general problems of the 2004 Honda Accord - part 1

2004 Honda Accord v6 178000k miles car was just driving fine through all gears then out of nowhere as I was driving on the freeway going approximately 65 mph the car violently jerked because the transmission locked up and my car broke like if I pulled the emergency brake almost causing me to crash into another vehicle. The (rpm) then went up to redline. I pulled over restarted the car and as I tried to drive off, the cars (rpm) was way too high for example if I drove 40mph the (rpm) was at 4,000 revolutions witch can cause damage to the engine, if I went 60 mph and the (rpm) was at redline. So I had a friend tow the vehicle. Once home I drove around the neighborhood and the car won't switch gears it stays at 1st gear ( hence the high rpm) and it violently jerks the whole car very badly I'm assuming when it's supposed to switch gears. I got the following codes ( p0741, p0747) I checked all the solenoids with a professional scanner I was able to activate all the solenoids and all passed the test. Every single one clicked and showed they where in good condition. The next day I go drive it and it drives normal through all gears for an hour and then again it starts jerking violently / braking. I then replaced the solenoids and still the same problem. I did some research online and it seems a lot of people have trouble with these transmissions for this year I'm surprised it isn't recalled as it is very dangerous.

One day I was driving on the highway I all of a sudden lost power to acceleration. The rpm went up and I pulled over. Put it back in drive to a lower gear to make it home safe. Never had problems with my car until recently. It seems when I get up over 45mph is when the acceleration gives out.

I was having problems with my transmission and had a mechanic look at it and I was told there was a recall for 04 Honda Accords, I was also told it was very dangerous to drive my car while my transmission wasn’t engaging properly.

Transmission is stalling I had it looked over my a technician they informed me of a recall for 04 Honda Accords for the transmission.

Several months ago while driving on the freeway, the cel came on and the engine revved high without any power to the wheels, as if the transmission automatically went into neutral. It eventually went back into gear. The car was subsequently towed back home and is not currently drivable since gears continue to slip.

Automatic transmission. Car stalls out coming to/at stop in drive. Idling is way to high and irregular. Potential for crash.

Transmission seems to disengage after 20 minutes of driving and the worse bthong about it is it does it on the highway causing me to pull over shit the car off and wait 5 minutes start it back up put it in the gear and sometimes it doesn't go in the gear it won't go into reverse we'll go in the drive we'll go in the drive 3 won't go in the drive to or one and then I got to shut it off and wait again then I do it all over again and then I'll get driving again and after about 3 minutes 4 minutes it'll do it again and I have to pull over why is it doing this it does it when I'm stopped at a stoplight and when the light turns green I drive and I'll get stuck in the middle of an intersection it'll be in drive but the engine just continues to rev and nothing happens it's scary it's on safe this needs to be a recall this needs to be fixed by Honda s*** it should be obvious that somebody could get killed.

Was driving my daughter to school in the 2004 Honda Accord v6. Heard a loud pop and it just stopped and revved up in every gear and when I tried putting it in park it made a loud grinding noise. Had to have it towed home and it hasn't worked since!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate the a loud sound was present before the vehicle suddenly stalled and would not drive forward. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 158,000. Jft.

While our son was driving his 2004 Accord the transmission, without warning or any indication, went out and he lost power while going approximately 40mph. It is apparent with extensive research that I have done that transmissions in these vehicles have been a known problem and Honda corporate is unwilling to do anything to investigate what caused the issue. The vehicle has had regular maintenance done and all the paperwork for anything major being done. I do not understand how if you maintain a vehicle that something like this can occur without warning or no indications that is was about to go out.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me with this. I own a 2004 Honda Accord which has less than 84k miles. It recently very suddenly had an issue with the transmission while on the highway. Now, a mechanic has determined it must be replaced. I think I found an applicable recall, recall NHTSA id number: 04v176000 Honda/automatic transmission. I looked up the VIN number in your lookup tool, but it did not show up. However, I think this is because the car and/or recall is over 15 years old. I believe I have found documents on your site that show that the VIN falls within the possibly effected vehicles. In this document: https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/rcl/2004/rcdnn-04v176-4295. Pdf - there is a section that describes my vehicle - Honda Accord 4d v6, certain 2004 model year - 1hgcm665*4a000031 � 1hgcm668*4a040381. My vehicle has VIN number 1hgcm66554a087998. I believe I fall within this window. Would anyone be able to verify this for me? when I purchased the car, used, directly from the dealership (huntington Honda, about 4 years ago), this recall was not disclosed to me. I feel that if there was an unrepaired open recall (which I believe would have still been open at the time I purchased the vehicle), it should have been disclosed, is that correct? if it was not disclosed, I feel that is unjust - do I have any grounds or rights for them to repair the transmission? I appreciate any help you can offer. Sincerely, steph massoud.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked when attempting to accelerate out of first gear. The contact had to drive in the right lane to avoid being rear ended. The vehicle would eventually accelerate and drive normally; however, once the vehicle came to a stop, the failure would recur. Luther st. Cloud Honda (1500 hwy 23 west, waite park, mn 56387, (320) 281-4465) stated that there were no recalls and did not assist. The manufacturer was called, but the contact was placed on hold and then the call disconnected. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 175,000.

