Transmission Gear Indicator problems of the 2000 Honda Accord

The key won't come out ignition. And transmission is failing. . The gear lights blimk. It throws car into an almost standstill while driving. Gears slip. It's very dangerous.

2000 Honda Accord. Consumer states problem with vehicle transmission the consumer stated the check engine light illuminated, as well as the drive/4th gear light. The consumer was informed the transmission needed to be replaced at a cost of $4,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the driver gear light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact had to wait ten to twenty minutes to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the transmission shift malfunctioned. The vehicle was also experiencing problems with the ignition where it would not read the key to start the vehicle. The private mechanic stated that it would take ten attempts to start the vehicle so that the ignition could read the key. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 132,346.

Transmission not engaging nor shifting into gear properly . Whenever I start the engine after sitting overnight, the transmission doesn't pick up speed normally. Now whenever I start the car and drive off, the rpms go up fairly quickly, but the car accelerates slowly and lurches forward with a thud. And the check engine light is on and the d4 gear indicator light is blinking green. I only had 119,500 miles when this level of symptom manifested itself. . . Now I'm at 120,000. Yesterday (08/25/2008) I called american Honda 1-800-999-1009 to complain of the issues I've been experiencing. American Honda said that I had to bring my car into a dealership and have them diagnose it. (fyi - I'd already spent over $660 at another reputable shop to have the problem repaired without resolution. . . But, they did say that given all the work they'd done, it could only be the transmission). Ironically, during the call the rep could hear that the car was revving at high rpms but wouldn't shift into d4. Fearful of a fire or blown transmission, I had to pull over, turn off the engine, and restart after 5 minutes. The dealership informed me that it would still be a mandatory $89 charge to diagnose something both they and I already know. The voluntary extension of the warranty from 100k to 109k is ridiculous. I suspect that there is a very large contingent of Honda owners who have, already had, or will soon have the same problem. Like many others here that I've read, we got a Honda based on their reputation of their transmissions lasting over 200k+ miles. Up until this, I'd been mostly happy with the way it drove (despite the lifelong and moderately annoying tendency for the car to "jump" into gear from dead stops despite gradual application of the gas pedal). I certainly hope that posting here helps result in a class action lawsuit because I really feel like I'm getting taken advantage of. It's me (hopefully us) against the big corporation.