2001 Honda Accord Power Train

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2001 HONDA ACCORD NO D4 LIGHT ON THE ON THE DASH CLUSTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH CODE 1705 AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FAILURE. BEING A MECHANIC AND AFTER CHECKING THE VSS, TCS SOLENOIDS ( LOCK UP,SHIFT CONTROL A B C & CPC) AND EVEN CHECKING THE GEAR POSITION SWITCH, SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT AND WITH NO RESULTS WENT TO THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHY? I FOUND ABOUT 40 PAGES OF PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE!! HARD SHIFTING, LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING, NO SHIFTING, THROTTLE STICKAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT , AND BEST OF ALL CODES 1705 1706 1738 1739 1753 1768 1773 & 1791 AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FAILURE !!!!!!! NOT MALFUNCTION OR REPLACE PART, FAILURE !! HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE FOR YEARS WITH LITTLE ACTION ! I HOPE MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE NOT THE DEATH THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM !! SO FAR NO HELP FOR THE DEALER, CAR WILL NOT MOVE NOW. *TR

OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THE SLIPPAGE WAS TRANSMISSION RELATED I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT IN AT THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WHILE I WAS STILL WITHIN THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. OVER TIME (TWO YEARS) THE SITUATION BECAME WORSE AND I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AFTER LEARNING ON LINE ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR. I GET ALL OF THEIR SALE AND SERVICE ADS BUT AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMS THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE THAT I WAS THE CURRENT OWNER AND THE LETTER WENT TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FORMALLY IDENTIFIED AND THE SERVICE MANAGER ASKED LOCAL HONDA REP FOR ASSISTANCE AND THIS WAS DECLINED. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF CALLING AND LEAVING MESSAGES I FINALLY HAD SOMEONE NAMED CAROLINE CALL ME BACK. SHE WAS DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH AND WOULD NOT LISTEN WITHOUT CUTTING ME OFF AND ACCUSING ME OF INTERRUPTING HER. VERY FRUSTRATING WHICH MAY BE PART OF THEIR PLAN TO GET ME TO GO AWAY. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT HELP ME SINCE THE LOCAL REP FOR THE AREA HAD ALREADY DECLINED. SHE CAN'T OVER RULE THIS. ALL THIS WORK FOR NOTHING. SHE INDICATED THAT SHE WOULD REFER THE CASE TO THE ESCALATION UNIT AFTER I PUSHED FOR A SUPERVISOR. BECAUSE SHE WAS DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH I HUNG UP WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF NO CALL FROM THE ESCALATION UNIT CAROLYN INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE I HAD HUNG UP SHE HAD NOT REFERRED MY CASE. APPARENTLY WANTING TO PUNISH ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2001 HONDA ACCORD 12 DAYS AND LESS THAN 400 MILES AFTER HAVING HONDA REPLACE (REBUILD) THE TRANSMISSION. CODE 1705 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) ON THE 7TH DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE SHOP. CAR SLAMS IN R FROM P THEN GETS STUCK IN 2ND (WON'T SHIFT) NO MATTER HAW FAST OR EVEN IF YOU MOVE THE SHIFTER. 3800 RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH. TOOK BACK TO HONDA ON DAY 12 AND WAS TOLD" IF ITS COVERED, THEY'LL FIX IT". IF ITS COVERED ITS 12 DAYS AND 400 MI. FROM YOUR SHOP AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE YOUR NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CODE SHOWS 1705 (TRANS. FAILURE) THE SAME REASON YOU REPLACED THE TRANS IN THE FIRST PLACED. AFTER GETTING A SERVICE REP. TO LOOK AT IT THEY ARE ORDERING A SENSOR TO REPLACE, AND NOW ARE TELLING ME THAT IT IS THE ALARM THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. THE ALARM HAS BEEN ON THE CAR FOR A LONG TIME NOW, AND HONDA KNOWS AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS ARE USED BY A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR OWNERS, SO IF IT'S THE ALARM, THERE SHOULD BE A FIX BY HONDA FOR THAT PROBLEM. WHY MY CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MY ALARM WOULD TELL MY TRANS. NOT TO DUE THAT. I PLACED 2 EXACTLY THE SAME ALARMS ON MY WIFE'S AND MY DAUGHTERS CARS (HONDA AND A TOYOTA) ONE'S DOING FINE !!! *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 88,000 MILES AT MY COST FROM A HONDA DEALER. HAVE HAD OUR CAR BACK 12 DAYS ON A REBUILD TRANSMISSION (LESS THAN 300 MILES) AND ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE 1705 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). FILED A PREVIOUS REPORT (#10276399) ON JULY 9 2009. SAME ISSUES HARD SHIFTS, SLAMMING IN REVERSE, WON'T SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (3800 RPM'S AT 55 MPH) FOR MY WIFE TO GET HOME FROM WORK! TALK ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE!!! WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE WILL TAKE ACTION!! I'M SURE IT'S DEATHS (LIKE THE FAA) GOV.'T AGENTS DUE NOTHING TILL AFTER THE DEATHS ( ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY ) THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, WHERE'S OUR HELP ??? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,650.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE ISSUE BEGAN THREE YEARS AGO AND IS CURRENTLY WORSENING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 07/27/09.*JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THIS MODEL WERE SOLD WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED NEW TRANSMISSION ON THESE MODEL CARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ENGINE CODE P0780. I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WOULD TURN ON OCCASIONALLY. IT WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM WHEN IT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET AN ENGINE CODE SCAN AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN ALL GEARS. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE NOTED ON VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS THAT EVENTUALLY LED ME TO THIS SITE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL. IN MY EYES THIS CALLS FOR A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO POOR COMPONENTS USED. MY CAR HAS PASSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE WITH 106,000 MILES. I AM AFRAID OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED ($60.) CALLED HONDA AMERICA TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP. THEY GAVE A CASE NUMBER AND SAID IT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BY A HONDA DEALER ($105.) SAME THING: TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. WILL COST $3638. ON 3-26-09 CALLED HA BACK. THEY SAID I'D HEAR FROM THEM IN 24-48 HOURS. HAD TO MAKE COPIES OF ALL SERVICE RECORDS AND TAKE TO DEALER. ON 4-6-09 THEY FINALLY CALLED TO SAY THEY WOULD HELP A LITTLE. MY QUESTION IS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? A TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT ALL THE HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FORCE A RECALL. *TR

