Transmission Fluid Leaking problems of the 2000 Honda Accord

At less than 70,000 miles the transmission on my 2000 Honda Accord ex is failing, even though the car has barley been driven. I started to experience delayed gear engagement, both on on up shifts and downshifts as well as transmission fluid leakage which was initially diagnosed as a bad left side axle seal. When the mechanic proceeded to fix the axle seal, he then re diagnosed the problem as bad bearings and a faulty transmission, a very common problem with the 2000 & 2001 Accords. Since then I have taken the car to several other mechanics and transmission specialists for a second opinion, who have reached the very same conclusion/diagnosis. A vast majority of the transmissions on the 2000 and 2001 Accords have failed or are having problems. The scary part is all the transmission shops are familiar with this issue, some of them see an Accord or an odyssey (similar problem) once a week! from my personal experience/investigation the common consensus is; the Honda transmissions from the late 90's were bulletproof because they were specifically built for the cars from the 90's. However, when Honda upgraded the size of their engines and power, Honda used the same 90's transmissions, which in the long run could no longer handle the the larger engine capacity or the extra power and eventually fail. In 2006 Honda was hit with a class-action lawsuit for the faulty transmissions. Honda settled the matter out of court by extending the transmission warranty to 93 months or 109,000 miles. However, Honda never corrected the problem by redesigning the transmissions or provided a fix. Instead, Honda simply replaced the old faulty transmissions with new transmissions that still had the same faulty design. Now, all the transmission in those cars are failing as well and Honda denies any responsibility, claiming the transmissions are out of warranty.

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Accord. While driving, the vehicle would jerk and leak transmission fluid. She noticed that there was a delay every time she would accelerate. She replaced the transmission fluid consistently. The dealer advised her that the transmission needed to be replaced. She paid $100 for the diagnostic test. She was also told that the manufacturer would pay $200-$300 for the repair but she would be responsible for the remainder which was approximately $2,400. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 78,000. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000. Updated 01/05/10. Updated 01/05/10.

Complaint received via e-mail. " am the original owner of a 2000 Honda Accord se. In 9-25-03 I took the car to the dealership because I was able to remove my key from the ignition without the car in park. Was told the switch inside the center console failed because soda was spilled. I would have to pay to replace it. I asked if it was a safety issue, and was told not to worry about it. If I wanted it fixed it would cost me about $200. 00, and the part had to be ordered. Took car home, inspected under the console, and found no evidence of soda or any other substance. On 6-12-04 the car seemed to be having poor acceleration home at 4 pm, and at 1130 pm police notified me that my car was found in neighbor's yard, had ran into the corner of the home, causing $3000 damage to home and $800. 00 to front of car. On July 13 2004 check engine light came on. Car had smoke coming from underneath, as well as transmission fluid leaking. Had to have car towed to dealership. Requested they check the ignition issue. Also, next day I received a call, stating that transmission had to be replaced. I asked about the ignition issue, and was told that they forgot to look at it. I insisted it be looked at,and told them what happened the last time at another dealership. I was aware of a recall on the 1999 model, and that other people with same make & model had a similar problem.

I started to feel a little slip in the transmission when taking off from a stop sign or backing out of my drive way. I called and set up an appointment with the Honda dealer. They could not get me in for three days so I took it to midas it. The man told me I had some very bad transmission problems and could not touch it. He said it was leaking fluid out the left side of the transmission and all he could do would be to fill it up with the special fluid that Honda uses. So $80. 00 bucks later I got some fluid in it and then called the local Honda dealership to ask why my 2000 Accord that I paid $25,000. 00 had a bad transmission after only 72,000 miles. I was told that ,well there has been a problem with the 2000 Accord auto transmissions. I am being told to bring it into the shop to be looked at for a fee of $72. 00 an hour and they would try to detect the problem. And I am being told that supposedly that Honda had extended the warranty to 72 months or 100,000 miles. I can only hope to god that this is true. Or I am going to have to pay at least $3,500. 00 for a new transmission. Why was I not told about this problem at the time of purchase, or the time of all the different maintenance schedules I had done? I had ran my Honda civic up to 240,000 miles with no transmission problems before I purchased this 2000 Accord and I was going to buy a new 2003 Accord next month. Although now I have lost all confidence in the car that I had thought was the very best on the market! is this going to be under a warranty?.

Left side axle seal failed leaking auto transmission fluid. Dealer replaced seal.