Transmission loose power when driving !!!.

While driving on 787 in albany n. Y. My 2004 Honda Accord locked up in the front end and seemed to slam back into drive I had all of my children and my husband in the car at the time of the incident we all were jerked forward due to the sudden lock up we were able to get it home and realized that transmission fluid was pouring out we inspected ourselves and took the transmission pan off to find what appeared to be thick metal chunks/gears inside my transmission pan and now will not hold fluid. Luckily no one was hurt but this could have potentially been deadly.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated while shifting gears the vehicle stalled and hesitated to change gears making the vehicle lag with the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to peters Honda of nashua located at (300 amherst st, nashua, nh 03063) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train) however VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. While driving 65 mph, the gear shift failed and shifted into first gear without warning. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing the same failure as listed in NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the gears failed to shift properly from park into the other gears intermittently and the failure was increasing with no warning. In addition, the vehicle had failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was applied. Mclarty Honda. 10 colonel glenn CT. Little rock, ar 72210, 1-(501) 227-7000 was notified of the failure, the vehicle was taken to the dealer for further testing and diagnosis to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

I got off of work early in the morning I get in my 04 Honda Accord and start driving home which only takes about 10minutes, I'm super tired so I go inside and go to sleep rougly around 2 hours, I wake up suddenly to my car alarm going off which I always keep my vehicle locked when its not visible from me, anyways I grab my key and click the unlock and lock button but I still hear the alarm going off so I head outside of my home and I see my cars interior on fire and my neighbors already on the phone with 911as he was sitting outside 20 minutes prior, me running frantic back inside for a fire extinguisher first responders we're already there so I run back out the doors are still locked so the first responder climbs on top of my car and kicked the sunroof in and starts using his fire extinguisher which at this point the fire is practically in his face he had to get checked out after incident, there was a police report stating it was a open investigation that they aren't ruling anything out but the thing is the doors and windows were all locked. They did a full scan of the car and the fire started somewhere around drivers side stating it was drivers seat steering wheel/collum and or pedals there was no issues with my car I had it fully inspected/maintenance every 3 months checking levels/gage's every other week I had no warning lights on the dash when I parked to go inside. Also in the police report everything was so melted that they couldn't figure out the cause just a idea of where it started, but I have read about other people that have had this same issue with the same circumstances stating that it's the power steering hoses that can deteriorate prematurely, causing cracks and leaks. I hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else, I loved my car and unfortunately I had liability and my girlfriend and dad had passed away withing a 5 month gap of this incident so I was extremely devastated from losing my car and didn't know what to do hopefully this helps someone.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. When the contact placed the vehicle into reverse and depressed the accelerator pedal, it moved forward. When the gear was shifted into drive, the vehicle did not move when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

I purchased a Honda Accord 2004 v6, with 44,954 miles, certified at carson Honda, in carson California on Feb. 9, 2006. This is my first car purchase from a dealership. I sometimes us to see the airbag light on and the last time I saw I on was about 2 weeks ago. I did call american Honda in torrance,CA. I had concern re. The takata airbag recall. They asked me the mileage of my car I told the rep. ,it had about 170,000, he thought it was funny, because the car had so many miles. I did tell them that I had seen the airbag icon on and I had trouble with the transmission which had to be replaced, they said there are no recalls and end of call. Where can one see old recalls on car? I did receive a card called" important legal notice for owners of vehicles with takata airbag inflators". Chapter 11 case. 17-11375(bls) my car is not in the recall am and am very concerned about the safety of passengers and myself. American Honda or carson Honda are not helping me with my concerns. I feel that vehicles with this takata airbag should be replaced. Is is very scary hat people have died instead of been saved.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. While driving 30 mph, the speed began to drop and the transmission stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic were it was diagnosed, but not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,000.