MY NAME IS EARLENE BELSEY AND I AM A 79 YEAR OLD WIDOW. I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. IN 2002, THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SENT OUT A NOTICE NOTIFYING ALL HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL'S TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPANY WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR AN ADDITIONAL "SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST." THEY DID NOT RECALL THIS MODEL CAR TO OBVIOUSLY SAVE MONEY.THEY STATED THAT "IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION DURING THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD,JUST BRING YOUR CAR AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AT NO COST." PROBLEMS THAT COULD OCCUR ARE " ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISES...EXTREMELY SLOW OR DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT...ABNORMAL GEAR SHIFTING...ERRATIC HARSH SHIFTING...HARD SHIFTS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD" WHICH IS JUST A FEW OF THE ISSUES LISTED. I ALWAYS KEPT THIS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AND HOPED THAT NOTHING WOULD OCCUR. SINCE THEY DID NOT TAKE ACTION TO RECALL THE CAR, I JUST HOPED A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD NOT ARISE. EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURE SUGGESTS YOU DUE TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 60,000 MILES, I ACTED CONSERVATIVELY KNOWING THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, SO I SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES, AND AGAIN, HOPED THERE WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I HAVE JUST 66,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, BUT THE SEVEN YEAR PART OF THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I ASKED MY SON IF HE COULD RESPOND TO THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. HE AGREED AND WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THE FREEWAY BY A SEMI-TRUCK WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH CORPORATE WHICH HE DID ON FRIDAY, OCT 30TH. ON MONDAY NOV 2, 2009 CORPORATE OFFERED A "HYPOTHETICAL OFFER OF A 25% DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANS, WHICH WILL COST $3,000. I WANT 100%, REPLACEMENT AND THEY REFUSED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? MY CASE # WITH HONDA IS N012009-10-3000303. PH 800 999-1009. *TR

