2004 HONDA ACCORD Power Train Problems

The transmission in my 2004 Honda Accord V6 3.0L is experiencing a serious safety defect. The transmission overheats while driving, begins slipping, and eventually the vehicle will not move at all. When this happens, I lose the ability to accelerate or maintain speed, creating a dangerous situation for me and other drivers. I have to pull over and wait for the transmission to cool before the car will move again. This failure matches the symptoms described in Honda’s prior transmission recall 04V176000 (overheating and gear failure due to lubrication issues). I have contacted Honda about this issue, and they opened Case #16008926, but the problem is ongoing and has not been resolved. The problem is reproducible and happens repeatedly after the transmission warms up. Warning symptoms include overheating and severe slipping before total loss of movement. This is a major safety hazard because the vehicle can suddenly lose power in traffic.

Second gear jumps erratically , loses power and won’t move until you shut the engine off and start again , second gear still jumps afterwards..

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 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.

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.

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

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

IT SEEMS AS IF MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. IT JERKS WHEN IT?S PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYTIME THAT IT?S IN MOTION IT JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND IT GETS STUCK BETWEEN 3 AND 4 RPM. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

TL* 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. *LN*JB

Mileage: 150,000

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!

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO VERY HIGH RPMS. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN THE SHUT OFF THE CAR MIDWAY AND PULL-OVER. WHILE STATIONARY AND CAR SHUT OFF ON SIDE OF THE ROAD I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK IT AND IT AUTOMATICALLY JUMPED TO HIGH RPM AND WAS NEVER ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD TAKE OFF. AFTER 45 MINUTES OF LETTING THE CAR FIGURE ITSELF OUT, IT STOPPED REVVING TOO HIGH RPM AND WAS ABLE TO GO BACK HOME. THE ISSUE HAS STOPPED BUT NOW WHEN I START THE CAR UP AND SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE CAR HAS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT. ALSO, NOW MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP EVER ONCE IN A WHILE AND WHEN MAKING TURNS RANDOMLY. I HAVE CHECKED POWER STEERING AND NO LEAKS OR ANY SIGN ON A REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED.

Mileage: 160,000

WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR OVER AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BUT ONCE I BEGAN DRIVING ON HILLS THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER CATCHING AND I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE COMES FROM THE WINDOWS NOT RESPONDING IMMEDIATELY TO ME PRESSING THEM DOWN AND THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE AND THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE CAR DOOR DO NOT LOCK.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 158,000

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.

Mileage: 230,000

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.

Mileage: 175,000

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*4A[XXX] ' 1HGCM668*4A[XXX]. MY VEHICLE HAS VIN NUMBER 1HGCM66554A[XXX]. 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, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *TR*JB

Mileage: 83,500

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.

Mileage: 160,000

TRANSMISSION LOOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING !!!

Mileage: 118,000

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.

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING VERY BAD ALMOST CAUSE REAR END COLLISION. NOW SLIPS IN ALL GEARS. ALL MAINTENANCE WORK DONE AS REQUIRED BUT APPEARS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL AND NOW HAS 150K, BUT STILL THIS IS A SHOCK TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO HONDA AND I SEE ALL OVER THE INTERNET HONDA TRANSMISSION ISSUES

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY FROM PARK INTO THE OTHER GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCLARTY HONDA (10 COLONEL GLENN CT, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72210, (501) 227-7000) TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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

Mileage: 308,400

CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET. TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 167,000

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.

Mileage: 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 TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT, BUT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS!

Mileage: 118,900

I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXPRESS WAY, AND ALL OF SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SLIP TO NEUTRAL WHILE MY ENGINE REV UP TO HIGHER RPM. MY SPEED LIMIT WENT FROM 50 TO ALMOST ZERO, BUT LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY SON A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED YESTERDAY HOPING THIS WILL PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

Mileage: 65,414

TL* 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.

Mileage: 154,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND GRINDING. TOOK IT TO OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 128,000 MILES. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #: 04V176000 FOR 2003/2004 HONDAS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP.

Mileage: 128,000

I DID TUNE UP MY CAR BECAUSE IS RUN NOT GOOD. THE BALL JOINT BROKE GOOD THE HAPPEN ON STREET IN REPAIR GET NEW BALL JOINT AND NEW AXLE BOTH THING FOR DRIVERS 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. RADIO NOT WORKS ANOTHER I HOPE. I GET RECALL SOON . I WASN'T KNOW THAT TO FILE COMPLAINTS. NOW I KNOW AND I HELPS OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, EXITING THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND ENTERING THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE WITHOUT MOVING THE SHIFTER DOWN TO THE D3 GEAR FIRST. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR USING THIS METHOD TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL MORE TIMES ON THE DRIVE TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY THIRD CLUTCH AND A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $3200-3400 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I CHOSE A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP, WITH AN EQUALLY GOOD REPUTATION, AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $2700. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES AFTER THE REBUILD WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE RECURRING SLIPPAGE. RESEARCH REVEALS THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PARTS FAILING IN A MAJORITY OF INSTANCES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP, IN MOTION AT SLOW SPEEDS OR MODERATE SPEEDS WITH NO DETECTABLE PATTERN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY FATAL, DRIVING SITUATION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION ALREADY BUT NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 144,700

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. *TR

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.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A CLICKING NOISE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN 2004,THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED THROUGH A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

2004 ACCORD TRANSMISSION BEGAN LEAKING AT THE SAME TIME AS ABS TROUBLE, WHAT SEEMS TO BE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS (BAD SPRINGS?), HOOD STRUTS FAILED. THESE ALL HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER ONE DEALER REPLACED AN ENGINE MOUNT AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID CONTAINER. THE TRUNK OPENING SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK BUT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I HAD THE ABS LOOKED AT AT ANOTHER DEALER AND FOR $100 AN "ELECTRICAL SWITCH" UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AGAIN. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FIXED FOR $2000 AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION LEAKS ONLINE AND ABOUT THE GAS DOOR NOT OPENING. THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. (ENGINE MOUNTS AND HOOD STRUTS ARE POPULAR ITEMS ON AMAZON.) I WAS LUCKY THAT MY HEAD WASN'T UNDER THERE WHEN THE HOOD FELL. I HAD OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND WENT TO THE TRUNK TO GET SOME, WHEN IT FELL. I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THEM FROM AMAZON. I HAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AFTER LAST INSPECTION. I LOST STEERING AND SAW THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SO I QUICKLY STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. ABOUT A MONTH APART. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. IT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME THAT ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER AN INSPECTION.

Mileage: 72,000

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.

Mileage: 159,000

DRIVING ON I-205 AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. ENGINE WOULD GO FROM NORMAL TO RACING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. GOT OFF AND PARKED TO PICK UP A FRIEND AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN TO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE SPOT. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. FOR ABOUT $4500. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 47000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 47,000

4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO HER FORWARD WHEN BREAKING AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AT JUST OVER 54,000 MILES AND WILL NOT UPSHIFT. THE CAR WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 20 MPH, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED, IT ONLY REVS UP THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE REDLINES, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR.

Mileage: 54,000

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.

Mileage: 89,538

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.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* 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. 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. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NOSE DIVED AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED.*JS

Mileage: 192,000

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!!

Mileage: 97,000

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.

Mileage: 76,000

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.

Mileage: 90,000

THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AS JUST LOOKING IT UP TODAY ANOTHER PERSON SUFFERED THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE, DOWN TO THE EXACT CONVERSATION WITH HONDA. WE AHVE HAD THE '04 HONDA ACCORD FOR 4ISH YEARS NOW. IT HAS DRIVEN GREAT SINCE WE BOUGHT IT AND TESTED FINE WITH THE HONDA DEALER BEFORE PURCHASING. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION. WE IMMEDIATLY HAD THE SYSTEM FLUSHED AND FILLED AND ALL SEEMED TO BE GOOD, FOR ABOUT A WEEK. 3 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, MY WIFE WAS GETTING ONTO A BUSY SECTION OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELORATE NEARLY GETTING RUN OVER BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET HOME SAFELY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE BASED OFF THE MODELS MAKE AND YEAR. SEARCHING THE VIN CAME BACK AS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN THE TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED HONDA AND SPOKE TO A VERY FRIENDLY REPRESENTATIVE THAT SIMPLY INFORMED ME THE SAME THING ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THE SAME DAY..."YOUR VIN DOESN'T FALL INTO THE LIST OF EFFECTED UNITS. YOU SHOULD HAVE A HONDA REPAIR CENTER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE ISSUE." I HOPE THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS STARTED AND THIS IS FOUND TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND HONDA WORKS WITH ALL CURRENT OWNERS TO GET THIS REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Mileage: 179,000

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

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.

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING.

Mileage: 123,332

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE TWO. THE VEHICLE HESITATED MOMENTARILY AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SO BURNED THAT IT RESEMBLED TAR. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT PLACING IN IT A MACHINE TO SEE IF THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT RECURRED A DAY LATER. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DECLINED TO ASSIST SINCE THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

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.

Mileage: 157,300

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

Mileage: 115,365

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#;[XXX] 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:[XXX] PHONE #: [XXX] 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. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 127,000

FIRST OCCURRENCE, TUESDAY AUGUST 18, 2015 DRIVING INTO WORK, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, RPMS INCREASED WITH NO ADDITIONAL FORWARD MOTION BY CAR. THEN STOPPED AND WENT TO BACK INTO PARKING STALL AND CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE, FINALLY IT DID STARTED RESEARCHING POSSIBLE ISSUES AND FOUND TONS OF RECALL AND COMPLAINTS ONLINE, DRIVING HOME THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STUTTERED AND DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY THIS TIME IT PRODUCED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (OBDC: P0741), I CALLED HONDA CUST SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH JASON, HE CREATED A CASE # FOR ME AND STATED I WOULD NEED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A HONDA DEALER AND CALL THEM BACK. I CALLED BACK THE SAME NUMBER BUT THIS TIME OPTION 7, CUSTOMER SERVICE REP READ THRU MY CASE AND DETERMINED THAT BECAUSE THE VIN DID NOT INDICATE BEING PART OF THE RECALL, THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND MILEAGE, HONDA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST ME. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELLS BURNT. I NOW HAVE HAD TO PAY A TRANSMISSION SHOP $3464.65 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 166,111

TL* 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.

Mileage: 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. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2004/AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-TORQUE-CONVERTER-PROBLEMS.PHP. *TR

Mileage: 124,600

04 HONDA ACCORD V6- D(4) LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSES; 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH. REPLACED 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH. CAR SEEMS TO BE WORKING BETTER. 3 DAYS LATER; CAR ONLY GOES UNDER COOL CONDITIONS (TRANNY SEEMS TO WORK WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT REACHED REGULAR / RECOMMENDED OPERATING TEMPERATURE). WHEN IT REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, THE MOTOR STARTS REVVING, EVEN IN D. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT A STOP AND ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR HAD ALREADY WARMED UP, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THEN SUDDENLY JERKED BACK. THE FEELING IS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS; IT JERKS THEN DECELERATES. AND FROM THERE IT JUST REVS AND REVS, LIKE IT'S NOT CATCHING THE GEARS. SO I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY A FEW TIMES, THANKS TO THIS NON-WORKING TRANSMISSION. WHEN THIS OCCURS ON THE SMALL ROADS, I WOULD THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR WILL ENGAGE INTO GEAR AGAIN, BUT NOT FOR LONG. THIS IS A PROBABLE SIGN OF OVERHEATING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAN PROBABLY CAUSE THE TRANNY TO SLIP? NOT 100% SURE BECAUSE I'M NOT A MECHANIC. SO I WAS REFERRED TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA FOR A RECALL INQUIRY, AND OF COURSE, MY VIN# DOESN'T HAVE AN OPEN RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION, MEANING I PRETTY MUCH SCREWED MYSELF FROM THE START WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE'S A SKETCHY TRANSMISSION IN IT. EVEN IF I GOT IT REPLACED, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT THE REPLACED ONE DOESN'T DO THE SAME THING? I UNDERSTAND THAT TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT LAST FOREVER ON ANY VEHICLE, BUT IF YOU JUST GOOGLE: 7TH GEN ACCORD TRANSMISSION, YOU CAN READ ALL THE WONDERFUL STORIES ABOUT FAIL HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS, STARTING FROM YEAR 2003; THERE'S A COMMUNITY OF AUTHORS. THE WORST PART IS, I GOT IT REPLACED AND I STILL DON'T FEEL ANY PEACE AT MIND. GOOD LUCK *TR

Mileage: 112,000

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS . SPECIFICALLY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR WENT FROM 60 MPH DOWN TO 35 MPH AND WOULD NOT SLIP INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENED AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL WHICH IT WAS NOT. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS OTHER VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS MY CAR NEARLY CAME TO A HALT ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY, I PRAYED MY WAY INTO GEAR AND IT WORKED. IT WAS QUITE SCARY SINCE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY CHILD I EASILY COULD OF BEEN REAR ENDED. NO SENSOR LIGHTS TURNED ON, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ROUTINELY AND 2 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I READ UP ON THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON. ON ONE SITE I SAW OVER 200 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND SAME MAKE OF THE CAR. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS THERE HAVE BEEN. I HOPE THAT THE FEDERAL AGENCY AND HONDA ACT RESPONSIBLY AND PAY FOR THE RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TRANSMISSION SUDDEN TOTAL FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INDICATION OR SYMPTOMS, WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY AT AN ON RAMP. NEAR END OF ON RAMP AT ABOUT 35 MPH, VEHICLE WAS MERGING INTO EXISTING TRAFFIC THAT WAS COMING FASTER THAN 35MPH WHEN CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING BUT SLOWING INSTEAD. NEARLY REAR END COLLISION FROM TRAFFIC AND SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC SNARL AS THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GO, NOR ANY ABILITY TO MAKE IT GO. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MOVED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS, STEPPING DOWN ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. SUDDENLY MY (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSION SLIPPED COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR, MY TACHOMETER RED-LINED AS THE ENGINE REVVED HARD, AND THE CARD DECELERATED RAPIDLY. I WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BUT FORTUNATE THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION. I SLOWED RAPIDLY, BUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON, BECAUSE I WASN'T BRAKING! MY CAR SLOWED TO DANGEROUSLY LOW SPEEDS IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULDN'T PROVIDE DRIVE. FINALLY AT AROUND 20MPH IT STARTED GRIPPING, BUT IF I TRIED TO ACCELERATE MUCH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WHICH WAS SCARY BECAUSE THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE GOING FULL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I DROVE ALONG THE SHOULDER VERY SLOWLY UNTIL I COULD MAKE IT TO THE FIRST EXIT AND LIMP MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP. MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED A COMPLETE REBUILD. NO ONLY SHOULD THIS NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, BUT THIS FAILURE WAS DANGEROUS! IT HAPPENED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. IT CAUSED A RAPID DECELERATION AND A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PLACED ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL. I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON A LARGE NUMBER OF 2003/2004 ACCORDS. I CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AGAINST THE RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176) AND FOUND THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE THAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES. WHY MY VIN SPECIFICALLY WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,156

AT PASSING SPEED THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO DROP SPEED SUDDENLY. THE MOTOR REVVED WITH GAS PEDAL PRESSING BUT IT WENT NOWHERE. IT COASTED TO A STOP. NO WARNING. NO STUTTERING. IT JUST DROPPED SPEED AND WENT NO MORE. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

CAR WILL NOT SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN , BEEN TOLD TRANSMISSION FAILED, NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. JUST DID TRANSMISSION SERVICE ONE MONTH AGO POWER STEERING OIL LEAK AND CHANGED PIPE AND THEN POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 79,489

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. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

