Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2003 record →
VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED IN LOW GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION SHOP HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC AND READ THE FOLLOWING CODES: PO747 A/T CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A STUCK ON AND PO752 SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE A STUCK ON . TRANSMISSION SHOP STATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR OVER 40 MILES/HOUR. TOOK TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CA, AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. CAR CANNOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I MIGHT GET STRANDED ANYWHERE. *TR
THIS CAR HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF. IT WILL NEED TO BE REPAINTED. *TR
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5 WHEN CAR FELT LIKE THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED, HARD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY QUICK DEACCELERATION TO 30MPH AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP ALONG THE FREEWAY WITH MY FLASHERS ON AT 35MPH, TOP SPEED, UNTIL I COULD GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY. WHEN I WAS PUTTING THE CAR ON THE TRAILER DOLLY WE REALIZED THAT I HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR REENGAGED WITH REVERSE WHILE TAKING THE CAR OFF OF THE CAR TRAILER. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT 106,000MILES. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALER FOR THE 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL REPAIR. I HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THIS FAILURE. *TR
COMING TO A STOP SIGN, SLOWED CAR DOWN TO A STOP. PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT GO INTO GEAR, FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE SHIFTER WAS SET TO "D". I HAD TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO "2" TO GET IT TO MOVE. IF IT WAS A YIELD SIGN INSTEAD OF A STOP, AND I HAD SLOWED DOWN AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE, I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT. CAR ALSO HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3RD GEAR. THE RPMS JUMP BETWEEN SHIFTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND INSERTED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE HOUSING FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETECTED THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY THE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V222000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED SULFUR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE SMELL WAS EMITTING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE SMELL WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVER THE VEHICLE WITH THE SULFUR SMELL SINCE NO REMEDY WAS PROVIDED BUT THE SMELL WAS BECOMING TOO HARSH TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITION OR HEATER WAS BEING USED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, IT WOULD BECOME HESITANT TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WILL ENTERING ON-RAMP ONTO A MAJOR FREEWAY (I-45 N) AND I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF ON TO THE MEDIAN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HORRIBLE INCIDENT AND COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY IF IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY! *TR
THE LOW BEAM LAMPS OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES - TWICE IN THE DRIVER SIDE, ONCE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR HONDA AS OTHER HONDA MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, IT IS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED TO REPLACE THE BULB. AS NOTED IN THE CAR INSTRUCTION MANUAL, THE LINING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WELL MUST BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE HEAD LAMP BULB! THIS MAKES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN A HONDA DEALER TO REPLACE THE BULB. AS A CONSEQUENCE, REPAIRS TO THE HEAD LAMP CANNOT BE EASILY AND QUICKLY MADE BY AN AVERAGE OWNER, FURTHER ADDING TO THE SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY THE LAMP FAILURE. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS MODEL, REPAIR THE HEAD LAMPS, AND REPLACE WITH A NEW DESIGN TO ENABLE RAPID, SIMPLE BULB REPLACEMENT BY THE AVERAGE OWNER. REPLACING A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM ON AN AUTO SHOULD NOT BE SO DIFFICULT. HOW MANY INJURIES HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM?
WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREET THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME, HAD THERE BEEN THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CAR HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING, CAUSING THE ISSUES. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 ACCORDS. *TR
LEFT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF AFFECTED VEHICLE. AFTER IMPACT AFFECTED VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AND OVER A CURB BEFORE COMING TO REST. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AND NOT UNDER ANY WEIGHT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING OIL SMELL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE RESERVOIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE HUMMING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,700.
