Two problems related to transmission slip out of gear have been reported for the 2001 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Honda Accord based on all problems reported for the 2001 Accord.
While driving on the highway the transmission slipped out of gear & would not engage right away causing a very dangerous situation. The person driving behind me almost hit me from behind & became very angry because I couldn't change lanes quick enough to get out of the way due to heavy traffic. Now the transmission slips when it tries to shift between gears at lower speeds (it is an automatic) or makes a hard clunk when putting into drive.
In 2003, I bought a 2001 Honda Accord from prime Honda (then known as clair). After having the car for less than a month, I noticed that the car wasn't shifting out of gear properly. I took it back to the dealership who told me they couldn't find the problem. The gear shifting/slipping continued and every time I went in for service and told them, they claimed they could never find the problem. I even mentioned to them that I thought it was the transmission and they assured me that there wasn't. They kept telling me that they drove the car and nothing happened. Around December 10th of 2009, I once again took the car in for service and mentioned that shifting of gears. The service department looked over the car and again found nothing. On December 17th, I took the car to another dealership and it was found that there is in deed a problem with the transmission and that it couldn't be fixed.