WE GOT A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX THROUGH ABC AUTO 6112 N.FLORIDA AVE TAMPA 33604 FLORIDA.TOOK TEST DRIVE CHECKED TRANS FLUID WHICH NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ,WE FIGURED IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR WAS BUILT,BUT WE ADVISED THE SALES MAN ,WHICH ADVISED US HE WOULD HAVE "THERE" SHOP COMPLETELY LOOK THE CAR OVER.WHICH NOTHING WAS FOUND. I HAD TRANS FLUID CHANGED IMMEDIATELY,APPROX 30 DAYS LATER CHECKED FLUID SMELLED BURNT AND AGAIN METAL SHAVING WERE PRESENT.AND CHANGE EVERY 3 MONTHS ,SO NO ISSUES WOULD ARISE.AFTER APPROX 11MONTHS WE RECEIVED A "RECALL NOTICE FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE.WHICH WAS REPLACED.UPON THAT RECALL WE LOOKED INTO ALL RECALLS ON THE CAR TO INSURE SAFETY OF THE FAMILY.THE CAR SEEMED FINE THEN STARTED "STOPPING REAL FAST,AT ANY SPEED" TOOK TO HONDA DEALER THEY ADVISED US IT WOULD BE $5000 TO REPAIR.UPON INVESTIGATING MORE WE REALIZED THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION (#04V176000) ADVISED HONDA DEALER ,THEY STATED THE MILEAGE WAS WELL OVER 15,000 MI,AND A TRANS FLUID COOLER WAS ADDED TO SATISFY THE RECALL,BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE OWNER AT THAT TIME "DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE". THE CAR AT THIS TIME IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE,AND NOT DRIVING PROPERLY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. FACT IS HONDA SHOULD OF CHECKED AND REPLACED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION.WHICH INSTEAD ONLY ADDED A TRANS COOLER.NOT WHAT THIS RECALL DEMANDED HONDA TO REPLACE AND OR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD AT 122,000 MILES. THAT'S UNHEARD OF! I'VE PURCHASED 3 HONDAS BEFORE THIS ONE & NEVER A PROBLEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART ON MY TRANSMISSION & I HAD TO GET IT REBUILT. THE BILL WAS $2200. AMERICAN HONDA SAID SORRY & THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE WHEN A TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT. REALLY? 122,000 MILES? I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE & COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! ALL THEY CAN SAY IS SORRY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO UPSET BEFORE. TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPAIR IT FOR $4700 OR TRADE MY CAR IN FOR $1000. BY THE WAY I WASN'T ABLE TO GET ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY REPAIR BILL. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. STARTED TO PULL A SLIGHT HILL AND WAS PREPARING TO PASS A TRUCK. VEHICLE RPMS WENT HIGHER BUT SPEED CONTINUED TO DROP OFF. ENDED UP COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER. HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART TO GET IT TO GO AGAIN. WENT ABOUT 14 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS SERVICED LAST WEEK AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AS A PART OF RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. CAR IN SHOP NOW. THE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS ON OUR SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE I WERE DRIVING LOCALS, I NOTICE A SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND SPIKE IN RPM. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, ONLY RPM WOULD GO UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. NO ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING. IF THIS HAPPENED IN THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. I ALSO NOTICED NUMEROUS 2003 2004 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS DEFINITELY MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. I HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAME OUT TO BE $1820. THIS IS SERIOUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 78,061

VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEN I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER. ONCE I PULLED OVER TURN VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP IT PULLED OFF FINE THEN IT WAS SLIPPING GEARS. PULLED OVER AGAIN AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF SAME THING AND THE LAST TIME I REPEATED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT LIKE IT WAS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED ON SIDE OF A RURAL ROAD ONCE I DECIDED TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SIDE OF THE ROAD, VANDALIZED, RAINED IN AFTER ONE WINDOW WAS DOWN ONCE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

FELT LIKE THE GEARS STOPPED ENGAGING AND THE RPMS SPIKED. SLOWED DOWN AND GOT IT TO REENGAGE BUT ONLY IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE GEARS WOULDN'T ENGAGE AT ALL. RESTARTED THE CAR BUT THE SAME SLIPPAGE AND RPM SPIKING HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER WANTS $5600 TO REPAIR. HONDA HAD A LIMITED RECALL BUT IS REVIEWING ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS, BUT AM QUESTIONING THAT LOYALTY NOW. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* 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.

Mileage: 100,530

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I CAME TO A RED LIGHT, AS I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE GAS THE CAR STARTED TO JUMP AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS HITTING THE GAS THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE RPM'S WERE SUPER HIGH BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MPH WITH THE ENDING REVVING REALLY LOUD. AFTER ABOUT A FEW SECONDS OF HITTING THE GAS AND ONLY GOING 5MPH THE CAR WOULD FINALLY JUMP INTO GEAR AND GO. EVERY TIME THE CAR WOULD COME TO A STOP AND THEN HAVE TO GO AGAIN THAT'S WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT NIGHT WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THAT'S WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE "D" SHIFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THE "TCA" LIGHT CAME ON. THERE IS SERIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THE DAY BEFORE THE CAR DROVE LIKE NEW. WE LOOKED UP THE RECALLS ON ONLINE FOR OUR VEHICLE AND SEE THAT THERE IS ONE OUT FOR THE AUTO TRANSMISSION. JUST WEIRD ALL THE SUDDEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND THERE IS A RECALL OUT IN THAT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 100,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,775.

Mileage: 94,775

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,610. UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

Mileage: 93,610

2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX (98K) 1ST TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN & AS I COMPLETED THE TURN & TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO POWER. ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR DID NOT GO ANYWHERE. CREPT ALONG TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED A FEW MINUTES & DROVE HOME ABOUT 10MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY 3 BLOCKS FROM HOME. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. DROVE FINE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 2ND TIME I SAW MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES AS I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. AS I STARTED MY TURN, AGAIN TRANS STALLED ONLY THIS TIME ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME WHICH INCLUDED A MONSTROUS SEMI-TRUCK. AS CARS SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES I CREPT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004. MIND YOU I HAD NO SECURITY WARNINGS OR ALERTS COME UP ON THE DASH. I HAVE HAD NO LEAKS, NOTHING ON THE GROUND WHERE I PARK. MY MECHANIC TOOK FOR TEST RIDE & HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. UNFORTUNATELY HE DOES NOT REPAIR TRANS. CALL HONDA AFTER FINDING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS & LAWSUITS ON THIS TRANS ONLY TO BE TOLD MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL & THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. RIDICULOUS THAT THEY ONLY INCLUDE CERTAIN VIN #'S WHEN IT'S THE SAME TRANS IN ALL THESE CARS. I REALLY LOVE MY ACCORD, EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY HONDA IS HANDLING THIS. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR OTHER THAN THE POWER STEERING WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL ON. ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AT HONDA & WAS TOLD SHE WOULD REVIEW THE CASE & GET BACK TO ME BY END OF DAY MONDAY. VERY UNFORTUNATE, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 14 HONDA'S IN MY IMMED FAMILY. THE ONLY OTHER ONE THAT HAD A PROBLEM WAS MY BROTHER'S 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX IN CALIFORNIA. HIS TRANS WENT AT 60,000 BUT WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE'S AT 115K & SO FAR SO GOOD. HONDA, DON'T RUIN YOUR REPUTATION LIKE GM, ADMIT FAULT & TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 98,660

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FOR THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY VEHICLE IN MY BACK SO I COULD CONTROL THE CAR AND MOVED IT ASIDE. OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AS I WAS DRIVING IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST ROADS. HONDA SHOULD PROACTIVELY TAKE ACTIONS ON THESE KIND OF DEFECTS AS ITS THE MATTER WITH LIVES AND NOT ABOUT JUST MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE I-15 APPROACHING VICTORVILLE, CA. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE CAR STALLED ONCE I GOT IT STOPPED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION HAD APPARENTLY OVERHEATED AND SPEWED ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT ONTO THE ROAD. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO VICTORVILLE HONDA. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS TOO LATE IN THE DAY TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ME TO A CAR RENTAL PLACE WHERE I RENTED A CAR AT MY OWN COST. THE NEXT MORNING THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $6000 FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT. I WAS DRIVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO OHIO AND COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST. I HAD THEM FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND REFILL IT AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND I HAD IT REPLACED AT A LOCAL SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 10,200

MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI-TRUCK ON A FREEWAY DUE TO POWER TRAIN FAILURE. DURING A LANE CHANGE THE CAR'S POWER AND ACCELERATION COMPLETELY STOPPED PERFORMING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. SHE NOTICED THE TACHOMETER INDICATOR REVVING VERY HIGH BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFERRING TO THE ENGINE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. IT DID "KICK" BACK INTO GEAR IN JUST ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRUCK THAT WAS FAST APPROACHING FROM BEHIND. AFTER MISSING HER INTENDED EXIT SHE TOOK THE NEXT ONE AND REALIZED SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FROM THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS USED. THIS WAS ON A SATURDAY, SO TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM WE WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT MONDAY TO GET THE NEWS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $4,100. RESEARCH ON THE CAR SHOWED 2 FULL TRANSMISSION FLUSHES (~37K & 61K) BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATED FLUID. OUR OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS THE FIRST SERVICE BE PERFORMED AT 120,000 MILES. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAR HAD ANY CORRECTIONS MADE ON THE INITIAL RECALL CUSTOMER LETTER FROM THE SUMMER OF 2004. IF IT HAD, THEN THERE WOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE TWO TRANSMISSION TOTAL FLUSHES AND TOTAL FAILURE AT 85,383 MILES. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE BASED ON PREVIOUS HISTORY SO ON 02/25/2004 I WROTE A LETTER TO AMERICAN MOTOR HONDA COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. STATING THE FACTS AND REQUESTING A REPLY. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER ON 03/20/2004 REQUESTING THAT I CALL A CERTAIN NUMBER WITHIN 10 DAYS (ACTUALLY 2 WORK DAYS) OTHERWISE THEY WILL CONSIDER THE MATTER CLOSED. THE LETTER WAS DATED 03/14/2004. I COULD ONLY REACH A VOICE MESSAGE FROM THE PERSON WHO WOULD NOT RETURN MY REPEATED CALLS. HONDA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NEGLECTED AND INFERIOR WORK. IN EFFECT THIS WHOLE MATTER REDUCES THE VALUE OF OUR CAR BY MORE THAN $4,100. MORE IMPORTANT, THEY PLACED MY WIFE IN UNNECESSARY DANGER ON THE FREEWAY! PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION.

Mileage: 85,383

THE CAR WENT CRAZY REVVING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULD BE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN ONLY TO REV UP AGAIN BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL, THEN THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT ABRUPTLY. AT THE INTERSECTION, ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PROCEED NO MATTER HOW LIGHT I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL (I DIDN'T WANT TO "DROWN" IT), IT FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL - ONLY TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN - THE GEARS WOULD JUMP FROM ONE TO ANOTHER ON ITS OWN. HORRIBLE! *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AS I TURNED THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO GEAR AND CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO 50MPH AND HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY INSURANCE COMPANY FIXED MY CAR AND THEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING AS DESIGNED BY HONDA. I FELT CONFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THEY SAID IF I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THAT TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 5,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW ONE. I DECLINED THE OFFER AND SAW ONLINE MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. *TR

Mileage: 80,200

AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP. CAR PARKED AND THEN TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN A FEW MILES AN HOUR, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SPOKE WITH HONDA CORPORATE AND FILED A CLAIM. HOWEVER THEY CONTINUED TO SAY THE CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER NOTED ON INVOICE THAT TRANS SLIPPING IN 1-2 GEARS AND SLIPS ON 1,2 UP SHIFT. FLUID IS DARK. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH ONLY 68,472 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 68,472

NO FORWARD MOVEMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

VEHICLE WHINES AND MOANS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL OR EVEN WHEN STEERING WHEEL TOUCHED WHEN CAR IS COLD. *TR

Mileage: 184,000

AUGUST: 1ST. DRIVING HOME SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR TO GO FROM A STOP LIGHT. CAR HESITATED, BEGAN TO GO REAL SLOW EVEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. PUSHED GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR CAR DID NOT GO ANY FASTER. RPM WERE REVVING UP AS IF THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER. WENT INTO 2ND GEAR....THE SAME. CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT WAS ON. TURNED OFF CAR 15MIN LATER THE TCS LIGHT WAS OFF BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. GOT CODES CHECK, IT STATED IT WAS ALL MISFIRES. 300-306. RESET. SEPTEMBER: ON THE 15 FWY SOUTH ON A SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER WITH MY MOTHER AND KIDS GOING AROUND 70MPH IN FAST LANE. CAR THEN LOST POWER INSTANTLY. WENT DOWN TO 40MPH CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND SPUTTER. HAD TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHT AND GET OFF FWY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!! STOP AND CALLED AAA. ENGINE CODES READ AGAIN. CODES WERE: PO300, PO3001, PO302, PO303, PO304, PO305, PO306,.P2138. SHUT OFF CAR WAITED 30MINS AND CAR DROVE FINE AND TCS LIGHT WENT OFF, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF LATER. TOOK CAR TO HONDA SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MISFIRE OF 1ST COIL SPRING. GOT THAT REPLACED ALONG WITH FUEL INJECTION CLEANING AND OIL CHANGE. NOVEMBER-JANUARY: CAR RUNNING SLUGGISH. HONDA DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. TAKING OFF SLUGGISH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. FEB 13TH DRIVING HOME ON 210 FWY EAST AT 8:30P. GOING 70MPH IN 6THE GEAR CRUISING AND CAR INSTANTLY LOOSES POWER AGAIN TO 30 MPH. MAKING CARS SWERVE AROUND ME. HAD TO PULL OFF FWY VERY SLOW WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND JERK. FEB16. CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT. CAR LOST POWER AND SLOWLY TURNED INTO INTERSECTION. PULLED OVER. THIS IS NOW BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY SON AND I AND NO ONE CAN GIVE US ANSWERS AND KEEP FIXING THINGS THAT AREN'T FIXING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

POWER TRAIN SLIPPED AND ENGINE RPM WAS AROUND 2000 RPM THEN RPM WENT UP TO AROUND 5000 WHEN POWER TRAIN SLIPPED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED PER THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

Mileage: 177,000

ATTEMPTED TO PASS SEMI TRUCK ON A TOLLWAY, WAS IN THE FAST LANE WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE SEMI TO THE RIGHT AND FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL, EVENTUALLY IT DID GO BACK INTO GEAR LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. ENTIRE REBUILD AT 2700.00. *TR

Mileage: 100,175

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR OR ACCELERATE BEFORE IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FOR THIS CAR. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND NOW LESS THEN 3 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS STARTING TO JERK AGAIN AND THE DRIVE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS STARTING TO BLINK. I ALSO HAVE THIS ERROR CODE THAT WON'T GO AWAY SAYING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. I GOT THE GAS KNOB CHANGED AND THE ERROR GOES AWAY BUT WHEN YOU HOOK THE COMPUTER UP TO IT, THE CODE STILL COMES UP. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. *TR

Mileage: 205,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,988.

Mileage: 158,988

THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD. MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND IN GETTING OVER I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN A HIT AND RUN. I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT WHEN IT FAILED BACK IN 2010, AND NOW IT IS FAILING AGAIN. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT (10342732) TO THE NHTSA BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2010. MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE OF CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ISSUE; HOWEVER, LIKE MANY THAT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE DURING THIS TIME...THE TRANSMISSION IS PRONE TO FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 74 TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUSING CAR TO LOSE SPEED. TRANSMISSION THEN BEGAN SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. PENDING COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 59,200

TODAY 10-03-13 MY WIFE'S VEHICLE (2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 NAVI) TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS MORNING WE WERE GOING TO PERFORM A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE VEHICLE REVVED AS FAILED TO TRANSMIT POWER CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION. UPON PULLING OVER IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE VEHICLE'S SHIFTER COULD NOT BE PLACED IN GEAR. AFTER APPROX. 5 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED IN GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. WHEN I ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION TECH OF THE PROBLEM, HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE TRANSMISSION TECH SHOWED US HIS WORK BAY WHERE THERE WERE 3 HONDA'S AND 1 ACURA ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE TRANS TECH SAID THAT THE 2003-2006 TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA VEHICLE'S INCLUDING THE PILOT BRAND IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THIS WAS THE FIRST HE'S HEARD WERE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MAY 2008/77,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCTOBER 2013/150,000MILES UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE'S WITH THIS ISSUE AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA JUST BEFORE THIS LETTER AND ADVISED THEM OF THIS ISSUE WHO STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING AS THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND DOWN SHIFTING OVERNIGHT. CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL.

