2004 Honda Accord Power Train

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. WITHIN 2-3 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I CALLED TOW TRUCK AND WHEN HE ARRIVED I TRIED AGAIN AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN TURNING THE CAR AROUND. I FOUND ON THIS SITE A REFERENCE TO A RECALL NOTICE BUT HONDA DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS FOR MY CAR. ONE REPAIR SHOP WANTS TO PUT IN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION EST. $3,000. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING TO HONDA DEALER AND TRY AGAIN IN PERSON. *TR

DRIVING HONDA ACCORD ON SH 121, PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE STARTED REVVING BUT CAR WOULDN'T GO. TRIED SHIFTING INTO OTHER DRIVES AND BACK INTO DRIVE THINKING THAT MAYBE IT WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS (EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN AUTOMATIC) AND THE CAR WOULD GO FOR A BIT THEN DO THE SAME THING. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON HOPING I WOULDN'T GET REAR ENDED. CALLED AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. FIRST THE KEYS WERE LOST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE TOW TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP, THEN THE DEALER FIRST COULDN'T REPLICATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND AFTER WE TOLD THEM TO LET THE CAR WARM UP SOME MORE, THEY DID REPLICATE IT. SO WE WENT FROM "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR" TO " YOU NEED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED". THIS FOR A HONDA THAT DOESN'T HAVE 100K ON IT YET. CHECKED WEBSITES AND SEEMS THIS ISN'T AN UNCOMMON THING WITH THIS CAR AND STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT, IF ANYTHING HONDA WILL DO TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. THE CAR HASN'T HAD ANY SYMPTOMS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER AND HAD ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. I BOUGHT A HONDA SO I WOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I FEEL RIPPED OFF. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS OR APPROACHING SLOW TURNS, CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY, OCCURRING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, DEALER SAID REPAIR WOULD BE APPROX $3,000 AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VIN # MILEAGE IS 111,376. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 55MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED QUICKLY SLOWING. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS OF DOWN SHIFT, THE CAR REVVED TO HIGH RPMS AND WAS IN FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL (IT WAS ACTUALLY IN DRIVE). I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 2 LANES TO GET OFF THE ROAD. ONCE OFF THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING . THEN IT WENT INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ON A BACKROAD. BUT WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT, THE CAR WOULD REV HIGH AS IT COULDN'T SHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER HEAR AND ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WARNING LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THE SUDDEN SLOWING IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTED NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME. *TR

1. PER THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS MANUAL, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED UNTIL 120,000 MILES OR 6 YEARS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. A FEW WEEKS AGO, AT 92,000 MILES, THE CAR WAS 6 YEARS OLD SO WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME USING HONDA FLUID, ALL IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONDA OWNER'S MANUAL. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ORIGINAL FLUID WAS VERY GRAY AND THERE WAS A LOT OF METAL ATTACHED TO THE DRAIN PLUG. IT LOOKED REALLY BAD. 2. ON 4/30/10 AT 92,500 MILES, (500 MILES LATER), WE WERE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED CUTTING OUT. WE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR IDLED FINE. WE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WE HAD CAR TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE HONDA DEALER. 3. ON 3/31/10, THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND SHOWED THEM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, WHICH IS A RECALL OF THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND SUGGESTED I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA IN HOPES THAT THE RECALL WOULD BE EXPANDED. *TR

