 FEB 05, I TOOK MY 99 HONDA ACCORD, [XXX], TO A HONDA DEALER HERE IN FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA DUE TO SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $3,700. I ASKED THEM WHY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BREAKDOWN AT 47,000 MILES ONLY. THEY SAID IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT THEY WILL CHECK WITH HONDA HQS. LATER ON THE DAY, THEY CALLED AND SAID HONDA WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT I HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR COST ($504) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY QUESTION IS: WHY DO I HAVE PAY FOR THE LABOR IF THEY AGREE TO PROVIDE THE PARTS. I READ THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEM ON HONDA TRANSMISSION SO I PRESUMED IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN HELP?*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012*JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY NEW, IT STARTED SMOKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. I PULLED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE. IT WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER. IT WAS ALSO MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN WE DROVE IT. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST WEEK. RICHFIELD/BLOOMINGTON HONDA HAD IT TOWED AT NO EXPENSE. THEY FINALLY REPLACED A HEAD GASKET AND DID SOME OTHER REPAIRS. WE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. WE NOW HAVE 43,000 MILES, AND HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL, AND THEY INSTALLED THE OIL KIT. SHORTLY AFTER THEY PUT IN THE OIL KIT, WE NOTICED A SWEET SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE IN CHICAGO OVER CHRISTMAS, WE WERE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, AND WE SWITCHED LANES AND I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS SHOT UP FOUR TIMES, AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE HAD 5 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND ALMOST WERE IN A BAD ACCIDENT. CARS WERE HONKING AT US AND ONE CAR JUST MISSED US. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SINCE THEN, THIS SLIPPAGE AT AROUND 30-45 MILES PER HOURS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 5 MORE TIMES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET AND YOUR COMPLAINT SITE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WAY TOO MUCH TO JUST BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE ARE CONTACTING HONDA, AND THEN WILL CONTACT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I AM WONDERING IF HONDA HAS DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM? WITH 43,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WILL HONDA TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM? PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITION INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP US. THANKS IN ADVANCE, BRENT BOVITZ. *JB

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND HIGH REVVING RPMS ON MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 EX. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. NOW I WILL HAVE TO SPEND CLOSE TO $6000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT IS OBVIOUSLY THE MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JB