Mileage: 129,000

I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND DIDN'T MAKE ANY SHIFTING, IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR STOPED MANY TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING, SO I DECIDE TO FIX IT , AND YESTERDAY 9/16/2013 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 156,000

FIRST, I CALLED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE TELEPHONE. THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO ME, WHICH HE NEVER DID. HE ALSO SAID I WOULD RECEIVE SOMETHING BY MAIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT COMPLAINT? IN SHORT: MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94K. HONDA SAID MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHO DID HONDA MAKE A DEAL WITH? I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANS REBUILT. NOW GOING HIGH SPEEDS FOR LONG DISTANCES THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP, THE D LIGHT BLINKS, THE TRIANGLE COMES ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE THE CAR COOLS DOWN MOST LIGHTS GO OFF AND AFTER 3 CYCLES, THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. AUTO ZONE CAME UP WITH SOME P CODE THAT IT WAS A SENSOR. THE TRANS GUY REPLACED IT., I AM STILL GETTING DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THIS TIME I LOST THE SPEEDOMETER. SOMEONE SAID THE TRANS IS OVERHEATING. BUT THEN WHY THE P CODE THAT IT IS A SENSOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? IF HONDA IS HAVING SUCH A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS WHY ISN'T THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION GETTING INVOLVED? WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE WRITE TO THEM AND MAKE A COMPLAINT? WHY AREN'T YOU GETTING INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE? HONDA PUT A BAD PRODUCT IN THEIR CARS AND THE CONSUMERS ARE SUFFERING. IN 1970S CHEVY PUT A SMALL TRANS IN A MID SIZE CAR WITH PLASTIC PARTS. AFTER 3 TRANSMISSIONS AND A TRIP TO COURT THE JUDGE ORDERED THEY PUT A BIGGER TRANS IN MY CAR. IS THIS THE SAME THING? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HONDA AND THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE CONSUMERS ARE GETTING THE RAW DEAL ON THIS? THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 94

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 ACCORD HOME THROUGH THE CITY (SPEEDS OF 30 MPH OR LESS). I HAD GONE ABOUT 5 MILES WITHOUT A PROBLEM. SUDDENLY, I HEARD AN ANNOYING CAR REVVING IT'S ENGINE, ONLY TO REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR! IT FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING AND THEN IT WAS DRIVING AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN FIRST. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO ABOVE 20 MPH. I COULD NOT PULL OVER DUE TO BIKE LANES AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING 15 MPH -- IT WOULD NOT GO HIGHER. I PULLED ONTO A SIDE STREET, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND COULD NOT GET IT TO MOVE. THEN, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE LAST MILE OF MY TRIP, STILL IN THE 15-20 MPH. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $5450. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO 8/29/13 AND I HAD KEPT UP ON ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IN FACT, I'D ALWAYS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PART (ALTHOUGH I DID RECEIVE ONE FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE). AFTER 8/29/13, I READ THAT SEVERAL HONDA MODELS (INCLUDING THIS ONE) WERE RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION DEFECTS. THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA ARE CURRENTLY ALLEGING THAT MINE WAS NOT PART OF IT, BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS.*JB

Mileage: 94,505

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE AT 80 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED WITHIN ANOTHER NONE MONTHS. THE MECHANIC CONTRIBUTED THE RECURRING FAILURE TO THE SPEED SENOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

Mileage: 106,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO GEAR THE SILVER GEAR SHIFT KNOB BROKE OFF. I SUPER GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS TO GO TO STORE TO GET NEW PART. IT LATER FELL OFF AGAIN AND MULTIPLE PIECES CAME OUT OF THE OPENING. THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB BROKE INTO ABOUT 7 TO 10 PIECES. HAD TO STICK MY FINGER INTO OPENING IN ORDER TO PUSH THE SHIFT MECHANISM DOWN TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. SPOKE TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THEY KEEP THOSE PARTS IN STOCK FROM ABOUT 03 TO 05 BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ALOT OF THOSE ARE BREAKING. HE WAS ABLE TO TELL ME THAT WITHOUT LOOKING UP THE PART NUMBER. *TR

Mileage: 87,900

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT MY RPM INCREASED ALL OF THE SUDDEN. AFTER MY RPM INCREASED MY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. I MANAGED TO GET HOME DRIVING 10 MPH. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUES WITH THESE CARS! HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON I-77 IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN SPEWING TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND STARTED TO SLIP WHIL DRIVING UP A HILL. WE HAD TO FRANTICALLY GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE UPON ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A TRANSMISSION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE BOTH TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

THE CAR PULLS WHEN EASING OFF GAS OR COMING OFF BRAKES. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION INTERNALLY. CALLED HONDA HOME OFFICE AND STATED I WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE 1999 TO 2005 MODELS AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

Mileage: 174,000

THE CAR BEGAN DRIVING ROUGH IN CITY DRIVING, GRADUALLY BECOMING WORSE. NOW IT SHUDDERS AND RATTLES AT 30-40 MPH. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T JUST CUT OUT AT A DANGEROUS TIME. REPLACEMENT COST IS NEARLY THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY, CRASHING INTO A PARKED, UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR EXTERIOR BODY DAMAGE REPAIRS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2007 BECAUSE THE GEARS WERE CHIPPED AND FRACTURED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN IN 2011 BECAUSE THE GEARS HAD DRIED, OVERHEATED AND FRACTURED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SECOND TIME. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH DEALT WITH THE GEARS OVERHEATING AND NEEDING AN OIL COOLER RETURN LINE OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP IN RPMS. CAR CONTINUES TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SHIFTING GEARS EFFECTIVELY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. APPEARING ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED THE SHIFTER TO MAKE SURE I WAS STILL IN DRIVE WHICH IT WAS. TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO D3 AND D2 HOWEVER THERE WAS NO CHANGE. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 - 35MPH WHEN I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AS IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OK. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE TROOPER. I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO TRY AND GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT JERKED BACKWARDS. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE AND GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I REACHED 60MPH AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT AND WOULD CONTINUE FOR A FEW MILES UNTIL THE VEHICLE ACTED UP AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS ABOUT 4 TIMES UNTIL I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE NOW SITS. IT APPEARED THAT THIS WASN'T A PROBLEM WHILE I STAYED UNDER 60MPH AS WHEN I HIT LOCAL ROADS AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30MPH THE CAR DID NOT ACT UP. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAD A SUDDEN FALLEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND LOOSE SPEED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT PUTTING IN THE GEARS IT GOT OVER HEATED FAST AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HAD A STRANGER HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE AND AAA TOWED IT TO MY HOME THEN THE NEXT MORNING TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER READING COMMENTS ON MOTOR TREND.COM HONDA FAILED TO SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 ACCORDV6 OBVIOUSLY HAVE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND I WANT MY TRANSMISSION PAID FOR FROM HONDA IM REALLY UPSET AND HONDA CORP. NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE AND MECHANIC AT THE SHOP I TOOK IT TOO, 2004 HONDA ACCORDS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING WEAK TRANSMISSIONS. IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CAR. I FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR AS IT JERKED ALONG AND APPARENTLY PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE?? I HAVE JUST HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND BOUGHT IT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. NOT A WORD WAS SAID TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE MODELS OR SAFETY RECALLS FOR SEVERAL HONDA MODELS MADE IN 2004 - BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

AS I WAS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC, V6 ACCORD) KEPT SLIPPING SO ALTHOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE GAS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN AND NOT MOVING. SO I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD MOVE AGAIN FOR A LITTLE BUT AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AGAIN AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION SHOW REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, SO PARTS AND LABOR CAME OUT TO $1750.00. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

AS I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE GETS STUCK AT 20 MPH AND THE RPMS GO HIGH (ABOVE 3,000-4,000). THEN THE RPMS EVENTUALLY GO BACK DOWN AND THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. I HAVE 2 BOYS, A 2 YEAR OLD AND A 5 YEAR OLD ALONG WITH MY WIFE. I AM FEARFUL FOR THEIR SAFETY. I RESEARCHED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING AT 2ND GEAR FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL, OR AT LEAST MY DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. I AM NOT IN THE BEST FINANCIAL SITUATION TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION SERVICED, BUT I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL OF THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP SEALS BELTS ETC WHICH WERE REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO. I WAS HOPING THAT THE NHTSA COULD ASSIST ME WITH THIS URGENT MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 119,500

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING BADLY AT 115K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS SLOW TO GET INTO INITIAL GEAR TO BEGIN WITH BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. AT NEAR HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY RPM'S SHOT UP BUT THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION JUST SLIPPING, IT ALSO DOWN SHIFTED WIT HA JERK. A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE YEARS OF HONDA'S! "WORKING" NOW WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND HOPING FOR A HELPING HAND AS I'M JUST OUT OF THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY. HONDA DEALER QUOTED $6,040 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT. I BOUGHT A HONDA TO HAVE IT LAST, IS 6K WORTH PUTTING INTO A CAR WORTH $9,000 IN GREAT CONDITION? PLEASE HELP HONDA!!!!

Mileage: 115,000

ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2012, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON MN 95. BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION REACHING SAFE SHOULDER AREA (WINTER CONDITIONS). INJURED BACK PUSHING VEHICLE OUT OF WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION BEGAN WHINING UPON COLD START AND SLOW IN SHIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 125,000. ATTEMPTED DIAGNOSIS AT HONDA DEALERSHIP - FAILING TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA REGARDING 2004 RECALL AND 2006 SETTLEMENT. NO RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA AMERICA. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED SLIGHT SLIPPING IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS, EVEN WHEN WARMED UP. LOOKED UP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING 2004 RECALL REPAIRS UTILIZING JET PACK TO INCREASE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLOW (AND PRESSURE?). CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS TOLD VIN INDICATED THE PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE (2ND HALF OF 2004) AND RECALL FOR JET PACK WAS NOT NEEDED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COST - $4,000 PLUS LOST WORK. DESPITE 2004 RECALL, 2006 SETTLEMENT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YR/100K), HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO ASSIST. HAVE OWNED 6 HONDAS SINCE 2000 (1998 ACCORD, 2000 CIVIC, 2001 ACCORD, 2003 ODYSSEY, 2004 ACCORD AND THIS 2004 ACCORD). WILL NOW SELL MY REPAIRED 2004 ACCORD AND MY 2003 ODYSSEY FAST BEFORE ITS TRANSMISSION FAILS AND WILL HAVE TO SEEK ANOTHER COMPANY THAT ACTUALLY STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

THE CAR INITIALLY WOULD STICK WITH A BRIEF PAUSE WHEN SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW BETWEEN 30-40 MILES AN HOUR. IN ORDER TO GET HOME WE HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART AND COAST. IN AN EFFORT TO TRANSPORT TO OUR MECHANIC THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE SO WE HAD TO TOW IT IN NEUTRAL TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO VERIFY HOW THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. HIS PROGNOSIS WAS THAT I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF ENGINE NOISE. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION AND FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE IDLER TENSIONER PULLEYS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FLUID WAS FINE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 143,944

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,800.

Mileage: 53,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A TICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,338.

Mileage: 162,338

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER. WITH A V6, I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND COME UP TO SPEED QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE ON THE 29TH OF NOVEMBER AND I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A MINIVAN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING COMPLETELY. I AM TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FAILED, AND THAT LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I AM NOW TRYING TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE FOR A TOYOTA INSTEAD. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANY HONDA VEHICLES. IN MY EXPERIENCE, HONDAS NONCHALANT WAY OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING, AND MAKES ME FEEL THAT HONDA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ME AS A CUSTOMER. SAD, IF THIS IS THE NEW HONDA, I WILL BE SURE TO INFORM EVERYONE I TALK TO ABOUT THE DECLINE IN HONDA QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I EXPERIENCED. *TR

Mileage: 100,200

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIGHWAY, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT 50 MPH AT 5000 ENGINE RPM. SLOW TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FROM STOP. NEXT DAY, WOULD NOT ENGAGE R OR D. HONDA OFFERED ONLY $1300 GOODWILL ON A $5K+ BILL FOR REMAN TRANSMISSION. ALWAYS PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAIN AND REFILL EVERY 10K MILES SINCE 60000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER W/HONDA OEM ATF-Z1 PURCHASED FROM DEALER. FILLED UP TO THE CIRCLE ON THE DIPSTICK BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND LAST CIRCLE; POURED NEW ATF-Z1 THROUGH THE DIP STICK HOLE. HAD TO BITE ON A $2500 REBUILT REPAIR BILL FROM AN INDY SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

AT 57 TO 60 MPH, WHEN ACCELERATING THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERS. WAS TOLD THE FRONT AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD FROM 1997 TO 2005. ONE PIECE OF ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FROM A HONDA REPAIR TECHNICIAN WAS THAT HE SAW THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THIS HAS TO BE A PRODUCE DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SO FREQUENTLY. I AM NOT SURE OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLE SAFETY IF LEFT UNREPAIRED BUT I HAVE TO IMAGINE ANY PROBLEM WITH AN AXLE COULD BE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND/OR LIFE THREATENING. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING ON AN UPHILL RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WITH MAINTAINING MY SPEED AND THERE WAS HESITATION. ANOTHER 20 MILES LATER, I LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER FEW MILES ON A SIDE STREET IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY LOST. *TR

Mileage: 168,519

WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED 20 TO 40 MPH CAR STARTED JERKING BUCKING PULLED OVER TO STORE PARKING LOT WAITED 10 MINUTES SCARED TO DRIVE 10 MIN TO HOME BUT MADE IT. ATTEMPT TO DRIVE VEHICLE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING START JERKING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PULLED OVER AGAIN . TRY TO MOVE VEHICLE AGAIN CARS WOULD NOT MOVE. CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA INFORMED TRANSMISSION FAILED WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE ID WAS NOT ON THE 2004 ACCORD TRANSMISSION RECALL LIST. ASK FOR GOOD FAITH REPAIR REFUSED. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

SMELL SOMETHING BURNING WHILE RUNNING THE CAR ON FREEWAY. AXLE SEAL LEAKING AND COOLANT BYPASS HOSE LEAKING WAS CONFIRMED LATER. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACCELERATING VERY FAST OVERHEATING, SLIPPING, IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE BEEN LEAKING HOWEVER I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. MY DEALERSHIP FROM FEBRUARY 13, 2012 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 COMMONWEALTH HONDA HAS BEEN CLAIMING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THE SUSPENSION OR THE TIMING BELT. THEY PERFORMED SERVICE AND ALL OF THEM THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOW LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. A VEHICLE WITH JUST GOT PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE RESOLD. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

MY CAR STARTED BUCKING ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER I HAD IT INSPECTED IN JULY. ALSO THE DRIVE LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THE CHECK MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON. AT ONE POINT I WAS ALONE AND FAR FROM HOME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I CONTACTED A MECHANIC I KNOW WELL WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I SHOULD TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE TRANSMISSION PLACE HE RECOMMENDED. FOR SEVERAL MILES THE CAR BUCKED AND I WASN'T SURE WHETHER I WOULD GET THERE OR NOT, BUT I DID. VERY SCARY. NOT SURE THIS SURE HAPPEN WITH A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 76,500 MILES ON IT AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 76,500

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS GRADUALLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ACCORD V6 ENGINE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. RPMS WOULD GO UP, BUT NO ADDITIONAL POWER. FINALLY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. HONDA REPORTED TO ME THAT THE ERROR CODE INDICATED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY ONLY GAVE ME $1300 TOWARDS THE $4400 COST OF THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD NO RESPONSE TO MY COMMENT THAT I NOTED OTHER FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION POSTED IN THIS DATABASE AND ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD FOR ME ON A ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY (I WAS ON A 30-MILE/HOUR ROAD) BECAUSE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD OR ,WORSE, CAUSED SOMEONE ELSE TO BE INJURED. I CALLED THE TOWING SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR AT PRESENT IS WORTHLESS. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FORM HONDA. I CAN ONLY GUESS THAT I HAD MOVED FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. HOWEVER, MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SYRACUSE,NY NEVER (OVER 8 YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP) NOTIFIED ME OF A POTENTIAL ISSUE OR RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR JUST STALLED ON THE ROAD AND DIED. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA AND THEIR LACK OF NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000, (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,406.