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT I HARDLY EVER USED THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY HAPPENED WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT DOWN SHIFTED VIGOROUSLY WITH NO INDICATION ON DASH ,LIKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ,I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ,ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL IT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE TURNED IT OFF WAITED TURNED IT BACK ON DROVE FOR A LITTLE AND AGAIN THE SAME THING I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND ITS KNOWN THIS IS A PROBLEM AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING HONDA SAID THEY PUT A OIL JET INJECTOR BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND ITS A V6 I CANNOT PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ,I'M ALSO PAYING FOR THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT DRIVE IT PLEASE HELP. *TR
LEAKING POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE LINE, FLUID ON EXHAUST. *TR
THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS 'MISSING' GEARS, BUT THIS WENT AWAY. I STARTED TO ENTER THE FREEWAY RAMP AND INCREASE SPEED AND THE CAR DID IT SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN (MISSING GEARS', REVVING BUT NOT MOVING FORWARD LIKE IT SHOULD) AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS TRYING TO GET ME TO MOVE. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE, SO I IMMEDIATELY USED GPS TO LOCATE A SERVICE STATION. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAR SYMPTOMS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD! NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL! I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DRIVEWAY OF THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE BAY TO REVIEW IT. THE REPAIR PLACE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, WHICH IS VERY COMMON WITH 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. I ONLY HAD 89,900 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL HONDAS AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. HOWEVER, HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING, SAFETY HAZARD BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THESE ONGOING ISSUES (OUTSIDE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIREMENTS). I WILL BE LOOKING AT NEW CARS AND HONDAS WILL NOT BE ON MY LIST! I AM ASKING THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PLEASE THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THESE CARS AND REQUIRE APPROPRIATE CONSUMER PROTECTION BY HONDA. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HIT ANY ROAD BUMPS OR CRASH INTO ANY OBJECT TO INITIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECH FROM HONDA MOTOR CO. THE TECH FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ALL OF THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 11/01/2012*LJ UPDATED 11/02/12
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED REPEATEDLY AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE SPEED WAS REDUCED AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP AN INCLINE THEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ROAR LOUDLY WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STOP IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE AIR FILTER PLASTIC BOX WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED FRAGMENTS TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE THROTTLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR FILTER WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY A MECHANIC WHEN PERFORMING A PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
THE CONSOLE LIGHT WHICH DISPLAYS THE RADIO/CD PLAYER, AND ALL TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (AC, HEAT, DEFROSTER, ETC.) DOES NOT WORK. I UNDERSTAND THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE EXCEEDED THOSE LIMITS. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM/DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED. THE DEALER QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,000. *TR
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED FEELING THE CAR WASN'T FEELING RIGHT. AS I WAS DRIVING, IT FELT LIKE THE GEAR SHIFT HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN IN TO NEUTRAL, BUT WAS STILL ACTUALLY STILL IN DRIVE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE, JUST COASTING, THEN IT SEEMED TO JUST JOLT BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THE PROBLEM WASN'T HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DROVE, BUT RECENTLY IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. I TAKE THE CAR TO ONE PLACE TO HAVE ALL MY WORK DONE ON IT, SO I TOOK IT THERE, BUT THEY FELT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE INTERNAL AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND DROVE IT. THE RESULT, THE CAR IS GOING INTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BLACK AND BURNED AND HAS DEBRIS IN IT, AND THEY SAID THAT THE CLUTCHES ARE ALSO BURNED. THEY WON'T KNOW THE COMPLETE PICTURE UNTIL THEY TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART AND GET A GOOD LOOK. IT IS 5 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY CHRISTMAS AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO DO ANYTHING! SOOOO FRUSTRATED. I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE SUPPOSE TO BE SUCH GOOD CARS, BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT AT 113,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING. NOW THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, I READ UP ON IT AND FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THE 2003 HONDA A
AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND RPMS SPIKED UP. NO FORWARD POWER. HAD TO COAST ON TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUTOFF AND RESTART THE CAR. PROBLEM CONTINUED ON THAT TRIP BUT SEEMED OK THEREAFTER. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT NOTHING FOUND. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY SO OFTEN UNPREDICTABLY (NO PATTERN) DESPITE CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND STAYING CURRENT ON MAINTENANCE. INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AT 100K MILES. MOST DAYS THE CAR IS FINE BUT THEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR SUDDENLY. HAS HAPPENED WHEN MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS, WHEN ALREADY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS WHEN YIELDING (I.E. SLOWING DOWN FOR A YIELD SIGN AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN). *TR
DRIVING UP TO THE HIGH DESERT AT 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF 5TH TO 1ST AND BACK TO GEAR 4 TIMES TELL ONLY SECOND AND FIRST GEARS ONLY WORK. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM TELL THIS TIME. I COULD OF BEEN IN A SEVER ACCIDENT, IF I WOULD OF LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THIS SPEED OR SOMEONE WAS TO CLOSE TO ME AN HIT ME FROM GOING 70MPG TO 10MPG IN LESS IN A SECOND. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 89K ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN A CAR JUST LOCKS UP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS . HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE A LOT OF ONLINE FORUMS WITH JUST THIS PROBLEM IF I WOULD OF KNOWN ABOUT THIS I WOULD NOT OF PICKED THIS CAR. I DRIVE A LOT OF MOUNTAIN ROADS AND FREEWAYS. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPEN ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD GOING UP ARE EVEN DOWN I MAY NOT BE HER RIGHT NOW TO SEND THIS COMPLAINT. I WOULD BE PART OF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. THIS NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, JUST LIKE WITH FORD HAVING TIER PROBLEMS,TOYOTA HAVING THERE PROBLEM WITH SAFETY ON THE VEHICLES THIS ONE THAT NEED ATTENTION. *TR
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM ~3RD-4TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT 40 MILES PER HOUR IN TRAFFIC TO 1ST GEAR CAUSING VERY RAPID DE ACCELERATION (SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE ITEMS ON REAR DECK TO FLY FORWARD, SEAT BELTS TO LOCK, AND DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL) AND CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISION. DRY PAVEMENT PREVENTED LOSS OF CONTROL. ACTION BY TRAILING DRIVERS (SPACING AND BRAKING) PREVENTED COLLISION. FOLLOWING INCIDENT, TRANSMISSION REMAINED LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR. TRANSMISSION FIRST LOCKED INTO FIRST GEAR (AS ABOVE) ON AUGUST 18, 2012. ON AUGUST 21, 2012 THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE AFTER ASSERTED THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT FAILED AND REQUIRED ONLY FLUSHING AND CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID (TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN FLUSHED AND CHANGED IN 2010 AS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE LESS THAN 12,000 MILES OF THIS FAILURE). DEALER CHARGED MORE THAN $250 FOR THIS SERVICE AND STATED VEHICLE WAS FULLY REPAIRED. SECOND DANGEROUS FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN 5 MILES. HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO REFUND THE COST OF WORK RESULTING FROM FAULTY DIAGNOSIS WHICH PLACED A DANGEROUS FUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION BACK INTO USE. TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 2004 AND MODIFIED BY DEALER PURSUANT TO TRANSMISSION LUBRICATION PROBLEMS. HONDA DEALER PROVIDED ALL STATE INSPECTIONS AND PERIODIC MAINTENANCE. HONDA NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUSLY FUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $2500. THE OWNER BELIEVE
I WAS DRIVING IN A SIDE STREET FOR LIKE 35 TO 40MPH. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR VIOLENTLY HEN WHEN I'M ABOUT TO PARK I SHIFTED IT TO REVERSE BUT MY CAR WILL NOT MOVE. FOR LIKE A YEAR ONLY I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CHECK IT EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. AND I TALKED TO ONE OF THE DEALER CLOSE TO MY PLACE THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT COVERED WITH WARRANTY ANYMORE. PLUS I'M UNEMPLOYED BASE FROM SOME OF THE FORUM THAT I READ THEY SAID THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $2500 TO $3500 NEW TRANSMISSION. HOW CAN I AFFORD THAT.. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME OR GIVE ME SOME ADVICE TO DEAL WITH IT. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED OVERHEATING AND BOILING. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER. WHEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND WAS SLIPPING. *TR
RETURNING FROM RICHMOND CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY IT SELF INTO 2ND GEAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH CAUSING THE CAR TO DIVE VIOLENTLY AS IF APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD. IT DID THIS ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES THEN LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR . I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND DROVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH STUCK IN 2ND GEAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NOT A LOT TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR I MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND HESITATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE FROM FOURTH TO THIRD GEAR AND FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2004 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL JET KIT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.
WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SAME LOT.I AM AN ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER FOR A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND I AM TOTALLY AWARE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS, MY MATS WERE NOT INVOLVED [AS WERE SOME FOUND WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS] AND I AM 100% SURE THAT MY ,FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL . THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE REAR OF MY CAR HAS QUITE A,BIT OF DAMAGE.. I NOTICED A SLIGHT SIMILAR PROBLEM THE WEEK BEFORE BUT THAT DID NOT CONTINUE SO I DISCOUNTED IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE LEAVES THE COLLISION SHOP, I WILL HAVE MY TECHNICIAN FULLY CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT, AS HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS CONDITION RE: PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TOYOTA PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE. *TR
ONLY 125K MILES ON THE CAR. I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING INTO/OUT OF SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE LATER TO SEE IF I COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING ONTO THE SURFACE STREETS, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY START JOLTING AND DOWNSHIFTING EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT CONTINUED TO DO SO ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALER. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO PAST SECOND GEAR. WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000. HAVE SINCE SEEN THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL IS HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THERE ARE WEBSITES ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS AND APPARENTLY A FACEBOOK PAGE. I ALSO LEARNED AFTER THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN 2004 RELATED TO THE SECOND GEAR BUT THEY PATCHED IT WITH SOME CHEESY KIT AND APPARENTLY PRAYED THAT THE S -T WOULD HIT THE FAN AFTER EVERYONE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED -- WHICH IT HAS. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REQUIRE HONDA TO MAKE GOOD ON THEM. *TR
I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON US 30 WHEN MY HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY JERKED AND SLIPPED INTO LOW GEAR. I WAS NEARLY REARENDED AND WAS DEFINITELY IN SHOCK. I CONTINUED HOMEWARD AND IT DID THE SAME THING 3 MORE TIMES. I HAD SLOWED MY SPEED TO 40 MPH BUT THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR THE GEAR I WAS IN SO SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE....PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND CREPT HOME. SINCE IT IS AFTER HOURS I MUST WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION WOULD ROTATE FORWARD TO START BUT WOULD NOT ROTATE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
ACCORDING TO NEW YORK TIMES RECENT REPORT, THE NEWER HONDA ACCORD OR ACURA TL HAS THE PROBLEM WITH EBD (ELECTRONIC BRAKE DISTRIBUTION) WHEN WORKING WITH ITS ABS, THE PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR. THEY WERE RECALLED. BUT I BELIEVE THE OLDER HONDA ACCORD LIKE MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 ALSO SUFFERED FROM THE SIMILAR PROBLEM, MY MODEL ACCORD HAS THE EBD AND ABS, IT FIRST WAS FOUND THE REAR BRAKE PAD COMPLETELY GONE AT 52K MILES ON JUNE OF 2008 WHILE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE STILL IN THE GOOD CONDITION. IT FURTHER SUFFERED FROM THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER (DRIVER-SIDE) FAILURE AT AROUND 80K MILES. SO MY VINTAGE OF HONDA ACCORD SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO INVESTIGATE AND POSSIBLE RECALL AS WELL. *TR
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE RADIO WOULD GIVE A SNAPPING SOUND AND THEN GO SILENT. ON OR ABOUT THE THIRD WEEK, JUST AFTER STARTING THE CAR, AND TURNING THE RADIO ON, SMOKE STARTED TO POUR FROM BEHIND THE DASH IN THE AREA OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE RADIO. THE SMOKE (FIRE?) STOPPED . . . . NOT SURE WHETHER TURNING OFF THE RADIO OR WHETHER THE WIRE, CIRCUIT BOARD OR (?) HAD BURNED THROUGH. *TR
