Transmission Failure Problems of Honda Accord - part 1

I am original owner of this car and it has been serviced regularly. At about 118,000 miles the transmission failed. Was driving on the highway at about 55 mph and it was like someone slammed on the brakes, hard enough that the tires screeched. It was very terrifying as well as having the potential to be very dangerous. There was no prior indication of any problems. At this time, the car is in the shop having the transmission replaced. From what I understand, the transmission in the 2003 Honda Accord has been plagued by problems from the onset. I am just very fortunate that nothing serious happened to me when the transmission failed, or I would not be here making this post.

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The vehicle cvt transmission failed while I was driving on a highway.

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Transmission failure!! I knew these early 2000s to 2005s had transmission issues in the Accords and civics, but I had a 2005 earlier and when someone hit me it had over 168. 000 miles on it. (it was a California car with extra smog components) no transmissions issues!! I replaced it with another 2005 Accord 4cyl at 79. 441 miles in Feb of 2018. The car had been very well maintained by a Honda dealership in GA. Nothing was missed. I also had transmission serviced and a lot of other things done by a certified Honda mechanic before I even put the plate on it back in nc. On 6/12/19( 93500 on car) I was in a rollover wreck in my 2002 tundra. (great truck) and really needed my car. On 6/14/19 I go to see my tundra in the junk yard and my car just starts revving up but stops moving. I pulled over and stopped then tried to put car back into gear and was able to get it into 2nd gear and limp to a friends house. I was heartbroken!! to lose both in 2 days was insane! I took it to friendlys transmission in high point nc and they put in a rebuilt transmission very quickly!!!! I hope this one holds because it is a beautiful little car with a great engine and I would like to drive it a long time. I thought about trying to deal with Honda but I was in pain and needed my car. . . It is shameful that a low mileage car that has been well taken care of should need a new transmission so soon!!! it would be wonderful if 11v395000, recall r89, 8/27 2011 would somehow apply to my car!!!.

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Car stopped while driving on a busy street. Transmission failure.

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Abs/tcs module failing causing transmission no to go into gear or jump around gears and hard shifts and acts like transmission failure all with out giving any codes only code I have is 84-1 car will start and drive anywere fine for about 15 to 30 mins then starts acting up like the transmission is failing, with help of Honda mechanic and other Accord owners saving me from buying an new 1300 transmission I have found abs/tcs module failure.

Honda automatic transmission failed in 2015; contacted Honda corp no recalls although there is a recall r89 for exact problem but was told my car is not a part of recall. Had transmission repaired and one year later after driving 10,000 local miles transmission having exact same problem. Contacted Honda and they state due to age year and warranty factors they could not assist. Car has been serviced and diagnosed by several Honda's dealers. Took car for oil change on 5/18; on 5/21 while driving the car after 2-3 minutes it would start to be sluggish and not respond to someone pushing the gas pedal. This was while driving in a 35 mile per hour area two lane street. At that point I pulled over to the side of a city street allowed the car to cool down and took back to dealer. Dealer suggested faulty transmission with broken internal shift parts.

Entered highway at 50 55 when rpms went up and lost acceleration quickly about got rear ended and once I got to the shoulder I turned off car and started it back up and only thing I couldn't engage in car . . Park worked but the rest was in neatral lucky noone was hurt. . Transmission failed without warning I find this a major issue since so many other 03 Accords have had the same problem and I'm asking for Honda to replace my trandmission. . Number of miles 138,000.

Cvtransmission failed in traffic leaving car stranded on busy hwy.

Transmission was bad and had to be replaced. New transmission was bad also. Wasted money for the same thing multiple times and Honda will not help. This year make and model is only compatible with the same exact make model and year. It is hard to find a transmission, and after seeing the recall and it matching both transmissions I don't see why we should have to keep spending money on faulty parts. All the transmissions for this vehicle had recalls and were faulty. We want Honda's help to fix it for good since no other mechanic can figure it out and we have spent money back to back on the same thing. This year make and model was terrible for transmission failures. I feel it is wrong to have your customers buy transmissions that have to be the same that came out of the vehicle, and we are wasting all of our time and money to do so, because any transmission we buy is already messed up.