Mileage: 48,406

I DID THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING OIL CHANGES, MAINTENANCE ON THE TRANSMISSION, TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT, ETC. UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN WITH THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THIS CAR, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A ROAD TRIP ON JULY 7, 2012. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY HONDA ACCORD WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WOODEN FENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. ..UPDATED08-30-12 *BF UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS

Mileage: 31,000

FEB. 2007, APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY MIDDLE LANE, ENGINE STARTED RACING, LOST ACCELERATION. WAS FORTUNATE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THROUGH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I PAID FOR, GOT A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY HONDA. SINCE I HAD NOT USED THE WARRANTY BEFORE, THE PREMIUM ON THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED TO ME HAD THE TRANSMISSION NOT HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER 70,000 MILES ON THE SECOND TRANSMISSION, THE SAME EXACT INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN ON JULY 6TH 2012. I CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A HIGH AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WITH 2004 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA ALSO CLAIMS THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTIES. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT BOTH TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED TO HONDA SPECIFICATIONS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY HAVING A THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER, FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE WAS TOLD THE INITIAL REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUB PAR. UPDATED 08/02/2012 *JS

Mileage: 60,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAD CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE READ ON THE INTERNET, WHERE A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT HE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

ON JUNE 9, 2012 MY NIGHTMARE RETURNED AND AGAIN IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION IN QUEENS, NY WHEN I FELT A CHANGE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND THE LOSS OF POWER (CAR NOT MOVING). BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO NAVIGATE IT CLOSER TO A SAFER SPOT. I LATER HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AGAIN, THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. *JB

Mileage: 99,755

STARTED WITH HIGH PITCH WHINE, THEN IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO GEAR, THEN SPUTTERING AND ULTIMATELY IT WOULD STOP ACCELERATING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *JS

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OUR HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST POWER AND ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP TO THE GARAGE AS IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR WE WERE IN A POSITION WHICH YOU COULD NOT PULL OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TRANS IS A PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AND FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS WAY. I BELIEVE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. I HOPE NO ONE IS INJURED WITH THESE FAILING TRANSMISSION AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL IF YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GOING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING FORWARD AND SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, BUT THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLOW TO RESPOND BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A COMPLETE REBUILD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 119,000 MILES. HONDA NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE EVEN WHEN ASKED. *JS

Mileage: 119,000

DRIVING ALONG 60MPH AND POWER TO TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST. COASTED TO STOP AND THE SIDE OF ROAD. REVERSE NOR DRIVE WORKED. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TOED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 HOURS FROM HOME. HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO HAD TO CALL HOME FOR A RIDE HOME LEAVING CAR AT DEALERSHIP; DEALERSHIP SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HAVE NOW BEEN OUT OF A CAR FOR 7 DAYS AND MUST DRIVE 3 HOURS BACK TO GET CAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND FAILURE. SIMILAR TO WHAT I HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE ABOUT OTHER HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND RECALLS. HONDA QUOTED ME $4,100 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, LESS A DISCOUNT OF 20% OR NET OF $3,280. I HAVE IMPECCABLE SERVICE RECORDS AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP (WHERE I BOUGHT CAR FROM) AGREED THAT I COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANY BETTER WITH MAINTENANCE--ALL OF WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND FAILURE WAS SUDDEN (COUPLE OF DAYS). MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS AT THE HONDA SUGGESTED MILEAGE. *TT

Mileage: 126,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. ONE DAY IT IS WORKING FINE THE NEXT DAY PER THE HONDA DEALER THE TRANSMISSION IS UNREPAIRABLE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO ME WAS QUOTED AT $4100.00. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, I WONDER WHEN HONDA IS GOING TO NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 117,000

PRECEDING A HIGH PITCH WHINE THE VEHICLES SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AT THIRD GEAR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. UPON INVESTIGATING OTHER HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WAS FOUND IN OTHER 2004 HONDA ACCORDS. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT MY VIN # DID NOT MATCH THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 113,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE OVERHAULED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A NEW CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,100. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT HYDRAULIC AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 06/04/12

Mileage: 94,100

TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 116K MILES FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED, WHICH FORCED ME TO DRIVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL TSB ON THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH I NEVER MOVED FROM MY ADDRESS WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM SHOWCASE HONDA IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA IN JULY OF 2004. I ONLY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A TSB RECALL ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSIONS AFTER I RESEARCHED INFO OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THESE TRANSMISSIONS, ALTHOUGH 8 YEARS OLD NOW ARE STILL ON THE ROAD AND MAY CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS. LUCKILY FOR ME, NO CARS WERE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STEER MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE V6 MODEL (85000 MILES) SEEMED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL, AND ANY APPLICATION OF GAS RED-LINED THE ENGINE. HAD TO DODGE THROUGH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN TO 25 MPH BEFORE THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE SAME PROBLEM PERSISTED AT LOWER SPEEDS; COMPLETE GEAR SLIPPING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED IN D OR D3. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT SEEMS TO NOW BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DUE SUDDEN FAILURE OF A CRITICAL SYSTEM. HAD I BEEN LESS FORTUNATE ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALSO, IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING THROUGH OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, I WOULD HAVE BEEN BROADSIDED. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS LOGGED OVER 100 OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS IN CARS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE OTHER 2004 ACCORD V6 MODELS. *JS

Mileage: 85,000

MY WIFE HAD PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE WITH A VERY SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE. THERE WAS ANOTHER SPACE AHEAD OF HER. SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHEN SHE RETURNED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD. SHE STARTED THE ENGINE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CAR STARTED COASTING FORWARD. THE BRAKES REMAINED HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE CAR. SHE STOPPED IT BY SHIFTING TO PARK, THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. SHE REPEATED THE ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE - SAME RESULT. NO ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED. SHE CALLED, AND I DROVE TO THE SCENE. THE RAIN HAD STOPPED. I FELT THE HARDNESS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, ALTHOUGH IT FELT MORE LIKE A STIFF SPRING THAN A NON-POWER BRAKE PEDAL TO ME. I PUMPED THE SPRINGY PEDAL A FEW TIMES; IT DIDN'T CHANGE. I STARTED THE ENGINE, KEEPING MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE STIFFNESS IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARED, THE PEDAL FELT NORMAL, THE TRANSMISSION WORKED, AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. I DIDN'T GET TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. LATER, I COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE LINKAGE HAS ONLY A VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF PLAY, AS IT SHOULD. I DEPLETED THE VACUUM SUPPLY BY PUMPING THE BRAKES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE PEDAL FELT VERY HARD, UNLIKE THE SPRINGY FEEL IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAVE A PHD IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND A LOT OF CAR REPAIR EXPERIENCE. THIS BACKGROUND LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY FOR THE UNRELATED BRAKING AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND THEN RECOVER SIMULTANEOUSLY. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER COMMON CAUSE, WHICH LEADS ME TO SUSPECT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OR POSSIBLY A SENSOR, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN. THE POSTULATED FAILURE MODE IS A COMPROMISED COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT COULD PARTIALLY ACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM AND ALSO FAIL TO OPERATE THE REVERSE SOLENOID VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 21,730

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS LURCHING AND JUMPING IN SPEED. ENGINE WAS RACING. ULTIMATELY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS LEFT WITHOUT PROPULSION IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE ARE 100+ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THE #1 MOST REPORTED PROBLEM ON THE HONDA ACCORD IS THE TRANSMISSION. THE '03 ACCORD IS THE #2 WORST CAR LISTED ON THE SIDE WITH 747 COMPLAINTS (#1 PROBLEM) ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE '04 IS #12 ALSO WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEING THE #1 COMPLAINT. PEOPLE DRIVING THE 2003 AND 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAVE A NASTY SURPRISE WAITING FOR THEM. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

WITH NO OTHER SIGNS OR WARNINGS, MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET. THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT SEEMED TO STAY IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER LIMPING ALONG FOR A FEW MINUTES, ALL IT WOULD DO WAS REV. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I STARTED IT UP AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO OF FREAKING OUT, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, THE SAME SYMPTOMS RETURNED. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WE DRAINED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH WAS DARK. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER FIFTEEN MINUTES, UNTIL IT FAILED AGAIN. NOW I AM LOOKING AT 2-3K REPAIR TO HAVE A HONDA ACCORD THAT WORKS. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. A PARTIAL RECALL FOR 2004 ACCORDS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN#. *TR

Mileage: 96,300

TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT WARNING AS I HEADED UP A SMALL HILL ABOUT TWO MILES FROM MY HOUSE. MY MECHANIC SAID THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MY SECOND GEAR AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 114,227

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V-6 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 100K MILES. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALL BUT APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT DO ANY REPAIR DURING THE RECALL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED FINE! *TR SURE ENOUGH, IT FAILED AFTER. I HAD TO FIX IT AND THEN CALLED TO REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT OR PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA. THEY OFFERED A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE! PS: THE RESPONSE FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HONDA REPAIR SHOP WAS THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT 100K. SO FOR ALL OF YOU LOOKING TO BUY A NEW CAR, BE AWARE THAT IT IS NORMAL (NOT) FOR A HONDA TO FAIL AT 100K MILES AND AS SUCH EXPECT TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $10-$15K TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIME OVER THE LIFE OF YOUR HONDA. AFTER MORE THAN 3 HONDAS, MY NEXT CAR WILL PROBABLY BE A TOYOTA. SIGNED HONDA JUST LOST ANOTHER CUSTOMER.....

Mileage: 102,507

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,263. .. UPDATED 04/11/12 *BF UPDATED 06/07/12 THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. *JS

Mileage: 87,263

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTART, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR JERKED AND LURCHED DOWN TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. IT WAS AS IF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT TO NEUTRAL AT 7000 RPM'S THEN WOULD NOT INCREASE ABOVE 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE FOR TWO DAYS. BROUGHT THE CAR FOR INSPECTION AT A HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. FOUR DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN TRAVELING AT 55-65 MILES AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AGAIN. EXCEPT THIS TIME THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. IT SMELLED AS IF MY TRANSMISSION WAS BURNING. I'M TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WAS LUCKY THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

ENTERING ON-RAMP ON FREEWAY WITH SPEED OF ABOUT 45MPH AND I HEAR MY ENGINE ACCELERATE AND SEE MY RPM'S INCREASE RAPIDLY, BUT MY HONDA ACCORD 2004 SLOWS-DOWN AND TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO ENGAGE INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THEN TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO WORK AGAIN. HONDA ACCORD 2004 OWNERS PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AND REPLACE TRANSMISSION ASAP TO AVOID ANY INJURY OR DEATH. THIS HAS BEEN THE SAME STORY FOR MANY HONDA ACCORD 2004 OWNERS....I ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER ON THE HONDA WEBSITE FOR RECALL-DATABASE AND NOTHING RESULTED AS A SAFETY RECALL..... I WILL PRESENT MY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION TO HONDA AGAIN. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION IS ALMOST 5K!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THEY WERE DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND ALSO BEGAN JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,900.

Mileage: 81,900

TRANSMISSION WOULD BECOME EITHER COMPLETELY DISENGAGED OR CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO LOW GEAR. VERY SCARY WITH INFANT IN BACK SEAT. NEED TO COMPLETELY REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE. *TR

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING IN 2ND GEAR. I WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL AND IT FAILED AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER SO I WOULD NOT GET REAR ENDED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH COSTS $4,000-$5,000. IN A RECENT JANUARY 11, 2011 ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE NY TIMES BY [XXX], TITLED "HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEEM TO PERSIST", A RECALL FROM 2004 IS OUTLINED WHICH INVOLVES 2003-2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSIONS. THE ARTICLE ALSO STATES "THE N.H.T.S.A. WEB SITE HAS SOME 570 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2003-4 ACCORDS. MANY REFER TO PROBLEMS WITH SECOND GEAR". I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL? I AM LIVID. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. HOW CAN THEY NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 117,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 4,150.00. *JB

I AM LIKE OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHOSE CAR FAILED THEM. MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT RIGHT AFTER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. HONDA STATES THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE V6 TRANSMISSION BUT I HAVE SITES WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPLAIN THE SAME ISSUE I HAD WITH MY CAR. NOW HONDA STATES THAT CHECKED MY 2ND GEAR SHIFT (WHICH IS CAUSING STRESSED TO THE TRANSMISSIONS AND KILLING THEM) BUTBACK IN 2005 BUT SAW NO ISSUES, BUT AFTER I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY STATE ITS BAD! HONDA SECRETLY KNOWS THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR IS BAD ( THE WHOLE LINE OF CARS) BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE KNOWING IT WILL COST THE COMPANY 3500-5000 TO FIX EVERYONE'S CAR. THEY ARE RISKING THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS TO SAVE A BUCK. WEBSITES LIKE : HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2004/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_IS_SLIPPING.SHTML AND MANY MORE FOUND THRU GOOGLE SHOWS HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN THROUGH (OR WILL SO GO THROUGH) THE SAME ISSUE AFTER GOING OVER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. HONDA HAD A RECALL AND AFTER A CIVIL LAWSUIT EXPANDED IT TO 100,000 MILES. I ALMOST GOT HIT AS MY CAR WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60+ THEN SLOW DOWN TO 5 MPH AS IF MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE PEOPLE NEED YOUR HELP TO WARN EVERYONE ELSE OF THIS DANGER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORST! IS THERE A WAY WE CAN DO ANOTHER CIVIL LAWSUIT TO HAVE THE WARRANTY EXPANDED AGAIN? THANKS AND GOD BLESS. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 71,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AT 45 MPH IT DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR, REDLINING THE ENGINE AND LOCKING UP THE WHEELS. IT DID IT TWICE MORE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 3 ADDITIONAL MILES TO MY HOME. I'M FORTUNATE IT WAS AT NIGHT AND THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1999 AS COVERED IT UP, CONTINUING TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL CARS WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS FATAL FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER TWO OF THE RECURRENCES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

IN JANUARY 29, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED FOR $2300. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SO PREMATURELY BUT SINCE IT HAD PASSED ITS WARRANTY I DIDN'T BOTHER NOTIFIYING HONDA. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS NOVEMBER 11, 2011 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WE HAD PUT IN FAILED AS WELL AFTER 30,000 MILES. LUCKILY, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOW I'M HAVING IT REPLACED WITH THE USED ONE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $2300. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE ON THIS BUT I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR HAS AN ACCORD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES. *KB

Mileage: 106,786

IN JANUARY 29, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED FOR $2300. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SO PREMATURELY BUT SINCE IT HAD PASSED ITS WARRANTY I DIDN'T BOTHER NOTIFIYING HONDA. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS NOVEMBER 11, 2011 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WE HAD PUT IN FAILED AS WELL AFTER 30,000 MILES. LUCKILY, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOW I'M HAVING IT REPLACED WITH THE USED ONE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $2300. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE ON THIS BUT I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR HAS AN ACCORD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES. *KB

Mileage: 106,786

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND PRESSING/RELEASING THE THROTTLE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY, AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PLACED INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN (COASTED) TO ABOUT 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED SOMEWHAT, AND GENTLY DEPRESSING THE THROTTLE ALLOWED ME TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC (ABOUT 40 MPH). WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, IT APPEARED TO SLIP QUITE A BIT--THE TACHOMETER RANGED BETWEEN 1900 RPM AND 2600 RPM UNTIL 3RD GEAR ENGAGED. THE TRANSMISSION NOW REFUSES TO GO INTO OVERDRIVE (5TH GEAR), AND THE TRANSMISSION IS CONTINUING TO SLIP, BOTH WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING AT A STEADY RATE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY QUOTED $4452.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A HONDA REMANUFACTURED UNIT. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY COULD OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR, AND WAS POLITELY TOLD "NO" DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 149,595

I HAVE A 2004 ACCORD EX-L V6. I BEGAN HEARING A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITH A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 TO 45 MPH.. MY HONDA DEALER SAID IT HAD AN INTERNAL FAULT AND WOULD REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $3800. I HAD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPAIR TRANSMISSION FOR $2900. THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. CAR HAD 97K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER, WHERE THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND CITY ROADS, THE CAR STOPS. THE ENGINE STARTS, BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. ACCORDING TO RECENT DIAGNOSIS, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF RECENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH OTHER 2003-2004 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES, WHICH I FIND UNLIKELY FOR THE HONDA BRAND. *TR

Mileage: 142,003

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED BUT THE CAR WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER, BUT DOING THE OPPOSITE. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW AND CAME SO CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED, THANKFULLY I PULLED OVER QUICKLY OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, CALLED A WRECKER GOT TOWED TO HONDA...AND GUESS WHAT ..YEP TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE MY VIN# WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL..GO FIGURE! I HAVE THE 04' ACCORD WITH THE V6..WE WILL SEE IF HONDA STEPS UP. *TR

Mileage: 90,784

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GRINDING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) BUT WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