I OWN A BLACK HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED NEW IN 2003 FROM ROBERTSON HONDA NORTH HOLLYWOOD. AFTER ABOUT FIVE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP I NOTICED THE EDGES OF THE ROOF STARTING TO FADE, AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS JUST A LITTLE WAX LEFT ON, BUT AFTER I COULDN'T REMOVE IT I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM STARTING. EVERY TIME I WOULD GO IN FOR SERVICE I WOULD MENTION IT TO THE SERVICE WRITER BUT THEY WOULD JUST BRUSH IT OFF. I STILL WASH MY HONDA ONCE A WEEK SOMETIMES MORE AND WAX IT EVERY THREE MONTHS BUT ITS STARTING TO LOOK PRETTY BAD. I AM AFRAID ITS GOING TO GET IN THE METAL AND RUST. PLEASE HELP ME AND ALL THE OTHER HONDA OWNERS I SEE EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE TIRES SCREECHED AND THE TRANSMISSION GRINNED TO A HAULT. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, $2800. *TR
WHILE MERGING ONTO I75 OFF OF SQUARE LAKE RD NORTH OF DETROIT, TRANSMISSION MOMENTARILY FAILED THEN ENGAGED WITH A JOLT IN A LOW GEAR MAKING THIS NORMALLY ROUTINE MANEUVER QUITE TREACHEROUS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT COMPLETE REBUILD AT MY COST. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS MALADY IS QUITE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AT APPROXIMATELY THIS MILEAGE. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF SOME KIND AS THE CAR WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT THE BRAKES HARD. THE CAR WENT FROM 60 TO 40 IN JUST A SECOND OR TWO IT SEEMED LIKE... A VIOLENT SLOWDOWN. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE, AND FORWARD DRIVING IS CLUNKY, HARD SHIFTS AND UNPREDICTABLE. *TR
NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THE DRIVE INTO WORK 7/3/12, WHERE I EXPERIENCED EXTREME DOWNSHIFTING. ON THE WAY HOME, DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH, THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE'S RPMS SKYROCKETED. WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED AND DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY. FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD BRIEFLY, THEN SLIP OUT OF GEAR. FINALLY, IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY POSITION (REVERSE, DRIVE, 1ST, 2ND, ETC). THE ONLY WAY TO GET MOVING WAS TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART. I GOT IT TO THE DEALER BY RESTARTING 3 OR 4 TIMES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN RUSH HOUR TO LOSE ALL POWER, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS. *TR
GOING TO WORK YESTERDAY CAR SUDDENLY JERKS AS IF DOWN SHIFTING OR SOMETHING, RPMS GO CRAZY AS IF I HAVE MY FOOT ON GAS WHILE IN NEUTRAL, JERKS ALONG UNTIL NOTHING HAPPENS NO GEARS AT ALL. PULL OVER KILL IT THEN WAIT RESTART AND GET ANOTHER HALF MILE ALONG AND HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN ALL THE WAY TO WORK. HUSBAND GETS IT HOME THE SAME WAY. DEALER CLOSED TODAY(4TH OF JULY) OR AT LEAST I GOT NO ANSWER WHEN CALLING. STARTED SURFING THE WEB WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN HORRIFIED WITH ALL I HAVE READ ABOUT MY CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING, STILL OWE A YR ON IT, CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT...HOPING THE DEALER WILL DO SOMETHING WHEN WE GO SEE THEM TOMORROW. THOUGHT I HAD THE BEST CAR EVER WHEN I GOT IT IN 08, HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS, AND WAS TOLD BY HONDA WHEN I GOT IT WHAT A GOOD DEAL I WAS GETTING BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD JUST TRADED IT BACK AND THEY HAD ALL SERVICE HISTORY WITH THEM ETC... YET NO MENTION ABOUT ANY OF THIS, AND THEY HAD TO HAVE KNOWN BY THEN THAT THIS MODEL WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JS
WE HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC. WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS, CAR LURCHES VIOLENTLY. IT APPEARS TO OCCUR WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY ALARMING, ESPECIALLY WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. ALSO, THE CAR DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE SOMETIMES, UNLESS TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN. *JS
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ACCORD 2003 V6, VIOLENT SHIFTS, SLIPPAGE FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I HAVE NOT REACHED COMPLETE FAILURE BUT STOPPED DRIVING CAR AFTER READING THAT FAILURE CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN DECELERATION AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. *TR
THE CAR AFTER BEING DRIVEN TO WORK BY MY WIFE WOULD HESITATE GOING INTO GEAR. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP,AND HONDA AMERICA WE WERE TOLD IT TO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY TO BE COVERED. WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL HONDA CARS AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE COSTS INVOLVED. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS BETTER THAN THIS. *TR