The car was just amazing when I bought it. Even tho I purchased it used I went straight to a service shop had the oil changed and complete tune up done expecting to enjoy this car I have always heard great things about. The first couple months were great, no worries. Then it seems like out of no where I noticed a slight difference in the way it drove, just the complete feeling of the car was different. The next day I went out to eat and the transmission shifted hard. Okay I thought just need to pay attention, that night when heading to the store is when it became constant, shifting from drive to reverse a hard shift, from 1to2 slip 2to3 slip, then once it heated up stopped. Today is the second day of having to drive it and the light for the engine came on. The car has only 160,000 miles on it, supposedly still in its prime According to early Honda owners, my cousin had a early 90's model Accord I know lived to almost 300,000 on the same engine and transmission. What makes this generation not accountable or not as worthy of the same quality that has given Honda the loyalty of customers it has now. They have the audacity to turn a blind eye on this problem, knowing that these problems are a self inflicted and the direct result of cheap parts and a design flaw they allowed to be mass produced knowing, the "certainty" of mass failure it would create after the warranty freeing them of liability. Leaving the dedicated customers, the people who have helped Honda build there foot hold on the automotive industry in the USA, in the wind. Where is the justice, the accountability, knowingly producing a product that's design is inadequate, knowing due to improper fluid control or lack of proper fluid flow will undoubtedly cause failure of the powertrain. How is it not criminal where is the accountability I thought producing products which u know are default is illegal.

2004 Honda Accord v6 automatic transmission. The transmission is going out at only 145,000 miles. I called a few transmission shops and the 2003, 2004, & 2005 Honda Accords with the v6 engine are known to go out around this mileage. I called Honda and they denied that there was anything wrong. I checked other online forums and they all state that the transmissions are faulty and should be recalled.

Jan. 2015 traveling at 25 to 30 mph, driver front lower ball joint separated causing wheel to turn sideways in wheel well, which resulted in disabling vehicle, seperated cv shaft and fender damage. No injuries and had to have towed. May 2015 traveling 20 to 25 mph, passenger lower ball joint separated causing wheel to turn sideways in wheel well, resulted in disabling vehicle and damage to fender. Local police were called, no injuries and vehicle towed. July 2016 backing out of driveway, passenger front lower ball joint separated, causing wheel to turn sideways in wheel well, resulted in disabling vehicle, damage to fender, separated cv shaft, and dented the oil pan, no injuries. There is a fault in the design of the lower ball joint placement, the weight of the vehicle is naturally causing the ball to press against the retaining edge of the socket, resulting in metal on metal contact causing the retaining edge to wear resulting in separation of the ball joint. The only way to correct this would be to redesign the front suspension steering knuckle and lower control arm. The ball joint should be pressed into the socket with weight on the wheels not pulling it apart. My only suggestions until something is done about this, is go to a service garage and have them check the ball joints with a pry bar between the steering knuckle and lower control arm, if there is movement have it replaced and keep your receipts. Just shaking the wheel by hand isn't enough to see the movement. Do not pick the vehicle up by the lower control arm, it can result in control arm bushing separation.

While driving the speed limit to take my children to school this morning 02-18-2016, my Honda was in the last gear but suddenly downshifted into a power gear causing the car to jerk. My children and I were almost rear ended but the f-150 truck behind is swerved to keep from bitting us. I was very afraid also cause the seat belt around my children tightened to the point where my baby boy started crying cause it was like it choked him. After dropping them off, I got to the stop light which is on a hill and the car would not move. Put in park and cut off and car then went into gear but did not change fears to where it reved up the rpms. Cruised down hill to my home and decided to back up and the car would it even back up. I would like to know what can be done cause there seems to be a problem with Honda and all the can tell me is that there is no recall I. My car except for the power steering. I did research and there are hundreds of complaints about similar problems if not the same.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. While driving at various speeds, the driver side gear failed and there was a sudden increase of engine rpms. Also, the brakes engaged independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be rebuilt. The contact was made aware that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 192,000.