JUST HIT THE 100,000 MARK ON THIS ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THANK GOODNESS THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. HONDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FOREVER, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BE BUYING OR RECOMMENDING HONDA AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 2004 116''000 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, AND WAS COMING UP ON SOME STAND STILL TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. AS THE TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER TO RIGHT LANE AND MERGE OFF THE EXIT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HIT THE GAS AS I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT HAND EXIT LANE BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. THE RPM GAUGE WAS AT 3 BUT THE CAR WOULDN''T ACCELERATE. I HAD TO REV IT AND COAST DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS BEHIND ME BLOWING AT ME. THE FASTEST THE CAR WOULD GO WAS 10 MPH ON A SINGLE LANE EXIT ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY SO I GOT TO NEAREST EXIT (2 MILES AWAY) COASTED DOWN THE EXIT AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY CAR OFF. AFTER 10 MINUTES WITH THE CAR OFF I STARTED IT BACK UP AND ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK HOME THE CAR DID FINE FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL ARRIVED 3 BLOCKS FROM HOUSE AND HAD TO PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, I CUT OFF THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES AND MADE IT HOME. MY CAR HAS 116,000 MILES AND I''VE RESEARCHED RECALLS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL AND HONDA HAS 1,000,000 RECALLS ON 2004 HONDA TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALL HONDA'S TOLL FREE NUMBER AND GAVE MY VIN NUMBER AND HONDA REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THERE''S NO RECALL ON MY VIN. THEY ALSO MENTIONED TO TAKE IT TO HONDA DEALER TO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSE WHICH THEY WILL NOT COVER. I FELT LIKE MY LIFE WAS DANGER, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED TWICE AND HONDA WILL NOT CORRECT THERE PROBLEM WITH THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I''VE REVIEWED DOZENS OF FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR (2004) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME- AND HONDA DID NOT HELP ON REPAIRS OR ANY COMPENSATION. *TT

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. IT HAD 88,000MILES ON IT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME WHEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN OR DOWNSHIFTING ON ITS OWN. I FELT LIKE I WAS JUST COASTING OR IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND TRIED TO START MY CAR UP AGAIN...IT DID. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND NOT EVEN 3/4 OF A MILE LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DID THIS PULL OVER/ TURN OFF/ TURN ON THING ALL THE WAY HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR ( 2 HRS AWAY WAS TOO COSTLY FOR A TOW). WHAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 2 HOURS TOOK CLOSE TO 4HRS 20 MINS. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $120.00 TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNEW...MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I TOOK IT INSTEAD TO AN INDEPENDANT GARAGE $45.00 AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I CALLED HONDA BACK AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WOULD COST 3800.00 TO GET A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. CORPORATE SAID MY VIN DID NOT HAVE A RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE I PAID $4213.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH 36,000MILE OR 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR BEFORE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND NOT BUYING ANOTHER HONDA EVER. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGH WAY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR & START TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY RPMS SHOT UP BUT MY CAR WASN'T ACCELERATED. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER & WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS I COASTED ACROSS THREE LANES ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER & THEY WANT APPROX $5000 TO REPAIR IT. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE & THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

NOTICED LEAK ON GARAGE FLOOR, TOOK IT INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP, TOLD BY TECHNICIAN CARRIER BEARING IN TRANSMISSION IS VERY LOOSE CAUSING LEAK, LIKELY NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, LOW MILEAGE 70,730. WONDER IF THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED IN RECENT RECALL DATE OF 8-4-11 SINCE THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY, 2004. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS AUTOMATIC AND TAKES UP TO 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE WANTING TO ACCELERATE ONCE ITS PUT INTO DRIVE AND THEN SLIGHT KICK ONCE IT GETS INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT THE SPEED OF 55 AS WELL. THE VEHICLE KICKS ALSO WHEN IN DRIVE AND IT SWITCHES GEARS AROUND 30 MPH. *TT

Mileage: 84,145

MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 HOWEVER THE "FIX" WAS TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT AND EXTRA LUBRICATION TO THE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED AT ONLY 65K MILES. HONDA NOW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HONDA KNOWINGLY PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT RISK BY NOT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND I BECOME STUCK GOING UP A HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *KB

Mileage: 65,000

MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 HOWEVER THE "FIX" WAS TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT AND EXTRA LUBRICATION TO THE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED AT ONLY 65K MILES. HONDA NOW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HONDA KNOWINGLY PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT RISK BY NOT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND I BECOME STUCK GOING UP A HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *KB

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE V6 ENGINE...AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 79,000K MILES. A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS I WAS TRYING TO GO UP A HILL AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD ANYMORE ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE AND I WAS PRESSING THE GAS...IT KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS AS IF IT WAS IN REVERSE, AND I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION!!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS YEAR'S VEHICLE...I WANT TO JOIN THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THEIR TO REPORT THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, IT COULD'VE COST ME MY LIFE AN ANYBODY THAT WAS BEHIND ME! *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - STARTED AS A VIBRATION AROUND 60 TO 65 MPH. DEALER ASSESSED AND INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 78000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2004 V6 ACCORD WITH 110,000 MILES AND HAD A PREVIOUS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED A YEAR AGO B/C THE TRANNY DID NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO LOWER GEAR INTERMITTENTLY ON HIGHWAY. NOW I HAVE THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM, WHERE TRANNY DOESN'T SHIFT UP INTO OVERDRIVE. SO THERE IS ANOTHER SENSOR PROBLEM. TURNING OFF/ON THE CAR RESETS IT. BUT LOCAL MECHANIC SAID TEST DRIVE SHOWED JERKINESS FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR, AND I'VE ALWAYS NOTICED/IGNORED A JUDDER FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR, E.G., SLOWING DOWN AT OFF RAMP. AND HE SAID THE TRANNY FLUID LOOKED BURNT. AND THERE IS AN EMISSIONS CONTROLLER FAULT AND LEAK TOO. THE RECALL FOR 2004 TRANSMISSIONS DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN...AND READING THE NYT BLOG FROM JAN 2011, SUGGESTS IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A GOOD RECALL FIX ANYWAY. BUT IN MY CALL TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND TO HONDA N.AMERICA, THEY CAME ACROSS VERY DEFENSIVE PEOPLE ON PHONE. CAN'T SEE BUYING ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT JUST STOP WORKING HONDA DID A RECALL ON THIS YR AND MODEL BUT SAID MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL ITS FAILURE IS THE SAME AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

ON JUNE 30, 2004, HONDA'S NORTH AMERICA WEBSITE RELEASED A STATEMENT ABOUT THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL TO CERTAIN HONDA & ACURA AUTOMOBILES. MY 2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD IS MENTIONED ON THIS RECALL. ON 4/30/05, HONDA DEALERSHIP SHOWS IN MY REPAIR HISTORY REPORT THAT THE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR IS INSPECTED. THE REPORT SAYS "INSPECT 2ND GEAR AND INSTALL LUBRICATION KIT ON TRANSMISSION. INSPECTION SHOW NO PROBLEMS". THIS CLEARLY DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. CASE IN POINT, ON OTHER REPAIRS MADE BY THE DEALER, THEY WILL CLEARLY STATE THAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY STATING "PERFORMED TIRE ROTATION" OR "REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS". ON 3/19/11, I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BE REPLACED. THIS WORK IS COMPLETED BY THE CLEAR DEFINITION ON THE REPAIR ORDER FORM "DRAIN AND INSPECT TRANSMISSION FLUID, CLEAN MAGNETIC PLUG, REPLACE DRAIN PLUG SEAL, REPLACE WITH NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION FUIDE. INSPECT SEALS AND TRANS FOR LEAKS. PERFORMED TRANS FLUID SERVICE". CONTRARY TO THE 4/30/05 SERVICE REPORT, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE WAS COMPLETED. AT THIS TIME, SHOULDN'T THE INSPECTION SHOW WEAR AND TEAR AND CAUSE OF CONCERN TO THE AUTO TECHNICIAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED? THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY FLAG THAT GOES OFF TO THE DEALER WHICH WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN THE HISTORY REPAIR LOG OR TO MYSELF. ON 8/12/11, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND CAR FAILS ON THE INTERCHANGE OF HIGHWAY 270 AND HIGHWAY 40 ' TWO MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN ST. LOUIS. HAVE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR AAA TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER QUOTES ME A PRICE OF $5100 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM MY ASSIGNED HONDA CASE MANAGER FOR ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THIS HIGH QUOTED PRICE. WHEN CONTACTING OTHER AUTO TECHNICIANS, THE PRICE QUOTED IS 1/2 THE COST. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED IN SPEED. IT REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS, RANDOMLY SPIKED IN ENGINE RPM, AND RESULTED IN A HAZARD DUE TO QUICKLY-APPROACHING TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED HAD REDUCED TO NEARLY 20 MILES PER HOUR IN BUSY FREEWAY TRAFFIC BEFORE I HAD SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED THE VEHICLE ACROSS 3 LANES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT AND DRIVE NORMALLY UNTIL THE END OF THE OFF-RAMP. UPON REACHING THE OFF-RAMP'S STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION DIED AGAIN, AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. THE ENGINE WAS RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL INPUTS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. I WAITED FOR SEVERAL TRAFFIC LIGHT CYCLES, UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND AMID IMPATIENT DRIVERS' CAR HORNS FROM BEHIND ME. THANKFULLY, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION RESPONDED TEMPORARILY AGAIN, LONG ENOUGH TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT. WE HAD TO PUSH IT THE LAST FEW FEET INTO THE PARKING SPOT. HERE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FINALLY FAILED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NO LONGER SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE VEHICLE 15 MILES BACK TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION ALTOGETHER. THEY WERE SURPRISED BY THE RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, BUT SAID IT WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM LIKELY DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE ACCORDS. I WAS ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I HAD JUST SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MAINTENANCE COSTS AT THIS SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP A WEEK BEFORE, WHERE I HAVE CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 78,807

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND I TOOK TO A HONDA DEALER AND TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IT NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL THEY A FULL OF IT I THINK THERE IS A SCAM GOING ON AT HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 97,567

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO BURNED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THIS HAPPEN WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO AN INTERSTATE. TOWED INTO REPAIR SHOP, BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM RECURRED NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, BUT NOT AS SEVERELY. JUST HAD 105000 MILE CHECK UP WITH NO ISSUES, AND NOW THIS EXPENSE! I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS AND CLASS ACTION SUITS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. WHAT IS MY RELIEF? *TR

Mileage: 105,987

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING.THE CAR THEN WITH DIFFICULTY HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSIS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

@120,000 THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL.IF THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT LIGHT AT THE TIME SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. HONDA DID NOT TELL US OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE REPLACED THE TRANS. AND 50,000 MILES LATER THE 2ND TRANS. WENT OUT. (SAME PROBLEM). HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM,BUT WANT STEP UP AND MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING INTO LOWEST GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND DECELERATE VERY RAPIDLY, WHICH RESULTED IN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, LEAVING THE CAR DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 150,153

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER OF 2008, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND FUNCTIONING WELL UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 WHERE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO NOT WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IN 2011 HAD TO REPLACE THE SOP ECM (PER HONDA DEALER THE MEMORY CARD OF THE CAR), I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $6,000 ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAD SO MANY MAJOR A MINOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOLLOWED THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE VISITS TO THE DEALER THIS CAR STILL REFLECTING PROBLEMS. I HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING FIXED TILL THIS MOMENT AND IM AFRAID THE CAR WILL STILL GIVE ME PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN LURCHING AND SOON AFTER, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. UPDATED 08/05/11*JB

Mileage: 123,000

I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER 30 MPH. I WAS SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING THE CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING SLAMMED ON. I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER. THIS CAUSED A HUGE TRAFFIC JAM. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY FULL SIZE TRUCK. AFTER I HAD STOPPED FOR APPROX. TEN MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITH NO ISSUES. I DISCOVERED THAT HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I'VE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN. ONE OF WHICH INVOLVED A CHILD GETTING INJURED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE CAPITAL CITY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN OLYMPIA, WA. FOR THE RECALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED (IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE, ISSUED IN 2004). THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A FULL DAY BEFORE I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING MY VEHICLE NEEDED AN OIL KIT INSTALLED WHICH WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THE KIT WAS INSTALLED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DURING THE TEST DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE TECHNICIAN DRIVING IT. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SECOND GEAR WHICH THE RECALL STATES AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR APPROX. $4,000. THE NEXT DAY I CALL BACK STATING THAT I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE CHANGED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE INSTALLING THE KIT. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY NEVER INSTALLED THE KIT AND THE FAILURE IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. MANY OTHER 2004 HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL SHOULDN'T THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING LIKE THIS NOW? OR ARE THE DEALERSHIPS NOT PERFORMING THE RECALL INSPECTIONS CORRECTLY? I IMPLORE THAT ANOTHER RECALL BE OPENED TO INSPECT THESE TRANSMISSIONS AGAIN AND FURTHER THAN JUST THE COLOR OF SECOND GEAR. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER DRIVER INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS OR A CHILD INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 103,500

2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 - "NOT UNDER EXISTING RECALL" 1. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP 2. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE 'COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL MECHANICAL PART' 3. TOWED TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO FAIL. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO GO AND WAS ENTERING ONTO AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. I WAS IN 5PM TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS THICK. MY CAR WASN'T PICKING UP SPEED. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. I LET UP OFF THE GAS. THE CAR STARTED TO GO, AND THEN JERKED LIKE IT WAS STOPPING. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. I WAS IN THE INTERSTATE ON RAMP WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED FAST ENOUGH. I LET UP OFF THE GAS AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO AND THEN JERK TO ALMOST A STOP. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE HAD CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL AND BREAK PEDAL. IT DID THIS FIVE OR SIX TIMES UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST $4,000. AGAIN, I HAD NO WARNING THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED JUST 3 MONTHS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX, 6 CYLINDER, WITH 134,000 MILES AT THE TIME. HONDA REFUSED TO HELP WITH ANY COST. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2004 ACCORDS, THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE. A WEBSITE SHOWS 78 OTHER PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME THING...WITH NO WARNING AND WITH MILEAGE BETWEEN 80,000-140,000. SURELY, HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS BROADER THAN THEY THOUGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED!! I PLAN TO BRING THIS TO THE MEDIA'S ATTENTION. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ENTERED THE FREEWAY ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS (60MPH) AND AROUND 55MPH THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED TO 6000RPM. KNOWING SOMETHING WAS WRONG I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. THE CAR BEGAN TO COAST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT A LOWER GEAR AND VIOLENTLY STARTED TO ENGINE BRAKE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I'M CERTAIN THAT IF THE PAVEMENT WAS WET I WOULD HAVE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP US ON THE ROAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS HAD ALL OF ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS (WITH RECORDS). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE INFORMED THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THE CAR HAS 121,000 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR YEAR MODEL THAT INCLUDED CARS MANUFACTURED TO JANUARY 8, 2004. OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2004 AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE YET TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE INSANELY HIGH REPAIR COST. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL INTERNET SITES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES REFERRING TO HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T WRECK THE CAR, BUT NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY NOT DRIVE-ABLE. OBVIOUSLY, NOW I WONDER IF MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT AND REMEDIED BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 122,100

CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 4/11/11. ON 4/23/11 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR BOGGED OUT AND I LOST POWER. I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE... THEN THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR GOING UP A STEEP HILL AND THE CAR LOST POWER AGAIN, THEN IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY ON THE WAY TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IT JUST STARTED FAILING WHILE NORMALLY DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, THAT TC CLUTCH STUCK OFF. FLUID HAS CLUTCH RESIDUE AND IS BURNED VERY DARK , WILL NEED TRANS ASSY TO RECTIFY".WHEN 15 DAYS EARLIER IT WAS FINE ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS. NOTHING HAS BEE DONE THEY WANT $5000 TO FIX IT. HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER OPTIONS BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING YET. *TR

Mileage: 129,300

MY 2004 ACCORD EX FAILED YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY, DROPPING FROM 65 TO 20 MPH AND THEN ZERO AND GETTING ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CONTACTED A TOWING COMPANY AND THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND WE'VE JUST BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION ($3800). WE CALLED HONDA TO CHECK ON KNOWN ISSUES BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSURED US THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THIS HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS FAILURE DID NOT LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE ON. *TR

Mileage: 75,380

WITHOUT WARNING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RELATED TO SPEED OR LENGTH OF TIME DRIVEN. JUST RANDOM. IT COULD HAPPEN 20 TIMES A DAY OR NOT HAPPEN FOR WEEKS. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE. WAS TOLD THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO OFFER ME SOME ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR, BUT NOT 100% AND NOT A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE ACCELERATING IN 2ND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV, BUT THE CAR REMAINS IN A NEUTRAL STATE. FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD. THERE IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE ACCELERATING, THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE OF A SAFETY RECALL WHICH PERTAINS TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY STATE THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 96,817