DRIVING @ APPROX 5 MI PER HOUR AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF A LOCAL DEPT. STORE; MY HUSBAND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP; RATHER, IT REVVED UP AND BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD AT RAPID SPEED; MY HUSBAND QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STOPPED. HAD IT NOT WE WOULD HAVE HIT 4 PEOPLE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2001; 2 PREVIOUS TIMES: I HIT A NEIGHBOR'S PARKED TRUCK; WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AS WE NEARED A STOP SIGN WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. EACH TIME THE ACCELERATION SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL DESPITE THE BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED. EXPENSIVE REPAIRS NECESSARY BOTH PREVIOUS TIMES. I WILL HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO HONDA NEXT WEEK; I WILL NOT DRIVE IT. MILEAGE: UNDER 33,000. *TR

NEVER NOTIFIED AS OWNER OF HONDA THAT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED DUE TO SETTLEMENT,A INDICATOR LIGHT DISPLAY NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE,CAR WAS BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND STATED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BY TWO WEEKS. HONDA FAILED TO MAKE PROPER NOTIFICATION. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS SHE HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ALL THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WAS REBUILT I PAID $1,377.00 FOR IT AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION OF ERIE, PA. AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTED THE SAME AND LATER ON A HORRIBLE NOISE START TO SOUND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SAID THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 13 DAYS INTHE MONTH OF JUNE 2007. FINALLY, THEY DECIDED TO PUT THE REVERSE SELECTOR GEAR ON THIS TRASMITION THUS ENDING UP WITH SAME NOISE WHEN AS PREVIOUS WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION NOW IT IS RUNNING WELL BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT STILL MAKES THE SAME BAD NOISE, LIKE A CLUNK KIND OF NOISE. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE CLICK SOUND, IT IS A BAD SOUND, REALLY LOUD. THE DEALER SAY THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS CAR AND I TOLD THE MANAGER YOU ARE CRAZY. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE THEY ALREADY MADE THERE MONEY, NOW WORK BEGINS. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. SO I GOT A CAR WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS WITH NO WARRANTY BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PAYS FOR IT, THERE IS NOT WARRANTY. BEAUTIFUL, WELL DONE HONDA. LAST CAR I BUY FROM HONDA. *TR

PCM WAS GIVING OFF FALSE ERROR CODES, DEALER WAS THE FIRST TO BRING UP PROBLEM AFTER RECALLED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS A DEALER'S PROBLEM. PCM WILL CREATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF, AND WILL APPEAR AT VARIOUS TIMES OF OPERATION. HAS CAUSED ME TO CONSTANTLY GO TO DEALER AND VARIOUS MECHANIC SHOPS TO GET ERROR CODES ERASED. CAR WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT PASS SMOG TEST. ALSO WILL CONSUME MORE FUEL THAN IT SHOULD. COST TO REPLACE PCM IS APPROXIMATELY $800. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING FLUIDS. THE SEALS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEALS WERE REPLACED AGAIN IN AUGUST . THE CONTACTWAS UNSURE OF THE MILEAGE. THE SEALS WERE REPLACED AGAIN ON JANUARY 3,2007, THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119, 311. . THE HONDA DEALER AND THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TWICE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE FULL COST OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS APPROXIMATELY $3,000-$4000. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO BRING THE COST DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY $1336. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A NON HONDA DEALER. *AK

1. BOUGHT THE 01 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 CYL FROM DUVAL HONDA IN JACKSONVILLE FL, WITH THE TRANSMISSION BARELY SLIPPING. 2. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FOR ABOUT 5 TO 8 SECONDS BETWEEN GEARS AND KNOCKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. 3. NOTHING DONE TO FIX IT. TRIED CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP. I HEARD THAT HONDA OF AMERICA WILL PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE LABOR. IS THIS TRUE? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 72,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THEN AT 106,000 MILES, WHILE AT A TOLL BOOTH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE, A CLUNK WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT THEN REVERSED AND COULD NOT STOP WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE HIT A BUILDING. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED.

THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS BEEN RIDING ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT AND THE D4 LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I HAD THE IDLE VALVE REPLACED AND IT WAS RIDING FINE FROM THERE. I MENTIONED SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS TO A FRIEND AND FOUND THAT HE AND ANOTHER PERSON HE KNOWS WHO HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE EXPLAINED THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR 2001 V6 MODELS AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE IN CA. APPARENTLY THERE HAD BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS/PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2001 HONDA. I CALLED THE 800# AND THE REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT MY CAR COULD NOT BE COVERED SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER HAD BEEN CHANGED - I DIDN'T KNOW THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE CAR. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WITHOUT UPDATING THE MILEAGE AND I SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED FOR NOT KNOWING THE MILEAGE. 1. FAILURE IS IN THE TRANSMISSION 2. I THINK MY CAR IS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD 3. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 4. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE. *JB

MY HONDA ACCORD 2001 JUST DIED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AS "ENGINE LOCK UP" BUT AFTER CHANGING THE ENGINE MY CAR STILL DID NOT START. AFTER CHECKING FURTHER MY MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS LOCKED UP. MY CAR HAS 100,002 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. AT 30 MPH, THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE CONTINUE TO RISE, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

HONDA ACCORD 2001 EX COUPE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) I HAVE A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN WHICH THE GEARS SLIP BEFORE CATCHING. THE RESULT IS AN UNEXPECTED BANG FEELING AND AN ABNORMALLY FAST ACCELERATION TIME WHICH FOR SURE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. (FOR SOMETHING TO COMPARE BY, ITS LIKE PUTTING GAS UNTIL YOUR RPMS REACH OVER 5000 IN A STANDARD CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY POPPING THE CLUTCH) THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, OFTEN TIMES SHIFTING EXTREMELY EARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A FEELING "LIKE I PLOWED INTO SOMEONE AND THEN SUDDENLY WAS HIT BEHIND". I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO WINDWARD HONDA AND THE PEOPLE THERE INCLUDING THE SHOP FOREMAN CONTINUES TO SAY THAT THE HUGE BANG AND ABNORMAL SHIFTING IS NORMAL. WITHIN ONE DAY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN I ALMOST RAN INTO A PARKING STRUCTURE PILLAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH UNTIL THE ENGINES RPMS HIT PAST 3000. THERE HAS BEEN ONE INJURY INVOLVING A SLIGHT CASE OF WHIPLASH AFTER THE ENGINE SOMEHOW REVVED UP PAST 5000 AND THEN CAUGHT. (THE GAS WAS PRESSED DOWN AND EVEN AFTER THE GAS WAS RELEASED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND WHEN IT HIT AROUND 5500 RPM THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT MAKING IT FEEL LIKE I GOT BANGED BY ANOTHER CAR GOING 15+ MPH) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HONDA CLAIMS THAT IF THEY CANT DUPLICATE IT ON THEIR TEST DRIVE AROUND THE AREA, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM (HONDA IS VERY POOR AT DUPLICATING THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE FAILURE HAPPENS) THE FAILURE HAPPENS IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. WHEN YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC REQUIRING YOU TO STOP AND GO CONSTANTLY 2. ENTERING SHORT ON RAMPS REQUIRING THE CAR TO DOWNSHIFT 3. ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN BUT DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. *HONDA WAS TESTING THE CAR IN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS WITH NO TRAFFIC INCIDENTS STARTED FROM JUNE OF 2003 AND IS STILL ONGOING TODAY JANUARY 31, 2006 (THE EXACT NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED IS UNKNOWN, OCCURS MUTIPLE TIMES IN DAILY TRAFFIC)*JB

GEARS STARTED SLIPPING ON 2001 ACCORD EX AROUND 80,000. I HAD FLUID CHANGED OFTEN AND LAST CHANGED AT 105,000 AND GEARS ARE STILL SLIPPING. CAR JERKS REALLY BAD AND 2ND GEAR CHANGES HARSHLY. I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR NOW BUT WHEN I AM ABLE TO GET ANOTHER CAR, IT WON'T BE A HONDA. THIS 7TH GENERATION OF ACCORDS 1998-2002 ARE THE WORST. I'M NOT SURE WHAT HONDA HAS DONE. I ALSO HEAR THAT THE 2003-2005 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED AS OF YET BUT AM SURE IT WILL AND IF ME OR MY FAMILY IS HURT, I HOPE HONDA IS READY FOR A SERIOUS LAW SUIT. TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THIS!! *JB