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 55 mph, the third clutch of the transmission failed and the vehicle failed to accelerate. After surging back and forth, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was coasted to the right side of the road and towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the third gear of the transmission was faulty. The transmission was rebuilt. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

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Transmission is failing. It is slipping between shifts, which leads to spiked rpms because of the delayed shift. The shift is also very harsh, where it jerks, shakes, and rumbles the car. Gears also grind occasionally between stop and first gear.

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Transmission failed after only putting 77,300 miles on the car.

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This is exactly what happened to our car please see below from the other Honda owner's description: at 100,000 miles my 1998 Honda Accord began jerking and bucking when shifting from first to second gear and also when accelerating in higher gear. I was almost killed by a semi truck behind me when the car bucked and decelerated rapidly. These are dangerous cars! the check engine light came on and in the lower gears the car would go into "limp mode" and I would have to pull off the road and restart the engine in order to drive it. I took the car to a very reputable mechanic and he diagnosed a complete failure of the transmission and told me this was a known issue with this year and model of Honda. To replace the transmission would cost $3,400. 00. After researching I have come to learn that it is a manufacturing defect in the transmission that Honda has been aware of and has done nothing to rectify. I contacted Honda and was told that they "sympathize with the problem I had but because they have no recalls or alerts in their system" there was nothing they would do to help. There have been hundreds of complaints about transmission failure in 1998 Honda Accords and in my case it almost cost me my life. If you have a similar problem, please report it to the national highway safety administration.

I am the original owner of a 2001 Honda Accord, the automatic transmission failed at 78800. I paid $4000 to Honda dealer to install a remanufactured auto transmission, the second transmission failed completely at 14600 miles again.

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Automatic transmission fails going from 1st to 2nd gear.

Transmission failed on my 2003 3. 0 automatic Honda Accord.

Complete transmission failure requiring replacement or rebuilding of the automatic transmission. Note, this is a 2003 Honda Accord v6 automatic transmission. The failure occurred while driving on the highway under normal conditions.

Transmission failed on 2000 Honda Accord v-6 at 105,000 miles. Vehicle was in motion on a city street, right off highway exit, in an area with high traffic.

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Car is serviced as specified, no issues (second owner for 5 years). Without warning, transmission failed. Vehicle was being driven on surface streets, made odd sound and stopped operating.

While driving home from dental appt, vehicle started to lose acceleration all of a sudden; driving normally in traffic then car started to jerk/ and rpms started to get higher before slowing down. Car then slows in traffic and does not accelerate even though shift is engaged in drive. Was able to nurse my car to mechanic's shop, determined transmission failure $4100 to rebuild!! called Honda, was told car is not covered by recall, plus since it has 97k miles and 12-years it is not covered by extended warranty. Thanks Honda for standing behind your products. . . Will be looking at new fords this week. . . . . Thank good this failure occurred at a relatively safe side street. Could really cause a major accident!!.

While driving the car I noticed when I put my foot on gas it wasn't responding. I got a few more feet down the road and the car stopped. I the tried to give it gas nothing happened. I had the car towed to the shop and was told my transmission was completely shot at 97000 miles . The car has been maintained very well with the transmission fluid being changed. I know Honda has had many problems with their transmissions . This is the second Honda I have owned that the transmission has failed and after this it might be the last Honda I own.

When I purchased my 2002 ex Honda Accord in 2015; I thought I was getting a reliable dependable car. Honda is know for its reliability but little did I know that the whole sub-frame (front & back was fully rusted). My srs warning light comes on quite often. The a/c drain I strongly believe was installed improperly which causes the sub-frame to rust and crack. I bought the car with only 82,358 miles and purchased a extended warranty through Honda dealership which my powertrain only covered up to 90,000 miles. I had taken the car for its first oil change which was at 91,000 miles and all of a sudden I started to have powertrain problems. Even though on my bill of sale it stated as is Honda dealership knew that a customers such as myself would look under the body of the car. I went online and have read numerous complaints about the same problem I was having with this model & year. Also their extended warranty problem was an issue. Why is the federal government & states allowing Honda to sell a car with improperly installed a/c drain,sub-frame rotting & crack issues, transmission failure, defective seat belt sensor. I pray that no one dies from this vehicle. 1999-2002 models. I'm a mother of four with a non-curable disease and I just want my car to be fully repaired at the expense of Honda. Driving on the highway and turning is dangerous for me to be operating but this is my only means of transportation. My mechanic has to me I shouldn't have purchase this vehicle but I didn't realize that Honda would do there customers wrong like this just for a profit!!!!.