FOR 3 DAYS PRIOR, I NOTICED A SECOND OR TWO LAG TIME BETWEEN THE CAR GOING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO A LOWER GEAR AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR THEY WOULD HAVE SMASHED INTO MY CAR. I THEN TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME WITH HAZARDS BLINKING. DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP BACK, THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPPED GEARS AT ALMOST EVERY SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 107,000 MILES, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE A HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION, WHO DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. A SURVEY OF ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INDICATED OVER 100 FAILURES HERE AT NHTSA, AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AT OTHER FORUMS. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER FAILURES OF HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS, WHERE THEY EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTEES TO 109K MILES FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 195,000 MILES THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO REGISTER A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURRED TO MY WIFE AND I ON MARCH 20 2011, AT 3:30 PM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOCKUP. WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON 95 NORTH THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A CLICK NOISE AND JERKED AS IF SOMEONE HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE RPM'S RACED. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AGAIN AS IT SLOWED DOWN. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR VIOLENTLY LURCHED 4-5 MORE TIMES. WITH EACH OF THESE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED JERKS, WE WERE THROWN FORWARD. THANKFULLY, OUR SEAT BELTS WERE ON, WHICH PREVENTED US FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD INTO THE WINDOW. WAITING TO HERE FROM THE SALEM NH HONDA DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE REMEDY WILL BE (REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE IS MY GUESS). THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME WE HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I THINK THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH, IF CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT, COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS ON THE CAR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM TO HONDA AND THEY SHOULD DO AN OTHER RECALL LIKE THEY DID WITH THE 2003 MODELS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.*TR

Mileage: 195,000

VEHICLE EXHIBITED "HARD" DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DECELERATING. TRANSMISSION LOST TOP GEAR WHILE DRIVING, LEADING TO SUDDEN DECELERATION AND POTENTIAL FOR REAR END COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 114,356

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 80K MILES. WAS ON BUSY ROAD AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T HIT AS I JERKED AND SLOWED AND SOUGHT A WAY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO INDICATION THE TRANS WAS FAILING UNTIL SYMPTOMS BEGAN AND GOT WORSE IN A HURRY. CONSEQUENCES ARE TOWING TO SHOP AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WHICH ARE BEING MADE NOW. HONDA SAID I HAD TO BRING IT IN TO THEIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO DO ANY REPAIRS. NO PRICE OR OFFER OF FINANCIAL HELP..JUST A "MAYBE" HONDA WOULD OFFER A "GOODWILL" DISCOUNT. DECIDED NOT TO TRY HONDA AS OTHERS ONLINE TOLD OF THE EXCEEDINGLY HIGH CHARGES HONDA IMPOSES. FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY RISK THAT SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED. HONDA APPARENTLY HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR SEVERAL YEAR MODELS. SEEMS THEY PROFIT FROM NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM IF THEY REQUIRE THEM TO REPAIR AND CHARGE MORE THAN ANY PRIVATE SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE: HONDA ACCORD V6, 2004 PROBLEM: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON A BUSY STREET AND NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON BUSY ROAD. HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING ANY FAULT AT THIS MOMENT WHEN THIS MODEL HAS A RECALL DATED 2004 WHICH I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WORKED ON AT THEIR DEALERSHIP IN 2010. THIS DEFECT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 70MPH. *TR

Mileage: 74,567

NO INDICATION OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ON INNERMOST LANE, HAD TO CROSS 3 INTERSTATE RIGHT LANES DURING COMMUTING HOUR WITH NO ACCELERATION (WAS LIKE DRIVING IN NEUTRAL). ABLE TO GET TO NEXT EXIT. WAS ON A DOWNSLOPE SO ABLE TO COAST DOWN. AT THE BASE OF THE HILL, STOPPED. COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE, PRESS THE PEDAL IN D AND R AND WOULD NOT MOVE CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TOW ME TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AWAY CONSIDERED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. HONDA SERVICE REPAIR HAD TO REPLACE ALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARTS. AS OF DATE, HONDA CORP. WILL NOT WARRANTY THE PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS MY CAR HAD NO POWER WHILE TRAVELLING UP A GRADE ON I-5 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 4DR, ORIGINAL OWNER 88.7K MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION PER THE DEALER. YOU HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES! THERE SEEMS TO STILL BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS STEMMING 2000!! *TR

Mileage: 88,700

DRIVING 35 MPH ON VEHICLE WITH 115000 MILES. ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND SPEED UP IN ORDER TO PASS SLOW MOVING VEHICLE, ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6,000 RPM WITHOUT ACTUALLY CHANGING GEARS OR MOVING FASTER. TRANSMISSION PUMP & TORQUE CONVERTER FOUND TO BE FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 115,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM DECREASED TO 20. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED; THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DRAINED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CLEANED METAL FROM THE PLUGS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 134,257.

Mileage: 134,257

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DID NOT GO ANY QUICKER NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED. I PRESSED DOWN HARD A FEW TIMES AND THEN BEGAN TO MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANES IN CASE IT GOT WORSE. THE RPM'S WENT A THE WAY TO ALMOST THE RED BUT THE CAR WAS NOT GOING AND WAS SOWING DOWN. THEN OUT OF THE BLUE IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I STARTED TO GO IT STARTED TO MOVE, GOT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, THEN DID IT AGAIN, RAVING REAL LOUD BUT NOT MOVING. I HAD CARS COMING RIGHT AT ME AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. THEN, THE PERSON I CALLED TO HELP ME, SHOWED UP RIGHT BEHIND ME IN HIS TRUCK AND PUSHED ME OUT OF THE INTERSECTION JUST IN TIME. HONDA ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED DUE TO THEIR RECOMMENDATION. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. THEY SAID I SHOULD CALL HONDA CARE BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT LATELY AND THEIR ARE RECALLS ON THIS TRANSMISSION AS WELL. HONDA TOLD ME TOO BAD, WE CAN'T HELP YOU. I PAID $3,800 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL MODEL AND NOW IT GIVES ME ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS HONDA. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE. IT SEEMS HONDA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS OWNERS AS MUCH AS IT MAY SEEM. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING ME TO COMPLETELY LOSE POWER ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. *LN

Mileage: 123,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UN RESPONSIVE TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FRONT AXLE AND TIE RODS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,764 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,200.

Mileage: 29,764

ON JANUARY 6, 2011 THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 (WITH ~84,695 MILES) BEGAN SLIPPING. THE ENGINE WOULD REV WILDLY AT ODD TIMES WHEN I WAS NOT ACCELERATING, AND WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I WAS ON DRIVE OR REVERSE. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES IN CITY TRAFFIC THESE PROBLEMS WOULD GET REALLY BAD AND FINALLY THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS ON AND IN DRIVE. AFTER BREAKING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR ARTERY IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND HAVING TO BE PUSHED AROUND THE CORNER BY TWO GOOD SAMARITANS, I FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT IF I SIMPLY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE CAR, I COULD DRIVE AGAIN, ALBEIT SLOWLY AND WITH THESE PROBLEMS PERSISTING. AT FIRST MY HONDA DEALER MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BATTERY PROBLEM, BUT FINALLY AFTER THREE TRIES THEY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I INFORMED THEM OF THE RECALL ON ALL 2003 ACCORD V6'S AND SELECT 2004 ACCORD V6S. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THAT SAME SECOND GEAR PROBLEM. WE COMPLAINED TO AMERICAN HONDA AND ASKED THEM TO MAKE THIS GOOD. AFTER HAVING BOUGHT THIS CAR PRECISELY BECAUSE I WANTED THE MOST RELIABLE CAR ON THE MARKET AND BECAUSE HONDAS HAVE THE REPUTATION FOR GOING FOR 200,000 MILES, I WAS INCENSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED AT 85000 MILES. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO PAY JUST $500 WHICH BARELY COVERED THE COST OF MY RENTAL CAR FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR. I FEEL THIS SITUATION WAS HANDLED VERY POORLY BY HONDA AND THAT, BASED ON ALL THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR V6 ACCORD TRANSMISSION, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT BROAD ENOUGH IN TERMS OF THE SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IT ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 84,695

ON DECEMBER 28, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH THE WINDY AND SNOWY BACK ROADS OF THE ADIRONDACKS WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOWLY DECELERATE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SMALL SHOULDER WHERE THE SNOW WAS PLOWED OFF ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL OVER AND CALL AAA. I HAD TO WAIT 35 MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THIS ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE FOR MY CAR TO BE TOWED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2004 AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER SINCE. IT HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED AND ALWAYS BROUGHT IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND CHECKUPS. THIS CAR, OTHER THAN WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 28TH, IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP IN PLATTSBURGH NEW YORK. THE NEXT DAY THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. HE GAVE ME THREE OPTIONS, NONE OF WHICH ARE APPEALING. THE FIRST OPTION COSTS $2,500 FOR A USED TRANSMISSION, SECOND OPTION COSTS $3,000 TO REBUILD THE EXISTING TRANSMISSION AND LASTLY $3,300 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. AGAIN, NO OPTION IS APPEALING. WHEN LOOKING UP THE TYPES OF FAILURES THAT OTHER HONDA ACCORDS HAVE HAD, THIS IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THEM. IT INFURIATES ME TO NO END THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THAT IT WILL COST ME OVER $3 THOUSAND TO FIX THIS CAR. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM, MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS OWNED 6 HONDAS, NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WON'T BE PURCHASING ANY MORE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. WHILE SHIFTED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MOVED IN REVERSE AND VICE VERSA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,517.

Mileage: 96,517

2004 HONDA ACCORD - TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOTICED HIGH PITCH WHINE THE DAY PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILING WHILE WIFE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO MOVE TO BREAKDOWN LANE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

MY TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2004 ACCORD IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE RPM WOULD REV UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP. *TR

Mileage: 76,500

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING UP THE INCLINE OF AN 8 LANE BRIDGE RENDING THE CAR USELESS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY LANE AND CARS WERE SPEEDING BY AT 60 MPH. IF THAT'S NOT DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD, I DON'T WHAT IS..? LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT!! THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED..I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING AND THAT HONDA OR NO GOVERNING AGENCY IS HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONSUMER IS BEING HELPED WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE ON ITS OWN IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. AFTER REACHING HER DESTINATION SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN A FEW HOURS SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT AS SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE WILLING TO PAY 50 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SHE REFERENCED RECALL 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL PER THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,900.

Mileage: 90,900

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND FELT LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWED FROM 65 MPH TO 30MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMEONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME THEN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO WAS ON THE ROAD WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

MY 2004 ACCORD V6, 117K MILES...TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND BY SATURDAY THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. CAR REVVED WITH NO ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 50 MPH, WAS ON A HIGHWAY RAMP WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME, VERY DANGEROUS. IT CONTINUED TO SPUTTER AND SLIP, THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE ONCE PARKED. I JUST CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU READ ON THE INTERNET." THIS IS MY SECOND, BUT LAST HONDA. I BOUGHT HONDAS BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPPOSED RELIABILITY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HONDA SHOULD MAKE CONCESSIONS AND OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL END UP DEAD BEFORE THIS IS OVER IF THEY DON'T MAKE THIS PUBLIC. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMING ON. ONE MINUTE THE CAR IS FINE, THE NEXT YOU ARE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

WHEN STARTING, MY 2004 ACCORD, A GREEN D LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE VERY ROUGHLY AND WITHOUT POWER. IT WAS THEN THAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL ON CERTAIN CARS OF THAT YEAR, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO THE HONDA DEALER SAID IN ESSENCE TOO BAD THAT DOESN'T EFFECT YOUR CAR BECAUSE YOUR VIN WASN'T INCLUDED! NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES! *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 15 MPH AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS INJURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY BROKEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. WILL NOT GO BACK INTO DRIVE MODE UNLESS CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THEN RESUMED WITH THE CONTINUOUS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TWO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A FORTH OPINION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 150,000

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE STARTS JERKING WHEN I REACH 3000RPM OR GOING UPHILL. I CANNOT GO FASTER THAN 40MPH WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD TRASMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 9/21/2010. TRAFFIC WAS COMING TO A STOP AND I BEGAN TO APPLY MY BRAKE. UPON APPLYING BRAKE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT MY RATE OF SPEED WAS BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO STOP WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. MY FRONT END IS DAMAGED TO THE TUNE OF $4,886.08. AFTER MY ACCIDENT I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED. I KNEW I HAD WAS PAYING ATTENTION ON JUST DIDN'T RAM INTO ANOTHER CAR. I WAS ON A STREET WAS SEVERAL SCHOOL BUS STOPS AND THEY WHERE MAKING THEIR ROUNDS. SO SPEEDING IS NOT AN OPTION. I WAS TALKING WITH MY FIANCE AND HE STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HIM ONCE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. HE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, AND ALSO THOUGHT IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OPERATOR ERROR IT KIND OF SHOCKED AND CONFUSED HIM AS WELL. I'M GOING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED WHILE BEING REPAIRED. I JUST WANT THIS LOOKED INTO THIS WAS REALLY SCARY AND COULD HAVE ENDED UP MUCH WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 80,702

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 74,000 MILES HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE RPM'S REVVED UP TO 6000, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, AND MY CAR ALMOST STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DECIDED TO HAVE THEM REBUILD IT WITH A COST OF $3,300 RATHER THAN INSTALL A BRAND NEW ONE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. I AM SO GRATEFUL THERE WAS NO ONE IN BACK OF ME ON THE FREEWAY BUT I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 74,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

WHEN I EXIT THE 87 FREEWAY SAN JOSE CA AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OVER THE BRIDGE ON CURTNER STREET MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND STOP MOVING FORWARD. THEN MY CAR SLIP BACK A FEW FOOT BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE IT WAS ON. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME STOP OR ELSE I WOULD OF HIT THEM. THE END RESULT HONDA WOULD NOT COVER SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW IS COMMON WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND THAT IS TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

JUST HAPPENED SEPT.5TH. NO ACTION TAKEN THUS FAR.; 2004 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED W/O MY FOOT ON GAS AND THEN W/I A FEW MINUTES, IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL. 3 WOMEN STUCK ON MAJOR 2 LANE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY BACK FROM BEACH ON LABOR DAY WEEK-END. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WOULD SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. POLICE AND TOW TRUCK WERE NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 68,300

MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX CURRENTLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND THAT MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HOLD HONDA RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 111,376

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,457. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP UPON ACCELERATION. UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

Mileage: 79,457

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD WHEN CAR STARTED TO SMOKE LIKE CRAZY, PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD THEN COULDN'T GET CAR TO DRIVE IN GEAR TO A VERY CLOSE BY SERVICE STATION. HAD CAR FLATBED TO DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A CRACKED CASE (PART FAILURE) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CONTACTED DISTRICT MANAGER TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A GOODWILL REPAIR FROM AMERICAN HONDA SINCE IT WAS A FAILED PART AND NOT DUE TO MISUSE OR NOT HAVING HAD CAR SERVICED. THEY SAID THEY WOULD COVER %25 OF A $4300.00 REPAIR TO PUT IN A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION WITH A 90 DAY WARRANTY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALTY SHOP WHO REBUILT THE TRANNY WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY FOR $2000.00. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 HONDA ACCORDS (RECALL WAS DONE BUT WAS VIN SPECIFIC). *TR