DROVE HOME FROM VACATION AND CAR WAS FINE. NEXT MORNING DRIVING TO WORK FELT TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SLIP. ON WAY HOME FROM WORK THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND RPM'S SHOT UP TO 5000 TO ALMOST 6,000 AND CAR DECREASED SPEED RAPIDLY, CAR JERKED AND BEGAN TO GO AGAIN. WAITED UNTIL I COULD GET TO A EMPTY STRAIGHT ROAD AND TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED RAPIDLY AND SAME THING OCCURRED- RPM'S SHOT UP AND CAR NOT IN GEAR. DROVE NEXT DAY TO WORK AND CAR DID SAME THING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED FROM WORK. HONDA SAYS THERE ISN'T A RECALL AND HAVE NOT HAD "ANY COMPLAINTS TO THIS, IT COULD BE THAT THE PROPER SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY YOU". WELL I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED EVERY 10,000. LAST TIME IT WAS FLUSHED NONE OF THEIR SERVICE TECH THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM DUE TO NOT BEING SERVICED PROPERLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING DURING LUNCH BREAK AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I WAS STOPPED UPHILL AND WHEN LET OFF BRAKE CAR WAS NOT IN GEAR. AFTER ROLLING BACKWARDS TOWARDS CURB FROM LEFT HAND TURN LANE, STOPPING ENGINE AND STARTING AGAIN I STARTED LIMPING BACK TO WORK. THE TRANS SLIPPED, RPM'S ROSE AND THEN KICKED IN GEAR LURCHING FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A VEHICLE. HAD TO BE TOWED 60 MILES HOME. *TR

MY 2004 ACCORD TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 105000. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON THE WAY TO WORK AND FELT LOSS OF POWER AND REALIZED TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I SLOWED DOWN AND DROVE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND STOPPED A FEW TIMES BUT MADE IT TO WORK. I BROUGHT IT TO THE CLOSEST TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND QUOTED $2900 FOR REBUILT TRANNY AND MAYBE MORE IF THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO A PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND AFTER SOME HASSLE THEY REDUCED THEIR ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FROM $3900 TO $3400. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING MORE. I GOT THE REPAIR (REBUILT TRANNY) AND WHEN I PAID THE BILL IT WAS FOR $2900. STILL A LOT BUT AT LEAST NOT MORE THAN THE TRANNY PLACE. I TOLD ALL THE HONDA FOLKS I TALKED TO THAT I HAD 3 HONDAS AND ALWAYS WAS HAPPY WITH THEIR RELIABILITY. BUT CONSIDERING THE INFORMATION I READ ABOUT THE TRANNY PROBLEMS AND HONDA'S LACK OF CONCERN, AND WHAT I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED, NO MORE HONDAS FOR ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 170,000.

THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO SUDDEN FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED. THE ENGINE REVVED, WHILE MY CAR WENT NO WHERE. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD (WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR). I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND HAD TO EITHER BE REPLACED OR REBUILT....IT ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY POPULAR PROBLEM. QUITE CONFUSED AS TO HOW A CAR CAN GO FROM WORKING JUST FINE, TO NEEDING A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD V-6 66,000 MILES I HAVE HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED ON MY CAR WITH THE DEALERSHIP THINKING THIS WOULD KEEP MY CAR SAFE, WHICH FAILED TO BE THE CASE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY HAVING 66,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 45 MILES WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PLACED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPANY AND THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR 75% OF THE FEE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER STATING IT WAS UNSAFE AND UNFAIR AND I WOULD SEEK LEGAL ACTION, THEY FORCED ME TO SIGN A RELEASE FORM OR THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE 75% FEE REQUIRED FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO THE CONSUMER ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE THEIR TRANSMISSION GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AT 66,000 MILES WITH A HISTORY OF ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, IT JUST SEEMS THIS VEHICLE HAD A FACTORY DEFECTED TRANSMISSION. I FEEL HONDA IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL YEAR TRANSMISSION BUT ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND IT COULD BE UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR IN A PULLING MOTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT COULD ONLY DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