SUBSEQUENT TO GETTING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ON JUNE 6, 2012, WITH 82,905 MILES ON THE CAR, I FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE EXTREMELY PREVALENT IN 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. IN FACT, THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004. I BOUGHT THE CAR 1/30/2006 FROM THOUSAND OAKS (CA) HONDA. I TALKED TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (800-999-1009) TODAY AND MY CASE IS BEING REFERRED TO A CASE MANAGER. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS . . . *TR
LAST YEAR, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD, AND I LOCKED MY CAR AS I WAS RIDING. UPON REACHING MY HOME I TRIED TO UNLOCK MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY, BY PUSHING THE BOTTOM, OR WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE INTERIOR BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE CAR, IT LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS AND THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY, HOWEVER, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET A PASSENGER DOOR UNLOCKED MANUALLY. IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS IN A HORROR MOVIE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER DOORS WOULD APPEAR TO UNLOCK, BUT THEY WOULD INSTANTLY RELOCK. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES AND I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IN FEAR OF A ACCIDENT AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR UNLOCKED WHEN I WENT OUT IN PUBLIC. TODAY, THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN. I TRIED TO HOLD THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOWN SO THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD ROLL DOWN AND I COULD GAIN ACCESS THAT WAY, BUT IT WAS TO NO AVAIL. I TRIED USING THE KEY, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. I JUST SO HAPPEN THAT WHILE TRYING TO UNLOCK IT WITH THE KEY I TURN IT (THE KEY) IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND HELD IT AND THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN WHICH ALLOWED ME TO UNLOCK A PASSENGER DOOR MANUALLY AND CLIMB IN TO MY CAR. I STILL CAN NOT UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR REGARDLESS OF METHOD. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 MPH TO 25 MPH VERY QUICKLY ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR CENTER. THE REPAIR CENTER STATED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHREDS EVERYWHERE AROUND THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE SHOULD NOTIFY NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NOTICED WHEN ACCELERATING GENTLY, CAR MORE QUICKLY ACCELERATED THAN USUAL TO THE NEXT GEAR. THEN THE RPMS SHOT UP VERY HIGH AND VERY SLOWLY AND DROPPED SUDDENLY WHEN CAR ACHIEVED 35 MPH, CAUSING CAR AND ME TO LURCH AND SLING ME BACKWARD INTO THE SEAT. THE NEXT DAY, AT 117,699 MILES, I DROVE VEHICLE TO MY DEALERSHIP, ECONOMY HONDA ON CHAPMAN RD, IN CHATTANOOGA TN. THEY DROVE IT, AND AGREED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD REPLACED MY FIRST TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2008 UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 67,618 MILES BECAUSE IT DID THE SAME THING. LATER I FOUND OUT THE FIRST ONE WAS RECALLED ANYWAY IN 2004. AMERICAN HONDA COMMUNICATED WITH ECONOMY HONDA FOR A DEAL: ME TO PAY $2650.08 INSTEAD OF $3886.50 TO REPLACE THIS CURRENT TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS NOT EVEN MADE IT TO ITS FIRST FLUID CHANGE (NOT UNTIL ABOUT 17,000 MORE MILES). THIS IS A TWO-FOLD ISSUE. THE FIRST BEING THAT THIS CAN QUICKLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TURN INTO A DEADLY ISSUE, AND THE SECOND BEING THAT A LARGE CORPORATION IS BEING ABUSIVE TO ITS CONSUMERS. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF REPAIRING, TRADING IN, OR LEASING A NEW VEHICLE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LOCKED IN WITH HONDA, AND HAVE PUSHED THEIR VEHICLES TO THE LIMIT EVEN THOUGH THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS GOING ON BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT AFFORD TO MAKE THEIR VEHICLE SAFE? IF I DRIVE MY HONDA, IS SOMEONE GOING TO REAR-END ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND KILL ME AND MY CHILDREN BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND MY CAR WON'T MAINTAIN PROPER SPEED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY JOB THAT HON
IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR,AND NOW IT IS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT IN TO THIRD,WHEN THE CAR IS COLD,IT SEEMS TO HAVE A VACUUM LEAK. *JS
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