I am original owner of this car purchased at beginning of 2004. 12 years later we are having transmission failure at 90,000 miles. I called Honda because their website listed the recall for my year and model but when I searched it by VIN no recall applies. They told me that the recall doesn't apply to my VIN. I asked them how they determine that. Is there a serial number cut off after which Honda made changes and they can prove my car is not effected? the answer was "all I can tell you is your VIN is not included in the recall". Well, I did some research as my vehicle was having the exact same problems as described in the recall. Nhtsa recall number 04v-176 has related documents on file and one of them being a letter dated June 28 2004 from american Honda motor CO. Inc. Signed by a william r. Willen. This letter clearly identifies my car as being included in the safety related recall and I should have received a notice of recall in late 2004. I never received any notice. Some how my car experienced no issues until 2015, but the issues did eventually show up. Now today my car was failing to accelerate on the highway and also trying to downshift to low gears at highway speeds and then suddenly failed to drive at all. We had some indications in the past couple weeks and had the transmission drained and filled 4 times to try to remedy this problem. I talked with two certified Honda mechanics who both told me the transmission was going to fail and nothing could be done. Well, they were right, but here I am in this situation now because Honda failed to recall my car in 2004 as it should have been. For years now we have unknowingly been driving a car that could have caused the driver to lose control and crash. Honda did not fulfill their duties in this recall. I suspect there are many more like mine still on the road. Honda should fix all the cars effected retroactive.

Transmission failed while driving on highway with no warning.

The transmission failed at approximately 70,000 miles while driving up a hill. The engine began revving, and the vehicle lost all acceleration. Shortly thereafter, I applied the brakes, put on the hazard lights, put the car in park, and turned the car off. I then restarted the car, shifted into drive, and attempted to accelerate, but the vehicle began rolling backwards toward traffic lined up behind me. I then reapplied the brake, put the car in park, and again shut the car off. Due to construction in the area, there was no where to pull the car over to, so I was stranded blocking traffic.

Textbook case of transmission failure for my '04 Honda Accord v-6 on Friday, may 22, 2015. Car failed on the 15 fwy outside of barstow, CA and had to be towed to the los angeles area. When I contacted american Honda I was told that my VIN was not part of the recall. My car, though 11 years old, had only 89. 5k miles on it. It had been serviced at all times by my Honda dealer, including transmission service 3 times, including January of 2015. I have all documentation. Honda quoted me $5,642. 40 for the repair, and also in a letter dated 6/24/15 confirmed that I need a new transmission assembly. I "escalated" my complaint to american Honda and was offered $250 "customer loyalty card" which I initially declined. I then contacted american Honda again and received a $300 card for the inconvenience that when my car was returned to me by Honda the entire air intake system was missing!! it took the Honda dealership 3 days t contact me and return the air intake system. I bought this Honda Accord brand new from the Honda dealer and am the only owner/driver. I still am without a reliable vehicle and there is no reason that a transmission, which has been consistently serviced by the dealership, should fail with less than 90,000 miles on the vehicle. Had I not been in the desert with lighter traffic, I would have been involved in an extreme crash with other vehicles. Honda should repair my vehicle and acknowledge that the current recall fails to include additional VIN that were affected. They focus their ad campaign on "helpful", yet they do not help their Honda owners. Shame on Honda and I would like some results.

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Accord. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and jerked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician installed a snapshot to record the failure and stated that the cvt transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000.

Vehicle started to loses acceleration all of a sudden; diving normally in traffic then car started to jerk/ and rpms started to get higher before slowing down. Car then stops in traffic and does not accelerate even though shift is engaged in drive. Transmission failure that could have caused accident. Vehicle eventually drove again after turning car off and back on but stalled again/ issue repeated.