I did tune up my car because is run not good. The ball joint get break dgoodthe happen on street in repair get new ball joint and new axle both thing for drdriving side used car had a good on gas mileage but after start giving bad mileages. Many time tune up. After that car not pick speed. One day I did google search. I find Honda recall for transmission over one million. I call Honda dealer about transmission recall he say need up date software but they don't have recall about this yet . But they have recall airbags was which haven already done. Now my car have problems with transmission ,ball joint axle ,smoking. Riado not works anth other I hope. I get recall soon . I wasn't know rhat to dile complaints. Now I know and I helps other.

The headlights flicker between normal output and dim output making it very difficult to verify if the headlights are even operational at times much less see in front of you while driving. It looks as if the headlights are rapidly turning off and on. This has been happening since the car was brand new but every time it's taken to a Honda dealership, they don't know what the issue is. I have paid hundreds and hundreds of dollars repairing random things Honda "thinks" might fix the problem but it's still a major issue that affects safety of the Honda driver, passengers and other drivers on the road.

Power steering has been replaced 2 times and it still makes the same noise when the car is cold, once it warms up the noise is no longer heard. Several times while I have been driving the car loses power a clicking noise is heard and it's like the car was turned off but it's still on. It has happened both at 60 miles per hour or 25 miles per hour. I can't accelerate I have had to shut the car off and then start it back up. It has happened in the last 3 years a few times most recently being in December 2015.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, suddenly the vehicle independently lost power, the contact shifted the vehicle to drive 2, the vehicle hesitate momentary then resumed normal function. The contact was able to drive her vehicle momentary but the failure reoccured 3 times. The contact brought her vehicle to a independent mechanic. The mechanic stated the fluid in the transition was so burned it resembled tar. The mechanic recommenced flushing the transmission with out placing in it a machine to see if the failure would correct itself. The vehicle was repaired. However, a day later the failure reoccured. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train), on our site. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, decline to do the revision because the VIN number was not associated to the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 150,000. Az.

The transmission is faulty. Gears downshift erratically and unpredictably while driving at high speeds. When starting up, oftentimes fails to shift up and car cannot accelerate, just redlines.

My wife was driving on a highway and she was in the second to the fastest lane on the highway and the car just locked up because of the transmission ,which made her go into the next lane and the car in that lane locked up there brakes and came very close to side sweeping each other ,at that point she had to get out in the middle of the highway and leave the car ,which was later pulled to the side of the highway the NHTSA recall #04v-176 mfr campaign id p38 and I was aware of this issue with this car ,so I always changed the transmission fluid after 5,000 miles.

The transmission went out at 127,000 miles. Driving home from lowe's on 09/20/2015, all at once the rpm went up but the car slowed down. My fastest speed to get home was 30 mph. At one time I stopped at a red light and then it wouldn't go at all!! I'm having the transmission rebuilt but am out of pocket on this Accord, why???? vn#; 1hgcm66584a036012 apparently someone forgot this car when doing recalls on the transmission and I am requesting this matter to get resolved ASAP. I also own a 1991 Accord coupe, 196,000 miles: no problems at all with it. My email address: youngty1025@yahoo. Com phone #: 615-887-3791 please don't push this under a rug and assume it will be ok now, cause it's not ok. I'm 57 years old and can't afford this to happen to me.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. While driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 139,865.

As I was driving on the highway the rpm needle went up and down and the car began to accelerate on its own and then did not respond, and then accelerated again. The car continued to do this a few times. When I got off the highway and my speed was reduced to 30 mph the car stopped moving although the car was still running, I hit the gas and the car didn't go anywhere. I turned off the car and then back on, and it moved again but, continued to stop moving a few times again after that. This occurred while I was on a busy street with a lot of traffic, cars were behind me and by me suddenly stopping without notice because the car stopped on its own, could have caused an accident. When the car accelerated on its own I could have ran into another vehicle causing an accident. Attached is a link to people who had the same exact safety issue with the same make and model and year as my vehicle: Honda has a history if having problems with their transmissions with this specific vehicle. . Read more...