Mileage: 82,000

2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAD A RADICAL AND SUDDEN GEAR CHANGE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IT DOWN SHIFTED WITH NO WARNING OR NOTICE. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT. MY HONDA HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT. MY OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 120,000 MILES. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE CRASH. SAFETY IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN. OTHER HONDA OWNERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. THIS INCIDENT HAS MADE ME WANT TO STOP ALL HONDA OWNERS AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW OF THIS POSSIBILITY. WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WE HAD NO IDEA HONDA HAS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2004 TRANSMISSIONS. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OWNERS JUST AS UNAWARE. I HOPE NOBODY DIES BEFORE HONDA TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MISTAKE. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE THE SAFETY RECALL STOPPED BEFORE MY VIN # WAS REACHED THAT THEY CANNOT HELP ME. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED ALMOST $4000 FOR THE REPAIR. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON 8/2/2010. THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT INTO COMPLETE FAILURE IN JUST 2 DAYS SINCE OUR FIRST SIGN SOMETHING WAS AMISS. I HOPE SOMEBODY WILL STEP UP AND MAKE HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE COST MY HUSBAND HIS LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY HONDA ACCORD EX(YEAR 2004) MODEL TODAY. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO REVERSE IT. I HAVE TO CALL AAA TO TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THERE IS ANY RECALL OR OTHERS HAVE REPORTED A SIMILAR KIND OF ISSUE. I THOUGHT TO INFORM YOU FIRST TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL REVVING TO VERY HIGH RPM LOSING SPEED, I WAS ABLE TO GET OF THE HIGHWAY AND LUCKILY DRIVERS AROUND ME WERE AWARE AND SAW MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. WITH FURTHER RESEARCH AND CONVERSATION WITH HONDA NORTH AMERICA I FOUND THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HIGH SPEED IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CONSCIENTIOUS DRIVERS AROUND ME. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE TRAIN WENT OUT ON MY 2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD, AND CAUSED ALL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR TO STOP RESPONDING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH. IN THE PROCESS MULTIPLE CARS CAME INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH MY VEHICLE BEFORE IT STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS IN AREA, I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN NOT BEING CONFIGURED FOR THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND NOT CORRECTLY FOR A V-6 ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

MY NEW 2004 HONDA HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON OCTOBER 18, 2004 TO CORRECT AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD RESULT IN GEAR TEETH DAMAGE AND A DANGEROUS BREAKDOWN. DEPENDING ON MILEAGE, THE CORRECTIVE ACTION INVOLVED EITHER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OR INSTALLING A FAN TO REDUCE THE HEAT BUILDUP. FOR MY CAR, THEY INSTALLED A FAN BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY, I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS. ON MY SERVICE RECEIPT, THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER STATED, "THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNED WITH METAL FLAKES IN THE FLUID". CLEARLY THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN IN THE SAFETY RECALL WAS INEFFECTIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA IN TORRANCE CA AND REQUESTED THAT MY TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE SAFETY PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. (NOTE ALSO THAT I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH HONDA THAT IS STILL IN EFFECT) THE PURPOSE OF A SAFETY RECALL IS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS BY TAKING TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION. I AM NOW AT RISK OF A TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN WITH POTENTIAL PERSONAL INJURIES TO ME AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I REQUEST NHTSA TO COMPEL HONDA TO MAKE GOOD ON THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS CLEARLY INEFFECTIVE. UPDATED IVOQ 08/24/10 *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL THAT WAS EXECUTED WAS INADEQUATE, BECAUSE IT DID NOT PREVENT THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE RECALL AS STATED IN NHTSA'S RECALL DETAIL. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT WAS DRAINED FROM HIS VEHICLE WAS BLACK AND HAD A BURN ODOR. METAL FLAKES WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. UPDATED IVOQ 10/29/10*JB

Mileage: 87,230

WHILE DRIVING MY GRANDSON TO WORK, TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSIONS CEASED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN CEASED AGAIN. I STOPPED TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. TURNED IT BACK ON AND WORKED FIND FOR ABOUT 3 MIN. THEN IT ALL STARTED AGAIN. LEFT MY GRANDSON AT WORK & WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER & PAID $81.67 TO HAVE THE FLUID REPLACE. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED & RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $4075.00 BUT, THAT THEY WILL CONTACT THE HONDA REP. IN AN ATTEMPT TO OFFSET THE COST. HONDA REP. AGREED TO PAY $864.00 & THE REMAINDER ($3211) WOULD BE CHARGE TO ME. MY CAR HAS 121,941 MILES. I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH HONDA, SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE'S PROBLEM,WHAT CAN I DO? THE VEHICLE N QUESTION IS A 2004, HONDA ACCORD. *TR

Mileage: 121,941

MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON ME AND TOTALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. GAVE BE TONS OF PROBLEMS LIKE STEPPING ON GAS CAR REVVED UP BUT DIDN'T GO NOWHERE, DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS ON CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO ME. NOW ITS DONE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND CANT AFFORD IT!! *TR

Mileage: 116,000

WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WEREN'T KILLED!!!2004 HONDA ACCORD EXL 6CYL VIN#[XXX]. WE WERE TRAVELING ON ROUTE 95 NORTH OF BOSTON IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT AN APPROX. SPEED OF 60 MPH ON JUNE 10, 2010 AT APPROX. 6:15PM. I WENT TO PASS THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AND STARTED TO PULL INTO THE PASSING LANE ON THE LEFT. SUDDENLY, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED DOWN SUDDENLY. THE CAR IN BACK OF US ALMOST HIT US AND SWERVED INTO THE LANE ON THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING OUR CAR. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK WHO JAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. I THOUGHT HE (THE TRUCK) WAS GOING TO JACK KNIFE. I SEE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A RECALL ITEM FOR HONDA. THE HONDA DEALER (KELLEY HONDA IN LYNN, MASS.) SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP US FINANCIALLY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE OTHERWISE. WE ARE VERY UPSET AT HONDA'S REACTION TO THIS SAFETY FAILURE AND WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE US GOV'T SHOULD STEP IN BEFORE PEOPLE ARE NEEDLESSLY KILLED IN CARS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. WE ALSO NOTE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCES. PLEASE HELP AND GET THE WORD OUT!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 91,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL) WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL THE ENGINE ICON LIGHT, AND THEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 ACCORD V6 WON'T DROP OUT OF HIGH GEAR. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S STUCK IN 5TH OR 4TH GEAR AND WON'T DOWNSHIFT. I HAVE TO STOP CAR, RESTART IT, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WORKS LIKE NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, SLOWED DOWN WITH BRAKING, SPED UP AGAIN AND THEN THERE WAS NO POWER ALTHOUGH CAR IN GEAR. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO IS ASKING ME FOR 3969K TO REPLACE THE FAILED TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAS 62K MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS RECALLED 2004 ACCORDS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO COVER MINE OR CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT RECALLED--ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED VIN'S. NHTSA IS NOT INVESTIGATING, UNFORTUNATELY, AND PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE STAKE HERE. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 06/08/10.*JB THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED IVOQ 08/25/10*JB

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING AND WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND PRODUCED FAILURE CODE P0741 (TORQUE CONVERTER). THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, LOCK IN PLACE AND DECREASE IN SPEED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND THE SPEED RATE DECREASED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE 405S IN HIS 2004 HONDA ACCORD 3.0 VTECH. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. JUMPED UP TO 6 RPMS THEN STARTED SLIPPING. HAD WE WAITED ANY LONGER TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD MECHANIC CHECK OUT PROBLEM TOLD US TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND WE NEED TO REPLACE IT. WE'VE BEEN CHANGING FLUID EVERY 3 YEARS AND I RECENTLY HAD IT CHANGED THAT PREVIOUS TUESDAY. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS HAVE THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT BUT THE CAR WONT EVEN MOVE SO I HAVE NO WAY TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT A TOW. THEN HONDA WILL PROBABLY TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS DEAD WHICH I ALREADY KNOW THEN CHARGE ME FOR THE SERVICE. IM PREGNANT AND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE ABILITY TO PULL OVER QUICKLY, MY FAMILY WOULD NOT BE HERE AND WORSE OFF, SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 102,781

CAR DROVE FINE ON PARKWAY. GOT OFF AND CAR SEEMED TO SKIP 3RD GEAR DOWNSHIFTING INTO STOP SIGNS. TURNED IT OFF. DECIDED TO GO TO DEALER. CAR DROVE FINE ON LOCAL STREETS TO PARKWAY. WHILE ACCELERATING AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY FAILED. NO CONNECTION BETWEEN MOTOR AND WHEELS IN ANY GEAR. COASTED OFF EXIT RAMP. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED AND CAR RAN OK FOR 1/4 MILE AND THEN STARTED TO MISS DOWNSHIFT GEARS AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 82,570

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

Mileage: 92,500

ENGINE RACING LIKE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT CAR WAS IN DRIVE

Mileage: 97,000

ON THURSDAY MARCH 11, 2010 MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD ON A 45 MPH ROAD. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT, MY SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV TO THE REDLINE. IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SPEEDING DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WHERE MY WIFE WAS SITTING. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND US ALSO MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER IS OCCURRING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, AND HAS BECOME AN EXTREME DANGER TO ME, MY FAMILY, AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE SAME ROADS AS I. MY TRUSTED MECHANIC EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I WILL BE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR UNDER $2000. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED TO A NEWER HONDA WITH AS LOW MILEAGE AS MINE. I'VE SPENT HOURS COMMUNICATING WITH MCGRATH HONDA (THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE CAR) AND HONDA OF AMERICA CORPORATION. I HAVE ONLY BEEN TREATED WITH RUDENESS AND UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS SIMPLY A LEMON. NOBODY WILL EVEN OFFER TO EXAMINE THE CAR WITHOUT CHARGING ME AN EXORBITANT FEE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WITHOUT GIVING ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ON THE TOP OF THE CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION (NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE), THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. BECAUSE SHE WAS ON AN INCLINE, IT STARTED ROLLING BACK. SHE PANICKED BUT PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THANKFULLY, A N.O. POLICEMAN PULLED UP AND PUT HIS LIGHTS ON CALLING FOR THE BRIDGE POLICE. BRIDGE POLICE PUSHED HER OFF BRIDGE. ONCE DOWN SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON HER WAY HOME. SHE TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, IT JUST STOPS ACCELERATING. HONDA DEALER SAID TECHNICIAN HAD TO DRIVE IT AWHILE AND HAD SAME EXPERIENCE. THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ANY PROBLEM CODE EITHER BUT SAID IF WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT, IT WOULD. SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOLD HIM INTERNET SITE IS FLOODED WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SAID AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ASSIST US IF WE PAY $1,944.24 OF THE $4,500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. HONDA WILL ORDER THE TRANSMISSION TOMORROW TO DO THE WORK. *TR

Mileage: 115,841

MY HONDA ACCORD 2004 HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEREBY IT WILL DROP INTO NEUTRAL DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE MOST PRONOUNCED TIME I NOTICED IT, WAS DRIVING IN PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CROSS LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. JUST BEFORE DOING SO THE CAR REVVED TO 6000RPM WITH VERY LITTLE FORWARD ACCELERATION. I HAD TIME TO CANCEL MY ACTIONS TO CROSS, HOWEVER HAD THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT 2 SEC LATER I WOULD HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC INCLUDING TRUCKS AT HIGH SPEED. LUCKILY A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED HOWEVER I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR AT HONDA FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FAULT. THEY ADMIT THERE IS A DEFECT AND HAVE OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS BY CHARGING ME 1600 TO FULLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY POSITION IS THAT SINCE HONDA HAS ALREADY RECALLED SIMILAR 2004 HONDA ACCORDS FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE RECALL RANGE. HONDA HAD ISSUED A CORPORATE RELEASE REGARDING THE RECALL STATING IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND AFFECTED 1,000,000 VEHICLES WORLD WIDE. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK MY TRANSMISSION IS SUFFERING THE SAME FATE AS THESE OTHER ACCORDS. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 MY WIFE WAS IN AN INCIDENT WHERE SHE REAR ENDED THE SUV IN FRONT OF HER. AUTO BODY MASTERS (ABM), THE OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED REPAIR FACILITY FOR MILLER HONDA IN CULVER CITY, CA, IS THE REPAIR FACILITY THAT REPAIRED OUR CAR. SHORTLY AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009, ABM INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BADLY AND THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. SUBSEQUENTLY ABM TOOK OUR CAR TO MILLER HONDA TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT MILLER HONDA TOLD ME THAT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, MILLER HONDA WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE SENT TO AMERICAN HONDA FOR A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD THE ABILITY TO OVERRIDE THE DEALER DECISION AND THE DECISION TO OVERRIDE COULD BE MADE AFTER THE FACT. FURTHERMORE, I WAS ADVISED THAT, IF THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT WE PURCHASED. ON JANUARY 22, 2009, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MILLER HONDA. I WAS INFORMED THAT AN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FOUND NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THUS OUR HONDA CARE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT COVERED THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. I DID WHAT RESEARCH I COULD ON THE INTERNET REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS AND QUICKLY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2003/2004 V6 ACCORDS HAS A HISTORY OF FAILING IN SUCH A WAY AS IT IS COMMON FOR THE CAR TO HESITATE AND JERK. ADDING ANOTHER FACTOR IS THAT SOME 2004 ACCORDS HAD A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THESE ISSUES IN MIND, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THE CAUSE OF MY WIFE'S ACCIDENT IS NOT AS CLEAR CUT AS IT FIRST APPEARS. MY WIFE'S RECOLLECTION OF THE INCIDENT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN THAT. *TR

Mileage: 26,804

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2003. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE RPMS DROPPED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SLOWLY PICK UP SPEEDS. SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED 100% ACCORDING TO HONDA'S OWNERS MANUAL. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND FAST. COLD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 123,000

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

Mileage: 97,965

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

Mileage: 126,000

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

Mileage: 100,400

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

Mileage: 92,000

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

Mileage: 105,000

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.

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSURE OF GAS PEDAL. WHEN BRAKES, APPLIED CAR SHOCK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. WHEN SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, I HAD TO :STAND ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CRUISED UNTIL THE CAR STOP. THE POLICE CAME TO MY ASSISTANCE AND SAW NOTHING WAS STUCK ON THE GAS PEDAL AND ALSO LOOKED TO SEE IF MY ACCELERATOR CABLE APPEARED TO BE STUCK. IT WAS NOT. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVIVED AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I BARELY MISSED CRASHING INTO A POLE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD MOST LIKE HAVE STRUCK IT AS MY CAR ACCELERATED TO OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DECREASE TO 25 MPH. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92690.

Mileage: 92,690

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.

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 141,888

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

Mileage: 141,888

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

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 44,000

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

Mileage: 88,350

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

Mileage: 92,000

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 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

Mileage: 66,000

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

Mileage: 74,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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.

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE RPMS DRASTICALLY INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BARELY TRAVELED OVER 2 MPH. SHE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND SEVERAL FAILED COMPONENTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS DEFECTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, SHE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ONLINE. SHE CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL APPLIED TO HER VEHICLE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

AT 95,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE MY CAR TO BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE TRANNY SEEMED TO SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR. ON MY WAY THERE, WHICH WAS A 10 MINUTE DRIVE, THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I COULD SEE THE RPS GO UP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I BRACED MYSELF BECAUSE A WOMAN DRIVING A BLACK INFINITI ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND! IT FINALLY DECIDED TO MOVE AND I WAS ALMOST TO THE SHOP AND DECIDED TO TURN OFF THE BUSY ROAD AS SOON AS I DID THAT (I BARELY MADE IT THROUGH THE ELIGHT) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND I COASTED INTO A BANK PARKING LOT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED FORM THERE. THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES BEFORE IT FAILED TO SHIFT AT ALL. IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. SHE PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEN CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO INQUIRE IF THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE CRASH SHE WAS INVOLVED IN FIVE WEEKS EARLIER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CRASH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND REFERRED HER TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO COULD COMPLETE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR HER INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FURTHER ACTION PRIOR TO HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

MY 2004 ACCORD EX 4CYL HYDROPLANES IN WET WEATHER AND THE TIRES SPIN FROM A STOP. HONDA CLAIMS NO INCIDENT WAS EVER REPORTED AND MY CASE NUMBER IS N012008-10-2900938. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY CAR IS ACCORD 2004 EX - 4 CYLINDER - APPROX 86K MILES - MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MY CAR STARTED JERKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I SWITCH GEAR TO 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUEL INJECTION ISSUE. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MORE AROUND 88 SAME COMPLAINTS IN THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_SLIPPING_AND_JERKING.SHTML IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS, AND I THINK SINCE IT IS A DEFECT IN THEIR TRANSMISSION, THEY SHOULD RECALL AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED OR DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR EVEN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY SLOW DOWN. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 BUT HONDA TOLD ME THAT THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALMOST STALLING OUT AND THEN TAKING A HUGE JERK...IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN LETTING UP OFF MY GAS...THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS; LAST NIGHT I HAD THE RIDE OF MY LIFE IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS! I WAS STOPPING BY THE BANK TO GET CASH FROM THE ATM; AS I LET UP OFF MY GAS, THE CAR DID A HARD JERK AND JUMPED THE SIDEWALK HITTING THE CORNER OF THE BANK. I'M SO GLAD NO ONE WAS USING THE ATM AT THIS TIME. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT RELEASED FOR ME TO GET OUT BUT NOW IT IS JAMMED AND WILL NOT PULL OUT ENOUGH FOR ME TO WEAR IT! WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE GOING BACK AS EARLY AS 2003, I REALLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE THESE COMPLAINTS MORE SERIOUS AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE ISSUE AND ANY DAMAGES INCURRED DUE TO THE ISSUE. I AM A NERVOUS WRECK AND I HOPE NO ONE WILL EXPERIENCE WHAT I JUST WENT THROUGH. THERE SHOULD BE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION REQUIRING HONDA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 89,500