COMMUTING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE RPM'S WENT VERY HIGH (7K), BUT I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. I COASTED FOR A WHILE AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY, BUT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, I COULDN'T GET OUT OF 1ST GEAR FOR A WHILE. AFTER WORK, I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE BACK STREETS FOR A LITTLE TO SEE IF I THOUGHT I COULD GET HOME, FIGURING THAT ONCE I GOT ON THE FREEWAY, EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. AFTER A FEW MILES ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL, AND HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES WITH JUST MY MOMENTUM TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. ONCE THERE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD MOVE AT ALL. I COULDN'T. IN PARK, I COULD REV THE ENGINE AND SEE THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT WHEN I SHIFTED TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, I COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO ENGAGE OR MOVE AT ALL. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO RESPOND, BUT SHORTLY AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SO I PULLED OVER ONCE MORE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK GOT ME BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER, WHERE I LATER FOUND OUT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 2004 WITH 90K MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 9 IN OLD BRIDGE, NJ MY VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH 44K MILES NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOME 2004 ACCORDS FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT (NHTSA: 04V176000). HONDA SAYS OUR VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL. CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM HONDA DEALER AND ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE AND ALL WORK DONE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A BRAND NEW CAR, WITH ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK COMPLETED, TO REQUIRE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITH ONLY 44 K MILES. HONDA HAS AGREED TO PAY 60% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS (IE, THE RECALL). THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ADDITIONAL HONDA VIN'S AS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY MORE CARS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS ABOUT 88K ON IT. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MILES/PER HOUR THE CAR STARTED JERKING, THEN IT STARTED REVVING THE ENGINE, INCREASING THE RPM'S TO 5000 REVS EVEN WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 15/MILES PER HOUR. ITS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILING BEFORE HITTING 100K, LET ALONE A HONDA WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 HONDA ACCORDS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND ONE OF THE POST LED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. I'M A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER AND MOST OF THE MILEAGE PUT ON THE CAR HAS BEEN HIGHWAY MILES. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST ME ABOUT $3500. PLEASE HELP IN THIS CASE AS I'M SURE YOU'VE GOTTEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF RECALL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65MPH WHEN CAR SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP HIGH, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NEXT DAY, COULDN'T GET THE CAR INTO GEAR AT ALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 IT JUST STOP DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY NO WARNING ,PUTTING MY LIFE AT DANGER AS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS WERE COMING AT MY CAR I WAS TERRIFIED. HONDA CARS SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD WARN CONSUMERS WHEN THEY ARE PURCHASING. *TR

EARLY MODEL 2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING HAS ISSUES. WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, (I WAS GOING UP A HILL AT THE TIME) THE ENGINE REVS REALLY HIGH AND THEN WILL NOT GO. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURN IT OFF BEFORE CREATING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND MAKE IT HOME. SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY AND WE IMMEDIATELY CONTRACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I THEN READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS 2003 AND2004 HONDA ACCORD V-6. PLEASE MAKE SURE HONDA FIXES THIS PROBLEM SOON...IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. *TR THANK YOU

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED UNDER 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SECOND GEAR SHAFT SOLENOID WHICH BURNED TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED AS IF THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 03/01/10. *LJ THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

WE HAVE OWNED MANY HONDAS IN OUR PAST WITH NO PROBLEM BUT THIS ONE ... I JUST DON'T KNOW. THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 2, WE WERE DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY TO FIND IT SLIPPING GEAR BETWEEN GEARS 1 AND 2, AND 2 AND 3. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY WE STOPPED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY LITERALLY DROVE IT AROUND AND TOLD US RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER A QUOTE OF $3800 (APPROXIMATELY), WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME LESS THAN 4 MILES AND IT DIED ON THE WAY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE WHO TOOK A FURTHER LOOK AT IT AND THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ARE TOTALLY GONE AND THE 4TH GEAR IS ABOUT TO GO. THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX IT WITH A QUOTE OF $2900. THIS IS QUITE UNSAFE, HAD WE NOT DECIDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT RIGHT AWAY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO ACCELERATE. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD ONLY TRAVEL BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THIRD GEAR AND REVERSE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN FIRST GEAR AND THEN LOCK UP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

ATF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID) LEAKS ON THE COOLER LINE JOIN BOLTS UNDER THE TRANNY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT RUN. IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN AND I GOT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETED A SERVICE AND WERE DOING A TEST RIDE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LET OFF THE GAS AND COASTED FOR A SHORT WHILE. I GAVE IT GAS AGAIN AND I GOT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETED A SERVICE AND WERE DOING A TEST RIDE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THE INTERESTING PART IS THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MY SALESMEN BOTH HAD THERE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THERE HONDA. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID WE CAN NOT HELP YOU. *TR