My 2004 Honda Accord v6 transmission decided to die on Saturday November the 15th. I was driving on the interstate when I realized the rpm's were going up, but I wasn't getting any acceleration. I pulled over to check my transmission fluid, oil and etc. Everything was good. So I start back on the road trying to make it to my destination. The next thing I know I heard what sounded like a chain breaking off and the car jumped back like I was gearing down really low. I hit my head on the steering wheel and blacked out for a minute. Thankfully I had someone with me and they grabbed the steering wheel and directed us off the interstate. We lifted the hood once again and could smell something burnt. We were able to get it to a mechanic who said the transmission had failed. We had no issues prior to the date the transmission failed. I'm extremely upset by this. The car had been taken care of and maintained regularly. My family is Honda enthusiast and have never had problems. That is why we always bought Honda's, for their reliability. I think Honda needs to make this right and have the transmission fixed. From what I've read this has been a major problem affecting tons and the transmission has been recalled. I thank god I didn't kill or hurt anyone during this ordeal.

Transmission failure while driving. Bought vehicle used in Feb. 2014 from dealer with 97,570mi. At 104,000, transmission failed. Repairs can range from $4500 to $3400, with either a Honda rebuilt transmission or my own being rebuilt. Since Honda was aware of these failures (had a recall before I was an owner) and the dealer that sold me the car was likely also aware, I find these practices totally dishonest and bordering on illegal. I paid almost $10,000 for this vehicle because of low mileage, only to have a major failure 8 months later.

Transmission failure while pulling into traffic, close call accident averted by defensive maneuvers by two vehicles. Request for assistance to Honda America denied. Vehicle was one covered by a Honda America extended warranty as the result of a class action lawsuit. Although mi. Was still below extended warranty limit time limit was expired and Honda denied any assistance.

Driving family of 4 home from church, stopped at an intersection stop sign. Came off brake and onto accelerator to cross the intersection and transmission immediately and unexpectedly broke apart, leaving our car stuck in the intersection. Extremely dangerous as traffic was continuous where we were crossing. More importantly, the transmission failure was without symptoms, with maintenance kept. . . . The transmission was a 4 year old Honda dealership replacement for another transmission which failed in may 2010. Total mileage on replacement transmission = 86k miles, with transmission fluid replaced 2 years ago by Honda. In may 2010, I was driving the same 2003 Honda v6 Accord vehicle on the highway at night, when the transmission (@ 122k miles) slammed down from 4th gear to 1st gear slamming me forward (thankful I wear a seatbelt). . . . Extremely dangerous situation, near miss incident. Honda had a recall on the original 2003 Accord v6 transmission, which they "fixed" with an add on kit in 2004, not a replacement of the transmission. Honda refused to pay for or contribute towards the replacement transmission in 2004 or in 2010! Honda never reported back to me what was the cause of failure to the original transmission which they took upon installation of replacement in 2010. I also owned a 2003 Honda odyssey which Honda recalled though that transmission and replaced by Honda versus the "kit". I believe that near miss incidents are as actionable as fatalities, fires and physical injuries. I feel fortunate that my family was spared injury or death yesterday, however I am deeply concerned that these Honda transmissions are time bombs and lives are constantly at risk wherever these cars and minivans are on the road. Please encourage Honda motors to take 100% remedial action to protect the public from these poorly engineered and manufactured transmissions.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at no particular speed the rpm's abnormally increased to 7500 independently. The vehicle started to jerk back and forth with the service light and acs lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, who stated there was a transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,530.

Transmission failure causing rapid deceleration in the middle lanes of an interstate highway, I-95.

Traveling north on I-83 from baltimore to pennsylvania, the car started jerking violently, and came to a complete stop, front wheels quit rotating (locked?). We were thrown forward against our seatbelts, the rear of the car jumping slightly to the right. Gratefully, traffic was light. We shifted gears on the console back and forth and got the car moving again, taking the middletown rd. Exit, pulled off the road, checked transmission fluid, read the car manual. Half-hour later, we continued slowly, but after a few miles, the car began jerking again, slowing, sometimes stopping. We were able to get home with hazard lights flashing, letting cars pass by pulling to the side. This was early afternoon, very little traffic, and we were not far from home. Had car towed to dealer who said transmission failure, needed to be replaced. We bought this car new in 2003, maintained it per manufacture suggestions, and had no prior problems or indication the transmission was failing as the car was running as smoothly as it has since it was new.