I HAVE A 04 HONDA ACCORD THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THE CAR WILL NOT GO PASS 40 MPH AND AT 40 MPH IT STILL DOESN'T HOLD THAT SPEED IT SLIPS AND DECREASES SPEED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN I POSITION THE CAR IN REVERSE FROM THE DRIVE GEAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY IN THE DRIVE GEAR FOR A SECOND THEN IT WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING AND CAN RESULT IN DEATH.*TR

Mileage: 65,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 #, PURCHASED NEW BY MY WIFE AND MYSELF IN BELLEVUE WASHINGTON. 1. BACKGROUND: MY HONDA ACCORD WAS RECALLED UNDER THIS NTSB RECALL (HONDA RECALL 04-037 SPEED SENSOR 3RD GEAR INSPECTION): AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALLS AND DEFECTS FOUND ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AUTOMOBILES. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ORDER THE 2004 HONDA ACCORD POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURERS TO RECALL AND REPAIR VEHICLES OR PARTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT WHEN ITS INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THEY CONTAIN SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS IN THEIR STRUCTURE, OR PERFORMANCE. TO REMEDY THE RECALL HONDA PERFORMED A CAMERA VISUAL INSPECTION AND SPRAYED ?LUBRICANT? INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH 2008, MY WIFE OBSERVED AN ?ENGINE LIGHT? ON THE DASH. WE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I INITIALLY DIRECTED THE WORK TO BEGIN. I THEN CALLED BACK TO ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO HOLD ON THE REPAIRS AND ASKED HIM TO WAIT AND INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT AN 88K CAR SHOULD BE COVERED. I VERIFIED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR MOST HONDA ACCORD V6'S HAD BEEN EXTENDED. I THEN CALLED BACK TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD AT 130PM THAT THE LIGHT RESET AND THERE WAS NO NEED FOR REPAIR AND THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. ORTIZ WOULD NOT PURSUE WARRANTY REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. 2. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF PENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE, HE WAS WILLING TO SEND THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A LIKELY PENDING FAILURE BACK ON THE ROAD AND NOT COMPLYING WITH THE NTSB RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL THERE IS A PROBABILITY OF CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND CRASH. ESTIMATED VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1099796. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN I DRIVE 40MPH TO 60PHM UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE LOAD MY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE ASKED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON ANY SERVICE BULLETINS BUT APPARENTLY NOTHING OUTSIDE OF MY AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORT ONLINE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. " HONDA CASE # N012008-04-1100-403 HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 MY CAR A 2004 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR 4 CYLINDER. WHEN I AM DRIVE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY AND THEN CONTINUES TO GAIN SPEED. IF I CONTINUE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME ISSUE WITH TREMBLING AND SHAKING HAPPENS ALSO WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR AT ANY OTHER DRIVING SPEED RANGES. THE SECOND GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MOMENTARILY TREMBLED THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKUP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE DRIVING TREMBLE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 50K MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AT 75K, 80K, 85K, 90K. FINALLY AT 95K THE PROBLEM COULD BE EASILY DETECTED BY THE MECHANICS AND THEY WANTED TO TRY SOME SIMPLE CHANGES. FIRST THE MECHANICS TRIED FUEL INJECTOR CLEANERS. AT 97K THE MECHANICS TRIED CHANGING THE ERG OR EKG VALVE. AT 99K THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED HEAT SHIELD AND CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUE AT 101K THE MECHANIC NOW TELLS ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I SHOULD THINK ABOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WEAR OF THE GEARS CAN CAUSE A TOOTH TO CHIP OR GEAR BREAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE GEAR FAILURE. THE GEAR FAILURE CAN RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THE CAR TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY FROM 80K TO 100K MILES AND I HAD BOUGHT THE HONDA CARE WARRANTY. NOW IT". *TR

Mileage: 49,000

2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID, " YOUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL". HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS THE PROBLEMS LISTED IN THE RECALL AND IS REQUIRING A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITH 92, 000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

NHTSA# 10016310... 2004 HONDA ACCORD 2.4L COUPE. A WATER LEAK IN THE MIDDLE-FRONT DASH BOARD. THE LEAK HAD RUN INTO THE ECU OF MY CAR AND CAUSED MY CAR TO LOCK THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND IN A POPULATED AREA. ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE ECU SHORTING IN WATER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE HONDA SHOP BEING TROUBLE SHOT FOR THE EXTENT OF ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

Mileage: 66,275

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, AND DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH FROM SECOND TO FOURTH GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE JERKING AND LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DISCOLORATION OF THE GEARS, WHICH CREATED FRICTION WITHIN THE COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION, THUS LEADING TO A HEAT BUILD UP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $6,000. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN SHE DROVE OVER 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNED; HOWEVER, THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V176000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE SEAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE SEAL BECAUSE THE LEAK WOULD CONTINUE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS ADVISED TO OPEN UP A CASE WITH HONDA. HONDA ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR SHOPS. HE WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,392 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,422.

Mileage: 61,392

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND SWITCHING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PLACE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ALONG WITH A TSB HE FOUND ONLINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES THAT IF THE DEALER IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE, THE MILEAGE SHOULD NOT MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 40,000

HONDA CASE # N012008-04-1100-403 HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 MY CAR A 2004 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR 4 CYLINDER. WHEN I AM DRIVE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY AND THEN CONTINUES TO GAIN SPEED. IF I CONTINUE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR TREMBLES/SHAKES MOMENTARILY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME ISSUE WITH TREMBLING AND SHAKING HAPPENS ALSO WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR AT ANY OTHER DRIVING SPEED RANGES. THE SECOND GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MOMENTARILY TREMBLED THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKUP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE DRIVING TREMBLE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 50K MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AT 75K, 80K, 85K, 90K. FINALLY AT 95K THE PROBLEM COULD BE EASILY DETECTED BY THE MECHANICS AND THEY WANTED TO TRY SOME SIMPLE CHANGES. FIRST THE MECHANICS TRIED FUEL INJECTOR CLEANERS. AT 97K THE MECHANICS TRIED CHANGING THE ERG OR EKG VALVE. AT 99K THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED HEAT SHIELD AND CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUE AT 101K THE MECHANIC NOW TELLS ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I SHOULD THINK ABOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WEAR OF THE GEARS CAN CAUSE A TOOTH TO CHIP OR GEAR BREAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE GEAR FAILURE. THE GEAR FAILURE CAN RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THE CAR TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY FROM 80K TO 100K MILES AND I HAD BOUGHT THE HONDA CARE WARRANTY. NOW IT IS PASSED 100K AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY I AM GIVEN THESE NEWS ABOUT FAILURE AND POSSIBLE CRASH. HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR 2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM MY CAR HAS. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE VEHICLE JERKING, WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, BRAKE PADS WERE LOW, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE HORN NOT WORKING.

FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF POOR CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED CLUTCHES HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH HEAVY METAL LINING AND DIFFERENT MATERIAL. IF THE CLUTCHES WERE OF THE NEW MATERIAL, IT WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2004 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 76,000

MY CAR IS A NEW HONDA ACCORD 2004. IT HAS 62,000 MILES, HONDA IS HAVING A RECALL ON 2004 ACCORDS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST, BUT TO MY ASTONISHMENT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. MY HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY $4,800.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR WAS SERVICED ON JAN 4TH 2008 AND I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. I'M SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

Mileage: 62,079

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL SO THAT HE COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V176000) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED TEN MINUTES LATER. AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC SHOP, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

TRANSMISSION RECALL ON HONDA ACCORD. HONDA INSPECTED TRANSMISSION AND CLAIMED RECALL FIXED. TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY FAILED ON BUSY PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY, ALMOST CRASHED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. FORCED TO PAY $865.74, HONDA CLAIMED IT WAS FOR LABOR WHEN HONDA SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RECALL. *AK

I WAS DRIVING HOME MY HONDA ACCORD EX V6 (2004) AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR. I TRIED TO GET TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WITHIN A FEW MORE MILES OF DRIVING ALL GEARS STOPPED WORKING STRANDING ME IN TRAFFIC. MY 2004 CAR HAS APPROX 120,000 MILES AND IS 3 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS OLD. AS ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY I TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO SAY THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS REPLACING FOR $1,500.00. IT LOOKS LIKE NOW ON THIS SITE THAT THERE MAY BE A TROUBLE WITH THIS ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION? CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE? *JB

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE ODOMETER READING OF 63,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER , HONDA OF CLEAR LAKE, AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PC CLUTCH FAILED, OUTPUT SHAFT WAS STUCK, AND THE COUNTER SHAFT HAD NO SIGNAL. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

Mileage: 63,000

BROUGHT NEW CAR IN 2004, CURRENTLY WITH 74,500 MILES, BUSHINGS INSIDE OF LOWER TRANSMISSION CONNECTED TO DRIVESHAFT FAILURE, CONSEQUENCES CONSTANT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING RESULT IN HARD BREAKING TO CONTROL, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT BUT BUSHINGS INSIDE TRANSMISSION WORN DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEATING WITHIN TRANSMISSION, RECALL WAS DONE ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION BUT AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMS THAT IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

BROUGHT NEW CAR IN 2004, CURRENTLY WITH 74,500 MILES, BUSHINGS INSIDE OF LOWER TRANSMISSION CONNECTED TO DRIVESHAFT FAILURE, CONSEQUENCES CONSTANT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING RESULT IN HARD BREAKING TO CONTROL, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT BUT BUSHINGS INSIDE TRANSMISSION WORN DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEATING WITHIN TRANSMISSION, RECALL WAS DONE ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION BUT AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMS THAT IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

2004 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 WITH SAFETY RECALLS**NAR**CC WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A NHTSA RECALL (O4V176000) WHICH ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO FOUND A RECALL ON THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS (04V551000). THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. *NM

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

Mileage: 51,700

TRANSMISSION ON 2004 ACCORD STOPPING AT LIGHT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD DEALER TOW CAR. NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THIS . THIS IS A PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. *JB

Mileage: 19,000

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2005: THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE HARSHLY WHEN ACCELERATING ON CITY STREETS AND ON FREEWAY ON-RAMPS. THERE WERE A FEW INSTANCES WHEN THE ENGINE "OVER-REVVED" ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2005, WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE, AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA AND TRY TO GET THEM TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE, SINCE MY VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED UNDER NHTSA BULLETIN 04V176000. HONDA WOULD NOT HONOR MY REQUEST, AS IT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DATES SPECIFIED IN THE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF ONLY 42,200 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED; NEVERTHELESS, AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO ACT UPON MY REQUEST FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. I BELIEVE BULLETIN 04V176000 SHOULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE MORE-RECENTLY MANUFACTURED 2004 V-6 ACCORD SEDANS. *NM

Mileage: 42,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL #04V176000 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A HOWLING NOISE AND HAS NOT BEEN FUCTIONING PROPERLY. THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND INCREASED WITH RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

Mileage: 31,868

CONSUMERS 2004 HONDA ACCORD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL AND HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE HIM THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTIBLE. *NM

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. LAST YEAR I REPORTED A DEFECT WHEREBY THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS IN THE ACT OF STOPPING. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET THE ENGINE TO COME BACK TO IDLE. WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE RPM'S WENT UP TO ALMOST 6000. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY HERB CHAMBERS HONDA, IN BURLINGTON, MASS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, ON DEC 8, 2005, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE VEHICLE DID THE VERY SAME THING! IT TOOK BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE SPED UP TO ALMOST 6000 RPM'S, KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FINALLY THE ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. I'M SEVENTY YEARS OLD AND I RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT MY WIFE WHO IS SEVENTY-TWO AND WHO DOESN'T USE THE CAR TOO OFTEN, MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, BE ABLE TO THINK OF THE SOLUTION AND HANDLE THE VEHICLE ALL AT ONCE. IT COULD END UP KILLING HER OR SOMEONE ELSE! [XXX] THANK YOU. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 15,820

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK THE DEALER REFUSD TO ADDRESS THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

I OWNED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD 2 DOOR COUPE. I FILED FOR LEMON LAW BECAUSE AMERICAN HONDA REFUSED TO FIX A MAJOR TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK IN THE CAR. I HAVE WON THE LEMON LAW CASE, BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT AMERICAN HONDA WAS NOT GOING TO RECALL ALL THE CARS WITH THAT TRANSMISSION, I FELT LIKE I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A LOW VENT VALVE ON THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ONLY HOLDS 2 QUARTS OF OIL. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 9/2004. FROM 9/2004 TO 9/2005, I WITNESSED WELL OVER A QUART OF OIL SPILL OUT AND ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. I HAVE A DETAILED OUTLINE THAT I CAN E-MAIL YOU ON REQUEST OUTLINING ALL OF THE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE OUTCOME OF EACH VISIT. THE LOCATION WHERE THIS OIL COMES OUT, IS ALSO WHERE THE CLUTCH IS LOCATED. I HAD NOTICED CLUTCH SLIPPAGE SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR. I AM ASSUMING THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING DUE TO THE OIL SOAKING THE CLUTCH PLATE AND DISK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FULL RECALL DONE ON ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. AMERICAN HONDA ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE MODIFIED THE 2005 TRANSMISSION TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE OLD TRANSMISSION. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, THE PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE. *NM VEHICLE HAS REPEATED PROBLEMS GOING INTO FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN HONDA SHOP FOR ABOUT 75 DAYS AS OF 5/21/05 AND REPEATS THE STALLING ISSUE ON A REGULAR BASIS. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TT *NM

Mileage: 100

PER NHTS RECALL RESULTS, I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE (2004 HONDA ACCORD 12,00 MILES) NEEDED TO BE RECALLED FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. I AM CONFUSED AND CONCERNED SINCE NHTS STATED MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL 04V176000 FOR TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN BACKING UP THEN DRIVING FORWARD. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE AXLE COLLAPSED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF HIS 2004 HONDA ACCORD. *NM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SC

THREE MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ACCORD AND ON NOVEMBER 28TH I NOTICED A UNSUAL SMELL AND PROCEDEED TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE CLUTCH ON MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LATER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, BRAKING SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. RECALL NOTICE FOR A PART TO BE CHANGED IN THE TRANSMISSION. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT UNDERNEATH THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART. THE VEHICLE SWAYS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *TC

A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, AND DEALER STATED THAT NEXT AVAILABLE DATE IS NOT UNTIL DECEMBER. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD 2004 V6 EX 3 WEEKS GO. ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD THE CAR I NOTICED A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ROBERTSON HONDA IS JERKING ME AROUND TELLING ME THEY DON'T HEAR ONE. NOW I FIND OUT FROM YOUR WEB SITE THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE WITH AT LEAST ONE COMPLAINT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. LAST HONDA CAR I BUY.*AK

Mileage: 250

I TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH LEATHER ON JUNE 25, 2004. ITS BEEN EXACTLY A WEEK. I HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 580 MILES IN A WEEK. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AND I DID'NT SEE ANY RECALLS ON THE MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AFTER SPENDING $24000 ON A BRAND NEW CAR. *AK 1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE 'D' LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE DASHBAORD IS CONTINUALLY FLASHING. 2) I CAN HEAR SOME SLIDING NOISE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND VICE VERSA WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS (HAPPENS ALL THE TIME). THE SOUNDS SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT 3) AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES IN ONE GO IN WARM WEATHER(TEMPERATURES IN 80S), I HEAR A RUBBING/SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. BECOMES MORE AUDIBLE WHEN WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. SOUNDS MORE LIKE TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE BODY. 4) PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS SOAKING WET AND I ASSUME IT IS WATER. I CAN HEAR WATER SLOSHING SOUND UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHEN MAKING TURNS.

Mileage: 580

WHEN PARKING THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR JUMPED (WENT VERY FAST FORWARD AND HIT THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME) EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN. I ALSO NOTICED IT JUMPED GEARS, IT WAS NO LONGER ON D BUT D3. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR.*AK

Mileage: 5,500